dre e.h@ introducing the all-new taurus sho from ford. >>> eunice kennedy shriver has died at age 88.ennedy compound, hyannisport, massachusetts, members of the -- members of america's most prominent political faly gathered. late today we learned that funeral services will be held on friday for a woman who in her time changed the lives of so many americans. for all the riches she was born into, the wealth and good looks and glamour of the family constantly referred to as "america's political royalty," eunice kennedy shriver endured a life of great pain and loss and tragedy and in turn found a way to make life better for millions of americans. >> go see mrs. shriver. >> she was the fifth of nine children born to joseph and rose kennedy of brookeline, massachusetts, her brother joe was killed in world war ii, her sister kathleen was killed in a plane crash, her older brother jack, 35th president of the united states, was killed by an assassin, so was her brother bobby. but in a way it was eunice's sister rosemary who influenced her life to such a great extent. for years rosemary was a k

we're here in cape cod, massachusetts, in hyannis, as eunice kennedy shriver is laid to rest. ♪ >> familynd friends said their final good-byes today at a private funeral mass in st. francis xavier church, the same church where eunice worshiped as a child and where her brothers served as altar boys. >> my mother, which i often did, i can't go on without you, i don't know how to live without you. and she would say, you're fine, i've raised you well, now, get out there. i don't want to hear one more word, get going. your brothers will be nice to you. >> and of course, 23 years ago, maria shriver wed arnold schwarzenegger in this same church. as a devout catholic, eunice kennedy shriver was honored with a full mass, eulogized by her five children, honored by her 19 grandchildren. she is being celebrated at as a passionate humanitarian, forever changing how the u.s. and the world, in fact, treats people with special needs. the special olympic torch led the procession today into the church, where athletes delivered a welcome that moved mourners to tears. noticeably missing today, eunice's broth

aook b lk at at her life and her legacy. >> reporter: a beloved member of the kennedy family, eunice kennedy shriver wore the family mantel of public service, largely out of the public eye. unlike her siblings and political brothers, john, bobby and ted. of the nine chilen of joe and rose kennedy, shriver's life's work was inspired by another sibling, rosemary who was born mentally retarded. shriver founded the special olympics in 1968, inviting people with mental disabilities in 130 countries to showcase their abilities. >> each time you run and jump, you will say to others everywhere, come to our world where we are free, free to choose our sport. >> reporter: her husband, sergeant shriver, co-founded the peace corps and ran for vice president with george mcgovern in 1972. shriver's daughter, maria, was an nbc news correspondent. her son-in-law, former actor arnold schwarzenegger, is governor of california. taking her own turn in the media, shriver produced a television special on religious faith, binding the kennedys through generations, focusing on the story of mary and,on hor . un eoesyo

that is the death of eunice kennedy shriver at the age of 88. y today in massachusetts. she is the sist of former president kennedy. >> she is well known for founding the special olympics. her family was with her when she passed. she passed with a just a few hours ago at cape cod hospital. fox's david lee miller is take a look back on her life as a member of such a remarkable family who made her own mark as a champion of the mentally disabled. >> reporter: she was a rod member of america's most famous family. she was born in 1921 in brookline, massachusetts. she group up like the rest of the children, under pressure. it was win, don't come in second or third. that doesn't count. one way or another, most of the children followed this advice, entering public service or other competitive occupations. eunice focused on helping thementally challenged. her inspiration, her sister, rosemary who had been born with mild mental retardation. in 1953 she married robert sargement shriver, jr. he shared her strong catholic with respect bringing and her sense o

and in the case of eunice kennedy shriver, enormous public service. >>> eunice kennedy shriver's sonrs back about his mom, quote, she never ran for office, and she changed the world. eunice kennedy shriver was 88. that is our broadcast for this tuesday evening. thank you for being with us. i am brian williams. we hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night.

we will hear from those whose lives were touched by the late eunice kennedy shriver. >>> plus, escalating tempers and rising voices as people in the commonwealth give their congressman a ear full. >>> and we have the latest on the dog mauling. news4 midday starts now. joe krebs is on assignment this morning. and i am barbara harrison. and we are tkial about the passing of eunice shriver. she died in cape cod, massachusetts, this morning. she was many things to many people. but as the president and first lady saidshi t morning, above all she will be remembered as the founder of the special olympics. and that's where we begin this morning with kimberly suitors. at the headquarters with more on this story. >> eunice kennedy shriver, the sister made a name for herself in true public service. at a special olympics ceremony, the athletes paused for their founder and for inspiration. >> she is as much of a hero of every one of these athletes as one of mine. >> photographic trites to the woman that believed there is no limit to the human spirit. >> she would always say what more can you be doing?

eunice kennedy shriver has died. she was 88 and suffered a series of strokes. >> she watched her brothers make their mark in the political arena but she's left her own legacy as a champion of children with disabilities. gurvir joins us with the latest. >> reporter: many expected this and that's why many left their homes to be up with her in massachusetts. eunice kennedy shriver dead at the age of 88. she was from brookline, massachusetts. she was the 5th of kennedy children. most of the children followed advice by entering public service or other competitive occupations. she focused on helping the mentally challenged. her inspiration was her sister rosemary who had been born with a mild mental retardation. she was marid to sergeant shriver junior and shared her long catholic upbringing and during her brother's presidency eventually became u.s. ambassador to france. in 1971 she established the committee on mental retardation but in 1978 she founded the organization for children with disabilities. and the family did is

eunice kennedy, a very special woman. talk about what she meant, especially coming from a generation where it was not that easy for women to excel. >> no, and i don't think it ever occurred to her that it was not that easy for women to excel. eunice was a life force in that family of such enormous energy and dynamism, i said to somebody the other day, you didn't have a conversation with eunice, you had a cross-examination. she would come barrelling into the room and have a number of questions about what was in the news or in politics that day, and she almost always had some special project that she just couldn't understand why it wasn't getting more attention on the news. tlar couple of family laughs always. one was, you know, any number of the kennedys said, she's the one who should have been running for president. and she would mock that constantly, if you raised it around her. and then, of course, in that distinctive eunice way, she would say, every mother should have a daughter like maria. and they were exceptionally

remembering eunice kennedy shriver. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it is president obama's signature domestic issue, reforming health care. but now as he fights to get it done he is struggling to be heard over the voices of the opposition. once again today, angry critics of reform stole the national spotlight as they confronted members of congress at a null of town meetings. the president decided it was time to fight fire with a fiery response at a town meeting of his own in new hampshire. our chief white house correspondent chip reed begins tonight's coverage. >> reporter: outside the president's who entered town hall today, the kind of royaling anger over health care reform that's put mr. obama on the defenseive and his critics increasingly in control of the debate. >> for all the scare tactics out there, what is truly scary, truly risky, is if we do nothing. >> reporter: they may be scare tactics, but many americans are scared. >> i'm p

understand this morning that her family is at her side. >> at the massachusetts hospital where eunice kennedy shriver is surrounded by family and in the potomac, maryland community she calls home, there is concern about the 88-year-old sister of president john f. kennedy. >> i'm sorry to hear she is not doing well. >> kennedy is in critical but stable condition at a massachusetts hospital. members of her family flew this to be with her. shriver is best known for helping to start the special olympics in 1968. psort helps 3 million people with intellectual disabilities in nearly 200 nations around the world. >> they had the little sister that was developmentally challenged. >> shriver also arranged for melwood center to get maintenance workers jobs at the kennedy center, theed idea that developmentally disabled people could and should lead useful lives. >> she took everyone out of the shed. people were literally in institutions. people didn't know what to do with their children when they were born. >> though shriver's family remains in the spotlight. her daughter maria is marry ared to arnold s

. >> thousands are expected to attend a public wake today for eunice kennedy shriver. it will be held at a massachusetts shutch not far from church not far from the kennedy come pound. she died tuesday after a series of strokes. a funeral mass will be held tomorrow. a charles county judge could face sanctions after a dispute over a parking pace. >> robert nalley admits he deflated the tire on a car that repeatedly parked in a restricted area. he said he left notes on the vehicle. the driver denies this and said she didn't realize the spots were reserved. >> the information will be reviewed. we'll see where it leads and appropriate action will be taken. >> the judge could face jail time if convicted. it is 6:15 and time for traffic and weather every 10 mince. hi, jim. >> hi there,. we're looking at middle brook road. the biggest problem, wires down in the roadway and traffic is getting by at that point being turned around in each direction basically between 355 and the interchange with 270. here actually out on the beltway looking at things and traffic is in pretty good

the world remembers eunice kennedy shriver. >>> hi, everyone. i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm sally thorner. here's what people are talking about. >> she changed the way the world looked at developmental disability. >>> although she lived in the shadow of her more famous relatives, eunice kennedy- shriver had a legacy of her own. she founded the special olympics in 1968, using sports as a way to empower the intellectually handicapped. that event is still going strong, with many taking part in its sports programs and competition. >> by your presence, you send a message to every village, every city, every nation. a message of hope. a message of victory. >> reporter: she also spent plenty of time on the campaign trail, with her husband, sergeant shriver, who ran for vice president in 1972, and her kennedy brothers. shriver watched proudly as daughter maria's husband took california politics by storm. >> my mother-in-law is the true terminator. and she gives us all orders and says, you do this, and you do that. and she is all over the place. and she is

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rescue team came to help him. >>> this morning, the world is remembering the life and legacy of eunice kennedy shriver. >> the sister of president john f. knedy and senator ted kennedy passed away yesterday morning at a hospital in cape c. statements have been pouring inc from around the world in remembrance including from president obama. shriver's legacy goes far beyond a life of pricks. she changed the lives of generations of disabled people by creating the special olympics. >> she opened doors for us. if it weren't for sure, a lot of us might be in institutions and we might not even be able to have jobs. >> she is the perfect example of the public service ethic beyond political office and the know built of that, the best of that. >> eunice kennedy shriver is survived by her husband sargent and five children. >>> up next, we'll check world headlines scientist road rage incident at a busy bridge leaves a toll booth worker dead. we'll have details on that. stay with us. you are watching fox 5 morning news. (mom) he needeeverything for college: towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wa

the life you live and the life you want to live. >>> back now with today's final good-bye to eunice kennedyer. the founder of the special olympics and sister to the late president kennedy. family, friends, and so many people whose lives were changed gathered in cape cod to pay tribute. again tonight, nbc's andrea mitchell joins us with more on this emotional gathering. andrea. >>> good evening, ann. eunice kennedy shriver reached the finish line in her own olympics today at the small church where her daughter was married and her brothers jack, bobby and ted were once altar boys. >> reporter: they came from near and far to the kennedy family church in high yannis to celebr the life of eunice kennedy shriver. the famous not very famous, celebrities and the special needs people she championed. >> i will never forget the day that i was sick and in the hospital. a call game and it was eunice saying to me, "how do you feel?" and i knew i had a friend. through sorrow, through pain. >> reporter: a fearless warrior for the voiceless and the ultimate role model for her children. to them she was mummy

eunice kennedy shriver was 88. >> we'll talk more about eunice kennedy shriver, share some memories of her, and reflect on her life a little bit more a little bit later on in the broadcast. julie? >> thanks a lot, harry. >>> in other news this morning, president obama jumps into the heated debate over healthcare reform today. he'll hold a town hall meeting in new hampshire aimed at people who already have insurance. cbs news correspondent kimberly dozier joins us from the white house with a preview. good morning, kimberly. >> reporter: good morning, julie. the last couple town hall meetings the president has held have mostly been polite. they've been full of obama supporters who have had doubts and questions, but they've been respectful. we've had word that today might be different. >> we're against this plan! the majority is against this plan! >> reporter: today's healthcare town hall probably won't get as heated at this one in brighton, colorado, but president obama is likely to hear from some of those opposed to reform. protestors have already told the media they'll be there, and co

eunice kennedy shriver has died. president kennedy's sister has been in critical condition since at least a week when family members gathered by her bedside. she suffered a number of strokes in recent years. she is known as the founding force behind the special olympics. again reports out in the last few minutes that eunice kennedy shriver has died at age 88. >>> next when 9 news now continues, if you think it is too hot, imagine going through the day wearing shoulder pads and a helmet but first it is time for the signs of now question. we are asking how much blood does the human body contain? it is six quarts, one gallon or c two gallons? we will have the answer when we come back. f >>> welcome back to 9 news now. it is 6:23. the signs of now question asks, how much blood does the human body contain? the answer is a, six quarts. >>> heat and football can be a deadly combination. ever since the vikings korey stringer died from heat stroke during training camp in 2001. nfl teams do everything in their power to keep th

and 34th and wisconsin avenue watch for crash activity. >>> surrounded by family this morning, eunice kennedy shriver died at a massachusetts hospital. she was 88 years old. kennedy shriver became well known as president kennedy's sister but made her mark by establishing special olympics. karen brown takes a look back. >> reporter: although she lived in the shadow of her more famous relatives, eunice kennedy have shriver had a long list of accomplishments of her own. she was a tireless advocate for the mentally challenged. shriver founded the special olympics in 1968, using sports as a way to empower the intellectually handicapped. that is event is still going strong with 2 million people in 160 nations around the world taking part in the sports competitions and programs. >> by your presence you send a message to every village, every city, every nation, a message of hope, a message of victory. >> reporter: she also spent plenty of time on the campaign trail with her husband sergeant shriver who ran for vice president in 1972 and her kennedy brothers. shriver watched proudly as daughter maria'

eunice kennedy shriver died earlier this morning. family members had been by her side since she was admitted to a hospital last week. cbs news chief washington correslook back at her legacy. >> she was born into one of america's most prominent families, the 5th of nine kennedy children. graduating from stanford university in 1943, she later became a social worker at a west virginia prisonnen. she married sergeant shriver in 1953. and together, they had five children, including maria shriver, now the wife of california governor, arnold hwarzenegger. it was growing up with a close family member who was mentally retarded that led to eunice kennedy shriver's life's work. the establishment of special olympics. her goal she said was to demonstrate that people with mental retardation are capable of remarkable achievements in sports, education, employment, and beyond. it began in 1962 as a summer camp at her home in maryland. and led to the first special olympic summer games held at chicago's soldier field in 1968. 1,000 athletes from 26 sta

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. >>> eunice kennedy shriver passed way early this morning in massachusetts at the age of 88. she was the founder of the special olympics and sister of president john f. kennedy. julie carey has more on this story. julie? >> known worldwide eunice kennedy shriver was also a local hero to the thousands of special olympic athletes here. the program got its start in her maryland home and well into her 70s shriver was a daily prens at the special olympic head quartsers in northwest washington. >> if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. >> reporter: that was the message from eunice kennedy shriver that empowered millions of mentally disabled children and adults. a message that transformed what started as a backyard summer camp in maryland into the special olympics. now one of the world east largest athletic programs. eunice kennedy shriver tried to keep a lower profile than her famous political brothers, john, bobby and ted. still by founding the special olympics she became known worldwide as a champion for the mentally disabled. fond memories bind. >> i just remember bein

>>> a final farewell to eunice kennedy shriver. and moving words from her daughter maria. >>> and unlocking a secret of sleep. >>> and unlocking a secret of sleep. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. i'm ann curry in for brian williams tonight. the presidt was squarely taking on the anger we have seen in recent weeks over health care reform. flying to a townhall in a conservative part of montana. the audience we were told was not prescreened. the meeting was more like a campaign rally than debate over health care. the president even getting a standing ovation. we have the story covered tonight beginning with the chief white house correspondent chuck todd now joining us from belgrade, montana, chuck. >>> good evening, ann. the president finished up the first of what are going to be back to back townhall meetings here out west. colorado happens tomorrow. all of this part of an opportunity to try to regain the political momentum in his push for health care reform. >> reporter: pre

the special olympians who think of eunice kennedy shriver as their grandmother.old me they mentored them and loved them. in fact an inspiration. she single-handedly changed the way that the physically and mentally challenged are treated all over the world. and she will, tomorrow, be buried. there will be a funeral mass. the one person missing here today was of course, teddy kennedy, who is battling brain cancer. we don't know yet whether he will be here tomorrow for the funeral. but they will march after the casket and they will go to a different church in hyannis and a torch carried by one of the special olympians. ann. >> to bury a great woman. andrea mitchell tonight. thank you so much. also tonight the remans of the long-lost navy pilot, scott spiker has returned to his home in florida. his flag-draped coffin arrived at the jacksonville naval air station. spiker's jet was shot down on the first night of the first gulf war. it wasn't until this month that his remains were positively identified. >>> when we come back, secrets of the deep that might help fight c

today in jacksonville. >>> also today, a private funeral is set in hyannis, massachusetts, for eunice kennedy shriver, who died tuesday at age 88. as christina hager of our boston station wbz reports, the kennedys celebrated shriver's life yesterday at a public wake on cape cod. ♪ amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪ >> reporter: it is storytelling time at eunice kennedy shriver's church, and in the tradition of the irish wake, a lot of laughter. >> i'm bobby kennedy, and excuse my voice. i was eunice's godchild, i think her favorite godson. >> reporter: the world may have known her as a great political and social advocate, founder of the special olympics, but on this day, her nephew bobby is remembering more personal eccentriciti eccentricities. her lack of modesty. >> when we were kids, and she would change on the island, there was no place to go behind a tree or anything. she would just take off her clothes. and everybody would go, eunice. she would say, if you don't like it, don't look. >> i was the one who was forced to hold the towel in front of mother. >> every single story bobby kenned

who in many ways is serving as a role model for the next generation of kennedys. >> reporter: eunice kennedy shriver was the fifth of five kennedy children, including political giants john, bobby and ted kennedy. but shriver is best known as the founder of special olympics. >> thank you, all the citizens of canada for honoring the special olympians. >> reporter: at special olympics d.c. headquarters, visitors signed a condolence book. >> i've done bowling, track, skiing, sailing. >> reporter: special olympic athletes like gary barnes say eunice kennedy shriver's legacy goes far beyond just creating a sporting event. >> she opened doors for us. if it wasn't for her, a lot of us might be in institutions or we might not even be able to have jobs. >> reporter: special olympics president brady lumberg remembers once telling shriver he wished he could have seen the organization's earlydays. >> she looked at me stern in the face and said, brady, special olympics is owned by the future, not the past. >> reporter: but the genesis of special olympics was always root sinede k kdymily history. eunice' o

eunice kennedy shriver spent a day at a another church where the pastor was preaching. he said that she leaves behind a legacy of service that needs to be passed on. >> we want to make her a part of our recollection and a part of our reflection tonight. people like to don't come around very often in life. it's unusual in life that somebody comes by like to that has this kind of impact. >> and the church is calling for donations to be made to the special olympics in eunice kennedy shriver's honor. >>> it was all hug and kisses in fresno, california. the men and women hareturned home off a year-long tour in iraq, more than 800 troops returnd to california this week. welcome back home. look at this. unbelievable. >> it's a tear jerker every time. >> always, always. look at that. >>> a would-be robber picked the wrong bar to try to stick up. the bar in jamesville, wisconsin was hosting happy hour. the bar was actually hosting happy hour for off-duty cops that just dropped in after a round of golf. they grabbed him and forced him to the floor and the officers acted so insinc

eunice is the sister of president john f. kennedy. declining health for years. now governor arnold schwarzenegger just released a statement saying, quote, eunice was the devoted mother of five children, including my dear wife, maria. my foreign changed my life by raising such a fantastic daughter and by putting me on the path to service, starting with drafting me as a coach for the special olympics. i will miss her every day, but i know her spirit endures through her amazing children and grandchildren and through the many lives she's changed. brian: ok. another fox news alert right now. it's sad news as well. three u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan. it happened in three separate attacked and it happened this weekend. the exact locations not yet disclosed. july was the deadliest month for troops in afghanistan. 75 service members killed this month. at least 24 troops have died. steve: meanwhile, take a look at this amazing video in taiwan, a building swept right into the river. there she goes. the raging water triggered by a t

eunice kennedy shriver had a series of strokes over the past year.er husband, children, and grandchildren were said to be by her side. there is no word yet on services. >>> well, get ready for baltimore street downtown to turn into e street. the boss is coming. bruce springsteen and the e street band have added a couple of dates to the end of their current tour, and first mariner arena has made the bill. bruce will head to charm city on move 20th. tickets for the show go on sale november 25th. this will be the first showing in baltimore since opening for chicago way back in 1973. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate by weather rate. and maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> good evening. i'm meteorologist susan schrack. things are still a little on the muggy side out there for most of us. right now the temperature in downtown baltimore 77 degrees. relative humidity 74%, and wind is light out of the southwest. taking a look at maryland's most powerful radar, you can see we had a couple thunderstorms moving through the region.

let me win but if i cannot win let me be brave for the attempt. >> eunice kennedy shriver, the sistere late president kennedy. she died today at the age of 88. she was survived by her family. let's assess, let's remember eunice kennedy shriver with vanessa williams, the star of tv's "ugly betty," a board member of special olympics and scott hamilton, he earned a gold medal in figure skating. vanes vanessa, without her, eunice kennedy shriver, there would be no special olympics, would there? >> absolutely not. she was a remarkable woman filled with hope and faith and she touched every person's lives she came across, and people all over the world. special olympics is truly a movement and once you join the family, you never leave. i started out as an artist singing on the very special christmas album back in '92 and i have not only been a fan but signed on as a board member for the international olympics and have traveled the world, been able to speak, dine and be part of an amazing organization where eunice kennedy shriver was the leader. >> scott, what struck you most about her and her

this is the summer church of the kennedy family. eunicedaily mass goer. this going to be a traditional irish catholic mass. a wake yesterday and the kennedy family was up. they want to make this very much a celebration of her life for all that she has contributed. heard on msnbc yesterday talking to andrea mitchell, bobby kennedy saying how important she was, not just to the family, but her contribution to the world really in making the need of intellectual ableed people front and center and she accomplished more, the argument has been made, more than president kennedy and senator kennedy. notably, ted kennedy will not be there today. you see some of the pallbearers who are there making their way well. sargent shriver and maria shriver and you see maria shriver, a long time member of the nbc family. we will continue to follow what is happening in hyannis, massachusetts, the funeral of eunice kennedy. the $100 cream. flabbergasted when we creamed the $700 cream! for under $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than 32 of the w

inspired in part by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister, eunice kennedy shriver organized the first special tick olympic in 19-- special olympics in 1968. the stories have long documented sharif's achievements. >> she accomplished something most politicians never even aspire to. she changed the way america faced the moral question -- how it treated the metropolitanly disabled. >> reporter: and shriver's legacy will live on through the work of her children and the special olympics which now has more than a million participants in more than 150 countries. drew levenson, cbs news. >> shriver also received the nation's highest civilian award -- the presidential medal of freedom in 1984 from ronald reagan. until recently she lived in president obama in montgomery county. >>> the heated fight over health care reform makes its way into maryland. sally thorner is live with a raucous town hall meeting that took place at towson university. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. maryland senator ben cardin showed up to answer questions about the health care plan, but he was immedia

eunice kennedy shriver is being remembered today as a champion for people with disabilities. e kennedy family is remembering her as the light of their lives. the sister of president john f. kennedy, eunice kennedy shriver will most be remembered for founding the special olympics. she was a wife to one-time president candidate shriver who was diagnosed with alzheimer's in 2003. in better times he had this to say about his wife. >> she's got real guts. she's got a terrific jaw, maybe you noticed that, it comes from both her mother and her father, who are people of great, great character. >> maryland special olympics events like this one at towson university have always been very successful. shriver's sole surviving brother, senator ted kennedy says he'll always remember his sister's humor, and sharp with it and passion to make a difference the funeral is scheduled for frood. -- friday. >>> john hughes is being remembered in chicago today. the director of "the breakfast club" died thursday during a walk in manhattan. >>> oscar going to leaps and bounds to protect his family of fi

. >>> eunice shriver. the kennedy sister who campaigned the mentally disableded, has died. >>> madoff's man. bernard madoff's man admits he knew all the time that he and his boss were bilking investors out of billions. >>> good to go. a look at all the electric cars being developed. how does 230 miles a gallon sound? >>> and, a $65 million jewel heist, carried out in broad >>> and, a $65 million jewel heist, carried out in broad daylight. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. the rhetoric has been getting louder, more heated, more inflammatory by the day on the issue of health care reform. there has been talk of rationed care, socialized medicine, even death panels. well, today, the president pushed back, hitting the road, receiving reform and promising to separate fear from fact. he used a town hall meeting in new hampshire to press his case, and to charge his critics with trying to scare the public. jake tapper is at the white house tonight. jake? >> reporter: good evening, charlie. well, more than 200 mi

had jack kennedy lived, he would have been eunice shriver at 88. but ted kennedy used to love to tell the story that when he was leaving for prep school, leaving the house in hyannisport going away to prep school, his patients, ambassador joe kennedy and his mother, rose kennedy, got him a set of luggage embossed with his initials emk on the luggage. when he went upstairs to pack the night before he was to leave for prep school, the luggage was gone and he found out that eunice had taken the luggage because her initials are emk as well. >> wow. let me ask you about this role. you know, i was lucky to be in the peace corps and you all know what that's done to people's live and sarge shriver who has alzheimer's was an amazing guy. what role -- let's talk about the kennedys' role in public service. let's skip politics for a minute. you first, doris. why did they make this big commitment to the special olympics? nobody in this country on a national or world stage ever paid attention people who were learning disabled or whatever, retarded, whatever the t

one nephew said it was eunice kennedy shriver who should have been president. she and not her brothers was the most impressive figure in the family. >> because she had such a drive. she was so committed. she really was a tireless, fearsome advocate for this cause. >> there was still -- there is still work to do and that is why she stayed involved with special olympics to the end. >> i learned from her that if we listen, we can get a lot of things done. >> she was teaching lessons that will carry long beyond her 88 years. >>> also today, president barack obama will be hosting a town hall meeting on his health-care overhaul plan in about one hour from now. if recent congressional town halls are any indication, the president could meet with a hostile crowd. courtney robinson shows us what is behind the trauma. >> how dare you? >> it is coming out of my paycheck. >> angry outbursts protests and democrats say misinformation nationwide over the health care reform bill. >> let me start by dispelling the outlandish roomers that reform will promotes euthanasia. that is

i'm drooling. >>> maryland is remembering eunice kennedy shriver today. mrs. shriver was 88 when she died this morning after a series of strokes. ron matz reports, the founder of the special olympics attended many of the games here and leaves behind many good friends. >>> it's a simple message. thank you, mrs. shriver, for making this world a better place for all of us. it's from the maryland special olympics. senior v.p. tom white. >> you have a sense you were among greatness. but she never put on any airs. it was always about the specialties of the athletes and what we could do to make their lives better. >> i'm pretty emotional about it myself. >> reporter: alice says eunice shriver meant a lot to her family. her 58-year-old brother is a special olympian. >> it feels like losing a family member myself. because without, as i said before, special olympics, my brother's life, and my family life would be completely different. >> reporter: the roots of the special olympics are right here in maryland. it all started in 1963. >> movement started right here, in the

judy woodruff begins with some background on her life. >> eunice kennedy shriver was the fifth of nine kennedy children, and growing up in that prominent family was often overshadowed by her brothers -- joe, john, bobby and ted, but it was her older sister, rosemary, who inspired her life's work. rosemary was born, as described in those days, mildly retarded, and at age 23 under a lobotomy which made her worse off. she was institutionalized for the rest of her life. jim shriver, one of eunice's five children spoke with our ray suarez in 2006. >> she tells wonderful stories about in her teenage years dealing with her sister in a very competitive family where one was expected to come back with a first-place finish in a sailboat race, and going out with rosemary and realizing right there and then that she could sail, she could pull on the jib, she could crew -- her sister could do things and particularly do things in sports. >> reporter: rosemary was largely kept out of the public eye but in 1962, eunice shriver wrote a candid article about mental retardation in an issue of "the saturday

kennedy, eunice kennedy shriver. er own right with everything she accomplished. >> so much focus on senator kennedy as the patriarch of the family, living patriarch but she was really the matriarch of the same generation. obviously not just through her brothers and husband, tom schieffer, vice presidential nominee in 1992 and her famous daughter maria, but in her own right most outspoken, champion of children with special needs in america through the special olympics really did incredible work over many years to get that organization not just in america but around the world up and running. >> absolutely. we'll follow this story, obviously breaking very early this morning. mark halperin you had the lead on it with the family e-mailing you. really sad time for the family. certainly our thoughts are with them. it is time now for a check on the weather. let's go to bill karins for a check on the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. yesterday was a hot day as everyone knows. 91 officially in new york, 96 in d.c. it's going

>>> we're looking back at the life of eunice kennedy shriver today. we'll get a look at her life and we'll talk to one of the athletes greatly affected by the chance to compete. >>> also ahead, 230 miles per gallon, that's promised by the chevy fault and the green campaign. we'll have more on the buying options for the drivers. >> and we have an american idol stopping by, blake luis will be performing, coming up at 8:00. >>> >> now, let's get to tony and look at the forecast. >>> well, good morning to both of you, kind of a mix of clouds and blue skies out there. a couple of folks are seeing showers and temperatures in e 70s. i we'll look that's atwhwathat's yoat we want to start with. u can see, ere's a bit of sh tiacowvity showing up south and west of the district, it's light in nature. dowalrf, places like that, seeing sprinkles coming through and that will pass through and we'll have a chance of wmore rain later on. as wlook at the graphics from the radar, you can see more precipitation to the west. and a lot of that is to the oest of the mountain

and eunice kennedy shriver, founder of the special olympics, it dead at 88. >> president and the use to say that if she had been a man, she would have been president instead of jack. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it has been a wild week on the health care front. the president has been trying to squelch reports that the democrats' health care reform includes a planned to kill old people. this week in iowa, senator chuck grassley helped to keep the talks going. >> i don't have problems with things like living wills, but they ought to be done within the family. we should not have a government program that determines you are going to pull the plug on grandma. >> let's see if we can play this to rest is the obama administration plan to pull the plug on grandma, jeanne? >> no, they are not planning to do that. this is one of those provisions that because it is poorly written or people see a benefit from it has been totally misinterpreted. clearly, what it is is a reimbursement for services, and seniors that want to write a living will can get that for

. >> family and friends say good-bye to eunice kennedy shriver. >> and sandra shaw is up next with your insta-weather plus forecast after a short break. >> hope you're doing well today. up and adam. we're very humid now. patchy fog now. dew pointed will drop a bit. seasonable conditions in the 80's. we do have a disturbed area of weather down to our south off the coast of class -- carolinas and virginia beach. a little cloud cover because of that. here in central maryland, things are looking good. it looks like 73 downtown now. 68 at the airport. only 62 in york, pennsylvania. nice there. 70 in ocean city. here's your state-wide tour. what you can specked expect across the state. very nice out there. no chance of precipitation. here in baltimore, we're going to a high of 87. that's good, because that's a normal high for this time of year. a mix of clouds and sun, but we'll see more sun as high pressure starts to build in. by the way, sun is up officially at 6:20, and that's when patchy fog should start to burn off. 84, a few more clouds, and it looks like the surf temperature is 78 degr

will be buried and it will be a private ceremony. >>> in 30 minutes, a public wake for the late eunice kennedy shriver. thousands expected to attend on cape cod. a number of special olympic athletes will honor the woman that founded the program. massachusetts senator kennedy and the mother of maria died tuesday and she was 88 years old. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at noon, taking a look outside, stick around, your complete first-warning forecast coming up. here's today's stocks follow by last night's multimatch numbers. this fiber? i'd had my fill. then i found miralax. announcer: miralax is the only brand clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. you'll see. it's clearly different. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> we're taking a look at a heavy cloud deck out l we've had a lot of moisture in the atmosphere, that's a lot of energy for rain showers. what we're going to deal with, a flash flood watch in effect for the eastern shore, but down cecil, down to queen anns, all this because of rains forming along the coastline. dealing with this t

. >>> tributes pouring in around the world after the passing of eunice kennedy shriver. at the age of 88, is the special olympics founder, sister of robert f. kennedy and president john f. kennedy, is being remembered for a lifetime of community service carried out from her home base, the washington metro area. julie carey is here with more on that. >> eunice kennedy shriver has suffered a series of strokes in recent years and relocated to massachusetts. she died at cape cod hospital surrounded by her relatives. but her sloss felt and mourned by millions more. prayers for eunice kennedy shriver at the potomac, maryland, parish where she and husband sergeant worshipped for decades. a woman dedicated to her catholic faith, shriver tried to keep a lower profile her famous political brothers, john, bobby, and ted. still shriver became known worldwide as aio champn of the mentally hasp inspired in part by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister rosemary, shriver's special olympics were born out of a backyard summer camp in the early 60s. the program has grown to reach 2

. >>> saying good-bye, family and friends gather together as eunice kennedy shriver is lay to rest in a private funeral service today. >>> unusual attack on the man who harassed women while dressed in a women's bathing suit. >> let's look outside this noon. tim williams will be back with the first-warning forecast. >>> complete coverage continues with don scott, mary bubala and first-warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams, it's wjz, maryland's news station. it's what doct most for headaches. for arthritis pain... in your hands... knees... and back. for little bodies with fevers.. and big bodies on high blood pressure medicine. tylenol works with your body... in a way other pain relievers don't... so you feel better... knowing doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand of pain reliever. family and friends gather to say good-bye to eunice kennedy shriver in massachusetts. >> >> thank you for watching mermaids, having tea parties and always teaching me that girls can do anything that boys can do. >> they took turns to say good- bye. she was the founder