to rival that other forrest-- forrest gump.s we reported two years ago, chances are forrest bird's invention has saved the life of someone you know, maybe even your own. when inventors get together, bird stands, literally, head and shoulders above the rest. it's the annual gathering of the national inventors' hall of fame, which honors america's visionary tinkerers: patsy sherman, who invented scotchgard to protect the rug and the furniture; dr. harry coover, who invented super-glue, to hold your stuff together; and dr. klaus schmeigel, who invented prozac to hold your head together. and standing tall among them-- all 6'4" of him-- is forrest bird. his brainchild, the modern medical respirator, has given the breath of life to countless people around the world. it all began with a gizmo he cobbled together long ago to help a friend with emphysema breathe. >> forrest bird: i went to the hardware store and got a doorknob. you can see this doorknob right here at the top. so, the patient would take and push down like this on the doo

forrest's attorney warns brown has. >> no less than half million dollars. >> reporter: yet forrest says coming from a family which includes police officers in other cities, he is not prepared to blame all cops for his plight. >> unfortunately, we ran into the bad ones, you know. and i'm not mad at all police officers, because baltimore has some good police officers. >> reporter: jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> and jeff says prosecutors are

forrest was robbed with his 11-year-old godson and forrest got a gun and went after the suspects andhey shot him several times in the back. >>> john bon jovi is losing his football team. the arena football league is on the brink of declaring bankruptcy after 22 years from league officials. they were champions last year. bon jovi is not commenting on it but the team's website is down. bon jovi will be fine. >>> the 72-year-old former college coach and tv analyst met with top republicans about running for a house seat in florida. his celebrity would help him. he's had a couple things that could hurt him on tv. last year he called adolf hitler a great leader comparing him to michigan's football coach but he did apologize. >>> tom brady celebrated his birthday by a face full of cake. he turned 32. right before they did this, one of the lineman stole his helmet so he couldn't protect himself and ambushed him with a bucket of water and said he's too old to hang out with. he's 32. >>> we continue to keep an eye on the arrival of two reporters held captive in north korea. they're expected ba

forrest's funeral will be held monday in georgia. the godson was unharmed. >> julie: nearly two dozen show horses worth millions of dollars intentionally poisoned by way of highly toxic oleander leaves. now investigators are trying to figure out who did it and why. the owner of the san diego county ranch where it all happened set someone apparently broken overnight, 23 horses and all poisoned. three are said to be seriously ill. we are told horses may have been tricked into eating the poisonous leaves which were mixed in a feed of sliced apples and carrots. >> i don't know if we'll ever get answers unless somebody who knows something could come forward and help us. because this is just terrific. >> julie: horrific indeed. removing the toxin is apparently difficult and involves injecting horses with a combination of oil and charcoal. >> julie: the man who was once roger clemons personal trainer is apparently suing the major league baseball star. brian mcnamee has filed a federal lawsuit charging clemons ruined his repetition by callin

they say another man shop forrest -- shot forrest multiple times in the back.olice say they hope the video may lead them to as many as four suspects. a correspondent with "america's most wanted" joins us now. there was a memorial service in atlanta today. i guess now they are just trying to figure out who killed this man. >> thousands of people turned out for that memorial service. very sad day in atlanta and throughout the boxing community and even beyond because forrest was known for his charitable work throughout the southeast, so a lot of people are having a really hard time with his death. definitely, police are hoping that the surveillance video will make a difference in this case. as you can see, there's a lot of good pictures there. as you mentioned, there are four people total that investigators are looking for. shepard: u vendor holyfield and others at this service today. -- e. banner -- evander holyfield and others at the service today. as the one about the volume of chips they are getting. >> we feel like this case has not gotten a lot of national a

police say that car pulled into the gas station where forrest was robbed and then say forrest was killed after chasing down the robber who was in that car. >>> what would you do in the nfl season was cancelled? probably this. argentina definitely suspending its soccer season because of massive debt. what? no soccer? smashed windows. cops didn't make arrests. protesters believe corruption is the reason behind the financial crisis. they packed the stands, should be making money. >>> and want to see the new $1 billion cowboy stadium for cheap? dallas cowboy owner jerry jones tells bloomberg they'll offer tickets for only $29. problem is you don't get a seat. that's a look at sforts. >> really? standing room only for $29? >> and offering about 15,000 to 30,000 of those tickets, people walking around. >> okay. thank you. >>> some of the stories we are watching already in the "morning express" planner in about an hour we'll see the latest jobless numbers. 580,000 newly laid off workers filed for benefits last week, and that is more than expected. at 10:00 a.m., we may find out which post offic

forrest was arrested and charged with assaulting an officer. however, after the officer testified last week, the charges were dropped. >> in our mind, it was inconsistent, there were discrepancies. >> but we knew going in that she had given contradictory statements. >> reporter: although the charges against forrest were dropped in baltimore city, he remains in jail because he was wanted on a warn in howard county. kathleen cairns, fox45 news at 5:30. >> thanks, kathleen. police are currently looking for a montgomery county shoplift. the problem is they don't know if they're looking for a man or a woman. this person stole a $2,000 chanel dress from saks fifth avenue last week. security cameras caught the entire thing and store workers actually tried to stop the suspect. >> there wasn't a struggle or anything, it was just conversation, and the person, the loss prevention officer was distracted by another person who was exiting, and at that moment he was -- close range face area. >> the suspect took off toward friendship heights, according to poli

police say after the robbery forrest went after the suspects with his own gun.nvestigators say he was shot in the back several times by another man who was in that pontiac. >>> well, the white house is considering moving all guantanamo bay detainees to a single prison in the u.s. this is from senior administration officials who say possible locations include a soon to be closed maximum security prison in michigan and a military penitentiary in ft. leavenworth, kansas. now, the prison would have apparently a courtroom for detaine detainees' pril detainees' trials. president obama ordered guantanamo closed by january of 2010. >>> state of wisconsin diplomats are trying to meet with three americans detained in iran today. the three crossed an unmarked iranian border while hiking in northern iraq on friday. iraqi officials identified them as shane bauer, sarah shourd, and joshua fattal. and people back home are really worried. >> the hardest part is not being able to communicate with the people that are detaining them. i think that's the scariest part. >> another am

tom forrester is the manager of the forrester value fund. let me start with you. the jobs number showed clear improvement but it was still negative. what's your take on the numbers and when will we see positive jobs growth. >> the numbers were still lousy, down almost 250,000. where there was glimmers of hope was largely in the factory work week. it rose 0.3%. that suggests inventory building. we also saw temporary hiring, while still negative, that decline is starting to slow. if we're lucky, maybe we can get a positive payroll report before the year is over. >> we have seen a real improvement in the stock market. the major indices up 50% from their march lows. most of these earnings improvements we have been seeing is coming due to cost cutting. when are we going to see some improvements on the top line? when are companies going to actually start reporting sales improvements? >> you hit the question right on the head there. we don't expect to see real improvements in revenue growth probably until next year. that's our whole thesis right now is we like the people

and all he trying to do is keep her from killing him. >> reporter: forrest says one officer fired a shot into her brother's back, and then the female officer got up and stood over him as she unloaded her gun into his lifeless body. in east baltimore, jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> the state's attorneys office is trying to determine whether the shooting was justified. meanwhile, the family plans to file suit on behalf of the nephew for false imprisonment. >>> been tracking some showers and even some thunderstorm activity on the eastern shore of maryland as well as delaware. you can see the showers pulling off the coast. now this is what it looked like in delaware at the boardwalk hotel, rehoboth beach early this morning. people having a good time walking up and down the boardwalk. but watch the showers come through mid afternoon. here they come, boom. right there. people are returning to the boardwalk around the region. here is your forecast for the next couple hours this evening here in baltimore. partly cloudy, mild. temperatures will be in the 70s. tomorrow a much nicer day. we'll tell you

the arrest came a day after forrest was laid to rest. >>> we might get another jimmy mac. former motown singer martha reeves says she's going back to singing after an election primary. she had been criticized for missing council meetings and the way she voted in some of the issues. >>> come fly with me turned into come buy with me at an indiana airport. hundreds of bargain hunters came out for an auction of items that the airport no longer needed including a bomb-proof trash can. proceeds from the auction will hopefully help around $500,000 needed to support this brand flue airport. >>> what is a birthday celebration like at the white house? let's take a look. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you♪ >> yes, president obama presented a plate full of cupcakes with of course candles. the veteran reporter helen thomas, she turned 89 yesterday. mr. obama turned 48. but he made sure to keep the spotlight on miss thomas. >>> to the fashion world -- president obama and first lady are well dressed. as hollywood stars. first lady michelle obama has topped this year's "vanity

it is also where forrester met his future wife in the late 70's. >> [unintelligible] >> he said in an interview that he loved growing up in the shadow of the nation goes the capital. his military family settled down here when he was in the third grade. he graduated in 1975 and considers fairfax county home. >> people have dreams, and now he is a master not. -- an astronaut. >> their mission? and bringing up supplies to sustain a six person crew in space. forrester said he was excited to work with his team. >> i have to of those children, a 25-year-old and a 23-year-old. mine were pretty much old when i started training for the mission. >> the takeoff is set for august 24. you can follow the astronauts while they're up in space. they will be twittering while up in tspace. someone will be transcribing their thoughts and posting them. >>> that is all for abc news at 5:00. at 6:00, town hall tensions continue to simmer. cash for clunkers, beware. the agreement you do not have the sign. and the life in prison for murder. hear from some other victims who survived. >>> live up, and and hd --

now, this book here, divine days by leon forrest, i think is probably the greatest afro-american novel still has some of the deepest, richest most well-written passages that have entered the american fiction. next to websters, that's shakespeare. you know, he's the ongoing champ. you know, he understood the species. now, there is, of course -- then there's the bible and i've got all kinds of versions of that. i've got the new oxford. i've got the five books of moses. i've got the comparative study of the bible. i've got the complete dead sea scrolls. now, why do i have that? see, the one thing about the bible is this, you can be sure, almost positive, that anywhere you open it up, it's firing on you? every night you'll open it up and you'll get a long distance of genealogy he begat, blah, blah, blah. when you don't get to that, the writing the understanding the drama, the rhythm is there. very few books are like that. the bible is one of them, you know? the only one of them that i know of. you know, now, you say well, i don't know you get in there and something is going on, right? elli

police believe that forrest was shot to death in a botched robbery.ore suspects are being sought including the suspected triggerman. >>> 40 years after the manson murders, charles manson and his followers still behind bars. will their appeals for freedom be granted? this is the aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan card. you know what's great about this card? wherever you go, nationwide, your coverage travels with you. and that's just one of the many reasons... you need the card you can trust . because with aarp medicare supplement insurance plans, you can apply year-round, talk with personal health insurance advisors... and so much more. if you're turning 65 or older... or you've already enrolled in a medicare supplement plan, call for this free information kit... and medicare guide. these are the only medicare supplement insurance plans... exclusively endorsed by aarp. these plans, insured by... united healthcare insurance company, help cover some of your medical expenses... not covered by medicare alone. this could save you thousands of dollar

joseph forrest was arrested and charged with assaulting the officer. and spent months awaiting trial in the city lock up. however, after officer tracey mckissick testified that charges were dropped. >>the testimony provided in court, last week, was inconsistent with earlier meetings that the prosecutors had with this particular witness. >> prosecutors blame the officer. >> in our mind it was inconsist sent. discrepancy. >> defense attorney brown places blame too. >> it was factually impossible for it to have occurred the way she indicated in her written report, and the way seven officers indicated it occurred in their written report. >> officer mckissick is placed on administrative duties and her police powers suspended. but it is still raises several questions and is this just a change, did she have a better recommend recollection or is the story wrong from the beginning. >> internal investigation is underway. kathleen cairns, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> despite the dropped charges forest remains behind bars because forest has a warrant in howard county.

shepard: now two arrests in the murder of boxing champ vernon forrest.olice say the first was a 20-year-old who turned himself in just last night following his appearance on surveillance video and tips from the public. here he is in court. demario ware charged with murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon. but police say they do not believe he is the man who pulled the trigger in the killing that happened on july 25. cops say forrest was shot in the back after chasing a man who had robbed him of his championship ring and a rolex watch. and we just got word of the second arrest. possibly of the driver of the getaway car involved in the murder, we're told. the cops tell us they are still looking for one more suspect in this case. >>> and another transit worker is in trouble as fox reports tonight. he wasn't texting while driving a train. he is actually accused of letting one of the passengers do the driving. we told but this a few weeks ago when it happened. now both the driver and the passenger are under a

when discovery does launch, springdale asked not at forrester will be on board. it is named after stephen colbert. >>> i wonder how many times you'll mention that on his show. it's pretty good day today with a bit of humanity. oa it traturepewill start to week.iere atn th .o 's t'ju iitntmp n5 the children's hl osta ipi the districts. rrcure. t enading of 70 degrees wrinogh reported. a high of 80 degrees today. let's get right to the storms can. hurricane hunters looked at this area and did not find a circulation center. it did find a gale force winds bloating -- blowing. the system could become tropical storm danny at any time. how strong will leggett? it does not have a hurricane potential. it could be full-fledged tropical storm as it moves to the northwest and could get close to the carolina coast line. we will stay on top of it. in the meantime, let's get back to what happened here today. 86 and will be elevated into moderate range of mold spores. look at these august night temperatures, very sweet. it's very pleasant evening. across much of the mid atlantic

forrest hills of florida did beat mexico by the final score of 7-6. >>> moving right along, they say what that's all for sports? signals a little mixed up there. >> i can't believe the orioles first time they have won two consecutive games in two months. >> in two months. >> that's not a good statistics. >> don't talk about it too much because they are going for three tonight. >> let's hope so. >> thank you, stan. >>> coming up tonight at 11 on wjz's eyewitness, some new developments in the investigation surrounding the mental health records of the virginia tech gunman and the pittsburgh area health club where a gunman killed three women is also trying to make a new start at 11:00. be sure to watch without a trace at 10:00 p.m. followed by eyewitness at 11:00. >>> finally tonight, contestants in finland are showing off their best skills at the world air guitar championships last night. take a look. you cannot air guitar in

. >> joseph forrest arrested for assaulting a officer. and now the charges were dropped. but forest is preparing to counter sue prosecutors and police now. last february, officer tracey mckissick said he tried to grab her gun in the scuffle. and charged with assault. and after the officer testified last week, those charges were dropped. >>. >> in our mind it wasn't consistent if there were discrepancies. >> we knew going in, that she had given contradictory statements. >> despite the dropped charges forest remains in jail because forest has a warrant in howard county on an outstanding d. i charge. >> the search is on tonight for a truck driver after a fatal hit-and-run of a man riding his bike near charles village. john yates avid cyclist traveling southbound on maryland avenue. investigators say the accident occurred when he reached west lafayette. truck turning at the intersection when it broadsided yates. according to witnesses. witnesses told police that yates somehow got stuck under the back of the wheels of the truck. before becoming dislodged in the middle of the s

forrest, police say, went and armed himself and went to try to reclaim his property, and the second shotthe apartment and after which he was gunned down, shot in the back several times. as of now, as i said, his murder is still unsolved. he leaves behind a 12-year-old son. kyra? >> appreciate it so much. we'll stay on top of that story. >>> the surprisingly popular cash for clunkers program could be done for unless the senate acts quickly. cnnmoney.com's poppy harlow has more. >> reporter: senators meeting in less than an hour, huge topic on the table aside from health care, $2 billion in potential additional funding for cash for clunkers. why? because that initial $1 billion has essentially all been used up in a very short amount of time. there's a lot of interest in this program. that's because people can get up to $4500. they trade in their trucks or suvs for a more fuel efficient model, they get the government credit but the outcome in the senate ununclear. you have opposition on both sides. some argue this is just another auto industry bailout and some democrats say we don't want mo

. >>> police say they have arrested the man who shot and killed champion bacher vernon forrest. they arrested 30-year-old charm charmin sinkfield. he was wearing a wig. that's him right now. >>> incredible viral video for you from germany. a guy on a slip-and-slide. a priged by one there's a ramp at the end of it. real or fake? there are reports it's an animated commercial. cnn has not confirmed whether it's a fake. >> i watched it. i would say how do you fake that? >> exactly. i'm not a tech guy. because he doesn't go out of the frame and there's a splash in the pool. >> i'd hate to be the practice guy. thank you so much. >>> all right. something to think about as you wait for your plane today. hi, chris. >> good morning. i think if you're flying into atlanta today, much better than what you were dealing with yesterday. outside right now, a little bit of fogginess. that can slow things down. otherwise it should be a nice day. storms likely up into philadelphia. you've seen rainfall. we're expecting a half hour to hour delays. rain will slow things down a wells as raleigh, jacks

native patrick forrester delivers equipment and supplies, so we will be watching this mission. >>> the tornado warning expired just a few minutes ago, but they are still getting whacked with a heck of a storm. some observers want to share as we take a lkoo at the live triple doppler. on the southern end of the hecounty, st. george'sla isnd, t zoom down there and get some details. as you look at that, some other spotters have spotted funnel clouds in an area near ready date and calloway down from the fairgrounds -- redgate and galloway. that is what we know. heavy storms pushing to the southeast. as he sought other pictures, that is where all the action is across the potomac river. that is about the action that is going to be muddy. -- muggy. wind gusts at the height of the storm were 55 miles an hour. it dropped the temperature from 93 to 76 degrees. 1.75 inches of rain. over an inch in hunting town. let'stalk about bill on our storms can, still like category four hurricane. a strong one with winds topping 133 miles an hour, gusting at 162. it will miss bermuda, but they will get heavy

ufc 101, middleweight champ anderson silva with forrest griffin, silva knocked down griffin with theilva says, "want help?" later in the first, silva letting griffin swing at him then throws a quick right. out cold. 10th consecutive victory. a ufc record. "i'm king of the world."

nancy forrest, tulsa, oklahoma. bill: that's a concern for sure, nancy.bus we'll stay on the story. bill: that is true but serial numbers can be traced and we hope the f.b.i. is doing that. bill: if a company is, that'll be the end of them, sir. bill: did you know that rhymes, max? bill: i know this, doctor, i wouldn't let you examine me. bill: excellent. bill: excellent question, barb. we've been around 13 years now. bill: that will torture him and might wise him up. probably not. many who hate us do so blindly. bill: i appreciate that. the line is from the sabotage of a school play that i participated in at st. bridget's school out on long island. our website, www.foxnews.com/oreilly. i did a seven-minute talking points memo about the unraveling of president obama's health care presentation and the possible war the obama administration might want to start against fox. if you missed that, you can get it there. email us with pithy comments from anywhere in the world. oreill@foxnews.com. here's the word of the day, please do not be odious when writing to u

police say forrest was gunned down last month when he chased a robber. he was shot repeatedly in the torso and thigh. no other arrests have been made in the case but police do not believe ware is the one who shot forrest. >>> the search for a missing idaho boy has come to a tragic end. the coroner has tentatively identified a body found in a canal as that of 8-year-old robert manwill. dental records are being evaluated to make a positive i.d. coroner is still trying to determine what caused robert's death. ñ under what police call suspicious circumstances. he was visiting his mother at the time. detectives say finding the boy's actually the beginning of a brand-new investigation. nancy grace is investigating all the late-breaking details in the disappearance of robert manwill. plus we're taking your calls tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern time right here on hln. >>> singer chris brown may soon find himself picking up trash on the side of the road. he'll be sentenced in less than 90 minutes for brutally beating his ex-girlfriend, pop star rihanna. he

nancy forrester has been fired. the board that fired her gave no reason nor comment.old she had been cited -- told to fire a well respected public defender for no reason. o'malley said he met with her and did not comment on her firing. >> investigators have release aid preliminary report in a small plane cash earlier this month in the keymar area of carroll county. they said the plane'sening -- engine stopped before the crash. joeneather singletary -- robert cienda and let let -- letty williams both died in the crash. >> american airlines flight 448 had problems with the right wing. the pilot declared an emergency and was able to land safely at los angeles international airport. there were no injuries reported. the f. arkansas is investigating -- the f.a.a. is investigating the incident. >> hurricane bill continues to churn in the atlantic. while it is not likely to make land fall, it could still make an impact. beaches will not -- will be staffed with extra lifeguards to deal with high waves and rip currents. >> dozens of beaches have an eye on hurricane bill. this p

this is not "forrest gump." he's not going to shuck those braces and run down the street. there's some things we haven't been looking at here that haven't been asked in the usual media outlets. one thing i noticed about the establishment, is we were told that he was parked in the back. if you look at google maps or some of the news footage that's shown the establishment from the front, you'll also notice that the front entrance is wheelchair acceptable. there's no steps. if both entrances were accessible, why was the child left in back? how long was he left in back? those are the questions we need to be asking. >> the situation grows more urgent, in a missing 5-year-old, little boy, with braces on both legs. in the oakland bay area. we are taking your calls live. >> immediately, there was five or six cap cars right after that. it was pretty quick. at that point, our customers were here. we find -- a number of our regulars ran out to see if they could find the little boy. >>> more than a dozen police officers have fanned out in this area, looking for 5-year-old hassani camp

moss will play with the first team offense and unlike for forrest if he is in the game he wants to get the ball. that would no doubt help the offense get into a rhythm for the first time in a preseason game this year. >> whether i'm getting the ball or not i have to run. we get in will and get something going. and we got it. >> it is very important. he likes to play. he loves -- he doesn't like to even watch at practice. so every chance he gets and also i think that it sharpens his game. i think he thinks that about practicing. and i think he thinks that about game time. and it just keeps his game sharp. you know, he caught over 70 balls last year and it is because he - he was just in there. he didn't care if he had five catches, 15 catches or one catch. he was in there work. he kept his game sharp. and i think that is -- i think that's what he means by that. >> jim zorn probably is going to keep his starters at least on the offensive side of the ball in there for about a quarter. the redskins still looking to score their first touchdown of the first season. >>> versatility will be a b

you see the lines where deer stripped away tree sap lings anwithout the p , lings, the growth, the forrest is not allowed to regenerate itself and therein is the problem. >> reporter: in a first-time deer management program, the park service is proposing sterilization and contraception or maybe sharp shooters. >> they'll come out and nibble a little bit on our azaleas. >> carol lives near the park where the deer make themselves at home in their yard and that some might be shocked? >> nightmare and outraged. we're about to payroll as -- paraalize and exterminate 400 large gentle creatures in the middle of our capital. an outrage. >> and others say something needs to be done. >> could be my least favorite and on the other hand, i don't know that if we get to that point that is really such an awful option. it happens, you know, throughout the united states. >> the park service said if and that is a big if, it goes with thsharp shooter option, it would use a model in place in nearby montgomery county. >> sharp shooting would be done by a plane professional. please understand we're not talking

this trip will be patrick forrester's third time in space.he virginia native learned to love science in the classrooms of west springfield high school. he graduated in 1975, and now friends and neighbors in that community are talking about their local hero. >> yeah, it's pretty amazing. people have dreamed, they fulfill them, and it's pretty cool he's an astronaut, you know? >> forerester says he is very excited to work with his team. the astronaut will travel to the international space station aboard space shuttle discovery, and the lanche date is august 24. >> good for him. it is 6:17 on a friday morning. time for traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> let's start with jim russ and find out the latest on the roadways on a friday. >> most recent action we've got on 95 is going to be northbound, northbound, north of route 3 in fredericksburg. vehicle ran off the road, and you'll find a brief delay getting past that. about 40 miles north of that, this is springfield, and we're looking pretty good here heading past the beltway on 395. now we'

close to eight square miles of forrest have been burned and this started on wednesday. to give you an indication of how tough it has been for firefighters, only 15% of it has been contained so far. some 1,500 firefighters are on the scene and on top of all of this because of these wildfires and the fact that they are still trying very hard to fight them back. a state of emergency has been declared. >>> other breaking news story this morning, an american being held in a prison in myanmar is coming home according to senator jim webb who was on a trip there who has negotiated the release of john ye it. taw, the american who was convicted for illegally swimming to the home of prodemocracy reader there reader there for suu khy. details still to come. >>> we are talking about two trailblazers, an icon of the civil rights movement and one of broadway's most beloved stars. >> we will explain to you, even though it might not take much explanation, even though the president gave him one of the top honors. daily use... a clinically proven, low-dose tablet for erectile dysfunction

these are jobs fixing up the roads that run through the national forrest. good jobs doing the work that america needs done. most of the work is being done by local businesses. that's how we are going to get this economy growing again. there is no doubt that the recovery plan is doing what we said it would, putting us on the road to recovery. we saw last friday, the jobs picture is beginning to turn. we are starting to see science of business investments coming back. so people, i think, sometimes when i listen to them on tv or on these cable shows, they seem to have a selective memory. we started with this mess. we are now pulling out of it. that doesn't mean we are out of the woods. that doesn't mean we are out of the woods. boezman local job center reports 800,000 job seekers for 160,000 jobs. we can't sit back and do nothing while families are struggling. before this recession hit, we had an economy that was working well for the wealth thinkest americans and wall street bankers and it wasn't working so well for everybody else. it was an economy of bubbles

we had forrest city is one we had been short for a long time. they had an offering a month or two ago. we were able to cover on that. i just can't be short when they're able to raise so much money. >> right. let's move on to the next trade, talking the tape today, caterpillar closing up 6%. it reiterated its earnings outlook, the biggest gainer in the dow today. also said it was not sure about the timing of the economic recovery, and yet, still able to make this monster move here. is this too much? are we being too optimistic? >> it probably feels like a little much. after earning, the stocks shot up, now facing $48. maybe it's not too far in front of it self, because if it can reach the upper end of the 2009 projection and if they really are $8 to $10 out five years, this stock is probably a little cheap right now. the options markets, we talked about it, "fast money halftime," and that continued throughout the day. the stock finished on its highs. september, 50 calls, they bought over 28,000 of these on the day. people expecting more up side.

. >>> a funeral for slain boxer vernon forrest.e was shot and killed during a robbery attempt last saturday when they were trying to get his ro lex watch and championship ring. he was carjacked at his mother's house. >>> an 18-year-old deaf teenager won the women's motor x super x at the examine games. she came back from practically the back of the pack. this woman is gaining national notoriety for her racing. amazing. >>> watch the per owing i take out teddy roosevelt. the pittsburgh pirates raised pierogies, which is a slavic dump ling. the two apparently collapsrashe. literally. >>> we got the nascar minutes. nascar and nationwide insurance teamed up this week to bring awareness to a problem that is all too common: distracted driving. the brooifr r driver showed just how dangerous it could be while he tried texting and driving a simulator. it just goes to show how hard it is to drive at this speed when you're not highly focused. the research shows truck drivers are 20% more likely to have an accident if they're texting. only 14

forrest is a likeable guy. >> you never know what he will say in interviews.forrest griffin right on the number 205. looks good. >> he looks lean and ready to go. >> looks relaxed. in decent spirits as well. he knows he has nothing to lose. he is going up what many consider the best pound for pound. he is ready to bring it. he's in great shape. >> here's the ufc middleweight champion of the world anderson silva. a great demeanor. you talk about composure and he is the picture of it. >> even when he steps in the cage, he doesn't look like he sweats. doesn't show a lot of emotion. very compose. >> [cheers and applause]. a tremendous athlete. great skills on the ground. uses his body effectively. a tremendous fighter. >> part of the reason considered the pound for pound best because he make its look so easy. he make its look like he is not even trying in there. >> forrest griffin taking full advantage of the extra 20 pounds coming in right at 200. >> like randy said, he has the frame to fight at 205. he is a big guy. >> who wants to see a fight? >> [cheers and ap

the three time boxing champion vernon forrest, remembered, he was shot and killed after an attempted carjacking. keeping you current on espnews. >> coming up on espnews, wide receiver plaxico burress received explosive news from a grand jury on monday. the latest on the wide receiver's weapons charges. >> rain put a damper on nascar sunday. we'll show you what drought ended on monday, for an emotional winner. over the last few years we've seen a major coaching care snell college football there. won't be any change in the swamp. >> keeping you current with the latest news, scores and highlights, this is espnews available in high-definition. along with an always fired up jonathan coachman. rain didn't play a major factor on monday at pocono raceway? >> this is a track that's not known for exciting physical races. but as the chase quickly approaches, oh, how that would change! >> a gorgeous day for racing. just 24 hours after a deluge caused a postponement. points leader tony stewart started at the back after his crash during practice. he would have a rough day but wound up finishing 10

just getting under way now for vernon forrest. >>> katherine jackson is back in court expected to fight rowlands joins us in los angeles. you're outside the courthouse. tell us what's happening inside. >> reporter: the hearing was delayed a bit. just getting under way now from what we're told from a court spokesperson. katherine jackson is there along with his two sisters and brothers. a huge contingent of lawyers inside the courtroom. we're expecting the judge will rubber stamp the custody agreement where katherine jackson gets custody of the three children, debbie rowe gets some visitation at some point down the line when it's appropriate there. the judge will have to entertain katherine jackson's wishes to have a larger role in the estate. and basically she's asking for more information. the executers are saying, we're not willing to give her information unless she plays better our rules and their rules are they want her to sign a confidentiality agreement that is too cumbersome. they are fighting. the judge will have to figure it out. there's $100 million at the table. $500 million

they are john isgrigg, deputy director of contracting at inscom, forrest evans, deputy program manager and contracting officer representative at inscom. and april stephenson, director of the defense contract audit agency. our second panel represent some of the companies working under the limbo stick services contractor. these witnesses are john houck from global linguistic solutions, the president, thomas miller general counsel, l-3, and gregory schmidt, vice president, northrop technical services. again, i want to reaffirm and state thank you all of you for attending. before we hear from the witnesses i want to offer some background to illustrate why the gls contract makes a good case study for some of the myriad of questions that congress has directed this commission to tackle. as noted, the gls contract is a five year contract of the indefinite-quantity, indefinite delivery type that the government uses wind precise forecasts cannot be made of the scale or the timing of the needs. this is a cost type award the arrangement that is used throughout the theater whenever there is signifi

the fires are burning in the angeles national forrest. one is a real monster, already scorched nearly 1,900 acres and 45% contained. the other blaze has burned 30 acres. a fire also is in monterrey county that's spread across three square miles. chad myers tracking those flames for us on tropical storm danny. >> danny, what it is doing now and how it is defying what the models think or thought was going on. here is the center of danny, nowhere near where the congestion, where a convection and thunderstorms are. the computers thought that donny was going to be here. all of the sudden, you follow this yellow line. that's what danny has done today. it has actually turned left. it continues to go left. so what would be a computer model that says that now is already about 40 miles off because that's not where the storm is at this point in time. so is that going to matter. yes, sure, it could. because the forecast is to make this big right-hand turn. if the forecast was 60 or 80 or 100 miles offshore, now, we are going to divide that by two and

you went over to wake forrest university human resources and you just walked right in thinking, okay, it is human resources. i'm going to get an interview. what happened? >> i went in and i was just looking around. i saw they had jobs posted on the board. i went up to the recessionist and said, okay, can i have a job, please? i basically asked, how do i apply for a job. she referred me to their employment website, which is standard. she says everybody has to put their resume on there and apply. i told her, is there any way i can get around that, can i speak to someone? she basically told me, no, you have to go on there and apply. he so i went on there and applied and i haven't heard anything yet. >> i am calling out wake forest university now. the fact that you went in there and said, hey, can you help me out, it would make sense that they would be thrilled to see you. i love your courage, nicole. >> thank you. >> you ready for your 30-second pitch. >> i am. >> here we go. we are going to start the clock. nicole, take it away. >> all right. i am currently pursuing my master's of scien

i was working on something called an m p 3 forrester, a magnetohydrodynamic thruster.something like a space station, then you have this electric propulsion with some small tanks, the advantage of electric propulsion, you don't need big propellant tanks. but the really neat thing, i will point out with my little red marker, each of these are individual payloads, individual aeroshells, you can break that up, you don't have to do it all in one lump thing. we start to come closer to what we are used to. you can haul other stuff, stuff that doesn't have to go to the surface. you can have some habitat modules and things like that, you make this thing so it is reusable. you put all this investment in, it will go back and forth, you start to set up something like a railroad. last point, it keeps open the ocean for crew return, i couldn't let that go. i would like to tell you i am a smart guy, this has been my idea and all that. if this is so great, why has nobody thought of this? the answer is, they have, many times. 1957, before i was born, walt disney, werner von braun made