now live to our studio, james funk will join us at the 9:45 a.m. mark to reflect on the life and legacy of chuck brown and perform with the go go band, proper utensils they are sounding good. guys let me just add, the area near the convention center, this is going to be l street between 7th and 9th, it will be packed, closed, for most of the day you are encouraged to take public transportation metro stop will let you off right there, so you don't need to drive at all. ♪ [ music ] >>> i think it will be fun. they wanted to show it together. >> tomorrow will be quite the day >> i think it will be and quite fitting the legacy he leaves behind not only the world because the world knew his music but dc this was his town he grew up shining shoes near the howard theater now we will remember him tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> speaking of someone we will all remember a journey here at fox 5 is coming to an end. >> dave ross to explain that. >> it is a bitter sweet day for us here at fox 5 because yes, we are saying goodbye to our sports director dave feldman.

we revisit the space program's earliest days as we hear from wally funk, one of 13 women selected by nasa to be the first lady astronaut trainees or f.l.a.t.s, called the mercury 3 13, as they underwent the same tests their male counterparts, the "mercury 7" astronauts. these women never flew a nasa mission. miss funk was interviewed as part of the nasa johnson space center oral history collection. this is about 50 minutes. >>> this is carol butler and i'm doing an oral history for the nasa history office with wally funk, retired ntsb investigator, senior flight instructor, chief pilot, wonderful woman of aerospace. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you very much for having me. >> to begin, if we could talk briefly about your early career and your interest in aviation developing and how you moved forward into the aerospace career as a woman. >> well, aerospace really was not a name in my young life, but flying airplanes was. and i got my first try at flying, just pure flying, by flying my superman cape off my daddy's barn when i was about 5 years old. and then i was allowed to

. >>> speaking of james funk he will be in our studios today along with the go go band proper utensilso share a musical tribute to chuck brown in our 9:00 a.m. hour you will not want to miss that. ♪ [ music ] >>> entertainment world is mourning the loss of folk guitarist, dock watson who died yesterday at a north carolina hospital. watson recorded 60 albums in his half century career winning several grammys. he went blind at a very young age but his lightning fast guitar style influenced musicians worldwide. doc watson was 89 years old. >> i am telling you i said it last week i don't know what is going on up in heaven but they are assembling quite a collection of musicians it is amazing. >> yes. >> wow. 7:10 a.m., you just said 7:10 a.m. >> all right. special tribute to the men and women who worked tirelessly in the months after the 9/11 attack. >>> a mid-air collision in virginia being investigated by canadian officials, why after the break. pgh >>> >> tony parker and the san antonio spurs are making this look way too easy. spurs set an nba record last night. dave ross is back in stud

as one former inspector general sherman funk put it in the fall of 1996 issue of the journal of public inquiry, dual reporting equates to straddling a barbed wire fence, unquote. mr. funk stated that because of the challenges facing i.g.s t job must be done with sufficient common sense, a healthy dose of good humor, unremitting home work, support by professionally competent staff and above all a solid and reflexive integrity. then the barbed wire fence may cut occasionally but it will not disable. based on my own experience i believe that once selected and appointed an i.g. needs time and experience on the job to develop. long term audit and investigative priorities, the ability to hire highly specialized staff, and the independence to accomplish the mission. my permanent appointment allowed me the needed leverage to make lasting improvements to my office and make long term recommendations to gsa. additionally, i believe my impact has been greater because i have been able to create long standing relationships with agency officials, the department of justice, and the congress. i have al

so we listen to a lot of hip-hop and funk.ust happened to grow up in new orleans, and we're putting it together in one pot and we want to make beautiful music if we can. >> what's it like to be the cover guy of the poster? >> it's really exciting. you know, i was on the congo square in 2009. when i got the call, i thought it was a joke. i'm like, i'm not there yet. but it's really great to be able to be on the jazzfest poster. i think i mab the first and second youngest. but it's really exciting. it's such an honor to be among fats domino, my hero louis armstrong. i'm just really, really excited that represent new orleans and where we're going next. it's still surreal to me. i'm really, really blessed and honored and excited to be on that. >> you've got your mother over here, your grandmother over here, lots of cousins. you surround yourself with your family. >> yeah. we tour so much, that i don't get a chance to see them. so whenever we get a chance, they all come out, they all hang out with me and make fun of me or whatever.

the 21-year-old from uptown, the 21-year-old from downtown. 20points, out of a horrible shooting funkrs beat the bulls to take a 3-1 lead in the eastern conference. >>> golf, the wells fargo in charlotte. mcelroy with a chance to win on the 18th. in that goes he's the champ. wasn't really that close. three way playoff. they play 18 again, and the colorful fowler in all orange with a wedge from a buck 33. said this was a tough pin to find. he found it. fowler seeking his first pga win. if he birdies 18 he gets it. fowler, $1.17 million richer. that will buy a lot of motor bikes. he loves the motor bikes. only other time he won as a pro last year at the korean open where he also beat mcelroy. the colorful fowler good for the sport. i'm dave feldman, thanks for watching and thanks to the flying blue note, rich dunn. i'll see you tomorrow. captions by: caption colorado, llc. (800)775-7838. email: comments@captioncolorado.com

the chuck brown band will perform along with sugar bear, mesa, james funk and more. of connecticut avenue at dupont circle, it happened around 7:00 a.m. and left two blocks of business without running water. crews are saying the evening commute will be affected by the water main break. >>> the field is down to 50 at the scripps national spelling bee. but the youngest contestant in the bee's history won't be among them. 6-year-old lori anne madison of prince william county missed her second word by just one letter. but she didn't go down without proving she knows her stuff. melissa mollett is at the news4 superscreen with more. >> a the love people were bummed when lori anne madison misspell herd second word during the bee. but no one has had a better attitude about it than lori anne herself. >> i just love spelling, i love spelling words. it's not being on the stage, it's nothing else. it's not even -- mostly the trophies, it's just something that i like spelling. >> the 6-year-old started out strong, easily spelling dirigible. which means capable of being steered. b

there will be performances by the chuck brown band, sugar bear, maysa, james funk and others. brown passed away on may 18 after complications from mean. people are encouraged to use metro because of limited parking. you can watch the entire chuck brown memorial service live starting at noon on our website at nbcwashington.com or nbc washington nons ton. comcast 208, vios 460, cox, 403 and 4.2 over the air. >>> it 5:35. police can final close the books on one of the old is cold cares. >> you should be ashamed of yourself. >> what cause add lawmaker to have a meltdown in front of all his colleagues. >> we're catch break this morning. don't get used no matter the season, i still get dry skin. introducing the ultimate daily lotion from gold bond. because your skin needs a little healing every day. the ultimate daily lotion -- new from gold bond. person's hand. not the american way. come out at the last second and i've got try to figure out how to vote for my people. >> yikes. you might call this a meldown. representative mike bost reached his boiling point when a house speaker tri

. >> neil: the economy is in a funk and americans certainty feel in funk.ar of losing their jobs, one in five believe that our kids will have a better life than we are presently having. almost half are saying that the economy won't recover. people clearly feeling blue but why? what started it. and robbie, good to see you. >> good to be here. >> why are we so bummed out? >> you know, it's really not uncommon with depressed economy for people to feel depressed. it really affects all their relationships in their lives. it affects the relationship they have with themselves and families. >> neil: i understand. like in the last couple of months, steady as she goes recovery, not great but stopped or slowed dramatically. i'm not saying going back to a recession but no longer moving at an even semi respectable pace. >> right. think a lack of faith in the economy and people who are running this country. there is a lack of hope that things can get better. there is a greater fear level that we're seeing now. that is certainly impacts people comfort level with spending.

serve as host and there are be a special performance by the chuck brown band, sugar baker maysa, james funk and others. it's important to remember that when artists came here to perform, they often wanted chuck brown to open for them. so folks being here today makes a lot of sense considering all the folks he collaborated with over the years. now, the actually ceremony starts at 12:00 p.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. and folks coming down are told they should go ahead and take metro. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins with "news 4." >> thank you, tracee. you can watch the entire memorial service live on nbcwashington.com and on nbc washington nonstop. that channel on comcast is 208. on vios, 460. cox, 803 and 4.2 over the air. >>> neighbors say they never thought it would come to this. police in prince george's county says what began as a domestic dispute ended in gunfire. a man set his how on fire before taking his own life. the sequence of events. the neighbors say a man chased his wife and young children from their home with a gun. the neighbors managed to get the woman and her kids in a car a

and a special performance by the chuck brown band featuring sugar bear, james funk and others.mes funk will be here in our studios today along with the go-go panned band proper utensils to share a musical tribute to chuck brown. that is coming up in the 9:00 hour here on fox 5. >>> after rattling off all those names, there might be a job for you at mtv. >> a lot of people will be there. >> very cool. >> dave ross, good morning to you. >> good morning. the nats have been jumping down there in atlanta. played very well over weekend. >> what happened in miami? >> miami is pretty good. there might be help on the way for the nats. we'll get to that in one second. let's take a look at what happened down there in miami. this is what we call a suicide squeeze. it already happened. that made it 1-0 nats. tied up at one, we've got a sax nice ply situation. cody brown with the throw and can they get chris coughlin at the plate? price harper, one out, bases juiced in the eighth. swinging and missing. bryce kind looking young there. you will have the growing pains in key situations. he has

. >>> o-s are in a funk. blue jays beat up on them last night.orioles lost 3 straight in the last 6 of 8. hutchison struck out career high 9. threw 7 shutout innings. orioles remain tied among the rays. >>> facebook could be getting in to the smart phone business soon. the new york times repoting that the social media site is hoping to release one by next year. facebook has hired several former engineers who worked on apple's iphone. tech bloggers say this would be a bad idea because there is no actual need for a facebook phone and the competition is fierce.

. >> busted out of the funk we were in. it was nice. you know, we did a great job today.ng and defense and everything. >> very good at bats with men on base. clutch hits and doubles to go with that. it's what we needed. a double there, didn't get him over but he delivers with a double. offense seems like it's starting to click. >>> a rough start to the season in arizona. hees the team's most consistent starter. he has a 1.54 e.r.a. over the course of his five-game winning streak. >> thank you, jamie. let's go to kentucky. churchill downs, 138th run of the kentucky derby. lots of beautiful hats at the race. local trainer jerry has a horse in it calls rousing thurman. bodiemeister was the favorite. he led through the stretch here. look at the horse named, i'll have another. i'll have another makes a great comeback for the win. i'll have another. diane, i have a feeling a lot of people bet on that horse because when they are drinking, they always say i'll have another. >> the jockey one his first race. >>> we have "tech now" coming up next. we leave you with a look at in-stu

there will be performances by the chuck brown band including sugar bear, maysa, james funk and more. he died from complications to pneumonia. >>> and you can watch the entire chuck brown memorial service live starting at noon on our website on nbcwashington.com and on nbc washington nonstop. comcast 208, vios 460 cox and 4.2 over the air. >>> the pentagon says a maryland marine has died in afghanistan. sergeant julian chase died. the 22 linked in edge water and gruted in 2008 from woodrow wilson high school in d.c. an army soldier was also killed. he died when his helicopter crashed near kabul. >> a dramatic sequence in prince george's county. police say it ended with a

charlie wilson is an r&b artist known for his '80s soul funk, but success had its pitfalls. dr.y into triumph. ♪ my name is charlie >> reporter: charlie wilson is best known at uncle charlie as member of the '80s funk band, and celebrity status had its ups and downs. >> the ride got wild, of course. you know, success. of course, alcohol and drugs, and it just got unbearable. >> reporter: at one point, wilson lost everything. >> i became homeless. didn't have anywhere to go. >> reporter: he did eventually get sober, went back into the studio as a solo artist and made eight more hit singles but then in 2008, life drop dd anothped bomb on uncle charlie. he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. >> i my was devastated and i thought my career was over, because the word "cancer" just scared me to death. >> reporter: with surgery and radiation he was able to overcome the disease and quickly realized that talking about prostate cancer was his new life's work. >> i wanted to educate people about this disease. i didn't know what i was going to say. i just knew that, what i had went through w

. >>> coming up -- the smithsonian is bringing a little funk to this year's folk life festival on thel. >> up next why one city's new parking meters aren't sitting well with short people. when it comes to gardening, we're, well, inexperienced. is this right? right here, like this? ♪ turn that off! plants can smell our fear then miracle-gro expand'n gro made things a lot easier for us. it expands when you water it. and improves your soil. for big beautiful plants that grow up to three times the flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. we were so bad at this before. particularly you. [ laughs ] everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> we've got a bit of a commuter alert for you. some weekend construction work on everybody's favorite main street. otherwise known as the beltway. thursday night, crews will begin closing lanes on the inner loop between the wilson bridge and telegraph road. now this is only the through lanes not the local lanes and by 8:00 on friday night, all of those through lanes will be shut down. and they'll stay that way until monday morning. delays are expected to begin on the

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they listened to old school funk and admired cars on display. the beauty of the car, people want to show a positive side of our hispanic culture. the entire community was invited. radio personality helped host the event. there's nothing better than being in a safe environment and showing people the positive side of chicano culture. >> the low rider lifestyle and the music, all goes together and we as a family is a family oriented event. we like to keep that and keep it going. the car club founders enjoys the events it brings the family together and that's reward. >> you get an old car, the kids are here, the wife is here. park your car and socialize. it's the socializing part. you bring your kids out. there's no drugs, no alcohol. where else can a unique group of people come together and celebrate their love of family and unity. >>> coming up in sports. leading the western athletic conference. what might be next for athletics. >> dozens of runners raise money for a good cause. we'll have that story coming up. first we asked how students relieve

. >>> and last night, the nationals snapped out of a five- game funk and coincided with a monster performancerom bryce harper. off of the bottom of the 9th. the nats trailing 4-3 and driving the inside pitch to deep right fold and that is miss being a home run, the third hit and in fourth bat. ian desmond, two outs and with that lumber on that and clears the wall for a 2-run walkoff home run and that is his third of the year and nats rally snapping a five-game losing streak. >> and the circumstance of being as they are, you know, the five-game losing streak. we're down and everyone ising can the questions and he played a heck of a ball game. i would hate for that to go unnoticed and that is not unnoticed but played a great game and i am glad he got the win, too, you know. >>> last night in anaheim, the angels pitcher, one out away from a no-hitter and the batters, the twin alexie casilla and drives it to deep right fold and there is some room. the 10th no-hitter in franchise history. the angels shut out the twins 9- 0. >>> and the ravens linebacker suggs tore his achilles tendon and could mis

brown described it as jazz infused funk music with latin and african flairs driven by percussian andccented with his signature call in response. in and out of trouble with the law in his youth brown taught himself to play the guitar in prison. he and his go-go beat became world known landing his first billboard number one hit in 1978 with "busting loose." he was nominated for his first grammy in 2010 at the age of 74. >> like i said u. when i hit that stage, you know, if i am on the right page i'm becoming a rage and forget about my age. >> reporter: through all the albums through the constant drum beat of stardom chuck brown never turned his back on his home. he stayed a staple of d.c. events that became important to his community. he spent his time with students around the district never forgetting how a young shoe shine boy who hung around music halls turned a dream into a rhythmic reality and never forgot what was important. >> my children are grown and doing well. i am so proud of them. they had the opportunity to -- opportunities i never had. the kind of love i gave my children

. ♪ we 2k3w09 fuj ♪ we got the funk ♪. >> jon, i'll see you in a few minutes.n. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) >> jon: hey welcome back. did you know that missouri gun owners face rampant discrimination every single day? no? because they don't. but that hasn't stopped one missouri law make frere fight on their behalf, asif man vey has more. >> reporter: the history of civil rights is one of long struggle and long fought victoriesment meet wanda brown of the missouri house of representatives. she's leading a new march of progress with her landmark bill hb-1621. >> this bill creates an environment that an employer can't fire an employee if they own firearms, if they use firearms. if you target-- if you target practice, if you hunt, they wouldn't have the right to fire you for that reason. >> right, but aren't gun owners already protected? >> we have a second amendment to the constitution that should be abided by at all times. >> wanda's bill like a second condom adds another layer of protection against employers who would disregard the constitution. >

his unique mix of funk, soul and latin party sounds made gogo a lasting hit in the nation's capital. >>> still to come when 9news now continues, history is made aboard the international space station simply because they have a fresh supply of new supplies, a fresh shipment that is. >> reporter: president owe bam pa and governor rom -- -- owe president obama and governor romney go on attack ahead of the weekend. that story coming up. >>> opposition and pro president deputy got into a fist fight. it kicked off and started during a debate before the ukraine parliament. yesterday's fight was sparked by a proposal to make russian the official language in some parts of the country. the opposition was furious. they believe it is an attempt to divide ukrainians before the parliamentary elections in october. one opposition member had to go to the hospital. his head was bleeding. >>> president obama and his apparent republican rival are not throwing punches. but the gloves have definitely come off. the president and g.o.p. presidential candidate mitt romney fired a few parting shots at each ot

the music is a blend of funk, jazz, and soul and was developed in the 19 70s. brown was playing the circuit in recent years. he was 75 years old. >> and exotic looking visitor make its way to television show. check out this little mosque hanging out in our parking lot today. the normally nocturnal insect actually looks more like a butterfly. its appearance has caused a flurry of comments on our facebook page created several dozen viewers have been drawn to it, much like a lot of. >> we see this quite frequently. every year about this time. >> gorgeous. >> i've seen them on the back door even. >> they have a beautiful full moon. they are beautiful. you do see them at nighttime. >> let's take a look at the weather. got a really nice this afternoon. things have dried out quite a bit of a chance of showers are pretty much gone. 70 degrees now. south southwest winds still at three but they will be turning shortly to the northwest paris barometer rising. right now 52. all the way down to 52. 65, when, 68 just west of the period dryer air continues to move in. 69 ocea

the g-man found a we to snap out of the funk. out to at & t park. all the action. the third inning. one of the hottest hitters in the lineup. back up the middle off the pitcher. an infield hit. 19-game hit streak for him. buster posey with a runner on third. base hit, scores cabrera. giants up 2-1. first giants lead in 43 innings. top of the ninth. giants up. and castillo with the ninth place. giants win, 5-2. and jamie has more. >> when the giants needed it the most, madison came through. to win five games. >> and, you know, we did a great job today. hitting, defense, everything. >> had some very good at-bats with, clutch hits. and doubles. to go with that. and, that's what we needed. bumgartner seemed to get us going with his hit. double there. didn't get him over. but he delivers with, a double. and -- and -- offense seemed like it is starting to click a little bit better. >> bumgartner's rough start to the season in arizona. no question the team's most consistent starter. he has a 1.54 e.r.a. over the course of his five-game winning streak. reporting from at &

. >> they heard funk before, it's just another form of funchy music with a lot of percussion and sound. >> let me hear you say oh it's got that latin and that african feel to it. >> just one more time. >> in and out of trouble with the law in his youth, brown taught himself to play guitar in prison. he and his go-go beat became world known landing his first billboard numb were one heat with "bustin' loose." he was nominated in 2010 at the age of 74. >> if i hit that stage, i right in a rage and forget about my age. >> chuck brown never turned his back on his home. he stayed a staple of d.c. events that became important with his community. he spent his time with students around the district never forgetting how a young shoeshine boy hung around the music halls and turn add dream into a reality. >> i'm deeply inspired by james brown and a host of other artists. i wanted my owen sound and was trying to create my own sound but it turned out to be a sound for everybody. ♪ >> chuck brown's fans celebrated his music. they danced in the streets. take a look at the video. this is where brown pe

. ♪ we 2k3w09 fuj ♪ we got the funk ♪. >> jon, i'll see you in a few minutes. awesome ♪ ♪. >> jon: all right, mr. george clinton. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing new dentyne split to fit pack. it splits in to two smaller, sleeker packs that fit almost anywhere so you can take them everywhere. dentyne split to fit. practice safe breath. [ man ]ctronic ] i'm shooting video. [ air rushing ] ♪ oh, superman i can also use the camera button... to take photos at the same time. [ announcer ] the htc one, available from t-mobile. >> jon: hey welcome back. did you know that missouri gun owners face rampant discrimination every single day? no? because they don't. but that hasn't stopped one missouri law make frere fight on their behalf, asif man vey has more. >> reporter: the history of civil rights is one of long struggle and long fought victoriesment meet wanda brown of the missouri house of representatives. she's leading a new march of progress with her landmark bill hb-1621. >> this bill creates an environment that an employ

. >> they have heard funk before. another form of funky music.percussion, response, and audience participation. >> let me hear you say oh. >> got that latin, latin, and the -- that african feel to it. >> just one more time. >> in and out of trouble with the law in his youth, brawn taught himself to play the guitar in prison. he and his go go beat became world known, landing his first, billboard number one hit in 1978 for busting loose. nomina nominated for his first grammy in 2010, at 74. through all of the albums through the constant drum beat of stardom, chuck brown never turned his back on his home, he staged a stable of events that became important to his community. he spent his time with students around the district. never forgetting how a young shoe shine boy who hung around halls, turned a dream into reality. >> i was inspired by james brown and host of other artists. i wanted my own sound. i was trying to create my own sound. and it turned out to be a sound created by me. ♪ ♪ >> news of chuck brown any death spread quickly this evening. a

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jive a little more funk than dana.and -- >> we're going to have to come back for a do over. >> that's fair game. >> bring it. >> thanks for watching. you can continue the conversation with me on twitter @kyracnn. cnn "newsroom" with the patient suzanne malveaux begins right now. >>> live from cnn headquarters in atlanta, it's 12:00 noon, 9:00 a.m. on the west coast. want to get you up to speed for this wednesday may 9th. >>> a would-be sauicide bomber turns out to be a mole. he intifiltrated al qaeda in yemen. he handed over the new improved al qaeda underwear bomb. it is now in the hands of the fbi, but authorities do not know who leaked the top secret operation and why. some lawmakers say future spy operations now could be in jeopardy. >>> a russian airplane is missing. it is just gone right now. a plane just like this one, russia's newest civilian passenger jet. one of the planes took off from the airport in indonesia today on a demonstration flight. it was supposed to return after just 30 minutes. it did not. there

that's why one of the reasons why i retired early because i wanted to take my wally funk safety slide presentation around the world in the united states to universities and colleges and show them why people crash into mountains on a clear day. it's incredible. i mean, in the middle of arizona is taylor mountain -- or, no, excuse me, flagstaff. i can't recall the name of the mountain right now. nothing around it. and yet i've done several accidents where people were coming and going right into that particular peak and that was the only peak for maybe hundreds of miles. i climbed that one many times. i've gotten to many accidents by horse, by mule, by helicopter, by rappelling, by being dropped down, by boat, walking, you name it, i've gotten there. >> quite an active life you've had. >> yes. i've lived every bit of it. wouldn't change it for the world. >> it's great. i hope that i'm able to say that and still be enjoying life as much as you in my own few years. >> well, i have a lot to do. i have 50 more years of stuff to do -- >> absolutely. >> i've got to keep on going. >> and i'm su

it's a blend of funk, jazz and soul and brown developed it in washington dc in the 70's. he died today at the hospital, from organ failure. one of his big hilt hits was busting loose. funeral arrangements haven't been made yet. >> playing with a stock market, that's another thing. the. >> the ride up and down. where to invest, it's a lot to much for many of us to consider. a group of women have created a club and they call investing a hobby. >> they invited us in on their secrets. ♪ [ music ] >> i'm co president. i'm a real estate developer. >> pay to be a great one. started in baltimore i think. >> i didn't. >> marylander. >> reporter: lib stick on cups but no line, just serious women who have done their homework and are back for a monthly meeting on investments. >> i'm the cfo of a company. i have two small businesses, a design firm and a retail store. >> i own a gift boutique. >> reporter: different backgrounds but one common interest, not letting those unfamiliar terms. >> .55. >> reporter: get in the way of where to put their money. women of wealth, wow is the name o

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james funk and the group proper utensils will be here to perform in honat 4:30 starts ri it is wednesday, may 30th, hump day as i often call it. it means we are close to the weekend or at least inching closer. live look outside at reagan national airport. maybe just slightly cooler. we'll check with tucker in just moments. talk about what to expect as you gun your workweek on this wednesday. >> good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm a will thomas. welcome to fox 5 morning news. lets get you started with your first look at weather. >> good morning. >> hello. >> how are you? >> a little wet on the roads out there. >> most of the rain is done. still have a few more leftover showers. >> this is we're getting into the more comfortable weekend you were talking about. >> we are doing stages. step one looks better than yesterday. >> i like stage one. >> noticeably better outside this morning. let's show you the radar and shower activity. thunderstorms generally off to the east although we do have a for you leftover showers south and east of the city. looks like a leftover shower right here insi

and let me disagree with what i understood our german colleague to have said which was the been does funk. of the germans had values responsibility in all of this they were not a major player corsair a major player in the whole economic architecture of the eurozone was determined in the must rate treaty asuncion a buyer economist from the bundesbank so let's be clear about this the bundesbank as and continues to run the show and dictate to the e.c.b. what you can and cannot do i must just add to that mr drug has gone considerably beyond what we expected of him and done some quite positive things nevertheless the immediate problem is to bail out the banks the longer term problem is to barrel out the people this operation has to be about growth and about higher wages and about decent living conditions for all europeans and not just about bailing out banks but unless we bear large the banks we risk a total meltdown and possibly turn off fifteen years of depression which no one would benefit from lisa or the germans and can i just write my own final point here george go ahead of. the final po

investigative reporter leaf funk joins me later to explain this hidden corruption tax that we're all paying and finally why is fox so-called news supporting the christian taliban an answer coming up in tonight's daily tick. in the best the rest of the news today the number of americans who are obese has tripled since one nine hundred sixty and a new study the warns that by twenty thirty forty two percent of all americans nearly half the country will be obese also by then one in ten americans will be severely obese meaning there are more than one hundred pounds above a healthy weight a recent report by the campaign to end obesity shows the staggering economic costs of dealing with an increasingly more obese american population for example obesity in the health risks associated with it and over one hundred ninety billion dollars a year to the nation's medical tab also drives down worker productivity is the very obese tend to miss work more often and are costing employers on average thirty billion dollars a year not only that as a result of having to transport more weight cars in americ

. >> i was trapped, in a funk.lose the way because i had been overweight my entire life. was to the call for me to get motivated. >> laura says that she knew her sedentary lifestyle was setting her up for problems carr. she thought the group at mr. would make her more comfortable. >> i came because of the variety and the camaraderie of the people. it is more motivating for me to come here and hang out with my friends and work out with my friends for an hour than go to the gym by myself. >> she lost 100 pounds in two years. she celebrated by running at 10 capered >> my goal is to have an athletic figure. that is something that has to be maintained. >> by bernd of the baby weighed i gained during my pregnancy. by her first birthday, i increased my muscle mass and cut my body fat. if i admit it was a struggle to make it through a 62nd set. laura col. said the booty up -- the beauty of the camp. you can always add more weight or work harder to challenge yourself. >> it is not possible to master it because the change ev

it's years before we could see science fiction become science funked. well that's going to do it for us for tonight but don't forget to tune in next week we've got a brand new line up going on the offensive russia is ramping up its rhetoric against the u.s. going as far as to threaten preemptive military action if president obama doesn't change his ways the obama administration has been changing some of its policies but apparently not fast enough to keep its russian counterparts at bay next weeks well next week we'll bring you the latest in this missile mellow drama and we told you a few weeks ago about the michigan department of natural resources actually raiding farms and threatening to slaughter pigs across the state all of this because certain types of pigs are deemed feral and therefore not fit to keep and not to sell by the government but farmers there are devastated and pointing their fingers at lobbyists and large corporate farms well we had to see this for ourselves so we sent our correspondent liz wahl to michigan to find out exactly what's go