got a gift card or knew who sent them to me. >> reporter: and her gift cards originally worth thousands now worthless. >> i think more than annoying. >> it is more than annoying. i don't think i can say on camera what i really want to say. but -- >> i blew a gasket. >> sal and veronica were due a $300 gift card from high end electronics store sharper image. >> they gave us the old check is in the mail routine from february to may and may 31st they declared bankruptcy. >> reporter: their gift card, too is worthless. >> to me that is fraud. >> it is basically just stealing. >> reporter: consumers left holding gift cards are left holding the baling when a company goes bankrupt and in this retail ravaging recession it is a big problem that is getting worse. lynn linens and things and sharper image alone had $100 million in outstanding gift cards. >> i don't know going problem and it will continue to grow, i'm sure as more retailers con to have problems. >> reporter: this is a store that left ari braverman with a stack of worthless gift cards. recently consumers union petitioned the federal

they took in 447 guns in three hours and ran out of gift cards. we have our expert standing by, chief jerry dyer is with us from the fresno police department. let's get to the phones. gary is with us in tennessee. your question here? >> caller: yes, i'm a coin and gun collector, and i have a license to do so. and i was just wondering, i saw some of the guns that they're showing here now on your program, and some of those guns are -- looked like expensive collector guns and, like i said, i have a license to do so, and i'm wondering if those guns are being chopped up with a cutting torch or dumped in the stove. >> what are they doing with the guns? let's bring in chief dyer. what are you guys doing with them? >> a number of things. number one, we're checking to see which guns are stolen. we do know there will be a certain number of those that were stolen. try to get those back to the rightful owner. secondly, we're running ballistics tests on those guns to see if they've been used in previous shootings. third, if there is a gun out there that has so

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we appreciate any gift of financial support. if there's an amount that's right for you, it's right for us! thank you! kathi: hello, i'm kathi diamant, and it is a wonderful honor and privilege to introduce wayne dyer here in our studio, welcome. wayne dyer: thank you it's nice to be back on pbs. kathi: yes, and the eighth show for pbs. wayne: eight, eight of them i can't believe that it's been 10 years. kathi: i know. wayne: it's been wonderful and we've raised a lot of money for public television and we're still doing it which is great. kathi: and helped a lot of people at the same time. wayne: yes, absolutely. kathi: you know i want to ask you, how long does it take you to think about an idea like no excuses, or "excuses be gone", before you're actually able to produce a special for pbs and a book. wayne: well it's really hard to say but it goes on for months and months and months, sometimes years i think about it. an idea will marinate inside of me. sometimes i carry a quote around in my pocket and i just think about it look

tell me his gift certificate -- i mean his gift certificate, birth certificate. >> tom wants coupons. >>> senator john ensign's pretzel logic. his infidelity was nowhere as bad as president clinton's and he shouldn't be impeached because -- >> i haven't done anything legally wrong. >> so senator vitter's infidelity with prostitutes? you're saying he should be impeached. uh-oh. all that and more on "countdown." >> this is a good deal. >>> good evening from new york. in the classic peanuts lucy repeatedly convinced charlie brown she would allow him this time to kick the football she held out for him. time after time she pulled it away at the last possible second causing him to fly in the air and land flat on his back. the allegory of charlie brown and the football possibly reflected in our fifth story in the "countdown," in one breath the president taking direct aim at unnamed republicans, accusing them of making a decision to deny him a victory on health care. pure politics. in the next breath the president adding that he wants to give the republicans negotiating health care in the sen

that's two gift cards. >> reporter: police handed out gift credit cards to target. the dollar amount was determined by the weapon. alan received $850 cards. >> i think i may get a computer. >> mm-hmm. >> not a bad trade for old unsafe guns. >> reporter: each gun will be inspected, logged, and destroyed. some will undergo ba lis ticks testing. >> some have been given anonymously and we want to run tests to see if they may have been involved in crimes. >> after three hours the gift cards ran out. some people like mike peter sop just wanted to get rid of their guns. >> okay. we'll take them from you. where are they at? in the back. >> okay. >>> police collected almost 450 guns. they gave out $5,000 in gift cards. they're already planning to do another event like this one again. >>> check it out. beetles fans came together to celebrate abbey road. they marked the 40s anniversary of john, paul, george, and ringo's stroll across the street and that photo of the period ended up being the cover shot for the band's last album together and it's an image that has been so iconi

the gift of years.d kennedy's family, his friends, his many admirers, that provided at least, some measure of comfort today. ♪ ave maria >> for my grandfather's brave promise last summer that the work begins anew, the hope rises again and the dream lives on. ♪ >> my dad was never bowed. he never gave up and there was no quit in dad. he said, "i know you can do it. there is nothing that you can't do." >> ted kennedy's gone home now. guided by his faith and by the lighting of those he has loved and lost. at last, he's with them once more, leaving those of us who grieve that pass with memories he gave. the good that he did, the dream he kept alive. and the single enduring image, the image of a man on a boat, smiling broadly as he sails into the wind. ready for whatever storms may come. carrying on toward some new and wondrous place just beyond the horizon. >> a man central to so many important events in the last half century. that is "world news" for this saturday. i'm jim sciutto. for all of us at abc new

. >> ma'am, we've run out of gift cards. >> two hours and 45 minutes into the event, the gift cards ran out. some people like mike peterson just wanted to get rid of their guns. >> okay. we'll take them from you. >> where are they? >> they are in the back. >> that was affiliate kfsn. police collected almost 450 guns, gave out $35,000 in gift  cards.÷ they are already planning to do another event like this one again. >>> check it out, beatles fans >>> tennessee titans will honor steve mcnair tonight. they lan to wear number 9 decals on their helmet in the hall of fame game as a tribute to the late star. police say mcnair was shot to death last month in his nashville condominium by his girlfriend who then turned the gun on himself. >>> after a near media blackout michael vehicle returned to the area. he stopped at a community center where he spoke to about 55 people and one media crew about avoiding dog fighting. the former atlanta falcons' appearance was part of an agreement from the humane society of the united states. apparently vick is trying to rehabilitate his image and return to

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he wants to take gift cards and do what? >> turn those gift cards into cash.eople get gift cards all the time for holidays, birthdays and sometimes it's at stores they don't like. so they are holding on to them, stashing them into drawers, pocketbooks. may web site allows them to sell them for cash. then i turn around and sell them on my web site at less than the face value. it's a win-win situation for those who want to get rid of the gift cards and save money by buying gift cards at a discount. >> how did the shark tank find you or did you find them? >> one of the producers of the show found my web site. he said hey, we like what you are doing so we want to you audition for the show. so i sent them a video. they liked what they saw so they invited me to be on the show. >> he cannot tell us how it goes. look at it, you are in the mode. can you give us a hint? will we be happy for you? >> well, what i can tell you -- >> i said, will we be happy for you? >> it was a great experience. you have to watch the show sunday night to see what happens. >> listen, you ha

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he was given the gift of time that his brothers were not and he used that gift to touch as many lives an write as many wrongs as the years would allow. we can still hear his voice bellowing through the senate chamber, a convertible force of nature in support of healthcare, or workers rights or civil rights. and yet, as has been noted, while his causes became deeply personal, his disagreements never did. while he was seen by his fiercest critics as a partisan lightning rod, that is not the prism through which ted kennedy saw the world, nor was it the prism through which his colleagues saw ted kennedy. he was a product of an age when the joy and nobility of politics prefshlted differences of party -- prevented differences of party from becoming barriers of cooperation and mutual respect. a time when adversaries still saw each other as patriots. atest legislature of our time. he did it by huing the principle, yes, but also by seeking compromise and common cause. not through deal making and horse trading alone, but through friendship and kindness and humor. there was a time he courted orr

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they gave gift cards for guns. police quickly burned through $35,000 worth of cards and had to turn people away. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive by shootings, they are in the hands of the wrong people. >> doesn't matter whether you're getting gang bangers or not you're getting guns off the streets. >> police collected 447 guns and they plan to do it again. but, okay, let's talk about the issue. you tell me do you think this is the most effective way to lower the crime rate? tony made this comment on our facebook page. he says criminals are not waiting in line to give up their guns. they are waiting for you to turn in yours so they can rob you without getting shot. another viewer texted i think that's great, button lie people that will be turning in their guns are the honest people not the dishonest people because they get more money by stealing. text your comments to hlntv, that's 45688. start your message with my name robin or e-mail us by going to cnn.com/robin. so,

in many ways, it is fair to say that his time in the last months or a gift to all of us. -- were a giftful we are for a stunning years of service and friendship. and what a year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he wrote his memoirs. and he was there for the signing of the edward m. kennedy service america act and receive the medal of freedom from the president and a knighthood from the queen of england. i think many of you who were there would agree with me that perhaps one of the most poignant moments of all was when he was awarded an honorary degree from harvard. his staff through the years was gathered in the front, and friends and family and admirers were scattered throughout the audience and filled the room, and vice-president elect biden was there. you had no idea how hard to had practiced and worked to be able to do that in the convention and his appearance at the white house, to make a speech that l

he was given the gift of time that his brothers were not and he used that gift to touch as many lives and right as many wrongs as the years would allow. we can still hear his voice bellowing through the senate chamber, face reddened, fist pounding the podium, a veritable force of nature in support of health care or workers rights or civil rights, and yet, as it's been noted, while his causes became deeply personal, his disagreements never did. while he was seen by his fiercest critics as a partisan lightning rod, that's not the prism through which ted kennedy saw the world, nor was it the prism through which his colleagues saw ted kennedy. he was a product of an age when the joy and nobility of politics prevented differences of party, platform and philosophy from becoming barriers to cooperation and mutual respect. a time when adversaries still saw each other as patriots and that's how ted kennedy became the greatest legislator of our time. he did it by huing to principle, yes, but also by seeking compromise and common cause. not through deal making and horse trading alone, but throug

and so, father, we bring you these gifts.ur spirit, that they may become the body and bloods of your son, our lord jesus christ, at whose command we celebrate this eucharist. on the night he was betrayed he took bread and gave you thanks and praise. he broke the bread and gave it to his disciples and said take this, all of you and eat it, this is the body which will be given up for you. when supper was ended, he took the cup. again he gave you thanks and praise. he gave the cup to his disciples and said, take this, all of you, and drink from it, this is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. it will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. do this in memory of me. father, calling to mind the death your son endured for our salvation, his glorious resurrection and ascension into heaven and ready to greet him when he comes again, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. look with favor on your church's offering and see the victim whose death has reconciled us to y

protect your family with the gift of financial security. backed by the highest possible ratings new york life. the company you keep. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> we are learning new details tonight about three americans arrested in iran. officials say the two men and a woman were tourists who were hiking in a resort town in northern iraq. the kurdish northern region has been relatively free of violence. the three accidentally crossed into iran and then were arrested by border guards. the state department has asked the swiss to try to get access to the three americans. riots in eastern pakistan today left six people dead, including a child. shots were fired on a muslim rally passing by a cristian neighborhood. police broke up the riots, but tensions remain high. this began thursday when a members of a muslim organization torched some buildings. a father who prayed for his daughter instead of getting her medical attention has been found guilty in her death. he has bun found guilty of second degree reckl

are these guys gifted? they came into the world with capacity to do this?re they learned how to do this along the way? >> you think -- or they learned how to do this along the way? >> you think that somehow they are sprinkled with some magic dust. in some respects, they have got skills. i have got three kids. some kids can write better than others. some can trot better, especially better. they have that, for sure -- some can draw better. they have a relentless desire to connect that passion with the need to say something. you get kids that are on youtube's are doing jimmy page solos better than him. -- on youtube. you see this with a guy like barack obama. he has that need to express himself, that need to connect to people, you know? and the thing with prince, that is what i get drawn to comedies fascinating people. tavis: i know you have an answer, and i want to hear it. i get the feeling from you that you get turned on by this type of expertise, this type of passion. i went in the summer to watch prince close a concert, and i was also there with others. i

what was the most compelling gift or bizarre gift?stood out, it was harder to assess the volume of the stuff, because it was hand made. you have custom built bibles from goat skin, and all sorts of prints of pictures and things made in the governor's image. there was a plate with the governor's face painted on it. it's an interesting group. the thing that caught me, as contessa was saying, it comes from all over the country. she had a lot of stuff valued at less than $250. >> what does it say most were hand made? >> it's the appeal she makes. it was personal. 19 gifts listed, and the thing that catches me is the fact people took time to do something personal to make an appeal to her. >> yeah, that's what i was going to say, a handmade gift is a bigger investment than buying something and sending it, jonathan capehart. maybe this is going off the political analysis reservation, but if you are connecting to people to the point where they are making a goat skinned covered bible for her, people are making a connection. >> yeah, and did sh

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the city traded gift cards for gun.olice burned through $35,000 worth of cards and actually had to start turning folks away. >> these are firearms that are being used on the streets of fresno to do drive-by shootings, they're in the hands of the wrong people. >> doesn't matter whether you're getting gang bangers in here or not, you're getting guns off the streets. >> police collected 447 guns and they're planning to do this again. so what do you think? is this just a waste of taxpayers' money or do you think things like this actually work because they are getting guns off the street? this is what you can do. you can call us at 1-877-tell-hln. you can also e-mail us by going to cnn.com/hln. there's also a link there to post your comments on my face book page, or you can text us. text "views" plus your comments and name to hlntv. standard text rates apply. >>> and again we are watching a whale rescue live a mother and a calf got stranded close to the beach. swimmers tried to coax them back into the sea. it does not appear

parents who have lost children to violence are begging folks to trade a firearm in for a gift card. >>> in life, he was the king. and for elvis fans, nothing has changed. they are remembering his death, 32 years ago today. but this year, they have something to celebrate as well. >>> hi. thanks for having us over. you're watching hln. i'm virginia cha. our top stories, we have three tropical storms to keep our eyes on. parts of the alabama coast are under storm warnings. a new storm sprang up early this morning and it's already strengthened enough to become tropical storm claudette. some parts of the florida han hanld could get up to 10 inches of rain. and tropical storm bill is churning over the atlantic, getting stronger and heading east. it could make it to hurricane strength today. and then there's tropical storm ana, still causing worries for the caribbean as it moves westward. it may hit haiti or the dominican republic, but they can't say if it will reach the u.s. yet. stay here with hln, your full weather forecast and storm check, straight ahead. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett

they say she stole gift cards to buy video games. some were found inside her house. she is a of accepting expensive gifts and thousands of dollars from p boyfriend when she was city president. she avoid bribe ri charges in a separate corruption case involving council woman helen holeton. >> something like that, i'm not saying it's guilty but it's bad for the city. i mean, if you can't trust your may o or council person whorks can you go to? >> with lip sco, are perhaps fueling the prosecution, will that p be enough to give prosecutors a conviction. the country says you're innocent until proven guilty. experts tai sai it will not be an easy case for either side. i suspect that the pros courter feels better about the case at the time the judge dismissed the charges. but he still has a hell of a climb. this is not a slam dunk. it will be a hard fault case. the mayor herself is not expected to be in cortd today. it are reconvene tonight. for now i'm megan gil afnlt fox 45 morning news. >> at least four people are dead ave gunman opened fire in a pennsylvania health club.

protect your family with the gift of financial security.acked by the highest possible ratings new york life. the company you keep. >> how would you like to stay at a four star resort for $19? a typical room at the rancho bernardo room in san diego goes fo219 a night but you can get a room for $19 if you're willing to sleep in a tent on the floor. you will also have to bring your own towels, toiletries and even toilet paper and the tv and air conditioning are off limits. resort managers say the offer allows guests to spend their money in the spa or on the golf course. >> i don't know if that makes sense. >> no. in a word -- no. wouldn't be appealing. but something that is appealing -- >> what is that? >> watching the redskins. >> ok. and you are going to get a chance to do that from now hopefully to early february -- the redskins players and coaches are grading themselves after this afternoon's scrimmage. the first real scrimmage gave us a real close look atjason campbell and his offense. how did they do?d they do? there's something big happ

tavis: what do you make of the fact that you have been gifted in the same way that your father was gifted not surprised about that. because when you read history, you know that the son always takes after the father in many respects. the child always wants to be like his father from when he was a kid. i've always wanted to be a musician. i've always admired my father. i always respected him. i never thought anybody's music sounded like his. i thought it was unique. from when i was a kid, i listened to everybody. but his music was always special to me. and i think all children are like that with their parents. my son is like that with me. even if he turns out to be a musician, i wouldn't be one bit surprised about that either. tavis: you have a son playing with you. he's how old now? >> he's 13 now. tavis: so you played with your dad when you were that same age. >> i was 16. he started much -- and because he had a better opportunity than i did. i had to struggle. i had to teach myself the instruments. my father was like find your way. you have to find your way. probably he did that, again,

many teachers received it as a gift. and many people are trying to determine who the anonymous donor has given millions of dollars to scholarships. not even the schools know who the top person is. it starts out with a phone call from a bank. a money order arrives in the mail with specific instructions. $88 million total has been given out to 17 colleges in 14 states. the university of maryland is among them. >> we have so many students who need scholarship funds. we were delighted to be able to support these students. >> who is the mystery person? the money is directed -- some believe that it could be michelle obama, hillary clinton, or oprah. the schools are not spending much time trying to figure out who it is. they are thankful for it. how fantastic. it would not it be great if your child received that gift? >> yes it would. >> there is still much more news ahead on 11 news today. >> will take a look at one of your answers to the watercooler question of the day. >> here is a look at the winning lottery numbers from la

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. >> this president is the most gifted communicator in my lifetime -- idiot.e has the ability to explain do. greta: you are right. he is acting like a know what all and that we should just accept it, and that is the problem. -- he is acting like a know it all. >> i think he has overreached.

though it was sometimes overshadowed by his other gifts, teddy was a creative spirit. he loved painting and singing in the natural world and the sea. he was always looking for new ways to bring people together to make a better world, to get things done. he was always doing things that other people could have done, but he was somehow the one who did it. this is true in the senate as we heard tonight, as it is in our family. i thought the i would tell you a little bit about one of the less known examples, his creation of the annual family history trips. visiting historical sites was something anyone can do, but teddy made it something special. he realized a family re-up-on was wasted if it was just a cookout, so he made it a chance to learn and share the love of history that he got from his mother and honey fitz. in my childhood, they were simple affairs, an occasional visit to the nantucket whaling exhibit for the crane's paper factory where dollar bills were printed and the studio where samuel french created the statue of abraham lincoln. no visit to grandma's house wa

in many ways, it is fair to say that his time in the last months or a gift to all of us. -- were a giftul we are for a stunning years of service and friendship. and what a year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he wrote his memoirs. and he was there for the signing of the edward m. kennedy service america act and receive the medal of freedom from the president and a knighthood from the queen of england. i think many of you who were there would agree with me that perhaps one of the most poignant moments of all was when he was awarded an honorary degree from harvard. his staff through the years was gathered in the front, and friends and family and admirers were scattered throughout the audience and filled the room, and vice-president elect biden was there. you had no idea how hard to had practiced and worked to be able to do that in the convention and his appearance at the white house, to make a speech that li

when one person can do both he has a gift. our next guest is a gift.ow him best for writing songs like the streak and the grammy award-winning everything is beautiful. please welcome, ray stevens. ray, it's good to have you hear or did. [ applause ] >> mike: have a reputation in the music business that has been offered today as one of the nicest guys in the business. it's her last proven true cynic that's nice to hear. thank you. >> mike: i listen to your songs everything from guitars and industry going back to ahab the arab and although songs from way back. some very politically incorrect things. but the song that we want to do with you today is so timely, and have resurrected it and it's available on itunes. i already downloaded i'm having a blast listening -- listening to tonight you're the guy. >> mike: i'm not the only guy. after tonight thousands of people across america. i want them to not only listen to it i want them to get copy and e-mail it. if 10% is good enough for jesus. that's the song. to tell me about the song tonight i first recorded

in many ways, it is fair to say that his time in the last months or a gift to all of us. -- were a gifta year he had, my friends. he accomplished more in that span of time than many senators do in a lifetime. mental-health parity, the tobacco act, health care bill out of his committee. he spoke at the democratic convention. he wrote his memoirs. and he was there for the signing of the edward m. kennedy service america act and receive the medal of freedom from the president and a knighthood from the queen of england. i think many of you who were there would agree with me that perhaps one of the most poignant moments of all was when he was awarded an honorary degree from harvard. his staff through the years was gathered in the front, and friends and family and admirers were scattered throughout the audience and filled the room, and vice-president elect biden was there. you had no idea how hard to had practiced and worked to be able to do that in the convention and his appearance at the white house, to make a speech that lived up to his high standards. he took the stage at harvard, and for

. >> he was given the gift of time that his brothers were not and he used that gift to touch as manyes and right as many wrongs as the years would allow. >> reporter: but when ted kennedy's grandchildren offered the prayer of the faithful, using their grant pa's own words. >> for my grandfathers brave promise last summer that the work begins aa new, the hope rises and again and the dream lives on, we pray to the lord. >> reporter: this grand funeral became a family affair. >> for my grandfathers persist not to outworn values will but to old values that will never wear out, that the poor may be out of political fashion but they're never without human need. >> reporter: four days of deeply felt emotion here in boston reached its high point when his two sons rose to remember. >> he was not perfect, far from it. but my father believed in redemption, and he never surrendered, never stopped trying to right wrongs, be they the results of his own failings or of ours. >> reporter: teddy kennedy jr. lost his right leg to cancer when he was 12. a few months later there was a snowfall. >> my fat

>>it is a gift from the smithsonian. and this locomotive was given to them in the late 1970s and it never went on exhibit. so they gave to us and we'll debut the locomotive to our members and public on october 17th and 18th. come on out. >> reporter: for folks that are enthusiasts when two comes to trains, this means what to them? >> it's an important locomotive. the bmo museum has the comprehensive collection. we did not have one of these. these ran around the country for about 50, 60 years and then they days peered. >> reporter: disappear no longer because they'll be here in october. >> you got it. >> reporter: if you want to take a look at this, this is absolutely beautiful. come on out in october. back to you on tv hill. >> i'll date myself with this. do you remember good and plenty i didn't candy with chew chew charlie. it makes you want to eat good and plentiys. >> reporter: okay. >> sure. >> okay. i knew she would not have known chew chew charlie. >> that new hotel monday cojust opened too. what was that? >> it wa

two counts of perjury and three counts of misappropriation, the prosecutors accuses offer stealing gift cards from the needy and failing to disclose gifts she received from business she was doing with a businessman with the city. he is optimistic of this case making it to trial. >> absolutely. that is why the grand juries returned the indictments again. i don't think there is any problem. >> reporter: both sides presenting a confident public face. the mayor has long maintained her innocence. the case has been going on tore three years. mike. >> the prosecutor also charged city councilwoman helen holton and john patarakis in the city hall investigation. >>> another water main break is causing major traffic destruction in northern baltimore near the county line for the second day in a row. sky chopper 13 is live over the scene on falls road. captain mike perry is there. what's going spoon hi, mary. more of an extension of the same water main break yesterday around 2:30 in the afternoon. a 10" water main break occurred at the intersection of falls road and northern parkway. public works of

the mayor is accused of stealing gift cards and failing to report gifts on ethics forms. her attorneys will argue that the state prosecutors has abused the grand jury process. >> and discovery under the new charges and once we go through that we expect we'll be filing a new motion as well as other issues that we're going to be filing. >> i anticipate that the defense will bring up any motion. >> it's not surprising, another hear something set for september 30th. >>> it appears there are no more options for saving towson high school. a lawsuit keeping it open was dismissed. archdiocese had to shut down because of low enromment and funds. >>> david hernandez on the hill for the os. jeremy guthrie took to the mind last night. it was scoreless until the 5th when the tigers got a solo homerun. o's lose 4-2. can you say ca ching? it is not much better than this. a man from north carolina set a tournament and state record. listen to this a blue marlin he pulled it in from yesterday now, don't be confused. this is the weigh in. pulled it in at 1000 pounds. a blue marlin. that fis