as the founder of yearly haiti, an organization which seeks to improve lives in my native country, i am thrilled to help cnn introduce one of this year's top ten honorees. now more than ever, the world needs heroes. >> life after katrina is really hard for kids. violence, the drug life. i'm just tired of it. my aim is to get kids off the streets. my name is derrick tabb and i started a free music education program for the kids of new orleans. let's go, horns up. we do more than just teach music. we offer transportation. we offer instruments. i feed you when you're not hungry. give tutoring. call it the no excuse policy. you have no excuse why you're not here. press downen it just like that. we meet five days a week year round. we constantly learn. that's what keeps the kids coming back every day. ♪ i don't say that i'm saving lives, i say i'm giving life. a whole different life. >>> all right, everybody knows shaft, richard roundtree made the character famous 1970s, suave, gun toting, slick-talking detective. now he's also a breast cancer survivor. "prime news" correspondent richelle

has started investigating the plane crash in haiti. a u.n. spokesman said 11 people died when a u.n. plane crashed into a mountainside yesterday. that plane carried military personnel who worked at a u.n. mission. >>> and finally, a very good week on wall street. the dow jones industrials jumped 78 points yesterday and closed just below the high for the year. the economic reports this week were better than expected. >>> that's a quick check of your saturday headlines. welcome back to hln. i'm holly firfer. an undercover operation has revealed just how easy it is to buy a gun at a gun show. no questions asked. it's a loophole in the law that basically side steps background checks. randi kaye looks at how it works and who's riled up about it. >> reporter: what you're looking at is a federal crime. this is a gun show. and that man is selling a gun. no questions asked, no background check. >> reporter: this is undercover video from sharonville, ohio, part of a nationwide investigation to expose what's wrong with what's known as the gun show looph

. >> haiti. >> reporter: different backgrounds. >> it's not more like the customers are there and we'ree. >> reporter: then why couldn't it work everywhere? >> you have to give respect in order to receive respect. >> have a nice day. >> you, too. >> all right, thanks. see you guys. >> you know, it's just a good thing to do. >> reporter: and a good thing to witness. >> okay, you're welcome. have a nice day now. >> reporter: for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, winnetka, illinois. >> simple >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. lawyers for mayor sheila dixon are preparing for two separate trials. the decision was made at a court hearing yesterday. on november 9, the mayor will be facing charges. the mayor is trying to get two other indictments dismissed. back in a minute with a check on today's forecast. >> now let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> what a great start to the month of october. mostly sunny skies, comfortable lives 67 degrees. on the eastern shore, 69. as for the weekend forecast, tomorr

as the founder of yearly haiti, an organization that seeks to improve lives in my native country, i'melp cnn introduce one of this year's top ten honorees. now more than ever the world needs heroes. >> life after katrina is really hard for a kid. you have violence, the drug life. i'm just tired of it. my aim is to get kids off the street. my name is derrick tabb. i started a free music education program for the kids of new orleans. let's go. horns up. we do more than just teach music. we offer transportation, we offer instruments. i feed you so you're not hungry. i give you tutoring. i call it the no excuse policy. no excuse why you're not here. don't have to have any experience. press down on it just like that. we meet five days a week. we constantly are learning something new. that's what keeps the kids coming back every day. ♪ i don't want to say i'm saving lives. i say i'm giving life. a whole different life of music. >>> a look back at the stories making the headlines this week. >>> you didn't take her from just me, you took her from my family, you took her from all of these peop

as the founder of yearly haiti, an organization that seeks to improve lives in my native country, i'melp cnn introduce one of this year's top ten honorees. now more than ever the world needs heroes. >> life after katrina is really hard for a kid. you have violence, the drug life. i'm just tired of it. my aim is to get kids off the street. i started a free music education program for the kids of new orleans. let's go. horns up. we do more than just teach music. we offer transportation, we offer instruments. i feed you so you're not hungry. i give you tutoring. i call it the no excuse policy. no excuse why you're not here. don't have to have any experience. press down on it just like that. we meet five days a week. we constantly are learning something new. that's what keeps the kids coming back every day. ♪ i don't want to say i'm saving lives. i say i'm giving life. a whole different life of music. >>> a look back at the stories making the headlines this week. >>> you didn't take her from just me, you took her from my family, you took her from all of these people and you don't do this

. >> haiti. >> reporter: different backgrounds. >> it's not more like the customers are there and we'redn't it work everywhere? >> you have to give respect in order to receive respect. >> have a nice day. >> you, too. >> all right, thanks. see you guys. >> you know, it's just a good thing to do. >> reporter: and a good thing to witness. >> okay, you're welcome. have a nice day now. >> reporter: for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, winnetka, illinois. >> simple le >>> 8:56 is our time right now. 53 degrees out there at ronald reagan national airport where the planes are lining up getting ready to take off into the sunny sky over the nation's capital. we have the forecast coming up on this thursday the 1st day of october. >>> police are looking for a gunman that opened fire on two teenagers, killing one of them. this happened at 11:30 last night on 56 avenue in riverdale heights. a 16-year-old boy was shot to death. a 17-year-old was also hit. he was treated at the hospital and releesd. police have not figured out a motive in this case. >>> a water main break is causing problems for drive