for hall jackson it was the beginning of the first in a series of racial break throughs in america thatould impact the growth and development of minorities in communications in the 20th century. >> jackson secured sponsorship to launch a 15 minute segment on the station and started a form at of achievements that impacted black america. >> his guests ranged from dr. charles drew that discovered blood plasma and the founder of the national council of negro women. joe louis and duke elington. >> jakscheson became a pecs fuhr in radio for 70 plus years. he dedicated himself to inspiring millions as a broadcaster, a civic leader, a crusader for civil rights and in the process became a living legend. >> he used the air waves to entertain us, to give voice to the talent that emerged from our streets and shined light on them. >> i'm grateful to be a part of a legacy of artists that he had supported and loved and that means so much to me. i'm so honored so thank you for that and so many more gifts, mr. jackson. ♪ remember me as a good, good thing ♪ >> remembering how jackson brings back memories

halle jackson has more on what that means this morning's economy project report. good morning halle. >> good morning stan. that the morning we expect to find out 150,000 jobs will be added. so that is growth but not a lot and expresses some concern with other parts of the economy in the nation. >> the dow had its worst performance in may since this time two years ago. and shoppers spent a little more money in may but analysts say that could be temporary considering the consumer confidence is down. it could affect a lot including the housing market. >> there's a lot of uncertainty out there and a lot of layoffs have come unannounced. >> even though we found out this week from the national association of realtors that fewer people signed contracts to buy houses in april, the market is still looking better than last year. >> this house is on the market about three weeks. our days on market is coming down since last year. we had a lot of pentup buyer demand over the past 24 months. >> and with the economy driving the news on wall street, main street, your street, no su

halle jackson is in the washington bureau with the economy report. >> this morning we expect to find out about 150,000 new jobs were added but it's somewhat of a stall reflecting uncertainty elsewhere in the economy. the closing bell made it official. the dow had its worst performance in may since this time two years ago. shoppers spent a little more money in may but analysts say that could have been rare considering consumer confidence is down. the unemployment rate can affect a lot including the housing market. >> a lot of these layoffs have come unannounced and surprised entries. >> but it's not all bad news. even though we found out from the national association of realtors that fewer people signed contracts to buy houses than last year in april, -- >> this house was on the market about three weeks. our days on market is coming down since last year. we had a lot of pent up buyer demand over the last four months. >> and with the economy driving wall street, main street, your street, it also steers what's happening on the campaign trail. >> if we see better than expected jobs numbe

jackson. >>> is halle berry trying to move her daughter to france because of this paparazzi face-off? why her custody fight could get ugly. >>> then, kevin costner's court battle with stephen baldwin over millions.

so what i think is to put a big ribbon on this, the big thing will be see you at jackson hall in late ougaugust. they not do anything after that baulz of how the election is going. >> they probably did want to buy time here because they don't want to do anything too dramatic as they watch these issues drawing out. but there are three more fed meetings before the election. you have july, september, october. does the language from today's statement leave the door open, is that why the market came back? >> it left the door open, enthe fed certainly has other securities they could attempt to buy such as mortgages, going further up the risk spectrum welcome and to further provide stimulus. the problem is you're pushing on a string. you're providing liquidity to the market, but the market is not using it to generate specific capital spending, and there's only so much liquidity can accomplish on it's own, and there's a debate of what you can do next. >> this is bernanke's worse nightmare. they have an operation twist that didn't do a whole lot, and you're in a deflationary environment. >> so

thank you >> and with that left city hall took no questions ald. sandi jackson jesse jackson jr. whereabouts and condition not known some are questioning the timing of the announcement on monday whether the timing was designed to help him fend off potential challengers publicly in november something washington office has already strongly denied. >> cook county board president toni preckwinkle says she and assessor joe berrios this a great about nepotism following the investigation county board ethics ordered joe berrios to fire his sister and son of news tonight at 5:00 tony preckwinkle told us that joe berrios is good at his job but cannot keep friends and family on the payroll >> cannot believe you should hire relatives cannot think that is good government and it leads people to believe government is about friends and family cannot be true >> she says she told joe berrios how he feels the ethics panel found he violated greek rule prohibited in hiring of relatives dust base $30 to respond 30 days to respond. day at the dolphin show not cool enough next heartwar

the jackson four will perform at baltimore's opera house this sunday, and at constitution hall on tuesday will use his entire influence to get them in this studio. >> hey, my influence? use your influence. >> we need your influence. >> i wonder why randy is not with them. >> i wonder, too. >>> william shatner has an unforgettable visit to the airport. >> he was waiting in line for security when he was picked out for a random search. he was wearing loose clothing and had no belt on. because it's a pain to travel with a bell on and all that. so when officials patted him down, unfortunately his pants fell down. shatner was left standing in front of dozens of passengers only in his underwear. the 81-year-old star says the incident was the most embarrassing thing that ever happened. >> do you know how he could have made it okay? in that moment if he had said, beam me up, scotty. >> he was too humiliated. >> i'm sorry to hear that. anyone has pictures, send them in. >>> coming up, holly continues to help you set your table this summer. >> and a local artist is here. oh, hey, holly. >> reporter:

at tamara hall reports, the doctors talk about the victim's amazing recovery. >> reporter: on monday, doctors at jackson revealed details of how they saved a miami teenager after a freak fishing accident left him with a giant fishing spear through the head. >> we used a high-speed drill to drill the bone at either end to create an opening through which we could remove the spear. the first order of business was to try to get the spear cut off to allow us to do all of these tests and have not have it move. we were then able to plan the surgery rationally and position him lying with his left side down and right side up. and then we were able to open a large incision. >> nearly two weeks ago, 16-year-old lopez was fishing with a friend. the boys were loading a three-foot spear gun when it accidentally went off and hit lopez right above his right eye. the force was so strong, it knocked lopez into the water. his friends called 911. he was conscious when he was airlifted to the hospital. >> very shortly after he arrived, he started to get agitated and kind of for lack of a better word, panicky. we didn't know

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jackson. >> uncle sam. >> you know how we do it all the time. >> we've been rooming since then. >> you know if there's one bed in the room, his [ bleep ] is on the floor. >> down the halls. mrs. bradley is well accustomed to the separation. >> we don't stay together. the reason being when i first met him, he just went off on his own usually. that's how it's been, so we're not going to change anything. it doesn't bother either one of us. i think it's better for him to stay by himself because he focuses a lot better. >> say bye-bye. >> give daddy a kissy. >> okay. >> get out of here. >> across 28 professional bouts, tim bradley has never lost. he's well aware a 29th victory would change just about everything. >> it's all going to come down to this moment. it's going to pay off. i win this fight saturday, my whole life will change. the people around me, their life will change. my family, their life will change forever. that's what i want. i want that to happen. >>> in contrast to his opponent, fight week for manny pacquiao has a business as usual feel, evident in a light track workout, the university of nevada las vegas. in the afternoon, pacquiao takes his turn at the to

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do we have hero as soon as did shoeless joe jackson go back and play baseball? did he get in the hallhe won't. >> brian: it will come to the sports writers and they seem to be leaning his way. >> let's see. >> brian: but i agree with you, peter. i think it's done a lot of good to have this investigation, see these great athletes be humiliated. >> i think it helps baseball and helps america and congress, whether it was convicted or not. obvious leaves acquitted. >> brian: by the way, by the record, we are not on any performance enhancing drugs. this is the best we can do natural. >> i had a half cup of coffee. >> brian: that's okay. 19 minutes after the hour. thank you, peter. we can go to the single o shot. >> i wanted the cookies. >> brian: gastric bypass. researchers saying it comes with an unexpected side effect. alcoholism. can you believe that? congratulations. you've been named teacher of the year. did we mention that you're also fired? it'ses all about the trouble with unions. next [ jennifer ] what if i can't do it? what if i can't lose the weight? what if weight watchers can'

hall until the middle of the week. he fell to his death while trying to help other climbers who fell from a clevisis -- crevice. >>> today is the third anniversary of michael jackson'safter taking a powerful combination of powerful drugs. dr. conrad murray was found guilty in his death and could be released from jail next year. >>> colorado's worst-ever wife has been burning all month. now another fire is coming close to colorado springs. the wa doe fire has burned about 7500 acres since saturday. about -- the waldo fire has burned about 7500 acres since saturday. the fire started on saturday and has burned more than 2,000 structures around sarasota springs. >>> and two freight trains collided in oklahoma. the collision sparked a diesel fuel fire sending a huge plume of smoke in the air. the conductor managed to escape but three crews are still missing. >>> antonise, the prime minister of greece, had eye surge and the president will ten in for him while he's recover -- will step in for him while he's recovering. >>> 8:49. new this morning, sales of new homes are on the rise. last month they raise to the fastest pace in two years. the commerce department says new hom