what did you learn about harper lee and her reasons? >> well, i was fortunate enough to get great access to two very close friends of her. a new york city couple who gave their friend, harper lee, money. they remain very, very close dear friends to this day. the other person i was also very privileged and fortunate to talk to was alice finch, harper lee's older sister. alice is one of the first women in alabama who was ever admitted to the bar. she -- at 99 she's the oldest practicing attorney in the state. she continues to practice every day, and she hopes to celebrate her 100th birthday in september at her law desk. she was quite a character and told me quite a bit about how the lee girls were raised. and her answer to that question is, she quoted her sister saying, she couldn't top what she had done. she had nowhere to go but down. and i think the combination of this kind of overwhelming thing, the somewhat autobiographical nature of what was written about and not to disappoint yourself let alone the other people out there waiting fo

bryce harper moving on up. he went 2 for 3 in his aa debut. >>> nationals outfielder jayson werth silenced his critics tonight. fans have been very vocal in their criticism until today. he won the game for the nats in the tenth inning. fans in the fourth of july spirit. there's uncle sam. he made an appearance. top of the fourth, nationals up 2-1. jordan zimmerman facing alfonso soriano. that could be out but roger bernadina and jayson werth can't decide who's going to catch it. aramis ramirez scores. marlon byrd beats the throw and the cubs take a 3-2 lead. werth would atone for the gaffe later. top of the sixth, still 3-2, cubs. bases loaded for geovany soto. he delivers to right. ramirez would score. werth comes up throwing. gets carlos pena at the plate. cubs take just a 4-2 lead instead of more. to extra innings, tied at 4, bottom of the tenth. pudge rodriguez comes to the plate with jayson werth on second base. werth steals third base with no throw. and that is a huge, gutsy play for werth. three pitches

. >> will, the last order was general lease plan to capture harpers ferry, the garrison at harpers ferry which was 12,000 men in the good deal of our abundance. and so this was in frederick. and on september 9th he writes out orders to divide up his army into four segments. stonewall jackson was going to go to the west. he sent these out what carriers to all the generals involved. copy that went to stonewall jackson, jackson read it in a county that yet again d.h. hill. one of the carriers was also taking the same messes to dhl and, of course, it never arrived. it was dropped in a clover field south of fredericksburg. and we don't know why this happened or how it could have been presented or at least discovered because the curtain was superb -- courier was supposed to deliver the envelope in which the message came with the signature. when back to the headquarters my own theory is that it was a careless career and he discovered he had lost it. it went to the headquarters and asked around. yes, we have the orders. he felt much relieved. went back to headquarters, no one seems to have pursu

nats' manager johnson said harper needed a new challenge and as much as harper wants to be playing inig leagues, he knows it's not his call. >> i'm going let them make that decision. i'm not going to force the issue or anything. or -- i'm just going to go out and play the game like i can, and go to the afl hopefully. spent a good amount of time down there. have some fun down there, maybe win another championship. but know, i'm just going to go into spring training as strong as i can and play as hard as i can. and, you know, make their decision hard. >> bryce harper will begin next season with syracuse. >>> tennis. serena williams makes her season debut for the castles tonight and the match is already sold out. the hottest ticket in town. the castles face the boston lobsters and will start 3 and 0 for the second straight year. this afternoon at castles stadium at the wharf, lovely, serena hosting a clinic for kids from the area. really a fun experience to get a lesson from one of the best to ever play the game. serena williams is a 13-time grand slam champion. she has has 12 titles in

then those two divided into four segments, stonewall jackson and those that completely surround "harper's" ferry and sent those out by a courier to all generals involved. the copy that went to stonewall jackson he read it and copied it again who had been under his orders. one of the careers also was taking the same message and of course, it never arrived and we don't know why this have been your how it could have been prevented because of a career was supposed to develop-- deliver the envelope but the signature buyback to the headquarters but it did not go. my own theory is he discovered he lost it, went to headquarters to ask around. he felt much relieved presumably and nobody seems to get proof of delivery. and the indiana and regimented and found this envelope and read the message in he was smart enough to realize all the names and places this is important so kick did upstairs through the regimented and went to a brigade then skipped a few levels because each person sought it and went of through headquarters and from there general williams was in charge sent a note to general maclaren

jackson was going to go out to the west and completely surrounding harper's ferry. he went it out courier to all of the generals involved. the copy that went to stonewall jackson, he read it and copied it again for dh hill, that had been under his ordered. one of the couriers was also taking the same message to dhl. and, of course, it never arrived. and it was dropped in a clover field south of frederick. and when we don't know why it happened or how it could have been prevented. because the curious was supposed to deliver the envelope with the significant and went back to the headquarters. but it did not go. my own theory is that it was careless courier and he discovered he lost it, went to dh headquarters and said, oh yes. he felt relieved. and went back to headquarters. nobody seems to have pursued the case of getting the proof of delivery. in any case, on the 14th, the indiana regimen were in the field and they found the envelope, picked it up, read the message, and it also had three cigars with it. he was smart enough to realize, since he recognized all of the

harper went 2-3 tonight with a walk and a run score helping the senators with an 8-1 win.s tonight, chris jakabowskus pitching for the orioles. that and three bucks will get him a cup of coffee at starbucks. birds shelled tonight by the rangers. with wimbeldon ending yesterday, it shifts its focus to the states. washington capitals begin their -- serena will play on thursday. and you probably heard that novak jokavich is the best player in the world. serena's ranking is 175 in the world. she's won exactly four matches in the last year. venus is ranked 34. stage three tour de france. look, the farmers so are creative. and for the first time the american wins the stage on the 4th of july. that's tyler furar. he wins the race. the first american to win any stage in the tour since 2007. finally tonight, even if you don't know anything about soccer, you certainly know that outside the goalie you cannot touch the ball with your hands. so what is this? women's world cup. this is her holding the ball and there is nothing to see. and the thing of it is, the ref never calls it. the

p >>> celebrity watchers are buzzing about david and victoria beckham's new baby, harper seven beckhamfriends say victoria has always liked the name harper, and seven is for the baby being born just after 7:00 a.m. in the seventh month. others are speculating the couple got the name off a classic "seinfeld" episode where george castanza is ridiculed after what he comes up with what he says is the perfect baby name as in seven. >> harper is very cute. hope they never see the creepy brad pitt movie "seven." >> that didn't do well, either. >>> see you next at 6:00 for the local news.

a promotion for phenom bryce harper.ress and hitting success in class a haegerstown earned him a move to harrisburg where he is expected to take the field tonight. harper has been a machine at the plate. 14 home runs, 46 rbi and 19 stolen bases with hagerstown. before you get excited, and think he could be up in the nation's capital soon, not so fast. the nationals say this was part of the plan all along. they acknowledge he has had to make some adjustments, including learning this is something you do not do in professional baseball. remember this, when he did the kiss to the pitcher? yes. that is something they have certainly talked to him about. however, general manager mike rizzo says this is all right on schedule. >> we always have a timetable for him, felt that, you know, when we felt it was time for him to take the next step and to, you know, challenge him a little bit further, we would make a smooth transition, and, you know, after he went through a few of the little injuries, showed me that enough at-bats at that

harper seven. what do you think of that name? harper seven. >> harper seven? >> that's the baby girl's name. >> when you know the meaning of seven, you think it's pretty cool. >> yeah, right. david beckham put out this statement. he said this, kyra. i'm so proud, so excited to announce the birth of our daughter, harper seven beckham. she weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and arrived at 7:55 this morning here in l.a. victoria is doing really well and her brothers are delighted to have a baby sister. i was looking at a lot of the reaction online. and there was one i really liked, kyra. someone said harper seven, it sounds like half past seven, right? >> when was she born? >> born july 7th at 7:55. it was just past half a 7:00. someone said why didn't they call her after eight? >> what was his number? i thought he was number seven. >> yeah. well, the number is significant because david beckham's football jersey from manchester united and for england, he wears the number seven. >> there we go. >> that's what people are saying, right? that that's why. it's lucky seven, t

harper was just a hitting sensation. he ranked among the leaders. 46 rbi's and 11 stolen bases. the nationals are sticking to their original plan and harper will not make his debut this year. he will spend the rest of the season in aa and then play in the arizona fall league. fireworks, baseball, and then an eating contest? there may be no better way to celebrate america's independence than with a hot dog eating competition. the winner again but six short of his own record. this is the first year that men and women were in separate categories. sonya, the black widow -- and there she is. she won the women's by downing 40 hot dogs. >> where does she put them? >> what an accomplishment. are you going to be hungry tonight? >> yes, but not hot dogs. >> she weighs like 90 pounds and she just in about 40 pounds of hot dogs. -- she just eight about 40 pounds of hot dogs. -- ate about 40 pounds of hot dogs. that is what made you do not invite over for thanksgiving because you ain't getting nothing. [laughter] co ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the counter. in most homes, it gets all the action.

sadly, that never came. >> i cannot imagine what drove harper to silence. >> thank you. i prefer to pass. >> what did you say? >> well, i have nothing relevant to say concerning the case. however, when i have something relevant to say i shall raise my hand. >> stepped on you.

. >>> and bryce harper's debut at aa harrisburg looks a lot like bryce harper in single "a."er was playing so well for the single "a" hagerstown sun, he skipped the advanced team. gm mike rizzo maintains harper isn't making it to the big club this season. >>> let's take a look at some of the stories we're working on this afternoon for news 4. pat lawson muse joins us from the newsroom with a preview of what's to come. >> coming up this afternoon on news 4 at 4:00, one woman's over the top way to punish her husband's ex-wife. the illicit craigslist ad that landed this woman behind bars. we'll tell you about that. and then tonight on news 4 at 5:00, we've got discount deals on three summer travel destinations. plus, we'll share with you the promotional code that will save you an extra hundred bucks off your bottom line. you'll want to tune in for that. plus, we'll have the late st on the weather this afternoon. aaron? >> thank you, pat. >>> one more check on the weather before we leave you this morning. tom kierein is here with the details on that. the heat is on. >> we're alre

we have -- and harper's to show once again -- we have doubleday and harper's to show once again, americang its place. >> it is a lot to take in, color and images and write-ins from all sides. but there is one figure in the great hall that stands out. >> minerva presides over the whole jefferson building. she is also the guardian of civilization. she is the goddess of learning and wisdom. she is the patroness of the applied arts, work and labour, also of the fine arts, the performing arts. you know, there's not much left. i think that is why the founding offers -- founding fathers liked her a lot. as you see her in this mosaic that is at the top of the stairs leading to the public big visitors' gallery, from there she overlooks the great hall and stands guard in front of the reading room. and behind her, the sunlight is breaking through the crowd -- the clouds. in his the sunlight of prosperity. because that is one of the other things that she is doing her job well and the nation is prosperous, then the arts and sciences and these other things can flourish, these resources that would have

victoria and david welcomed harper seven yesterday. >> harper seven. the fourth child for them and the first daughter. and they were seen here, prince william's wedding back in april. you may remember. beckham attended a reception for the royal newly weds in los angeles on friday but he told prince william his wife was simply too uncomfortable to attend. his brothers brooklyn, cruise and romeo are reportedly thrilled to have a new sister. >>> and baby news. kate hudson gave birth to a baby boy over the week. this is the first child with her new addition. and they got engaged in april. she also has a 7-year-old son, rider, pretty normal, with her ex-husband chris robinson of the black crows. >> interesting names for the celebrities. >> harper seven beckham. >> it doesn't flow off the tongue, does it? >> it makes you wonder what the seven is for. >> i guess it is david beckham's number. >> harper is kind of normal. >> that's true. >> and 5:26 now. who let the dogs back one town a northern california city? outlawed man's best friend. and having a change o

the second attack, lifts the lazy flyo ball and harper goes 2 for 3 and today, received the news that he will spend the rest of the season in double-a ball. >> i am comfortable here and i feel good and i really need to learn some stuff in left fold and the outfeel and i am excited. >> if he does something, we'll show it to you. >>> and tiger woods announced on his website he will not play in next week's british open and tiger woods won't play in the finish. back to you. >> and now you have the news edge. back here at 10. the news edge at 11. as always.  s

your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> a win for the nationals and things looking pretty good for bryce harper. >> time now to talk about some of that. joining us now are the sports junkies from 106.7 the fan. good morning, fellows. >> good morning, steve. >> hey, wisdom, don't forget about me. >> oh, hello. >> bryce harper, will he face any competition in aa ball or will he cruise through and dominate like he did in hagerstown? >> he had two hits in his debut last night. i don't no for he will have as easy a time in aa as he did in a. i think he will have success there. they wouldn't have given him the green light to go to aa had he not done so well. >> he is a teen no, ma'am. he will dominate there and everybody is going to wonder why they don't just call him up to the big league club. they probably aren't until midseason next year. >> i think there is no reason to bring him up this year because you lose a year, right. >> correct. >> wouldn't you want to create some hype like you did with strasburg. >> they could do that next year. i think this year i think they're worried about -- they're s

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for the website in america i gave him the facts of the story and then publish it harper's came back to the writer and said this story is too one sided against the u.s. . and this is just a straight up and down depiction of the facts so america you need to open your mind a little bit in the us you want to be on a you get on the reservation said many times the i.m.f. is after the us next s. and p. will slash america from aaa to d. if the treasury misses a payment so this goes exactly within a few minutes of the i.m.f. saying the us better raise the debt ceiling or they're in trouble well the s. and p. one of the rating agencies who work hand in hand with these international banks the managing director john chambers spoke to reuters and he said quote if the u.s. government misses a payment it goes to deed he says this is known as the selective default that paper that is maturing on august fourth will go to dee dee dee dee dee best lower than triple c. yes what they say greece is worth triple saying well why doesn't the greek government come out with a ratings report saying america's de

harper seven. >> harper's normal. harper is kind of common. what's the seven all about?sure. we've been discussing that here. maybe someone can help us out online. >> a number from his soccer jersey? which would be sort of weird. but it's not. >> it's not their number seven child. >> no, they have three boys. their names aren't all that normal. brooklyn. here in new york we call that a city. right? romeo and cruz are the three other boys. they like unususl names. >> kate hudson also gave birth with her husband matthew bellamy. her fiance. >> he's a rocker. she likes the rockers. >> rock star, exactly. we don't know the name yet. >> somebody who was rocking and is now not rocking it and we're bummed to hear this news. "dancing with the stars" champion and also pittsburgh steelers wide receiver hines ward. he's been busted for dui, which is terrible always. this happened early saturday morning. this happened also outside near his home town in dekalb county, georgia. >> he charmed everyone when he was on "dancing with the stars." >> he looks better in a fedora than in a mug

apply detainees policy but horton contributing editor on legal and national security matters for harper's magazine joins me in minutes to talk about it. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so silly you think you understand it and then he did something else and here's you some other part of it and realized everything is ok and you don't know i'm trying hard to do the big picture. and you know. first. let's not forget that we had an apartheid regime right. i think rather than. one well. we never got that says they're going to say so get ready for freedom. drones now we know they're the new weapon of choice the department of defense back when robert gates held the secretary of defense position he openly stated that the unmanned aerial vehicles are the future for the u.s. military we must recognize the enormous strategic and cultural implications of the vast expansion. and remotely piloted vehicles both for reconnaissance and strike. and since then admiral mike mullen has made this comment to back this statement he said we're in a real time of transition here in terms of the futur