steve hartman continues our special series in partnership with "u.s.a.oday" "chirp of the recession." >> reporter: at the school down the street from where i live in catskill, new york, i set up a little booth to ask little kids about a big word. >> it is a big word. >> "fix the recession." >> one dollar for every good idea. >> reporter: you got any? >> yeah. >> reporter: the goal was to get a fresh perspective on issues like job creation. >> maybe if they stopped making robots to do everything. >> reporter: or what to do about stock prices. >> i think they should go higher instead of lower. >> reporter: or even just how to begin to cut the national debt. >> like a lemonade stand or something. >> reporter: okay. unfortunately, after two days the only one stimulating the economy was me. of course, it's not really their job to fix this grown-up mess. but you'd be surprised how much they try-- at least in their own little ways. in their own little worlds. is there anything you can do to help out with your family? ten-year-old stefan eau claire has never eve

when asked if baker's career was over, hartman said? >> i'm not prepared to say that right now. i think we're looking at all the facts of this case. obviously this is a very serious situation. i think the chief and i will be having more discussiontoday and over the next couple of days. >> i talked to him. he's obviously upset, concerned. >> reporter: even though he didn't speak at the news conference, alexandria's sheriff says he came to show support for his long-time friend. >> defend his honor. he's an honorable man. it's just not like him. >> reporter: leaving plenty of questions about why such a high profile police officer would allegedly decide to drink and drive. we did try to get in touch with chief baker today at his home. a woman who answered the phone there told us chief baker was unavailable and did hang up the phone. >> tisha thompson live in the newsroom tonight. according to virginia law, if he's convicted he would face a minimum of five days in jail if it's determined his blood alcohol level was above .15. he's been released on his own recognizance. >>> now to a a

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hartman to continue to -- to harriet hartman to continue to enter. it has been a difficult year because we have had to make tough decisions and the tough choices. but i think you should report that politics is about making decisions and taking action. it is very well for people to say we should not a done this or that, something wrong here, but we have taken the toughest possible decisions on banking, the toughest possible decisions on the regulation. we brought the g-20 together in london to deal with the crisis. the parliamentary scandal hit us as part of -- as far as expenses are concerned and we have taken steps to end regulation -- self regulation in politics. we've got to make tough decisions and we have the people to make these decisions, what are the impact on pola

steve hartman went back to see how they're doing for tonight's "assignment america."rs and applause) >> reporter: even though a lot of the people at this year's chandler family reunion weren't even born the first time cbs news covered it, the event began almost identically. >> with much cheering and much hugging... >> there's misdemeanor day di! >> the nine children of alex and mary chandler were coming home. >> reporter: charles kuralt first came here to prairie, mississippi, 31 years ago. and the story he found in this family was easily one of the most inspirational of his career. >> the chandler family started with as near nothing as any family in america ever did. alex chandler remembers the time when he had a horse and a cow and tried to buy a mule and couldn't make the payments and lost the mule, the horse, and the cow. and about that time, cleveland, the first son, decided he wanted to go to college. >> i... so we went to town and borrowed $2.50 and bought him a bus ticket to go up there. >> reporter: from that beginning he became dr. cleveland chandler chairma

hartman to continue to -- to harriet hartman to continue to enter.has been a difficult year because we have had toç make tough decisions and the tough choices. but i think you

mary hartman? >> i wanted to do a show with the effect of media on a simple person, a midcountry housewife. she was in fernwood, ohio, with a blue collar husband. and the media, in the last episode, she was on the david suskind show with three personalities. and in the best 20 minutes i have ever seen, she went crazy at the hands of the media. tavis: "sanford and son" and my time is almost up. >> we fell in love with red fox in vegas, and there was a show, steptoe and son. that has to be red fox. tavis: you had to clean him up, but he worked. we miss bea arthur, "maude." >> nobody ever made me laugh the way she did, she got to places i didn't know i had. tavis: i have been trying to think beyond iconic, this does not describe lear's contribution. we all get a chance to celebrate this with his new collection, a 19 disc set. pbs watchers have seen "playing for change," thank you for that as well. nice to have you. your life is so full. >> i will come back next week. tavis: make room for him. catch me

when asked if baker's career was over, hartman said? >> i'm not prepared to say that right now. i think we are looking at all the facts of this case. obviously this is a very serious situation. i think the chief and i will be having more discussions today and over the next couple of days. >> i've talked to him. he's obviously, you know, upset, concerned. >> reporter: even though he didn't speak at the news conference, alexandria's sheriff says he came to show support for his long-time friend. >> i defend his honor. he's an honorable man. it's not like him. >> reporter: leaving plenty of questions about why such a high profile police officer would allegedly decide to drink and drive. in arlington, tisha thompson, fox 5 news. >> we did try to get in touch with chief baker at his home in gaithersburg today. a woman who answered the phone there told us chief baker was unavailable and hung up the phone. stay with fox 5 for continuing coverage of this big story. new developments as we get them, we'll bring them to you. you can stay up to the mini time on our website myfoxdc.com. >>> t

when asked if baker's career was over hartman said -- >> i'm anot prepared to say that right now.is a very serious situation. i think the chief and i will be having more discussions today and over the next couple of days. >> i talked to him and he is obviously with respect set and concerned. >> reporter: even though he didn't speak at the news conference, sandery's sheriff says he came to show support for his long time frien >> defend his honor. he is an honorable mannen it is just not like him. >> that was sherrily reporting. >>> another driver in the crash was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. chief baker was released on his own recognizance. >>> a beauty salon turning into an ugly crime scene. somebody crashed the window and spray painted words. it is not just the graffiti but vaned de balaguers also stole computer and destroyed the rest by dousing it with fuel. >> they took gasoline and poured it in here. so if you turn this on, you don't know what is oing to happen. that is may money, my bred and butter. that is my bill money. i'm losing on that end. >>

james hartman says baker's decision to resign is appropriate. >> we're very disappointed about what happened the other night and his resigning. we can't lose site against a stellar career. >>> the victim's family of the virginia tech massacre, they want answers. they believe there's too many inaccuracies. so tonight they issued a statement, urging governor tim kaine to reopen the state commission's review. the families want more information about the discovery of cho's records at the home of dr. miller. last week we learned that miller inadvertently took the files as he left his job more than a year before the shooting. dr. cain called for a public release of cho a he records. >>> the leader of an alleged home-grown terrorist group is said to have local ties. daniel boyd is in custody in north . ronali audrey barnes nahas been lookin into boyd's background and has this report. >> reporter: school officials have confirmed that daniel boyd attended tc williams high school from december of 1984 to june of 1985. his wife was a student there. the couple was living in this quiet north carolina com

so as a public service, a lesson in how to do it in steve hartman's "assignment america." >> well, there'sy one way i can come down now. >> reporter: at 92, kathleen harris says steps are supposed to be hard. but sidewalks aren't supposed to be steps. >> it's a regular obstacle course. >> reporter: mrs. harris hates uneven sidewalks, specifically, the cracks, crevices and down right cliffs that threaten her safe passage here in oswego,ing new york. >> my patience ran out. >> reporter: she says sidewalks became her passion in the sum over 2004. >> that's how i looked. >> reporter: you look beautiful. >> oh, sure. black eye. >> reporter: after tripping on a sidewalk, mrs. harris filed a formal complaint asking the city to pay her $879 medical bill. in its response, the city told mrs. harris that it had no idea this particular piece of sidewalk was uneven. the city said by new york state law until someone puts in the writing that there's a problem with the specific piece of sidewalk, the city's not liable. >> so i said "well, by god, you're not going to be able to hide behind that excuse any

that's exactly what our steve hartman will be showing us this morning. >> reporter: it was one of the most dramatic dog fights of the vietnam war. it was also the start of a beautiful friendship. >> there he is. >> to be able to put all that behind us and find something positive out of that. it was the right thing to do. >> reporter: a reunion of long lost enemies. >> welcome to america. >> reporter: later on sunday morning. >> osgood: and we go to a neighborhood that used to be for the birds literally. tracy smith visits designer kenneth cole. chef bobby flay shows us how to grill perfect holiday corn on the cobb and more. but first here are the headlines for this suny morning the 5th of july, 2009. several nations con sdemed north korea after it fired seven ballistic missiles into the sea of japan yesterday. the north koreans had threatened to launch a long- range missile toward hawaii on the fourth of july. as a precaution the united states has bolstered missile defenses around the state. political insiders are still scratching their heads over sarah palin's announce many friday th

and charles kuralt introduced you to this family. 31 years later, steve hartman takes you to the reunion sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. this day started with the white house putting out the word the president would have no more to say about the arrest of his friend, a prominent black scholar, by a white police sergeant or about the president's comment that the sergeant had acted "stupidly." but it turned out that would not be the last word after all. at midday, a multiracial group of police union officials held a news conference to defend the cambridge, massachusetts, sergeant and demand an apology from the president. now, a short time

the city manager james hartman says baker was not asked to resign and his decision is appropriate. >> just one of those things where bad judgment resulted in something that we can all learn from the standards are very high in this city and i know in other organizations throughout the country. chiefs of police have a very high level of responsibility and that is not taken lightly. >> reporter: baker has served as chief for the past three years. saturday night he was driving in arlington and caused an accident. he was cite. it did injure another injury. he was charged with dui. .09 was his blood alcohol level. i asked the city manager today and the city attorney the fact that he resigned if that will keep his pension in fact, they said it didn't matter either way, his pension would remain intact. his trial date has been moved to next month. we'll keep you posted. back to you. >> thank you, peg. >>> no storms to speak of so far this evening. tony pann is in for topper. he's on the terrace. it's been soupy for a long time today, ton. >> yes, it is. that's a good word to describe it. thick

kristen hartman has the latest from burr oaks cemetery. >> people who are looking for information for loved ones. >> reporter: the number of people who have questions makes for an awfully long paper trail that someone has to follow. we found folks from multiple county departments doing just that at a room at 69 west washington. they're archiving information the sheriff's office has gathered. it is just one way cook county's emergency management agency is assisting. >> we have three generating light powers. 4,200 feet of 8-foot privacy fencing, daily garbage pickup, tractors, mowers to cut weed and high grass that's in the investigation area. >> we are deploying actually a 25-station call center. >> reporter: and the list goes on. it made me wonder about two things. >> how much money is that all costing? >> that's a very good question. at this particular time, we don't have those answers. >> if you're diverting resources to burr oaks cemetery, are there other places in the county that are suffering as a result of those resources to them. >> we're not supplying all resources from one pa

. >> we offer classes at hartman, be lieu and simon elementary and we don't spend time talking about crime and what happens if you get in trouble but mostly the importance of literature and how important it is to understand they can engage the world with what they have to say more than any violence they commit. they can commit with their hands. >> reporter: what's going on with you personally right now. you are back in college. >> i'm back in college. i just graduated from the university of maryland. >> reporter: congratulations. >> that was a beautiful moment because i was chosen to be the commencement speaker and spoke before 16,000 family members, friends and fellow graduates. once that is over, i am continuing my program. i am married to a beautiful woman. we have a beautiful son and we are dealing with our family and i'm still working and writing and hoping that i will have a positive impact on the world every moment of every day. >> it is a terrific book. we want people to know a question of freedom is hitting stores soon. >> august 6th it will be available wherever books are s

. >> reporter: baker's future is now in the hands of city manager jim hartman whose office has launched an investigation. when asked if baker's career was over? >> i'm not prepared to say that right now. we're looki at the facts of this case. it is a very serious situation and the chief and i will have more discussions today and over the next couple of days. >> i talked to him and he's obviously upset and concerned. >> reporter: evethough he didn't speak at the news conference, alexandria's sheriff says he came to show support for his long-term friend. >> i defend his honor. he's an honorable man and it's just not like him. >> reporter: leaving plenty of questions about why such a high profile police officer would decide to drink and drive. in arlington, tisha thompson, fox 5 news. >> we did try to get ahold of him at his phone and a woman there said he was unavailable and hang up the phone. we want to hear from you. you can go to welcome back web page and vote. >>> someone breaks out the spray paint and leaves a hateful trail. >>> plus will she run for president. hillary clinton answer

in 1956, president eisenhower appointed him as a full-time carrier for the hartman post office in hartman, arkansas. after 11 years of dedicated service, he was appointed to the office of postmaster of hartman by president johnson. he has been a familiar face at the hartman post office for 53 years and at 89 years old you can still find him there every day hard at work. mr. walters said he always finds hem self enjoyment working at the post office in hartman. he believes in working until the job is done and done right. i thank him for his service to the residents of arkansas and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: h.r. 3114, an act to authorize the director of the united states patent and trademark office to use funds made available under the trademark act of 1946 for patent operations in order to avoid furloughs and reductions enforced and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone fur

city manager jim hartman says he's not sure what this means for his career. >> i'm not prepared to say that right now. i think that we are looking at all of the facts of this case. obviously this is a very serious situation. i think that the chief and i will be having more discussions today and over the next coup of days. >> i've talked to him and he's obviously upset and concerned. >> baker was driving a city- issued suv at the time. earl cook will serve as acting police chief until the investigation is complete. baker has served as police chief for the last three years. >>> a man opened fire on a backyard cookout in baltimore last night on ashland avenue in east baltimore. most victims were wounded in the legs, arms, shoulders and back. police don't have any information to share on the suspect a motive in this case. >>> today the defense going to begin making its case in the case of banita jacks. the d.c. mother accused of killing her four children and living with their bodies for several months. the prosecution wrapped up on friday. jackson's lawyers acknowledged the case will be sh