>>> hip hop. controversial music genera has been around since the 1980s but since then the music has been associated with degrating women and doing drugs. >> that is where the research is showing the clearest danger coming out. >> as the poetry become lost mt. profan -- lost in the profanity. is rap music rap music anymore? >> you are watching equal time exploring new issues each week giving equal time to competing points of view. >>> hello from the campus of san jose university and welcome to this edition of equal time. i'm your host journalism school director rob rutger. rap music is known for having a lot of vulgarity in it. how damaging can that be? there are two sides to this issue. hale begins our coverage with a look at how some studies show how rap lyrics could have a negative effect on children and their behavior. [ music ] >> kendrick lamar is entertaining an audience in oakland with his rap music. his words would be considered obscene in the classroom or on the street. but this crowd is

>> i'm hip to tigers. craig: i'm hip too. that's a hell of a town, new orleans.t. craig: it is very nice. it is a party town, though. >> it used to be. craig: it still is. >> there is sections of the town reserved for partying. it is laid back. let the good times roll. craig: i don't speak the fancy french. i like it down there. i also like it in new orleans. [laughter] >> i saw -- craig: you see what i did? i sneaked it in. just lail one right there. what are you doing with your hand there? i'm kind of thinking you're going to touch my ass. >> i'm getting ready. i saw that orange speedo guy. craig: that guy did finger pistols. i didn't ask him to do finger pistols. do you think that is right? >> >> gratuitous finger pistols. craig: have you ever had finger pistols from a guy wearing speedos? >> you read my diary. craig: i like the idea, it is the super bowl. i'm going to be there for super bowl. are you a football fan? >> off to a rough start. they will get there. craig: the super bowl? that's because they live there. that's how they will get there. >> one way o

best hip-hop video.ne direction took best pop and best rock went to coldplay. >> is this like england band, one direction, is this for keeps? >> for a good six months to a year. >> okay. >> then there will be another one. >> someone else? >> yeah. they're just shifting through. >> i need to know if i need to pay attention or not. >> wait until your daughter is a little bit older, then you will. >>> this comes to us from washington, d.c., where you can get up close and personal with some of the best known women in music or some of the things that helped make their mark from lady gaga's dress made of preserved meat to patty smith's boots and loretta lynn's guitar. they're all on display starting today at the national museum of women in the arts. aretha franklin's dress and madonna's cone dress highlights female artists going all the way back to the 1920s. >> i'm lynn berry, this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> a herd of rare and endangered horses are now run

the 4-year-old boy was shot in the hip. his mother was shot in the body just beneath the arm pit. this happened just before 9:30 last night near the 900 block of gorsuch avenue. police say the shooting happened inside the mother's home. she had physical injuries in addition to being shot. investigators are looking for a male person of interest. at least one neighbor is surprised by the level of violence in his community. >> it's not a typical event. i see police activity but never caution tape and actual gunfire activity. >> the mother and a boy are expected to be fine. >> a boy led a long line of police on a crazy chase from harrisburg to downtown baltimore. the boy allegedly stole a truck and took off with his girlfriend. the left a dozen police officers on a wild chase -- they led a dozen police officers on a wild chase. >> no word on a body that was found in the inner harbor. it was found near boston and leakin streets. police have released few details so far. >> firefighters still on the scene of a fire in ocean city. the fire consumed multiple units. this happened just befor

the boy was shot in the torso and the woman in the hip. >>> we are learning about a two alarm fire. one firefighter was hurt. the fire started around 6:00 last night at the bradley bacon dope minimums. three families were displaced. >>> we have an update on a puppy named mango stolen from the animal rescue. the reward has been increased to $1,000. so someone stole it from the animal rescue yesterday. the staff said a couple came in and spent more than a half hour with the puppy and they left, stealing the puppy. call 410-643-8700, if you have information. >>> you hear about it once a week, bullying. this case a victim was forced to be home schooled it had gotten so bad. joce sterman joins us with more on what one school is saying. >> reporter: 16-year-old katie said she was bullied so badly she feared for her life. and she learned about the kkk, and that's kill katie club. she said the bullying continued. the police were called and didn't press charges. katie's accuser said it was a joke. >> what i said was kill katie club. we had no intention of actually wanting to hurt inbound. >>

earlier, the deal woman was soft and lush with wide hips.oday, she is thinner and athletic and somehow artificial, like plastic. >> anna is too short to be a runway model, but she is often booked for fashion and advertising shoots. she is used to being heavily styled on the set and does not have a problem with the hair and makeup and clothes, but she hates being photoshopped afterwards. >> when they change your nose and eyes beyond recognition and your body is completely changed, you think, "that is not even meet." >> she models to pay for school. she is studying the philosophy of science in milan. she prefers writing poems and experimenting with those, as in her photo series, where she plays a 13-year-old ripostes her pictures online. she says the internet pressures people to conform to a specific standard of beauty. >> almost all young people in italy and maybe in other european countries manipulate their photos. from the lighting and make of to using filters that are more forgiving. they cannot even tell each other apart any more. >> her

>> and and apparently you move them by moving their hips.atch out, camera crew. >> how do you do that? >> you need to shake your hips, al. shake it. >> there you go. oh, yeah, baby. >> work it. work it. >> i'm coming after you. >> some hips don't lie. >> they're actually kind of fun, but i'm not quite sure what i'm doing. >> i feel like that could be the tampon commercial too. >> you can ride horses, you can scoot. >> oh, my. >> it's fun. >> i'm buying al a box and i'm sending them. >> our viewers said they can't take it anymore either. 86% said enough with the holidays too soon. >> all right. >> fair enough. >> it is still september, right? >> thank you for being here. >> any time. >> come back. >> any time. >> bye, al. >> coming up next, look better and younger without cosmetic surgery. >> i think it's broken. i'm broken. >> i think you're broken. >> that's cool. >> he won't stop. >> i'm going away now. car insurs side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ lau

we're told that a young four- year-old was shot in the hip. his mother, a 33-year-old woman also shot in her upper arm. police do have a person of interest. not in custody at this hour, but someone they are trying to track down. this is a domestic incident and it happened in this block of 900 gorsuch avenue. theynot too far from the olioles games at the stadium. they say that they've had some concerns about this address before and now tonight they get this. and that is why a lot of them are talking about a community meeting that is happening in this community tonight in the john hopkins building tonight. mary clark is expected to be there. this shooting in which a woman and her four-year-old son were shot is not in the agenda, but you bet it will be tomorrow night. >> stay with us for the latest on this story. you can get all the details on our web site, abc2news.com and tune in to good mangmaryland starting -- morning maryland starting at 4:30. >>> a massive fire in ocean city that broke out on 37set street. -- 37th street. the call came in j

has this hip reputation. talking about what you are hoping to bring to th washington, d.c.arket. >> first of all, i think people just like the product we have. have lights and television, -- we have live television, which is important for people keeping up wi-fi on the airplane. ter 15 minutes they are out of washington and can do whateverhey want and have a good time on our plan. >> do you in addition a larger presence out of -- i would imagine you want more service coming in and out of here. >> because we are going to san francisco, these are slot- restricted perimeter slots we are dealing with it every opportunity we get to expand out of the west coast, we take it. >> one of the questions analysts have about virgin america is that the expansion is the biggest in the industry, but you are not making mon yet. do you still believe we will be profitable in 201012? >> we aree still shooting r profitability in 20s well. -- 2012. you have to get to a certain skill in the airline industry, some of the benefitsrevenue side, or you risk being irrelevant and slowly withering away.

i checked back again with gen hip on and she was angry with the wild allegations she said there's no truth to any of his abuse allegations as a nurse's aide is in my profession to help children not harm them. for the sake of my children help chris will take full responsibility for his action. joe vasquez cbs 5 >>> latest presidential poll is out president obama gained an advantage after the democratic convention moving up four percentage points to 52%, a 6 percent edge over romney. they were in a dead heat before the conventions. 314 million people and the election of the next president buys with a small fraction of voters and handful of swing states. danielle nottingham shows us that is exactly where we find the candidates tonight. >>> mitt romney hit the campaign trail n. l. hi all looking for votes in the crucial state. president obama leads his challenger by five points that is why romney focuses on voters number-one issue, the economy. >>> he does not have a plan. his idea is that obama care and stimulus all we need. >>> romney told supporters in mansfield the president's polici

>> and and apparently you move them by moving their hips.atch out, camera crew. >> how do you do that? >> you need to shake your hips, al. shake it. >> there you go. oh, yeah, baby. >> work it. work it. >> i'm coming after you. >> some hips don't lie. >> they're actually kind of fun, but i'm not quite sure what i'm doing. >> i feel like that could be the tampon commercial too. >> you can ride horses, you can scoot. >> oh, my. >> it's fun. >> i'm buying al a box and i'm sending them. >> our viewers said they can't take it anymore either. 86% said enough with the holidays too soon. >> all right. >> fair enough. >> it is still september, right? >> thank you for being here. >> any time. >> come back. >> any time. >> bye, al. >> coming up next, look better and younger without cosmetic surgery. >> i think it's broken. i'm broken. >> i think you're broken. >> that's cool. >> he won't stop. >> i'm going away now. car insurs side by side so you get the same coverage, often for less. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ lau

ooh. - [gasps] i'm a lefty, so-- [hip-hop music] ♪ [cheers and applause] yeah! - whoo!, yeah. - all right! - thank you. - thank you! thanks so much for coming out. i am keegan. - and i am jordan. - and this is key and peele. - welcome to the show. - welcome. - all right. - so jordan and i have this ongoing competition about which one of us is blacker, yes. - haha. clearly me, clearly me. - no, no, how is that even possible? i'm from one of the blackest parts of the planet. - michigan? - yeah. i'm from detroit, okay? detroit's black enough for the whole state, all right? we had a mayor who used to have a nameplate on his desk that said "hnic."

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chunk about a quarter size out of her hip. she was disfigured i guess you could say. her face couldn't really look at her and see it was her. said filthy mean things to her that i knew would hurt her and get under her skin. i cried a lot during the procedure. i would ask throughout the day, where's my stuff? please just return it. you'll get out of here okay. >> after several hours taylor released the victim. >> spoke with her briefly, gave her a shower, tried to bandage her up a little bit. gave her some xanaxes to kind of numb the pain she was in as inhumane as it might sound, i didn't feel wrong for what i did. >> taylor not only felt the assault was justified, she was completely caught off guard by what happened next. >> i was very surprised. >> what? >> what surprise? >> she turned me in. >> have you been given the extent of her injuries? >> yes, with the extent of her injuries i felt that yes, she probably did need to seek medical attention but she could have said it was anybody. a drug dealer, she didn't have to say me.

police say witnesses hipped identify 45-year-old james ricklives as the man who killed him.hey met in a bar and took a cab to his amount. the next day he was found bound and gagged and several items missing from his home. he was arrested on sunday and is held on murder, burglary and a probation violation. >>> time now is 4:43. san francisco is trying to clean up the city's homeless possiblelation population by targeting drunks. they would have to do that every time they miss a court date. it could take place there and could start within a month. >>> san francisco police released video showing an elderly asian woman being scanned out of thousands of dollars. this is from sunday morning, take a look, near chinatown, a group of women convince a woman to turn over her valuables in a bag, saying her money and jewelry needed to be blessed because the victim had stepped in blood. using a bait and switch took tactic they stole from her. >> the noticed it wasn't right and noticed it was gone. >> police say it happened also there possibly carried out by them. that victim lost $35,000,

. >>> a hip-hop drummer has a terrible bike accident right before a big gig. so he says -- >> you know what? i think i'm still going to play. >> the wheelchair performance that was a fan favorite. >> got up and one foot moved. >>> and running from a bull. he should have done it as soon as the bull was released. the video that should be titled, "sorry, bro. it's too late." >>> we're going to get our show started today with a frightening moment caught on camera. >> wow! ah -- >> [ bleep ]. >> wow, that went down quick. >> went down incredibly quickly. at the bear river reservoir in california, and this suv apparently went down the boat ramp, ended up in 30 feet of water. >> oh, my goodness. >> now, according to the poster of this video, the boat ramp was actually closed for loading boats because the water level was down. >> oh, my gosh. was anybody in the car? >> there was someone in the car when it first went into the water. according to reports, a guy was asleep in the back seat of the car as the car started going down the boat ramp. he was able to crawl out o

that's why i pay attention to the hip-hop generation, because they have the men involved.at least having an imagination to reaching out to the young people. what dr. king, when he talked about the war in vietnam, he said i'm not speaking out against the war in vietnam unless i speak about the violence against the young people. >> the critical point of how you opened up is it a moment or a movement and the movement has to have direction. and so the critical point in this trayvon martin movement is where we are we going. and it's so critical and i cannot hear in any consistency talk about trayvon martin and we not have civil rights organizations as the church, as the academy, not raised robert champion from florida a&m. so if we're going to become up in arms about -- if we get up in arms about trayvon martin, we cannot excuse black on black crime. >> absolutely. >> it's got to be incumbent on us to be consistent across the board that we are not just holding candle light vigils and having a funeral at the church and there's got to be the same kind of consistency for the movem

. >> i'm not hip? look at this tie. i'm not hip?> do they not have mirrors anywhere even in the bathrooms there at fox? >> no. look. it's not kimmel's office with mirrors on the ceiling. am i not hip? >> no, no, no. we don't do mirrors on the ceiling. the coke falls right off. [ laughter ] >> bill: i don't think i'm going to get much else out of carolla this evening. so say hello to all the guys out there for me. tell them to nominate us next year. >> i shall. >> factor tip of the day. this one is for you monica lewenski. the tip 60 seconds away. >> bill: tip of the day in a moment. first the mail. bill, you're mostly right about many americans being in fog about issues, but consider this, america is not embracing quality anymore. we celebrate meade oakity. mediocrity. bill, yo long days when a walter cronkite could alter an issue. most americans not well informed. david wolf, carmichael, california. bill, i just heard you tell mike huckabee that president obama is smart and fast. he's zip in my opinion without a teleprompter. the p

wanted, young hip and trendy. others need not apply. >> she literally looked to my district manager and said that is the store manager. i wanted someone with blond hair and blue eyes. >> ahead, the woman who says she was fired because she's black. she joined me live. >> who are you? >> track and hunting politicians. >> can i get dressed first? >> paparazzi washington style. >> how are you today, sir? >> no hollywood glamour but a whole lot of intrigue. >>> the art procrastination. >> we all have a lazy streak in us. >> lazy or maybe brilliant? listen up, i'm talking to you, you lollygagers and doggers. >>> we begin with shocking news from the catholic church. one of the most vocal and prominent priests in american is being condemned for comments he made. the father is a 79-year-old author and regular of ewtm, the catholic cable tv network. here he is in a video tribute to his 50 years in the priesthood. here is what he told the national catholic register about priests who molest children. quote. people have this p

hip, hip, hooray that women are finally getting their rightful place in society. we have protested. we have screamed. we have begged. we have done everything to get our rights. finally now women are rising to the top. for so long, there was that glass ceiling that we couldn't penetrate. and so now -- >> you know what i say? all three of you throw like girls. >> oh whatever. >> now, we move on to the royal family because folks are outraged about these pictures, topless pictures of prince william's wife, kate, which have been printed in european media. if one of you were out sunbathing topless, would you be mad in someone started snapping photos? >> i don't bathe topless. >> you are missing out. i do all the time. >> we should keep those to yourself. >> the whole idea is, you don't have control. >> you think they should be able to sue? >> she should be able to sunbathe naked if she wants to. the key difference -- >> but here's the thing. they were in a secluded chateau. somebody had a super duper telephonic lens. this is not a woman who conducts herself in that way. i would be mortifi

then you lift your hips, bring the stone back, and then out. okay, and then i put my hips up. >> yeah. >> and then i go like... watch out! so, who's the guy at the end yelling at everyone? >> that's the skip. >> what is he telling them? >> he's telling them to sweep the rock as it comes down. he'll say "hurry," "hard," or "yes." >> those are just different ways to say, "keep sweeping." can i try it? >> if you want to. >> [ chuckles ] take this one out. sweep! [ chuckles ] >> aah! >> go! go! yes! go! sweep! sweep. sweep! harder! >> okay. >> [ chuckling ] that was awesome. what's your favorite part of curling? >> well, i like to be here with my friends, and i like the sport. i like the ice. i like the cold. and...i don't know. it just seems fun to me. >> you can hang out with people from different ages and just have a good time. >> my friends and i are having a lot of fun. >> i'd have to say the hardest part about curling would be keeping your balance on the ice. sometimes it can be a little tricky. it's quite slippery. >> yeah, i experienced tha

with a 12 gauge shotgun i pistol whipped her on her hip. which took a chunk about a quarter size out of her hip. she was disfigured, i guess. her face, couldn't really look at her and see it was her. >> christina meadows also knew her victim. she and her cousin got into a fight that escalated into a vicious assault. >> i hit her so many times in the same spot, you know, it made a gash from up here to down here. she was 6 foot tall and weighed 350 pounds. i was about a buck 30. i did so much damage they said that i had to have a weapon, which i didn't have a weapon. when you hit somebody repeatedly over and over, especially in your head, it's thin skin, it's going to eventually bust open. when you're hyped up on drugs, you're capable of anything. >> hitting her with just your hands? >> yes, hitting her with my hands. yeah. >> what happened to your hands? >> nothing. >> meadows hands got her into more trouble in prison. she had been at a minimum security facility but after several fights with other inmates was transferred to the segregation u

. >> i'm not hip? look at this tie. i'm not hip?where even in the bathrooms there at fox? >> no. look. it's not kimmel's office with mirrors on the ceiling. am i not hip? >> no, no, no. we don't do mirrors on the ceiling. the coke falls right off. [ laughter ] >> bill: i don't think i'm going to get much else out of carolla this evening. so say hello to all the guys out there for me. tell them to nominate us next year. >> i shall. >> factor tip of the day. this one is for you monica lewenski. the tip 60 seconds away. ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a stunning work of technology. introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. when i think of aspirin, i really think of it as that bottle in the back of my parents' medicine cabinet. finding bayer advanced was huge. i was really surprised by how well it worked. and i'd definitely use it again. put bayer advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com. >> bill: tip of the day in a moment. first the mail. bill,

. >> i'm not hip? look at this tie. i'm not hip?rs anywhere even in the bathrooms there at fox? >> no. look. it's not kimmel's office with mirrors on the ceiling. am i not hip? >> no, no, no. we don't do mirrors on the ceiling. the coke falls right off. [ laughter ] >> bill: i don't think i'm going to get much else out of carolla this evening. so say hello to all the guys out there for me. tell them to nominate us next year. >> i shall. >> factor tip of the day. this one is for you monica lewenski. the tip 60 seconds away. setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >> bill: tip of the day in a moment. first the mail. bill, you're mostly right about many americans being in fog about issues, but consider this, ame

when we fall, hurt our hips because bones get brittle. doing the walking it keeps the legs strengthened and the hamstring. >> walking is good for people of all ages. yes, indeed. >> what is your wellness tip for today? >> the wellness tip for today, hey, guys, this is national prostate cancer month. so, we need to get our checkup, but, also, we can get some fruits and vegetables that are good like cauliflower, spinach. >> do you eat that? >> i love it. all the time. >> some guys don't like it. all right, steve hayes, always great to see you. >> thank you, barbara. >> let's sign him up. >> oh, he's right on time. >> i do need to eat some more vegetables. i'll admit. >>> still ahead on news 4 midday -- >>> plus, where to find some of the best tacos in d.c. stay us with. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to

past my hip.hat one hurt. that one hit my bone. >> if that sounds gruesome, then hang on for what's next. >> i fell back behind my door to the ground. and then he walked in and put the gun to my head. when the gun of placed to my head, the first thing i did when i saw him squeeze the trigger, i flinched like a fighter did. as i did this, the bullet went through my eye, straight through my eye, went through my ear and got stuck in the wall behind my head. >> those are pretty good reflexes. >> but if it was "the matrix," it wasn't good. it was keanu and the bullet hitting him. as much as i moved i got hit. >> somehow the bullet that went through garrett's head missed his brain. >> you know when they tell you your life passes before your eyes? it doesn't pass before your eyes. you run through. you think about everything that happened in your life and you wonder did i do anything wrong and did i not make up for it. am i ready to die. >> at the time of the shooting, garrett's mother was at his home hel

. >> i'm not all that hip. not as hip as you. >> it's lil' wayne. >> okay. thanks. >> not little.ttle. >> how do you say it? >> l-i-l. >> wolf blitzer, rap expert. this is actually the latest in a long type of hipster moves by sir blitz-a-lot. need i remind you he danced on stage at the "soul train" awards. lest you think that was an anomaly, check out b. diddy keeping it real on "ellen." ♪ >> shorty got low indeed. you see, he had a long history of being hip. he does. i think he bumped it up a notch recently with the new glasses although as i said on the "ridiculist" a couple weeks ago when he debuted the new look, i think maybe gray-z was taking a page from the nothing's cooler than ac playbook. there's just, i don't know, let me put my glasses on. there's just something -- oh, you know what? i think i know what it is. it would seem that mr. wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. so last week, sno

past my hip.hat one hurt. that one hit my bone. >> if that sounds gruesome, then hang on for what's next. >> i fell back behind my door to the ground. and then he walked in and put the gun to my head. when the gun of placed to my head, the first thing i did when i saw him squeeze the trigger, i flinched like a fighter did. as i did this, the bullet went through my eye, straight through my eye, went through my ear and got stuck in the wall behind my head. >> those are pretty good reflexes. >> but if it was "the matrix," it wasn't good. it was keanu and the bullet hitting him. as much as i moved i got hit. >> somehow the bullet that went through garrett's head missed his brain. >> you know when they tell you your life passes before your eyes? it doesn't pass before your eyes. you run through. you think about everything that happened in your life and you wonder did i do anything wrong and did i not make up for it. am i ready to die. >> at the time of the shooting, garrett's mother was at his home hel

she didn't want toe drier but broke her hip six months -- to retire, but broke her hip six months ago> coming up the president gets personal on the campaign trail, the funny picture from a florida pizza shop and the viral video. guess what? vice president biden now has one to match. >> ahead on the news edge a toy for tech savvy kids, details on the new children's tablet at 11:00. [ male announcer ] for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around this corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pnc bank. for the achiever in you. but it makes millions off west marylanders every year. now they're running dishonest ads. why? because voting for question seven is a vote to build a... world-class resort casino in maryland. creating thousands of jobs and... ...according to the official department of legislative... services, hundreds of millions for our schools. while saving taxpayer

last week hip hop artist and businessman jay z. decided to voice his concern over the occupy wall street movement c j c just didn't get it and interview with the new york times magazine he said the following he said i'm not going to park and picnic i have no idea what to do i don't know what the fight is about what do we want do you know and then he says yeah but the one percent that's robbing people in the sea even people that's criminal that's bad not being an entrepreneur this is free enterprise this is what america is built on all of this coming from the same guy who's rocker wear clothing line banks selling t. shirts reading occupy all streets confused so my but the point of this rant is not to vilify jay z. or rather today i would like to talk to about the man who so eloquently defended the movement that's been tirelessly defending you and me the ninety nine percent that man is russell simmons is the simmons jay z's friend and fellow hip hop artist superstar millionaire and an open letter and response called jay z. is right n

we need a darn hip replacement here!t ] manitowoc has two companies that appeal to very different constituencies of investors. right now they're sitting under the same roof, which means the company doesn't have any natural consistency. yes, lincoln was right, a house divided cannot stand. so much higher. so much higher the stock could go if management decided to split things up. but let's actually calculate it. how much higher? let's start with the crane side. this business is still well off its peak but in the latest quarter the backlog grew 13% year over year. orders picked up and things seemed to be getting better. it could get even better if ben bernanke has his way. so if we valued manitowoc's crane biz using what people are paying for similar industrial like tarek, which i don't think is as high quality. this could be a $2.5 billion business. i'm telling you, that's a fairly conservative number. it's not a super bullish one. how about manitowoc's food service side? if we valued this division based on what the marke