houston for some time after houston stepped the guys he was so emotional for him. it was such an emotional event losing houston at such a young age. houston was only 54 when he passed away and i was hard for marshall. >> i heard this the statement, which really puzzles me. but then it was so clear. when they say like all the work that thurgood marshall to end all the laws that he passed and helped put together, and then somebody said, you know what, whatever he did, they summoned it up to the point that it had not beyond me backed up whatever he pushed, it would mean nothing because the people rebelled against it. and when they told me how much military takes a part in making sure that these laws are passed because they're not the people that want to do it if not the military was there. so, tell me how ironic that it is for someone to have such a law degree and put things together and how they organize and construct only to find out that had it not been the military behind, it would have made no place. >> you bring up the next five points, that because the supreme

houston -- so houston and white picked education. charles hamilton houston graduate of amhearst college, graduated at the age of 19, served in the army and went on to harvard law school. he was the first african-american to serve on the harvard law review. he earned a doctorate of judicial science from harvard studied in spain while he was at harvard law school and was very famous at this time because he had recently defended a very high profile sensational murder defendant in rural virginia who is widely known by americans across all races and classes at the time. the law was plessy verse ferguson. established the doctrine. the decision to be sure, the law was that, so long as the government provides separate and equal facilities for african-americans and for white americans, the constitution is satisfied. houston cannot walk into court and ask a district court judge to overturn separate but equal. it would not work. a district court judge first of all does not have the authority to do so. secondly, it was the way the individuals li

so houston and white pic education. charles hamilton houston was a graduate of washington, d.c., native, graduate of amherst college, graduate at the age of 19. served in the army and went on to harvard law school and he was the first african-american to serve on the harvard law review. he earned a doctor of judicial science from harvard, status they he was at harvard law school and was very famous at this time because he had recently defended a very high profile sensational murder defendant out in rural virginia. eight was widely known by americans across all races and classes at the time. he wanted to attack segregation in a way that, of course, would be successful. the law of the land at the time was plessy v. ferguson, the 19th century supreme court decision that established the doctrine of separate but equal. and those words never appear in the decision to be sure, but the law was not so long as states, so long as the government provides separate and equal facilities for african-americans and for white americans, t

he hurt his left ankle in houston.h tendinitis in his knee and ty lauzon is missing his ninth straight game with his shoulder. they are unbelievable from the free-throw line. >> phil: 7 of 16. >> joe: game tied -- >> steve: game tied at 52. afflalo off of 3. ninth best free-throw shooter in the nba. aaron afflalo. the nuggets leading by 3. nice move, slams it down. nice baseline move. >> phil: that sure was. even quicker dunk. >> steve: looked like he was getting ready to say something. he put his fingers to his head to say get down the court, and you picked up a technical last night. >> phil: they were down by 30 at that point. >> steve: carmelo on the drive and fake, and as you said, he's not going to be stopped. 20 points for anthony. 45 last night. flip saunders wants the timeout. the fans here can sense that carmelo is taking over a little bit, and trying to turn the tide on a wizards' team that has already won the first feeding between these two by 10. andre blatche with the pretty move. he has 21 points to lead

. >> reporter: jean houston. she has used lsd to conduct research on altered states of consciousness. >> what has happened is that our notion of goddedness. >> that's a classic example of pseudoscience. >> reporter: the morning of the debate, michael shermer is watching videos of chopra and houston. >> the post-modern goddedness. what in the world is that? >> reporter: meanwhile, chopra and houston meet up for strategy. the location of the debate, one of america's preeminent science schools, cal tech. >> if they can make deepak cry, that would be nice. >> i'm here to see dr. chopra today. i'm a big avid reader of his books. >> reporter: as the crowd of 1,000-plus takes their seats, chopra and shermer meet for the first time in person. >> good to see you. how are you? >> good to see you. >> reporter: they may be chummy backstage, but when they get on stage, years of public backstage, but when they get on stage, years of public antagonism boil over. emememememememememememememememem emememememememememememememememem

i think we all know that we have a leader at nasa who knows houston, for example, but also knows the human space exploration program, general bottleden was an astronaut and a marine and that's good news. that is a voice that can be part of this discussion. i don't take the initial budget by the president as a budget that would or a statement that human space exploration is not good. and i think it is important tonight to take a stand for our continued effort and energy in working to bring about the right kind of response between the congress and the administration, a budget that is right there in the president's budget, one that can be reprogrammed, reformed, enhanced, if you will, to emphasize the importance of saving this space exploration, this constellation program. . let me say this, scientists will probably have different perspective, but i don't think anyone can have a different perspective on the pushing of the human capacity and what it brings about in terms of our own enhancement, both in terms of the knowledge we gain and i remember when we were trying to gain votes for co

. >>> the terps' avoided the upset bug in the ncaa tournament beating houston last night. here's a look at tomorrow's second round matchup. >> the terps' hoping to rebound from their early exit in the tournament advance. 89-77 last night. the story of the game was rebounds and the player of the game was freshman jordan williams. williams brings it in and puts it back. later in the first, he follows his own miss. uses the glass to his advantage. jordan had a career high 21 points and 17 rebounds. the terps' led by two at the half. second half maryland up 11. he added 19 points as maryland beats houston 89-77. it's their 10th straight first-round win. they advance to play michigan state tomorrow at 2:30. gary williams knows that is no easy task going against tom and the spartans. >> tom's team has always played. they come after you. they execute very well. you have to match their intensity and passion for the game. >> we'll have much more post-game reaction plus complete highlights and a review of their game against the spartans at 10:50 on "sports unlimited." back to you. >

i don't look at anybody else's tape or anything like that i just look at houston. we try to prepare that way and i try to get that through to the players because, you know, if you start thinking well, if this team wins, they lose, that helps us, that type of thing, that's where you get into trouble. >> one game at a time. the terps will play michigan state in a second round game tomorrow at 2:30. >>> in florida the nationals came close but they weren able to put back-to-back wins as they fell to the marlins 5- 36789 but the team made a big announcement regarding their young superstar stephen strasberg and it comes just one day after his most impressive outing of the day. he'll start his pro baseball career in the minors with the double a harrisburg steam. last night he struck out eight in four innings after allowing two first inning home runs but don't be surprised to see him move up fast. he walked just one batter, struck out 12 in nine innings. he spoke yesterday after the game. >> i've been able to make some adjustment, working in the bullpens and trying to thro

profiles charles hamilton houston, the first african-american on the harvard law review and dean of howard university law school. and his student, thurgood marshall, valedictorian of his class in 1933. and future supreme court justice. the two lawyers lead the naacp's legal office in challenging jim crow laws with a focus on school integration. hue-man bookstore in new york city posted the 40 minute talk. [inaudible] [inaudible]

university of houston guard, aubrey coleman. 6'4." leads the game.colecoleman is more than a shooter. he can rebound. and the terps have their eyes on number 12. heading into friday's matchup. >> to be the leader -- leading scorer in the country. and to score twitch points a -- 25 points a game now, with the way defenses are, it's hard to do. so he's done it this year. and you know, he's a guy that can go off -- if you average 25, that means you can get 30. >> we're not really worried about him. you know. but he shoots a lot of shots. and i don't know what his percentage is. but i'm guessing that it's not 50%. so he shoots a lot of shots. but we are just going to contain the shot. contain as much and help out as much. and just play our defense. >> reporter: meanwhile, morgan state gets west virginia. and the mountaineers, dashon butler. had a couple of clutch inning game shots. and leading west virginia to the big east tournament title. the tournament begins tomorrow, morgan state in maryland begins friday. see it here. game in buffalo, new york. fri

houston used to be the crime capital.hey cleaned that place up pretty well. >> cleveland has 22 zoning categories. houston has none. >> bill: 22 zoning categories? very hard. >> in cleveland, to start a business, a politician bragged we could get you in there in just 18 months. in houston, one day. >> bill: one day? the problem with no zoning you can have no tell motel next to you. >> you could. that rarely happens. it's not an ugly city, houston. >> bill: no, i didn't say it was ugly. who said it was ugly. >> lots of people. no zoning. the city planner says it will be ugly. >> bill: we have a lot of houstonians watching the factor. in a moment, charles krauthammer will layton the government, too on what bad things could happen to us in the next year because of obama care. then, we need your help, ladies and gentleman to catch a hit and run driver in atlanta. look at that the woman just sped away. there is a woman driving that car. car. upcoming. there aren't manof us who use a cellphone just to make phone calls. but when

in houston some new video has been released in connection with this bus and light rail accident. you can see the impact at the time of the crash. the driver was going 29 miles per hour when she hit a red light and hit the drain. 19 people were injured in the collision. >>> a suspected drug ring in connection with corey haines has led to an arrest. police said the suspect may not have been connected to cain. the 38-year-old's death has been attributed to an accidental overdose. >>> the laws are designed to prevent danger to children. explains that the state is taking quick action to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> she had a long history with social services. according to court records at least two of her children were removed from her care, but none

that's houston tracy there. born with a congenital heart defect that's rarely detected before birth. he's recovering from life-saving surgery. but when his parents tried to get insurance for houston, he was denied coverage. >> they kept saying it's pre-existing. it's pre-existing. but i don't know how it can be pre-existing on a baby that was just born. >> blue cross and blue shield of texas would not talk about the case, but it did comment to our affiliate ktxa about the health care reform law and says it will review the requirements to, quote, ensure full compliance. >>> the legislative battle over health care reform, by the way, is done. last night, the house passed a smaller health care fixes bill. no republicans supported the bill now headed to president obama's desk. senator republicans found violations in two minor provisions forcing the bill back to the house. after the changes, the house approved the bill in a 220-207 vote. >>> an 81-year-old woman in new york allegedly pulled a gun from her fannie pack

i lived in east texas in crockett, texas, in houston county, in the second congressional district, and we didn't have a republican primary and i don't recall that we had a republican opponent against congressman wilson in the time that i lived in crockett, so my choice was to vote for him or not vote at all. and i chose to vote for him. i never went to one of his town hall meetings down at the courthouse on the square because i felt like he was doing a very good job for those constituents in east texas, including myself. he was a strong defender of the military, just, you know, very strong on what we call texas values. he worked quite a bit on the big picket in east texas. he was an environmentalist ahead of his time. when i got elected in 1984 i made it a point to get to know congressman wilson or charlie wilson, because i had been his constituent and i knew of his reputation and i just felt like he'd be a good guy to get to know. and he was. he was a really, really good person. when his mother died i felt as a courtesy that i should attend the funeral so that there would be some texa

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it geographically, it is the midwest reason for the terps that play against houston. maryland is declared the favorite. he's and enters the tournament on a much greater role. they won four games in four days to burn injury. -- earn entry. houston has maryland's full attention. >> it is taking as many shots as possible, hopefully you can wear them down. it is not easy. >> we will have four guards a lot of times. anybody can shoot from wherever whenever. >> bracket busting in full swing already for the insanely die- hard college fans. the number one goes down, arizona state, a turnover. takes on the 25-footer. jacksonville a letter. the crowded devastated. we wrap up with a sports commendation for coach. turner takes over at kansas hoping to change a culture of intimidation and bullying left from the previous regime. it is off to a good start. at the all-american quarterback will run his program without cursing. he has hired a staff that will follow suit. his reasoning? develop these young men, it is counterproductive to curse. that is refreshing. stay tuned for a curse

and the attorney said that people in houston viewed this almost as akin to terrorist attacks. it was that serious. >> warner: now what did the attorneys for the government argue? >> the government was represented by deputy solicitor general michael dreebin. and he said this trial judge, he had 15 years experience in selecting jurors, that he understood and did not ignore the impact of the collapse in houston. and that he devised a very thorough questionnaire. and then he made credibility determinations, eyeball to eyeball when potential jurors answered questions as to whether they could be fair. justice brier, for example, he said he was worried here because there were examples of potential jurors who voiced bias and the judge didn't seem to think they should be immediately challenged or excused. and there dreebin said look, people come to court with opinions. and it's up to the judge to first tell them about the presumption of innocence and then to take credibility determinations. that's the judge, that's the job of the judge. and the judge did it here. >> and then finally sk

terps beat houston 89-77.y'll need to play with the same emotion today. >> the big thing for us out here is to just keep playing the way that got us here. we can't make a lot of changes now and i think both coaches have an idea of what the other team does and you have to go play. now you have to put it out there on the court. >> well the big upset saturday, the northern iowa panthers taking on the kansas jayhawks. and picking it up in the final minutes. and take a look at this three- pointer. this would bust many brackets across the country. northern iowa disposed of the top seed 69-67. and they play today's winner between maryland and michigan state. >>> and how about the second seed in the south. villanova survived a scare in the first round. another tight one with saint mary's. scotty reynolds knocked down a three. and later tied at 69, mickey mcdonnell with the heave and look at what happened. he banks in the three and it wasn't pretty but it counts and saint mary's shocked villanova. >>> and in women's ac

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houston stunsem, 66, ib kksigou ofhea na. was looking to get two in n landry fields probably finished second. >> 22 points, nine rebounds a game. first and second respectively in this conference. winning should be his middle name. landry fields does just about everything you can ask for. on the court he's got the strength inside. he's got the athleticism. he can step out and k with trotter, fields, green is a big-time scorer, can really hit from outside. jarrett mann is a very talented point guard and shiller is a good outside shooter. their coach is johnny dawkins. was an assistant a longtime for mike krzyzewski at duke. terrific scorer and he says he has seen landry fields become better and better every single game. meantime, you've got asu coming in, we told the 22 wins this year. they've got a guy by the name of derek glasser. glasser is a guy everybody believes in on that team. >> you heard about the good point guard that they have. great career at arizona state. their all-time leader, 1,000 points, 51st player to that.

this is her home hospital in houston.er husband, the former president, reportedly drove her here from their home, which is located about ten minutes away. she did spend nine days in this hospital a year ago this month for open heart surgery on an aortic valve and was here for a surgery in november of 2008 for a perforated ulcer. in this case, a family spokesman saying it is a case of her not feeling well the last several weeks. her doctors wanted to check her in and get to the source of what's wrong. back to you, christina. >> thank you, janet shamlian. and joining us live from houston we certainly wish her a very safe and quick recovery. >>> well, some positive news on the economic front, retailers say teen shoppers are making a comeback and it's raising hopes of a broader upswing. a report in today's "los angeles times" indicates teen retailers have beaten sales expectations for the past two months. that's because teenagers are spending about 6% to 8% more compared to a year ago. abercrombie & fitch says it ended a 20-m

maryland takes on houston. you can see bulk games. all of the tournament action live here on wjz 13. >>> and wjz wants you to try your hand at the xfinity bracket challenge. you can challenge us pie going by going -- us by going to wjz.com. the link is at the top of the home page. >>> don't miss the cbs evening news with katie couric. here's one of the stories they're working on. >>> how a student video about getting good grades became a viral sensation. i'm tracy smith in milwaukee, wisconsin. and i'll that story coming up tonight on the cbs evening news with katie couric. >>> and still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. >> he is not breathing! >> ma'am, are you with him right now? >> yes. >> terrifying moments. a mother's frantic call to 911 to save actor corey haim. >>> a bus plowed into a train. we'll show you what happened next. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. more of the same coming our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> first, here's today's report from wall street. we'll be rig

a big night for houston point guard aaron brooks.memphis led early, including a big one-handed slam by rudy gay in the second quarter. but brooks came on strong, including a long three-pointer in the third quarter. and he just kept sinking the outside shot scoring seven triples without a miss and a career-high 31 points in all. the rockets won it 107-94. >>> in orlando, san antonio's tim duncan had the worst game of his nba career. dominated on the boards by the magic's dwight howard, duncan wound up scoring just five points while vince carter was the top magician with 24. orlando won it 110-84. >>> in utah, visiting minnesota was strong early, but the jazz hit the high notes in the second half including a huge one-handed jam by williams in the third quarter. utah won it 122-100. >>> and a final nba note. michael jordan has won approval to buy the charlotte bobcats for $275 million. he's the first ex-player ever to become a majority owner of an nba team. >>> and a reminder, the ncaa basketball tournament kicks off today. you can catc

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the freshman has 17 rebounds and adrian buoy hit the big three buoy and they beat houston, 9 -- 89-77 he's a good player and he draws a lot of attention from the other team. i finished tonight. >> it will be maryland and michigan state in round two tomorrow afternoon. the terps and spartans started one year ago. >>> well, it was a big let down for the morgan state bears. this summarizes the game. holmes turns it over and leads it to a fast break for west virginia. they struggled all of the game. the final score, 77-50678 >> -- 77-50. the terps will face michigan state tomorrow and tip off at 2:30 and you can see the action here on wjz-13. there. >>> there's another plea from a maryland woman seeking justice in the murder of her son. he was gunned down two years ago at a party and there were dozens of witnesses and they don't know where the shooter is. the crimestoppers continue to offer a $2000 reward for anyone with any information. >>> in baltimore, the police file charges against a 14-year- old for shooting a 29-year-old. detectives say he used his victim's cell phone. >>> and get

they beat houston 89-77 last night thanks to the standout performance from freshman jordan williams who 17 rebounds. it was maryland's tenth straight victory in a first round game. tomorrow the terps will attempt to advance to the sweet 16 for the 14th time in history but it will not be a cakewalk against michigan state. >> we had it way inside last night. we're going to have to fight a lot harder on the glass tomorrow. we know that things won't be that easy. and so that's what you prepare for. >> all i've got to say, that it's going to be a great game. two great coaches. it's going to be, you know, one of those games you can't really make that many mistakes. you're going toax cute your offense and -- to execute your offense and play good defense. other than that, you know, i don't have anything else to say. >> neither do we. but we'll take a look at michigan state who beat new mexico state yesterday. they're in search for their third straight sweet 16 and ninth under their coach izzo. [ inaudible ] maryland has won the last two meetings, including a victory last season. coach izzo know

washington fell to houston last night 98-94.ds visit the hornets tonight. >>> the time is 6:51. 48 degrees here in northwest washington. they will try to dry out today in rhode island. in three minutes what uncle sam is doing about severe flooding there. new orleans wednesday morning here's what is in the news now. dc police are looking for a motive in a mass shooting. four people died and six were hurt last night in southeast washington. police arrested three suspects. >>> sky 9 is live over dunnston road in lorton, virginia. a major house fire there has been burning four hours. you can see firefighters are still trying to put it out. no one was hurt but the damage is pretty bad. >>> president obama has declared part of rhode island a disaster area. the governor there said floods like this haven't been seen in more than a half century. >>> all right. looks like a beautiful day outside. the day at a glance, increasing clouds and breezy. 9:00, mostly sunny skies and that will continue in to lunchtime today and by 5:00 the tempera

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they face houston in washington. >>> well, you have the caps, the rifles, the fighting on the frontiermaking headlines at 5:30 this morning. governor mark stanford closes two chapters in this life. he agreed to pay fines to settle ethics charges. then his divorce from his wife of 20 years was final. this is after stanford said that he had a mistress in argentina. >>> the white house hosts another state dinner. president barack obama and michelle obama will host another state dinner. >>> you made coon skin caps cool. parker played the legendary front tearsman and then starred as daniel boone.  >>> white house press secretary, robert gibbs took the show outside yesterday. his daily briefing are reporters moved from the briefing room to the rose garden. >> the space was normally used for presidents and heads of state, but gibbers thought that the sun might be a change of pace. the next thing would be to sled the tie. >> taking class outdoors. and spring arrives tomorrow. this is our last official day of winter. what better way to end winter with highs in the 70s. >> you got

. >>> a houston city bus slammed into a light rail train. the most dramatic images comes from the train focused on a rider. records show that the driver has been in five accidents since 2007, but only one of the accidents was her fault. >>> a tv game show sparking controversy.  oh, my goodness. it's so great! okay, wait, let me take a picture. okay. ready? [ giggling ] perfect! um, move a little to the left. oh, my gosh, you guys! you guys, you gotta see this. this is totally going on the web. come here! the new ultra-slim fp series, from lumix. touch screen, hd video, one small camera. >>> welcome back. it is 15 minutes after 5:00 now. montgomery students will not have to make up the snow days. the state has granted the school a waver. they missed nine days this year. three in december and six more in last month's back-to-back blizzards. they have four built in snow days. now, the students don't have to worry about making up the other five. >> wow. >> remember, we said that they will be so happy until june arrives. >> may

gets called for a double-dribble and houston upsets memphis, 66-65 in the conference usa tournament. does that mean memphis will not be in the field of 65 next year? >> tough way to lose for the memphis tigers. >> of course, you said it bodes well for the pac-10 that some of these bubble teams lose in their conference tournaments. do you think now a better chance for washington and arizona state to be in the tournament? >> get into the semifinal game on friday night and one of them advancing these bubble teams are slowly getting knocked off and it gives the pac-10 a chance to get that third team in. >> another case for both arizona state and washington, they played their best basketball of the season the last several games. washington's won 9 of their last 11. right here in this first half, oregon trailing cal by 13. >>> and we're back here at staples center. one team has punched for the semifinal round for the pacific life pac-10 tournament. cal halfway to doing the same. tonight, two more games. stanford taking on arizona state and oregon state and washington. ny fson. d ent m, dre

fox 5's karen gray houston has details. >> reporter: it was a major exercise.s gathered along the southwest waterfront from all over. the f.b.i., mpd and police from prince william and fairfax counties, d.c. fire, the fairfax and loudoun county sheriff's offices and maryland state police. >> if you don't train together, you're never going to be to believe work together when the really thing does happen. >> reporter: the washington channel is right near the flight path from reagan national. flights were flying overhead as the teams dove to retrieve items donated by the national transportation safety board. >> there's i believe two black boxes down there. we have some dummies to simulate persons in the water as well as seats and airplane pieces. >> reporter: what they're doing isn't easy. >> the advicibility is like one foot -- the advisability is like one foot -- the visibility is like one foot. >> reporter: the en their joe had an erie deja vu -- the scenario had an erie deja vu. in 1982 the air florida plane crashed. 69 people on board died. five people miracu

i was on the bus with her two days ago traveling suburban houston. she did the houston rodeo. and basically she was -- and she was lamenting this fact. look, i'm doing what i was paid to do. i'm doing what i was elected to to and i'm being punished for it. the old saying is, that as we all know, that all politics is local. in this race, certainly in the republican primary in texas, and i think we see it maybe in massachusetts, potentially we may see it in indiana, this year all politics is national. >> you know, i haven't heard this sentiment since 1991 when richard thornberg was challenged harris wafford, where i know the holes of power and all that washington swagger was a big negative for thornburgh. that took 11 to 12 years for the republicans to get people that mad at them. the democrats got people that mad at them in march of the second year. >> you know, chris, i think you're right. it's a much more abbreviated timetable. >> why are they so mad now? >> i think it's in part at least because of the economic anxieties in the country that exist. people feel the government i

plus on "the rundown" blog, a physician from houston's m.d. anderson cancer center helps decipher the latest guidelines for prostate cancer screening. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwen ifill. and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ( laughter ) ♪ >> we are intel, sponsors of tomorrow. every business day, bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses in every corner of the economy. america-- growing stronger everyday. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you

. >> mary lynn a big favorite facing houston, but if we have learned anything, favoritism means very little. >> terps need the best from their best. the player of the year has all the stats and awards as a all tom blair of maryland. -- all-time player of maryland. >> to get us to work and play our best, which is leadership. >> we are all pretty close to coach. we are going to play our best and do our best and put everything we have out there on the court. >> enjoy the madness. >> terps play the university of houston tonight. >> did you double check your lottery tickets from last night? you might be the winner of one of the largest multi match jackpots in history. >> addressing concerns over artificial sweeteners, what you should know about your sugar substitute of choice. >> i picked it up, and i did not have to say hello. he said, how do you feel about what just happened to you? >> it is called the grandson scammed, and it cost his family thousands. what to look for so it does not happen to you. >> the navy hospital ship has returned after its mission to haiti. haiti. >> it is time

she's been there for a few days john donnelly is in houston outside of methodist. tell us? what have dock toshs -- doctors been saying? >> 30 minutes ago motorcade whisked her out a side door been here since saturday. wasn't feeling at the top of her game as one of her spoke people put it. few minutes ago she left and doctors issued statement, believe may have had a mild relapse of graves disease a thyroid condition treated for in 1989 as a result physicians haved a justed her medication upon discharge she was alert, talkative and appeared to be getting stronger as she prepared to head home. a year ago mrs. bush received a replacement aortic valve at methodist doctors say is work very well. release goes on to say mrs. bush is expected to make a full recovery and should be home by now and able to return to her normal activities. live in houston john donnelly fox news. jane: good to hear. john, thanks very much. >>t teen's tragic suicide blamed on bullying she endured at school and on line. but teen suicide is much more common than you might think. the new response t

karen gray houston is live. i know riders are frustrated. >> reporter: i recommend metro rail if you need exercise. a lot of riders are tired of going up and down steps that don't move. this is one of three at the van ness station that don't work. if you go on the web site you will see 59 out of service throughout the system. >>> reporter: another traffic jam between the station platform and mesa nene landing. two problems, one escalator is getting a complete rehab. the one next to it has the walker turned off. >> inconvenient. big one. it gives you a lot of exercise but still. >> it was a real inconvenience for this passenger that brought her toddler son in a stroller and was forced to use the elevator. >> we have to carry the stroller or take the elevator. but the elevator is working, okay. >> reporter: this sign advices that the broken escalator has carried millions of riders. to make it safe and reliable, it will take until may to fix. this is a shell of its former self. metro says it has taken two weeks to

on the democratic side, former houston mayor bill white won 76 76% of the vote over six other candidates. he quickly turned his general election focus to perry, and to the republicans voters who did not support him. >> to those who challenged rick perry in the other primary, let me talk to them: we admire your courage. you've taken on a professional politician. he knows all the tricks in the trade. ( laughter ) no, he does. he's really experienced at the re-election business. that's his specialty. he's fueled by a torrent of money from the lobbyists and special interests in austin and he knows how to manipulate emotions in order to win re- election. >> ifill: if white does beat perry in november, he'd be the first democrat to win statewide office in texas since 1994. and we're joined by james henson, director of the texas political project for the university of texas at austin. thank you for joining us. so, professor, tell me how rick perry seemed to win by such a large margin. >> well, he did a few things absolutely correctly. he had, from the very beginning, targeted republican primary

a live shot out of houston. good morning, mom and dad, in houston. you've got rain this morning.news but not the icy news that we're happying. half inch to a full inch of rain there. as that low cruises the gulf coast, it will spread rain. now, look to the north. there will be an icy mix. atlanta, you may be a part of that late tonight into tomorrow. so just keep up with your local abc stations. and we thank ktrk in houston for those beautiful pictures. here's that low into new england. >> a very good morning. we have a fair amount of sunshine with some passing clouds. highs should be around 50 degrees. we will see some breezes from time to time. 15 to 25 miles per hour. some white precipitate -- some light precipitation. flurries into thursday. not much accumulation. >> more weather from times square in the next half hour. robin. >> all right, sam, thank you. >>> now, a serious subject but an important one. te suicide. this weekend, marie osmond's son took his own life after jumping from his high-rise in los angeles. boys are four times at risk than girls. chris connelly has mor

karen gray houston is live with some advice on how to avoid the crowds or beat the crowds as you try to get down there. >> reporter: hey, shape. you mentioned events here get started around 10:00 tomorrow morning including the family fun zone activities they have there at the jefferson memorial and there is limited public parking down here. they expecting huge crowds of public transportation and that is the way to go. we can't say it enough. take metro. >> we know despite all the advice in the world some folks are going to drive and not just the tourists from out of town. the national park service is rea for that and there is park at nearby haines point and the folks doing the tour mobile tours are stepping up to help out. >> parking is free. >> haynes point is home to 100 cherry trees. for those wanting to enjoy the blossoms and all the activities like the bike tours and chit chats. with 1 million people expected at the two weeks of festival, including three weekends, getting there is best done by metro. the smith seen jan is the closest station stop. >> wild advise riders, newcomer

. >> houston, we have a problem. >> houston, we very much do have a problem. to quote the vice president, it's a big [ bleep ] deal. >> the parents and children who have a preexisting condition will finally be able to purchase the coverage they need. that happens this year. [ applause ] >> maybe not so fast. welcome, i'm neil cavuto. the white house scrambling to fix a glitch in the healthcare law. as it stands, kids won't get full protection until 2014. are we going to see more like this after the rush to get healthcare reform through. bob has been sorting this outs. the selling point was preexisting conditions for kids kids covered day one. >> that's right. this is a drafting problem with the legislation and the administration's scrambling saying they have to issue new regulations to fix this issue. they want to get the kids covered right away but the way the law is written, it can't happen. the adults, as far as preexisting conditions, it is bulk of the benefits won't kick in until 2014 but the kids could have started this year. but it remains to be seen if

live along the potomac river, karen gray houston, fox 5 news. will? >> important work being done out there. thank you. >>> the coast guard we should tell you took part in the drill, mainly in keeping other boats away from the training area. >>> dw parkway is back open after a deadly accident. the car flipped over on to the median. the southbound lanes were shut down. northbound traffic was down to one lane. the road reopened around 8:30 this morning. >>> a hit-and-run driver killed a pedestrian this morning. investigators have not released the victim's name. hampton park boulevard was shut down in both directions while accident reconstruction crews corrected evidence. >>> a new development in the ongoing saga with toyotas and allegations of sudden acceleration. a prius was in an accident in new york state. we reported it here on 5:00. a toyota spokesperson says the black box is showing information and engine speed and pedal position from the time of the crash. they hope 0 to gain and understanding of what is going on from that information. more than 8

they play houston on friday night. >> playing well is the key this time of year, because if you played. tournament, you do not have to play over your head to do well, but you have to play to your level. >>> let's talk about the redskins. what's up with rex grossman? why would they sign him? it is about competition. his college career was terrific at florida. he was the heisman runner-up. she was thrown into the fire with the bears. -- he was thrown into the fire with the bears. >> we want competition. if you look in his background, you can see how much experience he has. he has a year into the system. not a lot of playing time, but i am looking forward to seeing all of these quarterbacks and seeing what they do on the field. devin not in baseball, -- >>> the general manager of the nationals says they had not seen the progress they hope to see out of dukes. >>> texas rangers manager tested positive last season for cocaine. he said it was a one-time deal. he apologized. he entered the major-league baseball drug program. the rangers are standing behind him. >>> let's go to the hockey. the

fox 5's careen gray houston more on that side of the clean- up. >> reporter: d.c. understand of it that was dumped next to the city morgue and d.c. general as well as one of rfk stadium's parking lots. some of it is still melting being black piles of it full of trash. it looks, in a word, nasty. the folks at the washington convention and sports authority are moving to to one side so they can repave the lotto sew it can be used for tailgate parties at d.c. united games. they say they're doing everything they can to get rid of it in an environmentally responsible way. then there is the potomac. in some sections, the shoreline looks like a public trash can. the park service said it had an incident command team out doing clean-up about two weeks ago. it was disbanded when the major cresting of the river was over but as you can see, potomac is still overflowing its banks here at hains point. >> this is pretty much an unprecedented year in of what we've incued. >> the rafer is crying. i see logs and stuff that have washed up the river, trash that has washed up the river

they beat the houston cougars friday night by about 12 points and are now gearing up for what's expected to be a much closer and tougher match-up this afternoon. they're facing michigan state today in round 2 of the ncaa tournament. the terps and spartans will tip off at 2:30 p.m. udge see all of the action -- you can see all of the action right here exclusively on wjz 13. >>> a couple of big upsets during yesterday's tournament action as st. mary's edges out villanova to advance to the sweet 16. they did it on a long three- point shot from mcconnell. then a great defensive fan in the game, st. mary's wins 75-68 but that's not the only upset. [ cheering ] you can't be serious with that shot! >> the number one overall seed going home. the kansas jayhawks lost a game that fans thought they were sure to win. northern iowa beat the jayhawks in a thrilling victory final score 69-67. >> wow. and so with the upsets, you can imagine a lot of people's brackets are broken this morning and that would include most of us here at wjz and the bracket challenge. the lead i once had is gone. mark and sta

memphis is going to get heavy rain, chicago, houston, maybe a downpour or two. you can see rain tracking up through arkansas currently and we're seeing mississippi and alabama covering with rain. tallahassee to detroit. the east coast you'll be dry today. tomorrow's when the rain will arrive. in the middle of the nation we'll watch oklahoma city clearing out as the day goes on. the rockies looks just fine. that's a quick look at the weather forecast. now here a quick look outside your window. thunderstorms are possible today in nashville. we're not talking severe weather thankfully. maybe strong storms and gusty winds. indianapolis, light rain for you. 54. dallas, a cool 62. that's your thursday forecast, lynn. >> thank you. >>> well, starbucks bubbles, honda sizzles, and man's best friend goes wireless. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus two more revelations, two more big blows to the marriage of sandra bullock and jesse james. >>> two more teams punch their way to the play-offs and the nets win. wait, what? yeah. you're watching

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