houston, miami is going through this. you have young players, the altuves, the dominguezes, castros, martinez. you don't have two or three veterans producing as well. so the kids are out there almost by themselves. as bo porter has talked about. trying to let the kids develop. it is the same time, not grow complacent. >> mitch: exactly. i have five children of my own. i have a daughter that's very athletic and my youngest son will be a tremendous athlete. the biggest thing i preach to them, you cannot fear failure but you'd better have an absolute hatred of it. that's what these kids have to understand. you can't be afraid of it. >> rich: the guy at the plate is altuve. >> mitch: exactly. >> rich: altuve, as we talked about. he is full of fight. he has had to at 5'5", to fight his way into the big leagues. to fight his way last year to the national league all-star team. and bo porter said that a week ago, altuve came to bo port he and said, skip, we just need to hang together. our day will come. because he is aware of the

john cornyn is in the sam houston line. but thomas rusk was a beautiful writer, and there's not as much written about him as there is about sam houston. but he was a wonderful writer. and when he reported on the battle of san ya sin toe and the revolution, here's what he wrote. now, this was in 1836 right after the battle. the men of texas deserved much credit, but more was due the women. armed men facing a foe could not but be brave. but the women with their little children around them without means of defense or power to resist faced danger and death with unflinching courage. and i think that acknowledgment of the role of women even back in the 1830s was so appropriate. and i wanted to make sure that the role of women in texas just like the role of women in america from my first two books was part of our history. so i do talk about the revolution and the women who were there in the revolution. anna -- [inaudible] is in the book. she was the love of sam houston. he dedicated the battle of san jacinto to her. but she loved

anybody traveling houston knows 59. they've got eight lanes of traffic in one direction and it's a parking lot like the 405 in los angeles on a friday afternoon. they're going nowhere because of this fire. the smoke coming right over the roadway. you can't see from this live picture courtesy of kriv in houston but the flames earlier were leaping into the sky. it will be interesting to find out what caused this and really what's making it continue to burn. we don't know what accelerants were in there. there was a restaurant part a club part then it spread into the hotel part of this. the worst of it seemed to be in the club. at any rate we believe they're close to having it under control but concerns for the firefighters remain and we'll update their condition. we have the leaked photos from the scene where police say the south african olympic hero oscar pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend. there was blood all over the place where she died. we'll show them to you. new and chilling audio from january's bunker standof

houston smith. >>> welcome to mosaic with your host dr. howe burrows. >>> we have a real treasure and treat for you this morning. dr. houston smith is with us this morning, author of the standard textbook on the world's religion. for three decades, students and people who have an interest in religion have been reading dr. smith's book. he's revised it and come to talk to us about that. welcome. >> i appreciate that. >> welcome to mosaic. it is truly a joy to have you. let's begin by talking about the book you wrote nearly four decades ago. tell us about it. >> let me start just a little before that, mainly with my birth, in china, a missionary parent. in a way you can almost say that this book was in my genes because here i was, nurtured in a christian home, but we were the only westerners in the town and all of my contacts with china and chinese and their indigos religions, so one can say that this might be seen as the blossoming of the way that i came into the world. >> what part of china? >> inland, worrel, 70 miles from shane high. >>

that's how i view houston.s very much how i view the role of the houston grand opera-- to reflect that youthful immigrant city. >> brown: the effort began six years with a production called "the refuge", which told stories of refugees from around the world who've settled in houston. it was the brainchild of then general director anthony freud, who created h.g.o.-co.-- houston grand opera company community collaboration. ♪ more than a dozen works have followed. most recently, one called "memory stone" about members of houston's asian community after the 2011 tsunami in japan. all have been based on real people and experiences and are often performed in smaller neighborhood venues around the city. >> i want to know what you detected as themes. i want to know if some of those themes changed when you sat in an audience with your community. >> brown: sandra bernhard heads h.g.o.-co. and on this evening was not in the opera house but a community center meeting with hispanic teens and local leaders. >> our job is to l

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>>> houston, we have a problem. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. let me begin tonight with this, glee, it's a tv show, it's also what we're seeing happening on stage down in houston tonight. we're looking at the triumph of gun power over the will of the people. 90% of the american people we know want better background checks on who buys a gun. they want a way to stop felons from getting more fire power. the national rifle association is now engaged in some same politics marriage with the republican national committee. those two have put the kabosh on anyone that threatens their deal. tonight, we look at the celebration down in houston tonight of the marriage between lethal hardware and the hard right. yes, houston, we do have a problem. ed rendell, of course, former governor of pennsylvania, or he is former governor of pennsylvania, anyway, the nra convention taking place in houston shows how far right the far right has gone the once independent and once bipartisan group has

the hard right and, yes, houston, we have a problem.oy reid and ed rendell, former governor of pennsylvania. the convention is taking place in houston, shows how far right the right has gone. the once bipartisan group known as the nra has gone so far right. look at this speaker's list. it's composed of hard right figures, people like sarah palin, ted cruz, rick perry, rick santorum, ted nugent and glenn beck. this afternoon, ted cruz took an end-zone dance, if you will, for helping to defeat the background check in the senate. let's watch his dance. >> a month ago you had the president holding press conference after press conference and his package of legislation that would have undermined the second amendment in washington look like an unstoppable freight train. well, i tell you, i was proud to join with my friend senator rand paul and senator mike lee. [ applause ] >> in writing a short and simple letter to harry reid that says we will filibuster any legislation that takes away the rights to bear arms. because millions of americans sp

again, this is just south of houston.m the roof of that hotel there. fire trucks, emergency responders are on the scene right now. we've seen several people rushed away from the scene on stretchers there. we're told by, again, this is coming from our affiliate there, kprc. that's the southwest inn. that's the hotel, just south of houston. you can see the flames shooting from the roof. we're going to continue to follow this thing. five-alarm fire. we're going to update you -- update you as more information becomes available there. >>> we are also waiting details of a second meeting today between attorney general eric holder and major news organizations concerning the justice department's recent handling of leaks to the news media. abc news, bloomberg news, "usa today," and "the l.a. times," "chicago tribune" all accepted the invitation to attend. it followed yesterday's meeting attended by the "washington post," "wall street journal," "new yorker" magazine, "new york daily news" and politico." a number of news organization

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. >>> the national rifle association's annual convention kicks off in houston today. despite months of backlash and a battle following last year's tragedied a sandy hook, they are predicting the largest crowd ever. nbc's tracie potts has the latest on all that. she joins us live from washington. >> let's talk about the crowd down in houston this morning. over 70,000, it could be their biggest convention ever. it it comes after a year where they have been fighting here on capitol hill trying to preserve second amendment rights to own and bear a firearm. we're expecting a lot of conservative voices to talk about what the president of the nra says is a fight that's not over. sarah palin, rick perry, senator ted cruz, who led the fight which ended up being successful for them on capitol hill here as gun control did not pass. this is part strategy session, a part rally and part gun show. 600 dealers expected to attend. but outside of houston, there are lawmakers still feeling the pinch of the vote against gun control. senator kelli ayotte back home, down 15 points in the p

>> gabe gutierrez in houston for us tonight. thanks. >>> when we continue on a friday evening, our journey to a place few have ever seen. ann curry with a close-up look at a battle to save one of the most remote and pristine places on earth. >>> later, taking flight. a first attempt to make it across the country powered only by the sun. >>> we are back tonight with a battle brewing in one of the most remote and pristine places on earth -- the rain forest of ecuador and south america. for years the u.s. has been the number one importer of oil from that country. now there is a plan to extract even more of it from a vast stretch of land. as nbc's ann curry found in her travels to the region, it has caused alarm in that part of the world. >> reporter: deep in the amazon, in the world's most biodiverse rain forest, rarely seen tribesmen are sharpening spears and preparing blow guns for what they say will be a fight to the death against ecuador's new plan to drill for oil on up to 8 million acres of pristine rain forest. while the tri

coming up on kron 4 news weekend.it's gun day in houston. we'll explain after the break. >> the sec a live look outside. s.f. cisco bridge is sunday downside but the weather is expected to take a turn. would be right back so she sees her allergist who has a receptionist susan, who sees that she's due for a mammogram. mary has one that day. that's when she finds out she has a tumor. she has a successful surgery and because her health provider has an amazing connected system, she has her life. i don't know what you have but i have kaiser permanente. kaiser permanente. thrive. will go bac >> the shooting at houston's biggest airport has been set up and this is a conspiracy says glenn bay >> they feel they must regulate us until we comply. i will not comply. >> cheers the collapse >> this week in more than 70,000 people are attending this gun convention. malig >> copeland is starting the war are citizens network. >> will the size of the neighborhood letting criminals know that we are armed. >> people could not ignore the history being made in te

is the george bush intercontinental airport in houston, texas. person, it is reported one person is now dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at george bush intercontinental airport. this is the hub, one of the main hubs, by the way, for united continental, main domestic hub. it is now united continental. the person fired the shot near terminal b of the airport on the sioux city north side of the city -- north side of the city of houston. these are from reports from khlu television coming out of houston, texas. these reports just coming if, and we're going to keep you posted. this will, of course, affect airport operations and, obviously, in particular terminal b in houston listen, texas. >>> well, we are looking at the business, and it is a big business, obviously, of travel. finish if you like gambling, vegas does come to mind. but recently large casinos have been popping up in states like michigan, mississippi, connecticut. so let's talk about regional gambling and how it's affecting las vegas. my next guest is the chairman and ceo of mgm res

meeting in houston texas not to be confused with the daily n.r.a. meeting that is houston, texas.nd this year's theme was accessories. like pink assault rifles and bra holsters. now, fellows can brag about getting to second amendment. one thing i her repeatedly down there this weekend is that obama is coming for our guns. now i'm not one to believe in farout conspiracy theories probably because the government implanted a chip in my brain that controls my thoughts. but, folks, i've had my eyes opened to some disturbing truths that raise troubling questions like, "what did they know? when did they know it? and what am i talking about? which brings me to my new segment exposing vast government conspiracies, stephen colbert's bat [bleep] serious. ( cheers and applause ). now, folks, i've wanted to do this segment for a long time. but i haven't. why not? we'll look into that next time. but tonight's topic: are they coming after our guns? no. they're coming after our bullets. >> why is the department of homeland security using roughly a thousand rounds of ammunition more per person than

have gathered in houston to explore everything at the gun industry has to offer this year's meeting of the national rifle association is likely to be the biggest ever despite all of the recent shooting tragedies in the united states citizens are still committed to asserting their rights and oppose obama in his attempt to strengthen gun laws in the country are important as in houston with the details. the national debate over gun control maybe among the most divisive issues in the united states but it's also proving to be a p.r. success for america's largest and strongest rights organization approximately seventy thousand people turned out for the national rifle association's annual meeting taking place here in houston texas you could understand the things yes i mean the strength behind the n.r.a. so many families here have brought their their children now was those in attendance are not allowed to fly any of the weapons or admonition but they certainly are allowed to pick up the guns hold them in their hands aimed them for the kids there are air guns that the kids are allowed to shoot

so a crazy day in the houston area. that manhole popping up and then, of course, that other possible severe weather happened in the northeast, and we've got pictures, hail from western new york, and that's what it looks like all in pennsylvania and new york too. let's go ahead and talk about who is going to be on tap for severe weather today because that's what we have to be concerned with. the same cold front now pushes to the east. and here's who you have to look out for. i'd say any p where from the mid-atlantic, norfolk, excuse me, wilmington, the carolinas into parts of south texas and, of course, eastern florida, so jacksonville going to be in those thunderstorms, as well. so there's severe weather potential that continues today. it would be mostly damaging wind and hail but, remember, lightning, one of the bigger killers too. i'll be back with the nation's forecast but for now back to dan and bianna. >> all right, ginger, we'll see you a little bit later. >>> prince harry is waking up in the mountain time zone th

chris matthews and "hardball" is next. >>> houston, we have a problem.glee, it's a tv show, also what we're seeing happening on a stage down in houston tonight. we're looking at the triumph of gun power over the will of the people. 90% of the american people want better background checks on who buys a gun. they want a way to stop felons, the criminally insane and wife beaters, if

the hard right and, yes, houston, we have a problem.oy reid and ed rendell, former governor of pennsylvania. the convention is taking place in houston, shows how far right the right has gone. the once bipartisan group known as the nra has gone so far right. look at this speaker's list. it's composed of hard right figures, people like sarah palin, ted cruz, rick perry, rick santorum, ted nugent and dpl glenn beck. this afternoon, ted cruz took an end-zone dance, if you will, for helping to defeat the background check in the senate. let's watch his dance. >> a month ago you had the president holding press conference after press conference and his package of legislation that would have undermined the second amendment in washington look like an unstoppable freight train. well, i tell you, i was proud to join with my friend senator rand paul and senator mike lee. [ applause ] >> in writing a short and simple letter to harry reid that says we will filibuster any legislation that takes away the rights to bear arms. because millions of american

so a crazy day in the houston area. had that manhole popping up and other the pocket happened in of the northeast and hail from western new york and that's what it looks like all in pennsylvania and new york too. >>> let's talk about who is going to be on tap for severe weather today because that's what we have to be concerned with. the same cold front pushes to the east. i'd say from the mid-atlantic, norfolk, wilmington, the carolinas into parts of south texas and, of course, eastern florida so jacksonville going to be in the thunderstorms, as well. so severe weather potential that continues today. it would be mostly damaging wind and hail but, remember, lightning, one of the bigger killers too. i'll be back with the nation's forecast but for now dan and bianna. >>> prince harry is waking up in the mountain time zone. here he is at a cocktail party in colorado. last time he was in this part of the world it got wild. there was that lost weekend in vegas but this time around things are very different and abc's lama hasa

we begin at this houston, texas hotel. in the last hour guests have been streaming in for a banquet that kicks off the rifles gun and ammunition. they have been treated to antique guns & gold showcase where national experts were doling out free appraisals of guns and jewelry. still to come they'll be treated to speeches from those such as fox sean hannity and a speaker at the women's lineup for lunch. including sarah palin. governor bobby jindal, rick santorum, oliver north, ted nugent and, of course, the one and only glenn beck. his saturday night stand and fight rally is already sold out, offering up overflow seating with discounts for multi-seat purchases. if you want to see where right wing culture and gun culture overlap, it would look just about like this. right now, the right wing gun culture is sitting in the ballroom of the houston oil hotel maybe sipping champagne. we don't know what they're talking about. they have a lot to celebrate. they have good cause to be really psyched right now. they just beat back massi

. >>> the national rifle association's annual convention kicks off in houston. despite months of backlash and a battle following last year's tragedy at sandy hook, organizers are predicting the largest crowd ever including a high-profile lineup of current and former conservative lawmakers. nbc's tracie potts has the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the nra wants to make a big deal of the fact that this could be their biggest convention ever. 70,000-plus members expected, and that is in light of the fact that polls have shown the majority of americans support background checks. the nra does not. and so they're certainly trying to highlight the fact that there's a lot of support at this convention. we expect to hear from sarah palin, texas governor rick perry, and texas senator ted cruz who really led the fight here on capitol hill against gun control, a fight that he won 54-46 just a few weeks ago. rick santorum, glenn beck among those who will be speaking at that convention over the weekend, not to mention the protesters outside and the ads on t

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that was houston today. this will be houston tomorrow. in technically related news, the national rifle association is hosting its 142nd convention at the george r. brown convention center in houston. the festivities begin friday and go all weekend. if previous nra conventions are any guide, you can expect a lot of gun sellers selling a lot of guns. you can expect gun and hyperbole enthusiast ted nugent to say something intentionally outrageous. last year the news said by this time this year if president obama were re-elected he'd either be dead or in jail. like much of what the long haired outrage generator says that turned out not to be true. he'll be speaking at the convention sunday. outside the convention is another politically powerful group, survivors of gun violence and families of gun violence victims including at least one relative of a newtown victim. as they have done many times before, they will read aloud the names of gun violence victims, 4,000 of them. that's happening over the next few days in houston. what's also happenin

this weekend in houston the n.r.a. gathers for its

chris young, born and lived in houston, heating up.lmost in the fourth, josh don fooledson, solo shot, seven only of the year, then brandon moss, deep to right, back-to-back hitters. 10-2 a's, donaldson, 4-4, two rbi, triple shy of the cycle. a's with a season-high 18 hits. now 8 are 0 against the at stros. >> i think the warriors woke up a sleeping giant when they faced the spurs in san antonio. just one win away in the western conference finals with a >> mike: sharks and kings face off tomorrow night in the tank. an elimination game against san jose. the other western conference semifinals, blackhawks facing elimination against detroit. third period, hawks strike. 1-0. they scored two more in the second. jonathan toews, top shelf. hawks win but detroit leads the series. >> boston playing pittsburgh. campbell had two goals for the bruins and bruins and penguins, a step closer to lord stanley's cup. >> spurs take a commanding 3 or lead over the grizzlies in memphis. memphis blew an early 18-point lead. grizzlies, a chance to win at the

phil lebeau joining us from houston on the phone live cnbc. a closer look at boeing. peter armenti, he joins us from providence, rhode island. peter, what do you think we're going to hear out of the research day tomorrow? >> yeah. i think -- well, good morning. thanks for having me on. i'd say really three things that come to mind. one is this is the -- really, first time we're going to see boeing's production line of the 787 down in charleston, south carolina. that's their first final assembly line outside of the houston area -- i mean outside the seattle area. that is one -- i think one of the things that investors are focused on, the fact that, you know, that they're going to be skoous executing and what kind of capacity they have in place. i think that's one of the big areas that investors are focused on. also, i think the focus on when they're going to be launching the derivative aircraft versions, the 787-10 is expected to be formally launched in june and then the 777x which is a follow on to their popular 777 program later in the year.

the hard right and yes, houston, we do have a problem. joy houston and ed rendell, former governor of pennsylvania. the nra convention shows just how far right the far right has gone. the nra has gone so far right. look at the speakers list. almost exclusively composed of hard right figures like sarah palin, rick santorum, ted nugent and glenn beck. looks like the roster from a cpac convention. in fact, it's the same list. this afternoon, ted cruz, well, took an end zone dance if you will for helping defeat the background checks bill in the senate. let's watch his dance. >> a month ago, you had the president holdinging it seemed press conference after press conference -- in washington look like an unstoppable freight train. i was joined by rand paul and mike lee. in writing a short and simple letter to harry reid that said we will filibuster any legislation that undermines the right to keep an bear arms. because each of you spoke out and because u millions of americans spoke out, two weeks ago when the proposals came to a vote, every vote

. >>> and the gunman who opened fire at houston's largest airport left a suicide note. carnell moore fired two shots in a terminal at bush intercontinental airport yesterday before he was confronted by a federal agent. earlier in the day he posted a message on a social media website saying he intended to commit mass murder. tiffany craig of our houston station khou reports. >> reporter: it was terror inside terminal b. >> he open-range started shooting. open-range started shooting. >> reporter: kendra and plenty of passengers saw it or heard it and scattered. >> we took off. customers took off. everybody. we had a line. everything took off. we're right there in the front. and when he was shooting free will, you know, anybody could have got that shot. anybody could have got that shot. >> reporter: houston police say carnell moore walked in with an ar-15 and then pulled out another gun, a handgun, and then fired it at the ticket ceiling and then turned it on himself just as a special agent came out of a nearby office and shot at him. >> i mean it happened right in the air

let me begin with one in houston, texas, we pull this out.t is happening in houston. there has been this hotel called the southwest inn in houston, texas. it has been on fire and the smoke is huge. the response even more tremendous. at last check, it was a four alarm fire. that, of course, could have changed. but we have some video. we have some video we're going to work on showing it to you, you see the firefighters on the scene, we know that firefighters -- firefighters have been injured. and we have seen them being taken off on stretchers just because of the enormity of this fire at the southwest inn on the southwest highway in houston, texas. we're watching this. we're also watching another fire, farther west. it is a race against time. this is the powerhouse fire this is north of los angeles. a wildfire, 1500 acres. 15% contained there. we're watching those two stories. we'll bring you updates through the hour. >>> but i want to take you to west virginia. because there is a shocking twist here in the disappearance of a teenager, by the n

over in houston, the national rifle association was holding its convention. as anna werner reports, the group's next president set a defiant tone. >> reporter: incoming president jim porter, an alabama attorney, addressed some 2,000 delegates today with an attack on president obama. >> president obama demanded that his followers extract revenge. and revenge is what is motivating the president's unrelenting attacks on gun owners today. >> reporter: it's not the first time for porter. >> wified like hell -- >> reporter: in a speech last year to the new york rifle and pistol association he called mr. obama the fake president. they promised to oppose any renewed effort to pass background check legislation. >> n.r.a. will go the distance, no matter what it takes. not one single inch. >> it is not ridiculous! >> reporter: across the street from the convention center, protesters held signs and debated n.r.a. members. >> are you proposing it's just a background check? >> reporter: houston resident david cervantes came out after seeing news stories about the conventio

is in houston with the details. the national debate over gun control maybe among the most divisive issues in the united states but it's also proving to be a p.r. success for america's largest and strongest rights organization approximately seventy thousand people turned out for the national rifle association annual meeting taking place here in houston texas you could understand the enthusiasm and the strength behind the n.r.a. so many families here have brought their their children now was those in attendance are not allowed to fly any of the weapons or admonition but they certainly are allowed to pick up the guns hold them in their hands aimed them for the kids there are air guns that the kids are allowed to shoot also for actual cards to play with and many in the crowd told me that they come with the feeling of victory because in recent weeks u.s. president barack obama's first furthering gun control legislation failed in the senate that effort of course was for strengthening background checks when you hear from t

have gathered in houston to explore everything the gun industry has to offer this year meeting of thenational rifle association is likely to be the biggest ever despite all of the recent shooting tragedies in the us the n.r.a. is holding steadfast in its opposition to obama's attempt to strengthen gun laws in the country is in houston with details. the national debate over gun control may be among the most divisive issues in the united states but it's also proving to be upbeat our success for america's largest and strongest kind of rights organization approximately seventy thousand people have turned out for the national rifle association's annual meeting taking place here in houston texas you could understand the enthusiasm and the strength behind the n.r.a. so many families have brought their their children now what those in attendance are not allowed to buy any of the weapons or ammunition but they certainly are allowed to pick up the guns hold them in their hands i aim for the kids there are air guns that the kids are allowed to shoot also virtual guys to play with and many in the