. >> professor cashin, what was your childhood like in huntsville, alabama? >> oh, i had an incredible childhood almost from birth. my mother, joan carpenter cashin, took me with her in her arms to a sit-in in april of 1962. i was four months old. she gets herself arrested with me in her arms, and that event was a turning point in the sit-in movement in huntsville, alabama. and within a few months of that event, they had negotiated a nonviolent desegregation of public accommodations in huntsville two full years before the civil rights act, before the water hoses in the birmingham. >> did it help that huntsville had, was an educated city, that it was in northern alabama? did that make any differences? >> what helped, i think, more than anything was that huntsville had tied its fate to the space industry. and there were, you know, westerner von braun was already there, a lot of people, a lot of engineers and scientists had descended on alabama, and the city, um, wanted to dissociate itself from the rabid, racist image of the rest of the state, and that helped t

huntsville texas. the man who we are coming to see at the prison of when should have been dead a long time ago he was to be executed by lethal injection. a man sentenced to capital punishment more than twenty years ago for a crime which he has always denied. but. you know like you. would have thought that would. make thanks. time has flown by never did we think we would see him alive again. one thousand years after our first encounter so many questions are left unanswered how did he stay alive has he changed will we recognize each other. hello tell us for us here how are you this is him thomas miller. thank you. thomas and his amazing smile unchanged after so many years on death row the meeting is monitored closely next to us a warden and the man responsible for media in the prison we are being listened to. and are warned we are given precisely one hour to interview thomas our time is short and this. is necessary to see that. it's nice and we have. quite a blessing in comparison to the situation that w

>> what but helped i think more than anything was that huntsville had tied its fate to its base industry and werner von braun was already there and a lot of engineers and scientists had descended on alabama and the city wanted to disassociate themselves from the rapid racism and the rest of the state and that help them to negotiate this quietly. so yeah, from the beginning i have memories of my parents who were civil rights activists and active -- after the voting rights act then they pulled to -- turned to politics. i'd grew up with the national democratic party. i have memories -- to my father ran for governor against george wallace in 1970 and i have these memories of my summers being taken all around the state, those counties that were the center of the plantation economy during the antebellum era and not surprising 100 years later where all the black votes were and it felt like particularly during that election in 1970s, it felt like i had been carried to every black church in the black help you now and i watched my father give this stump speech over and over again invoking the famo

huntsville has nasa and well-educated people. most ph.d.s. of the food we've done over the years. and people really embrace it and enjoy it. >> what's your kitchen like at home? >> our kitchen at home is great because when we moved to huntsville, my wife really took control and asked me what i thought and used very little of that. it was nice. built this really great kitchen with wonderful appliances. i think that the focal point is a huge island that we can seat people around and entertain and have a great time with it. >> you brought us -- actually, this is more of a local alabama drink, no? >> it's the closest to moonshine. pritchard's white whiskey with some fruit. >> nice. >> end of the summer we're serving this. it's got a little zing to it and per sec owe to give it sparkle. you can get away with any kind of liquor i guess if you wanted to. >> is the local name for that white lightning? is that what i hear? >> it is. you can slug out of bottle later. >> if you wouldn't mind, chef, signing our plate on the dish. we love it when our chef

look at these big thunderstorms that have erupted around huntsville, alabama, also extending to northwesterngia as well. if you are ready to head out for your big holiday coming up tomorrow, it will be fairly hot all the quay from houston and dallas with temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100 degree temperatures. folks still without power in louisiana, right around new orleans, gary. it's going to be a hot day for them coming up? thank you. let's look at these live pictures from california. these are live pictures. this is what's going on at 4:52 p.m. pacific time. you're very concerned about these kind of images because it's very dry in southern california and you have santa ana winds going from east to west, it causes huge problems with the winds and fires. that's the picture with southern california. hopefully they can contain that but as karen told us, it's been a rough summer in the southern united states particularly in california and colorado where we spent so much time covering the fires. that's the scene from southern california, kabc live pictures. >>> once dismissed as just big

professor is set to begin, amy bishop accused of killing three colleagues at the university of alabama huntsville in february of 2010. >>> leon panetta will be in pennsylvania, scheduled to tour the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville. >>> teacher says it's about fitness and fun, not everybody buying it. >> coming up, we will talk about what others are saying is an inappropriate exercise for kids. we will tell you about one dance studio and a class some parents are shaking their heads about. Ñ[= >>> race for the white house, conventions are over and it's about the general election, both candidates spending the weekend making their case. >> reporter: the campaigns are hunkering down in crucial battleground states with president obama getting a lift. the gallop poll has mr. obama 5 points ahead of mitt romney. the president blasted the romney medicare plan. >> here is the bottom line. their plan bankrupts medicare. our plan strengthens medicare. >> romney used a disappointing august jobs number , the economy adding 96,000 jobs to rip president obama's record. >> it is a jobless recovery. if

. >>> a woman who shot six people in huntsville will be in caught today. amy bib shop pled guilty this month. alabama state law requires capital murder pleas to appear before a jury. a news conference held today about motor scooters and mopeds. you will be required to have a moped license and title and register scooters and mopeds. and a hearing apout whether you should be charged for lost energy during a storm. . >> i had a conversation with joey pa tone the other day. there any are -- they are so excited and i'm excited to watch them. i'm rooting for melissa and joey. they came in close in they season. excited for the debut tonight. let's talk about what is going on. we have a few clouds now. we are stating to see shall sunshine. let's check out what is going on, towards kept island. look at the beautiful sunrise, a beautiful picture. we will see plenty of sunshine in to the afternoon. will be at the chilly temperatures tomorrow. west minister german town, middletown, 5050 churchville. chesapeake beach, 50. buoy 50 degrees. we are cold, grab the jacket a

a former professor gets life mind bars for killing colvers a huntsville. was angry she didn't get tenure and went on a shooting rampage. she avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty. >>> the army corps of engineers is not liable for billions of dollars of blood damage during katrina. the army corps is immune of lawsuits under a provision of the federal court claim tax. heather? >> small businesses across the country are taking a hit amid the recent economic slow down. we are learning that it could get even worse on january 2nd automatic spending cuts kick in from 2011. one projection says more than 2 million jobs could be lost and a recent study from aerospace industry says 45 percent of those will be small business workers. also alarming this word from a recent small business committee hearing. it could be the loss of 109 billion in personal earnings and a reduction in 1215 billion from gdp. how can small business owners prevent themselves from losses? let's go to vera gibbons. they are alarmed right now. >> i was talking to small business owners and

there is a flash flood concern across parts of west virginia and northern portions of huntsville, alabama, knoxville you are out of the warning area but you can get heavy downpours that could produce localized flooding in a short amount of time with so many thunderstorms. if all of that wasn't enough we are talking about strong winds as we head into later today and the overnight hours and earl wlins across portions of new england, new york city, down into philadelphia as well with wind gusts that can reach 50 miles per hour as the storm system passes by. as had he head into tomorrow later today it will be quiet once again. >> so a quick storm. >>> it is now 10 minutes after the hour. first they printed more money now the federal reserve is claiming if they were more confident about the economic policies then there would be more jobs. are you behind that one? we will break it down for you. >> you are allowed to have friends to watch football. why is one familiar flaying hundreds of dollars in fines for having friends over to pray. with the spark cash card from capital one, olaf's pizza pal

one standing vertically at huntsville alabama. where it was invent,ed. they have two. how greedy.ne is standing vertically. another one is in captivity in a museum space where each segment was is an actual rocket part to segments would have been flown if we would have continuing making it beyond apollo 17. you have the rocket with pieces separated so you can stand between them and observe them. there's two in huntsman, one in florida, one in-house ton. i-- houston, i think that's a teat of four. someone in the audience agrees. so you go visit these rockets an it just can't believe it. you look at one of the engine nossels out of the five at the base, and engine big enough to have a tea party for five. in a single nossel, and you walk the length of it is 33 stories long and tall. you see the tiny capsule at the top where the three stawnts were. there is a famous rocket equation man test large. it fells you for every sort of little bit of payload you put u up, you need that much more fuel to launch the fuel that you haven't burned yet. okay. so this rapidly runs away from you and yo

charged with killing three of her colleagues and injuring three others at the university of alabama huntsville in 2010. bishop struck a plea deal two weeks ago that will spare her the death penalty, but she'll spend the rest of her life in prison. witnesses say she was digruntled after being denied teen you'nure university. >>> a scary moment as a flight attendant's gun went off at the airport in philadelphia. when an officer picked the gun up, it fired, hitting a nearby wall. no one was hurt. the flight attendant forgot she had the gun in her handbag. she did have a permit to carry a firearm but was given a citation for disorderly conduct. >>> an italian man is in jail for impersonating an airline pilot. he created a fake identity as a pilot for lufthansa. officials were suspicious saying he seemed too young to be a captain. he traveled for free on at least one flight but never actually flew a plane. lufthansa is investigating the incident. >>> firefighters in washington state are hoping to make significant progress today in a battle against several huge wildfires. officials feared lightning

is charged with killing three colleagues and injuring three others at the university of alabama huntsville in 2010. bishop struck a plea deal two weeks ago that will spare her the death sentence. she'll spend the rest of her life in prison. >>> firefighters in washington are hoping to make progress today in the battle against several huge wildfires. take a lookhere. forecasters expected lightning or high winds could ignite thu fires over the weekend. that weather never materialized, and that allowed firefighters to contain 30% of one fire that's scorched more than 30,000 acres. 200 nearby homes are still under evacuation orders. two cabins used by the park service have been destroyed in the fire. >>> scientists have completed a major analysis in breast cancer. they analyzed tumors from 200 patients. they say tumors fall into four main classes. one class showed similarity to ovarian cancer, suggesting it might be vulnerable to drugs used on ovarian cancer. >>> the american academy of pediatrics is reaffirming its stance that kids should avoid trmpolines. the aap says kids, especially those

huntsville. down in huntsville. >> neil armstrong's lunar model which was the eagle. >> the mighty eagle. >> i thought that was an offshoot of that. >>> still ahead, it's time to play dress up. >> that's right. holly is in georgetown with more on tonight's big event. hey, holly. >>reporter: good morning, guys. if you want to play dressup, georgetown is the place, the most fashionable spot in the city. tonight there'll be more than 100 ways to celebrate style as they are gearing up for the fourth annual fashion's night out. it promises to be the best one yet. we'll tell you why live next on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. that fridge in your kitchen may have crossed this bridge. your new car probably rode these rails. that shipment you just received was tracked by satellite. we build and maintain. we invest and innovate. so we can deliver what america needs. this year alone, freight rail companies plan to spend twenty-three billion of their own money, not taxpayer dollars, to build bridges, main

. >>> a former professor who went on a shooting spree at the university of alabama in huntsville will court today for trial despite entering a guilty plea. amy bishop bleed guilty earlier this month for killing three people and wounding six others at a faculty meeting in 2010. but alabama law requires a jury trial in capitol murder cases. analysts say the trial is mostly a formality and will be brief. >>> there is a new book out about texas governor rick perry's campaign for president earlier this year. the author claims to know why perry may have made several mistakes and statements during his campaign. governor perry had a mild case of sleep a knee ma which -- apnea that made him very tired on the campaign trail. the governor couldn't remember the three federal agencies he proposed to eliminate. former california governor arnold schwarzenegger is coming clean in his new auto biography. they obtained a early copy of total recall. schwarzenegger admits to having an affair with his housekeeper and fathering her child. he wanted to believe the boy was not his but as the child grew he kn

burned near huntsville. this is in texas.es or damage to buildings but many people were evacuated as they had to get a handle on that fire. and heavy thunderstorms turned las vegas streets into reverse. hovering over intersections with--river-like conditions in las vegas. with a very busy intersection in las vegas. search and many people had to be rescued. this was 7 ft. high. also it knocked out power for at least a couple of hours. >> let us take a look our local forecast. >> good morning. a warm-up in deed. today is a great day to be out. and pretty comfortable as temperatures will be nearly even hot. focusing our attention on those numbers as of right now downtown san francisco is not that bad with 54 degrees. through san jose with upper 50s in oakland. mid '50s in oakland and san carlos and livermore also at 57 degrees. would you have low-lying clouds and fog to contend with particularly dense fog along the coast. issues of visibility with half moon bay and highway 101. just 2.5 mi.. and 3 mi. through santa rosa. check o

life in prison for killing three colleagues during a shooting rampage at the university of alabama huntsvillecretary of state hillary clinton met with leaders from the muslim world ahead the united nations general assembly. she urged them to stand up against extremists and speaking of, number one, the iranian president ahmadinejad blasted the united states and the united nations calling israel a, quote: fake regime. and that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day in 1869, two con artists sent wall street to a panic. the nation was deep in debt after the civil war when a financier named jay gould and his partner james fisk tried to inflate the gold market and corner it. they offered bribes to government officials and even the wife of president grant. he eventually saw through the scheme and in retaliation he put $4 million worth of gold on to the market. the price of gold went down and so did the economy. thousands of businessmen lost their shirts and despite all the evidence against them, gold and fifth managed to avoid legal trouble.

the former university of aaabama- huntsville professor accused of shoooing six people has been ssntencedo life in prison without parole. parole.she pleaded guilty to charggs after opening fiie at aafaculty meetiig on campus in three people.despite the guilty plea, alabaaa state laww required a trial, which lasted llss than a day.a jury convicted her of one count of capital murder.biihop avoided phe death penalty by pleading guilty to the charges. world leaddrs are coming together today in new york city for the united natioos general assembly.middle east warming are expected to be hot topiis.today's highly secretary geneeal ban ki-moon, and presidenn barack bama. this will be the residdnt's fourth general asseebly speech. a-ttm fees are rising to pack on free chhcking accounts. according to "bankrate"... a financial research firm... a-t- m surcharges have risen 4 it marks the eighth straight year these fees are up.the charge for using another bank's a-t-m has risen 11-percent... to one dollar and 57 cents. analysts say restrictions on overrraft charges and limits on swipe fees from debit

ann in huntsville, alabama. caller: i am disappointed with president obama. i urge everybody thinking about voting for mr. obama to see the movie 2016 and read the book, the roots of obama's rage. he has a hidden agenda, and that is anti-colonialism. he thinks the united states is one of the major players there. the dreams from my father -- he has his fathers's agenda of hating colonialism. host: from what you have seen in the movie, 2016, and the books you have read about the president's post a secret agenda, do you think laying out his vision -- president's agenda, do you think that is an agenda others share and others would object to that vision? caller: they have not objected too much these past four years. he had the whole senate and congress behind him in the first two years and got practically nothing done. the last two years he campaigned and played golf and vacations and would not play ball with both houses. he went to the bathroom and declined the with and behind closed doors to get the health care -- that some of and behind closed doors to get the

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one thing we have to vote -- to note that in nashville and huntsville issue we could be seeing severe weather in the form of large hail and damaging wind gusts. but on the drought monitor, looking at rain where we need it. >> shannon: thank you very much. we will check back. next up, an intimate look inside the romney family, the hard work, the sacrifice and the joy from the matriarch of the family. >> even now, i mean, when we're all together, there is nothing we love more than -- but there is a lot of us, there are about 30 of us. because you know, we have 10 adult children and 18 grandchildren and mitt and myself. that's quite a on the of people. it doesn't matter how chaotic or noisy it is, mitt is loving every second of it. >> shannon: my one-on-one exclusive with ann romney about life on and off the campaign trail, coming up. ♪ why should saturday night have all the fun? get two times the points on dining in restaurants, with chase sapphire preferred. why not use all your vacation days this year? get points you can easily redeem for your vacations, with chase sapphire preferred.

next phone call is from huntsville, alabama. virginia is a democrat. caller: thank you so much for c- span. i wanted to say, mr. marron, on the screen -- it had alabama up there. we were in red, saying we do not pay income taxes. i worked for over 40 years. i always file the long form, itemized. i have three children. i always have to pay the government. before that, i would claim 0 exemption so that i would not have to pay the government. at the end of the year, i have to write a check. now i am retired. on my annuity, i still have to pay the government anywhere from $2,000 to $3,000 a year from my retirement. not only that, i have asked them why i have to pay taxes on my annuity when i have already paid taxes. they said, because your annuity checks, you have to pay taxes on that. i never got to claim any earned credits -- not earn credit, i'm sorry. my children, they were adults when president reagan past that in 1986. for a senior citizen to pay taxes on their lives and then have to pay again on their annuity, it seems to me, unfair. we look and gov

a risk for severe, and hail and damaging winds into huntsville, alabama and another area to keep a closethere, by the way, across the midwest are associated with what's left of isaac, producing much needed rain, guys? >> thanks so much, maria. >> thank you very much, maria. >> it's a big week. >> it is, go ahead. >> it's a big week and who better to handle the helm of the ship, the captain of the u.s.s. enterprise. >> this fox news sunday you've got big guests and speaking with david axle rod and what we can expect ahead at the dnc. good morning, to you, chris. >> hi, guys. >> what do you make of an r.n. c. a post convention bounce, does there appear to be one? there generally is. >> not much polling yet and certainly no polling taken after romney's speech on thursday, but there is a rasmussen tracking poll that showed, that romney was trailing by two points going into the convention and as i say tracking means over three or four days, by the end. he was leading by three points or five points and some of the others smaller than that. and you know, the traditional bounce was an outdated i