john anderson and his family scouted out the perfect spot over the weekend and by 11 appear they'd staked out not one -- 11 a.m. they'd staked out not one but two spots by the washington monument. >> this is our daytime spot under the tree where we can stay cool and may games and relax and have lots -- play games and relax and have lots of shade and this over here is our evening spot when the sun goes down so we have an unobstructed view of the fireworks. >> reporter: now that's planning. with two families and seven kids they brought gallons of water and coolers full of food for the 12 hours spent on the mall in the middle of a heatwave. >> we have all sorts of games, hard games and frisbees and tarps and umbrellas in case it rains. >> reporter: how did you get it all in here? >> strategically planned. everyone carried a bag. we rolled in a cooler. >> reporter: some people might say you are crazy for wait all day long just for the fireworks. >> there's so much to do. there's the parade. >> reporter: they had a perfect view on constitution while farther down the mall preparations were unde

the anderson case is erie similar to another case involving a fugitive slave also known as john anderson who fled to canada at the end of the decade to avoid prostitution for murder. arrested and brought before the court of queen's bench, anderson was finally freed on a technicality following intense public pressure on the british government organized in london by the foreign anti-slaveried society. both cases also raised questions about the political reach of american fugitive slave laws and the many ways opponents found to resist the enforcement at home and abroad. as in so many other instances, it was anderson, handy and lois who took the decision to act, to get on board the ships in baltimore and charleston and doing so they opened up a heated debate with international repercussions over the nature and legitimacy of the fugitive slave law. their actions and those of others were a direct political charge to slavery. anderson knew this, so did handy and lois. they had a profound sense of the meaning of freedom. when asked by the magistrate in savannah lamar, why he went on board the sh

he was john anderson, a 25-year-old baltimore slave who had been hired out by his owner for many years and so had lived relatively freely as so many others did in the port city. his friend nettles, a free black lent him his free papers, complicating the picture further is the fact that anderson had been brought on board by his landlord and a young woman. the implication is that the landlord was white. at a time when local observers worried about the existence of elements of the underground railroad in the city, it seems that anderson had the help of net lts, his landlord and an unnamed woman in planning his escape. it was the sort of alliance that haunted southerners. captain rogers faced two problems. one, he knew under maryland law and baltimore ordinances he could be held liable for anderson's escape. secondly he was determined to recover his $23. he concluded best way to resolve both problems was to keep anderson on board rather than put him on shore in norfolk or some other port along the coast where he would be forced to answer potentially embarrassing questions. once the ship dr

dad called 911 and mom gave birth to gavin john anderson on a stretcher. paramedics packed mom and dad into the ambulance but had to stop again because she gave birth to her second son. both boys are six pounds. the boys and parents are doing fine. >>> see when you start off that way, the rest of their lives, who is going to go first, who is going to be best. >> you know who gets to go first, because he came out first. but i would imagine, you know, wouldn't you think -- not necessarily. >> the first one comes, you probably neat to sit still and wait for the next one. >> i guess the doctors would think it would be better if we got to the hospital. >> or try at least. >> yes. congratulations. >>> stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> some of america's top swimmers are looking to redeem themselves this morning after a disappointing day in the pool. >>> also today we learn the charges against the man accused of killing 12 people in a crowded movie theater and whether he'll repeat his bizarre behavior in court.

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anderson boses of bill murray before making his second rehab start he gave up four runs in four innings as he continues to work his way back from tommy john surgery anderson is expected to reach 98 and september. tishana culver's and will be in attendance this sunday it to her after the two sides could not work out a long- term deal on fresh of winning the british open they shot a 72 in the oakland's keas 10 strokes behind this scott pierce see who shot a 62. takeaways and you believe the training camp. >>> baseball is getting fun. so was see you at 11. ,,,, gotcha. good. i'd go with the rows. that's a good idea. (michael) today is diversity day, and someone's gonna come in and talk to us about diversity. it's something that i've been pushing-- that i've been wanting to push for a long time.

john anderson and his family scouted out the perfect spot over the weekend and by 11 a.m. they'd staked out not one, but two spots by the washington monument. >> this is our daytime spot. we're under the tree so we get lots of shade where we can stay cool and play games and relax and this over here is our evening spot when the sun goes down so we have an unobstructed view of the fireworks. >> reporter: that's planning. with two families and seven kids they brought gallons of water and coolers full of food for the 12 hours they'll spend on the mall in the middle of a heatwave. >> we had all sorts of games, card games and frisbees and tarps and umbrellas in case it rained. >> reporter: how did you get it all in here? >> strategically planned. everyone carried a back. we rolled in a cooler. >> reporter: some -- a bag. we rolled in a cooler. >> reporter: some people may say you're crazy waiting all day long for the fireworks. >> there's so much to do with the pa rainfall. >> reporter: they had a perfect view of constitution avenue and farther down preparations are underway for

anderson? >> all right, john, thanks. interesting to look at that. let's turn to a democratic strategist and pollster for the obama 2012 campaign. also romney campaign adviser tara wald. let's go back to romney's speech at the naacp. he said he expected a rocky reception from the crowd. obviously republicans haven't always gotten a warm welcome from the naacp. john mccain used a very different tone in talking about candidate obama four years ago. he got a pretty good reception from the crowd then. do you think if the governor had taken a similar approach, his policy message may have gotten a different or frankly better reaction? >> well, his policy message actually got overall a good reaction. there were snippets as you played, that did elicit negative reaction, and one or two occasions. but overall there were a number of occasions where his policies did elicit applause and ovation and general consensus of agreement. so i think he actually has a message that appeals. i think the bigger question or the bigger headline that should be addressed and that

here's john king. >>> anderson, imagine you get to run a lap or two before your opponent gets to starte. or the game is football and you're spotted 15, 16-point lead before the game even starts. that is esen .tially what is happening because of president obama's lopsided advantage among african-american and other minority voters. the key battle ground as governor romney went to the naacp. look at this from 2008, 13% of the electorate, african-americans. it's the most solid part of the president's base. 95% of the african-american voted for then senator, now president obama. only 4% for john mccain. governor romney is doing a bit better, but even his team would concede not good enough with african-americans. why does that matter? in north carolina, the african-american vote is critical in many of the most important battleground states. nearly a quarter of the electorate in north carolina, 20% in virginia, double digits in pennsylvania, florida, michigan and ohio. if the president is getting 95% of this chunk of the vote in those states, guess what? it puts governor romney at a big disad

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lawyers barry scheck and nina morrison of the innocence project, and john raley, a private attorney in houston, finally got a look at anderson'sriginal trial. >> john raley: it was one of those moments where you almost... you almost faint, to hold in my hand a copy of a document that the district attorney at the time had and didn't tell anybody about it on the defense side... >> logan: that document would've proved what? >> raley: would've proved that michael morton is innocent. >> logan: he's talking about this police report, in which christine's mother told investigators that her three- year-old grandson eric had witnessed the murder and described to her in detail how he saw a "monster" with a "big moustache" kill his mother. "he hit mommy," eric says in the dmport. "was daddy there?" his grandmother asks. "no, mommy and eric was there." there was also this report in which a neighbor described seeing a suspicious man "park a green van on the street" and "walk into the wooded area" behind the morton home. barry scheck says this is precisely the kind of information a prosecutor is legally and ethically obligated to disclose. >

thanks to senator john mccain for today's moment of sanity. >>> let's check in with anderson cooper withat what's ahead on "a.c. 360." >> continuing to dig into this muslim conspiracy theory floated into washington by michele bachmann and four of her republican colleagues. we tried to get an answer from her about allegations that members of the muslim brotherhood have penetrated the highest levels of government. she isn't terribly forthcoming with our reporter dana bash. we'll have more on how the allegations with real-world consequences to american foreign policy just don't match up with the facts. >>> and you've heard about the lavish conference in las vegas costing more than $800,000 by the agency that's supposed to be a watchdog agency over spending. even more extravagance. and in kansas city, federal employees took more than $20,000 worth of cooking classes and etiquette training over a number of years in the name of team building. that's paid for by taxpayer money. we'll tell you what else you're paying for and more all at the top of the hour. we'll be watching, anderson. >>> our f

john fuglesang filling in for the stephers. i'm joined by the great frank conniff and the great tony sorrentino. we're so glad you're with us on radio, camera or current tv. folks, anderson marry katie holmes. >> john: stop it, stop it, stop it! anderson cooper -- most of us have known this for a long time. i'm a big fan of mr. cooper. i see him all the time over at cnn and he lives in my neighborhood. i think a lot of folks already knew this. it wasn't like it was a big secret i think we should be grateful that now we're in a period where huge cnn anchors can do that. >> it is very liberating when someone who everybody already knows is gay comes out and says they're gay. >> very pioneering move. i think it is great that cnn has an anchor who is fearless about coming out as being gay one year after it was done already. >> also, i think the only reason i would have thought he was gay is if he had been a republican congressman. >> john: exactly right. the larry king syndrome. you've been on hold a long time, bill in missouri. what's up. good morning. >> caller: how are you? >> john: thank you for waiting, sir. >> caller: i just wanted to point out how republicans like -- e

john? >> let's check in with ashleigh banfield in for anderson cooper with a look at what's ahead on "a.c.60". >> we're keeping them honest ahead on "360." the biggest tax increase in the world? that's what some politicians are calling president obama's health care reform after the supreme court upheld the law. republicans have really zeroed in on the tax language. democrats, are pretty adamant that it's a penalty. despite what the opinion of the chief justice of the supreme court actually wrote in that opinion. so we've got the spending and the facts all together. i'll be joined by ari fleischer, bill burton and cnn legal strategist, jeffrey toobin. they'll have some answers for you. >>> also tonight, the tiger has been caged but that door is still wide open. that's open. that's how one official in the battle to contain the waldo canyon fire in colorado is describing it. we have an exclusive look on the men and women who risk their lives to predict where these fires are going and then how to shut them down when they find where they're going. those stories and the staff picking the best re

thanks to senator john mccain for today's moment of sanity. >>> let's check in with anderson kennedyt non-protestant issue, is mitt romney's faith. discussion of religion in politics has long been is no exception. out front tonight, our reporter has been covering the romney campaign from his unique perspective. he's also mormon. welcome to out front. let's start with stats and facts. a really stunning number of americans still have some resistance to the idea of a mormon running for president. when gallup asked voters whether they would vote for a qualified candidate who was mormon, 18% said no. what do you make of this bigotry? this discrimination? >> that number has remained virtually unchanged since mitt romney's father george romney ran for president in the mid '60s. mormonism is a relatively young religion that most americans don't understand at all. there was another study that came out recently that said about 80% of americans said they know little or nothing about mormonism. most people if they don't know anything about it, they don't want to talk about it. they fear they're

and john fugelsang was doing a better job filling in better than me. anderson cooper came out.g to take a picture of him, and he said bitch what are you doing? >> did he do the neck thing? >> i don't think he is capable of that. >> i have seen him at the rb gym, and he works out in a very butch way. >> well. good for him. ♪ let's hear it for the boy ♪ >> john? >> yes. >> my pictures are up on facebook. >> that's right. >> i didn't know what sort of group i was with on this bike trip and a gal at lunch as usual said i have a great guy for you and i said i'm gay. [ crickets chirping ] >> and how did she respond? >> she is like, oh i have a great girl for you then. [ bell chimes ] [ applause ] >> that's how progress is made. >> that's fantastic, she is a rainbow busy body. >> rainbow mrs. kravitz. >> snoop dogg was musted in norway with american. wouldn't it be a story if he was busted in norway without marijuana? >> yeah. >> check out the opening track on the new willie nelson album. snoop sings on it. >> are you serious. >> snoop doesn't rap, he sings. >> wow. wow. wow. susan sa

john, maryland, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> all right, let's check in with pepco for an update on their progress. clay andersona spokesman friday company joins us on -- spokesman for the company joining us on the phone. >> we're told that a pepco crew will show up on the site and the trees are not cut away or they will leave or a tree crew will show up on site and have not been adequately convinced the lines are de-energized and they will leave. sounds like gridlock and frustration amongst your own crews now. >> and that could be the case. we're dealing with day four much a heat wave. the fact that we brought almost 400,000 customers back is not important and we understand that because the people who don't have power their holiday are experiencing an added frustration. with the crews and tree trimmers, that is a communication issue that we're rectifying and logistics, crews from many states trying to coordinate in an area they're not familiar with and,p fortunately, those incidents do happen. we'll continue to rectify and move on with the restoring a. >> are you beefing up your management, particularly middle

john mccain. >> thanks so much for that. >>> anderson cooper has been following this story extensively.tonight on ac-360. that's at 8:00 p.m. eastern. some americans consider to be a possible terror threat are still being allowed to train at flight schools. we have new details and outrage and has the supreme court justice, anthony scalia, has he been fueding with the chief justice, john roberts. scalia is speaking out in an interview with our own piers morgan. the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works for business. find out how it can work for yours at thenewny.com. >>> learning some shocking details about security gaps at flight schools here in the united states more than a decade aft 9/11 hijackers took flying lessons in this country. let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. what are you learning, chris? >> reporter: wolf, there are well over 150 flight

john deere classic. might be changes it to the george stricker invitational. three years has won it. look at this one from him. 665 four back of troy anderson is the leader right now. >>> big news at the tour de france no one gets busted for doping and if it holds up we could have the first british winner at the tour de france. wiggins sporting the y ellowjersey following the 11th. >> that almost didn't seem fair. >> you will see a different outcome. there are teams that can compete. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news, we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> the morning news begins at 4:30 tomorrow, they will be here till 9:00. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] what's the point of an epa estimated 42 miles per gallon if the miles aren't interesting? the lexus ct hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection.

john deere classic. might be changes it to the george stricker invitational. three years has won it. look at this one from him. 665 four back of troy andersonthe leader right now. >>> big news at the tour de france no one gets busted for doping and if it holds up we could have the first british winner at the tour de france. wiggins sporting the y ellowjersey following the 11th. >> that almost didn't seem fair. >> you will púwnw

john esposito, professor of religion and international affairs at georgetown yumpblt. you've got some information about a closed door meeting in which there appears to be a crack in the security. what v you heard? >> anderson, well, publicly, they're being unapologetic. but privately, at least one is expressing some regret. i was told that trent franks of arizona stood up in a meeting last week at the republican study committee. and he told his colleagues that they maybe should nt have singled out abadine by name. it was confirmed by two other republicans. what i'm told is that franks said his regret was mostly in using the name and that it overshadowed the general point that they were trying to make. i should also say franks told republican colleagues that he still stands behind that question and what he wants the inspectors general across the government to investigate. you know, you talked about the fact that republican leaders, at least some of them, have really shunned this leader. i talked to a pretty conservative congressman today who said a lot of us, conservatives like me, are saying are you kidding me? they're idiots for making this mistake. why go after hillary's body person without having rock s

anderson cooper is making news this week, rather than reporting it. during an e-mail released yesterday, the cnn host and "60 minutes" contributing correspondent revealed he's gay. as johnlackstone reports, the real news may be how muted the reaction has been, unlike some other announcements in the past. >> i'm gay.& >> reporter: it was just 15 years ago when ellen degeneres made the cover of "time" magazine by uttering three simple words, "yep, i'm gay." was a groundbreaking, national news event and a big risk. >> ellen coming out for ellen meant that she was going to possibly lose her career. >> reporter: ellen's announcement led to an evolution, not a revolution, in stars coming out. some were forced, like musician george michael, after his arrest for lewd behavior in 1998. actor shawn hayes played a gay man on "will & grace" for eight seasons but didn't talk about his own homosexuality until after the show ended. increasingly, coming out is losing its shock value. >> by the way, i'm gay, as opposed to, yep, i'm gay, is absolutely the kind of new way of coming out. >> reporter: anderson cooper made his revelation in a matter-of-fact letter to blogger andrew sullivan.