john martins and 13 -- rescued 422-year-o-year-old john martins and his 13 year-old daughter. >> i took them on my boat after that. >> the two refused treatment. >> what a cool way to end the month of august and start of september. we will be in the 70's today and tomorrow. tomorrow there'll be more sunshine. the clouds are pausing to the east as high pressure overtakes the stalled out front. there is some light shower activity in ocean city and the lower eastern shore. but in central maryland it's partly sunny to partly cloudy. 67 degrees. a brisk wind out of the north- northeast. 64 degrees in easton. 75 and ocean city. hyde today of 74 degrees. it will remain below the norm of 82 for this last day of august. the rest of your week's forecast coming up in a bit. >> thank you, sandra. a busy week for city police. 3at 8:30 last night shots were fired at the intersection of harford @ old harford road. the unidentified victim was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the test. in north baltimore's camden community, a man and woman were shot in the 1000 block of 36 street after 11:00

investigators say the coast guard had to rescue john martins and his 13-year-old stepdaughter. caused the other boat to go out of control. the driver of the second boat died. witnesses say it's not surprising the crash happened considering how shallow the water is where the two creeks meet. >> i was eating ice cream. the neighbor here told me what happened. it just floored me. i was sad. >> reporter: the victim has not been identified but friends say he leaves behind four young children. meanwhile, the father and daughter who had to be rescued are expected to be ok. live in curtis cove, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a teen from elkridge died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. 16-year-old benjamin whartman was riding his bike on route 108 near lark brown road after midnight friday morning when he was hit. the suspect aaron longsong of west friendship is free on $100,000 bond. he was charged with driving under the influence and possession of heroin. >>> baltimore city police continue to investigate a double shooting on the avenue in hampden. police say it happened after 11:0

his boat and another one owned by 42-year-old john martins collided in the middle of marley creek. he and his daughter survived, but hynson died at the scene. his death has devastated his friends at the marina that was his home base right on marley creek. >> it's just a terrible, terrible loss. i hope everybody can get through what they're going to have to go through here. and i know it's not going to be easy for anyone. >> reporter: it has been a very dangerous year on maryland waterways. so far the state has surpassed the number of fatalities over last year. and the boating season isn't even over yet. more than a dozen people have died in boating accidents this year. the department of natural resources, the coast guard, and other agencies have cracked down on safety and other violations that they have seen on the water. >> we're going to have increased patrols. every available personnel will be working over the holiday. we're placing major emphasis on boating enforcement, alcohol detection on the waterways, and in our state parks. >> reporter: no matter how much you tighten up on

one witness helped rescue john martin and his 13-year-old daughter when they were clinging to the wholeof his boat. >> i got them and took them over to the boat that was unmanned. he * did and he jumped off and stop the boat. the guy was dead. >> maryland police confirmed that hynson died of his injuries at the scene. the martens refuse medical treatment. the two boats are going -- are being analyzed for forensic evidence. >> we're looking for evidence of what action operators to prior to impact. >> sources tell us that hynson's sun is serving overseas. blood alcohol testing was conducted on each operator. >> tonight, police are looking for to development that rocket woman at a drive to atm. -- for two men that robbed a woman at a drive-through atm. two men approached the vehicle, display a weapon and demanded money. she later called police. kutz denied to baltimore city police are looking into a weekend shooting in northeast baltimore had a 30 p.m. last night. someone started shooting at the intersection of harvard and old harford road. the unidentified victim was taken to the hospital

apparel voters quickly came to the rescue of john martins and his daughter.he man in the second boat was found dead. the man and his daughter refused treatment. no charges filed so far. it's been a busy weekend for a city police as gunfire left three people wounded in two separate incidents. at 8:30 last night shots were fired at the intersection of harford and old harford. the unidentified victim was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest. a 16 year-old bicyclist has met a tragic end after being struck by suspected drunk driving along a broward county road. benjamin wortman was writing early friday morning when aaron jacob lorsong not tim off the road. he was under the influence of heroin. he was released after posting $100,000 bail. >> and of the week before congress comes back to deal with the issue of health care reform. without their great negotiator senator ted kennedy, democrats are trying to figure out if they can get in the republicans on board. traci potts has more. >> the loss of senator ted kennedy in the middle of trying to crack a

a power boat and a smaller craft collided after 6:00 yesterday. 42 year-old john martin's and hs daughter were thrown into the water. >> the boat hit something and flipped over. i saw them aunt took them -- and took them. one man is dead. >> we have another week before congress comes back to deal with the the health care reform issue. senator ted kennedy gone, the next democrats will have to figure out if they can get and republicans on board. traci potts has more from washington. >> the loss of senator ted kennedy in the middle of trying to crack a deal on health care means democrats need a new leader. they're looking to the white house for help. >> i think the president has to decide he has to frame this again for us. >> congress deeply divided. >> congress has never been more polarized. >> president obama must set a clear course. >> the president will have to win. >> he has failed to articulate a strong message about what he wants and the final bill. >> what republicans what is to start over -- what they want. >> but they need solutions but the american people need. >> lawmakers are di

investigators say the coast guard had to rescue john martins and his 13-year-old daughter after their boat slammed into another boat. the force of the crash flipped over the martins' boat and caused the other one to go out of control. that's when one witness jumped on board to stop it but the driver died. witnesses say they are not surprised the crash happened considering how shallow the water is where the two creeks meet. >> it's pretty dangerous. they should probably put a speed limit there. i'm on a jet ski, i see people almost collide. it's about three feet deep right there where they hit. >> reporter: we're told the victim and father and daughter who had to be rescued all knew each other well. in the next half-hour we'll hear from a friend's victim who tells us how he heard about what happened. linda so, abc2 news. >>> shortly after that accident rescuers rushed to another boat collision in anne arundel county. this one near edgewater. just like from the first crash two boats that ran into one another, one person was hurt in the crash and taken to the hospital for treatment. poli

one driven by john martins and his 13-year-old daughter may have gone over ricky henson's boat striking him and killing him instantly. martins and his daughter were thrown into the water and refused medical treatment. investigators scanned the wreck and talked to witnesses neighbors grieved the loss of a father of four and a friend to so many. >> new baby in his life. new beautiful girlfriend and my wife and i would go out with them and just tragic. big loss. >> reporter: maryland natural resources police say they will look at if speed and alcohol may have played a role in the crash. live in the point pleasant area. eyewitness news. >> on top of that story. thank you. wjz always on for instant updates. additional video from the scene you could go to the website. early morning shooting in montgomery has left at least one person dead. the gun shots rang out in the 900 block of university boulevard. when police arrived they found a man with multiple gun shot wounds, later two other men showed up at the hospital with gun shot wounds. >> told of two other subjects, a 39-year-old man and a 44

john martins suffered a cut on his arm, several bruises. his daughter will be ok. >>> anne arundel county animal control say they found 21 dogs packed in a home living in disgusting conditions. the dogs were found in an orchard beach home late friday morning. animal control says the home was in terrible condition. we're talking feces piled up to two feet high. officers took the abused animals this time around but several years ago neighbors say they took it upon themselves to clean up this family's act. >> at one time we had gotten traps and trapped cats. there were like 70 something cats they trapped between some neighbors. it's been like this as long as i can remember. >> police have not released the names of the owners but we learned that the owner of the home on sea breeze drive in orchard breeze is owned by a woman named janet taylor. no charges have been filed yet. the dogs in the meantime are recovering at the animal control center until they are healthy enough for adoption. the house is condemned. >>> the maryland man charged with k

investigators say they had to rescue john martins and his daughter lauren after their boat crashed into another. a witness jumped on board the other boat to stop it but the victim had already died. witnesses say it's not surprising the crash happened considering how shallow the water is where the two creeks meet. >> that's how i heard -- i was eating ice cream. my neighbor told me what happened. it just floored me. i was sad:>> reporter: the victim has not been identified but friends say he leaves behind four children. the youngest only a couple of months old. meanwhile, the father and daughter who had to be rescued are expected to be ok. live in curtis cove, linda so, abc2 news. >>> three boaters in texas are safe at home this morning after they were missing in the gulf of mexico for a week. they were found alive sitting on top of their capsized boat about 180 miles from land. the coast guard had called off the search this past friday but a passing boater saw them while fishing on saturday. >> i got a little closer, i said they got the by no, ma'am collars -- binoculars. i said somebod

investigators had to rescue john martins and is a 13-year-old daughter, lauren martins, after their boat slammed into another. the force of the crash flipped over their boat and caused the other boat to go out of control that's when one witness jumped on board that boat to stop it but the driver had died. witnesses say it's not surprising the crash happened considering how shallow the water is where the two creeks meet. >> i've been talking to friends that are, everybody here, friends that are -- everybody knows him. he was one of the guys that everybody knew and liked a lot. >> reporter: friends say the victim would often joke about owning marley creek but after what happened last night they are realizing how dangerous it can be. live in curtis cove, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a teen from elkridge died after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. 16-year-old benjamin whartman was riding his bike on route 108 near lark brown road after midnight friday morning when he was hit. the suspect, 26-year-old aaron lardsong of west friendship is now free on $100,000 bond. charged with driving under

one boat carrying john martin capsized following the crash.st guard officers were able to rescue them but they couldn't save the man on board the second boat. police have released his name, but he was well known in the community. >> he was just a good all around man. >> it's a great loss, believe me right now. >> john martin was treated for a cut on the arm along with several contusions. he is expected to be okay. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> a white supremacist charged with killing a security guard at the holocaust museum at d.c. will be arraigned this week. james bon burn is scheduled to be in federal court on wednesday. the shooting happened las back t von bron has been in the hospital. charges against him make him eligible for the death penalty. >>> thousands came out to the 128th state fair this weekend. people took in the favorite like the cattle shows, and the pig races, a pork named kevin bacon smoked away of the the rest of the pigs. >> every year, it gets bigger and bigger. no matter what the economy is. >> you

. >> smith helped pull 32 john martin and his 13-year-old daughter to safety. their power boat capsized. smith went over to a small white boat that seemed to be circling in the water without a driver. mark porter says smith got closer and made a gruesome discovery. >> the guy was laying in the back of the boat dead. >> anne arundel fire officials said they received a call of the two boats colliding just after 6:00 p.m. >> at this point there was a collision of two boats at marley creek out of furnace creek you can see behind me. the two boats collided. one boat may have gone over the top of another boat and an individual was fatally injured at that time. >> martin and his daughter are said to have refused treatment and left uninjured. as for the victim in this case, his identification has not been released at this point in time and are trying to wait to contact next of kin. the residents in this area say he is well known and has lived in this area quite some time and of course this investigation is ongoing. reporting live at glen burnie wbal tv 11 news. >> than

. >>> maryland natural resources say two boats collided in the water, one driven by john martin and his 13-year-old daughter may have gone over ricky henson's boat striking him and killing him instantly. martin and his daughter were thrown into the water and refused medical treatment. while investigators, neighbors like ray grieved the loss of a father of four and a friend to so many. >> he gave his life, a new beautiful girlfriend and my wife and i go out with them and it is tragic, really tragic to everybody. a big loss. >> maryland natural resources police say they're going to be looking at whether speed and alcohol may have played a role in the crash. >>> in the point pleasant area of glen burnie. >>> remember wjz is always on for more information, log on to wjz.com. >>> they spent more than a week at sea, now three texas men are at home, another boat spotted the men saturday night. they survived more than eight days at sea on cracker and bubble bum. >>> police are offering $25,000 for information leading to the person who killed eight people in a georgia motor home. there's only on

i want to bring john martin into the conversation from politico. stay with us, chuck.t bonner. federal tax dollars will be used to pay for abortions is one of the things that very much inspires people to come out. it's a call to action so to speak. jonathan, are you there? >> i am, dylan. if you check some of these fact check sites that are on the web, you can see that when it comes to the abortion issue, actually, no federal tax dollars can be used for abortions. now, i think some of premiums will have to be used for that procedure. as i understand it, you can check these sites online but the house legislation, there is a provision that does not allow for a tax dollars to be used for that procedure. >> however, in some of these plans, they are talking about using government money as subsidies for people to buy health insurance. if the private insurers then cover abortion through this process, government money would, in effect, be used to pay for abortions. >> you got to check that out, though, online. i think there's still a law, a federal law that does restrict taxpa

investigators say the coast guard rescued john martins and his 13-year-old daughter lauren after theiroat slammed into a second boat. the force of the crash flipped over the martins' boat and another boat all slammed into one another. the driver of the second boat died. witnesses say it's not surprising the crash happened considering how shallow the water is where the two creeks meet. >> it's pretty dangerous. they should probably put a speed limit there. i'm on my jet ski all the time. i see people take it sharp and almost collide. it's about three feet deep there. at that point. >> the father and daughter are expected to be ok. >>> this morning dr. andres alonso will join baltimore city school students on their first school day. he will participate in a daylong tour of schools that will highlight the recent progress of the school system. and exciting new options for students for the new school year. he will also make stops at schools such as wolfe street academy and dunbar high school. >>> here's what we have coming up this morning on "good morning maryland" at 9:00 -- "cash for clun

time for "the politics fix" with the politico's john than martin and the great historian doug also brinkley. he has a great new book out about one of the great presidents of all time, teddy roosevelt, it's called "the wilderness warrior." president obama soundsed an optimistic tone today. let's hear him. here is the president. >> we're pointed in the right direction. we're losing jobs at less than half the rate we were when i took office. we've pulled the financial system back from the brink and a rising market is restoring value to those 401(k)s that are the foundation of a secure retirement. >> douglas, we're watching a president who is going through a situation with the honeymoon over. he's now got to fight for his biggest goal of his first term. if he doesn't get it, he's a loser. heavy stakes. >> there are heavy stakes. ronald reagan used to always say keep your poll numbers up above 50%. barack obama has achieved that, but there has to be some worry of the slippage in poll ratings. the problem is barack obama's stimulus package, chris, it's going to take a while to know the results of

took a turn later in the movie where you got choked up and really brought the humanity -- steve martin and johnandy, steve martin does some of the best slow burns. >> and then did john candy die closely after this. >> i want to say it was close to. >> what was amazing how much talent he found. so many of the actors that we know today were made by john hughes. like john cusak, molly ring wald. everybody in 16 candles. >> did you pick a favorite? >> weird science. kelly la brock was great. or was it just the soundtrack. we'll leave that one to tucker. but all good movies. these are the movies that you hate to see they're not top releases but any saturday or sunday afternoon if you're flippg around, you'll find them. >> we'll be watching them this weekend, you're right. >>> switching gears, we're have two weather men for the price of one. what is happening this weekend? >> because there is a lot happening. we'll start witda in the weetoend as we see changes coming. t rsf fioall, current stepped outside, 65 degrees. egs great outside rig 66 a66esllredut es. leab fo d drees at dulles airport. 62 in

john f. kennedy, robert kennedy, martin luther king jr., and a picture of jesus.is: i have some church fans in my personal collection. everybody who would go to this churches would see those pictures on those fans. i was thought it was amazing that it would be in churches all across america. >> i have some of those also. somehow, in some way, these men gave people a sense of hope in a time of hopelessness. tavis: you were there, one of the foot soldiers with dr. king. we know that you were beaten and almost killed on a number of locations. you were the youngest person to speak at the march on washington on that day where king gave the "i have a dream" speech. your resume is intact and regard to your duty and service on the civil rights front. because you were there, you were there, and dr. king was not always happy with john kennedy or bobby kennedy. edward kennedy seemed to take a different tact. what you make of that? >> -- what do you make of that? >> we were not always happy with the president of -- the position of president kennedy or robert kennedy, but alon

. >>> it was 46 years ago today that john kennedy said in the white house indeed martin atkin watched -- burton luther king marched on washington. -- martin luther king. >>> time is running out for " extreme home makeover." now there are bulldozers and dirt were a new community center for troubled kids should be. we have the call for volunteers. they need a lot of help out there. >> they do, we are at the area. we have about 300 volunteers out here right now, but they need more in order to make deadlines. this is the fishing school. it is a recreation center that helped thousands of kids in dc, and it will surely help thousands more. this is the largest and most ambitious projects they have ever taken on. we are talking about 6200 square feet. they need skilled labour out here. we are talking about drywallers and framers. we are joined now by the senior producer with "extreme hall makeover." it was supposed to happen on saturday and will happen on sunday. >> we are about 24 hours behind schedule still. we need skilled labor to come in to get this done. every year we do 25 projects and

john lewis. cbs news national security correspondent, david martin they are among those repeatedly held up by misidentifications. now the t.s.a. says a new program called secure flight will virtually eliminate those mistakes by requiring passengers to turn over additional personal information when they buy tickets. >> and by the data that we ask for, which, again, is the name, the date of birth, and gender-- secure flight will clear more than 99% of the travelers. >> reporter: for many passengers already taking off their shoes, unpacking their laptops and putting their toiletries in plastic bags, this latest securi requirement is no big deal. >> it doesn't bother me so much except for the fact i have to be reminded how old i really am when i don't feel that old. >> reporter: but privacy advocates see an overreaching big brother. >> it's part of a longtime expansion by the t.s.a. of the information that they collect about american travelers. >> reporter: the demand for birth dates and gender information is part of a larger shift that now has the government and not airlines in charge of checking passenger names a

graduated of the adult world writing and directing "planes, trains, and automobiles" with steve martin and johnirected "beethoven" and the wildly successful "home alone" starring mccauley culkin. he retreated from the spotlight, occasionally contributed the odd story idea. but he'll be remembered to the film in which a generation of teenagers saw himself. steve martin reacted to hughes' death saying, quote, he was a great writer who created so many enduring characters for film for the director and the writer. the real gifts was in creating the identifiable characters. joe, kiran? >> memorable stuff. >> like you said, you can think of a quote for one of the movies every day. he'll be missed. >> absolutely. >> meantime, bill clinton talks about a rescue mission to north korea, giving a few more details on how this came to pass. 42 minutes past the hour. ♪ shut up and put your money where your mouth is ♪ >>> we'll come back to the most news in the morning. president clinton's trip to bring journalists laura ling and euna lee home from north korea. yesterday you heard from a viewer named martha ask

roland martin in new york. john bachelor is contributor to "the daily beast."sherry, let me start with you here. sarah palin said as we talked about in our previous sector that health care reform is evil and you'd have to go before a death panel in some cases. she writes about the health care debate today by saying, quote, there are many disturbing details in the current bill, but we must stick to the issues and not get sidetracked by tactics that can be accused of leading to intimidation of harassment. such tactics diminish our nation's civil discourse. are people thinking things have gotten a little out of hand? >> it isn't just republicans at the town hall meetings that are angry, upset and confused about what washington is trying to do. that's something we need to put to rest right away. in terms of sort of turning back the clock, campbell, this really started when congress was still in session, a couple of weeks ago, and remember everybody was saying read the bill, read the bill and they said we can't read the bill, it's 1,017 pages log. but americans star

graduated to the ad dultd world writing and directing planes trains & automobiles with steve martin and johnretreated from the hollywood spotlight occasionally contributing the odd story idea. he will be remembered best for the films in which a generation of teenagers saw themselves. cnn, hollywood. >>> cutting health costs by slashing expenses. two rhode island doctors go back to basics and their patients say, it shows on the bill. taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. every head. every bite. every gallon. every shoe. every book. every cereal. well, maybe not every cereal. but every stem. every stitch. every tune. every toy. pretty much everything you buy can help your savings account grow because keep the change from bank of america rounds up every debit card purchase to the next dollar and transfers the difference from your checking to savings account. it's one of the many ways we make saving money in tough times a whole lot easier. >>> it's a make or break month for health care reform. some of the biggest

delegation there's an incredible amount of pressure on snic to take the offer martin luther king intervened and called johnlewis and said take the offer hubert humphrey went and spoke to them and said it you keep making trouble i will be off of the ticket and hubert humphrey was the hero of the white civil rights supporters. in the end fannie lou hamer was on television testifying how she had been beaten trying to registered to vote and how she were pledged to suppo johnson and work for his election and he called a press conference that that tv cameras caught cover speech so he could get her off of television. in the end of the credentials committee rammed through a deal who was the head? a young minneapolis politician walter mondale. my sense of 1964 is never turn you're back in a liberal in a tight corner. [laughter] >> also fannie lou hamer, that they took a vote and act mfd and decided they would not accept the compromise and the young people who were there actually left that meeting feeling very proud they had made the right decision. >> the interesting saying is that is the view that i came with the

martin o'malley announced that the state would propose a bread line system. connect woodlawn. to the johns hopkins bayview medical campus. -- it would connect the woodlawn area to the johns hopkins bayview medical campus. he also throws a purple line through bethesda and new carrollton. >>> baltimore is a struggling economy could mean the end of the city cops policing on horseback. the city council has slashed money for the baltimore mounted police unit. the unit was founded in 1888 to enforce the city's 6-mile-per- hour speed limit for horse-drawn carriages. officials say that the officers patrol the downtown area and are a true downtown safety tool. >>> the council will vote next month on a bill to install speed cameras. it proposes installing cameras at about a dozen schools this fall. drivers got going 12th miles over the speed limit will get a to get in the mail. >>> there could be action on the cash for clunkers program as early as today. the white house is warning that the program could sputter to a stop on friday unless more money is approved for it. >> ago, who expected car dealer

martin. sanchez. in new york, daily beast contributor. john avalon joining us as well.en, i want to talk to you for a minute and get a better sense of what's going on here. as we mentioned, you helped organization nice the event we just saw there. i'm all for civic engagement. explain to me what the point is of shouting down your congresswoman or congressman? yelling at them? what does that really get you? >> the point is not to shout down our congressman. the point is to be heard by our congressman. >> i'll let you finish. nobody was being heard there. i mean, that was total chaos. everyone yelling. >> right. well, you mentioned that we -- why did we organize that? that was spontaneous. our group is a spontaneous group. we're a grassroots organization. >> grassroots organization is what i meant. you organized at the grassroots level all these people to come together, right? >> right. i created a meetup page for $10. and organized the event osa and move-on and the democratic executive committee put on. i posted the same thing for the same amount of time. we outnumbered

martin? he gets a shaving cream pie in the face because he gets his first major league win. thanks, johnannan. the nats extend their winning streak to eight games. the longest since '05. >> each game is an individual game. you don't really get too caught up in, you know, the home stand itself. you know, or a winning streak or anything like that. you're just trying to win that particular game and stay focused on that game. but it is -- it is a very nice way to end this home stand, especially the fact that we played 25 games in a row. >> we're playing really good baseball now. hopefully this off day won't screw us up and everybody will enjoy this off day because it's well deserved. >> the nationals have the day off tomorrow before beginning a six-game road trip. >>> talking football. the redskins travel to baltimore to play their first preseason game on thursday. today cornerback carlos rogers returned to practice. for the first time in more than a week, out with a strained calf muscle, he says he's optimistic about playing in the season opener. the bills and titans took center stage tonig

big day in federal court as a former miss strs of john edwards talks about the former presidential candidate's finances. >>> i'm ron matz at the martin plaza shopping center. a new chick-fil-a restaurant and boost to the economy in middle river. the story when "eyewitness "eyewitness news" continues. >>> the day began with rain but will it have a soggy ending? that's after the break. >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories, go to >>> all right. nothing severe right here, but there are storms going on across extreme southern portions of the southern storm. we had heavy rain around the east 1 to 2 inches and from cambridge. this is all moving from the east-northeast and west of the region. great night on tap. take a look at the temperatures around the region. 76. that's it. so far, that's been the high today. east-southeast winds 6, the barometer holding steady. around the region, temperature- wise, 74 in oakland. 82 with sunshine out in the west. the dew point is down to a comfortable 59. some locations get down to the upper 50s. clouds still 71, 78 westminster. low pressure that developed to the carolinas moved offshore. it's all

there you see steve martin and john candy from that movie in 1989.his career as an advertising copy writer in chicago. that city, of course, would go on to be the setting for a lot of his movies. you're looking at a scene from "the breakfast club." hughes was not just a director. in fact he wrote the blockbuster hit "home alone." also, i don't know if you know this, but he brought us the griswolds of the "vacation" series. i still have to go back to the '80s movies. i would say "ferris bueller's day off" and "the breakfast club" are my favorites. richelle, how about you? >> way ahead of those for me is 129 time the 12 times i have seen "pretty in pink." and the 12 times i have seen the scene with ducky, right there, where he sings otis redding "try a little tenderness" from beginning to end. he is fantastic. i love that scene. i love that movie so much. john hughes is just ridiculously talented. what i left for us, virginia, really is a gift. i don't think anyone doesn't have a memory of one of his movies. >> it's incredible. we have a blog on our si

john f. kennedy's relationship with martin luther king during the civil-rights struggle, saying someone onceold me there's a reason why there is no photograph of the two of them together. >> guest: kennedy was standoffish, didn't understand much of the civil-rights movement. he was a senator from massachusetts. he didn't understand the need for the kind of confrontation that dr. king would precipitate in order to facilitate social change, to force the government to react in terms of defending the rights of its black citizens. early on, there is a wonderful story, during the midst of the 1960 campaign between kennedy and nixon, dr. king is put in jail in georgia, they moved him from one jail to another and is a great deal of worry because people don't know where he is, that he may be being tortured or beaten up in jail. you get an effort by people to get president, then candidate, kennedy, to reach out for the governor. and harris wofford and became a senator from pennsylvania was an assistant to president kennedy, and he wants kennedy to make that call to the governor, that called its public

john f. kennedy founded the special olympics, talking the lives of millions of people around the world. she died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> well, governor martin o'malley asked for your ideas on ways the state could save money, and boy did you deliver. thousands of suggestions were submitted, and today they were posted on the internet. here is a brief sampling of some of your ideas. one person said have more troopers on the road writing traffic tickets. that would make the roads safer and raise money. sell the governor's mansion was another idea with the governor living in his own house. like other employees, one person said "i would rather not see cuts. however, i felt the furlough system implemented last year were fair ." to read some of the comments or leave one of your own, head to abc2news.com. the story is in our slide show. >>> and on the weather front, a pretty quiet friday around baltimore, around most of the midatlantic in fact. but temperatures beginning to build up in terms of how high they're going. and i think that's going to continue. take a look at this. high temps for the day, 84 at bwi. we did top out closer to 90 in hagersto

. >>> governor martin o'malley getting on board with baltimore's controversial red line/light rail project. the red line calls for a 14-mile track to run east-to-west from johns hopkins bayview to woodlawn. the project has seen its share of opposition. despite the governor's support, yesterday was no different homeowners fear an above-ground track would decrease their property value. >> it will create more traffic. they are taking away parking lanes. it cuts the community in half. you can't get across -- to the waterfront. i don't know any other city that has cut their waterfront off the way we have. >> i'm optimistic but we have to fight. this is a competition at the federal level now and we have to compete so that our dollars don't go to some other state instead. >> congressman elijah cummings says no one will be removed from their home and the governor is asking the federal government to pay half of the estimated $1.6 billion cost. >>> that tbrings us to the web question. do you support the red line proposal? at last check 35% of you said yes. 65% of you say no. what do you think? go to our web site now. we're open at abc2news.com to vote. located there on

roddick beats john isner in three sets, advancing to today's 3:00 title where he'll take on defending champ jn martin potro. >>> padraig harrington is leading at the bridgestone invitational but he could be victim to another sunday tiger attack. tiger woods shot a 5 under yesterday, trails by three strokes going into the final round. tiger braving the elements all day in akron, ohio. tiger's third shot from 90 yards away. he's in attack mode. his ball lands on the green and rolls past the hole, but he's not finished with it. pulls the string and the ball stops just inches from the cup. nice.ou wapr tnld i tiger would tap in to move to 6 under. then on 18, tiger putting for birdie. he gets that to go. tiger birdied four of his last six holes to finish with a share of the lead at 7 under. but paid rag pairing hon, who is playing behind tiger, turned it on. knocks down the birdie to move to 10 under for the tournament. he leads tiger by three strokes. >>> that's all for your morning sports. i'm hakem dermish. >> the nfl is back on nbc. as terrell owens likes to say, get your popcorn ready. his new team,

martin about it because he is passionate about it. it is our new r & r segment. it debays next. >>> john madden, the football icon, he will be joining me me tomorrow. he called, said he wanted to be here. i just love listening to the guy. don't you? he's vintage. introducing one a day women's 2o. the first complete women's multivitamin in a drink mix. with more calcium and vitamin d... to support bone and breast health... while helping you hydrate. one a day women's 2o. refreshingly healthy. >>> all right. we've got some breaking news we can share with you right now. this came in just moments ago. as a matter of fact, during that commercial i received this note. it's coming in from the cnn desk. my producer sent it to me. we're learning now that one of the lockerbie bombers, the lockerbie bomber, i'll try my best to pronounce his name as we go on, al megrahi is being released on compassionate grounds so, said a senior state department official. he's telling that to cnn. let me tell you why. megrahi, 57 years old, is apparently suffering from prostate cancer. he's been serving a life sent

johns hopkins and bayview on the east. but as brian kuebler joins us live to explain, not everyone sees this as progress. [ train whistle ] >> reporter: the red line fills a void governor martin o'malley says has been missing from baltimore for decades. >> we know that if we don't invest in mass transit, all of our roads are going to be too congested, and it's going to really harm our quality of life. >> reporter: from security square mall and the social security administration in woodlawn, under cooks lane, back up through the rest, back under downtown and back up again in canton and riding the street level rails to johns hopkins bayview. the red line will connect to marc stations, the existing light rail, and the metro to form what the governor calls a comprehensive mass transit map for charm city. on the west end, resident sheri woodley sees opportunity. >> i would love it. specifically for people that don't drive. for those who don't drive, it would be great. >> reporter: would you use it? >> i would you it. >> reporter: but it is on the surface for opposition runs deep. in kenton, many are none too happen. this banner hangs off a canton square bar, while others showed up

john nicklas and shannon honea of making and distributing the child pornography. they are taking phone calls from concerned parents now to help with the investigation. maryland gov. martin o'malley announced the state will propose the red line rail. right now, the plan is to have their rail run above ground. the state proposed a purple line to the fence that and new carrollton. >> it has been called more dangerous than drunk driving. the white house is announcing a summit today. sally kidd has more. >> transportation secretary says the goal of the summit is to come up with some concrete steps to stop people from texting or talking on a cell phone while driving. this move comes on the heels of a new study by the virginia tech transportation institute which shows text messaging while driving increases the risk of an accident 23 times. the secretary says it will take a coordinated nationwide effort to get results. >> people in america are very tired of the idea that people can text and drive and use cell phones and drive in some states. >> highway safety says 16 states in the district of columbia now banned texting for all drivers. six states that banned the use of hand-he

john hughes has died. you know him from movies like "home alone", "the breakfast club" or "fair ris bueller's day off." >> martin bashir takes a look. >> reporter: for a generation of americans, it was that music and those cars pulling into a suburban chicago high school that captured a moment in time. >>s did barry manilow know that you raid his wardrobe? >> reporter: the adult john hughes it seems had a knack for finding the drama, angst and pain of the teen-age years. his first hit, "16 candles," channels the thoughts and fears of the awkward, overlooked high school girl. in "the breakfast club", he defined, examined and then turned upside down the high school casta system. >> you just stick to the things that you know, shopping, nail polish -- >> shut up! >> reporter: and in "pretty in pink" he took on the issues of class and money. following those immensely successful string of films, hughes kept going back to high school in various incarnations. weird sign was everybody high school geek's fantasy movie. >> what would you little main yabs like to do first? >> reporter: and if ferry bueller's day office, he

john kennedy, and then he became a senator. and then the assassination of jfk, and bobby, and martin luther king. and everything else that happened in the 1960's. and chappaquiddick. ted was model handsome in the early days. he went through some metamorphosis' himself. he had some very low periods. and then he emerges in later years as the lion and distinguished. and people start noticing the record he has amassed. when you look at the pictures of someone's life, someone so famous you thought you knew, it is amazing to see what the sum total is. trace: we are watching this video again. you're talking about the scope and the pictures. and then you see this picture, one of the final pictures of the casket taken from the main house and put into the hearse. as you look at the totality of the illustrations that you have seen, you must have thought when he watched his casket, out of the house, on the legacy that the kennedy family left behind. >> i have lived in massachusetts my whole life. you look at these kind of images and they make you think of everything that came before. it is impossible to look

. >>> today governor martin alley will announce plans for the proposed red line, running from east to west baltimore from woodlawn to downtown baltimore before moving to the johns hopkins bay view medical center. the red lines would link the metro rail, metro subway and mark trains together. through most of the city the red line will run underground, once it reaches canton on the east side and edmonton village on the west side, the railcars would travel above line. that has residents upset. >> picture a 24-foot wide by 600-foot hole going down here and ask really how is everybody out here in the community supposed to get to the water to enjoy the water like we do? >> everybody is for mass transit we want it done the right way. financially, common sense wise, it makes no sense. >> the mta says it has considered placing the entire red line underground but says that would more than quadruple the line's $1.6 billion price tag. officials say the current plan is the most viable option. >> if you live directly adjacent to it you're going to focus on the negative aspects of t if you live a block or two away you'll focus on the positive aspects, how much more easley it

martin is going to be joining me in just a little bit. he's going to be talking about the politics of the day, including what john mccain had to say and doekend and questions about what the president of the united states the preparing or might possibly break a promise that would be, well, possibly politically harmful, as well. stay with us. hi, may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can i get in on that? are you a safe driver? yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. yeah, i got carried away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> hi, rick. >> there are two stories i want to get your input on. the first one, to john mccain. john mccain this weekend on "state of the union." let's do that first. dan, what he said on "state of the union" first about the problem with hispanic voters for republicans. >> unless we reverse the trend of hispanic voter registration we have a very, very deep hole that we've got to co

who is back with john molden, president of millennium wave investment. and the fish got off the hook, so martin burns is back as well. let's start with david. when -- first, no, i want to go back all of the way to square one. what do you expect in terms of job growth in the coming recovery? >> well, mark, i think job growth is going to be fairly weak. we've seen in the past two recessions that job growth has lagged the recovery. i think we're likely going to see that here because recovery has been so deep. you need to see corporate profits improve. what we saw in the second quarter was better corporate profits but as a result of reducing costs. the cost of reducing was labor cost. outside of the technology sector, what you're going to need to see is improved profitability in corporate america before you see job growth. i don't see that happening any time soon. security selection is going to be very important. >> the jobs market, in your opinion, will look much like it did in the last recovery, which was in the fall, everyone was complain no jobs growth. >> i believe so, yes. >> how do you see t

john gotti. murder, in our society and in every state in the union, is relegated to the most dangerous, cold-blooded killers. >> simon: not for young men like martin heidgen, he says-- a recent college graduate who had no previous convictions of any kind. if he'd been charged with manslaughter, not murder, he'd have been facing a possible sentence of probation to 15 years. murder carries a mandatory penalty of 15 to life-- too much, says lamagna, for a young man who never intended to kill anyone. >> lamagna: are we as a society ready to water down what murder is, and turn our sons and daughters into murderers who go out and drink and drive and cause a fatal accident? no matter how tragic these cases are, and they truly are, they're an unintentional act that was caused by the alcohol. but for the alcohol, this wouldn't have happened. >> rice: can you imagine if the law allowed mr. heidgen to say, "wait, wait, wait, but i was drunk. so i shouldn't be responsible." what kind of lawlessness would you have if intoxication excused that kind of behavior? >> simon: rice says she is pushing for tough sentences because nothing else is working. in spite of s

about an hour governor martin o'malley will arrive to maryland will pursue federal transit money for the line. the proposal would have a east-west truck that would run through johns hopkins, to downtown and through woodlawn. the idea is to have the line above ground, some say it's a bad idea. they are worried the project will drag down property values, cause traffic problems and block waterfront access. the maryland transit administration says hundreds of people submitted testimony on the red line project and about 2/3 support it. back live now the governor will be on the 10:14 train here at the west baltimore rail station. it's part of a whistlestop train tour where he's announcing his support for two projects. the purple line and the washington area, and again the red line. so far protesters have not arrived here but we would be surprised based on the past if this announcement gets through without any opposition. we'll be here and bring you much more at 5:00 and of course on abc2news.com. live in west baltimore, cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> another carbon monoxide leak sends more people to the hospital. >> coming up next, how safe is your home? and how to dete

martin luther king jr. day. it's unfair, discriminatory, and a major inconvenience for the rest of us. johne shuts down for 12 days, does that mean you get to deduct 12 days of state taxes? no, john, it doesn't mean that at all. and sean writes, jack, i'm a nevada state employee, not working today because today's my furlough day. i have another 22 more over the next two years. i wouldn't mind so much, but top management and the elected officials, governor and lieutenant governor, et cetera, did not extend the same benefit to themselves. what a surprise. if you didn't see your e-mail here, go to my blog, cnn.com/caffertyfile. look for yours there among hundreds of others. want to do this again tomorrow, suzanne? >> let's do it again tomorrow. >> i'm up for it if you are. >> i am. >> okay. >>> well, watch for your purse and your pocket. who knows, if you're lucky, you might find a little extra cash. cnn's jeanne moos checks out put-pocketing. and finds out it's not as easy as it looks. >> oh, i'm sorry. excuse me. >> did you notice anything? (pouring rain) i had a great time. me too. you know