and party to the defense, john robinson.

and party to the defense, john robinson. >> excuse me. >> what kind of man are you? yo

and party to the defense, john robinson. >> excuse me. >> what kind of man are you? you got children of your own. >> atticus finch. >> this ring that belonged to your mother. you want to tell us what really happened? >> i got nothing to say. do nothing about it. you coward! >> gentlemen, i shall be brief but i would like to use the remaining time i have with you to remind you that this case is not a difficult one. it requires no minute sifting of complicated facts, but it does require you to be sure beyond a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant. to begin with, this case should never have come to trial. this case is as simple as black and white. the state has produced not one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime tom robinson is charged with ever took place. it has relied instead on the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence is not only been called into serious question on cross-examination but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. the defendant is not guilty. but somebody in this courtroom is. i have nothing but pity in my hea

the music director is john robinson. >> they would have started in the monastic tradition, when boysould have gone to the monastery to seek an education, and at some point during the time that the boys were getting this education, they would have joined the monks in singing. ♪ >> reporter: robinson, now 29, is the product of a famous choir school in england, where boys' choirs have long been a part of the anglican tradition. >> in england where i'm from, the choir schools began perhaps in the seventh century. initially, the monks would have been singing chant, all on one note, and as the history of music progressed they started to sing in more than one part. they needed the boys to sing higher parts. the unique sound of a boys' choir is particularly fascinating to work with, because we know it's the sound that composers had in their ears when they were conceiving much of the music. >> reporter: boys' choirs were never a large part of the catholic tradition in the u.s., but in 1963 the choirmaster at st. paul's church in cambridge, massachusetts, established a choir school to help pre

now, 18-year-old derek brown, 29-year-old danye robinson. and john mosely are charged with sean johnson's murder. johnson was watching a show when he was shot. his three friends survived. derek brown and donye are also facing charges. several witnesses helped to identify the suspects. >> wjz speaks to baltimore police about the arrest. coming up new at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> another difficult commute on the jones falls expressway. kristy breslin is at wjz traffic control, with any of the delays. but first, derek valcourt has more on how drivers are coming up with strategies for a smoother ride. hi, derek. >> hi, mary. as we head into another rush hour, we're heading into another slow go home for thousands of commuters who use the jfx every day to go home. but city officials say today, more people are choosing not to use the jfx. >> reporter: the warnings seem to have paid off. traffic is busy on the jfx this morning, but not crawling along as it was during monday morning's commute. even monday night's ride home seemed to be slightly smoother. welcome new

the lineup includes smokey robinson and dionne warwick. reporting live, john gonzalez. >> a lot of history packed into that theater. to see more photographs from the big reopening, go to wjla.com and click through the photo gallery. >> ability to tradition is under way. thousands descended on the white house for the 134th annual easter egg roll. brianne carter joined in on the phone this morning. >> you can do it guys! >> thousands of families are flooding the south lawn of the white house today for a long standing tradition. the annual easter egg roll. >> i almost all the way and then a couple more times and then i won. >> this is one of thought thousands of families who scored tickets through the on-line lottery. >> we are thrilled. >> this year's theme focuses on health and wellness, following the "let's move" campaign started by first lady michelle obama last year. >> we have a great set of activities planned. if there is something for everyone. >> after welcoming the crowd to the largest ever public event on the lawn the first family support in hula hoop

robinson. our top stories in just a moment. first john is here with a look outside. >> we have had whacky weather all spring. it is hard to complain about it. we are spoiled. now we have a weekend where we have rain in the forecast. well, you know, it is hard to complain after the weather we've

robinson. >> we would get to our top stories in the day minute. first, we will check outside with our meteorologist john collins. >> it is a little chilly out there. mid 30's out there. it is almost winter-like. you may need a winter coat early this morning it will be tough to warm up today. this weather system is coming in with showers. you can see on our radar a little break coming our way. in clouds moving into the area. a shower activity with it. this is the leading edge. at the moment, the air is dry. the first of that rain may evaporate before it hits the ground. it is not on our doorstep, but it is definitely coming in. war towards midday into the afternoon, the first of the showers could be west of us. the rain chance will increase to the afternoon. it is this afternoon and tonight the prime targets for rain. details coming up. >> a judge denied bail for michael johnson calling him a flight risk and a threat to public safety. >> the 28-year old is accused of murdering a north carolina teenager. >> i know i in my heart that something happened and he was part of it. >> police a barnes friends and

that 1998 shuttle flight was bay area astronaut steven robinson a graduate of campo linda high school. he called the experience of flying with john glen, surreal. >>> somebody behind the space program talks about the disaster that may have helped nasa move forward. >>> the historic treasure that put man on the moon. >>> tonight on a second look we're revisiting america's space program and while the astronauts got most of the fame and glory, thousands of people work behind the scenes to make their space flights possible.  one of them was nasa's director of manned space flight, chris class. john fowler talked with craft about the space program and about the tragedy that may actually have helped propel nasa forward. >> reporter: the triumph may never have happened without the tragedy of apollo one. he says the climb to the moon took a crucial turn one chilly friday january 27, 1967. a turn craft says put nasa on the right track. it was called a plugs out test on cape canaveral 24a. 10 months prior to their scheduled launch. the astronauts climbed on to their structure. all three were experienced military pilots. >> i have three fu

robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there are many oppositions to this. >> it is the final moving day for patients at johns hopkins hospital. hundreds are getting acquainted with the new tower. lowell melser joins us live at the hospital with more on this story. >> we are now in the second day of this tuesday move. yesterday they moved in about 200 pediatric patients. as we speak there are tackling the daunting task of moving about 350 adult patients. it seems like it might be difficult, but from all the staff members we saw working hard today, it did not seem like it was that hard. the second moving day, monday, at johns hopkins hospital as staff members go through the tough task of moving more than 350 patients from the old building to the new state of the art tower. >> sunni that the building was moving and i knew that i would probably be giving birth in the new building. >> patients like melissa, who has been at hopkins for about two weeks now dealing with a prenatal issue. she told us she is excited about her new digs, which includes a much nicer view. >> for us it is exciting because it is something new, a c

robinson. >> and i'm kerry cavanaugh. we'll get to our top stories in just a moment, but first let's go to john. >> we can't put the semi-winter gear away yet because these mornings are kind of cold. temperatures have plummeted this morning for some of you. it is 39 at the airport right now. actually, that's bumped up a degree in the past hour. 38 has been the low at the airport so far this morning. not near freezing, but closer than we were yesterday. 45% the humidity.

[applause] steve robinson [applause] casey tornapplause] -- casey thornton. [applause] and last but not least, payload specialist, john gatherings of astronauts probably in the history of nasa. [applause] the things we have to do to become an astronaut are incredible. but when you are commander, you are the top of the bunch. this is only a handful of the incredible people at nasa. they are risking their lives every day in space and developing new capabilities to get there. you will not see this again either. 2012 is the 100 anniversary of the marine corps aviation. and we will celebrate this the entire year, and you will see to read of it as a evidence by the new zocor -- the drum and bugle corps. you will see more of it right now. he was a distinguished aviator preserved in the record 35 years and it -- in the marine corps 35 years. it is my pleasure to introduce major general usns he retired, charlie bolden. -- retired united states marine corps, charlie bolden. [applause] >> thank you very mu. to my mazing colleagues who fl this incredible machine and the entire shuttle fleet, thank you very much for what you've gi

robinson in for stan. >> and i'm sarah caldwell in for mindy. john, how's the orioles opening day forecast looking?ect. >> excellent. >> perfect. couldn't be better baseball weather, not too hot, not too chilly. and plenty of sun, and what more can i say? >> sounds great. >> and we'll do it again tomorrow and do it again for the most part on sunday. the whole thing is lining up -- the stars, sun, and moon will almost be lined up right. big, full moon this morning. it's absolutely gorgeous out there. if you're headed south today, you may run into rain shower activity. norfolk southward this morning, there are some rain showers, a little weather disturbance, but that will move off shore. none of it drifting northward. we've got good weather here. temperatures are in the 30's north of town. everybody else is in the 40's this morning. it's almost too good to be true for a weekend like we have lined up with everything that's going on, easter, opening day, everything else. how's the traffic doing this morning? let's see if we can pull it through, see if everything's all right. >> we need to mirror what h

robinson. it is :55. let's update you on the morning's top stories. johnsing to move patients and doctors into its new building this week. tomorrow patients will begin moving into the $1.1 billion clinical towers which features advancement in technology as well as rooms in surgical suites. you need to be aware of a change in emergency room entrances. starting tomorrow morning at 7:00 head to 1800 orleans street. the hospital will be open to the public on tuesday. >> security changes underway at the office of social services after a mother stabbed her baby. a woman became agitated with the -- in a visit with her daughter. investigators say she pulled a knife from her bag and stabbed the baby several times. they have retained the services of a private security firm and other changes will be implemented to prevent a similar event. >> these are facilities where there are supervised visits with children. the idea being those bags must be checked in the lockers before you go through and have a supervised visit. from my perspective, if you don't have the bag in th

robinson. first let's go to john colli

robinson. >> our top stories in just a minute. first we'll check outside with meteorologist john collins. >> it is gorgeous outside now. >> get outogram is

robinson. vesly was the top pick last year. and they had the awesome camouflage jerseys. second quarter, jordan crawford up to john wall.ad 13 points, 11 assists. wizards down four at half. third quarter, crawford misses but veseley, one-handed put-back. the rookie with ten points in the game. wizards within two. just over a minute to play. three-point game. toronto's derosen, no good. but amir johnson. they're on the cleanup. wizards lose, 99-92. their record drops to 12-40. ouch. >>> talking baseball. nats/cardinals. gio gonzalez on the mound. gets carlos belt ran swinging. gonzalez strikes out seven over five innings giving up just one run. top nine, tied at one. derosa facing jason mott. base goc rigknock to right. here comes espinoza. looks like he's tagged out but he's called safe. the nats win and play the red sox in florida tomorrow and then another exhibition against boston in d.c. on tuesday. >>> orioles taking on the rays. chen on the mound for baltimore. james shields on the hill for tampa bay. os down 1-0 until j.j. hardy gets a hold of this one. shot to left. the first two of solo home runs in the game for

tonight, gene robinson and e.j.dionne on the stark contrast between mitt romney and barack obama vision for america's youth. >>> john boehner is fear among gering about an economic mushroom cloud. >> his policies will turn america in a direction that we may never recover from. >> the republican leader is way out of line. we'll set him straight. >>> now legislatures are running away from alec. we learn everything we need to know about alec. >>> sales of the chevy volt are way up. >> they catch fire. >> the former gm executive behind the volt and conservative responds to the haters. >> the political right is constantly talking about the flammability, overheating, fire hazard. folks, it's a pure fiction. please get it out of your heads. >>> good to have you with us tonight. thanks for watching. president obama is passing the test on student debt. republicans are on the verge of flunking out of class. he was at the university of north carolina at chapel hill today. he told students why he's able to relate with their own struggles. >> this is something michelle and i know about first hand. i just want everybody here to u

-- joe allen, chris ferguson, patrick forrester, john grunsville, tom jones, janet combante, leland melvin, hollow nespoli, ken wrightman, steve robinson, and now last but not least, payload specialist, too, john glenn. [applause] thank you. ok. [laughter] this is one of the greatest gatherings of astronauts probably in the history of nasa. [applause] the things that they have tended to become an astronaut are incredible, but when you are commander -- this is harder than i thought it was going to be. when our commander, you are at the top of the clutch, but this is only a handful of people that missed their lives every day in space and developing new capabilities to get there. you are experiencing something that is not only this -- you are not going to see this again, either. 2012 is the 100 anniversary of aviation, and we are going to celebrate that here in this entire year. you will see at the evidence by this group, and you will see more of it right now. prior to becoming an astronaut, he was a distinguished aviator who served in the marine corps 35 years. it is my pleasure to introduce the administrator of the national air and spac

john gonzales, abc 7 news . >> thank you. we are hearing from the caped crusader who was pulled over for not having the proper tax. he was in a batman custom. his name is when the robinsonchildren in hospitals. >> he is a super hero but he does not have any powers. >> he is a super hero that is accessible to all of us? >> correct. we all can be batman. >> he was a very different man a decade ago, someone who was not very nice. his transformation into a bad man has done only helped tear of children, it has made him -- his transformation into batman has not only helped him with children, it has made him happier. >> we look at traffic and weather. >> lisa baden? >> i would love to cheer you up. i hope that these pictures can do that for you. let us go live into maryland. southbound 270, lanes are getting through from father hurley boulevard with lanes into three to delays in to gaithersburg. we go to newschopper 7. there has been a longstanding crash on northbound 95. this is before to under 34 dumphries. two left lanes get by but the lanes are expected to -- the lanes are delayed at stafford. >> we will send things over to doug hill right now to look at the forecast today

[applause] steve robinson [applause] casey torn [applause] and last but not least, payload specialist, johnf the greatest gatherings of astronauts probably in the history of nasa. [applause] the things we have to do to become an astronaut are incredible. but when you are commander, you are the top of the bunch. this is only a handful of the incredible people at nasa. they are risking their lives every day in space and developing new capabilities to get there. you will not see this again either. 2012 is the 100 anniversary of the marine corps aviation. and we will celebrate this the entire year, and you will see to read of it as a evidence by the new zocor -- the drum and bugle corps. he was a distinguished aviator preserved in the record 35 years and it -- in the marine corps 35 years. it is my pleasure to introduce major general usns he retired, charlie bolden. -- retired united states marine corps, charlie bolden. >> thank you very much. to my mazing colleagues who flew this incredible machine and the entire shuttle fleet, thank you very much for what you've given to my country. there is

jon meacham, john heilemann and major garrett are still with us. joining us, eugene robinson. kay joins us as well. >> when ever heilman comes on, we talk too much about music. by the way, dreaming. one of the great moments of "saturday night live" history. we play chatter. you know, meacham is a historian. he likes talking about the fr fren french/indian war. let the viewers know what we decided. >> four best rolling stones albums. some girls is right up there. >> this hit me a couple days ago. i'm listening to it again for the first time. '78. a '60s band puts out something in '78. it is a remarkable achievement. >> it has the feel of manhattan. >> shattered, man. >> on the left side. >> bedbugs uptown. >> major, you agree? >> i do agree. that inspired the new york album that came out in 1991. yeah. it set something in motion. >> '89, sorry. >> the reassessment of new york and why it was in decay and what it meant for this world. >> katty is a stones fan. mr. meacham. >> what i think it did, it shaked prov 13. >> come on. >> you get the wrong coast. that would be "hotel cali

johns hopkins will take it. they ended a perfect regular season. 10-9 was your final. >> checking in on the orioles. rank robinsoncould hit one out of camden yards. i wouldn't die it. adam jones. first three at-bat. all three singles. this one brings in j.j. hardy. the orioles opened up a can. speaking of opening up a can, how about chris davis? when he gets ahold of one, you know it. that one on to more than 414 feet. the orioles with a big win, 10-1 over the a's. going for the series win later today. they are now 13-8 on the season. not a bad month. if you go back and see how they ended september, that's two in a row. maybe this is not a fluke. that's a look at sports. i'm pete gilbert. we'll see you back here tonight at 6:00. >> a new edition -- addition to camden yards. a statue of frank robinson. hank aaron was there. they are now friends. >> you guys won a lot of ball games. when frank got here, he kind of glued all the pieces together. he did a tremendous job. >> this is an organization where this ball club and this organization and i came together and we became recognized over the country. everybody knew

[applause] steve robinson [applause] casey torn [applause] -- casey thornton. [applause] and last but not least, payload specialist, johnthe greatest gatherings of astronauts probably in the history of nasa. [applause] the things we have to do to become an astronaut are incredible. but when you are commander, you are the top of the bunch. is is only a handful of the incredible people at nasa. they are risking their lives every day in space and developing new capabilities to get there. you will not see this again either. 2012 is the 100 anniversary of the mane corps aviation. and we will celebrate this the entire year, and you will see toead of it as a evidence by the new zocor -- the drum and bugle corps. you will see more of it right now. he was a distinguished aviator preserved in the record 35 years and it -- in the marine corps 35 years. it is my pleasure to introduce major general usns he retired, charlie bolden. -- retired united states marine corps, charlie bolden. [applause] >> thank you very much. to my mazing colleagues who flew this incredible machine and the entire shuttle fleet, thank you very much for what

john and patrice. >> thank you for watching. >> my friend lola loves the show. >> where does she work? always, always thinking in the gutter. gene robinsoninner. we are sorry. >> she was a show girl. >> i'm not dumb, but i can't understand. >> lawrence o'donnell, stay with us. >> plus, the woman who walks like a man, lola. >> we'll talk to peter king, arianna huffington. up next, the president's club, a revealing new book. it goes inside the world's most exclusive fraternity. you are watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. now they're managing my investments for me. and with fidelity, getting back on track was easier than i thought. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get one-on-one help from america's retirement leader. cuban ca jun raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cash back. right now,