to represent them for free not only bob ming but also tom sullivan, tom budell, richard french, john tucker so these attorneys did a good fight and it went on for 12 years and do you really want me to tell you what happened? some people are saying, no, don't give away the end. i hate it when people do that. [inaudible] >> yeah, in the end it did and it didn't. it didn't have a big affect in the immediate, you know, aftermath but it did contribute to some very, very important federal laws that did try to do what my father always said was needed and what the contract buyers obviously said was needed, which is getting mortgage money into minority neighborhoods and basically what the lawsuits ultimately contributed to were two pieces of legislation, the home mortgage disclosure act and the community reinvestment act. and basically the first one requires banks to say who they're loaning to because before that you couldn't prove they were loaning to black people well, they say that's confidential information and we don't keep those kinds of records anyway and we just can't tell you but this says

, the segment where tucker t our big geeky weather heads together to answer your most pressing questions, weather-related or otherwise. this one, not quite weather- related. its johnlets a say tony tucker and tucker were all hiking. and here is what he says: >> i have the answer. neither one of you. >> it is a very reative question. it is not a beach so the premise of the question is wrong. she had not be -- i don't think any of us would be hiking. i debate whether she would get out of wait. but having said all of that, julie wright joins us now. i have my own view of who you would save and probably tucker -- think you would save me. >> would do you think she would save? >> i would like to think she'd save me. >> oh, please. >> steve hit the nail right on the head, man. that was right. here is the thing. who is buying me dipper once we get off the mountain. >> you better settle that right now in case you are in that situation. >> i think with we made it off the mountain alive and you were integral in saving us, i would buy dinner. >> are we going to try to win her over. >> you have to bid for your life savings. >> you have to save me on my merits. >> tucker barnes

we heard john kerry say that they are $2 billion short of that $1 trillion market in getting all of this paid for. tucker, do you find this heartening? >> i cannot believe they got even that close. martha: it is pretty hard to understand. >> even a year ago we did not use the t-word, but now people are throwing it around. by the way, that is just an estimate. the problem seems to me in medicare. no matter what happens, that will be a big part of this health reform. that is extremely expensive. this latest idea that we are going to tax certain medical procedures, private medical insurance -- that is not sustainable over the long term. i do not think anyone is really thinking that we are going to cover the uninsured by taxing the rich. martha: if you like your insurance, you can keep it, but if it is really good, you will be taxed 35% as a benefit. >> i do not think that will fly. they also are coming up with things like attacking plastic surgeons. we may have been underground rising for botox. martha: tucker carlsson would be quite upset about that. >> people use botox all the time. do you want to know wh

john leopald said --t citizens must have confidence that a juvenile justice facility not subject to supervision by maryland authorities is properly monitored and has sufficient security to deter escape. devin tuckerearby with his family agrees. >> my wife is up at the wal-mart every saturday. you know -- i really -- really sent a schil through my body. sent a schil throuchill through. >> there will be a fact finding tour of new beginnings on thursday. wendy back to you. >> jackie benson. thank you, jackie. >> tv production company apologizing for staging a police raid that frightened people in the d.c. neighborhood. four officers stormed the house. guns drawn. and the 300 block of aspen northwest. neighbors weren't told of the raid before it happened last wednesday. to make things worse, the officers were from montgomery county which further bew dered the folks in d.c. montgomery konty police say the production company didn't realize the officers were outside their jurisdiction. the crew was filming a cable tv series, called prison wives. >>> with gas prices falling, watching the numbers at the pump can be painful. it won't be an issue for hundreds tomorrow morning. derek ward is live with detail

tucker, thank you. >>> now let's go to julie wright and find out what is happening on the roadways. hello, julie wright. >> inbound along route 50, the johnway at kenilworth, follow police direction to squeeze by. that will affect those out of riverdale and cheverly this morning. traffic slowing at bladensberg road and the entrance for the third street tunnel. no accidents at 66. this is the overpass at gallows road east of nutley tree where the lanes are open toward the capital beltway. slowing between 50 and 123 and after nutley street to the beltway. the beltway slow toward merrifield. outer loop of the beltway trying to get past university boulevard, this would be the exit to university boulevard and right at the beginning is where we have a crash. so on the right side of the road there is fire and rescue units on the scene. this will impact your commute. this is already slow from 95 college park west. so again accident activity, outer loop of the beltway blocked here at university boulevard. that's a check of your fox on- time traffic. allison, back to you. >> julie, thank you. >>> a multi-million dollar home in the district damaged