mark mother king jr. sound was.ike he -- dr. martin luther king jr.ound not like he was. >> we will replace it with some more stones. >> it will only take about three weeks or so. many say the " is not taking away -- the quote is not taking from the memorial. >> it speaks to the soul. hundreds of flight delays for united airlines passengers this afternoon. and outage did not affect plans air,were already in the but passengers at several united reported line -- long lines at ticket counters. exactly what has happened there is being investigated. no weather delays. very pleasant. for little more refreshing run.5:00 a.m. or 7:00 a.m. run. temperatures today, we reached outside into the 90's. first 90 degree day in 10 days. look at our high temperature. 91 degrees. first time in 10 days. while we have been looking at a the humanity -- humidity, nothing for the break. you the very latest. that circulation. you can really see that eye. it is moving right on the sou of new orleans. about 50 or 60 miles south of the marlins. each time these rains come they co

powell jr. of parliament get to this plan and for a variety of reasons he decides that he wants to stop the margin on the democrats, so he does it this way or he tries to do it this way. he has an intermediary chain would the discipline and south america with a threat and the threat is this if you don't call off the march on the democrats i will go to the media and tell them that you and bayard are having a day affair -- gay affair. i'm still baffled even when i hear myself say that. his longtime companion whether there was any truth to the possibility. they said please come he is not his tight. you know that dr. king we can also say that larry wasn't dr. king's type. >> but the work very seriously, even there's nothing to it. he takes it seriously because the negative exposure. remember this is a very homophobic society that we live in in 1960, even today especially 1960, he's very concerned about the negative exposure of that point, so he eventually after several different spots he decides to

they need help trying to find the man who kidnapped cal ripken, jr.'s mother. ripken, jr. who was on "fox and friends" this morning said his mother vi is doing quote, quite well but she has gone through a very traumatic experience. here is what he said happens. >> she was taken from her home in her garage at gunpoint. she was tied up and she was in a car basically for the next 23 hours. she was delivered back two doors down from the original place she was taken from her house. she is, thank goodness, she is back home. she's safe. she is unharmed. you know, psychologically i think she is a little harmed. we're really happy we have

martin luther king, jr. and an openly gay man. mr. rustin's letters cover over 40 years of his life and the correspondence include the likes of roy wilkins, eleanor holmes norton, and martin luther king, jr. this isn't our 10 minutes. >> -- this is an hour and 10 minutes. >> i'm excited to be talking about bayard rustin because as you can see in his collected letters, and i would like to ask michael to talk about, he was really the come and summer, the sole voice in the civil rights movement who really saw a complete set of linkages between all forms of injustice. and there's a very sad story of the split between civil rights and human rights in the united states that actually the schomburg center will be looking at in an upcoming event on march 30 come and the subject of a whole other discussion but it's one of the things that's very inspiring in his stories that he saw so clearly, indignity, injustice against african-americans was connected to the discrimination and the troubles, discrimination against so many voices. and so i was w

>>> night of terror, orioles legend kyle ripkin jr. opens up about his mother's kidnapping. >> it was the worse feeling you can imagine. >> tonight the extensive efforts to find her abductor. >>> hello i'm vic carter, kyle ripkin's jr. tied up and kidnapped for almost 24 hours. now the star opens up his silence to ask for the public's help. megan mccorkell has the information. >> reporter: cal ripkin jr. says the kidnapping of his mother was premeditated now a nationwide search is on for this man. >> it was, the worse feeling you can imagine. >> reporter: now cal ripkin jr. is breaking his silence speaking for the first time about the moment he found out his mother was missing. >> that the car with my mom's tag on it was reported and that a woman was tied up in the backseat of the car. >> reporter: police say this man kidnapped 74-year-old by ripkin from her aberdeen home. she was forced in the backseat of her car, just days ago investigators released this video of her suspected abductor. those surveillance images were taken here at th

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at about 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will address reporters about his mother's abduction and return. he's also going to appear on "good morning america" later this morning, about 7:30 to talk about this case as well. he's trying to put pressure to try to find this suspect and bring this person to justice. basically police still do not have the suspect in custody. on july 24th, violet rip dr. parikh ken was found and abducted from her hartford county home if her car for 12 hours by an unidentified man and returned home. police released a surveillance video and sketch of the suspect on tuesday. it was taken the same day that she was kidnapped. it shows the tall man walking in and out of a store. >> clearly the abductor did not have his heart in this. he took a lot of risk, doesn't look like he got much out of it other than perhaps inflicting fear on the ripken family for a number of hours. >>reporter: now, aberdeen police have not offered a motive in this case, but they are offering a $2000 reward for any information leadi

greg biffle, jimmie johnson and dale earnhardt jr. denny hamlin has not actually clinched -- hasn't actually clinched a wildcard because tony stewart could still fall off the top ten and kasey kahne could still get a third win at atlanta or richmond. so denny a really, really, really good chase. >> really good chase. >> just not done. >> yeah, like that momentum is a big thing, they've had some problems mechanically. had a lot of bad luck. but they sure have the performance of a fast car. they had it all together at the right time. >> all right, while denny takes a minute to get unbuckled and get the helmet off. let's hear from the runner-up tonight, dave? >> that would be jimmie johnson criming from his car after a good discussion with his teammate there. hard-fought night, how would you assess it? >> great night. i wish we could have been one better. but a very tall effort for this team. we messed up in practice and had to start in the back and the back did stall and no track position. really had a great strategy and made it tonight

." >>> cal ripken, jr. will talk about the abduction of his mother. details straight ahead. >>> parents taking their kids to mad agascar, 3, what happened that has one man locked up. >>> also ahead this morning, we see them all the time, mega buses heading up to new york. this morning what happened to a packed double decker bus on a busy highway. those details straight ahead this morning. happy friday. thanks so much for joining us. lynette has a hook at weather, lauren a look at traffic. it's friday. people always want to know how things are looking around the weekend. >>reporter: i can't believe it's already august too. this summer is just flying by. >> it certainly feels like summer when you're out there. >> feels like august. we're going to feel the heat and humidity. be prepared what's going on. thunderstorms popping up in the afternoon but maryland's most powerful radar is nice and dry as of now. don't worry about that as you head out and about this morning. if you're not going to be back home before the afternoon shows up, take the rain gear wi

cal ripken, jr. is saying that he believes that it was premeditated. this is the face of the man that abducted violet ripken plastered all over billboards across the region. >> it was the worst feeling you can imagine. >> now, cal ripken, jr. is breaking his silence, speaking for the first time his mother was missing. >> the car with my mom's tags on it was reported. and that a woman was tied up in the back seat of the car. >> reporter: police are saying this man kidnapped 74-year-old violet ripken from gun point from her home on july 24th. tied up and blindfolded he was forced in the back seat of her car. days ago, investigators released this surveillance video of her suspected abductor. those surveillance video were taken here at the walmart. for nearly 24 hours, police say that the kidnapper drove ms. ripken all over maryland, before leaving her unharmed inside of her car yards from her home. >> the could be a random act. >> reporter: cal ripken is saying that he spent the night in his car searching for his mom, who he calls the rock of the family.

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hank williams jr., he says we hate him. they do.et's bring in msnbc political analyst and georgetown university professor michael eric dyson. there just is a culture that permeates through the countryside by these hate merchants who peddle it onstage, hank williams jr., and i don't think it's ever going to quit, professor. i don't think it's ever going to quit. what's the best way to comment -- what's the best way to combat this head-shaking crowd out there? >> i think the president has brilliantly ignored the most egregious examples of this hatred, not because he's nam by-pam by but because he's a true christian. all of these people in the name of christ who are assaulting the personhood and the stature of the president of the united states of america are being met with a person who believes in jesus who says treat them with love. it will heap coals of fire upon their heads. i think, look, we can't be stupid about this. we have to be strategic about it. we have to say to people like people like mr. williams which is tragic because

cal ripkin jr.'er car about a week ago, this is the sketch, and the police have it and are working from it down there in baltimore. five minutes past of the hour. this is breaking news across the country, tempers boiling over the state of the economy. brand-new reaction from the campaign trail to a new jobs report released a short time ago. unemployment ticking up for the month of july 8.3%. the economy added 163,000 jobs, that is better, but almost the same number dropped out of the workforce, that is not good enough for the nearly 13 million persons out of work. we have reaction from the speaker john boehner, reaction from the white house coming in right now as we start a new hour here. i'm bill hemmer good morning. >> i'm patti ann brown in for martha maccallum. governor romney said, today's increase in the unemployment rate is a hammer blow to middle class struggling families. president obama doesn't have a plan and believes that the private sector is doing fine. obviously that is not the case. w

robert gladden jr. continues a mental evaluation. his attorney claims he had no intention of pulling the trigger. the first shot was to intimidate and the second was accidentally fired when a school counselor intervened. there are still questions about whether the suspect. the trouble which led to this violence this week. our education reporter joins us live with more on the story. >> experts say signs of trouble can show up early, but they can also go undetected. it was the first day of school when police made robert gladden jr. carried out an act of violence. he showed up with a shotgun in his backpack. he put the weapon together, but did it come up and walked into the cafeteria. he fired a shot which struck a classmate and the back. a professor says teenagers like robert gladden jr. often display early signs of trouble. >> they have engaged in minor anti-social accept from a young age. these are kids who may have done things like cruelty to animals or fire setting or just being a very socially isolated. >> their isolated. experts

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>>reporter: we are here at camden yard where at 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will also address reporters right here talking about his mother's abduction and return. and like you said, he will be appearing on "good morning america" at about 7:30 this morning also to talk about the case as well. he's trying to put pressure on finding the suspect. he's trying to encourage people if they know anything, if they saw anything to contact local authorities. they really want to get this guy. basically police don't have anyone in custody right now. on july 24th, violet ripken was bound and abduct from her hartford county home for about 12 hours in her car by an unidentified man and then returned home. police released a surveillance video and sketch of the suspect on tuesday. it was taken the same day she was kidnapped. it shows a tall man walking in and out of a store. violet ripken told the neighbor that she was scared but that the abductor took care of her needs. >> she said he was very nice, actually and stopped and got food and other things. he lit cigarettes for her

gladden jr., a sophomore at the school. he is being held without bond. he is being charged as an adult with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. gladden jr. rode the bus to school on monday with a disassembled shotgun inside his backpack along with 21 rounds of ammunition. police say two shots were fired inside the school's cafeteria during lunch. one hit 17-year-old daniel, a special-needs student in the back. he is still listed in critical condition in shock trauma. students are trying to remain positive. >> it is important that we all kind of stay together. just because one thing happened, it cannot ruin our whole perry hall community. we really have to stick together and just pray for daniel. >> oh, he is so sweet. oh, my gosh, he's so sweet. he used to come up and give me high-fives. he was so nice. i just love him. he is so sweet. >> daniel's family released a statement thanking everybody for their quick actions, especially school personnel. 11's attorney-- gladden's atto

today cal ripken, jr. will talk about this and he's doing it first here on abc 2.ee johnson has more on what's happening. >>reporter: we are live here at camden yard where at 10:00 this morning cal ripken, jr. will address reporters about his mother's recent abduction and return and then at 7:30 this morning, he'll also appear on "good morning america" also to talk about this case. he's basically trying to put pressure, trying to find this suspect. he's encouraging people, if you know anything, if you saw anything to contact local authorities. right now police still don't have a suspect in custody. on july 24th, violet ripken was bound and abducted from her hartford county home for about 12 hours in her car by an unidentified man and then returned home. police released the surveillance video and sketch of the suspect on tuesday. it was taken the same day she was kidnapped. it shows a tall man walking in and out of a store and aberdeen police say this is a very active investigation. they've not offered information about a motive just yet. there is a $2000 reward for

>>> 15-year-old robert gladden, jr. now charged with attempted first-degree murder and first degree assault. gladden came to the first day of school yesterday armed with a shotgun and vodka. he fired off one shot hitting a student. that student, daniel remains in critical condition. >> normal traffic op the bay bridge. crews shut down the bridge after reporting an unusual vertical movement. it's safe for travel, after a series of inspeaks meet baltimore city's first new police commissioner. anthony batts ask a former less chief in california and replaces fred bealefeld who retired this summer. >>> hurricane isaac was upgraded to a hurricane and is headed toward new orleans. meteorologist wyatt everhart is tracking the latest of isaac. it comes seven years after the anniversary of katrina but a different storm. >> we'll get official landfall. hurricane isaac, isaac today being upgraded. it will pack winds of 80 miles an hour. contrast that with katrina which was a category five power house. of course, there have been a l

. >>> cal ripken, jr. speaks out for the first time about his mother's abduction and you're only going to hear it first on "good morning maryland." the 5:00 show starts right now. >>> cal ripken, jr. about to address the nation. what he hopes to drive home after the kidnapping of his mother. we have details straight ahead. >>> a little pda inside chick- fil-a. that's happening. the message the gay activists want everyone to know after recent comments touch off a national outcry. >>> michael phelps has a pile of medals this morning and he is not done yet. the win that he pulled out against his top rival. those stories straight ahead on this friday morning. happy friday and thank you so much for joining us. let's get your weekend started with a check of the weather and meteorologist lynette charles. lynette, good morning. >> good morning, megan. t dp if, everyone. maryland's most powerful radar is dry. we do have all five sweeps on. we're scanning the skies this morning. not a whole lot to see, but as we go

it was a week ago that ripkin, cal ripkin jr.'s mother was taken from her house. her car was spotted around 8:15 that night. a missing person alert went out at 5:30 in the morning and she

. >>> cal ripken jr. call on the public to help catch the man who kidnapped and held his mother for 23 hours last week. violent ripken was taken by gunpoint in her garage, tied up, taken around by the suspect. >> reporter: kyle ripken jr. got a little emotional when describing how his family learn -- cal ripken jr. got a little emotional when describing how his family learned that his mother had been kidnapped. a family wrote down a license plate of a lincoln town dollar looked like it had suspicious activity in it. >> it was the worst feeling you could imagine. it was about 9:00 at night my sister called me and said that there had been a report that the car with my mom's tags on it was reported and that a woman was tied up in the back seat of the car and they wanted to know if we knew where mom was and so we couldn't find mom. >> reporter: despite widespread circulation of security video showing the kidnapping suspect and a police sketch now posted on clear channel billboards, so far no one has come forw

his son darius keenan, jr. was a person of interest and was arrested in north carolina keenan, jr. shot his father in the chest. >>> new tonight a woman accused of elder abuse who went to kenya to avoid being arrested will be brought back. the police are bring 50-year-old anastacia oluoch back. she beat an elderly man in 2007. >>> new tonight we have learned that senator barbara mikulski will speak at the democratic national convention. other women who will spook caroline kennedy and eva longoria. >>> anne arundel county executives are looking for nominations for the dallas pace humanitarian award. he was a servant, a coach, scout master, a teacher. the person must be at least 21, live in anne arundel. all nominations must be in the county by october the 1st. >>> 'tis the year of the robocalls. politicians are trying to get your vote and many of you are trying to get them off your phone. ways to stop the calls. >>> those who have stayed with this club for years, you may shed a tear when you go to your mailbox. >> actually 84 the updated high. we have a two-degree winner. we're one

martin luther king jr. at one point, dr. king talks about what he expects the legacy of the civil rights movement to be. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. >> the interview dates back to december 21st, 1960. that was four years before the civil rights act became year, three years before dr. king's famous "i have a dream" speech, eight years before he was assassinated. the tape was discovered by a man named steven tull. steven tull's father did the interview with dr. king for a book that the father was planning to write. that book was never written and eventually the tape was just forgotten. as one might imagine, historians are extremely interested in that find. tull says he plans to sell the recording to a private collector later this month. he already has an agent in new york to help him to do that. >> wow. >> that's our broadcast for now. "nightly news" coming up next. >> we hope to see you a l

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county district attorney to drop these trumped up charges against ronald weekly jr.college career and everything has been turned upside down because this assault and battery by lapd. >> all right. well, ronald jr., thank you very much. benjamin crump, also appreciate you taking the time. benjamin crump also representing the family of trayvon martin. >>> wow, did they take a painful punch in the gut. you've been busy for a dead man. after you jumped ship in bangkok, i thought i'd lost you. >>> surfing is my life now. but who's going to .... >>> tell the world that priceline has even faster, easier ways to save you money. . . on hotels, flights & cars? you still have it. >>> i'll always have it. so this is it? >>> we'll see whe the waves take me. sayonara, brah! see life in the best light. [music] transitions® lenses automatically filter just the right amount of light. so you see everything the way it's meant to be seen. experience life well lit, ask for transitions adaptive lenses. what? it's a brand-new camry. i just bought this. really? i just thought i'd take a loo

robert gladden jr. is being held at the detention center without bail.has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and first-degree assault. police say he rode a bus to school and had a double barrel shotgun in his backpack along with 21 rounds of ammunition. two rounds were fired inside the school's cafeteria, one of them hitting a student who remains in critical condition at shock trauma. >> he is so sweet. i just love him. >> police say the boy acted alone. his attorney said his client did not intend to hurt anyone. he believes the gun went off accidentally when gladden was rushed by teachers. he may have brought the gun to school to intimidate bullies. alumni association has set up an account to help daniel's family with his medical expenses. >> we wanted to be able to use that account for people to send funds to the family. >> day 90's family has issued a statement thinking everyone for their support, especially those who acted so quickly on monday. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> many students could face possibly long lasting effect

county district attorney to drop these trumped up charges against ronald weekly jr.ollege career and everything has been turned upside down because this assault and battery by lapd. >> all right. well, ronald jr., thank you very much. benjamin crump, also appreciate you taking the time. benjamin crump also representing the family of trayvon martin. >>> wow, did they take a painful punch in the gut. [ male announcer ] imagine facing the day with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain reli

>> coming up, breaking the silence, orioles legend, cal ripken jr. talks about the disappearance of his mother. >> golden boy scores yet another medal in london in his last individual race ever. >> raven's fans flocking today for their first public practice this summer. details on all of that as 11 news saturday morning starts right now. >> you are watching wbal tv 11. live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news saturday morning. >> welcome to 11 news, i'm lisa. >> i'm jennifer. top stores in just a minute. first we're going to check out with meteorologist ava marie. it is steamy already. >> yes, sticky already. it's going to be the way throughout the weekend. it's great pool weather. we will see drier and more comfortable air as we get in to next week. starting off 77. that's at the airport. that's how you can tell how steamy it is. the temperatures haven't dropped down all night. right now the dew point at 65. factor in the humidity, it feels hotter. partly sunny skies throughout the day and forwardses afternoon, isolated chance for thunderstorm, m

his latest, william jones jr. >> marcus has been teaching me about what the hammer means. what the different gods and goddesses are. >> jones, who also denies being a white supremacist, came to wabash three years ago at age 18 and sentenced to six years for burglary. >> i was hanging out with the wrong people and i strung out on drugs and broke into a house and took a tv and a bunch of other little items like a tattoo gun and took them and sold them for drugs. >> the house he robbed was his father's. >> my dad called the police he was like, a struggle to believe it was my son, junior. and it killed him to do it. >> jones says he would like to rebuild a relationship with his father and will soon have the chance. he leafs prison on parole in one week. >> you're not enjoying the weather, are you? why would you enjoy the weather, man? you get the enjoy all that when you go home next week. >> next thursday. >> he wants to be influenced. he's still being molded as a man. you know? he's still a kid and he's turning into somebody. >> delivering papers? >> no. that's just temporary

as jr stone tells us tonight, shermantine says there are more bodies and he can lead authorities to them in person. >> reporter: the fields here in lyndon california might not look busy, but it's where wesley shermantine was taken this weekend. a location 95 miles east of san francisco within eyesight of where authorities have already dug and recovered human remains. >> i could hardly believe it. they have been pushing for it for so long. >> reporter: kathleen is the california assembly woman who pushed for the release, one that had been talked about but not executed until last weekend when the inmate was taken out of prison and into his old stomping grounds. >> i told him a dozen times, don't talk anybody on a field trip that doesn't bear fruit. if there's no body there, it will be the last time anybody takes you out. >> reporter: he is the bounty hunter who has been in talks with shermantine. officials won't say if money has been given, but we do know that some are very pleased that the wheels are now turning. >> i'm very pleased. i have received call s from several families in the las

martin luther king jr. national memorial celebrating its one-year anniversary since opening to the public? . a brief program taking place tonight in southwest washington at 7:00. afterwards, organizers will hold a special film screening. the work begins on correcting the quote on the statute. new details on installing >> all eyes are on tropical storm isaac as this year's hurricane strength. residents from the florida panhandle to southeastern louisiana in the low-lying areas have been ordered to evacuate. the storm is expected to make landfall one day before the seventh-year anniversary of hurricane katrina. the republican national convention gets underway officially today. scheduled speakers include virginia governor bob mcdonnell and ann romney. you will services today for the prince george's county police officers who died in a high- speed crash last week. officer adrian morris's funeral is at 10:00 this morning at woodstream chruch in mitchellville. you can watch the service live on our sister station,

. >>> cal ripken jr. is speaking out about his mother's kidnapping as we get our first look at the suspect on surveillance video. he will join me later this morning. >>> america's newest sweetheart and living legend. a magical night for gabby douglas and michael phelps at the olympics. >>> a coal mine company closing and leaders are blaming president obama but is there really a war on coal? we'll talk to the founder of the coal company. we have a packed show, baseball legend cal ripken jr. and rea ins priebus and dominique dawes and ryan beatty. "starting point" begins right now. our starting poirnt this morning, america's new golden girl is gabby douglas making history last night. 16 years old, first african-american to women the all-around gold medal. amanda davies, it was so z exciting to watch her. just perfection, out did herself each and every time. how was the feeling while everyone was watching her? >> reporter: it was incredible. it was probably written in the stars, did you know if you rearrange

martin luther king jr. as his executive assistant in atlanta. and when the sit-in movement spread across the south like wildfire, dr. king requested of her to call these young people together from the different college campuses and have a conference and she made the decision to hold this conference easter weekend, april 1960 at shaw university in raleigh, north carolina and the reason she went to shaw, university, she knew the school because she was a graduate. she had worked for the naacp, the ywca. she was just one of these smart, gifted women that knew everybody and she pulled that conference off and not just black young people but many white young people. >> was she white or black? >> she was black but she had many, many allies in the white community. friends in civil and social and religious organizations and it was in that meeting that dr. king thought that the students would become the youth arm or the student arm of his organization, but she insisted that we make up our own mind and create our own organization. so the organization was ca

so i'd want to know why. >> reporter: calcal ripken jr. want -- cal ripken jr. wants answers. 10 days after a man confronted his mom, vi, with a gun inside her garage. blindfold her up and drove her around maryland for a frightening 24 hours. >> she's still a little shaky. we're all a little shaky. it's quite possible it could be a random act. it's quite possible it could have been more than that. >> reporter: his comments come just days after police released surveillance video from cameras on a suspect. there's some thought given to it. the materials used to bind what we brought there. so there's a lot of evidence that shows that there was somewhat of a plan. i don't know when she will go back. but certainly right now, she's not back in our house yet. >> reporter: ripken said he didn't even know his mom was missing until someone spotted her car in baltimore county and he drove around himself, looking for her. >> reporter: that was almost 14 hours after she was first taken. >> i actually physically got in the car and drove around. it's like finding a needle in t

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cal ripken, jr., speaks out since the first time his mother was of adopted. he says she is still too traumatized to return home. they're looking for the man who tied a rope and drove around in her car for hours. she was later found on armed -- on harmed physically. eight people hurt, one seriously, following this massive pileup in dundalk. when accidents involve was a tow truck. it is blocked in both directions near the accident. >> baltimore city police have issued some commands in the southwestern district because of an outbreak of violence. the latest, homicide detectives close the just before 1:30 when they found a 30-year-old man shot in the head pronounced dead. is the fourth murder in this area in the last seven days. they're making a number of staffing changes including a new major to the district and in a permanent director of education and training. >> it's not very often we do a story about someone's birthday, but this is special. when you were born in 1909, your birthday is a big deal. >> tomorrow is a big day. she will be 103 years old. the party

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