[ laughter ] >> these lions were -- they were called problem lions.nce at life, but they were acting aggressive towards people. >> you went do live with problem lions? it wasn't enough to live with lions, but you had to live with juvenile delinquents? >> my job was to have them calm down. >> did they try to kill you? >> every day. >> i think it's fun to show the clip while we change the animals here. we'll make the switch out. >> you are going to need that bottle. >> hey, girl. all right, hey! cut it out! cut it out! that's enough! hey! cut it out! hey, hey, hey! hey! that's enough out of you! get out of here! get out of here. >> dave, this is how you interact with lion, yell that's enough? that's something my mom would yell at me. what is this giant monster on my desk right now. >> this is a binturong. why don't you hand me a few bits of fruit here. >> well, i only have sardines here. does he eat sardines? >> no. >> oh, here's the fruit. >> awesome. >> that's going to make it tougher. would have the cool things about this -- watch this. go up there.

why are sea lions beaching themselves in record numbers? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. president obama says it's a wonderful day for america. his reaction to the senate confirming the first hispanic ever nominated to the u.s. supreme court. sonia sotomayor. the vote was 68-31. all the democrats and two independents voted yes. nine republicans also voted to confirm sotosaying even if they didn't agree with all her views she was qualified. she'll be sworn in saturday as the 1 11thth justice, and only the third woman to serve on the nation's highest court. >> the nomination of sonia sotomayor of new york is confirmed. >> reporter: it was a history-making moment, the confirmation of the firstan sphi hispanic justice to the supreme court. sonia sotomayor, the girl from the projects, who became an aaccomplished prosecutor, lawyer and jurist becomes justice sotomayor the moment she is formally sworn in this saturday. >> it's a wonderful day for america. >> reporter:

the california sea lion eats small fish like sardines and anchovies.se there are so many of them, competition for food is fierce, and the concern is that it's going to get even worse because of a change in the weather offshore. a growing el nino weather pattern may be bringing warmer water currents to the california coast. fish seek out colder water now further out in the ocean. that depletes the sea lions' food source near the shore. >> if the el nino continues to develop and gets stronger and stronger, what we seeing now is the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: right now they're saving the ones they can. the weakest need feeding tubes. yet, by the time they wear out their welcome, they are sent on their way. >> it's the best part of the job for sure, yeah. >> reporter: all right, let's see it. >> one, two, three, let them go. >> reporter: after a little hesitation, they're off, headed back home. ben tracy, cbs news, laguna beach, california. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. cap

notion of conservation, preserving spaces for the lions, preserving lions and other animals, you were is crazy that you guys are trying to get rid of lions. say more about that. >> what we do look how beautiful this animal is recognize it as a predator we need to save that animal. i agree with that unfortunately in africa, a lot of poverty over there. their entire wealth is in their cattle, this guy eatscality. tough for us to sit here and say, hey you, better stop killing the lions. took 90% of the wealth away by killing the cattle. what these guys eat are these big animals. same thing, children starving, not kill this guy's food. they remove the people causing conflict, vent them out and create jobs with them. >> angela lulled me into a false sense of security. >> nice and tight. >> hold her nice and tight. i don't want to end up in a tough situation. angela, your thoughts on this, are you someone who is -- whoa, got serious teeth? >> yeah. yeah. >> be careful. >> okay. >> i'm watching her. i'm watching all the body posture what i do when i'm in the bush, watch the body posture, wha

the lion of the senate is silenced. the nation stops to remember the life and legacy of senator ted kennedy [ applause ] >>> health care reform. lawmakers from our region hold meetings toage kate constituents about the facts on potential health care changes. >>> and necessary cuts. >>> maryland leaders vote on cuts that will affect every state worker. i'm andrea roane. today is wednesday, august 26th. angie is here with the traffic. kim martucci is here and i can't believe this month is almost over. going by very quickly. >> september. >> kids are in school. >> the fall, turtle necks. >> come next week we will have some weather. that feels more like autumn. >> so turtle necks maybe. >> yes. always that tricky time of the year with the open-towed shoes, turtle necks, hot, warm, cold weather. y.t's get moving, evyb erthis morning, i don't think y have too many complaints. first start with a look trs.e icop icm watched a disturbed batch of weather north of espanol la e goa odan teday wea will see this develop in to a tropi

>> the purpose of this show, basically these lions were all lions at a national park. park took them all in and said listen, i can save these guys. basically give them a better home. so once he brought them in, they still remained super aggressive. so now they were threatening the lives of his staff and those around him. there would be no one else to take these aggressive lions. he called me up and said i need these lions to learn to trust people. >> otherwise they might have to be put down. >> they were definitely, definitely going to kill somebody. not you. put this on your lap. >> on that note we're going to give her -- >> this one is well used to people. i'm going to watch it. if she starts to get bitey. she's got claws but she won't hurt you. >> how do you know when she's bitey. >> her body posture will change. >> grab that bottle there. tip it up so she doesn't have any air. >> let me ask you about brutus, who was the male in the ride. he was fine with you until you got off that bike of yours. right? and then it got very dicey. >> the male is where i always start

the lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down, but not before grabbing another gold for the road. news, now. >> rangers and rays both chasing ♪ captioning by kapgz makts >> captioning by captionmax >> rangers and rays both chasing the red sox in the a.l. wild card race. texas a game out entering saturday. tampa three out. big game for carlos pena. hit two home runs. 16th career multi-homer game leads the league with 34. down to their last out. marlon byrd. that one flies away. his 15th of the year. he has three homers in three games. we go to extraings. 10th inning. pena. his third hit of the game. josh hamilton's going to throw e-- evan longoria beats the throw home. tampa walks off with a 5-4 win. seventh career walk-off hit for pena. the rays have won 6-7. texas has now lost 4-5. the rangers trail the red sox by two games in the wild card. tampa remains three back. with that we welcome you inside the espnews studios, will selva, anish shroff, the giants had

living with lions.nd their mission to save one of the jungle's most endangered animals. >> and jewel heist. thousand thieves got away with $65 million worth of gems in broad daylight. it wednesday, august 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> very daring heist. it was like the thomas crown affair meets italian job meets -- >> and there's car changes involved. >> and gunshot. crazy stuff. and a lot of money at play there. we'll talk about that this half hour. i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. the president is trying to regain momentum in the debate over health care reform by leading a series of town hall meetings. >> in new hampshire yesterday mr. obama accused his critics of trying to scare the public. viviana hurtado joins us from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the question was if the president was going to walk into a lion's den of rowdy behavior. he didn't. instead he heard support for his plan and criticism. outside a familiar scene at a town hall meeting abou

did you ever think that you would be called an old lion? >> bless the lord, i knew i'd be called old, but not a lion. >> reporter: cecil "chip" murray retired at 75 as the pastor of the first african methodist episcopal church of los angeles, which was the largest a.m.e. church in the country. he could preach hellfire and brimstone, but he was more concerned about social issues like homelessness, jobs, violence, and hunger. >> we must not only have life after death, but we must have life after birth, even as with the founder of christianity. he would preach personal salvation, but he would also preach social salvation. he would reach out. i have come that you may have life, not i have come to take you to heaven. >> reporter: pastor mark whitlock is a co-director of passing the mantle. he says because of rev. murray he turned his life around, so he knows a pastor can make a difference, even with kids society deems beyond hope. >> i would probably be one of those people you would be afraid of in the community, yeah, sold some product that wer

>>> the lion whisperer. why this man is risking his life to save the king of the jungle. >>> and it's getting hot in here. "dancing with the stars" max and karenna turn up the heat on broadway. burn up the floor, performing live. >> good morning. >> good morning, good morning, good morning, america. here today, another beautiful crowd. all out here, enjoying the day. canada's here. it doesn't get any better. it does not get any better. >> it doesn't. >> standing next to robin roberts. how lucky am i? chris cuomo's my name. >> robin roberts is my name. diane is off on this tuesday morning. >>> two stories i'm really looking forward that we're going to be sharing with people in this hour. pat conroy, fabulous author. hasn't written in 15 years. he has a new novel. he shares it with charlie gibson. he's written "prince of tide." but it's a personal new work of friendship and family. and he shares with charlie, mr. gibson. he's going to be here. >> you get conroy and gibson that's a value plan. >>> also, a reall

rookie matthew stafford got the starting nod against the browns, first offensive play for the lions andtafford, rolling out, the right idea, wrong person, eric wright the lucky recipient, put some moves on, changes direction, returns it to the lions five. browns get a field goal on the ensuing possession. stafford didn't look as sharp as he did a week ago. second quarter. down 20. off the play action. stafford has a man open but overthrows adam jennings. stafford 5-13 for 35 yards and that one pick. espn's tim hasselbeck on how stafford looked on saturday night. >> matthew stafford's first start for the detroit lions did not go well. he turned the football over. he was inaccurate. and at times, he looked confused. i would have to see drastic improvement in his game to feel comfortable starting him in the season opener. >> the football giants, big blue against jay cutler and the bears, cutler 5-10 with a pick in his first preseason game. against jay cutler and the much better from the get-go this time around, that's earl bennett, 27 yards and a first down, his first pass of the game, ben

the liberal lion died late last night at age 77. >> there's so many things to talk about when we lookack at his legacy. for more insight into the career of this great man, we want to be joined by rick klein, who is one of our soonier political reporters. rick, we know you covered kennedy while you were covering politics at the "boston globe." though this was a an anticipated death, it makes it no less sad and shocking. >> it is. politics is going to stand still for a while. if you spent enough time around washington, you developed respect for senator kennedy for what he was able to do as a legislator, a colleague, a friend. who epitomized what it meant to be a senator. in tire generations of senators look up to him and said immay not agree with him on much but this is how you're supposed to do this job. >> we know about his relationship with president barack obama. it's so fascinating to look back at the election of last year and serole hee played in t election and how the clintons perceived a role and that entire dynamic. >> it was an absolutely critical moment in the campaign. presi

>> he's the last lion of the senate.understood the necessity of working together and who have been able to accomplish things, not only through adherence to principle but also to compromise. >> my colleagues and partners, senator kennedy. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain said kennedy was the most effective member of the senate. more than 2,500 bills written, 300 of which became laws. >> i not only graduate to like him, i had enormous respect. >> reporter: senator even an bas father saved kennedy life in a plane crash in massachusetts. >> he was concerned it would explode at any minute and kill everyone. >> reporter: kennedy suffered a broken back and would spend months in recovery. that's where he began to appreciate the cost of health care. making quality, affordable health care available to all americans would become his life's mission. do you think that the current health care debate has suffered because of his absence? >> probably. because ted was so immensely knowledgeable. ted wanted to really drill down

the lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down but not before grabbing another gold for the road. espnews, now. ♪ >> rangers and rays both chasing the red sox in the a.l. wild card race. texas a game out entering saturday. tampa three out. big game for carlos pena. hit two home runs. 16th career multi-homer game leads the league with 34. marlon byrd, his 15th of the year. rangers tie it at 4-4. we go to the 10th. pena, his third hit of the game. josh hamilton can't get evan longoria at the plate and the rays win in walk-off fashion 5-4. for pena, his seventh career walk-off hit. tampa has won 6-7. the rangers have lost 4-5 so texas now trails boston by two games in the wild card, the rays remain three back. we welcome you in to the espnews studios, will selva, anish shroff. the giants had a chance. >> san francisco can pull into a tie with colorado for the wild card lead for the first time since august 9. the giants have won 4-5. jorge de la rosa entered saturd

known as the liberal lion of the senate where he was a major force for decades in the senate.t elected in 1962 and of course, the brother of former president john f. kennedy. we will continue to bring you additional details. again, right now, msnbc reporting that senator kennedy at age 77 has died, louing his be t battle to cancer. you're looking at images of senator kennedy speaking at the democratic national convention. a true lion of the senate, a real force. part of the kennedy family, the royal political family. at age 77, losing his battle to cancer. again, this is christina brown with breaking news about senator ted kennedy, one of several brothers of the same kennedy family who has had a long life and legacy, who has affected this country, not only politically, but also as a humanitarian. you may remember not too long ago his sister, eunice kennedy shriver died at the age of 82. unfortunately, senator kennedy was not well enough to attend his sister's funeral. but as i mentioned, not too long ago, msnbc again confirming that senator kennedy has lost his battle to cance

and earning that title as lion, in this respect, as well. john berman, thank you for your time. >>> and reaction to kennedy's passing has been coming in around the world. despite his status as a liberal icon, we're hearing from democrats. nancy reagan. she said, given your differences, people have been surprised how close ronnie and i are to the kennedy family. in recent years, ted and i found our xhen ground in stem cell research. and i considered him an allynd a dear friend. i will miss him. >> senator john mccain's spokesperson issued this -- senator mccain is very saddened to hear the news of the loss of this close and dear friend, senator kennedy, the last lion of the senate. the senator's family remains in senator mccain's thoughts and prayers. >> and this one from arnold schwarzenegger, who married into the kennedy clan. he called him the rock of our family. a loving husband, father, brother and uncle. he was a man of great faith and character. teddy inspired our country through health care reform, in his devotion to a life of public

i like the jets against the ravens last week, the lions are successful, 18-17, lions win. i think that is an oxymoron. lions win. palace today. this was earlier this preseason. >> they come and last may. you get a little anxious. >> tom brady two weeks ago, coming from the injury. albert haynes worth, last night, jamming him into the ground. the shoulder was sore after that, and no, he did not paid the rest of the game. no word on whether british suffered as serious -- brady suffered a significant injury. it looks like ferguson might not pitch again after the shot-and last month. yankees continue their stranglehold on the best record in baseball, doing it with defense against the white sox. alex rodriguez makes the throw to first to get the out. he was not the only guy telling stellar defense today. a little bit later, robinson at second, getting down and dirty, gunning to first. he makes a base hit. i'll yes, they can hit, too. no. 576, yankees rock 10-0. this is the first weekend of playoffs and the pga tour is doing a formality before they announced tiger the champion.

wanted, he was known as the liberal lion of the senate. we're going to take a look back at his life and contributions to america. stay tuned for abc2 news for all the latest and abc2 news.com on the death of ted kennedy. again, we're going to look back at his career and life and get reaction from people waking up this morning to the news of the senator's death and what impact his death will have on health care reform. that debate of course, a cause he was tirelessly fighting for until the end. >>> these stories and much more coming up here this morning on "good morning maryland." but first, a look at the forecast. >> justin berk. >> 6:00. good morning. you'll notice a little more humidity and heat today. i want to start off downtown with our dark view of the inner harbor. yes, we get sunrise in a half-hour, at 6:30. 73 degrees across the inner harbor. 72 glen burnie and sparrows point. 60s across the county on the north side of the beltway back towards reisterstown at 69. 67 in westminster. we're dry on maryland's most powerful doppler rad

now that the lion of the senate has passed on?ntry. sometimes an event like this wakes people up and we get a better grip on our senses and we tend to move forward as human beings in a much more collective manner. do you anticipate that this won't be so political, that there will be some folks that might in the arena of give and take much more than what they might have been before? >> well, i would hope so. and i would expect at least for a brief period that will happen. but remember, this is an issue, health care, and these other issues are issues about which people feel very strongly, and when people feel strongly, emotions take over and regrettable emotions lead us to do things that are not really in the best interests of us or of the country or of legislation. so i hope it would have a benefitous effect, but don't hold your breath. >> our panel is still with us, todd webster, jack rice and tim griffin. a very interesting piece in politico, and it reads, a handful of well known and ambitious progressives in the upper chamber ar

>> couric: some called him the liberal lion. >> did you hear that that? we are excluded from having an opportunity to debate this because of the power of the insurance industry. >> couric: others the keeper of the kennedy flame. >> in our family he's known as uncle teddy. (cheers and applause) >> couric: when a gravely ill ted kennedy bounded to the stage at last year's democratic national convention, the nation was riveted, knowing the speech he'd give would likely be among his last. >> the hope rises again and the dream lives on. (cheers and applause) >> couric: but the legacy of the kennedy dynasty is dreams not realized and ted was no exception. he was born edward moore kenneda in 1932, the youngest of joseph and rose's nine children. like his older brothers before him, kennedy attended harvard and then went to l schl where his natural talent for debate was fine tuned. >> ask not.... >> couric: when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent then 3-year-old kennedy do fill the seat and they never let him leave. >> i ask you to joi

shepherd was the lion.t now is 8:55, 76 degrees out there. some clouds above us with a lot of sunshine getting through as well. we're going to find out what kind of a day we're going to have. pretty hazy out there. we'll talk to tom kierein coming up. i'm joe krebs on this wednesday, the 12th of august. in the news there may be a round of if you afur lows in maryland. they would likely have a b igger impact on state employees with higher salaries we're told. during the last fiscal years ste employees took at least days. the state is tginry to cut 70$4 million from the state budget by labor day. >>> the white house is holding reception for the newest u.s. supreme court justice. president obama plays host to sonya sotomayor. she is the third woman to serve on the high court in u.s. history. she was confirmed last week and sworn in on saturday. >>> we'll take a break now and come back and look at weather and our traffic. anncr: hot fudge brownie meets cool, creamy ice cream. new edwards singles a la modes. ind

why is in fact he being called the lion of the senate?ll, that's longevity, of course, and also respect and it's wisdom. but i'll tell you my angle on it, keith, is he could never be tamed. that's one of the things i loved about him especially when the conventional wisdom was overwhelmingly going in one direction for example on the vote to authorize the war in iraq. for ted kennedy to stand there and make up his own mind and cast his own vote against the prevailing winds, those were the moments where the kennedy staff had every right in the world to be very, very proud of who they worked for. >> mr. hatch, the republican, said, quote, when i first came to the senate i was filled with conservative fire in my belly and an itch to take on any and everyone who stood in my way including ted kennedy. they ended up as friends, cosponsors. mr. hatch has a painting, a portrait of senator kennedy in his office. what are we making of this strange phenomenon that republicans at least until hillary clinton ran raised such a large percentage of all the

he was the lion because he never gave up.very year he would come back year after year and fight for that minimum wage and go after it. that was one of his top priorities, and he finally got it. when you look at the way he handled himself legislatively and the way he had differences but tried to work across party lines. how big of an example is that to maybe some young legislators who are coming in because we've had such a partisan divide and a lot of these young legislators want to follow people who are higher up the line and with more seniority, but doesn't ted kennedy really exemplify what the senate and what the house is really supposed to be all about? >> absolutely, absolutely. i learned a lot from him. i do believe that reaching across the lines, across the aisle when it comes to trying to do what is right for the country, all of us feel that we know how to get things done. the fact of the matter is all of us need each other, especially in the legislative process. irrespective of how good your ideas may be, there are th

he was a lion of the sun -- of the senate.e was the kid brother of the president and went on to make a name for himself as one of the most effective legislators of this generation. >> people say how partisan he was. he had this ability to reach across the aisle to get things done. >> you make a great point. he was a conservative punching bag through the 1980's. what he was able to do was use his experience, his ability to understand the legislative process to begin to act as an elder statesman and reach across the aisle when he thought he could see a deal within reach. it often made the liberals very angry. he had the liberal credibility to be able to reach across to the republicans without being spurned by his own party. >> there were some time he couldn't become president. i supposed chappaquiddick and some other incidents lost the that for him. in the aftermath of that, he made very effective use of themselves in the senate. >> that is correct. many people thought maybe hillary clinton followed that model when she came back

yes, the lions win. a double whammy no the orioles. first they were scheduled to play at the same time as the ravens. that will stop a lot of people from going to the rain. then it was delayed by rain. all that is too bad because you would like to have a full house when harold baynes was inducted to the hall of fame. adam jones returns to the starting lineup for the first time in a week. his sore back is ok. takes away extra bases right there. right before the rain delay the orioles grabbed the lead. he rips one deep to center. wigginton comes in. they continue playing. here is the game-winning home run. it looks like this is a gamer too. right now the indians lead the orioles 5-3 in the ninth. the yankees continue their stranglehold of the best record in baseball. a-rod gets back to his feet, fires to first and gets the runner. later the yankees flash the leather. how about cano getting down and dirty up the middle. he guns it to first and robs him of a base hit. they can knock it around. the yankees laid a whipping on the chicago pit

rdb@ fa >>> the man called the lion of the senate has been silenced. senator edward kennedy has died. welcome back 20 9 news now. thanks for joining us this wednesday morning. angie goff is here. she will have the traffic in a moment. we start with howard bernstein and a forecast. >>> another quiet morning out there. very comfortable, especially north and west of town. temperatures in the 60s and you know some time next week in the a 0s away from town. it is going to feel like september. well, it will be september. maybe that's why it will feel like it. this morning we start you off with a look at the satellite and radar. it is fairly quiet overhead here in the mid-atlantic. shower and storms rolling through the great lakes in to chicago and that means your deysllwitiwill notice tc hiwangp for on ic on 5:45. we s ait t 5:45. we s ath ghw with 63 in culpeper and oakland and garrett county. winchester 69 and 72 easton. a look at the highs today. temperatures getting up around 90, 92 with mostly sunny skies. angie, it is 5:30. how are the roads? >>> as we

>>> lion of the september. senate edward kennedy, a son of an iconic american family and one of the most effective and dominant lawmakers in u.s. history succumbs to brain cancer at the age of 77. >> i love this country. i believe in the bright light of hope and possibility. i always have, even in the darkest hours. i know what america can achieve. i've seen it. i've lived it. >> this is the cbs "morning news" for wednesday, august 26th, 2009. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle gielan. the lion of the senate has been silenced. senator ted kennedy passed away last night following a battle with brain cancer. he was 77 years old and died at the family home in hyannisport. he was the last surviving son of a glamorous but tortured political family who spent half a century in the senate fighting for those who need. we are in washington with more. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. word of kennedy's death came this morning in a brief statement from his family who

flags fly at half staff in honor of the lion of the u.s. senate. here is derrick mcginty. >> i have come here tonight to stand with you. to change america. >> reporter: they called him the last of the old line liberals and he was partisan. his great zest for politics and great skills. >> then $200 billion deficit are at least as wrong when the republicans are in control. >> reporter: even those who opposed him called him one of the most effective legislators. >> like my three brothers before me, i pick up a fallen standard, sustained by their memory of our .priceless years together. >> reporter: edward kennedy was born in 1932, the last son of the wealthy kennedy dynasty. when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent ted kennedy to fill out his senate term and they never let him leave. the new young president and his family brought a glamor to washington. the family would seem almost star crossed. assassinned bullets brought him down. in 1969, ted kennedy drove a car off a bridge on the island. his young companion died and fo

the lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down but not before grabbing another gold for the road. espnews, now. ♪

he spent his life working for this country and the country is remembering the man known as the lion of the senate. jessica has reaction from massachusetts to maryland of the passing of ted kennedy. >> reporter: americans mourn the death of the youngest brother in the american political dynasty. ted kennedy lost his battle with brain cancer overnight in his cape cod home. >> how insulting can you be?

a lion of the u.s. senate. a majors for for liberalism as well as bipartisan bills to improve the lives of theless fortunate. word came just after midnight last night that they senator ha umccsud intora bcc cancer. o >>long-time kennedy staffer said he died just how he lived, with courage. kimberly souters is here with a look back at his life. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. edward moore kennedy, better known as ted or teddy, is survived by his wife, five children, and a sister. he is being remembered for his passion, his kindness and devotion to the cause of universal health care, a cause he chan championed since 1970 and a cause he believes to become a reality this year. he said the pursuit of presidency is not my life, public service is. edward kennedy grew up in the shadow of two brothers who became american icons, but his decades in the u.s. senate established him a a political legend in his own right. >> i'm saying they want to undermine the medicare system and the next is going to be social secu

the lion is gone but the fight lives on. remembering ted kennedy. >>> tonight, i'm going to take the liberty to speak to millions of liberals across america. it's been a sad day in america. we lost our man, senator ted kennedy. lost his battle with brain cancer overnight at the age of 77. every time he was on my radio show, i referred to him as the gladiator. he loved that. he was the gladiator for the people. a fighter, a believer. he fought for labor, for worker's rights, civil rights, human rights and social justice. kennedy was the gold standard

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known as the lion of the senate ted kennedy was recently putting efforts behind universal health care. he work the phones from his sick bed making a final push for health care reform. >> the whole kennedy family was -- people, they served people and that's what they did and that's what he did all his life. >> so many things to so many people. champion of what was right. >> reporter: kennedy was a champion for social causes. he called health care reform the cause of his life. earlier this year he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honor. live at penn station,landsa so, abc2 news. >> "good morning america" will have more on the life and legacy of kennedy. >>> in other news -- five years' probation, plus six months of community labor, the sentence for r & b singer chris brown who pled guilty to assaulting rihanna. the sentence was handed down yesterday in an l.a. courtroom. he was also ordered to stay away from rihanna who was severely beaten by brown during a brawl last february. the sentence drew mixed reaction from fans as well as the entertainer

did they view him as the lion? did they view him as the guy they just eventually had to deal with in the senate? >> absolutely. and it was really interesting, covering the bush presidency, because bush's signature issue was education. that's what he came into the white house pursuing. and when he convened a group of experts on it down in austin, he excluded senator kennedy. realizing that was not a good move when he got into office, he quickly courted senator kennedy, invited the senator and some other kennedys to a film about the cuban missile crisis and made it very clear he was going to use the political schools he, bush, had and match those up against what kennedy had. he knew that he needed kennedy as a vital voice, as a potent ally. they even campaigned together for education reform up in boston. i remember thinking i don't think we're going to see george bush up in boston a lot. that's not really bush country, but they did it there because it was a relationship they knew they needed to forge to get it done.

lion of the senate. and the john f. kennedy library doors are closed tonight as friends and families say goodbye. rebecca cooper has more. >> mourners started lining up before sunrise, the viewing beginning at 8:00 a.m. there were more than 8000 people in line to pay their respects. and still they come, by the thousands. last night, so many people waited at the viewing was extended until 2:00 a.m., 25,000 visitors from around the world. each was greeted by the kennedy family at the door. >> thank you very much for coming this evening and showing the love and support for my husband. >> family members remained near the casket, offering prayers and greeting visitors. tonight, a private 7:00 p.m. celebration of life with friends, including steny hoyer. >> he was a person of substance to work very hard on the behalf of many people and he made a