lowell melser has been on this story all day. lowell? tellis the john joseph wilson of dundalk may have been years,ing these four which sometimes netted him $10,000 a pop. it all caught up to them last night when police finally were able to raid his dundalk home. man, 54-year-old john joseph wilson, may be responsible to -- four over 20 robberies. a serial armed robber brought down by witnesses. according to investigators, wilson was responsible for robbing a post office three times as well as inks in --lston and belair and group various grocery stores in baltimore county. for each the same mo one of them, whether it was the post office or the grocery store. days came to an end after he hit the post office up for a third time. >> brandished a revolver or a shotgun, then goes through the cash drawers or the safety of chain money. >> the witness was able to get a real good description of him and his vehicle and license plate. >> he left the front of the building. he was sought by that witness who gave us a good description of him and his v

lowell la here leading the charge at the morris animal inn.hind us we have a fitness pool for dogs. >> yes, exactly. >> reporter: here pups run on treadmills, jump hurdles, even perform aerobic swims because just like us, our furry friends are battling the bulge, and online fat cats trying anything to slim down. 52% of dogs and 58% of cats are now obese. >> come on. >> reporter: lowell la is supposed to be ten pounds but she weighed nearly three times that. her owner says it's hard to say no to those puppy dog eyes. >> it's a good day, have a treat. you're feeling blue, let's have a treat. >> reporter: now lowell la is sweating it out. >> it's like going to a gym. we work them out. >> reporter: no fatty snacks here. >> reporter: parfait, string beans, bacon bits for a little flavor. here you go. >> reporter: how can you tell if your fido is fit and not fat? the key is being able to feel their ribs but not see them. lowell la's well on her way. she's already lost seven pounds. justen more to go. >> good job, honey. >> her tail is wagging, her l

. >> reporter lowell melser is live with how local businesses have been an active cache impacted. >>igns of progress? >> not at this point. this meeting has been underway for half an hour. just about an hour and a half ago in an interview with cnbc, the president said that he will the congress until reopens the government. this? can you do this is so wrong. today, open it. >> a second day of finger- pointing on capitol hill. >> we could have done it the democrats defeated it. >> over at the white house, congressional leaders were meeting with the president but they were not invited over to negotiate. >> the president will not sit down and start asking for takes. he is not going to engage in that kind of negotiation. >> the house moved forward with several measures to fund certain parts of the government including the national parks and the v.a.. >> we have a lot in agreement and common. we can pass these bills and pass them out of the house today. >> but they will be dead on arrival in the senate. >> what right do they have to pick and choose what part of government will be funded? >

less arrested lowell hawkins, shot once in the torso. marcus johnson was shot in the legs and back. both have been treated and released. hawkins faces charges of attempted murder. >>> today when you look out over the ocean city pier and remember it the way it always has been. i swear, i think they went seven more feet into the ocean. it feels that way, but a year ago as sandy churned up the coast, we kept an eye on the lights and watched as they blinked out. the coast was rebuilt and you're able to enjoy it again. the pier is one place we've seen progress. crisfield, sea side heights. we have more on how far they've come. >> reporter: it's been one year since superstorm sandy wreaked of a vk in the u.s. the machinester storm carved a path of destruction killing 117 people in the sument and damaging hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses becoming the second costliest storm am u.s. history. >> it stretched literally from off the coastline all the way to the great lakes. this was loaded with water. >> reporter: in manhattan sandy slammed the coastline, water pouring into city st

i'm lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. in custody in connection with a robberies rate . a couple face charges for two robberies. the couple is also being investigated for five additional robberies that happened over a five-week period. , publicistopher goode enemy number one, is in custody. he was captured in virginia. he faces attempted murder charges. in an incident involving an ambulance crew and a woman spilled off the stretcher. the woman fell family says there is no question why she died. jayne miller is live in the newsroom with our update. >> he lawyer flatly refused the county's claim that the injuries the woman suffered were minor. >> we knew something went wrong, because the result is out of the ordinary. >> charles tillman is the lawyer for the family of the 72-year- old woman who died two days after the stretcher she was on fell after being loaded in a baltimore county ambulance. the ambulance was called to the nursing home where she was living. the fall, he says, cause a serious injury. >> we have a woman who was transported from the nursing home to the hos

we are live outside city hall, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there is more information on line, and you can try our calculator and get answers to frequently asked questions and also see different premiums state-by-state. you can click health-care reform at the top of our website, meanwhile, an update, where a 55-year-old man has been charged as a suspect in manslaughter after the death of his grandfather. he was supposed to take her to her daycare, but instead, he drove to his home in baltimore city and fell asleep, leaving the young girl in his truck. when he woke up, he drove to the and thato pick her up, is when he remembered he never took her there. then he discovered her in the truck, and she was dead. baltimore county officials had ruled his death as accidental, and charges are now being filed in the area where the child died. >> a nursing home patient fell from a stretcher after falling from the ambulance and later died. jayne miller. >> baltimore county has provided little information about this incident. the woman, 72 years old, according to a family member was sufferin

jim lowell, how do you make money in stocks right now? >> technology, health care, consumer discretionary, as amy said, look like three leg on the stool that do have some support. also in the fundamentals. i'm not worried about peaks as much as valleys. then-chairman greenspan said 9600 was exuberance. if you missed the peak between then and now, you would have missed the best peak in history. fundamentals are reasonable and we think as long as the consumer remains relatively strong, and all indications are that they remain relatively strong, businesses can profit. if businesses can profit, so can investors. >> a two-day meeting happening at the fmoc. rick santelli, what if anything will we learn from the fed tomorrow? >> i don't think we're going to learn of any significant changes. i think, you know, the game is afoot. you know, the divorce decree between irrational and exuberance is in full force. it seems though investors are concentrating on the exuberance. the irrationality goes under the radar screen. quite frankly, maria, looking

thanks, jim lowell. we appreciate it. larry we'll check in with a couple minutes when the s&p futures close. we love the animal analogies. liz: i love paws and animals and alcoa is jumping on the numbers. david: it is indeed. liz: talk about the twitter frenzy is reaching a fever pitch. could the social media company be a better bet than 'tis la? we find out whether twitter could become the new darling of wall street. david: the ponzi kings hide away. bernie madoff's luxury penthouse. we'll show you parts of the penthouse that has never been seen. also the desk which bernie madoff was working when the fbi was looking in. liz: gorgeous view. wow. today's facebook question is this we want to know from you, if you had $17 million to spend, because that is what it is going for, at least that is what it is up for, would you consider buying madoff's lair? real estate, right? log on to facebook.com/afterthebell. we'll bring your answers and date pictures, you will see them here first. ♪ [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ indistinct sho

joining me is michele perry higgins from california advisers, jim lowell from adviser investments. good to see everyone. we feel like there is a reaction, a negative reaction from investors at this point. up until now it's been somewhat complacent. michael, tell me how this plays out and what are the various scenarios with a deal, no deal, passing the debt limit? >> i think the u.s. is not going to default on its debt. it's not going to have problems rolling over its debt and it will pay interest. i think this is political theater and they'll figure it out. they should have been doing it a month ago. >> does that mean you're a buyer of stocks on the dip? >> for our equity fund, yeah, when we see opportunity, we think in the long term with the fed and the market. this keeps the fed in the game even longer, and as long as corporate earnings hold up, equities probably still have room to go from here. >> okay. and michele perry higgins, what's your take on it? same question. >> yeah, i agree. i think this is a lot of political dysfunction going on right now. the market today being down

. >> reporter: factory vp lowell allen has put baxter to work at what he's best at-- boring, repetitivejobs. >> our people have really taken to baxter. he's nonthreatening. he's helping them do their job. >> reporter: baxter is designed to work safely alongside humans. six facial expressions indicate status to human partners. a raised eyebrow signals confusion ifing? smg is not right on the line. but most of the time baxter works alone. >> the best part i like is baxter doesn't have a mouth so baxter doesn't talk. >> reporter: slow but steady, baxter toilz on 24/7 without breaks or benefits. he costs only $22,000, and even with power and programming costs, baxter is a $3-an-hour worker. >> they did not necessarily replace anyone. in fact, we need higher skilled people to maintain and program those pieces of equipment. they just enable jobs to be performed more efficiently, and, therefore, less expensively. >> reporter: baxter is part of the new factory noor, a cutting edge mix of people and technology that has helped to reduce production costs enough to bring manufacturing back from chi

the players noticed two men going through their backpacks at lowell park around 3:30 p.m. our media partner, the oaklandts confronted the thieves. one robber fired the gun. nobody was hurt and the thieves took shoes, wallets, cell phones and other valuables. you -- >>> next on abc7 news, no strike tomorrow, but no deal yet. this is a live look outside where the talks are taking place. an update on the imoash -- negotiation. >> and a 2-year-old east bay girl is battling cancer. how strangers are coming together to lift her spirits. >> and it is a secret addiction for women across the country. the warning signs of problem drinking. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. the chill settles in at night and we see warm conditions by day. i will let you know if this pattern will stick around for much longer. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's new creamy alfredo soup. inspired by perfection. [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your

the players noticed two men going through their backpacks at lowell park around 3:30 p.m. our media partner, the oakland tribune reports the players confronted the thieves. one robber fired the gun. nobody was hurt and the thieves took shoes, wallets, cell phones and other valuables. you -- >>> next on abc7 news, no strike tomorrow, but no deal yet. this is a live look outside where the talks are taking place. an update on the imoash -- negotiation. >> and a 2-year-old east bay girl is battling cancer. how strangers are coming together to lift her spirits. >> and it is a secret addiction for women across the country. the warning signs of problem drinking. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. the chill settles in at night and we see warm conditions by day. i will let you know if this pattern will stick around for much longer. we will look tonight is that it is good news. no bart strike tomorrow. bart and its unions are still at the bargaining table at this hour this. is a live look outside the cal trans building in oakland where the talks have been taking place. t

i love to talk a bell will -- about lowell high school. studied political science with a concentration in public administration. i worked eight years, largely in the public sector. then, earned a master's degree from carnegie-mellon in pittsburgh pennsylvaniamy work . i spent time as an executive director for nonprofit on the hill. i was assistant to a wonderful person named julie middleton. the park that worked at was formally known as the hunters point community foundation. we did several programming for kids in the neighborhood. i also have a background in politics on both sides of the day here in san francisco and oakland. i have done fund-raising for different candidates. i have work experience with the federal reserve bank of san francisco. i am most proud of the work i have done for myself. i started a business called power forward, a social media and public policy consulting firm. >> why did you choose to return and live in san francisco? what motivated you to run? >> what motivated me was my love of san francisco. i see the change

so for example at maybe a high end school like lowell ore gunn you might have bullying because you're not taking enough ap class. i have heard this and there is so mush pressure and criticized by the peers if they're not smart enough. in other schools it's the opposite and bullied because they are smart when that is not the krult. maybe in texas where it's a different culture that we saw in the movie that perhaps football is everything and if a child isn't good at sports they're an outcast. i would like to ask how or if addressing the cultural needs at each school how can we -- is this all one way of doing this, or do you feel there are different needs in different communities? and i think perhaps the law enforcement folks feel the cultures in the communities and see that come out in the adults. i would like to hear about how do you affect a culture and even in san francisco we have many cultures affecting what is valued, what is criticized. >> you know i think that richard touched upon this. it's a relationship of power and it's clearly going to differ from community to community; ri

the players noticed two men going through their backpacks at lowell park around p.m. 3:30 p.m.ia partner, the oakland tribune reports the players confronted the thieves. one robber fired the gun. nobody was hurt and the thieves took shoes, wallets, cell phones and other valuables. you -- >>> next on abc7 news, no strike tomorrow, but no deal yet. this is a live look outside where the talks are taking place. an update on the imoash -- negotiation. >> and a 2-year-old east bay girl is battling cancer. how strangers are coming together to lift her spirits. >> and it is a secret addiction for women across the country. the warning signs of problem drinking. >> i am abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. the chill settles in at night and we see warm conditions by day. i will let you know if this pattern will stick around for much longer. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've b

lowell melser joins us now more on the results of that poll. >> a new poll is from the gonzales company. some pretty interesting results. the polls show there are total of 819 registered voters who said they were likely to vote in the general election. it seems both democrats and republicans were less than happy in january. >> there is no doubt about it, the government shutdown in the battle on capitol hill have soured political opinion all over the country and right here in maryld. to the latest gonzales poll, president obama's approval rating has dropped. back in january, 64% of voters approve, 35% disapprove, and 1% had no opinion. the president's approval rating slipped to 58% approval and 40% disapproval. they are blaming all three, the house, the senate, and the president. >> donnell noris, a political professor, said the government shutdown definitely played a role in the drop, but he wonders if the numbers would be a little higher if the poll were taken today now that the government is back open. the polls show 87% are concerned about the government shutdown's effect on the econ

i'm lowell melser. i will have a live report.o fell to her death from a structure in a baltimore county ambulance. >> insta-weather plus coming up next at 5:00. [cheering] >> ellen: before we go, i want to show you some fresh new vine videos. they can only be six seconds long. i don't know if you know this but animals are now making vine videos as well. this is a cat and a trolley. >> ellen: my cat doesn't do that. [applause] >> ellen: i'm going to say you're welcome in advance. here is a kitty and a potato. get it? get it? get it, get it, get it. [cheering] >> ellen: can't be too careful with potatoes. here is -- this is very creative editing with a trampoline and a pool. [laughter] >> ellen: this is something i have learned from watching this vine video. do not try to tickle darius. >> tickle, tickle. >> no, no, no, no. [laughter] [applause] >> ellen: don't do it. this is someone's first time shopping at a new store. >> i'll take one of these. >> ellen: i want to thank dr. dempsey, mike o'malley and fall out boy. see you tomorr

lowell melser joins us from the hall. >> the mayor in baltimore city has been making a push since october 1 or folks here that are uninsured to, in fact, get insurance, but it has been confusing for many, and in some cases, the state's website has not been working well either. those in charge of the process say they are hoping for a quick fix soon. it has been a little over one week since maryland health connection began opening open enrollment for uninsured people in maryland, and the website has been plagued by problems, and according to health care access maryland, only some 400 people have actually signed up. >> we hear from the maryland health and action every day, and we know they are working around- the-clock, and each day that goes by, we have been seeing improvement. >> another blamed the website problems on a bottlenecking of traffic because so many people are interested in getting health care. they also said enrollment has been low because people have not been able to make up their minds. >> people have likely gone online and looked at the products that are available, and they

i went to college, lowell tech in massachusetts, after doing a year of prep school 'cause i didn't take the recommended courses in high school, i had to do this, you know, make up for deficiencies. so burl was a big influence of mine. and then i went through it and i got a physics degree. and while getting that physics degree, it was very, very difficult for me. but there was a book i read when i was in graduate school in the summertime. it was wonderful. it was a book called "basic physics" by ken ford. and ken ford became my mentor and another big influence on me. and ken ford's book, awesome. he told it like it is. ken ford is a giant himself. he doesn't have a nobel prize but his friends do. he's one of those type guys. he was the exec officer of the american institute of physics. i'm proud to say now, i'm very proud of him to have him for a personal friend. so he was a great influence on me. and now i find myself, my greatest satisfaction is to realize that i myself am an influence for other people. i'm sort of a kenny isaacs or a burl grey or a ken ford to many students. and this

lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> even with the government reopened, hundreds of longshoremen at the port of baltimore are not on the job today. they are on strike for the second straight day, demanding changes to their work contracts. they have planned an arbitration between union reps and the trade association for tomorrow. operations have put cargo operations on hold. we are told that cruise operations are still up and running. a second homicide along reisterstown road in two days. this morning officers responded to the 5500 block where they found 35-year-old frank harper shot in the stomach. he died at the hospital. we are told police are currently interviewing a person of interest. there was another shooting around 11:00 tuesday night on reisterstown road. a 25-year-old was fatally shot in the head. wednesday night shooting involved a city police officer. the commissioner revealed the suspect in the case was trying to hide drugs. kim dacey is live at city police headquarters with the latebreaking details for us. >> police say 40-year-old sean dean has an extensive criminal recor

we are live tonight, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some other stories we're following -- police a dangerous man is on the streets, but now they are asking for your help. this afternoon, detectives released this image to 11 news. the 22-year-old is being held on assault and theft charges. he is also believed to have committed a series of violent crimes and putting people's lives in danger. they want anyone who may have information on his criminal past to call metro crime stoppers at this number. city detectives now confirmed the man stabbed to death last night in southwest baltimore was killed by his ex wife's new boyfriend. you saw it first on 11 news last night at 6:00. sky team was over the breaking the site with breaking news. dennis freeman is under arrest. police say he and the victim were in a fight when freemen pulled out a knife and started cutting. he is not charged with first- degree murder. >> a howard county man is behind bars tonight accused of breaking home -- breaking into a home. at happened along town & country boulevard. police tell us that 19-year-old alan jim

that is how quickly things have turned negative reedit you can see we chopped half of that lowell off. following the headline from the "wall street journal" that the federal reserve will have a tapering agenda on its table at the december meeting. not 2014. december possibly. now gold, we will see what happened. following the fed statement. you can see with a lower $3.40.e enduring a quarter of a percent moved to the downside, not too bad. last week crude virtually unchanged. down $1.30. that is what happened as soon as the market began to absorb what the article said. tapering would happen sooner rather than later. we have the statement from the fed, that we gave you. but we have every angle of this covered. head of treasuries, you may have seen the honda prices pare their games. and chief economist at first trust. see the rest of you guys in a minute. what do you make of it? >> it is clear, it has been fickle to any announcement coming out of the fed, washington or the "wall street journal." it is clear the market did not move on the fed announcement. when he announces a december ta

lowell? >> yes. >> after days of hearings, many member ofs of congress say they still have questions. >> health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius wasn't available to testify yesterday because she was at one of the call centers which helps americans find the right healthcare plan. she say it is web site is still a work in progress. >> it's better today than it was on october #1s, but it's a long way from perfect, and we are determined to have it be perfect. >> congress still wants to know who made the decision that slowed down the web site and why. >> if somebody is responsible, i think they have to be held accountable. >> secretary sebelius is scheduled to testify next wednesday. on capitol hill, wjz eyewitness news. >> the web site developers all said they believe healthcare.gov will be functional by december #159. that is the deadline for consumers to purchase insurance and have it take effect at the start of the year. >>> a national guard member is behind bars this morning aft

. >> say lowell to my little friends here, northbound 101. the traffic is starting to build but not a big concern. look here, north of this camera shot we see slowing. north 101 approaching 880, speeds just below 60. that's traditional. 101 at lawrence expressway, concerning report on the chp report. we're going to follow this no. further updates but we're watching for flashing lights. here no big surprise for 580 or 84. there is a report of a grass fire. it's a heavily used route starting about now. so watching for smoke but no lanes reported closed. we're looking toward highway 4. approaching the bay bridge dry including the caldecott tunnel. two bores are open. >> we'll continue to talk about the caldecott tunnel. long anticipated fourth bore of the ald cot is street open next month. weather permitting it hopes to open to traffic the weekend of december 16. the addition mean there is will be two bores open in each direction. >> still to come on "today in the bay," government employees return to work but the question remains for how long? c

lowell melser joins us in bel air with the latest. >> it was no bail for 33-year- old jesse bowen who police say tried to carjack vi ripken yesterday with a bb gun. he admitted that he "made a mistake" and was having a problem with drugs. famedken, mother of oriole cal ripken was involved in another kind -- crime in aberdeen. lester she was taken at her home by gunpoint and driven around for hours before the suspect abandoned the car. although the picture of the man has been widely distributed and cal ripken, junior offered a reward, the man was never caught. in this latest case this was before 3 p.m. tuesday afternoon, 33-year-old jesse bowen approached vi ripken brandishing a firearm that turned out to be a bb gun and demanded her blue buick. she had the panic button on her keyfile, scaring him away and ran into the bank and a teller call 911. a descriptionlice and they were able to get an image often need for -- and nearby atm which one investigator recognized and police were able to locate and 1400 lockup on the post street near his girlfriend's home. junior was approached by phot

. >> 11 news reporter lowell melser has more. >> school kids getting a good look at the animals at thezoo. most were supposed to go to the national zoo in d.c. >> were you supposed to go to stpwheesh >> yes. by because of the government, it closed down. >> i don't know why they canceled it but my mom just told me they canceled it. >> and now you're in baltimore. what do you think of the zoo here? >> i like it here. >> anna and madeline were from a school in harford county that had been planing a trip to the national zoo and the parents were happy to learn the maryland zoo accommodated them very well. >> we would have liked to have seen the washington zoo but we'll see it. >> we're glad to be here and members here so we're excited to be supporting the baltimore zoo. >> we don't have pandas but they have exciting animals here. baltimore's -- the maryland zoo offers free trips to all schools registered with the state. >> they wanted to see the kids get a field trip without canceling plans. >> we have seen a huge increase in calls to see if we're open. >> they don't want you let the nation

jim lowell. let me start with carl icahn who wrote the letter to tim cook today about what he wants to see from the company. the stock jumped about 1% on the letter. what do you think? does he have this much influence on apple to ask for such a big buyback? how do you think cook should respond? jim, let's kick it off with you. >> i think it's healthy for apple to be challenged in the way that icahn is doing. i don't think he has the clout, certainly not in terms of voting. half of 1% is his potential ownership stake. the reality on the ground is i would trust that tim cook and his team to figure out the best way to allocate the capital going forward. i think icahn's window is between one and three years for return on the investment. i'm looking at apple as a long-term investor. but i would say that inside of the fidelity fund universe, contra fund, one of the early adopters of apple started trimming its stake by almost a third back in mid-summer. so fund managers that i track and rank are certain

this is a total tribute to the people that run verizon, to lowell mcadam and, yes, i'm going to do this because i think it's only right to ivan sidenberg, the visionary former ceo who put the former team in place. verizon's a pure joy for me because so many people have bought it off "mad money," perhaps the most widely recommended stock since the show began more than eight years ago. second is american express. here's a name that's every bit as household as verizon. i got their card, you might too. not that long ago, seemed like it was definitely on the ropes. it had lent money without good credit checks. its business seemed maybe passe, perhaps soon to be eclipsed by paypal and a host of other new age credit card companies. forget about that. american express handily beat the estimates with net income up 9.3%, credit card losses at historic lows. so often considered suspect was picture perfect this time. ub you know what i think it's getting better. the company saw no secession in spending in the quarter pointedly noting it didn't skip a beat despite washington's corrosive influence on

about a dozen east bay high school soccer players were robbed during a scrimmage that happened at lowell park in west oakland yesterday afternoon. two men started taking backpacks the players had left on the field and when the teenagers confronted one of the men, one of them showed a gun. the robbers got away with the backpacks without firing any shots. >>> 6:09 now. wednesday is often referred to as "hump day" so when one school principal wanted to make it more of a memorable "hump day," he brought in a special guest. the wednesday these kids will never forget. >> so let's put the baby right up here. baby is crying. >> these hopeful young medical professionals are getting the lesson of a lifetime. the special hands-on hospital experience for teens. >> temperatures cooling down slightly around the bay area today. but we're already starting to look toward the weekend weather forecast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we're looking at a busy start for redwood city where woodside road has been shut down. this major thoroughfare closed now because of a fire currently burning and we're

. >>> about a dozen east bay high school soccer players were robbed during a scrimmage at lowell park in west oakland yesterday afternoon. two men started taking backpacks the players had left on the field. when the teenagers confronted the men, they say one of them showed a gun. the robbers got away with the backpacks without firing any shots. >>> uc-berkeley is increasing security after four armed robberies on or near campus in the past week. the latest was just after 7:30 tuesday morning. a student told police two men demanded his property and one showed him the handle of a gun in his pocket. so far police haven't come up with any evidence to link any of the robberies. >>> a cleaning lady given credit for breaking up an identity theft ring in benicia. the suspects were believed to be operating out of two hotels. a worker at one of hotels found stacks of stolen credit cards and equipment used to steal identities. >> from all the items that i observed, they appeared very sophisticated, high-tech, and the man ever -- in how they were trying to wash the checks and reissue them to fraud

. >> let's go down to lowell galindo for the first of our eight verbal commitments. he's standing by xavier dickson. >> a lot of these kids nowadays are doing major press conferences, where they're deciding what college they're going to go to. >> alabama. ( cheers and applause ) >> there you go. >> these are 16- and 17-year-old kids who have to meet the demands of a rabid fan base. ( whistle blows ) >> narrator: at summer camps and tournaments, top football players and teams are scrutinized, evaluated and ranked by an army of college scouts and national media. >> you seen anybody that you like out here? >> oh, yeah. yeah, we've been right... >> tip! >> narrator: dallas jackson is a senior analyst for rivals.com, a sports recruiting news site. >> yeah, cj azumea? he's a guy who could play wide receiver or cornerback. with the increased exposure that a lot of these places are getting from the internet, from television, there's more pressure. it's just like running a college program now where, if you're not successful, the coach is going to be fired. cornerback from gri

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one part that i got out of it, i openly remember two lines from four years of latin at lowell high school and one of them after waves beating him around, i know what it means. after the waves had been beating him everywhere. he said those words. they meant, perhaps someday it will please us to remember these things. of course. the other thing is about these two people. elliot richardson i had met a couple of times. but of course, what do i think of when i think of him? my wife is a clinical psychologist. she spent a year having seminars on heroes. she invited heroes from all walks of life. she told us about it and said they had one thing in common. the thing they had in common is that they never thought twice. they just did it. they didn't reminisce or intellectualize it. whatever it was they did, they did it. if you asked them why they say, i don't know. that was the thing to do, wasn't it? whether when the moment arrives if you would act different. i say that of elliot richardson because he was a career politician. at that moment, he gave up his career. why did he give it up? distracts

that is how quickly things have turned negative reedit you can see we chopped half of that lowell offfrom the "wall street journal" that the federal reserve will have a tapering agenda on its table at the december meeting.

few years, the school changed its identity, became part of the university of massachusetts, umass lowell the school to change the nickname too. the school releaptrelented and chiefs became the river hawks. similar story played out in new york city around the same time. 1994, st. john's university stopped calling their teams the red men and became the red storm. in 2005, seminole tribe of florida passed a resolution to continue to use the same logo and traditions. it prompted dozens of nickname changes from elementary schools to premiere universities all across the nation. there is a singular team name that remain unchanged. stands out for prominence, popularity and brutal origins. the washington redskins. battle over the nfl franchise is the pinnacle of the decades long fight over team tradition trumps racial sensitivity. maryland democratic congressman donna edwards, whose district includes the stadium where the team plays, introduced legislation to require the redskins to change their name. president of the united states said he would think about changing it if he was the team's owner,

some comments from lowell mcdams saying they're focusing on wireless, fios and strategic enterprise.y it's produced consistent performance on a reported basis of 78 cents a share. verizon wireless, strong customer growth. they say they added 1.1 million retail connections, 927,000 high-value customers in the third quarter. wireless ebitda margins, 51.1%. smartphones, they say make up more than 67% of verizon's retail postpaid customer base up from 64% last quarter. and just looking for the fios numbers very quickly. they say verizon added 173,000 new net customers for the internet service. >> all right. hey, harwood, thanks. >> yes, sir? >> harwood, when i hear you say -- so the president is in a position to be totally intractable on revenues, but i mean we did get a -- got a huge tax increase and did nothing for entitlements while republicans got nothing. now, he's going to be able. you're giving him the total leeway to say no. it's a nonstarter without revenues, yet the republicans are somehow the ones that are saying, hey, wait a second, you already got your tax increase, let's do