garcia marquez like and respected him but pass did not like and respect garcia marquez. part of it was literary. he just didn't think garcia marquez was a first writer. and secondly, he of course moved gradually further and further in the conservative direction, rightly or wrongly. garcia marquez was in the leftward direction, rightly or wrongly and he organized numbers of different conferences in mexico in the 1980's and 90's, particularly against cuba. he hated castro, as a lot of people do in garcia marquez was a supporter and friend of castro so this just drove them for their part. to be fair, actually, very late in life he began to revise his ideas about garcia marquez and to recognize this man had actually created books about black americans concept of love and of solitude and of death, said there was a sort of, almost i'm not sure the term-- the two of them ever shook hands before the end of his life. [applause] >> geral smartness the author several books including "journeys through the labyrinth," let american fiction in the 20th century. he is professor emeritus

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here's laura marquez tonight. >> reporter: bad news for shoppers who showed up at this florida car lot, hoping to take advantage of the cash for clunkers program. hundreds of dealerships stopped the program really. citing an overload of paperwork. >> we did not want to take a chance on missing a reimbursement. that exceeds the profit on the car. >> please hold. >> reporter: for those car dealerships still accepting clunkers, business was brisk. >> this is your car? >> this is my car. >> reporter: how old is the car? >> ten years old. the timing was right. the ending is coming. >> reporter: the program is steering drivers away from gas guzzlers like this one. good news for the owner and the environment. the biggest complaint, dealers waiting on their money. this dealership has submitted $3 million in claims but yet to see a dime. any concerns that you're not going to get reimburse toed in. >> it's a little slower moving than we hope. >> reporter: the incentive program has worked, say dealers. they worry what will happen to sales after the program stops monday. laura marquez, abc news, l

miguel marquez, abc news, london. >>> and that is "world news" for this tuesday.'m charlie gibson, and i hope you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have a good night. captions by vitac this is the "jeopardy!" college championship.

dan. >> laura marquez in california.nk you. >>> overseas a brazen bombing in afghanistan five days before elections there. 7 people killed, 91 injured. bombers passed through several check points before blowing up their car in the middle of kabul. first attack in the capital city in months. jim sciutto is in afghanistan tonight. >> bombers struck at the heart of bomber's heavily guarded diplomatic district. powerful blast, shootered bodice and stripping trees of their branches. on the kreechb, we heard anger and frustration. why didn't coalition fors capture the bombers, one eye witness asked us. they spent so much money on security. the attack appeared to be well planned. police believe there were two men inside the car to distract guards who focused on loan drivers due to the suicide threat. they passed security check points, making it to the u.s. embassy where the u.s. commander, generally stanley mcchrystal has his offices. >> can we ask what your advance is? before the election? >> absolutely. we have innocent afgha

laura marquez, abc news, mt.iane low state park. >> determination with a capital d. >>> and that is "world news" for this wednesday. i'm charlie gibson, and i hope you had a good day. for all of us atight. abc ns,ew you had a good day. for all of us atight. abc ns,ew good nht. captions by vitac

here's abc's miguel marquez. >> reporter: tonight, a hero's welcome for the lockerbie bomber, convicted of 270 counts of murder and sentenced to life, now a free man. >> it is absolutely shameful, it is horrible. it makes my suffering and ief even worse that it already is. >>eporter: susan cohen's only child, theodora, died on the pan am flight 103. this morning, scottish authorities granted megrahi what scottish laws call a compassionate release. >>>> our b bieiefs dicictatate t thaha juice be s sved,d, butut mcycy b be shshowown. >>epeporter: the scottttisish government says megrahi, riddled with cancer, only has months to live and a compassionate release now is an expression of scottish values. in the last decade, scotland has granted 23 of 30 requests for release on compassionate grounds. but many relatives of those killed on pan am flight 103 ask, why show compassion for a man who has demonstrated no compassion for his victims? >> this man is one of those people responsible for the largest mass murder on british soil, and for him to be released is something that i really have a har

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el defensa rafa márquez se volvió a lesionar. fue el entrenamiento de la semana. a 0. de la mls su segundo partido de la gira por estados unidos. mente y terminamos conn 2 goles más, nominados al mejor de la copa oro 2009. ante costa rica. y ahora toca el turno para el... fue la primera fase entre estados unidos y haití. se la deja. y se perfila y suelta el golazo. y o sea, poder haitiano. >>> es la imagen de la felicidad. muy contenta. y por eso, compartimos con todos ustedes. y lo siento mucho, por la gente del chicago fire. estamos muy felices. >>> y pasando a otra cosa. en la copa oro 2009, no el partido de ayer. vaya a univisiócom. uniclave:república. y ahora sí, di les a todo que seguimos con más de primer impacto. >>> bueno, vamos a ver lo que dicen los astros hoy con walter mercado. >>> hoy algo especial. hay 12 signos que se dividen entre cualidades que son lo que motivan su vida. tfdxvuyyvkphll obstinado. géminis, en el día comienzas alegre. y es un signo adaptable y cambiable. así son los géminis. - cáncer un signo fiz dor tiene que tomar la batuta, lan

segundo, deuÉs dio libre de chÁvez y se metiÓ en el Ángulo de ochoa,pero no por nada amÉrica, daniel mÁrquez y chiapas, orozco puso a rugir a jaguares, chaves se le pasÓ factura al conejo, todo cÓmo al principio, mÁs tarde,jaguares otra vez arriba, pero chÁvez tambiÉn metiÓ dos y todo terminÓ en un empate 2 x 2. en ciudad juÁrez, los indios y san luis se pusieron a mano. rodrigo fernÁndez aprovechÓ que martÍnez saliÓ con los votos de plomero y los indios ganaban uno por cero,pero moreno del penal dejÓ el negocio uno por uno. en europa tambiÉn hubo fÚtbol del bueno. el milÁn empezÓ con el pie derecho con dos goles del brasileÑo pato. y en inglaterra el manchester un ited dice a acordar de ronaldo. y este domingo a compaÑeros a la repÚblica, estaremos con el pony ruiz y recordaremos los 15 aÑos que estÁ viviendo en mÉxico, y para todos mis amigos, no se pierdan unas chicas del concurso de belleza. esos to por mi parte. gracias, buenas noches. >>a para este dÍa nos vamos al zoolÓgico de indianÁpolis,hizo su debut ante el pÚblico. >> mÍo seis pies de altura y pesa mÁs de 150 libros,pero pronto l

for "good morning america," laura marquez, abc news, los angeles. >>> well, let's take a dramatic turn, now. talk a little bit about rock 'n' roll. can i see your air guitar style? okay. >> is it all right? >> you go up there. some people go up here. who among us hasn't done the "purple haze" solo in the bathroom, right? now, it's a international competition. that's right. international air guitar championships. and our jeremy hubbard explains. >> reporter: this used to be air guitar. >> excellent. >> reporter: this used to be air guitar. but now -- ♪ this is air guitar. meet gunther love. the back flipping frenchman whose loose fingers and tight pants helped him wail his way to a win at the air guitar world championship in finland friday. yes, there really is such a contest. the championship, part concert, part comedy show, is where wannabe guitarists jam and ham it up. one of the usa's top contenders, billy ocean. no. not that one. andrew william ocean litz. he won the u.s. air guitar championship in d.c. earlier this month. clearly, if you thought you were the only one who didn't le

en este partido, reapareciÓ el mexicano rafa mÁrquez, hasta aquÍ los deportes, regresamos con mÁs. tmócsta 10 niÑos. >> los profesores trabaja para forjarles un futuro. >> es un lugar donde se les da una atenciÓn especial a su educaciÓn. >> ellos tiene que aprender a perdonar porque si no tendrÁn una situaciÓn de amargura durante toda su vida y seguirÁn abusando. >> esto es en relaciÓn a la ayuda mientras sus casos son investigados. >> en tÉrminos generales, el sistema judicial les otorga a los padres 12 meses para su rehabilitaciÓn, mientras tanto, los niÑos son cuidados a la espera de un hogar adoptivo. >> yo de siento muy orgullosa de lo que dios ha hecho, yo no me siento hÉroe sino obediente. >> absolutamente todo lo que pudimos ver fue donado por casas organizaciÓn. >> el destino los separÓ hace 25 aÑos y a pesar de sus esfuerzos, nunca lograron encontrarse, ahora juntos buscan a una hermana menor. >> investigadores en indiana encontraron un inyecciÓn que logra reducir el peso, fueron probadas ya en ratones y funciona. ♪ >> hemos visto tmócbkph@h@ fue para servir mesas, o rro h@tml

miguel marquez, abc news, london. >> apparently they dragged a female worker outside. >> i'm curiousble to get out of the store with so much. >> it's not even the biggest ist in britain's history. there was a $92 million one. >> this store was robbed in 2003. on that occasion it was $38 million. >> they sure have. it's tough t p

here's laura marquez. >> reporter: bob calls this wheelchair hiking. severe osteoporosis and diabetes forced him into a wheelchair 19 years ago, the bones in his leg so brittle they can shatter just by putting weight on them. >> reporter: are your feet of any help going up the hill? >> they're pretty much blocks. they don't push. >> reporter: an avid athlete all his life, he thrived in the outdoors. he still does, just from a different vantage point. >> it makes it all worthwhile coming out here and seeing these guys. >> reporter: they don't seem too concerned about us. >> no. i'm sure one of them is bringing up the rear, which proves the old adage if you want to feel safe, hike with someone slower. >> reporter: nicknamed four-wheel bob, he chronicles his adventure in a monthly magazine column. his exploits earned him presidential recognition. for this hiker, small rocks on a trail might as well be boulders. deep chasms. ruts, deep chasms. >> there are times i think about what could have been and i just have to keep reminding myself that looking backwa

laura marquez, davenport, california. >> time now for a check on how the swth shaping up in our area. our meteorologist joins us with a first look at our forecast. >> a relatively warm evening we're scanning the skies. no showers to report right now and it looks like the showers are going to hold off for quite some time. really not a whole g l otoiotng on. a few scatt cereds.udedld, 78 i. leesburg 77 degrees and fredericksburg at 75. look for patchy fog to develop overnight. coming up we'll take a look at the extended outlook and introduce you to tropical storm bill moving toward the west. more on that and more in a few moments. >> all right, steve. and coming up on abc 7 news at 11:00, it was the music festival that defined a generation. remembering woodstock0 years later. >> i was told i was pretty much guaranteed to get a job in the field after graduation. >> so why are students suing their school? and u.s. marines raided a table compound as a suicide bomber targets headquarters in afghanistan. there are some things we know for sure. there will still be weddings, still be babies, a

cuando estaban cerrando la puerta el rafa marquez apagó las luces.s, vean el error en el sigue esigu "che" del marshall. ¿qué pasó como que le vas a cruz azul. total ganó cruz azul. >> toluca sumó 3 puntos más en la liga de campeones concacaf. le dieron clase al d.c united. >> a solamente 3 días que arranque tla temporada. el real madrid puso de pato patas en la calles a robben. >> en las grandes ligas, se txwrbóauókp negra y en dónde están los nombres de 104 peloteros que dieron positivo por drogas para mejorar el rendimiento en el 2003. llegó a la conclusión que fue tomada de manera irregular. y después intsaben que harán co ella. aquí no pasó nada. >> colorín colorado este co se ha acabado. hoy día se realizó la fase de grupos de h@p el grupo c con ro snald ronaldi habrá duelo de mexicanos entre carlos vela y héctor moreno ya que el arsenarsenal y comparten mismo grupo, continuamos ahora con más de "primer impacto." continuamos ahora. >> como que no pasó nada comadre. pasó la comentarista más guapa de los deportes nos vamos con walter mercado. >>

it will be without rafael marquez on the back line. >> it will affect not having marquez. carlos martinez who plays on the left side will have to play center. he's the leader. even though he's been here for nine games and marquez hasn't played since the columbia game, i think they're used to no marquez because he hasn't been available for months. >> the united states has never really been in this position, perhaps a favorite in mexico city. >> this is amazing. when i used to come down here an play with the national team, it was pretty much assured that mexico would get the three points. yes, we believed there was a possibility, but right now when you talk to these american players and you talk to the coaches and when you talk to american fans, they believe this could possibly be the moment in history when this team gets the first win. it would be huge, not just for their confidence but also the three points. as far as i'm concerned, if the u.s. were to get a win down here, they would almost be assured a trip to south africa, even if they get a point. if they lose it's not

el defensa rafa márquez se volvió a lesionar. fue el entrenamiento de la semana.oder haitiano. >>> es la imagen de la felicidad. muy contenta. y por eso, compartimos con todos ustedes. y lo siento mucho, por la gente del chicago fire. estamos muy felices. >>> y pasando a otra cosa. en la copa oro 2009, no el h@ll obstinado. géminis, en el día comienzas alegre. y es un signo adaptable y cambiable. así son los géminis. - cáncer un signo fiz dor tiene que tomar la batuta, lanzarse y emprender lo que sea eres tú cáncer. leo, signo fijo por excelencia. >>> cuando se empeñan en algo tiene que ser eso no doblega jamás. son fijos, cuando quieren algo. componen la cruz de la era de acuario. tauro, escorpio, leo y acuario, es la cruz. virgo, mucho tagle, cambiable. tiene que pasar por las emociones. tienes que dar el primer paso. que toques puertas no puedes esperar para alguien libra. >>> escorpio, fijo, recto, cuando una cosa termina, terminó cuando algo empezó le pones la atención necesaria. sagitario, un signo muy, pero muy mutable y cambiable. pueden explotar puedes re

our laura marquez joins us from one of the towns threatened, davenport, california. reporter: good morning, kate. firefighters got some good news overnight. the winds died down. the temperatures dropped but the threat is not over. in this seaside village of davenport, which is surrounded by the fire, it was a sleepless night for residents and the firefighters trying to save their homes. the fire cast an eerie glow over santa cruz where more than 2,000 people have had to three their homes. >> we could see flames, and we see it spreading so quickly because the wind was howling. >> you could just look up the road maybe -- it seemed hike a mile or less, and you could hear the fire raging. >> reporter: california is a continued der box and the summer's dry windy conditions only fuel the flames. this blaze has scorched close to 3,000 acres so far. >> it hasn't burned in this area in over 70 years so everybody got complacent a little bit about santa cruz not being able to burn. well, it's burning and it's burning very well. >> reporter: along with the santa cruz fire, three

and abc's laura marquez is just beyond the fire lines in davenport, california.rning, lawyer r >> reporter: good morning, kate. a state of emergency has been declared in santa cruz county. this town of davenport sits in the path of the fire. the biggest concern is when the winds pick up fueling the flames. overnight the fire continued to spread burning at least 5,000 acres in the santa cruz mountains. and forcing more than 2,000 people to evacuate. the area's rugged terrain poses a challenge to firefighters. >> we have the steep terrain and the humidity. a lot of these trees are drought stricken trees and the vegetation below it. >> reporter: firefighters aren't taking any chances with the other fires burping in the state. >> currently we're bringing in heavy air tankers and some of the smaller ones to paint a ridge so we can box the fire in. >> see what we call the head of the fire. >> we rode with the fire captain. >> it is time to get up in the trees a little bit. not yet. it's getting close. >> reporter: this is an example of what firefighters face in this ru

lauren marquez joins us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. here in santa cruz county, 7,000 acres have burned so far, and firefighters are keeping a close eye on what may happen today. the wind-whipped fire continues to burn out of control in the rugged steep terrain of the santa cruz mountains. >> what we're doing is racing against the clock. to totally enclose this fire before those winds come. >> reporter: getting fire equipment to the scene is tough. so crews have had to rely on air support. governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency in santa cruz county. on a visit to the area, he urged the 2400 residents under mandatory evacuation to get out. >> we do everything in our power to save properties, to save lives and to save memories. >> reporter: this fire is one of the blazes that has burned over 7,000 acres. including this one near santa barbara. the state has mobilized vast forces to battle the flames. but the fires are taking their toll. 25 firefighters have suffered minor injuries. now, fears are rising that bone-

abc's laura marquez is just beyond the fire lines in davenport, california, this morning.rning, laura. >> reporter: goomorning, kate. a state of emergency has been declared in santa cruz county, this town of davenport sits in the path of the fire. the biggest concern is when the winds pick up fueling the flames. at least 4,000 acres have burned in the santa cruz mountains. more than 2,000 people have been evacuated. in this rugged terrain, firefighters say wind trumps everything. it can turn a smoldering fire into a raging inferno. >> see what we call the head of the fire. >> reporter: we rode to tony aiken on a single lane dirt road deep not woods. >> i'm looking to see the intensity. i like the way it's burning on the ground but not up in the trees. it is trying to get into the trees. not yet, it is getting close. >> reporter: as the heat of the day approached the winds increased. this is an example of what firefighters face in this rugged back country. unpredictable spot fires that can erupt in an instant. crews douse this small blaze knowing another one waits just arou

. >> vicente rafa mÁrquez se quiere retirar. >> me hace un jugadorazo y lo ha demostrado con el barceloname encuentron la ciudad de mÉxico, y quiero mandar un saludo a mi compadre jesÚs ornela >> chispita ven acÁ. >> ¿como se importÓ la niÑa? >> se portÓ muy mal, no se estÁ popoando bien, esta malcriada. >> tenemos que traer otro cachorrito.mkph@h@h@ >> deberÍa tener un hermanito.h@ ustedes se acuerdan, de estas cifras que instalaron para que los turistas y la gente de la ciudad tenga un minuto para descansar. a mucha gente que no estÁ contenta esta idea, porque el color de las sillas no le gustaba, otros dicen que el materialista feo, y que el trÁfico de la ciudad era peor debido a esto. un escultor decidido hacer con estas sillas una obra de arte. puso alrededor de 80 a 100 sillas, las uniÓ y decidió ponerla en medio del time square. las fichas dn de É hab y despertaron la curiosidad de la gente de nueva york. ahora estÁ en exhibiciÓn. >> yo les voy a presentar una chicuela de 60 aÑos. es una langosta de 60 aÑaÑ que pesa 12 libres y media. >> miren eso. >> el caso es quepor fin se pudo

miguel marquez has more this morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. being made at any moment now. if it is, and that person is let go, families of the victims will be enraged. >> pain is there all the time. >> reporter: susan cohen's only child, died when a bomb in the baggage compartment brought down pan am flight 103. >> that was a plane full of young students, like my daughter. there were little children. there was a family with three, little girls who died on that plane. >> reporter: in total, 270 people died, 11 of them on the ground. the crash left an enormous crater in the town of lockerbie, scotland. megrahi was the only man convicted. in 1991, he insisted he was innocent. al megrahi, imprisoned since 2001, is riddled with prostate cancer. given months to live. reason enough, says a scottish court, to release him on compassionate grounds. a decision that many survivors don't understand. >> i would say it's failure in the west. it coward es. many see that this could be a with british's seeking oil in libya. a claim that the british government h

miguel marquez is watching this for us. how did they do it? >> reporter: chris, an incredible story here. police say they believe a total of four men are involved in this caper and now a massive investigation under way with authorities around the world looking for them. the biggest gem heist in british history captured on cell phone video. robbers entered the store at 4:40 p.m. two minutes later they're out the door carrying $65 million in jewelry, a hostage in tow. you can just make out blond woman being hustled down the street. shots fired to clear their getaway, by the time the man take the cell phone video, the hostage released, jewels and bad guys, gone. the loot? 43 pieces of jewelry, including earrings, watches, rings and this necklace with 272 diamonds. the target? graff jewelriers, known round the world for ultra rich and famous clientele. the heist was brazen, the men arrived in a normal taxi, getaway, incredible, in less than a half file, they switched cars three time, crashed one and handed bag off to a accomplice on a motorcycle a

miguel marquez is on the ground in italy looking into this for us.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this does seem like a very complicate case but in the end it is simple, all about what's in the best interests of that 8-year-old boy torn between two parents and two countries. liam mccarty, the 8-year-old boy, caught in the middle. >> handled many complicated cases, this is one of the worst. >> reporter: for the last five months he's been in the case ever social services in italy, his italian mother ruled unfit by courts in u.s. and italy, his american father interview bid gam's chris cuomo on wednesday says, he feels helpless to get his son back. >> he's not doing very well. he has deteriorated. >> reporter: michael mccarty's lawyer here, the complications, 8-year-old liam between italy and the u.s., nearly is entire life. the result, he's an extremely troubled child. >> the fact that the child, the son is extremely traumatized and damaged noemt, the court believes that he has to undergo therapy. >> reporter: liam's mother, manuela antone

mimiguel marquezs on the ground in italy loong into this for us. >> reporter: good morning, chris. this does se like a very complicate case but ithe end it is simple, all about wt's in the besinterestof tha 8-year-old boy torn betweenwo parents and two countries. li mccarty,, 8-year-old boy, cauaught in the middle. >> handled many complicated cases, this onef the worst. >> rorter: for the last five months he's been in the case ever social services in italy, his italian mother rul unfit by courts in u.s. and italy, his gam's chris cuomo on wednesd says, he feels helpless to g ge his son back. >> he's not doingery well. he has deterioratated. >> rorter: michael m mccccarty' lawyerer here, , the compmplica and the e u.s.,, nearlyy isntir fe. troubled cld.e'sn extmely >> the f fact thahat t the chil damaged emt, the court tized and believeshat he has too undergo therapy. >> reporte liam's mother manuela antonellili dgnosed with munchausen syndrome, where they se treatment foror nonexistt diseases took liam to italy despite a court order and never returneded. the fbi put r on the l list

. >> in college park, turf rising senior march question marquez ir consideration for one of the mosteading the terps in >>> sothing started to get sick to their stomach. >>> a dozen students hospitalized, why they had to be rushed to the emergency room during practice. >>> cash for clunkers, why the program is already out of gas. >>> a kind of a task. what happens when a few rescue animals give extra love and attention >>> good morning on this friday, august 21st. i'm patrice harris. we're moving right along headed toward the weekend. hopefully we will get a cool down, just a bit at least. meteorologist tony pagnoti is here to let us know if that is going to happen. good morning, tony. >> reporter: patience is a virtue because we're going to have to wait it out. it will be well worth the wait. you can say, we can breathe again. that is going to happen not until the latter part of the weekend. >> it's going to last for a while. you said it's going to last for a while. >> yes indeed, the dog days of summer and august, will be a cool cats. we will have to deal with a few thunderstorms l

the starting staff, mar quiz pitching tonight -- marquez, pitching tonight. jimenez showed why they are difficult and we're 7-0 against them. >> this ballclub is playing better now than the first time when they went to coors field and faced this club. >> that ballclub we in the first half of the season was not a good team. this is a good ballclub. they can put runstology in -- together in streaks. the bullpen does a good job and the defense has tightened up well with jim wriggle man. >> when you talk about the bullpen last night. a blip in the radar screen, they came in and the ball game was tied and couldn't hold the tie. jim takes salmon out of the game. gets a ground ball and ties the game. bergman gets a pop-up and burnitz in the eighth. breaking ball to gonzalez to hung. that will happen. the wind was blowing out. that ball would not have had any, the wind would not have had an effect on that baseball. you see the numbers. malone one third. 1/3 for jason. and colorado manages to hold it off in the 9th and win it 4-3. overall this bullpen has been getting