memphis' -- memphis is the home of the blues and the birth place of rock 'n' roll, st. louis had the blues too, w.c. handy was from there, he was a great innovator. then if you spin off to kansas city, charlie parker, who was the father of be-bop and jazz, in kansas city where they've got a jazz museum and he got a special kind of music going, went to new york with dizzy giless pee and max roach and other jazz greats and brought a jazz form that i guess had its roots in not only kansas city but new orleans, with louis armstrong and james booker, who was such a great keyboard performer and gave birth to people who tickled the ivories in a special style. there were so many musicians out of northerly. it all emanated from the delta, it came from, whether it be gospel, as ms. watson commented, or blues, it evolved and brought about a new art form. in memphis we had stacks records, where otis redding from georgia came to record his music, isaac haste, my good friend who -- isaac hayes, my good friend who passed about a year ago this month, produced "shaft," and he took a spe

yesterday in downtown memphis we had a tornado. it's been an active end towards july. looking at the weather map today, that continues. yesterday, the storms that hit memphis for all in this region. now they're shifting east. bring your umbrella today. everywhere from new england down to the mid atlantic, southeast, we have a lot of rain "early today." heavy rain moving up through the cleveland area, pittsburgh. not thunderstorms or severe just a good soaking. to the south we're seeing more stronger storms. i think we're going to get strong strms, it's going to be the pulse-type storms in georgia and the carolinas. what's behind it, saturday is okay for the east. this area here. but here comes the next storm. this could ruin people's sunday on the eastern seaboard. so it's not the best forecast. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. so hartford, connecticut, storms and 78. cleveland, ohio, you may start off with early rain. then you'll clear out during the day. the stormy area is really going to be from wilmingto

[laughter] and we're going to send him back to memphis where he came from and that is what general van doren.com he took 2,000 cavalrymen on a wide sweep around there and grant was well below the town, alice springs, mississippi. but grant had a railroad car after railroad car and warehouse after warehouse of all of this paraphernalia that is needed to give an army of 50,000 men going such as food and clothing and shoes and the ammunition and all of that and general van dorn stock up on those people and he called the commander of the union garrison with at alice springs in his underpants and you have him arrested to. and put him in jail. and he took all of these things that general grant needed to pursue his trip down the mississippi and either sold them or burn them and then left and that put off general grant at a business. em the problem was because on the way back up at a fair to meet up with force, van dorn couldn't telegraph and there's no way that general grant's could inform general sherman of this crisis. and so general sherman proceeded down the river thinking that general gr

we'll zoom in toward memphis. look at the radar picture.ely heavy rain over the river in arkansas. that's all drifting toward the east. look for about 1 to 2 inches of rain per hour out of this as it slides over to the east over the next couple of hours. more rain coming up when you get north of the rockies dropping down out of the missouri area getting showers and thunderstorms also by oklahoma. you fill the picture out a bit and the cold front turns into a frontal boundary that snakes across the low part of the plains. thunderstorms are possible out of this region later today. daytime heating will see that stuff erupt with big thunderstorms. the heat is another story. dallas toward tulsa down south of you look at how far south that line has gone. if you have been watching the last couple days, those heat advisories are across kansas. that's the trend. by this weekend your daytime highs in dallas only 89. just a couple more days of hot temperatures and you'll be done with that across the big d. let me take you out west showing what you it

a massive storm pounded memphis yesterday afternoon. as many as three tornadoes were reported and more than two inches of rain fell. no one was seriously injured, but there was extensive damage. at least 50 homes were hit. power lines and trees were toppled. at one point 12,000 people lost electricity. a tornado also touched down near shreveport. >> sitting in the living room, heard a loud noise, come out here and seen my barn being took across the field. i could see the tornadoes. >> the fast-moving tornado was a stretch of rough weather moving up and down the east coast. folks in new jersey are cleaning up following a powerful tornado that hit wednesday with winds exceeding 120 miles per hour. >> our buildings were flying in the air. >> another twister hit a farming community in the pocono mountains of pennsylvania. >> was the house shaking? >> i don't know about the house, but i was. >> and in seattle the heat wave is blamed for the death of a 66-year-old man yesterday. it's the first death due to the latest round of hot weather in t

with his brigade, back to memphis, all those people sent to be in your army, you take them, you take vicksburg down the river, i am going to continue down the center of the state. this sounds like a good idea accept the confederates are not sitting there like dummies. with the assistance of a mississippian and west point graduate, an excellent cavalryman, he said i think what we should do is sneak up on grant from behind, we are going to send him back to memphis where he came from. so he took two thousand cavalry men. grant was well below the little town of holly springs mississippi. grant had railroad car after railroad car in mississippi, where house after warehouse of all this person melia that is needed to keep the army down and going, clothing and shoes and ammunition and all of that. said the general stock up on those people and told the commander of the union garrison, in his underwear, had him arrested and put him in jail, but he took all of these things he needed to pursue his trip through mississippi, either stole the more burned them and went to meet with general nathan be

memphis, you'll be later on.philly, d.c., baltimore, not looking good, especially as you make your way up through boston and new york. it's raining to beat the band in boston. it's raining, pouring cats and dogs in new york city. officially no delays yet, robin, but you know that's going to change. we're expecting hour-plus delays later. robin? >> thank you. >>> a prominent harvard university professor was arrested in his own home for disorderly conduct. a lawyer for him says they had to break into his house after his front door jammed. police continued to question him after he handed over his driver's license and i.d. now the arrest is raising racial profile questions. >> if a harvard professor is arrested it has a certain comical aspect. on the other hand, as a person of color, one has to wonder whether he was treated as any other harvard professor might have been. >> well, police say that gates became loud and might have been. >> police say gates became loud and tu multiyouous. >> next battle field, the title

opening on sunday and allen iverson through representatives told the grizzlies he would like to play in memphis, according to an nba source. on to bethesda, tiger woods' at&t national tournament, round two, on thursday anthony kim set a course record with a 62, on friday kim's 20-foot par putt rims out, bogey would send him back a stroke. more bad luck for kim, defending champ rims this one out too. he shot an even par on the day, minus eight on the tournament, two shots behind new leader, tiger woods -- he started the day two shots behind kim. he shot on the par 3 13th and drops it on the green and five feet of the hole, he would birdie that one. now at the 15th. he drills it from the fringe. to pin-high. woods four under on the day, 10 under on the tournament. davis love iii, 13th hole, 42-foot putt and he gets the birdie, moving to five under. three under on the day, he's four under on the tournament, jim furyk, 14th hole, chipping from off the green and he sinks it for birdie. seven under going into the weekend. tiger woods is the new leader but it doesn't seem he's satisfied. >> i didn't h

there is heated in the deep south, dallas, 103, 88 in memphis. as things progress we will see the temperatures come up and more humidity. nothing atypical for this time of year. some of these clouds off to the west, will break up and will make us pary cloudy tomorrow. the question is once its wings through thursday, will it get hung up and lead to more rain on friday and saturday. tomorrow, warmer but not too sticky. air quality, not good tomorrow for sensitive people. isolated thunderstorms on friday. weekend mperatures dropping back into the low 80's. >> an amazing summer we have had. >>> cooler in scotland, a little bit of a mist, wind, it is time for another major, a tiger woods has been spending long hours on the course in scotland. the british open gets under way on thursday, and since he has never played for competition on this course, he has been making notes on the bunkers and testing the speed of the greens. he is 0-2 on the majors this year. >> you have to plot your way along. i have been in the position of the first two majors this ye

. >>> he grew up on the streets of memphis. and with a drive to survive and a fire for football, he made his way to the nfl. coming up, i'll talk to ravens' first round draft pick, michael lore, about his rags to riches story. >>> recruiting members of the military to keep the streets of baltimore safe. a new partnership aims to do just that. i'm weijia jiang. details are up next on eyewitness news. >>> budget cuts. the university of maryland system must trim $40 million. where that money will come from. >>> stormy night ahead. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >>> anne arundel county over there. you see sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. pickup truck is flipped over its side. in all, three vehicles were involved in this accident. a medic unit is on the scene, along with police. right now, there is no word on the condition of the people who are involved. >>> maryland college students and professors are getting a real-life lesson in economics. they are feeling the economic pinch and now must deal with $40 m

the strongest storms are from dallas, texas, into memphis. strong low pressure section in the midsection of the country. but the best of all is the pacific northwest. temperatures above average by five to ten degrees today, and nothing but sunshine with a white puffy cloud here or there. thva >> that's going to do it for weather. jules, out to you now. >>> up next, the swine flu. we'll tell you how healthcare officials are bracing for a worst case scenario. >>> also ahead, a popular sportscaster is fighting back against a peeping tom. we'll bring you the latest. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. pantene full & thick just got the good housekeeping seal. it leave

. >>> thousands of people lost power when a storm hit memphis, tennessee, yesterday. streets flooded and trees fell on houses. the whips were strong enough to blow down a tractor-trailer. no reports of injuries, thank you. concerts by country stars toby keith and tray adkins had to be postponed. you don't want to be out in that. i'm trying to think of one of their songs. >> don't ask me. >> rough weather in the southeast, is that going to be the name of the game for the weekend? hi, there, bob? >> it's going to be heavy rain. that's what we need across the areas of deep texas. look at this front. it's right across the appalachians down in toward texas and that's the main weather player. here's all the rain sliding out of the appalachians. you can see it stretching in toward atlanta. and then more thunderstorms just outside of houston. here's wait looks like now. you can see the radar coming right out of lake charles, picking up a good thunderstorm complex right over the border in through texas. you slide in farther e. here's what it looks like in the florida panhandle

it's just like memphis barbecue versus a new orleans barbecue. memphis is dried. and this is the entero barbecue. and this is ancho pepper with cinnamon. and then we'll add some cayenne and paprika. i also like a little sugar because that helps to carmellize the meat and we'll mix that together and we'll apply that and we'll do the dry rub on the one part of the quarter chicken. now you can grill that as well, if you add a little bit of oil. and i'll add again the vinegarrette here. and it's a nice versa tal vinegarrette. and we'll add a little bit of barbecue sauce to that. and you don't want to add a lot because that will burn. just add more sweetness to it. and what we'll do later is as it cooks, we'll brush that on later. and what i have is -- this is the charmola chicken and you can finish it on the grill or oven. >> and tucker asked me if you brought a finished product and i didn't think you did, but you did. so have no fear. you never disappoint. >> and this is the ancho barbecued chicken. >> do you think people are afraid to cook with spice. >> not at all.

. >>> the memphis zoo is celebrating a brand-new addition, a 3-day-old baby elephant.e first elephant birth in the zoo's 103-year history. officials say mom and baby are doing fine but won't be on display just yet. >>> and in nebraska, the franklin county fair wouldn't be the same without a popular pig wrestling contest. young competitors got down and dirty for a race to drop a pig into a basket. the fastest walked away with a cash prize and much-needed shower. >>> here's nbc meteorologist todd santos with the weather channel forecast. good morning, todd. >> good morning, christina. i feel bad for the pig. that's all i can say. they will hose off all the kids and the pigs as well. showers out along the west. this area of showers and thunderstorms moving toward kansas city. if you're headed that direction as far as the airlines are concerned, may run into some issues. chicago, could see isolated showers and thunderstorms. boston, still an active part of the northeast. meanwhile, new york through d.c. should be fairly quiet. good news there as far as your travels are con

a slight chance of severe weather from memphis, head to go mississippi, and back into the northern plainsment here's your forecast as we go throughout the day today. beautiful from the great lakes, chicago, detroit, cleveland, new york, boston, ideal. perfect summer day. chance of storms later today from atlanta to charlotte, to savannah. orlando, a possibility of storms, that will include during the launch possibility this evening. well, if you're watching wwlp 22 news, that's springfield mass, see displays from the front line of war from ancient egypt to world war ii at the toy soldiers, history in miniature. that's your eastern ooechbt on the day, dan. >>> thank you. >>> big laughs, awkward moments and plenty of controversy were all in fashion at the box office. bruno, starring sacha baron cohen as an outgoing fashionista went straight to the top. with $34.5 million. they're not sure if this can match what borat made. now, in just two weeks, this animated family film has earned $120 million. and transformers, revenge of the fallen, still has some gas in the tank. robots in the skies came i

it will feel warmer. 92 in memphis. 92 in washington, d.c. 86 in new york. 89 in miami. tampa with 91 degrees. back into denver, 78 degrees. 91 in salt lake 70 and a cooler day for knew vegas. all thing considered with 98 degrees. 104 in phoenix. that is a look at the forecast across the nation. >>> an investigation is on to find out if employees at the l.a. coroner's office illegally released descriptions of michael jackson's body to the tabloids. they were published by tabloid newspapers in the days after his death. at the time, jackson's body was in the coroner's custody for an autopsy. they asked the sheriff to conduct a preliminary inquiry. that will determine if there is enough evidence for a full investigation. >>> o.j. simpson wants to get back some of the stuff he says was taken from him. he file a declaration in court yesterday, asking police to return footballs, ties, and other memorabilia to him. back in 2007, simpson confronted two memorabilia dealers in vegas, asking that they stole those items from him. he was convict of armed robbery and kidnapping, and s

memphis same story. chicago and minneapolis into the 50s as we get into parts of say, monday morning. sunday night and monday morning. temperatures could reach record lows in parts of the midwest. a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynolds wolf for "hln." >>> in 1896, utah became a state, john phillips composed "stars and stripes forever "and the first olympic games held in greece. henry was born and he died today. remembering the world war ii veteran. >>> tragedy at the tour de france today. french police sead spectator was hit and killed by police motorcycle clearing the road for cyclists in the race. the accident happened as the woman tried to cross a road during the race's 14th stage through western france. a french police official says the motorcycle officer could not avoid hitting the woman. he fell off his bike which then hit and injured two other people. their injuries are not life threatening. >>> somali pirates released the cargo ship they'd been holding captive several months. the

places likes memphis. been in the 90s and 100s. high humid pip back in texas, they've had warm conditions. highs today only 91 degrees in dallas. houston, 94. 83 in memphis. atlanta 83. low humidity make a world difference. going to feel fanastic in chicago with 67. 73 in minneapolis. with the warmer conditions out towards parts of the four corner, still hot there. triple digits there, but also steer storms develops at the trail end of this cold front moving through. so during the late afternoon hour, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, then the early evening around 6:00 answers 7:00 could, have strong thunderstorms develop, possibly damaging winds and maybe tornadoes for parts of texas, oklahoma into kansas and even into colorado and new mexico before the day is out. something else you'll be dealing with will be scattered storms in parts of florida, stretching from the panhandle just west through gainesville back in orlando. showers eventually along parts of the i-4 corridor. as far south at new orleans. and back into montgomery, picture perfect. c

officer in memphis. let's start with the panel. general colin powell made his first public comes on this show. take a look. >> are you saying gates was wrong? >> i'm saying skip in this instance might have waited a while. come outside, talked to the officer and that might have been the end of it. i think he should have reflected whether that was the time to make the big deal. he home from china. home from new york. he wanted to get to bed. his door was jammed. >> those that said he brings the history of the body into a black movement? >> that may have been the case. i think it might have been resolved in a different manner if we didn't have a verbal alteration between the two of them. my first teaching point for young people especially, not dr. gates. when the police are looking into something, if you're involved in it, cooperate, don't make the situation more difficult. i think in this case the situation was made more difficult on the part of the cambridge police department. once they thought to bring h

and right around memphis, you see delays through mississippi to alabama.mately, you're going to watch that develop around atlanta, too. atlanta, one hour or more, charlotte, chicago, isolated storms 30 minute to one hour delays there. and dallas, memphis, denver, san francis francisco, morning fog. and a 30 minute delay there, rob. that's about it. more details in a half hour. >>> okay. a man accused of shooting two deputies to death greeted his charges with bizarre behavior. dvd >> he also laughed while being arraigned yesterday in an oklahoma court. prosecutors say the deputies went to his home sunday to arrest him for missing a court appearance. and when he opened the door, he started shooting, killing both deputies and wounding another woman. >> he is crazy. he's got to be. he's in there laughing about it. he's not taking anything seriously. >> prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. the suspect still has not asked for a court-appointed lawyer. >>> state officials in hawaii said that they have once again checked and confirmed that president o

memphis, tennessee is cleaning up after tornadoes ripped through town last night. one hit akohls ripping the roof autopsy. 10,000 people were left without par. michael phelps says thanks but no to the pope. turned down a chance to peat pope den bikt the 16th he needs time to rest for the championships a hundred swim ares will meet with him on is the. phelps races on saturday night. >> if you are sick of taking your kids to see guinea pigs, they have alzheimer's and heart disease, diabetes and cancer, and they've heard that biomedical research offers hope -- that it could control, maybe even cure, their disease. senator barbara mikulski understands the importance of innovative biomedical research for patients, their families, and our economy here in maryland. call senator mikulski today. tell her thanks for protecting the promise of biomedical research and the maryland jobs it provides. it's not just the future. it's life. brought up the 40 year old virgin and knocked up now funny people. >> candice joins us now to explain in tonight's lowdown. >> hi, karen. >> the

temperatures are heating up to the south and west of us. 91 in dallas. 73 in memphis. a cool front to the south. that is where showers and thunderstorms are beginning to line up across the north carolina-virginia border. the cold front that moved through early yesterday will move to the north. if it won't happen until wednesday. things will become a bit more unstable and put us into showers and thunderstorms. not a lot to speak of in terms of nasty weather for us. high pressure dominates our weather. clearing skies this afternoon. a few clouds mainly to the east of interstate 95. for some clouds could produce a few showers. very isolated. otherwise, a quiet afternoon. quiet tomorrow as well. hot, humid air stays to the south and west of us. high temperature around 85 degrees up to 88 degrees. tonight, a few clouds here and there. the upper 50's. smit 60's downtown. tomorrow upper 80's. scattered clouds. warm winds at 5 to 10. temperatures warming nicely. 90 degrees on wednesday with a chance of storms. more news gecko: uh, you wanted to see me sir? boss: come on in, i

not a whole lot of hot air out there now. 69 degrees in minneapolis, compare that to 78 degrees in memphis. last week, the temperature was about 100 degrees. high pressure is slowly moving towards the east. we will look for plenty of sunshine for today and partly cloudy skies for tonight with a cold front of to the north and west. that will affect the weather late tomorrow night into early wednesday. there'll be a chance for showers, only about 20%. that system will stall to the south of us, keeping the showers in the forecast. temperatures will eventually warm up in time for the weekend. clear skies for indiana, ohio, pennsylvania, and west virginia. thbeaches are not so bad right now. skies are clearing for ocean city with high temperatures around 80 degrees. we should hit around 85 degrees. the sunshine will be with us throughout the day. even better news is on the web with their forecasts for the remainder of the afternoon, mid- 80's for a daytime high and tonight partly cloudy and cool with temperatures in the upper 50's. tomorrow, a repeat of today with sunshine, near 85 degrees. the

. >>> he grew up on the streets of memphis, and a drive to survive and a fire for football he made hisl. wjz's eyewitness news's vic carter talks with ravens first- round draft pick michael orr about his rags to riches life. >>> the forecast up to 84 degrees with a chance of scattered showers in the afternoon. potentially some thunderstorms. and 90 degrees tomorrow with a good deal of clearing. hot and humid day. 89 on sunday. temperatures overnight just around 70. on monday, tuesday and wednesday, 86, 86 and 88. again overnight lows down around 70 degrees. mary. >> thank you. >>> when the ravens open training camp next week, several new talents will join the squad. that includes a young man who against all odds survived a childhood on the streets and made his way to the nfl. michael orr shares his emotional storey with eyewitness news's vic carter. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it is a story like none other in the nfl. a rags to riches trail leaves one talented athlete to the baltimore ravens. >> the baltimore ravens select michael orr, offensive tackle, mississippi. >> reporter: he comes

the civil war was an enormous confederate fortress along the mississippi river about midway between memphis and new orleans that was important because it reared up about 200 feet on big bluffs out of the river, which is the size of a 20-story building from, oh, five or six miles. bristling with confederate guns and it foreclosed the opportunity of the people in the middle west, up there -- iowa and chicago. all those places out in the midwest that the ship there hogs and timber down the river and out through the gulf of mexico and sell them overseas. that was one reason. the second reason it was imported because the confederate then controlled that stretch of river so that they could have what abraham lincoln called the hog and the hominy coming from texas and arkansas and those parts of louisiana and oklahoma and other confederate alliances, states over in the west to supply to the armies that were fighting in the east and also in the west. so this was recognized first by abraham lincoln, who got a conference going -- i guess it was called a conference then, but whatever it was, it was bet

memphis in the mid-seven deposal. dallas in the mid-80's. earlier this week, they had temperatures in the 100's. we will have temperatures that are below average and then we will slowly wrap things up as we enter the end of the upcoming work. high pressure dominates the mid- atlantic. fog is beginning to roll in from the north and west. scatter charts across central pennsylvania, nothing that affected us today. beach forecast looking good for tomorrow. we cannot rule out a chance that we will see a few thunderstorms. we will keep the cloud skies and the cooler air to the north and west tomorrow and it will try to make its way into the area of on monday and tuesday. partly cloudy tonight. temperatures in suburbs dropping down into the 50's. the six depots of downtown. more morning, 60's into the 70's. 85 degrees for daytime high. this shows our temperatures cooling and warming nicely for the end of the week. back to the mid-80's. nighttime lows in the 50's. >> looks great. >>> coming upe nex nt, a giant t g crashes into a home. you have to se

but he dies on that balcony in memphis with the same approval rating that george w.ush left the white house. that's how low m.l.k.'s approval rating because of his opposition of the vietnam war. i asked you because you were out vocally opposed to the war as dr. king. had you navigated that moment where people thought you were crazy, thought you were insane, thought you were as wrong as king was for being so violence -- so vocal in your opposition to the vietnam war? >> well, i started early. i went on -- i created a march, i think, in early 1960's before it was even official, the war in vietnam. -to-orwere already out against it before it was official. >> we had advisors over there. and i thought well, we should get in this. i did look like a goofy hippie. i was in caramel not a place where you had a lot of marches. and some friends and i made some signs. from then on -- actually i was dubbed a communist when i did my own demonstration in high school because they were going to have an air raid drill. and when the air raid drill happened, we were all supposed to go ho

that didn't factor in high humidity. 69 in chicago. 72 minneapolis. 83 in memphis. memphis also sweltering this time of the year usually in the 90s on union avenue near graceland. not the situation for today. washington with 82 degrees. if you go out west, it still feels like summer in phoenix and las vegas, temperatures in the triple digits in las vegas and in los angeles temperatures about where they should be this time of the year. there's a reason for the cooldown. the reason is actually pretty simple. we had a frontal boundary that em tended from the great lakes, marched down to the gulf of mexico and right behind it you've got this reinforcing shot of cool air that's continuing to march its way to the south. as it moves on down, we're going to feel those comfortable conditions and the chilly temperatures during the nighttime hours back into the 30s and 40s for parts of the great lakes, in the southeast 50s and 60s. by the time we get to late sunday night and early monday morning, some places could experience record low temperatures. so amazing this time of yea

louis to memphis and into atlanta. this is the airhat will be pushing into the region coming in ahead of the next warm front -- cold front. here's what's happening. you can see the low clouds right there in the shenandoah valley. again, with the daytime heating some of these will start to burn away, giving way to sunshine. otherwise, for us plenty of sunshine today. that's the trend up into new england. that's because high pressure is dominating and the high's creating that northeasterly flow which will keep our temperatures in the low 80s today. very comfortable for this time of year. but here's the frontal band. you can see the front is producing some really active weather. we do have a slight risk of severe weather across the, oh, looks like the upper midwest for today. then tomorrow ahead of that frontal band we could see some severe weather across the panhandle of maryland and west virginia so something that we'll have to watch as we head into tomorrow. so, if you're heading out toward the beaches this weekend, le

to the south some of this rain is extremely heavy at times, cause some flash flooding through the memphis area and south of the nashville area. a very heavy rain, a lot of areas maybe 2 to 3 inches this morning. cause flooding throughout your day. yesterday triple digits in dallas, today much more comfortable territory except the west. 109 in in phoenix today and foam. seattle, extremely warm. tomorrow temperatures drop by 20 degrees as we change our flow. back towards 63. >> that's quite a drop. >> i know. >> coming up this morning break news out of iran. some of the country's top clerics want the election votes thrown out. huge news. why it could change that country for ever. >> this could be a blast as some of his republican colleagues have something to say about it. we'll explain this. ♪ to help avoid dental problems my dentist gives me act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act now. and pursue your own paradise. put ordinary behind you and see fantasy all around. ♪ lose the boundaries and let time move at your

but he dies on that balcony in memphis with the same aroval rating tt george w.h lef the whi house. that's how low m.l.k.'s approval rating because of his opposition ofhe vietnam war. i asked you becau you were outocally opped to the war as dr. king. had youavigated that moment wherpeople thought you were cry, thought you were insane, thought you were as wrong as king was for being so violence -- s vocal in your opposition to the vietnam war? >> wl, i startedarly. i went o -- i created a march, ihink, in early 1960' before itas even official, e war in vietnam. -to-were already out again itefore it was official. >> we had advisors over there. and i thoht well, wehould get in this. i di look like a goofy hippie. i was in carel not plac ere you had a lotf marches. and some frien and iade some signs. from then o -- actually i w dubbed a communisthen i did my own demonstraon in high school because they were gng to haven air raid drill. and when the air raid dll happened, we were all suppod to go home andget in our sell lars. it was absolutely ridulous. i wentome and t

grew up in some of the worst neighborhoods of memphis, adopted by a white family, became a national figure when michael lewis wrote about him. now oher wants to move forward and he has the talent to move it way forward in the nfl. >> it is very special, but you got to forget where you came from and move forward and continue to work hard and just put all your trust in the right people and come to practice and play every day. >> we try to do a te-- do a rav deal and we feel like we got a raven deal. >> they took willis mcgee and ben grubbs off the physically unable to perform which means they will be in full pads today in westminster. first practice is 8:45. i'm gerry sandusky, hope your day is off to a fantastic start. >> we can hardly wait for the season. don't forget about the ravens special tomorrow 7:00 p.m. >> 5:27, 74 degrees on tv hill. in the next half hour of "11 news today" -- >> the cash for clunkers program may be running out of gas. have that story. >> feels very tropical outside. cold front coming into the air will probably trigger some thunderstorms this afternoon and this ev

at the university of memphis, students are building on his work. >> just do your best to answer and we can go from there. >> reporter: instead of detecting lies they're using an auto tutor system. >> we're rooking at -- looking at a different set of emotions which are more jermaine to learning. now emotions such as confusion, boredom and frustration. >> reporter: a smart camera embedded in the computer documents muscle movement. as the computer tutor interacts with students, it interacts to the smallest reaction. >> if that feedback was confusing and you thought you had the right answer and it comes back and tells you no, it's not the correct answer, what system is going to do, it will detect your actual confusion. >> reporter: once confusion is detected, the computer will respond accordingly and explain the question further. sensors in the chair also detect movement. >> it can tell if the person is highly engaged and moving forward, getting closer or if they're disengaging by moving back. >> reporter: while the u of m is using facial recognize and body language to learn about body tec

and memphis? >> memphis. >> a shoutout to memphis, too. sean paul in the park this morning.paul song? >> "temperature." >> i like that, too. i got the -- no? who wants to give me a line from "temperature"? who's got it? who's got it? go ahead. give me a line from "temperature." what's your name? >> leann. >> give me a little "temperature." >> maybe, 80 degrees. >> i thought you were going to sing for me. but i like 80 degrees. 80's good. we have to do weather. let's get to the boards and show you one or two things going on that we want you to know about. as you're out the door, we'll do a fly-by from west-to-east. the temperatures are coming up in the northwest. we have a line of thunderstorms around south of the great lakes. >> a very good morning. things are clearthcross e gion. wdoe anti pasoteme sunshine mixed thwi clouds. leesburg, but 65. low 70's in southern maryland. those clouds may build back up this afternoon and may bring some thunderstorms our way. temperatures sunshine in central park. a little sean paul coming up this morning. diane? >> all right, sam. thanks

peter -- grew up in the poorest neighborhoods of memphis, tenn. before 8 white family adopted him.e deal done that guarantees him -- he wants to move his story forward. he wants to make his nfl career the best part of his story. >> you have to forget where you came from and just move forward and continue to work hard and put all your trust in the right people. come to practice and play every day. >> we tried to do what we would consider a raven deal. " we got with michael orr was a reagan deal. -- 8 raven deal. practice resumes tomorrow morning in westminster. george sherrill said repeatedly he did not want to get traded from the orioles. he now finds himself a playoff contender. the orioles in two minor leaguers. the son of former pitcher dave johnson. sherill goes from last place with the orioles to first place with the dodgers. the put together the first winning streak. the orioles had a 1-0 lead. kasten on a suite set up in a fit. adam jones its way again. a three run double, 5-0 oriole'' lead. bergesen hobbles then in obvious pain. an x-ray was negative. at this point, even if

memphis, 92. you can see the front right here. the front's actually going to push on off to the south for the next couple of days and then eventually it's going to lift back to the north in the form of a warm front. that won't happen until wednesday. until then, for tomorrow and likewise into tuesday, high pressure coming down from canada the main weather player keeping with us a couple of clouds. mostly sunny to partly cloudy. warmer on wednesday as the front pushes through. again, that's a warm front. here's the situation for this evening. partly cloudy. very warm. temperatures lower to mid-80s. sunset at 8:34. tomorrow, mostly sunny to partly cloudy as high pressure builds in overhead. looks like a really pretty day. another warm day with temperatures like today, climbing into the mid, possibly upper 80s. also continue to see the low humidity. that is very, very nice for this time of year. here's the extended forecast. tomorrow, mostly sunny. tuesday, mostly sunny. there you go. wednesday and thursday temperatures around 90. to

. ♪ warren through a party >> reporter: as the city of memphis, tennessee prepares to memorialize theeath of elvis for the 32nd year, a bar on the east side of baltimore, maryland is fighting to keep him alive. >> so he is a fixture for this bar? >> she our golden arches. mcdonald's has the golden arches. we have the wooden elvis. ♪ >> reporter: elvis has stood outside nacho mama's bar and elvis lounge for 16 years. 16 years an integral part of this neighborhood flare until the city inspector told the bar owner he was impeding pedestrians and in violation of a city code. and so after a good run, elvis is now trapped in the building. they organized with t-shirts and signs. nearly two thousand residents signed a petition. like jason brown. >> elvis has been out here since what, '94. and he has never been told to go inside. and all of the sudden somebody busts out and tells him he's got to go inside. i don't get it. >> reporter: neither do thousands of others which is why protesters organized and took their act on the road, headed for city hall. >> let elvis leave the building! let elvis

oher has been working out in memphis while the rancho bernardos were here in westminster, trusting his agent. and trust me when i tell you, he is ready to play some football. >> you either got to move forward and continue to work hard and, you know, just put all your trust in the right people and come to practice and play every day. >> we traded up to get him for a reason. nothing we have seen through that day through the minicamps and first day of practice today that have changed our mind. we even feel better about it. >> reporter: ossie newsome and the entire ravens organization very happy to have michael oher signed and ready for the first workout tomorrow, 8:45 on the field. orioles made a huge move today. they traded george sherrill to the dodgers for a pair of minor leaguers. after the game this afternoon, sherrill still wasn't sure. he heard the rumors, but he wasn't sure he had been traded. here is what heed that to say to us minutes before finding out he is a former oriole. >> it's flattering to have your own team set the bar high and not just give you away. maybe they will gi