these were both prescribed. 300 each by nick, his infamous doctor in memphis.s the caption, capsule three times daily to keep sanity. visceral, a sedative, antianxiety, antidepression. >> i am sure he prescribed medications to elvis. he would never cross the line of jeopardizing that medical license that he worked so hard for. >> and what do you hope comes from to be the? >> that people hear the side of the story that my dad wanted to tell people for so many years and that he wanted to help elvis. he looked at him as a family member or like a brother. and he really loved him. >> why didn't anyone tell elvis to stop or slow down? >> elvis was a real proud human being and he thought his job was to help everybody else. very hard for him to take any help. i tell you, i saw him at the doctor's house in vegas. >> elias? >> yep. i was furious. because i saw elvis almost incapacita incapacitated. >> i waited for the doctor. i confronted him. when he came home at 2:00 in the morning and elvis was staying at his house and i really threatened him. and he goes, i really th

as they moved to memphis and he attends humes high. to attention singing the up version of to i walk again with you at the annual show. >> we were the first underground sneaking down illustrate for the black shows that were segregated and when he went out didn't go out to promote black music, he went out to do what he likes. >> it is a really old black so song. more of a bluesy thing. so obviously the blues of the delta of mississippi, we know that is part of it. ♪ host: in '54, year after he graduates high school, they give the new beat a name. and the first rockstar is born when elvis meets sun record producer phillips. >> sam phillips knew, he always told me if i can get a white guy that sings like a black person has the feeling of a black person, i could make a million dollars and he said i got him when i got elvis. >> elvis covers that's all right using not-so-subtle appeal that makes elvis the pelvis different from the rest. >> elvis was one of sam's protege as a matter of fact as i am sure you know he and jerry lee lewis all wer

he also alohaed in hawaii and lived and died in graceland in memphis, tennessee.ays this is the city most closely associated with the king of rock and roll in show business terms. where he starred with anne margaret in viva las vegas. his home away from home was the las vegas hilton. he was there so much they called the hotel graceland west. it's also where elvis performed almost nightly selling out a record 837 consecutive concerts. now called the west gate las vegas, the memory of the king is very much alive. >> elvis was happy because all he does come out from his suite, on stage, it was a party every night after the show. >> this is his playground. he took me here when i was 16 years old. he would always come here for vacation. he'd come here after a movie. >> who did he love, george? >> priscilla presley. priscilla was his first -- >> though elvis's one and only true love wife priscilla, carries on an affair with karate instructor mike stone. as elvis stays busy with every starlet from hollywood to graceland. at one time touching the life of tori petty. >> he

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you have six or seven insurance companies in memphis. we want to have been a state that your insurance there. when thing, he says he died in memphis, he said this the day before he was ordered. number 2 he referenced six seven insurance companies in memphis in 1968. we don't have one in the whole country, not one property and casualty insurer. you can't find a public life insurance company doling out $10,000 funeral coverage but that is it. they are barely hanging on. health-insurance, please is the crumbling of our banks -- i am trying not to cry already. that is why you did but in no longer have a black base in florida and all. you have one branch of a national black don't bring in miami on 79street. remembers this black history fact, unemployment in the black community was a measurable in places like tulsa, jacksonville and our historic system, our unemployment was nationally lower than that of whites all the way through 1940. i bet you did not know that. back family circulated in hundreds of millions of dollars in hotels, banks, hosp

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memphis still unbeaten 91-89. hawks anhornets needed double overtime, 2.7 left. bank is open for lance like it was in the off season. it is a huge deal. good night, game over, drive home safely. his only three othe game. chlotte a winner 122-119. how about the caves and the nuggets. can lebron james and kyrie irving actually play together? irving, oh he finally passed. six assists. lebron 22 points and 11 dishes feeding irving right there for the three. the cavs victorious 110-101. abc7 sports brought to you by ebay. >> talk about the 49ers quickly. there has got to be enormous pressure in that locker room even if they are not talking about it. >> absolutely. i think there is so much swirling and so many distctions. harbaugh this, all of the injuries. it is all aed up to make for a difficult environment to produce wins. they should have won last week's game. the offensive line has to play i better. >> abc7 news contues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with

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he is originally from memphis, tennessee. he has a graduate degree in medieval literature and from the catholic university of america in drama. his one-man play, walt whitman and the civil war. it was published in 2009. "elvis 1956," which received the bronze award from forward magazine in 2010. in his 12 years at the national portrait gallery, he wrote over 200 articles for print and the web. more than 40 of which were on the american civil war. he recently received one of 10 secretary's research raises the 2013 from the smithsonian congress of scholars. we are very proud of him for that. he is founder and director of the perry library of theater. that is in knoxville, tennessee. i would also like to introduce amy bracewell, the site manager at the historical park. she will make a few remarks, and then we'll have warren come up here. thank you. >> thank you. i would like to thank you so much for coming out. cedar creek and belle grove historical park was excited to partner with the smithsonian for this lecture. thank you for

a reverse lay-up at the buzzer, memphis wins it 111-110. quite a week for the dodgers clayton kershaw. after winning cy young, he won mvp. >> traded he both for a world series ring. >> mike trout wins the al mvp. we don't get enough cricket in this show ever so -- that's really good. at a cricket match in new zealand one commentator learns the down side of a nearby parking spot. >> it's out of the ground. it's gone. it's downtown. it's on my car. it is. it hit my car! >> the ball is hit out of the field. right on the announcer's car. can we go back to the cricket. >> the cricket was good. yeah. >> leaving a dent. let's get a check on your weather. nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> you can get away with that. i believe that. that's a little more -- thundersnow. ever hear of thundersnow. >> i heard of thunder cats. >> that was a good show. >> loved thunder cats. what's thundersnow. >> we'll see. list zwroint. ready? this is from ohio yesterday. and action. no. the cricket noise was better, again. >> do you want me to make a noise. >> all righ

you have six or seven insurance companies in memphis. we want to have -- take out your insurance fair. two things i want to talk about, you know he died in memphis, he said this the day before he was murdered and he was the sixth or seventh insurance company in memphis in 1968. we don't have one now. in the whole country. not one property and casualty insurer. you can't find a life insurance company doling out $10,000 funeral and royal coverage but that is it and they are barely hanging on. health insurers, please. the crumbling of our banks, trying not to cry already. that is why you did but you know longer have a black bank in florida now. you have one branch of a national black don't saying in miami on 79th street. remember it this black history fact, and employment in the black community was statistically in measurable in places like also, sugar land jacksonville and our historic system, our unemployment was nationally lower than that of whites all the way through 1940. i bet you did not know that. black family circulated in hundreds

memphis down one, .3 seconds on the clock. courtney lee, somebody blew the coverage there. got that off in time. they reviewed it to make sure. grizzlies came back from 26 down to win this game. they've won 18 in a row at home. courtney lee the hero. 111-110, the biggest comeback in franchise history for memphis. >> the bulls beat the raptors. derrick rose missed games because strained ankles. 3 assists, 5 turnovers and an injured hamstring. he told the coach, no big deal. not that bad, he said. we'll see. jimmy butler. he had a top play on the "sportscenter" show. no, who really came to rose's defense. >> standing up for his teammates. >> you want that guy on your team. and jimmy shooting the ball. the bulls win. but the questions remain about derrick rose and his health. fun to watch. >> he plays all out. i never believed he was injury-prone, but really unlucky. >> he is. you're lucky because this is all of us you get. >> i forget he's doing no-shave november. >> i thought about it. >> test talk lar cancer. you're not doing it? >> no. >> you have a few days. >>> and keep

memphis still unbeaten 91-89. hawks and hornets needed double overtime, 2.7 left.he off season. it is a huge deal. good night, game over, drive home safely. his only three of the game. charlotte a winner 122-119. how about the caves and the nuggets. can lebron james and kyrie irving actually play together? irving, oh he finally passed. six assists. lebron 22 points and 11 dishes feeding irving right there for the three. the cavs victorious 110-101. abc7 sports brought to you by ebay. >> talk about the 49ers quickly. there has got to be enormous pressure in that locker room even if they are not talking about it. >> absolutely. i think there is so much swirling and so many distractions. harbaugh this, all of the injuries. it is all added up to make for a difficult environment to produce wins. they should have won last week's game. the offensive line has to play i better. >> abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices with six of our best six-inch subs- "simple 6 menu". like the italian bmt and tender turkey breast! with a 21-ounce

and memphis' zach randolph did. and the grizz, 107-102. >> that's us. 17 in a row for the grizzlies now at home. >> got any other facts you want to share? >> no. >> all right. >> back to you. >>> appreciate you, fellas, as always. >>> we have "the pulse" coming your way next. and the story for the people who just can't cut a rug. if you look like that when you dance, it might not be your fault. >>> and a new champion crowned, a multi-million dollar prize awarded overnight. strip and shut your mouth. ight cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow, it opens your nose up to 38% more. so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do, sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. and look for the calming scent of new breathe right lavender, in the sleep aisle. i just received a text from ddiscover hq?. yep. we check every purchase, every day and alert you if anything looks suspicious. nice. i'm looking into some suspicious activit

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kings and griz in memphis. got to courtney lee under the hoop for the became winner.y took five minutes to review that play, but memphis wins it on the shot of the year. elizabeth was going crazy during the cal highlights because she went to usc and the trojans with that horrible obnoxious fight song. >> oh, that is horrible! >> we will ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ng at 4-30. >> david letterman is ,,,, at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies, which is why we are supplying natural gas, to generate cleaner electricity, that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and why with our partner in brazil, we are producing a biofuel made from

now if they could beat memphis they would be eligible for a bowl game., the owls coming off just the third win. early on they still that mow moan tum. they jump out to a 10-zero lead in the first quarter. look at that boy go. but the lead would not last long. memphis tigers just like temple five and three on the year. they've come back to take a 13-10 lead. that's where we stand in the fourth quarter. now that was the appetizer at the linc monday night the main course. eagles have won eight in a row at home and carolina is not about to ruin that. to help take some pressure off mark sanchez the eagles will certainly use wants become a three headed monster at running back with lesean mccoy, chris polk and darrin sproles. last week they combined for 236 total yards. now, you want to see someone who can play football? someone might want to give this girl right here a deal right now. her name is michelle rocca from florida state. check out these moves in her sorority flag football game. (laughter). >> look at these moves. now she literally has girls falling o

kings and griz in memphis. got to courtney lee under the hoop for the became winner. review that play, but memphis wins it on the shot of the year. elizabeth was going crazy during the cal highlights because she went to usc and the trojans with that horrible obnoxious fight song. >> oh, that is horrible! >> we will be right back. [ laughter ] >> you know what? just be nice. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ning at 4-30. >> david letterman is next with jon stewart. >> sc means ... ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from the heart of broadway, across the nation and around the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman. tonight... plus paul shaffer and the cbs orchestra. i'm alan kalter. and now, david letterman! captioning sponsored by worldwide pants and cbs

with the win memphis extend their record to 4-0. >>> to the nhl the st. edged a win out in a shootout. only a minute after the rangers had taken the lead, with the game still level at the end of the third period in overtime, it headed into a shootout, where the blues got a 4-3 win. >>> you might think medieval sword fighting only belongs in movies or reenactments, but more and more people are taking it up as a serious sport. around 13,000 fighters are now estimated to practice the sport. but the future still hinges very much on the past. paul reports from sweden. >> reporter: nearly 800 years since it was first used on the battlefield, the medieval long sword is making a comeback. fighters get points for technique and control. the long sword is blunt but can still cut skin and break bones. here at the unofficial world championships in sweden, axle is looking to add on to his long list of wins. >> you have to be an athlete. i spend a lot of time in the gym. but it is also linked to my heritage. when i fight and manage to perform and fill a link to my cultu

we were 12 hour days on trays going from chicago to new orleans and stopping in memphis. you begin to have conversations about what is the role of the african-americans in the union? we recognize that labor does not have the strongest initial support, or initial juxtaposition with civil rights. it was not its earliest supporter. pullman tells an interesting story that is largely untold within the national park system. we are presented an opportunity to enhance our national parks. enhancing our national parks means that with those stories being told, we can better understand the history of america. we can better understand what has happened, what has gone wrong. we can't shy away from the fact that bad things have happened in the country. it is important for these stories to be told. as sandra mentioned, evaluating what are the potential sites that we have in mind across the country that have the national significance to be preserved within the national park system? one of the things that i find most interesting, especially my job day today is i basically live in pullman.

memphis going for the game-winning field goal. that's it and that's all. jake elliott connects.ple fall 16-13. owl heads to penn state next week. >>> the flyers fight have colburn back tonight against the avalanche here in south philly. the union named jim curtain as their manager yesterday. the philly native taking off the interim tag that he had taken over for hackworth in june. just missed the playoffs after a 3-7-6 start under hackworth. >>> the living legend philadelphia's bernard hopkins weighed in at 173.5 pounds for tonight's light heavyweight fight in atlantic city. hopkins turns 50 in two months. >>> that's sports. i'm danny pommel from comcast sportsnet. >>> we're following breaking news out of south jersey. crews are on the scene of a building fire. this is in burlington county. there's a live look from maple shade. nbc10's matt delucia is on the why to join our photographer who is out there on the ground. again, you can see crews are trying to battle this fire and keep it under control. we'll give you an update after the break. >>> the breaking news we're following

hardi hardiway returned to his memphis school area, to help a friend. then a father of three whose own son played on the team awoke from a medically induced coma. he had one request from his beloved friend. help his beloved lions. >> i said we're not worried about the team, we're worried about you. he said, i'm not worried, we're going to go to the state championship and win the title. that's not crazy, you're not even worried about your health, you're worried about the kids. >> remember what we saw on film. we all we got. let's go after it. let's put a showman, let's go. >> in the end hardiway decided to honor his friend's request. >> no foul, no foul. that's okay. >> did you ever think you would be a middle school coach? >> no, not at all. i didn't think i would be a middle school coach. i'm enjoying it. if you don't invest in the community these are going to be the kids who have the opportunity to be the robbers, the killers, driving drunk doing something negative in the community that we really hate seeing on the news. we can actually do something a

and this image from memphis. the date there, etched in ice, two weeks before thanksgiving. and here's what we're learning tonight. this new image from noaa this evening. every part of the country in blue dealing with frigid temperatures. now we learn it could be here for days. abc meteorologist rob marciano from denver tonight. >> reporter: from the waist deep snow in the midwest to the deep freeze in the deep south, 200 million americans now feeling the record breaking cold. from memphis to little rock, the earlier snoes in decades, brought deadly pileups in the morning commute. >> this is what you get. >> reporter: mean while, five states in the midwest pounded with lake effect snow. record snowfall spinning wheels in indiana, where over 100 crashes reported today. across the border in michigan, traffic backed up for miles and in grand rapids, more snow coming down tonight. in erie, pennsylvania, the first storm of the season. and in northeast ohio, more than ten inches of snow expected and listen to this -- that's thundersnow. and in denver, more cold records shattered.

memphis still unbeaten 91-89. hawks and hornets needed double overtime, 2.7 left. the bank is open for lance like it was in the off season. it is a huge deal. good night, game over, drive home safely. his only three of the game. charlotte a winner 122-119. how about the caves and the nuggets. can lebron james and kyrie irving actually play together? irving, oh he finally passed. six assists. lebron 22 points and 11 dishes feeding irving right there for the three. the cavs victorious 110-101. abc7 sports brought to you by ebay. >> talk about the 49ers quickly. there has got to be enormous pressure in that locker room even if they are not talking about it. >> absolutely. i think there is so much swirling and so many distractions. harbaugh this, all of the injuries. it is all added up to make for a difficult environment to produce wins. they should have won last week's game. the offensive line has to play i better. >> abc7 news continues on-line, on twitter, facebook and all of your mobile devices taylor swift. >> have a great weekend. >> good night. . >>> welcome to

the lack of traffic since memphis had made this pursuit lethal. if i could stay with the semi, perhaps the pursuers would not make their move. we were now at one to five shooting down the road trying to catch up with the tractor-trailer. as a pulled alongside the truck, the chevy was on our tail. it was a delicate maneuver slowing the packard enough to slip me in front of the semi, it going fast enough to shake off the chevy. in front, the trick was to stay close to the semi so the chevy could not come in between as per the trucker slowed down and so did we. then the trucker tried to pass us. -- staying as close to his front bumper as i dared. chevy tried unsuccessfully to move ahead of us both and then finally moved behind the semi. we hovered close to our guardian for more miles. the panic in my throat was held at bay by my companions silent and closure. i sat back up to 125. i made the exit with neither insightore chevy and floated down the ramp into welcome darkness. the semi and chevy lord over us into the night. there was not a word spoken a

>> it is in memphis at it as a part of the national civil rights museum. i would encourage you to see it. it is completely renovated. it is in memphis. site of lorraine motel where king was assassinated. it is sacred space. even if i'm there for two hours, i go by the sacred place. just to pay homage. >> a different angle you see from the video and you will see richard. let's watch. [video clip] >> everybody leaves and go to their rooms. king stepped out onto the balcony and he is talking down to the courtyard below, who was introducing him to the musician who will play that night. here's a musician from chicago. dr. king said, i want you to play my favorite song. that is what you are hearing right now. and dan said, i will play it and i will play it real pretty. and in the silence was cracked by a gunshot. that was at 6:01 p.m. was shot and he fell backward. his feet were hanging off of the action. people started screaming at rushed up the stairs. the famous photograph was in response to police, who on this fire station department came and said, where the

he moved from memphis. and he had been a civil rights activist, college kids who sat in at lunch counters to protest policies and, who refused, to serve blacks. >>> that's it, since 1960 giving to the public and, civil rights movement, and arrested, a dozen time. >>> after the assassin nation of king, berry emerged here as a activist, running a self-help program. >>> the reaction and, try to figure out how to get some power. >>> he was next elected to city council and, an incident in, 1977, rocketed him to prominence, a ral ever radical group, took over and they shot, marion berry, and, the news reporter. the city negotiated an end and, berry survived. >>> shot a man. >>> the following year, berry was elected mayor of washington, dc and he pulled an upset and, remained mayor for 16-20 years and, the early years were marked as a time of progress, for black business, that saw its share of city contracts soar. he guaranteed all youth, who wanted summer jobs and, by his third term, his administration suffered,

that would be almost saying there's nothing national significant in memphis. we know that is not true even after you step off the plane and you enter the area and you see the jazz notes. those are nationally significant. another important part of urban national parks and diversifying th them and getting them away from those other parks is the undisputed economic impacts that national parks have across the country. national parks generate about $30 billion in economic activity annually. where does that money go? it goes to the communities where the parks are located. those communities around yellow stone are dependent on that national park. the communities around yosemite are dependent on that national park. for a place like pullman, it presents grand opportunity to have those conversations with children. with new generations who are supposed to be our upcoming advocates for parks to say do you want to be a forester? do you want to go out into places you've never before and explore things you've never seen. you've never seen a park ranger walking down the stree

once we go through tomorrow, 73 degrees in atlanta. 66 in memphis.e chilly air in kansas city. 39 degrees is your high temperature. 11 in billings for tomorrow. guys. >> 11 in billings. >> i'm sure bismarck is happy it is not there. >>> pope francis has again demoted a conservative american cardinal from a key post. cardinal raymond burke has criticized the pontiff for the direction in the way he is leading the catholic church. the vatican did not give reason for reassignment. he said the former archbishop of st. louis will be given new responsibilities. >>> 54 minutes after the hour. recreation marijuana may be legal in four states, but it doesn't mean it cannot get you fired. that is a double negligenative. you can get fired for smoking pot. we will have that next. let me get tyes?straight... lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? lactaid®. 100% real milk. no discomfort. and try lact

. >> reporter: temple with an 8-point underdog to memphis. the owls didn't get that memo. one more and the owls would be bowl eligible. 75-yard touchdown, 10-0 temple. late in the game, a second to go tied at 13, jake he elliot from memphis, a 31-yard feel goal. the owls lose. that's a look at sports, i'm ducis rogers you have yourself a terrific weekend. >> it's the next best thing playing for philly. dozens of young ladies showed off their skills hoping to become a ball girl for the phillies. only 8 to 10 of the women will be selected. we've got much more coming up on "action news" saturday morning. first remember we invite you to become a partly of the "action news" breaking news team. if you were there when breaking news happens send your videos photos or tips to breaking news.com or contact us through 6abc.com/breaking news. a major road in south jersey is shut down after a huge fire sparked in a business. >>> two police officers are injured following a chase and crash in the northeast. >>> and a cold start to the weekend. you'll need the coat and scarves before headi

raptors hosted the memphis grizzlies, missing five players because of illness. 21 points for the top scorer. memphis beaten 96-92. >> talbot made over 30 saves with new york at the expense of the philadelphia flyers. kevin cline scored the first, and rick nash sealed philadelphia's win with the second. it was standing goalie talbot, the stand-out player. he took all 41 shot >>> tennis, and davis cup hopes in switzerland have been given a boost with roger federer finally getting on court despite nursing a back injury. the 70-time grand slam champion hadn't trained since withdrawing from the world cup finals. he got a late practice session in on wednesday. he has never played in a davis cup team against france. it gets under way with the singles on friday. >>> mixed martial arts incorporates boxing, wrestling and kickboxing all in one. it's a top competition, the fighting example onship for u.f.c. is -- championship u.f.c. is recognised as a fast growing sport. mexico is a target. >> reporter: this man grew up in a rough neighbourhood in mexico city. he took up mixed martial arts as a