kate middleton, 27, has made all the right moves.prince william's hobbies, including polo, even though she's allergic to horses. and she's barely entered a word in public, leading one newspaper to complain that middleton has made a career out of saying nothing. the only example of her upper-crust british accent was revealed in a brief clip on youtube. >> it's something that's going on. >> reporter: what's not so flattering are the tabloid headlines about a wayward uncle. the middleton family may be middle-class, but the scrutiny has uncovered uncle gary goldsmith, leading a vast life allegedly fueled by drugs and women. >> it has been suggested it might taint kate. but if you look at all of the coverage, she's remained unscathed in the entire thing. >> reporter: it appears that middleton's popularity with the british public is only increasing. an artist recently depicted her as a modern british icon. >> like diana before her, she has star quality. great looks, and ability to keep the public guessing is what really has made kate an ic

and how nervous would kate middleton be when you get that invitation? the queen would like to see you for lunch at balance moral. >> i think -- at balmoral. >> i think kate middleton is more than well-groomed for this occasion. rumors have been going on since 2006-2007. she was a guest of prince charles back in 2007 there. what gives this particular credence this time -- i think this is why the whispers are turning into strong murmurings is the fact that she would be a guest of her majesty the queen. that is seen as significant, of course, because there is perhaps the prelude to announcement. of course this is the affirmation to the royal seal of approval. so i think there are strong suggestions now turning into a real likelihood. indeed the bookmakers in england are satisfying it as a certainty. they have shortened it to a point where you would have to put on $100 just to win $50. that's how certain this year the bookmakers are that the engagement will happen sometime before december. martha: the queen apparently makes her royal calendar for the year 2

middleton, wisconsin and milton, mass. are on the list. >>> the naacp is celebrating its 100th anniversary and launching a new high-ch program. nancy pelosi spoke at the convention over the weekend. eric holder spoke today. president obama is scheduled to speak on thursday. >>> they are introducing a new program that will allow people to send text or video reports of misconduct. >>> can we expect some rain this week? we will have the forecast. >>> the nationals make a change at the top. manny was fired today pray we will have a look at the jim riggleman. that is coming c p >>> volunteers spent the day pruning and planting as part of the 13th annual renewal project. >> people of all ages pitched in and show their appreciation for those who serve their country. >> it is a poignant reminder to the nation of the sacrifices made. >> freedom is not free tr. these people buried here have given the ultimate. >> they are caring for these grounds. they are putting their professional landscaping skills to work. >> we want to -- we wa

he's been dating his girlfriend, kate middleton, for seven years now and some believe that the futureengland may pop the question at the queen's vacation home in palmoral, scotland. it's the first time she's been invited there while the queen is in residence. >> and now the latest on michael jackson's death investigation. a search warrant confirms that the singer's personal doctor, conrad murray is the target of a criminal investigation into the singer's death. and a august tribute concert to the pop star is now off. >> reporter: the office and storage unit of michael jackson's personal physician was searched wednesday in houston. court documents are the first public confirmation that the doctor is a crime suspect. a search warrant says quote, investigators were looking for evidence of the offensive manslaughter that tends to show that dr. conrad murray committed the said criminal offense. during the search, police confiscated cards, emails, computers, a suspension from a houston hospital and vials of two drugs. a drug for weight loss was found in a dosage that can easy be obtained on

. >> number four on your list is middleton, wisconsin.t time in the top ten. >> middleton was the number one last time we looked at small towns in 2007. it's a great midwestern town right outside of madison, the state capital. a wealth of jobs. it's next door to madison with the university of wisconsin. a wealth of stable jobs in education, health care and state government. middleton is a great town. people don't have to go to madison to find things to do. a great downtown with shops, boutiques and just tons of trails and parks. >> looks really pretty there. how about this town in nebraska. it's the only town that doesn't only have a strong economy but affordable housing. >> it has a combination of quality jobs and affordable homes. this is an area that's not only outside of omaha which has insurance, financial services, but there's military contracting, health care, the unemployment rate is 4.5%. that's less than half of the national average. meanwhile, the median home price for a three bedroom two bath home is only $200,000. an incredib

whether i will shower over toward middleton and over toward jefferson on the west side of 70. and we will put this into motion. our future cast. we will take these storms also up to the north east through sharpsburg in the next hour. temps very nice. mid-80s. 84 in vienna, alexandria. 83 over at st. michael's. to the west. a little bit cooler. 80 out towards west virginia. 82 in woodstock, 82 in winchester. tomorrow morning, partly sunny, warm. we will keep the morning dry. temperatures in the 60s and 70s to start. winds southeast at 10. by afternoon, though, partly sunny and warm. showers and storms a pretty good bet. i'm tempted to take out the word possible and go categorical tomorrow. winds easterly tomorrow at about 10. microcast. 9 microcast. we will put it into motion. pretty quiet tonight. thursday pretty quiet. a line will develop thursday. this will roll through tomorrow afternoon. been pretty emphatic about developing this line of storms and we are looking at a pretty good line from frederick all the way to fredericksburg rolling into tomorrow morning at 4:00 p.m. a

with rumors that prince william is ready to pop the question to his girlfriend of seven years, kate middletonas been invited to the queen's vacation home in scotland. it is the first time she has been there the first time as the queen. some see that as a sign that willi william, the son of prince charles and the late princess die ana will be proposing soon. >> it's a video burning up youtube. an entrance for a wedding this week, core graphing a dance number that happened on monday at the wedding of kevin heinz and jill peterson in st. paul, minnesota. the newly weds and their friends are going to be on the "today" show tomorrow morning, reenacting all of this for those of us who were not invited. we'll be right back. ♪ is to get as far away from it all as possible. don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva viagra! viagra, america's most prescribed ed treatment, can help you enjoy... a more satisfying sexual experience. ready to talk to your doctor? find out how at viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest p

middleton, wisconsin and milton, massachusetts rounded out the top five. closer to home, two maryland towns cracked the top 100. congratulations! >>> no matter where you live, selling a house in this economy is not as easy as it used to be. one colorado man is getting creative! fox's tammy vigil explains how he's turning to twitter to help seal the deal. >> reporter: people who pass by this house for the past two years while it went up are now taking notice. >> just walking my dog through the park and i saw that the house was on twitter. >> chelsea well is checked it out and liked what she saw. >> i followed him on twitter now. >> she gets periodic updates or tweets. including pictures on the $2.3 million home and she can communicate back. >> hey, i'm a wanna-be computer geek. twitter is very new for me but i see it everywhere. i think this could be a really good way to market something. >> owner dan o'keefe turned to twitter. and a social media consultant to let his house do the talking. sort of. >> instead of just having a flier where it lists the number

on tuesday night along middleton road in white plains a 19-month-old boy drown in his family's pool. police say the toddler was left in the care of a 15-year-old cousin. when his mother returned home the teenager was gone and the mother found the toddler in the pool unconscious. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. police ruled it an accident. >>> stalking charges will be dropped against dc councilman marion barry but the drama surrounding him will go on. digital correspondent, armando trull is live in northwest washington with more on this story. >> andrea, absolutely. a lot of drama always surrounding marion barry and this time a matter of good news and bad news. the stalking charges against bare bay will be dropped today for lack of evidence. >> we are thankful to the u.s. attorneys office for seeing through it, and making the right decision. >> reporter: however, marion barry may not be willing to drop the matter, especially as it pertains to his treatment at the hands of park police after the 4th of july arrest in anacostia park. >> he was held almost two hours before being a

a lot of speculation has surfaced because of one of kate middleton's relatives was in the tabloids.ou know kel from her mother's side was filmed snorting cocaine and offering brazilian prostitutes for "news of the world." the palace says that particular incident is irrelevant to their relationship, that kate and william are still on track and what we are looking at now is reading the royal tea leaves as you well. end of august, kaite has been invited to the balmoral castle, while the queen is still in residence. they think once she sits down with the royal highnress. people have been speculating that they will get married this year. it looks more likely next year. a royal wedding takes a lot of planning. i wouldn't expect we hear anything -- an imminent wedding on the part of those two, wedding on the part of those two. >> the history of these two, much loved couple. is that still is case? >> very much so. people like her. they identify her with diana. she's glamorous, very royal, very poised. very well-spoken. she's done something very important for herself and her place in the roy

middleton was a speechwriter for president johnson.ned to hear from one person as a moderator. but his health made him unable to join us. he is seated here however. barobob was also a speechwriter and served as president of this university. he gave as wonderful oral history for our centennial celebration of lyndon b. johnson. the exurbs are included in a commemoratives magazine that you will receive as you leave the lecture today. we are in the process of enhancing some of the recordings before we call them -- we file them prominently in our archives. -- permanently in our archives. this man credits lbj with his own success. he said johnson and lewis my ability to run the university tremendously. i watched how he dealt with people and issues over the years. i would handle a crisis and ask myself how did i have enough sense to do that. i would realize that is what lyndon johnson would have done. this president, we are really glad you're here with us today. [applause] we are eager now to hear from our speaker. mr. middleton, i turn the p

and i thank my friend for her contribution, i thank my friend from middleton as well and -- midland as well and now i'm very pleased to yield to our very, very hardworking colleague who for many years served as the top republican on the ways and means committee subcommittee on trade, who's been a great champion of it, a fellow californian who represents important agriculture industry and his state, the largest industry, i say, is in angrily know that i know full well that agriculture is the number one industry in our state of california and the idea of opening up new markets is very important and actually as the gentleman begins, i want to talk a little about the u.s.-korea free trade agreement because i know that would play a very big role in benefiting the constituency he has, the farmers whom he represents. with that i'm happy to yield to my friend. >> well, i thank my good friend from california, mr. dreier, for yielding and also for the leadership that you've given over the years in this incredibly important area of trade, of fair trade, of free trade, and how important -- crucial