she was there visor to the montgomery alabama in a.c.p. youth council she was a woman who was so tired that day that she refused to give up her seat to a man who felt that she didn't deserve a seat and he should have because he was white because rosa parks did give us thing we were to give housing for people from all around the world she was concerned about liberty and justice for all and all should mean all and as chair of this commission is my abiding commitment struggle and intention that we will work in this city so that people will receive equal opportunity to get fair access to housing live and commodious saying environment and my dear mr chief justice the other night a man was murdered right near this was filleted just this month there have been million murders right in this area no citizen should have to wake up. the sound of gun fire in a more in this city and in the west in addition it would take all of us the police department the mare's office the faith community committed base organization and watchful citizens so we that we w

what's going to end up happening is they're going organize and meet montgomery, alabama. they'll come up with their own basically state constitutions. they'll revise all of them, and they'll come up with a new confederate constitution. they're going to pick for their president that guy, the top right-hand corner, jefferson davis. okay? y'all hopefully know him being from mississippi, okay? he's familiar to most of y'all. davis is an interesting character. i mean, yes, he's a west point graduate. yes, he commanded the mississippi rifles in the war. he's been secretary of the war in the 1850s. he has a lot of that background that's going to make him a very good choice in many ways, at least on paper, okay? there's a famous quote that i put up there that talks about how davis himself was never entirely sold on being president, that in many ways he had hoped to command troops in the field, but it's going to be that classic virtuous citizen argument, that he is called upon to serve as president of the confederacy and as he was called he will do, okay? now in some ways he was h

she was secretary of the montgomery, alabama, naacp. she was a woman who was so tired that day that she refused to give up her seat to a man. he felt she did not deserve a seat and he should have it because he was white. because rosa parks did not give up proceed, -- give up her seat, we're able to give housing to people from all around the world. she was concerned about liberty and justice for all. and all should mean all. as chair of this commission, it is my abiding commitments, struggle, and intention that we will work in this city so that all people will receive equal opportunity to get a fair access to housing, live in a safe environments, and just the other night, a man was murdered right near this facility. just this month, there have been many murders rights in this area. no citizen should have to wake up to the sound of gunfire it anymore in this city. it will take all of us, but the police department, the mayor's office, the faith community, and what assistance so that we will be done with this senseless violence. i am sick a

it's going to be in montgomery, alabama, or pensacola, florida. there are roughly 70,000 registered democrats in ward 5. the winner of today's special election will come from their ranks. the winner will be known later tonight. the healing will take a lot longer. >> no matter what wins, we have to focus on pushing this ward tbrd. >> forward. >> you can get more information on wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. >>> for the second time in two years, the montgomery county council passed a bill that would charge a fee for calling an ambulance. county lawmakers say the measure would generate between $16 and $18 million a year and insist that the fee will be paid by insurance companies in most cases. almost identical bill passed the council in 2010, but voters overturned in a referendum. >>> the same busy night life that draws a crowd can draw the crooks. tonight, police in arlington are warning women don't walk alone at night. two women attacked by the same man. both crimes happened friday night an hour apart and in both cases, the attacker wore black

bruce johnson learned that thomas will serve his time in the federal prison camp in montgomery, alabama. the former ward 5 council member will have to report there june 20 and spend 38 months, a couple months more than three years behind bars for stealing more than $350,000 that had been meant to go to city youth sports programs. >>> tonight, a new chapter in our federal bonus investigation finds more top payouts and some pretty amazing qualifications. one, credited with helping track americas enemy number one. here is russ with the link to osama bin laden. >> we have been looking for answers as to how these federal workers earn bonuses as high as $63,000 a piece and now we have them, starting with the assassination of osama bin laden. computer geeks in a top secret operation were building models of osama bin laden's compound using satellite images and other nontraditional data long before navy seals moved in, shooting and killing the master mind of al-qaeda. >> astonishing. >> that's how this spokeswoman describes bonus winners and the man behind what's called intelligence. he was one

our bruce johnson reports that thomas will serve his time in the federal prison camp in montgomery, alabama. thomas must report by june 20th. he resigned from office and then he pleaded guilty to corruption charges. thomas admitted to stealing $350,000 in city money that was intended for youth programs. >>> new data has been released from the census bureau and it shows that the black population in the district of columbia is below 50%. it is the first time this has happened in over a century. the numbers are from july of last year. 49.2% of city residents identified themselves as black. 35.3% identified themselves as white. and that's the highest percentage since the '60s. the census bureau report that is 40,000 black residents have left washington, d.c. over the last 12 years. >>> it is an exciting day for investors. facebook began trading publicly this morning. the shares are initially priced at $38 a share. however, none have been traded. experts expect facebook's stock will close at $45 a share or higher. edward lawrence has more from the company's headquarters where many employees are

cathedral today, dedication of a new sculpture of rosa parks whose refusal to guv up her seat on a montgomery, alabama, bus in 1955 triggered a wave of protests and changed the debate on the issues. the sculpture will sit alongside a sculpture of mother teresa. >>> tonight, an unprecedented effort to help america's military men and women return to their families and some semblance of a normal life at home. with combat operations starting to wind down, more than one million veterans will be returning home to their communities. which brings us to a new campaign we here at nbc universal are very proud to be a part of. it takes its name from a military phrase. i've got your 6. >> i've got your 6 is a military term that means i've got your back. the 12:00 is your front, your direction of travel. 3:00 and 9:00 are right and left, and 6:00 is to the rear. >> keep doing what you're doing. i have your back. i'm able to watch the dark spots, the places you can't see. >> through jobs, education, housing, and more, we can support returning military veterans and their families. >> the first step in bridging the ci

kinds of questions that a young 29-year-old baptist minister named martin luther king asked in montgomery, alabamaking at school or malcolm x? >> martin luther king. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> he seems interested in getting the youth involved and having the children learn about their history. >> this educator is dedicated to helping young people realize the value of preserving their own history. >> will we one day say the rap of lil wayne in the schomburg. >> i think it's a good idea, actually. i think all these questions about who is black, what is black, whether i fit in the world, so i have to bring those questions front and center into the life of this institution. >> for kalil mohammed the schomburg center is about the past and the future. >> we live in a time where some of the same problems of racial inequality, of racial disparity are still very much a part of the equation and history can help to navigate some of what happened in the past to give people a deeper sense that they're not dealing with these problems for the first time. >> we'll be right back. hey, it's me again. since i became part o

will serve his time in the federal prison camp in montgomery, alabama. the former ward five councilman will have to report there june 20th. thomas will spend 38 months behind bars for stealing more than $350,000 meant to go to city youth sports programs. >>> an officer in prince william is facing charges. investigators say ralph justice plotted of the another man arrested and thrown in jail where he would be subject to a sexual assault. we're told justice, a jailer was working with another man named michael r ussenack. both men are now in jail. >>> last year's helicopter crash which killed two marines was the result of a bird scribe. an investigation says the helicopter collided with a red tailed talk that had a -- hawk that had a wingspan of only about four feet. vibrations in the main rotor caused the rotor and the top of the transmission to separate from the aircraft. it fell into three pieces on ground and the wreckage ignited a brush fire that ended up burning more than 320 acres. >>> gop candidate mitt romney is condemning efforts to use president

presidential politics, but one important thing was at my graduation, there was a young minister from montgomery, alabama, speaking in pine bluff, arkansas, and the night that i graduated, dr. king came up, sat with my family and was in the audience, so, you know, this -- all of this connection -- connectivity of the charlene story and others, and we all, you know, were doing our individual thing, trying to improve what we thought was the best options for us. >> now understanding it's 56 years later and you have the benefit of hindsight, let's go back to your young self and for history sake in this conference you have to answer the question of were you frightened? >> sure, i was fright new england. >> now there's a situation that now all these troops are up to protect. >> you we weren't frightened. we were frightened on the side of the unknown. when the governor called out the national guard to keep us out, yeah, we were frightened, and -- and the unknown was, you know, will i complete school that year? i didn't know whether it was going to collapse on me, but when president eisenhower sent the troops, i

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he will be in either pensacola florida, where montgomery, alabama. >> a baby is in the hospital after and beat -- bit him repeatedly. a jack russell terrier bit to the baby 30 times. the family says the dog has never attacked before. >> get ready to add some travel time if you are writing metro this weekend. it is scheduled for the same day the capitals and the nationals will be playing. four stations will be closed from friday night until sunday night and work among the red line means you can expect one train every 24 minutes. >> coming up on world news tips on traveling smart this summer. diane sawyer joins us now. it is almost that time for summer travel and you will give us tips on how to be a smart traveler tonight. >> smart traveler, saving money. we will tell you about airline fees on baguettes like you have never seen before. also, how to avoid spending more depending which are poor you are using. >> we all love to travel. we also all love the cake. who knew it could help create jobs. >> who did that your family recipe could be turned into a lot of money and create jobs for ot

iconic photo that most of us are familiar with, the photo of rosa parks sitting on that bus in montgomery, alabama in 1955 gazing out of of the window. now visitors here will be able to gaze on the face of rosa parks in stone. reporting live from the national cathedr cathedral. back to you. >> thank you, pat. >> coming up, jetblue says it can explain why a toddler was put on the no-fly list. >> and safety scares on the metro finally come to a stop. >> coming up, the capitals going to a game seven against the rangers. it's all or nothing. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a little bird told me about a band... ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ she was in paris, but we talked for hours... everyone else buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so, where to next? ♪ the jet malfunctioned on april 6th and went hurtling into an apartment complex. 37 apartments had to be cleaned and restored. the pilots ejected safely and nobody on the ground was injured. >> a record drug bust today in howard county. police say a man was growing thousands of dol

that's right, i think that's the vision and inspiration had a martin luther king brought to montgomery, alabamand what our world needs today. and we like to say the morehouse men are renaissance men, and our community around the nation needs renaissance, that means rebirth, renewal. >> you're talking how american men can pursue the american dream and accomplish the american dream and then live beyond that dream by serving their community. >> absolutely. >> and service is the price we pay for the space we occupy on this, on this earth. >> i think that's the foundation for rebuilding and renewing families, and houses of worship, schools, and other organizations that will change the future prospects of our nation, community by community. >> who inspired you to become the person you have grown to be? >> well, my early, earliest moral example was my grandmother. my grandmother, although we were there in the city, the south side of chicago, right next door to her house was a little plot of land that she turned into a garden. and the small garden, but she would grow food and she would give it away and

in 1955, parks refused to give up her seat on a montgomery, alabama bus to a white passenger. her action was a major step forward in the fight to end segregation. the sculpture will be dedicated during an evening ceremony, one of parks' nieces is expected to attend. >>> a major letdown for the caps. oh, no! >> and we are still hurting on this day after the team was just six seconds away from victory. but wound up losing in heartbreaking fashion. the caps were up 2-1 when a penalty with 21 seconds gave the rangers a man advantage. they took advantage, scoring the game-tying goal with just six seconds left on the clock. that would send the contest into overtime. 1:30 into the extra session, the rangers scored again to win. they take a 3-2 lead now in the series. game six tomorrow night at the verizon center. >> tickets for the summer olympic games are still available. organizers are making 1 million more tickets, putting them up for grabs in the latest round of sales for the olympic games. the tickets go on sale at 6:00 a.m. on friday, and will be available on a first come, firs

it's going to be a prison camp in montgomery, alabama, or pensacola, florida. the winner of today's special election will no doubt come from their ranks. the winner should be known later tonight. the healing will take a lot longer. >> no matter what when wins, we have to focus on pushing this ward forward. >> we haven't seen anything on the turnout. and if it's only a few people turning out, it doesn't take a lot of people to turn them in. these names have been out here for a long time. people waiting their turn. we'll see if one of these guys gets in. back to you guys. >> bruce, thank you. derek. >>> now we get to maryland's legislature, that special session they have going on. the state senate approved higher income taxes for the wealthiest 14% of maryland citizens, but tax hike is not a done deal. now the bill moves to the house of delegates for taxing high income earners is hitting their constituents too hard. >> from the tax proposal on the table right now, 40% of the new money comes from montgomery county. that doesn't seem quite fair. and it doesn't rais

>> well, they're pensacola and montgomery, alabama, places that are renowned for not having a prisonlike setting. somebody described them to me as bad summer camps. so they're usually havens for white collar criminals and it doesn't have a penal look to it. >> are you surprised the sentence was i guess on the strict are side but not as strict as it could have been? >> yeah. i think last night i said it was going to go more toward what the government wanted, which was 46 months. the defense wanted 18. it ended up at being 38. the judge, john bait, was very strong in saying this had been -- john bates, was very strong in saying this had been a public portrayal and they wanted to set an example and i think send a signal to anybody else that steals public money that you're just not going to get a slap on the wrist. >> does this provide perhaps a little bit of information into the sales of these other investigations? -- perhaps put a little bit of wind in the sails of these other investigations? >> well, i don't know. nothing had been under investigation. nothing has been proven. there have b

attorneys then asked the judge if he would consider sipping him to prison in pensacola, florida, or montgomery, alabama. all of that will be decided in the future. meanwhile, coming up at 6, we'll speak to the u.s. attorney about this case and other investigations he's conducting into other d.c. leaders. >> i know they're trying to decide where harry thomas judge will go. do we know when he will have to report to prison? >> reporter: as i was just saying, it has to be determined at this point is come they don't know. that is going to be decided in the future and we should know that in the near future, shawn. >> all right, thank you. >>> a laurel doctor and developer linked to the corruption scheme of former prince georges county executive jack johnson is going to prison. today, a judge sentenced him to 18 months behind bars. beg pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion in 2011 on a federal wiretap, federal agents overheard johnson telling his wife to tear up a $100,000 check. >>> a virginia mother is sentenced to a year and a half in prison for using drywall for barricades her three young daugh

back in 1955, rosa parks refused to give up her seat on a montgomery, alabama bus to a white passengerher action was a major spark in the fight to end segregation. the sculpture will be dedicated during an evening ceremony, one of parks' nieces is expected to attend. >>> the author maurice sendak prided himself on writing and illustrating books that he said captured the truth about being a kid. today, local families honored the memory of the late author by delving into one of his most beloved and controversial works. erica gonzalez reports. >> that's true. >> reporter: through the course of 60 years, award-winning author, maurice sendak, wrote and illustrated nearly 100 books. today, at 83, the brooklyn native died. but his legacy lives on. >> his text is very simple and gets to the point and kids can relate. >> reporter: in fairfax, kids and their parents sat down for story time at the chantilly regional library and shared in one of sendak's most famous and beloved books. >> "where the wild things are." >> reporter: the story tells the tale of a boy named max, sent to his room without

our bruce johnson reports thomas will serve his time in the federal prison camp in montgomery, alabama. and thomas must report there by june 20th. he resigned from office and then pleaded guilty to corruption charges. he admitted to stealing $350,000 in city money meant for youth programs. >>> there is a way to make someone else take the blame if you get a red light or speed camera ticket in the district. but maybe not for long. a d.c. council committee wants to get rid of the blame game. right now the someone else was using your car and got caught, you can provide the city with their name and address. shifting the liability. city leaders say it's too often used to delay the collection process and it needs to end. >>> it wasn't me. >> yeah. >>> 6:06. we have a commuter alert a heads-up for metro this weekend. changes and it will affect how quickly you can get places, at 10:00 tonight there will be in service on the orange line between east falls church and west fall church in virginia. and it is going to last through sunday night. now shuttle buss will get you around this closure but a

bayard got to montgomery, alabama near the beginning of the bus boy cot. he's there in february. when he gets there in montgomery, he discovers there are guns lying around king's houses. he discovers king has arnled body guards. he realizes that king is not deeply schooled in nonviolence techniques. bayard begins to the intense schooling of dr. king arch other nonviolence leaders. drafts papers and essays on this. so he helps school king in this, and king is deeply interested, and he takes up nonviolence, not only as a tactic, but also as way of life. partly because of bayard's work early on. now, they always remain nonviolent together. they separated on tactical issues related to nonviolence especially in temples of the vietnam war. early on 1965 he counseled martin luther king, jr. to speak out the vietnam war. he did so in 1965, so did bayard rustin in 1965. he gaffe a major antivietnam war speech at madison square garden. they got out of the seats and marched over to the u.n. shortly after that speech. but later on, he counsels king not to give a speech that ties the civil rig

our bruce johnson has learned that thomas will serve his time in montgomery, alabamament he must report there on june 20th. thomas was sentenced to 38 months in prison for stealing more than $350,000 meant for city youth sports programs. >>> it's 5:05. will mr. mark zuckerberg have to change the from file picture? >> jessica doyle is here with something going up and down on wall street. >> suckerberg is going to be making it rain. facebook could have its way i can bet you it would not pick if public debut in the middle of the greek debt crisis? right? but we can't control for everything. the mood of the max lately has been some stocks lower. the dow has been down in 11 of the past trading sessions dropping 6% so far in may. this is its first losing month since september. now we will have to see if the facebook ipo can lift the mood of the market today. fingers crossed. now checking the numbers, remember dow 13,000? forget about it -- >>> now to ipo day for facebook. today of course the company becomes a publicly traded stock. it priced its shares last night at the top of the range at $3

transfer back to montgomery, alabama, near the time of the montgomery bus boycott in 1936. when he gets there, he discovers that there are guns lying around and doctor king has bodyguards and he realizes that king is not deeply schooled in nonviolence and techniques. bayard really begins to school doctor king in nonviolence techniques. he just papers on this and essays on this. so he helps school doctor king and us. doctor king is deeply interested and he takes a nonviolence, not only as a tactic, but also as a way of life. partly because of byard's work early on. they always remain nonviolent together. they separated on topical issues related to nonviolence, especially in terms of the vietnam war. early on in 1965, bayard counseled him to speak out against the vietnam war. king did in 1965. he had a major speech at madison square garden and inspired people and they got out of their seats and they marched over to the u.n. shortly after that speech. later on he gives a speech that ties the speech movement together closely. that famous speech at riverside church. here in new

the last call for tom brokaw comes from montgomery, alabama. >> caller: mr. brokaw. a pleasure to speak with you today. i'm looking forward to hearing you speak at the conference next month in atlanta. just to reflect, my dad passed away when i was six years -- i was 28 at the time. he was named to the all-state football team in 1942. he listed in the marines and fought with the. [inaudible] when i read the greatest generation 14 years ago, and what you did, you reset my baseline. you helped me live my day-to-day challenges from working out issues in the workplace to this day, i sold back with situations that are arise, and ask what that would've done what it is a young man serving in the south pacific. i commend you with your book and i'm looking forward to your next one. it is a pleasure again, sir. >> guest: thank you so much. those are the kinds of calls that have so much meaning for me. i get emotional. i went out to ohio state with john glenn, and i finished my lecture at the john glenn policy center. a man stood up and saluted both of us in his vfw cap and i l

montgomery, alabama, pick city of the day, wxfa news 12, sun and then afternoon thunderstorms, 84 degreesiring up right now down through texas, also the mid-atlantic states, we're looking at rain through the mid-mississippi river valley. a slight risk of strong storms from there all the way back down and back up in to the dakotas. showers in the pacific northwest. windy and a little on the cool side southern california. slight risk of storms mid-atlantic into the northeast. rain into new england today. plenty of fog down in the panhandle of florida. sunny and warm through the southeast. >> good morning. we will start out with dry conditions and maybe some and drizzle. we have the possibility of some strong thunderstorms this afternoon. warm and humid. >> and that's your latest weather. >> mr. roker, thank you very much. coming up here the woman who's been accused of taking her daughter into a tanning booth. shining the spotlight on extreme tanning and what a problem it is. we'll talk about it right after this. ld. [ female announcer ] the gold standard in anti-aging. roc® retinol. found i

host: another student from montgomery, alabama. good morning. caller: good morning at c-span.ood morning, mr. anthony. i want to talk about what your children have done as they move towards a successful future. i think the idea of completing your education, in working up the ladder, is a good idea. as a student myself who is about to wrap up on two year program, my company is paying for the whole thing. it is better than $32,000. i am almost 60 years old. i'm trying to plan from the inside rather than try to go in and just try to negotiate a big bucks. host: what program are you studying for? caller: business and human- resources. guest: one of the booming industries is the community college. it is now -- it represents half our students. it has grown enormously. it has grown largely because the value of learning after high school for post secondary education has grown so much. community college has become a huge institutions in america, as have a for-profit schools. yourow you can't increase earnings financially -- substantially. it all depends on what you take. age and no lon

so to the young man i met this morning in montgomery, alabama's regional airport, to all of our men and women serving all over this great nation and this world, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the privilege to serve them as a member of the house armed services committee and as a member of this congress. it is a tremendous honor and a privilege and one that i certainly do not take lightly. overall this bill that we passed out of committee that we will take up this week restores fiscal sanity to our defense budget. and keeps faith with america's men and women that i already mentioned and aligns our military posture in this very, very dangerous world and rebuilds a force after a decade of war. now, do not be mistaken. you know that, mr. speaker, that we are currently working under the law, $487 billion in cuts to the department of defense. we have sat as members of the house armed services committee in committee hearing after committee hearing, where our joint chiefs and our commanders have sat in front of us and told us that, yes, in fact, we will have a smaller force as a resul

montgomery, alabama, pick city of the day, wxfa news 12, sun and then afternoon thunderstorms, 84 degreeough texas, also the mid-atlantic states, we're looking at rain through the mid-mississippi river valley. a slight risk of strong storms from there all the way back down and back up in to the dakotas. showers in the pacific northwest. windy and a little on the cool side southern california. slight risk of storms mid-atlantic into the northeast. rain into new england today. plenty of fog down in the panhandle of florida. sunny and warm through the southeast. >>> well, we have a breezy start out there. temperatures are mild. good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren, and the winds will pick up as we head through the day. strongest sustained wind in fairfield, west southwest, 16 miles per hour. kind of a breezy day, but overall comfortable temperature wise. 69 in san jose, 67 in fremont. if you want the warmer weather, we have that in store for you as of this weekend. up to 83 degrees sunday. holding on to the warm, sunny conditions just about every day next week. hope you have a gr

montgomery, alabama, pick city of the day, wxfawsfa news 12.nderstorms and 84 degrees. and you can see those storms firing up right now down through texas, also the mid-atlantic states. we're looking at rain through the mid-mississippi river valley. got a slight risk of strong storms from there all the way back down and back up into the dakotas. showers in the pacific northwest, windy and a little on the cool side southern california. slight risk of strong storms mid-atlantic into the northeast. rain in new england today. plenty of fog down on the panhandle of florida. sunny and warm through the southeast. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your effect in woods. >>> good morning, tom kierein, storm center 4. there is a cluster of some showers with thunder and lightning out in the mountains of west virginia, now just about to move into the central shenandoah valley. and it does look like it will be getting closer to the metro area by this afternoon. and before then should climb into the low and mid-80s. and the

her actions started the montgomery bus boycott in alabama.arks died in 2005 at the age of 92. >>> the first lady and dr. jill biden hosted some lucky military mothers, grandmothers, and children at the white house in honor of mother's day. kids got to create cards and gifts in the state dining room and moved to the east room after that to present the gifts to their moms during the afternoon tea. the first lady thanked mothers for their strength and service while their loved ones are overseas. >> your sons and daughters, their choice to serve this country is really a reflection of your love. >> the first lady and dr. biden also hosted a separate joining forces service event at the navy -- naval observatory. they assembled hundreds of care packages for mothers and wives who have husbands deployed overseas. >>> a bit of controversy now surrounding the new freedom tower in new york. there's debate over whether it's actually the tallest building in the big apple. the freedom tower has a 400-foot-tall antenna needle that will sit on the roof this.

alabama. her actions sparked the montgomery bus boycott. parks died in 2005 at the age of 92. >>> the d.c.ouncil still working to plug a $3 million budget deficit and one idea now that will be talked about is expending bar hours in the district but only on certain holidays. it did not make it through a counsel committee but according to the examiner, they're now proposing that the city allow the bars to sell alcohol until 4:00 a.m. on all district and federal holidays. brown's office believes the proposal could recuperate $2 million. >>> the same thing that makes hot sauce hot may help burp off the extra pounds. researchers are studying the effects of capsaicin. they found capsaicin kills nerves that send messages from the gut to the brain. the results, weight loss. doctors say don't stuff your face with chili peppers just yet. it thoos be directly applied to the stomach. the next test to this is to do it on humans. doctors believe it could be a valuable alternative to gastric bypass surgery. >>> people are going to go start buying chili peppers and rubbing them on their belly. i do love s

alabama. police arrested her. her actions sparked the montgomery bus boycott.he died in 2005 at the age of 92. >>> famed hairdresser vidal sass sassoon had died. he opened his first salon in london. sassoon was 84 years old. >> it was my pleasure to emcee the salutes enlisting recognition ceremony last night. photos from the event p all of these men and women are graduating from fairfax county public schools and they're going into the air force, army, navy, or marine corps. george mason university hosted this event last night. about 100 students were recognized and their families were there with them as well. many of them were in service. great event. this is a national organization that has a few chapters around the country. the one here in fairfax started last year, and the idea is to thank these young people for the service they're about to do and i should thank the organization for a very nice tie they gave me for hosting the event. it's printed with the words -- the constitution on that. thalg you for that and happens off to the young people as well. >> in

alabama. police arrested her. her actions sparked the montgomery county bus boycott.also became a symbol of resistance to racial segregation. >>> the time now is 6:36. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with ann curry to see what they're working on this morning. ann? >>> hey, good morning you to. that's right, coming up on a tuesday on "today," stunning news that a new airline bomb plot by the al qaeda was foiled by the cia. was this attack about to be launched, and will it affect the way we fly in the future? we'll ask the president's top counterterrorism adviser this morning. >>> and then an exclusive interview with a mom and two daughters who were left dangling in their car off the sides of a highway overpass 100 feet up after a horrible accident. it's an emotional story you may not soon forget. >>> also, a look at all the fashion-forward outfits at a big gala in new york city last night. >>> and we also have martin sheen emilio jest vest e vez and more -- estevez and more stopping by. >>> 61 degrees. ahead, a terror plot broken up. a bomb s