. >>> a special partnership between morgan state university's choir and the baltimore orchestra. highlights black history month. gigi barnett has more. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: hours of practice and preparation by the morgan state university choir will come together on stage, with the baltimore symphony orchestra this weekend. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: it's a celebration of the 75th anniversary of the opera classic. >> we have been working so hard on this piece, drilling it since last semester. we have been going over it. nit picking. >> just like that. >> reporter: the work starts here with university choir director, eric conway. he says this piece, composed by george gersh win is a chance for people to hear gospel, jazz, blended into an american opera. and just in time for black history month. >> the piece feels so good to sing. the harmonies are so rich. and again, we have a rich history with this piece. so everyone was totally engaged from the beginning. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: but for some students, this weekend's performance is a chance to work with is a chance to work with

maryland plays morgan state for the first time ever that following saturday on september 11th in college park. >>> minus three days until the super bowl xliv in miami. first time participate new orleans saints are the underdogs to the colts. >> yesterday was our first day of practice. we did some practice last week. we have some ways to go. so, it's still only thursday. >> they are a very good football team. they've proven that, i think we are a very good football team. i think we've proven that. i can't think of two better teams to be here. >>> icy hot ice. behind two second period goals from alex ovechkin against the rangers. it's alex riding the puck between the defender and the one handed push for the score. the capitals win 6-5 for the 12th, i say 12th straight win. of course when they broke the team record at 10, every win makes it harder and harder for someone else to ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the frustration of ripping open a tiny ketchup pack can ,, open a tiny ketchup pack can ,, when it comes to constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more do

meantime, morgan state in kentucky despite st. francis academy. the 20-9 regular season tampa bay and morgan led 33-30 at the half. in the end, msu fell to many. su. the ohio valley conference champs 75-66. >>> baseball now, masn our wjz spring training report. we check in on the birds pitcher, the new wi acquired lefty, 54 over seven years. why do you like it here, mike? >> very up and coming great talent. great bunch of guys so i heard before. i wanted the opportunity to ge out and get it done. they've given me that chance. >> we'll be keeping up with them. navy hosting number 11 loyola. out in northeast baltimore, cooper mcdonald of loyola had six goals. watch that ball. here's the final. loyola over navy in the upset 8-7. mcdonald hit the winning goal in the extra period. good match there. >>> finally in catonsville -- no, this isn't catonsville that's northeast baltimore county at loyola university of mafort where the -- of maryland where the men's swimming team cop chored another championship today in their own cement pond as the beverly hil

following the navy game, maryland will host morgan state on september 11. this marks the first time the two schools will meet on the gridiron. >> the terps basketball and senior guard vasquez, named one of the 11 finalist for the bob doozy award. recognizing the nation's to point guards. vasquez is averaging 17 points seven points. six assists and 4 1/2 ree bounds per game. winner of the doozy award is april 5 in indianapolis at the final four. >> the terps currently sit in 2nd place in the acc at 5 and 2. >> which is fantastic. we'll have them over for a friday night pizza. it's just our way of entertaining without going out. this is where all the magic happens. this is where i knead the dough, make the pizza. by using my card, i get the specials, the real deals, and it saves me money. the win-win is that we get to visit with our friends, the kids get to visit with their friends, and it's great food. more savings, more rewards. every time you shop. only with your giant card. we save money, and that works for me. >>well, you have to get up early. i wonder w

james mack was a swim coach at morgan state university in baltimore where i'm from. he also ran a wrestling club and was a decon in my church and coach mack whenever he would meet a young boy, he would say hi, champ, how are you doing. he would say wallison, there are two kinds of boys in this world, champs and chumps. i wasn't anyone that people spent time with, again, because of my stutter, i didn't talk much, because of my inability to read, i didn't participate in many church activities at the time, so i wasn't one of the kids a had great promise, that people wanted to embrace right away, but coach mack did. well, if my community, back when communities were a place with when neighbors talked, you looked after your children, coach mack had heard that i was about to get into trouble. as i mentioned, because of my size, pause of my learning issues -- because of my learning issues, i was bullied a lot by kids and i talked a lot about bullying. we've seen the stories of what happens across this country when a child is bullied and adults don't intervene and that child,

. >>> morgan state was hope to showcase themselves in front of a national audience. find out if they could hold the longest winning streak. >>> hear from the anchor of the bull pen on pitching in the 9th inning. "sports unlimited" starts right now. >>> it was an all-around great day for the maryland terp pins, playing their fourth game in just eight days they were mentally and physically tired, but they managed to squeak by georgia tech with a thrilling buzzer beater. early in the first, game tied. vasquez makes maryland history with that three right there. vase kez becomes the sixth player in school history to reach 2,000 points.

singer will host a rock to rebuild concert february 11th, 7:30 p.m., mario will be there and maya, morgan stateniversity choir and tbos from tlc. tickets, $35. you can find it under links at abc 2 news.com. we will take a look at wait inner 25 minutes. state close. good morning america continues at 7:30 a.m. >>> they have been called the bling ring, also the burglar bunch. a group of affluent teens accused of stealing millions of dollars of clothes and jewelry from stars like paris hilton and lindsay lohan. the alleged ring leader said one member called it shopping. he's breaking his silence in a "gma" exclusive. good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> his friends don't like he's broken silence. and i'm robin roberts. >>> also, dr. richard besser show us the new brain scanning technique that can actually read your mind. we'll show you how it is changing lives. >>> we do want to get right to the so-called hollywood bling ring. rachel lee, one of the accused thieves will be arraigned in los angeles today. five others have been charged. we have an exclusive interview with one of the r

my mother at that time had a tenth grade education eventually went back to morgan state university andree in sociology and became a social worker to help the mostly single women raising families but that day with a tenth grade education and the *ferpa said i'm sorry misfits your son is mentally, he should be institutionalize. geisha pcast aside and how often have we seen stories in our community and elsewhere young people who are cast aside? fortunately for me my mother is an old school southern women, baptist woman, tough woman. she said, test him again. them in said-- test it mcginn. if that is his fate then we will deal with that that test him again. >> they tested me a second time in the next expert with the degrees behind his name said adductive one point they took out a tape measure and put it around my head like it was a mellon. like that felt like i was in a fruit stand in my mother was buying some cantaloupe. put the tape measure my head. wit you can imagine this head on a small boy,t

host: april ryan, a graduate of morgan state university, radio show host.mas defrank has spent many years at "newsweek" magazine and is now the bureau chief for "the new york daily news." how is betty ford doing? guest: last time i checked she just turned 93. she is frail but hanging in there. she is still living in the same home that she and jerry ford left the white house for. host: i heard that the dale colorado home was on the market. guest: they came into the house on track court in beaver creek, colorado. a beautiful home, overlooking the slopes. i knew a few months before he died in 2006, when i heard that the house was going up for sale, i knew two things -- they were never going back to this place that they really loved and i suspected that the end was near. a great house. the guy that owns it has tried to preserve elements of the presidency in that house. host: what with the last conversation you had with gerald ford -- what was the last conversation you had with gerald ford? guest: six weeks before his death, november 2006. i had a speech in palm

house went to a knowledge the president of morgan state university. -- i also want to acknowledge.end and the president of the hampton university, dr. william harvey. [applause] i promised him i would come back to him since i will be speaking at his commencement this year. [applause] the trojan explosion drum line from virginia state university. [cheers and applause] i am told this is the first time there has been a drum line in the white house. [laughter] this is what i have been told. before the civil war and the creation of what we call the historically black colleges and universities, and education much less a higher education was not possible for most african- americans. reading and writing were often taught in secret. as the civil war ended the 13th and 14th and 15th amendments were signed. the war on the literacy and ignorance began. there were some like booker t. washington, who walked from west virginia to studied at hampton and argued they should focus on teaching blacks skilled trades and vocations. there were others like w. e. b. dubois you can the first african-america

michigan state has the ball and on the floor durrell summers, kalin lucas, allen, morgan, and draymond>> clark: tom izzo has a playbook that's almost as full as your story book. looking for a jump shot for summers or allen. >> verne: and the adjustment in the lane, and it goes off chris kramer and a fresh 35 and summers comes up limping. a right foot injury. >> clark: he's in pain too, jern. he came off of that curl and got himself into the lane on the dribble, unable to finish. and, you're right, it looks like he did something to that right ankle or leg. >> verne: wonder if it could have been a hyperextended knee. >> clark: see, bounces, oh, i'm not sure what transpired there. >> verne: no. >> clark: it's hard to tell. doesn't seem to be any specific or direct contact. >> verne: so delvon roe comes out on the floor, and he gets the inbound pass. >> clark: kalin lucas trying to do his thing. >> verne: which he cannot do. johnson with the rebound. four-point game, 2:20 remaining. johnson, no. chris allen with rebound. too quick a shot? >> clark: not necessarily. >> verne: okay. >> clark

the state medical examiner released the findings today. morgan harrington's body was found last week on a farm. that's not far from the arena at the university of virginia where she was last seen back in october. she walked out of a metallica concert to talk to friends but she was not allowed back inside. that was the last time harrington was seen alive. >>the woman who is charged in a car crash that killed two people in prince george's county this week is free tonight. she's not been charged yet, but investigators believe alcohol was a factor in that crash. it's not the first time that the suspect has faced trouble with the law. pat collins in our newsroom with more on this investigation. pat? >> wendy, since she hasn't been officially charged, we're not using her name. but're learning a lot more. the woman emerging at the suspect of that double fatal crash is out of police custody pending the completion of the investigation. that's not comforting news to the family of one of the victims. >> she's out, right? she's describing around somewhere. i

the state medical examiner released the finding, but did not reveal the cause of death. morgan harrington's body was found last week on a farm not far from the arena at the university of virginia where she was last seen in october. she was attending a concert when separated from friends. no arrest made. >> in this incident, it was not a cliche. >> ultimately that's the best outcome i could have asked for today. >> those folks are talking about the rescue of three young children by firefighters from a smoke-filled home in the district. those children remain in critical condition. they were asleep in a second floor condo on naylor road southeast when the fire broke out. the father left for work leaving a neighbor to check on the children who were home alone. surveillance video shows the neighbor kiss covering the fire. she called 911 and firefighters were on the scene within two minutes to rescue the children. >>> coming up tonight, a retired homicide detective who cannot get the unsolved cases out of his head. he is back on the job. >> bob has more on another big one headed our

finally in west virginia, morgan, jefferson, and berkeley county schools are all closed. >> it is 6:47. >>> the maryland state highway administration is gearing up for this storm. that agency has more than 200,000 tons of salt and more than 2000 people are out there ready to keep the roads clear. pamela brown continues our stormwatch coverage. pamela, good morning. >> good morning to you. we just learned that the county executive in prince george's county will be issuing a state of emergency that goes into effect at 7:00 tonight. that means if you are driving on certain roads after that time, you could be ticketed. transportation officials say they will be operating at the highest level with all hands on deck. that means 2400 people will be ready to respond. officials asked if used -- officials ask that you stay off the rose come apart in a garage, or park on the even numbered streets. it is important to - stay off the roads, parked in a garage. >> normally we would get into neighborhoods within 12 hours, but that is a snowfall of two or 3 inches. something like this come a to be 36 hours, 48, and it could be

. >> how did the united states end up in vietnam? ted morgan on the battle of death that ended french colonial rule in indochina. >> president obama says the economic stimulus plan has prevented another depression. he spoke in the white house. this is a little less than a half hour. >> the vice-president of the united states. >> good morning, folks. thank you for being here. it has been one year, today, since the president signed the recovery act into law. i am probably preaching to the choir as to how beneficial it has been. i stand before you one day and a year after we signed this act. what i want to talk to you is about what we have accomplished and where we were back then, where i think we are now, and where we are going. you and i know, without any question, the recovery act is working. it is working well. maybe most importantly, it is working toward something. it is not only helping american workers get back to their feet but is laying the foundation for long-term growth. you are the living proof of what the recovery act is capable of. t

charlottesville last tuesday that we wanted to see morgan's remains and we were not able to do that, but the police did comply and the flew us in the virginia police state and flew us over the area so we could see the work that was being done. >> how difficult was it to see basically the crime scene here, where her remains were found? >> it was pretty difficult. we were also fortunate to be able to see pictures of morgan's remains. and even though we couldn't see the remains, the remains have not been released yet from the medical examiner, so, you know, the only thing we have been able to see are photographs and it's quite shocking. >> and still no cause of death, right, dan. >> none that we know of. >> have you had a chance to talk to friends? have you been in contact with the friends that she went to the concert with and what are they saying to you at this point. >> her friends were at our house last friday night for a candle light vigil and they'll be at the mass we'll be having tomorrow provided we don't get snowed out. but we do see the girls on a regular basis and obviously their lives wills have been changed by this event, just as ours have. >>

states and up in vietnam? pulitzer prize winner ted morgan on the valley of death and the battle that ended french colonial ruleonference is underway here in washington d.c. -- washington, d.c.. it is an annual conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials. we will show the speeches from several speakers. >> good morning. i want to thank those of you that stayed out late and drank a lot and still got up to come to this presentation this morning. you can tell those who slept in what a mess. -- what they missed. our founding fathers said it better than any group of men in history when they said "we hold these truths to be self evident -- that all men and women are created equal. that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." it did not say a guarantee. and there is no where in the constitution where it says that the federal government should establish a department of happy. it says "the pursuit of happiness." you and i know that the pursuit of happiness in this nation, as defined and conceived by our

stating the obvious to the other people. the emperor has got no clothes on that front. sovereign debt has been rising. morgan mckinley came out with data earlier last week and had that total debt across the u.s. economy now measured at 300% of gdp. by the way, the same number in the united kingdom, 400% of gdp. that's public debt as well as private sector debt. all of that has to get repaid sooner or later. by the way, within all of those numbers, bank leverage is pretty much back to average. so guess where the burden is going to fall? it's going to fall on the public sector, both in the united states and the united kingdom. it's going to fall in the household sector in those two territories, as well. so no surprise that those downgrades across the united states and the united kingdom. >> andy, until we get some clarity on how the picture is looking, how will it impact foreign investor foreu.s. treasury? >> that's the thing. they're going to look carefully at the u.s. fed and what is being done at the u.s. fed. they're looking at the timing of the qe program. don't look at the interest rate policy. look at t

state police. we are not getting a lot of information about the disappearance of morgan harrington seen last at a charlottesvilleert and her body found in abermarle county. no cause of death has been announced, no time of death has been announced although on tuesday the medical examiner ruled her death was, indeed, a homicide. we are about to hear a little more information. hopefully we can turn it around and give it to you shortly about what is so important about the location. again, apparently no break in the case but just an update on the death the homicide of the virginia tech coed morgan harrington. >>> breaking news in the michael jackson case. dr. conrad murray is negotiating right now with prosecutors and plans to surrender to authorities to face charges related to jackson's death. that is the word from his lawyer. a source familiar with the planning tells cnn the doctor's arraignment will take place at 1:30 pacific time tomorrow. prosecutors have not announced what charges will be formally filed. media alleges involuntary manslaughter, that he gave michael jackson propofol that led to his death last jun