mrs. shriverer and the kennedy foundation originally helped us to get started by starting with grant money for the foundation. >> reporter: archbishop of washington spoke to the shriver e family in massachusetts this afternoon. >> thanks, jackie. >>> a federal appeals court upheld the conviction and death sentence. it was rue nan muss. lawyers had argued that he hould not have been allowed to represent himself at the start of the thtrial. lwey always argued that prosecutors withheld key document documents from the defense. today's rulings leave few options for him. he's currently on death row for his part in the murder of 10 people in 2002. >>> the government has released new guidelines on how schools should handle swine flu cases. the guidelines come as maryland has announced another death from that disease. darcy spencer is live out there. >> reporter: i can tell you many parents are concerned about how the swine flu may affect this coming school year. basically hac is recommends recommends tt hoecsce olta shat the school stay open and children who are s sickentay ho. a fifth person, a p

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mrs. shriver was an authentic american hero. the work she did touched honestly millions and millions of lives and when you look at the shriver family, special olympics and peace corps and best buddies, they really epitomize what public service is all about. and mrs. shriver was such a role model for so many people around the world. certainly, you know, in our local area. this is a huge loss for our community. >> reporter: talk about that first meeting. you met her when you were a student in georgetown way back in 1976. >> i did. maria was my classmate at georgetown and invited us to the shriver residence and knocked on the door and she said, you must be maria's friend. we want to go play tennis. kenny is here. he wants to play tennis, here's a squeegy. you have you play you have to work. so the first time i ever met her she put me to work. >> when is the last time you spoke with her or the family members about how ill she was. >> well, we knew -- how mrs. shriver was doing over the last, i'd say six months but i sat next to her

mrs. shriver was a member of a famous family. but in championing the rights of the mentally disabled, she made her own mark, an extraordinary one on the world. >> i am so proud and so enriched by having not only known eunice kennedy shriver, but been part of the whole special olympics growth over the years. >> she never wavered from her initial purpose, which was sort of, you know, working for individuals with mental disabilities, mental retardation at the time. accepting differences and celebrating the human spirit. >> a spirit that will live on. ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> eunice kennedy shriver was surrounded by family and friends when she died in a hospital in hyannis. more than 1 million athletes in more than 160 countries take part in the special olympics every year. >> knight a legacy. >>> -- quite a legacy. >>> asia shakes. two powerful earthquakes strike, triggering tsunami warnings across the indian ocean. >>> general motors unveils the chevrolet volt. you won't believe how far this electrical car will go on just

mrs. shriver and the kennedy foundation originally helped us to get started by granting with grant money from the foundation. >> reporter: archbishop of washington spoke to the shriver family in massachusetts. jackie benson, "news4 today." >> this morning, police in the district are trying to figure out what happened it a woman found dead yesterday in the southeast, in the 3200 block of m street southeast just after 7:00 last night. officers were first called to the scene for the report of an unconscious person. the woman has ic en sent bodyent to the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. earlier this woman, searched for dupont park, say she goes there often. holzy has not been seen since july 24. police are not connecting the two cases at this time. >>> a federal appeals court in virginia upheld the conviction and death sentence for one of the d.c.-area snipers. the ruling against john allen muhammed was unanimous. lawyers for muhammed argued that he should not have been allowed to represent himself athe t art of the trial and argued that the prosecutors withheld key documents from the d

mrs. shriver and ambassador shriver would go to daily mass. the church is a very important part of their life. and i think you'll see that celebrated here today. and as you can see behind us, there are lots of people here from the cape who are coming to pay their respects, because the kennedys are part of this community. they are part of the fabric of this land. >> as we hear the church bells, and this is the church where eunice shriver, eunice kennedy shriver, came very often, she stood out in the family, even in that hyper generation of very competitive siblings, she was very special. >> she was very special. she was, her father, joe kennedy said, if she had been a man, she would have been the one to be president. >> and i think what he said, ann, was is if she had had a pair of -- you know what -- >> can you say that on church property? >> i can't even say that on nbc or msnbc property. >> well, he probably did put it that way, but there was no question she was extraordinarily bright. she went to stanford university, graduated in the early

mrs. shriver ear and her family at this time. >> we have a program here, and mrs. shriver and the kennedy foundation orange namely helped us to get started by granting with grant money for the foundation. >> reporter: archbishop of washington spoke to the shriver family in massachusetts. w jack jackie bensen, "news 4." >>> the ruling against john allen mao hand was unanimous. laerses argd h he shouldn't have beenwy alledow to represen himself. they also argued prosecutor withheld key documents from the defense. friday's ruling leaves few tirops foed apal.s he's currently on death row for the murder on his part in d deaths of ten people in 2002. >>> there's a new concern for swine flu as parents and student get ready to return to school. the guidelines come as maryland announces another person has diedm fthroe s. fruviru cetadeil nr haces r >> eporter: a fifth person in maryland, a prince georges's county resident has died from swine flu. health officials say it's a reminder that the disease is still spreading. the death comes as the centers for disease control relea

mrs. shriver, for doing special olympi olympics. i am glad she was part of it. >> mrs. shriver, you have done a wonderful job for the special olympics, and we will keep on doing it in the memory of you. >> tonight you are part of the largest sporting event in the world, and they are watching. >> reporter: she gathered people in shanghai, and she encouraged those to compete in spts. >> i think a lot of that was her catholic faith that she believed, you know, that every human being has a soul, and every soul is beloved by god. >> reporter: what did she mean to you? >> a lot. she was like grandmother to me. she would call me up, and we would just talk. we would write by letter. and she just met so much. ♪ i will remember you ♪ ♪ >> reporter: today, yeunice finishes the finish line, just like all the olympic athletes. >>> and we are following a developing story in california, where a growing wildfire forced thousands of people from their homes. about 2,400 people have fled the fire in santa cruz county. there have been no reports of injuries or property damage. >>> rescue ef

mrs. shriver. her sister had a lobotomy that cured an illness, and it left eunice with a passion for this issue today. there are more than 3 million iaspecl olympians, and it'snsp organization that eunice kennedy shriver founded. >> she would always say what more can you be doing? that's a phrase that i take to my heart every day. i wake up and i say, what more can i be doing? i take that in my personal life and work life. i hope that that phrase, people will take and think of when they approach life. what more can you be doing? >> my intention this morning is to pay for the repose of eunice's soul and the family left behind, sergeant especially. >> sergeant being her husband who is suffering from alzheimer's disease. the tributes have been coming in all morning from president obama and from around the world, from ordinary citizens. if you were one of those people who would like to offer something special to the kennedy family, to the shriver family, the special olympics website is now linked to our

mrs. shriver, for making this world a better place for all of us. it's from the maryland special olympics. senior v.p., tom white. >> you had the sense you were among greatness. but she never put on any airs. it was always about the special athletes. and what else can we do to make their lives better? >> i'm pretty emotional about it myself. >> alice lee bean says eunice meant so much to her family. her brother is a special olympian. >> it feels like losing a family member myself. because without, as i said, before, special olympics, my brother's life and my family life would be completely different. >> reporter: the roots of the special olympics are right here in maryland. it all started in 1963. >> the movement started right here, in the shrivers' backyard in rockville, maryland. actually in 1963. she started a summer day camp for individuals with mental retardation. >> mrs. shriver was a member of a famous family, but in championing the rights of the mentally disabled, she made her own mark, an extraordinary one on the world. >>> i am so enriched

mrs. shriver and is an critical condition. the 88 year-old sister is surrounded by her husband and grandchildren. she has established the special olympics and has long been an advocate for people with disabilities. shriver is the fifth of nine kennedy children. >>> the republican senator martinez is stepping down. if he will resign from the senate as soon as a replacement can be appointed. he is stepping down for personal reasons. he already announced he would not seek reelection in 2010. the republican governor says he will not appoint himself to fill the seat. he would not discuss the issue for the than that. >>> the lawyer whose efforts got a supreme court to overturn the district's handgun ban wants people to carry their weapons in d.c. where live with details on the latest legal challenge. >> a group of d.c. residents already sued the city wants. they want to allow residents to carry guns displayed and concealed. self-defense supplies inside and outside of the home. they overturned d.c.'s 32 year- old handgun ban. they're

mr. shriver was really an authentic american hero. the work that she did touched honestly millions and millions and millions of lives and when you look at the shriver family between special olympics and the peace corp. and best buddies, they really apit mize what public service is all about. mr. shriver was such a role model for so many people around the world, certainly in our local area and this is a huge loss for our community. >> she met him en he was a classmate. we have much more coverage of the life and legacy of eunice kennedy shriver on our website, wusa9.com. attached to the story you'll find a slide show and the entire statement issued by the special olympics about her passing. >> a woman who went to check on a relative's cat end up the victim of rape. it pp haedenin loudoun county whe e erthedsheriff's departmen is looking for help in solving the case. peggy fox has the story. >> i can't believe something like this would happen. >> in this area. >> you wouldn't expect a crime like this to happen out here, where fields run d

mrs. shriver? >> no, we haven't gotten an update from the shriver family about exactly why she is here in the hospital, but we know that she's been here about a week in the intensive care unit. it's still early here at the hospital so we haven't seen any of the shriver or kennedy family members arriving here, at least at this hour. last night at about 7, 7:30 we did see her son mark and his wife leaving the hospital. there was also a photographer from the cape cod times who captured maria shriver, her daughter, as well as the california governor, arnold schwarzenegger, leaving the hospital. we are told that family members and it is a very large family, they have been at her bedside periodically throughout this week, including her husband, her many grandchildren, as well as her children. the only public statement we've got son far is a written one from the family basically thanking everyone for their prayers. betty? >> an indication of some of the health difficulties that she's had over the last seve

mrs. shriver on our web site, myfoxdc.com. might be interested to see. >> that is all on-line. go to myfoxdc.com and can you find that there. now, in the meantime,, we've heard a lot about the cash for clufngers program but before the government dished out that cash, it dished out dollars for less energy efficient appliances. >> anita vogel has more on this rome for your fridge. >> reporter: call it the original cash for clungers but these obsolete energy hogs are coming out of people's kitchens, basements and garages. >> thank you. >> before congress started rewarding americans for trading in their gas guzzling cars, home owners in southern california were turning in their old refrigerators and getting $50 back from the local power company. >> work if me. it would have gone out to the front. somebody would have come by and hauled it off or can i get $50 for having somebody else haul it off for me. >> reporter: current southern california edison has recycled more than three-quarters of a million refrigerators and says home own

mrs. shriver on our website myfoxdc.com. >> a lot of pictures. just beautiful words. be sure to check that out. >>> we have a live look outside for you this morning. it's a little bit hot out there but i don't think it feels as bad as it did yesterday. >> definitely not. a few degrees definitely makes a difference. ; isn't that right, tucker barnes? >> a few degrees always makes a difference. not bad. winds out of the north and west. good morning. a decent afternoon. we have the possibility of shattered -- scattered showers and thunderstorms returning as we get into the mid- to late afternoon. 48 degrees at ray dan national. humidity -- reagan national. humidity a little better. our winds, we've got a breeze so that's not too bad out of the north and west at 13 miles an wahour. there's your pssure, 2.294 inches, down a little bit from p where it was yesterday. satellite radar, you can see lo cloudover scattered to thh e rtweand nost and a couple of green echoes.an ae ree inra wesho rs starting to break out into western maryland and eastern portions sof west virginial

mrs. shriver. eunice shriver basically started the special olympics right here in maryland in her own backyard. she has been encouraging children with disabilities to shoot for the stars, and maybe her greatest accomplishment is her own children. >> each of us felt like an only child. each of us felt as though our mother was our best friend. each of us talked to her every day and sometimes more than once. and of course, i think if i said to my mother, which i often did, i can't good on without you. i don't know how to live without you, she would say, you're fine, i've raised you while. now get out there, get going. your brothers will be nice to you. >> eunice kennedy shriver died tuesday. she had a series of strokes in recent years. she was 88 years old. >>> president obama was in montana this afternoon, answering questions on health care reform. unlike the often contentious meetings other lawmakers have encountered, as abc 2 news carla wohl reports, today's give and take was both cordial and civil.

mrs. shriver to thank. >> eunice kennedy shriver died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> compared to earlier health care meetings held throughout our state this one this salisbury definitely tame. senator ben cardin held an invitation event for the group. the atmosphere is not nearly as heated as previous meetings but seniors still had a lot of concerns about the bill. all right. we've got to cut down on the static here this morning. about two dozen demonstrators were holding signs protesting. senator cardin says he will continue to go around the state holding meetings to push health care reform. >>> all right. remember this? this is in hagerstown before the town hall meeting yesterday. a man is in trouble today. he was caught holding a sign that said "death to both." the washington county sheriff's office said the sign also read "death to michelle and her two stupid kids." the 51-year-old man was take noon custody. >>> tonight, a vigil will be held outside the home of an activist shot in her home. she was watching tv in her home when she was hit by a stray bullet. the safe streets program will be

mrs. shriver. >> mrs. shriver, you did a wonderful job for the special olympics and we are going to keep on doing it in the memory of you. >> reporter: since we have done those interviews, many more athletes have shown up since then to pay their respects. there is a ceremony being held inside this church between 6:00 and 7:00 tonight and the official funeral will be held tomorrow morning. that's the very latest from cape cod massachusetts. i'm allison. back to you. >> thank you. >>> fox5 will have complete coverage on the life and legacy of eunice kennedy shriver on air and online. you can see a photo gallery and leave your tributes and condolences onour website. myfoxdc.com. >>> the music world is mourning a real guitar hero. les paul died today in new york. paul pioneered the solid body electric guitar later used by the legends. he first introduced the les paul broadcaster in the late 40s. today his guitars are one of the most widely used. he died from complications of pneumonia. >>> new rules, ready to r

mrs. shriver to thank. >> shriver died tuesday at the age of 88. >>> les paul died today. he was 94 years old. paul was an inventor as well as a musician, changing the course of music with the electric guitar and multitrack recording, which let artists sing and record different instruments at different times, eventually blending them together. paul had a string of hits. the hits included how high the moon. les paul died of complications from pneumonia. >>> now the latest on the the investigation into june's deadly metro train crash. investigators are backing off earlier statements about when past problems with an automated safety problem that is used to prevent crashes happen. the national transportation safety board said it first learned about a march failure just last week, but the ntsb now says a metro employee told them about the march incident the day after june's crash. the march incident did not end in a crash because the train operator used an emergency brake to avoid hitting another train. metro did not make that incident public. >>> swine flu has killed a sixth p

mrs. shriver said that all the time. >> she was inspired by them, by their hearts. >> i learned guts. i learned courage. i learned commitment. >> but she wasn't easy on those she called her special friends. >> she was always this person that always is tellinu, inatg da . rd>> harder. >> gary bans was a kid when they met. >> i didn't have that many friends. i didn't have any activities. >> as admirers left flowers, many said what gary says. >> i liked her because she really believed in inrdwaeder him a retard. >> i can sit up to the person who is quote, unquote normal. >> in many respects made such an extraordinary difference in the lives of so many people around the world. >> i don't know where i would have been. >> and someone that i was asking means a lot. >> and not just those special athletes eunice changed in much of the world the way people with disabilities are treated. lesli. >> thanks for that, gary. we got a bit of a break from the very oppressive heat of monday, but there's no mistaking it, the dog days of summer are here. >> 97 yesterday. about 93 today. so some t d record

mr. shriver and dr.edlener are members of the commission and we are pleased to have them with us to talk about their recommendations in their testimony later. finally, i would like to conclude with a quote from chris rose, who is a columnist in the "times picayune" that probably wrote more extensively on a daily basis about this than any person in the country. he gave the commencement address to my alma mater high school that's been in new orleans for 275 years. he spoke the year of the storm and he said there was a hurricane, he said his daughter wrote, he's saying my durt was asked to write about her experiences over the past year when she came back to new orleans. this is what she wrote. there was a hurricane. some people died. some of them were kids. my daughter, he says, was 6 when she wrote that. it just doesn't strike me as what you would wish for your child to write in her first grade journal. but there it is. you, all of us are marked for life for what's. like it or not, this storm and its circu

mrs. shriver died yesterday. she was 88 years old. >>> more problems for the mayor adrian fenty tonight. his nominee to the contract appeals board won't be sworn in as planned. he was recently disbarred for his roll in a fraudulent real estate day. a week later the maryland court of appeal disbarred him and today he was notified in writing he is no longer meeting the requirements for the dc contract appeals board. >>> it has been nearly two months now since nine people tragically lost their lives in that metro train crash and now one dc blogger wants the metro general manager fired and he is using an online petition to draw attention to his cause. digital correspondent andrew stack joining us from the webster with more on this bizarre blog campaign. andrew. >> reporter: you bet it is, derek. ispeonti tipetition is the ywhaw op heise st. op heis trying toto cato by petitioning metro's board of directors. >> what he is expectly not doing is taking responsibility, number 1. he is not saying this happened on my watch. >> reporter: dave rides metro's redline every day and says metro's inabili

mrs. shriver, thank you for starting special olympics. have a wonderful life in heaven. love, 15 years old, special olympian. >> reporter: eunice kennedy shriver earned a special place in millions of hearts when she founded the special olympics in 1968. >> as the mother of a special olympian, it's changed his life. >> reporter: she realized early on she didn't have to serve as president to carry on the family's tradition of public service. >> you have taught us what truly counts is the courageous spirit and the generous heart. >> reporter: a courageous spirit and generous heart is how she is being remembered. her work is now her legacy. the 88-year-old suffered a series of strokes in recent years and died at cape cod hospital early tuesday morning. >> my mother has been, you know, a key leader in the field of mental retardation, special needs, intellectual disabilities. >> reporter: her sole surviving brother edward kennedy is battling brain cancer. in a statement released, shriver is described as amazing, a living prayer, and a center of power. senator kennedy said his e

mrs. shriver. >> she was the fifth of nine children born to joseph and rose kennedy of brookeline, massachusettsn world war ii, her sister kathleen was killed in a plane crash, her older brother jack, 35th president of the united states, was killed by an assassin, so was her brother bobby. but in a way it was eunice's sister rosemary who influenced her life to such a great extent. for years rosemary was a kinof kennedy family secret. at age 23 she was given an experimental lobotomy to control her mood swings referred to at the time as mild retardation. the gruesome operation left her largely incapascitated for the rest of her life. her sister eunice first talked about it in a 1962 magazine article d from then on became a champion of the disabled, notably in one very big way. >> let me win, but if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt. >> eunice kennedy shriver was a founder of the special olympics which for decades has offered hope and promise for the disabled through competition. >> the world said that people with intellectual problems should not be seen in public. tonight you are part o

mr. shriver and dr.edlener are members of the commission and we are pleased to have them with us to talk about their recommendations in their testimony later. finally, i would like to conclude with a quote from chris rose, who is a columnist in the "times picayune" that probably wrote more extensively on a daily basis about this than any person in the country. he gave the commencement address to my alma mater high school that's been in new orleans for 275 years. he spoke the year of the storm and he said there was a hurricane, he said his daughter wrote, he's saying my durt was asked to write about her experiences over the past year when she came back to new orleans. this is what she wrote. there was a hurricane. some people died. some of them were kids. my daughter, he says, was 6 when she wrote that. it just doesn't strike me as what you would wish for your child to write in her first grade journal. but there it is. you, all of us are marked for life for what's. like it or not, this storm and its circu

mrs. shriver. she changed the lives of generations of disabled people by cating the special olympics and one of the athletes was here this morning talking about how it changed his life. >> i wanted to express how wonderful a life she's had. and that she helped create special olympics and how important it is. -- for people like me, it's given us the confidence that we get. >> we have more on eunice kennedy shriver on the website. for photos and tributes and links to her web page, go to myfoxdc.com. >>> a new ad at the metro targeting the white house children. >>> and one of the largest robberies, $65 million worth of jewelry and how two suspects pulled off the high price heist. >> and a tourist tosses a mug at the mona lisa. we'll tell you more, this morning. >> all of the victims on the tragedy of the hudson are recovered and now, we'll turn to what caused the deadly collision. the air traffic transcript showed no problems with the planes and we have the latest. >> reporter: dive teams recovered al

mrs. shriver tried for. >> maria shriver had these closing thoughts. >> you are the star in my sky. you are the music in my heart. do you hear it? listen. listen. mummy, you are the trumpet of my life. >> reporter: senator ted kennedy who was fighting brain cancer was not here in person but he was in spirit. following the funeral mass here, the family held a private burial. that is the latest from hyannis, massachusetts, i'm alison bologna, fox 5 news. >>> 18 years after the first casualty of the golf war, navy pilot mark speicher was laid to rest today. he passed the church where he taught sunday school and his old high school. he was shot down in 1991 on the first night of the gulf war. his remains were discovered in the iraqi desert and identified earlier this month. >>> new fallout in the mid-air collision over the hudson river. the faa is cracking down, suspending two employees. what they should have been doing in the moments before the deadly crash. we're live in new york next. >>> and then, a local firefighter arrested for soliciting sex from a minor. he faces charges and his

mrs. shriver is the sister of the late president john f. kennedy and mother of california's first lady, maria shriver. in addition to being part of one of the best known political families she is renowned in her own right, founder of the special olympics program. mrs. shiriver is 88 years old. >>> lawyers for john al listen muhammad argued he should not have been allowed to represent himself himself at the start of the trial and argued prosecutors th khewieyld denumththtsm tsroe defense team. today's ruling upheld a lower court decision and leaves few options for additional appeals. muhammad is currently on death row. >>> police in fairfax county are looking into a burglary spree. thieves are targeting ndngg dlinid meas e arnte lotobetig in middle eastern and niadeg sirents.uchsilaries sint rgbuesri since january, mostrne the county. the most recent was on july 28th. derrick ward is in fairfax county with more on this. derrick? >> reporter: well, jim, the most recent burglary happened just last week at the woodland park community. and what i

mrs. shriver's husband in late-stage alzheimer's leaves the hospital. later, maria shriver, arnold schwarzenegger, and ethel kennedy all visit. >> all the kennedys at this time, we hope the almighty god gives her strength to carry on. >> she's been hospitalized for a week but it was only yesterday that her family revealed she is struggling to survive. her husband is with her, her children, and her grandchildren. after a moment of silence, her special olympics friends cheered each other on, as she would have had she been well enough to make it to the games she started decades ago. >> there is no doubt in my mind, eunice kennedy-shriver is as much a hero to every one of these athletes as she is of mine. >> shriver is the fifth of the kennedy children. she is perhaps best known for her work to establish the special olympics. >> we got a big thumbs up from the stock market this week. >> the swine flu vaccine test? what you need to know before sending your kids back to school. >> step outside. you can already feel some of the humidity. (employee 1) subject: u

mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. >> she stands tall for all of us and loved us. >> vice president biden is expected to be on hand for shriver's funeral today. >> one southeast washington tennis facility is fighting to stay open this morning. venus and serena williams once taught children how to play at the southeast tennis and learning center on mississippi avenue. but that center received an eviction notice yesterday. the notice claims that the nggatiza tononhe lt dcommittee, s so0ay t ds to vacate the premises. cora masters barry is the facility's founder. pete are nichols says the organization does not have a current corporate status. she claims that it does. >> a dmv center in the district is closing for good today. as of 6:00 this evening, the brentwood service center will shut down. it's located on brentwood road in northeast washington. dmv officials remind city residents there are three other locations that will remain open and many things can be done online. >> well, one thing we learned from last night's redskins preseason game is that the redskins need, well, more practi

mrs. shriver for making this world a better place for all of us from the maryland special olympics, senior vp tom white. >> you had the sense you were among greatness, but she never put on any airs. it was always about the special olympics ago leets, what else can we do to make their lives better. >> i am pretty much. >> says kennedy shriver meant so much to her family. her 58 cereal brother is a special olympic. >> it feels like losing a family member myself because without as i said before special limp olympics, our live would be different. >> the roots are right here in maryland, it started in 1963. >> the movement started near the shriver's backyard actually in 1963, she started the summer day camp for individuals with mental retardation. >> she was a member of a famous family but in championing the rights of a mentally disabled she made her own mark, extra or nare one on the world. >> i am so proud and so enriched by having not only known kennedy shriver but been part of the whole special olympics grog over these years. >> she never waiverred from her initial purpose which was sort of

mrs. shriver is 88 years old, and she suffered a series of strokes in recent years. shriver is well known as the founder of the special olympics. >>> and it may be counter intuitive, but the lonely are not necessarily those that are alone. new research indicates loneliness is common, and will likely increase in the coming years. experts at the university of chicago say that while feeling lonely is perfectly normal, staying that way is not. and loneliness increases depression, which is a risk for several serious health conditions, and researchers also suspect the lonely population will increase as the number of widows and widowers go up among the baby boom generation. >>> and seniors don't sweat the small stuff. in one study researchers say younger adults focused on negative comments they heard about themselves, and older adults, however, were much more likely to disregard any personal criticism. the researchers say many elderly people want to make the best of the time they have. >>> kate goslin of jon and kate plus 8 is back in the spotlight. >> kate and i have decid

mr. shriver and dr.redlener are members of the commission and we are pleased to have them with us to talk about their recommendations in their testimony later. finally, i would like to conclude with a quote from chris rose, who is a columnist in the "times picayune" that probably wrote more extensively on a daily basis about this than any person in the country. he gave the commencement address to my alma mater high school that's been in new orleans for 275 years. he spoke the year of the storm and he said there was a hurricane, he said his daughter wrote, he's saying my durt was asked to write about her experiences over the past year when she came back to new orleans. this is what she wrote. there was a hurricane. some people died. some of them were kids. my daughter, he says, was 6 when she wrote that. it just doesn't strike me as what you would wish for your child to write in her first grade journal. but there it is. you, all of us are marked for life for what's. like it or not, this storm and its circ

mrs. shriver, that i have rights. and we have a right to live and enjoy life to our fullest. >> don't keep them away fro something that can c change the lives and give them a new vision. and give their parents a new vision of them, just because they don't want somebody no the community to say, oh, your child is special. >> reporter: always by her side, her husband of over 50 years, sargant shriver. and her five children, inlewding maria shriver. a devoted mother, not only to her family. but to the millions who would not have had a chance without her. >> my mother has been a key leader in the field of intellectual disabilities. i think she has done more in that field than any other single human being alive. >> these special olympians have thrilled us, on the playing fields of the world. you have taught us tha what truly counts is the courageous spirit and the generous heart. >> special olympics certainly a big part of her legacy. and the shriver family released a beautiful statement just a short time ago. her love of g

mrs. shriver was always seem to be the brightest and most ambitious.he is the one who broke out of having to go to convince goals and went to the university and became a social worker. host: what besides the special olympics was to be most remembered for? guest: within the family, one big role was her close bond with rosemary, the older sister who was developmentally-disabled and from whom she drew inspiration to work so closely and diligently and tirelessly with intellectually-challenged people through the years. on a personal level it was something there in her home from the get-go. when her mother suffered a stroke back in 1984, then she was the one who really oversaw care for her sister rosemary. she was the guiding force within the family, and from the biographies we see that she was the sister who jack was also said to be closest to. host: what were her activities on her brother's presidential and senatorial campaigns? guest: actually, it goes multi- generational. she had worked with her brothers' campaigns, everything from the setting up of coff

mrs. shriver struggled in recent years with a series of strokes. her work to establish the special olympics was largely inspired by the struggles of her mentally disabled sister rosemary. >>> a major blow against terrorism in asia to tell you about. police in indonesia say they have killed a top terrorist suspect. it happened during an 18-hour firefight. accusesed of killing hundreds on bali and jakarta. police say his group was planning an assassination attempt on indonesia's president. >>> all right. all eyes on hurricane felicia. reynolds wolf here to inspire us with knowledge. still downgraded or weakening? >> looks like it's still weakening. satellite imagery for a moment. zoom out. this is infrared satellite imagery pshgs affected towards the north. not as well as it was say a few hours ago. i'll tell you, just about 24, to 48 hoursation it was tremendous. actually a category 4 storm. it's been downgraded to a category 1. winds at 90 miles per hour gusting to 115 and a long ways from hawaii. in fact, about 1,000 miles or so from hilo and alth

mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. >> she taught all of us and loved us. >> they have come from acrossuntry, converging on the spaull catholic church at cape cod that many of the kennedy clan regularly attend. she inspired millions, including her own family, to help the helpless. >> she would spend 100 hours working in the home for the retarded. >> shriver was inspired to create the special olympics and work with the mentally disabled because of sister rosemary disabilities. her work is seen by many as a credit to the kennedy family. >> that family has a giving spirit. >> the website, eunicekennedyshriver.org has had over 100,000 hits since tuesday. nearly 3000 left tributes. and for the private mass friday, she will be carrying into the church the special olympics torch. >> we have more information about eunice kennedy shriver on our website wbaltv.com. we will find a video, a sideshow and an interactive graphic of the kennedy family tree. >> still ahead, the cost of clothing may be going up. why designers what fashion discussed to be a thing of the past. >> the search for clues conti

mrs. shriver. all of us our morniurning her l and celebrating her life. she's an amazing woman. we want to continue her dream and her vision and we hope the world will help us do that. >> reporter: how can people do that? >> visit eunicekennedyshriver.org. join our movement. >> reporter: eunice kennedy shriver leaving behind a living legacy of 3 million special olympics athletes, nearly 140 countries participating in this worldwide movement. eunice kennedy shriver passed away this morning at 2:00 a.m. she was 88 years old. reporting live at the special olympics headquarters in downtown washington, d.c., i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. back to you. >> thank you. >> today's news 4 morning person is simply asa ray of sunshine, e 'r.weldto tonya is the ownf o youth visions fitness ctern i upper marlboro,.ryland every day she shows up with a positive attitude and is alway very polite and selfless and works to we're told. if you know someone like to nya, e-mail that person's story and a clear, close-up picture or video to moerrngpnbinn@hisoascwngton.coms >>> that is "news 4 today." daan

mrs. shriver for doing special olympi olympics. >> she stands tall for all of us and loved us. >> reporter: they have come from across the country converging on the small catholic church on cape cod that many of the kennedy clan regularly attend to pay respects to the woman who inspired millions, including her own family, to help the helpless. >> she inspired me when i was 14 to stand 100 hours working in a home for the retarded in update new york. >> reporter: shriver inspired herself to create the special olympics and worked with the mentally disabled because of disabilities.ry'sdisabilities. her work, seen by many, as a credit to the kennedy family. >> very giving to the community. care being other people. with all their family has, they are giving spirit. >> reporter: the website has had more than 100,000 visits since her death tuesday. nearly 3,000 have left personal tributes. and for her private funeral mass friday, special olympians will be carrying into the church the special olympics torch. >> that's "news4 at 4:00." "news4 at 5:00" starts right now. >>> tonight on "news4 at 5:00,

mrs. shriver who founded the special olympics died tuesday morning at age 88. the family will hold a private funeral mass tomorrow. >>> tonight the environmental protection agency will ask your opinion on how president obama should tackle cleanup of the chesapeake bay. agency officials are holding a town meeting in frederick, maryland and met with bay advocate groups in annapolis to explore what methods are helping to make the watershed cleaner and how much more needs to be done. the barack obama administration wants a draft of a cleanup plan by september 9th and a final plan by november. there is a website where you can post your suggestions, log on to wusa9.com and click on living green for that link. >>> >>> time for living smart report and jessica doyle is back with that. >> we are seeing signs the housing market is on the verge of a recovery. luxury home builder toll brothers says contracts for new homes rose 3% last quarter. their first increase in four years. >>> now to pay for these homes more people are applying for mortgages. loan applications are up

mrs. shriver founded the special olympics while living here, in our area. >>> the search is going on for the remains of shaquita bell. this is video we received of the search in fort washington, maryland. bell has been missing since ' 96. teams searched on wednesday in the same area but found nothing. >>> check out this picture of peanut the chihuahua and his owner lauren phillips. the dog disappeared from an august froma home on august 5th. a family out crabbing spotted him bobbing in the canal. he spent 36 hours swimming trying to get to dry land and today he back home. a good segue for kim. >> we love our animals. time to let you know what we are talking about here. across virginia pretty comfortable temperatures in this 70s, a few 60s out to winchester. 70s and remo70s and a thstwetoe pae nhdlanbut really nice day. annapolis you have got rain yesterday. you are at 73. working on highs 82 at north beach. southern maryland to the eastern shore of delmarva a couple of thunderstorms are possible today. here at wusa 9 a lot of new stuff at wusa9.com. check out the pepco powercast a great tool

mrs. shriver as a passionate humanitarian. she is most known for starting the special olympics.er of president john f. kennedy and senator ted kennedy. >>> 10-year-old damon weaver made headlines. and now he is interviewing the president. he tackled topics from education to bullying. >>> he asked mr. obama how he handled it. >> as president i get what? >> you get bull yod a lot. >> you mean people say mean things about me. well, i think that when air president, you're responsible for a lot of of things and a lot of people are having a tough time and they're hurting out there. and the main thing i just try to do is stay focused on trying to do a good job and try to be understanding. but sometimes people are going to be mad about things. but if i'm doing a good job, i'm doing my best, and age trying to always help people, then that keeps me going. >> damon already interviewed vice president joe biden last year. he is the son of a single mother and the lead broad brod caster at his florida elementary school's tv station. he already has a full college scholarship to albany state uni

mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. i felt good that she was part of it. >> mrs. river, you did a wonderful job for the special olympics, and we're going to keep on doing in the memory of you. >> tonight the largest sporting event in the world -- >> reporter: she helped gather 80,000 people in shanghai for the world games two years ago. a moment originally inspired by her sister rosemary, intellectually challenged but encoiraged to compete in sports. says eunice shriver's godson bobby kennedy jr. >> i think a lot of that was her catholic faith that she believed every human being is a soul and every soul is beloved by god. >> reporter: loretta claiborne is carrying the olympic torch to the funeral mass today. what did she mean to you? >> she meant a lot. she was actually like a grandmother to me. she would call me up, and we would just talk. we would write by letter. and she just meant so much. ♪ i will remember you >> reporter: today, eunice shriver reaches the finish line. just like all of her olympic athletes. senator ted kennedy, as i say, will not be here. vice

mrs. shriver. she was such a wonderful dedicated parishioner and member of our parish. >> reporter: shriver was also known as a devoted mother to the five children she raised here. several of whom went on to high-profile positions of their own including former nbc news woman and california first lady maria shriver. while eunice shriver didn't seek recognition for her work, in 1984 she was awarded america's top civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >> eunice kennedy shriver has labored on be half of america's least powerful people, mentally reta retarded. >> reporter: with her passing her family issued this statement saying -- eunice kennedy shriver died at cape cot hospital in mass miswith her husband, five children and 19 grandchildren at her side. the special olympics staff s up a tribute site at eunicekennedyshriver.org. hundreds have already sent in messages. >> julie carey. thank you, julie. >>> autopsy reports out today show that it was an attack by pit bulls that likely called lo

mrs. shriver for doing special olympics. >> she loved us. >> reporter: they have come from across the country converging of the small catholic church on cape cod many in the kennedy clan regularly attend to pay respects to the woman who inspired millions, including her own family to help the helpless. >> she inspired me when i was 14 to spend 100 hours working in the home for the retarded in upstate new york royf shrine was inspired herself to create the special olympics and worked with the mentally disabled because of sister rosemary's disabilities. her work seen by many as a credit to the kennedy family. >> very giving to the community. caring about other people with all their family has, they are giving spirit. >> reporter: the website, eunicekennedyshriver.org has had more than 100,000 visits since her death tuday. nearly 3,000 have left personal tributes. for her private funeral mass friday, special olympians will be carrying into the church the special olympics torch. >>> still ahead the latest on a missing ship that may have been captured by pirates. >>> police chase ends with a fiery

mrs. shriver died tuesday. she was 88 years old.you have ever picked up an electric guitar or listened too practically any popular music produced in the last 70 years. it's a very sad day. the inventor and innovator of the guitar icon les paul died of complications of pneumonia. ♪ shepard: les paul born in wisconsin 1915, credited with inventing the modern electric guy guitar. gibson has produced since 1952. multi track studio recordings he was a damn fine musician to boot. a jazz player who jammed nearly every monday here in new york almost until the very end. musicians who played his guitars a whose who of rock royalty. keith richards, jimmy page, acre clapton, pete townsend. that's just the beginning. but the genius who started it all, the great les paul gone tonight after 94 years. shepard: facts check now. there is a lot of bad information floating around in the health care reform debate. we are working so sort through all the rumors and the myths and give you the real answers about what's being proposed in congress. for exampl

mrs. shriver with the athletes. she empowered our athletes to be the leaders of our movement, to be the leaders in a community, leaders for change. and she was also encouraging the athlet to show what they could do so the community in the world could see their ability. i think our athletes are going to take the leadership role to this point forward. >> reporter: shriver was known as a devoted mother to the five children she raised here. several went to high-profile positions of their own, including former nbc news woman and california first lady maria shriver. while eunice shriver didn't seek recognition for her work in 1948 she was awarded america's top civilian honor. the presidential medal of freedom. with her passing her family issued this statement saying she set out to change the world and to change us. and she did that and more. her work transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of the globe and they in turn are her living legacy. the special olympics staff set up a tribute site. hundreds have sent messag

mrs. shriver came from a well-to-do family with all the privileges and the celebrity that that allowed her to have. and yet she used that celebrity, she used those privileges to benefit people who were at a difficult moment in their lives. >> eunice kennedy shriver has labored on behalf of america's least powerful people, the mentally retarded. >> reporter: in 1984 she received the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honor. she was a devout roman catholic, and a believer in the power of the possible. >> i think that everywhere there are handicapped people. all over the world. now, where do we stop? and can i find them? i will find them. i will keep going until i find them. >> reporter: despite her pedigree in wealth, she retained a down-to-earth style. her brother bobby's high opinion of her place in the family dynasty was clear. he said she should have been president. if you ask most of my brothers, sister and cousins, they say they'd like to be like her. for more on the passi ining eun kennedy shriver let's go to andrea mitchell. i know she was surrounded by her fam

mrs. shriver was the sister of president kennedy, of robert kennedy, of ted kennedy. died surrounded by her family. doris kearns goodwin is an author, of course, and presidential historian, and mike barnicle, our friend is a friend of the kennedy family. i want to start with doris because sarge shriver once told me before he got alzheimer's, we were having lunch, he said if you really look at my wife, eunice, you'd see jack kennedy. they're almost genetically the same person. if she weren't a woman, she would have been president. something like that. tell us about the importance of eunice shriver who had to live in the shadow of her brothers? >> in a certain sense what you could say about eunice shriver is she created a movement and that puts her in line with people like civil rights leaders, union leaders, gay and lesbian leaders. a movement transformed the attitudes of people in societies, in countries, and the people themselves which sometimes has an even greater effect than politicians do. it seems it all came from the relationship she had with rosemary when she w