natalie? >> tom costello in our washington bureau. thank you, tom. >>> dramatic rescues more than five days after western china was rocked by a devastating earthquake a 4-year-old girl and a 68-year-old woman were found under the rubble of a house. >>> thousands turned out for the funeral of the polish president and his wife. >>> the president has a busy week ahead. chuck todd joins us. chuck, good morning. what's on the agenda? >> reporter: good morning, natalie. number one on the agenda is finding one senate republican to go along with 59 democrats on financial regulatory reform or wall street reform in the wake of the whole goldman sachs business last week, the administration believes they have some momentum. treasury secretary tim geithner will be on the hill to try to get one republican. at least to get a bill to be brought to the floor. that's what could be filibustered today. not the legislation itself, just the ability to begin that. the president will overnight tonight in los angeles,

. >> ifill: plus, a jeffrey brown conversation with singer- songwriter natalie merchant on turning poetry about childhood into music. >> i thought i was making the record that would introduce poetry and music to my child and to other children. it just became more involved and more complex and more sophisticated as time went on. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day, chevron invests in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building, fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. more at producemoreconservemore.com. intel: sponsors of tomorrow. bnsf railway. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial litera

natalie. >> all right.hanks very much. >>> our viewers in the united states will now return to regular programming. >>> as you can imagine, in the area where the storm hit has really been overwhelming, especially for emergency and medical workers. more and more people hurt by the tornado are arriving at the university of mississippi tonight, the hospital where doctors and nurses are scrambling to meet the need. the medical center is 45 minutes from yazoo city and is at least -- at latest word, i should say, treating 27 people injured by the severe weather. dr. sichd summers is chairman of the emergency medical depart there at the hospital, and he joins us by phone. 27 people. how are they doing? >> we have eight in critical condition. a large number of others have minor injuries that we're treating and we're looking at that. >> we're saying that people have been showing up and it's been a very busy night for you. in your years as an emergency professional, how do you qualify this? >> well, this has been pre

howard and linda were saving for natalie's college since she was born. she's going to need a lot of stuff. those everyday things we didn't plan on. so we showed them how wachovia's way2save program could help. ♪ every time they swipe their check card to make a purchase, a dollar is automatically transferred from their checking account to their savings account. and they get a bonus just for saving. [ natalie ] my bedroom is gonna be turned into an officfor them. that's what i'm giving back to them. [ male announcer ] with you when it's time to save. wachovia. a wells fargo company. >>> the crew of the space shuttle discovery. they are scheduled to launch tomorrow from the kennedy space center. they will carry equipment for the international space station. it is set for 6:27 tomorrow moin >>> some changes at the ballpark this year. on the food front, cupcakes will now be offered, as well as some healthier food options. the restaurant has undergone a face-lift, and you can now buy food and sit on the porch and watch the game. >> we have different times thro

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>> do you want to take rain to the extreme, natalie? i do! waterproof jewelry.ifornia surfers. these are made from recycled bicycle tubes. they're a little edgy, they're a little -- kind of dark and mad max, but they're super cool and they are entirely rubber. if you want to wear a necklace that's not going to get soggy around your next. or if you want to go scuba diving the next time you're in paris? >> neopreen berets? >> these have the very cute "yes officer" type look. you look chic, you tuck your hair up there. you're staying dry. on a sunny day, it keeps the sun out of your eyes, too. >> now you got to have the trendy and just beautiful umbrellas. you're not going to forget it at home. >> this may not be the best moisture -- but i don't want anyone to steal my umbrella. sport sack branches into umbrellas. you can get one to match your tote. and it will make you smile when you open it up, you're like, okay, here we go. >> fantastic design, great colors. thanks so much, danielle. >>> coming up next, making a difference in your community with help from chris

. >> natalie williams serving as a spokesperson for the victim and family of the alleged attack. >> the teacher was out of control at this time. >> the family says he grabbed the basketball and threw it at the face of the teenager. >> he then picked the child up, threw him into the bleachers, as the child attempted to get up, the assaulting teacher grabbed him once again and threw him back into the bleachers for a second time. >> family spokesperson, natalie williams says the teachers aid identified only as mr. davis attacked the mentally handicapped student in the gymnasium in front of other teachers. the family says other students and teachers pleaded for him to stop, but he kept on. >> this teacher assaulting teachers out of control. he comes around and then proceeds to hit the student once again in the back of his head in the front of his head first, then to the back of his head. >> the family wants to know why their child was not taken to the nurse's office. why security did not respond, and why the school failed to notify the parents immediately. >> you can't imagine that somethin

." >>> now for some advice on how to help you "make the grade," here's natalie. >> community service. some high schools require it for graduation. and most colleges look for it on your application. but let's remember the reason service is valued in our society. it's good for others. and it's good for you. and don't tell me you can't think of anything to do! from packaging supplies for a homeless shelter -- to regularly visiting an elderly neighbor who lives alone -- if you look around your community, you can find hundreds of ways to be of service. if you need suggestions, ask at school, or your place of worship, or even at city hall. and if you're a faithful viewer of "teen kids news," you'll know that we're always doing stories about teens who've come up with clever things to do community service. that's another way to get lots of ideas. you see, watching tv can be good for you. i'm natalie, and that's this week's advice on how to "make the grade." >>> sports is up next. >> so stay tuned. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible with a hoverou

natalie ] my bedroom is gonna be turned into an office for them.t's what i'm giving back to them. [ male announcer ] with you when it's time to save. wachovia. a wells fargo company. >>> usually wh you receive a gift card, you get hit with hidden fees and expiration dates. this summer that's all going to change. more on the new gift card rules. >>> how do you use those holiday gift cards yet? if not, don't worry. the fed is issuing new rules to protect you from getting hit by unexpected fees or restrictions on those cards. >> some frustrating things that were happening after you were receiving your gift cards is that monthly service fees were happening. and another point was the inactivity. if you weren't using your gift card after a year. >> part of the credit card act in 200th requires the federal reserve to come up with a new rule. it's something that has been out there. and this is setting up to help encourage them to reuse the cards. now you have a little extra time before you start getting dinged with fees. >> with the fed rules, it's a year

natalie? >> yes, as you were talking, we're seeing live pictures of grieving family member right there on our screen. it's difficult to watch. you touched on the support that they've been getting. can you expand on that a little bit and for the rescuers as well as we heard from the officials there in the news conference that they've had a very difficult week hoping to bring people out alive and now they have to carry by hand these people out of the mine. >> reporter: yeah. so difficult for the rescue workers as well because they've also been so invested in this. and officials saying all week that they've also been emotional about this themselves, obviously. every time they would go into the mine and then would have to turn back around. what they were hoping to find is find the four missing miners alive. but i just want to say this community, we notice that this is such a close knit community here. a lot of people here have a lot of faith. the governor was talking about that every time that the

. >>> to fox news hosts find [ howard ] natalie is the last one to leave home. but not a moment too soon, right? howard and linda were saving for talie's college since she was born. she's going to need a lot of stuff. those everyday things we didn't plan on. so we showed them how wachovia's way2save program could help. ♪ every time they swipe their check card to make a purchase, a dollar is automatically transferred from their checking account to their savings account. and they get a bonus st for saving. [ natalie ] my bedroom is gonna be turned into an office for them. that's what i'm giving back to them. [ male announcer ] with you when it's time to save. wachovia. a wells fargo company. in case of everyday emergencies... guys, go get changed! ...or soccer practice, it's important to be prepared for dinner. that's why i've prepared my perdue perfect portions fresh chicken breasts. they're individually wrapped, so you can cook what you need and store what you don't. we're not playing helicopter now. ready when you are, they're trimmed of fat and consistently si

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natalie? >> al, thank you. >>> author kitty kelly has written tell-all revealing biographies about some of america's most celebrated icons from elizabeth taylor, nancy reagan, frank sinatra among them. her latest is about the queen of talk, called "oprah the biography." it is an unauthorized detail of oprah winfrey's story. kitty kelly, thanks for coming back. you spent four years researching this book. you say you interviewed more than 800 people. what do you see really as the headline then that comes out to some of oprah's biography? >> we think we know everything about oprah winfrey because she appears to be so open and spontaneous, even uninhibited about her life. but i found with these four years, we don't at all. this is a woman who's got real secrets in her life. now some of her secrets real ly one has helped millions of women, and that was the taboo secret of her sexual molestation. i think that is the signature issue of oprah winfrey's show. and what she really -- a legacy she's going

howard and linda were saving for natalie's college since she was born. she's going to need a lot of stuff. those everyday things we didn't plan on. so we showed them how wachovia's way2save program could help. ♪ every time they swipe their check card to make a purchase, a dollar is automatically transferred from their checking account to their savinount. and they get a bonus just for saving. [ natalie ] my bedroom is gonna be turned into an office for them. that's what i'm giving back to them. [ male announcer ] with you when it's time to save. wachovia. a wells fargo company. much of rhode island declared a disaster area by president obama. the rising flood waters are expected to begin reseeding. the yesterday the rising waters made a stop at a shopping mall. it standed a night security gad. >> the water started coming in to the jc penney area where the jewelry department was in to the store. they said we won't be in work for a couple of days. >> tomorrow homeland security secretary janet naploitano is scheduled to travel to rhode island to get a look a

thank you cards. >> this is be green love natalie we made for you. tan tangyprints.com.ife.com, all made with products that are grown locally. you can make these. these are buckwheat pancakes. how are they? >> wonderful! very healthy. good! excellent. jill martin, thank you so much. >> i'm going food shopping now. >> take the totes. >>> still to come this morning, bottoms-up. we'll sip spring cocktails, mixing them up with colin cowie. but first, these messages. for a ride that's jet-smooth! it's got reclining rear seats! and such a quiet cabin! ♪ bluetooth wireless audio makes every trip a delight! ♪ the new toyota avalon... comfort is back. ♪ what do you guys want to do? both: make rice krispie® treats! how many cups is it? six. oh, that's not six yet. whoa. where's the pan? both: over there. ( laughter ) push it down. push it down. thank you for helping. it's amazing what you can make out of a rainy day. childhood is calling. - hello! - ha! why don't you try a home cooked meal... with yummy hamburger helper? oh! tada! fantastically tasty, huh? ummm, it's good. what wo

. >> natalie williams said the boy was playing with other children when a teacher's aide slammed a basketball to the boy's face and twice threw him into some bleachers. the teacher's aide threw a punch at the boy. >> he had bruised ribs, a bruised face, and there were lumps along his hairline. >> families -- parents find this unnerving. >> the family claims investigators discovered the teacher's aide is the son of the principal. officials at one not comment, and it will not comment on any disciplinary action against the aid. the principle is on indefinite personal leave. >> we do not know what is going on. >> the alleged victim is severely mentally handicapped. two weeks have passed and he has not returned to class. >> it is a hostile, dangerous environment. they want to know the teacher has been removed. >> mike conneen, abc 7 news. >>> and overnight house fire heavily damaged a home in adelphi. firefighters spent half an hour battling that blaze. one resident taken to the hospital with burns. because of the fire remains under investigation. >>> a man accused of kidnapping a d.c. teacher wil

natalie in indiana. hi, natalie. >> caller: hi, nancy. >> hi, dear. what's your question? >> caller: i just would like to know how he could have the nerve to call her absentee mother when all she's trying to do is provide for her kids when he's out running around with all these women? >> let's unleash the lawyers. in addition to anthony f. list out of philadelphia, the renowned raoul felder, divorce attorney and author of "getting away with murder" out of new york. alan ripka, defense attorney, new york. randy kessler, defense attorney, atlanta. first to you, raoul felder, you've handled some of the biggest divorces that have ever been known. what's your take on this? >> well, you know, he blames the judge. he blames the contract he made. he blames the lawyers, of course. it's like the kid who murders his parents and then complains he's an orphan. he made these deals. and by the way, the photographs of him sitting behind the wheel of an automobile, he could be driving a cab if he can't be on television. my suspicion is exactly as you said, he's forbidden to work in some ki

. >> natalie williams is serving as a spokesperson for the victim and family of the alleged attack. >> the assaulting teacher was out of control at this fu time. >> he then picked the child up, threw him into the bleachers, as the child attempted to get up, the assaulting teacher grabbed him once again and threw him back into the bleachers for a second time. >> the family wants to know why their child was not taken to the nurse's office. why security did not respond, and why the school failed to notify the parents immediately. >> that delaware pediatrician charged with sexually abusing more than 100 kids will go on trial next year. court documents show jury selection will begin in february for dr. earl bradley. bradley pled not guilty to these charges, but then just this past monday, he was charged with an additional 44 counts of sexual abuse involving two dozen more children. >>> ben roethlisberger will miss the first six games of the 2010 season. that is the punishment the nfl handed out for the steelers quarterback today. that suspension comes after multiple women accused lott lis

natalie morales and al roker are here as well.talented. this is 6-year-old clara. she is a piano prodigy who has already shared her talents at the world famous carnegie hall. >> she practiced, practiced, practiced. >> she's going to be talking to us in just a couple of minutes and playing some more. >> wow! >> 6 years old! >>> also this morning, a youtube sensati sensation. have you heard of tillman, the skateboarding bulldog? you have now. look at him! >> he ran out of plaza. >> tillman has done the rose parade two years in a row. last year, this past year he was actually snowboarding. >> he's also a fan of matt's. we'll get to the bottom of that this morning. >>> speaking of animals, we're going to go inside a sanctuary of some exotic animals. we'll meet two of michael jackson's tigers. >>> also coming up, what your natural hair color says about your health. al's got really good health. >> how about a check of the weather? >> let's see what's happening as >>> good morning, it is a cool friday morning. we have some sunshine. temp

after the nuptials natalie spoke to the groom's parents via skype. >> yes, it's wonderful. thank god for modern technology. >> reporter: as for the romanos from nebraska, they hit the equivalent of the travel lottery. they're booked on one of the first u.s.-bound flights out of here going to new york. next stop, omaha. miguel marquez, abc news, paris. >>> the u.s. and iraq are claiming major victories after two top al qaeda leaders were killed in an air and ground assault. iraqi prime minister al maliki announced the killings of abu alling abouti and abu al masri. the two were in charge of al qaeda's operations in iraq. >>> also from iraq a court ruling calling for recount of votes cast in baghdad's parliamentary election last month. over 2.5 million votes must be recounted. that can only delay the formation of a new government and may inflame violent sectarian intentions. right now neither prime minister al maliki nor his rival have enough support for a parliamentary majority. >>> police in tennessee are searching for a motive of a deadly shooting spree at a hospital. a gu

. >> it is for something different in baltimore, natalie for tourists, but for residents who usuallye same old -- not only for tourists, but for residents who you should do the same old thing. >> for the passengers, it was a pleasant sightseeing tour out to fort mchenry. >> [unintelligible] >> we've got all kinds of historic sites that we can see. >> what you do when she is going at 32 knots? >> hold on tight. >> and where this beat limits? and where the speed boat part starts. -- it is hard to know where the speed limit stops and where the speedboat part starts. >> at over 30 knots, it was quite a ride. and when they turn into the wind it got windy and wet. >> what did you think? >> oh, my god, it is awesome. >> you got wet. >> the whole crew lasted about an hour. -- the whole crew's lasted about an hour. they will be available on weekends until memorial day when tours will be available seven days a week. >> that looks like a blast. >> if you missed any of this newscast, we will rebroadcast it for you at 7:00 p.m. on wbal +. >> and here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> a protest

donald and natalie hammond were delivering the 56-year-old yacht to its owner when it caught fire. passing voter -- boaters arrived. efforts to control the fire were unsuccessful. and the yacht was destroyed. >>> fires on one airline -- flyers on one airline will have to pay fees, even for their carry-on bags. beginning august 1st, spirit airline says it will charge as much as $45 for a carry-on bag. they say it will only apply to bags in the overhead bin and not those that fit under the seat. no word on whether larger airlines will follow suit. >>> a massachusetts woman is suing after she played in a men's golf tournament and won. she was told she couldn't enter a cape cod tournament with her dad. now, a court has ruled in her favor, saying they have violated federal law. >> i'm glad to see that we can go out and play with better players. that was my whole issue. iment to play with people who are at least as good or better than i am. >> while she is entitled to damages, a jury won't decide how much. they changed the policy before the lawsuit was even filed. >>> it's baltimore's be

. >> reporter: natalie williams says fellow teachers and students screamed for him to stop. the boy has a mental capacity of a 6-year-old. williams says the aide identified as mr. davis struck the boy again, even after the boy was restrained by another teacher. >> he comes around and then proceeds to hit the student once again in the back of his head. in the front of his head first and then to the back of his head. >> reporter: the police confirm an assault took place at the school but no charges have been filed yet. the family says the principal failed to report the assault. at the school, some parents seemed concerned that two weeks later, they are only now learning about it. >> you can't imagine something like this happens at a school, but just surprised that nothing has come home from the school. >> reporter: the school system did send a letter home saying the principal is on personnel leave for an indefinite period of time. >> is that as a result of this incident? >> the information went out to parents saying there is a change in leadership. >> reporter: the school syst

. >> american eye don doll winner jordin sparks belts out the opening number with natalie grant.e the lead guitarist for korn wowed the audience and ricky skagz belted out his top single. this is the 41st annual do have awards honoring the best christian music has to offer. >> i think above anything else it's sort of the family reunion of christian music. >> skrr christian music's bying night has begun to resemble its secular counterpart, the grammys, as mainstream artists start creating more mainstream music. >> i think it is crossing over more. these days there is a lot of hurting people out there in the world, in the marketplace. >> reporter: including a variety of styles from pop to rock, hip hop to soul, the contemporary christian genre is earning impressive numbers. billboard's top 200 releases in 2008, nine christian music singles debuted in the top 25. in 2009 the number went up to 13 and sales generated a half billion dollars in 2009. >> there is such a diversity of what we do that alex ovechkin it speaks to the population -- that it speaks to the population as a whole.

. >> yeah, natalie. all week long the governor of west virginia had been saying that the odds were against them. but there is still that sliver of hope. and i think the first sentence of this press conference that you just saw kind of sums it up. he said the miracle we had prayed for didn't happen. he said that none of the chambers had been deployed. all week long officials had thought that if the four missing coal miners were alive that they would be in these refuge chambers where they would have food, water and oxygen. and the mission of these rescue workers was to go to those rescue chambers to see if the missing miners were there. but they, these chambers hadn't been used. and so for these families, this is really a closure to long five long excruciating days. >> all right. ines beret, thank you very much. the sad nudews, the four missin miners were found dead. this is the worst coal mining disaster in the u.s. since 1970. the principal of succession would have prevented that civil war, save 600,000

so does the ipad live up to its hype in natali del conte with us this morning with a preview of the good and bad. not much ugly about it. >> no, it's a lot of thing, but ugly is not one of them. >> so let's go through this light, beautiful piece of technology. what are some of the pros? >> the things that it does that it promises to do it all does well. everything that it says it's going on do, it does those things. i'm a big fan of it as an e-reader. it will compete with my kindle and that's the one they think that it's sort of going after because reading books on the kindle, especially magazines and newspaper, not very enjoyable to just read texts. this gives and you rich reading experience. i like that. it also is very good as a web browser. it's speedy. the web looks beautiful. and it has the best app store around. apple has the best apps. >> thousands upon thousands. >> there are 150,000 apps that already work on this because they work on the ipod touch and the iphone. there have been over 1,000 optimized for the ipad. >> so as far as the availability of applications, you're really

natalie is that immoral and wrong, it is bad economics. when so few have so much in so many have so little, you create the kind of spending patterns that you want. those are some of the issues that we have got to address. what do i think? i think that number one, my view is that this budget does not go far enough in terms of investing in america. i'll go further. i will be offering amendments to do just that. where do we get the money? i will tell you where we begin to get some of that money. i find it ron that you have a situation where warren buffett who has been before this committee, he tells us that he pays a lower effective tax rate than does his secretary. this is the third richest guy in the world. somebody tell me that that makes any sense of all. i have a situation where last year, exxon mobile, the most profitable corporation in the history of the world not only did not pay any federal income taxes, but received a tax fund last year in part by setting up tax shelters in the cayman islands. i recall that lovely chart with the tho

natalie is that immoral and wrong, it is bad economics. when so few have so much in so many have so little, you create the kind of spending patterns that you want. those are some of the issues that we have got to address. what do i think? i think that number one, my view is that this budget does not go far enough in terms of investing in america. i'll go further. i will be offering amendments to do just that. where do we get the money? i will tell you where we begin to get some of that money. i find it ron that you have a situation where warren buffett who has been before this committee, he tells us that he pays a lower effective tax rate than does his secretary. this is the third richest guy in the world. somebody tell me that that makes any sense of all. i have a situation where last year, exxon mobile, the most profitable corporation in the history of the world not only did not pay any federal income taxes, but received a tax fund last year in part by setting up tax shelters in the cayman islands. i recall that lovely chart with the tho