nate silver here for the two hours.a retired nypd homicide detective. nice to see you. the first thought that pops into your head as you watch this drama play out and if i ask you the question, how do i make this drama useful to you and the police force? >> maybe this is what this meeting is going to be at the white house. >> i got a beluga whale i can show you later. >> and i got some bats to sell some bonds. >> you have a police sergeant who happens to teach racial profiling. a harvard professor, who seemingly believes he's been the victim of racial profiling and our first african-american president of the united states. when these three guys sit down with each other, they're going to be civil. i think some effort is going to be made to improve race relations in this country. i think it's improved tremendously over the years in my 40-year career in law enforcement. >> how do you some more of powder out of the keg. in other words, if you look at this -- there's a feelings, the statistics back it up, the police feel the

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nates in front. 6-2. nick johnson up and he drives one deep to right.r pence has a beat on it. leaps at the wall. the ball, check it out. goes off of his glove and into the stands for a home run. yeah. nick's sixth homer of the year. josh willingham at the plate, sends a shot into left. that gets out in a hurry. willingham hit two homers in the game. very next batter, adam dunn. liftoff. makes up for his mistake with a home run to left. back to back to back homers for the nationals. it's the first time that's happened in nats' history. then the seventh, nationals do it on defense. tejada lines one into center. nyjer morgan dives makes a snag. the nats pound out a season high 13 runs on 21 hits and win big, 13-2. >> it was nice just to get all the runs for us to have an easy one for a change, and you know, the fact that those guys put together those good at-bats it's great. it was also nice that willingham snapped out of that 11 solo homer that he had. that was a good moment for him too. >> o's hosting the jays. game tied at three. moore at the plate. me

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they arrived last nate at dulles international.ummer school trip sponsored by cop fuchsious institute of maryland, half of the teachers and asian-pacific lone p reasons got sick. they were hospitalized hospitalize -- of of the -- half of the teachers and students were hospitalized. >> i was only in the hospital for a day. >> we saw the great wall and all of that at the end of the trip. but that is about it. >> it was supposed to be a lot more. >> it was really fun. they treated us really good. >> some students actually stayed behind p they were offered an extra week in china to make up for some of the touring time. >> they didn't get to do some of the stuff. >> they got a little bit of extra time to do that. >>> it is day two of redskins training camp. >> dave ross is there live. good morning. >> reporter: as you know, this is the best seat in the house. the one occupied by the owner, daniel snyder. this is where he watches his team practice every day. when he watches today, he will be watching brian orakpo signed, sealed and deliv

against minorities, the city of new haven diskram nated against worthy firefighters like frank ricci who did well in the test. >> the lower courts belief that citizens should be reduced to racial sta ticks is flawed. it only divides people who don't wish to be divided along racial lines. >> in just a moment we'll join the debate over this case of affirmative action and alleged' verse discrimination. >>> plus, the white house strikes back. don't look now but the campaign season is upon us. we're talking off year. president obama is in new jersey campaigning for troubled governor jon corzine, but in reality he's fighting for his own administration pushing back against rejectionist democrats and stubborn republicans in the u.s. congress. >>> also, how are we supposed to view the cia's failure ordered by vice president cheney to inform congress on its hit squad program? a violation of the public's right to know or just the latest example of how the agency is being used as a political football? "washington post" columnist david ignatius, former cia operative, bob baer, both take that on t

the oildrum.m's nate hagens sa those demands have to come into bettealignment. >> the c.f.t. and the administtion is trying to get their arms around is long-term disconnecthat there aren't enough natural resources f eryone to have a 30-to-1 billion-doll leveraged hedge nd geared up to invest in them. >> reporr: members of congress ke bart stupak have been pushing hard for more regutory oversight. stupak says 'll be watching the c.f.t.c. close to make sure it cracks down speculators, which he says have forced oil pricefrom $33 a barreln december to almost $63 toda >>hat incident, what occurrence would allow a doubling? nothing other than excesve prit-taking. so all we are ying is give the american consumer,ive the economy, give the wod economy ich is in recession a break. >> reporter: it may soon be r easier to figure out wheer speculators are, in fact, hang an undue influence on ergy prices. regulators promise to lease more infmation about the trading activity of hedgfunds and other vestors in futures markets. darren gersh"nightly business report," washington. >> jeff: alcoa

my room nate norm charlton after a bad spring training gave up about eight run-ins one day, went in, got his glove, hat, uniforms, spike, threw some lighter fluid on it and lit it on fire. >> bob: at the plant city stadium? >> rob: at the plant city stadium. had a little bonfire. >> bob: i'm sure the fire marshal was happy with that. >> rob: the fire marshal was not there. it was plant city. >> bob: who was around? >> >> rob: maybe a cow, a strawberry farmer. >> bob: marlins have their first base hit. zimmerman goats in front door there. he had the hitter not real comfortable. the target was away and that was a front door slider low and in. almost looked more like a cutter. and a flyball to right. pretty well hit but josh willingham is there. he has it and the marlins are gone in the bottom of the 2nd. on a zimmerman -- jordan zimmerman hit, 1-0. what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million in

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the state nate approved the measure this morning aer an all-night bargaining ssion. governor schwarzenger is expected to signhe bill into law monday. the package coains over $15 billion in cuts to serces, and billions in eative accounting asures. the budget crisis forced california to start ying its billwith i.o.u.s earlier this month. >> suzan: the tour de france may be in fullwing, but today, president obama ben a different ki of competition. the administrationnnounced its "race the top" program for u.s. schls, which will have schools vying for near $5 billion in smulus money. thpresident challenged educators to raise acamic standards and improve acher quality. schools that meethe benchmarks for success ll qualify for ai mr. obamsays the program will improve theducation system, something he says is esstial to rebuilding the onomy. >> not every state wl win and not every school district ll happy with the results. but america's chilen, america's economy, and ameca itse will be better for it. >> suzanne: the educion department wilstart accepting applications for the s

we, quite frankly,annot go home for a recesunless the house and the nate both pass lls to reform and restructur our healthare system. >> susie: democrats stilface stauncopposition from republican who today called the proposed taxncreases "oneus" during a recession. >> jeff: tomrow, "street critique" guespatrick o'hare goes bargain huntingmong the retailer he's chief markeanalyst at briefing.com. >> susie: bernard maff is spending the first nightf the rest of s life at butner fedel prison near raleigh, north carolina. inmate number 617-054 checked in this morning to start sving 150-year sentence. other ll-known prisoners there includadelphia communications founder john rigasnd his son, timoy. madoff pleaded guilty in mar to running a ponzi seme that wipeout thousands of vestors. >> jeff: developed couries are expeed to lose nearly 30 million jobs by the time t global recessi is over. that prediction cameoday from the organizati for economic cooperation and devepment. it's a gup of 30 countries working together to fight poverty. many experts think thelobal economy will rover next year,

has authorized a nate dash nato mission. this mission is meant to have the government defend itself from taliban insurgence. do you approve? >> 72% disapprove of the nato movement. 18% approve. >> do you think it should be continued or ended now? >> and 9% said it should be ended now, 13% that it should continue. the recent decision by the obama administration to send up to 17,000 more u.s. troops to afghanistan this year is widely rejected in pakistan. 86% said they disapproved. so, there are few signs of a washover of public support. but to the free that the war in afghanistan is brought on to pakistani soil by either side, there is a strong public reaction. let's look now at whether the arrival of obama has brought any signs of warmer attitudes towards the u.s.? i should say this poll was conducted just before the president's speech in cairo. he did briefly mention the war in afghanistan and u.s. plans for economic and humanitarian aid in pakistan. asked how much confidence they have in president obama to do the right thi

we have two mbers of the nate judiciary committee joining usight n. starting with senator di durbin of illinois. i was on the progr this morning covering this thg live, your hearings today, senator. richard lffe, who is a smart guy, he's got a big bookut about the campaignyou know him well, he says this is real a surroge fight between the president'enemies and our president. let's take a look ght now at the judge making her ce in her opening statement. >> throughout my 17 years on the bench, i have witnessed th human consequenc of my decisions. those decisions haveot been made to serve the interestof any one litigant, but alwayso serve the larger interestsf impartial justice. >> well, that raiseshe question of whether her pathy for people is, in fact, prudice towards certain peop. has she addressed that iss so far, senator? >> i think she has. i think she's addressed itand ink it just stands to reas that each of us, no maer what we do in life, whether we have a "hardbl" show or whether we' senators or whether we're trng to be on thereme court, bring o

the knicks to try to sign kidd when they're so limited this summer and they also have david lee and nate robinson to deal with. i still it this most likely scenario, is he stays with the mavs, who don't have those restrictions. and can outbid anyone to keep him. the wildcard is portland. the blazers do have about $9 million in cap space, that's the projections. we won't know until july 8. but the blazers also have interest in turkoglu and andre miller. it is not clear yet where kidd falls on their wish list, whether he's 1, 2 or 3. the early signs are that he's probably closer to 3. >> two quick thoughts on two players where they may end up. turkoglu, then gordon. >> gordon overwhelmingly, everybody would say detroit or chicago. he is going to go to the pistons or stay with the bulls. hedo sleetly tougher call. there's been indications in the last day that charlie villanueva has passed him on detroit's wish list. you say portland is mroibt favorite for hedo, toronto and sacramento have interest in hedo as well but less flexibility to go after him. >> is there any scenario that you see tu

to the extent that my choice of worlds didn't imlum nate but rather contributed to more media frenzy. i think that was unfortunate. my hope is that as a consequence of this event, this ends up being what's called a teachable moment. where all of us instead of pumping up the volume, spend a little bit more time listening to each other. >> the president today placed a phone call to both the cambridge police officer, james crowley, and professor gates, and invited them both to the white house for a beer. the president, trying to diffuse the situation, and it would appear he may well have. dan harris is in cambridge this evening. >> reporter: charlie, i think you're right, that both sides where now expressing satisfaction. president obama's telephone outreach appeared to have lowered the boil on a situation that just hours earlier appeared to be getting worse. late today, the attorney for professor henry louis gates told abc news his client was "relieved and excited," by the president's telephone outreach. >> it's going to bring together not only the parties to this particular episode, bu

hell man province and they have encountered little resistance but this british have not been as for9,natend l brit four marines and soldiers the last two days and the u.s. marine cog. wo bying to push this taliban o of hell man provinces, long a strong hold of theirs and a -- and what they use to fund their insurgency across afghanistan and pakistan. >> jaom e: what are you learnin about the kidnapped u.n. de-mining unit. >> omb. nfarom w: aou whanistaning a is one of the m brit heavily mined countries in the world. not the m brit heare ily minen counwo by in the wovoln country in the world and 16his . workers were in eastern afghanistan and were stopped by armed gunmen and we're not sure if they were tal suran or arse linals but they were kidnapped and are being held for ransom. and lgo,al police chief in the area, in the province on the afghanistan-pakistan border, ac9,ally tried to blame this mor wel workers for not notifyi the police they were in the area, and a double edged walorn because of the corruption, in the afghan government, if you tell the police yoclomight be putting yourse

that suit says the club discripple nated against the -- discriminated against the children because they're black and hispanic. that was made out of safety consideration because there were too many children in the swimming pool. protestors lined the streets for a third consecutive day. >> if those children felt discriminated against, it is so sorriful to us. -- sorry rowful sorriful to us -- sorrowful to us. >> we shouldn't be treated different because we're all people. >> the club had refunded the camp's money and the children don't want to go. >>> sheriff's deputies arrested three people for the murders of two people but they believe as many as eight others may have been involved. the billings were shot to death while nine of their special needs children were at home with them. the couple had devoted their lives to helping children with disabilities. >>> and there is new information in tonight's michael jackson case. toxicology reports could be completed this week. also, last week 9news now report thad los angeles city -- reported that los angeles city employees set up a website asking th

progress that i am seeing a, as long as erybody is working steady, as ft as they can, particularly the nate finance committ, which i think is the cmittee that a lot of folks are waiting for -- that gets done before the august recs, i feel pret good. >> the president says that if you doot set deadlines in this town, things don't happen. but even if you do se deadlines, things d't hapn. whe does health care go from here? >> aust isotatal by any ans. e idea that bill clinton passed his tax bil bore augu, ronald reagan passed his. athe end of this august, b every estimate, there ll be 433,000 americans who have lost their surance in that month, d probably anothe600,000 amerans who have lost their jobs, too. theense of urgenc will still be with u buti don't think there's any question at the wtehouse, the ainistration, supporters feel that time gives the opposition a chance snipe the presidendid notave a great week. the press conference took all the air out of t room. encyclopedic answers, too ng, like this one -- [laughter] at no engy. >> i don't think it was as bad a week as a lot of people thi

asks about abortion, but a the nominee does not want to be put in the position of saying before the nate well, senator, i told the president what i think about abortion, but i'm not telling you. chris: by the way, you're not supposed to ask that particular question. war the rules, by the way? >> there aren't any rules. president bush wanted to say the republicans always wanted to say we don't have a litmus test, and this is something the democrats have picked up on and followed through on. they don't want to ask that question because they think they know the answer, and they don't want to know for sure. chris: the president took a while to pick, but he picked among a number of women. more women coming? >> well, there's two women out of the nine members, which is a low percentage, compared to just about every other high court in western countries. so i think that a woman easily could be picked next. justice john paul stevens is our eldest justice, he just turned 89. i think there's a chance that he might retire during obama's tenure. obama might have two years, who knows. and justice ruth

hey are still wting for the nate to cast any type of a tough vote. this is where theresident s to com in and play the role of ted kendy, theole lyndon joson did, great presidents do when their agenda is on the line. one person who has not distinguished herself is the leader of the house, nancy pesi, becauhey have no serious proposal for handling thcontrol costs. the answer on the issas, ll, we will have to look at the waist to fraud and abuse issues, which of course, and insult to our intelligence. and looking at preventi ises. there is udy after study tha shows prevention is nice,t saves yo a life, it produces -- reduces mbidity and pain t it does not save mon. it increas in expenses. they have no serious answer on hoto conol costs and that i why theyave tond up with huge increases. >> therere serious answers b they are not bitinghe blet. >> you don't have some of my dan rostkowski fro ways and means or mls, who pushed these issues. >> and it doesn't ha tom dasce, eier. >> need tput wosn it -- we live in a free lunch. . tax creases of any kind to be

we don't want to sdrim nate on our convictions. the kennedy amendment was adopted. in states of emergency, we don't want someone to be denied healthcare. there's no reason a good part, if not all of our bill, would be adopted. >> [inaudible] >> that's the response of the committees. we have to fix the ways to pay for all of this. a lot of this, we were dealing with our bill. we'll have to grapple with other mechanisms for it. we have finished our job. i respect those who have the job of doing that. at this point, i don't want topre include the idea necessary to complete the bill. thank you all very much. >> senate health committee republicans hold their own news brief hearing. this is 35 minutes. >> good morning, as you know, the bill on healthcare just passed out of the senate health committee on party line. there's a good reason for that. the president set some goals and said everyone should be civered. if you like what you have, you could keep it. we needed to drive down the cost of healthcare and it should be paid for. that bill gets an f. it does not civer any

committeechairman who's been tying to put together this bl and said listenthere are democras in the nate who don't ike the idea ofpaying taxes on your ployerponsored health care benefits syou've got to go backand find $320 billion. gwen: am i cofused or does t seem lke all the fights are happening withinthe democric caucus? >> yes, tha's good news-bad news for democrat we kno it's hard to keep those cats all herded together, especially ithe democratic party d it also shows s the republicans havlargely been on thesidelines in this debate. some of it is puremath up there on were the votesare. in th senate there are a handf of republicans still involve but largely onthe periery. >> for weks now all kindsof pundits hav been saying for this to ork, barack obama is going to have to com in and he those cats. harry reid, nancey elosi, tis isoo big a lift or them any sign tat's going to he -- help? >>yes, in a sensethat president obama and is aides would say look, we have been inlved. before he left he country he had done a big own hall meeting health care and before that speecheso the a.m.a., bu

as far as being december ig nated to the best place that he could possibly hope for. >> reporter: his 150-year sentence meant he could have been sent to a maximum security facility. but butner prison is a medium security facility and has the look and feel of a college campus. inmates start the day at 6:00 in the morning and are required to work 7 1/2 hours a day on the grounds or in food services. the one-time multimillionaire will make between 12 and 40 cents an hour. but his former secretary says he is getting off easily. >> he manages to always get what he wants, and always have control over everything. and seeing that he's going to this facility shows you that he's managed to get into a rather comfortable condition. >> reporter: still, it is quite a comedown from the new york penthouse and the jet-set lifestyle that madoff enjoyed as he swindled billions of dollars from thousands of investors. but experts on criminal behavior say madoff will likely find a way to make his new life quite comfortable. >> the prisons are full of anti-social personalities who thrive in prison. >> repor

the 21-year-old doom nateed at every level.ave trembley is impressed because tillman did exactly as he was told and gets rewarded with a call-up. >> he was told to just throw a fastball change-up. he had to throw his change-up. that's the pitch everybody told him he had to throw to improve. the reports i've got that he has done that. that's why he is here. >> he pitches tonight against the royals cy young candidate zack, weather permitting. that's your sports. i'm rob carlin well. wrap up the news right after this. [ female announcer ] new swiffer wet jet cleans so deep, you'll love it. your old mop will just have to get over it... [ engine rattles ] [ man ] love stinks! ♪ love stinks! ♪ yeah! yeah! [ female announcer ] new swiffer wet jet is redesigned. it cleans deep in corners. its solution penetrates layers of dirt and its absorbent pad locks it away to clean better than a mop. the newly redesigned swiffer wet jet. ♪ love stinks! oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well,

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after signing first round draft pick michael oher, the offensive tackle was getting to know his team nates. >> that's my favorite part, the drills. when they start doing the one- on-one hitting, and you get to see all the action up close. >> reporter: it's a hustle on the playing field. but a day on the sidelines. >> you usually have to wait to the end of the game to get autographs, and everybody moves to the front. but we're pretty close to the players where we're sitting. >> i think they're the best team in the whole world. >> reporter: in westminster, cheryl conner, abc 2 news. >> training camp runs through august 23rd. abc 2 news is your place for all the latest news on the ravens. just go to the ravens fan page to check out what is going on with the team. >>> it looks like some baltimore city kids will get a new place to play ball, thanks to orioles hall of famer cal ripken. the cal ripken, senior foundation plans to build five youth ball parks, including one at the site of the former memorial stadium. the redeveloped stadium place at 33rd street will be turned into a multipurpose art

in the nate there are a handful republans still involved blargely on th peripher >> for weeks now all kinds of pundits have een saying for this to work, barack obama is gog to have to come n nd herd hose cas. harry reid, nacey pelosi, thi is toobig a lift fr them. any sign thas going to heap -- help? >> ys, in a sense hat president obama and hi aides wod say look, we have been volved. before he leftthe country he had done a bigtown hall meetinon health care and before that speech to the a.m.a., but certaiy nxt week with him bac in washington you will once again se him communicating tothe public a he do so well bilt need for heth care worm -- reform and y will see him back inthat role of meting one-on-ne or with small grouppeds o members of congss, trying to get them back on track. >> how fa are they in erms of figuring o to you -- how to pay fo this, hings is like the soda tax and the sin tax, ere are they interms of consensus? gwen: hardly seems like enough mone >> right. the oda and sin tax s an tion but it's not a arge amnt of money. fromseparate irections house and senate democrat

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nate's is so well known here, some call this intersection nathan's corner. >> i am the only person who was here since 1969. >> reporter: the place first opened when in this action nixon was in office. many have been served here. >> i hope you're not too jet lagged to have a drink. >> reporter: one news reporter hates to see it go. >> this is the place that represents the essence of washington, of those of us who lived in georgetown, and they were always the. >> reporter: nathan's is not the only place closing up shop. others are following suit. one spokesperson says? >> it is not as great as the outer suburbs. but it hurts everybody, they're cautious. >> reporter: on this last day, the owner was showered with love from her customers who she calls friends. even the general manager stopped by to wish her well. >> hi, this is your last chance to have a drink at nathan's. >> we came to say good-bye. >> it is sad. >> it is very sad. >> reporter: nathan's is the latest casualty of the recession. the business may be lost, but the memories will live on every time people pass by. it is nat just

the one we are talking about is this, his decision to become a stay at home dad for his newborn son, natentary one. it just made sense at this time for his wife to winter king and for him to stay at home, and that makes him lucky because for many men these days, staying at home is not a choice. it's called being laid off. >> you lose a job, and you are losing income. your family's existence is threatened in a direct way. >> reporter: h just wrote a book about the stay-at-home phenomenon. he says it is something that has been building for years, but the economy has put things in over drive. male dominated industries like cars and construction have been among the hardest hit, and 82% of all layoffs have been men. and that's forcing many of them into a role they never dreamed of. >> they go through a battle. a psychological battle with themselveses and sometimes with the people around them. and you know, that's really tough stuff. >> reporter: smith says society has done them a favor. it's more accepting now of men staying at home with children than ever before. >> this means that when a fat

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nate in ohio? >> caller: yeah.y baby vincent is crying boo-ya to you. >> interesting midwest boo-ya. >> caller: hey, freeport announced yesterday the redemption of senior notes due in 2014. because the interest rate is low and not due for five more years are they wise to do this or just making a mistake? >> no, who am i to contradict him? he may have ended up paying a very high price. this man is very balance sheet oriented, talking about the ceo of freeport. now look. let's understand. he cut the dividend when the stock was at 17. you've since caught more than a triple from when he cut the dividend. but i think he does a lot of things that are right for share holders and also makes it so the debt is not great. basically i am telling you it's a terrific, terrific company i've been recommending for a long time and akerson is the reason. he is a conservative man in a wildcatter's business. think of this market in terms of medicine, in terms of prognosis because people are giving many patients a second opinion and i t

today both jackson's mother and her boyfriend nate fogel's mother testified they thought she was a good mother. and then the events that let to this trial. live from d.c. superior court, sam ford, abc 7 news. >> new at 5:00 this evening, other sign the economy is hurting. thousands of men and womename out for a job fair in the district all with emotional stories to tell. rebecca cooper is live at the convention center with a look at the huge crowds that showed up there. >> today's job fair was hosted by delegate eleanor homes norton for district residents only. but like so many of these job fairs from howard county to here in the nation's capital, thousands did show up all anxious to find work. but few left here feeling successful. they come dressed and ready to wait with resumes in hand. thousands hoping just to get in. >> they're moving quite slow right now. >> this man thought he did everything right, picking a promising field as a radiology technician and gaining experience. but he's been unemployed for a year. up against overwhelming odds and younger, cheaper competition. >> we hav

guzman a homer, nate johnson a base hit.t night the nationals had eight hits against adam wainwright in six innings but only scored one run, stranding seven.   . >> rob: everything trouble getting the braking baumgartner over. going to have to get that breaking ball over or they are going to be dead red on you. >> bob: latos a big kid, 6'6", 225. and a fastball, that's going to be a generous call and i don't blame willie hair his about being upset about that. i think i believe mike gear in the batter's box just like he did. nats gone in the third. on top of it all, we're still trying to put away some money for the future. with the wish list, we can save up for anything we want. and still have enough to cover the day-t0-day. plus, the savings engine helps our money grow. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way.  . >> bob: members of our arme forces and they get a good hand afte

lets talk about sarah palin, who stunned us all by announcing she is resident ig nating.hief writer, sarah pail -- >> pretty question strong words from peggy noonan. >> well, i think the story on sarah palin is simply this. she made a very difficult choice to give up the governorship, to focus on her family, to focus on other things. i respect that choice, i admire that choice because it's very tough to do. if you feel in your leadership that other things are distracting from your ability to lead -- >> you know the problem, it looks like she quit in the middle of her term? >> that's a wonderful democratic talking point, she made a judgment about whether or not she could continue to be effective in her leadership there, whether or not there were other important things to deal with with her family and her young son that she has to care for. she made a percental and political decision. the people second guessing her that think they know her better than she does, you know, have no understanding or appreciation for what she's going through and why she made that decision. have

. >> i limb nate one of those rolls like that will save that many calories. >> you do what you can. >>> this morning we note the passing of author frank mccourt. he is known for his best- selling book angela's ashes. he was diagnosed with meningitis a few weeks ago but died of melanoma in new york. he was 78 years old. >>> monday, december 5th, 1977 this is walter cronkite, cbs news, good night. >> a memorial service will be held on thursday in new york for walter cronkite. the allege dare newsman died on friday. he was t # 92 years old. he spent 19 years as the anchor on cbs. after thursday's memorial he will be bier bury next to his late wife betsy. the two met in kansas city. >>> our time ising aafter the hour. in ten minutes the new students out there, many old enough to have college kid of their own. >>> and in three minutes the amazing response to our hero central story from last week. what viewers like you are saying. first a focus on weather and traffic. here's howard. a beautiful weekend but the clouds moved in and the humidity is inching up we will watch for a chance of show

. >> the couple getting married in october and will they have to hyphen nate their name? who knows?will find out. >> for the longest time i was getting howard bernstein message and it was another howard bernstein. i was wondering why you were ignoring me. we are stacked from montgomery village avenue toe beltway. 395 is heavy from duke to seminary but okay crossing the 14th street bridge. and 95 in virginia. 15 minutes from the prince william parkway to lorton an at wusa9.com we have a list of those 19 virginia rest stops that start to close today. >> i would never ignore you, angie. cloudy with a couple of breaks few showers and 83. we warm up and a couple of storms are possible. look at the temperatures by the week. we are talking 90 degrees. hope we get rain. >>> as for wall street we are looking for a modest rally at the opening bell. a little flat this morning. >> more on the health care debate and a scandal involving a popular espn reporter. >>> and at 9:00, what's behind the huge drop in crime and we are in the kitchen. >> and go to wusa9.com to get the news throughout the da

what when and that we focus getting the auorization bill to the floor voted out hat we can go to the nate who we're told will be marking up next week. the letter i mentioned that we he learned over the course ofhe last few weeks, we have gotten more information on shortcomings -- i'll describe them that way -- that e cia s not fully informed our commtee that at least in one instance we fe they have lied to the committ. >> yr letter seems, as you said, it uses e word lied. it's songer than just a phrasing le shortcomings. let's take a lk at it, that u wrote to your republican colleae on the committee. u said like you, i was greatly concerned wi the notification the committee reived on june 24th, 2009 from director this apparently is thedmsion byanetta that they had a program you were not told about. you say this along witother rent notification has brought to light sigcant information on thenadequacy of reporting to the committee. thesnotifications have led me to conclude that this commte has been misled, has not bn provided fuland complete notifitions, and in at least one case wasffmative

. >> between august 1-15 the haircuttery dough nates a haircut back to children in need. >> okay. so basically one kid will go and get a free hair cut. how do you do this. >> we work with local charities the social service and local charities and at the end of august 1-15 the haircuttery tallies up the amount of children's hair cut under 18 and that amount is what goes back into that and then they distribute them to the children that need them. >> why do something like this? why. >> what happened is this is our 10th year so nine years ago the stylists in the community in our company decided they watted to difficult back so what better way than to help children especially going become to school and they felt like that it gives them the ump to go back and feel food and look good so they decided to guy back to chin and help them with haircuts. >> great. how do you feel? you feel good, you look good. >> yes. >> you look great. you said these are trend with hair just like there are trend with clothes so explain that to me. >> basically the haircuts the trends for each year we look into