originally 19 people from new orleans came to washington. by the time he gets home there will be ten left. the airline changed the departing gate three times before departure. >> really great pleasure meeting you. >> i know you're going to be so happy with your family. you take care. >> reporter: late last night a u.s. airways flight delivered the 73-year-old back home to new orleans. >> home and good to stay home. >> reporter: he had been officially listed as missing in action all this time. congratulations to the staffers at the d.c. housing department. >>> still to come on 9 news now, dozens hurt in light rail train crash. how did that happen? we'll have the story. >>> and later this evening, shocked neighbors watch as the oscar meyer weaner lemota bikes a wrong turn. back in a minute. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut b

he johns us now taking a break from the festival in new orleans.hank you for your time. >> thank you so much, melissa. impossible to take a break with 250,000 people around us. i'm having fun. >> thank you for trying to take the break. tell me more about your magnate school and why it is successful in the mission as well as the school? >> the magnate school is successful because we are committed to win. winning means sending children to college. we're not going to take any shorts, we expect our children to go on to a four-year college. we designed the school that supports that. we have a year round college preparatory school, faculty, highest of expectations, each one of us understands that it is not just enough to teach in the classroom. we have to support the children outside the classroom. >> speaking of outside the classroom. you mention support of the faculty. the support of moms and dads is -- integral to your program. >> well it is -- integral to all schools, however, as integral as it is, it is rarely achieved. one of the challenges of runn

so there was the guide to new orleans. there was only been a half a dozen or a dozen guides to cities. the guide to washington, dc, new york city, new orleans, lincoln, several other cities. san francisco and l.a. but, yeah, the new york, john cheever worked on that one. actually, in talking with michael, we found sort of evidence and a description of a day in coney island, the fingerprints of cheever and how his perspective kind of goes from morning to dusk and gets this whole sort oflyrical view of the board walk. >> i just won erred because so many of the writers at the time went on to write fiction, like jim thompson or this person in idaho that was a one-man editorial force. there is any question about the editorial accuracy of the guides? >> that's an interesting question. a number of the guide did set up -- the states had copy editing, fact checking. for example, where the editor in nebraska who had torn -- had been a hobo but had been an english major before he had to leave college. he wound up back in lincoln, and

and that's because walter cronkite will haved new orleans jazz. in fact the director tells me that the band will be following out the final procession, sort of in new orleans style and he tells me this is really going to be a celebration of a life well lived and a life honorably lived. so a very traditional funeral here today and very private. j.c.? >> and where will mr. cronkite be buried? >> reporter: what we are learning his final resting place will be in his home state of missouri. he is from kansas city and he will be laid to rest next to his wife betsy of 65 years. he died in 2005. -- she died in 2005. she had her funeral here also. the director is the same priest that did her service. he tells me that's really when he got to know walter cronkite so well and so the service, it will be personal from all aspects from the priest that will be given the service as well as family members and his colleagues that go back to so many decades. we are expecting big names in the world of journalism, barbara walters as well as diane sawyer are expected he

, we were all influenced by the sounds of the streets of new orleans. the radio ♪ to let you go, let you go baby, not since ♪ >> even though my dad and uncles were all musicians and they had their brand of music, but i listened to the radio. you hear what's popular. you hear michael jackson. >> alan toussaint was stair in his own right when michael jackson and the jackson 5 stepped into the limelight. >> i was so extremely expressed when i heard him for the first time, such a young child and singing with all the nuances that age is supposed to bring about. ♪ >> if you're breathing and doing michael's period, one way or another, you were ached by mooij. i mean there's no way around it. >> reporter: through the personal ups and downs, artists say jackson never lost that command as a front man, the consummate entertainer. >> when i look at it now and look at how somewhat tragic his life has been, that's all he had. and that's what he gave us. i mean, to me, he was put here to entertain us. >> and what an entertainer he was. we have a live shot here of the

also on our web site all of john merrow's reports on the new orleans and washington, d.c. chools. >> lehrer: next, new rules for stem cell research. jeffrey brown has that story. >> brown: president obama came into office vowing to lift his predecessors restrictions on stem cell research. in march the president issued an executive order directing the national institutes of health to set guidelines. now the agency has spelled out those rules. they allow more embryonic stem kreel lines as they're known to become eligible for federal federal funding but to qualify those lines must be derived from human embryos that were approved for research use buy donors and originally created for i.v.f.but were not used for that purpose. to help us walk us through what this all means we're joined by susan dentzer editor of the journal health affairs and a health analyst for the newshour. welcome back. >> nice to be back, jeff. >> brown: the biggest change from president bush to president obama in general terms. >> in general terms it is as you said the number of lines that will now be eligi

airways flight delivered 73- year-old griffin back home to new orleans. >> home and good to stay home. >> reporter: bruce johnson, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> well, today marks the 40th anniversary of the firsted manned space landing on the moon. it is a milestone that remains one of the greatest achievements. we are joined by anna lee fisher for a look back on that day and what it has meant to her and her career. thank you for coming in. >> actually happy to be here. >> you flew on the space shuttle in ' 80s. >> i flew in ' 84 on "discovery." >> what was it like in ' 69 as a young girl. >> in 1969 i was in college just finish mid solve more year and the last summer i spent living at home and working and i remember we all watched that together and it just made me more than ever want to be part of the space program. >> did you have an interest in this before you saw what was happening? >> i had been interested since allen shepherd made his first flite and had been interested but at that time all the astronauts were test pilots and i one sure that was going to be something i would be

new orleans jazz fest and other festivals are involved. how fun. >>> well, motown's planning to remember michael jackson. hear those and see the fs

real close to new orleans right now.coming out with the houston radar, you can see right around i-10. you can see it stretches in toward the northern part of louisiana. near pontchartrain, more west. all sliding eastward. coming toward the city within the next half hour or hour. you can see the zone getting active. getting toward destin and pence co-last. up north we're watching in fork. showers coming in. a little daytime heating and a nice impulse around the base of the trough. it's going to spark severe thunderstorms today. i think the main threat will be gusting winds. northern new jersey, new york city, hudson valley, all the way to lower parts of vermont, new hampshire, massachusetts, all of connecticut. watch out later today. some of the thorps are going to be strong. we're talking mid to late afternoon. natasha good to see you. >> happy tuesday, bob. see you soon. >>> someone who was very close to michael jackson will not be at his memorial service today. why debbie rowe won't be atenteg today's service. @ >>> it

the hurricane did't hit new orleans dictly. the main force of the stor passed tthe northeast of the cit but just as the residents breathed a sigh of relief, the real catastrophe ban. this industrial canal nks lake pontchartrain to the mississippi, d after the hurricane, the hu storm surge raed the water level in theanal so high that it broke the lee, pouring umpteen llons of the lake over he into the ninth wd of new orleans. just to the east of the ninth ward ist. bernard, a blueollar community of homeoers, al-on paper, at least-- cored by private insurance. councilor joey difta resed advice to leave the cy, staying put dung the storm. entually he was forced toetreat to the roof of theown hall as the waters ke rising. ...complex, and asou can see, this is the water line.. that's the water li. that's where it camup to. thwater came in this buildi, and feet of water in 15 minus. wow. from theecond floor of this builng, i could see, comi down judge perez, a wall owater. that wall of water was bris-- cars, vehies, pieces of roofs--

correspondent for educatn, john meow, has been chronicling t efforts to improve public schools in new orleansand washgton d.c. tonight, he looks at how so novice teachers ared in new orlns this year. >> i know yocould do better han that. say wh you mean. i know what yoare trying to sa but tell me what you are actually trying to ll me. >> reporter:lmost everyone agrees that teacherare the single most importantactor in a child'education. >> seeing some ally good ideassome really interesting ideas. >> reporter: but good ones n be hard to fi. teach for america, or.f.a., beeves it has the solution: recruit p college graduates for a two-year stint ithe nations touest public schools. >> we are rebuilding a pubc hool system from the grnd up. >> reporter: new orleans superintendent paulallas is one of ach for americas ggest fans. >> they bringn extraordinary ork ethic. th're very innovative. they're very create. they're brillit. they have high eectations for th kids. >> reporter: vallais hoping t.f.awill help close the achievement gap in his recovry schoolistrict, where 65% of students are at least a

. @ >>> the annual essence festival is under way this weekend in new orleans.it has become the premier showcase for african-american art and culture in the country. take a look at these live pictures coming from there. this year, due to the untimely death of michael jackson, nearly every musician and performer are paying their respects. jackson's signature songs are being performed through the unique filter of new orleans jazz. not a mourning, but a celebration of his life. >>> organizers believe this year's festival will set a record crowd. it is a veritable who's who of african-american celebrities, movie stars, musicians and performers. and all of them seem to be struggling to understand the death of michael jackson. listen to what singer and actress queen latifah had to say. >> it's just such a -- i don't even -- every time i try to figure out how i feel about this, i don't know how to feel. because it happened so suddenly. he is the greatest entertainer to ever live. he's the greatest entertainer ever. i grew up with this guy. you know, little kid, me and

now one of the most recognizable figures in new orleans is part of the fray.ur shane callebs. >> reporter: shane payton always had sympathy with storm victims and now he knows what it's like to be displaced. payton's north shore home was built almost entirely from tainted sheetrock from china, drywall that emits noshs and potentially damaging gases. >> when something like this happens to the head coach of the new orleans saints or somebody that might be a little more visible, i think it draws attention to the fact that this thing really could happen to anyone. >> reporter: investigator says they think they've traced the harmful drywall to a single coal mine in china, the source of hazardous waste use as filler. scientists say human conditions bring out dangerous gas that's attack and corrode metal. >> we had five computer failures. we're on our fourth hard drive right now. we had 14 air conditioning service calls, 3 different coil failures. we're on our third microwave oven panel. we had to install a second set of phone lines, second alarm system. >> reporter:

welsh's car while it was parked on a new orleans street.e to wgno tv in new orleans and said that he would not jump to any conclusions, but -- >> it's too early for me to go pointing fingers. i'd like to hear officially what happened and then we can kind of take it from there. but in the meantime, you know, i want to be really careful about how we approach this. >> right. >> but, i mean, if somebody is trying to send me a message, you know, something like this is not going to work. >> mr. welsh then followed up that statement today by telling us, quote, until we have more conclusive information as to the nature of this incident the only thing i can say with any degree of certainty is that i need a new car. footage from a security camera near the bombing shows an unidentified person opening the car door and throwing something inside just prior to the explosion. we promise to keep you posted on this story and any further developments. strange or otherwise. >>> finally, a lot of what we know about the inner workings of the taliban in afghanist

we're watching out for new orleans.you're seeing showers and storms as we go three the afternoon hours. just to your north along interstate 55, showers and thunderstorms are going to be making their way. as i said, atlanta dry for now. showers and thunderstorms are going g on their way later on this afternoon a. >> thank you. we told you yesterday about thousands of people who found credit card charges for quad drill ons of dollars. what is that? a much smaller amount can still mess up your finances, right? we're going to tell you how to fight back if you find a mistake on your account. úxú >>> a man accused of shooting a fish and wildlife officer six times is on the run right now. police say during a traffic stop a 23-year-old man shot the man in the wrist, hip, shoulder, and back, and then took off. the officer is oklahoma. he was wearing a bulletproof vest. >> it's hot, uncomfortable. we have a saying, it's a lot easier sweating than it is bleeding. >> get this. police found an explosive device yesterday at the apart

. >> the funny thing, i'm going to go play a cop in new orleans.now we have some people from new orleans. >> yes, we have cajuns here. >> yeah. web feet cajuns. >> they said it as a joke and sure enough, there were webs in the feet. for real. you know, they're the ones that should probably have the tribal nicknames, right? swims like duck. >> i have a question. is it worse for an actor not to do an actor if they're pretending to be from new orleans or is it worse for them to do a bad accent? >> usually a bad accent. >> you're saying that most -- what actors would you give as an example whose accent has been bad? >> i can't remember off land, but a lot of them were really bad. we don't talk like that. >> okay. so nobody is really -- has really nailed it, the cajun accent? >> not really, no. >> it's up to you, josh. his new movie, there's a lot of sex in this movie. >> there's a lot of sex. >> you are the one exacting it on a slew of young women. true? >> um, i read the script and then in the script it says montage demand -- that's all he's called in

or from the south, try our new orleans...wood-grilled shrimp jambalaya, simmered with creole seasonings. taste these regional dishes for a limited time. at red lobster. >>> the pr >>> the price of oil, which has seesawed all summer long, was up again today, closing above $68 a barrel. americans consume almost 19 million barrels of oil every day. 70% of it imported. so, the rush is on to find new sources, but most are deep in the ocean, and bringing it to the surface is very complex. we explore all this in a special documentary later tonight. there are about 3500 oil platforms in the gulf of mexico, but most produce just abarrels . these are the older ones down here? >> correct. they've been producing offshore for 60 years. these are really shallow water. now we're going out to several thousands feet. >> reporter: chevron, the company that spearheaded the deep water discoveries in the gulf invited us to their new high tech platform 160 miles offshore. there are two shifts of 46 men who work two weeks at a time here, that keep

mayor nagin was on the first flight to mexico city in an effort to drum up some business for new orleansing storms, high winds whipping through westchester county and parts of long island. more than 25,000 customers lost power. the national weather service checking to see whether it might have been a tornado. nobody hurt. florida. two girls just before they became puppy thieves. surveillance video shows the pair walking out of a pet store in deerfield beach while the staff was distracted. they got away with this $1,200 shetland sheep dog. the store owner just hopes to get the puppy back unhurt. missouri, the owner of this border collie has trained others of the breed to work with livestock and he says they were all pretty smart but claims this one is gifted. when told to bring the hammer, he brings the hammer, not another tool. basketball, slam dunk for this dog. and he does seem to have a thing for sunglasses as well. and that's a fox watch across america. shepard: you know, they say you get what you pay for, but do you know exactly what you're getting when you shell out a couple of buc

and i thought new orleans, a new york show i have to have her in it to point out how universal she was. >> what is interesting, you said you are doing a documentary on gertrude and i had heard of her but for those who had not. who was she. >> she wrote, produced and starred in her own tv and radio show for over 30 years. it was the most popular show next to amos and andy. and she had a media empire. that's why we call her the oprah of her day. >> she owned a show. had a clothing line, comic strip. but the great thing is it is universal. why the second tag line is you don't have to be -- >> i tell you in the documentary when watching it as a child you didn't think of ethnicity or religion or whatever but family and family is a universal subject and that's what the molly goldberg character and her show was about on television. but the fact that it was a family who was also jewish, how significant was that on radio in the 30s and 40s and television the 50s. we had the mccarthy hearings going on. >> anti-semitism and the holocaust. how she pulled off the most positive show about jews in th

or from the south, try our new orleans... wood-grilled shrimp jambalaya, simmered with creole seasonings. taste these regional dishes for a limited time. at red lobster. >>> there's a pastor in kentucky making headlines. he invited his congregation to bring their guns to church. he's urging them to celebrate not only god but their right to bear arms. abc's barbara pinto is in louisville tonight. >> reporter: there were no news cameras allowed in church, but up unloaded guns were just fine. >> there were many of our founding fathers who had a deep-seated belief in god and a grate appreciation for firearms. >> reporter: pastor ken pagano, a former marine and avid sports shooter, works part-time at this indoor firing range. he said he hosted the event to promote firearm safety. >> about the only time that i have a gun -- >> reporter: dallas southern, a longtime parishioner, came with his .22-caliber rough rider. >> youan be a christian and still enjoy the sport of hunting or just enjoy shooting like me and my son does. >> report

he talked about new orleans and katrina and rebuilding effort here. specifically asked him, what is the most important issue in black america? and he said, without a doubt, it is education and closing the achievement gap. so, that's really, one of the issues in new orleans for the convention, and a symposium on young black men and education. that's really what it boils down to. how do we confront the idea when in detroit 25% young black men graduate from high school. in chicago, 35%, graduate from high school. the reality is black parents for decades they have been emphasizing education and this generation is falling further and further back and that really has to be the most dominant issue in black america. >> each reporter invited had one question which to ask. that was yours. i understand a question that was also asked involved a criticism coming from republican national committee chairperson michael steele, what was his response to that criticism from steele, obama is not doing enough to address the need of the black community? >> ebony/jet magazi

. >> we're also going to show you a new orleans twist on a tradition. you won't want to miss this. >> and last night's maryland lottery numbers. good luck. pa you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. people: oh! it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant. like petite-cut sirloin steak, just $2.99 a pound. this week only, at giant. fresh, fresh, fresh. really fresh! come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at prices you can handle. like blueberries, one-pint carton, 4 for $5.00. this week only, at giant. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm lisa robinson in for mindy basara. sandra shaw haze quick look at today's forecast. >> top of the morning to you. hope you're doing well. temperatures are pretty typical for a july morning. 72. a little bit warm downtown. 62 at the airport. 55, york. the thing is, the dew points have dropped significantly since yesterday. we're under a pretty dry air mass. there are some showers

. >>> new orleans musicians are paying tribute to michael jackson.icons of the big easy music scene are talking about the difference he made in their lives. >>> a deadly accident at walt disney world in florida where two monorail trains collide in an early morning accident. hear from someone who helped res key people from the wreckage. there have been more than 1.5 million requests for tickets to michael jackson's memorial service. today is the day the chosen few get the knew they are waiting for. roger federer and andy roddick go head to head at wimbledon. in a battle that put the crowd on the edge of their seats. who won this nail biting match? hi. you're watching hln. i'm natasha curry. the monorail system that moves people around disney world is closed today after a deadly accident. one train crashed into another. around the magic kingdom around 2:00 this morning. one driver was killed. five park guests were treated for injuries at the scene. the other driver was taken to the hospital but is okay. rick baldwin spoke to a witness. >> there was a c

bee keeping crew has tried for the last two days to remove a massive beehive from the garden of a new orleans woman. but the workers say the bees are too aggressive and could go after anyone in the area if they try to remove the whole nest. they are now working on another plan. >>> in tonight's "living $mart" focus, do you want to rock out with your favorite band or cheer on the home team but a tight squeeze on your wallet has you singing the blues. gold star.com a sells half price tickets. you can become a member for free. sign up and get weekly e-mail listings of upcoming events and the service charge that is averaging about $4.50. >>> next when 9 news returns, mission accomplished. now the crew aboard the space shuttle "endeavour" can rest after a six million mile journey. >>> coming up, our investigation in too whether a major bank is trading sweet heart loans for political favorsat taxpayer expense. we will follow the money tonight. if you're like a lot of people, you have high blood pressure... and you have high cholesterol. you've taken steps to try and lower both your numbers. but how

. >>> international flights are now flying in and out of new orleans for the first time since hurricanerina. aero mexico began to fly nonstop service from armstrong international airport yesterday. city leaders hope the service will help to boost business and tourism. >>> so far only four out of a possible 2,000 people have been injured in the annual running of the bulls in spain. of the four only one was actually injured by a bull. the spanish red cross says the injured man wasn't gored but poked in the doctor yea. >>> doctor and patients from maryland take part in the biggest transplant swap in history. it is early and gorgeous outside. a great view over the skies above dc. i have the forecast. not just for hump day but in to the weekend. it is on the way next and you are watching 9 news now. good morning. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed

you're here in washington and in new orleans. how was atlanta? >> it was great. we went to olympic park and it was great. >> has anybody said -- you haven't been to new york city. >> we were. we were on good morning america. we did get to compliment time square and now we're going back. >> is it better in some places than others, like the south more receptive or do you find people are people? >> everybody is pretty receptive everywhere. they hear it and they kind of turn around and they read the sign and they they crack a smile. >> but has anyone said to you, just shut up? >> no. not on this tour. this tour has been so much fun and there hasn't been an -- one person who said go away, why are you out here, what are you doing. that has not happened. we've had an amazing time in every city. >> you're in philly tomorrow. we'll see if it happens there. >> philly fans are tough. you are going to wrap this up and are you going to take something away from it when you go your separate ways? >> we'll do it at purdue when we get back. we have two more years of school and co

there will be nonstop flights between new orleans and mexico city six days a week. the city's mayor remaining said this is a step of the unprecedented recovery. before katrina there were flights offered to canada and central america. >>> a tribute to the first u.s. combat casualties of the vietnam war, a large wreath was laid at the vietnam veterans memorial. 50 years ago today major deal bwese and master sergeant dale obnog died. they were watching a movie when their compound came under attack. their names are the first on the wall. >>> the broadway production of the curl purple is on stage right now at the kennedy center in d.c. with former american idol winner fantasia moreno playing the role. i sat down with her today to talk about the musical, motherhood and michael jackson. phantasia berino is reprising her role for the hit broadway musical the color purple. >> it's for men, women, young people. everybody needs to see this play. there's a lot going on right now and with the economy, with our young people and it's just a message that will make you feel like i c

all know the danger is tradition of running with the bulls, but you think your chance to run in new orleans. dozens of a roller girl's addressed as bulls bullied their way to the french quarter. this is the third year the city has hosted this race. it has grown so much, organizers say they may have to change their route. here's a final check of your forecast. >> not a bad evening ahead. some scattered clouds for the overnight hours and temperatures falling into the fifties. tomorrow will feel like summer, 88 degrees. near 90 degrees on tuesday and wednesday. a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a bit cooler as we and the upcoming work week. >> that does it for us. we will see you bacou bac (bell ringing) woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! woo-hoo!!!! kobak. mr. miller (announcer) everyone's heading to arby's for the official $5 combo of summer. featuring arby's new bbq bacon cheddar roastburger with curly fries and a drink for only $5. big on bbq taste, it's the $5 combo done better. ♪ the art of getting dirty. the art of getting clean. new powerfully formulated wisk®... is better on

warmer to the deep south, new orleans wh showers of the gulf, 78. a lot of energy off to the west. the trajtory basically has it dive to the south and west. if you are headed to southwestern virginia, down 81 corridor, showers. it for us, just clouds moving ever had, making a partly cloudy. the next system will move closer tomorrow, through e day. some of the computer models hit toward a little bit of rain at dawn, others say later in the day as the front moves across the area. once it comes through, it will clear out, and another wave will affect us. friday, scattered thunderstorms. the weekend, the better chance of cool air. tomorrow, 90 degrees, hot and sticky, scattered showers friday, a couple storms possible. saturday, cooling showers start the weekend, but we should finish nice. early next week, school, low 80's. >> wonderful weather. >> it is more like spring. >>> i take a couple days off, the nationals fired many active. >> they wish it was spring. the nationals are looking ahead with a positive outlook and a new manager. jim riggleman will be the interim skipper. at the s

new orleans hits 93. miami, 91. a mild 72 in boston. 78 in new york. and 82 in baltimore.tly 80s in the midwest. but st. louis hits 92. 92 also in salt lake city. and 88 in sacramento. >>> when we come back, get ready for more outrage. the company that's taken billions in bailout money, wants to resume bonuses to its highest-paid employees. >>> and a suburban swim club is under fire this morning after black children were turned away. >>> recapping your top business story this morning. general motors will be reborn today. >>> turning to the markets this morning, overseas stocks are mostly lower. tokyo's nikkei average ticked down a few points today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london, the ftse opened lower. wall street starts the day with the dow at 8183, after adding almost 5 points yesterday. the nasdaq was up 5 points to close at 1752. >>> aig is hoping to prevent another firestorm over bonuses. the bailed out insurer is asking the obama administration compensation watchdog about bonuses that are due out next week. the company caused a huge uproar for paying out b

se in, a plays new orleans. everybody is telling me. i'm hearing it in my ear. to rescue his girlfriend from a criminal he put behind bars. be the 4th or 5th caller to win at (410)481-4545. >> you said sena. real-time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning company .

. >> but i'm glad you mentioned that, because let's stick with new orleans, if we can.do americans in large measure look to the situation with katrina in new orleans and saw it as a bureaucratic screw-up? african-americans and hispanics looked at the very same situation and saw it as some kind of racist act. same situation, two different kinds of people looking at the same thing and coming out with two different conclusions. how is that possible? >> because we all come to the table with our own experiences and biases and prejudices. sometimes they're true and sometimes not. one good thing about president obama is he admitted to making the mistake and possibly aggravating the situation. and today, cooler heads would hopefully -- you know, something cool to drink will allow us to get past this incident but onto a new chapter we all want to have in this country. >> donna brazile, good enough to join us and talk about this. i should let you know as we near the end of the show we'll be throwing things over to wolf blitzer, who's going to be taking over from "the situation ro

a high of 96 in dallas. 89 in new orleans. and 95 in miami. just 69 in boston. and 80 here in new york. cooler than normal in parts of the midwest. 75 chicago. and 77 in detroit. and out west, mid-80s in boise and sacramento. and 108 in phoenix. >>> still to come from new york and l.a., gas prices, still falling even at the height of the driving season. and they may keep going down. >>> and michael jackson was an american icon. but today's memorial has international appeal. and it's being covered by reporters from around the world. look up to 5 years younger in 14 days. satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. go ahead. take the anew ultimate skincare challenge! avon introduces anew ultimate gold emulsion. combining technologies so breakthrough skins moisture levels surg by more than 400% on day 1. look up to 5 years younger in 14 days. satisfaction guaranteed or you money back. anew ultimate gold emulsion. call 1-800-for-avon to find a representative and take the anew skincare challenge! ♪ [ female announcer ] arthritis targets your body where it's weak. wher

miami, new orleans, kansas city, all of the major newspapers have one or two or three or four, a christian science monitor, they were concerned about this guy because nelson rockefeller in january 1945 i am 43, after luning was dead did a piece in the weekend magazine the sunday magazine of a three or four page item with pictures in which she talked about luning sixth of reckons as a master spy. it was a self congratulatory we just destroyed the master spy of the new world. so they were very much attuned to him and what he was doing. i think i will leave it there. i have stuff about the literary aspects of people who made novels but i want to make sure we have time for questions. if you're interested in some of the literary aspects you'll have to ask. >> i just have a couple of quick one's. how did he gets from germany to cuba because the war was going on at that point*? maggie took a spanish vessel out of barcelona. he organized it himself actually. his handlers wanted to put him on a vessel going out of portugal and go down to argentina that was operated that was supposed to be planned b

he also talks about new orleans and katrina and the rebuilding effort here.cally asked him what is the most important issue in black america and he said, without a doubt it is education and closinging the achievement gap and so that is really one of the issues. i'm in new orleans for the convention and symposium on young black men in education and that is what it boils down to, how do we confront the reality when in detroit, 25% young black men graduate from high school. in chicago 35% grad wait from high school? parents are been emphasizing education and this generation is falling further and further back and has to be the most dominant issue in black america. >> more in this conversation between me and roland, check that out on my blog. >>> a birthday party spanning two con nents, nelson mandela celebrated his 91st birthday in joe man necessariburg and the country's first national mandela day. in new york, a star-studded celebration marked mandela's big day. >> a great freedom fighter. transformed his prison sentence into changing people inside and outside

be, thliroasted tend mai lobster jumhrimp,callops, and a full ha-pou of cle from theouth tr our new orleans wood-grilled rimpbala simmered with crle seanings. taste the regional dis foa limited time. arelobster. finay tonit here on th t,n pls nam wa croe th most tr man in the arica he sd, themust nav polledy wi. tonight,e take aook bk whenhis nation turned ki. >> good eveninfrom new york. this iwalter cronkite reporting.>>ha are the hards and wha ar sen toensure man surval inheosle vironment of outer space? the aenyofficial present nnedy diedt 1:00 eastn standard time. 38 mutesago. >> into take and sze the citi they cser here than anywrelse now, thres after the oensive bega theiring still goes on. >> there smso be some kd of battling over there. >>estheres aatgog on >> iakess inuranger, just wto turoff o camerak up our tewters and the del out of this town mangointo the moon here is m. >> what ment. man on theay to themoon >> gooevening,rom paris, reportinfrosco >> from thgreawallf china. portinfrom drid. >>hat's the wayis ay rch 6th,1981. i'll be away o aignmt d dan rathe will b sitting in

before where detroit, for many years had the position of homicide and you've been subplanted with new orleanswe are just killing each other and it's genocide. it's genocide. a lot of it is fueled by many, many different factors and we have to turn it around if we're going to survive as a people. >> we should note, and i say this having been in this business a long time and seeing directors and actors and artists come and go. to stay in this business and to stay on top of this business, particularly to be african-american takes a whole lot. so we appreciate every time you put something out, man. you know, we'll be behind you all of the way. we appreciate mr. spike lee. >> thank you very much. ♪ > ♪ take out the rubbish ♪ scrub down the floor ♪ my achin' joints don't jump no more ♪ [ boi-oi-oing ] [ creak ] [ creak ] [ boi-oi-oing ] ♪ stumble up the stairway [ ringing ] ♪ shuffle down the hall ♪ these aching joints are sore ♪ ♪ ow! [ knees knocking ] [ boi-oi-oing ] [ crack ] ♪ my joints don't jump no more ♪ ♪ my joints don't jump no more ♪ [ bang ] [ throbbing ] a message from the american aca

airtran announced it will offer flights to indianapolis and new orleans. beginning on october 6th. >>> but please, whatever you're doing, look at this guy. this is tucker. we're going to introduce you to him. the doctor is here and he comes in every thursday to answer your questions about your pets. give us a call, we're going to stick the number on the screen. 410-377-8100. call now. he'll answer them after the break. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm not! (sighing) ted has betrayed me. (announcer) unlike cable, fios brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home and when you switch now, you can get a free compaq mini netbook. just pay shipping, handling and taxes. with fios, you'll get razor-sharp tv, blazing fast internet and crystal-clear phone service all for just... sign up today. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities a

marc morial joins me now, a former mayor of new orleans. great to see you, thank you so much. we know you're busy with your conference. thanks for taking the time to join us today. >> thanks for having me. >> let me ask you about the state of black america. you issued your report back in march, but you're there at your conference today. as you gather this week in new orleans, and we've had this huge eruption of, or, rather, in chicago, we've had this huge eruption about race in america. what is your take on where we stand in america today? >> well, america's made enormous progress. we need to congratulate ourselves on that, great progress has been made. but there's a distance to go. there's work to do. we're focusing here in chicago on solutions, and we just heard from vice president biden, who i think did a good job in calibrating and providing us with information about the president's economic plan and his stimulus objective. and how it's affected urban communities by protecting the jobs of police officers, firefighters, and teachers and by helping people, who otherwise woul

greenville, atlanta, nashville, new orleans, austin, dallas.t thinking, south carolina, the home of mark sanford. that must have been fun. and then you went to new orleans, the home of david vitter. i mean, you're making the tour. you got all those republican trouble spots. >> gee, i wish these dates were upcoming, you're plugging them and i already did them. what good is this? >> i already plugged your damn show. >> you're right. i know. no, i had a lot of fun. chris, i love going to the south. the south is the funnest place for me to play because, you know, you go to a place like greenville or i was also in tulsa, oklahoma, let's plug that one, i did it in april, and, you know, there are so many progressive people who live in these states. now, of course, they're marbled in and surrounded by a bunch of hillbillies and rednecks, but the fact that they're just there is a very positive thing, and when i come to their town, they all come out of the woodwork and they come to my show, and i feel very good that these people do exist everywhere in th

look, i reported in new orleans, i reported in chicago.t of these place, there are many people in these places who would move if they could and after they get shot, they still can't afford to move if. they can't afford to psychiatrist. what are they going to do? >> it's a good way of making the point. the community, we need commun y communitiecommunit communitiers to work in these communities to help make the communities feel safer and that involves rebuilding churches or rebuilding those social connections. i think you asked the question earlier, why are some towns or cities successful and others not successful. communities with more social capit capital, social leaders, who have credibility are more successful at implements violence prevention programs. there are a number of violence prevention programs that have evidence to support them, that are shovel ready but just need to be disseminated into communities, but we know that communities are more likely to implement these program when is the community are more cohesive, have trusted lea

a plane with others when new orleans was evacuated from hurricane katrina in 2005. staffer staffers have been trying to locate any possible family members, but the 73-year- old mr. griffin couldn't remember much until two days ago. >> everybody was screaming g yelling and clapping and crying because they thought he was deceased. >> you'll have to tune in tonight to see how this story ends in a very happy way, four years in the making. you might want to bring some tissues. >>> still ahead on 9news now at 6:00, we'll have the latest on a fire. and some brides to be are making a difference with the purchase of thr eis wngo isth weekend. we'll explain. stay with us. /d is >>> cooking left unattended is being blamed for the apartment fire that left a five-year-old dead and his seven-year-old brother injured. the fire started just after 5:00 last night at the oakridge apartments in riverdale, maryland. firefighters went door to door to check fire detectors and ask residents about fire safety. >> what we found out is that with short time after a tragedy has occurred, withi

new orleans, 91. and dallas is 102. >>> when we come back, michael jackson's 1984 commercial that went all wrong. and may have led to a long addiction to drugs. all the details coming up. >>> and harry potter is proving he can still make cash registers ring. your business news is straight ahead. kim pruett, salina, kansas. zipline-- terrifying. my husband, robert, robert made me come. he dragged me up here. i'm scared. i don't want to take my feet off thelatform. hey, this isn't bad! you look down and you'e like, ooh that's a lot farther than i thouht it was going to be. well that wasn't bad at all, that was fun. >>> stocks are mostly higher overseas this morning. tokyo's nikkei average climbed 0.8% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened higher. this follows the dow's biggest one-day gain in nearly four months. the benchmark soared nearly 257 points yesterday, closing at 8616. the nasdaq jumped 63 points to close at 1862. >>> a somewhat more optimistic outlook from the fede

it's 89 in new orleans. and 92 in dallas. >>> and still to come this morning, market momentum. housing sales pick up with the biggest gain in nearly a decade. >>> and perilous plunge. a kayaker drops off a giant waterfall and lives to tell the tale. i never thought it could happen to me... a heart attack at 53. i had felt fine. but turns out... my cholesterol and other risk factors... increased my chance of a heart attack. i should've done something. now, i trust my heart to lipitor. when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. unlike some other cholesterol .lowering medications,, lipitor is fda approved .to reduce the risk..., of heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds ! of heart surgeries... in patients with several common risk factors... or heart disease. lipitor has been extensively studied... with over 16 years of research. lipitor is not for everyone, including people with liver problems... and women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests .to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if you are .taking other medi

scattered thunderstorms from new orleans to orlando. and triple-digit heat in parts of texas and the southwest. >> a scorching 110 in phoenix. and 102 in dallas and sacramento. portland climbs to 90. and seattle 81. omaha, indianapolis. seasonable in the northeast. 80 in boston. 4 in new york. and 88 in baltimore. >>> all right. when we come back, one of the nation's biggest defense contractors, boeing, says it's about to shed jobs. business news, straight ahead. >>> and the democrats are rolling out their health care proposals. the president supports it. the republicans are ready for a fight. has progress taken us to a better place? i'd say it's taken us for a ride. honestly, what thanks "do we owe progress?, we're up to our necks n landfill, and down to the wire in esources and climate change is out to get us. that's why progress #plays no role inside post shredded wheat. here we put he "no" in innovation., post original shredded wheat is still just the one, simple, honest ingredient which naturally comes with vitamins, minerals and f

scattered thunderstorms from new orleans to orlando.d triple-digit heat in parts of texas and the southwest. >> a scorching 110 in phoenix. and 102 in dallas and sacramento. portland climbs to 90. and seattle 81. omaha, indianapolis. seasonable in the northeast. 80 in boston. 4 in new york. and 88 in baltimore. >>> all right. when we come back, one of the nation's biggest defense contractors, boeing, says it's about to shed jobs. business news, straight ahead. >>> and the democrats are rolling out their health care proposals. the president supports it. the republicans are ready for a fight. >>> stocks are higher across the board this morning. tokyo's nikkei average ticked up 0.1% tay. hong kong's hang seng is up big. and in london, the ftse opened with solid gains. wall street starts the day with the dow at 8359, after adding 27 points yesterday. and the nasdaq rose 6 points to close just below 1800. >>> computer chipmaker, intel, could help keep the momentum going on wall street today. the company's shares are set to rise, after report