in fact, newport is home to america's oldest jewish synagogue. modern times, it was here at st. mary's that john f. kennedy and wife jackie tied the knot. where yachts and sailboats now crowd the docks, in the 1700s this was a major seaport for sailing ships from around the world. one of the signers of the declaration of independence hailed from newport -- william ellery. during the american revolution, the british occupied the town for three years. after the british left newport, it became the base for french troops sent to aid the colonies. under general rochambeau 5,000 french soldiers marched to join george washington at yorktown. this painting shows the british surrender that ended the revolution. the americans are on the right, and the french on the left. in the early 1800s, southern plantation owners came north to newport to build grand summer homes. not to be outdone, wealthy yankees began to build even bigger homes. that set off a race between the richest families in america to try and outbuild one another. they hired the most famous arc

i do not think anybody has put the numbers on how long the cup has stayed in new york and newport, rhode island. it was there for 132 years. it was the longest standing winning streak in history, over 27 successful defenses. i am sure mr. ellison would love to hold it that long. it is unlikely he will, but it has a long lasting benefit. also, youth programs. our foundation supports youth programs. i fell in love with sailing when i was 12 years old. i actually had polio when i was 3 months old, and so i could not do baseball, football, and other things. sailing was one of those areas where i could compete on a level basis with others that were able-bodied. one of the organizations i benefit from will talk about that part of sailing. i will give strong encouragement to move forward. chairperson maxwell: geoff green, joy o'connor, bob neihbor, jessica schumer. >> good afternoon. i do not know anything about politics and economics. there are other people who know about it. but i am a sailor. my guy is also an avid sailor. we think this is a good opportunity to try to keep the america's cup

another car smashed into a windshield at newport place. nobody was hurt. >>> rivers and streams in our area are swollen. the danger of flooding is easing. it looks like you should not have any more problems. that is great news. for weather updates, you can log on to tbd.com. >>> still ahead, the east coast under water. we'll check out the damage from miami to maine. >> three survivors of the deadly tour bus crash described the deadly st.. >> we have a sneak peek at the weekend forecast. [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a money bar that shows what's scheduled to go out, what you've put aside... and how much you really have available, right now to spend on the things you want. and you can free up money with a simple slide. it's built to help make your financial life a whole lot easier. experience everything virtual wallet has to offer at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. t

. >>> and newport could be another black eye for metro -- a new report. regarding the escalators and elevators. >> observers almost daily. the problems remain into the autumn. >> i have a problem with its. >> i don't understand what the elevators are constantly under repair. >> thanks to an independent audit, the mystery is solved. the report found serious flaws in the late metro maintains its equipment. the problems ranged from 30 escalator switches and water in , to propers wirooms maintenance standards. the interim general manager has previously admitted the need to do a better job of maintaining equipment and acknowledges that it has graduated 11 mechanics and is about to replace the foggy bottom elevator next month. the authors of the audit agree that they need to do more. >> the findings of the audit will be presented to the board of directors at the meeting on thursday. metro has not commented so far. >>> d.c. streets will be closed this evening for the filming of "transformers 3." maryland avenue south and west from third street to sixth street. t

he fell into the river near newport news. he was weighed down by 60 pounds of tactical gear. his body was recovered last night. he was a member of fake security base near new york city. >>> marine will spend the rest of his life behind bars after kidnapping and raping a university of maryland graduate student. jorge torrez was found guilty for raping and choking her and leaving her for dead. he will be sentenced on december 10. >>> now to the latest at the miracle on the mine. >> the doctor say all 33 will be home by tomorrow. while the group has no serious medical injuries, some are having a tough time adjusting to the fact they are free. >> some of them, they're just realizing that this -- the days ended. one of them when he woke up said, i have to work. >> the group is reportedly hiring an accountant to handle their earnings from book and movie deals they are being offered. they will split the money evenly. >>> a mother and father murdered. the big break in an international manhunt. >>> the new way of virginia school system is fighting the problem of bullying. >> more prob

relying on the america's cup economy all year round for the three years that it cycled always butoí newport rhode island, so it is a reduction in a requirement that we demystify what this would mean to an urban center like san francisco, and since we have probably some of the most finest sailing in the world here, yes, there are huge swaths of repopulation, in particular the population of the spanish community, that do not that. and if there could ever be a better reason to facilitate education outreach so the we introduced to communities what that means, 5$ this. supervisor maxwell: thank you. >> thank you very much. >> i want to try to get to public comment as quickly as possible, so let me move through the rest of our presentation. i have talked before about the broad support note that we enjoy a number of agencies on the sly. this is going to permissibly asking them about the san francisco bay. we will be going out to many of these organizations again. we already do a number of international event. now, i want to move quickly to the corporate support and community support that is pivota

young stated earlier, is in newport and valencia the only way to see the cup in person was to be on a boat and go out and see it. we have a unique opportunity in san francisco where we have a natural and the theater. sydney has a similar opportunity, but nobody wants to go that far. we have an opportunity to continue with additional races after this, not only the america's cup. there are losers and winners at every one of these races. but there are dozens of major boat races in the world every year. it is like if you build it they will come. a think we have what we need here to do that. -- i think we have what we need here to do that. thank you. >> my name is kevin manell. i am a manager of the small business located in marine county. right now, we have five employees. i think that with an opportunity like this we have the ability of vastly expanding. we are a builder of a great technology. we can power 45-foot sailboats or catamarans. we are also a global company and manufacturing house. we can reach out with america's cup being in the bay area and reached out to the world. we can ea

landed on this matter are requiring foreclosures to be reviewed by judges and bank of america says newport will be submitted next week to really to a resumption of foreclosures are being delayed in 27 states and l.a. financial is also restarted foreclosures and other lenders are expected to follow suit. housing experts say that the moratorium only will delay the inevitable and they are still at it investigating the papers. robert e. gibson says the white house will hold banks accountable if they violate the law. >> take a look at this home in might india, it is being called the world's most expensive home. ford says it is worth $1 billion. the home is 27 stories high like a hotel, it has a health club, a gym, ballroom, dozens of restaurants and lounges and of 50 seat movie theater, and elevated garner and the fourth richest man in the world calls this place home. he just had a bill and is moving in his wife. >> a live look inside at&t bart where the giants have just one day and gone up to it wins to one. we will be just one day and gone up to it wins to one. we will be lit with more news a

. >> reporter: cowting the latino vote at an award ceremony in newport beach, california, friday nightg whitman stayed on message. >> and you know what, we're going to win this thing. >> reporter: she did not mention the controversy surrounded her opponent, jerry brown. in a tape leaked this week, a brown campaign strategy session was caught on an answering machine after the candidate thought he had hung up. on it, someone refers to meg whitman as a whore. the brown campaign says it was an aide who used the slur, not brown himself. they were referring to whitman's attempts to grab the endorsement of the police officer union. brown apologized to whitman for the "salty language" but her campaign isn't ready to forgive. >> it's an insight into jerry brown's campaign, how he deals in backrooms when nobody is listening, when he thinks nobody is listening, when he thinks nobody is watching. and, you know, it's an insult to not only meg whitman but to all californians. >> reporter: just 24 hours after the tape went public, the national organization of women endorsed brown, and a local represe

prior to a scheduled campaign appearance in newport beach, her camp announced she would have no comment on a voice message to jerry brown that referred to whitman as a whore. brown apologized for the comment. brown picked up an endorsement from the california branch of the national organization for women announced it is supporting brown saying he is a strong advocate for women's equality and abortion rights. these also blasted whitman for her failure to support women's rights to choose. >>> after an all nighter a lot of people wake up with a hangover. california woke up with a budget. it is 100 days left. they worked all night on it. $187billion. a billion more than last year. the government praised it for reforming the state pension system and not raising any new taxes. to get the deal passed the governor, legislature agreed to defer $2 billion to education until the next fiscal year. >>> relief for many on the brink of losing their homes. tomorrow bank of america is suspending foreclosures nationwide. robert lyles shows us the bank's business practices are under fire. >> reporter: dan

. >> frank newport is the editor in chief of gallup polls. he joined us.ank newport is editor- in-chief at a gallop. thank you for being with us. in new poll looked at how active the katharina should be in americans' lives. why did you decide to -- how active should the government be in americans' lives? why did you decide to look at this? guest: we spent a lot of time debating what the role of the amican beverage to be. it goes back to the depression and the role that fdr created. a lot of candidates, to give away the tea party movement and others, on of the main words you will your come outf their mouth is a "less government," and there has always been a lot of research done on it. we looked at new polling and decided, really, if we could get a 330 million americans in one room, what would they tell us in washington about what they think the appropriate role should be? host: let's look up the trust americans have for those holding office or running for office. guest: that is one of a number of questions that you can trend and ask an american cit we put t

they toasted and did shots of tequila last night in newport beach. the candidates were doing their best to appeal to latino voters who are expected to play a critical role in the november elections. >> i think every speech should begin with a shot of tequila. >> meg whitman also made a promise last night that latinos would have a place in her administration. >>> a bay area halloween tradition is shooting to new heights this year. bob rudell is hanging on for dear life in this report. >> reporter: we're at the latest incarnation, just in time for halloween here in lathrop. it's a rope obstacle course, which i have to catch up on. it's a 45 foot structure well over 100 feet long. three tier. each divided into five different challenging sections. i'm on the bottom tier. brian's on the top, brandon's in the middle. which one will be the hardest? which one is is the hardest? >> probably that one and the other cargo net. >> the one i'm on right now? >> are you able to get through this without relying on your safety harness? >> all right. what was our time,

his book and former defense secretary william cohen looks at the politics of outsourcing, and frank newport discusses a recent poll examining people's attitudes on how active the federal government should be in the affairs of americans. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span networks -- we provide coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. find our content any time through c-span's digital content library. we take c-span on the road with art digital bus and local -- with our digital bus and local content vehicle. c-span -- created by cable, provided as a public service. u.s. senateucky's candidates -- democrat jeff conway and republican rand paul -- meeting for an hour long debate at the university of louisville. this debate was organized by the iv

we do not ask if you are .egistered as host: larry, you are on in newport. caller: we got a call yesterday from your organization. i did not take the call, but we got a call at the house. let me just remind some of my fellow citizens that col. i'm almost 70 years old, so i've seen quite a of government in my time. the first time i voted was for kennedy. i do not know, but it seems the constitution was to protect the citizens from the government, not to empower the government to do anything it wants to its citizens. we all know that entitlements are out of control and we have to rein them in somehow, yet we passed one of the largest entitlement in history in the obama care bill. nancy pelosi says you have to read the bill, that speaks to the competency of the elected officials. host: we will leave that there. guest: i'm glad that somebody took a poll, and it is very coincidental. we called thousands of people a day. i'm but he got a call and that he cooperated. -- i'm glad that he got a call and that he cooperated. a lot of people would share their opinion, b

get any more tense than this momentum shifting from continent to continent as the day went on in newport the hosts entered monday on top with a three point lead but as the final singles match up went to the eighteenth hole it was absolutely nothing between the teams to score thirteen and a half to thirteen and a half goal the northern irishman winning an absolute belcher against. the american last chip europe take it their fourth ryder cup triumph in the previous five attempts. that brings us on to the hardwood where russian squads are busy gearing up for the start of the super league season before the off though the on your alexander cup always takes center stage for the country's top team who is is no usual c.s.k. moscow constantine to top off was at the closing day of the international competition for us. despite the friendly status of the. host to remain to group to be in the. just curious of lutherie any of the winner of the emerald gold cup. man to the initiative from the teeth off much. needed from the three point one helping his team to take the lead just minutes in and try jim l

they were both attending a hispanic lifetime achievement gala in newport beach.y were doing their best to appeal to latino voters who are expected to play a critical role in the november election. >> i don't know. i think every speech should begin with a shot of tequila. >> meg whitman told the crowd she cannot win the election without the latino vote. there was no mention of her illegal made scandal last week. >>> are the apple and at&t breakup rumors true? why at&t could be losing its exclusive hold on the iphone coming u meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was caught reaping millions from insider stock deals. after ebay shareholders sued and a judge cited the obvious conflict of interest she was forced to pay the money back. what kind of person would be involved in deals a fellow republican congressman called corrupt? and in her last year at ebay, whitman paid herself $120 million right before the company laid off 10% of it's workers. we're choosing a governor, shouldn't character matter? >>> more women are reportedly choo

it happened on newport place northwest near dupont circle. thankfully no one was hurt when the tree came crashing down. >>> montgomery county police say yesterday's metro bus accident in silver spring was likely weather related. shortly after 7 yesterday morning, one bus rear ended another near brunette avenue. 26 people, eight students at montgomery blare high school, were taken to the hospital. no one was serious my hurt. >>> and we're learning more about the driver killed after his bus drove off of a ramp on i-270 in bethesda. two younger thes on board said the driver clearly suffered a medical emergency. the retired police officer collapsed on the steering wheel just before the crash yesterday afternoon. he says one of the parents, sally curry tried to grab the wheel and steer it on to the interstate but the unconscious driver was on top of it. >> i looked at the bus driver and he was slumped over on the steering wheel. >> he is slumped over? >> he is slumped over like he had a heart attack. we heard bus driver, look out and felt a smash

. >> reporter: in newport beach, california, renee zapeta was arrested trying to break back into his house after the bank evicted his family. he's still fighting the bank. >> i feel like it still is my house because it is my house. >> reporter: across the country, the foreclosure mess is sparking a consumer backlash. >> illegal procedures must be stopped today. >> reporter: not only was paperwork unreliable, but homeowners attorney dustin zacks says mortgages were bundled, sold and resold so many times during the housing bubble, not even the banks know who owns millions of mortgages. he says it's too soon to lift the foreclosure suspension. >> it's surprising that a bank would think in two weeks they can review all the ownership documents and all the proprietary information to prove that they own these loans in just a couple of weeks. >> reporter: now, bank investors are crying foul, too. a growing number who bought mortgage-backed securities is complaining the securities were full of bad loans to homeowners who couldn't afford them, made by bankers who should have known better. inve

and was accepted to go with the prep school in newport, rhode island. when there i was selected to go to the naval academy in annapolis, graduated in the class of '80 and served until 1989 in full active duty 1991 on a temporary active duty status and talk show i stayed in the reserves for another three years and got out really officially in 1996. >> cryptological officer in guam, does that mean you did the coding on guam? >> i was a special duty intelligence officer, 16 penn was my designator was i did it not only on guam but on aircraft carriers, submarines, nasa security agent, fort mead, you name it, i had a pretty solid career. >> russian, defense language institute in monterrey. >> studied russian there, chinese at the naval academy in annapolis. >> can you handle russia? >> yeah, i can [speaking in a foreign language], i've forgotten a lot of words but i still remember. >> do you ever talk russian with any russian people you have on your show? >> every now and then i have russians that show up in my audience. >> have you been to russia? >> never

gas from newport. over half a percent. russian central bank has left its financing rate unchanged at seven point seven five percent for the third straight month following the meeting on friday bank but i see said that weakening consumer demand and uncertain prospects in the global economy posed added risk for economic growth. and holly metal is floating around fifty percent of its shares on the london stock exchange russia's top precious metal producer could raise up to one billion dollars from the company plans to undertake the listing through a new parent company wholly metal international registered in london in july. the world's top software producer microsoft increased net income by more than a half in the first three months of its trading year growth was driven by strong corporate demand for the new windows seven operating system figures but it beat expectations on wall street. now the european commission plans to launch legal proceedings against its own member states that pay over flight fees to russia the move is a

. >> ball's district which runs from prince william county down to newport news, she does not no who posted them but she is embarrassed and angry. krystal ball says -- >> the economy and education and eliminating our dependence on foreign oil. >> these photos taken six years ago of ball with her boyfriend. they show that couple playing with a sex toy. we found some photos too graphic. the pictures were posted on the conservative blog. >> i was horrified. it is embarrassing. i was also horrified that politics has come to that point of trying to destroy people personally. >> her opponent in the first district race, rob whitman has denied any involvement. she concedes some voters may question her judgment and some do. >> i think it was poor judgment. you have to know that whatever you do nowadays, someone will see it some way or another. >> some say it is an old indiscretion. >> it would not sway me any way it all. >> she is embarrassed by not backing down. >> to regret it? yes. was there anything illegal? no. am i going to drop out of the race because of it? no. >> you might say with a

. >>> more rain in newport. that means they will have to play the final 12 singles matches tomorrow. today was a mixed bag. lee westwood, they played against stricker and woods. westward, drills this birdie on ten. giving tiger his worst defeat in match play. one american who has been loving life is ovoerton. he check out the 8th hole. for the eagle. yep, boom baby. he and watson lot of the match. mikell mickelson and fowler loose. the year was one five and a half of the possible six points in the third session. sinking a short birdie on 18 to have the hole with sink and europeans go no the final play. united states, usa must win seven and a half of tomorrow's 12 points to retain the ryder cup. that's sports for this sunday night. giants in the playoffs. what a relief. >> that's right. way to go. >> thank you. thank you for watching. we will see you back here tonight at ten. >> goodnight.

were sleeping some of the world's top golfers were teeing off in the ryder cup early this morning in newport, wales. it puts a team of golfers from u.s. against a team against europe. europe has taken an early lead. right now play is suspended because of rain, a lot of rain. deluge over there. catcthe ryder cup this weekend right here on nbc 4. our coverage begins at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow and at 7:00 in the morning on sunday. >> wellit will take more than a little to stop the redskins. redskins in a hangar at dulles because of the weather. they take on the eagles in donovan mcnabb's return to philadelphia. the other big story, who will start at quarterback? mike shanahan said clinton portis will start on sunday despite being benched during last sunday's loss to the rams. neither shanahan nor portis wanted to speak much about the controversy yesterday. >> you knowhat, for these, you hot topics you're bring up, coach is upstairs. you want to walk up there with him, you're going to interview him after this, you can ask him all those questions. >> i don't get into my conversations withlayers. i add

>> sean: can i take him to the black pearl in newport and offer everybody clam chowder?had to give back every chicken dinner that i ever bought for people who bought tickets to a fundraiser, we serve chicken or gave it away -- >> sean: that's different. >> democrats are guilty of feeding people is that the charge? >> sean: these are early vote rallies, they are bringing people in and feeding them. why don't we give away a cadillac. a trip for two to rangel's villa. >> they've done this on reservations. that's one of the things that is bothering a lot of the people about the way they do it. they get 95% of the vote, by buying a chicken dinner. >> sean: jacques if you want to persuade me to vote for you if you run for office, i want to go either to the black pearl or -- [ talking over each other ] >> what same saying is this, in all of the issues that you have on the table today, now to say the democrats are bribing indians with chickens. >> sean: i didn't say chickens. >> i said chickens. [ talking over each other ] >> you gotta give them something. >> can anybody be boug

i'm from newport, rhode island. >> it's a place trying to accommodate a crowd. >> we've also tried to make the main salon area as roomy. and livable. >> reporter: be prepared, this kind of luxury costs a pretty penny. >> it's about half a million as much. >> even if those are indications of improving economy. >>> there are more boats here than ever. and more people interested in coming. >>> preseason ticket sales were up 12.2%. think their attitudes have turned around. i think they're optimistic. >> back to you now on tv hill. >> and the show runs through late afternoon on monday. >>> probably live on that catamaran. >> i could definitely live on that. >>> that's what you do. you sell your house, your tractor. your lawn mower. your gutters. >>> 70 degrees now. west/northwest winds at 8. come back and take a look at a great end of the week and weekend after this. ,,,,,, so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich'

change my clothes, so that's why it looks like i'm prepared for an emergency regatta party at the newporte choice of clothing. >> thanks. >> jimmy: and you look sharp. you look very good. i got to say -- this movie's fantastic. >i appreciate that, thanks. >> jimmy: well-written movie. "the social network" -- we had a bunch of the cast on our show. >> the whole week you've had -- it's been a "social network" week on "jimmy fallon." weeally appreciate it. >> jimmy: i think this is gonna be the number one movie. i think it's a great film. a lot of the dialogue is very fast, like, very rapid-fire. >> well, it had to be becuse the script was 162 pages long. usually, a screenplay is about 120 pages is what gets you an average size movie. >> jimmy: that's 40 exa pages. >> 40 extra pages. but our great director, david fincher, swore to the studio that it wasn't the 162-minute movie. and the first ay that we worked together, he came ot my house with a stopwatch and said, "you're gonna read the whole script out loud, scene by scene, at the pace that you heard it in your head when you were writing i

>> sean: can i take him to the black pearl in newport and offer everybody clam chowder?ck every chicken dinner that i ever bought for people who bought tickets to a fundraiser, we serve chicken or gave it away -- >> sean: that's different. >> democrats are guilty of feeding people is that the charge? >> sean: these are early vote rallies, they are bringing people in and feeding them. why don't we give away a cadillac. a trip for two to rangel's villa. >> they've done this on reservations. that's one of the things that is bothering a lot of the people about the way they do it. they get 95% of the vote, by buying a chicken dinner. >> sean: jacques if you want to persuade me to vote for you if you run for office, i want to go either to the black pearl or -- [ talking over each other ] >> what same saying is this, in all of the issues that you have on the table today, now to say the democrats are bribing indians with chickens. >> sean: i didn't say chickens. >> i said chickens. [ talking over each other ] >> you gotta give them something. >> can anybody be bought? >> why are

more rain today in newport wales means they will play all four singles matches tomorrow. making them nervous and that's champion overton. he has never won this but he is a tough competitor. and the eighth hole for eagle. [ applause ] >> yeah. come on, come on. yeah. [ applause ] >> boom baby, yeah. too bad overton and bubba watson still lost their match. phil mickelson look like they don't want to be there. they lost 2-1. the europeans won five out of a possible six points today. the short birdie putt on 18 to have the hole. they lead 9.5 to 6.5. u.s. must win 7.5 out of tomorrow's 12 possible points to retain the ryder cup. >>> nascar went to kansas. kyle busch and he taps rudeman. and rudeman says he wants a piece of kyle busch. so 100 laps later rudeman gets into kyle busch. he finished 21st today and dropped down in the points race from third to 7th. greg biffle went to third but jimmy johnson came in sec. jimmy leads the sprint cup standings by eight slim points over denny hamlin. the next high school football game of the week will be one of these two matchups. go to

a member of the security and safety team fell into the water off the coast of newport news last nightmember has not yet been identified. the world's longest tunnel is expected to be finished tomorrow. crews in switzerland have been drilling a rail tunnel that is more than 35 miles long. part of a larger project to shift goods from roads to rails in concern that heavy trucks are destroying the landscape. swiss voters are paying more than $1,300 each to fund the project. they say the money is worth spending after 23 years of construction they will only shave one hour of travel time between northern europe and italy. >>> coming up next, everybody, stay with us. rachel maddox joins us to talk about her exclusive interview about don't ask, don't tell. [ male announcer ] there's a big idea happening in health care called the humana walmart- preferred prescription plan. it's a medicare prescription drug plan that saves you an average of over $450 a year, with monthly plan premiums less than $15 and copays as low as $2. with savings like these, you have more time to remember what it's really

attending a hispanic lifetime gala in newport beach and doing their best to appeal to voters who arexpected to play a critical role in the november election. >> i don't know. i think every speech should begin with a shot of tequila. >> meg whitman told the crowd she can't win the election without the latino vote. no mention, though, of her illegal maid scandal from last week. >>> a reminder tuesday evening we are airing the governor's debate between meg whitman and democrat jerry brown. coverage starts at 6:00 on air and on-line. you can always get our latest election coverage on our website, nbcbayarea.com. click on prop 0. >>> more than 200 east bay homes will be on the auction block at oakland convention center this morning. each one of them the result of a foreclosure. this morning louder rumblings of an investigation into the foreclosure crisis. attorneys jenle from 40 u.s. states may probe banks whether they allowed faulty paperwork in those proceedings. a source says an official announcement could come on tuesday. iowa's attorney general will likely lead that investigation. we

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the ryder cup began early this morning in newport, wales. it pits a team of golfers from the u.s.inst europe. europe has taken the early lead. play is suspended right now because of rain. we're talking a lot of rain out there. you can catch the ryder cup this weekend here on nbc 4. coverage starts at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow and 7:00 in the morning sunday. and fro the fairway he is and greens to the gridiron where the redskins have their eyes set on the eagles. the skins head to donovan nabb's return to the team he led for more than a decade. the other big story is who will start as running back. head coach mike shanahan says clinton portis will start on sunday despite essentially being benched during last sunday's loss to the st. louis rams. neither shanahan nor portis wanted to speak about the controversy yesterday. >> these hot topics you're bringing up, the coach is right upstairs. you want to walk up, interview h after this, you can ask him all those questions. >> i don't get into my conversations with players. we've talked about that before. i address it at the time. i addressed i

. >> i was born in newport beach, california. my brother and i. >> hinojosa: and you grow up in dayton, ohio. >> and we ended up in dayton, ohio. culinary capitol of the world. >> hinojosa: you know, i didn't know this about dayton, ohio! >> ( laughing ) yeah, no; not so much. >> hinojosa: but the questions was how was it, you know, growing up-- and you were the first chinese family in dayton, or one of the few? >> we were... we always joked that when we had our chinese friends over to our home, we were chinatown. ( laughing) so there weren't that many, no. there weren't a lot. >> hinojosa: so what was it like in terms of food? because you know what? kids can be kind of intense when you're like, suddenly bringing something different to lunch that's not peanut butter and jelly. >> no, you're right, you're right. we actually... we did both. being in dayton, and... there probably was 50 chinese people, so we did want to blend in, so we absolutely had turkey for thanksgiving, and we'd have the pot roasts, and mom had the famous clay