nikki and her husband wanted to have children, but were told that wasn't going to happen.o they named their first restaurant after their first son that they couldn't have. >> we decided to open a bar and name it after our first son that we hadn't had yet. and little did we know two months after we opened, we got pregnant with a daughter. >> and her name is? >> her name is addison. we joked that we would call her todd. but when it came down to it, we couldn't do it. >> reporter: there she is, tc's little sis. this used to be slammers and armadillo's, but they since moved out. now everybody up on the wall used to be a customer, but now they're not only a customer, but family member. >> we wanted to provide an atmosphere where people can come and they feel like it's an extension of their living room, but they don't have to do any of the work. >> reporter: uncle red's worked for 30 years, didn't want to relocate. so while nikki is changing diapers, red changed his life in becoming a restaurant co- owner. >> yeah, people say are you crazy, right in you should be retiring at you

. >> nikki west calls the cuts disconcerting. she's just glad he -- she has a paycheck. >> i would rather take a furlough than someone be laid off. >> reporter: bottom line, a little more than 200 jobs lost. 160 positions unfilled. and the 70,000 people who still have positions will have to take furloughs. ask the budget outlook in the future looks bleak. live at the state house, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz for continuing coverage of the budget cuts. and remember, wjz is always on. log onto wjz.com for a breakdown of these cuts, the latest updates and to read stories. >>> a major drug bust. a woman tries to smuggle cocaine through bwi marshall in her bra. tonight, we have new details about her arrest, including how she got cost -- caught. >>> police have a name but no -- face but no name. they need neighbors to help find him. >> i'm gigi barnett. that story straight ahead. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, lessons learned from the water taxi accident that claimed five lives. that story as eyewitness news

. >> reporter: nikki west calls the cuts disconcerting. she's just glad she has a paycheck. unlike some state employees in annapolis and beyond. >> i would rather take a furlough than someone be let off. >> reporter: so we're talking about 170 positions that have gone unfilled. a little more than 200 jobs laid off and also 70,000 state workers who are being furloughed and the future budget outlook is bleak. reporting live at the state house, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, mike. thank you. >>> the board of revenue estimates will meet again in september to assess the status of the state's revenue. >>> we have new information today about what may have led to the murder of an elderly man at an assisted living facility in howard county. jessica kartalija is working the story. >> police now say a medical condition could have tributed to the -- contributed to the deadly attack. earl wilder is a boxer who is currently suffering from dementia. he is being held at a private hospital. wilder allegedly rose out of his wheelchair and attacked 91- year-old james brown.

on the scotty interview, nikki wrote, i bet rick scott now knows what it's like to get tased. kind of interesting comment on that. now let's go to facebook on the right can if we can. robert, see me pointing right over there, lisa peterson says, "that was a lovely story. bless the hearts of that father and son." "this is awesome, chilling, heartwarming story. thanks, rick." "my hat goes off for that family. they've been through most can imagine. more people to need to protect flag." david says, "good lesson in holding your opinion until you know all the facts." i guess it is a lesson for all of us. we're going to be right back. when that man who said he wouldn't take his flag down until his son came home, well, his son's home. guess who's joining us. helping people save money on car insurance. gecko: aw thank you, sir. boss: but i think there are a few other things you can say about what a reliable company geico is. gecko: right. uh, well maybe how geico's the third-largest car insurance company in america? nice tidbit there. boss: exactly. and i've been thinking, looking a bi

nikki giovanni, the poet.and she has a poem in which she says, "there are sounds which shatter the staleness of lives, transporting the shadows into the dreams." most people i know, 24 years old or 74 years old, want to shatter the staleness. what have you learned about how to do that? >> well, one of the things that i experienced here in talking to people was this dynamic of loss and liberation. that most people that i talk to in the third chapter had to begin with childhood stories, in order to begin to explain the ways in which they were able to move forward into new learning in the third chapter. because much of what happens in that early time is often a feeling of not being supported, not being nourished, maybe even being neglected and abused. >> moyers: when they're young? >> when they're young, and to return to that place of hurt. to try to understand it. not to blame anyone. but to try to understand it. whether that's a metaphoric return, or whether that's literally going back to ohio and walking up th

joining us to talk about all this is nikki tsongas of massachusetts. congresswoman tsongas, good to see you this morning. >> good morning, carlos. how are you? >> very good. congresswoman tsongas, how are you feeling about the words we're hearing on the senate side, both like those of kent conrad, the smore who chairs the budget committee, and others who seem to suggest that there won't be a public option in the senate bill but more likely a co-op? do you feel good about that? do you feel like that's actually progress you can sign on to? >> well, i think we have to remain to see what happens as the senate does its work, and then the house passes out its bill and we bring the two together. but i remain committed to the importance of a public option. if you think about it, with the mandated coverage for every individual in this country, that's 47 million new customers for the private insurance industry. and it seems to me we have to have one not-for-profit competitor in the mix. and to me, that's the public option. the great importance of it is provides

this is nikki polenko, he's the capitalen of a professional team called the long island lizards.ave you here. >> thank you. >> welcome. >> when you shake his hand you know how he wins, because man. -- >> oh, boy. >> when i was a kid this was seen as a regional sport. it was northeast, atlantic coast. it's all over the country now, right? >> long island, maryland and upstate new york really started. now it's worldwide. it's one of the fastest growing sports. >> and the basics are what? >> basics, it's a great team sport. ten on ten on the field. sticks just like this. trying to score goals and win the game. >> and it's gaining in popularity among men and women, as well. >> absolutely. boys and girls, both of all ages. >> and when you say it's gaining popularity all around the world, is it fair to assume that this is a quintessentially american sport? because i understand this was invented by the american indians? >> absolutely. >> so that -- >> we started playing over 2500 that play now. the world games, europe, lacrosse, the world games in 2010. >> so it's a great sport to stay i

we've got democratic congresswoman nikki tsongas, former commerce secretary gutierrez and pat buchanant michael vick with a columnist. >>> let's fast forward to the top headlines as always. tropical storm claudette has made landfall along the florida panhandle. claudette is the first named storm to hit the u.s. mainland this year. it's been downgraded to a tropical depression. meanwhile, the first official hurricane of the season is churning in the atlantic, bill, could become a major hurricane by the middle of the week. >>> and search efforts continue for a georgia woman missing for nearly a week. police believe the 38-year-old, kristi cornwell, was abducted while walking near her parents' home. you see her picture. her cell phone was found three miles from where she disappeared. >>> another public apology from michael vick. speaking on "60 minutes" yesterday, vick said he was sorry for his involvement in a brutal dogfighting ring. >> i should have took the initiative to stop it all and i didn't and i feel so bad about that now. i know, you know, that i didn't step up. >> vick, of cou

nikki writes "jack, not only is president obama tough enough but he's cool with it, too."est of his presidency is doomed. pick your battles only when necessary but for god's sake don't let the cheerful troup of morons we call congress run all over you. we're all screwed if that happens." if you didn't see your e-mail go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and look for yours among others >> it doesn't take much to become an internet sensation these days. a squirrel did it simply by sneaking into a photo, the crasher squirrel. and a former nba star takes a shot at politics, and gets some hometown help. reams. during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. special lease offers now available on the 2009 is 250. from brink's home security... you can now expect from broadview security - for home and business. call now to get the proven technology of a broadview security system installed for just $99. day or night, broadview is on the job, ready to respond when trouble strikes. i'm sending help right now. (announcer) the same professional monitoring you expect from brink's

meanwhile, nikki texted, i don't feel sorry for him.at he was getting when he got involved with that woman. but on the other, he's human. keep those thoughts coming. >>> lastly, a lot of vips in yankee stadium last night -- snoopy! one of my childhood heroes. they had trouble filling seats. not anymore. you see that guy, that's jack nicholson. i accidentally called him jack nicholas an hour ago. and we have lauren michaels, and paul mccartney! that is a look at sports. >> i love seeing them doing normal people things. thanks, rafer. >>> guess what? you now have more control over your credit card debt, thanks to some new card rules, and that's some good news in a bad economy, isn't it? hln money expert clark howard tells you why. of. >> have you noticed something on any credit card bill you've received in the last week? look at the due dates. that's required by the new rules that went into effect on this credit card holder bill of rights. they're being phased in over a credit card holder bill of rights. they've been phased in over a numb