one columbia family is swamped with letters for noah. the cards and well wishes are designed to end bullying. >> reporter: her living room has been desieged with letters, cards, and packages. every single one is addressed to her 13-year-old son. she says he asked for the letters to encourage her 7th grade son. he was being bullied mercilessly at school. the taunts and teases moved to the internet and video games. >> you can't escape it. i think bullies are more cowardly now. they do things they would never do face to face. >> reporter: last month she learned noah was cutting himself and had posted a suicide note online. she needed to do something fast. >> i put it out there. i was desperate. it was a survival plea. >> she came up with the idea to maybe have friends send letters of encouragement to make me feel better. >> reporter: just in time for her son's 13th birthday last week. noah has a favorite letter from his 4th grade teacher. >> he told me how he went through that, how amazing i was. >> reporter: the letters have come from all

in fact, one of noah webster's teachers at yale writes noah webster a letter about the word "belittle," and the british hate the word to the extent that when fowler comes out with modern english usage in 1938, fowler is still attacking the word as a sort of piece of american trash that jefferson did to create sort of a disturbed the british. the very early days of language from jefferson, adams, washington, they all were aware that they were creating a new language. and one of noah webster's precepts was that the united states -- the american language would be descriptive rather than proscriptive. it would not be the king's english. edit would not be dictated by a single authority. it would the language of the trapper and the farmer and the tradesman. so when webster really starts to go into the dictionary he's mustering out at the end of the revolutionary war and he is in a camp in newburg, new york, and there's groups, large groups of people mustering out at that point, and there's groups of cockney, and there are groups of irish and their brogues, and there are indian, american ind

a columbia family is swamped with letters for noah. as gigi barnett reports, the cards and well wishes are designed to end bullying. >> in the last week karen's living room has been filled with letters, cards and packages. >> happy birthday. >> every sing le one is addressed to her 13-year-old son, noah. >> let me just tell you -- >> she asked for the letters to encourage her 7th grade son. he was being bullied at son. they moved to the internet and video games. >> you can't escape it. i think bullies are more cowards. they do things they would never do face to face. >> last month she learned that noah was cutting himself and posted a suicide note online. she needed to do something fast. >> i put it out there. i was desperate. it was a survival plea. >> she came up with the idea in her head. >> they passed the cry for help along to thousands of others just in time for her son's 13th birthday last week. noah has a a favorite letter, from his 4th grade teacher. >> he told me how he went through that, how amazing i was. >> the letters for

noah has a favorite letter.it's from his fourth grade teacher. >> he told me how, like, he went through that. how amazing i was. >> reporter: the letters for noah have come from all over the world, including korea and as far away as australia. the family says it hasn't taken an official tally of just how many letters pack into their living room. but one thing is for sure. they don't want them to end. >> the world is truly amazing if you look past the dark side. >> reporter: all kind words for a mother and son. in howard county, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> . >> and if you'd like to write a letter to noah, go to cbsbaltimore.com. and look for the letter under local news. >> nice story. positive story. >>> still ahead. bad news for all the little monsters. why lady gaga is canceling her tours, including a stop nearby. >>> bob turk in the first warning weather center. another round of perhaps wintry weather aftera warmer -- after a warmer friday. i'll >>> two airline giants are joining forces to become

certainly we have it in noah valley in large part to our districts. we need to keep supporting them and making them stronger and stronger and you have my commitment. thank you >> up next in our program is president chiu and is very excited about the process here. so president chiu >> good morning it is great to be here in the sun and with you're very efficient scott wiener. i want to thank the mayor and i have to tell you in the very first year i was exposed to how for this is. i was asked to triple the size of this one district in my first term in union square. supervisor wiener said it's very important that he tripled the size of his districts. but in my districts i have the motorbike man's wharf and we've got make sure that our wharf is safe. i'm happy to announce we're talking about a new you community benefit i'll be proposing along broadway but there have been some serious knsz around pope street and whether the financial districts having should consider a cd v. when you have the private partnership and you have people working with our city poli

certainly we have it in noah valley in large part to our districts. we need to keep supporting them and making them stronger and stronger and you have my commitment. thank you >> up next in our program is president chiu and is very excited about the process here. so president chiu >> good morning it is great to be here in the sun and with you're very efficient scott wiener. i want to thank the mayor and i have to tell you in the very first year i was exposed to how for this

and russell crowe as noah. >> saying our arc is bigger than your arc. >> so have the kids seen it yet>> here's the best news of all. is last week, two of our kids agreed to screen a portion of it last week for their entire high school. >> and said what was the most heard comment from your fellow teens at your school? they said that's really cool. so we felt hey, we've got something right. you know what? the bible, it's really cool. >> i am coming soon. >> "the bible" premieres on the history channel this sunday. and speaking of biblical proportions, this is the crowd today that cheered on pope benedict xvi as he made his historic departure from the vatican. we'll have the latest from rome next. so, why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to your doctor about viagra. 20 million men already have. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain; it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for

and hitting joakim noah with a jab step.ate fourth quarter, wade blows past noah to get the finger roll to go. as the heat win it, 86-67. 14 to the left coast, the spurs visiting the clippers. and tony parker went off in this game. here he is, crossing over blake griffin and getting the jumper to go. spurs up 12. later, parker showing off his speed. gets the contested layup to fall. second quarter, parker blows past chris paul and hits a shot over jamal crawford. and in the third quarter, parker draws the defense down low and finds tim duncan for the wide-open "j." spurs up 18. and next possession, parker blows past chris paul. and it's a shot over blake griffin. and parker moves forward again on the back door cut. parker had 31 points in this game, as the spurs hand the clippers their worst loss of the season, winning by 26. >>> that's your "sportscenter" update. i'm cassidy hubbarth, have a great morning. >> thank you, cassidy. >>> before this next story you'll say that the teen involved is reportedly okay. that's the cave

tim noah here, the senior editor for the new republic tnr.you can follow tim on twitter @timothy noah1. tnr.com. we will be right back on the "full-court press." >> this is the full court press. "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. you know who is coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys that do reverse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and the best part is that current will let me say anything. what the hell were they thinking? [ music ] >> radio meets television "the bill press show," now on

. >>> a predator is on the loose now attacking women in the mission and noah valley neighborhoods. look at the sketch that the people are wanting you to look at. this is the attacker the police think is responsible for at least two of the attacks on the women walking alone late at night. >> it's a neighborhood that is supposed to have gotten safer over the last 10 years, so seeing it happen here, which is basically on the edge of noah valley which has the reputation of being really safe, you think strollers and posh boutiques. you don't think attackers any time of the day or night. it makes me feel less safe. >> none of the women were sexual assaulted but there are still concerns. >>> protesters are standing up for christopher dorner. they don't believe in what he did, but they are saying that the concerns of racism in the l.a.p.d. are valid. dorner a accused of killing four people as revenge against the l.a.p.d. >>> wall street is closed today, but clues will be found in the way the market is holding up. several key tips were released throughout the week including the housing mark

we don't feel guilty when we happily consume the rest of noah's ark? [laughter] is it because they're our friends in movies and tv shows? well, i love bacon, so i just hope spielberg never makes "war pig." [laughter] there's nothing wrong with eating horse burgers. fast food should be made of fast animals. oh man, i could really go for a double-cheetah melt [laughter] nation, next up on not america, football is getting a lot of heat about traumatic brain injuries. i don't see what the big deal is. i played as a kid and i'm purply spatula. [laughter] but that hasn't stopped president obama from piling on, telling the new republic, "if i had a son, i'd have to think long and hard before i let him play football." oh, really, sir? well football doesn't want your imagery son because he throws like an imagery girl. [ laughter ] sadly, the spectre of childhood brain damage threatens the future of football. so clearly, we have to immediately address this crisis by talking about something else. this is "the sport report." [cheers and applause] [humming] [laught

a one hump camel. >> noah, thank you for writing in.uestion that you want answered, all you have to do is go to myfoxdc.com and click on the weather tab. there you go. class you can. >> let's check approximate with julie wright to get the latest on traffic. >> tucker has that on vinyl. >> i think everybody does. >> i downloaded that off itunes not too long ago. too long ago. what we've discovered is the accident vehicle are still in the process of being retrieved. there was one that flipped over the guard rail here. traffic is able to get by to continue over to the icc. big tie-ups southbound on 270 this morning as you travel out of germantown leaving father hurley boulevard continuing down into gaithersburg. great seneca highway could save you ayou little bit of time if you want to stick with that as the alternative ride. on the roads, you will fine the outer loop of the beltway slowing between # 5 and georgia avenue. 395, you are below speed from duke street to seminary road. of a he got some delays from 95 to aquay aharbor. traffic s

. >> they believed they were on something like noah's ark. noah's ark, you ain't leaving the boat. >> reporter: three weeks into the standoff, 12 more adults have come out. including sheila martin. but she leaves behind her husband and her four oldest children. >> they believed in god for themselves. they used to tell me that no matter what the situation, if i chose to leave, they wanted to stay. >> reporter: the war in waco is now a stalemate. >> it was costing hundreds of thousands of dollars a day. there were hundreds of fbi personnel. >> reporter: i mean, this was a national -- >> international. >> reporter: international embarrassing tv show that was going on. >> it was. it was. and the fbi is a proud organization. and the fbi, i think, felt uncomfortable, now being in the situation which was being driven by, perhaps, a mad man. and feeling powerless and vulnerable. >> reporter: as negotiators talk, the tactical team is moving in, again. bulldozing vehicles in front of the compound, destroying them. >> if you're a david koresh, are you g

schiff, he just introduced a bill to hold the gun industry accountable in cold and miss pozner, her son noahelementary school shooting. thank you both for joining us. congressman, you introduced a similar bill, a version of it, targeting straw purchasers. these people who 0 law for convicted felons to have guns and now seeing this again. is this a part of the strategy? put everything you can on the table as opposed to just looking at one thing, for example, zeroing in on assault weapons ban alone? >> well, it is going to require an approach that doesn't focus on a single solution because the problem is multifaceted but we certainly have to bring about universal background checks. but also, make sure that we're protecting against those that evade those background checks and that's the straw purchasers. people going to a gun store. they buy tens of weapons or more and then go and resell them or traffic them to people who couldn't pass the background check so this is a real problem. it's fueled a lot of violence in the country and certainly along the borders and this has to be part of the answe

. >> well, as greg national review and noah rothman, because it was left wing and crazy and not right wing, the media weren't interested in it. as rothman pointed out. it disappeared. >> also worth noting that cnn leading up to the state of the union, ran the pursuit and the climatic end to that whole case on the headline news channel rather than the state of the union. did you hear about sarah palin's new job? that's coming up on news watch. r. but that doesn't mean i don't want to make money. i love making money. i try to be smart with my investments. i also try to keep my costs down. what's your plan? ishares. low cost and tax efficient. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and consider it carefully before investing. risk includes possible loss of principal. why take exercise so seriously,when it can be fun? push-ups or sprints? what's wrong with fetch? or chase? let's do this larry! ooh, i got it, i go

we'll be climbing up the ladder in our platform heels and our tiny costumes, climbing up to line noah'ss. >> they'll have to dance samba to a pounding beat for two or three hours. i asked mandy and her friends what their biggest concern is. >> falling off, actually. >> it's high. >> before the parade, we visited mandy at a gym where she took samba lessons for eight months, learning to dance in platforms and swing her hips like a pro. mandy's husband, an american businessman, was transferred to rio less than a year ago, and she soon discovered the classes. when her teacher said she was good enough to participate in carnival, she signed up. then she got a look at the costume. >> my parents are going to kill me. >> 1 million tourists and to town, and the big attraction is the parade. this is the moment that mandy has been waiting for and training for for eight months. up ahead, she's going to head into the samba drone and parade in front of 172,000 people and millions more around the globe. cnn, rio de janeiro. >>> all right, now let's check in with anderson with a look at what's coming up

now, pittsburgh police arrested 24-year-old noah delgado about 45 minutes after four people were hit. a 29-year-old woman was pushing a 1-year-old in a stroller and the woman's 7-year-old daughter was riding on a bicycle as they crossed the street about 5:45 last night. witnesses saw it and helped lead police to the car which was several blocks away from the scene. police say he took off from the car and they located him about 45 minutes later. one neighbor told me he has to warn clients at his group home to be very careful. here's pittsburgh police. >> alcohol does not seem to be a factor at this point for the collision and our traffic investigators are still working to determine the speeds and anything else that may have led to this collision. >> and we have to let those guys know that in this area, especially not when the light goes on, even though it's white and gives us the walk signal, that we've almost got hit a bunch of times. not just there, but over here. so in this area, it's predominant. >> now, the 7-year-old and 1-year-old were taken to the hospital. they have been treat

the noah and other agent is hes, say the ones in jeopardy are the polar orbiting satellites. they give scientists the most detailed views. >> some are starting to fail. there is a delay in getting the next generation of satellites up there. if they fail before the newer satellites there will be a gap. >> reporter: predicting when a satellite will fail is like predicting when a ght bulb will go out. when one goes out those who rely on it for long range forecasting will be in the dark. it is critical information, that allows forecasters and elected leaders to plan for emergency response. evacuations and more. >> having capability to launch new satellites to take their place as they age is important. >> reporter: current estimates to replace the satellites stand $15 billion, that high cost is part of reason for the red tape and delay. >> thank you. replacement for the polar orbiting satellite is not expected unstill 2017. >>> -- until 2017. >>> another encouraging sign maryland students are best prepared in the nation. more maryland students passed ap exams last year than any ot

. >> well, as greg national review and noah rothman, because it was left wing and crazy and not righting, the media weren't interested in it. as rothman pointed out. it disappeared. >> also worth noting that cnn leading up to the state of the union, ran the pursuit and the climatic end to that whole case on the headline news channel rather than the state of the union. did you hear about sarah palin's new job? palin's new job? that's coming up p p p p [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup.

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. >> well, as greg national review and noah rothman, because it was left wing and crazy and not righting, the media weren't interested in it. as rothman pointed out. it disappeared. >> also worth noting that cnn leading up to the state of the union, ran the pursuit and the climatic end to that whole case on the headline news channel rather than the state of the union. did you hear about sarah palin's new job? palin's new job? that's coming up p p p p [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>. >> jon: here is some big news reported by the daily current. sarah palin has joined al-jazeera america. you know the one that paid al gore. she signed a multitie million deal to host her own shows. that was picked up by blogger, with sarah palin tried to stay relevant. because they reach millions of devoutly religious people. the problem is the article is fake d

this is also a vigil hosted by the family at noah park. it has been a day of mourning the people who loved this young woman. >> reporter: stunned by the loss and with tears streaming down their faces friends of 14- year-old girl came to this spot to remember their classmate. >> the whole staff is effected. the kids are effected. a real popular kid. 8th grade year. >> reporter: last night white was struck by a car at the intersection of hillcrest avenue and golden bear. the driver stopped wobs he realized what had happened. >> i thought he was the father. he was losing it so bad. are you the father? he said no, i am the guy that killed her. >> she was in foster care but remained in contact with her family her grandmother was a few cars back. >> oh my god i hit someone. >> reporter: white's mother was by her side before a helicopter airlifted her to a hospital. >> mom came and i just asked mom to just please keep talking to your baby. keep talking. she needs to hear your voice. >> reporter: white died from her injuries at the hospital. they

we don't feel guilty when we happily consume the rest of noah's ark!is it because their our friends in movies and tv shows? well, i love bacon. so i just hope spielberg never makes "war pig." ♪ >> got to the love the dougy. my entire team here may be twlaer i said matthew mcdonehey. of course, it's matthew mcconaughey. apologies to matthew and everybody on the team. >>> coming up on "cnn saturday morning," it starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm victor blackwell. randi kaye is off today. thanks for starting your day with us. we're starting with lance armstrong. the department of justice is now set to join a lawsuit against this disgraced cycling star. armstrong admitted using performance-enhancing drugs when he won his seven tour de france titles. on the suit armstrong rode for the postal team and alleges armstrong and his manager filed false claims for federal money because they had to agree to play by the rules, but using drugs broke the riles and the original suit was founded by original teammate floyd landis and could be worth $100 million. >>>

these attacks have been happening in mission and noah valley neighborhoods.k at a sketch of the man. both times, the female victims were walking alone at night. the most recent happened at bartlet and 23rd. >> the neighborhood was supposed to have gotten safer over the last several years. noah valley has a reputation of being really safe. you think strollers and posh boutiques. you don't think of attacks at any time! and in both of the attacks, the victim was not sexual assaulted, but those living in the area are worried about future attacks and they are hoping someone can be caught in this. >>> and another story we are following, those who are supporting dorner. the supporters didn't believe in hisa actions, but are against police brutality. others are accusing the police of acting as judge, and jury. >>> and watching wall street, investors are heading into a shortened trading week where a fresh batch of data on manufacturing will give some clues about the country. now, the markets are closed today in honor of president's day. we will watch the national asso

any aircrew from any state, any component, into our program at any time because we're operating you noah cording you know, according to the same standards. back in 2008 we had a very large fire event here in california and we aircraft from 22 states responding to that. there is capability to respond within the national guard alone and we have started developing relationships with our title 10 partners, we do similar academics every year like they do so i think that helps generate interoperatability amongst the title 10 and title 32 assets within the state as well. >> well, i don't know about you all but i feel pretty comfortable going into this fire season. it sounds like we have a pretty integrated group not only within the military capability you but state and local capabilities and federal capabilities for this fire season. with that i'm going to go down the line. as we get to our military partners i'd ask if there's other technologies that you think that you have that you want to share about that may be helpful as we start to get into fire season. please share those with us. ray, if

once again...the bulls were missing jokim noah, carlos boozer and kirk hinrich...a team that was 26-19 coming in.. so...who looked tired?.....not the bulls.... derek still working on his comeback...but the bulls did not need one against the lethargic hawks... loul deng to taj gibspon for the jam...he played 93 minutes in back to back games..had 19 points and 19 rebounds tonight... later the bulls on the break..nate robinson steaming in...he had 20....and it became a blowout... the bulls showing no signs of fatigue.. nate will find deng for the three...and it will go....luol had 25...and the bulls pull off an impressive victory...93- 76...they are now 29 and 18. jamall mayers playing in game number 900 in his career...the hawks at calgary trying to shake off two straight shootout losses...ray emery in the cage tonight and he was under fire but he stops the long range shot and then the rebound..it was scorelss but not punchless.. brandon bolig gets hooked up with barrett jackman....and the fight is on....the game now at the end of one...in calgary... tied at zero. th

as a former army guy i don't noah lot of army ranks. >> andrew. come on. they are all in the same game. >> you should have katherine bigelow accept the oscar. moot point since it is not going to win. >> at this point it is all argo. >> i am not into those pixar films. >> we have to talk about this. one of the biggest claims in the article is that the shooter doesn't have health care. just before we started taping, stars and stripes pointed out that like every combat warrior they are eligible for five years of health care through the v.a. automatically eligible for five. he is going to end up with -- he has enough service that he will be take incare of. taken care of. >> because he didn't do his 20 his family is screwed. >> oh god, that's awful. >> the biggest problem is the stars and stripes, they contracted bronstein, he stands by the story and says it is fair because the seal didn't know he was supposed to have these benefits. >> that doesn't make sense. >> i don't think bronstein has a toe to stand on. >> how come? did he lose it? >> greg, did you want

small fisherman and really those small ferbermen are being put out of business by noah.y should do something about it and that's why i introduced this bill to stop it. >> brian: if senator hagel's nomination goes to the general senate, will you support him after what you saw last week? >> i am really deeply concerned about what i saw last week. i think i'm leaning no on this nomination and i will tell you why. it was shocking to me when he was asked about our policy toward iran, that the fundamental -- one of the fundamental threats to our country that he didn't know that our policy was not containment? i mean, that was shocking. >> gretchen: he said he agreed with the president's policy of containment, but that isn't the policy. senator, always great to get your thoughts, have a great rest of the week. >> take care, thanks for having me. >> brian: now some headlines. that call will have to wait. coffee comes first. officers from the miami-dade police department caught on coffee breaks and one getting cozy with his girlfriend instead of answering emergency calls. the inv

i feel my middle name is noah. big flood is coming, we better start building the ark. >> new york city isn't the only city lagging behind in rising sea levels an not every problem can be solved by building walls. >> so here in boston you have the problem so many east coast cities are facing. we built the city on the water. >> steven flynn is a leading advocate for investigating big in projects that make the u.s. more resilient to disaster. >> on a scale of 1-10 how prepared are we right nowen the northeastern u.s.? >> on the scale oven with-10, we're in roughly a 3 range. >> 3? >> we have been whistling by the graveyard too long when it comes to dealing with a major weather event especially in the northeast. >> one place to start, he say, could be power grids and transit systems, critical yet storm vulnerable infrastructure that gives coastal cities life. >> americans basically have got themselves into thinking bad events are things somebody else is supposed to prevent from happening. >> prevent and pay for. take f