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. >>> well, if oprah winfrey, dr.el ray say a product is worth buying, owe know what happens. viewers flock to the stores to buy it. why many of the endorsements are not real endorsements so, you don't waste your money. >> reporter: oprah winfrey is normally everyone's best friend. but the tv mega star has just filed lawsuits against 30 companies selling products online. the reason? they were using her name without her permission to lure in thousands of buyers. oprah winfrey has taken the offense against dozens of websites using her name and image to sell acai berry, teeth whiteners, and other products. last year i spoke with one woman who fell for such a pitch. denise is skeptical of most weight loss claims, but remembers hearing oprah talk about green tea. and when she saw a website for a type called wu yi with testimonials from oprah and rachael ray. >> it said the tea was endorsed by oprah and rachael ray. and it was a free test. >> and then came more supplements. and more. >> i just got this two days ago. >> repo

michelle rhee is on top of a special list compiled by oprah winfrey. a new search r a serial arsonist in montgomery county, the key clue released minutes ago. >> an arrest made a startling local case. >>> a major break tonight and the search for this man who opened fire inside of an area apple store. poe thlice made an arreste . the crimeooack epl before independence day. jay korff has the details on how the police caught the suspect. >> arlington county police did not have to go very far to charge by randy in in the case because he was already in jail on an unrelated case -- to charge by randy in. employees and customers are relieved. >> apple employees and off-duty arlington county police officers are appreciated by the customers to remember the chaos that unfolded in side of the ste last month on july 3 at 10:00 a.m., somebody rang the back door bell at this apple store. a 26-year-old employee answered the door and then she was led away at gunpoint. she was subsequently shot in the shoulder. the woman is recovering. the crime made the community on n

. >> getting on "the oprah winfrey show" could be the biggest opportunity of someone's life. >> expertsrah effect." >> not until you experience it do you really understand what this woman can do for a business. it's incredible. ♪ >> welcome to "the oprah effect." i'm carl quintanilla. talk show superstar oprah winfrey is one of the most well-known cultural and influential icons of our time. she has been named one of "time" magazine's 100 most influential people in the world. "the oprah winfrey show" is the highest rated talk show in television history with an estimated 44 million viewers a week in the united states. and those numbers translate into some big sales for the products oprah recommends. if you're lucky enough to create a product she loves, a mention on her show just might make you a millionaire. in this hour, we introduce you

. >>> the bomb squad was called to oprah winfrey's studios this morning. streets reopened after a few hours. a represent for oprah said she was not in the bidding at -- in the building at the time. >>> the body of boxer ogadi has been exhumed to do a second autopsy. the death was ruled a suicide. family members say they don't believe gaddi would commit suicide. his wife has been ruled a suspect. >>> on tuesday night, a 17-year- old says three baltimore city police officers ran him over with their unmarked car at moser and pennsylvania avenue. >> it's just a shame how they do our youth today. >> i have become pain. >> reporter: he was sitting on a dirt bike, those are illegal in the city. >> it's almost like a routine standard or practice by baltimore city police to run over young people as they are riding motorcycles or dirt bikes in community streets. >> reporter: before hearing about the lawsuit, the police department tells wjz it launched an internal investigation wednesday morning. >> whether me, or spokesperson, or the person who cleans the building, i

. >>> oprah winfrey an her frequent tv guest dr. oz are suing more than 30 companies for allegedly using their names without permission in product endorsements. the products include dietary supplements, colon cleansers and skin creams. >>> harvard and princeton share bragging rights as the nation's best schools in the latest rankings by "u.s. news & world report." yale comes in third, a four-way tie for fourth. can't go wrong going to any of those schools. >>> six minutes past the hour right now. you're up to date. back outside to matt and ann. >> university of oregon wasn't on that list. >> i think that was just in the next slot down. congratulations to those schools. al has a check of the weather. >> right above oswego. here is a cute family. who do we have? >> amalia. >> how old are you, sweetheart? >> 4. >> what's your name? where you guys from? >> sydney. >> sydney, australia. thanks for coming down. let's check your weather. a lot going on in the pacific northwest, strong marine layer. temperatures today in the interior parts

. >>> oprah winfrey and dr. mehmet oz, suing companies, saying they falsely use their names to endorse health products. dr. oz speaks to us. >>> and look at this picture. a world champion female track star faces the question -- is he a world champion female track star faces the question -- is he is a woman or a man? captions paid for by abc, in >>> and good morning, america. diane sawyer, chris cuomo. robin roberts is off on this thursday, august 20th, 2009. and the dangerous weather will not step for the people in the midwest. tornadoes ripping through minnesota, wisconsin, iowa. in a moment, you're going to hear from a brave, young boy, in illinois, who was home alone in his basement, when the drnd blew away his house around him. >> the sounds outside of his home was louder than the music he was listening to. >>> and we're following hurricane bill. 800 miles south of bermuda. it's moved from a category 4 to a category 3. it's expected to get strong again. winds right now are at 120 miles per hour. >> and forec

. >>> if oprah winfrey is re-creating in a national park -- it was snoop dogg. it's a rapper.ding a message this is an environment that is also for us. >> that is the message from one park ranger who sees our national parks for more than a post card picture. why he's trying to change the image of the parks for african-americans. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, all right, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only... it all adds up to one incredible deal from fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v now to sign up. and get fios tv - ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction by j.d. power and associates america's top rated internet--ow even faster, and crystal clear phone service. all for just... it's like getting 3 services for the price of 2. that's a 180 dollars savings over six months for the best in home enter

now, in an era where michelle obama and oprah winfrey provide strong examples for women in this countryousewives of atlanta" creating ununfair depiction of black women? toure joins us now. also back with angela -- >> again! one, two, three. >> you know, i misspoke. you've got a big heart. >> i know i do. >> a good man with a big heart. we'll come back with that. angela murray, we're talking about hearts, talking about black women, talking about reality tv. >> yes. >> what do you think? >> the train has jumped the tracks. >> it has? >> there's a lot going on right now that seems to be really focused on the dysfunction and the negativity between african-american women. and you see a lot of fighting and just really stereotypical behavior. >> you think unfairly so, or that's just reality tv, it's a crazy -- >> it's a crazy train, but it's jumped the tracks. it's almost like jerry springer and maury povich have a production company and they're produce all these shows for cable networks and you're like, what's really going on here? what is the intrinsic value of this kind of programming? and

oprah winfrey, devaluvall patri. her husband said it was her brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, children and grandchildren that were her greatest accomplish the. >> you have cardinals and priests here with people walking in off the beach in shorts and in flip-flops. that was mother. she didn't care what she looked like. she cared about what was in you. ♪ i will remember you will you remember me ♪ a magicad where all your cat's favorite flavors, including real carnation milk, come alive. friskies feline favorites. feed the senses. i felt this deep lingering pain that was a complete mystery to me. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia muscle pain and then he recommended lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of over-active nerves that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is fda-approved to help relieve the unique pain of fibromyalgia. and with less pain, i can do more during my day. how sweet is that? lyrica is not for everyone. tell you doctor about any serious allergic reaction that causes swellin

. >>> oprah winfrey and the gorve november of massachusetts among those who paid respects to eunice kennedy. hundreds attended the wake. she will be laid to rest today after an invitation-only funeral, which will be held in hyannis. >>> a law enforcement official that says the powerful anesthetic that investigators believe killed michael jackson came from a nevada pharmacy which was raided earlier this week. officials say dr. conrad murray bought the powerful anesthetic from applied pharmacy services back on may 12th, administered doses from that purchase to the pop star just hours before he died on june the 25th. >>> thousands of acres and scorched property. thousands of people are getting out trying to run for cover. take a look at this wildfire. the fire, which started around 7:00 on wednesday night, has burned about 2800 acres. authorities issued a mandatory evacuation ordered for the entire surrounding community, which has about 2,000 residents. thankfully, no reports of anybody being injured in these latest wild fires out in california. >>> shaken nerves for one driver and a crumpled

. >>> oprah winfrey suing mad over a diet. who the queen of talk is fighting to stop?a barton out of the hospital. now, a naked pill-popping model. >> secrets from tv's newest catwalk and the controversial naked cast photos.

. >> family members and celebrity friends, including oprah winfrey stevie wonder also attended today. >>> maryland health officials want to make sure everyone gets immunized against the h1n1 virus, or the swine flu. the state health department will give those shots at most sites free of charge. some people might have to pay an administration fee ranging from 10 to $20. but officials say no one will be turned away because they can't pay. the state should know by mid- october how much vaccine will be available to the public. >>> how would you help the state save money? governor martin o'malley has been asking for your ideas. thousands of suggestions were submitted, and today many of them, most of them were posted online. here are some. "do not change the voting system in maryland. there is no reason to change the voting system. in the state, this will save 20 to $30 million ." "cut back on tv paper advertising. instead, have existing staff use twitter, facebook, craigslist, et cetera, to post and interact with constituents for free. encourage teleworking where possible ." to read more o

. >> if oprah winfrey is rec creating in a national park, if it's snoop dogg, if it's a rapper, thent's actually sending a message that this is an environment that is also for us. >> reporte eric horng, abc news, yosemite national park. >>> and stay with us for "good morning america" and a moment we have all been waiting for, which celeities will be

among them oprah winfrey and athletes who participated in the special olympics. today's service will feature traditional irish music and eulogies from her grandchildren. >>> navy pilot michael speicher will be buried in jacksonville, florida, today. speicher died on the first night of 1991 gulf war. but his remains were just recently found and returned home yesterday. today speicher's casket will travel in a motorcade through jacksonville passing by the city's war memorial before being buried during a private ceremony. >>> the fifth largest commuter rail service could be days away from a strike. the union representing b.a.,t. has rejected management's final offer which they say amounts to a 7% pay cut. b.a.,t.'s board of directors meets today and is ready to impose the deal. the union members will go on strike if they do, they say. >>> it is big news, the world of pro football. disgraced quarterback michael vick will play in the nfl, a surpriseor many in the league as well as for fans. vick's new team will be the philadelphia eagles. originally one of the 26 team

acuario, como oprah winfrey está sube y baja un día está gorda y luego flaca hay que tener cuidado conph dijo que despedirlos es sólo cuestión de tiempo >>> policía relacionados con pandillas no es una cosa extraña el asunto que los veamos y vayamos viendo quién es el mal elemento y va para afuera >>> las nuevas autoridades, han prometido sanear la policía y combatir más efectivamente la extorsión, aunque para marta eso ya no sirva de nada, tampoco para las 60 mujereque durante los primeros # 6 meses de este o han quedado viudas y que viven escondidas en otros lugares negándose a testificar por miedo a llapandillas muchos motorista se han ido y muchos se van >>> unocomienda la dios >>> la policía ha dado un duro golpe a los delincuentes sin embargo de acuerdo al gremio del transporte el pago a los delincuentes lejos de disminuir está aumentando. >>> pues bien la situación se ha puesto tan difícil que algunos empresarios aseguraron que la mejor salida para ellos fue vender o incluso abandonar sus empresas. ( ♪ música ) >>> y para nuestro final de impacto ahí los ven son unos militares e

>> today eunice kennedy shriver was laid to rest. [ bagpipes ] hundreds of mourners, including oprah winfrey, stevie wonder, vice president joe biden gathered in massachusetts to say their final farewell to mrs. shriver. eunice shriver basically started the special olympics right here in maryland in her own backyard. she has been encouraging children with disabilities to shoot for the stars, and maybe her greatest accomplishment is her own children. >> each of us felt like an only child. each of us felt as though our mother was our best friend. each of us talked to her every day and sometimes more than once. and of course, i think if i said to my mother, which i often did, i can't good on without you. i don't know how to live without you, she would say, you're fine, i've raised you while. now get out there, get going. your brothers will be nice to you. >> eunice kennedy shriver died tuesday. she had a series of strokes in recent years. she was 88 years old. >>> president obama was in montana this afternoon, answering questions on health care reform. unlike the often contentious meetings othe

. >> if oprah winfrey is in a national park, if it is snoop dogg, it is sending a message it is an informantless than 1% of people who visit yosemite are black. he has been trying to get young african-americans interested in visiting national parks. >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. a national park sounds like a fine idea. >> was checked in to see how hot it is going to be. >> we were talking about the tropics. claudette made landfall near fort walton beach. this is the storm working its way inland. on its heels is a depression called ana and is running into some dry air. it could bring some rain to south florida. bill is the first named a hurricane of the season. epb category three. we will keep an eye on allhree storms. -- it will be a category three. gaithersburg, 67. it looks like a fairly hot day today. no storms. we were pretty dry it last weekend. there is a storm system on the weather graphics system. it will be heading down the pipe. we have some thunderstorm activity by midweek. we could see some of the moisture by claudette by the end of the week. some patchy

to celebrate the life of eunice kennedy shriver. [ bagpipes ] hundreds of mourners, including oprah winfrey and stevie wonder and vice president joe biden all gathered in massachusetts to say their final farewells. eunice shriver essentially started the special olympics right here in maryland in her own backyard in rockville, and had been encouraging children with disabilities to shoot for the stars ever since. maybe her greatest accomplishment her own children. >> each of us felt like an only child. each of us felt as though our mother was our best friend. each of us talked to her every day, and sometimes more than once. and of course i think if i said to my mother, which i often did, i can't go on without you, i don't know how to live without you, she would say you're fine. i've raised you well. now get out there. i don't want to hear one more yes. get going. your brothers will be nice to you. >> eunice kennedy-shriver died tuesday. she had a series of strokes in recent years. she was 88 years old. >>> you've saved for years, watching that 401(k) grow. but now you learn you can't touch yo

. >>> oprah winfrey suing mad over a diet. who the queen of talk is fighting to stop?a barton out of the hospital. now, a naked pill-popping

. >> if oprah winfrey is recreating in a national park, if it's snoop dogg, you know, if it's a rapperally sending a message that this is an environment that is also for us. when we visit a national park, we're all going home. we're all tying into your roots. >> reporter: eric horng, abc news, yosemite national park. >> and that is going to do it for "world news" on this sunday. tomorrow on "good morning america," the latest on the tropical storms off of florida. i'm dan harris. for all of us here at abc news, thank you for watching, and good for all of us here at abc news, thank you for watching, and good night. captions by vitac that means you can buy a '09 cobalt for $168 a month after a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details.

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vips oprah winfrey, jon bon j i bon jovi, vice president joe biden among the guests there. edward kennedy is not there. remember, he's fighting brain cancer. we understand these are live pictures of everybody congregating outside the church after that mass. shriver died tuesday at the age of 88 and, remember, she founded the special olympics. >>> california fire officials, live pictures coming to you here, say two structures have been damaged by a large fire in the santa cruz mountains. they say they don't yet know what type of structures they were. more firefighters and equipment though are expected today. the lockheed fire, as it's being called, is only 5% contained and 2,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes. look at all the smoke that's being emitted there. the fire has been burning since wednesday. it's a very rural, rugged terrain, but it's already affected by drought. so it's really fueling these flames. >>> aerosmith front man steven tyler admits he zigged when he should have zagged. he's joke being it now obviously, but last week's fall from a stage i

my last question is, has your father ever met oprah winfrey? >> no. no. but he loves her. >> yeah. >> no. >> she could be your new step-mom. >> my mother used to tell me -- god rest her soul -- oprah started in baltimore. we're close. cumberland is three hours west of washington, d.c. all of our cable -- yuppies think it was invented for chicago and manhattan. he was invented for eastern maryland, western maryland and eastern pennsylvania in 1940 and 1950. so we always had able. that's the only way -- i lived in the allegheny mountains and there was no antenna big enough. so all our tv programs came from d.c. and baltimore. and when i was off at yale, i guess i was teaching at that time. my mother used to talk about this black woman named oprah. and i had never heard of anybody named oprah. and i said mom, what are you trying to say. what kind of name is oprah? oprah what? and she said, this woman is a genius. and she was right. oprah winfrey is one of my -- i admire her so much. she's one of my heroes. she's a great person. >> one of my great heroes and o

oprah winfrey, stevie wonder, joe biden among those invited to attend the funeral. her mother -- and her daughter, maria said that she was glad the special olympics got some much attention. >>> mother nature and manpower helping to battle the fires. they forced thousands of people could flee, still burning out of control. more join the effort today. pretty dramatic. >> it seems like there are two or three of those a year. >>> it is really heating up out there, just in time for the weekend. originally, we thought that there would be showers and thunderstorms in the evening hours. chances have diminished. just a few clouds here and there. during the early evening hours, we will look for temperatures to s.op down to the uer 60' er0' ' ngarliton, va., 86 degrees with dew point at 66. we have 85 up and frederick after a daytime high of 87 and a morning lowarf 69 degrees. temperatures across the mid- atlantic region typical for this time of year. if you are looking for the cooler air, had off to the west. rapid city only 67 degrees. then reporting in at 78. -- at denver r

first lady michelle obama joins the top ten list at number four, just ahead of oprah winfrey who is justhead of queen elizabeth. the list is based on factors such as economic impact, media reach and career accomplishments. for some reason, there are three women missing on that list. i'm not sure why. >> and they all have short hair. i don't know. it's so busy because they don't have time to blow dry their hair. that's exactly why i have short hair. >> that's true. >>> still to come, we will get the latest on the currentsy markets. dollar/yen, 94.36. a bit of action there. >>> let's focus on the currency markets now. we are looking at dollar/yen, 94.38 roughly is where we stand right now with the dollar gaining a bit of ground against the dollar. 1.4237 is where we stand on euro/dollar. we're joined now by adam voith. thanks for coming along and speaking to us from the states. let's start with sterling. retail sales in the uk seem to be holding up really well. in fact, continuing to gain. what's your outlook for sterling? is there is bit of upside still to come? >> we are getting some con

. >>> oprah winfrey faces a trillion dollar lawsuit. this is a lot of money. who is suing and why? so, april... yeah? you know, your charger is still using energy when it's plugged into the wall, right? yeah, but that's not my charger. i don't even have a cell phone. [ballad ringtone playing] uh-oh. um... [music stops] heh. announcer: millions of kids are using their energy wisely. >>> let's resume our case load here with our legal guy avery friedman who is back with us. richard herrmann is not with us today. he has given us sentiments on some of the cases and legal matters we'll be delving into. let's talk about supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, sworn in today by chief justice john roberts. what is different here, it was televised. it didn't take place at the u.s. supreme court. i misspoke. it did take place at the u.s. supreme court. talk about the separation of powers and if that is going to be an issue since president obama a big fan of sonia sotomayor. he appointed her. >> sure. this was a great day for america, fredericka. not for the reasons a lot of people are thinking

the invitation-only funeral attracted vice president joe biden, oprah winfrey, stevie wonder.nice shriver legacy. her words to special olympians echoed in the church. >> you are the stars. and the world is watching you. >> reporter: joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> the idea of the special olympics started in the eunice kennedy shriver backyard here in maryland. the very first special olympics was held in chicago in 1968. and more than 1 million participants in over 150 countries. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find. >>> how area colleges are preparing for a possible outbreak of the h1n1 virus. >>> sellers have dropped asking prices on one out of three homes in baltimore. >>> and why not orioles team. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast. >>> yesterday, we told you about the passing of a man credited with making the sound of rock and roll possible. mike schuh reports. 94-year-old inventor, musician and legend, les paul, was an inspiration to one of the world's

oprah winfrey, she was number one on the "forbes" list of most influential womein media. h celebrated byuying "forbes." that was nice of r. [ laughter ] that's fun way to celebrate. a judge dismissed dald trump's court case against an author who questioned trump's claim that he was worth $3 billion. it's been going on for a while. took the judge a few months to comb over the evidence. [ laughter ] give me that, steve. i'm sorrabout that. that's ridiculous. comb over the evidence. i'm sorry about that. [ cheers and applause ] how are y doing, pal? no need. no need. i'm on a lazy susan. just going to slowly rotate. [ laughter ] just weird. hey, a san francisco assemblyman proposed a bill to legalize and tax marijuana that he believes wilgenerate $1.4 billion for california. [ cheers and applause ] pretty good. he actually described it diffently. he said, "dude, dude. de! dude. dude." [ laughter ] after two years of marriage, a winehouse got divorced this morning from her husband. yeah. the romance has been over for a while. towards the end there, they were sleeping in separa

the brand new oprah winfrey diet outrage. tonight, is she doing the right thing or could it backfire on her? tonight, the great oprah diet outrage. >>> and "showbiz tonight" with the real story on paula abdul's story, brand new details about the latest "american idol" drama. did paula strike a new deal to come back to the show. that's your "showbiz tonight" news break. tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts at the top of the hour right here on hln.

among the invited guests, joe biden, oprah winfrey, and stevie wonder.aria shriver eulogize term mother as a passionate humanitarian. she was sister to the late president john f. kennedy and the late senator robert kennedy. her surviving brother, ted kennedy, is battling brain cancer and was not in attendance. michael phelps making news again. the gold medalist was involved in a car crash in baltimore. it was not his fault, but they are citing him for driving without a license on him. he presented an expired michigan driver's license even though he lives in maryland. another driver crashed into his vehicle after that driver ran a red light. phelps was not hurt. the other woman was taken to hospital. phelps was not under the influence of anything. you might recall he pleaded guilty to drunken driving in 2004 and was sentenced to probation. we are tracking h1n1. the race to make a vaccine available soon. a third drug maker is testing its vaccine in humans. the company will run clinical trials in europe and canada, plus the u.s., with results expected next

in a sense, i neglected to mention the oprah factor, let's not forget oprah winfrey has a $275 million contract. i say, fine, fine oprah. i say fine, eli manning, fine to anybody who earns the wealth, the market rewards them, i want everyone to get rich and wealthy. why are we still vilifying goldman sachs and andrew hall, neil hennessey. >> the new economy to them is you print money, don't earn it. that seems to be the problem. go back to last fall, the congress was all over oil companies because speculators ran it to $147 a barrel. same thing happening today. this gittesing crazetting crazy. you would think they would be happy the banks are getting solid footing and making loans. if you don't make money, you can't make loans. i don't see the problem except they're getting ready for 2010 election this is wrong because we're trying to steer the future new york times city america for the next election. >> i want to repeat i am happy ely is getting a great contract and happy oprah has done great a fabulous fabulous story. >> so aim. >> if we want the financial sector, banks to recover, w

to cover the inauguration and he landed interviews with vice president biden, oprah winfrey as well.> how cute. >> pitching the white house for a while and yesterday he finally landed the interview. for ten minutes, david asked tough questions. then he ended with an invitation. >> i know you are a busy man but i would like to invite to you my school because there are a lot of good thing going on there i would like to you see. >> well, i hope that at some point i get a chance to come to your school because you did just a great job on this interview. somebody must be doing sething righ at that school. >> how about that? damon returned to florida today. he will have big news to share with his schoolmates come monday. great story to have, too, for a lifetime. >> i love that child. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," an accomplished golfer, olympic medalist. and he is 91. what keeps him going? >> battle of the beltways, not much of a battle. >> no. a stunker if you are a redskins fan. redskins rookie has a real eye opener up there in baltimore against the ravens. tiger woods having a so-s

. >> oprah winfrey,teevi18 wonder, vice president joe biden were also there today. eunice kennedy shriver died on tuesday at the age of 88. >>> it is called tmi, too much information. the kids may say it to you but that's never what you would hear from one company. they are trying to track every move on the internet. turn our actions into cash p. julia boorstin explains in our nbc news insider report. >> reporter: too much information is a good thing. the number crunching company managing a dizzying trillion transactions each quarter. translating come xlated an littics into simple real-time information. to help companies customize websites and target ads. >> don't understand who is coming to the webses, where they are coming from. we don't actually know person i that has jia tt has been here but we know a woman who lives in los angeles area and she has been here five tiles before. >> reporter: with a billion dollar market cap, omniture stock has grown 30% this year as it helped companies anticipate web surfers' every move. >> use the services to offer a targeted exp

once oprah winfrey told me that she couldn't read my books at bedtime because they would upset her souch. and i think she was referring to "amazing grace" which ishe first book i wrote about the bronx. and, you know, i said to her, well, if it's so painful for you to read, let them sure you it's equally painful to write. if you don't put it in, the reader won't take it out. there's a lot in expression that i love that means nothi comes out of nothing and you just don't get it cheap. ♪ >> in depth airs live at noon eastern on the first sunday of each month on book tv on c-span2. log onto booktv.orgor information about upcoming guests. >> joan is editor-in-chief of the universityf illinois press. what new books does the university have coming out this year? >> well, actually all of the posters on the tableto display here -- these are all brand-new books and as you can see, we have a series of new books coming out in african-american history including this biography of sojourner truth. a biography of trm howard, in early civil rights. >> who is trm howard? >> he was a conservative civil

. >>> and oprah winfrey among the hundreds saying their respects to the late eunice kennedy shriver. many special olympians were also there today. today more than 3 million people with mental disabilities compete in those games in 170 nations. a private, invitation only memorial will be held tomorrow. >>> there's a live chat at ac360.com. >>> still ahead, intriguing new developments in the michael jackson story. the lawyer for his doctor saying when his client showed up for work in los angeles, he discovered the singer had unusual medical problems. details ahead. >>> plus, a palestinian doctor who spent years working for peace, side by side with israeli doctors suffers the ultimate test of his convictions. his story when we continue. ( siren blaring ) special interest groups are trying to block progress on health care reform, derailing the debate with myths and scare tactics. desperately trying to stop you from discovering that reform won't hurt medicare. it will actually strengthen it by eliminating billions of dollars in waste and lowering drug prices. tell congress not to let myth

there's speculation that tiger woods might stop by to play golf, and there's speculation that oprah winfrey might stop by to visit the family. and also that president obama will travel from here to hyannisport on cape cod to visit senator ted kennedy. president obama has some ground to make up on that issue as the country debates health form. >> we'll chat with you about your time spent on the island, ron. thanks. >>> lester, the president may be planning a week of r & r, as ron just mentioned, but opponents of his health plan aren't taking a break. mike viqueira is at the white house with more. >> reporter: the president is hitting back at the misinformation surrounding his health care plan, amid new doubts that he can ultimately be successful in getting health care reform through congress. at a town hall in kansas, more opposition to the president's health care reform plan. >> if there's anybody else in the room that wants the government out of our pockets and out of our health care. >> reporter: while in his weekly internet address, the president plan played defense. >> that's not true.

she included her daughter, california first lady maria shriver, and talk show host, oprah winfrey. >> our time now is 5:17 on this friday morning. let's switch gears and check your traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> jim russ is in for lisa baden. how about that suitland parkway? >> we just have some upd informatn g tellinus that the suitland parkway within thell past few moments has been ndet bween nayr road and stanton road. the investigation of a pedestrian accident has been completed, so now coming in from andrews and pnt is i southern prince george's syyocan use nniapeanlv --pennsyiaan- suitla way heading in. new accident, 6wa6 eastbound before route 7100, aarppreenppy serious crash. nkucha mimso j rca right up the >>usso mnkh, jim ruse t.th i a ouate tha mperatures on the weather bug tu teneork in the upper 60's to n. rightrur o 6 f9 fori our friends ec ikichthn ng ch iking in with us up in ec 69 inlendxaria. i got to tell you, outside today, kind of similar to yesterday. it wasn't too oppressive of a day. temperatures did top out about 87, and we'll be close to that later

so it's like i'm saking the unspeakable, and once oprah winfrey told me that she couldn't read my books at bedtime because ty upset her souch. and i think she was referring to "amazing grace," the first book i wrote, and i said to her, is it so pappful for you to -- painful for you to read, let m hay sure you it's equally painful to write. if you don't put it in, the reader won't take it out. there's a lot in the expression that i love, that means nothing comes out of nothing. and you just don't get it cheap. >> in depth airs live at noon eastern on t first sunday of each month on book tv on c-span 2. log on to book tv.org for information about upcoming guests. >> patrick radden keefealks about cheng chui ping, also own as sister ping, who ran an illegal chinese immigration ring. before being caught she amassed a multimillion dur fortune and created a net that took the fbi ten years to piece together. this event is 50 minutes. >> i'm glad to see there's a good chinatown contingent here. my name is patrick, and i started work on this book with -- e project that became th book four years

. >> family and friends, including vice president joe biden, oprah winfrey and stevie wonder packed thehurch. >> noticeably missing is ted kennedy. he is at the family compound, battling brain cancer. >> her daughter, maria shriver and arnold schwarzenegger, helped carry the casket into the church and maria shriver delivered a eulogy that included a poem. >> thank you, mommy, for giving me the breath of life. thaw for giving me a push over and over again. >> laid to arrest rest this afternoon on cape cod. >>> release and maybe redemption for a child of the '60s who came to represent the fall of the flower children. >> lynette "squeaky" fromme was released today from a federal prison in texas. she pointed a gun at president ford during a visit to california. >> a follower of charles manson served more than 30 years. she was released from prison. >> today, released on parole. manson still serving his sentence. >>> and the manson murders, one of the darkest times of the '60s. but just a week later, the setting a farm in upstate new york. 40 years ago tomorrow. >> marking its anniversary, w

also oprah winfrey. ted scend battling brain cancer and was not expected to attend. mrs.iver died tuesday. she was 88 years old. if you have ever picked up an electric guitar or listened too practically any popular music produced in the last 70 years. it's a very sad day. the inventor and innovator of the guitar icon les paul died of complications of pneumonia. ♪ shepard: les paul born in wisconsin 1915, credited with inventing the modern electric guy guitar. gibson has produced since 1952. multi track studio recordings he was a damn fine musician to boot. a jazz player who jammed nearly every monday here in new york almost until the very end. musicians who played his guitars a whose who of rock royalty. keith richards, jimmy page, acre clapton, pete townsend. that's just the beginning. but the genius who started it all, the great les paul gone tonight after 94 years. shepard: facts check now. there is a lot of bad information floating around in the health care reform debate. we are working so sort through all the rumors and the myths and give you the real answers about w

this week oprah winfrey becomes a very visible endorser, the oprah party wants you.quote in it from a political scientist from rutgers, obama is a post polarization candidate and oprah a post polarization celebrity. do americans ultimately like hard knuckled politics? do they like the clash of ideas or do you hear more and more people want more to get along and find consensus? >> i think people want to get beyond red versus blue. they would le a red, white a blue dialog at americansolutions.com and click research you'll see polling data the desire for people to try to find a way to have a conversation. i'm going to go to iowa on tuesday and release what we're calling the platform of the american people. we put together a series of planks that have a majority of democrats, a majority of republicans, a majority of independents all agree. for example, 85% favor english as the national language. majority of hispanics, and my challenge to both parties is why don't you adopt the platform of the american people as a baseline for the first days of 2009 we can talk on what we

bill: i know what the inhibitor is finally, oprah winfrey, and dr. oz, is that any relation to the wizard? there he is. ok. he is looks a little like the wizard. >> he knows a lot. bill: now, some internet sites said oprah and dr. oz were endorsing diet pills. >> and this aging cure. maybe your viewers have seen. this i have seen this all over the internet. it's got her picture and his picture and makes it sound like they're endorsing some product. you think wow, oprah likes it ok, it must be good. wrong, wrong, wrong. this company has used oprah's image and dr. oz's image without their approval. bill: that's unbelievable. >> to market their goods and has created web sites with their names in the title of the web site. bill: that's unbelievable. >> they are using it to defraud people from their money. when people order these products and they find out they don't work they are not giving refunds. they continue to charge the credit card month after month and now they are in a lot of trouble. bill: this is beyond brass, wiehl. this is -- so what can happ

black english and one of this points i often make is, if you listen for example to someone like oprah winfrey, who transfers verses many kinds of boundaries and most of the time you hear her saking what we call the quote-unquote standard english, until she wants to get intimate, and when she wants to get intimate and bring the auence in close, and to have them feel that they are really at home no mattar who is out there in that audience she'll revert to speaking black english, and i think if you listen to our president, president barack obama, and when he is -- when he will be speaking this version of language we are calling standar english, but when he wants to be rhetorically powerful you see that not only the rhythm of his speech changes, but, also, the pronunciation of vowels, for example will begin to change. certainly, we have a long tradition in terms of politics, the political rhetoric, particularly in our minute material tradition, because in the case, black english, sometimes, people want to associated black english only with sin tax, i be versus i am. and that is one aspect of blac