one of whom was cynthia parker. this was a defining moment and one of the most famous events on the frontier. >> along the stand most brutal war between americans and a single native tribe. the second, no word the because it involved a woman destined to be the most famous captive of her era in an era with many captives. what happened was more than that. it took precisely at the point when the westward building the american empire and this is the other thing the parkers didn't realize. you had this enormous american empire moving west meeting 250,000 square mile planes comanches empire right at the point when you could only -- this is in retrospect. no one could see it at the time. it really was right there. that is where the parkers build that house. had they had any idea that is what they were doing i am sure they never would have done it. i will say a word about what those -- why was that empire there? the reason that empire was there was a result of 150 years of sustained combat with one goal. the goal was the so

claude parker showed up for work having no idea his world was about to be turned upside down. the records check at the gates to andrews air force base told the mp on duty's i man using the alias, claude parker, was wanted in prince georges county and that is a mistake that should have have been corrected at the hour. nothing was done until a judge issued not one but two different orders. in fact, parker's lawyer, joe lamari opportunityies -- points out, had they compared a photo, they would have seen that parker looks nothing like michael loses. >> and that one time, i wait for the people to bring the mail and hope someone will say look at my photographs, my fingerprints. and man, i mean every day i wait for mayor, mayor, taking somebody had checked. >> reporter: claude parker was released from jail in march of 2010. his trial is scheduled to start april 23rd. a spokesperson for the county attorney and the department of corrections declined to comment citing a pending trial and here's the final twist: michael lewis didn't pull claude parker's name out of the blue to use as an

this is what michael jerome lewis looked like when parker was taken into custody. if the prints -- prints were compared, joe lamari has no doubt that claude parker would have released him. it took a judge's order before someone realized that claude parker was not michael lewis. >> they have a tv parker -- camera in the jail and that is how he's presented before the judge. the judge said what happened to the fingerprints we orderd? they couldn't find them? by couldn't find the response. the jail people or whoever was there responding to the judge. and he ordered it again. >> reporter: although it took several more days, this time it worked o. lewis' picture, the jail official wrote on it not him. >> something had to be done about this. you know, you can't get away like this and you can't let them get away with this. if they get away now, it will happen again. >> since his ordeal, claude parker has been able to rebuild his life and if there is one thing he wants from the county, it's an apology. he was released from jail in march 2010, his trial is to start april 23r

compared, joe lamari has no doubt claude parker would have been released. it took a judge's order before someone realized claude parker was not michael lewis. >> they have a tv camera in the jail. that's how he's presented to the judge. nine days later he goes up and the judge says what happened to the finger prints we ordered? they couldn't find them. they couldn't find the response. that's the jail people or whoever was there responding to the judge and he ordered it again. >> although it took several more days this time it worked. on lewis' picture the jail official even wrote not him. >> something had to be done about this. you know, you just can't get away like this. i can't let them get away like this. they get way they do it. they get away now it's going to happen again. >> since his ordeal claude parker has been able to rebuild his life, but if there's one thing he wants from the county, it's an apology. claude parker was released from jail in march of 2010. his trial is scheduled to begin april 23rd. a spokesman for the county attorney and departme

some say the extent of the injuries is so severe because parker was wearing brass  knuckles. >i believe he did have on  brass knuckles just because of the injury itself and how he cu the teacher's eye.  care of, doug estle starts the  investigation into who could have done this. several years earlier murphy  high school installed an elaborate system of cameras for security purposes. they have used it in the past to catch petty thieves and  late-night break-ins, but this  is the first for an assault of this magnitude. >> a couple of my assistant principals went to the camera  room and immediately started backing it up and take a look at who it was. we also had students already in the hallway who identified both young men. >> and because of the tapes and the student identifications, the police were able to apprehend  the suspects quickly. mobile district attorney john  tyson. >> well, the tape speaks for  itself. we h

. >>> nba playoffs, tony parker hosting the jazz. the number one seat of parker takes it inside. tim duncan will handle the rest. he just makes it look easy. take a look at that down below. duncan at 17 points, 11 rebounds. it helps when you're huge. into the second quarter parker coast to coast, the effort and the foul. parker led all scores with 28 points. third quarter, spurs up 9. moving the ball around the pass to matt bonner whid opide open e 3-pointer. the spurs win 106-91. so i guess you can't shout. >> they can also tell you to shut up. that's our news. we'll be back here on news4 at 11:00. until then, have a good one. >> bye now. ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman.

but it felt like four minutes. >> parker said he showers them with that kind of attention.hey respond. >> you can listen to a student and not say anything, they will talk to you every day that you're there. because they want to be heard. especially in middle school. >> reporter: parker received the state teacher of the year title because of a reading program he developed for african american boys. they read the classics, novels, and autobiographies and other black male authors, and that sparks deep discussion. >> if i could give them an avenue, to which to express emotions written, i can cut down on maybe domestic violence later on. >> reporter: in addition to meeting the president, parker gets a slew of prizes, including $9,000 in cash. $15,000 in teaching supplies. and a 2012 honda civic. in washington, d.c., i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> and parker also gets to throw out the first pitch at an orioles game in august. >> you know he's practicing. [ laughter ] >>> all right. should be a lot warmer in august than it is right now. take a look at temps right now. w

that is where the parker's build the house. how they had any idea that is what they we're doing i am sure they never would have done it. why was that empire there? the reason it was there is a result of 150 years of sustained combat with one goal of the south plains. why? those the master the horse like no other tried because that is where the buffalo were. over 150 years the comanche's essentially use their unbelievable mastery of the course to challenge as they went south nearly exterminated the apaches eventually gaining what they wanted which was the south plains which is where the buffalo were. that is where the parker's plucked that little house right on the edge of that. pretty good idea. this is where they built the frontier paradise and the chain of events, i am sorry. one more thing that is really interesting about where they put the house. if you look at america before columbus the entire east coast was one dense grimm brothers forest. it was dense. dense. slipped from the east coast about the 98th meridian. right th

( laughter ) when that logic failed, parker used a different tact. >> parker called jay apartmently nothing more than a close talker. >> jon: wow. in fact he stands so close to you when he speaks it's nearly impossible for him not to touch your balls. by the way, a close faulkner what is this, the seinfeld defense in carolina? does that work for other crimes? "so i was on the subway, and i was going to work, yaddy-yaddy-yadda. i ended up jerking off in this woman's cup." what? ( laughter ) congratulations, north carolina. you have become the democrats' south carolina. before long, your governor will be taking tango lessons on the appalachian trail and your residents will be close talking your horses, and then ( cheers and applause ) >> jon: welcome back. my guest tonight a bestselling author whose new book is called "do not ask what good we do." please welcome back to the program, robert draper. ( applause ) nice to see you again. >> thanks for having me is there you have done an excellent job. this is one of those "do almost one of those books where the author endures a great challenge, pe

parker, you're gonna be safer if you come with us. none of us is safe. get out. find you again. if i'm around to find. get out. we need unmarked units for surveillance on a vehicle license four- d- q- s... (car alarms blaring) you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. love the air. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. you okay? yeah. i didn't think i'd be this close to a car bomb again after afghanistan, but ,yeah, i'm fine. could have been detonated remotely. might have been a timer. could have been any one of about half a dozen different fusing techniques. (dialing phone) megan: well that's a change in tactic. i mean, this is an obvious murder, it's not a staged accident anymore. we confronted tu

carl parker can give you the numbers. but having lived there for 41 years, i can tell that you this is frightening for the people of north texas. >> we're looking at these live pictures. you can see, we saw an image of a live vehicle that had been tossed into what appeared to be a house. and vehicles and people, you know, you can see times removed there. obviously these images are slightly staccato because they're being delivered by helicopter. >> we're nope for large churches. but obviously, this could be a school or some kind of apartment complex. i would gather to guess, not just by the design of it. you see this building has several arms extending off of it. so this, what we're looking at here. i can't clearly tell. but you see that this is a substantial structure that has sustained a lot of damage there. >> thank you so much, tamron. do stay with us. let's bring in nbc's gabe gutierrez. hi. >> i'm stack outside. we're seeing a lot of lightning and hail of everybody outside has been asked to come in. you can see and h

. >> it is a big problem for tim parker owner of the salvaging company. the farallons are a protected sanctuary. the birds will begin laying eggs next week. >> once that occurs this pro claims attempted salvage of a vessel. they don't want the birds disturbed. >> parker had been contacted from the coast guard. he hasn't heard from the boat owners insurance company. if parker doesn't begin now he'll have to wait until october when the nesting season is over. looking at aerial shots he says it will take about five days to prepare, meaning air lifting the boat from the island. >> and and it's jammed in one of the rocks and then, you're going to have fire of a glass on the floor of the sea. >> fisherman are being extra vigilant. they may find bodies of the men still missing at sea. frank and mike are third and fourth generation and say recovering may help loved ones find closure. >> people are trained on the ocean would spot a body immediately. >> it's a small, tight knit community. >> and tim parker salvages boats to monterey. and he says if he had to wait u

parker has been suspended for a full year from m because ofll tea conduct violations.arker is transferring from maryland. neither guy will be planned for year -- next next season. both guys are gone, suspended a year. to baseball. the nationals have lost four in row, as you know. they are off tonight. brian zimmerman, michael morris, guys are out. -- ryan zimmerman, michael are out.ll those guys harper was sensational over the weekend. the 19-year-old made his major- league debut. e defensivee nic plays. is the real deal. is up in washington. make his washington night against arizona. garden,madison square the caps-off, it is and it is the rangers. >> you enjoy yourself. with those nice polite new york rangers fans. [ male announcer ] does your cable company keep charging you more... and more... and more? stop paying so much for second best. upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month, guaranteed for two years with no annual contract required. unlike cable, fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers eramerica's fastest, most consistent,

the next people, i call ron parker, crystal, rico, george, candice davis, and -- if you can get ready to speak. >> hello. i am ron parker with the homeless outreach team, here to advicate for the services of the disenfranchised of san francisco. cutting the money to e.c.s., decimating my program, it makes no sense in times of bad money to make it worse. you have more people on the street, more people sicker on the street, ocean -- a woman's place dropping center is one place a non-traditional family can go to, to go to the bathroom and take a shower. hospitality house does great work. we also do an incredible job. the loss of $600,000 would take the outreach team off the street. and it would cost outreach managers. think -- speak for those who can't speak for themselves. thank you very much. [applause] >> my name is candice. i am here to talk about the community jobs program. this is a community-based program, an on-the-job-training for the nonpublic sector. it is for parents and participants of the county adult assistance programs who face the greatest barriers. i am a former partici

>>reporter: parker contacted by the coast guard and officials from the sanctuary but hadn't herd from the boat owner insurance company. if parker doesn't begin now he will have to wait until october when the necessarying season is over. lacking at the aerial shots from 68 7 he says it takes 5 days to prepare and finish the sal varjs air lifting the boat from the island. pulling it from the rock would be environmentally unsound. >> if it lands and get jammed in the other rock it's going to break apart and then you are going to have all the fiberglass on the floor of the sea. >>reporter: meantime fishermen being extra vigilant. now that the coast guard has suspended recovery operation they are the ones whether may faint the bodies of the 4 men still missing at sea. frank and mike are third and fourth generation fishermen. they say recovering the body may help loved ones find closure. people that are trained on the ocean with spot a body medley. >>reporter: really big ocean but small tight knit community we all rye to help each other out. >>reporter: tim parker salvage boat all the way f

tony parker looking more like peter parker, an acrobatic move fit for spider-man himself. they win 96-81. >>> this might be the weirdest goal of the season. coyotes and predators. key your eye on 11 in white. the puck goes in the air, he catches it throws it over the net and right to radim very bat ta. he scores to give them the lead. phoenix wins, 5-3. >>> finally how about overteam redemption frmg dan ya briere scores what appears to be the game-winner. but take a another look. the puck goes off his skate. they review it and say he kicked the puck. that's a goal in soccer but that's a goal. that's a goal in any sport, briere can celebrate and so can the flyers. they win, 4-3 in o.t. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> new challenge for the box office or can sell each other out? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, he's fighting for his life, but that hasn't stopped him from thinking on others. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." an update on some of the severe weather. we

was named for bill parker, and this is even--he talked about the thin blue line that bill parker, theone who brought so many police officers up from the south to work here in the 60s after all the ugliness in the south. it's no irony then that in fact they were charging a police station named for him. what happened sings then. 50 people died. >> it was productive in some ways and in some ways not so much. the relationship between the lapd in that community is definitely much different than it was 20 years ago. racial profiling profiling that was happening, the crash you wants all these abuses are a thing of the past. look, there is a lot of social and economic similarities that hasn't changed. >> when you were making this, were you moved like i was in this cursory look that i look at the material in the trailer, at how unapologetic the people were. >> it was one of the most interesting things from my perspective as a filmmake for sit with henry watts and ask him, do you regret beating regional denny and he didn't come out and regret it publicly. he said, i did it once. you know, 18 ye

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i can report the dnc is doing everything they can to get parker to leave. he apparently just won't leave. any hope the senate would break the budget deadlock before november seemed to vanish after the budget committee said it was the wrong time to put one up for a vote. >> south dakota republican john thune is a member of the finance committee. he joins me now. senator thune, good morning, sir. >> good morning, chuck. >> let me start with the announcement yesterday from senate budget chairman who is going to be following you on this program. he said that he's postponing a vote on a budget resolution of a mark up, if you will, put it simpson-bowles. i don't believe all parties are going to get out before an election. i wish we could, i wish we could. you have been blunt with me in the past about how politics overtakes the best intentions of people on both sides of the aisle, is this what is going on? >> it appears to be. this is probably the oddest experience i have had since i have been here. i have colleagues that have been here longer, but to have a mark

thank you very much, julie parker. again you heard that we have one more question, though, do we have the identity of the person who is under arrest? >> yes. it's 19-year-old joshua barlow of the 4000 block of 28th avenue in temple hills. >> reporter: just want to make sure we know who that is. again repeating 19-year-old joshua barlow in custody in connection with the death of latoya hall whose body of found beaten, bound and gagged on wednesday on 28th avenue in temple hills. we're live at prince george's county police headquarters in palmer park. back to you, laura. >> karen gray houston, thanks very much for the details. >>> meanwhile no bond for this howard county man accused in the two decade old cold case. police arrested robert jarrett in the death of his ex-wife christine who disappeared in 1991. police found her remains in jarrett's shed buried in concrete after getting a tip. jarrett now faces first and second degree murder charges. >>> another big story, the judge grants george zimmerman bond days after he

. >> parker has been contacted by officials but hasn't heard from the insurance company. if he doesn't begin now he'll have to wait until october. looking at aerial shots he says it will take about five days to finish, meaning air lifting the boat from the island. parker says pulling it would be environmentally unsound. >> fit lands and gets jammed in one of the other rocks it's going to break apart. then, you're going to have glass on the floor of the sea. >> tim parker does most of the boat salvaging and thinks there is a good chance that the boat may still be intact. he says the storm season is about over and if there is no rough waters the boat will be there, ready to be salaged. >> we're seeing new pictures now, friends posting on a page dedicated to the chase. there were eight crew members all enthusiastic sailors on one of the toughest races in bay area sailing. photos show a camaraderie among the crew. and most were experienced. one man is confirmed dead. just three sailors survived. one of those survivors released this statement about the crash. he writes we'll s

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trying to boost his own ego up. >> how would you describe steven parker? what kind of inmate is he?crazy. he's a nut. i mean, no more, no less. he's not a person that's very intelligent. >> culliver combats predatory behavior and other problems by knowing his inmates well and enforcing his rules. even the smaller ones, like being clean shaven. >> that's how you shave? >> see these bumps. >> i don't see no bumps. you know what, some of that comes from not shaving. if you would shave, the hair wouldn't turn back in. that's where they come from. it turns from the hair turning back in. so if you would shave, it would not turn back in. >> no, it would not happen from shaving. >> i guess it's the razor's fault. we buy some cheap razors. if i see somebody with a beard or looking like they need to shave, i generally talk to them about that. you need to shave or go to hair care. one or the other. >> i been to hair care. >> culliver never hesitates to get involved in the seemingly endless array of disciplinary problems. our crew caught up with him on a monday morning as he was trying to resol

tony parker looking more like peter parker. acrobatic move fit for spider man.rs turn down the jazz, 103-91. coyote tis and predators, keep your eye on number 11 in white. the pick goes in the air, he catches it throws it over the net and throws it to verbota. coyotes win 5-3. finally, how about some overtime redemption. devils and flyers tied at three. danny briere scores what appears to be the game winner. the puck goes off his skate. they say he kicked in a puck. that's a goal in soccer but not hockey. minutes later he unleashes a rocket from the point. that's a goal in any sport. briere can celebrate and so can the flyers. they win 4-3 in o.t. that's your first look at sports. i'm mario solis. >>> here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. what's your game, hockey, bainl? you like golf. >> baseball? >> baseball? you're a big golf fanatic? >> in the day. if i could still be playing baseball, i would. >> when you're awake. >> just didn't happen for me. good morning, everyone. cold morning up in new england once again. it was a beautiful weekend though in this regio

tony parker looking more like peter parker, an acrobatic move fit for spider-man himself. spurs churn down the jazz, 106- 91. >>> in nhl, this might be the weirdest goal of the post season. coyotes and predators. keep your eye on number 11 in white. the puck goes in the air, he catches it, throws it over the net, and right to radim vrbata. he scores to give phoenix a two-goal lead. coyotes win, 5-3. >>> and, finally, how about some overtime redemption? devils and flyers tied at 3-3. danny briere scores what appears to be the game-winner. but take another look. the puck goes off his skate. they review it and say he kicked in the puck. that's a goal in soccer but not in hockey. ol' danny boy would have the last laugh. minutes later he unleashes just a rocket from the point. that's a goal in any sport. briere can celebrate, and so can the flyers. they win, 4-3 in o.t. and that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> did a slew of new films challenge for the top at the box office or cancel each other out? your early morning entertainment headlines are stra

parker's murderer, kevin johns eventually killed himself in prison. >>> two men accused in a racially charged series of shootings in tule ka made their first court appearance. five black people were shot within a few hours and miles of each other on friday and three died. here is manuel gallegos with the latest. >> reporter: the two men accused of killing three african americans and wounding two others in tulsa faced a judge this morning. they are charged with first degree murder. 19-year-old jake especially gland and his 32-year-old roommate alvin watts were arrested yesterday. police say they are responsible for the shooting spree on friday that may be racially motivated but investigators say it is too early to call the murders a hate crime. >> it is preliminary to determine what the motivation was behind this, if the evidence supports that and we believe we can prove those elements of a hate crime that will certainly be considered at the appropriate time. >> england's father was shot and killed two years ago. per nell jefferson, who is black, was arrested as a person of interest. e

. >> as beth parker shows us, it is a way of helping students learn for fun and not worry about what might be on the next test. >> rumor has it something might be happening on the caught. the -- on the quad. what's going on here? maybe i should go check that out. >> reporter: sometimes when you least expect it, a lecture breaks out. you've heard of a flash mop. >> temperature is going up. sea level coming in. >> reporter: there is a flash lecture. an administrator at george mason university heard about the idea and mentioned it to some students including leslie cook. >> we try to get students to come out and learn about different things that they may not have the time to take a full class on. >> reporter: ben morgan had a few minutes between classes. have you been in any flash mobs? >> i have not. >> now, you've attended a flash lecture. these lectures are popping up all over the george myspace and campus on subjects like science, international affairs and gender studies. >> i heard one has to do with the zombie apocalypse coming. i didn't know that. >> reporter: flash yoga was a hit

i sat down with cuba gooding, jr., and nate parker. >> thank you for being here. this film is so important. >> it is so important on so many levels. one, we get to celebrate our heroes, black men, masculine men that are making decisions to determine the outcome of the film. >> when you say that, the cast, the director. >> yes. in the sense of the film, oftentimes we do a film about the black experience and we have other people telling the stories and you have other people that are heroes and now you have a chance to celebrate black heros and to be a part of it as actor, it's an incredible experience. >> you've had a lot of experience, obviously, in hollywood. how rare is it to have the opportunity to have black heroes in the film? >> very rare. if you look at the films that i really go after and i get excited about doing, "menf honor," dory miller in "pearl harbor" and the tuskegee and "red tail," it inspires me to get involved in films that tell a story of black history. when i was doing the first tuskegee airmen, i had finished my schooling and knew nothing abou

beth parker, fox 5 news. >>> it's been a windy week, hasn't it?chnically, almost always, we get winds kicking up around here. the case the last few days and. >> it looks great. temperatures into the 60s, the wind keeping it chilly at times and we had a bit of fair weather clouds, the cumulous forming underneath the trough of low pressure and that is basically where we have been the last few days and to the west, it's warm and they underneath a ridge of high pressure where it takes a big bucket to the north and that is that river of air that runs aloft and controls the storm track and where we get the warm temperatures and where we get the cold temperatures, too. we have been living in this trough of low pressure, you can see where the jet stream takes the dip and that allows the cold air to come in and that is in this case. we form the clouds in the afternoon. yesterday, we had some showers out. there today, no showers. we did have the clouds and that took away some of the sunshine. the changing pattern and as we get into the weekend, the high pre

and as beth parker shows us, they're real frustrated. >> reporter: the buddha statues that line her yard were put there to give her a feeling of tranquility that senses peace has come crashing down. >> and which is a home owner's nightmare. >> reporter: she is being invited, she said. >> about 31. >> 31 shoots of bamboo, one of the fastest growing plants in the world and that can grow several feet in 24 hours. connie's moved into this house 10 years ago. she liked that it brought it up against parkland and that parkland is no thick with bamboo. >> and this is her sense. this is the spot where i'm standing and this is where the public's faith begins and this is thick with bamboo and she's worried the backyard will look like this and she complainted to the county in january of 2011. >> the responsibility twice when they came out here and cut it down. >> reporter: you can so that old dry bamboo, later another crew shoveled the chutes out of her hard. >> what are they going to do now? we have the trees out of her yard and the next neighbor's yard. >> speak of the next door neighbor is ed woo

i am ron parker with the homeless outreach team, here to advicate