there is talk that once he finishes boxing he may be a politician back in the philippines. he is also part of a musical group. so manny pacquiao, a man of many talents. the folks here love him. >>> the votes are in. it will nancy pelosi returned? see how close the vote was. >>> applies, one type of show is getting the boot -- one type of show it will feel like winte this weekend. i will tell you exactly when the rain is going to begin >> newly elected republican and house of representatives has chosen the next speaker. republicans elected john baynard today and he will replace it nancy pelosi when the next congress takes the oath of office. she will continue to lead her party. democrats elected her minority leader today. we have details from washington dc to. >> reporter: she won three out of every four votes today from her democratic colleagues. a 43 democrats voting for someone else -- 43 democrats voting for someone else could there was a lot of unrest in the room before the vote. >> reporter: they met behind those closed doors for five hours be when they walked out, nan

>> well we still do have troops operating in the philippines and helping the philippine government put down somein surgence in the south --in surgence in the southern part of the country. i don't think we'll see based in those countries. i think we'll see establishments similar to singapore, where they have welcomed the military presence, i think we'll see a renewed american military presence even if it's simply in the form of port visits and training missions to certainly the philippines and indonesia and i expect even vietnam. >> and in the 30 or so seconds we have left, what is the difference between your original book and this one? >> well thank you. most people focus on new ships and submarines, and while those are important, i think the most important steps in modernization that have been taken in the last decade have more to do with software and training and personnel and exercising that it does with hardware per se. >> bud, thanks very much. we love having you on the >>> born under the army's now defunct combat system, the program aims to equip soldiers with powerful communicat

they paid $150 which benefited his education fund in the philippines. they also got to buy his book which will be officially released tomorrow. and then he took to the stage to show that he is a fighter and a singer. >> tonight he was among friends. fresh off his title victory and a concert in lake tahoe, the welter weight champion sang for about 260 people at the hidden brooke country club near vallejo. >> ♪ sometimes when we touch >> he may not be a world class crooner, but he can do and sing no wrong. >> it is like john lennon's imagine? >> that's it. >> who sings it better? >> we go with paccio with that one. >> he has single handledly thus the philippines and its people on to the staimg. as a recently elected congressman he is out to unite a country with a tumultuous history. >> corruption may be his toughest opponent along with the muslim rebels that are infesting his country. but it is reported even they stopped fighting to watch him box. >> yes, they would lay down their weapon for him. tonight the champ sang in spanish, english and his that i t

in the philippines, he's an obsession. everybody watches every fight.s call a cease-fire in their running battle with the philippine army. they're not risking anything; the soldiers are watching, too. what psychs out his opponents even before the fight begins is the way manny walks down that aisle-- smiling, not a care in the world; going to a dance, not a duel. i've never seen a fighter walk towards the ring smiling. are you just doing that? is it a tactic? or are you really happy? >> manny pacquiao: that's me. i'm always smiling. ( laughter ) >> simon: every announcer in the world can pronounce his name now, and they dwell on it longer than they used to. >> manny "pacman" pacquiao! >> simon: he is more than a fighter, he is a phenomenon. he is equally brutal with his left and his right, always hammering boxers a lot larger than he is. he ducks and he dances. it doesn't disturb him when he gets hit because retaliation is instant. after a fight, manny always goes down on his knees in prayer. that's the closest he ever gets to the canvas. just how good i

the newest citizen of the philippines. freddie roach. you feel strong? >> yes, i'm ready. i'm excited for the fight. and feel strong. >> jimmy: more importantly, do you feel strong and confident and ready to sing with a special guest? >> i do. >> jimmy: you do? your voice feels good? wonderful. which will ferrell movie is your favorite of all of them? >> my movie? >> jimmy: will ferrell? >> will ferrell? >> jimmy: do you have a favorite will ferrell movie? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: that's how i feel about him too. >> but i mean, i don't remember the title of the movie but i >> jimmy: you watch them? and he's been to your fight. this is going to be great. i can't wait to see you two together on the stage. when we come back, manny pacquiao who you can see fight saturday november 13th on hbo, will be singing with will ferrell and then good charlotte. we'll be right back. moments ago, we gave this group of people the stylish new orbit packs. [ orbit trumpet ] let's see what they think. cork my canteen! churn my butterscotch! [ laughs ] shut the front door!

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he is, as you mentioned an elected congressman in his native philippines. he has this book due out tomorrow and tonight he is saying to a small group of his closest fans -- ♪ >> reporter: tonight manny the packman was amongst friends fresh off his title bout victory he sang for 250 people at the hidden brook country club near vallejo. ♪ i want to hold you 'til i die, 'til we both break down and cry, i want to hold you 'til the fear in me subsides ♪ >> reporter: now, he may not be a world class krooner but to his international fans manny can do and sing no wrong. he has single handedly thrust the philippines and its people on to the global stage. as a rece aently elected congressman of the philippines he is out to unite a country with a tumultuous history. his country is infested with the muslim rebels but it has been reported even though stopped fighting to watch him box. and the people here tonight say if any one can get the rebels to lay down their arms manny will be the man who can do it. tonight, he will fly back to l.a. and then from there it is on to

. >> according to federal court documents, someone in the philippines said dresses to a west baltimore address. they were decorated with large buttons filled with heroin. heroin smugglers with ties to baltimore city airmail a package of eight dresses from manila in the philippines last week. this house in west baltimore is the address on the parcel. court papers indicate mark harrison lives there. the package was intercepted last week by u.s. customs and border patrol agents in cincinnati ohio. court documents do not reveal why it was tagged as suspicious. they were decorated with large buttons. agents discovered 650 grams of heroin inside the buttons with the street value of $50,000. although a novel approach, it has been tried before. this customs botha was taken in 2004 after a similar smuggling attempt in australia -- this customs photo was taken in 2004. an undercover agent made a controlled delivery to the west baltimore row house. the package was supposed to go to mark harrison. state records reveal he does not own a home. jake jeter signed for the package. authorities say micha

>> he has thrust the philippines and its people on to the global stage.ntly elected congressman philippines, he's in a country with a tumult wus history. corruption may well be his toughest opponent along with the muslim rebels that are infesting his country. but it's been reported even they stopped fighting to watch pacquiao box. >> oh, yes! >> lay down for him. (laughter) >> he sang in spanish, english and his native sag galley. his trainers feared he might lose his title bout. instead he destroyed his opponent and hopped on a plane for a concert in lake tahoe. i'm allen wong. >> may not be a world class crooner but pacquiao can do and sing no wrong. >> he did sound really good. it's 4:45. coming up, the new battle shaping up in congress over gays in the military. >> and i'm jenelle wang. coming up it tea party darling sarah palin going to make a run for the white house. could she beat president obama? her answer next. >> also from institution to option. a new survey on marriage finds the big question may no longer be will you but do we have to? >> and

she is a politician back in the philippines, but people are coming here to have their picture taken with him. he is an important icon in the philippineo community. manny also has never lost track of his roots. >> and i will stay humble and stay where i am and what i am and i don't want to get -- change from what i am right now. >> reporter: and this event will continue throughout the night. manny pacquiao will be here. he is supposedly going to be singing with the group he sings with. as we said, he has also talked about his being a politician and the fundraiser is for the manny pacquiao foundation this educates children in the philippines. reporting live, back to you. >>> and why a battle between meg whitman and her former housekeeper will finally be over. plus -- >>> and i'm paul chambers outside a church in oakland that is challenging people to step up against gun violence. >>> and the winter jackets, pull them out. we'll see you back here in just a minute. the black widow spider's severe bite can cause coma and even death. the african black mamba can kill a man with one bite. but the

>> he thrust the philippines and its people on to the global stage.o unite a country with a tumult wus history. the rebels are in his country. it's been reported even they stopped fighting to watch pacquiao box. >> oh, yeah. would lay down the weapon for him. ♪ >> he sang in spanish, english. between entertaining and legislating his trainer feared he might lose his title bout. instead he destroyed his opponent and hopped on a plane for lake tahoe. >> eight different weight classes? wow! >> 5:44 now. forget the car keys. grab your helmet. the bloomberg business report is coming up. >> and i'm jenelle wang. new signs that tea party darling sarah palin is making a run for could she beat president obama? her answer next. >> a new survey on marriage finds the big question may no longer be will you but do we have to? >> the somber anniversary today >> welcome back. here's a look at our california forecast. notice the temperatures are starting to cool across the state. we have 60 chico and 64 sacramento. still a little warmer as you head towards palm springs

at the beginning of the twentieth century said our forces were in the philippines for one hundred years. what he called a calling station he said our forces will be in iraq. will be our calling station in the middle east for years to come it's not that clear that it really wants. a real peace real trying quality which might exclude itself. and coming up later in the program i was left in a car with no arms and almost no hope for justice dog attacks and the burden of responsibility in just a few moments. and a few will of the future scientists claim they found a green alternative to rain him but many doubt its effectiveness. moscow does not feel that nato treats it as an enemy russia's foreign minister has said during talks with his german counterpart now the ministers streamlined their positions ahead of the russian nato council in lisbon later this month and he also discussed this or moment plans that he has been following the talks. the central topic of the talks between the two ministers was global security and russia now is pushing for a new joint european security architecture and

at the beginning of the twentieth century said our forces were in the philippines for one hundred years. what he called a calling station he said our forces will be in iraq. will be our calling station in the middle east for years to come it's not that clear that it really wants. a real peace real trying quality which might exclude itself. you're with r t n still ahead in the program fuel of the future scientists claim being found a green alternative to uranium some of doubt is an effect of this. and the staying with the high tech and nano technology for the twenty first century is the hot topic for hundreds of companies gathered in moscow that's in our business news in fifteen minutes time. now feeding imaginary cows and growing nonexistent fruit are just some of what you taxpayers have to foot the bill for to detune of over a billion euros a year the european commission has found that fraudulent payments have doubled last year with gross irregularities and funds going to the poorest regions now for more on this we can go to a shot of her. europe a think tank concerned with improving t

at the beginning of the twentieth century said our forces were in the philippines for one hundred years . as a what he called a calling station he said our forces will be in iraq. will be our coaling station in the middle east for years to come so he said that even in two thousand and three as an objective of united states invasion. and i think iraq is a well aware of that and i don't think that you can. call upon the united states to support provide some abstract security as if security had nothing to do with the interests. to defend their own interests do you think this latest attack is an indicator of future security in the country. it is if instability remains but you really have to question for example whether the united states wants stability in iraq which excludes itself and i think the answer is that it doesn't and whereas it might want a certain kind of stability a certain kind of security. it's not that clear that it really wants. real peace real tranquility which might exclude itself. and. i have great faith in the abilities of the iraqis especially of of all the peoples of o

at the beginning of the twentieth century said our forces were in the philippines for one hundred years . as a as what he called the coaling station he said our forces will be in iraq. will be our calling station in the middle east for years to come so he set that even in two thousand and three you really have to question for example with the united states wants stability in iraq which excludes itself and i think the answer is that it doesn't. moscow does not feel that nato treats it as an enemy russia's foreign minister has said during talks with his german counterpart the ministers streamlined their positions ahead of russian nato council in lisbon and also discuss this armament plans let's get more now from our team to come back show what kinds of live hi there you katherina what were the main talking points of the news conference. and the main topics of the central told before the talks between the two ministers was global security and russia now is pushing for a new joint european security architecture and defense that's a defense as a part of it to be better protected against comm

at the beginning of the twentieth century said our forces were in the philippines for one hundred years . as what he called a calling station he said our forces will be you know iraq. will be our calling station in the middle east for years to come it's not that clear that it really wants. a real peace real trying quality which might exclude itself. here with r t and still ahead in the program the fuel of the future scientists claim valid a green alternative to your ring though some doubt its effectiveness. and stay with the high tech and that of technology for the twenty first century is the hot topic for hundreds of companies gathered in moscow that's in our business news in fifteen minutes time. all moscow does not feel that nato treats it as an enemy russia's foreign minister has said during talks with his german counterpart now the ministers streamlined their positions ahead of the russian nato council in lisbon later this month and they also discuss this armament plus artes it. has been following the talks with central told people the talks between the two ministers was global sec

it helps to educate children in the philippines.se out of poverty in the philippines to become perhaps the greatest boxer in the world. he holds eight world boxing titles. hee also a congressman in the philippines. >> i focus on the fight and after the fight i have to focus on my work. >> we're proud to be filipino and proud to have him part of us. >> reporter: meantime, new this morning, tmz is now reporting he is facing a $10 million lawsuit over allegations signed a recording contract but didn't deliver any songs. >>> tiger woods has been busy on twitter this morning following a radio interview. tiger woods posted his first tweet yesterday. he said he finally decided to try twitter. he also recently wrote an article talking about his divorce from elin after the cheating scandal that started unraveling last thanksgiving. tiger woods said he is still struggling to learn from terrible choices and mistakes that he made. >>> ten minutes before 9:00, the long-awaited next chapterrer in the harry potter movies does not open in theaters

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towards the middle of the war there was a question whether the philippines should be bypassed. roosevelt mediated or not mediated, but handle that dispute and came down on mcarthur's side. i think there was a clear respect for each other, and much like the president's respect for huey long. yes, sir? yes, sir? >> yeah, i was wondering how important you think the progressive era is to fdr, and whether biographyers generally pay enough attention to his early career? >> certainly. i didn't mention the formative effect of thee dore on -- tho, eodore on ruse thelt. fdr idolized theodore and it was because the ideas of the progressive era that roosevelt add a young man in practicing law and in the first campaigns for the state senate in 1910 and 12 thoroughly embraced the progressive ideas. i think it had a very diplomacy ceasive -- decisive effect on him. i didn't mention because as mentioned earlier when you try to condense fdr's career into one small volume, you get restricted. >> one more question. >> one more? yes, please. >> i found your talk immensely interesting and intellige

smugglers are getting more creative on how they transport drugs, customs intercepted a package from the philippines. inside, were dresses with very large buttons. agents say heroin was tut. conspiracy. >> they have officially gone state of state of the art. how they pulled a literacy team, to create a. >>> and serving in the military could weigh on your body. we'll show you how a new program has. and this is 87-year-old flight officer robert taylor. his wife nina says, they are still pilot to the. >>> take a look at the next. and homestand. tonight, we salute you. >>> what's better than a boat load of new books for an elementary school. how about a newly designed school library to put them in. with the help of volunteers, and the newest attraction. it is spectacular. abc 2 news tim ruckerford was there. >>> talk about coming down to the wire, thursday at manor view elementary in the base of fort mead, dozens of volunteers were scrambling to put the finishing touches on the newly designed school library. they hope to finish up before the big unveiling. the volunteers from target, along with military

the philippines looking at very unstable conditions once again. a low pressure system approaching the southern end of the island. heavy showers once again. flooding cannot be ruled out here. of course, the peninsula too, another wet day. it will threaten the area with more flooding and landslides. over the bay of bengal, we have a low pressure system that continues to move toward southeastern india. it will gain more energy. quite an active storm system and likely to bring torrential rains on your wednesday. something to watch out for here as well. 32 degrees in bangkok. looking quite cloudy in shanghai as well. let's head over to north america then. another round of winter storms, really affecting the northern rockies today. montana looking at heavy snow accumulation on your tuesday and blowing snow. winter storms really affecting alberta and saskatchewan in canada. looking very wet, miserable and windy in the pacific northwest as well, british columbia and oregon looking at more wet weather. in the deep south, thunderstorms brewing up again. tha

outside the ring he serves as a congressman in the philippines. he is a writer as he was signing his new book tonight, i asked him how does he balance politics and bunching? >> if i have a fight, you know, i give everything to the fight. and after the fight i give 100% to work. >> but from pumper to president maybe? >> i don't know. i don't know. right now i have to do my job. >> reporter: people paid $150 to see him tonight. although i was told some got their tickets for as much as $500. some came away with autographed gloves. >> i will probably give them to my son, you know. put it in a frame and keep it for memories. >> reporter: this is a picture of his gloves sold at a fundraiser for a group called philippine international aid in san francisco last weekend. they went for $5500. as his fame continues to grow, fans anxiously wait for his next fight. live, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the fda sent a warning letter to four beverage makers today saying their calf natured malt alcohol energy drinks are unsafe and violent federal law. t

outside the ring he serves as a congressman in the philippines. he is a writer as he was signing his new book tonight, i asked him how does he balance politics and bunching? >> if i have a fight, you know, i give everything to the fight. and after the fight i give 100% to work. >> but from pumper to president maybe? >> i don't know. i don't know. right now i have to do my job. >> reporter: people paid $150 to see him tonight. although i was told some got their tickets for as much as $500. some came away with autographed gloves. >> i will probably give them to my son, you know. put it in a frame and keep it for memories. >> reporter: this is a picture of his gloves sold at a fundraiser for a group called philippine international aid in san francisco last weekend. they went for $5500. as his fame continues to grow, fans anxiously wait for his next fight. live, lloyd lacuesta, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> the fda sent a warning letter to four beverage makers today saying their calf natured malt alcohol energy drinks are unsafe and violent federal law. t

the shipment came from the philippines. investigators say they seized $50,000 worth of heroin and two people were arrested. >>> investigators are trying to determine who stole more than 100 pieces of equipment from the naval academy baseball team. last month, that's and gloves and shoes and cameras and computers were recovered from my home and calvert county. an 18-year-old is suspected of posing those items on my but so far it is unclear whether the teenager in new they were stolen. >>> the defense is preparing to present its case in the chandra levy murder trial before resting yesterday, they dropped charges yesterday of attempted sexual assault against ingmar guandique. they heard from a forensic expert who testified that gary condit's dna was found on chandra levy's underwear but not at the crime scene. gary condit was the prime suspect in 2003. this is country up emotions from his family including his son chad. >> we hope people will understand that in this country, you are entitled to a certain level privacy. even if

they confiscated the dresses sent from the philippines. they found $50,000 hidden in the buttons.two men who were supposed to be the recipients. dresses now face charges. >>> prosecutors are now pursuing assault charges against leonardo ramos. the 21 years old is accused of injuring three students and his brother during a fight at the thirsty thurtle last month. there's reportedly new evidence that suggests that he was defending himself during the incident. >>> a frederick man will spend 30 years behind bars for sexually abusing a girl for nearly a decade. donnld webb plead guilty to several counts of child abuse by a custodian. webb abused a girl in his care during the '90s from the time she was 9 until she turned 18 and left his home. >>> an alarming situation for residents at a baltimore group home ho were evacuated because of a chemical scare. it happened yesterday at a building along south patterson park avenue. offfcials sayyan exterminator was ssraying for bed bugs and some the chemicals used were making people sick. >> the fire department responded, got all of the resident

more heavy rain will be hitting parts of central philippines.use of our very strong northeast monsoon coming in with all of that energy, all of that humidity, and we could potentially be seeing some flooding problems here as it will continue in right through the weekend. temperatures are shaping up like this. on saturday, 14 in tokyo. 6 in seoul. and 5 in beijing. really cooling down. 16 in chongqing. and shanghai, you'll see 18. fairly mild for you. 22 in taipei. 31 in manila. all right, let's look now to north america. of course we have been tracking our storm across the east. now the beginning of the day is going to be quite unsettled for many of you in the southeast. but the good news is that it should start to settle down by the afternoon. and, in fact, by the evening, most of this is already gone. so in behind will be a much dryer and cooler friday night. and into saturday. you will still see storms lingering across the florida peninsula. to the north as well, that snow is not going anywhere quite as fast. you'll still see some pretty sign

what a lot of people don't know he also is a congressman in the philippines.oes a boxer's skill in the ring translate into working in congress. you know both of the rings what do you think? >> one of the greatest fights of all time. i worked the fight over the weekend for hbo. amazing. i don't think it helps for a legislator. helps for an executive maybe. maybe obama could learn something from, from manny. but don't you have to work with people. anthony weiner notwithstanding. >> come on, i will defend anthony. >> puts on a good bluff. he works well. >> he is manny in the congress. >> eight titles. that's all right. >> i don't know. the best thing he has going for him, actually, is that he is wealthy and so doesn't have to pocket appropriations as is common in the philippines. manny. >> wealthy because of his boxing? >> yes. he can funnel the money to the poor, his stated goal for getting into politics. >> he has eight titles in different weight classes. awe -- different weight clags s sses. >> if you compare him to all time, all time record. one of the greate

of a push of moisture in towards southeastern coastal parts of china, taiwan, especially in the philippines. and let's not ignore, of course, our tropical depression right here to the east of vietnam. very heavy wet weather has been occurring with this. and unfortunately the next 24 hours will also see more of the same. in the bay of bengal, we have a separate system. this is a cyclonic storm. let me show you the most recently formed storm. this is jal moving west-northwest. over the next few days it will be making landfall somewhere in the eastern, southeastern coastal areas of india. of course, the rain over the next couple of days will be increasing ever more so. and, of course, upping the risk of flooding as well as landslides. temperaturewise, things are looking pretty calm right now for beijing. like i said, temperatures do take a tumble as we hit saturday into sunday. upper teens in seoul as well as tokyo. 21 in shanghai. 25 in taipei with showers and a bit wet in hong kong. next we want to go to the caribbean because we have a hurricane to talk about. we'll come back to north americ

atolls in the gold island group strategically located halfway between the hawaiian islands in the philippines. the goldberg islands had been under the jurisdiction of the british government to december ninth one nine hundred forty one two days after the attack on pearl harbor japanese soldiers came ashore at bay sheo the governing island atoll of towers and proclaimed it for the emperor. both sides understood the necessity to control islands across the pacific . the american commands tactical approach dated back to teddy roosevelt's assessment of world sea diplomacy devised for the late one thousand century. roosevelt always believed that if the u.s. was to contain japanese expansion they would need to command strategic island bases across the pacific. the basic strategy and worst of all i can tell you for a spotless record if. i decided to mess up our selection for the five states are set up here to call a. partnership and holiday a polling station odds are mosque no mindless separate plan put the stumbling block to family in fact that a manuscript for that. the japanese conscripted over for

atolls in the gilbert island group strategically located halfway between the quien islands in the philippines. the coburg islands had been under the jurisdiction of the british government to december ninth one nine hundred forty one two days after the attack on pearl harbor japanese soldiers came ashore the governing island that told of tower one and proclaimed it for the emperor. both sides understood the necessity to control islands across the sea. the american commands tactical approach dated back to teddy roosevelt's assessment of world sea diplomacy devised for the late one nine hundred centuries. roosevelt always believed that if the u.s. was to contain japanese expansion they would need to command strategic island bases across the pacific. the basic strategy first of all i tell you for scotland signalling athlete decided the best life possible explanation stakes are set up here for his holy his ship and hosting a polling station cod are hispanic the mother must separate that looking for something specific to fatima and that that madness record that. the japanese conscripted over forty

the philippines too looking very unstable, a little bit windy toward the north and along the malay peninsulaoking quite wet as well throughout your wednesday. southern india looking at widespread rain due to a low pressure system moving on through, although the system itself is weakening. it will continue to produce ample amounts of moisture. hong kong is going to be 24 degrees today. 17 in chongqing. cloudy skies and quite mild up in beijing. 13 degrees with sunshine. let's take a look at north america, then. well, we do have lots of wet weather in store for the eastern side of the u.s. today the system carrying lots of moisture, bringing torrential rains to a wide area throughout your wednesday. and accompanied by strong winds as well. now, during the overnight hours, especially around the mid-atlantic states looking at severe conditions. so watch out for things like damaging winds as well as tornados. and then out toward the west a new storm system moving into the pacific northwest to bring you another round of rain and strong winds. plenty of wintry precipitation for the northern rockies

federal officials intercepted a package with the cress when it arrived from the philippines last weekpowder substance wrapped in plastic inside the package was intended forrare facing charges. >> a 1 p 50 million dollar lawsuit goes to court. following the death of 20-year-old frederick man who was tazed by sheriff's deputy. appeals court handed out the decision this week. joy just talked to the man's family. joy? >>reporter: jeff for the family of 20-year-old mr. gray this recent court ruling is a big win. family worst fear would said the case would be thrown out but it didn't happen. that come as a big relief. next week will mark three years since gray died. deputy with frederick county sheriff's department tasered gray after they say he didn't comply. his family is now seeking 145 million dollars in a civil lawsuit filed in federal court. >> been a long road. people look at the lawsuit s the case as far as money but they don't see what we are going through as far as losing a child. >>reporter: now attorney daniel clark representing the defendants in this case told me over tte phone

customs and border protection agents intercepted a package from the philippines at bwi and inside theox were dresses with very large buttons on them. agents say the heroin was stuffed inside the buttons. the drugs were valued at $50,000. two people now face charges of conspiracy to import a a controlled substance. >>> 6:49. it's hard these days to know how thieves get away with it. but somehow, they managed to do it. somebody made off with a heavy bronze statue a rearing ram from ram head live the tavern in annapolis. it is open full of people. and the statue weighs in at 40 pound and was last seen sunday during a football game. >> disappointing, but not surprising. we have had floor mats. [audio not understandable] and people take the carpet. i don't know what they do with the stuff burks i guess they outfit their house with it. but they will take about anything if you are not watching. >> folks at rams head home someone is watching and see the statue and return the mascot and turn the thief in. >>> thirty untiers wants to make sure baltimore city teens has healthy hearts. the free e

the next year, 1899, he went overseas to the philippines, where we were already engaged in fighting against filipino insurgents. he was under fire for the first time, and he was mentioned in orders, cited for his bravery in leading his section under fire, providing close support to infantry attacking insurrections. the next year, he was in china during the chinese relief expedition. and his section was very instrumental during the action relieving the siege of taking, where his gun section not down for successive gates to the inner-city, the inner part of the imperial city, allowing allied forces to go in and overturn those who were sustaining the rebellion. after returning from china, he had a succession of truth and post commands in the pacific northwest, and then analyze. -- dan in alaska. during this period, as it were, married the boss' daughter. he met laura mordecai who was the chief of ordnance's daughter while visiting some friends out in the northwest, and he quoted ms. mordecai over a period of years and married her during this period. he then went on to become an instructor and

lots of showers down in the philippines, especially in around southern luzon, contending with thundershowerse look for some sunny spells and for indo-china peninsula dealing with more heavy showers in similar areas across the malay peninsula and also along the east coast of vietnam, especially down in the south looking upwards of 100 millimeters in the next 24 hours. so you're not out of the woods just yet. the conditions will remain fairly critical for you. temperatures 25 degrees in hong kong today, 33 in bangkok, with partly cloudy skies. manila coming in at 31 with some showers. showers also in taipei, with 23 degrees. all right. let's take a look at europe, then. generally dry across the british isles tonight. there is that very large storm system that will continue to impact the area throughout your friday. generally bringing windy conditions, but there will be some heavy rain found up in the -- up in scotland as well. as for spain and portugal, this very large rainband coming in bringing some heavy rain and strong winds affecting coastal areas with high waves and strong winds. so watc

on this broadcast we told you about manny who when he's not legislating as a congressman of the philippinesappens to be one of the best boxers you've seen. his big fight in dallas last night, how did it turn out? here's nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: what you're watching is one of the greatest boxers of all time achieve something no one else in this sport has ever done. the smaller man is devastating ant tone yo margrito, when it was over he had won his eighth boxing title in eight different weight classes, each against a significantly larger opponent. a feat that has had the world of professional boxing in awe. >> we're watching something in manny that is -- ma may not be just once in a generation, once-in-a-lifetime, maybe once period. >> he's known as the filipino phenom because he rose from the poverty to become one of the world's richest athletes. he's 31, perhaps nearing the end of his boxing days, and just beginning a new career. last may elected to his nation's congress. now being mentioned by fans as a possible president. there was concern he was too distracted to fight. >> it's goi