ritchie. >> next item. >> the next item would be -- pardon me. other commission business. we have a certificate of recognition. please read the recognition. mr. moses de los reyes, if he could come forward to be recognized. he is the general manager small firm advisory committee, honoring him for his distinguished public service in years of civic leadership. driving changes to increase leadership in regional water system construction.

the idea of babblings -- balancing a competing interest ritchie is very good at, and is better shape to him and the bottom line is the way power and interest is in the country to balance semblance of interest are so more powerful than others to get you the same equations rather than the actual course correction of. one more question. >> first of all, her might have been nice to get a call from mr. wolf but i did not need a call to know the something was happening because i found myself being evicted from my apartment in cambridge '08 winter early spring as a result of the mortgage foreclosure that foretold what was coming in and not very happy way but interesting. i like in the situation situation, summarized in the following way we needed fdr and got to obama. if you think about the differences, one of them that people talk about that has come up with leadership is fdr was at harvard and applied to the most excited -- exclusive sino club just a few blocks down and was rejected and his family was members and he came from a class who understood he did not need to be afraid to challeng

ritchie. >> next item. >> the next item would be -- pardon me. other commission business.we have a certificate of recognition. please read the recognition. mr. moses de los reyes, if he could come forward to be recognized. he is the general manager small firm advisory committee, honoring him for his distinguished public service in years of civic leadership. driving changes to increase leadership in regional water system construction. >> it is here? >> perhaps there is a twist in the communication? [laughter] >> thank you. many things regarding your service as well. >> any other new business? commissioners? >> the next item is the report of the general manager. >> before we start, just an announcement. in april we will receive a request for $25 million in state grants to fund the department of wildlife resources. particularly to help to fund the cesar chavez management improvement. you may have noticed that staff has recommended that. the director will have that on friday to make that decision. we expect to receive that decision before too long. a very good, large size gran

ritchie. i am glad you brought up texas. that was helpful for me, because i did not want to

ritchie. i am glad you brought up texas. that was helpful for me, because i did not want to get into a discussion about the merits of desalinization. but when this came before us for the first time, the most recent time, there were three of us here. i was uncomfortable with the public concern of lack of opportunity to weigh in and that this out -- and vet this out. my concern was there was not sufficient opportunity for members of our public to engage us in the merits of even having the study continue. given the resolution, and in particular whereas no. 3, which i think is significantly exhaustive -- and then with respect to the description of the agreement at no. 4, the item you place for our consideration regarding public outrage -- the then commissioner -- ad then -- and then commissioner torres's comments about prioritizing -- i wondered whether we could consider the flexibility in terms of the approach with the public. i wondered whether we would give the public an opportunity, through these engagements, to maybe tell u

. >>> tonight first responders have reopened ritchie highway in maryland after investigating a nearby gas leak. anne arundel county firefighters say a construction crew ruptured a gas line. while the repairs got under way, fire crews shut down the highway and several commercial buildings in the area, including a shopping center. some people complained of headaches from the gas, but there were no serious injuries. >>> it has been a year now since employees of the dc nine restaurant fought with the man they believe broke their window. that man died and his death was ruled a homicide but prosecutors dropped the criminal case infuriating the family of the 27-year-old. well, that case is back in the headlines tomorrow because the family is suing the club in civil court. gary nurenberg covered the case back then and he's here now with the latest developments tonight. gary. >> reporter: $15 million lawsuit, derek, agat the club, its owners and some employees. after the man apparently threw a brick through the window, dc9 employees chased him on foot and tackled him nearby. at first the facts

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police say a woman and her daughter were stopped over the weekend for the report of a shoplifting on ritchieighway. the security guard said he was sprayed with pepper spray. both are charged with armed robbery and disorderly conduct. >> a memorial service is set for a woman and her son. the woman's estranged husband remains in jail, suspected of the slayings. they will be remembered on saturday at 1:00 p.m. curtis lopez is charged with her death and is a suspect in william's death. investigators are on the lookout for a man who reportedly tried to abduct a boy in harford county. it happened as the young man was walking to the bus stop. authorities are warning parents to be on the alert. kim dacey has the latest on the search effort. >> that incident is on the minds of parents. there is now a $2,000 reward on the table. a 14-year-old boy it was walking to the bus stop yesterday morning in abingdon when a person in a black van pulled up next to him. the suspect told him he would hurt him if he did not get in the van. the boy ran home and his parents called police. the area is full of kids. >>

a diversion at ritchie highway. the three bus diverting southbound at cathedral and a monument.e marc trains, on time service. light rail and metro subway on schedule. i am a kurt kronke. now back to tony pann. >> it will be a wet commute. give yourself a few extra minutes. first we say good morning to ava marie. she decided to go to the library this morning the >> good morning. aren't i studious? we are talking about a big event that involves food and alcohol. we are at the library. i'm here with the director and this is your biggest event -- [no audio] >> it is a very exciting year. we are celebrating our 65th anniversary. we have done many events and activities of this year. this is a sapphire supper club, the first saturday in an november hearing abington. to the library. -- welcome to the library. we have special martinis and fabulous food. we do many important things with the money that we raise. we used to spend the money to support the summer reading program. we have over 18,000 children and teenagers who participate each year. it also supports the winter reading program

captures the chilly vets it's nice spying allegations in a british court but it ritchie had an affair with a married m.p. . hello it's a pm here in moscow thanks for watching r t tonight it's kevin zero in here this hour with our top story for you in athens first arguably the biggest protests in years has descended into violence today greeks have been venting their anger against a new package of austerity measures likely to be adopted to soon as thursday is get the latest cross to sara first hi sara now we've seen as a reader matic sings from athens earlier on today is the situation under control now and a lot of noise going on behind you in the. with the riot police still leaving to clear the remaining protesters that are here on syntagma square no where near the amount of people we saw earlier when hundreds of thousands turned out it's the biggest protest the seen since the beginning of the financial crisis and we saw more of these violent clashes that we've seen before but i really i can't quite describe to you i mean i'm sure you've seen the pictures by now the scenes that we saw

. >> anne arundel say they were forced to shut down a road east of ritchie highway after a contractor punctured a line. officials are concerned the natural gas could ignite or mix with oxygen in a niche business and residents at the apartments are not being allowed to enter or exit southwest. >> new this morning, a strong earthquake off the coast of the pacific island of new guinea overnight. at this moment no reports of injuries or damages and no reports of a tsunami. it struck on the country's northern coast. >> maryland police say two people are being -- behind bars after a police stopped help help the change a flat tire but then found the marijuana. >> do you want to help maryland generate electricity? you can donate animal waste. poultry litter or livestock manure is needed. those donating must be able to contribute 10 megawatts and be connected and start supplying power to the state by 201. the governor will promote the use of renewable energy and truce amount of waste that reaches the chesapeake bay. >> when you think of cities synonymous with luck, you think las vegas? but "me

and in two thousand and three and the cole ritchie who is a an actress commented on her own television show which is all that which is entitled the simple life. by saying that it was hardly all that simple because anybody know how hard it is to get hard it is to get. out of the product purse. and now the appeals court in new york city ruled that the f.c.c. regulations on foul language were unconstitutionally vague and had a chilling effect on the first amendment right of free speech to the broadcasters argue the decency rules enact their during the george w. bush administration are too difficult to enforce because of the perplexing language used in the regulations take for example their definition of indecency they defined as language or material that in context depicts or describes in terms patently offensive as measured by contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium sexual or excretory organs or activities so will the supreme court hold the government's expanded ban against expletives are they going to side of fox news and free speech now the last much watched must watc

it happened in glen burnie at the giant store on ritchie highway. he had just picked up some medications when someone approached them with a handgun and struck him in the head with it. police do not think it was a random act of violence and the suspect likely took the prescription medications and then left the area. >> a few sprinkles across the area today, some light showers still persisting in the region. it has been a little bit of a cloudy and occasionally wet day. there are still a couple of sprinkles of to the north and west as well. the temperatures were holding mostly in the 50's around baltimore, but warmer to the south and east where they had some sunshine. even some 70's on the far lower eastern shore. the shares are in response to a cold front coming through. a lot cooler on the western maryland mountains and that chilly air will invade central and eastern maryland tonight. tomorrow, temperatures going below normal and it could lead to the first snowfall of the season. more on that in just a few minutes. >> breaking news right now along

jammed back to ritchie highway.ltway. traffic not moving, with an accident at the beltway and delays in place. >> good morning. at least to the weather is nice and quiet. it will be a nice day. a little bit on the chilly side, but we will make it into the 60s. 48 in west mr.. mostly sunny skies. high temperatures this afternoon will climb into the upper 60s. things will change tomorrow. clouds will thicken up. we will hit 73 of and on rainshowers are possible thursday and friday. >> ♪ boy you think that you know me, know me ♪ ♪ that's why i'm leaving he lonely ♪ >>> we're back at 8:30 on a tuesday morning, october 25th, 2011. happy to have these folks joining us in the plaza, as they plan in the background to one of the latest hits from kelly clarkson, that's right, the first winner of "american idol" is joining us in our studio this morning. she's got some brand new music, but the same great sound and she is fun to talk to. we'll talk to kelly in a couple of minutes. i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie, al r

ritchie tried to bait the gator with chicken but he said it was too cold to eat, so i took him home.bill: speaking from one of the hardest hit in the housing markets in the country, president obama telling supporters from las vegas his new mortgage plan will cut payments for struggling homeowners. the president does not need congress to start the program, and here's one homeowner reacting to the idea. >> we can't wait for an increasingly dysfunctional congress to do its job. >> has he done enough to deal with foreclosures? >> i don't think so. went from up here to like down here. it's been kind of hard for everyone. bill: there's the hole owner. the first homeowner owns the white house at the moment. martha: a very nice house. bill: even democrats in congress saying the plan is not nearly enough, bob beck sell a former democratic campaign manager, andrea tantoras, cohost of "the five". we can't wait, andrea! how vulnerable is this president on the issue of housing, going into an election year? >> well, very vulnerable. housing makes up about 20 percent of the u.s. economy, so it's a

♪ we're going to have a party ♪ all night long ♪ all night ♪ all night ♪ all night long >> lionel ritchieest, that was a party. >> he can go, man. hello. finally this half-hour. an amazing whale tail for a few california kayakers, lucky enough to get within arm's length of a pod of blue whales. >> their adventure was all caught on tape. it is something you really should not try at home. abc's diana alvear has more. from los angeles. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and yunji, good morning. when i saw this video, i wanted to jump in my car, drive to the beach rent a kayak and do the exact same thing. unfortunately that's what has whale experts so worried. >> holy cow. >> reporter: that is an understatement. these kayakers were close enough to touch these blue whales. >> oh they're just a beautiful magnificent creatures. really excited because when they pop up that close you just sense their size it is really exciting gets your heart pounding it's quite amazing. >> reporter: rick coleman said this particular pod showed up a few weeks ago to feast on their favorite food, tiny shrimp lik

and so, he is in this sort of matthew ritchie did this bridge and itchy like to do. and so the baritone is really in this lower dimensional world and she goes the next hours. and he doesn't understand why she would want to do that. why can't you just financers hear quite so it's also a little bit about what experiments to come in difference between someone who could go out and explore and someone who's staying home and has to see things directly and how they eventually pieced together the same information. how can you believe it when they can't go next door? someone wrote this sort of my black-and-white. she has this technique because there wasn't an orchestra pit for not rare, so we had screens where the orchestra was behind it. and you can see her world is green mayor. might be hard for you to see in this brave and his world is sort of more black-and-white. and so i'm not going to go through the whole thing here. so i have to say it was pretty fun writing this thing and seeing people and it was kind of beautiful to watch, to put together the story. and you see, she

next is ritchie, independent. caller: the goal since world war ii has been to take over the middle east, and that is exactly what we are doing. next it will be syria and then it will be lebanon. it just goes on and on. we just love killing people and when we kill people, we are nice guys. we are killing them because those guys are bad. who are we to judge who is bad and was good -- and who is good? this is definitely about business. this is just going to keep going. host: richie from mullen, massachusetts. joe, a twitter community member, asked this question -- in-line let's listen to more of the president yesterday about muammar gaddafi from the rose garden. >> the dark shadow of tierney has been lifted and with this enormous promise, the libyan people have a great responsibility, to build an inclusive, tolerant, and democratic libya that stand as the ultimate rebuke to gaddafi's dictatorship. we look forward to the announcement of the country's liberation, the quick formation of an interim government, and a stab

on the slow traffic marlborop at ritchie road for a new car wreck and the silver springough leaving collegerain will be tonight and into tomorrow. 70's today, 60's tomorrow.

recently superstars mariah carey, beyonce, lionel ritchie, all performed at events in the gadhafi familymillion each. some later gave the huge cash to charity. now it's unknown if this two-time oscar winning million dollar baby and fellow stars were paid any millions to appear for ramzan kadyrov and his swanky event sure was that. kadyrov has denied all these allegations and hillary swank just put out a statement saying she did not know about them and didn't even know at first that it was his birthday. she said this was presented to her as a party for the city that would bring hope to the chechnyan people. she says, i deeply regret attending this event which has thrown into question my long and deeply-held commitment to the protection of human rights. if i had a full understanding of what this event was apparently intended to be i would never have gone. she did not mention whether she was paid and no word from jean claude van damme. matt? >> all right. michelle, thanks very much. >>> up next, the prince charming of the himalayas ties the knot. we'll take you inside the lavish royal weddi

earlier accident, 450 is clear, but you're jammed on the outer loop of the beltway all the way from ritchie's all about respect. security. the american dream. [ jamaul ] good jobs in tough times. a chance to move up and do better. [ delaunta ] excellent healthcare. [ caletha ] beautiful benefits. what they used to call the american way. it still works here. [ jennifer ] not a single layoff of a u.s. manufacturing worker. [ glen ] not one. not one. doing things the right way. quality. [ jimmeka ] building cars that americans want. [ jamaul ] right here in america. hyundai is an all-american success story. ♪ >>> 8:30 now on a monday morning. it's the third day of october, 2011. some of the people out here got their coats on because it's starting to get chilly out here, as fall has really set in. it's 52 degrees now at 8:30, and everyone's gathered saying hi to their families and friends back home. i'm ann curry along with matt lauer, samantha guthrie and al roker. this morning we'll catch up with the actress and producer and also the wife of tom hanks, talking about rita wilson. >> belike her