but we were successful in reaching tiffany robinson. she's a family member of a man who was buried at that cemetery. tiffany, thank you so much for joining us tonight. tell us a little bit about your cous cousin, who was buried in that cemetery. >> his name is willie james robinson iii. he was a college student and a united states marine at the time of his death back in 1998. willie and i were raised together by my grandparents. so even though he's my cousin, it was more like a brother-sister relationship, which is one of the reasons that i kind of acted on it as soon as i heard the news brief at 4:20 on channel 5 yesterday. and i only live approximately 60 seconds away from the cemetery. so i was able to get there fairly quickly, as all the details were unraveling. >> and when you got to the cemetery, what did you see? what did you notice? >> as i pulled up to the cemetery, i noticed that there were at least 50 cook county sheriffs. the fbi was there. all the news media. and i actually sat to the side in the rain for about an hour with

will until the police responded and arrested robinson. neighbors say the felony charges cannot match the man that they know. >> he is one of the nicest fellows, mines his business. -- minds is business. >> he did not seem to be an aggressive person. >> this woman who'd drives the same route says bus drivers cope with commotion. this is one of a series of drivers sleeping, eating, talking on cell phones while on the job. >> this is not the majority of our employees. >> the general manager says he's embarrassed and angry about all of this. metro is investigating, but they say this could be a fireball offense. the felony kidnapping charge carries up to 30 years in prison. -- metro says is a fire-able offense. >>> the man accused of the deadly shooting at the holocaust museum will make his first court appearance in september. a hearing today for james von brunn has been canceled he was indicted on seven counts, including first-degree murder. authorities say he shot and killed museum guard stephen johns on june 10. von brunn was shot by other

notwithstanding, how do you find the confidence as a songwriter when you are in a room with smoke robinson and stevie wonder? i am talking about songwriting. how do you find your confidence in the university? >> very easy. when you are 19 or 20 or 21 years old, there is a confidence called youth. i can take that route. do you know what i'm saying? the reach of brandoyo ofu reach -- you reach out and go he is human. when you are 19 and you win wi mbledon, and you look back and say i won. i do not know what? -- possessed me except you and arrogance. i felt that i could take this company on. tavis: those of us who read "vanity fair" were delighted when we saw the issue with kate winslet. >> is understand. -- in understand. tavis: i saw this wonderful piece on the 50th anniversary of motown. that picture right there, that is suzanne on the phone working a deal. she was sheberry -- she was with berry gordy and without his shirt is lionel richie. >> that did a lot. tavis: are you getting phone calls? >> i spent most of my career telling ladies do not call me daddy. harlow came along and they sta

jim robinson married a woman and had several children. neither he nor his wife would read or write and would be the last generation of the robinson family born into slavery. and the last illiterate generation. michelle obama's great great grandfather was born a slave but died a free man. he came back to the plantation, though, buried here in all likelihood with his parents and many other relatives. you won't find his grave, though. most of the graves out here are unmarked. >> about seven or eight marks, tombstones and the rest of them are impressions in the ground to see they're buried at and most of the time people couldn't afford a cement stone, they would do it out of wood or cypress. >> reporter: that's what we know about michelle obama's ties to the robinson family of georgetown, south carolina, but there's a lot we don't know. we don't know how many generations of slaves were or what route they took to this hemisphere in the first place. a research group traced the first family's history in the u.s. but could not make the link back

i remember my first time in motown studios and there is marvin gay and smokey robinson and s svie wonder walked in the door. i do not know about any other university but this one had my attention. and more portly, i learned so much. -- more importantly, i learned so much. i felt like i was not able to handle that. this was a serious university. i decided i am still in school, i am an economics major and accounting minor so i decided i would interview them. no one has access. i interviewed martin. i asked what conservatory did he graduate from and he said what is that? i said or did you learn how to write music? he said he did not know. smokey. i do not. what business school did you graduate from? you mean you did not graduate from a business school? it gave me the confidence to say i am in the music business. i am a lead singer. once i found out that those guys had a melody, my earliest memory is marvin gaye saying can you hear it? does the song play in your head? you are a songwriter. >tavis: that council from marvin gaye notwithstanding, how do you find the confidence as a songwriter w

as james said the model was a robinson r-44. similar to the one shown here. a small four-seater chopper made by the california- based robinson helicopter company. this particular chopper was owned by morrisson aviation based out of wilmington, delaware. we have been following the story overnight on wusa9.com. so if you can't see your television today, get the latest information there. learn more about the kind of helicopter involved and see the backup the crash is causing on the traffic page. if you live in the region and witnessed what happened last night, then make a comment under our story. that is at wusa9.com. >>> the senate has passed a 680 billion there's defense spending bill just before passing the legislation the senate eliminated a jet engine program on the advice of secretary of defense robert gates. that comes two days after senators cut money for additional f-22 fighters. differences 2003 the house and senate versions must be worked out before it is presented to the president. >>> virginia candidate deeds will have some presidential star power i

derrek lee turned his career around here when bill robinson be the -- robinson, the former marlins pitching coach and late bill robinson got ahold of him and told him, you're strong enough. you don't have to avoid right center field even in a ballpark like this. derrek lee became one of the best hitters in the league. >> rob: gary sheffield when he was here, it was my final year in '96 and they won the world series in '97. he could hit the ball out. other than that, i haven't seen too many guys that can do it. >> bob: yeah. i'm not saying derrek lee hit a lot of home runs out there, but he would plug that gaptime time and time again. before you knew it, he was offered lots of money to go hit in hitter friendly wrigley field. a 1-2 to zimmerman. way outside. he missed it a mile. two outs. here is our coors light frieze freeze cam brought to you by frost brewed coors light world's most refrerk frerk beer. you want to see where adam dunn got this one? freeze it. >> rob: coors light freeze cam. i don't think he got that on the sweet spot. that's just a big, strong man from texas. didn't get the

marian robinson appeared yesterday at a reading event for children. reflected on her previous life in chicago and having her daughter wind up at the white house. >> that's an overwhelming feeling, especially when you come from the southside of chicago and your children went to public school. and they just led normal, everyday lives, willing to go to work and willing to do things, and she ended up marrying a person who lived the same kind of life that he did, but they both had great ambitions and they both had things they wanted to do to help the world. >> and she says she loves being around her granddaughters, sasha and malia. >> my life is wonderful. i'm able to take care of my two grandchildren when their mother's busy -- and she is pretty busy these days. and i am glad to be taking care of them. so my life is wonderful. >> mrs. robinson was asked how much tv sasha and malia watch. she says they get one hour a day. that's how much i was allowed. >>> this morning on "the early show" we'll talk about healthcare reform. we'll talk to senior adviser to

>> i am courtney robinson. a crucial vote for metro funding expected later today as the transit agency discovers more concerns. >> le in the weather center, but our best chance of rain for the whole week is today. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> welcome back, everybody. it is thursday, july 23. i'm alison starling. >> and i'm doug mckelway. your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. i saw a lot of blobs on your weather map. >> we have some storms off to the west and off to the west. this afternoon will be our best chance for rain. it willee cooler this afternoo oks loidutse. to r rsoheasutt, calvert county, charles county, that hottle blob ofweho srs is shgin off thpoe int of the activitypo isown to our southeast. it is north east of newburg. limited sunshine with cooler temperatures. sunshine returns on saturday. saturday should be a dry day. >> a crash on 95 virginia northbound in triangle is blocking the left lanes. stay to the right. you are right in the date

it is a robinson r-44. it is a piston engine helicopter that seats four people.the company that owned the helicopter is morrisson aviation based many delaware but we don't know much more beyond that. stay with us for continuing coverage of this breaking news. we have a crew in washington county and they will bring us new information as it becomes available. >>> the national transportation safety board is focus on a second malfunctioning circuit related to last month's metro crash. it has been on the fritz for 18 month and a problem since it was installed in 2007. the metro general manager says what he thinks the finding shows. >> it had fluctuations in it and what does that mean in layperson's terms, like the lights at your house they may be a little brighter and then dim. >> the says there is no evidence that the trains within detected because of the new problem. he calls it another piece of the was but not a smoking gun. >>> major general wherley junior is honored on captiol hill. eleanor holmes plans to name her guard after the general. norton says general wor

courtney robinson has more. >> it could not come at a better time. natcher has discovered some more safety concerns on the rail system. they will talking about $150 million slated to come to the agency to go towards improvements. as the investigation to last month's continue, metro is discovered more problems with the circuitry system that keeps trains a safe distance apart. >> it scares me a little. as fastas theyca n. havedi oveder disabled circuits th bottom aosndyn r sl the blue line, and at the crash site between takoma and fort totten on the red line. " we should look deeper and we should respond much quicker than we have done before. >> natural already has paid $15 million contract -- metro already has a $15 million contract. it will potentially be designing a new pack up system. >> i am hoping they will learn from their mistakes. >> the issues are not as serious as what occurred during the red line crash. we will be hearing from lawmakers and metro's general manager at 1:30. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> traffic will be shi

courtney robinson has more. good morning. it was >> actually dealers who put up the red flag on this, citing a backlog in transactions. it is not surprising that so many wanted to take it that much of this program considering dealers like chrysler or offering to match the program. cash for clunkers just might be running out of gas. >> that is amazing. i did not know. i came here to purchase a car. i was going to use the program. >> the idea is to get drivers like jerry clark to trade in older cars for a more fl- efficient vehicle and received a rebate for up to $4,500. the government estimated about 250,000 cars will sell between now and november. already, 22,000 new cars have been sold, sparking concern that cash for clunkers might not have enough cash. >> we are hearing they are trying to stop this now so they do not get over extended. there were >> is concerned for dealers that some of the transactions would not be honored and not be reimbursed. the white house said this morning that any valid transactions that have taken

courtney robinson is live with more on the boat. >> the votes pass 10:00 this morning. it is expected to run along party lines. despite opposition from several republican lawmakers come out there is little question that sonia sotomayor will support -- will get an endorsement this morning. some republicans are planning to vote against her and allowing personal beliefs get in her way. >> it is important to remember that as a judge, i do not make law. the task for me as a judge is to not except new theories. it is too except whether the law has principles that apply to new situations. >> she has all but guaranteed confirmation next week. no democrats said they plan to vote no. the national rifle association says the vote will include that on her annual candidate ratings and putting pressure on lawmakers. paddle boat was set for last tuesday but was delayed until today. it is expected it will go for they take a recess at this august. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> ntgomery county officials are looking to see whether foul play was involved in the burning of

courtney robinson has the latest. >> all of this comes as tensions between the u.s. and north korea continue to grow. tonight, a vigil along with many across the nation, asking for the release of the reporters, they are asking people to write down their thoughts and prayers for the women who have been locked away almost four months. there were words of hope written on the back of dozens of postcards. >> we are hoping for a quick and safe return. >> messages to the journalists now imprisoned in north korea. they are set to serve 12 years in a labor camp for illegally crossing the north korean- chinese border in mid march. >> i hope they come back to their families. >> since their capture, their families have received little contact. just letter and a couple phone calls. >> laura called and specifically asked for postcards to be sent to. she said it is the thing she looked forward to. >> this week, an unexpected confession. both admitted to illegally entering the country. their families are asking north korea to grant the women amnesty. a letter from lisa ling calls on

nelson mandela. >> just heard from smokey robinson, while we're waiting for the ceremony to formally start. 20,000 people inside the staples center and 5,000 or 6,000 watching on the jumbotron in the nokia center right next door. around the world tens of millions of watching, london, berlin, new delhi, around the united states as well, las vegas, neverland, harlem, times square. >> los angeles where those pictures are coming from. people holding watch parties literally around the global. this is harlem, new york. it is likely to be one of the most watched events in recent history. >> the letters he was reading from nelson mandela, when michael would enjoy going over to africa. he told me about taking the kids to africa and spending time in johannesburg and pretoria and cape town. he loved cape town. >> we'll be bringing you the entire ceremony live without our comments, as little as possible. we will be talking. there just seems to be a break right now in the actual service. 1.5 million of people tried to get tickets online. there were only some 11,000 actual seats inside the auditor

. >>> first we'll be joined by eugene robinson. we'll be joined by eugene robinson and others. >>> why are some republicans and other opponents of health care reform now insisting that president obama wants to send government workers to the homes of the elderly to ask how they want to die? it's because of a provision in one of the health care bills congress is considering. we're going to talk to the sponsor of that bill. but first with a radio talk show host who doesn't like the bill. >>> plus, what happened to the all-purpose can't miss obama message machine that vanquished hillary clinton and john mccain? suddenly the president seems to have a hard time figuring out who he has to say, and we can't figure out what it is. also, what do people thing about president obama? that's coming up in the "politics fix." >>> and which of the political coupling would you line to spend your vacation with? the obamas, the clintons, the mccains, or the palins? we got some information from a focus group and what other people are saying on that top

courtney robinson has more. >> it is really no surprise many drivers cashed in on cash for clunkers. >> there is practically a feeding frenzy all their. >> in deal after deal after deal, at least 22,000 drivers have traded in that old low- mileage vehicle for a new, fuel- efficient cars, in the rebate was up to four to $500. >> otherwise i would not have bothered. >> what started out full speed ahead is not just look -- not just slowing, but hitting a brick. >> i-team year to purchase a car. -- i came here to purchase a car. >> dealers in government officials worry there is no cash left in cash for clunkers. the national automobile association is reporting 25,000 unprocessed transactions. many of those transactions are left unpcessed because of computer failures. dealerships worry they will come up short to the white house says they and consumers should not worry. any transactions up through today will be honored. >> that would be heartwarming to me to know that i am not going to sell a bunch of cars and not get paid. >> will congress allocate more money to the program? that is somet

we will talk to eugene robinson about that.ines today, the obesity story. >> people are mad at you, mika. mika, they do have candy and fattening foods in europe, too, where they managed the health kcar care. >> let's just live shorter lives. >> why is it so difficult in a public school to get a good meal? shouldn't we start there? >> it's about their activity level and what is happening in their home. >> it's one meal a day. >> it creates habits, though. >> they want to get the kids, pizza is easy to serve. it's more about the cultural bubble that kids live in, and it's about sitting in front of computers. >> yeah, they have access to everything. you go to the town in the middle of the day, and the kids are eating pizza and candy and ice cream. these are not children from a lower economic level, and half of them are heavy. it's a problem on so many levels. i think we need to look at it. i don't know if taxing is the answer, but it worked for cigarettes. >> it's a good point. >> yeah. >> they don't have these issues. >> yeah, wi

but later on ray robinson came mydol. he feelsmooth. he was sharp. and he had more girls.yeah and so -- and that was good. oh, man i went --in-win situation here. tavis: so one of the ways to get girlss to know how to write a goo song. you've g this bing talent which is phemenal. you're such a camilian. u've got this boxing talent, t then you also write songs prty well. how did you get into the song thing? >> i srted songshen i was very young. i tk one year of mus lessons with my uncle who w a classical pianists. iove classical music at that time so much, a i started -- he was vy strict. d he was givg me scales and i was plang them and all that. and then i woulde playing themnd notlay a cord. and i would hear nice melody in my head. and i just got really interest in writing out what i fel and whatt would make me feel. then i reaze even at an early age, that music controls you. itakes you feel what it wants you to feel. and so i noticed that as a kid. so i start playing boogie woogie. i led her. an i started writing songs. my firstong w called "berry's boogie woogie." tas:

i believe that the robinson fleet sells more than all other manufacturers combined. >> while robinson r44 is extremely popular, he says it is also not aircraft known for its crash survivability. >> three of the fourth victims worked for advanced helicopter concepts in frederick. the fourth was a friend of theirs. >> family members of those killed were distraught. they did speak about their loved ones. >> 39-year-old george tudor started working for advanced helicopter contents two weeks ago. according to his mother, he wanted to fly since he was 7 years old. she said she had a pilot's license and just last week finished the safety training program in california. after graduating from no. 0 high school, george did a stint in the navy. his mom described him as a risk taker. he is survived by a 14-year-old daughter. family members say he would call her half a dozen times a day to say i love you. 24-year-old jeffrey had a pilot's license and was trained. his brother dan released a statement of -- a statement saying he made everyone around him want to be a better person. i will truly miss

the o houmas will have a second audience, including maria, sasha, and grandmother marion robinson. a big day for the family. >> thank you. >>> the first family flies to ghana next, where the welcome mat is already out. mr. obama is wildly popular in the african country. as you can see, the venders are pushing the obama-themed merchandise. >>> two weeks after michael jackson's death, the los angeles police chief says his investigators haven't ruled anything out, including homicide. >> that word coming out at about the same time as jackson's father sat down for an exclusive interview with abc news and made a stunning allegation that he believes his son died from foul play. >> joe jackson spoke to abc from the family home, about the moment he heard his son was taken to the hospital. >> i just couldn't believe what was happening to michael because i just couldn't believe it. you know? i do believe it was foul play. i do believe that, yes. >> reporter: the jackson family patriarch talked with abc's chris connelly last night. the 79-year-old father says he wants to know why the star died

corti robinson has the latest. >> what caused the red lion -- redline to crash is still unknown. but domestic bidders are making progress in the investigation and riders are paying attention. >> i just hope they find a resolution because so many of us depend on the red line to go to and from work. >> on the day of the june 22 crash, something in the circuitry system failed, calling the two trains to collide. the national trend safety board says there are focusing on two critical pieces of electrical equipment, circuit modules that monitor how closely trains run tone another. the investigations found just days before the deadly collision, metro crews report -- for four minutes at the crash site, including adjusting the track circuit signal. >> if there is a problem i certain hope they find it. my belief is that it would be the intent of the city and the metro system to have a bit absolute six system country. >> federal investigators also found that most of the electrical equipment has not been replaced since the mid- 1970s. for many writers, it is surprising that they hope and for

authorities say it was a robinson r44 helicopter.al aviation administration records list the owner as morrison i've yaption out of wilmington, delaware. investigators are not sure if weather played a role but visibility was limited by the fog. witnesses say the helicopter was flying low when a bright arc of electricity flashed in the air when the aircraft apparently hit a power line. the aircraft did not hit any cars when it smashed into the eastbound lanes of interstate 70. >> there had been some fuel spilled along the interstate and so forth. so initially, the fire department units basically affected -- effected fire suppression to the helicopter along with preventing exposures, fuel spread, or any other hazards associated with the crash. >> the national transportation safety board will hold a news conference later today. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> the national mall is falling apart, and there is not enough money to fix it. lawmakers rejected millions of dollars for repairs. visitors say when they go to check it out, they are

you weren't excludeing jackie robinson or martin luther king. >> no, i'm more michael's generation.in my time, i'm four years older than michael, in my time, michael kind of expanded where king and jackie robinson and others had done on a cultural level. dr. king was in the civil rights, michael was in culture. and by creating that culture, robinson was in sports, by creating a cultural comfort, i was saying that michael made people comfortable with each other, they grew up to be able to be more comfortable making political and other moves that they may not have made without that cultural comfort. >> larry: what's your critique of the event today? >> i thought it was a marvelous event, almost flawless. i think that there were no incidents, i thought the class and level it was done, the family should be given a lot of credit, ken sunshine should be given a lot of credit. and i think that michael would have been pleased. i don't think people understand that michael was very much a perfectionist, and he did not like things done in a way that was not up to par. and i think he would have

you weren't excluding jackie robinson. >> i'm more michael's generation. my time, i'm four years ho older than michael. he expanded where king and jackie robinson and others had done on a cultural level. dr. king and the civil rights, michael was culturement by creating that culture, robinson in sports, by creating a cultural comfort, i was saying that michael made people comfortable with each other. they made other moves they may not have made without that cultural comfort. >> larry: what's your critique of the event today? >> i think it was a marvelous event. it was almost flawless. there were no incidents. i thought the class, the leverage that was done with the family should be given all the credit. ken sunshine should be given a lot of credit. and i think that michael would have been pleased. i don't think people understood that he was a perfectionist. he did not thing donz that were not up to par. >> how did you think -- did you meet with the family after? >> i saw them after. you know, like i said in the speech, people, you know, get all these crazy

and number two story, marian robinson, mother-in-law to the president, talks about life in the white, opening up about her time with the first family and discussing her role as grandmother in chief. our correspondent is norah o'donnell. >> how does it feel to have a daughter that is married to the president of the united states? >> you know, excuse me, that's an overwhelming feeling. >> reporter: america's first grandma for the first time talked about the honor of living in the white house. >> especially when you come from the south side of chicago. she ended up marrying a person who lived the same kind of life that he did, but they both had great ambitions. >> reporter: her son-in-law campaigned on change. but to her, he's still the same man. >> i remember president obama being a very hard working individual, and believe you me, he still is the hardest working person i know. >> reporter: marian robinson was reading a book to elementary school parents. >> and there is a granny, a snoring granny. >> reporter: when she was asked about the president's daughters. >> malia and sasha canno

lisa robinson was the person whom i met with with "vanity fair." i said i don't want sound bites.o do anything -- and i had not done any articles because i did not want to do them because i don't want anything but the truth of what it was. so knowing that they were very good we they're research, good or bad. because you said, what can we tell you? what can we talk about? what don't you want to talk about? >> i said i will talk about anything you want to talk about. the toughest questions you want to talk about as long as you will promise me that you will research it. you're known for that. but it's easy to research something or it's easy to come out with things that are exportative. the mafia, this and that. because no one would believe a black kid from detroit could create motown. tavis: now you're getting to what i want to get to. what is it that kept angering berry gordy the way the story was told? one thing they connected you with the mafia. >> everything was wrong. they never had motown -- the fact is that when we came out with our records, they were so strong, they were deal

they say the victim was 23-year- old stephane robinson of fort washington. robinson was found along the 1500 block of akakee road. >>> right now a huge brush fire burning out of control in los angeles. this is a live look from the scene. the world famous getty center art complex is evacuating staff and visitors. nearby mt. st. mary's college is also being evacuated as a caution. that fire has burned 4 to 10 acres of brush at sunset boulevard. about 150 firefighters are battling the blaze. we will keep you updated on their progress. >>> new details in the steve mcnair death investigation. ahead, more on how the ex-nfl star died. >>> and is your favorite bottled water really free of contamination? we will take a look coming up. >>> but first, topper shutt. >> temperatures almost 10 degrees below average today, lesli. just spectacular. wusa9.com. click on the weather tab and go down to weather data for the almanac. record high 100. we will come back and talk about cooler air for a little while longer and then summer is lurking. it will kemaom ck. aaceb stay tun

authorities say it was a robinson r helicopter. the owner is morrison aviation out of wilmington, delaware. the helicopter did not hit any cars when it crashed into the eastbound lane of i-70. it's not sure whether weather played a role but visibility was not good at the time. a bright light of electricity crashed in the air when the aircraft apparently hit a power line. >> there were power lines that were down near the scene that we're seeing obviously right off. so there was concern about traffic eastbound and westbound. east and westbound 70 was closed immediately. >> the crash victim's names have not been released pending family notification. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> an assistant field hockey coach at towson university faces child pornography charges. john kovak was arrested in march after being caught sending sexually explicit text messages to a retired police officer who he thought was a 13- year-old girl. if convicted, he faces a maximum 20 years behind bars. >>> here's the latest now at to youson high -- towson high

courtney robinson is live with more on this. good morning to you. >> investigators. out they are very much in the fact-finding phase of this investigation. it could be one step closer to knowing what caused the crash that killed nine people. investigators continue to look into the deadly red line crash. they're now focusing on two pieces of electrical equipment. pieces that keep -- that helped keep tras a safe distance apart. >> we should respond much quicker. >> they are also looking into make mince performed by crews just five days before the crash, including adjustments to the signal strength. the investigation is far from complete. these are clues as to what the circuit modules did not detect another train. those modules were scheduled to be replaced this year as part of an upgrade. >> it scares me a little. hopefully metro will take care of this as fast as they can. >> riders hope to seek federal funds to upgrade the system. >> hopefully we will not have this inconvenience again. >> most of the electrical equipment has not been replaced since the mid 1970's. cou

by creating that culture -- robinson in sports. that cultural comfort, i was saying that michael made people comfortable with each other. they grew up to be able to be more comfortable making political and other moves that they may not have made without that cultural comfort. >> larry: what's your critique of the event today? >> i thought it was a marvelous event. it was almost flawless. i think that there were no incidents. i thought the class, the level that it was done, the family should be given a lot of credit. ken sunshine should be given a lot of credit. and i think that michael would have been pleased. i don't think people understood that michael was very much a perfectionist. he did not like things done in a way that was not up to par. and i think he would have been very happy with today. >> larry: how did you think -- did you meet with the family after? >> i went by, saw them at the repast. you know, like i said in the speech, people, you know, get all these crazy images. joe jackson and katherine jackson went against the

little dibbleler from robinson dribbler from robinson cano. sweeping the os 6-4. >>> one week from today the redskins report to training camp in ashburn and i would hate to be on the receiving end of the first pass that jason campbell throws because if it is fueled by the disrespect he suffered this off season it could break the sound barrier. campbell had to endure the team's flirtation with jay cutler and mark sanchez. in the end he kept the job. what has that done to his confidence? i asked 9sports analyst brian mitchell that very question utah. >> jason is a guy that doesn't let many things bother him. he wants to go out an prove to everyone that he is a very good quarterback. i anticipate a very good year. if jim zorn takes the bubble wrap off and let's him go out and play. >> take the bubble wrap off and let him do his thing. >> we will be live in ashburn for wall-to-wall training camp coverage starting next thursday. >> can't wait. >> we will be there all week. >>> wizards second year center mcgee has been invited to mini camp with team

with pulitzeprize nner eugene robinson the "washington st" and "newk's" michael isikoff.cision he's not going to try to hang onto that seat tha rod blagojevich gave him when mae no one else would take it. he seems tve recently survived the illinois legislaturs investigation of sorts into whether tre was any kind of yi and paying for that and any kind of promises about fund-raising. how doou read this at this point, eugene? it's a 71-year-old guy who certainly loed like when he rived there was going toave some fun and fillingut this decade of s life there looked like something he wanted to do but today he's giv up. >> yeah, rold, we hardly knew you. this is not -- younow, this was never going to work out very well for roland burris given the way he arrived ithe senate, and i suspect so friends -- i hope some friends had the obvious foresight toell him that. you know, when you're appointed by rod blagojevichhen nobody elsel take the job, you kn, you're not going to have a very smooth ride, and apparently he was -- if he had thought about trying to goor a term in his own rig

. >> courtney robinson is live with more. >> officers are telling us one man is dead. a victim is not a police officer. it happened in in neighborhood in the back of this apartment complex off of forest park road. it happened around 2:40 this morning. there was a disconnect call. they cannot get anyone on the phone. officers were out here on eagle's nest court. backup officers found a deceased male with a gunshot wound. there was a gun and knife next to his body. two officers are on on paid administrative leave. a male officer has been with the force for five years. they e not sure which officer discharged tir firearm or if the victim shot at them. he was found outside of this apartment complex talking with a friend. she had a call from one of her girlfriends saying could you please come over. she is saying that man is a 40- year-old man, a hispanic man, and that is the friend who is dead out here in the complex. police are still investigating, trying to figure out what happened. >> thank you. >>> steamy outside. >> 8 virtual unknowns swimmer in a high-tech swimsuit be

smoky robinson.ple like mariah carey and usher who's based -- they've covered michael jackson's songs. the influence michael jackson's had on these people. to me it's going to be less a downtrodden memorial and more of a concert. celebration of his life. >> larry: going to be performances? >> exactly. >> larry: the president and ceo has done a great job here in three days. when does the circus come in? >> the circus seems to have been here for about three or four days, larry. >> larry: when does one circus go to the other circus? >> actually, we're walking the elephants in this morning, early on tuesday morning, we're walk the elephants down. the guys at the circus were kind enough to give us the building back for one extra day, as long as i made sure i got the elephants in safe storage for the afternoon. >> larry: all right. what do you expect tomorrow? the ticket al allocations, how they going? >> it's going great. we got everybody in. we extend eed -- the dodgers ha been fantastic so we extended t

robinson read a book called "the napping house."to a group of pre-k to elementary schools. when asked about life at the white house, mrs. robinson said it is wonderful. >>> in tv's "real word" filming here in our area and depending whom you ask, not everybody is too happy about it. some people think they are taking over the town. keith garvin is working for the story. you tell us that some people are embracing it but a lot of people are fed up with the cast, crew, and just the whole intrusive nature of it. >> that's true. the show is being taped at a mansion in dupont circle, an area that's usually quiet. it doesn't get too many lights or cameras that they are used to. now with the shows filming since the july fourth weekend. and the word has gotten out and a number of people just come by and they wait outside for the crews, for the cast to come in and out. especially thursday, friday, saturday nights. and they even had a couple of block parts just waiting for the cast members to come home and we talked to one gentleman who lives ac

with pulitzeprize winner eu robinson of the ashington post" and "newsweek's"ichael isikoff.ng to y to hang onto that seat that rod blagojevich gave him wn maybe no one else would ke it. he seems to have recently survived t illinois legislature's inveigation of sorts into whether there was a kind of buying andaying for th and any kind of promises abt fund-raising. how do you read this at this poin eugene? it's a 71-year-old guy who certainly looked le whene arrid there was going to have some fun andling out this decadef his life there looked like something hwanted to do. but day he given up. >> yea roland, we hardly knew you. this is not -- you kno this was never going to work out very well for roland burris gen the way he arred in the senate, and i suspect soriends -- i hope some iends had the obvious foresight to tell m that. you know, whenou're appointed by rod blagojevich whenobody else will takehe job, you know, you're not going to ve a very smooth ride, and apparently he was -- he had thought about trying to go f a term in his own right, he wasn't ablto ise any money. y

robinson talked about life in the white house.old the students she is enjoying living at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. she thinks her grandchildren are growing up so fast that sometimes she is feeling left out. she also says that it was an overwhelming feeling to have a daughter married to the president of the united states. >>> michelle obama will be something that no other first lady has done before. she is going to serve as a sponsor for a u.s. coast guard cutter. the ship itself is breakin new ground and it will be named after dorothy stratton. strapt only founded the coast guard women's reserve that helped pave the way for women in the service. as a ship sponsor mrs. obama will attend the ship's christening and that will tack place next summer in mississippi. >>> it is all the rage in due upon circle but it may be send something of the neiborhood residents into a rage at the same time. mtv's real word is taping the 22 snd season in washington. and as keith garvin reports, not everyone is happy with the attention and they are blog

we'll see how it plays out. >> that was ken robinson.ou've heard what others had to say about private first class bergdahl. now it's time to bring in warren ballentine and chris plante to weigh in on this and other hot topics. warren, no matter, left or right, republican, democrat, when you see this, we're all americans in this situation and our hearts go out to that soldier and his family. >> well, when i first watched it earlier today, don, the first thing i did was say a prayer for the soldier and his family. i agree with some of the comments made earlier by the people you interviewed. i think we need to go in and get this young man. i think no matter what, whether we have to send the s.e.a.l.s in, i hope the president steps up to the plate. >> some people are talking about the airing of the video, they're uncomfortable with it. >> it does serve the propaganda purposes of the people of the taliban group that took him captive. it's painful to watch. it's one of the tragedies of war, and obviously i'm with warren and i know warren grew

eugene robinson, pulitzer prize winner and native south carolinian, eugene robinson of msnbc and "theashington post." thanks as always. >> good to be here. >> okay. >>> a conservative think tank full of thoughts and opinions if not any actual principles. the american conservative union accused of putting its endorsement up for sale. $2 million? $3 million? it would believe whatever a corporation asked. fedex apparently said, absolutely, positively not. but did u.p.s. deliver? we'll find out, next on "countdown." re/max agents have the experience to get the job done. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. where do you want to be? the amazing always infinity. ♪ it's astonishingly flexible. ♪ unbelievably soft. ♪ and has an amazing material... that's 4x more absorbent than you may need. making fluids seem to... poof... disappear. just like magic. ♪ always infinity. have a happy period. a day on the days that you have arthritis pain, you could end up taking 4 times the number... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the stre

not frank robinson who is also hall of famer. brooks robinson pushing for the project.he new baseball stadium could be a source of pride because local high schools are so big, graduations have been held in neighboring fairfax county. now with the stadium, graduates could be at home. we are live at the loudoun county government center. back to you in the studio. >> chris gordon, thanks. authorities in stafford, virginia, they are calling this 89-year-old robbery victim a brave man. several suspects tried to rob the man while he was in his house and he scared them away after he pulled a gun from under his mattress. darcy spencer with the story. >> i think the dait great depiction of the gentleman is very sharp and brave.y brave. verye.e.brav >> reporter: stafford county f' shf'ifers deputies s an if 9-year-old man confronted the fourpe wusscthit a gun inside his house and thwarted a robbery. >> i think it was very brave of him to do what he did, could have usedeadly force. . fear of his li. fe >> reporter: police say the man that sealed the victim's driveway and chaed him

courtney robinson has more. >> good morning to you. so many would want to take advantage of this clunker rebate. dealerships like chrysler or offering to match that of rebate. dealers were the ones to raise the red flag citing a backlog in processing. it seems cash for clunkers, the program to sell more fuel efficient cars, might be running out of gas. >> that is amazing. i came here to purchase a car. i was going to use that program. >> the idea for using the program and receive a rebate up to $4,500. the government funded it with $1 billion and figured $250,000 would sell from now until november. already, cash for clunkers might not have enough cash. >> we're hearing they are trying to stop this now so they didn't get over extended. it would >> be heartwarming to me to know i will sell a bunch of cars and not get paid. >> this dealership has seen a 40% spike in sales. there were it could be a bust if officials do not get a hold of this program soon. the white house says dealers and consumers should be confident that all of the valid