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i grew up around new york in suburb of rochester and midsize upstate city with my parents and my older brother bob. in the fall of 1969 i was a freshman at the local public high school. i did not know anybody who went to a private one. my brother was a junior at yale. every weekend of the school year since he went away at college i rode him on a small black middle typewriter babylon to mom and better rehearsing the events of the week. basketball games, school plays, little tryouts, disasters and items apologized and dramatize. one week the news barged into the home theater the opponents to the war called for a nationwide moratorium or a day of protest on october 15. the moratorium was a big thing on college campuses where boycott subclasses were planned. some kids in my school decided to join in. i thought they were wrong. i also thought there was something phony about the exercise simultaneously preening and copycats of. the moratorium supporters presented themselves as dissidents but they were tagging along with the national movement mimicking their elders. a decided to put counter p

united the rochester in the u.s. open. d.c. advances to the u.s. open final. getting to know his new digs, mike, the former flyer signed as a free agent. he is one of the veterans who can score, cause headaches to the opposition, and he has wanted to be part of hockey here in washington. >> i played here a few years ago when things were tough. it was one of those cities that was sort of blah, but now it is an exciting -- but now it's an exciting place to play. >> blah. >> a big city now. >> you called it. they had to win some time. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. trippet we have another game at the stadium tomorrow night. >> be watching the radar, cuts there will be a chance of showers here and there. let's take a look at our storms can. the next batch coming in already from ohio. that would be tenn

university of rochester, reputable study, great researchers. >> what did they find?up study to work they did, harry, five years ago on spinal cord injuries, and they found by chance, which is the way a lot of discoveries in medicine occur, that the same blue dye that's used in things like gatorade and m&ms actually can help reduce the injuries around a spinal cord injury. we saw there, then after the treatment, there was less waste, less zone of injury, and the secondary injury after spinal cord injury, the swelling that really causes the problem. >> is this similar to -- sometimes they treat spinal cord injuries with cold now, sort of in a very immediate way? is it the same effect? >> it's not, actually. we have a grapho texplain how this works, and it's a little complicated. but basically, three main actions. whenever there's an injury in the spinal cord, you have a molecule known as atp, which is everywhere, gets released in very high amounts, binds to that receptor, then triggers a cascade of cell death, which then leads to swelling. if you can think of these mol

. >>> if you're watching us on whec news 10 nbc, that's rochester, new york. immerse yourself in out of world technology of satellites. that's the museum of science center exhibit. that's your event of the day. >> thanks. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. michael jackson fans were planning to attend the hoping night of his london concert this week. instead, hundreds laid flowers and candy outside the arena where the king of pop was supposedto perform. his tour was set to kick off on monday. >>> molly ringwald just gave birth to twins. she gave birth to a girl and boy, who are no doubt pretty in pink. >> it wasn't a happy birthday for jessica simpson. according to people magazine, her boyfriend, cowboys' quarterback, tony romo, broke up with her the night before her 29th birthday. >>> ryan seacrest may no longer want for anything. thanks to a new $45 million contract, sea crest has become the highest paid tv reality host ever. sea crest said he's appreciative of being part of the show. appreciative is one word. >> he's on the to

researchers at the university of rochester medical center injected special blue die into rats' spinal cord injuries and they were able to walk again. get this, the potential medical miracle similar to the coloring agent found in m & ms and gator raid. >> what we need to give to patients would be every bit as harmless in terms of side effects to what we ingest everyday. >> there's one obvious temporary side effect. see the rat in the experiment? you can see his feet, ears, nose, even his eyes tinted blue. despite optimism, researchers say it will take several years before the drug could be used in people. >>> it's flo secret that tanning is bad for you but the new researcher reveals how bad. experts with the world health organization now label tanning beds, as a top cancer risk! even as deadly as arsenic and masstured gas. the -- mustard gas. the report includes that skin cancer increases 75% for those that use tanning beds before age 30. as a result researchers upgraded uv staning from a likely -- tanning from a likely cause to a definite cause of cancer. >>> new recommendations expec

a doctor near rochester, new york, performed surgery on the wrong knee of not one but two patients. the first time it happened, 2001. the second happened last year. the doctor is being forced to take a continuing education program to make sure he's following the correct procedure. he still has his medical license. >>> don't you hate going to the yard, you know you'll be there for hours and hours? a hospital in cedar rapids, iowa, found way to help you avoid hanging out in the waiting room. st. luke's hospital will post rate times on its web site for both the e.r. and its two urgent care clinics. patients say this will help them determine where to go and to work doctor visits into their schedule. >>> time now 6:35. organic food might cost more money but london researchers say it's not any better for you than ordinary food. people pay more for organic food because it's supposed to be healthier but the study finds only slight differences in nutritional content. >>> coming up next on "good morning maryland" - >> a controversial firing sparks a first amendment debate at a baltimore unive

records in rochester. 48 degrees. we made it up into the mid 80s. a lot of 80s.here we are in the hottest time of summertime. only -- a few spots around 100. they would love to be seeing some of the dry air. it is not going to rain around washington. indeed, right now on doppler, there is nothing going on. the only spot getting scattered showers. ocean city maryland. a wonderful day coming up tomorrow. high pressure. dry air. canadian air, our with maker. but as it moves off and as we get later on into tomorrow and especially on into thursday. there may be, may be a few scattered showers. maybe a thundershower, but there will be just that, little weather front comes through. but still no sign of any areas of wet weather. tomorrow, close to average. 89 degrees. tomorrow morning when you get up and head out. because of the dry air. it will be a rather cool morning. temperatures tomorrow morning. in town. in the mid 60s. 50s in the suburbs. beautiful day tomorrow. again, lot of sunshine. and some of those cloud. not quite as the low humidity we had today. the reason

researchers at university of rochester, injected something called brilliant blue g into rats who suffered spinal cord injuries. that dye is regularly used in blue gatorade and blue m & m candies. the rodents received the dose of brilliant blue g regained ability to walk albeit with a limp. while the results sound promising it is still years away from being used on humans. one side effect, treated rodents temporarily in fact turned blue. >>> warm out there tonight. like july though. >> of all things, you know. tomorrow i think we will have action in the atmosphere. outside. a nice summer night. a lot of folks like the warm, humid nights. and light wind. we got that tonighght. bebeautiful spot, looking right down at it from the iwo jima area. 80 degrees. our high temperature. only 90 degree day that we have had this summer. this time last year. we have had 20 by now. look at the morning low temperatures. 72 here. talk about 90s. 97 degrees in some parts of the desert southwest. phoenix today, the low temperature, in downtown phoenix was 92. the high temperature, 115 degrees in phoenix. also

. >>> a potentially dangerous situation in a hardware store in rochester, new york. a deer somehow got inside, went wild, people scrambled for safety as he crashed into displays and walls. witnesses say the deer seemed to pause briefly at one spot in front of the five deerheads on the wall. workers were eventually able to open up the back door so the deer could get out. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> coming up this morning on "good morning maryland" - >> a community has residents crying foul over the placement of street signs. brittney gordon, that story is coming up. >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. these are some of the stories we're working on. two people sent to the hospital after a wrong-way crash, happened in north baltimore, neighbors say there's more to this story. we have a live report just ahead. >>> a star-studded farewell for the king of pop. we're going to preview the very public farewell to michael jackson. >>> and, the latest on that deadly monorail crash at disney. the safety test is finished and nine one tapes have been released. 911 tapes. that

. >> here are the five schools the rochester archdiocese is closing -- the archdiocese is closing --o learn more we have a link on our web site, economic it out at abc2news.com. >>> he took a pose on his toes for all of us. part of poat maya angelou's tribute to michael jackson read by queen latifah and berry gordy said jackson was the greatest performer that ever lived. >> reporter: michael jackson's goodbye was both personal. >> ever since i was born -- daddy has been the best father you can ever imagine. >> reporter: and it was professional. motown's berry gordy. >> i think he was simply the greatest entertainer that ever lived. >> reporter: a pastor urged the audience to let the music help them heal. ♪ i'll be there♪ >> reporter: songs from into -- mama right -- mariah carey, stevie wonder and usher. emotional tributes from brooke shields and al sharpton, who spoke about how jackson outsang his cynics. >> every time he got knocked down he got back up. every time you counted him out, he came back in! michael never stopped! michael never stopped! >> reporter: jackson was there, too

let's go to rochester. late in the second half. the kick worked up to cheney with the smooth pass.d und to wambach. wambach digs in, from the right corner, delivers off her left foot. the game winner. her 100th goal in international competition, done in her hometown in front of her mother and father. usa beats canada 1-0. it's a cool story because she grew up the youngest of four boys. she plays on the boys' soccer team when she was little. those guys taught her how to play the game at an early age. >> was she ever little? >> she was very t

rochester, knocking over displays and crashing into walls.ed at one point in front of five deer heads on the wall. >> workers were able to open the backdoor and it escaped. the damage was minor and nobody was hurt. >>> a georgia man thought his jaguar was in the shop until he got a ticket from the shop. he was supposed to pick up the car on friday, but got a ticket in the mail. his car is actually seen going through a toll. the repair shop owner says after providing weeks of free storage, he wanted to make sure the battery was not run down. he admits he should have told him before taking it out. the shop paid the ticket and continues to waive the $20 a day storage fee. >>> in spain the annual running of the bulls. the event dates back to the 1500s. runnellers take their chances in front of six bulls on a half mile course through the cobblestone streets. four people have been hurt this year, and since 1924, 14 people have died. the running gained worldwide fame in 1926 when ernest hemingway wrote about it in his novel "the sun also rises." >>>

reporter jacolia ellis from rochester, new york, has the story. >> researchers at the u of r medical center are always looking for new ways to treat people. recently, they injected the drug brilliant blue g into rats with spinal cord injuries. it worked. the rats were able to walk again. >> the function improved faster and they eventually was able to do more with their limbs. >> the drug is similar to the blue dye used to tint m&ms and gatorade. the average american it's 14 milligrams of this dye a day. >> we're optimistic what we will need to give to patients will be every bit as harmless in terms of side effects as what we normally ingest every day. >> there is one temporary side effect. this is one of the rats used in the experiment. you can see his ears and feet are tinted blue. a small price to pay. >> it makes them better but for a patient with spinal cord injury, a small improvement is a big deal. >> blue dye is already approved by the food & drug administration but because bbg is a slightly different chemical more tests are needed to to make sure they're save and effective in

scientists at the university of rochester discovered a compound that stops secondary damage in lab rats after they have suffered a spinal cord injury. they regained the ability to watch. divorce is bad for your health, even if you remarry happily. a study of more than 8600 adults finds those who are divorced or widowed have more than 20% more chronic health conditions such as diabetes or heart disease than married people. those who got married again were still more susceptible to mobility problems and chronic health problems as they got older. >> now your weather forecast with tom castle mire -- tasslemeyer. >> a few pot of thunderstorms develop on the western shore of the day, and we can save one of those showers across baltimore city and moving across the southwestern part of the city. it appears to be the only storm in our office and is seen now, but we cannot rule out another one or two thunderstorm's popping up. it is so weak little line that kicks of these storms along 5-95 corridor, and you can see much more activity to the north. around here, the front is not changing the temper

last night the black and red beat rochester 2-1. that's your sports minute. i'm lindsay czarniak.a great day. >>> millions of people gathered across asia this morning to watch the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. this is video off the coast of japan. the total clip was visible for six minutes. it was the first eclipse there in japan in 40 years and there won't be a longer one until 2142. >> i missed this one. i hope i catch it then. >> that was amazing. that was graphic. >>> let's go to tom keirein. >> an incredible natural event there. well, here, as we take a look again, it is just as the moon is passing in front of the sun. that's what causing the eclipse. it just so happens the width of the moon is almost exactly the width of the sun. at least from our vantage point. as we look to the west, that's jupiter. actually, that's venus. on radar to the south of washington we have a heavy shower that may have a little thunder in it and just passing into southern stafford county driftingff to the northeast and moving near southern prince william county crossing the bay into c

rochester, tied their record low temperature at 48 degrees. we have the 80s but -- around the lakes, caribou, maine, 67 degrees right now. it has been a very, very cold summer. parts of new york state and new england, look at the dew point. we have the driest air right now in and around us. and we mentioned what's the point the dew point temperature, when it is below 60, it is dry. it is almost dry as a bone. drier than the desert right now in washington. later on in the week, we are going to be seeing some up into the 60s. you will notice that the humidity. friends on vacation, out in ocean city, beautiful day out there. temperatures in the 80s. as it is over in the eastern shore, st. michaels, 80 degrees. overnight tonight, more of the same. high pressure will be in on us. and as we go through the nighttime hours, and then tomorrow, as that drifts off we will begin to see hot -- the humidity beginning to come in and as our winds turn more into the south and southwest. and there are some showers. we have beenretty dry. i think as we enter thu

rochester new york got some cash. philadelphia, which had seven homicides over the weekend, is getting enough money to hire 50 police officers over the next three years. they tried to get money to the cities that had the highest crime rate and the shady as economy -- the shakiest economy. shepard: if you were doing very poorly with your local police department, you got money. >> i do not know about chicago. i will work on that. delaware got $5 million. shepard: is anybody complaining? >> the nypd is very unhappy. they contributed some $5 million in tax -- $5 billion in tax money to the federal government. shepard: we have to kill animals and sell them off and find people for texting. i am sorry about the animals comment. >> we have a lot of deer on long island. shepard: the coast guard is searching for dozens of people missing from a deadly shipwreck in the caribbean. have you heard about this? there are developments from the rescue coming up. that is inside "studio b." gecko vo: takes lots of sweat to become that big

. >>> the maryland soccer lex, dc -- at the maryland soccer lex, dc united up against the rochester rhinos in. tied in the second when he buried the rebound and knocks down the imaginary jumper. united wins 2-1 and will play houston or seattle in the finals. >>> virallallists come out against a plan to cut down on road congestion. >>> and ' beloved military plane is retired by lawmakers on the captiol hill. we'll be right back. >>> health care reform debate. president obama takes to the airways to promote changes in insurance and gain supporters on captiol hill. >>> welcome back to 9 news now. this is wednesday morning and angie is here and she's carrying her own light in her hand leer necklace. she has the traffic update in a few minutes. howard has the forecast. a little steamy hot and humid. >> the muggies are out there this morning. dew points and humidity is up. rain-free except for stafford county and take you there on ve li doppler hd. one hefty ow . tyan minutes ago but isitan tracking to the northeast at 15 to 20 miles . urho you can see it urwewest of 95. garrisonville this cobe

rochester 60. not so nice in other spots. at this hour still 110 degrees. 93 degrees in albuquerque. 97 in dell rio and dallas. very warm stuff down there but the jet stream is going to keep some of that hot stuff down to our south. it is running right across us. so the warm air is close by. the cool air is just to our north. we'll be in between and we get the bonus which is that drier air we'll be dealing with. for tonight just a few clouds. some upper 50s fort and west. temperature -- north and west. temperature of 56 degrees. tomorrow a -- 65 degrees. tomorrow a warm day. feeling very nice at 87 degrees. here is your five-day forecast. we are looking at a couple of nice days in the humidity department. again maybe it increases a little bit wednesday night into thursday. and in that time frame again maybe a couple of scattered thunderstorms that linger good thursday but really that's about the only big storm chance this weekend. it's not a huge chance. friday 87 but check it out. saturday 83. what? beautiful. that's going t

$8 requested so it rewarded municipalities with shaky economies and higher crime rates including rochester, new york, kalamazoo, michigan, mobile, alabama and mesa, arizona. philadelphia, the scene of 7 homicides over the weekend, gets $11 million, enough to create or keep 50 jobs. nationwide, 487 badges will be anded or protected. >> these officers will go to the places they are needed most. the funds are focused on hiring officers who will be on the street, in our neighborhoods, and on the front lines of our fight to keep the american people safe. >> police and vice president joe biden's home state of delaware get about $5 million. >> i have been committed my whole career to law enforcement. it is something that starts in my gut and works its way through my gut to my heart to my head. >> new york says it spent $300 million last year alone on counterterrorism protection of this city, and said it will keep spending the money with or without federal help to keep residents, visitors and the financial market as safe as possible. in new york, rick leventhal, fox news. bret: california governor

rochester at 5degrees. cincinnati, 64 degrees. head out west, dallas, texas. 85degrees. they are looking if high today of 102 degrees so the heat waves continues across texas. cooler a up to the northwest, seattle is currently at 55 degrees. now, a look at the national satellite-radar. we'll put this in motion for you. there are some rain showers minister pacific northwest and across portions of the northern rocky mountain states. in the nation's midsection, more showers in kansas and into arkansas, southern or southwestern missouri and some rain showers across the southeast. we have some showers just to the south of washington near culpeper and fredericksburg, places like that. forecast for us for today looks like this. simply put, becoming a mostly sunny day, a warm afternoon, high about 87 degrees. then, for tonight, we'll see seasonal temperatures, temperatures will be in the mid- 60s downtown. a little bit lower than that in the suburbs. clear skies for this evening. your five-day forecast, warm today, 87. tomorrow, more of the same, 88 degrees with a good amount of

now you go to a place like rochester, minnesota, at mayo clinic where the doctors are on salary, and their goal is not to pile up the procedures but to get the patient well. and you find the cost of treating medicare patients dramatically less in rochester, minnesota, than in mcallen, texas. how do you create an incentive in our system for the right outcomes? healthy people with quality care available to them and reduce the overall cost. our health care system spends twice as much as -- per person as any other nation on earth. our results don't show why that money's being spent. they don't prove that that really is working to make us a safer, healthier nation. so now the argument on the other side is that we've got to be careful because we might end up with a public option. that is a health insurance plan as an option that americans can choose that might be government sponsored. i don't think that's wrong. in fact, i think that's healthy. it's important that the private health insurance companies who now rule the roost have competition. somebody keeping an eye on them to make sure th

researchers at the university of rochester injected brilliant blue g, used in blue gatorade and blue m&ms into rats suffering spinal cord injuries. therodents that received the dose regained the ability to walk. it is still years away from being used on humans. the only side effect from this trial, the treated rodents temporarily turned blue. >>> it is free exercise and you can do it any time and anywhere. walking has some incredible health benefits and as more companies realize that, they are signing on to a national program. scott friedman reports. >> reporter: at the corporate headquarters, snack food maker frito-lay walking is part of the workday. >> i walk with a couple of friends every day at 2:00. we share a lot of commongoals. we help each other, we encourage each other. >> reporter: managers actually encourage workers to get out from behind their desks and get outside. the company has trails outside of the headquarters. and if it is too hot, there is a company gym inside. >> i feel like i'm in a country club. i don't tell my boss that. >> reporter: the bosses don't mind. the

the city said the crime is worse -- rochester, new york, kalamazoo, michigan, mobile, alabama, whererime is worse, areas with high crime and shaky finances. the justice department said there was only $1 for every $7 requested so 6,000 municipalities get nothing. but there are plenty of smiles in philadelphia where vice president joe biden and attorney general eric holder announced the cities that won the cop lottery and philly was one of them. the city had seven homicides this past weekend alone. it's getting almost $11 million stimulus dollars to put 50 cops on the streets for the next three years. new york considered the number one terror target in america gets no new badges because crime is down even though the city has 5,000 fewer cops than it did on 9-11. new york's mayor calls this a back yard incentive system. -- a backward incentive system. >> in some ways it's a compliment that we get left out and not a compliment -- i do like the recognition that we are doing well. >> so no new cops here or in pittsburgh or thousands of other towns but the grant money will keep or preserve

of e mayo inic rocheste minnesota.videsedical care at per-patient cost that falls well belothe national averageand has a a reputation foralue. for this reason, many experts point to mo as a model for morefficient natnal health careystem. i'm pleased to have deniscorps seize at this ble for the first time to talk about the may owexperience and how he sees health care refm as it works its way through congrs coming from the president's own plan. welcome. >>hank you, charlie. pleasure to here. >> rose: is ything different about the debate? where do you think t debateis ing from previs debes about health carereform? >> it'sn interesng question. there are elements of the debate i think that we currely are seeing that e not a lo different than before. the fdamental difference, however,hough, which we ar trying to bring more attention is... falls in maybe o categories. first, everybody knows we have to do mething. and the main reason erybody knows we have to d somethi is that i thinkhere's a... an agreed-upon shared reality th

douglass eventually moved to rochester, new york concerns his own newspaper. he was the 19th century longest running black newspaper man in the country and he first mentions lincoln in his newspaper in 1847 and that appears as kind of a rose gallery of those congressmen, lincoln was a freshman congressman and house from illinois, lincoln appears on the list of other proslavery southerners who oppose a bill to abolish slavery in the district of columbia. in the douglass mentions lincoln's name along with people like alexander stephens, the future vice president of the confederacy. why would lincoln have opposed a bill to abolish slavery in washington d.c. in 1847? lincoln hated slavery, he said that he hated slavery as much as any abolitionist and there's no reason to suggest that he fell differently, but the crucial distinction between an douglass and lincoln and their vision of slavery is that lincoln's mission for ending slavery was immensely gradual and congenial and conservative. in lincoln's view emancipation and should be very gradual, very congenial ove

researchers at university of rochester gave rats a dose of the dye and it helped block inflammation thatcontinued to damage an injured spine. also turned some of the rats blue. the only notable side effects. see that one? people are still years away. testing people. >>> come on. a black and white photo. right? >> no. that really was -- that was real? >> yeah. be like the little -- little finger was blue. yeah. i didn't see the fur so much blue, but -- his ears were blue. >> only temporary. >> temporary! could you imagine the mornings for that? >> temporarily turns you blue. >> the warnings. >> exactly. good morning. >> good morning opinion. >>> what's happening now. good old-fashioned thunderstorms across central texas. if this would hold towards austin and san antonio, it would help you out. you won't get much out of it, unfortunately. a thunderstorm warning down i-20. you see there, winds gusting to about 60 miles per hour. looking at as it continues to move on through the fort worth area. about there. and the scattered showers and thunderstorms later this afternoon. heavy rain pulling

rochester, n.y., 630 jobs, and kalamazoo, mich., gets to cover the 30 officers.ested in 1999, making almost 600 arrests, and new york city, considered the no. 1 terrorist target in america, gets nothing from the program, sparking outrage from commissioners to mayors and other officials. bill: we have been the target of international terrorism twice. why would we not get the money? >> the department feels is being punished for success. major crime is down 14% over the last couple of years, and there has not been another attack since 9/11. the officer did receive $29 million from a different stimulus program earlier this year, and the budget is relatively stable, but new york says they need help. houston and pittsburgh were shut off, too, and there was only $1 available for every $8 requested. not enough to door around. -- not enough to go around. bill: it is tough, with the economy down. thank you, rick. megyn: a lot of email on that "kelly's court." bill: what if he changed his name? megyn: he said he identifies heterosexual and even has a girlfriend. he just wan

but we have a mayo clinic in rochester minnesota that is world famous. you chose to come to a mayo clinic, you could have chosen several hospitals in other states and mr. baker has given examples of hospitals around the country where canadians have gone. you did that because you needed to, you had to and you could. you could do it. i think that the phrase that i think it was mr. baker said that the u.s. is the canadian system of last resort, a place you can go. so i'll start with you mrs. holmes, if i could. if the united states were to adopt a system like canada has with a government-run health plan that operates like that, do you think that the mayo clinic in rochester and others would still be able to provide services for you and other canadians? >> well, i'm not sure that that would continue to happen. i think that it would -- i don't see where the need would be on either side. and what i think is that if americans then needed a place to run, if your facilities are now completely bogged down and backed up and near the system of which we have, would c

but we have a mayo clinic in rochester minnesota that is world famous. chose to come to a mayo clinic, you could have chosen several hospitals in other states and mr. baker has given examples of hospitals around the country where canadians have gone. you did that because you needed to, you had to and you could. you could do it. i think that the phrase that i think it was mr. baker said that the u.s. is the canadian system of last resort, a place you can go. so i'll start with you mrs. holmes, if i could. if the united states were to adopt a system like canada has with a government-run health plan that operates like that, do you think that the mayo clinic in rochester and others would still be able to provide services for you and other canadians? >> well, i'm not sure that that would continue to happen. i think that it would -- i don't see where the need would be on either side. and what i think is that if americans then needed a place to run, if your facilities are now completely bogged down and backed up and near the system of which we have, would canad

we went from new orleans to new york city and to nine different places and we will be in rochester next web site. >> bright side.com. i feel sorry for these guys going to philadelphia. steve: city of love. brian: did you find the love. >> every place we stopped. everyone has been so welcoming and nice. philly i wore my cubs jersey all day. brian: how do you become compliment guys? what's your goal. >> we want to promote smiles and people be happy. on our college campus people are posting fliers all over the ground because people look like zom business. they walk around and stare at the ground. we wanted to go out there and shake things up. we wanted people to have a good day. steve: that's why we featured you on "fox & friends." before you go. we have got a big studio full. they are going to go person to person as you can give them a compliment. look at that guy right there. >> excellent camera work. >> love those shoe. >> i like your alan yards. excellent today. dig those shades. i like polo shirt. you have a nice smile. excellent smile. >> i like your orange shirt. >> wearing hip wait

decent rain in toward rochester, scattered showers around buffalo. action moving toward the northeast. down to the south farther. look at the slug here. this thing drives straight to the north over the next couple of days. by late this evening it looks like it's going to be south of manhattan. either way, rain is a possibility for the jersey coast, to the chess peek, the delaware, and it's going to get into boston overnight tonight. you can see a batch getting off to the north. that's going to be there for at least the next couple of days. it's going to be cool, wet, rainy. it's not going to feel like ÷ summertime unfortunately for you. weak cold front right around atlanta. you can see a couple of showers around the region. here's what it looks like. 82 to 85. scattered showers and thunderstorms. a few of those will pop up. so far, so good. things are dry. what a beautiful shot. good morning to you, atlanta. >> love it. >>> well a neighborhood is living in fear today. the culprit is only four feet tall, but apparently he has a mean streak. people cl

she is in rochester, new york. good morning.etter idea. >> i think it is an unfair program to begin with. if you have always been good about getting a fuel-efficient car, you are not eligible. right now we have a huge influx of people buying. there will be a backlash because once that clump of people has gone through, there will be a different. we have seen it happen in other countries. it is pretty unfair to our taxpayers, including you and me. we are not eligible. bill: what is your proposal? what should they have done? >> i would love to have a check from the government that is only for purchasing a new car. if i could save $1,000 on the purchase of a car, i might consider buying and if i did not before. i have a lot of friends that took part in this program, and even some people were trapped because initially the epa posted some numbers on their website, but they changed the rules and people became ineligible. bill: how much money did we give this program last year? >> i am sure it is continuing with general motors. bill: th

researchers from the university of rochester found when they injected the blue dye from m&ms and gatorade in patierats with l cord injury, they were able to walk again. the research team says bbg isn't a cure but it may help improve patient's conditions. >>> some scientists say if you drink a lot of milk as a child, you are less likely to have a stroke as an adult. scientists in britain and australia surveyed kids in the 1930s and studied them again in 2005. they concluded the more calcium intake could cut your chance of stroke by up to 60%. the stroke association calls the study interesting but says more research is needed here. >>> feeling a little blue, maybe you just need to hug a tree. getting back to nature is a new theme in the treatment of mental illness and it's called ecotherapy. many doctors believe depression, stress, and anxiety can be linked in part to society's increasing alienation from nature. more than half the world's population lives in cities. many people never even get a glimpse of greenery. maybe just a glimpse. suggested prescriptions including hiking outdoors, gar

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it is moorhead, minnesota, rochester, minnesota, youngstown, ohio, it's denver, san francisco and, yes york. this is frightening. frightening to me and to millions of my constituents, lots of my constituents. internet connections use public resources, public airways, public rights of way. doesn't the american public have a compelling first amendment interest in assuring that this can't happen and that the internet stays open and accessible. in other words, that the internet stays the internet? >> many describe the telephone as a revolutionary invention. it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its regulation of television and the rules that would apply to it were considered by congress and those regulations have because congress is the policy chooser on how items related to interstate commerce and communications operate. that issue was reviewed by the courts in the context of the policy choices congress made. there is no question in my mind as a citizen, that the internet has revolutionized communications in the united states. there is no question that access to t

this is a suburb of rochester where we need jobs and have a great educated workforce and it will keep us globally competitive with japan and germany which is ahead of us in fuel-cell development, which is something that we can't afford. the research development and engineering are all under one roof and are an american treasure. let me speak a little more generally, not simply about honeyway falls, but about hydrogen research. as the united states forges a leadership goal in development an initiatives, it is critical that we protect the areas where we're leading the competition, and that includes hydrogen and fuel-cell technology. any compromises to our nation's investment in this cutting edge area will hamper our ability to compete with other nations, hamper the ability of companies like general motors and chrysler to come back and be at the competitive edge. we've come too far to close the door on this important research only to hand over the gains we have made to other nations such as japan and germany. by cutting this kind of research, but not funding honeyway falls, we would do t

rochester 58. the story aiagn today is the dag atin the southep lains. aslls at 84as t ghrighnow.king for a high today once again just veor 100 ee vegrdes today.gr so the heat wave continues. also heat advisory in affect for parts of texas, oklahoma and arkansas and in lousiana and mississippi. here is a look at t hehesatellite radar for the nation. rain showers in the northwest. so rain in the central plains. right where you see where the warm air is. and some rain in the southeast across portions of mississippi, alabama andgeorgia. five-day forecast, high today of about 87 degrees. lots of sunshine. low humidity. tomorrow more of the same pretty much. 88. relatively low humidity. then that humidity begins to build back in. wednesday and thursday, hazy, hot and humid. highs around 90. chance of showers and thunderstorms on both days, and 87 for your high. now let's get an update on the morning rush hour traffic with julie wright. >> and a request for jay len, if you see the traffic reporter in a high lander early in the morning going a little bit fast, cut me some slack. >> he's

let's talk about cash for clunkers with auto analyst lauren fix, and rochester, new york.en, it's great to see you, as always. >> thank you for having me back. >> all the time. whenever. and i've got jeffrey volanker with us, the president of the an auto motive group which runs ten dealerships in metro washington. jeff, good to see you. lauren, let's start with you. as i recall, you had bigtime reservations about this program not that very long ago. are you ready now, on this program, lauren fix, to declare cash for clunkers a great idea and a huge success? >> no, i am not. believe it or not. you knew i wasn't going to change my opinion, and i still have reasons, because there's so many people that were totally excluded from this program. and even though you think, oh, the recycles are making money, they are making nothing off of this. they are making less than $100 of car and they have tons of paperwork on their hands. the only one who is making money, thank goodness, the dealerships are making money. they are getting rid of the 2008 and 2009 cars before the 2010s come in

we have a male clinic in rochester, minn., that is famous. you could have chosen to come to several hospitals in meristem that -- and minnesota. we have had examples of hospitals around country where canadians have gone. you did that because he needed to, you had to, and you could. i think the phrase mr. baker said was the u.s. is the canadian system of last resort. so let me start with you, if i could. if the united states were to adopt a system like canada has, with a government-run health plan, to you think the mayo clinic in rochester and others would be able to provide services for you and other canadians? >> i'm not sure that would continue to happen. i don't see where the need would be on either side. what i think is if americans needed a place to run if your facilities are completely bogged down and back up and mirrors the system we have, would canadians be able to turn around and help americans that could not get help? i think what went -- i think we would become neighbors with the same problem and the solution. >> mr. baker, you did

a bipartisan coalition of 450 mayors including mayors of our cities like new york city, albany, rochester representing 56 million americans have also sent is strong opposition to this amendment. i stand here today with law enforcement and the cities and states across this country. they know what is best in keeping their communities safe. common-sense gun laws focus on training, keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and other dangerous people reducing crime and we should be supported their efforts, not taking the standards. i strongly believe in our constitution and the second amendment americans tried to defend themselves, however i also strongly supports this is his city's rise to provide basic constitutional and reasonable regulation of firearms. i urge my colleagues in the senate to set up for our local communities and the common-sense down save a loss. >> to yield the time? >> mr. president, i yield to the senator from louisiana as much time as he may consume to memphis senator from louisiana is recognized. >> mr. president, i rise in strong support of the seventh amendment 1618m

and this not just duluth, it's morehead, minnesota, rochester, minnesota, youngstown, ohio, it's denver, san francisco, and yes, it's new york. this is frightening. frightening to me and to millions of my constituents. internet connections use public resources. the public airwaves, the public rights of way. doesn't the american public have a compelling first amendment interest in ensuring that this can't happen and that the internet stays open and access snble in other words, that the internet stays the interset? accessible, in other words, that the internet stays the internet? >> many describe the telephone as the revolutionary and it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its regulation of television and the rules that would apply to it were considered by congress and those regulations have because congress is the policy chooser on how items related to interstate commerce and communications operate. and that issue was reviewed by the courts in the context of the policy choices congress made. there is no question in my mind as a citizen that the internet has revolu