earlier, i spoke with ron williams, chief executive of aetna, about reform of the nation's healthcare system. i began by asking him for his assessment of the baucus plan. solid foundation for important progress. >> and in an op ed that you wrote bay year ago that appeared in the ft, you warned against trying for the big fix with health-care reform. do you think that the president is currently being too ambitious? >> well, i think i would say based on the president's recent comments that one of the things he's incorporated that i think is important is really an expectation that there be an individual coverage requirement. that we expect that everyone would have insurance. those who could afford it would buy it. and those who couldn't afford it would receive subsidies. and i think one of the big debates that going on now in senate finance is what does that mean and what level of subsidy is both appropriate as well as what is affordable. >> beyond universal reform, what else do you want to see? what would you like to see in terms of health-care reform? >> well, i think there are two crit

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ron williams tells us why he thinksixing the heth care delivery system is the key to reform. >> sanne: friday october 2, will be the last pout for shareholder's ofhe money market mutual fund thabroke the buck a year ago. investors in the rerve primary fund will lit $1 billion. ter that, the fund will hold $3/2 billion which could eventually go to sharehoers. the primary fund had $ billion undemanagement before it lost biions in the collapse of lehman brothers. >> paul: t russians are cong, to the n.b.a. russia'sichest man is buying a controlling ake in the new jersey ns basketball team. mikhail prokhoros is also takingver the development of a new arena for the netsn brooklyn. he paying $200-million for 80% of the team and mang funding commitnts for the atlantic yards project. he'll be theirst non-north amican n.b.a. owner. >> suzanne: in the "moy file" tonight, cutting youhealth care costs here's personal nance journalisterri cullen. >> the average ct of a family heth-insurance policy has jumped to nearly $13,5 a year, according to theatest survey by the kaiser family foundatn. worse,

ron williams tells us why he thinksixing the heth care delivery system is the key to reform. >> sanne: friday october 2, will be the last pout for shareholder's ofhe money market mutual fund thabroke the buck a year ago. investors in the rerve primary fund will lit $1 billion. ter that, the fund will hold $3/2 billion which could eventually go to sharehoers. the primary fund had $ billion undemanagement before it lost billions in the collapse o lehman brothers. >> pl: the russians are coming, to the n.b.a. ruia's richest man is buying a controing stake in the new jeey nets basketball team. mikhail prhorov's is also king over the development of new arena for thnets in brooklyn he's paying $200-million f 80% of the team d making funding mmitments for the atlantic yards project. he'll the first non-north american n.b.a. owner. >> suzanne: in t "money file" toght, cutting your health care costs. here's personal finance journalist terri culle >> the average cost of a famy health-insuran policy has jump to nearly $13,500 a year, according to the latest surv by the kair family foundation. rs

ron williams went to death row. he had never met deborah carter. and he spent 11 years in prison and was exonerated 10 years ago, 1999, almost 10 years exactly. but he spent a total of 12 years in prison for the murder of deborah carter, and never met her. >> who was rhomboids and? >> ron williamson was a man i never met, never heard of him. he was one of the first big notorious dna exonerations in the late '90s. and i met him when i read his obituary. so i never got to see him obviously. but he was a fascinating character. when he was younger, many people in his small corner of oklahoma felt ron was the next mickey mantle. and ron certainly felt so. he had a nice ego. and he was a second round draft pick in 1972 of the oakland a's, and went off to seek major league glory. thought he was going to make it. never came close. had a bunch of injuries, didn't take care of himself, started drinking and drugging, and pretty wild lifestyle. crashed and burned in the minor leagues. when he was 25 or 26 years old, and begin showing the first signs of some ty

all the wheels came off for ron williams. he did not help himself. there was a lot of self medicating with booze and drugs, and in 1986 or 87, he was arrested for the murder of deborah carter, again a woman he had never met. host: why did you cho this story to be your only work of nonfiction? >> guest: 21 novels and one book of nonfiction. i am not trained as a journalist. i never thought about it. i am a lawyer and i'm a novelist. that is the way i think. at the same time i am always lookingor good stories. i am eyes on the prowl forood stories. i never thought it would be a real one. i read of ron's obituary in "the new york times" early december of 2004. >> host: nobody star d2 it? >> guest: stumbled across the. opened the paper one day and there was his obituary and tre was a picture of him in oklahoma of the 1899 the day he was exonerated, the sa corchoran for which she had been convicted and sent off to die. 12 years later he was in the courtrm. this is where the pho was taken and he and i were the same age, the same race, religion, the same pa

ron re williams watched -- ronnie williams watched it from his front step. >> the water was shooting up out of the ground i would say three feet shooting up on to the highway. it actually looked like we were at ocean waves and it was just pouring over here. just pouring and pouring and pouring. >> reporter: the water spread quickly flooding the parking lot of the center across the streech but not reaching the store front. it moved into the neighborhoods of water edge, turner's station and logan village. >> this is one of the large er breaks that we have -- larger breaks that we have had in recent history. >> reporter: residents waded through their knees. >> there has been no injuries, no loss of life. people used good sense. >> reporter: the streets and highways will clearly need repair. 843 homes lost power, gas lines were checked carefully. >> at this point we don't have any problem with the gas lines. however, there is still settling of earth which could affect that. but we're monitoring that very closely. >> reporter: the governor was here to offer state support to those who will

. >> kill all the lawyers, ron williams, chairman and ceo. executives. if you listen to the president, mr. williams, hasn't the industry -- hasn't you and the industry already agreed to cover eventually and reformed to cover pre-existing conditions? why does that keep coming up? >> that's a great question, one that 35,000 employees ask me all the time. they know aetna and the insurance industry as a whole has embraced that they shouldn't use health as basis for insurance as long as we find a way to bring everyone into the insurance pool. that way we can cover everyone and make sure insurance is quite affordable. >> you need broad shoulders. you just heard professor porter say the onus is going to be on the market. in the past your industry has been in sentivized. how do you base it on outcome. >> great examples in the industry. i think there's a misunderstanding. let's take aetna as an example. we have 20 million members. two-thirds in the category called self-insurer where the employer actually pays the check for health care services. in tha

williams. good job by the colts' linebackers. >> ron: what miami lacks in this offense is explosiveness.ou can see they're dominating the line of scrimmage, moving the chains. what they have to get is a manufactured explosive play. by design or single player getting that that big lay that puts them ahead in the ball game. this is not their style. they are not i an explosive football team. the wildcat does mask some of those inabilities to get the big play down the field, that long strike. >> ron: miami's 12 out of 16 on third down. this is one of the biggest they'll see tonight. third and seven. a twist by the colt defense, pennington, hits a good sized play again with ginn. colts are saying it's incomplete. >> jon: once again you can't say enough about the offensive lineman of the miami dolphins. jake long who abused a little last week guy buy john abraham come up big against dwight freeney. allowing him to get the ball deep down the field by ted ginn. that one he caught. hans on to the football. >> mike: folks were saying he did not. that's pretty clear as he comes down there. hill has

first, the couple registered at williams-sonoma, where they'll cash in from rich friends like kobe bryant and ronrtest. >> can you buy a cheaper present if they've only known each other three weeks? >> something tells us he's not getting an invitation. >> what's the big-ticket item in there? >> they'll probably own the entire store after the wedding. here is a shocker -- rumor has it that the two are turning their whirlwind wedding into a reality show wedding. >> oh! >> try to contain your excitement. but, lamar, before you think it's all worth it, consider one thing that may outweigh the money. this is your new family. >> don't be [beep] rude! >> i need a xanax. >> for some things, pal, there just ain't enough money in the world. >> "tmz." >> oh, no! >> we've got five minutes of george hamilton telling us his tanning secrets. >> in the morning, you get up. you put a coat of tanning lotion on. then you put on a tanner. then you get out in the sun for at least a half-hour to 40 minutes. >> his wife gets out of the car. she's like, george -- >> i have got to go for ashley. he's on in another 40 min

ron matz. city school headquarters helping students return to class after they drop out. that story coming up right here on wje. >>> i'm tim williams. the rain is coming down. how long will it last? the complete forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >>> now, complete coverage continues with adam may, meteorologist bernadette woods, and sports with stan saunders on wjz 13, maryland's news station. >>> slain yale graduate student annie le is finally laid to rest today. family and friends came together at holy trinity catholic church in california to remember le. it was followed by a burial in a cemetery. it was found inside a wall in a yale lab building the day chevis supposed to get married. raymond clark who also works in the building was charged with that murder. >>> investigators say a woman seen in this video in the blue scrubs may be the key to finding 5-year-old haley cummings. the young girl disappeared in february from her father's mobile home in putnam county. this woman apparently walked into the crime sunt of a local newspaper and delivered an anonymous letter. investigators say it contained a tip a tip and was signed

williams ran the ball 16 times for 164 yards and three tds. fantasy numbers. second quarter, hokies making things happen. marshall to j. ron hosely. he fields it at the 36 yard line. a huge block right here. yeah. goes 64 yards for the touchdown. virginia tech racked up 605 yards of total offense. the hokies win big 52-10. >>> let's go to charlottesville, sab ter horse gets excited and throws cav man to the ground. he did get up but the cavs did not. joseph turner, tcu up 14-0. more tcu in the second half. andy dalton with a ton of time delivers a strike. he is in for a 31-yard touchdown. the horned frogs beat virginia 30-14, the fans spelling their displeasure for al grohs. >>> navy's head coach knows how to get his kids fired up. last week the mid shipmen nearly knocked off the buckeyes. today his speech was simple but effective. it's go time. >> whatever it takes we are leaving everything on the field. >> that is coach speak for you but gets the players going. early in the game it was all louisiana tech. the punt for the bulldogs. avoids a tackle. goes to the outside. see you. he takes it back 85 yards for the touchdown. louisi

. >> how about, ron, when members of your party don't step up and take on people like mark williams whod barack obama an indonesian welfare or thug. >> i don't want to go down that road? >> why not. why don't we take on newt gingrich. >> we had the first member of the ku klux klan in the united states senate. let's not get derailed. the point of the matter, the president of the united states ran for this office, he sought this office, he in my opinion should come out very strongly and say, enough is enough. the 39th president of the united states is wrong. i have a record. the president of the united states can put this behind us. we do not need another discussion of race. this is going to hurt the white house. >> ron, i wish you would have been more intense when the majority leader of the united states senate called george bush a liar. we just reprimanded a member of congress for the first time in hist for calling the president a liar. >> for shouting out at a joint session. >> you don't think they've called the president a liar and never apologized? >> based upon the lies that we hear

i want to take a moment to introduce my team, ryan gill, selena and william collins, sal and janet. ronand kate. gary dunn, andy kramer, and tiffany. thank you all so much. [cheering] >> tea party express. thanks for your support. [cheering] >> from the great state of tennessee please welcome representative marsha blackburn. >> i am absolutely thrilled that you are here. i don't know if there has ever been a gathering in this city. to the 1.5 million of you have traveled your congratulations. you have gridlocked washington, d.c. you are here, and i am thrilled to see you all. welcome. a great many of you have come by my office. i have spoken with you. you have told me that you felt called to be here today. it is a noble calling. you told me that you were worried that america will soon cease to be what she has been. you worry that our glorious potential and our exceptional purpose will be buried not by partisan bickering, but by thoughtless debt. and you have been called to start liberty and to defend the futures of our children and our grandchildren. you know, this is a noble calling. m

ron allen, nbc news, laurel springs, new yk. >> what are you going to do? >> that's our broadcast from this wednesday night. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. hope to see you back tomorrow evening. good night.

ron will take the training wheels off of flacco and allow him to throw deep. other than derek mason who is flacco going to find. >> todd heap is off andib injures and clayton and williams have sloan flashes of -- shown flashes of good. and matt stover will not be kicking field goals. that job now lays at the feet of steven hauschka. the owner has a plan. he wants them to be a 10, 11, 12 win team every year. the tone has been set. can the ravens, on 200th anniversary, reach the highest perch come february? we'll find out. >> wouldn't that be cool. of course a big part of going to the game is enjoying the food and not just the tailgating. inside the stadium there is something on the menu for just about everyone. >> we focus on local, traditional, vegetarian. we even have a gluten free proud, along with some concepts throughout the building. >> several new restaurants are located in the upper concourse, including high top, back stage grill, the green turtle and bill bateman. >>> tomorrow is the home opener for the terrapins. the terps take on james madison at 6:00 tomorrow night. after getting crushed by california last week, 52-13. maryland is looking for not only a win

williams in washington, thanks. we turn to the flooding in the south. today, more rain and more deaths brought on by several feet of flood water covering a huge area. ronott is live in powder springs, georgia, northwest of the city of atlanta. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. tonight, the death toll is at least eight with an expected nine fatalities where a man has been missing since sunday night. the sun came out, but it's far from picture perfect. the only thing moving across parts of interstate 20 was rushing water. nearby, many houses remain flooded to the rooftops, schools, too. the great american scream machine at six flags amusement park was under water. they asked president obama for federal aid, asking citizens for patience. >> i know it's a huge temptation for people wanting to get back in their neighborhoods and see the damage to their homes. please, please, please, safety first. >> reporter: for some of those able to reach their homes, the trip back was wrenching. >> we don't have anything. everything we worked for is in . we have only been there a year. >> reporter: others were luckier. >> it's not as bad as it could have be

ron claiborne with the headlines this morning. >>> we'll begin with that wild tennis match last night, a dramatic and bizarre finish to serena williams' semifinal match at the u.s. open. the bizarre ending came when serena lost her temper over a official's call. >> it was tirade that cost serena a chance to defend her u.s. open title. at match point, losing to unseeded kim clijsters, serena was faulted by the line judge for her foot touching the line. during a serve. serena then turned to the judge and went off. in the confusing minutes that followed, the judges gathered to discuss what happened. serena protested. >> i didn't say i would kill you? are you serious? >> but the tournament referee sided with the line judge. and williams was penalized a point. since it was match point, she lost. afterwards, serena said, she wasn't sure what she said during her on-court tirade. >> what did i say? you didn't hear. >> reporter: but she was unapologetic. >> they gave me a point penalty. unfortunately it was on a match point. >> reporter: serena said there was a pattern of judges calling foot faults on her during this tournament. >> i'm not go

william donald schaefer was mayor. and the colts still played at the stadium. now, the boss is back. and tickets don't go on sale tomorrow. ronatz reports, dye- die-hard fans don't wait in line. >> reporter: the folks waiting in this line, outside the first mariner arena love "the boss." >> i was born in the usa. >> so some of these die-hard bruce springsteen fans have been here since monday. to get first crack at tickets for his baltimore show in november. today, the arena provided coffee and doughnuts. >> it's been really nice and cool. kind of talking to each other. >> it's one of the -- another event that puts baltimore on the map. hopefully from here on out. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: his music touches the soul. >> one of the first times i took my mother. >> reporter: just ask jimmy ronich, who has seen the boss perform, a half dozen times. >> you know, come on and play for three hours. you'll forget about the week you spent in line when you see them. >> the last time bruce springsteen played the arena was 1973. he was the opening act for the band chicago. >> i didn't know quite who he was back then. but it took -- it was

ryan gill, diana, celena and william, donald, sal and janetb ron and kay, lloyd, gary, amy kremer and [cheers and applause] tea party express.org, ladies and gentlemen. thanks for your support. [cheers and applause] >> from the great state of tennessee, please welcome representative marcia blackburn. [cheers and applause] >> welcome to washington. i am absolutely thrilled that you are here. i don't know if there has ever been a larger conservative gathering in this city, but to all 1.5 million of you who have traveled here, congratulations. you have redefined gridlock in washington, d.c.. it is important that you are here, and i am thrilled to see you all, and especially excited about those tennesseans that are here. welcome. this week many of you have come by my office, and i've spoken with you. you told me that you felt called to be here today, and it is a noble calling. you've told me that you worry that america will soon cease to be what she has been. you worry that our glorious potential and our exceptional purpose will be buried not bipartisan bickering, but by thoughtless debt.

city, richard nixon was president, william donald chafer was mayor, but he will be back for one show on november 20th. while tickets don't go on sale until tomorrow, ron matz reports some fans began waiting in line 3 days ago. >> reporter: the folks waiting in this line outside the 1st mariner arena love the boss. >> i was born in the u.s.a. >> reporter: so some of these die hard bruce springstein fans have been here since monday to get first crack at tickets for his baltimore show in november. today the arena provided coffee and doughnuts. >> it's been really nice and cool. we have all been reading books, talk to each other, trying to get through the night. >> it's one of the -- another event that puts baltimore on the map, hopefully from here on out. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: his music touches the soul. >> one of the first times i took my mother, took my mother and friends. >> reporter: just ask jimmy, who has seen the boss perform a half dozen times. >> you know, come on, play for three hours and you'll get your money -- you'll forget about the week you spent in line when you see him. >> reporter: the last time bruce springstein played the arena was

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tim williams has your weekend forecast and what is in store for sunday's ravens game. >> i'm ron, live at st. joseph's medical center. we are lacing upper shoes, getting ready to run and walk. it's the great prostate cancer challenge. we have the details coming up. eyewitness news saturday morning is seconds away. >>> this is wjz tv. wjzdt and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now complete coverage on wjz13, maryland's news station. >> good morning and welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. i'm gigi barnett. >> temperatures are in the upper 60s area wide and definitely some clouds already. good morning to you. we are looking at the sky is thickening a little bit. we are seeing the horizon bright, but what we are going to be watching, more and more cloud cover, more and more chance of rain and some of that rain is going to be heavy at times. so we are going to be watching that throughout the night. but by this time tomorrow, we'll be seeing the tail end of it. so we are looking at timing of all of this. we are looking at some sun early