she was married to sargent shriver for 56 years.mbassador to france, and ran for vice president under george mcgovern. while months ago, he slipped into the twi liflight of alzhei disease, sargent shriver survives her. eunice kennedy shriver was the mother of five including a long time member of the nbc family, the current first lady of california, maria shriver. >> ever since i was little she worked, she was successful in a man's world, she never took no for an answer. she never asked my brothers or myself if we wanted to work with her. she just gave us the ball and sent us out there. >> she insisted her life was full of great blessings. but it is the public traj deeps the american people remember. and in the case of eunice kennedy shriver, enormous public service. >>> eunice kennedy shriver's son bobby famously said a few years back about his mom, quote, she never ran for office, and she changed the world. eunice kennedy shriver was 88. that is our broadcast for this tuesday evening. thank you for being with us. i am brian william

. >> one of the subjects resisted police and the sargent asked him to stand up again. he resisted and stood up and pushed the officer in the chest. other officers took that gentleman into cussed toy. that person also an iraqi war veteran. he has been charged with an assault on an officer. he is being held at central book that object was actually a cell phone. the other men at that location at that time fled the scene. police are not looking for them at this point in time. the officer did not need medical attention but is said to have a sore elbow. reporting live for wbal tv 11 news. jo breaking news for some in baltimore. a 40 inch water main break. no customers experienced disruption in service. repairs said to take a while. >> continuing through the night, a couple of days into the week. here's what you should know. closed between mlk boulevard and green street. drivers will only be able to access through the franklin street side entrance. university of maryland said the lexington and sar a towinga buildings will not have water tomorrow. an a runned al county police

>i saw a picture of sargent shriver the other day. do you communicate with him? >> he was a wonderful, vibrant, active guy. he was well into his 60s, '70s. now, he is afflicted with alzheimer's disease. he sees -- i don't know, the picture i saw made him look very old. what's he ran the peace corps. >> yes he did. he started it. what's the to know him? >> very well. -- >> did you know him? >> very well. >>we went through a lot of names and people were unwilling to run. i think it was a turning point in the campaign. he may not have won that election, but he certainly would have come close. we were five or six points behind and we had some good -- we had watergate going for us. >> you lost by 25 points. >> we lost to the point that senator mcgovern would not have been a candidate for years later. >> walter cronkite died a few weeks ago and today, don hewitt died. >> i saw that. >> did you know him? >> i did know him. he gave me cause for considerable embarrassment in the kennedy campaign. don hewitt called me up early in 1967. ronald reagan had just been elected g

. >> eunice kennedy shriver is survived by her husband sargent and five children. >>> up next, we'll check world headlines scientist road rage incident at a busy bridge leaves a toll booth worker dead. we'll have details on that. stay with us. you are watching fox 5 morning news. (mom) he needeeverything for college: towels, sheets and then there was the stuff he wanted... like a new microwave. and because of walmart's unbeatable prices, we were able to get it all. ...and then some. set th up for success-- for less. save money. live better. walmar soy a california toll booth worker is dead, shot by a driver while inside her booth. it happened just north of span. police are now working to identify the gunman. >>> american marines have mount awed helicopter assault to seize a taliban-held town in southern afgha stn-n.a troops are fighting to gain control of the area ahead of next week's presidential elections. the assault began before dawn today. marines have captured several suspects and also seized about 66 pounds of opium. >>> a world lead we are a case of the swine flu. costa rican

." >> her husband, at sargent shriver, co-founded the peace corps and ran for vice president with george mcgovern in 1972. pearse son-in-law, arnold schwarzenegger, is governor of california. she produced a television special on religious faith, binding the kennedys through generations. she focused on the story of mary and jesus. >> that kind of a lesson, "if i had a faith, i can change the world of." >> another time to turn to prayer and each other. >> president obama has released a statement saying that she will be remembered as "i checked in for people to intellectual disabilities and as an extraordinary -- a champion for people with intellectual disabilities at an extraordinary example that note barrier can restrained the example of the human spirit." tonight at 5:00, we will have a reaction from the special olympics in maryland. on our website, even read more about her work and at the kennedy family. >>> the national debate over health care reform to a head in maryland last night. residents gathered at towson university for a town hall meeting with senator ben cardin agreed more peo

reporter greg sargent at the plum line cited for the second time on tonight's show has obtained a new mailer from 60-plus, and as is often the case in politics, what they put in the direct mail piece is much worse than what they're willing to put on television. for example, the big poll quote in the mailer includes this, out-of-context quote from president obama -- maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller. the president wants old people with health problems to take the painkiller. maybe even take a lot of painkillers, if you know what i mean. this is a group that claims to represent seniors. the way they have chosen to represent seniors in this particular fight is to try to scare seniors into thinking their government wants to kill them. with friends like these, who needs corporate-funded fake grassroots enemies? joining us now is john rother. he is executive vice president of policy at aarp. mr. rother, thank you very much for coming on the show tonight. i appreciate it. >> good evening. >> now, on the surface, it looks like your organization, aarp an

her husband, sargent shriver, now suffering from alzheimer's, was the first director of the peace corps. he ran for vice president in 1972. her five children were raised and flourished as washingtonians, and were greatly inspired by her call to service. as daughter maria, a former correspondent for nbc news, now married to california governor arnold schwarzenegger, once put it, i think my mother put the fear of god in most people. she is a perfectionist. family biographer doris kearns goodwin says shriver was tough-minded and compassionate. >> mrs. shriver came from a well-to-do family with all the privileges and the celebrity that that allowed her to have. and yet she used that celebrity, she used those privileges to benefit people who were at a difficult moment in their lives. >> eunice kennedy shriver has labored on behalf of america's least powerful people, the mentally retarded. >> reporter: in 1984 she received the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honor. she was a devout roman catholic, and a believer in the power of the possible. >> i think that everywher

her husband, sargent shriver, has alzheimer's. a difficult run >> it feels like we're all a part of this family in a weird way because we've seen them go through so much. >> eunice shriver was 88 years old when she died yesterday. we'll be right back. >> the debate over the president's health care reform is getting so >> the debate over the president's health care reform is getting so intense, a kansas congressman cancelled a town hall meeting yesterday after apparently receiving death threats. >> while the president tries to calm fears, a new documentary exposes the driving force behind health care. here's terry moran. >> reporter: right now the health care debate has turned into a free for all. >> no obama here! >> no obama care! >> reporr: the shshouting. >> you work for us. >> reptete anshshing. and screaming. >> i want to know if is coming ouofof my paheck, yes or no! drnining out aorore e reasoned debate, , whh might behehe point. d so in the middddlef all th hoering, here comes a calm, quiet new documentary movie that offer

normal summer activity. >> woodruff: that fall, her brother, the president, was assassinated. >> sargent shriver, eunice, and three of the four children are among the visitors at the grave. >> woodruff: five years later, another assassination -- this time her younger brother, bobby. but just one month after, she launched the first-ever special olympics in chicago. >> in ancient rome, the gladiators went into the arena with these words on their lips. "let me win. but if i cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." >> and her role was far more than ceremonial. >> well done. >> woodruff: her hands-on approach won admiration and understanding from both the athletes and the public. >> i am delighted to meet you. thank you very much. we're friends, right? >> woodruff: those athletes saw in her a champion of their own. >> most of all from mrs. shriver that i have rights and we have a right to live and enjoy life to our fullest. >> woodruff: eunice kennedy shriver received the medal of freedom in 1984 from president ronald reagan. three years ago, she was honored again, at a dinner hosted by p

eunice married sargent shriver and was by his side throughout his career, but she was a force in her own right, receiving among other awards the presidential medal of freedom, part of her legacy best summed up by her son robert. >> if my mom ever ran for office she'd change the world, period, end of story. report eunice kennedy shriver was 88 years old. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching, i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> brad and angelina back in hollywood, waving to the fans. working the crowd. >> perhaps the best entrance. >> "e.t." was the first red carpet stop. the goatee, the glasses. >> i'm a slave to fashion. >>> and his gorgeous co-star's versace's wardrobe malfunction. >>> channing

. >> reporter: eunice and sargent shriver were married more than 50 years. he was the founding director of the peace corps. they had five children together, including california's first lady, maria shriver. >> the best mother-in-law -- best mother-in-law in the world, thank you. >> reporter: a friend said, "with eunice, it was all about family, religion, and causes." her legacy will be the cause of the special olympics. >> i think she has done more in that field than any other single human being alive. >> these special olympians have thrilled us on the playing fields of the world. you have taught us that what matters is not power or politics, weapons or wealth. what truly counts is the courageous spirit and the generous heart. >> eunice kennedy shriver's husband, five children and 19 grandchildren were at her side when she died. she was 88. >>> and still ahead on "world news," he and others helped bernie madoff steal billions and now he's ready to name names. >>> a car that gets 230 miles a gallon? that's the claim. and it will be in showrooms soon. >>> and,

eunice married sargent shriver and was by his side throughout his career, but she was a force in her own right, receiving among other awards the presidential medal of freedom, part of her legacy best summed up by her son robert. >> if my mom ever ran for office she'd change the world, period, end of story. report eunice kennedy shriver was 88 years old. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching, i'll see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> good evening, tonight in your only local news at 7:00, random attack. what investigators say happen to a woman as she walk a home. new details following the fatal dog mauling in virginia and under pressure. can you count on the fire hydrants in your neighborhood to work the way they should? >>> i'm dave on cambridge road northwest and this is fire hydrant 03553. the question tonight is if this hydrant is an example of a problem. the hydrant is now marked red, meaning it will flow less than 50

she would tell you how proud she was of sargent and then she would tell you how proud she was of each of us and she would tell you about each spain that each of us did and then she would ask you for money for all four of my brothers who run nine profits. they will probably ask you later, but she would ask you. save the children, a best buddies and special olympics. she would remind all of you that you had not done enough and that there was much more to do. you would leave this church in simply -- assembly and all of her. -- simply in all of her -- awe of her. she would tell a story that would roll her eyes. she was the real deal. she was a woman that did everything that women aspire to. she had a great husband. she had a great family. she had a deep faith in god and she combined that with being a fearless warrior for the voiceless. i am so thrilled, as i know my brothers are, that people all over the world are hearing about her this week in editorials and on television because they need to hear stories about money. -- money -- mommy. you have to dress this way, talk this way, you have

years ago, she and her husband attended t dedication of sargent shriver elementary school. >> when they came to the front door, it was like the walls had to expand because they were such a presence. >> she was vibrant, curious, and cared deeply about the children 's dedication to public service. while making an impact, kennedy shriver was also an observer. her brothers were assassinated, our brother -- she is the soul -- her sole surviving brother battle the brain cancer. it is her own work that is now her legacy. and a number of figures from boston remembered it kennedy shriver as a champion today. perhaps it was her brother, senator edward kennedy to put it best saying, she touched a lives of millions. from northwest washington, abc 7 news. >>> coming up, dramatic video. however injured hiker was rescued from a virginia mountain. >> and a surprising link between breast feeding. >> and people keeping cool during this first hot streak. dodge the white house counsel called and said, is this going to far? >> the metro as that have >>> are the first daughter is off-limits or are they fair

president kennedy celebrated for activism and as the founder of the special olympics, her husband sargentghter maria shriver and her husband arnold schwarzenegger were among the mourners. >>> bob dylan was treated like a complete unknown after a report of a suspicious character wandering about. the officers both in their 20s stopped dylan and asked for identification. dylan didn't have i.d. neither officer recognized him so they took him back to his hotel where staffers identified him. that is a first look at the headlines. now to marysol castro with a look at the weather. marysol. >> poor fellow. good morning, ron. good morning, everyone. very busy day in the weather world. we start on the west coast, northern california, as we mentioned earlier in the broadcast. wildfires continuing to blaze. in part due to the winds. only 5 to 15-mile-per-hour winds but that is enough to make putting those fires out very difficult. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 93 in san jose. elsewhere in the nation, the first named storm of the hurricane season, this is tropical storm ana. it starts moving toward

her husband, sargent shriver and her five children were with her at a cape cod hospital. >> reporter: rosemary was retarded and she called for a national campaign to bring people like her sister into the main stream of american light. after the assassinations of her brothers, john and bobby, eunice's campaign continued. >> gladiators went into the arena with these words on their l lips. let me win, if i cannot win, let me have the attempt. >> reporter: she founded the special olympics, the first games held in chicago lasted two days. operating with what some have called a high octane furber she helped develop init into a global enterprise in which more than 1 million athletes participate. in 1984, president ronald reagan presented her with the president's medal of freedom. >> for decency and goodness that touched the lives of many and eunice kennedy shriver deserves america's praise and love. >> reporter: in 1998, another president and first lady paid tribute to shriver. >> anyone just steps back for a minute and watches eunice in action, it's exhausting. a lifetime to public service

i think that might be sargent shriver that you're seeing there. unclear. i apologize for that. but, again, they were there for a service. there have been many masses celebrated in that kennedy house. outside it's also pretty amazing. i mean, we're in the middle of the summer. people have come out in their shorts, in their bathing suits. they're lining the parade route. you saw people, a couple of kids barefoot, climbing a tree to get a good view. people standing on their balconies with flags to say good-bye. it was really poignant, kyra, when the hearse came in as a matter of fact, because that really sort of put it in perspective. the finality of it all. we've been talking about ted kennedy, but seeing the hearse, seeing the limousines, seeing everybody come for this final mass, and his casket, we're told, was in the front room, in the sunroom, a room filled with light, and also having a great view of the water that he loved so much. so, right now, you're seeing a picture of the front of the house, i think. and everybody waiting for the casket to be carried out by that militar

she would name first of all her husband sargent shriver and her five children.e're very fortunate that four of those people are here with us tonight and are willing to share some of their memories of eunice with us and with each other. so starting in order of seniority, i don't know how you sort this out among yourselves, but starting in order of seniority, bobbie, i am sure that your mother is very proud that each one at you in his or her own way has carried on some aspect of her work. i wonder if you would say a little bit about her influence on you, your chavis -- choice of location, -- of vocation -- anthony, d want to get in on that? >> you can do it in reverse order. the one up? >> no, go for it. [laughter] >> i would say that thing that i learned from both my parents, and particularly from my mother, and all of us have worked its starting things in an entrepreneur real spirit. rage is a good word. it was the first time i've heard that word but i certainly felt it in our lives. i felt her intense determination. one of the things that people talk to me abou

of president kennedy celebrated for activism and as the founder of the sperm olympics, her husband sargentia shriver and arnold schwarzenegger were among the mourners. >>> they completed bob dylan after a complete unknown after a report of a suspicious character. they asked for identification. dylan didn't have i.d. neither officer recognized him so they took him back to his hotel where staffers identified him. that is a first look at the headlines. now to marysol castro with a look at the weather. >> very busy day in the weather world. on the west coast northern california as we mentioned earlier in the broadcast. wildfires continuing to blaze. in part due to the winds. only 5 to 15-mile-per-hour winds but that is enough to make putting those fires out very difficult. temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 93 in san jose. the first named storm, tropical storm ana starts towards the leeward isla le >>> thanks so much. more on your saturday outlook later in the show. kate? >> okay, three months after his release from federal prison former nfl star michael vick has a new team, a brand-new contract

she would tell you how proud she was of sargent and then she would tell you how proud she was of eachnd she would tell you about each thing each of us did and then she would ask you for money from all four of my brothers, who run nonprofits. they will probably ask you later, but she would ask you. on behalf of them, save the children, red, best buddies, special olympics. and then she would remind all of you that you hadn't done enough and that there was much more to do and you would leave this church simply in awe of her. mummy was, indeed, a towering figure. i'm sure everybody in this church has a story about her, a story that would make you laugh, would make you cry, a story that would make you roll your eyes at her audacity and her brilliance. she was the real deal, a woman who did everything women aspire to. she had a great husband, she had a great family, a deep, deep faith in god, and she combined that with being a fearless warrior for the voiceless. i am so thrilled, as i know my brothers are, that people all over the world are hearing about her this week in editorials and on t

lady of california, who has taken on the cause of alzheimer's research, the result of her father sargent shriver's affliction with the disease. >> when i walk in the door i just try to go, even though i'm 52 years old, hi, daddy. >> reporter: from tim shriver carrying on special olympics. mark shriver helps run save the children. caroline kennedy, who failed to catch on as a senate candidate in new york, remains a champion for public education. bobby kennedy jr. is an environmentalist. his sister kerry kennedy a human rights activist and kathleen kennedy townsend, former lieutenant governor of maryland. >> eunice proved that you don't have to run for office to have an enormous impact. i think some of them will do that. i would not be surprised to see some of these folks run at some point. but this third generation will make, i believe, a big contribution to the country, and already is. >> reporter: but the younger generation has its share of troubles, as well. teddy's son patrick, a rhode island congressman, recently re-entered a treatment center for alcoholism and prescription drug abus

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she would tell you how proud she was of sargent and how proud she was of each of us and she would telldies in the special olympics, and she would remind all of you that you hadn't done enough and there was much more to do, and you would leave this church simply and of her. she wasin of her. she was indeed a towering figure. she was a woman who did everything women aspire to. she had a great husband, a great family, a deep faith in god and she combine that with being a fearless warrior for the voiceless. i am so thrilled, as i know my brothers are, that people all over the world are hearing about her as this week in editorials and on television crew because they need to tell stories about individuals like mommy. i am glad young women are hearing about her because she was a woman who didn't choose, women are often told you have to choose to be this or that, this kind of woman, you have to dress this way, talk this way, have one opinion. she wasn't like that. she didn't shoes. she let all the different parts of her go out and that is what made her unique. she didn't allow herself to be ta

all the world, i mean that literally, that lesson is best embodied in the inspirational examples of sargent and eunice shriver. for those who were blessed by their children, it is not surprising that our special guests and their brother, tim, are doing what they're still doing with their young lives. bobby shriver, a public servant, elected officials, former mayor, city councilman, santa monica, calif. advocate for the homeless, convene of talent and artists, to approve world society, creative founder, and his partner donates a portion of known brand products purposely marketed and read to fight aids in africa. the lives of thousands in a large department. maria shriver, award winning tv journalist and producer, author of five best-selling books which educate and inspire and change the lives of those struggling with life's issues and looking for examples of the values to guide them to a better place. first lady of california unifying capitalist for so many important issues in that state, rebound and honored by all of us here. tim shriver took his talent and his heart to see schools where he

anthony, the son of sargent shriver and eunice kennedy runs best buddies, a nonprofit for developmentallyisabled people. pennsylvania, maria on the republican line. caller: i'm truly sorry for the kennedy family, but he left behind a legacy that i will never understand, being a catholic. he supported abortion rights. being hispanic and see many abortion centers near people who are either hispanic or black, i find it very discriminatory. it is a program of systematic eugenics. god rest his soul. i'm very sorry that he did not do what he was supposed to do as a good catholic. host: to our independent line, andrew from florida. caller: good morning. i'm an independent, as you say. i grew up with the kennedys, even with vietnam, but i see all of these people despising the man and i do not see where they have the right to through the stone at someone. they are cleaning their catholics and catholics are the ones who give a false name to the crater. the name was yahweh and yeshua and now all of a sudden they're perfect. the catholic religion has aborted almost the whole u.s. and other countries.

which we paid tribute to to one of my favorite team in being sargent shriver.er speaks volumes about the importance of unselfish service to a life of purpose. for most mortals to vision, the genius, the tenacity, the love that eunice gave to the global special olympics would be nothing less than the achievement of an impossible dream. but it is only a part of the eunice kennedy shriver story. so as we did as sergeants evening i thought it might be instructive to put eunice incredible career of service in a more complete perspective by taking a very brief walk down the biography leyna. here is how the story unfolds. graduate of manhattanville college, employed in this special war problems division of the department of state, helping former prisoners of war to reorient to civilian life. social worker at the penitentiary for women. , a social worker, house of the good shepherd and chicago youth center for the chicago juvenile court. executive vice president and later president. the joseph p. kennedy jr. foundation. in michigan, to identify the causes and develop p

eastern time and president, sargent and professor are going to sit down and enjoy a beer together to talk about what has been leading the news for the last little while. let's begin with you, michael. what should be said over this beer? >> it is a significant brouhaha, so the speak. [laughter] i'm not sure to get to what ails us. >> is going to be a very long panel. mary long. [laughter] >> we have the same argument between sgt crowley and the president and prof. gates, but we know it's bigger than that. after the beer, after the invasion and polite conversation and referring to each other in gesture, the real problem is still on the street where disproportionate numbers of black and latino men are subjected to arbitrary forms of police power. if we're going to have a real conversation about race, we the open up and be honest on all sides. the real fact is it to the president of the united states of america and a professor with harvard pedigree just to argue against the words of a white policeman who was a sergeant in cambridge. [applause] what that says to me is that the everyday, o

. >> reporter: shriver was married since 1953 to sargent shriver, the first director of the peace corps democratic nominee for vice president in 1972. they had five children, including the first lady of california and broadcast journalist, maria shriver schwarzenegger. exuberant, restless, deeply religious, eunice shriver changed the way the world views the developmentally disabled. as "u.s. news report" said of her when the kennedy legacy was made, the changes brought by eunice kennedy shriver may be seen as the most consequential. >>> punk music attracted kids who felt left out and just wanted to rebel against the world around them. with a new generation of muslims igniting punk scene, the isis getting a lot of clicks at cnn. >> are you talking about your past rebellion when you talk about this music? >> i was a handful. >> the name of this very popular group, the name actually means scoundrel or scumbag, so it really does have a punk tone to it, but how muslim is this mu music? you can be the judge. relidgeson a pretty strong theme in the music. the themes, the lyrics are pretty subv