olympic gold medallist skater scott hamilton will be joining us.his is "andrea mitchell reports," only on msnbc. i never thought i would have a heart attack, but i did. you need to talk to your doctor about aspirin. you need to be your own advocate. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you take care of your kids, now it's time to take care of yourself. >>> welcome back to "andrea mitchell reports." we are live if cape cod this hour where family and friends are paying tribute to eunice kennedy shriver. just moments ago, i spoke with congressman ed markey of massachusetts about the ongoing health care debate, as well as the man who wasn't here, ted kennedy, and his own health battles. the one person clearly not here is senator edward kennedy. that certainly signals that he is not well enough to attend his sister's funeral. this is a struggle. >> well, you know, they loved each other. they were the pillars that carried the family over the last 30 or 40 years. and i'm sure he wants to be here. the rest of his family was h

with vanessa williams, the star of tv's "ugly betty," a board member of special olympics and scott hamiltonarned a gold medal in figure skating. vanes vanessa, without her, eunice kennedy shriver, there would be no special olympics, would there? >> absolutely not. she was a remarkable woman filled with hope and faith and she touched every person's lives she came across, and people all over the world. special olympics is truly a movement and once you join the family, you never leave. i started out as an artist singing on the very special christmas album back in '92 and i have not only been a fan but signed on as a board member for the international olympics and have traveled the world, been able to speak, dine and be part of an amazing organization where eunice kennedy shriver was the leader. >> scott, what struck you most about her and her fashion for the special olympics? >> she was a force. anyone in her presence felt her passion, felt her energy. and you just wanted to -- you just want to be a part of it. she was an amazing woman. her energy, her drive and the fact that she took on a seg

among the dignitaries who are here today at the funeral, we saw stevie wonder come in, we saw scott hamiltonter, bart connor who is an olympic gymnast and been on the board of special olympics for 20 years. they are all in attendance today. dylan? >> allen lickman joins us, a political analyst and american history storian. inside or outside the kennedy family, where and who will be able -- will pick up the values of this family and this ideology, allen? >> i think this is so important. you know, our nation was witnessed many memorials to the kennedys and i think this is time to reflect upon these values of hope, of positive contributions to the country, of selfless public service. very important at a time when we see such shrill and negative politics across the land, at a time where we see our politics dominated by money and special interests, when it has become more important how well you lobby, not what is in your heart. obviously, i think of president barack obama has really tried to pick up the torch of the kennedys and he is certainly been inspired by that ideal of public service, but y

. >> reporter: scott and julie hamilton took their life savings to invest in a dream. they opened a kid-friendly franchise bounce you in charlotte last year. then the economy took a nose dive. >> we knew we were going to have to get creative and proactive. >> reporter: that meant coming up with marketing strategy to give customers in the door. they focused on children's birthdays and smaller, less expensive parties and even some activities. >> we have party packages that start at $150 and all different sizes with all different budgets. >> it's not just a weekend business which is originally what we bought into it for. now it's something we have parties on the week nights. we have summer camp during the day. we'll have open bounce, as well. >> reporter: they are seeing a pay-off. the business has increased by 20% with zero lay-offs. it's a common story in charlotte. according to the chamber of commerce, more than 7,300 jobs have been created by new business so far this year. mostly small business. they say tv, direct mail ads and fund-raising partnerships helped. >> we

. >> reporter: scott and julie hamilton took their life savings, borrowed money from family and the bankinvest in their dream. these parents of three boys opened a kid-friendly franchise, bounce you, in charlotte, north carolina, last year. an entrepreneurial strong city and the economy took a nose-dive. >> we knew we would have to get creative and proactive. >> reporter: that meant coming up with marketing strategy to get customers in the door. they focused on children's birthdays and smaller, less expensive parties and even some weekend activity. >> we have party package that's start at $150, and we have from all different sizes, all different budgets, and that seems to have really helped a lot. >> reporter: >> it's not just a weekend business, which was really what we bought into it for. now it's something that we have parties on week nights, we have summer camp during the day. we will have open bounce as well. >> reporter: they're seeing a payoff. the business has increased by 20% with zero layoffs. it's a common story in charlotte. according to the chamber of commerce, more than 7,3

scott and julie hamilton took their life savings and borrowed money from family and the bank to invest their dream. they opened a kid-friendly franchise, bounce you in charlotte, north carolina last year. an entrepreneurial strong city. then the economy took a nose dive. >> we knew we would have to get creative and pro active. >> that meant coming up with a marketing strategy to get customers in the door. they focused on children's parties and smaller and less expensive parties and even week night activities. >>> we have party packs that start at $150. all different sizes and budgets. >> not just the weekend business is originally what we bought into it for. it's something we have parties on the week nights, summer camps during the day, open bounce. >> they are seeing a bayoff. the business has increased by 20% with zero layoffs. a common story in charlotte. according to the chamber of commerce more than 7300 jobs have been created by new business so far this year. mostly small business. the ma hiltons say tv and direct ad males, online marketing and fundraising partnerships have helpe

scott. well off the plate. 2-1. elsewhere in baseball tonight, texas and the yankees -- texas-yankees, 7-5, texas lead. they're in the fifth. hamilton already 3-3 with a couple of ribs for the rangers. rangers are not going away. >> buck: joba chamberlain, eight days rest and he's been hammered at yankee stadium tonight trying to minimize his innings. wild card race is heating up. texas right there on the heels of the red sox. the red sox are up 2-1 over the white sox in the top of the seventh at fenway. tampa bay handled toronto easily last night and they're up 7-2 tonight at the rogers centre. >> jim: and texas began the day five back of the angels in the west. 3-1 on scott and it's outside, ball four. second walk allowed by gabino. and the orioles have two on with one out. >> buck: and tampa bay right now as rick anderson comes out of the dugout to talk to his young right-hander, brayan pena hit two more home runs tonight -- carlos pena hit two more home runs tonight. he's on fire right now. he got his average up to .220. when we saw tampa bay, he was down in the .210 range. >> jim: the central is really tight. they're only a gam