even -- i'm here to admit and i am st. louis all the way, i bleed st. louis cardinal red to this very moment -- [laughter] even stan, swinging stan the man, the legendary cardinal outfielder whose name was literally etched in granite at the top of the list, even the man was in threat of being toppled. by the time the first image aired, that marine from texas, that 29-year-old was firmly in my mind. i didn't consider staying up for strike it rich or i got a secret. i forgot about the promise of fresh snow and the good sledding soon to follow. instead, i went to my room where i poured over the world book entry for crockett and dreamed of this man with a proclivity for dangerous behavior which, of course, as a red-blooded american kid, i found it to be a most commendable quality, and as i would later learn that next morning when i ran into my brothers and japny, i was not alone. they had all seen it too. all of you had, more than 40 million people turned into disney land that wednesday night, and by the time the second episode davy crockett goes to congress

even, i'm here to admit -- and i am st. louis all the way, i bleed st. louis cardinal red to this very moment. [laughter] but even stan musial, swinging stan the man, the legendary cardinal outfielder whose name was etched in granite at the top of that heros' list, even the man was in jeopardy of being toppled. l so by the time that first episode ended, this image of crockett as portrayed by that gangly former marine from texas, the 29-year-old parker was firmly ensconced in my mind. i didn't even consider staying up for strike it rich or i've got a secret. i forgot about the promise of fresh snow and the good sledding sure to follow. instead, i made a beeline right back to my room where poured over the world book encyclopedia entry for crockett, and i dreamed of this swashbuckler with a proclivity for dangerous behavior which, of course, as a red blooded american kid i found to be a most commendable quality. and as i would later learn that next morning out in the snow when i ran into my good pal johnny, i was not alone. they had all seen it too. all of y

i am actual i calling you from st. louis. helicopters that went to look at the situational awareness in wilton. and then helicopters and recognizance airplanes and ready to go to do surveys in the morning. i grew up military as a depeppedent and it makes it sound like a military mission. you have a command center set up in st. louis. that's what it is like. >> that's what it is like. we are armed service here and we do have a military role you heard that you have the red cross. anditates, and you have all manner of folks to join in with the response. cthey are preparing for the advance of the torm. we have a large number of ship hudson harbor. and seeing them pull out. thursday and friday all of the naval fleet video of everyone leaving. it is that eerie seeing that much power moving away and you obviously had a plan for this. is it precipitated from katrina or would you have done it anyway? >> i think we would have done it anyway . but there are lessons in katrina and caused us to fasillitate and what cooperative fashion. an

down from omaha and into missouri, now pushing south of st. louis, that's where the worst weather of the country is early this morning. we storms over nothing too dramatic, still the heat down here in texas and isolated storms late today in the east. so you need your umbrella in many areas. the worst of it by far, look at the line of storms quickly pushing in from missouri, quickly crossing interstate 44 and a lot of lightning. and in st. louis, it looks like the worst of this will miss you and go south of you. your forecast for friday, have the umbrella from d.c. to new york, all the way into boston. you'll probably need it late this afternoon. it will be just like yesterday. much of the morning hours should be dry. but the afternoon into the evening, we'll have the thunderstorms. the same for you in florida. a pretty nice day today in areas like mince and chicago, not bad. thursday heat in texas. denver, around 90 degrees. and the sneak peek at your saturday forecast shows more thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic. still an unsettled pattern even in

. >>> now, to st. louis. cards and brewers needed ten to decide a winner. tied at 3-3, tracy mcgee to center field. milwaukee win 5-3. they lead st. louis by four in the n.l. central. you know the phrase, when you're on, you're on. dan uggla is a perfect example. he increased his hitting streak to 30, as he singled against the marlins. there's martin prado, who had a huge game. four for six and had an rbi single in the 11th. that's your first look at sports. >>> now, another quick look at the weather. here's bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. >> i'm guessing you slip through the rainstorm yesterday. >> minorly. >> two inches of rain in central park. we were drenched. boston had more. boston other two inches of rain. most of the major cities had heavy rain. the exception, washington, d.c. you got missed yesterday. the rain stayed to your north. as far as this morning goes, the rain has ended in boston. we have a dry morning commute. but the roads are dry in eastern massachusetts. today's forecast, we're starting off with temperatures cooler b

. >>> and a st. louis restaurant is hoping to land a guinness world record for the largest blt sandwich. more than 100 people pile pyled 600 pounds of of tomatoes and 220 heads of lettuce into the massive 224-footd guinness is confiden they'll okay the new mark. here's bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> good morning. welcome, too. they need some white wonder bread. the blts. that's myí!sñ commercial for wo bread. >> the mayonnaise and the butter. >> that's what i had as a kid. good morning, everyone. whether bacon or however else you'll enjoy your morning, the weather won't be an issue for you. you can take your time at the breakfast table going to work or school, yes some people have already started school. rain and a lot of it. as much rain in new york city as some areas of the west get in an entire year. jfk airport picked up almost eight inches of rain in one day alone. incredible stuff. new york city and central park six inch, philadelphia five inches. a sunday soaker inÑi areas of t e

i-70, from kansas city to st. louis. wet on i-95,rom maine to washington. and on i-10, from jacksonville to d.c. and some slick roads in the southwest. >> if you're taking to the sky, airport delays are possible in minneapolis, kansas city, memphis, boston and new york. >>> wellll a small ohio town is reeling from a shooting rampage that has left eight people dead. stunned neighbors gathered at sunset last night for a candlelight vigil. police say the gunman killed his girlfriend, members of her family and several others in three, different places, before he, himself, was killed. >> eight deaths, one that went to thehe hospital. we understand that at some point in time, the shooter was chasing somebody. so, our job is extremely complicated right now because we actually have four, different scenes that we're processing. >> i'm probably in shock right now. just imagining what could have went on. it's a tragedy. it's pretty bad. >> police are working to sort out what happened and why. they have not yet identified the victims. but one is believed to be a chchd.

i am st. louis all the way. number 6, swinging stan the man, legendary cardinal, and name etched in granite. by the time that first episode ended that image of crockett created by that former marine from texas, fess parker was firmly ensconced in my mind. i forgot about the promise of fresh snow. i made a beeline back to my room where i pored over the world book encyclopedia entry for crockett and dreamed of this swashbuckler with a proclivity for dangerous behavior which i found to be the most commendable. as i would later learn the next morning out in the snow when i ran into the sphinx brothers, they have all seen it too. forty million people tuned in that wednesday night. by the time the second episode, davy congress goes to congress on january 16th followed by davy crockett at the alamo high along with much of the nation especially growing ranks of the boomer generation was swept up in the crockett frenzy, an unprecedented merchandising whirlwind in which crockett was commercialized in a way that would have

thunderstorms from kansas city to st. louis and from des moines to madison. heather spotty showers along most of the east coast including boston, new york, d.c. and atlanta. heavy monsoon storms from albuquerque to cheyenne and meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms in the dakotas. >>> mostly 80s from fargo to the twin cities and detroit. a mild 75 in boston. 80 here in new york and 95 in new orleans. just shy of 110 in dallas and phoenix. boise gets up to 94. sacramento, 84 and seattle, 77. >>> and coming up next this morning, can playing video games actually be fatal? new evidence just out. >>> then it's the most popular prescription drug on earth and may soon be available over the counter. >>> and it's like a movie plot, a teen targeted, ordered to hold a bomb around her neck. a nation riveted to that story. >>> overseas markets are mixed today. tokyo's nikkei average gained 22 points. hong kong's hang seng is down in late trading, and in london the ftse opened higher. meanwhile, on wall street, the dow rallied late and gained 29 points yesterday breaking th

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severe storms in the middle of the country, sioux falls to st. louis.showers from albuquerque to denver. afternoon and evening rain in the pacific northwest. >> 72 in seattle. 87 in sacramento. 90 in salt lake city. 80s from fargo to indianapolis. dallas still hot, 104. new orleans 94. some low 80s from boston to baltimore. >>> it is a much calmer day in the northeast after a day of drenching downpours. strong, slow-moving storms triggered flash flooding from maine to virginia. hail and up to 2 inches of rain inundated streets in the baltimore area. gusty winds knocked down trees and power lines, leaving thousands to cope without power. >>> one of the most controversial sex abuse cases in the world may be coming to a stunning end. the new york city prosecutor's office has invited the hotel maid who claims she was abused to an extraordinary meeting later today. abused by dominique strauss-kahn, the former imf head. abc's aaron katersky has been following this story. >> reporter: the woman at the center of this explosive case, nafissatou diallo,o,as been

once we found out that will was going to come to our finals in the 70,000 seat dome in st. louisus on friday night we said well, sometime friday before the show and before the championship saturday morning we should get will to build one of the robots and compete with the kids. little did i know he was going to compete with me and he won. >> really? >> it was humiliating. >> you have these kids that are 10, 11, 12, 13, that's the age of the kids i built this robot with, actually they built it and let me screw in a couple of things. >> and take all the credit. >> i'm not taking the credit, giving credit where credit is due. >> okay. >> and they just amaze me, right, these kids, hold on, well, wait, wait i have to finish writing this code, there's aa bug in it. i can't do that. they showed me this whole new world that dang, i wish i was doing that when i was 13. >> it's not fully functional but what can it do? >> the goal of the robot every year we give the kids a different challenge, raise the bar each year and the playing field for those robots had four of them on the field time

. >>> this comes to us from news channel 5 in st. louis, missouri where one marine is recovering from his battle injuries by hitting the road. an ied in afghanistan took off l all four of corporate todd nicely's limbs, but his recovery has shifted into high gear. he recently passed his driving test which put him back in the fast lane on the road to some of life's simple joys. absolutely incredible. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> one of those exercise videos on television. that's exactly what happened in venezuela. an interesting video has urfaced of president hugocc1: chavez, who is currently battling cancer, exercising with members of his cabinet. it may just be his way of trying to prove that he is overcoming his illness. >>> zookeepers in thailand have found an unlikely little helper. one baby chimpanzee there apparently has some motherly instincts. it has been trained to feed tiger cubs at the zoo using a bottle. the chimp has been practicing the skill for over a year. larger, tiger cubs are cc1: they will be separated to keep both p

but say kansas city towards st. louislying around these thunderstorms. be aware of that. we are expecting delays later today. boston, new york city, we'll have low clouds in boston. new york looking for winds to potentially hold you up. orlando, tampa, miami, showers and thunderstorms especially this afternoon. that fog is going to be with you all week in san francisco unfortunately, so rival delays especially if you're flying from elsewhere in the country into san francisco, delays in memphis. look at the whole area where we're expecting receive ver weather today. the heat stays shoved farther to the south of there. yea oklahoma city, yea, kansas city. we'll show you the sunny and good stuff across the west. >> yea! what about texas though? is it still in the grips of the terrible heat wave? >> yeah, they really are. still looking at probably 106 today in dallas. that streak of hundred-plus days will continue. probably will break the record next week. >> at least they have the comfort of knowing they're going to break a

i talk about st. louismassachusetts in -- missouri in the book that before these battles were going on at all, there was street fighting going on with civilians mowed down in the streets of st. louis, and it involved -- when you mention the know nothings, it involved the immigrants to a certain extent. i won't tell the whole story now, but i tried in the book to include these people coming to america who were playing important roles. an image from the movie people remember is the image of the irish immigrants stepping off the boat and handed guns, and before they know where they are -- you remember this in the movie -- and i think that's sort of tarnished irish immigrants' reputation unfairly for a lot of people. in fact, there's a lot of irish immigrants who were ideal lis tick for the union cause. they knew what it was like to live under a tyranny regime, and there were irishmen mash muching in a reg min in the beginning of the civil war down broodway, and all irish regimen with a banner and a shamrock ta

tuning in from st. louisdelays into the afternoon. hazy, hot and humid across texas. scattered thunderstorms into the four corners and eastern seaboard. dry until you get into the carolinas. chance of storms there. in terms of highs, 92 degrees in washington, d.c. 92 in atlanta. 92 tampa. 93 new orleans, 107 dallas, 86 denver, 94 portland and 84 degrees expected in seattle on this day. get out of there. there you go. alina, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> we are watching breaking news out of iran at this hour. cnn has literally just confirmed that two americans accused of spying there have been sentenced to eight years in prison. they are shane bauer and josh fattal. they were arrested after crossing into iran from iraq during a 2009 hiking trip. a third hiker, sarah shourd, you may recall, also was arrested but was released last fall for medical reasons. she said they did not know they had crossed the border while hiking in iraqi cur disstan. we'll bring you more on this breaking news as we get more

milwaukee leads st. louis by four in the n.l. central. you know the phrase when you're on, you're on. he's dan uggla of the brave sass perfect example. he'll take him any way he can. then an rbi sing until the 11th. atlanta beat florida 4-3. that's an early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> the box star battle. plus you may have seen a lot of servicemen and women's emotional surprise homecomings, but you haven't seen one like the one we have coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today" on this wednesday. if you're up in washington state on the coast, you might get a little drizzle. but that's the highlight of the forecast today. maybe tucson, southern arizona, an isolated shower or storm. warm in the desert, very warm in the interior val es. on the coast, we continue to be on the cool side. especially around san francisco. only 70 today. l.a. on the coast 74. but once you get closer to the valley, closer to the mountains, you'll probably be in the 80s or 90s. tomorrow looks more of the sa

we continue to follow this greyhound us about bound for st. louis, flipped on its side today, injuring at least 20 people. in happened in lancaster county, pennsylvania, on the turnpike. one woman was pinned down and had to be rescued. she and the other passengers were taken to area hospitals. none of the injuries are considered life threatening. and police continue to investigate that accident. >>> in pakistan, an intense search is under way for kidn kidnapped american, the victim is identified as warren weinstein, a development expert, who works for a u.s.-based consulting firm. he was abducted from his home in lahore in eastern pakistan. cnn's reza sayah reports from the pakistani capital of islamabad. >> reporter: you look at the details of how this kidnapping went down, i think it was clear it was a well coordinated plot. the u.s. embassy in islamabad and pakistani police identified the victim as warren weinstein, an american citizen and a development expert. investigators say the kidnapping happened at 3:15 a.m. saturday morning. it is the hol

milwaukee doubled up st. louis 10-5. what do you get for hitting a trifecta? how about a shaving cream pie in the face? now heading to the showers, casey has to cool off after a scorching hot day at the plate. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> early today sports is brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. snchts well, kate middleton faces the scarier sign of royal life. your "early morning" entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, an unimaginable scene of panic on a beach in california leads to an eventual happy ending. you're watching "early today." >>> good thursday morning, everyone. the umbrella, leave it in the backseat or the close et. you don't need it today. everyone will be dry. the only exception is west denver and albuquerque. denver southwest, another hot day for you as expected this time of the year. along the coast of california, we are on the cooler side of the morning clouds. the interior sections are nice and warm, just like yesterday. we just call this the broken record forecast. day aft

exception is for areas in the middle of the country, traveling in missouri near omaha, kansas city, st. louis, definitely springfield, numerous thunderstorms. here's how it looks this monday. the record heat continues, 106 in dallas, 101 in san antonio. houston and wichita falls, austin, oklahoma city, sh reef sport, little rock, that same area will brake bake. it's amazing, many are starting school so i'm sure there's more than one teacher up this morning that is not thrilled. 91 and the humid air. >> the poor kids. it's like august -- >> it's that hot and humid. >> come on, not fair. give the kids a break. >>> the downgrade won't just affect stocks. other ripples to expect. >>> first place on the line. the mets more lose more than just a game. >>> and a catty caddie. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. listen to this. three out of four

st. louis behind milwaukee in a 5-2 win. nothing going right for the mets this season. tied with two at the padres, grounded to short, easy play for tejada, he booted it. padres won it 3-2. tiger woods stumbled last week at bridgestone. yesterday at the pga championship he fell flat on his face. after a great start the wheels simply fell off. tiger couldn't hit a fair way but had no problem hitting everything else, the tall grass, water, sand, five bogies, three double bogies, worst opening mound at a major. steve stricter is your leader at seven under. >>> finally we've held you in suspension long enough. there was nfl football last night. it was a welcome sight. the eagles are locked and loaded to make a run at the super bowl. michael vick connected with brent celek for the only touchdown of the game. forget the quarterback controversy between orton and tebow in denver. the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth, the cowboys marched down the field, steve mcgee to duane harris. they would go for the win in a two-point conversion. mcgee scrambled found rubbingr in the en

even, i'm here to admit -- and im st. louis all the way, i believe st. ouis cardinal red to this very moment. but even stand, number six, swimming stan the man, the legendary cardinal outfielder whose name was literally s in granite at the top of that heroes list, even the man was in jeopardy of being toppled. so by that time that first episode ended, this image of crockett has betrayed by that gangly former marine from texas, the 29-year-old, firmly ensconced in my mind. i did not even consider staying up for strike it rich or i got a secret. i forgot about the promise of fresh snow and the goods letting sure to follow. instead, i made a beeline right back to my room where i pored over the world book encyclopedia entry for crockett. i dreamed of this swashbuckle there with a proclivity for dangerous behavior which, of course, as a red blooded american kid, i found it to be a most commendable quality. and, as i would later learned that next morning out in the snow when i ran into this thanks brothers and then my good pal johnny, i was not alone. they have

we have heavy rain forming right near st. louisttle bit closer to places like st. louis, back over the mississippi river, and into spots like springfield, illinois, you could be dealing with more of that rain, possibly some strong thunderstorms, especially into the afternoon hours. with that, you'll have the subsequent delays in the locations. so just be advised if you're traveling today, at any of your chicago airports, anywhere else in the midwest, eventually even spots like cleveland, you might have backups, even in cincinnati, back into detroit also. hazy, hot, and humid in texas. the same song has been going on forever. 107 will be the high today. 84 in portland. 69 in los angeles. 81 in chicago. but when that rain move tlus, you might see the temperatures drop dramatically into the afternoon. 92 in atlanta. the high in boston at 83. that's a quick snapshot of your forecast. alina, let's pitch it right back to you. >> i guess it's still summer. >> very much so. in texas, it seems like it will never end. >> my goodness gracious

temperatures around 90 in st. louis. same in washington. only 80 in new york. 85 in boston. 78 in seattle. 81 in portland. still in the low 90s around salt lake and denver. denver will be an area that could have severe weather. the flight delays right now, only confined to boston logan international airport. anytime you travel, check out the flight tracker. abc7news.com. kristen? >> all right, mike. thanks a lot. 4:48. tensions in the middle east intensified overnight. organize militant launched barrage of rockets deep in israel this morning and israeli aircraft struck target in the palestinian territory. the military says they hit seven targets, including a weapons manufacturering site. tensions risen sharply after gunman who crossed from the egyptian desert launched a series of attacks that killed israelis yesterday. they threatped to destabilize a volatile border region that includes hamas-ruled strip. the obama administration has announced a major change in policy for thousands of illegal immigrants going through deportation proceedings

enjoy it in st. louis.outheast of texas hasn't made it to you, lynn, they'll have to wait a couple more weeks. >>> well sometimes going viral isn't everything it's cracked up to be. plus, who is the highest paid tv actor? your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. a vacation on a budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. book it. major wow factor! where you book matters. expedia. is it the new forty, i don't know. i probably feel about thirty. how is it that we don't act our age? [ marcie ] you keep us young. [ kurt ] we were having too much fun we weren't thinking about a will at that time. we have responsibilities to the kids and ourselves. we're the vargos and we created our wills on legalzoom. finally. [ laugh

it is not st. louis. it is in the blue hills of missouri, represented by joanne emerson, which most democrats believe to be a fabulously fair, decent and good person. those are just two examples, but there are other examples of how we could begin to deal with this problem. >> we have heard some criticism of the focus on green jobs, rural jobs i particular. are there types of jobs you feel are more helpful to the black community? in essence, are their white jobs that are getting the focus and black jobs that are not questi? >> i am not sure their white jobs and -- >> let me put it differently. are there jobs that have gotten focus that are more helpful to white communities and jobs that are more helpful to black communities in terms of the focus from the administration? what kind of jobs should the government be trying to create or allow private business to create ? >> the company that had to lay f 10 individuals when the recession started, even if they have become home now, they probably are not going to

st. louis wins 8-7 in 11. to boston, the red sox and indians tied in the ninth.y elsbury to center. saltalamacchia hustles from second and beats out the tag at the plate. boston walks off with the 3-2 win. >>> funny moment between the cubs and pirates. watch andrew mchutchin on first. sfak fakes the steal to second. geovaughny soto comes up, and no one is covering the bait. soto drills a two-run shot in the third. cubs go on to route the pirates 11-6. >>> finally, nba players are locked out, and some are going overseas to play basketball. the thunder's kevin durant has taken his game to the blacktop. he has put on a show at the legendary rucker park in harlem. dazzling the crowd by hitting three after three in the fourth quarter while being double and even triple teamed. he finishes with a staggering 66 points. if the nba lockout ended today, i have a feeling durant would be ready to go. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm mario solis. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here is nbc's bill karins. did you hear the kid announcing the game? >> that w

now from kansas city to st. louisd be dealing with showers and thunderstorms, especially early today. late this afternoon, atlanta and orlando, much of florida will dodge showers and storms. this is a look at your saturday forecast. we start to increase the moisture a little bit. there will be a chance of storms from pennsylvania, new york, washington, d.c. a 40% chance. they'll be hit and miss. as we go through the middle of the country, we warm it up again. denver at 91. kansas city at 92. the heat expands into sunday. on sunday, mid 90s in denver. 92 in kansas city. even chicago, some of that warmer air will try to move in sunday. it looks like new england, unfortunately, sunday's the worst day of the weekend. cloudy and damp. >> are we talking hot and humid? >> not in too many spots, just the southeast. >> good. >>> how will they cross the finish line this weekend at the box office? will movie audiences go for another take on apes taking over the world? you could save a bundle with geico's multi-policy discount. g

milwaukee doubled up st. louis 10-5. what do you get for that?about a shaving cream pie in the face? now head to the showers, casey. you need to cool off after a scorching hot day at the plate. that's your look at sports on i'm mario solis. >>> now for another quick look at the weather, here is bill karins. did you see that kick? >> that was pretty cool. >> that was amazing. and i know you're a big soccer fan. >> i do enjoy a good match. those are rare. go to youtube and go to room any's bicycle kick. it was really good. as far as temperatures, we're a little cooler. the rain moved in to aerts like new york city and philadelphia last night. cooler also in d.c. yesterday. so temperature its have relaxed. we're not seeing the scorching summer heat anymore. more typical august weather in new england. still going to be mild, but today we'll start off with clouds in most areas and then the sun will break out ever so slowly. but do prepare for a cloudy morning and a few sprinkles rolling down the hudson valley, but that's about it as far as wet weather

milwaukee still two and a half up on st. louis in the a.l.ntral. >>> phillies looking to improve against the colorado rockies. big night for ryan howard. baseball's best team in the fourth inning, he hits a bomb. 443 feet to the second deck in right field. in the eighth does it again off matt lindstrom. his 23rd of the year. phillies beat the rockies 5-0. they have the best record in baseball. the mets lost last night to the marlins 4-3. still a night to remember for one young mets fan. 11-year-old jake resnick won a contest to announce part of the game on live television. and he was in the booth for a big moment in the third inning. >> here's the first pitch. reyes rips it, back it goes! it's gone! a home run for jose reyes. and the mets tie the game! jose reyes with a solo shot on the first pitch from brad haren and he takes it into the left field seats. >> gary cohen a great play by play guy for the mets, but look out that kid is good. >>> coming up, president obama signs into law the debt bill that washington has been brawling over for th

enterprise based in st. louis has issued a statement saying, quote, the contract is nonexecutable because it does not have all the necessary signatures." planned parenthood says it's disappointed but will not leave redwood city. >> we are still in conversations with that organization, with that company. we are also having conversations with other companies and organizations to be able to find alternatives if that doesn't work. as i said, we are still committed to going into that community and providing the healthcare services they need. >> reporter: now, you can see from our live picture here the enterprise across the street to where we are right now, as required by the city, those parking spaces have to be within 300 feet to make it into the use permit. allen, there are very few options that planned parenthood has at this time and enterprise says the reason that they pulled out of this contract that they apparently had with planned parenthood -- or that enterprise pulled out of the contract with planned parenthoo

that ends the st. louis rally. cubbies win 6-3. red sox acquired a pitcher from the mariners and completed their best july in franchise history. pedroia puts boston head in the seventh. sox beat the white sox 5-3. jimenez from the rockies. royals beat the tribe 5-3. two home runs against the pirates and in the 10th, he ends it with an rb chlt single. pirate dismakerates did make a . >>> detroit up 3-0, but check it out, he show boats as he trots to first. next batter, weaver throws at his head. he's ejected and not very happy. on the other side, ver lander had a no-hitter going into the eighth. struck out nine. tigers win. plaxico burris is officially back in the nfl after spending two years in prison. he signed a one year deal with the new york jets. nascar, paul menard won the brickyard 400. and this is a mix between super cross and comedy hour. there are rocks, wood portions and a ton of thrills and spills. it's a very difficult sport, it made its x games debut last night and i think it will be bringing people smiles for years t

st. louis. dallas again. 106. 105 in phoenix. cool spot, seattle, 76. good news, all of our major airports running on time right now. if that changes, the flight tracker will have it. so can you. abc7news.com. >>> 4:48 now. two native american tribes ended a three-month protest at the planned site of a new park in vallejo. glenn coax is on a sacred burial ground. tribes have been protesting plans to develop the land to a water front park. protesters set up camp at the site in april to stop construction. last week, vallejo agreed to scale back the plan. >>> to come to this point, a number of us are really happy and excited and looking forward to going home now. >> it would eliminate planned restrooms and relocate a parking lot. vallejo agreed to share development rights with the two tribes and give them a bigger voice in future decisions that affect the land. the f.b.i. says it has new credible leads in a 40-year-old halftiming case that has become a legend. a man known as d.b. cooper halfti hijacked a flight and parachuted over the plane over washington

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southern rhode island, and then after i graduated high school, i went to undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri and then came out here for grad school, which fell in love with san francisco bay area. all of my plans changed and this became my home. i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied that trade in law enforcement, where i went to the san francisco police academy many, many years ago, graduated as a academy class, president of the class. trained in environmental forensics, both here locally, state and federally by the usepa in the training center in georgia and i worked for the district attorney's office in san francisco for nine years before becoming elected supervisor. >> and you spent most of your adult life in san francisco. >> yes. >> why did you make the choice to live in the city? >> oh, my god, i had never been west of the mississippi until i came here. growing up, we read a lot in our household but many of the books that i was drawn to were from authors who either came from california or spent substantial time in california dealing

they were run out of virginia and taken to st. louis. she wrote i supported 17 people with my needle. she supported the people who owned her with her needle. she with the go to women in st. louis. >> the address it was hers. she purchased herself and went to washington and became the taylor for elizabeth todd lincoln who have 165 pairs of gloves. how do you have that many gloves and 365 days a year? you have a shopper problem. [talking over each other] >> the story about her is useful because i want my sisters to think about multiple in come story she had. when abraham lincoln died elizabeth keckley was hostess to mary lincoln. they were sisters but mary lincoln didn't buy any more gloves because she had no more money. so she fired our sister, the former slave who then wrote an autobiography and told stories no one wanted her to tell. she was clear about the fact she needed to make a living. sisters need to be clear about these issues. multiple income stream. how do you make a living? how do you put yourself out there? what do you do? su

they were run out of virginia and taken to st. louis. she wrote i supported 17 people with my needle. she supported the people who owned her with her needle. she with the go to women in st. louis. >> the address it >> who had 155 pairs of gloves. had you have 365 days a year with 135 pairs of gloves?ther do have a shopping problem. she was of shop of solid. but the story is useful because i want my a sisters to think about the most important in comes stream she had. so when abraham lincoln died elizabeth todd was a person who was closest to mary lincoln. they were sistersli the she was not buying gloves because she had no money. so she fired our sister a former slave who then wrote the autobiography. she told all the storiesac which nobody wanted her to tell the issue was clear about the fact she needed to make of living. sisters need to be cleared of multiple income streams had you make a living and what do you do? surviving and thriving is about that and i want the same about this book from the perspective that the that i had lunch wit

low to mid-80s chicago st. louis and low to mid-80s around boston and new york. dallas 101 today.ll of the major airports running on time. go to abc7news.com any time you travel. >>> the republican presidential field kicked off a critical campaign period with their first debated in iowa before the straw poll on in the hawkeye state. all declared kiachbdz were on stage but tonight bolted down to a two-person sparring match. >> so much nor minnesota nice presidential debate on fox news turned into a bitter slugfest between instated rivals. bachmann and pawlenty. >> it's undisputable the record of accomplishment is non-existent. she makes false statements. >> era of small government was over you said. that sounds more like barack obama if you ask me. >> pawlenty and bachmann are fighting to be top alternatives to mitt romney. that leaves them tough in the iowa tradition that is considered a key early fight. this is a break or break moment to show they can compete. second debate romney emerged as a big winner by escaping without any major bruises. it allowed romney to keep his eye on

milwaukee trounces st. louis, 10-5. >>> former football great bubba smith died.sidered one of the best defensive linemen ever he helped the baltimore colts win the super bowl in 1971. you may remember him from the "police academy" movies. his death is not known or considered suspicious. he was 66 years old. >>> when we come back another look at the top stories and hear from a woman who says notorious skyjacker d.b. cooper was her uncle. says notorious skyjacker d.b. cooper was her uncle. hrough the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, all day, all night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, lights, camera, activia it's the best job in the world. to be there for them, you've gotta feel your best. that's why i love eating activia light every day. activia light helps me feel good inside. which helps me be on top of things help regulate your digestive system. love how you feel or your money back. here's one story. i'm sean. i switched to advil 10 months ago. cyclists are a crazy bunch. when you're out there

the family settled in st. louis, where gupta's uncle owns a medical supply company. after graduating from college in chicago, gupta began working for his uncle. but, he knew he wanted to be his own boss. >> i knew during college i would never be working for somebody for the rest of my life. i would be working for myself. i just never knew it would come so soon. >> reporter: gupta thinks being relatively new to this country helps him be bolder and less fearful of failure. >> you don't know many people who are going to say "oh, you failed." you have new friends. they want to support you. you can be a little more daring. i think that's what it is. i'm never thinking about failure. >> reporter: that attitude has helped gupta take on many challenges. while expanding time to play tennis, he's also launching a companion site for other activities called playoccassion.com. and he's attending graduate school. gupta says, in many ways, being an immigrant has helped him juggle so much at once. >> its makes you drive harder. it makes you work harder because you want to get your l

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