and if you look at the spirit of st. louis, you'll realize, you know, how fragile-looking that aircraft is. it really wasn't. and, of course, he had quite a hand in its design and its creation, its building. he knew what he was doing. he knew exactly what he needed to fly across the atlantic. he knew the kind of aircraft that would accomplish that feat. but today the whole notion of the pilot hero, i think, is something that we tend not to think about too much even in the military. it's really not as much of a factor as it was, for example, in world world war i where you d aces and pilot celebrities of all nations. in world war ii, same sort of situation. but less so over the years. and i think tom wolf's book, "the right stuff," really puts this all in perspective when he talks about the idea of the astronauts versus, say, chuck yeager, the ultimate test pilot. and the right stuff is that sort of indefinable thing that people like chuck yeager have. that enables them to take these risks and, you know, come out of it alive. an

. >> i am from st. louis, missouri. a lot of you think i have said it in correctly when i said missouri. you think i got it slid into my southern dialect, right? no. i was not born in st. louis. i was born in nashville, tennessee, a little town side of nashville. that is where i grew up, went to high school, met and married my husband. moved back to st. louis where i lived part of my life. i heard people saying missouri and missouri. what is the correct pronunciation of our new home? the best place to go when you want information is where? >> [inaudible]. >> of course, we all know that. i went to the library and the librarian gave me a wonderful book and began a life long friendship with the librarian. missouri is the native american pronunciation. in their language it is the people of the big boats. one word means all of that. missouri. frenchman who came up the mississippi river. they said that would be a great place to have a trading post. they set up a trading post and called it st. louis. missouri became missouri.

say what you will about hallic in st. louis but he was good about -- he might have overwhelmed the telegraph lines with notes to grant, telling him to do this and that. but grant always knew what hallic wanted him to do. it may not have been possible for some of the things hallic wanted because he wasn't on the ground, but he gave grant enough trust to do what was right and he let them know what was done. conversely on the other side, the confederates, it's kind of the exact opposite. you had albert sidney johnson in bowling green in charge of the whole western department. ft. henry fell, we have to reinforce ft. donelson, you take your brigade, you take your regiment and you take your division and go. oh, i have four brigadier generals at donelson? figure it out. whoever is senior, just take command. and the communications between all those, of the four brigadier generals, johnson, lowest ranking one, he was kind of forgotten. many of you are wondering, four? i didn't know there were four. he was forgotten. buckner, next junio

he's up in -- hallic's up in st. louis and he's telling grant while he's at ft. henry, do an run, take clarksville, and grant's looking at the map and he knows what's on the ground and he says, that's impossible but i do know what grant is able to say to himself is, i know the boss is getting impatient, he wants me to move. i need to cut the bridge at clarksville. in order to do that, i have so take ft. donelson. so, grant is being micromanaged but he's able to deal with it. part of that is because he's 500 miles away. don't you wish you had that with your boss? >> at the same time you also had feedback going to washington, where lincoln is sitting there and -- >> in this particular case, grant is insulated from that, to his betterment. grant is dealing directly with hallic. hallic is not letting any of that stuff from washington or anywhere else filter down. hallic is in control of the communications. hallic discussing things with mcclelland, discussing things with beuhl, the war department. grant not part of that because hallic is looking at grant as a subordin

lovejoy had moved across the river to illinois from st. louis in 1836, believing that he would be safer expressing his anti-slavery views in the free state of illinois, rather than the slave state of missouri, but alton was a pro-slavery community in a free state. its character was much different than the yankees owen lovejoy had grown up with and his brother elijah p. lovejoy had grown up with, in maine. lovejoy soon came to recognize, however, that there was real danger and he was courting very real problems for himself even in alton. he had written a letter earlier to his mother saying, "it is harder to fight valiantly for the truth when i risk not only my own comfort, ease and reputation, and even life, but that of a beloved one as well. i have a family that is dependent upon me, and this is the bitterest ingredient to the cup of sorrow i am called to drink." lovejoy's abolitionist stance so outraged the majority of alton citizens that mobs had on three previous occasions stormed his newspaper office and destroyed his presses. on this moonli

. >> if you don't like to spend money, apparently st. louis is the place for you. the council for community and economic resource said you can stretch your cash further there because of the low cost of living and high salaries. cities that made the list also had lots of free options for nt tainment like the st. louis park. >>> a new park opens in downtown baltimore, why it would be a great place to take the kids. that story is coming up on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts right now. >>> i heard the noise. it was a loud collision. >> heavy fog and a treacherous consider of spelled disaster for a car and a tractor-trailer. >> what i will miss is this. i've been a cop for a long time. >> after five years leading the department, baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld is stepping down. >> a foggy day to the start and then rain. wyatt everhart will have the forecast in a few minutes. >>> first, we begin with breaking news. an adult has been arrested in qex with a prekindergarten -- connection with a prekindergarten student who

i would love to stay in st. louislt my house there and community there. i am really involved in what's going on in the community. i would love to stay in st. louis. >> i am always amazed how someone doesn't take you die the dreads and tackle you. that's legal isn't it? >> your injuries aren't as severe as they could be but you get pounded a lot especially with your style of running. do lay people have any idea the punishment the pro running backs and linebackers take? >> i believe the average fan understands the way we feel monday morning. we know it's a collision sport. we take a responsibility of rehabbing our way back to health so we can play the game that we love. >> what do you think about this seeming epidemic of suicide? >> it's unfortunate that when you lose one life that's far too many. we as akty players and retired players have to come together. if we could come to a place where we have hudz and voice our securities as we transition from football to post career i think it will help out. it will be hard for

the st. louis brus, 5 -- blues, 5 minutes in, they start throwing punches. games one and two in st. louis. with the kings this is a big deal. they win again tonight. they win 5-2. they head back to los angeles up 2-0. the kings, the 8 seed getting hot at the right time. san jose state joining the conference. they will join the mountain west conference. there it is. so -- the sportens going to -- spartans replacing boise state and san diego state. the u.s. open comes to san francisco next month. we will show you real quick the stands are up, the tournament begins june 14-17 and it is great. who won the soccer game? manchester versus manchester city. the most popular sport in the world. manchester city wins 1-0. one goal, that was enough. what a beautiful way to end a broadcast with the most beautiful sport in the world. >> good night.

before a game against st. louis cardinals. no victories to show what he get one tonight?ead. first bad inning of the year another no decision for dempster at least chicago came up winning in the end 1 into left field huge jump chicago cubs defeated the cardinals 6-4. what is going on? detroit led him out again in the third three innings gave up five runs. getting back into it first home run middle of the 2010 season 3-2 and 5-4 tigers lead comes through to run home run earlier about single puts them in front eighth inning and hanging on 7-5. busy day chicago bears quarterback running through organized team activities first look at rookie receivers and back to school on the south side charter school part of the initiative to educate students truth of being a diabetic. great start drops weight and running a new offense denver position coach on board along with a bunch of weapons has jay cutler all revved up >> successful add devore trying to incorporate. give-and-take everyday fun working with them very enjoyable good group of guys. >> came to boston celtics and philadelphi

commissioner antonini: now we move to 2b, st. louis general plan amendment. -- st. luke's general plan amendment. >> did someone have their microphone -- on the motion to approve -- recommend approval to the board of supervisors the general plan amendment to the st. luke's campus. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner sugaya: aye. president fong: aye. >> the motion passes unanimously. on the 2c, the request for general plan amendments for the general hospital. to recommend approval to the board of supervisors for the general plan amendments commissioner antonini: antoniniaye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. commissioner moore: no. commissioner sugaya: no. president fong: aye. >> that motion passes 4-2. item 2d. commissioner antonini: the consistency of the long-range development plan. >> that is fort st. louis, cathedral hill, and davies. on the motion for adopting the general plan and consistency findings. for st. luke's, cathedral hill and it davies. commissioner an

st. louis cardinals in town. they have a tradition when they get off the bus, look at how they are dressed up. wacky. not so fun for them when it started. two run single. gets this, his first rbi since april. he will take it. 3-2 giants. 6th6th, giants down again, aubrey huff, david freese throws the ball away. st. louis, three errors. brandon belt scoring. he had a day in the gap, that will score posy. belt hustles in for a double. 7-5 ets the win. matt cain gets the win. >> always kind of a downer, but the guys hung in there and we got the runs we needed. >> feel goods because we knows he likes run support sometimes. in texas, ron washington seems like years ago he was the third base coach, managing the rangers but not today. first inning he had trouble. the a's scored three. curt suzuki the big hit, two run double. 7th, texas up 4-3. josh continuing to pound the baseball. that is gone. his 10th of the year. into extra innings. a shot to right. that is a base hit and an rbi, the game winner. the a's split their

truman joked with the mayor of st. louis standing on the side and said you must be republican. [laughter] now we are going to have a little look at the slide. it's beautiful. what we find here? arriving in jefferson city churchill and truman were greeted by the misery governor philip donnelly who gave churchill yet another box of cuban cigars as if he really needed any more after getting hundreds on his trip to havana, but he appreciated the gesture. also there to meet him was the man whose audacity and never say die spirit remained possible frank from westminster college. after they shook hands and exchanged a few kind words they hopped in the governor's brand new shiny black two-point big enough i believe to accommodate the city at least. he showed his human side honoring by waving to a chronically ill doctor propped up at the hotel bedroom window. on the outskirts of jefferson city, things were not going well on his big day to be a smoke billowed from the card-carrying aaa and truman and not just from the endless supply of lit cigars. they clamored out as the car ran to an u

near st. louis or chicago during the late afternoon on monday. keep that in mind for your plans. >>> if you're watching us on wval, baltimore, maryland, in wheaton, ice skating during scheteam skate night. >>> a look at entertainment, the "the avengers" will move aside at the box office. >> about time. >> as a new blockbuster takes center stage. "men in black 3" will take top spot over the weekend. despite being a decade since the last men in black and four years since will smith's last film, experts say drawing wide interest, both young and old, that is good news for the studios, since the budget to make this one blew up way over $200 million. >> have you been on the ride at universal? >> i saw them shooting the movie though. don't cry for the "the avengers," should take in $40 million this weekend the fourth highest grossing film of all time. >>> what do you think hillary had to say about this? brooklyn lee tweeted this from an event in monaco, posing with former president clinton and fellow porn actress tasha rain. >> i'm sure he didn't know.

kings lead their series with st. louis. st. louis ousted the sharks. kings win tonight, 4-2.urn to a woman in a hat. you lived a lot of places, but los angeles is home? >> it is home. i'm really sad i can't go to any of the playoff games but i'm going to try! >> i will say this, when they were the eight seed, what happened? the hat didn't fit then? i wore the hat to the sharks' last regular season game when they were playing the kings, and got a lot of dirty looks >> will this be a part of your ensemble through the rest of the playoffs? >> if they'll let me! i've got hat, jersey s, t-shirts. >> lcongratulations on the win -- well, congratulations on the win tonight. there's nothing like an attractive woman wearing dirty hat. there she goes. all right. >> i only bought this hat last week. [ laughter ] >> no you didn't. it's been around. anyway, earlier tonight, former san jose state coach who has written a book about why there are so few african american head coaches in college. a couple words here with purdy, real quick. >> old white athletic director sits in his office, read

you can see at lincoln park 92 degree st. louis today dodge city cool air setting up the boundaries storm spinning up right about their cool air producing snow fall on the mountaintops we have warm air at this hour it st. louis at 86 degrees. like 10 degrees 38 percent water temperature 64 degrees tree pollen low here is the estimated it rainfall across the area you can see rainfall tomorrow forecast. downburst downpours from time to time with many dry hours in between. heaviest showers eastern iowa others over the lake in wisconsin tonight how tall they are others parts of kansas up to 60,000 ft. clusters of the big gap between them does not rain continuously storms into the area next couple of days until we get into the hot air on sunday turning to the ran off. forecast rain falls situation overnight. big cluster into the area at towards morning. breaking and more for me in the afternoon these things come through on occasion. saturday dodging showers breaking a record averaging 14 degrees above normal the next couple of days trop

look at st. louis -- the 90's today in st. louis. 80's all the way to minneapolis today. 24 hours ago. much of the midwest is in the same boat, having warmed up in 24 hours. temperatures were up to 20 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. 70's across a good part of the midwest. st. louis still at 83 degrees. we have another warm day ahead of us. load 70's hugging the 70 degree mark. wind out of the south-southeast at 5. low grass and weed pollen in the area. "74% of our rainfall has been since march 1. 4.5 inches verses the 6 we should have had. we could use some more rain. bailable "a very strong wind until the sun comes up. we switch from the nocturnal storms which you see fading out there, to the storms that blossom in the heat of the afternoon. tonight, the nighttime jet stream is redeveloping again. storms are starting to form out west. this is a wind up cloud. look how these wind up cut of one side. these wind that come up quickly -- these winds but come up completely -- quickly at night lead to a fast development of thunderstorms. highs today hit 81. we were in the 80'

afternoon storms in atlanta. 76 in st. louis. partly sunny, 84 in denver.degrees. >>> after the nato summit wraps up today, president obama flies to joplin, missouri, to deliver the commencement speech. the twister killed 161 people and caused nearly $3 billion in damage. but as ben tracy reports, the people of joplin are rebuilding, even as they bourn their losses. >> reporter: near the foundation of where their church once stood, the members of peace lutheran came together this morning. ♪ i'm going to let it shine >> reporter: how do you feel a year later? >> oh, proud of everybody. >> reporter: the f-5 tornado that leveled one-third of joplin last year, also destroyed their church. they have not yet rebuilt it, but over on 26th street, the steeple of st. paul's methodist is again reaching for the same sky that last year tore it down. all over joplin, new homes are being built. 446 of the 5 53 businesses destroyed have reopened. the new playground in the city's main park is a big draw. yet some things cannot be replaced. >> i just soak up the sun and soak

st. louis, some severe storms and 70. >>> now for a recap of this morning's top stories.ous french voters have chosen a socialist to replace president nicolas sarkozy. repudiation of sarkozy austerity policies in promise of new economic stimulus spending. . that has economists predicting a tough week for european financial markets as investors worry about a setback in efforts to end europe's debt crisis. >>> in russia, a glittering ceremony today as vladimir putin is sworn in for his third term as president just hours after a massive demonstration. as many as 20,000 protesters clashed with riot police in moscow yesterday. they say putin's election was unfair and are angered by widespread government corruption. more than 400 were arrested. >>> the actor who played goobe pyle on the andy griffith show has died. he joined the show in 1964 and continued to play the loveable character for almost 30 years. he once said, america grew up with me. lindsey was 83 years old. >>> and super heroes destroyed a box office record this weekend. "the avengers" took in 200.3 million, the bi

they steamrolled past the st. louis blues 3-1, completing an inpropable four-game sweep.t the second time in club history the kings have made it to the finals. >>> and in the eastern conference semifinals, the devils zubrus powered in two goals against the philadelphia flyers. new jersey wins 4-2 and now lead the series 3-1. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and mayhem in moscow. tens of thousands protest the inauguration of president vladimir putin. inauguration of president vladimir putin. [ female announcer ] i found the best cafe in the world. ♪ nespresso. where there's a grand cru to match my every mood. ♪ where just one touch creates the perfect cup. where no one makes a better cappuccino, latte, or espresso than me. and where clothing is optional. nespresso. the best cafe. yours. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c. partly cloudy, 72. atlanta, 80. st. louis, some severe storms and 70. >>> now for a recap of this morning's top stories. rebellious french voters have chosen a social

kings are on the verge of sweeping st. louis.ores the final goal as kings take down the blues 4-2 for a 3-0 series lead. on sunday, l.a. could clinch their first trip to the conference finals since 1993. >>> and in overtime, alexei ponikarovsky smacks his own rebound into the net giving the new jersey devils a 4-3 victory over the philadelphia flyers. they now lead the eastern conference semifinals 2-1. >>> when we return, virus scare. wider health concerns after the death of a lab worker who handled a rare strain of bacteria. rare strain of bacteria. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., partly cloudy, 86. atlanta, thunderstorms, 86. st. louis, partly sunny, 90. denver, mostly sunny, 84. seattle, mostly cloudy and 56. >>> the san diego medical examiner's office has ruled that former nfl star junior seau committed suicide. his body was found wednesday at his beach-front home with a gunshot wound to the chest. the "l.a. times" reports his family will have his brain examined to s

kings embarrassed the st. louis blues. 31 seconds after the opening face-off, mike richards scores on the game's first shot. the kings ended up tossed in four first-period goals. l.a. whips the blues 5-2 for a 2-0 series lead. >>> alex ovechkin's goal gives the washington capitals a 3-2 win over the new york rangers. their playoff series is now tied at one game apiece. >>> when we come back, a sequel 100 years in the making. get ready to book passage on the new titanic. we'll tell you about plans to build a replica of the doomed cruise ship. i've discovered gold. [ female announcer ] new roc® retinol correxion max. the power of roc® retinol is intensified with a serum. it's proven to be 4x better at smoothing lines and deep wrinkles than professional treatments. roc® max for maximum results. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., thunderstorms, 80. atlanta, partly sunny and 85. st. louis, thunderstorms and 84. denver, partly cloudy, 78. seattle, mostly cloudy and 5

st. louisnth inning but rookie scott van slyke took a three-run homer to left. dodgers held on to a 6-5 win. dodgers have the best record in the majors at 28-13. >>> when we come back, we return to joplin one year after the deadliest tornado to hit that region in decades. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain, or become

morning showers in st. louis, 88. sunny, 71, in denver and partly sunny and 64 in seattle. >>> a surprise find along the california coast. bluefin tuna with radiation levels ten times higher than the amount usually found in those fish. the fish carry radioactive cesium from japan's crippled nuclear plant 6,000 miles away. even with the elevated radiation levels, the fish are still considered safe to eat >>> for 30 years marines and their families at camp lejeune drank and bathed in contaminated water. now many are sick with cancer and many other illnesses. mark strassmann tells us making matters worse, they have to fight the administration making matters worse. >> that's my boot camp picture. >> where's you? >> my god. there i am. >> wow. >> reporter: frank rakowitz served 26 years in the marines. he was staying at camp lejeune, north carolina, between 1977 and 19786 when the water run days was toxic. rakowitz now has stage 4 kidney cancer. >> reporter: in what ways did you think you were exposed? >> well, i took show

warm air is surging right now into areas like st. louis, indianapolis, through kentucky and tennessee. it's going to be a hot next couple of days in memphis and nashville and little rock. some of that warm air will try to spill into d.c. and the mid-atlantic. here's the forecast for your friday. the warm air expands. atlanta jumps up to 90 today. feeling like summer. blasting the ac definitely necessary. 85 in washington, d.c. and much to lynn's chagrin, 78 on and off thunderstorms in new york city. looks like just another day of -- >> lovely hair day. >> soup, yes. >> we always complain about that. >>> coming up, usairways flies. pandora pings. and is siri keeping private all those things you say to her? your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> number 450 for albert pujols. snoop dogg honors tim tebow and the heat is on. miami advances to the eastern conference finals. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] the best way to predict the future... ...is to create it. [ female announcer

. >>> more home run heroism in st. louis. cracked his 14th homer in the fifth inning giving the cardinals a 5-3 lead over the padres. cards winning this one 6-3. >>> toronto at tampa bay, eighth inning, encarnacion with a two-run homer to tie it 4-4. rays tried to win it in the ninth but omar vizquel threw out carlos pena at the plate. to the 11th and b.j. upton with an rbi double to left. rays win it 5-4. >>> when we come back, close call. scary ride for a toddler on his toy motorcycle as he weaves through busy traffic. [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are choosing advil®. here's one story. pain doesn't have much of a place in my life. i checked the schedule and it's not on it. [ laughs ] you never know when advil® is needed. well most people only know one side of my life. they see me on stage and they think that that is who i am. singer, songwriter, philanthropist, father, life's a juggling act. when i have to get through the pain, i know where to go. [ male announcer ] take action. take advil®. for your nex

but we can tell you down in st. louisit looks like one of the chess pieces did just that. >> take a look at this. unveiled right here. the curtain came off a massive chess piece yesterday, which moved into the books as the largest in the world. >> wow. >> it is 14 1/2 feet tall, 6 feet wide at the base and it weighs 2,200 pounds. >> wow. >> it's big enough to set a new guinness world's record. the chess club and scholastic center of st. louis built the piece to kick off the 2012 u.s. women's chess championships, which starts today. >> checkmate, as long as it sits wherever it wants. >> i saw the chess pieces that were pretty big. >> run for the money. >>> thanks so much for being with us. join us tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. have a great day. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk.

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halleck who commanded from st. louis. and he had four field armies maneuvering against the western confederate forces under the supreme western commander in the west for the confederacy, albert sydney johnston. so johnston not only had this federal force encamped, now disembarked at pittsburgh landing in close proximity to his railroad and the corinth junction, but he had three additional union armies pressuring his defenses. he had one in arkansas. he had pope on the river, had just taken new madrid. grant's force here, and don carlos buell of the army of the ohio, which had entered nashville and was maneuvering through middle tennessee. halleck had ordered a concentration of grants force with buell. the plan would be once the two armies were within supporting distance, then halleck would come into the field from st. louis, take command of the whole, and they would carry out the mission of cutting the vital railroads. to the that, they knew they would probably have to contest with the principle army in the west for the c

chances for thunderstorms by this afternoon down towards st. louis as well. that corridor from st. stern and central portions of oklahoma and north texas, may be able to flare up some thunderstorms into this afternoon. keep that in mind. keep your eyes to the skies. and have a way to get your warnings especially through the central u.s. southeastern new england for today, maybe an isolated thunderstorm with potential gusty winds into tomorrow. that's where all the activity in the central u.s., well, makes its way over towards the eastern seaboard. a wet return to work day there on tuesday. if you are down in hawaii, we still have really strong trade winds. mainly eastern and northeastern shores today and on into tomorrow. still dealing with high surf advisories. so certainly keep that in mind toward honolulu in the lee of the mountains not dealing with much of an issue. in the southwest, remaining cool. toward billings, maybe a few thunderstorms into your tuesday. wednesday, still many of those areas at least a little bit unsettled. lynn? >> todd, thanks so much. >>> i'm lynn berry.