disney executives are asking police to be on the alert for a crazed miley cyrus stopper. georgia police arrested one man for disorderly conduct near where ley cyrus was filming. he was released because of overcrowding. a court ordered the man to stay away from miley cyrus. we end on an unusual note. a diamond company plans to turn locks of michael jackson's hands ir in two diamonds. they can then be refined. they have done this before with lots from beethoven. they got here from the infamous pepsiommercial shoots. they should be able to extract 10 diamonds from the hair. no word on the cost. >> i would thing hair makes up just a fraction of the diamond. >> the beethoven diamonds when for over $200,000 apiece. this is so unusual. >> there are clips of michael jackson's hair catching on fire. it is pretty frightening. >> it is ironic they got the hair. now people have this ingrained in their memory with this video. we find them for you. >> we will see you later. >>> 6:26. still another half-hour of "good morning washington." >> the redskins will hit the field two in field t

if you have any information on who this man is or where he may be, called metro crime stoppers, the number on your screen. you may be eligible for a $2,000 reward. for motorcycle enthusiasts, baltimore county police say it is hunting season for thieves. a warning for motorcycle and minivan owners. melissa carlson has more. >> motorcycles and minivans, you may think the two vehicles have nothing in common. but for thieves, those two vehicles are a perfect combination. this woman said she woke up last week to find that the only thing left of her husband's motorcycle was its cover. >> which saw other people with motorcycles around out here so we did not expect anything to happen to it. it was parked right out front of our door so we did not think anybody would be brave enough to take it. >> you can see marks on the ground where thieves dragged the bike. a spokesperson explains that in the last two weeks, six street lights have been stolen. >> they don't have garages where they can lock these things up. >> 12 minivans have either been stolen or there was an attempt to kill them. >> criminals w

anyone with information should contact the metro crime stoppers. you could be eligible for aid reward. an official with the state's juvenile justice system says they have launched an investigation into the handling of a 17-year-old lamont davis. authorities want to know how he cut off his ankle bracelet before shooting a 5-year-old girl. >> for the first time today, the state's secretary of juvenile services responded to questions about lamont davis, accused of shooting a little girl while under gps monitoring. >> from the moment of this tragedy through right now -- >> in an interview today, the secretary says his agency's handling of the 17-year old is under internal investigation. davis as been arrested 13 times since the age of 10, but was allowed to go back to his home despite a robbery case at the end of may. >> we have been analyzing every aspect of the investigation relative to our levels of supervision. >> on june 19, lamont davis was put on a gps monitoring. two weeks later, five-year old raven wyatt were shot in the head and critically wo

. >> if you have any information, metro crime stoppers would like to hear from you. >>> we are taking a look at a clear scam on the doppler radar. some clouds have been moving through. there is some sun as well but we are more humid today than yesterday. we will be up to 90 degrees today. there's a slight chance for isolated storms in the forecast this afternoon with winds out of the southwest. a front is on the move but it is very weak. we will remain a little unsettled tonight with moseley's -- cloudy skies. there's a chance for more activity in precipitation tomorrow but mainly tomorrow evening. it will remain high until the weekend. we will have more on that with your seven-day forecast. >> a third maryland patient has died from a case of the h1n1 virus. the person suffers from a serious underlying medical condition. so far, maryland has 732 confirmed cases of h1n1 virus. >>> 185 campers from the sandy park campus in cecil county have been sent this was after a more than a dozen campers came down with-like symptoms. --flu-like symptoms . >> we secant is coming down with this new v

if you have any information, you're asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. >>> some important news if you plan on picking up someone at the airport. bwi thurgood marshall will charge for the first hour. you can still wait free of charge at the cell phone lot. >>> a former baltimore county officer is recovering after being attacked by a grizzly bear in dakota, wyoming. jerry ruth suffered a broken jaw, crushed larynx and multiple bite wounds. right killed -- ruth killed the grisly with a gun after it attacked him. >>> baltimore city is developing a sit hi-wide -- city-wide strategy to reduce teenage pregnancy. pay cording to officials the rate of fine births was 66.4 per 1,000 in 2007. >> for 15 years teen preeing sigh rates have been -- pregnancy rates have been declining. >> the doctor said teen pregnancy is a major factor for high school dropouts and impacts the entire community. >>> we have good news to report, another issue affecting young people in m childhood led levels are on the decline. according to a survey, statewide in 2000 more than 106,000 children under age sect

they have only had a few hours to cope with an historic meltdown, but boston sends it stopper to the mound. here comes the raise, the current longest streak in baseball. they're eyeing a great eight. and injury and quality opponents have the mets sliding. trying to avoid their first six-game skid in four years. ♪ snet -- ♪ >> supposed to get it while the getting is good, so here is one you're not going to hear every day. kobe bryant, with the option to opt out of the final two years of his contract and force the lakers to pay him an enormous sum of money to keep him in los angeles has decided to not opt out. he declined that option so he will be staying in l.a. and presumably playing out the rest of his contract. welcome into the studios here at "espnews" where we keep you current. i'm bram weinstein in ten minutes or so you might want to opt out from watching this segment as two hot-dog eating champions joins. 'eric karabel will get you set for the fantasy football draft, and yes, it's that time of year for tennis and roger to shine. wimbledon, nobody defeats the king. here he goes,

anybody who may have seen what happened is asked to call metro crime stoppers. at 1 8 6 6-7 lock up. >> virginia man is arrested for bringing a loaded gun to andarundle mills mall. 21-year-old tim barns arrested after please saw him spray painting a car in the parking lot on saturday. police say barns started making threats and went to reach into his backpack. barns had a handgun in his bag and a loaded shotgun in his car. >>> baltimore historic broadway market is scheduled for a major facelift. 50 million dollar project will include a major overhaul of both buildings and plans to bring in more high end businesses. in the past few months many business ins the market have shut down. some because of the bad economy and that has been difficult on the businesses that are still there. e.people walk in. they see the empty spaces in the market. especially tourist. walk right back out and think we are closing down. our regular advertise we are staying and hopefully stick with us through the transition. >>reporter: entire project will take up to two years. >>> how are th

you can call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. >>> getting rid of free parking to make money. bwi thurgood marshall well now charge $2 to park in the daily lot. the first half hour used to be free. however, you can still weight p- wait -- wait in the cell phone lot not too far away. >>> michael vick is back in the nfl. he was conditionally reinstated by nfl commissioner roger goodell. goodell said vic must show remorse before being reinstated. today's decision means vick can join preseason practices, workouts and attend the final two season games but can't play in regular season games until he is fully reinstated, and that could be october. now vick need as team to pick -- needs a team to pick him up. >>> hear how a person learned that his family members were killed in an accident. >> she's a free woman, at least free from her duties as governor. how sarah palin is spending her new found time. >>> the luck of the lottery hits twice. how one man won more then a million bucks in just a couple hours. >>> looking at parkfield, feels like 92, temperature of 82. we have a complete l

if you have any information about the break-in there's a reward available to you on metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> 11 words that cost a woman $50,000. a chicago woman is being sued for a post she made on twitter. this is her quoting now "who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? horizon realty thinks it's ok." her former landlord is suing her for the tweet, for defamation. >> sometimes a lot of people are -- they are not aware of how much power it has when you do put something up. once it's out you can't take it back. >> so we went to the experts and a law professor says he doesn't think the defamation case will hold up in court. he says he doesn't think the company will be able to prove its reputation was hurt by a tweet to 20 people. >>> a different social networking site leads police to a lead-footed teen who thought he got away. the 19-year-old was clocked speeding but when police tried to pull him over he took off. this happened in lincoln county, wisconsin. the next day police saw that he had posted about the incident on his facebook page. they were obvio

i like deer stopper best.it is labor led for use on vegetables. >> it smells but more like high powered salad dressing. >> getting inside the fence. this doesn't look like it will do anything to a dear. i have three weeks and say it works. i'm going to have this odor on my hands all zay? >> a little bit, yes. rabbits and ground hogs will still neek under there. keeping everybody but you out of it. that's the whole idea. >> >> we'll be back next sunday with more. see you then. >> if you have a garen question? send it to wbal tv or go to our website baltimore tv.com. jo first, we are talking trash. a new garbage collection system this week. a quiet weather wise start for us. we'll let you know how the approach of a front will change things for you in a forecast.pa fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! he's just goofing. (voice) no i'm n

anyone with information please call metro crime stoppers now at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> 6:05. fast-moving storms with high winds hit hard across the area yesterday. more than 20,000 people were without power at the height of the storm. the damage stretches all the way from carroll to harford counties. some of the worst damage is in baltimore county. the reisterstown area, especially hard hit. abc2 news was there when a woman was being rescued from her car after a tree fell on top of it. >> it was just, boom, and it shifted my car. yeah, i'm fine. these guys did a good job. >> the national weather service says that the storm was not a tornado but 15,000 people still are without power right now. the debris could take several days to clean up. >>> 6:06. three people are still in the hospital after an apparent carbon monoxide leak in essex. it happened at the cove village apartments which has been plagued with natural gas leaks in the past. fire crews rushed to an apartment on barnacle court after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. they traced the leak to a malfunctioning stove, a man and

anyone that saw something is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 866 7-lockup. >> a virginia man is arrested for bringing a loaded gun to a arundel mills mall. timothy barnes arrested after police saw him spray painting a car in the parking lot saturday. police say barnes started to make threats. and went to reach into his backpack. he had a han gun in the back and loaded shotgun in the car. capitol heights man pleads guilty to beating and robbing a elderly man after a brutal attack out of a church on christmas eve. 29-year-old shannon washington pleaded guilty today to attempted murder, assault and robbery in the attack on wayne williams. washington was sentenced to 28 years in prison, with all but 20 suspended. >> local business is under investigation accused of offering false promises to nursing students. former students say the business is preying on people that can afford it least. the business locateded on howard street downtown the sign outside indicates that nursing professionals or students can come to the associated national medical academy to review for the state boards.

metro crime stoppers, the number is 1-866-7-lockup. to find out about crime in your area, you can check the crime checker section of our web site, abc2news.com. >>> 6:50. plietion concerns and possible lawsuit, the focus of a town hall meeting tonight in edgemere. state and federal agencies entered into a agreement with bethlehem steel in 1987 regarding the sparrows point steel mill. the town hall meeting is tonight at the north point fire hall, 7:00 tonight. >>> a new study about texting and driving that not only confirms common sense but a bit of shock. a study at virginia tech reveals you're 23 times more likely to crash when you're behind the wheel texting. that makes texting while driving even more dangerous than previously thought, even more dangerous than drunk driving. that is according to this study. >>> and the latest now on the investigation into the death of michael jackson. the lawyer for michael jackson's personal physician says that dr. conrad murray will not be commenting on rumors he gave the king of pop a powerful dru

have any information, that could help police solve this crime, you're asked to call metro crime stoppers on the screen, 1-866-7-lock-up. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger is being accused in a lawsuit of sexual assaulting a woman one year ago. tonight his lawyer says he is denying the claims. the lawsuit was filed last week. the football star is one of nine defendants listed in the online court docket report. an investigation has not begun but, roethlisberger's lawyer says his client will fully cooperate if one does get underway. >> women would consider a nightmare. she was secretly videotaped while in her hotel room naked. that video was then posted on the internet. the video reached the top of google's most searched items, showing up on several websites, including youtube. tonight she -- her and her lawyer are working to get the person responsible behind bars. >>> tonight the plot thickens in the murder of that florida couple. there are new details about billings and one of the suspects. the next question, was this a murder for hire? reportedly the suspects did a d

so if you have any information call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> a new study suggests that texting while driving increases the risk of a crash. much more than previous studies have found. researchers at virginia tech say drivers who text take their eyes off the road longer than they do when talking or listening on cell phones. also, when drivers of heavy trucks text their collision risk was 23 times greater than when not texting. >>> baltimore city developing a citywide strats gee to reduce -- strategy to reduce teen pregnancy. according to officials the rate of teen births was 66.4 per 1,000 in 2007, almost double the state rate in maryland. to get to the bottom of the statistics a brainstorming session was held to come up with some ideas. >> for 15 years teen pregnancy rates have been declining. however, nationwide, as in baltimore city, in 2006, we've seen an increase in the rate of teen births. >> dr. houston says teen pregnancy is a major factor for high school dropouts and the impact on the entire community. they are working on a solution. >>> let's look at what

. >> it is a show stopper. there is a lot more still to come in our second hour. >> coming up, be on alert at the at hear how local thieves have been targeting your bank account. >> the president scores a big health care at victory. the battle is not over. i will have the details. >> and lisa baden will be back with another look at your morning commute. with another look at your morning commute. there are moments in time when the paths we take do determine our future. today we are communicating with each other as never before - and that requires a seamless network that is constantly growing better, smarter, and more secure. that's why our scientists and engineers in our labs, are taking the fastest technology in the world and making it mobile, better and faster - to keep pushing the internet further than anyone dreamed. last year alone we invested more in building america's future than any other company - improving and expanding our network, to keep you in control. and behind the scenes, that takes work by our

he is considered a strong run stopper as well. here are the numbers. six-year contract, worth a total of $63 million. that signing bonus of $33 million plus is part of a total guaranteed payout of more than $38 million. we're going to hear from suggs later in sports. plus an update on the status of ravens' receiver, derrick mason. that's ahead. >>> straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. real-life survivor man. how an australian hiker cheated death. >>> mending and healing. southsouth carolina's governor continues to cope in the wake of a cheating scandal. >>> we have some breaking news. chopper 13 is over an accident. >> reporter: we are actually just north of the kelly avenue bridge. smith avenue crosses the jones falls expressway. a woman and an adult female has been struck. this is the mount washington police station. apparently police confirming that an adult female was struck by a train. her situation not known at this time. looks like light rail service southbound at least has been stopped at this time, as police continue their investigation.

anybody that might have seen anything there, asked to call metro crime stoppers. >> virginia man is arrested for bringing a loaded gun to a annea arundel mills mall. timothy barnes arrested after police saw him spray painting a car in the parking lot saturday. barnes started to make threats, and went to reach into his backpack. barnes had a handgun in the bag. and a loaded shotgun in his car. >> well, many people in baltimore county sent the first day of the work week at home. they are cleaning up after last night's bad storms. >> kathleen cairns reports. >> monday morning, some people could not even get out of their driveways. >> every street has down trees. cul-de-sac is closed up. it is a mess. >> the high wind and heavy rain left its mark. >> it was like being out in the ocean. i mean, it was crazy. >> in owings mills. >> 37 no power. we have no power. >> actually, in this one area, about 23. >> on greenspring valley road, the wait is on. >> i was just wondering if i should just try to turn my car around and go back the other way. >> let them go. >> i think they definitely getting upset.

he is considered a strong run stopper as well. let's check out the numbers. six-year contract, worth total, $63 plus million dollars. that signing bonus of 33 million is part of a total guaranteed payout of more than $38 million. we're going to hear from terrell suggs, coming up just a little later in sports. plus an update on the status of ravens' receiver derrick mason. that's ahead. >>> remember, wjz is always on. for more information on terrell suggs' contract and all the latest ravens news, log onto wjz.com. >>> sunny and pleasant skies continue to take over baltimore. but is more humid weather headed our way? here's a live look outside. will we soon see much-needed rain? eyewitness news has complete coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk have the updated forecast. >>> despite all the rain we've had, it has been extremely dry. very dry, in fact. with all of the sunshine and fairly warm temps. we have a chance of picking up showers. take a look at radar. nothing around here at the moment. but down to our south and southwest, really moist ai

. $6,000 is being offered by national center for missing and exploited children and crime stoppers. help us find lindsey baum. >>> right back out to stacy newman on the case. why are they saying the leads are drying up? what do they mean by that? what have they done to find this little girl? >> initially the search was by land, by air, by water. people in the neighborhood said they saw this girl but since then there have been no new developments in finding lindsey. >> the trail is going cold. please help us find this little girl especially before her father has to be deployed to iraq. >> caller: my question is what type of, you know, the child's friends, what type of parents would allow an 11-year-old to walk home alone. >> melissa baum, it is my understanding it was six blocks away and it was still daylight, correct? >> yes. it is still daylight. it didn't get dark until well after 10:00. >> i have to tell you, when we were walking home from across the street our parents would look out the window until we got home. were you concerned about her going home or was it the kind of neigh

. $6,000 is being offered by national center for missing and exploited children and crime stoppers. please help us find her. >>> coming up on "showbiz tonight," we have the biggest unsolved misthinks in michael jackson's death. including was his death man slaugter? and the other kate. at the top of the hour on "showbiz tonight." >>> straight back out to stacey neumann on the case. why are they saying the leads are drying up? what do they mean by that? what have they done to find this little girl? >> well, officially the search was going on by land, air and water. this is a small community, hundreds were out searching for this girl and even these two people in the neighborhood said they saw this girl. but since then there's been no new developments in finding lindsey. >> the trail is going cold. please help us find this little girl, especially before her father has to be deployed to iraq. lisa in new jersey, hi. >> caller: hi, nancy. my question is, what type of, you know, the child's friends, what type of parents would allow an 11-year-old to walk home at night alone? >> it's my und

you were in that area last night and think you have any information on this crime call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. >>> making the grade. elementary and middle school students in maryland continue to improve their scores to standardized tests. eyewitness news is live in east baltimore. adam may with more on the just released results. >> reporter: improving test scores especially in baltimore city are getting the attention of the obama administration even choking up the governor:u.s. secretary of education aaron duncan visits baltimore, celebrating improving test scores in the city. >> what we need in the country is more proof points that we can point to and say it doesn't matter about poverty or social challenges. our children can be successful. what you are collectively doing in baltimore is absolutely remarkable. please give yourselves a huge round of applause. [ applause ] . >> reporter: overall across the entire state of maryland students did better on this year's school assessment tests. elementary scores are up 25% since 2003 with 80% proficient. math scores are up 32% almo

showers and stoppers. some could be heavy. low temperatures 65 to 70 and winds light easterly at about 5 to 10. i'm going to show you live doppler 9000 and there are no warnings. remember you can access this via the web wusa9.com. we will zoom in and first we will put this into motion. the next hour we will tell you where these storms are going. these storms are going to move across 270 eventually toward baltimore and these storms will work their way into southern maryland. going to have heavy rains with them. no doubt about that. but again, there are no severe thunderstorm warnings at this moment. we will certainly keep you posted. we will zoom into the south. pretty big rain makers. when you feel the humid in the air. we are looking at perhaps 1 to 2 inches per hour. again, we will see these kind of sink off to the south and east kind of right down 4 past chesapeake beach headed toward st. leonard but weakening as they move. live picture now. we will go back to the north and some of these are also hefty. these were originall

if you have information on who he is or where he may be you can calm the metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. you may be eligible for a $2,000 reward. >> new charges this morning against the harford county mill school teacher accused of sending sexy messages to a 14-year-old boy. authorities are filing new charges involving an incident with a 14-year-old boy between march of 2007 and april of 2008. dick, who taught phys-ed their is behind bars. >> the man accused of killing a guard at the holocaust museum will not be arraigned until september. the hearing yesterday was postponed. the white supremiacist remains hospitalized. earlier this week von brunn was indicted on seven counts including first agree murder. four could make him eligible for the death penalty. >> it is called beer diplomacy. a white house meeting between a black harvard counselor aschola -- scholar and the officer who arrested him. we have more on the meeting from washington. >> president obama had a beer in the rose garden with his friend harvard scholar henry louis gates, sergeant james crowley and vice president

back to the late '90s, delbert was a defensive stopper for the university of maryland.he ended his career as the terps defensive mvp and after making 33 straight starts at nose tackle. delbert wasn't done there. he was drafted by the redskins in the seventh round and was part of a very good redskins defense for three seasons. injuries, though, cut his career short. he has moved on. but it is staf to say football is still his life. >> yeah. most cases, it is. i -- you know, all day every day, i'm doing football. i started playing football at age 8. and played in college, played for the redskins. and, you know, now i'm coaching and doing camps. it is like full circle. i'm coming back to where i started. as a youth and it keeps you young in the game. and, you know, makes it fun and makes it exciting. >> reporter: cowsette is operating what turned into a free football camp for kids. many of them coming from foster homes. he organized the cam with the help of the northern virginia middle school youth football league and house incorporated. with the economy affecting the appl

if you're out information, mature crime stoppers would like to hear from you. >>> baltimore city policeem make an arrest in fells point earlier this week. the suspect is charged with shooting and killing just been low toasty -- just below toasty joseph -- in the kerlikowske. >> unlike the last few days, we will surge to 90 degrees today. a lot more timid air coming in. a front is advancing. ahead of that, there is moisture. slight chance of isolated thunderstorms as well. it will be barely deliberately making headway. storms still to our south and west. for tomorrow, the french will have stalled out. we will get another shot of showers in the evening. >> thank you for joining us. we will have another update at 9:55. a dull metal clanking sound. bear groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegrass tune ♪ i'll teach you my dirty little secret dirty little secret ♪ ♪ don't tell it >> they call themselves the all-american rejects. but doesn't seem like anybody's rejected them. they've turned out some pretty big hits, two cds. they're coming here to our

let's go downtown to nationals park where lindsay czarniak is standing by with the stopper.ebody you talked to a few minutes ago. he is not a man of many words but john lannan is proving he can be a legit big league pitcher. >> he really is. notice how humble john lannan is. as a team collectively the thing these guys are most proud of, it was a complete game, like you mentioned, nyjer morgan made great defensive plays and offense did what they needed to. john lannan was the star and said it did mean a lot for him to be able to create the spark that this team definitely needs. >> we needed that win last night. we lost six straight. i told myself we were going to win. we were going to win last night. we went out and played great defense and key hits. i'm glad i went the distance. >> are you at a point -- i know you are so humble but are you at a point you realize that the onus is on you, that this is your role to really own. >> yes. well, i owe -- still not saying an ace. >> how can you not consider yourself an ace? >> i like being that guy that -- we need a win. i want to be

if you have information that could help police with solving the crimes call metro crime stoppers, 1-866-7-lockup. to find out about crime in your area check the crime checker section on our web page, abc2news.com. you're going to find the crime checker link on the lefthand side of the home page. >>> pollution and possible lawsuit the focus of a town mall meeting today in edgemere. state and federal agencies entered into an agreement with bethlehem steel in 1997 involving the sparrows point steel mill but residents say terms of that agreement still haven't been met. so tonight's town hall meeting will be at the north point fire hall, 7:00 tonight. >>> in about a month school children, the most vulnerable population when it comes to h1n1 virus will be back in class. so state and local school boards, health officials, they are all gearing up for a year that could be met with challenges and they are now taking action to make sure they are ready. county by county they packed the conference center. health officials like dr. gregory branch of baltimore county, just one of many sharing concerns

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of cruise election and psychology, all of these things are tough problems, but i do not see a show stopper. they can be solved. i would like to see mars become a focus just as john f. kennedy focused on the moon. getting back to the apollo and its significance, historians tell us it is much too early to judge. but just suppose we could fly out into space a whole bunch of light years and look around. what would we see? with the right instruments, i think we could detect many start-planet combinations as suitable for sustaining life as our own sun-earth combination. i have to stop here and tell every story. years ago, i was writing about what might be kept in the way a far distant planets and used the word "detectable." i right in long hand, so i send it to the typist. when it came out, detectable at morton to delectable. i thought that was wonderful. what a great promotion for a planet. [laughter] how would we judge says detectable collectibles? what categories when we put them in? -- how would we judge the those detectable delectable? we would have to see if they were wanderers and could w

i found telling people that i was a noncustodial mom, i found it to be a conversation stopper.e i didn't really feel comfortable talking about it. but, now the more i talk about it, the more i find that people's eyes are open to the reality, which is that over 2 million noncustodial moms are in america right now, and it's definitely increasing. primarily because people are recognizing that fathers can be amazing primary caregivers and that we shouldn't sell them short. >> judith, i think so many people, and i would bet the majority, more women than men, look at somebody like rebecca and are quick to judge and say, how can you leave your kids? there is a double standard. >> well, for sure. and women are quick to judge other women, as mothers, even if they go to the office. so you can imagine giving up custody. but it comes from a very serious emotional place. we have deeply held social feeling, the mother/child bond is sacred, and good moms protect and nurture their children. therefore, something must be wrong with you. the fact is some good moms can protect their children best

. >> reporter: it's the little girls who are the show-stoppers. 4-year-old eden wood has been going acrossce she was a year old. winning hundreds of trophies and crowns. >> i like this one. >> reporter: and her favorite part about pageants? >> my momma puts my makeup on. >> reporter: her biggest fan is her mother, mickey, a former beauty queen, who hopes eden will go from arkansas to miss america, someday. is it like small town, big dreams? >> oh, yeah. anytime you come from a town o with 556 population, anything is big. it's big-time for us. but mickie admits, behind the little entertainer is a big diva. >> i don't like hairspray. >> okay. when she is not at her best, shall we say, and maybe having a diva moment, we have little talking hands that come out. >> reporter: eden's pageants have become a second career for this schoolteacher. and fame doesn't come cheap. they have spent thousands of dollars on spray tans, hair and photos. each dress alone costs up to $3,000. the pageant circuit is a booming business. with an estimated 250,000 children competing in pageants every year. but family

. >> reporter: it was a spectacular lightning show that turned into a show-stopper for the space shuttleing nasa to scrub saturday's launch to take a closer look at any potential damage. on friday afternoon, 11 lightning strikes why within .3 nautical miles of the launch pad, and while a sophisticed lightning protection system kept the actual spacecraft from a hit -- >> we do know from our camera system that we took strikes on the lightning mast, the water tower, the wires themselves. >> reporter: think of it as like a lightning strike near your house. you may not get hit directly, but the electrical and magnetic fields can still fry your electronics. of course, here there's a lot more at stake. >> it's all one big giant wiring system. >> reporter: engineers are now looking at that vital wiring, while also searching for any damage to the solid rocket boosters which areordnances, ca lifting the shuttle into space when controlled, with the potential for ka as tcatastroph they were damaged. >> we need to be 100% confident that we have a good system across the board. >> reporter: nasa hopes

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he has been a stopper in a lot of situations like this. >> for sure, john our go to guy.en around the longest out of any of our starters. he wants to win, she very competitive. so i know he will give us a good outing tomorrow. i think we feel confident and we're due for a win. we will see see what happens. >> i like the way he handles himself. he is confident, knows it's going to come sooner or later. >> you can see it on the mound and we've seen it develop for the last year and a half. we talked about him starting out. i think he needs to stay where he is. >> tomorrow might it will be john lannan trying to stop this six game slide. nobody better to put out there than your ace against the mets. >> johnny has just done a fantastic job. he is 6-7. his earned run average is 3.64. eight of his last nine outings have been quality starts. he just gives you that yeoman's effort every time. oliver perez has been hurt all year long. just his second start after a two-month stint on the disabled list. good fastball. hard slider. he's won 25 games over the last two years for the mets

really does do her homework and does not want to miss anything that might be out there that would stopperrom making the best decision that she can. above all, she will use the rule of law and has used the constitution as the one tenant that helps her guide what is the appropriate decision to come to? to use her experiences to help inform herself as well as her colleagues? yes. a lot of her colleagues have said that she has been able to change their mind because of the kind of reasoning she uses and the kind of very thorough background when she goes through these cases. host: indiana, on the independent line. caller: i think the cultural pride and warfare in america is ultimately going to lead to the detriment of the society. i don't think that we disseminate the truth holistic way to the american people. there are no white people. there are no black people. these are political statements to define people. i know that judge sotomayor will be confirmed. i believe the gop fell into a political box when they went after her in an unsavory types of way when they called her a racist. there are n

. >> reporter: you said -- it was and you were the stopper tonight.nally getting the team into the win column. >> i mean, i didn't mean it like that. i just knew today i was giving my best effort to give us a win. we have to stop it sometime and i had a feeling we'll go out there and put together runs and this is a great win for our team and we've been working hard and it's a shame we lost six straight. we're not playing that bad. i'm glad we played good defense and key hits. >> reporter: you know that jim is from this area. it's got to be special for you guys to see him get his first win. >> yeah, i gave him the game ball so there you go. >> two of them result in double plays. is that about as good as you can get? >> you could probably get 27 ground balls but yeah, i'm a ground ball pitcher and i'm not a strikeout pitcher and got to keep the walks down and just make sure you keep the hitters off balance and working in and out and that was the key for me today and keeping the hitters off balance in and out.   well,

that's just a crime stopper's starting point, but that's been increasing and i'm not sure what the amount fbi son the task force, the state law enforcement division. there is probably 12 or 15 sheriff's offices in south carolina and north carolina that have offices here or equipment here. other state agencies like probation-parole, department of corrections, there is a lot of other agencies that are assisting, yes. gretchen: sheriff, let me ask you. this if you think these incidents could be related, what would be the common thread between these three families? >> i'm not sure i understand your question. gretchen: do any of the families know each other or what would be the common thread between these three families who have been attacked? >> well, the common thread, and i don't know that he knows that is he has destroyed three of probably some of the best families in this community. they were all well-known, i'm sure community this size they were -- they knew each other, school teachers, mr. tyler was a businessman, went to a pretty large church. he just destroyed three great families. an

. >> meanwhile, josh beckett, definition of a stopper.he as in boston he improves to 6-0 this year when he takes the hill following a red sox loss. the red soxless monday night. tied with matt cane, and 8 -- in night games, 2-2 during the day. >> how about the yankees? they won 10-12 in minnesota. bases loaded. top of the fourth, for a-rod. gets all of this one. a month shot in the metrodome. he thinks it's gone and it would have been except carlos gomez robs rodriguez. that was the only positive for the twins. they lose 10-2. baker allowed five earned runs. sabathia owns the twins. 6-1. 1.22 e.r.a. in his last seven starts against minnesota. >> the struggling tigers trying to snap a three-game streak. that's verlander, he would add 11 strikeouts to his total. he pitches at home, he is nearly unhittable. now, 5-0 this year at home. he becomes the first tiger pitcher with 11 or more strikeouts and no walks in a start since jeff robinson in 1988. 21 years. >> indians and white sox. konerko, one homer in his last nine games but he takes this

is -- you know, throwing out the "r" word, the racist word and some other words are conversation-stoppersnever going to get past the point where the glenn becks of the world will just hurl that out at people. and i know there are blacks who do it and whites who do it, but when it's done, people go to their -- they go to their battle stations, they harden their positions and they don't want to talk. so, as long as glenn beck is out there calling the president a racist or anyone else a racist, we're never going to get past this point of constantly reacting to racial flare-ups and wondering why in 2009 or 2008 or 2007 when we've had these conversations before, why we can't seem to get this conversation past the point of reacting. >> i have a prediction -- >> it's gotten under my skin. >> -- of how glenn beck is going to handle the aftermath. he's going to deny he said it. he's done this before. he's actually said things on videotape and then said, oh, i didn't say that. and so, that's -- he's not going to try to defend it. he's just going to say i didn't say that and i didn't say that. >> do

but i don't see -- i don't see a show stopper. that can be solved. like to see mars become the focus just as john f. kennedy focused on the moon. getting back to apollo, what was its significance? historians tell us that it's much too early to judge. but suppose -- just suppose we could fly out into space, a whole bunch of light years and look around. what would we see? with the right instruments, i think we could detect i have to stop here and tell you a brief story. years ago, i was writing about what we may detect in the way of far, a distant planets, and i kept using the word "detectable." i writing in longhand, so i sent it off to a typist -- i right in lonegan. when it came back, "detectable" had changed into "delectable." and i thought, that is wonderful. , what a great promotion for a planet. [laughter] but, anyway, how would we judge does detectable, delectables -- those? what category would we put them in? to see if their inhabitants were wanderers and if they had a capability to wander away from their home planet. our earth is 4 billion ye

[laughter] that is a show-stopper. we all just said huh? in that time just like today, they were always trying to raise a little money. the red cross-type organization had asked the president to write out his address in his own hand so they could auction it off. somehow this copy had come back to the white house. we were so proud of it, but carl sandberg put us in our place. [laughter] >> out of all the people that you met, it does any one person stand out? >> harry, as a roman catholic convert, this religious journeyed meant the world to me. obviously, having a chance to meet pope paul when he came to the united states, the first pope to come to this country, was thrilling beyond words. but as important a religious journey as this was, i look back at the photograph that hangs on my wall of his holiness and of my father. what touches me the most deeply is the look on my father's face. pope paul is giving me a special remembrance and my father is looking at me and saying are you happy? did i do well? does this mean something to you? it is th