it's free to call crime stoppers.s free to lend a helping hand, to try to bring your community out from under this oppressive situation that, as our doctor friend has been saying, can actually shrink your brain, can cause a depression, can cause physical ailments in communities like this and yet still, richard, still we are having trouble getting beyond the snitch culture? >> absolutely. again, the entertainment industry caters to this, the music, videos, the constant stream of guns and drugs and violence becomes so desensitized to it. in these neighborhoods, if you spend any time there it is just completely pervasive. you heard the yellow man yesterday talk about the reason he was in the neighborhood was to find some weed. so, there he is, the gunfire erupts and that has unfortunately occurred many times since this incident and the last six, ten months once again here. >> i want to explore what you just said, richard, kids and people are becoming desensitized to this kind of violence. we know that these little girs s

if you have any information, call crime stoppers at 18667- lockup. >> a baltimore teenager is behind bars after an scene from a detention center. he has admitted to struggling with a staffer. the staffer may need surgery for a wrist injury. the judge ordered 18 months of the sentence. >>> today marks the deadline to fix 82 planes. but the airline needs more time to find parts. the faa could ground some of the fleet. the parts are perfectly safe they say. but they were made by a subcontractor who wasn't approved for work. >>> and we're following a breaking story from massachusetts this noon. a plane has just landed on a highway up there. you're looking at the scene live near boston. the private plane landed in mansfield, massachusetts. no word on what forced the pilot to make the emergency landing. >>> the raging wildfires in california show no sign of letting up. teri okita has the latest. >> the massive wildfire is within 15 miles of downtown los angeles. >> it's treacherous and i wish i could be more optimistic. >> battling triple-digit temperatures and low humidity, it could be we

the police are asking anyone with information to call crime stoppers, 1-866-lockup. >>> a baltimore city police officer is out of jail on bail after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a juvenile. he entered the plea yesterday, thursday, before the trial was to start. he admitted to taking a young girl who was in his care down to his basement in march of 2008 and then tried to fondle her. he was suspended after his arrest and is scheduled to be sentenced december 7. >>> the state's attorney's office is investigating hidden camera tapes that show acorn workers providing advice to people looking to open up prostitution business. so far, four workers have been fired. now the hot button issue, it is illegal to record audio somebody without their permission. the state's attorney is considering prosecuting. >> in maryland, it is a five- year felony for surreptitious taping of conversations without the two-party consent. >> acorn contends it is part of a political smear campaign, and they claim the videos are more of a distraction. yesterday, the u.s. census bureau severed its ties with acor

if you have any affirmation call metro crime stoppers -- if you had any information, call metro crimestoppers. wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. in school and construction areas. our reporter says authorities revenues but changing driver behavior. they are worded the county will not start with only 12 of them. where would those cameras go? some locations are being researched. they will be placed near a school or construction zones. anyone caught going 12 miles per hour over the speed limit will receive a ticket. >> including requirements on to install automatic pilots and night vision systems. recommendations have been approved so that day -- the action comes in response to nine deadly emergency helicopter crashes in december 2007 and october 2008. one of them was last september. >> watching -- choosing a healthy snack over reports next, and taxing and zoning laws are being looked into to keep fast food away from schools. they are encouraging cities to build more bypass -- bike paths and walkways so that families in communities can have an easier time walking in exercising. that brings us to our

if you have information you're asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7 lockup. >>> the two older sons of steve mcnair have filed separate claims. his estate has not been disputed among parties yet. steve mcnair, you may recall was shot by his girlfriend back if july. he spent most of his career with the tennessee titans and last played for the baltimore ravens. >> it was a nice change with temperatures in the low 70s, a few showers. i think we'll see some more rain in here late tomorrow night. in the men team gorgeous. take a look at the visible satellite picture. we're in a clearing right now. temperatures are already falling off. 62347 germ -- 67 in german town. if you had the windows open last night, maybe crack them tonight. not much of a warmup for saturday. we'll talk about a cool start to the weekend and heavy rain. we'll tell you when that arrives coming up in just a few. >>> he says it was an accident that should raf been prevented president the former maryland state police pilot who made the claim about the crash of the trooper breaks his silence. ex-pilot pete peterson

. >> if you have any information, you are asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7- lockup. >> melissa, thank you. despite efforts to stop him, new york governor david paterson says he does want to run for office next year. >> new york governor david paterson insists he is running for governor in 2010, despite people not wanting him to. the administration fiers democrats will lose a key state is david paterson continues, but they say he is sticking with it -- administration fears it. apparently, the administration has asked him not to run. stay with us, there is more ahead on the news at 6:00. >> checking the doppler radar, a few showers, and we will take a look at the forecast for the week ahead coming up. partly cloudy skies, 73. chevy silverado. more confidence than ford f-150. better backed than f-150. at a value f-150 can't touch. silverado. from the family of the most dependable, longest lasting full size pickups on the road. just announced, it's chevy truck month. get 0% apr for 60 months. or $6,000 total cash back on select 2009 silverado vehicles that have been in stock the lo

you have any information to help the police find the suspect, you are asked to call metro crime stoppers. you might be eligible for a reward in you can remain anonymous. at noon, the white supremacist charged with killing a security guard at the holocaust museum appeared in court this morning. he survived a gunshot to the face after allegedly killing a guard. he has been indicted on seven counts, facing the death penalty if convicted. homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that killed one man, leaving another wounded. the shots were fired just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. the police say that one of the victims was shot multiple times. the other victim remains in critical condition. the police say that the man that shot a pregnant woman and a policeman was found in north carolina. william pyle was tracked down in claremont yesterday. he is being charged with two attempted counts of murder. speed cameras are one step closer to being placed about baltimore county, but there is mixed reaction to the idea. >> we are concerned that this could be a reason to indiscriminately tax th

. >> anyone with information about the murder is asked to call metro crime stoppers at this number. >>> a baltimore man sends police in two counties on a wild chase. anne arundel county police tried to pull off williams for having suspended plates. high fled and got away. he was spotted later in baltimore county, where he tried to ram his car into a cop. the cop started shooting. williams was hit, but able to get away again. the cops finally caught up with him when he showed up at the hospital. >>> the baltimore police officer shot on thursday night remains in serious, but stable condition tonight. police say the officer was shot in front of his northwest baltimore home as 216-years old were trying to rob him. the teens, according to police, are being charged as adults in the shooting. officer harris was off duty when he was shot. >>> flood victims get help this weekend with insurance claims. many residents have gotten the run around from insurance companies. to help, volunteers and workers set up a recovery-service center. they helped homeowners through all the paperwork and hassle.

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. >>> and show stopper. when a cell phone rings during a broadway show, what is a star to do? >>> it's tuesday, september do? >>> it's tuesday, september 29th, 2009. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. some of the nation's most famous faces are traveling to copenhagen this week, to sell chicago as the 2016 summer olympics. >> among those making a personal appeal, is president obama, the first time a president has lobbies an olympic committee. it is a surprise decision by the white house. and a controversial one. >> john hendren is in washington with more this morning the good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. rio de janeiro, is the favorite to host the 2016 games. so, to boost support for his home down, president obama appointed himself as salesman in chief. if chicago isn't home to the olympic games in 2016, it will be hard to blame president obama. the president will fly to copenhagen thursday, joined by first lady michelle obama. >> the first lady's will be personal. and the president's will be personal.

if you're one of the people with information on it call crime stoppers. >>> police are looking for a man who tried to abduct a 15- year-old girl in fairfax county. this all reportedly went down around 5:00 p.m. yesterday evening as the girl was walking home from woodson sr. high. a passing motorist intervened. suspect is described as a white man in his 40s. the pick up had a pittsburgh steelers on the left side police say. >>> take a look at this nightmare in anondale virginia. this home literally consumed by fire early this morning. investigators believe that fire got going in the basement. so far no sign of foul play. >> reporter: there is no first floor to it at all. it does have a basement to it. obviously that's where the gas fed fire originated from. >> the house was vacant so no injuries were reported. >>> two laurel teenagers have now been charged with attempted murder, armed robbery and assault. 16-year-old justin bridges and 17-year-old jeremiah bridge took a cab and when they got there they beat and choked the driver and ran off with his money. >>> a former intern to forme

anyone with information should call metro crime stoppers. >> 20 years. that's how long a baltimore county prosecutor wants a man to serve behind bars for crashing into a home and killing a woman. prosecutors say miller stole a pickup truck and broke into numerous vehicles before he blacked out behind the wheel. the accident trapped sullivan in her home and killed her. police later found miller walking down the road. he was convicted in may of auto manslaughter and grand theft. meanwhile, a horrible scene on the interstate yesterday when a tractor-trailer and a car collided. it happened around 2:30 in the morning near 3995 exit. 395 exit. a man, woman and child had to be rescued. the child, we're told, suffered second and third degree burns. the two adults were taken to shock trauma. the truck driver was treated at mercy medical center. >> in washington, president obama will be juggling the u.s. approaches to iran and afghanistan. tomorrow he meets with top advise iors -- advisors on afghanistan. and later this week the u.s. will face would have iran over

if you have any information you're asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> word tonight a caregiver accused of leaving three blind, deaf and developmentally disabled men alone in a car has been fired. med source community services in frederick says it's severed all ties with 47-year-old brian fleming. fleming is accused of leaving the disabled adults in the locked car for about an hour while he ate lunch at a diner. he faces three counts of neglect and abuse of vulnerable adults. >>> a woman killed in a crash on i-795 north past owings mills boulevard today. authorities say her car crossed the median and struck an utz potato chip truck at 10:30 this morning. we're told 21-year-old amy l. brooking was taken to sinai hospital where she was pronounced dead. the other driver was taken to northwest hospital and is expect toed to be ok. >>> four days after a massive watermain break flood victims in dundalk are battling the threat left behind. workers in white jump suits could be spotted coming and going from homes in the area where they were spraying disinfectant for potential

anyone with information on either of the cases should call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup.'t forget, you can see more of our reports by heading over to abc2news.com/crimechecker. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> another warm day, in the 80s. in autumn in maryland. but you can feel the change. this afternoon compared to this morning humidity dropping. seeing sunshine out there in these last hours of daylight this afternoon. look at the visible satellite imagery. you see basically some nice clearing out there across central maryland now. i don't expect to see much in terms of wet weather soon. in fact our maryland's most powerful doppler radar in the state showing a crystal clear sweep now. so that's a good thing for the evening commute. tonight down to 65 degrees. that will be markedly cooler by daybreak tomorrow. a cool north breeze will set the stage for drier weather. a really nice start to the weekend on friday. but it gets cooler in a big way toward the weekend. there's more rain on the way, too. we'll break it down for you here in a couple of more minutes. >>> a senior ce

if you have information about the crime you're asked to call metro crime stoppers at loch stop -- 1-866-7-lockup. >>> according to "the washington times" one of three men charged with a gang rape of three women in baltimore is the son of the newly appointed nigerian ambassador to the u.s. police say back in july the three threatened two girls with a knife and allegedly raped them in the parking lot of seton kiel high school in southwest baltimore. police say a second attack happened much like the first, early in the morning on august 8th. all three suspects are charged with rape including include -- the son of the nigerian ambassador. >>> officers were called to the 1,600 block of meadowwood court 8:30 last night for report of a fight. >> investigation has led us to understand there was a struggle outside of the homes, in the court. and when deputies arrived mr. harriett was in his neighbor's home and they were calling 911. he was bleeding. >> 33-year-old jerry harriett is in critical condition at hopkins bayview tonight. the suspect, curtis myers arrested this afternoon, charged with a

anyone with information is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. >>> we're not sure if that he had flown south but the ducks left baltimore. the amphibious sight-seeing rides ceased operations in baltimore. it happened yesterday. an official with the company says it needs to concentrates investments on other cities. the vehicles drove tourists through downtown streets before entering the water for a harbor tour. >>> the latest tonight on the push to bring slots to maryland. today maryland's video lottery commission conducted a site visit for anne arundel county slots near arundel mills mall. this is the commission's final tour of the four proposed locates competing to operate a casino. there's a public hearing underway for public comments. >> we'll need maximization of revenues and we're building in a regional center that is already attracting 14 million people a year. >> commissioners already visited sites in baltimore city, cecil county and worcester county. >>> tonight all eyes will be on president barack obama. he will be speaking to a joint session of congress abou

anyone with any information on either of these crimes is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. don't forget, you can always see more reports at abc2news.com/crimechecker. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> he was just 17 years old when his life was turned upside down because of a bad decision. brandon solvera was a high school senior when he crashed his car, almost died. got behind the wheel after drinking at a party. he wound up in a coma and had to undergo years of rehab. he spoke to students at mount st. joe's about the dangers of drinking and driving. >> brandon made that bad choice that night about drinking and driving. will pay for it the rest of his life physically. college was, all the in the plans. that he ever worked so hard for disappeared that night. completely over. >> brandon and his father travel the country encouraging teens to make the right decision, not to drink. >>> heavy rainfall across the eastern shore. as you can see some very heavy rainfall from ocean city going southward through the assateague area and coastal sections of virginia. also the i-shore

anyone of these things could be a stopper. there are some questions the need to be answered. if we do not enter them correctly, america wind up in a real hole. we do not want that to happen. i wanted to emphasize this problem have of forcing people into medicaid. -- and not giving them the same kind of the till we are talking about. >> mr. a no. no. no. aye. no. aye. no. no by proxy. no. no by proxy. aye. aye by proxy. no. aye. aye. aye. aye by proxy. aye. aye. aye. no. >> the final tally is 10 ayes and 13 nayes. >> the amendment has failed. >> i like to call up c-4 modified. >> it is not an explosive amendment. if this symbol rohm & hoss ahoy. -- it is simple. >> this amendment is rather simple. this amendment is rather simple. it is also budget neutral according to the cbo. it provides for a child only help insurance option in the exchange. it allows children to qualify for coverage in the health insurance exchange and ensures access to any subsidies for which they may be eligible. one might ask why this is important. i would urge my colleagues to think of a family whose pa

here we go with the bengals and how can they come back against a team that won a hard stopper. the packers at lambeau field. michael finley and greg jennings can't hold on. it would be that sort of day, huh? no, this sort of day. antoine odom of the bengals who sacked rogers not once, not twice, not three times, not four times. but he sacked him five times. eddie edward had the cincinnati record at five. now antoine odom in the record books. game tied at 21-21. cedric benson, we dusted them off. ♪ >> ♪ on broadway note >> benson, 29 carries for 141. 23 years, we can do what we want. palmer, chad ochocinco, he can do what he wants. here's a touchdown. let me find a bengal cheesehead. i know they're hard to find in green bay but there it is. he does it himself. that's great. now the score 31-24. the packers have gotten the field goal and the onside kick and you knew it would happen, practice mom williams -- tramon williams recovers the ball. not again. rogers, donald duke in the driver. tick, tick, tick. five, four, line up. tick, tick, tick. wait a minute. oh. false start. and w

the real show stopper, the return of steve jobs. jobs has been on medical leave nearly six months now after undergoing a liver transplant. he received a standing ovation. before he began pushing new products, he made a heartfelt flee. >> i now have the liver of a mid 20s person who died in a car crash and was generous enough to donate their organs. i wouldn't be here without such generosity. i hope all of us can be as generous and elect to become organ donors. >> meanwhile, as for the rest of the company's gadgets, apple added a video camera to its ipod nano as well as fm radio. the company has given its itunes software a makeover. >> looks like we are done with the rain for now, or are we? veronica johnson standing by with that forecast. >> hey, craig. armontmeily. take a look at the break in the cloud cover we've beenng gnttie this afternoon. that pushed our temperatures up. clouds across north eastern maryland. clouds to the west just there through areas of culpeper county and rappahannock county. there's the split and where the

if you have information you are asked to call crime stoppers. >> also in the city, the police are investigating shooting in north baltimore. police say they found a man lying on the sidewalk near bell air road 2:00 friday morning. he had multiple gun shot wounds to the torso. the unidentified victim was taken to johns hopkins hospital where he was later pronounced dead. >> at a ceremony marking eight years since the worst terrorist attack on american soil, hod rod blagojevich says september 11 will always be a day that represents humanity at its worst and humanity at its best. thousands across the nation marked 9-11. among them president obama and the first lady who helped -- >> now to the war. a local soldier who also lost his life to an i.e.d. while trying to rescue another soldier in baghdad got the gift of a lifetime. a police to live in peace and quiet. lowell melser. >> when it comes to 9-11, to many different people it holds many different meanings. we found a soldier here in pasadena who started basic training back in 2001 the day of, and now eight years later is receiving an amazing gi

if you know where this suspect is, call metro crime stoppers.emain anonymous. >> good news for those who travel bel air road near the beltway. work crews say the 12-inch water main has been fixed. this is what it looked like 9:30 the other morning. about 18 businesses were without water for several hours. workers in the area were occurred about the -- worried about the actual break and the damage left behind. >> probably once the water stops flowing, the parking lot will probably collapse, it is all buckled up. >> it is sinking in all the right places. i guess they have to come in, tear it out, regrade it, restone it, repave it. >> crews have repaired the main. bel air road is partially reopened as crews work on the road. >> a man and two young grandchildren are alive thanks to the heroic acts of strangers. the three were trapped in a burning car in an eight-car pile up in new york. >> everyone seemed to be in a hurry on the rush hour on the 190. suddenly eight cars piled up, some flipping and one forced into flames. >> we saw smoke. a big pile

there's a stopper on here so you don't go too far. but it's a good idea to turn it back off when you're ready. but water power. it's great stuff. >> don't you love technology? everything you've always wanted to foe about watering. carrie thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back next sunday with more. see you then. >> and if you have gardening questioning send it to us. you could also go on our website, wbaltv.com. >> it's now about 9:2. 66 degrees on tv hill. next, sheila dixon joins us for this morning's q&a section. >> and you can help to feed the hungry. >> taking a look at the weather map. no rain nearby. that's the key. our instaweather plus forecast for the rest of the weekend and the week ahead just ahead. >> welcome back to 11 news sunday morning. >> let's take a look outside right now with john. >> here in baltimore the sun is shining. east of the bay, there's still some clouds but that will be going away pretty soon. here's the lay of the land. that low pressure center that gave us two days of clouds an

. >> i'm disappointed because race bait something a conversation stopper.his ends the conversation for a lot of people. i'm surprised by how many people. bill: makes people angry too. >> what's the comeback to that? it puts you in a position when somebody throws that accusation. bill: that's an excellent question. what's the comeback to bill cosby, a black man, a thoughtful black man, when you are a white guy and he says that. >> exactly. bill: what do you say no that's not true? what do you say. >> this is principled political disagreement. this is not racism. here is the thing. bill: now do you know that? cosby is going to say that's your opinion because you don't know. >> let's turn the eye and you trust. we have come so far in 50 years and i fully respect where bill cosby is coming from and frankly jimmy carter too in this specific sense and it is that the country was a heck of a lot more racist 50 years ago when they were forming their identity. bill: what percentage of americans do you feel harbor an animus towards blacks, hoover? put a number on it?

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first stopper the d.c.d. >>> today, the nation will pause to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9-11 attacks. >> there is a lot happening in our area and at ground zero where the twin towers fell eight years ago today. fox's dick brennan is joining is live with more on what is going on there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. excuse me, i'm fighting the elements here. we have heavy winds and heavy rain here. i am standing in front of ground zero where they will be holding the ceremonies in just a couple of hours. i can tell you, they will have trouble because of the weather but i'm told by many of the family members that, regardless, they say they will turn out. >> i miss him every single day of my life. >> reporter: it has been eight agonizing areas for phyllis frank whose son motory worked at the world trade center. >> i say morty is lost. and my husband says no, he died. >> reporter: more than 2700 dade, families come here as they do every year reading names, saying prayers, fighting t

flesh and blood, it's not memory and of course, all you know that beach blockbusters are another door stopper in the life of ben i can't minimum franklin. -- benjamin franklin. americans live and breathe history in a way in which europeans understand, because it's the remit of the supreme court in the first place to interpret the wish of the founding fathers every single day and woke in which the supreme court is then -- is in session in order to make the constitution, that living, breathbreathing, organic thing . it was actually aubrieta and a scott, lord brithe, who tried to educate his own countrymen back in britain on the -- on the vitality, the enduring vitality, precisely, because it was always open to discussion, debate, and interpretation of the constitution. and sometimes one feels, when one listens to the historian and chief in the white house, who can barely make a speech, really, wet invoking as he did, somewhat mournfully i have to say, washington stairing. q. ly at the ice flows -- gloomry at the ice flows, the crossing across the delaware, that's a cuddly scene for the folks, a

public appearance alert on thursday, october 22, i'll be in houston, texas, speaking the a the crime stoppersl gala. this is a great cause and will be a terrific evening and if you want to attend go to billoreilly.com. we have a new mat for you, the no spin zone mat. look at that vivid, vibrant. if you buy one now we'll send you "face of betrayal" absolutely free. you get the mat and book at one price and check it out at billoreilly.com. we recommend globalpost.com for foreign news. it was a smart move merging. bill: i am awake, joel. we're far ahead in covering this story and we've not made it a political situation. bill: finally found a place not to do business with the mullahs but there's always the middlemen and what we're watching. bill: excellent point. bill: i'm thinking about making them. you know the little hat he's got, we're going to put no spin across the front of it. i'm thinking very seriously about doing that. bill: i don't know if i can fit it there but that's an excellent suggestion. bill: you need an intervention. should i send jesse waters to help you? bill: funny story now

here we go with the bengals and how can they come back against a team that won a hard stopper. the packers at lambeau field. michael finley and greg jennings can't hold on. it would be that sort of day, huh? no, this sort of day. antoine odom of the bengals who sacked rogers not once, not twice, not three times, not four times. but he sacked him five times. eddie edward had the cincinnati record at five. now antoine odom in the record books. game tied at 21-21. cedric benson, we dusted them off. ♪ >> ♪ on broadway note >> benson, 29 carries for 141. 23 years, we can do what we want. palmer, chad ochocinco, he can do what he wants. here's a touchdown. let me find a bengal cheesehead. i know they're hard to find in green bay but there it is. he does it himself. that's great. now the score 31-24. the packers have gotten the field goal and the onside kick and you knew it would happen, practice mom williams -- tramon williams recovers the ball. not again. rogers, donald duke in the driver. tick, tick, tick. five, four, line up. tick, tick, tick. wait a minute. oh. false start. and w

that we could give testimony that in spite of the tragedies, in spite of the tragedy, our nations stopperedeace and entries trust our conference otherwise a meeting would never make sense. i want to say the different interpretations of history are allowed. everybody have their own remembrance. however, the facts which we sometimes interpret differently are of one nature. we want to remember the facts in order, not in order to use history against others, but we simply want to become the foundation of peace. we want the truth about this event to become the foundation of peace. today we remember the horribles of the jewish nation with those who lost their lives and those who were murdered. we remember those that were destroyed in t. leningrad. we remember warsaw particularly. we also remember the words that whoever has the symbolic beginning of the most tragic of wars. adolf hitler on the eve of on the 22nd of august in that meeting with his generals said that something which was actually the essence of the war, the essence of the nightmare. he said if you are a winner, nobody will settle you

there is no big show stopper. we haven't met since the august recess, so some facts have to be in the proposal so it can be better understood, so this is the case for most of the last couple months. no show stoppers, no big policy issues. just kind of work around, how does that work, how does that work? >> they didn't have big policy change zph in is them. i think at this point it's best to -- thanks, everybody. >> thank you. >> thank you, juror. >> thank you. >> now a look at proposed health care legislation and the effect a new system could have on both employers and employees. we'll hear from snormer senators bob dole and tom darnl in this event. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> i want to thank all of you for coming. i'm judy woodruf with pbs' news hour with jim layer. -- lehr. i want to thank the bipartisan policy center and thank the group "better health care together" for organizing this program. by the way, i don't know what all the fuss is about the president's speech tonight at 8:00. this is where the a

i mean, there's no show stopper, there's no big policy change.how does this work, how does that work still? you know, we haven't met since august recess. some facts are forgotten and there's been some changes in the proposal that have to be better understood. so this has been the case frankly for most of the last couple months, that it just -- no show stoppers, no big policy issues. more just kind of work around, how does this work, that kind of thing. >> what are the suggestions they gave you, they didn't have big policy changes? >> there are some. there are a couple -- there are a couple, three. i think at this point it's best to keep that within our group. >> thanks everybody. >> we're moving ahead. thank you. >> thank you, senator. >> and now, house democratic leaders discuss the ongoing health negotiations within their party. we hear comments from house democratic caucus chairman john larson and caucus vice chairmen becerra. the about 15 minutes. >> we want to thank you for your patience. i'm john larson, chairman of the democratic caucus. i

here we go with the bengals and how can they come back against a team that won a hard stopper.greg jennings can't hold on. it would be that sort of day, huh? no, this sort of day. antoine odom of the bengals who sacked rogers not once, not twice, not three times, not four times. but he sacked him five times. eddie edward had the cincinnati record at five. now antoine odom in the record books. game tied at 21-21. cedric benson, we dusted them off. ♪ >> ♪ on broadway note >> benson, 29 carries for 141. 23 years, we can do what we want. palmer, chad ochocinco, he can do what he wants. here's a touchdown. let me find a bengal cheesehead. i know they're hard to find in green bay but there it is. he does it himself. that's great. now the score 31-24. the packers have gotten the field goal and the onside kick and you knew it would happen, practice mom williams -- tramon williams recovers the ball. not again. rogers, donald duke in the driver. tick, tick, tick. five, four, line up. tick, tick, tick. wait a minute. oh. false start. and when you do that in the last 10 second they run off

that's why you have a doorman, that's why there are crime stoppers. we are learning through a case like this that visual surveillance is a very important crime-solving mechanism when otherwise we might not have clues. >> this person of interest apparently also -- excuse me -- failed a lie detector test. how would that help? >> well, you can only go so far with a failed lie detector test. there have been investigations botched by placing too much emphasis in that. and if he asked for an attorney after he failed the lie detector test, it had to have been some of the pressure in interrogation. we've got to be careful with the person of interest idea. you know, who is steven? he wasn't the anthrax mailer, but we thought he was when he was a person of interest. the police have an opportunity -- this is not a case where there's no evidence. and the public is being asked to contribute input. this is a case where there's a lot of evidence and they've now got to distill it into something pure. >> really good advice. dr. welner, thank you so much. here's maggie

if you have information, call metro crime stoppers. >>> time for a check of the morning commute with sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> dealing with the new accident on southbound 795. watch for that to affect traffic of there. we are looking a pretty hefty delays on the west side outer loop. westbound saratoga is still blocked at greene street. you can see sap i-95 from south of mountain road to the beltway, at once to get on to the northeast side, at very heavy this morning. this is all due to an earlier accident. this is a live view of the beltway. we will switch to live a few at white marsh. >> plenty of sunshine out there today. it looks like a high of the 75. winds later at the northeast at five to 10 miles per hour. the trend is a nice, quiet, dry and gorgeous weather day. >> back with another live update in 25 minutes. >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, september 2nd, 2009. another fall-like day here in midtown manhattan on this unofficial final week of summer. inside studio 1a, i'm meredith vieira alongside lester holt. matt has the day off today. coming up, we'll

. >>> when hugh jackman hits broadway, you expect a show stopper. cell phone in the audience almost stole the show last night. >> you want to get that? you want to get it? i don't care. doesn't matter. >> a cell phone camera caught it all. as you can see jackman and his co-star remain in character accent and all which prompted applause from the rest of the audience. >>> the pastor of a small oregon church says you could have heard a pin drop when he revealed something to his congregation. why he broke a decade's old silence now and how his congregation is reacting.

be the stopper, try to stop these guys, they are going to the may-offs, and measure yourself up againstnding team would be nice down the stretch for you. >> bob: chase utley takes one upstairs. 29 home runs this year. he's hit 11 of them against left-handed pitchers. 5th in the league with a .414 on pace percentage. he's in the top 9 in homers. i think he's a great case for your best hitter possibly the best overall player on your team batting in that third spot. >> rob: likes john lannan. got a limo for him today. >> bob: john lannan face the phillies for the third time this cry. these ball clubs haven't seen each other since the end of may. they played a lot the first two months. in fact, the last time the phillies were here, jamie.your develop his 250th game, and now he's in the bullpen. a four-pitch walk in front of ryan howard.    . >> rob: if you're john lannan, you wants them to try the ball to the right side, especially center field and right. harris, dukes, a lot of speed, or he can go back on jam shots. a lot of speed to the right side of the fie

we have got a preview of all of the show stoppers.joins us this morning with more. good morning, jeff. >> good morning. >> we're excited about this new season, lots of exciting things coming. it's hard to believe this is the 5th anniversary since the hippodrome renovations. >> absolutely. it's been five years. now we have a new focus to bring the best of broadway to town and best of concert and art to the hippodrome theater. it's still beautiful. it's a great place to come and have dinner. >> when you talk about some of these that are coming. we're talking about fiddler on the roof. dreamgirls, mama mia. that is the one i want to see. it's a great show. >> it's a great show full season. we have shows like phantom and mama mia that people love. we put tickets for sale on those shows and they're moving quickly. we have subdescriber subscribero subscribe to all of our shows. it makes for a great season. >> let's say i want to go to mama mia, how far in advance should i go and buy that ticket. >> if you are a huge dress up, fan, you want

. >> anybody with information on the murder is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 18667-lock up. >>> mayor dixon will join other lawmakers at glen mount elementary middle school for the announcement this morning. they will unveil the first of 51 speed cameras that are being installed in baltimore. the law allowing the cameras near schools goes into effect on thursday. >>> texting while driving is never a good idea, but this week it will become illegal. maryland's new ban on texting goes into effect on thursday. anyone caught texting while driving gets fined $500. the law only bans writing a text not reading one. authorities say that police officers will have a lot of discretion, and decisions will be based on what the officers witness. >>> the ravens faced the cleveland browns yesterday and the hometown win came up with another win. the team was ahead 13-0 during the second quarter when willis mcgahee ran 13 yards for his 16 touch down of the first half. in the 4th quarter veteran derrick mason kept things up in style. joe flacco hit the field for a 72-yard completion. the final sc

i think using terms like this is often a conversation stopper. it means, i am not willing to debate you, i will just impugn your motives and say you are acting out of ill intent, you hate people or you are trying to destroy this country using systems that are foreign to us. and i think we should stop and sit back and say, it is all right to say the policy is wrong. it is all right to say it is misguided. but don't attach associations or motives to people unless you have clear and compelling evidence that it is there. host: what about signs showing the press and perhaps as a monkey or some of lives as a tribe in africa? guest: those are completely ridiculous and beyond the pale. they should be out of polite society. of course. host: 2 was a much joining us this morning. guest: he is a columnist for "the wall street journal." next we will talk about ted kennedy's book "true compass." >> vice president joe biden landed in a baghdad a short while ago. the white house says the previously unannounced trip, his third this year, will feature meetings wit