the lion of the senate is silenced. the nation stops to remember the life and legacy of senator ted kennedy [ applause ] >>> health care reform. lawmakers from our region hold meetings toage kate constituents about the facts on potential health care changes. >>> and necessary cuts. >>> maryland leaders vote on cuts that will affect every state worker. i'm andrea roane. today is wednesday, august 26th. angie is here with the traffic. kim martucci is here and i can't believe this month is almost over. going by very quickly. >> september. >> kids are in school. >> the fall, turtle necks. >> come next week we will have some weather. that feels more like autumn. >> so turtle necks maybe. >> yes. always that tricky time of the year with the open-towed shoes, turtle necks, hot, warm, cold weather. y.t's get moving, evyb erthis morning, i don't think y have too many complaints. first start with a look trs.e icop icm watched a disturbed batch of weather north of espanol la e goa odan teday wea will see this develop in to a tropi

the lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down, but not before grabbing another gold for the road. news, now. >> rangers and rays both chasing ♪ captioning by kapgz makts >> captioning by captionmax >> rangers and rays both chasing the red sox in the a.l. wild card race. texas a game out entering saturday. tampa three out. big game for carlos pena. hit two home runs. 16th career multi-homer game leads the league with 34. down to their last out. marlon byrd. that one flies away. his 15th of the year. he has three homers in three games. we go to extraings. 10th inning. pena. his third hit of the game. josh hamilton's going to throw e-- evan longoria beats the throw home. tampa walks off with a 5-4 win. seventh career walk-off hit for pena. the rays have won 6-7. texas has now lost 4-5. the rangers trail the red sox by two games in the wild card. tampa remains three back. with that we welcome you inside the espnews studios, will selva, anish shroff, the giants had

the lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down but not before grabbing another gold for the road. espnews, now. ♪ >> rangers and rays both chasing the red sox in the a.l. wild card race. texas a game out entering saturday. tampa three out. big game for carlos pena. hit two home runs. 16th career multi-homer game leads the league with 34. marlon byrd, his 15th of the year. rangers tie it at 4-4. we go to the 10th. pena, his third hit of the game. josh hamilton can't get evan longoria at the plate and the rays win in walk-off fashion 5-4. for pena, his seventh career walk-off hit. tampa has won 6-7. the rangers have lost 4-5 so texas now trails boston by two games in the wild card, the rays remain three back. we welcome you in to the espnews studios, will selva, anish shroff. the giants had a chance. >> san francisco can pull into a tie with colorado for the wild card lead for the first time since august 9. the giants have won 4-5. jorge de la rosa entered saturd

he spent his life working for this country and the country is remembering the man known as the lion of the senate. jessica has reaction from massachusetts to maryland of the passing of ted kennedy. >> reporter: americans mourn the death of the youngest brother in the american political dynasty. ted kennedy lost his battle with brain cancer overnight in his cape cod home. >> how insulting can you be?

the liberal lion died late last night at age 77. >> there's so many things to talk about when we lookack at his legacy. for more insight into the career of this great man, we want to be joined by rick klein, who is one of our soonier political reporters. rick, we know you covered kennedy while you were covering politics at the "boston globe." though this was a an anticipated death, it makes it no less sad and shocking. >> it is. politics is going to stand still for a while. if you spent enough time around washington, you developed respect for senator kennedy for what he was able to do as a legislator, a colleague, a friend. who epitomized what it meant to be a senator. in tire generations of senators look up to him and said immay not agree with him on much but this is how you're supposed to do this job. >> we know about his relationship with president barack obama. it's so fascinating to look back at the election of last year and serole hee played in t election and how the clintons perceived a role and that entire dynamic. >> it was an absolutely critical moment in the campaign. presi

the lion is gone but the fight lives on. remembering ted kennedy. >>> tonight, i'm going to take the liberty to speak to millions of liberals across america. it's been a sad day in america. we lost our man, senator ted kennedy. lost his battle with brain cancer overnight at the age of 77. every time he was on my radio show, i referred to him as the gladiator. he loved that. he was the gladiator for the people. a fighter, a believer. he fought for labor, for worker's rights, civil rights, human rights and social justice. kennedy was the gold standard

lawrence o'donnell on the meaning of the lion of the senate. michael beschloss on the man history should judge as the greatest of the kennedys. and senator bernie sanders on how his passing will affect the lion's final quest and how it will affect a new president's pledge, i promised teddy. >> this is the cause of my life. new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american -- north, south, east, west, young, old -- will have decent, quality health care as a fundamental right and not a privilege. >> the life and death of senator ted kennedy of massachusetts. >> for all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die. the work begins anew. the hope rises again. and the dream lives on. >> all that and more, now on "countdown." the flags at the united states capitol and the white house tonight flying at half staff as are the flags at every public building in this country, at every u.s. embassy, consulate, office, military facility, naval st

>> he's the last lion of the senate.understood the necessity of working together and who have been able to accomplish things, not only through adherence to principle but also to compromise. >> my colleagues and partners, senator kennedy. >> reporter: republican senator john mccain said kennedy was the most effective member of the senate. more than 2,500 bills written, 300 of which became laws. >> i not only graduate to like him, i had enormous respect. >> reporter: senator even an bas father saved kennedy life in a plane crash in massachusetts. >> he was concerned it would explode at any minute and kill everyone. >> reporter: kennedy suffered a broken back and would spend months in recovery. that's where he began to appreciate the cost of health care. making quality, affordable health care available to all americans would become his life's mission. do you think that the current health care debate has suffered because of his absence? >> probably. because ted was so immensely knowledgeable. ted wanted to really drill down

the lions took matthew stafford with the number one overall pick but he might not even be detroit's number quarterback, and the world's fastest man looks forward to slowing down but not before grabbing another gold for the road. espnews, now. ♪

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flags fly at half staff in honor of the lion of the u.s. senate. here is derrick mcginty. >> i have come here tonight to stand with you. to change america. >> reporter: they called him the last of the old line liberals and he was partisan. his great zest for politics and great skills. >> then $200 billion deficit are at least as wrong when the republicans are in control. >> reporter: even those who opposed him called him one of the most effective legislators. >> like my three brothers before me, i pick up a fallen standard, sustained by their memory of our .priceless years together. >> reporter: edward kennedy was born in 1932, the last son of the wealthy kennedy dynasty. when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent ted kennedy to fill out his senate term and they never let him leave. the new young president and his family brought a glamor to washington. the family would seem almost star crossed. assassinned bullets brought him down. in 1969, ted kennedy drove a car off a bridge on the island. his young companion died and fo

>> couric: some called him the liberal lion. >> did you hear that that? we are excluded from having an opportunity to debate this because of the power of the insurance industry. >> couric: others the keeper of the kennedy flame. >> in our family he's known as uncle teddy. (cheers and applause) >> couric: when a gravely ill ted kennedy bounded to the stage at last year's democratic national convention, the nation was riveted, knowing the speech he'd give would likely be among his last. >> the hope rises again and the dream lives on. (cheers and applause) >> couric: but the legacy of the kennedy dynasty is dreams not realized and ted was no exception. he was born edward moore kenneda in 1932, the youngest of joseph and rose's nine children. like his older brothers before him, kennedy attended harvard and then went to l schl where his natural talent for debate was fine tuned. >> ask not.... >> couric: when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent then 3-year-old kennedy do fill the seat and they never let him leave. >> i ask you to join

notion of conservation, preserving spaces for the lions, preserving lions and other animals, you were is crazy that you guys are trying to get rid of lions. say more about that. >> what we do look how beautiful this animal is recognize it as a predator we need to save that animal. i agree with that unfortunately in africa, a lot of poverty over there. their entire wealth is in their cattle, this guy eatscality. tough for us to sit here and say, hey you, better stop killing the lions. took 90% of the wealth away by killing the cattle. what these guys eat are these big animals. same thing, children starving, not kill this guy's food. they remove the people causing conflict, vent them out and create jobs with them. >> angela lulled me into a false sense of security. >> nice and tight. >> hold her nice and tight. i don't want to end up in a tough situation. angela, your thoughts on this, are you someone who is -- whoa, got serious teeth? >> yeah. yeah. >> be careful. >> okay. >> i'm watching her. i'm watching all the body posture what i do when i'm in the bush, watch the body posture, wha

wanted, he was known as the liberal lion of the senate. we're going to take a look back at his life and contributions to america. stay tuned for abc2 news for all the latest and abc2 news.com on the death of ted kennedy. again, we're going to look back at his career and life and get reaction from people waking up this morning to the news of the senator's death and what impact his death will have on health care reform. that debate of course, a cause he was tirelessly fighting for until the end. >>> these stories and much more coming up here this morning on "good morning maryland." but first, a look at the forecast. >> justin berk. >> 6:00. good morning. you'll notice a little more humidity and heat today. i want to start off downtown with our dark view of the inner harbor. yes, we get sunrise in a half-hour, at 6:30. 73 degrees across the inner harbor. 72 glen burnie and sparrows point. 60s across the county on the north side of the beltway back towards reisterstown at 69. 67 in westminster. we're dry on maryland's most powerful doppler rad

the liberal lion of the senate loses his battle with brain cancer.sed away late last night at family compound in hyannis port. president obama got the news at 2:00 a.m. >> got the opportunity denied when his brothers were taken from us. the opportunity to say thank you and good-bye. >> kennedy was a pivotal player in presiden for the white house. serving nearly half a century in the senate, kennedy championed issues like civil rights, minimum wage and health care reform. >> don't you find it remarkable that one of the most partisan liberal men in the last century serving in the senate and so many of his, so many of his foes embrace him. >> reporter: but earlier in his senate career, it was kennedy's personal life that seemed to overshadow his legislative work. in 1969, he drove off a bridge and a young female aide drowned. kennedy later expressed regret for not immediately notifying police and received a suspended sentence for leaving the scene of an accident. in 1980, kennedy took on the vulnerable president jimmy carter for the democratic nominatio

did they view him as the lion? did they view him as the guy they just eventually had to deal with in the senate? >> absolutely. and it was really interesting, covering the bush presidency, because bush's signature issue was education. that's what he came into the white house pursuing. and when he convened a group of experts on it down in austin, he excluded senator kennedy. realizing that was not a good move when he got into office, he quickly courted senator kennedy, invited the senator and some other kennedys to a film about the cuban missile crisis and made it very clear he was going to use the political schools he, bush, had and match those up against what kennedy had. he knew that he needed kennedy as a vital voice, as a potent ally. they even campaigned together for education reform up in boston. i remember thinking i don't think we're going to see george bush up in boston a lot. that's not really bush country, but they did it there because it was a relationship they knew they needed to forge to get it done. a

our destiny and that there is pride in that, even arrogance, but there is also >>> the man called the lion of the senate, ted kennedy of massachusetts, the brother of president kennedy, the last surviving son of the political dynasty is dead tonight at the surviving son of the political dynasty is dead tonight at the age of 77. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good evening from hyannisport, massacsetts, the home of the legendary kennedy family compound. it i a quiet collection of homes tonight because it was here last night that a american political era came to an end. senator ted kennedy was the last of the kennedy men and the only one of the four kennedy bthers to die of natural causes. he died here late last night of incurable brain cancer. he was 77 years old. ted kennedy was a lend in american politics and for that matter in this part of the country. he was a lot of things -- a liberal who often reached out to the right, a man of great flaws who became a family leader. he was a towering legislator and president obama tod said he was not only one of t greatest sena

and the dream lives on. >> the lion of the senate has died.e you were sleeping, senator ted kennedy passed away. of we're looking at the man and his legacy. so that's our breaking news from overnight. t the edward kennedy, the long-time democratic senator from massachusetts lost his battle with brain cancer. kennedy was one of the most influential lawmakers on capitol hill. plus, reached across the party lines several times to get legislation passed. during his time in the senate, kennedy also fought for legislation that would benefit the poor and working class. >> it was ted kennedy who became the representative of people that felt that they weren't being counted, their vote wasn't counted, their voices weren't being heard, and kennedy -- that seemed to almost viscerally hurt him that, people thought that democracy or our country's democracy didn't have a place for him. so he became this giant, you know, average wisdom about the people on the, and earned a spot as their great champion. >> reaction to the senator's death is coming in this morn

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known as the liberal lion of the senate where he was a major force for decades in the senate.t elected in 1962 and of course, the brother of former president john f. kennedy. we will continue to bring you additional details. again, right now, msnbc reporting that senator kennedy at age 77 has died, louing his be t battle to cancer. you're looking at images of senator kennedy speaking at the democratic national convention. a true lion of the senate, a real force. part of the kennedy family, the royal political family. at age 77, losing his battle to cancer. again, this is christina brown with breaking news about senator ted kennedy, one of several brothers of the same kennedy family who has had a long life and legacy, who has affected this country, not only politically, but also as a humanitarian. you may remember not too long ago his sister, eunice kennedy shriver died at the age of 82. unfortunately, senator kennedy was not well enough to attend his sister's funeral. but as i mentioned, not too long ago, msnbc again confirming that senator kennedy has lost his battle to cance

now that the lion of the senate has passed on?ntry. sometimes an event like this wakes people up and we get a better grip on our senses and we tend to move forward as human beings in a much more collective manner. do you anticipate that this won't be so political, that there will be some folks that might in the arena of give and take much more than what they might have been before? >> well, i would hope so. and i would expect at least for a brief period that will happen. but remember, this is an issue, health care, and these other issues are issues about which people feel very strongly, and when people feel strongly, emotions take over and regrettable emotions lead us to do things that are not really in the best interests of us or of the country or of legislation. so i hope it would have a benefitous effect, but don't hold your breath. >> our panel is still with us, todd webster, jack rice and tim griffin. a very interesting piece in politico, and it reads, a handful of well known and ambitious progressives in the upper chamber ar

known as the lion of the senate ted kennedy was recently putting efforts behind universal health care. he work the phones from his sick bed making a final push for health care reform. >> the whole kennedy family was -- people, they served people and that's what they did and that's what he did all his life. >> so many things to so many people. champion of what was right. >> reporter: kennedy was a champion for social causes. he called health care reform the cause of his life. earlier this year he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, america's highest civilian honor. live at penn station,landsa so, abc2 news. >> "good morning america" will have more on the life and legacy of kennedy. >>> in other news -- five years' probation, plus six months of community labor, the sentence for r & b singer chris brown who pled guilty to assaulting rihanna. the sentence was handed down yesterday in an l.a. courtroom. he was also ordered to stay away from rihanna who was severely beaten by brown during a brawl last february. the sentence drew mixed reaction from fans as well as the entertainer

rdb@ fa >>> the man called the lion of the senate has been silenced. senator edward kennedy has died. welcome back 20 9 news now. thanks for joining us this wednesday morning. angie goff is here. she will have the traffic in a moment. we start with howard bernstein and a forecast. >>> another quiet morning out there. very comfortable, especially north and west of town. temperatures in the 60s and you know some time next week in the a 0s away from town. it is going to feel like september. well, it will be september. maybe that's why it will feel like it. this morning we start you off with a look at the satellite and radar. it is fairly quiet overhead here in the mid-atlantic. shower and storms rolling through the great lakes in to chicago and that means your deysllwitiwill notice tc hiwangp for on ic on 5:45. we s ait t 5:45. we s ath ghw with 63 in culpeper and oakland and garrett county. winchester 69 and 72 easton. a look at the highs today. temperatures getting up around 90, 92 with mostly sunny skies. angie, it is 5:30. how are the roads? >>> as we

peyton manning up to his old tricks again the lions. hooked up with dallas clark. 7-0i7bdy. nothing like a preseason game that goes down to the wire. that td strike cuts it to 17-16. it is the preseason, and you don't want overtime. 18-17 lions win. is that an oxymoron or what? yes, the lions win. a double whammy no the orioles. first they were scheduled to play at the same time as the ravens. that will stop a lot of people from going to the rain. then it was delayed by rain. all that is too bad because you would like to have a full house when harold baynes was inducted to the hall of fame. adam jones returns to the starting lineup for the first time in a week. his sore back is ok. takes away extra bases right there. right before the rain delay the orioles grabbed the lead. he rips one deep to center. wigginton comes in. they continue playing. here is the game-winning home run. it looks like this is a gamer too. right now the indians lead the orioles 5-3 in the ninth. the yankees continue their stranglehold of the best record in baseball. a-rod gets back to his feet, fires to

most all reported the death of the lion of theer senate. the news of kennedy's passing brought back memories, good and bad. >> they do bring back chappaquiddick incident but i think that that has been in the past and he has done so much since then that thinktha it i is an end of an era for him, for. >> reporter: perhaps no section impacted more than kennedy's own neighborhood. down the street resents recounted stories of how the late senator would bring his dogs to the neighborhood park. >> he would throw a tennis ball out with one of the throwers and would stand there for 30 minutes and throw out the ball, dog would chase and it throw out the ball. sometimes he would use a tennis racket. and he was always friendly and people acted as if -- in the park, as if he we just another person. so he would have his privacy but he was very friendly. >> impression he always, you know, gave people, myself, is that in spite of family history and in spite of the money, that he was a regular guy. >> reporter: for some the connection was more personal. >> i

when did the label lion start to stick with ted kennedy? id he really get that label and what was it in his career that put that label on him? >> you know, one of the men who is speaking tonight, john mccain, calls him the last lion a few years ago, but the idea i think came in the '80s when a lot of the other liberal senators lost in re-election bids, and ted kennedy after his presidential ambitions had pretty much been put aside became the last liberal standing in the senate and took on his -- the senior statesman role there. >> tell us something about ted kennedy that maybe the american people don't know. is there anything that he did that -- on a consistent basis that maybe wasn't publicized that you have in your book? >> there are so many things. i think -- so many contradictions are built into this man. one of the things is you think of the kennedys and you think of youth because he did so much to build the legacies of his brothers, and so much of what we think of his brothers is really ted's image of his brothers. but in some ways wit

more so than normal wild lions. and thes, the most life threatening was for me. shizle not knowing that was like, hey, i'm cool with you. he was learning from my behavior that i was a nice normal guy, so he'd get more and more curious. which is great. but moms would get super protective. >> it's been quite a few months since you came back. how are they doing? >> they're doing very well. the project a huge success. these lions were saved from destruction. they're happy, healthy lions. >> that's fantastic. >> what do you do to calm them? there was a real risk -- >> training in the gym every single day. my training program is based on what do i do if i get attacked? and it's also, i spent a lot of time as a captive trainer. i've been in situations where i've had to defend myself. and once you know you can plan for the worst-case scenario. i had a paramedic. i had a plan for if these lions attacked me. can you go out and do that stuff. >> dave, thank you so much. you did a great job. shepherd was the lion. "into the wild" premi

they call him the lion of the senate. and senator kennedy hard fought battle with brain cancer ended at his nearby home. end of a long journey, career and life. >> in senator kennedy's home state of massachusetts, outpouring of grieve from constituents. >> he was a champion for massachusetts for the country and the world. >> patriarch of the story and family, died tuesday day night at the age of 77 after battling brain cancer. kennedy served a half a century on capitol hill leaving behind a legacy ranging from health care to civil rights. >> his ideas and ideals, are stamped on scores of laws and reflected in millions of lives. >> vice-president biden worked with kennedy in the seatbelt for 36 years. >> he is leaving a great void in our public life. and a hole in the hearts of millions of americans and hundreds of us who were affected by his personal touch. throughout our lives. >> fellow senator and friend chris dodd noted kennedy dedicated his life to health care reform. and an issue congress is hotly debating. >> my ho

the family has been holding a private vigil sense the passing of the lion in the senate, lion of americantual gathering. family and friends will gather for a private mass. we've learned within the last matter of minutes that from the senator's office at 12:30, a little earlier than initially planned, the motorcade will begin, a path of remembrance, if you will, essentially following a trail of the celebrated life of senator kennedy had traveling about 70 miles to the city of boston, ultimately ending up at the jfk presidential library and museum where he will lie in repose. we're told the family members will greet the public today as they arrive there. also other family members inside the smith center. that's exactly where the casket will lie. it will be illuminated by spot lights. we're told perhaps his wife vicki will be there as individuals pay respects. again will lie in repose tomorrow. the family will gather friday night. there will be a funeral at 10:30. it will be private, not open to the public. the president of the united states, barack obama, will be delivering the eulogy. at 5

the lion is dead. the brunt of them. >> reporter: newspapers called him the lion, lion of the senate. liberal lion. >> speech writer ted sorenson said he roared. >> an enormous laugh. >> close tedies. >> weather on "60 minutes" or at a convention. ted kennedy was known for his sense of human. cheering up his friend after senator dodd's recent surgery. >> some choice comments about having prostate surgery and catheter ters. >> you used to taunt political opponents. where was george? >> where was george? >> where was george? where was george? but humor cuts both ways. "saturday night live" questions ted kennedy by clarence thomas. >> have you ever come out of the bathroom nude and acting like somewhere was there? >> no. >> that's too bad. >> senator kennedy' did his own impression of his grandfather on "60 minutes." >> who's that young boy. >> reporter: he often used the same line to introduce himself? >> are you glad to see old kennedy? >> eight years later he was still using the same line. >> yeah. >> a

the lion of the senate has been silenced. senator ted kennedy passed away last night following a battle with brain cancer. he was 77 years old and died at the family home in hyannisport. he was the last surviving son of a glamorous but tortured political family who spent half a century in the senate fighting for those who need. we are in washington with more. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. word of kennedy's death came this morning in a brief statement from his family who said his faith, perseverance and optimism will live on. massachusetts senator edward kennedy died at his home in hianis surrounded by loved one after a year-long battle with brain cancer. kennedy's family said we've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives. but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on forever. local massachusetts residents are also mourning the loss of the popular senator. >> sad, sad. >> it's an impact for the whole country, especially on a political level, you know

the lion of the senate has died at the age of 77. ahead, reaction from washington, massachusetts and abroad on the passing of this political icon. >>> thank you for starting your wednesday with us. i'm andrea roane. we want to get you ready for the day, so we head out to the weather terrace where meteorologist howard bernstein is there with the forecast. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. a pleasant morning here. humidity is up a bit but not too bad. in southern maryland you have a lot more low-level moisture in place. so, yeah, it is a little sticky down there. look at the weather computer and you will see quiet. showers and storms detroit to chicago could mess up air avoreltr e mtonew llavel mtre york state as e thw pr progresses across ontario. read there's the low 70s. 71 in town. 7 # 63 cumberland and 77 at ocean city. it is balmy where water temperatures are in the 70s. 83 by noon and 90 by 5:00. topping off at 90, 92. >>> good morning. i'm hooking you up with a look at the traffic. 95 and bw parkway clear. from 495 new hamp

>> bless the lord, i knew i'd be called old, but not a lion. >> reporter: cecil "chip" murray retired at 75 as the pastor of the first african methodist episcopal church of los angeles, which was the largest a.m.e. church in the country. he could preach hellfire and brimstone, but he was more concerned about social issues like homelessness, jobs, violence, and hunger. >> we must not only have life after death, but we must have life after birth, even as with the founder of christianity. he would preach personal salvation, but he would also preach social salvation. he would reach out. i have come that you may have life, not i have come to take you to heaven. >> reporter: pastor mark whitlock is a co-director of passing the mantle. he says because of rev. murray he turned his life around, so he knows a pastor can make a difference, even with kids society deems beyond hope. >> i would probably be one of those people you would be afraid of in the community, yeah, sold some product that were illegal and did some things that i'm not very proud of. >> reporter: now, as pastor of christ our re

he was the last kennedy brother. a lion in the senate, a major force for liberalism as well as bipartisan bills to improve the lives of theless fortunate. word came just after midnight that the senator had died of brain cancer. >> one long time kennedy staffer said he died just as he lived, with courage. kimberly southers is here with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, eun. what a remarkable le it was. the senator once saying that the pursuit of the presidency was not what defined his life, public service was. edward kennedy grew up in the shadow of two brothers who became american icons, but his decades in the u.s. senate established him as a political legend in his own right. >> i'm saying you don't want to undermine the medicare system and the next will be social security. >> reporter: though blessed with family wealth and fame, he was devoted to helpie thoseless fortunate. massachusetts voters sent him to the senate in 1962, two years after brother john f. kennedy won the white house. >> that the torch

now the roar of the lion has fallen silent. >> the work goes on. the hope still lives. dream shall never die. >> ted kennedy carried their dream forward. we saw his personal failures -- chappaquiddick, and the loss of the 1980 presidential bid. >> i believe the camelot era passes today. i do not believe the next generation could ever measured up to the first. >> but the legacy continues. victoria and joe are said to be serious contenders for the late senator's seat. then there is kathleen kennedy townsend and patrick kennedy. finally, there is caroline kennedy. she played a visible role in the obama campaign. >> senator edward kennedy! >> all up to carry the torch, but not able to fill the shoes of the senator from massachusetts. one thing we will be watching for is how his death affects the health care reform debate. courtney robinson, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> some democrats are hoping to rescue health care reform as part of kennedy's legacy. they said they would probably be closer to a health care deal if kennedy would have been on capitol hill. they'resking the

the california sea lion eats small fish like sardines and anchovies. e there are so many of them, competition for food is fierce, and the concern is that it's going to get even worse because of a change in the weather offshore. a growing el nino weather pattern may be bringing warmer water currents to the california coast. fish seekut o colder water now further out in the ocean. that depletes the sea lions' food source near the shore. >> if the el nino continues to develop and gets stronger and stronger, what we seeing now is the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: right now they're saving the ones they can. the weakest need feeding tubes. yet, by the time they wear out their welcome, they are sent on their way. >> it's the best part of the job for sure, yeah. >> reporter: all right, let's see it. >> one, two, three, let them go. >> reporter: after a little hesitation, they're off, headed back home. ben tracy, cbs news, laguna beach, california. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. good night. capt

drafted by the detroit lions last year but the army ordered him to serve a two-year commitment after his college days. he does hope to is attend a career after his olympic career. >>> donald foil, the nba veteran has helped more than 1,it 200 children in the caribbean in three years. last year he held a camp stressing education, nutrition, and yes, basketball. foyle hopes to expand the program to other countries. >> nice job. thanks. >>> a freak show owner is going to court. i just like to say freak show because he lost out on buying a five-legged doggy. but even if he wins, it's too late for him to get what he really wants.