the intensity of it is very visceral, very immediate, the percussion, and everyone relates to protection. i created this work that has to do is some sense of competition and camaraderie and i wanted it to be four men. i wanted the skirts that almost like you go out fits in a way. i also was saying something about our masculine and feminine side and something about ritual. -- i wanted the skirts that almost were like judo in a way. watching people screaming the audits is not a bad thing. tavis: when you make reference to are massed in and feminine side, when you were growing up in the church choir singing soprano as you did, and you are dancing, does your man could get question in your neighborhood? >> yes, it did. many times. -- does your manhood get questioned in your neighborhood? >> yes, it did. i would have my dancing shoes, i had the tights, all of that, and i had a hammer. [laughter] if i had a hammer. i was teased and taunted a little bit. i figured, this is not just for nails. i never had to use my hammer. i forgot the hammer was in their. it was questioned but i came from a back

the clothes of the maidens the leader particles alluded rivers and cheerfully was punished for the percussion cuts. for the weak u.s. special forces kill al qaeda leader osama bin ladin for almost a decade of hunting here but the terror threat alert for a major the all time high. as the u.s. and the e.u. problems from all sides against the syrian government for its crackdown on protesters truth eventually become free looks an ever increasing possibility. of russian troops get a final polish during rehearsals for a major military display of moscow to be the centerpiece of monday's victory day celebration. welcome this is r t it's nine am sunday morning here in moscow it's cover now in with you this hour with a roundup of the week's top stories and first the story that dominated the news the world's most notorious terrorist killed for almost ten years in hiding a suburb in la who was shot during a covert u.s. navy seal operation they found nine eleven mastermind living in a multimillion dollar mansion about fifty kilometers from pakistan's capital result season it's now reports next bin laden's

a spanish instrument and the lyrics are from spain and the type of song is indigenous and the type of percussion can is african. >> (inaudible). >> yeah, you could hear in the music. it has that pitch and that sadness to it. >> (inaudible). >> okay. so can you play the first song? we will show you a little bit and then you guys can come up and dance. (music)

. >> i don't know about the exact area that the percussion was felt but it simply was an explosion of this magnitude, it would be felt quite a distance. >> reporter: can you talk about what could cause such a huge explosion? people have said maybe a propane tank but is it just too early to say? >> too early to say right now. initial stage of investigation, as you can see, what's on-going right now, all of the utilities have been shut down. all of the people have been evacuated. we're waiting to make sure as i said, we have some daylight. we look at the houses that are still around to make sure with rescue personnel. >> what happens now with cleanup? >> the fire explosive unit investigators from montgomery county rescue will begin their initial investigation. right now, nothing will be touched. until the investigation gets started. >> thank you, chief richard bower telling us the very latest. obviously they'll be here for some time trying to figure out exactly what caused this massive explosion. back to you. >> wow, surae, thank you. the video is amazing. we'll continue to follow that

the real world. >> some students showcase an entire semester due to sweet sound of percussion. >> with a chick flick and a blockbusterrer that you may even marvel over. >> don't touch that dial. we'll be back right after this short break. >>> now it's time for news out in the real world. republican announced wednesday that he's running for president. he may be announced through a video he posted on twitter. the former house speaker says he has big plans should he be elected. he says he wants to over turn the health care reform bill and call for more health care cuts. a recent cnn poll 40% of people have an unfavorable opinion. terry says again grig is not a strong candidate. >> i don't think he has a serious chance. the guy has got a lot of baggage, for somebody who has been prominent in u.s. politics for almost 20 years, he's not that familiar to the public. >> again grig plans to raise $100 million for his campaign. >> well if at first you don't succeed, dust yourself off and try again. this week he renewed his call. the president delivered a speech on tuesday calling for a bipartisan view to the

. >>> the musician gil scott-heron, who influenced generations of rappers with his fusion of percussiontics, and the spoken word, died today here in new york. scott-heron was sometimes referred to as the godfather of rap music, a title he was uncomfortable with. he gained fame in the 1970s with the song "the revolution will not be televised." ♪ nbc will not be able to predict ♪ ♪ the revolution will not be televised ♪ he followed that with more than a dozen albums. gil scott-heron was 62. >>> we're back with a special tribute this memorial day weekend after this. >>> flags are in abundance on this memorial day weekend as the country pays tribute to those who served and died defending it. but for one man in cape may, new jersey, every day is about veterans and the flag. the story tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: on summer mornings on the southern tip of new jersey they raise a special flag each day. it's the coffin flag of a fallen u.s. veteran, brought by family members to sunset beach. on this day it's the flag that once draped the coffin of felice uzalino, dora to her frie

the revolution will be live. >> scott heron's mixture of politics, percussion and poetry helped laid the groundwork for rap. he called it bluesology, he became a cult figure and criticized violent rap lyrics. he rejected the title of godfather of rap but pictured himself somewhat of a pioneer. >> that's what most people are. they're behind me. they came behind me and they're following me good. >> gil scott heron was 62 years old. >>> still ahead as we continue on "world news." saturday night, collisions at home plate. as we usher in summer, should one of payable's key rules be changed? >>> also a remarkable find in the atlantic right off the coast of north carolina. we'll take you on board tonight to see the anchor lifted up from blackbeard's ship. >>> on this memorial day weekend, some familiar faces celebrating summers past. [ male announcer ] wonder where the durango's been for the last two years? it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an advanced degree in technology. it's been working out -- more muscle and less fat. it

he is credited with laying the groundswork for hip-hop and rap music through his spoken word poetry which included percussion and political messages. he was called the godfather of rap which is a title he rejected. he died after getting sick on a trip to europe. he was 62 years old. >>> a bay area city where students say they are embarrassed by their school's image. specifically the swatstikas. what the school is doing about it. >>> almost two years to the day since it happened and we are getting answers. what we now know about a plane that crashed into the ocean. >>> for the memorial holiday weekend one day will feature rain showers. the other day will feature sunshine. we will pinpoint your forecast as eyewitness news continues. incidents symbolizing white supremacy. >>> some high school students in the south bay are suspended for incidents symbolizing white supremacy. about five students wore clothing considered white pride gang attire. over the past few months the students also reportedly flashed white power signs, did nazi salutes and drew swatstikas on desks. >> i'm embarrassed that people see it as a

the audience is asked to come into this dialogue. [driving string and percussion♪ (woman) she didn't even get to shut the door. we can't leave here without talking about one of your most emotional works, still here. it--it provoked a firestorm in some quarters. (jones) yes, it did. and i have to believe that it provoked a powerful reaction from the audiences and from the participants. mm-hmm. how do you feel about that work today? hmm. i wouldn't make it now. i wouldn't make it now. it was a work that, as i said about uncle tom's cabin, it was so ambitious that it could not succeed, but it didn't fail. and when i look at the dance material in it, there's good dance material in it. when i look at the work that gretchen bender did, i think there was something very inspired. she was feeling something. i don't know if it all works, but it works well enough that i stand by it. it was a piece the time needed. and for those who have not seen it, they incorporated video of--of people-- survival workshops with-- that were people living with or having lived with a life-thre

there will be repercussions to abbas for certain positions that he took, the report which last year that there will be percussion -- repercussions for the un security council resolution, the idea that abbas and other senior officials have said they are willing to go without u.s. assistance to pursue their unity agreement with hamas, essentially a slap in the face to the united states and to the american effort to promote negotiations, after rejecting the american approach to negotiations, here we have a situation in which the administration will certainly be viewed in the region as taking a major step toward palestinians precisely when they are making a major step away from washington. the hamas-fatah agreements, strange detachment from this new reality in this speech. the president said the reconciliation agreement poses a profound and legitimate estions for israel, but not for america? after all, the palestinian authority is our word. hamas is our sworn enemy. is it not disturbing to us that our partner and our enemy have decided to reach agreement with each other? there seem to have been a detachment from tha

this is this is quite a sign of the times i guess you can say when you literally can't buy anything including an army but i think that this could have a number of our percussion so let's just start talking through some of them were started as the u.s. government we don't know according this report there is no official backing of this project if you sources within the ministration say that maybe there's a little bit of quiet support but at the end of the day do you think it matters if one of the things that these mercenaries are supposed to do is put down a revolt and they know that there are merican trainers they know that some of these american trainers are going to be going out and fighting putting down with them is that undoubtedly going to look bad for us you can't do this under u.s. law without a license from the state department and that whole question of how would americans and others being involved in training a force out. that force be used how would that force interface with indigenous forces and more importantly with the indigenous political leadership all of those questions would be considered during the process of applying for that license now it

there will be repercussions to abbas for certain positions that he took, the report which last year that there will be percussion -- repercussions for the un security council resolution, the idea that abbas and other senior officials have said they are willing to go without u.s. assistance to pursue their unity agreement with hamas, essentially a slap in the face to the united states and to the american effort to promote negotiations, after rejecting the american approach to negotiations, here we have a situation in which the administration will certainly be viewed in the region as taking a major step toward palestinians precisely when they are making a major step away from washington. the hamas-fatah agreements, strange detachment from this new reality in this speech. the president said the reconciliation agreement poses a profound and legitimate questions for israel, but not for america? after all, the palestinian authority is our word. hamas is our sworn enemy. is it not disturbing to us that our partner and our enemy have decided to reach agreement with each other? there seem to have been a detachment from t

there will be repercussions to abbas for certain positions that he took, the report which last year that there will be percussionrcussions for the un security council resolution, the idea that abbas and other senior officials have said they are willing to go without u.s. assistance to pursue their unity agreement with hamas, essentially a slap in the face to the united states and to the american effort to promote negotiations, after rejecting the american approach to negotiations, here we have a situation in which the administration will certainly be viewed in the region as taking a major step toward palestinians precisely when they are making a major step away from washington. the hamas-fatah agreements, strange detachment from this new reality in this speech. the president said the reconciliation agreement poses a profound and legitimate questions for israel, but not for america? after all, the palestinian authority is our word. hamas is our sworn enemy. is it not disturbing to us that our partner and our enemy have decided to reach agreement with each other? there seem to have been a detachment from that new

the godfather of rap, has died. he recorded dozens of albums known for a signature blend of percussion, politics, and poetry. his best-known work was the revolution will not be televised. gil scott heron was 62 years old. >>> it's about 19 minutes past the hour. now here's russ and rebecca. >> betty, thanks a lot. just had an album out last year. critically acclaimed. sad loss for us. >> it is a big loss. here is lonnie quinn with a first check of our weather. >> look at the little summer suits russ and i pulled out for the big day. >> love it. >> the unofficial start to summer. i want to talk about the extremes that are out there weatherwise on this memorial weekend. snow flies high in the northern rockies. whereas frisbees fly on the east coast. and there's a little fly in the ointment for the southwest. i'm not talking about rain. in fact it's the lack of rain and the bigtime heat out there. tucson to santa fe to midland, texas. 90 degrees up to 105 anywhere in this big swath of red. humidity levels, i mean, they don't get any lower than that. 5% to 10%, you're dry, you're hot, you have got to be so carefu

the history of this academy. [cheers and applause] so these are not just pretty faces here. [laughter] well done. you excelled percussion only, pulling together in succeeding together during your training, serving in dozens of countries on six continents, cutters saving lives on the high seas, joining maritime exercises that their foreign partners, keeping illegal from reaching their streets. through it all, you've embraced a liking for the c. that includes a liking and respect one another. you come from every station in life, every corner of our country, including my home state of hawaii. in fact, i am told that cadet jennifer prock dear comes from my own high school, punahou in honolulu. where is she? jennifer, come on. [applause] this academy welcomes cadets from all over the world, including two dedicated young men in your class from the marshall islands and romania. and i want to thank president president zedkaia as well as king george tupou from tonga among the zedekiah nations for citizens served briefly a lot of forces, including in afghanistan and we are very, very grateful to them. thank you are a match pleasu