case, because the case had been dismissed. >> but at the same time, can you understand what the police union is saying? they're saying that this police officer arrived on the scene, there had been a prior incident when professor gates was out of the country. he is told that there is -- that there are two men involved. whether or not there was any racism involved in his response, as a law enforcement officer, he's saying that he was trying to protect skip gates and anyone else who might be in the house from some other third or fourth parties. he did not know what the lay of the land was when he first walked into that house. >> no, that part is understandable. what is not understandable is then when he goes forward, makes an arrest, and makes charges that a prosecutor has said are unfounded or we don't feel we could substantiate them. let's no end writ where the uni has ended it. he made an arrest, he charged someone with a crime that the prosecutor has failed to go forward. and i think the media is not dealing with the fact that it is the prosecutor's officer that has refuted what the officer

. >> reporter: the local police unions demanded a presidential apology. a few hours later the president responded. >> i unfortunately, gave an impression, that i was maligning the cambridge police department or sergeant crowley specifically. and i could have calibrated those words differently.nsñ8rñ.9 >> reporter: the president made his remarks just after getting off the phone with sergeant crowley, a conversation the white house did not characterize as an apology. >> my impression of him was that he was an outstanding police officer and a good man and that was confirmed in the phone conversation. and i told him that. >> reporter: the president stood by some of his statement from wednesday but also cast some blame for the incident on gates whom he telephoned after he spoke with the press. >> i continue to believe, based on what i have heard, that there was an overreaction in pulling professor gates out of his home i also continue to believe based on what i heard that professor gates probably overreacted as well. >> reporter: the president then tried to ref

. >> reporter: the police union supporting the officer say they aappreciate the president's mark. some influential members of the black community agree. >> this racially is something that need not take off and look and feel the way it is beginning to look and feel. >> reporter: according to his brother, officer crowley hopes to put this issue behind him and put life back to normal. >> lindsey mastis has been talking to people down at the mall. has this become a teaching moment? >> reporter: well, many have said there is a lot to be learned by this, and by having the officer and gates at the white house, is it going to resolve the issue? people along the national mall have mixed feelings. >> there are a lot of bigger issues to be worried about than something trivial like this. i would think we should get beyond it. >> i think it will let both sides to get to the understand how to get to the point. >> they don't really want to talk to each other. i think it was good for president obama to try to figure this whole thing out. >> i think it's bringing more attention to a story than it

did you sense any bad feelings toward president obama for his remarks, because the police association, the police unions have called for an outright apology? what is the emotional sense that you have of what is happening with the cambridge police department right now? >> reporter: lou, there were absolutely some bad feelings. when i got here yesterday, you could feel it. the tension was in the air. the police commissioner told me that morale was very low. when i spoke to these guys today before the president called, they thought it was a rush to judgment and he should have waited for all the facts. one of the black police officer, a woman police officer, her name is kelly king, she said, i supported the president. i voted for him but i don't support him and i won't vote for him now. i think they may be reconsidering this because they feel that at least now there may be some resolution in all of this. yes, there were bad feelings towards the president. and they said, not only the president they feel in those initial remarks did he single out the sergeant, the officers here but police officers all across

. >> reporter: another group lining up behind chief bake we shall the police union. the president tells me his board is hopeful baker can remain as chie i on spite of the dui arrest. >> thank you, julie. 'll ctinue following the story throueout t evening. stay tuned to news 4 for the very latest on the rest of the police chief, david baker. >>> commuters are soon going to have some relief from their recent traffic nmaigrehtn o the ting tarsd crews will eate l aep seat lane for vehiclesan turning right on to route 123 fro chain bridge. that way drivers who need to turn right won't get stuck behind the folks waiting to go straight. crews will add the new lane by repositioning construction barriers and restrapping the roadway. >>> it is coming down to the wire on capitol hill. time's running short for president obama's efforts to reform the nation's health care system. congress will be back at work tomorrow. bo sides say they want to improve the system and provide care for americans who don't have health insurance. but they remain deeply divided over just how to make tha

the police union, city officials, and alexandria residents still supported him to a certain extent. >> i remember he has had an unblemished record for several years. >> he stepped down. it is - it is with a great deal humility that i resign. >> [unintelligible] >> many resident of alexandria ultimately said it was the right decision even if they did not agree. >> i think it is a shame that this happened, but i think the best thing for him to do was to resign. >> some -- one person has stepped in as active chief for the interim. the former police chief could still face charges. he has no comment tonight. abc7 news. >> according to the city of alexandria's website, someone retired from the washington d.c. police department. he then joined the alexandria police department. we have details on the house's decision the house'svote of the health-care beer -- vptote to not -- decision to decisionvote on -- decision to notote on the recess. >> what job is in the hospital in china. we received word that the child has been released after several days in the hospital. this was supposed to be an e

bret: today the police unions and cambridge police officials came out and urged an apology from president saying they stood firmly behind sergeant crowley and his actions in this arrest. do you think that precipitated the move of coming into the briefing room? >> i think it precipitated the understanding among h political advisors that he was no longer in charge of the story, that it had gone past him, was damaging him politically and had derailed the discussion of healthcare. bret: charles. >> i think it was important, because the democrats have suffered for almost a half a century of a reputation of being soft on crime. the flip side of that is tough on cops, or insensitive to the duties and the sacrifices of law enforcement, and this story, when the cambridge police came out, a multi-racial police force came out and spoke unanimously about how this was wrong, this was not about race, and the president really ought to apologize, they understood it was a serious political issue. it seems that a lot of the obama presidency is a contest between his intelligence and his arrogance, and i thi

bill: it will not be the final word but -- because we will hear a press conference from the police uniongyn: let me tell you why that is important. the president of the cambridge police patrol officers association, a police union -- they do not represent the sergeant in question -- but he says that there are audiotapes in the solicitor's office that will show the harvard professor it is the one that turn this into a racial incident. bill: state to inform more on that. in the meantime, this is a fox news alert. consumer confidence falling in july. the first drop in five months, unemployment and low wages run of in terms. consumers still unsure if the economy has hit rock bottom. that is a live look at the national debt clock in new york city. take a look at that monster number. it constantly updates to show each american family's share of the debt. that clock was created in 1989 by a new york real-estate developer. on the road to recovery, in the meantime, we are looking at a number of different industries and how their business is doing. this morning, we look at tully's coffee shop. they

now, the police unions, they are upset, and one can understand their point of view, but, chris, i know you have been talking about this, but just think about this for a second as it relates to race relations in our great country. a professor from harvard university, a man who walks with a cane in his mid-20s, in his own home who identifies himself. so then what can happen to the 16-year-old with his hat to the side and jeans perhaps hanging off his backside that hasn't done anything wrong? >> here's president obama late this afternoon about his invitation -- it was prompted by crowley, the cop, who had the -- what do you call it? he said, why don't you have us over for a drear beer? here he is responding to the propation. >> at the end of the conversation, there was a discussion about -- my conversation with sergeant crowley, there was discussion about he and i and professor gates having a beer here in the white house. we don't know if that's scheduled yet, but we may put that together. >> okay. here's the question to you. dominic, it is 11:00 tonight, we are in a saloon somewhere in n

that is my friend and a black sergeant arrested him he would be doing traffic duty right now, the police union would not stand behind him and i think we would have a much more different understanding and interpretation so these hinges do make a difference, class makes a difference, race makes a difficult, testosterone and that class distinction needs to be talk about says do you know who i am, you have got a black intellectual saying to a working class white guy, i am more important than you are you are, that sets up a whole other set of sparks, but we were talking earlier and we decided that not only should we be invited to this white house encounter but what would be interesting, the way you get to the truth is you have the opposite side defend, you are. >> i will argue for the black intellectual and you argue for the cop. >> it took the president and a harvard professor to gin up enough pedestrian agree and social status to argue what is usually taken for a law of white policeman that is a class matter too that has to be dealt with. >> schieffer: i will speak for the timekeeper here, our ti

we don't see the other members of the police union that we were told were going to be there. it's just the four guys. >> well, bret, the sergeant brought along family members. the president and attorney of the cambridge police officers union and members of their families. we are toal they are getting tours of the white house while the principles sit down and talk here for about an hour, and meanwhile, even if they were to say something, we couldn't hear it, the pool being kept some 40 feet away. you can tell it is quite a distance by the telephoto lens pushing in on the two. bret: i'm pretty unimpressed, wendell. i just don't have a lot to say about t >> i'm unimpressed, too, bret. we hoped for more. the president, as i said, had called this a teachable moment, but by many accounts over the two-week process of this controversy, lessons have already been learned. >> the cambridge policeq acted stupidly in arresting somebody when theres was already proof that they were in their own home. >> last week, the president came to the defense of his friend henry gates, admitting he didn

. >> reporter: the police union supports sargeant crawley said they appreciate the gesture by the president and is willingness to reconsider his initial remark. the president hopes the resolution of this incident can be a teachable mowment where everyone can stop pumping up the volume and take a moment to talk to each other. members of the black community agree. >> this, racially, is something that need not take off and look and feel the way it is beginning to look and feel. >> according to his brother, officer crawley hopes to put this issue behind him and get life back to normal. "wjz," eyewitness news. >>> after his arrest, professor gates hired a legal team and reportedly contemplated filing a lawsuit. >> the controversy is proving to be a big distraction from the president' he speaks to overhaul health care. coming up this week, he hopes to get back on the message. he has two more town hall meetings planned, one in north carolina, one in virginia. he juans lawmakers to rally around his proposal. is it a good idea? we'll have a full report coming up in 25 minutes. > >>> senator jeff ses

police asked the president to apologize for saying that crowley acted stupidly. the police groups stand behind the sergeant and insist that race was not a factor. >> on behalf of the unions and their members, let me assure everyone that the officers of the cambridge police department are committed to the professional and nondiscriminatory enforcement of the law. they respect and embrace the diversity within their own community and within their own ranks. they make hundreds of decisions each week. and thousands of decisions each year in the preservation of the peace. race does not play a role of any kind in that decision making, and played no role in the decision making in this case. crowley was at the news conference but didn't speak. there he is there in the tan pants and blue shirt. he's said he'll not apologize for arresting gates and he did nothing wrong, it was simply doing his job. >>> lots of people have been talking about the arrest of the professor. here's what i-reporters are saying. >> it wasn't the most diplomatic decision. it wasn't the stupidest either. the officers didn't arrest gates for picking his own lock. he arrested gates for disorderly conduct. now

the cambridge police acted stupidly. >> immediately the conversation shifted away from race relations and tort nonsense. by the end of the week, it was who was offended by whom. more demands from police unions for someone to say sorry. >> i think the president should make an apology to all law enforcement personnel throughout the entire country p who took offense to this. >> the president took the blame for making things worse. >> the fact that it has garnered so much attention, i think is a testimony to the fact that these are issues that are still very sensitive here in america. >> reporter: but now he's right on. instead of worrying about whose feelings are hurt, how about an actual discussion about race. how does a white police officer interact with a black suspect if he's afraid someone is going to call him a racist for doing his job? what about a black suspect confronted by a white cop and how he might have a lifetime of feeling like he's been unfairly targeted despite his innocence. those are hard questions. with a painfully difficult topic like race, it's easier to avoid the big issue and focus on the trivial. >> yes, it can be an opportunity, but it depends on your audience as well

the entire cambridge police department. >> there was nothing stupid about what happened. what happened was under the control of professor gates. >> reporter: the local police unions demanded a presidential apology. hours later, the president responded. >> i know fortunately, gave an impression that i was maligning the cambridge police department against sergeant crowley specifically. i could have calibrated those words differently. my impression of him was that he was an outstanding police officer, and a good man. and that was confirmed in the conversation and i told him that. >> reporter: the president stood by some of this statement from wednesday, but also cast some blame for the incident on gates, whom he telephoned after he spoke to the press. >> i continue to believe, based on what i have heard, that there was an overreaction in pulling professor gates out of his home to the station. i also continue to believe based on what i heard, that professor gates probably overreacted as well. >> reporter: the president then tried to refocus attention on the bigger issue of racial profiling. >> my hope is that as a consequence of this event, this endsp s up beingsy teachable m

we completely support sergeant crowley and the fine men and women of the cambridge police department. >> reporter: the police unionresenting sergeant james crowley rallied to his defense. crowley himself did not speak, but told whgh-tv about the arrest. >> i'm sergeant crowley from the cambridge police department. >> reporter: he insists professor gates provoked the confrontation, the moment the officer explained he was responding to a 911 call to a possible break in. >> he said, why, because i'm a black man? >> reporter: crowley spoke out because he was tired of being called a racist. he is an 11-year veteran, father of three, and has trained officers on how to avoid racial profiling. >> this wasn't a back and forth exchange of banter or arguing. this was one-sided. >> reporter: an african-american sergeant seen in the foreground, defended crowley saying he never heard the professor call anyone a racist. >> i support what he did 100%. >> it's over. >> reporter: professor gates remains on his vacation home on martha's vineyard. speaking out. >> just because a black man answers the door and you're responding to a 9

announced -- to cambridge police union announced that it is standing firmly behind therresting officer. >> we expressed our support for sergeant crowley, clearing him of any wrongdoing. on behalf of the unions and the members, let me assure everyone that the officers of the cambridge police department are committed to the professional and non discriminatory enforcement of the law. they make hundreds of decisions each week and thousands of decisions each year in the preservation of the peace. race does not play a role of any kind in that decision making and played no role in the decision making in this case. >> president obama said that the actions of the cpd were stupid. the fact of this case suggest that the president used the right adjective but directed it to the wrong body. >> i think that the president should make an apology to all law enforcement personnel. >> our opinion is that we want all of the facts to be presented. the present and not have all of them. -- the president did not have all of them. greta: president obama tried to put out the fire. >> i just had

this is from the police union in cambridge. take a look. >> the supervisors of the cambridge police department deeply resent the implication and reject any suggestion that in this case or any other case, they have allowed a person's race to direct their activities. however, we hope that they will reflect upon their past comments and apologize to the people of the cambridge police department. martha: they are requesting an apology for getting their feelings hurt. this is officer james crowley. you saw him standing in that huge group in that news conference. he is the officer who arrested renowned black harvard professor henry louis gates. the men have two very different stories about what happened that day. gates says that his arrest was racially motivated while crowley, who has come out subsequently -- he was handpicked by the police force to train other officers about how to avoid racial profiling -- he said that he had good reason to make the arrest and he will not apologize for doing his job. here is the very latest. what to

the cambridge police union says they want them released. sergeant crowley spoke on low cal news, geraldo, saying and he was clear that professor gates he explained exactly how the arrest went down and said professor gates was screaming, ranting, he would not calm down. you and i both know, black or white what happens is you get arrested for disorderly conduct, professor or not and professor gates is definitely turning this into a race issue. he is saying that obama said. >> geraldo: i have not heard ever, ever, the case where you get arrest the for disorderly conduct inside your own home and the professor alleges that sergeant crowley lured him outside specifically to get around that technicality you might call it in the law. and he was entrapped and that is why the cam bridge cops dropped it. i want to ask the governor a question. what if the tape says there is two black guys breaking into the house next door. is that good or bad for sergeant crowley? >> i don't think it matters what color they were. there were two people that appeared to b

i know the police union really stands by his remarks. >> what's the fur yor about this been like? >> i know in the beginning, i think the feelings were divided along racial lines. in general, they were. i think right now, people are hoping that lessons can be learned. conversations will be scheduled about policing and racial profiling. >> i know that professor gates remains in his vacation home on martha's vineyard. he was rumored he might plan to sue. >> yesterday, he was flying to l.a. when he e-mailed me. his comment about the lawsuit was from a couple of days ago. i think with the president's call, both are trying to put this behind him. i believe he's returning to the vineyard on monday. >> so l.a. is a business trip? >> he's working on a documentary on immigration. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, we'll talk e elijah cummings and have a live report from massachusetts for you. meanwhile, i'm joined by jon decker, washington correspondent for reuters. the president says he hopes this is a teaching moment, but what has the president learned from this incident? >> well, this is

it comes several hours after representatives from the police union came to the officer's defense. >> my hope is that as a conseqnce of this event, this ends up being what's called a teachable moment. where all of us, instead of pumping up the volume, spend a little more time listening to each other. >> autumn of us collectively and individually, believe that he acted appropriately. as any police officer would. in conducting aes rnse ro t a o break-in progress call. >> the disorderly conduct charge against professor gates was later dropped. >>> the president is hoping his remarks today might put an end to this controversy. joining us now is nbc news correspondent, mike tiabbi with more. make, what's the pulse? you think this is going to be winding down? >> reporter: well, it's going to be winding down at some point, wendy. because all stories do. but right now, the temperature is pretty stoked. it's reignited an angry conversation between race and law enforcement. i heard it on the talk shows in town, all over the newspapers here and the conversation continues in that vein. but some w

. >> neither sergeant crowley or the police union representing him could be reached for comment on the tapes. at least five police officers responded to the 911 calls. harvard university police also responded. >>> coming up next in sports, see what one washington national did last night. it had only been done 12 times before in bubble history. >>> but first it is the signs of now. >>> today is a sweet day. july 28th is a national holiday celebrating chocolate. not just any kind but a specific chocolate, which one, is it milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate? think you know the answer? find out if you are correct when we come back. fab@b@fab@ >>> back with the signs of now. the answer is milk chocolate. it was invented in the 1870s in switzerland. >>> in sports after a rough first half off and on the field, josh willingham is looking like a star for the nationals. tied at two last night and bases loaded and willingham blasts a grand slam to left. washington takes the 6-2 lead. but then more excitement in the sixth. >> willingham goes to left center again. this is two grand s

the police union president says that the rank and file are saddened but support the chief's decision. >> i have spoken with him and i know it wasn't easy for him. i know -- at the end of the day it is what he and his family decided what was best for them and i know that the chief wanted, what was best for the police department. >> reporter: dave baker still faces the drunk driving charges pending in arlington. a hearing originally scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed to mid august. reporting live from election yeah, julie carey, back to you. >> thank you, julie. >>> judge sotomayor is now a step closer to becoming the first latina on the u.s. supreme court. today she was approved by the senate judiciary committee. one republican supports sotomayor. tracie potts has more on the story. >> reporter: it is no surprise that the yishy committee approved her with interesting today is who voted for her and didn't who didn't. >> the nominee has been approved by the committee. >> reporter: every democrat voted for judge sotomayor and so did one republican, south carolina's lindsey graham.

mike, the police union says it wants an apology. are we going to see apologies? >> reporter: they're not requesting an apology, but what the association said was that if professor gates chose to apologize, that would be quote, an excellent outcome. they certainly have dug in their heels, another line in the sand on both sides. when you think that on monday, this was a two-paragraph story in the student newspaper, tuesday we did the story on "nightly news" as a short piece -- that should not demean professor gates or the police department. it almost ended and then language started to get ratcheted up. the president's comment that police acted stupidly in arresting gates. gates himself tells cnn that surely it was a rogue cop that made the arrest. today's press conference, several police association standing four square behind 42-year-old sergeant, james crowley. crowley himself didn't speak today, but yesterday, he said again that he did nothing wrong, that it was professor gates who controlled the situation. so both sides right now, narrow descriptions of what hap

the police unions, larry, were mad at the president.er questioned the prosecutors' decision saying we're not going forward which meant what undermined the arrest is not the president, not those that supported dr. gates like me, but the prosecutors. >> ann, on the other hand -- if it's your house and -- forget racial. it's your house. they're questioning you about your own house. you would be ticked? >> in fact, i have been at least in the initial crankiness by professor gates, i've been somewhat of a defender of his in as much as i'm someone who travels a lot. i get a lot of -- i get cranky, too, especially after a long trip from china. what can't be defended, i think, is the next 48 hours. the next week when he could calm down and think i overreacted. but i think that is a problem. both minorities and females are told to take everything as it's because your black. it's because you're a woman. i don't think that's good for blacks or females. i don't think it's good for the rest of the country. and there is one thing i'd like to say abou

the legal counsel for the police union spoke today as well, trying to make us better understand what is disorderly conduct to begin with. when can a police officer use it, what is the threshold, for example, have to be. let's learn more about this before we get into the debate. here it is. >> you could find hundreds of lawyers who would debate the ups and downs and the merits and demerits of any disorderly person arrest. the police officer on the ground, if you will, on the spot of making those decisions, does not have that luxury or ability. if you review sergeant crowley's report, i think you would find many lawyers who would agree that the evidence presented therein would be sufficient to make an arrest. >> let's talk about don lemon. he was there today for the press. he has been talking to many so of the players involved in this case. you know what this is coming down to, don? this is an interesting question. all of us as americans, hispanic, black, white, no matter where we come from, need to ask ourselves these questions. is this a case about a white police officer prejudging a

now, the police unions, you know, they're upset, and one can understand their point of view, but, chris, and i know you've been talking about this, but just think about this for a second as it relates to race relations in our great country. a professor from harvard university, a man who walks with a cane, in his mid-20s, in his own home, who identifies himself. so then what can happen to the 16-year-old kid with his hat to the side and jeans perhaps hanging off his backside that hasn't done anything wrong? >> well, you're an evocative speaker, sir. what do you think? >> i want to disagree with you. i think he has figured out from the beginning how to talk to america as the first black president. and the strategy has been from his' mergence in 2004 to make clear his goal is to be the president of all america without in any way denying his heritage or without in any way failing to bring that experience to the national stage, but always trying to integrate that in the broadest sense into an identity that encompasses all americans. i thought it was a little unusual about this comment, it se

the u.s. capitol police breath. thindividual we told you about earlier driving the car, the witnesses say was going at a high rate of speed is dead. the police confirm that. witnesses tell us it began in union station and turned out as what is to be a routine traffic stop. the police told this individual to stop, the white mercedes and that he did not so doso. that is when police apparently started following him, one, maybe two cars. and they ended up here coming out of louisiana avenue and turning right in front of the capitol. we're told that that individual was driving, according to witnesses, probably 16 miles an hour. that he jumped out of the car and started shooting. we know one officer was hit by the car and we don't have the condition of the officer. we did learn the individual died. here's more from u.s. park police. >> the suspect produced a weapon, the officers gave verbal commands, demanded the suspect put the weapon down. the suspect was shot. at this point, we recovered a weapon and my understanding, the suspect is dead. i'll be back in about a half hour or so and i'll be able to brief you and give you other details. that is the spokeswoman for u.s. capitol police and we'll h

station, as you look at police officers cordoning off the scene. union station is just a couple of blocks away from the capitol. the car was chased by two police cars. it tried to make a left on new jersey avenue, which is just a block from the d.c. bureau where i'm sitting right now. police barricades blocked the access to the capitol, and by the time the car actually made the left, according to the witnesses, other police vehicles had gathered to trap it. either the barricades or the police cars stopped that car. now, at this point, the witnesses say there were anywhere from 5 to 15 shots fired. now, multiple witnesses here, 8 to 10, some say a dozen, shots were fired, they say, by both police and the occupant of the car. senate staffers who were nearby believe the occupant was killed. now, we can't confirm that at this point. you can see the ambulances there, and the police are getting ready, the capitol hill police getting ready to brief as you look at that live shot. let's -- they're getting ready to come up to the microphones. i can also tell you a

the other on a motorcycle. this came to an end when he fired on police. >> i was going back to the hotel. >> it was supposed to be a routine traffic stop near union station, but that changed when the driver of his white mercedes sped away, triggering a police chase that ended with gunfire. >> five quick shots. >> minutes earlier, the suspect took off a long way on louisiana avenue, striking two police officers. >> i got off the bus. when i got off here, the car passed. >> they were coming down here 60 m.p.h. and it was fast. >> of the chase ended several blocks away when the brazen man struck a jersey wall and another police cruiser. that is when the police say he pulled out a handgun and the u.s. capitol police did not hesitate. at least two officers shot and killed the man. >> the officers felt threatened and we have since recovered weapons that belonged to the suspect. >> this tourist noticed something was wrong when he saw a high-speed chase. he and his family were visiting from oklahoma and they dodged for cover. >> i did not realize until i saw my family against the retaining wall that those are gunshots. i stood behind the tree. >> we understand i

officers association and also president of the massachusetts municipal police coalition. >> thank you, and good afternoon. i'm here representing the 22 member unionsthe massachusetts municipal police coalition. i'm speaking in one unified voice on behalf of the union presidents and their memberships. we completely support sergeant crowley and the fine men and women of the cambridge police department. we want the viewers to know that our website is being inundated with e-mails from law enforcement officers and ordinary citizens from across the united states expressing their support for sergeant crowley and the cambridge police department, and we'd like to thank everybody for that support. and on behalf of the entire membership of the mmpc, we'd just like to say that we have sergeant crowley and his family in our thoughts. thank you. >> we'll open the floor for questions. sir? right here. right here. >> are you getting any support or offer of apology fully -- [ inaudible ]? >> i think, you know, that was a decision that was made without our input. we think in retrospect, given the publicity that has transpired, it would have been better to let the m

. >>> the boston police union condemns his e-mail. people shouldn't jump to cop collusions. if you want to hear more about what the officer says because basically i refuse to read it go to cnn.com/robin. >>> a racing legend is coming out of retirement to step in for a driver who was badly hurt in a car crash. here's rafer. how far into retiefrmt was he? >> three years into retirement. >> a little out of practice. >> you may remember the video. this is felipe massa hitting the wall at over 120 miles app hour. he's still in the hospital. so the michael jordan of f-1 racing, michael schumaker, is coming out of retirement. he's only 40 but he's a seven-time former championship and he'll race for massa as long as he's unavailable. his first race could come sunday. >>> racing for the tour de france shot up 100% from the previous year as people were clearly interested in watching lance arm strong's return versus which airs the telecast. 500,000 viewers up from 150 in '08. >>> vick topped the list of the most disliked athletes according to a magazine poll. among them was danny ramire

. >> is that because the big unions don't want taxing of their health care benefits which they've gotten the uaw, police unions, firefighters? >> you know, i think it's also because he's concerned about the impact that -- on employer sponsored insurance, on the coverage you already have. >> the president says no rationing of health care costs, but you've mentioneded a couple of times he wants this commission of doctors and medical experts to oversee medical practices. in the end, aren't they going to be telling private and public insurers what treatments are allowed and what treatments aren't? >> this is the biggest kinard in this debate. we want doctors to make decisions. that will lead to a higher quality, lower cost system over time. >> when you say they're making decisions, they would be saying you can have this treatment, you can't have this treatment? >> are insurance companies currently rationing care? there's no set of decisions this commission would have that is not currently resting with either members of congress or insurance companies. >> so they would be rationing care. >> no, because i don

. >>> the head of the dc police union has been ordered to turn in his badge. gton examiner reports the move comes in the middle of a labor management mispout. the police department claims that he failed to complete his annual mandatory training. a couple of days ago a federal judge denied the motion to stop an internal police investigation. >>> time for a "living $mart" report. that's going to make your stomach grumble. we say good morning to jessica. what are you talking about. >> our favorite foods and a new place is saying move over five guys and raise hell burger with have another gourmet burger joint making its mark in the region. it is big on customization. >> you pick your protein. you pick what toppings you want, what cheeses you want, what sauces you want. there's over a million possible combinations of picking your own burger. >> a lot of burgers. the couldn'ter has a huge following in southern california and on monday i will have the story on why the couldn'ter wants to make a big splash in the washington region. >>> you want deals on desserts we hav

the d.c. police union was ordered to turn in his badge and gun. union chief kristopher bowman failed to complete mandatory training, but he says he believes it is linked to lawsuits and complaints he has filed against the department. peter nickles says he is being treated like any member of the force who did not complete the training. >>> route 301 in la plata is reopened. an accident shut down the southbound lanes for hours and the northbound lanes two hours this morning. charles county sheriff's office had to clean up a fuel leak from the ups truck that overturned after crashing into a car at hawthorne road. both drivers are expected to survive. >>> two to children at a maryland camp are recovering from swine flu. health officials are warning others may have flu like symptoms at the overnight jewish camp in harford county. this is the second camp that has been affected by the swine flu. there are 166 new confirmed cases statewide, the highest weekly total since maryland's first case in may. >>> activists are worried about the cut to public fundi

. >>> the head of the dc police union has been ordered to turn in his badge and gun. the washington examiner reports the move is in the middle of a labor-management dispute. they claim christopher baumann failed to complete his training. a federal judge denied his motion to stop an internal police investigation. >>> president obama says the work of the civil rights advocates in the 1950s helped him to get where he is today. he spoke last night to the naacp, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary. he said while discrimination is fading it is still being felt. >> by african-american women paid less than someone of a different color and gender. by latinos made to feel unwelcome in their own country. but muslim americans viewed with suspicion simply because they kneel down to pray to their god. by our gay brothers and sisters still taunted and attacked and still denied their rights. >> reporter: the speech marked the 45th anniversary of the civil rights act. >>> still ahead, landing a job in our area without working for uncle sam. advice on getting that private sector

. >> chris: and is that because the big unions don't want taxing of their health care benefits which they have gotten the u.a.w., police unions, firefighters. >> no, i think it is also because he is concerned about the impact that -- on employer-sponsored insurance, on the coverage you already have. >> chris: the president says no ration of health care costs, but you have mention a couple of times, he wants this commission of doctors, and medical experts, to oversee medical practices, in the end, aren't they going to be telling private and public insurers what treatments are allowed and what treatments aren't. >> this is the biggest canard that is floated tlutingd this debate. the fact of the matter is, right now, politicians and insurance companies are making decisions. we're saying we want doctors to be making decisions. and i think that will lead to a higher quality, lower cost system of -- over time you, but when you say they are making decisions they would be saying, you can have this stretreatment can't have that treatment. >> are politicians and insurance companies rationing care currently? there is no set of de

in the meanwhile the police union says they are happy by what they see as apology by the president. crowley describes what was going on during the time after the res. he said gates was furious, he was insulting, it was very one-sided. gates' lawyer said gets felt humiliated by the incident and the arrest. in massachusetts all public police transition -- transmissions are recorded. the public records law says they are to be made public so far we haven't heard that tape the city solicitor has to make that decision. the president did smooth things over with his calls to crowley and gates as well as his surprise appearance at the white house press briefing yesterday. >> i want to make clear that, in my choice of words, i think i unfortunately gave an impression that i was maligning the cambridge police department or sergeant crowley. >> reporter: we have to wait and see if that tape will be made public. it will be interesting to hear what gates said during the time of the arrest which was for disorderly conduct. >> thank you very much. later this hour we'll talk to the head of the natio

. >> reporter: meanwhile, the police union is standing behind the arresting officer, sergeant james crowley, who's refusing gates' request for an apology. >> there will be no apology. >> reporter: is this now and never no apology? >> yes. >> joining us now is professor gates' daughter elizabeth, a writer for the dailybeast.com. >> gm. >> you talked to your dad? >> yes, i talked to my dad at length. >> is there a way to know what happened in a given moment that would once and for all let us know what it was that made what would have seemed to have been a routine situation not so routine? >> i'm not exactly sure what it was. i wasn't there either. i just know that my father has always been a law-abiding citizen and my father has always been on what he has described as the right side of the law. i know when he's ever been questioned about anything, he's always been very up front. i know if somebody came to his door and demanded to see his i.d., he would have been forthright with all the proper documentation immediately. >> is there something in this that says, i'm not going to take this? >> i

the latest. >> there is a lot of police activity near the u.s. capitol. according to capitol police, it started at 5:15. they were trying to make a routine traffic stop near union station, but instead of stopping, the person and a white mercedes with temporary tags sped up and ran into a u.s. capitol police officer around columbus circle. at that point, the chase turned on the louisiana avenue, continued down louisiana ave. the suspect turned on to new jersey and ran into a u.s. capitol police barrier and the car stopped. the police ordered him to show was hands. he did not, he produced a weapon, there was a shooting, and the man was killed. >> when i heard the crash, i started running up to the corner, and then i heard a bunch of pops. i did not realize there were gunshots. i thought they were firecrackers. i turned around, and my kid were against the retaining wall. i realized, those are gunshots. then i stopped running up and stood behind a tree and put my camera on and recorded. >> it started as a chase in front of union station, and it up as a stop near the capitol with the suspect shot dead. by u.s. capitol police. obviously, a big scene here. reporting l