tinch c but i know vernon jordan can handle it.ple out of respect for you or admiration for you find themselves in conversations about how vernon jordan brings these worlds and gaps. how does he make it plain when you are clearly a power broker. you're an inside player with the white folk who run the world and at the same time your back ground is so steeped in blackness and you don't avoid speaking truths to power. how do you navigate those worlds? >> there is one guideline. integrity. that is the only thing that i own that is mine in the simple absolute. i'm the only person who knows when i have breached it and so what i'm dealing with a corporate board room or when i'm talking to leaders in the political system, if i keep that integrity in place for myself and it works out, -- tavis: tell me how your integrity came to rescue you. you may want to change that phrase. as i look back now on your friend, my friend, bill clint tooned drama that he went through in the white house and going through grand jury testified and all the rumor

vernon wells now takes outside. vernon wells 4-for-his last 15.aving a tough year overall, just 11 home runs. checked swing, outside, ball 3. he has had six 20-home run seasons. three separate times, he has driven in 100 runs. this year, he has not found the power stroke. has a big contract. today, he is facing the rookie brian matusz. matusz, big guy, 6'2". 3-12, offspeed witch. >> buck: that's one thing we saw matusz is very comfortable doing. he throws that change-up when he is behind in the count. >> jim: full count on vernon wells with none down. it's inside, ball 4. and a walk to vernon wells. juan samuels, the orioles' third base coach was on the roster for the jays when halladay came up. >> anything that you could take from guys like that could only be a plus for you. those guys, obviously, they have the prospect, you know. it's easy to come here than to stay. they have to make that adjustment. all the young players that we have here, they have that. that's something that we have not had in the last couple of years. you know there is somet

tavis: earlier today, i spoke with vernon jordan about the passing of senator kennedy.ppreciate the opportunity to talk to you today. >> i am happy to talk to you, though it is a sad moment in america. tavis: let me ask you about your long-term friendship and relationship with senator kennedy. we all know that for a number of years that you were head of the national urban league. i also imagine you knew him long before then. >> i actually met senator kennedy in 1968, when his brother robert who was pursuing the democratic nomination for presidency asked me to have a conversation with kennedy about direct involvement on my part in the robert kennedy campaign. i had a long session -- with ted kennedy about that. i made the decision to continue my stewardship at the voter education project. tavis: you turned down bobby kennedy? >> yes, i did, 1968. tavis: for all the stories we have heard over the years and the last hour since he passed away, we heard about what they did great negotiator he was. how did it ted kennedy take that you were telling him that you are going to pa

he is just way too tough and vernon wells suls seems to be that way in there. the pitch down out the outside corner. we don't want to get this guy hot because he is a guy who carries their ball club. he is a very good solid contact hitter, a lot of power and the guy who puts 20-plus home runs every single year. >> tom: toronto takes the series 2-1. in his career against the orioles, 292 home runs, 96 rbis and a .313 patting average. that's one great season when you look at it when you combine his total career again the orioles. the birds ran into a little bit of trouble today by grounding into three double play noose into roll hey day, he has the knack for being able to get a ground ball. in the 1st inning, orioles have one on and they have scutaro at shortstop, a very capable infield. later, matt wieters, a little shot behind third base. this is the way that halladay does it. he does not go for the strikeout very often. he lets his offense do the work behind them. says, i need a dprowb. three big double plays that took the orioles offensively out of the game.

mount vernon.ng here. it is great to see all the teachers. i cannot imagine coming from the position i had of being mrs. bush's press secretary cannot stand up here and say thank you. thank you for all that you do, from someone who went all across this country visiting all sorts of schools and all kinds of conditions. we really appreciate all that you do for children. when i was preparing for today's lecture, i thought of a lot of different stories i could tell. then i got so wrapped up in the research. i got a little bit obsessed to be honest. i have a 5-year-old, so staying up late, trying to figure this out. as a previous press secretary, i probably should not have been surprised, but i was, at how many times that i read a stereotypical presentation of a first lady. even if it was martha washington all the way up to mrs. obama and the work that she is doing now. it seemed that if he had hopes of being a first lady or if you worry first lady, you had to fit neatly into buckets. some of those will

vernon, thanks for joining us today, on a windy day here in boston. first of all, let's talk about the role that the kennedys played. ted kennedy, very early in his career, talked about what his brother, john f. kennedy meant in terms of desegregation. let's listen to a little bit of ted kennedy back in the 1960s. >> my brother was the first president of the united states to state publicly that segregation was morally wrong. his heart and his soul are in this bill. if his life and death had a meaning, it was that we should not hate, but love one another. we should use our powers not to create conditions of oppression that lead to violence, but conditions of freedom that lead to peace. >> of course, president kennedy was not able to fulfill that, nor did robert kennedy. what role did ted kennedy play in trying to live up to that dream of desegregation and full equality? >> well, first of all, andrea, senator ted kennedy took the torch from both of his brothers, john and robert, and moved the ball considerably way beyond that which their brothers were a

you give vernon wells the opportunity to look in a particular area of the plate.e has already hit a home run today. he had a base hit in his last at-bat. there is a line drive, a base hit. and here is another run that scores. adam lind comes in. so albers has allowed four of the five hitters he has faced to reach ant jays get two huge insurance runs here in the 7th inning. >> buck: and you give roy halladay a little bit more breathing room. this pitch well off the plate. wells not trying to do too much with it knowing he has a chance to get a pretty good pitch here and drills it into centerfield, picks up an rbi. he has three on the day. >> jim: the two run-ins this inning, the first two toronto has scored without a home run and here comes dave trembley. that will be it for matt albers. he will go just 1/3 inning. he was not able to hold it as is. now it's a four-run lead for toronto at 7-3. chris ray will come in. xxúú i i bylaw jays have are peek en the game open here. they now lead 7-3. chris ray came in on friday. line drive, base hit left field for rios. runn

the intersection here at mount vernon. east biddle street and north calvert street. a stoplight of the intersection. a couple of blocks north of the historic belvedere hotel. the tow truck is at the scene, but now backed up a little bit. the escalade is on the back of the flatbed truck, the honda accord is on the back of that truck. shortly before 9:00, michael phelps was heeding east on east biddle. a one way street. another car was heading north on north calvert street. they actually both then collided with a third car on the side of the road. i spoke to the woman in that car. her boyfriend had stopped the car and gotten out to get her something to eat at the convenience store. the 7-11. and shortly after he got out, he heard a big crash and realized that the cars had crashed into her vehicle. she is okay, not injured, but police will speak with her. she believe that is the accord that was heading north on calvert street ran the light and ran into michael phelps' vehicle, going east. police told us that the they don't believe alcohol was involved in the crash and n

be joined by two peop who worked with him fomany years, john lewis and veteran washington insider vernon ordan. we will so hearrom historian douglas brinkley. we're glad you joineus. remembering ted kennedy,oming up rig now. >> there areo many things that wal-mart is looking forwarto doing, like heing people live tter. but mostly, we' helping build stronger communits and relationshs. with your hel the best is yt to come. nationwide insurance proudly suppts "tavis smiley." tavis a nationwide,orking together to improveinancial literacy and the onomic empowerme that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwid isn your side ♪ >> and by contribuons to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [caponing made possible by kcet public televion] tav: couple of quick prograing notes. due to thereaking news of senat kennedy's sng, our conversation witc.e.o. ron williams wll air tomorrow night. nd he is aritical voice and alth care debate, opposed t the public option. he will explain. that full conveation airs tomorw night on this program. also on the end the program, edrd brooke and african- american rep

vernon wells gets the high change-up and he, too hit the two-run home run.home runs in the ballgame in a very short outing as matusz was knocked out in the 3rd inning. >> jim: here is cesar izturis leading off. all the scoring in this game in the 2nd and 3rd innings. cesar with a good game. one player that we did not bring into the contract discussion was b. j. ryan, a contract that crippled the franchise in terms of maneuverability. they gave p j ryan a 47 five- year contract when, at the time he had played out his options with the orioles. the next highest offer on the table was 26 or 27 million from the indians. they went 20 million above that. now he's gone. he has since been released by the cubs as welli. >> buck: obviously, that was tough one. b. j. got hurt. he had tommy john surgery but it didn't look like a prudent move at the time. scott rolen has just been depth off this team, too, to reduce the impact of his contract next year. cincinnati picked up most of the contract for this year. >> jim: strike 1 to adam jones who is hitless on the day. the d

. >>> a controversial nightclub in mount vernon may remain open after winning the latest round in its legal war with the city's liquor board. critics call it a magnet for violence. but as abc 2 news jeff hager reports, sweet ultra lounge will survive as the only bottle club in baltimore. >> reporter: for mark twain and fdr to the kennedys and even the rockefellers, the belvedere hotel once attracted some of the most famous people in the country. but in recent years, a hip-hop club located in its basement has attracted a very different crowd. >> we definitely know when that club is going on, because in all, all areas of the street are brocked off by police cars. it just turns into a really rough neighborhood, in the middle of a really nice neighborhood. >> reporter: the stabbing and assaults prompted the board to revoke the liquor license last year under the same rules it uses to regulate 1400 bars across the city. but the club challenged that decision, and now a circuit court judge has ruled in its favor. >> we exacted them to the same rules that we do all the other bars. apparently t

vernon wells will put it away.ut the orioles have a four-run sixth inning, and jason berken now with a chance to win it as the orioles go up 4-3. ÷pp@@ >> back at the rogers centre with your news an notes of comings and goings. john smoltz is leaving boston, release bid the red sox a day after he gave up eight runs to the yankees in a loss by the red sox last night. minnesota has acquired starting pitcher karl pavano from the cleveland indian for a player to be named and oakland releases jason giambi at the age of 38 with a .193 batting average. now back upstairs to gary and buck. >> gary: those are probably a couple of careers that are over. smoltz and giambi. >> buck: i think so. i think john smoltz has so much pride. we heard him firsthand about how he needed to pitch better if he was going to stay in the bigs. eight home runs in eight stars and an e.r.a. over 8.00 for smoltz. >> gary: that will be taken outside. the orioles are on top now, 4-3 lead over the jays. wells, the home run, his 11th, came in the seco

gigi is live in mount vernon with the details. >> reporter: good morning. all of the debris from the accidents is now clean up this morning, but it is still under investigation. michael phelps was driving through the mount vernon area last night when he collided with a car traveling north. the impact force both to strike a vehicle in the area. two cars collided at an intersection. >> we don't know, we know there was a collision and two cars driving and collided and we'll find out if alcohol was a factor, look at red lights, put it all together. >> reporter: the air bag of michael phelps's did inflate. the female driver was transport to the hospital as a recaution. we have video of michael phelps sitting in the ambulance giving a statement but he did not suffer any injuries. they're trying to determine what caused the collision and who was at fault. they say alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash. police say two others were in the vehicle with michael phelps at the time of the crash. >> thank you. michael phelps has had brushs with the law in th

he was involve in an accident in mount vernon. >> good morning.one this morning, but police still investigating this crash. michael phelps was driving through the mount vernon area last night. police say he was traveling eastbound when he cried -- collided with a car traveling north. the air bag of michael phelps' inflated. the female driver of the other car was taken to the hospital as a precaution. we have video of michael phelps in an ambulance giving a statement to the police but he did not suffer injuries. alcohol does not appear to to be a factor. >>> the man police say sold the gun used to kill steve mcnair will face charges for possessing a gun. he sold the gun to steve mcnair's girlfriend, two days later, she used the gun to shoot him and herself. >>> a big pre-season victory. they struck early and often at the bank stadium. the birds win 23-0. >>> stay with wjz, maryland's news station, up next jackson 8 tour, they team up for a supertour. eat your heart out new york times an 11-year-old jo >>> nice crowd on hand. you know what it's turn

. >> reporter: for 26 years, the brass elephant in baltimore's mount vernon neighborhood has offered guests a fine dining experience. now the glasses are empty and the seats are vacant because in recent weeks, business has been anything but fine. >> don't know what i'm going to do this weekend. i'm used to being here, you know, running around, you know. talking to some of my regular customers. >> reporter: general manager caliph max says the decision to close came sunday when there were no reservations or the the week ahead. 16 employees have lost their jobs, but they say the closure isn't surprising. >> i've known for quite some time we were under distress, because our clients have not been coming in. >> reporter: management hopes to sell the building and reopen the restaurant with a lease from the new owner. next door, mugal garden, the manager has seen sales slip 25%. so he is coming up with incentives. >> we are working on our healthy foods, daytime, evening time. we're trying to give them complimentary advertisers. >> reporter: but the restaurant association of maryland has look

vernon castle joined the raf. they served in the 7th and 131st and the recruiting office was around the corner the cigar store. this is the tree of hope people touched for good luck, and they marched around with broomsticks on their shoulders instead of rifles. hayward used his wealthy friends to buy uniforms. they were porters and elevator operators and architects and lawyers, fighting more for an america they believed was possible than for the one they knew. black soldiers had served before in the civil war, but they had been assigned mainly to fight nonwhite enemies. they fought against mexicans. the war department was not in favor of arming black men and training them to kill white men. the first time black citizens were drafted. this is -- there had been trouble with training black troops stationed near white troupes, hostilities surfaced. there had been a riot in houston, texas, in 1917. colonel hayward, that's him on the left --'s a publicist. he was trying to get his men as much attention and acclaim as he

in mount vernon, mike helgren, wjz. >>> an urgent manhunt is under way after a cuffed prisoner escapes. alex demetrick has more on the prisoner who is now being charged with attempted murder of a police officer. >> devon was convicted of felony theft and was taken to the detention center last night when he escaped. the search began shortly after midnight. and right now, at least four different agencies are looking for champagne. police say he was in the back seat of the police cruiser, when he managed to slip his handcuffed arms over the deputy's head. >>> the gentleman lives within about a mile and a half of the howard county detention center. we did believe he fled in that direction. within a minute and a half, howard county police responded. they also had a k-9 unit. i believe they had about 45 police officers in the area. >> he's being treated at the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. >> champagne is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and escape. >>> a convicted felon, accused of selling a gun to steve mcnair's girlfriend is indicted. a grand jury in nashville ch

vernon community school, where classes run almost year round.o you think your boys are ahead of the game? >> absolutely. the keep learning. they don't have this long process of getting back into the rhythm of school. >> reporter: jennifer fisher teaches first grade. >> you all know me. what's my name? >> reporter: she's taught in both traditional and year-round schools and says there's a difference. >> i call it the summer hangover. i mean, you really have to spend so much time getting them back into the frame of mind of school >> reporter: these students spend an additional 25 days in school. that's more in line with the rest of the world, like japan, where students spend 63 more days in class. more days in the classroom means more money. this school spends an added $600 a year per student. that's $350,000 for just one school. and critics say there's no proof that added days equal smarter students. >> it's the wrong idea. the schools don't work, so why would you extend it? why would you take a bad movie and make it longer? >> reporter: there is

vernon wells, way back, good- bye, home run!r wells. >> buck: it is the election of the pitch. it is -- the target is down and in, and they just don't get it in far enough. it is about mid thigh high and there was no doubt about the home run as he broke into his shot immediately. he hit that ball well. >> gary: the home runs have been flying against the orioles pitchers of late and the 1-0 lead. here is alex rios as wells puts him on the board. there are stories circulating, we believe, it started at espn, that rios was claimed off the waiver wire by the chicago white sox. it is not confirmed. and if you are claimed off the waiver wire, the team in this case, toronto, has a right to pull you back and then negotiate maybe with the white sox. interesting, though, if that story is true, that rios is even playing, and he's going to get one. way back in left field. i hear the phone ringing. >> buck: almost the identical pitch that vernon wells hit. rios extends down, another fastball just kind of on the inner half of the plate. not g

meter parking would go from $1 an hour to $2 an hour, with approval to go to $3 an hour in the mown vernon and fells point area. >> i think that is a rip off. if it's $3 an hour. you should park at one of these parking places, at least they watch your vehicle. >> it's about good parking management, really. >> reporter: it' they claim is a way to stop cheap street parking, you know people who feed the short-term parking meters and park all day long; the consequence? >> it can kill business if people don't find a convenient place to find in front of businesses. those who are parking all day long, should be parking in off street garages. >> reporter: there's opposition more from the public. john bernard has opposed the proposal from the beginning. there's limits on how long drivers can park at short-term meters. so he doesn't think there's a need for this resolution. >> if it's not by revenue why do it. >> reporter: that's the question a lot are asking? for your question, the 3 more people here. if someone is here blocking this spot all day long, yes, it's stopping consumers from being able t

. >>> a man has been charged with murder in the death of former boxing champion vernon forrest. here is the latest on that story. rafer has that. >> good morning, robin. this is a story that's gaining national attention. "america's most wanted" started profiling it. police believe all the media attention helped. he was robbed with his godson. a man turned himself in for that crime. he's been charged with murder, armed robbery and aggravated assault. that's him there. cops don't believe he pulled the trigger. police say this surveillance video shows where and where other suspects at the apartment where they killed forrest. police say forrest grabbed a gun and went after the robbers before being shot several times in the back. >>> jon bon jovi is losing his football league. bon jovi's philadelphia, they were the champions this year. he's not commenting but the team's website is already shut down. that is a shock to the heart. i'm sorry. i don't mean to make fun. it's a bad day for him. >>> lou holtz, numerous reports say the coach met with top republicans about running for a seat

. >>> three-time boxing champion vernon forest laid to rest today outside atlanta. police are close to finding his killers. here we go police say three or four suspects were involved here, saying it started as a robbery at gunpoint, with one suspect demanding forest' diamond championship ring and a rolex watch, while he was pumping air into his tires at a gas station. now, going from this live picture of the funeral to this surveillance video, the suspect's pontiac pull nothing the gas station. police say after the robbery, forrest went after the suspects with his own gun and that is when investigators say he was shot in the back several times by another man who was in that pontiac. >>> an outdoor stage collapsed in a sudden storm killing one person and trapping actor kevin costner. now, the stage caved in on saturday right before costner and his band were going to perform at the big valley jamboree in alberta, canada. he was not hurt. two people were reported in critical condition. organizers canceled the last day of the country music festival. costner's publicist

vernon j.d to work for post cereals in 1951 as a summer student working in the factory. he joined post full-time in 1960 and in 1976 was named the facility manager in battle creek, michigan. so 25 years has gone by in the blink of an eye. that's how epic the story. 25 years, nothing yet. [ laughter ] verne wanted to create a product that combines cereals from one of post's facilities where in 1986, so ten more years have gone by, where we manufactured c.w. post,t,toastiti, , grapape flakeses a and s sugugar flakes. he wondered if by combining these different cereals he could create a a new product, one that would outstsell all of the othe. we have all had this dream. [ laughter ] combine enough cereals d make a super cereal. we don't have the resources that vernon has. >> you need bowls and the cereal. >> yeah. he's working at the factory with four cereals, he gets the courage over the course of 35 years -- [ laughter ] this story has a happy ending. i don't mean to suggest -- one saturday afte

. >> reporter: only wjz cameras captured michael phelps after a serious wreck in mount vernon around 9:00 last night. it happened here at calvert and biddle. you can see a smashed cadillac escalade. the air bags went off. police say the driver of this honda sped through a red light, causing the crash. >> reporter: she was taken to the hospital, suffering neck injuries. phelps was okay. people say the accident shows what a dangerous intersection this is. >> yeah, i went a couple of blocks up. and i hear people revving their engines. getting ready to hit it on the straightaway. >> police say they were investigating whether alcohol was involved. they later said it was not. but admit they did not give phelps a breathalyzer test. >> it's standard. when you get into a car accident. just like if i get into an accident on my way home. want to make sure i'm not drinking. and obviously alcohol was not a significant factor. >> reporter: so was the accident handled differently because it's michael phelps? >> we knew it was michael phelps. and we knew there would be public scrutiny and national i

vernon wells cashes in here with a home run. the orioles go down 7-3. >> patrick carrington had the lead in the final round. he did not have to play in the final group with tiger woods. tiger woods has won this six times in his career. >> it was a two-man race on the water in akron. tiger stormed from three behind to take the lead. he is down one. this is a tiger at his best. that is a beautiful shot to set up an easy birdie. on the next shot, patrick has to get close to keep the lead. he makes the triple bogey and goes down three. he i>> on the seventh day they rested, right? i guess the man upstairs did not have put all in his grand plan. training camp for the reagan meant rigid training camp for the team meant two different practices for the team today. offense will have a tough time doing anything against the guys up front. look at these guys. they present a huge presence in the middle of the line. they should be even better this year. >> we've gotten stronger each year. we have great depth. i think we will do great things.

when vernon mccloy open the door to his basement, fresh air coined with the gas caused the blast. mccoy died nine days later. >>> crews rushed to stop a propane tank from leaking. newschopper7 was over the scene yesterday at the washington gas facility on westmark road. they quickly replace a valve, preventing major problems or danger >>> coming up, social net workers are all at twitter about the facebook. and we say a fund farewell to the master of coming of age movies. how refreshing friday could be a steamy weekend. are you making it easier for bacteria to grow on your dentures? you are if you use toothpaste instead of soaking them in polident. toothpaste is abrasive on dentures look, scratches where bacteria can collect and grow and bacteria can cause bad breath that's why i commend replacing toothpaste with polident. only polident is proven to clean without scratching and kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria don't ratch your dentures clean use polident every day >>> the taliban says a u.s. missile strike this week has killed their leader, a 2 less food. -- helping to kill u.s

he was driving a cadillac escalade in mount vernon when he crashed into a and honda accord at the intersection of north calvert and biddle st. the woman driving a honda was taken to shock trauma as a precaution. >> they collided on a intersection. we will find out if alcohol was a factor, we will look at red lights. >> police later said that alcohol was not a factor in the crash. they have yet to determine who was at fault. michael phelps and his passengers were not injured. >>> baltimore county police are investigating an accident at middle river. sky team 11 was over the scene where a three vehicles were involved. no word on the extent of injuries or who was at fault. >>> baltimore police are asking for your help in halting the deadly hit-and-run -- for help on info on a deadly hit-and-run case. john yates was biking to the year is the of maryland when he was hit by a truck making a right into the intersection of lafayette at maryland ave. he was killed, the truck kept on going. the attorney and famine have reviewed the surveillance -- attorney in family of review the surveillance video. >>

vernon over to alexandre and prince georges county. what about your sunday in the forecast is coming up. >>> coming up in sports, the nationals make things easy for the sluggers from st. louis. steve marino plays his way to the top of the leaderboard and redskins q cabe campbell getting >>> autopsy results are back on celebrity disk jockey dj am. but we still don't know how he died. investigators say they need toxicology reports to determine what killed him. dj am was found dead last night in his new york city apartment. drug paraphernalia was reportedly discovered nearby. he often performed at celebrity parties and known to date nicole richie and mandy moore. >>> republicans are fuming tonight over the south carolina governor's affair and his questionable travel records. but they are not forcing him out of office just yet. the gop gathered in myrtle beach today to discuss governor mark sanford's fate and not one lawmaker defended him. republicans, however will, wait to make any decisions on impeachment till the state ethics panel comp

. >>> vernon evans, jr. his name is famous in an argument over the death penalty in our state. son nolan was shot and killed on garrison boulevard on tuesday afternoon. evans is on death row and police are now investigating his son's murder. >>> an update on the marriage proposal stunt by maryland delegate. after numerous apologized, john cardin reimbursed baltimore city $300 for his proposal that involved marine police and city police helicopter at the inner harbor. during the 15-minute incident, police officers boarded a boat he and his friends were on and pretended to search for contraband until he popped a question. cardin's reimbursement was based on the hourly rate paid to the officers and the cost of helicopter fuel. >>> a baltimore murder victim will be laid to rest today in a church that suffered vandalism. the pastor thinks the two may be linked. david lumpkin was shot and killed saturday night in the 600 block of yale avenue. reverend st. george cross offered the family his church for the funeral. just yesterday morning, he noticed graffiti was painted on the back of

so he continued a add hittite to bellows falls massachusetts where he stayed with a friend called vernon read to was an actor in a local theater and camden because one of the things izzy was doing was theater review for the local paper. and then there was another version and another biography of i.f. stone. this is the fourth but maybe not the last. and it was a slightly different version. i had to figure out what happened or try to figure out or the fact i could not figure out what happened. those are the kinds of choices you have to make. have conflicting in permission and conflicting material. i was lucky because i had a friend at the historical society because even though i was in london i did call her and she dug up these clippings who really did have a rich family who had a sun named vernon that worked as an actor in new jersey. so i figured that he could remember this guy's name 50 years later in the interview meant it was probably true he had made it to england that summer. but i say that in the blood notes. why do i mention this to a book the mostly does not happen in vermont? p

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brian madson facing vernon wells and wells gets the best of him. bag blast look where it lands in the second deck. it made it 5-2 jays. they hold to win 7-36789 >>> andy roddick reached the finals in his last two tournaments. and clearly sunday nights are not too peaceful in the roddick household either. trying to take down the defending champion. with the ace he wins the first set 6-3. but the champ is unphased. roddick pressured into the unforced error, 7-5 to spaniard. they go to the tie break. too strong. the forehand winner clips the line. he is the first back to back winner at the -- legs may man ten years. >> thank you very much. >>> more on guzman. 60 minutes is next. see you back here at 11:00. >> bye. so you've crashed into a tree... kathy shear, nationwide insurance. you take out your phone and you open up the nationwide mobile app. so you click on the accident toolkit... you can take a picture of the damage. there's an interactive form that lets you exchange information with the other driver. it also has the ability to record the exact

vernon mccoy died in the blast at 1126 46th street southeast. investigators think that a furnace malfunctioned causing a gas leak. when he opened the door to his basement, fresh air, mixed with gas and the explosion occurred. >> well, with schools across the country set to open the government is getting ready for the expected spread of the h1n1 virus. officials expect a vaccine to be available by mid october. and they want schools to be the principal site for getting flu shots. however, when it comes to closing schools, that decision will be left to local authorities. we're also developing and sharing mitigation measures, a huge range of strategies to help to limit the spread of the flu from encouraging people and children to wash their hands frequently, stay home when they are sick, to advising communities on how to respond to outbreaks. >> well, the government also says that schools should only close this fall if large numbers of students have someone flu. -- swine flu and youngsters could return 24 hours after a fever is gone. >>> the economy

eyewitness news is live in mount vernon. kai jackson explains, the problem has opened the floodgates from the public as marylanders give the governor a piece of their mind. kai. >> reporter: that's right, denise. there are no easy answers to maryland's budget shortfall, but if you would like to throw your two cents into the debate, you had better speak up now. it seems like there's no budging maryland's budget deficit, despite deep cuts, it's still not enough. >>'s all going to be painful. none of it is going to be easy. >> reporter: maryland has already made $280 million in cuts, and there's still adds 700 million shortfall. state leaders admit they need a helping hand to solve the problem, so they're lending listening ears to citizen suggestions. lavor wood doesn't want children programs cut. >> i'm definitely afraid of some of the programs that they have for the children, because the more children that are out with nothing productive to do, the more trouble that they'll get in. >> reporter: some are concerned that if thin

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. >> mount vernon residents tonight angry over a nightclub still open after the liquor license was revoked last november. the sweet ultra lounge at the bevel veer hotel lost his license last fall. but byob is allowed while the rule is challenged in court. residents say the club is trouble and they want it gone immediately. >> i really am concerned with the citizens of this neighborhood. who are having to deal with that you know, you figure in this neighborhood right here, on chase street, in between charles and st. paul, you are fairly safe walking around here. but when you hear about kids attacking people, it scarce people. >> residents believe the lounge cater to say a young crowd. some of whom are below the legal drinking limit. >> three baltimore police officers tonight accused of hitting a 17-year-old boy with an unmarked cruiser are suspended. deion johnson was leaning on the dirt bike when the car struck him. johnson is currently training for the olympic games as a boxer and now suing the department. the names of those suspended have not been released. >> baltimore county police hav

. >> the 28-year-old said she works in the mount vernon neighborhood. >> whenever i'm driving or walking i know to wait until the light is green tore like five second because we know they're going to run it. >> reporter: actually, in the last few minutes since we've been here we saw the same crash almost happen right here at this intersection. the michigan dmv is the one who told city police that license was invalid. phelps will have to face a judge in baltimore. he will decide the penalty. the court date has not yet been set. kelly mcpherson, wjz, eyewitness news. >> kelly, thank very much. the three passenger with phelps were not in gurred. >>> skyeye chopper 13 was over an accident near the baltimore and carroll county line. a van struck a utility pole toppling it on to the roadway. the driver's condition is unknown at this hour. >>> tonight community leaders take to the streets to demand an end to the violence. >> what do we want? >> safe streets! >> participating, shirley folks who was wounded by a stray bullet while sitting in her living room and watching tv. >>> the man who pulled

dollar an hour to 2 dollars an hour initially with approval to go up to 3 dollars an hour in the mount vernon and felonies point area. parking officials say it's not about creating a new revenue source but rather about dealing with what they call the problem created by cheap street parking. >> still want to be inspeaks i have for short-term parking. but we do want those people who are parking all day and feeding the meters to go to a garage so the people who are looking for short-term parking can find a space to park on free. >>reporter: if a approved by the board of estimate the fee could rise immediately. of course we have more on the story tonight at 10:00. for now, live at downtown baltimore fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> obama administration surrounding health care reform. the white house would be open to consumer owned co-op to sell insurance to compete with private industry instead of the public option. but in the weekly radio address over the weekend the president indicated the government run plan is a must. >> having the white house float the fact that they are going to strip out the most

and initially with approval to go up to $3 an hour in the mount vernon and fell's point area. >> parking officials say it is not about creating a new revenue source but about dealing with what they are calling the problem created by cheap street parking. >> we still want it to be inexpensive for short-term parkers. but we do want those people that are parking all day and feeding the meters, to go to a garage, so that the people that are looking for short-term parking can find a place to park on street. >> if it is approved by the board of estimates, the fees could go up immediately. >> meanwhile, baltimore streets could be transformed quickly into a race course. plans made to bring a national indy car race to the city by 2011. promoters say it could bring up to 150,000 visitors to the city and generate $100 million in revenue. >> these kind of event people look at them as a destination. they want to go somewhere. make a weekend out of it. stay in a hotel, eat at restaurants and be entertained. that's what we would try to do. >> race would start downtown, starting and finishing by the inn

so he decided to put the four-story mount vernon building up for sale, use that money and try to reopen the restaurant under the same name. it's still a jolt because the brass was always one of baltimore's best restaurants. who's who really ate there for every occasion. >>> when you buy a pack of cold ones for your sunday night football parties there's a chance you'll pay more. the nation's top brewers plan to raise beer prices even as some top brands are seeing a drop in sales. anheuser-busch and miller coors will raise prices. >>> the u.s. small business administration says small businesses are key to the nation's economy an are taking their message to the web. according to the report in the baltimore business journal the sba is using youtube to give current and potential entrepreneurs the necessary tools to start to grow and succeed in their businesses. the sba's debut video is a 60-second introduction to the group's programs and services. future content will give in-depth information on how to start and grow a small business and how to take advantage of government programs. >>> even

for the week he decided he would put the four-story mount vernon building up for sale, use the moneynd try to reopen the restaurant under the same name. it's still a jolt because the brass was always one of baltimore's best restaurants for the who's who dining there. >>> we have a suspected serial robber, recovering in the hospital after one of his victims fought back. police say 39-year-old mark lomax robbed businesses 17 times hitting some of the stores more than once. but it was predictable. there was a predictable pattern that got him caught. he's accused of robbing killer trash clothing in fells point twice. coming back for a third try and a customer took matters into his own hands. >> he turned his back, i saw a baseball bat behind the counter. i started hitting himself with it. he blocked himself with his hands. >> police hictd up lomax after waiting to hit another location. he faces 17 counts of robbery after he gets out of the hospital. >>> massachusetts senator ted kennedy's body will lie in repose for the next two days before his funeral at the arlington national cemetery

. >> reporter: only w jay-z cameras captured miphelps after a serious wreck in mount vernon last night. it happened here at calvert and middle. you can see a smashed cadillac escalade. the air bags went off. police say the driver of this honda sped through a red light causing the crash [ sirens ] she was taken to the hospital forker minor injuries. phelps was fine as were two passengers in his ride. back at the scene today his fans loved that news. >> that's the main thing. he's all right. that is a real tragedy. >> it is anything that would happen to anyone. natural car accident. >> reporter: police said they were investigating whether alcohol was involved and later said it was not but admit they did not give him a breathalyzer test. >> it is standard when you get in to a car accident. like if i got in an accident on the way home and make sure i wasn't drinking and alcohol is not a significant factor it would have been evident. >> reporter: once -- was the accident handled differently because phelps was involved. >> we knew it was michael phelps and we knew it was going to get media s

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