state. i didn't hire washington, d.c. professionals for my staff as many senators do and i wanted them to come home and some of them stayed there but most of them came back home. i wanted them to be a staffer for a relatively short period of time for a few years and come back and be better and be participating citizens they've done just that but it was the reciprocal relationship they were treated well and worked their tails off to make sure that they were right and got things right for me. >> the thought of me as the only judgment that the quality of my work and the racist. with the senator magnuson was the champion of public courts and we were unions and the like i got to know the so-called bumblebees and senator magnuson had a reputation for having high-quality staff and i thought that this the sleeveless -- the slaves and all things specific rim there's a wonderful story in here that curtis was watching on tv late one night at the cnn and square worked all night and by that morning he had a hold position paper for the

there was a fire at bp's cherrypoint refinery in washington state. it was offline for three months. instead of increasing production, cantwell says six other refineries reduce the operations shortly thereafter. >> the question is was this because they didn't notice the enormous shortage or were they taking advantage of the consumer because of the fire in washington state? >> reporter: the results were a huge spike in west coast gas prices. right now, the national average is $3.56 a gallon. in san francisco, it's almost $0.73 higher. and researchers say that's been a wind fall for the oil companies. >> calculations indicate that the increase in profits is $50 million a day. >> reporter: a spokesman for the worse than state petroleum association says there's no saegz of any in-- indication of any inappropriate behavior. he says the only thing driving gas prices are market forces. >>> head stones by the beach in san francisco. some are centuries old. how they got there. >>> later in this broadcast, we'll tell you if miami is still alive. how about the giants? how about the as ? the u.s

it was a giant step forward for the civil rights of washington state workers. these state laws do provide important protections and should be commended. employers in a majority of states can still fire, refuse to hire or otherwise discriminate against individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. sadly, this discrimination is happening in workplaces across our country, and we've heard some of the stories from the panel today. the it really is time to put a stop to this kind of discrimination once and for all because it is unacceptable. i'm proud that i'm a co-sponsor of this legislation that will demand that their performance is based on their work, not their sexual orientation. this legislation is bipartisan support. there's no reason it can't be passed quickly through our committee. we need to work together to strengthen protections for our workers. i appreciate your having this hearing today. i want to thank all of our witnesses who are here today. i did have a couple of questions i wanted to ask. mr. charles, i wanted to ask you that yo

. >> reporter: washington state is right now suffering a rare whooping cough outbreak, and the state health department says, the cause is a mystery. you don't think that has anything to do with bad vaccines? >> we are looking into the situation in washington state to better understand it. >> reporter: a bailor university study found many refrigerators in houston were exposed to frozen temperatures and found correlation to an increase number of whooping cough cases. could the same thing be happening in washington state? most experts say it's too early to tell, but one thing is clear. something has to change in the storage system that spds upon household refrigerators to store life-saving vaccines. >> lunches and other food stuffs should not be housed in the same refrigerator as pharmaceuticals and vaccines. you need a dedicated refrigerator for that and you need to have that temperature monitored regularly. >> reporter: at your next vaccination visit, the cdc says it's a good idea to ask the doctor how his or her vaccines are stored. they'll know about the problem. the cdc sent out wa

and in almost all come not quite all the cases i argued in the supreme court for the state of washington i was representing the position of some officials here in the state. often elected from a party other than my own. that's not entirely true in the bureau of consumer protection, when i took position on nixon's impeachment and the like. those were my own ideas, that after a while you sort of get frustrated as attorney general just because you aren't really advancing what your own philosophy of government is. >> did you become more conservative, do you think, slade? >> i think i've been totally consistent from my first day as state representative to my last day in the senate. >> i found a really, i had a eureka moment as the book was winding down. i was in borders, a new edition of ronald reagan's diaries was just being stalked, and i did, i know a lot of people maintain the best thing that any good book is the index. particularly if they're involved in politics from they go and see if they are mentioned, and if they are they buy a copy. so spending a lot of time on index is an importan

. >>> washington state mom owes her baby's life to a quick thinking garbage truck driver.rn saw the stroller rolling. he and another woman managed to catch the cage. >>> it is 5:48, time to get a check on the weather, the commute, all things important this morning as people head out the door. >> it is a little bit damp out. there roads are slick. there is no rain falling from the sky. off and on showers throughout the day. have the rain gear as you head out and about. let's talk about what is going on, we are calmer from friday. the calm weather came in after the storms, basically through the weekend. i hope you had a fabulous weekend. satellite and radar picking up on cloud cover. upper level low to the north of us, that distributes number in the form of showers, taking it outside and see clouds, we see a little bit of brightening of the skies, off and on throughout the day. don't get too confident if you get shall be, the rain will be with us as we go through the rest of the week for the most part. i'm going to give it until wednesday. we are cool because of the upper le

there was a fire at the cherry point refinery in washington state. as a result was offline for three months causing a drop in production. instead of increasing production, cantwell says six other west coast refineries or reduced affirmations' shortly thereafter. >> we should have seen other france stepped in and instead what we saw was a pattern of refineries mainly in california saying that they have scheduled maintenance of rain problems. gasoline fell to historic low levels. these were at levels without precedents compared to the rest of the u.s.. >> to give you some idea of how out of what california gas prices are compared to the national average, less to the national average for regular at this time is $3.76. >>pam: that is a huge difference. what does the oil industry have to say? >> they say there's absolutely no indication that anything has been done inadvertently. they say that the bottom line is, this investigation, like others will show it is market forces that determine gas prices. hoss >>pam: there are new term senator reward offer for

now we have showers coming on shore in coastal areas of washington state. they'll try to make it over the olympics but not a lot of it. only a few showers on and off. return to cooler weather. the rest of the country continues to bake. it's been a chilly portion of june and most of your spring in the northwest. this will go down as one of the warmest springs all time around our country. the only exception being up there in the northwest. what we're dealing with today, that cold front is trying to push to the south. it will stall out from here and just wash away and become a story. it won't make it down to the desert southwest. the heat low is sitting there on the border of california and arizona. the cool air made it to boise. salt lake city, a little bit cooler. vegas to phoenix. we're still dealing with the on shore flow in many areas. we'll keep it into the 60s and 70s along the immediate coast afternoon sunshine. 90s. sunshine is the rule in most areas. the exception, the northwest. looks like today a little cool but then warm up a little bit in the nor

you promised me, you said you would stay away from washington state. you sat right here and said you would not go to the cascades. he yells as loudly as i have ever heard him. washington, d.c. i shout back. i have the trait as well. [laughter]. >> as you are thinking about that, i would like to ask you to give us one more. there are 2 completely surprising and interesting substories woven through this narrative of your brother, 1, your fabulous aunt character in mexico getting frosty into mexico and running around with frita caller and your discovery of apples? >> this is astonishing, are we talking about the family past apple? >> both and the way thing danagers come together, yeah. >> kind of astonishing, again working on the idea that everything is passed down in families is it or is it not or is it coincidence. my father had a difficult relationship with his father from mexico. we knew our family had this chain of nurseries from mexico. i never understood because my father would change tg subject when his name came up. our grandfather was an orchardi

washington state set aside $100,000 knowing it's not nearly enough and looking for help from the other washington. >> the cost of the debris clean- up is going to be unknown at this point. the primary financial responsibility for clean-up lies with our federal government. >> reporter: but so far the feds have told the states they're pretty much on their own. an official with the national associationic and atmospheric association recently testified in front of a u.s. senate panel saying there is no federal funding plan and in most cases local governments will have to pay. that's angered west coast lawmakers. alaska senator mark baggage introduced a bill that would provide $45 million for debris clean-up, still less than a quarter of what some think it will cost. >> this is an emergency we would see no different if there is a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, a flood. we'd be right there. >> reporter: the difference is this disaster is slow moving and widespread. the coastguard did step up and sink this ghost ship. the canadian government is helping british columbia which had this motorcyc

quinault tribe in washington state. all of our wild rice is from the red lakes region. they will come in and have lunch and go back to the office. >> reporter: support is here on business from south carolina. when people suggested this restaurant for lunch he was -- >> a little dubious. >>> plenty ahead. weather, traffic and all of your top stories. fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. ts right now. . >>> as always, we begin with a live look outside. the commute for some of the early birds hike tucker and i well under way. kind of quiet right now. good morning. welcome to fox 5 morning news. i'm will thomas. let's bring in tucker. a little bit of rain yesterday afternoon and then it cleared up, right? and it's been clear ever since. >> right. it was gorgeous yesterday afternoon. the wind picked up and our humidity levels dropped. it will be a really nice looking day. it is gorgeous right now. we have temperatures in the 50s across parts of the area here at reagan national. i'm not here at reagan national but clo

we'll bring a chance of showers especially to coastal areas of washington state during the day. if you're watching us on kntr news, eugene, oregon, with the summer games fast approaching, learn about jim thorpe, one of america's greatest athletes in olympics history. at the museum of natural history. well tied in. >> yes. synergy. thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. rapper 50 cent was involved in a serious crash monday night on a new york expressway. the 36-year-old, a passenger in a chevy suburban, rear-ended by a mack truck was briefly hospitalized with back and neck injuries but is now said to be doing just fine. >>> cher will write and star in an autobiographical broadway show. the musical will cover three stages of her life, "the sonny & cher" era, her solo stardom days, and finally cher today looking back. cher has won an oscar, emmy, and grammy, but never a tony. >>> all five spice girls, scary, sporty, ginger, baby, and posh, all reunited in london tuesday. they announced a new musical by the creator of "mamma mi

. >> we are looking into the situation in washington state to better understand it. >> the cdc recommends that parents ask their pediatricians questions abilities storing their vaccines. >>> if your child is lucky enough to find an internship that pays, that they choose to go to facebook google or maybe even twitter and it may make more money than you do. a business insider looked at companies offering the best and highest salaries for interns. facebook is one company shelling out big bucks for its interns paying them about $6,200 a month. $6,200 a month to be an intern at facebook? young tim don't look at me like that. also topping no carrierringconn0 >>> could be affecting roadways even this early in the morning. but first though, you want to talk to lauren and lynette? >> lynette? how's the weather? are you going to deliver today? >> a hard time? it's gorgeous. what's wrong with you? >> just picking on you and i'm just going to go ahead and do it. >> once me. >> i have my support over there in megan. you saw linda out there in the jack and it take some pointers from here and don't leav

even washington state, enjoy that warmth. doesn't look like any big change for the west. forecast for tomorrow coming up. >>> coming up, oil bubbles up, a major company breaks up, and a wedding band that prevents cheating. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, can a teenager score the year's biggest album debut? you'd better believe it. >>> coming up, yankees are bitten by the injury bug, the rockets make another big deal, and a dual in the pool heats up. you're watching "early today." >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. with time running out, congress has worked out deals to overhaul the nation's highways, bridges, and transit systems and to keep interest rates from doubling on student loans. lawmakers are hurrying to finish their work before the fourth of july recess. >>> new data from the census bureau says america's largest cities are growing at a faster rate than their

were talking about is in fort lewis in washington state i know you spoke with a few of these veterans what did you find out where essentially for the last six months these guys have been trying to organize this military contractor mechanic group where they work on straker attack vehicles and you know the making about eighteen bucks an hour the benefits are awful the working hours are awful they get sent over to afghanistan all the time so they're trying to organize a union now for about the last six months the company has been making these workers attend anti-union meetings these are forced captive audience meetings where the that are legal in the u.s. where they're being told that you have to sit down and you have to watch this propaganda film and we might ask you some questions and you might have to get up and say how you feel about unions in front of a group of your friends for the last month because the election's going to be the end of this week they've been making them attend these meetings almost daily and a lot of these guys are right veterans and for them i mean this real qui

a good samaritan spotted this injured bald eagle on the side of the road in washington state took him in to a local animal hospital. this when they first saw this bird evidences too weak to stand up. he has since made some progress. >> he's moving that's a good sign. he tries to move away when you go in there. hopefully he will be flying arounded in here in a week or so and feeling better and he will be able to be released. that's the hope. >> he has no broken bones. the doctors think he ate something toxic. the plan is to move him to the washington state university school of medicine where doctors can conduct more tests and provide around the clock care. those are your 5:00 headlines. >> and it is time now for your first degree weather update with maria molina. good morning maria. >> good morning. we are looking at temperatures relatively on the warm side already early this morning across the center of the country. the reason for that is we have a strong storm system starting to impact the pacific northwest from seattle to northern parts of california that is where it will be on the

>> i if it works in washington, wee wiwill bring it back to washingtoton, d.c. >> state-owned alcohol stores -- there has been a lot of talk about that here in the region. let's take a quick break. stay with us.. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] from our nation's networks... ♪ ♪ ...to our city streets... ♪ ♪ ...to skies around the world... ♪ ♪ ...northrop grumman's security solutions are invisibly at work, protecting people's lives... [ soldier ] move out! [ male announcer ] ...without their even knowing it. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. >> welcome back. we are continuing our didiscussion with davidnd robert trone from tal wine & more. i want to talk to you more about the whole issueue of privatization becacause it is an iss that virgrginia has been grappling wi. you say th is very similar to what you sawappening transitioning in the state of washinggton where they are transitioning to privatization. we are worried aboutut what it would mean for ste revenue and what it would meafor consumerer prices day. >> washington state is ght on point for what probably shoululd happen

washington d.c. i'm christine for south thinks we're tuning in we've got a packed show for you tonight the golden state has been drying up for years but now a california city will be the largest in the country to file for bankruptcy protection we'll take a look at the state of the economy and also ask if living wills drawn up by this country's biggest banks will in fact improve and get rid of the too big to fail system plus we're going to have mike elk on the show to talk about the latest way large corporations are trying to limit workers rights it turns out many of this country's veterans have been forced to attend meetings in which they're told unions are bad oftentimes held on army bases well have all that for you tonight including a dose of happy hour but first we'll take a look at what the mainstream media has decided to miss. our will certainly still several months away from the presidential election but still the mainstream media was abuzz today with the latest numbers highlighting over and over where the candidates stand as of today. the scene is wall street journal poll new n.b.c. wall street

but in washington state they had a debate and gay marriage won.here was a moving speech given. >> and so i just--i think to myself how could i deny anyone the right to have that incredible bond with another individual in life? to me it seems almost cruel. my daughter came out of the closet a couple of years ago and you know what i thought i was just going to agonize about that. nothing is difference. she's still a fabulous human being, and she's met a person that she loves very much, and some day, by god, i want to throw a wedding for that kid. >> cenk: it was great. it was a terrific speech. it helped open a lot of paths in washington, mission accomplished, but wait! it was blocked because opponents have filed 200,000 signatures calling for a referendum instead. a local affiliate explains. >> opponents of same-sex marriage needed 120,000 signatures to put the law on hold and force the vote. they submitted twice that men, 241,000. >> this is exclusively about defending and preserving marriage as we have known it. >> we are now the policymakers. th

lizzy o'leary, thanks so much in washington. five states so far.this entrepreneur program. so exactly how does the program work and what are the requirements? how do youinvolved? here to help us understand it all. who is eligible? find out if you're one of those five states and then if you're eligible? >> actually i went on the department of labor website i found five bund researched and found more than those five states. first, ask at the unemployment office does my state participate? if testimony does, you don't have to do anything. the state i spent the most time looking at their program, washington state. you actually automatically sgee a profiling system. it's interesting. this pro filing system knows thousand figure out who is likely to exhaust benefits without finding a job. >> really? >> yes. they do it by looking at your age, your education. the industry, and the demographic fact herbs where you live. they can accurately who is likely to find work and who isn't. if your profile is not likely to find work you're going to get a member saying

breastfeeding in their air ffrce uniforms.tte photographs are part of a breastteeding awareness ggoup in washington stateere are a lot of rulls about isn't covered. wicked weather this afternoon... emily gracey ishere with latess 3 a warning for parents packing dangeroussingredient found in peanut butter. look away. i'm... i'm hideous.

washington state had a similar bill, with mandate.er and did away from the mandate. washington state has no insurance in the state because they couldn't attract people who were able-bodied. that is what will happen with the bill. karl rove says we have to come together. republicans weren't willing to come together before a presidential race. are you kidding me, when now and november? i assume, i hope karl was talking about next year. idea that there will be agreement on this in the middle of the election is insane. the republicans want to see it beaten and they want obama beaten. if i were obama take advantage and call the supreme court what they are. after two appeals court upheld the law it's a hack court. >> dana: the reason it drives me crazy, if i'm wrong and it's upheld are you going to call at it hack court then? >> bob: no. the verdict, justices. >> kimberly: he doesn't care. he says i don't know. >> dana: i don't know why i fight that. >> kimberly: greg, have you come back to life? >> greg: i have. i think the way the issue w

. >>> debris from japan's tsunami is now littering the beaches of washington state. and one community isn't waiting for help from the federal government when it comes to cleaning up. richard thompson explains how people are taking action now. >> reporter: these volunteers offered to drive us a few miles down the beach, while we found a small dock that had washed astore. it's still unclear if the dock came from japan after the tsunami, but moline knows more is coming. >> we need help getting it picked up. >> reporter: the city of long beach isn't waiting for federal or state aide. city money is being spent to keep this dumpster on the beach. it's supposed to be strictly for tsunami debris. while big chunks of debris, like docks and the japanese fishing boat that washed up a few miles to the south last week, make headlines, there is also a lot of styrofoam coming ashore. and locals are picking up what they can. >> we take care of ourselves. so we sound the alarm, come out, have organized beach pickup. >> reporter: we spotted david not cleaning, but combing the beach. h

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it's very tough. >> he grew up in washington state. he wanted to be a svete narn. veterinarian and after graduating he joined the peace corps hoping to work with exotic animals around the world. in 2002, he was stationed in nicaragua. his sister said he was struck with the beauty of the country. >> he absolutely loved it. he decided to stay there. >> reporter: he met and married a local nicaraguan and moved to a beach town. they have a son. puracal began working in a real estate office. he began running the office. in 2007, he was even featured on hgtv's "house hunters international." >> approximately two hours from the capital. >> life was good. he was raising his son in the community he says he loved and finding success with his company. but everything changed on november 11, 2010. on that afternoon, police burst into his home, confiscated his files and took him away. >> i heard about the arrest from my mom. she had flown down there to visit jason and was staying at the house. she called me on a friday morning and said the police have taken your brother and they

for example, this salmon was caught by a tribe in washington state. >> all of our salmon comes from the quenil tribe, washington state, our rice comes from red lakes region. >> reporter: buffalo duck burger, roasted tomato caramelized onion >> they come in have lunch and go back to the office. >> reporter: peter was here on business when people suggested it for lunch >> i was dubious. changing my view of museum food leading me to want to set up more meetings on this side of town. >> beth parker fox 5 news. >>> coming up new on the news edge tonight, ethics enforcement dc council choosing a new leader to keep a watchful eye on major decisions why the nominee is already recausing himself, even before the job starts. >>> sheriff's controversial past may end his career. we will explain. >>> a web of lies new study of teen internet use, shines light on the dark truth what is going on on the net. surprising results plus the day's top stories and we are tracking tropical storm debbie, an update at 6  >> george zimmerman's lawyer says his client poses no threat to the community

they tried to cross from canada into washington state.down. >> that was me hanging with the cast from the musical rock of ages. the movie is in theaters this weekend. that's right now. now that we are here in xanadu. in case you missed it, we will talk about that, coming up. >> october 27, 2007 was a beautiful autumn day. i didn't know my last time i kissed her would be my last time. they were walking down this path and an underage drunk driver swerved off the road and hit them. mariah died that night. she was only 14. i'm thinking how did this happen? it is so preventable. my name is leo carthy. i give kids tools to stay away from drinking. our state is a top five in drinking and driving fatalities in the country. the drinking culture is a cyclical disease we allowed to continue. mariah's challenge is each new generation should not drink. i said if you stick with me for four years, don't use alcohol and drugs, i will be there with a bunch of other people to give you money. you will go to a post secondary school. >> i promise not to drink

all tribe -- quinn quinault tribe from washington state. >> they will come in and have lunch and gock to the office. >> reporter: when people suggested mitsitam for lunch, he was -- >> a little dubious. leading me to want to set up more meeting on this side of town. >> in washington, beth parker, fox 5 news. >> got to try it. >> i'm waiting for the ikea restaurant to be nominated. >> don't joke about that. >> no, i like it. >> i want to check out that restaurant. >> me too. >> i have been down there but maybe not with as gourmet food as you've seen. >> all the museums are stepping it up. >> good food. >> yes. >> pricy. >> yes. >> but remember, you get in for free. >> we have a fun ask the weather guy. nice start to your day. gorgeous start to your day. it will be a beautiful afternoon with high temperatures only in the upper 70s to about 08. look how cool it has gotten overnight. we have at got 50s, lots and lots of 50s out there this morning. 59 in manassas. 59 in leonardtown. even annapolis is looking great. bright sunshine, the best part, low humidity. our dew point temperature a

the officials grabbed him tonight while he was trying to cross the border into washington state. three security guards were killed and another one is in critical condition. bumgarner worked for the same company as the victims he had been on the run since yesterday, wanted on three counts of murder. >>> one person is dead and several others are hurt in toronto tonight. the overhead part of a concert stage, look at that welcome broke apart and fell about 50 feet. the man killed was working on the stage getting ready for a radiohead concert. the show was cancelled, of course. weather was good, no high winds. they're trying to figure out exactly what happened. >>> we've learned that a state psychologist will examine ch football coach jerry sandusky tomorrow. a friday court order allows the defense in the child abuse trial to introduce testimony that sandusky suffers from system call hisself wrooiric personality disorder. it will explain letters he wrote to his alleged victims. >>> wait until you see what else we're working on for you tonight. >>> there is no god. or is there? >> our

dave was at the columbia cup championship in washington state, ready to claim the record for the mostthis would be his 20th win in a row. but as he bursts out of the gate, almost instantly the boat has hit two waves in a row. at top speed, the force is too much and the hydroplane blows over. the top of the boat crashes onto the water, exploding the protective canopy, ripping off his oxygen mask and submerging him in the water. >> i was unconscious under water. the safety team got there right away, got me onto the bottom of the boat. they cleared the airway and got the water out. >> amazingly, dave survives. his hand is crushed by the flying metal. he ends up losing two fingers on his right hand. it's the kind of trash that may deter a driver. >> i just felt i had things to prove to myself and give to the sport. >> dave and the team rebuild miss budweiser redesigning the capsule to make it safer. >> luckily to date since we've done that, nobody has been killed or hurt significantly inside that capsule. >> years later, dave will have good reason to be thankful for that safer capsule. in

one of the things, as the people in washington state and california found, as they went to truly open primaries, there are 24 states that have provisions in their constitution for initiative petitions where, you know, the voters can just take control. you know, they get -- they come up with changes in the law. in this case, what they did was reare districting and the primaries. they get the signatures. they run a campaign, and they change the laws. the other part of it, i'm not going to ask how many of you have been to a meeting where your member of congress or your house or senate member was present. but it's important at the state legislative level, a lot of states that don't have initiatives or petitions do have referendum where the state can be pressured to submit the issue to the voters. in addition when your member of congress, house or senate comes to meet with constituents, you ought to be there. senator, so-and-so, i'm not going to name any names or house member, if you vote 95% of the time with your party, you don't belong in congress. because, you know, you're obviously not

. >>> today mitt romney will try to close a sizable fundraising gap in washington state. the presumptive republican presidential nominee is holding a fundraiser tonight in seattle. romney has raised less than 1/3 of the money president obama has raised in washington state. president obama will campaign today with former president bill clinton. the two will hold phrasers in new york city. they include a gala and reception on broadway that's being called broadway for barak. several celebrities are expected to attend the fundraiser. >>> okay, the guy who ended the war in iraq, the guy who says you should be able to marry anyone you want, and the guy who created four million new jobs, that guy, president obama and michelle, are coming to my house for dinner on june 14. and i want you to be there, too. >> this ad debuted last night during the mtv movie awards. in the commercial, actress sarah jessica parker urges supporters to enter a contest to win a spot at dinner. nchlt>>> i can say that he had nearly a trillion dollars in stimulus, and that was one-time spending. >> did it

the fruit he grew in his gorgeous orchards in washington state. the fruit came with the carl tax where you would get 25 telephone calls before the fruit came, such as, fruit is coming next week, are you going to be home? this is said in a texas accent. i would say i don't know. he said you have to be there because they are my pears and precious and have to put them in the refrigerator the minute you come in. i learned to say okay. then the fruit would come and it would be wrapped like a bomb or something, each fruit, each pear. these gorgeous asian pears had sty row foam socks wrapped around them. after the fruit came you'd get a series of phone calls, can i demand a refund from the ups man, are you sure, can you write down what time it came? >> you have been carrying around this story all your life, what happened, why turn it into a book? >> it was a huge decision. it came completely. so many of us carry around this sibling thing in the attic thing. it came to me because something happened in our life which transformed our relationship. it was hu

in washington next week ahead of the g-20 summit, timothy geithner will speak about the state of the global economy. andrea mitchell, nbc's chief correspondent, will serve as moderator. >>> also in washington bob woodward will talk about his role in reporting the watergate scandal. sunday marks 40 years since a team of burglars broke into democratic party headquarters leading to the scandal that eventually forced the resignation of richard nixon. >>> and twins mary-kate and ashley olsen turn 26. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. star jones offers her expert analysis of the jerry sandusky trial. and in a "today" exclusive, the parents of a 7-year-old who played darth vader in a popular super bowl ad speak up about their son's upcoming open heart surgery. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn b

he was stationed at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state. >>> one of the most important symbolspride weekend is now in place. at 7:00 this morning, work on that pink triangle began at san francisco's twin peaks. during the holocaust, nazis used that symbol of the pink triangle to mark male homosexual prisoners in the concentration camps. coming up at 9:30, we'll go live to twin peaks for more on a ceremony taking place in about 90 minutes. >>> pride events continue tonight with the 20th annual dyke march to celebrate the lesbian community in the mission district. that program begins at 5:00 and the actual march to the heart of the castro district starts at 6:00. >>> the trans march kicked off pride weekend with its message of saying no to hate. last night, the 9th annual transgender march was held from delores park to civic center. it was dedicated to 37-year-old brandy martell, a transgender woman shot and killed in oakland two months ago. >> although we're very saddened, we also want to come together and show the world that we mean business. we're united. and we love one anoth