the 67-year-old was hit by a truck as the driver made a right turn on to west lafayette street. it happened around 11:30 on tuesday morning. it was caught on camera but police could not make out the license plate. they believe that he clipped the back of the truck. he was a biker for 20 years and heading to the university of baltimore where he was pursuing his third master's degree. he was always safe on his bike mediterranean had mirons -- mirrors on the helmet. >> we want to bring it to closure. >> this is going to be looked over with from bottom to end and back. >> so far police have one witness. if were you nearby the accident and have information about the truck, call crime stoppers at 866-7-lock yum. sherrie johnson, abc 2 news. >>> police have the man they day was behind a murder last month thanks to the miami police department. joseph serial is charged with killing lamont gordon, jr. he shot gordon then took off for florida. serial was arrested on unrelated charges and linked to the murder. >>> powerful words from a grieving father after the man accused of stabbing hits

the accident happened yesterday morning on the corner of maryland avenue and west lafayette near penn station. that's where we find delia goncalves to tell us what happened, and what the family is saying. delia? >> reporter: tonight police are telling us the driver of the truck was driving south on maryland avenue when he made this right on west lafayette, striking jack yates. investigators believe his body may have been dragged. tonight his family is asking for your help to find this driver. on maryland avenue, less than a mile from his home. >> it hasn't been the same since. >> he was your life, yes, he was. >> reporter: 67-year-old jack yates was killed while riding his bicycle. >> i said please be careful out there. you know there is a bunch of nuts out there. >> reporter: ellen's husband of 39 years was heading to the university of baltimore where he was pursuing is his third masters degree in youth counseling. >> i kept calling and calling, and it kept going to voice mail. and by 4 and 5 i was getting frantic. >> reporter: relatives say he was a safe rider. he even had mirrors o

. >> barbara watkins on her way to work at the corner of maryland avenue and west lafayette street tuesday morning, when the commotion caught her eye. >> i saw the street blocked off. and had the yellow tape across. people taking pictures from a helicopter. i knew something happened. i knew something bad happened. >> a man was dead. >> i was very sad for his family. >> police say john yates, an avid cyclist was traveling southbound on maryland avenue, and investigators say the accident happened when he reached west lafayette. police say a truck was turning right at the intersection, when it broadsided yates. >> witnesses told police that yates somehow got on stuck under the back wheels of the truck before being dislodged in the middle of the street. police say they don't believe the accident was intentional. but the truck driver can it keep going. investigators are now searching for the vehicle. a double axle white box truck similar to this one. >> it was a big truck. >> police are hopeful that surveillance video will help in the investigation. several cameras are near the intersection. in

releasing the video it clearly shows that an unidentifiable truck did not signal when it turned on west lafayette killing the cyclist. police are trying to identify the truck and drive. >>> yesterday we told you how someone shot miss shirley. she is on a first name basis because of her love for cherry hill. the 59-year-old, there she is with the phone in hand is smile and her face. a bullet came through her window and lodged in letter left breast. she just returned home from buying school supplies. >> it's tough because he's been a community activists for a long, long time. she gives everything to the community. takes money out of her pocket to provide snacks at the rec center. >> miss shirley is more committed to helping out the neighborhood kids and that brings hope an inspiration to other activists and they're planning a peace march and rally right outside her home. and the police are still looking for the shooter. >>> turning to sports now, the orioles can't seem to pull it together. yesterday afternoon they closed out a 3-game series against the oakland a's. they tried to work their way back

he was hit as he made a right turn on to west lafayette street. the accident happened was caught on camera but they could not make it out. he was pursuing a third master's degree in youth counseling. he was always safe on his bike and had mirrors. authorities believe he clipped the back wheel of the truck and the driver never saw him. they think the driver left the scene. mr.is into ed your help. if you have information call crime stoppers at 866-7-lock- up. >>> approved a measure in the pee allowing states to jam cell phones has gone through. those in favor of it say it will prevent inmates from taking part in imdegrees being locked up. those against it say the technology could interfere with cell phone use by tizens. a council banned the sale of salvia if it is so dangerous why is it legal in the rest of the state. it is an herb related to sage. it can be smoked and eaten. we saw people using it and they get hits every day. it is illegal in delaware and virginia. it has been widely available in shops up and down the board walk now the council th

it clearly shows that the driver of the truck did not signal when it turned right on west lafayette killing the bicyclist. >>> senator ben cardin got another earful on healthcare reform. look at the crowd. everybody had manage to say about the nation's healthcare system. the meeting was held inside the theater. it only holds 500 people and that means many more were left outside. and on many oaks he was shouted out by demonstrators. but listen to this 11-year-old. >> say my dad and my grandfather both came down with cancer, would my dad get priority care because he's younger and can contribute longer to society? [ applause ] >> in today's system, there are different durations of care as a result of what healthcare plan you might be in. there's different coverage levels. but by age, there should be and will not be any discrimination as to access to care, there not be. >> the nor is still not finished pushing the healthcare reform yet. he said he'll continue to meet with the marylanders over the next few weeks. >>> a public wake will be held today for the late eunice kennedy shriver. a special

the 67-year-old was hit by a white box truck and a right turn to west lafayette from maryland avenue. the accident happened after 11:30 on tuesday morning and caught on camera. but police could not make out the license plate and he clipped the back wheel of the truck. he was a cyclist for more than 20 years and headed to the university of baltimore where he was pursuing his third master's degree. the family says he was always safe on his bike and had mir yobs on the helmet. it has been more than the individual dough can bear. >> i kept calling and calling and it was going to voice mail. i was getting frantic you know. the world has not been the same since. >> so far police have a witness and if you were nearby and had ven information about that white box truck call metro crime stoppers at 866-7-lock- up. >> it was the outcome her family had not hoped for the man who killed mike ring's caught is not criminally responsible. david briggs stabbed 24-year- old is. a ring as she was waiting in line. it was a random attack. brings was committed to the hospital center in jessup. in an e-mail

said that it clearly shows that the driver of the truck did not signal when he turned left on west lafayette he hit and killed the biker. >>> we could see preliminary plans for a proposed slot parlor that could be built mere the m m&t stadium. the bored of estimates approved a deal yesterday that replaces the ray lewis gateway sports complex with a gambling complex run by the baltimore group it gives them a more visible location and larger plot of land for up to 3700 slot machines. >>> a ocean city hotel will remain closed till they find the source of a carbon monoxide leak. the hotel's gas burning equipment has not been ruled unite as the source for the leak. they're searching the entire building. and the hotel does not have carbon monoxide detectors even though ocean city law requires them. >>> eight retriever nix puppies are looking for a good home this morning after they were found in a trash dumpster. they were discovered by two young men in highland town. they were in a plastic box, close to death. the men cooled the pups down with water and air conditioning. if you would like to adopt

police found the body of 26-year-old stanley join in the house on the 1900 block of west lafayette avenue. early sunday morning a woman was found dead in the 2800 block of edge circle north. 18-year-old died after being shot in the back. on the 800 block of allen dale road sunday afternoon. so far 136 murders in the city of baltimore compared to 1 26 at this time last year. >>> some resident in cecil county are very convince administrator canadian struck their community on sunday. members of the national weather service surveyed the damage early today and kathleen joins us with the very latest on the story tonight. kathleen. >>reporter: experts with the national weather service in mount holly new jersey tell us the daniel was caused by straight line winds or micro burst. either way the cleanup effort is massive. noisey monday on saint michael court. >> very scary. >>reporter: row of pine uprooted when the sunday storm moved through elkton. >> just in the wrong spot. wrong wind sheer. >>reporter: some trees still blanket some addresses. >> heard a big old boom. >>reporter: everyone here is

memorial now set up in maryland and west lafayette avenue where john yates was killed. family lawyer says unreleased surveillance video show the truck making a right without a turn signal. video doesn't show the license plate or other identifiable markings on the vehicle. >>> despite the rowdiness maryland senator ben is pleased with the outcome of the town hall meeting in hagerstown yesterday. many people are questioning why so many of the town hall meetings are getting out of hand. jeff is here with that story tonight. jeff. >>reporter: well across this country these town hall meetings are erupting with anger and outrage. meetings like the one senator card held in hagerstown yesterday are designed to discuss health care reform. but audience members are using them to vent about other issues. like public education. public debt. experts say the meetings are drawing people who are proud to be americans but not so proud of their american government. >> i think what they are reacting to in part what is happening over the past year or so. they watch while the government bail

investigators say the accident occurred when he reached west lafayette. truck turning at the intersection when it broadsided yates. according to witnesses. witnesses told police that yates somehow got stuck under the back of the wheels of the truck. before becoming dislodged in the middle of the street. >> i saw the street blocked off. yellow tape across. people taking pictures in the helicopter. i knew something happened. >> police don't believe the accident was intentional. however, the truck driver did keep on going. investigators are now searching for a double axle white box truck similar to this one on the screen. police are hopeful that surveillance may help in the investigation. several cameras are near the intersection. >> 30-year-old joseph serio is back in maryland facing murder charges. fled to florida after a man was shot to death last month. and police say serio pulled the trigger. >> a drug investigation leaves one man dead. police launched an internal probe after accusations made by the family members. deion snipes taken off life support wh

this is near north calvert and west lafayette streets, downtown baltimore. police say that the men threatening the girls with a knife and then drove them to a parking lot of seton ceel high school in southwest baltimore. police say the women were both raped by two men who picked them up. a third man arrived later on. the three men are charged in the case of the two 19-year-olds and 20-year-old. mayor dixon praised the work of investigators in this case. >> we need people when they are out to be responsible. i mean, hitchhiking or picking up stray rides, we want to deter people from that and use better transportation forms. >> police say a second attack happened much like the first early in the morning on august 8th. police say that the victim identified the license plate from the car. she told police that and they caught the suspect. that suspect said there were two other people involved. they were the ones that told police. >>> 6:08. flying manholes continue to cause traffic problems in downtown baltimore. what public works calls a minor explosion, four cov

rehema ellis, nbc news, west lafayette, indiana. >>> and that's our broadcast for this monday night as we start off a new week. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see y bk here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the accident happened tuesday at the corner of maryland avenue and west lafayette near penn station. as linda so reports, it's prompting city officials to take a closer look at bike safety. >> steve an avid biker. he moved to annapolis and is pedaling his way through town. >> i lived in a bike friendly part of chicago. >> reporter: roads that were not initially designed for biking. >> the lack of bike lanes and the conditions of the roads in a lot of cases. because you're looking out for potholes and stuff like that, but you've got to be paying attention to traffic. >> reporter: sharing the road ended tragically for john yates. the 67-year-old was killed this week when police say he clipped the back wheel of a box truck. his wife was well aware of the dangers. >> i said please be careful out there. there is a bunch of nuts out there. >> reporter: the city has been trying to get more people to bike to work. just this week they came out with the resource guide, a map to all the trails and tricks to keep bikers safe on the streets. >> watch your back, be obvious, let people know where y

clearly shows that an unidentifiable truck did not signal when it suddenly turned right on the west lafayettekilling the avid cyclist. police tonight with trying to identify both the truck and its driver. >>> another case of animal cruelty is under investigation tonight in baltimore city. these eight retriever-mix puppies were found by two young men in highland town. the men heard a noise coming from a dumpster, and when they got closer, they discovered the pups were inside a sealed plastic box in the dumpster. the puppies were close to death. the young heroes cooled the puppies down with air conditioning and water, which officials say saved their lives. >> fortunately, it looks like a good outlook for the puppies. they're doing really well, now. everybody is eating. so we think they're going to be okay. but they were very fortunate that those gentlemen stopped to see what was going on. >> after being taken care of by the experts at barcs and an animal hospital, all eight pups are doing well. they have since been turned over to the rough life rescue where they'll hang out until they're all ad

he was run over and killed by a white box truck near maryland avenue and west lafayette. the entire incident was caught on a nearby surveillance camera. the yates family doesn't want the video released. but a attorney describes what it showed. >> a box truck, abruptly took a right turn. and mr. yates went under the rear passenger side wheel of the vehicle. it also gives strong indication that the person who was driving the vehicle should have known and probably did know that he hilt someone. -- hit someone. this is not a minor impact. this is not a bump on the side of a truck. this is a running over. a bicycle and an individual. >> since the video did not capture the truck's license plate, police still have no leads in the case. >> if the driver doesn't realize he ran over the cyclist, you know, that's something that has to be determined by the investigators as well as the state's attorney's office. >> whether it's intentional or not, it happened. it's -- my whole world is shattered. >> reporter: even though this incident was captured on video, police say they are not goi

police discovered the body of 26-year-old stanley joins in his home on the 1900 block of west lafayette avenue. early sunday a woman found dead in the 2800 block of hedge come circle north. 18-year-old shot in the back and died. in 800 block of allen dale road sunday. so far there was 136 murders in baltimore city compared to 126 this time last year. >> a burglary suspect shot by police was pronounced dead by paramedics. until police later discovered he was still alive. understandably, internal investigation is underway. john rydell explains. >> they could have done a lot for them. >> folks that live along garrison boulevard are up z many know the man shot in the head by police after breaking into this convenience store. investigators say 51-year-old michael quarrel lunged at police with a screwdriver. the officer initially thought quarrels had a knife. >> in the assessment, of the paramedics, the victim presented with no vital signs of life. >> sotparamedic pronounced quarrels dead and returned to the station. it wasn't until about half hour later when another officer made a startling

. >> authorities were called to the 18900 blauk block of west lafayette. they found a man who had been shot. he was pronounced dead at the scene. investigaters would like any information you have about that scene. >> a teen ager is lucky to be alive after driving his car off a parking garage. what saved him was another car that he hit below. mow neekbrax ton has more. -- moni qusm e braxton has more. >> this dodge had landed on top of his four-runner. the crash happened about 8:00. >> the young man was in the turf club with his family. he comes out. somehow he gets his father's keys, starts fooling around, puts it in gear, he loses control of the veak, the vehicle comes off the roof of the garage, lands on richfield street front end first. when he lands, the vehicle is cushioned by another parked vehicle that's destroyed. >> he is not in a position to speak. >> he pulled the stunned 13-year-old driver out of the s.u.v. he also captured the crash on this home video. everyone said the unidentified juvenile is lucky to be alive. >> no one was inside track. >>

he says it clearly shows the driver of a truck did not signal when turning right on to west lafayette hitting yates. police are still looking for that driver. >>> eight retriever mix puppies looking for a family after they were found in a dumpster in highlandtown. the puppies found by two men in highlandtown, in a plastic box close to death. the man cooled them down with water and air conditioning. all eight puppies are doing well, at the rough life rescue waiting to be adopted. if you would like to open your home to one of these adorable puppies head to abc2news.com now. >>> eunice kennedy shriver will be remembered this afternoon at a cape cod church. a family spokesman says the wake will be at a roman catholic church. mass will be friday. shriver was the sister of president john f. kennedy and massachusetts senator ted kennedy. she died tuesday morning at cape cod hospital at age 88. she's probably best known for founding the special olympics. >>> former vice president dick cheney is apparently going to make his memoir a tell-all. "the washington post" reports cheney believes presi

one. 67-year-old jack yates was hit by a white box truck as the driver made a right turn on to west lafayette street and maryland avenue. it happened 11:30 tuesday morning, caught on camera but police couldn't make out the truck's license plate. they believe yates somehow clipped the back wheel of the truck and the truck never even saw him. yates was a cyclist for 20 years and was heading to the university of baltimore, per suing a masters degree. his family said he was always safe on his bike, even had mirrors on his helmet. the loss is more than his widow can bear. >> i kept calling and calling. it kept going to voice mail. by 4:00 and 5:00 i was getting frantic. my life hasn't been the same since. >> reporter: so far there's one witness in the case. if you were nearby and have information about the white box truck please call 1-866-7-lockup, metro crime stoppers. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> coming up on "good morning maryland" at 9:00 -- the recent violence on the streets of our city has many wondering what can we do next? the naacp is challenging ministers and congregations to come ou

however, they're not going to their neighborhood school, west elementary, instead attending lafayettelementary, one of the top performing schools in the district. >> he should not get special privilege. whatever normal parents go through, he should go through the same thing. >> the mayor has refused to answer questions about the issue. schools chancellor michelle rhee told wtop radio that fenty did not break any rules. >>> by monday, all p.g. county students should have their class schedules. class's began last monday but a computer glitch left thousands without schedules and spent a week sitting in the cafeteria or jim. as of today, only 1300 students were still without schedules, down from 8000. >>> the professor at montgomery college, -- professors want the college president to step down, expressing no confidence in president brian johnson. it is a he failed to attend critical meetings, issued -- misused his college-issued credit card. he sent an e-mail to faculty and staff today saying that he remains committed to serving the college and will answer specific concerns in the near f

>> i cannot imagine that lafayette does not have a long list of parents who want to get their children in that school. >> i'd% reading proficient compared with only 62% for west -- 90% reading proficiency at lafayette compared with only 98 -- 62% for west. >> he should not get a special privilege. whenever a normal parent goes through, he should go through thsame thing. >> yet the mayor says it is a private matter. >> i will not answer any more questions about this. you can stand here and asked repeatedly, i will move on. i have 8 $30 million budget. >> the mayor seems to be saying merely asking the question is a violation of his family's privacy, chancellor michelle rhee was on wtop radio today where she insisted all protocol was followed. she said about half of the students in the d.c. system are out of boundaries. she did not say whether the mayor had to wait on a waiting list. reporting live from northwest, sam ford, abc 7 news. >>> it is official, the los angeles coroner says michael jackson's death was a homicide. the report says he died of acute -- overdose of purple fall. his doctor said he give it to him to help him sleep. >>> several wildfires are b

lafayette. >> we are glad they are considered laugh yet. >> west elementary at 14th and farragut is the closest school to the parents' house. if they went to the neighborhood school, it would be this one but word on the street is they won't be going here. >> i can agree with him wanting to send his child to the best school if he send them to a public school. >> reporter: his sister says his own son went to to the where the fenty twins attended. >> they got a lot of one on one. with him going to public school, it was a change. >> reporter: parents do wonder why fenty may be sending his kids out of boundary. >> the assumption is that you would go to the neighborhood school in your neighborhood boundary. he is the mayor. >> reporter: he is the mayor but this is not a secret he can keep for long. classes start in the distrt august 24th. no doubt we will be following this one, karen. thank you. >>> the district is taking advantage of president obama's $12 billion investment in community colleges. classes start later this month at the first ever community college in the nation's capitol. it will be b

his children a in fourth grade at lafayette elementary instead of west elementary, a less regarded school a few blocks from the fenty home on 16th street. the mayor politely avoided answering questions about the issue yesterday morning right here on news 4 but his tone was fo notably different when reporters asked him similar questions later in the day. >> you've asked me this question every day for the last three days. >> i understand. >> you are the number one political reporter for city paper. you have to at some point find another issue to ask me about. i'm in charge of a $10 billion budget. stop. >> school officials insist the fentys entered the lottery that many d.c. parents enter every year in order to get their kids out of lower-performing schools. >> a maryland lawmaker has paid the baltimore police department for his elaborate marriage proposal that involved using police department resources. delegate jon cardin has apologized for the proposal which took place earlier this month. cardin took his now fiance and friends on a boat ride. police then boarded the boat and pretended to

west baltimore that occurred around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. the man was taken to hospital. no word on his condition this morning. police are also investigating a deadly accident involving a bicyclist. it happened on lafayette street. a vehicl-- the bicyclist got can the back wheels of a truck when it turned. >> gov. martin o'malley announced plans yesterday about the white rail. our reporter has more -- on the light rail. our reporter has more. >> he says expansion for the light rail is good for maryland and future generations. he is seeking federal funding to expand the light rail. he wants to build a purple line and a red line which would run from the woodlawn area to the johns hopkins bayview medical campus in east baltimore. the red line is supported by the dinkins administration, the business community, and congressman elijah cummings. not everyone supports the plan. some say the red man -- redline could cause delays and possible collision. >> this is not a sound move by our governor. he just put a lot of lives in danger. >> when everybody is not going to like the plan. >> the governor says the red line will improve housing values. coming up for you, why canton residents are concerned and where the li

lafayette. there is no word on an official decision. west elementary is the closest to his home.w soon because classes begin august 24th. >>> time now is 8:19 on this wednesday morning. it might be too late to plan a vacation this summer -- >> but you shouldn't have a problem pulling a staycation together. and we'll share some ideas on doing that later on here on fox 5 morning news. holly is up working on that for us. >> reporter: toasting marshmallows. (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home, it also brings first-class entertainment with picture quality pc world calls "razor-sharp," america's top-rated internet, and crystal clear phone, all for just... you can also get channel variety cable can't match. plus additional packages are available with over 115 hd channels and over 15,000 titles on demand per month. what else does fios bring that cable doesn't? how about easy-to-use on screen widgets that offer instant updates local traffic, news, weather and more. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today to or

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lafayette says mrs. fenty gave her school a lookover but says there is no bothered on an official decision. westlementary is closest to fenty's home. we will know soon because classes begin august 24th. >>> what started as an apartment as one fairfax county school has now spread to five other schools. >> twelve years ago, the county's first school started year-round schools and now it seems to be paying off in a big way. john henrehan with more details. >> reporter: elementary student are not filing into fairfax county's timber lane elementary school for ordinarysummer school classes or recreation programs. >> you don't want to miss any time at school. >> reporter: this is their regular school calendar. because for 12 thast e 12 years timber lane and five other fairfax county schools have had year-round classes with short vacations and many more days of instruction than usual. >> don't guess. show your work. >> reporter: the kids here like their year-round school because of the interesting and offbeat classes offered during the intercession periods three times a year. >> you get a lot of more cr

west baltimore has claimed the life of a cyclist. police said the 67-year-old man was riding a bike in lafayette and he got caught up in the back wheelsan air-conditioned truck that turned into his path. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> city officials of the governor are calling it a vital part of the economic stability in baltimore, but not everyone is on board with the plan of the east-west arm of light rail known as the red line. governor o'malley road of the rail yesterday and said that expansion is good for the economy and future generations, but some groups are worried that it will divide the corridor. it cites delays and possible >> now let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> basically what conditions early on it today. a good chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon thanks to a cold front that is on the move across the mid-atlantic today. tonight, mostly cloudy. and while the temperature range. 6774 downtown. some good news, with the passage of the front, it will be a little cooler at the end of the week. by saturday, back to the typical august conditions. sunday, we surpass what is n

at lafayette, they say they gave the school a going over, but says there is no official word on the decision. parents there are pleased. westy here at 14th is the closest school to the house. if the kids went to the neighborhood school it would be this one. but word on the street is they won't be going here. >> i can agree with him wanting to send his child to the best school if he sends them to a public school. >> reporter: one went there where the twins attend . >> they got a whole lot of one- on-one. just him going to a public school, it was a ange. and i don't regret it. >> reporter: people may wonder why he is changing. >> the assumption is you would go to the neighborhood school within the boundaries. but he is the mayor. >> he is the mayor, but this is not a secret he can keep for long, karen gray houston. >>> and the panel that investigated the virginia tech massacre will not look into the matter again. they discussed the medical records of seung-hui cho last month. they say many people don't want to reopen the case. the spokesperson says that there will be corrections that need to be made to the initial report. >>>

west side outer loop. tire tread there. and bree on the -- debris on the outer loop. and the accident reported on york. this is a gas main break on lafayette utah is also blocked between saratoga and forth avenue. there's a look at your drive times and speeds for the top and west side. the beltway the slowest spot is the west side of 795 and 95. there's a look at the top side of the road. >>> the governor is proposing furloughs and layoffs in an effort to close a multimillion dollar budget gap. >> reporter: there's plenty of uncertainty as state workers head into the state office building behind me this morning. they may learn today specifics about who is going to lose their job. the vote comes a day after governor o'malley outlined the budget plan. and they are expected to release details about which departments are on coshing 250 state employee layoffs. the state is cutting $736 million from the budget. >>> repair work continues in one corner of downtown after something underground blows the manhole covers off four of them. no one was hurt. utah street open to traffic. but fayette at that corner remains closed. they're still searching fo

the students, the parents and the teachers of west elementary school to say that school is better than this school. if that's the case, then evidently lafayette elementary school is the only school in the city that's working. >> he didn't say that, though. >> i'm saying it. >> you're saying it, but the mayor did not. i want to move on, if we can talk about senator ted kennedy and what he meant to the district. we've been focused on hyannis port in massachusetts, but he he spent half h life, if not more, in washington, d.c. and working very hard on national issues but also working hard on issues that affect the district, like statehood. >> right. yeah, he was a champion for statehood and ms. norton, the delegate, put out a statement this week talking about how instrumental he was in trying to get that bill forward even though we know it stalled. >> well, i can remember certainly what he did for the closing of the inner city schools, the catholic schools, irving catholic schools because they ran out of funding and they just didn't have the support. but it was ted kennedy that came to their -- to their help and he raised lots of money at basebal