like in the case of a wheelchair paid for many times over. >> so far this very wheelchair taxpayers have spent more than $1,200 just to rent it. >> reporter: how much does this wheelchair cost if you just bought it? >> about $400. >> our drew griffin is on the case trying to find out why taxpayers are paying so much for that wheelchair. >>> and want to give you a look at the big board because, guess what, i think we've gone through that -- well, we were. just before i pulled it up, of course, we went above the 9,000 mark for the dow jones industrial averages. first time since january we have been above the 9,000 mark. there we go, did it again. well, yesterday, the dow closed down about 35 points and today we were aware that things were probably going to go up a little bit but right now to the positive, triple digits about 120 points. we're watching those numbers, as always, right here. >>> the second part of our "black in herk" documentary airs tonight on cnn. the most challenging issues facing african-americans and, of course, one of those is unemployment and racist. 8.7% of whites wer

how much does this wheelchair cost if you just bought it? one, about $400. >> reporter: could that possibly be true? yes. here is the exact same wheelchair being sold on the internet for $440, free shipping. but wait. it gets even better. brown's wheelchair is rented to her from a national health care products supplier named apria health care, one of the largest of thousands of medicare providers. apria has already billed the government $1200. to check prices, we decided to buy our own chair. the company we called said brown's model is no longer being made but this one made by the same company, is even better. >> these have been pretty sturdy, right? >> those are good chairs. >> reporter: the price? just $349. the company selling it to us? apria health care, the same company charging medicare $1200. so who would come up with a system where renting this wheelchair would cost four times the amount of money it would take to actually buy it? let me give you a hint. >> congress sets payment rules and the statute is very prescrippive. >> reporter:

how much does this wheelchair cost if you just bought it? >> if i wanted this one, about $400. >> reporter: could that possibly be true? yes! here is the exact same wheelchair being sold on the internet for $440, free shipping. but, wait, it gets even better. brown's wheelchair is rented to her from a national health care products supplier name app prap health care, one of the largest suppliers. it's apria that has already billed the government $1,200. to check prices, we decided to buy our own chair. the company we contacted said brown's model is no longer being made, but this one, being made by the same company is even better. >> these are pretty sturdy, right? >> yes. >> reporter: the price? just $349. the company selling it to us? apria health care. the same company charged medicare $1,200. so, who would come up with a system where renting this wheelchair would cost four times the amount of money it would take to actually buy it? let me give you a hint. >> well, congress sets payment rules, and the statute's prescriptive as to who has to

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on ground. >> larry: it is true nearly 650 wheelchairs have been distributed to this point?s right, 650 children's pediatric wheelchairs from reach out and care wheels have been provided. also, 240 small adult wheelchairs and adult wheel clarz ha chairs have been provided from san francisco. >> larry: thank you, brad, for improving the lives of children and making our world a better place. our "hero of the week." next, the boston police officer in big trouble after dumping into the dust over the gates arrest. he's here right after the break. 20 minutes later, she'll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she'll help an accident victim in kansas. how can one nurse be in all these places? through the nurses she taught in this place. johnson & johnson knows, behind every nurse who touches a life... there's a nurse educator... who first touched them. ♪ you're a nurse ♪ you make a difference caused by a completely blocked artery, another heart attack could be lurking, waiting to strike. a heart attack caused by a clot, one that could be fatal. but plavix helps save liv

walter reed played host to a wheelchair basketball tournament this week. the wounded warriors battled teams from the national rehabilitation hospital and d.c. parks and recreation. we go court side. >> this is our first annual wheelchair basketball tournament. >> we have walter reed in bethesda versus the local wheelchair basketball team. >> i hope my -- i hurt my back in '06 and i've been here ever since. >> i like to think of it as the olympics on steroids. >> i love it. we're missing legs and limbs and yet we still find ways to do the same things they do. >> in we try to push our -- we try to push ourselves as much as psible in order to be these elite athletes that we are. if you were to get in and play, you would see this is difficult for you to play it and many times more difficult for say like basketball because you have a wheelchair rather than your legs to think about. and when they come out to do this, they show their ability and people go oh, isn't that cute and they're like no, get out there and kick butt. >> it feels wonderful. it feels like my

they are leaving their home to find something that's more wheelchair accessible. they maintained togetherness. >> we try to have fun. yesterday i woke up in the morning and -- i went to the doctors and more ivs. then we celebrated at the mall. >> reporter: while amy howell's condition has not improved much lately it stopped getting worse. amid all the uncertainty lyme disease victims face she considers herself a lucky one. >> admitted to the insane asylum because people think they are depressed when none of us really are. >> reporter: derrick ward, news4. >>> when we come back on "news4 at 4:00," do you snore or are you kept awake by someone who does? you will want to hear a new treatment that could end those sleepless nights. >>> also, find out where police finally caught up with a fugitive who had been onhe run for more than a decade. ñ? 1x >>> welcome back. veronica johnson, storm center 4. you can see the haze across the area. today temperatures staying shy of the 90-degree mark. we only had nine 90-degree-plus days. last year we had 22 and 14 of those days we

that michael jackson was getting around las vegas in a wheelchair. eventually the stage show and the comeback was canceled because this man told me that he just said he just wasn't up to it. >> it's incredible to picture michael jackson getting around in a wheelchair in that state. he mentioned that he was drugged up, appeared drugged up. did he ever witness jackson taking any drugs? if so, what were they? >> well, he says that michael jackson would never use drugs in front of anyone. that's something he never did. he said the general attitude among jackson's employees and his doctor who is hung around him all the time was, quote, let's keep the golden goose going and keep him happy. nobody really tried to stop jackson from taking all the drugs and from harming himself. he said that he was taking all kinds of drugs including the xanax that i mentioned earlier, 30 or 40 pills a night at one point. it's really hard to believe. >> and it's a he sad picture on so many levels. randi kaye, thank you. digging deeper now into not only the sheer magnitude of

seeing them taken in having to go, especially for a handicapped person is less to walk or use a wheelchair. >> it is difficult to see someone who is supposed to enforce those violations and then she is tied to making the violations. >> in addition to the felony charge, she was cited for illegally parking her own vehicle in a handicapped space. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. >>> also in alexandria, the police are investigating the death of a man found it should late -- fatally shot in a car yesterday. he has been identified as carlos of another. he was found a vehicle at the intersection of cameron mills road and manor road. it is the third homicide in alexandria this year. >>> memorial services are being held today for two of the four victims of the helicopter crash on interstate 70. one ceremony was held in damascus this afternoon and another service is scheduled to begin this evening. their helicopter went down last thursday after it hit power lines. it the ntsb is continuing to investigate. >>> a 15-year-old girlas badly hurt when somodasebrethw aa piee ofonete through their car window. b

they have come up with a rule that says they can only rent wheelchairs.his one woman debbie brown who has been in a wheelchair for six years. cnn's drew griffin bought a newer version in the store that cost $349. so why? congress has set up these rules for determining the worth of a wheelchair. they decided it should be rented and not sold. so they continue to rent and it costs more and more money. to change that congress has new authority to offer competitive bidding on prices. aarp representatives are disagreeing with all this. they say the industry is trying to protect profits and they are not rip off the taxpayer. a lot of people online can relate to the story of debbie brown. when you put a face to some of the government waste it makes more sense. >> it does seem like waste. that is not an opinion, that is a fact. that seems incredibly wasteful. i hope people check that out. i hope people check out this story. a celebrity's good deed. go to cnn.com for this one. >> reporter: this is great. remember the kids that were kept out of swim camp? they are g

hosting a wheelchair basketball tournament today, the first in what therapists becomes an annual eventesigned to help improve morale as troops recover from combat injuries. >> the whole point is to get the soldiers back up and independent. >> i'm just confident, absolutely, that this improves their attitudes because this is out here, this is them out here showing what they can do. and showing that they may have a disability but it doesn't stop them from doing what they love to do and right now it is to play wheelchair basketball. >> today's tournament was a round robin competition for troops who have been playing pickup games every thursday. >>> well, loudoun county is a step closer to having its own baseball team tonight. iue proposal would build a adstm at thade intersection of routes 7 and of28 and digital correspondent has a report for us. >> reporter: the loudoun county board of supervisors there a 6- 2 vote has approved a complex that would include a baseball stadium. >> more than a ballpark. overall project is really going to be a great gathering point for the community. >> repo

it was attached to her wheelchair. that's when she decided to fight back. >> he had it like this. and he couldn't break it loose. so i started ramming him with the chair. told him a few choice words, and after i hit him about three times he didn't enjoy it so he went running off like a little girl. >> let me tell you something. we're going to rerack that little sound there. ran off like a little girl. we're going to be right back with more in a moment. stay with us. >> don't mess with her. >> wow. >> wow is right. >> we got to bring that back. >>> i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. wednesday, july 29th. before we get to the weather and look at the weekend let's look at the top stories we're working on for you. >>> when it comes to the names in baltimore business it doesn't get much bigger than john paterakis. this morning prosecutors say he's got some explaining to do. >>> who is going to get the swine flu vaccine? health officials will determine today who is most at risk to catch the virus. >>> new information this morning about tanning beds. why one health agency says the

by having them free-hanging like this, anyone can roll up literally in a wheelchair, take the pillar, lift it and come out with it. >> what would happen to these kids if a synagogue like this wasn't around? >> if everybody is created in the image of god, then our community should be a reflection of the diversity and the wonder of god's creation. >> i met so many people over the years say it feels like they're part of a real living community as opposed to an artificial community where only perfect people are sitting here. >> some people would say "what is he getting out of it. why is he here? he's a distraction. we need prayer more than he does". but the fact is, who's to determine who gets more blessings and who doesn't. >> abernethy: the council on american-islamic relations has kicked off a new project to distribute a 100,000 free copies of the quran to us legislators, educators, and others who help shape public policy and opinion. the group says it wants to follow up on president obama's recent speech to the islamic world by helping americans better understand islam. pope benedict

. >> you have seen wheelchair racing but how about wheelchair hockey.ome children are having some cool summer fun on the ice learning to play hockey at summer camp. in addition to ice hockey, the young campers get to try out the warmer sports of volleyball and archery. patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". >> big news from the ravens tonight michael orr has accepted their proposal. tonight they announce they have signed the number one draft choice ending his holdout. at three days. financial terms of the deal were not immediately known. but it is believed to be around 12.75 million. somewhere around 7 1/2 million of that guaranteed. and the big tackle out of ole miss will fly in early tomorrow. meet the media tomorrow afternoon. and then hit the field friday morning, in the first full squad workouts of training camp, with signing of orr ravens are the fourth team in nfl to sign all the draft picks. >> some history tonight at camden yards. the orioles sent is the fifth rookie to the mound for his first major league start tonight. 21-year-old kris t

i bring pediatric wheelchairs to iraqi children in need. people donate on my website, the wheelchairs are brought over, and i distribute them to the different military units, and help fit these children into the wheelchai wheelchairs. the experience for me in the first distribution was awesome. to see the smile come across their face. and look over at the mothers and fathers. they've definitely been changed. >> translator: it's all about humanity. he wanted iraqis to receive the humanity from america. which makes us happy to see such a thing. >> there's no paycheck. it's not really safe here, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, knowing that you've done something for someone, that nobody else had done before. i made a difference in the life of these families. definitely the sacrifice has been worth it. >>> we can't think of a time when the president invited a few people over for a beer, and gained so much attention. that's what happened yesterday at the white house. president obama hosted harvard professor henry louis gates, the of

a robot looks that and 80-year-old grandmother in her wheelchair the same way it looks at a tank. they are both just the zeros and ones in the programming language. so we have a challenge how do we catch up the 20th century law of war sold right now if they were people they would qualify for medicare. to these 21st century technologies like packbot that by the we are being used against 21st century adversaries like terrorists who hide out in a hospital or use an ambulance to move weapons so long or more are challenged on both sides. and so, and ending, a lot of this sounds like i've been talking about the future of war but notice how every single one of those pictures you saw was already something that's here. notice how every example i gave except that very last one of the 80-year-old grandmother in a wheelchair every one of those examples is already happened. and so it forces us to ask the question are we going to let the fact that this looks like science fiction, sounds like science fiction keep us in denial that this is already a reality or another way of thinking about this a

a robot look 780-year-old grandmother in her wheelchair the same way it looks eddie the 80 tang other both just zeros and ones in the programming language. so we have this challenge of how do we catch up our 20 a century laws of war that are so old right now that they were people that would qualify for medicare? to these 21st century technologies like the drone that by the way are being used against 21st century adversaries, like terrorists who hideout in a hospital or use an ambulance to move weapons so the loss of court are under challenge on both sides. so, in ending, a lot of this sounds like i been talking about the future of war, but notice out every single one of those pictures that you saw was already something that is here. notice that every single example i gave you except that very last one of the 80-year-old grandmother in a wheelchair, every single one of those examples has already happened, what forces us to ask the question, which is arby going to let the fact that this looks like science fiction, sounds like science fiction keep this in denial that this is already real

even in his later years he was soften seen at memorial events though he was confined to a wheelchair. >>> just ahead americans heard many of the historic moments of the 20th century from news anchor walter cronkite. we're looking back on the life of a journalist who told us the way it was for decades. >>> good evening from the cbs news control center in new york. this is walter cronkite reporting. >> for decades walter cronkite was one of the most trusted voices in american news. a look at his amazing career and how some of our viewers are remembering him. the crew of the space shuttle "endeavour" keeping really busy. right now two crew members are on a spacewalk outside the international space station. what they're working on now. and president obama is keeping up the pressure on congress. what he's telling lawmakers about health care reform legislation. and why he probably won't have much republican support for it. >>> hi. you're watching hln. the voice that informed a generation is now silent. journalist walter cronkite has died. the former cbs news anchor was the 2 years old and d

he was confined to a wheelchair. he was 113. >>> everybody wants to save more and spend less, right? we have the guy to help you out. join money expert clark howard at noon eastern. he will show you waives to save money and avoid getting ripped off. >>> earthquakes come with the territory for a place like yellowstone national park. after all, it was formed by a volcano. now recent periods of quakes there have scientists wondering if a huge eruption is in the near future. % frnchts dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. >> walter cronkite was the generation americans chose to deliver its most somber and joyous news. many credit him as being the role of newsmaker as he is remembered. >>> president obama has to convince lawmakers sitting on the bench not to slow down. >>> investigators aren't pointing a finger at anyone right now for bombing two american hotels in indonesia but they have a good idea who may be behind it. >>> you are watching hln on this s

they played wheelchair basketball. they will play rugby, swimming, track and weight lifting. bring it to you all week long. robin. >> good luck to those competitors. >>> a texas senator is getting say thank you to the family of a teenager who gave him a live. senator mario gallegos' surgery was two years ago. the 16-year-old died of a heart condition. the meeting was a tearful moment for him. >> when you talk about your own life and the life of your loved one, it's a personal thing. i just wanted you to know that. >> the senator is urging more people to sign up for organ donation. >>> you know, it's like a scene right out of "footloose." there is a law on the books in iowa that restricts dancing. people there aren't putting up with anymore. ♪ got to cut loose, footloose s kick off your sunday shoes ♪ ♪ jack get back come on before we crack ♪ ♪ loose, you're loose everybody cutting footloose ♪ >>> a fourth suspect is in custody in the murder of a florida couple known for adopting special needs children, but investigators say six to eight people were involved in the home invasi

no wheelchair, no nothing.g there in god's country. >> reporter: with only sky beneath your feet. >> hi! >> reporter: for "today," bob dotson, nbc news, with "an american story" in yosemite national park. >> he has the right last name, wellman. >> yeah. >> beautiful story. beautiful pictures. >> amazing. >> we'll be back with more in just a moment. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. a frederick county man will face a judge later this month for allegedly striking and killing a 15-year-old girl while driving under the influence caitlin bossler was talking with friends at francis scott key highway and ran a 10:30 p.m. sunday, a ford pickup driven by 42-year-old kevin smith plowed into her. >> the people in the car when running, and another boy, my next-door neighbor, went over to see how she was. >> to the boys say when he had a vehicle, the driver's attention, did he say anything? >> he did not know he had hit anybody. the driver of the ve

his shows were canceled because of his condition at that time, robin. >> a wheelchair?nce so much. >> exactly. >>> in our salute to the troops right now, ashley wants to salute her husband, steven taylor. he's just reenlisted for six years after already serving six years. his fiancee says she's so proud of him and loves him very much. maybe you have someone you want to salute. go to cnn.com/robin. >>> we're watching this, kind of sifting through the information so you don't have to. this just in, the new gm is standing on its own this morning. that's after only 40 days in bankruptcy court. money expert jennifer westhoven is watching the press conference, and the chief is talking about the future of gm right now. >> yep, this is the new government-owned gm. it's now out of chapter 11 bankruptcy, so it's coming out smaller, leaner, tougher, without massive debts that were sinking the company before. so the big question now is, can it survive in this new brutal car market? the ceo, richard henderson was speaking earlier -- that's not him, that's a different executive wur s

one in a wheelchair. >> reporter: mike snapped this picture. >> eventually the whole neighborhood comes over and they were cutting up the tree. >> reporter: bge crews have their hands full. >> it's going to take it one section at a time. >> reporter: with so much to fix, it could be days. now, so far, bge has restored power to 40,000 customers, but the good news is, we are here along franklin boulevard. power restored here. adam may, 13 news at 11:00. back to you on television hill. >> okay, adam, thank you very much. >>> bernadette woods now. >> we're going take you -- back to last night. it's the first warning doppler radar as of last night. in corn carroll county, cecil counties. zoom in this and highlight the specific storm that did this damage. all the purple, the hail. and the damage >>> they're trying to stop any additional violence. we have reactions from the mayor, police commissioner and residents. on foot, in patrol cars and in the air. baltimore police swarmed in east side neighborhood. the scene of multiple shootings, two of them fatal, over the weekend. at the 2600 block o

wheelchair ramps. >> larry: lot of underprivileged, poor kids, right? >> underprivileged, poor.onderful time. >> larry: what's that way? >> that way is just where we used to go around and act crazy and ride horses and stuff. it's just so much land to still develop. but here's where he considered his happiness. this is what he felt -- >> larry: did he see this first? how did he pick this place? >> well, i understand when they did the video "say, say, say," my sister la toya was here and michael and paul mccartney and he really liked it. to back up, i had a ranch in hidden valley. and michael would come over and he loved what i had out there because i had swans and everything. he said jermaine, i'm going to buy a beautiful ranch one day, because he loved the ranch. and this is -- i think that's what inspired him to do this. >> larry: you spent a lot of time here in the heyday? >> a lot of time. a lot of time. >> larry: i don't think the general public would have any concept of what neverland is. i think that thought would be to his rides and games and toys. there was all that, rig

. >> they believe that had it been used on their healthy son, he would not be in this wheelchair. >> i think a matter of minutes? >> yes, i believe so. >> instead, james' brain, deprived of oxygen, is affected forever. >> it's preventable. >> it's brutal to hold your 5- year-old son in your arms and knowing that he's gone. >> now, both bills will be reintroduced to maryland lawmakers in january. in the past, funding for more lifeguards has been the challenge. sponsors argue you can't put a price on saving a life. >>> well, one month after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend rihanna, chris brown issues an apology. >> i wish i had a chance to live these few moments again, but i can't. i'm not going to make any excuses. i take great pride in me exercising self-control and what i did was inexcusable. i'm sad and ashamed. >> he says he has repeatedly apologized to rihanna. he will be sentenced august 5. five years probation and common sense service. >>> a manatee at chesapeake bay. they are urging boaters to be careful. meanwhile, the national aquarium rescue team is tracking the

children into the wheelchair.erience for me on the first distribution was awesome, to see the smile come across their face and look over at the mothers and fathers. they have definitely been changed. >> it is all about humanity. we wanted iraqis to feel there is humanity in america. it makes us happy to feel such a thing. >> there is no paycheck. it is not really safe here. this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity knowing that you have done something for someone that nobody else has done before. it made a difference in the lives of these families. definitely, the sacrifice has been worth it. >> you can nominate a cnn hero of your own on our website, cnn.com/eros. nominations close tomorrow. >>> a child rape case in phoenix. some folks say it is a clash of crime, culture and communication. we will tell you how members of the community are trying to help now. @@ ♪ ♪ i got troubles, oh ♪ but not today ♪ 'cause they're gonna wash away ♪ ♪ they're gonna wash away ♪ ♪ ♪ they're gonna wash away ♪ this old heart ♪ gonna t

we were told as we were coming in, you guys believe in taking out handicaps' that did not have a wheelchair. all the heart attacks and scoliosis, we were told we could di not get in. all the ones in will shares were standing in for a photo opportunity. host: "the washington times" writes today -- host: "saying she was an impressive and capable candidate." host: a few more calls. the augusta, georgia, republican line. caller: i watch c-span religiously. i love to hear all of the freedom of speech, different views. the paragraph you just read -- i watched the palin-biden debate in its entirety and i agree with the article. i was very proud of her that night, as a christian and a woman, and a voter. nobody said a word about the so- called first lady's behavior. and in the classroom, they just a dore her. i saw her say the only way she made it to where she is today is because she knew she was black and she had to work harder. no one jumped on that terrible american remarque. caller: a little bit more -- host: a little bit more from the peice. "in the wall street mean, in the national security w

in 30 days, we had 31 pediatric wheelchairs that had hit ground. my name is brad blosser. i brooip bring pediatric wheelchairs to iraqi children in need. people donate on my website. the wheelchairs are brought over and i distribute them to the different military units and help fit these children into the wheelchair. >> the experience for me on the first distribution was awesome to see the swhiel come over on their face and look at the mothers and fathers. >> it's all about humanities. we want iraqis to feel there is humanity in america and makes us happy to see such a thing. >> there is no payment. it's not really safe here, but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity knowing that you've done something for someone that nobody else has done before. i made a difference in the lives of these families. definitely, the sacrifice has been worth it. >> and you can come nate a cnn hero of your own on our website at cnn.com/heroes. but do it right now. nominations close tomorrow. 20 minutes later, she'll bring one into the world in seattle. later today, she'll help an accident vi

once confined a wheelchair, she can now walk and even run. >> i've been skiing since i was little, 7ng and naive and convinced nothing would ever happen to me. >> reporter: when she was 16, tina fell while snowboarding. >> my board hit a piece of ice. it stopped the board but didn't stop me. instantly i knew something was wrong but didn't know what. >> reporter: she injured her spinal cord. >> in 3 months, i was completely paralyzed from the waist down. the doctor came in the room and told me i had a 30% chance to recover and would spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. >> reporter: over the next eight years, tina slowly progressed from a wheelchair to full leg braces. she still could not walk without assistance. >> i couldn't pick my foot up, no matter what i tried. >> reporter: this is tina walking unassisted. but this is with the help of a miracle device called the walkaide. sometimes you walk just because you can, does it take a while? >> i do, i do. i enjoy just being able to. >> reporter: the size of an ipod, the walkaide sends electrical pulses to the lower leg allowing th

they've left their home of 20 years to find something that's more wheelchair accessible. >> yesterdaymorning and had to leave for ids. but then we spent all day at the mall. >> reporter: while her health condition hasn't improved much lately, it's stopped getting worse. among all the uncertainty lyme victims face, she considers herself a lucky one. >> some were admitted to insane asylums because people think they're just depressed, when none of us really are. >>> there will be a hearing today at the ronald reagan building. there will be testimony to try to raise awareness for the disease. the centers for disease control is raising fundingor research and prevention are of lyme disease. >>> 11:44, 81 degrees in washington. coming up a plan to keep homeless people off the streets of new york. why the city's now offering to fly them anywhere in the world. >>> plus a police chase. he was only 7 years old. (employee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!! i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back later!! what's with the yelling? oh, our ternet slows down during peak hours so

the national veterans wheelchair games are under way.ho do it so well sitting down and playing basketball. they know how to do it. >> with these friends he's made over the last decade. [ music ] >> welcome to comcast local edition, i'm donna richardson, and my guest this hour is christine bergmark who is the executive director of the southern maryland agricultural development commission. welcome, christine, it's good to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> that's a big mouthful, and i know that you're working on an extremely exciting program, bi-local challenge. >> it is an initial that we launched two years ago, and essentially what it is is the last full week of july we ask everyone across the state of maryland and beyond to take a pledge, and the pledge is eat something or drink from a farm every day during that week. >> oh. so where do we get the information about where to find the farms or how do we sign up for this pledge? >> well, there's a website. it's www.by-local-challenge.com that website will give you all sorts of i

fan. [ laughter ] >> the one in the wheelchair.k over there. yeah, yeah, yeah they love it. >> so, you started on radio. then you went from there. you were doing all sorts of crazy stuff. scandals. you were getting in fights with other radio hosts like howard stern. you got into a fight with opie and anthony. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and now you got into a new beef. >> well, listen. here. it's kind of like wwe. i mean, i got in these battles. i should say i won. we're on 60 stations. we're doing well. we haven't been sent over to satellite. i mean, we're in the mainstream. and i was able to reinvent myself and do a show for, you know, for regular audiences. they had to go off to the graveyard there. but i was teasing ryan seacrest. the highlights, he's diminutive in statue. [ laughter ] and so, he's calling me. he's calling me. and i can see it. it's seacrest calling me. and i'm not going to take his call. i'm going to keep teasing him. right, you tease people. it's part of show biz. i'm teasing you. i've got a radio show. you've got a r

, despite the fact he spent most of his day in a wheelchair. at roosevelt library where i did most of the research for the book, there are something like 10,000 photographs, i don't swear to have gone through all 10,000 but i went through thousands of them and, i ran across one that shows roosevelt in his wheelchair and it is in the book. i'm told there is one other one. but that is it. the other ones simply weren't taken or on rare occasion when a photographer didn't understand the rules of the game, then, somebody on the secret service simply came up and took camera or took the film or the plates. so roosevelt came to understand that bad things can happen to people without their doing at all. it's just something that happens. and this was important in sort of, i guess you could say, really without exaggerating too much, it really deepened his soul and character in a way that would have been hard to have accomplished otherwise. but even more important, i suppose, politically, for roosevelt's fortunes, it made roosevelt someone that ordinary am

. >> do not be fooled by the walkers and wheelchairs. they can do a pretty good job. this is yoga for the senior set. >> they said to do as much as you could. do not do that which you cannot. >> do you like it? >> yes. >> welcome to the weekly chair yoga. >> it is a blend of several programs. no one needs to be a contortionist, and you can do everything from the safety of your own chair. >> what does cuyahoga bring to you? >> energy, movement, confidence. >> is this a hard class? >> i thought it was going to be. i did not want to make a fool of myself, but it is very easy, relaxing. >> now in its fourth month, the program initially only attracted a handful of individuals, but now over 25 participants take part. including this 98-year-old. yes, she is the oldest. >> i feel so relaxed after. >> what ever we can do for our residents to keep them nimble. that allows them to have a healthier life. we want to give them different things so they have ever friday, which is the spice of life. >> at 89, he says yoga makes him feel 39. >> why is it important to be active? >> a lo

>> reporter: 18-year-old james becker wasn't always confined to this wheelchair. three years ago he was an athletic 15-year-old on summer break from archbishop curly high school when he and his mother decided to spend a hot afternoon at the pool. tragedy struck. >> i looked over and saw my son going up and down in the water. his head bobbing up and down and i dove under and pulled him out of the water. when he was pulled out of the water, no heartbeat, not breathing, nothing. >> reporter: when emergency crew got there they used ed a defibrillator to restart his heart. but critical minutes have stopped and his brain suffered damage. they are filing a $40. million lawsuit. they say that money will pay for extensive treatment for the rest of his life. >> we have had this case reviewed by multiple national aquatic safety experts throughout this country, as well as many, many world- renowned physicians. all of them have come to the unanimous conclusion that what happened to james becker was absolutely preventible. >> reporter: and we are still awaiting for a response d

in the wheelchair. that didn't stop the grandmother from protecting her purse. >> after i hit him three times he didn't enjoy it so he went running off like a little girl. brian: how grandma busted the burglar like a little gear. our slogan comes to us from sandy from the villages in florida. yes, the rooster crows my days begins with news and "fox & friends." [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- steve: welcome aboard, folks. it is already wednesday. thanks for joining us on the curvy couch. brian: the couch feels like ours now shep moved out. the minivan came. they moved him upstairs. shepard: only remnant of shep is it's freezing cold. brian: won't wear a suit. gretchen: you could offer me the coat, pal. brian: the coat off my back. steve: here you go. gretchen: we continue to discuss health care reform today on the show. is there a stalemate in the house. thanks so much, dooce. steve: recently laundered. steve: you know how y

it was not just people in wheelchairs' up front. i was up front. i think that this constant trashing of her is because they are all afraid of her. the republicans and democrats. host: alabama, a republican line, what would you like to say about the sarah palin article? caller: sarah palin -- she was the smart one of the mccain- palin ticket and he is the reason why they lost. she is not perfect, but she remains a lady. if not, [unintelligible] she is hated because she is unpretentious, which mostly these do not understand. and she is a christian. the media and our country hates that. host: tomorrow on our program, the chief foreign affairs correspondent will talk about the political and military situation in the middle east and in asia. also, edward montgomery, director of the recovery for auto recoveries and workers. we will talk about the administration and the bankruptcy of gm and chrysler. this coming saturday, ken silverstein, henry waxman. he is author of the waxman record. the journal is 7:00 eastern time each day. we hope you enjoy the rest

byrd was brought on to the senate floor in a wheelchair, after being absent for more than two months because of illness. in his first vote, byrd ended up on the losing side. his senate colleagues voted to kill funding for the f-22 jet fighter. the plane were popular in the congressional district where they were built. >>> alaska governor, sarah palin, is in hot water again. an ipect investigator says she may have violated ethics laws by accepting money to fight other ethics violations. in alaska, officials are not allowed to do that. palin has faced at least 19 ethics complaints. most have been dismissed. but they contributed to her decision to design. >>> court documents are shedding through light into the murders of bed and melanie billings, the parents of nine special needs children. one suspect has been named the ring leader and the murderer. meanwhile, the billings' oldest daughter, ashley markham, is raising the children. while also fielding rumors about why her parents were killed. she spoke with abc's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: in court document, it alleges there was a lone

walter reed army medical center hosted its first ever wheelchair basketball tournament. the teams were from walter reed and national naval medical center and rehab hospital, d.c. parks and recreation. these pictures show one of the games between the d.c. parks and recreation team and team that ended up winning it all. national rehabilitation center and in case you are wondering there was more at stake than just bragging rights. each player on the winning team also got a trophy. walter reed telling tuesday toname was so much fun and it may become an annual event.

when you smile people forget about the wheelchair. >> absolutely. absolutely. that's what we want these young ladies to understand. they don't have to change for society. but we need to educate society that these young ladies and the women that i serve are just women and young adults. if you look at it, everyone has a limitation. >> you're not kidding. >> ours just happen to be physical but we all have challenges in this life. i want these young ladies to embrace their challenges. >> let's put it up on the screen. this workshop is coming up july 25th at the league for people with decision abilities, for young ladies 13 to 22 years old. the workshop theme is called "we embrace acceptans now" how do you come up with us? >> it's a play on the acronym for my organization which is women embracing abilities now. the acronym is wean. and we wean the women brac from their limitations -- back from their limitations to their abilities. to understand that life can be difficult but it's all in how you deal with it. we're excited. we still have openings if there is someone