and fifth, sorry, the house at the corner of 34th and fifth was caroline schirmer astoria's house, william b. astoria's house, the duchess of new york, the lady with the ballroom that only held 400 people, only 400 people worth knowing and she -- well, you have been watching downton abbey, see. you see how a duchess runs society and she was running new york society that way. in the early 1890s her husband dies and her nephew inherited his father's house on 33rd street and asked his aunt to step aside for his own wife to run new york society. you did not ask caroline astoria to step aside. she said no. he got even with her and moved his family to england and he built the waldorf hotel on the site of his house to spite his hand so every time she came home she had to deal with the hotel. she said it is 1892 and i am moving uptown and that's where everybody is going and builds a new mansion and she builds the astoria hotel. they were physically joined but two separate hotels which is why when you write it it is an equal sign and not a dash. apparently the contract that built this building and jo

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william laughin, flying the b-24 liberator, a model we have behind us.ourage he was awarded the purple heart and a presidential citation. please stand, capt. laughlin, and be recognized by your friends. jack richard evans, he was 17 years old when he was stationed on the uss tennessee on the day of the pearl harbor attack. he was a lookout and as he was looking into the aircraft coming into the ship, and he looked into the eyes of the japanese pilots before he was wounded. he received a purple heart, he went on to become a navy pilot, he reached the rate of captain, he served in the second world war, in korea, vietnam, and retired after 33 years in the navy. join me in recognizing captain jack evans. please stand, captain. [applause] all of those who served in our military, or who are now serving, please stand and be recognized. [applause] gentlemen and ladies, thank you. if a person's greatness is measured by their willingness to sacrifice for a greater purpose, a nation's greatness is also measured in the same light. years ago when i happened to be ser

the first african american to ever fly a b abomber was the guest of honor in a memorial day ceremony in san bruno today. captain less williams one of the original tuskeegee airmen. >> men who had to be very, very patriotic. you know? we had to put aside the way things naturally were with prejudice and discrimination. and fight, because it's our country. >> the ceremony did not just remember fallen soldiers, current members and veterans of the first brigade air assault team were honored as a tradition dating back to vietnam war. >> in benecia a flyover honored those who gave their lives to serve the country. and interest there 300 people gathered here on the west coast. veterans from the civil war to korean war are buried there. >> and there is a memorial day ceremony in vallejo. that followed tradition. many got a history lesson as well. and include three veteran who's received a medal of hon yoor. >> president obama honored the past and the present in a series of solemn ceremonies beginning with the wreath laying of the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. >> the president said american soldiers are no longe

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text b for no or go to our blog president we'll bring you the results later on in the show. i'm joined tonight by armstrong williams, radio and television talk show host and michael eric dyson. gentlemen, great to have both you have with us tonight for the discussion. armstrong, you first. what's fair game here in your opinion. why are the conservatives so bent on connecting president obama to jeremiah wright after being president for almost years. >> hello, ed and hello michael. i think you have to separate the candidates from the super pacs which can spin anymore way they like. sometimes they spin and when they spin it seems to favor one candidate or the other. either the president or romney. the candidate will be blamed whether they like it or not. >> sean hannity is not a super pac. >> may i finish. he's not a candidate for president. mitt romney has reputiated these attacks. america's stain is human slavery. it created an environment you can perpetuate in things you had coming out of the mormon church at that time. are we going to say just because mitt romney embraced that faith, that's what he grew up in. tho

b paying tribute to the late, great, chuck brown. a live performance at 9:45 a.m. >>> we are paying tribute to dogs this morning you are looking at a williamman there called nest he is famous for his pictures of weimaraners he is one of 25 artists that has everything to do with dogs. live at strathmore unleashed we will make dog houses out of stay with us  >>> hind sight is certainly 20/20 for a denver brain surgeon who decided to propose to his girlfriend by burying the wedding ring. this happened in florida. he wanted to do something creative and hoped his girlfriend mary would dig the ring up out of the sun but forgot where he buried it. she found a local company who brought out a metal detector they were able to locate the ring and she did say yes. >> happy ending. >> brain surgeon. okay. >> not brain surgery. >> maybe it is. >> imagine the horror. >> look over here. >> because you know my sense of course i am like picturing a 4- carat ring just because of what he does. >> meanwhile a little 2-year- old,. >> right. >> there you go. >> all is well that ends well. >> yes indeed in our forecast today too. >> very good.

william, and then across the potomac into charles county. there are two thundershowers. they're not strong storms, a lot of wind. they've got a lot of lightning right along the tidal potomac and southern charles county b move into st. mary's county. there's another along interstate 95 from quantico all the way to fredericksburg. they're getting a lot of lightning there with heavy rain along i-95 there. farther west and north, getting a few lighter showers in the shenandoah valley and into the mountains. here's your day planner. we may see sun breaking out mid morning and through noontime. by then, near 80 degrees for your lunch hour. then 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., we could get more storms. only this time they could be severe. we could have damaging winds and hail from isolated thunderstorms, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. if you hear thunder, get inside, turn on nbc 4. we'll let you know what's going on, if anything's threatening where you live. for the rest of the day today, highs reaching mid to upper 80s. maybe some lingering thundershowers through this evening. then tomorrow, partly sunny, upper 80s again. afternoon storms possible tomorrow. and then only a slight chance on friday. hot, near 90 over the weekend.

b. our own gym. >> all right. we'll be sweating. >>> coming up next on eyewitness news saturday morning -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to eyewitness news saturday morning. it is 6:30. i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams50 degrees here in central maryland. a nice day start. we have looked outside a few times. an extraordinary day, today and tomorrow. the today the nicer of the two, but tomorrow not too shabby. above the normal high, 72, to 73 degrees. as you can see, this is an indication of how the weekend is shaping up. high pressure in control of the forecast. we are very, very warm air to be pumped in from the southwest. that's going to take us to 80 degrees. starting off around 50 and going up with the southwest wind and the sunshine. so, today, 81. nice with plenty of sun. tonight, 53 degrees. clear to partly cloudy skies and tomorrow, clouds move in, in the evening. but a full day of sun before that happens. the seven-day forecast is coming up. >> thank you, tim. >>> first, here's what people are talking about today. horrifying ordeal comes to around end for two sisters kidnapped by a man who takes this life right in front of them. as denise coke reports. the girls are in too much shock to spea

b gon max. >>> i'll you'll see u.s. equity future s down by about 17. after major gains yesterday. in our headlines today, williamg first quarter earnings 34 cents a share. two cents better than the street expecting. >> if you're hitting the highways for the memorial day weekend, could you see gas prices at $3.25 a gallon or below. that's the relief that we're expected to see, but it could be temporary. tracking global and oil demand, former head will of management reservoir management. great to see you again. >> great being here. >> the most important things now deck at a ti dictates crude prices is probably europe? >> so many things dictating. that's the interesting thing about oil and of course most importantly gas prices. biggest one right now is the european crisis which is all greece centric. but greece is not the only play. the other side of the equation is the supply. and on the supply side, there are a lot of positive developments. >> long term. >> more short term and long term. look at the reality and what's going on right now. russia is at 10 million barrels. saudi arabia is at 10 million. for the firs