there was a piece that ran in the cincinnati commercial, general william t. sherman, it said in a headline and went on to say that he was a little bit crazy. he did have a history of serious breakdowns and he was having one at this point with -- they finally piled on him then, he went home, spent some time recuperating and restored himself and performed very well at the number of battles, but then -- then there was a battle at the chickasaw bluff or chickasaw day or up of vicksburg and it wasn't his fault it turned into something of a disaster. but they all -- a couple of reporters particularly, one of my favorites is frank wilky and this guy, knox. you could tell they are colluding because the stories are similar. the start by saying that sherman and his officers have been rifling in their mail come in and they had. german's chief of staff and then they go on to say that if sherman and his people spend more time fighting the confederates and less time trying to make life miserable for journalists, he might have won that battle, and it went on and on and on a

. >>> cincinnati reds pitcher, mike leake, is facing shoplifting charges. store employees claim the 2-0 right-hander took about six t-shirts worth about $60 hours before last night's game. leake is not commenting, other than to apologize for the distraction. >>> time for sports news, now, on your tuesday morning. here's espn news. >> good morning. cole wright with your espn news update. the nba playoffs have reached full-tilt. how about the miami heat? hosting the sixers for game two of their series. pick it up in the first quarter. heat up five. dwyane wade, ripping and rolling. finishing with a monster jam. miami was up by seven after that. second quarter, heat lead, stretched out to six. the king, lebron james, brings it up the court. gets together with chris bosh. that's friends helping friends. with the free throw, miami led by nine. bosh had 21 points on monday. third quarter now, miami still in control. the king drives, pulls up. hits the "j" and gets fouled. miami wins this one, 94-73. behind lbj's 29 big ones. >>> derrick rose and the bulls, playin

. >>> según este reporte, desde febrero de este año, agentes de inmigración, en cincinnati, y en detroit, entraron a la fuerza a domicilíos. >>> me dijeron que iban a chequear mi casa, y le dije que no, que dónde estaba el permiso, y me enseñó su placa. >>> y también agredieron a un hombre hispano en su casa, en la búsqueda de un fugitivo, y negaron atención medica a una embarazada detenida, y ordenaron a una mujer a desvestirse frente a su hijo en un interrogatorio, luego de que agentes detuvieron a una madre indocumentada de un estudiante, sin orden de arresto. >>> es un temor. >>> según el reporte, la semana pasada, detuvieron a dos hombres nacidos en estados unidos, y les exigieron documentos de inmigración, no hablaban español, parecían hispanos. >>> afirmaron que estaban tomando en serio estas acusación de abuso de poder, y se reunirán mañana. >>> queremos saber quién autorizó estas redadas en escuelas, y queremos que haya rendición de cuentas. >>> a la medianoche de hoy hse sabrá si el estado de georgia, aprueba a una ley que permitiría a inmigrantes trabajare a

paul, chicago, boston and cincinnati, delays there. check out flight tracker at abc7news.com. we'll talk about a warming trend in your forecast in just a few minutes. >>> and three days and counting. first royal fans are camping out to get the best view of kate and william. >> and what they haven't ever >>> all right. first royal fans are beginning to reserve their spots outside westminster abbey. 56-year-old john lowery set up camp yesterday. there he is. with only a sleeping bag. he says he will be until friday to beat the tens of thousands of speculators expected to line the streets. another one says a woman has been planning if th for months. >> when they announced the wedding, within half an hour, they put the sign up. >> let me get this straight. are you going staying here at night as well? >> one of three of us will be here at night at all times. >> that is a commitment. we'll bring you the royal wedding live during a special edition this friday 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. abc will have a special edition royal wedding, 20/20 from 9:00 to 11:00 on friday night. you're not

i still say that the phillies are better than the cincinnati. >>catherine: and you love the level of enthusiasm. >> gary: is are loaded. score is still one-nothing. >>catherine: the liknext question. >> hey gary, how much of a threat will the padres be at the giant? >> gary: at the barbershop, and a lot of conversations there. i the the padres shot it last year. and just watched tonight i think the dodgers have more talent than the san diego. i think the rockers have more talent in san diego. i think the rockies have more talent than the san diego. i think it's the end, talent wins out i do not think the potters are going to be that good. >>catherine: let me go to this--the potters and are going to be that good. >>catherine: the padres the san diego padres are not going to be that good. >> this is a tennis game in miami. >> announcer: a baby crying out >> gary: and you can say that a story was perhaps the meeting was misled. there were stories that the tennis player hit a tennis ball into the stand. >>catherine: and should have that father taken

cincinnati picks up ha green from georgia. all of these guys from the southern school s if you notice. and fifth arizona cardinals take patrick peterson out of lsu. a lot of people thought he would be coming to san francisco if he were available. the seventh over all pick is aldon smith. jim harbaugh just pulled in after talking to some fans at the convention center, we expect for him to tell us more about this young 21-year-old defense man who will pay back. they have a pick in the second and fourth round tomorrow. the raiders not scheduled to have a first round pick but they will have seven over all picks beginning tomorrow the seventh over all pick. but seventh now it is aldon smith and we are going to learn a lot more from this young man. >> maybe he'll turn out to be another charles haley. giants beat pittsburgh 5-2 this afternoon. that's the sporting life for right now. >>> before we go. an update on that amber alert issued in the bay area. the chp says ciara thornton is from hayward. they said she was abducted this morn

paul, chicago, boston and cincinnati, delays there. check out flight tracker at abc7news.com. we'll talk about a warming trend in your forecast in just a few minutes. >>> and three days and counting. first royal fans are camping out to get the best view of kate and william. >> and what they haven't ever done before.3q copd makes it hard to breathe so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i've got the leading part. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, vavair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart ndndition or high blood pressure before taking advair. if you're still having difficulty breat

louis and cincinnati and louisville and detroit. 38 tornados yesterday and we could have them again today. chicago and new york. more will develop. kristen? >> mike, thanks a lot. the u.s. energy department said gas prices rose four cents in the past week and now more than a dollar higher than a year ago. higher food costs are driving up foot trices prices. by the end of the year beef prices will rise 8 percent and pork up sen and half and produce up to four and half percent more. that is bound to have a rippling affect. >> we don't go out that much to movies. >> and eating filet mingon and lobster, i am down to chicken wings and canned soup. >> rise in food demand will keep upward food pressure on prices and led to starvation for people in less developed countries. >> nissan is recalling 200,000 port utility vehicles due to a steering problem. it is the older path finders. snow and salt can get in the steering column and cause it to erode over time. national transportation fund received 35 reports of that problem. newer models are not included in the recall. >> more dangerous weather is

to cincinnati, pete rose hit king not a fashion king. former oriole ramon hernandez brings sentimol home happy. reds rally with four. >>> the washington capitals at home against columbus. brooks with the shot, saved rebound there to jason sham era. washington within one point of first place. there's four games to go in the season. >> then we have more basketball. >> much more. >>> is it possible that a cup cake could help him to his labor. labor. >> coming up, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ horns honking ] [ whistle blows ] [ male announcer ] can the network you live on handle the computers, tvs and technology you can't live without? ♪ verizon fios can. get the power and speed of america's largest 100% fiber optic network. verizon fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> ramon omalley puts his talents on display. he showed his talents for the israeli industry. music is nothing new to the governor. he is part front man for the rock band o'malley's band. >>> a cup cake from charlottesv

. >>> great finish in cincinnati. pete rose in attendance with a stylish jacket. reds down two. with two on and who two out against the brewers, ramon hernandez came through in the clutch, walk-off three-run homers. what a way to start the season, reds won it, 7-6. >>> last year, the braves jason hayward hit a home run in his first at-bat. this season another home run in his first at-bat. keep that up, we expect it every year. braves over the nationals, 2-0. will. >>> longest home run of the day goes to torre hunter, ripped a bomb against the royals, get out the tape measure, 461 feet. angels won it 4-2. >>> cards and padres, a game-tying home run in the ninth. welcome to the team. stayed that way until the 11th. m maybin hit a single to right. hurt himself on the play. thought it was a knee injury only to find out otherwise in the postgame show with closer heath bell. >> we got word cameron has cramps. does not appear to be a serious problem. did you think his ball was going to get to center. he we could see that angle. it's good to find out he's got crabs. >> did i say that? c

end of the division race there are four teams that look pretty much the same the cubs saint louis and cincinnati all probably should be in the mix before it is all over but we always hope that the cubs will finally when it when the season is said and done. a couple of new faces on the team this year. jim hendry winds up with would back on the roster and party will be the new starter on the second base. he played well than in oneself a job in spring training happy to be up there and had to burn himself with his hard work. . >> it is satisfying their plenty of other guys who played very well that the service to. they will get their chances and it is a team effort i talked with a few of the guys that we're competing with we're in this together you want to win games rivers and their hope to get the job done and women in this call will be ready to go. . >> bigamy prepared and made friends. the friends of the team and comfortable in the clubhouse and that is a lot of baseball is still comfortable there and you'll feel a lot better out here. he will make a lot more fans and wrigley field it. make some

number four, ronny wasn't phased by the winds in cincinnati as he makes beautiful over the counter catch. >> kevin had a 16 on the 9th hole at the open. you know how he feels. today stayed out of the woods and managed to par, but not finished his round with a 77 and missed the cut. bobby abreu may want to hit the ball away from juan pierre for the rest of the weekend. pierre robbed abreu of a run. >>> with the kentucky derby a few weeks away, we found the winning jockey. the only question is, can a monkey ride a horse? >> a monkey on a dog, it's not really news. >> there are four monkeys and six border collies and they travel around to all the minor league parks and put on their show. >> they really do party. >> scarves ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

louis, chicago, cincinnati, new york, you name it, i have been there. >> happy my dad got to see it. wish my grandfather could have seen it. dad was born and raised here. been a fan since '66. >>> the giants beat the cardinals yesterday 5-4 in 12 fantastic innings. >>> still ahead, long lines outside the oakland coliseum had nothing to do with baseball. free medical help thousands of people got today and some even spent the night. we'll tell you why. >>> and i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. a strong west wind is definitely bringing the low clouds, a little bit of fog venturing in towards the bay. it cool day today. it cool day today. a few degrees warmer for our mmm. ahh. yeah. bacon. come celebrate bonalia! only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >>> thousands of bay area residents were waiting in line for hours this weekend for something most of us do without even giving it a second thought. a teeth cleaning and eye exam. with health insurance rates at record highs and many people unemployed it is nearly impossible for many. as janelle wang reports, the organization is maki

let's check out what's going on in cincinnati right now, courtesy of our abc affiliate wcpo in cincinnati. nobody knows cincinnati like wcpo tv. they've had flood advisories and over an inch of rain in the last 24 hours. we head over to graphics right now and show you what's going on. rainfall will be heading towards the northeast and the mid-atlantic states. a cooler day today. could be over an inch of rain in the i-95 corridor through tomorrow. dry in vegas. there is some rain moving in in the pacific northwest. maybe some severe storms. eastern north carolina to robin, we'll send it back up to you. >> all right, jeff. >>> now, for the first time since the show ended more than two decades ago, the cast of "the facts of life," all together once again. the classic coming-of-age sitcom, about a girls boarding school began in 1979, my senior year of high school. and ran for nine seasons before ending in 1988, when i graduated from college. i'm just kidding. cynthia mcfadden sat down with these ladies. and oh, my goodness, i've been looking forward to this. >> it was great fun to meet them b

severe storms from houston to new orleans to memphis, louisville and cincinnati. heavy thunderstorms across wisconsin and michigan all the way into upstate new york. showers from portland to seattle, snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> and 60 in boise. 74 in sacramento. 86 in phoenix. 40s in fargo and minneapolis. 62 degrees here in new york. 80s from atlanta to new orleans. >>> u.s. air strikes in libya are going to continue for now. the administration has agreed to nato's request to extend its participation for another 48 hours through monday. nato assumed full control of the operation last week and the u.s. role was supposed to end saturday unless nato asked for help, which it did. bad weather has hampered the nato operation. >>> hundreds of wounded rebels and civilians are now on their way to turkey. most of them are from the city of misrata, which has been cut off from the outside world for weeks. the ship made a brief stop in benghazi where it picked up 100 more passengers, including our alex marquardt. >> reporter: as the ship docked, the wounded

cincinnati is on the clock at number four. and chooses none other than cam newton from auburn. cam will benefit from having chad ochocinco to start. a draft isn'tsy draft without the two bay area teams. the niners select prince from nebraska and the raiders select stefan from penn state. that is it. ladies, back to you. >>> the raiders and the niners this week released their schedules. what game are you looking forward to most? >> rex ryan coming back. for the niners, thanksgiving day. >> in baltimore. it is going to be a good match up. >>> that does it for this week's edition of update news. thanks for staying up late with us and be sure to check us out on facebook. >>> get some rest and be sure to join us next week.

number four, ronny wasn't phased by the winds in cincinnati as he makes beautiful over the counter catch. >> kevin had a 16 on the 9th hole at the open. you know how he feels. today stayed out of the woods and managed to par, but not finished his round with a 77 and missed the cut. bobby abreu may want to hit the ball away from juan pierre for the rest of the weekend. pierre robbed abreu of a run. >>> with the kentucky derby a few weeks away, we found the winning jockey. the only question is, can a monkey ride a horse? >> a monkey on a dog, it's not really news. >> there are four monkeys and six border collies and they travel around to all the minor league parks and put on their show. >> they really do party. >> scarves to make them wild. >> we'll be right back. ,,,, [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the

finally, i would like to point to the cincinnati and north carolina programs that were mentioned in the boston report. they do not review the fees. they did not bother to reveal the fees. i talk to their police department and the commander that operates the largest of the police organizations. he confirmed there is no regulation requiring them to turn over fees, but client lists. i called the department of justice, a gentleman that regulates the state's program. the 700 officers and statewide. i really hope to be of help to you as you sit down and work in more detail on proposed regulations. i hope you continue to support the program. >> and the evening, commissioners. and the executive director for the upper market community benefit district. i am here tonight to explain to you how we use of the patrol special officers. they have hired control specialists. they pull money from different merchants to support one or two or whatever numbers of officers. we have asked our officers to patrol the public spaces that are not private property or merchant property. their responsibility is to tak

off to the title and finish runners up in the regular season but frankly because man will take you to cincinnati semifinal against mexico we go to the good i think it is the only man with seven reasoning so well to place else put as many plants in with jackie in and helps roll however they will have to do that goaltender told the court and still enjoy. the mile beyond cup itself has made the thousand kilometer journey east from the k h l's headquarters in moscow to. be there for the first chief games of the best of seven series and will then be taken to the home with a plan to move tea she just. north of moscow as the contest switches venue if the finals go the distance the deciding game will be played on april the twenty. fascinating contest in store but let's look back at how both teams made it into the final and reflect on the best moments in a semi facts. live live live live. live live. live. live live live live live live live . i'm at first going between sound about math land starting in a couple of hours' time my preparations are ahead of show jewel for the sochi winter olympics in twenty

david larson and his team at cincinnati children's hospital published the study, out today in the journal "radiology." >> what we found was from 1995 to 2008 the number of ct scans that were done in children who visited the emergency department increased fivefold, essentially, from 330,000 per year to 1.65 million per year. >> reporter: to get those images the ct scan takes multiple x-rays. and that has consequences. a typical ct scan exposes a child to about 100 times as much radiation as a conventional x-ray. experts say this can present a danger to adults but it is far more of a problem for children. >> radiation in children scares us. it's the fact that they're small little creatures and they have a long life to live. and the chance of them getting cancer from that increases exponentially. >> reporter: but doctors emphasize there is a risk-benefit ratio, that sometimes the ct scan is definitely called for and can be an enormously helpful tool. general electric, part owner of nbc universal, is one of the biggest manufacturers of ct scanners. often, doctors say, using the device is a ba

. >>> great finish in cincinnati. pete rose in attendance with a stylish jacket. reds down two. two on and two out against the brewers. hernandez came through in the clutch. walk-off three-run homer. what a way to start the season. reds won it, 7-6. >>> last year, the braves jason heyward hit a home run in his first at-bat. this season, a home run in his first at-bat. keep that up, we'll expect it every year. braves over the nationals, 2-0. >> torii hunter ripped an absolute bomb against the nationals. get out the tape measure, an absolute bomb against the royal, angels won it, 4-2. >>> finally, cards and padres, welcome to the team, cameron. stayed that way until the 11th. mavin hit a single to right scoring what proved to be the winning run. but he hurt himself on the play. they thought it was a knee injury, only to find out otherwise in the postgame show with closer keith bell. >> oh, wait. we just got word that cameron appears to have cramps. it does not appear to have a serious problem. you were watching from the bull pen. did you think his ball was going to get out to cent

. >>> in sports, opening day in baseball, and milwaukee gets off to a powerful start against cincinnati. the brewers ricky leaks hits a lead-off homer then carlos gomez knocks one out of the park. but it was not enough. a ramon hernandez walk-off homer in the ninth gives the reds a 7-6 victory over the brewers. first game between the dodgers and the giants. l.a. got off to a great start, striking out nine. but san fran catcher buster posey makes a throwing error. the dodgers score and end up beating the world series champs 2-1. the yankees and tigers trade great plays. in the first curtis granderson makes a diving catch. look at that. then in the fifth detroit's ray rayburn returns the favor. the yanks come out on top, winning their home opener 6-3 over detroit. >>> and in college basketball, youtube's dunking sensation jacob tucker, proves he is the real deal. tucker a perfect 50 in the college slam dunk championship. and get this, he is only 5'10" tall. tucker got in the competition through a facebook vote and is the only nondivision i player in the competition. he definitely has game

allegedly stealing $60 worth of t-shirts from cincinnati's macy's. by the way, he doesn't throw 106 but has made $3 millions through far playing pro ball. the t-shirts 6 for 9.99 each. american rag to be exact. the. oakland making a couple of roster moves today after leaving saturday's game with shoulder stiffness. dallas has been put on the dl. not just braiden but rich transferred to the 60 day disabled list. he's been out with a strained right shoulder. the sharks arrived in los angeles knowing they need a different showing than the last game against the kings. today one last tuneup before a trip to l.a. tomorrow. a pivotal game three at staples center. the kings have been antagonizing the sharks. the series is tied at one. now the sharks need to assert their game for the next two contests in l.a. >> it's good to you have to think of it for 48 hour an we will be hungry and know they will be excited to play the first home game in front of their fans. >> two days is a long time between games especially after the game we played the other day, too bad

university of cincinnati researchers examined pregnant mice during either their first or fourth pregnancy. researchers found the mice in their fourth pregnancy had several gluk koes intolerance and more fat tissue compared to mice in their first pregnancy. the four-time moms also exhibited signs of early heart disease. >>> it's a beautiful friday night in the bay area, and as usual, jeff ranieri has dumped us and headed out for greener pastures. >> not necessarily green, maybe a little red as in some vino. what do you have? >> we are sampling some of the best right now, it's all about the livermore wine country festival happening this saturday and sunday. napa and sonoma are known for wine, livermore started in the wine industry in 1849. come out this weekend, there's going to be of course wine, also beer and plenty of activities for your kids, and you do not want to miss the nbc bay area pavilion. i'm telling you, you guys, all of our nbc fans know "minute to win it" the game show, joining us is tiffany and you're actually the casting director, we are so grateful to have you here today.

the first bay area championship happened in 1972 when the as beat cincinnati. the first of three for them. the warrior of course won in '75. the raiders in '76. one player involved with the 49ers first championship in 1982 is reflecting now. >> the giants going through it and it's like deja vu. and we start having play backs, recalling some of the old times in '81. i was on fire. like everybody was on fire last year for the giants. >> giants ring ceremony is saturday night at at&t park. i was over at the park yesterday talking to one of their pr people. she hasn't seen the ring yet but she did tell me this part that they are not really gawdy because sometimes i have seen some of the patriots players and -- >> all the diamonds in there. >> they're crazy. you can't even wear them. but these are really, really nice. so... >> that will be fun to see. >> we'll check them out on saturday night. >>> it is 4:57. a chp officer hit by a car while stopped on 880. we are going to have a live report from san jose and how icy roads may have played a role. >>> and are you rea

cincinnati wins 7-6. ramon hernandez. mike mussina, it's like old homework. >> mike mussina, back to the day. sir ha. oh, man this was a day. cal was still playing. got to show you the game day forecast. all that baseball, man, 60. >>> we still think there is going to be some rain around. rain and snow showers out there tonight. >> i missed the joke. >> that's a good one. >> inside joke. >> the forecast is a joke. >> yeah, oh look, commercial. we'll be right back. what do we have here? oh, it's scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. advanced huh? ehh...mulch is mulch. oh, not so, pops. ordinary mulch can fade after a few months. that's mulch! naturescapes holds its color for a full year. a whole year? guaranteed. plus, it's water smart. water-what? water smart. it channels water directly to the roots... reducing runoff, so you can water 30% less. saves water...holds color... you're sure this is mulch? ♪ [ male announcer ] scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. i can't say enough about them. i can go in, get the things i need,

. >> we flew to houston and drove to the difference colleges then we caught our bus in cincinnati. >> reporter: this year the students went on a tour of 16 historically black colleges. the mission is to take these students from underserved and unrepresented communities and give them a chance to succeed and get a college degree. all high school seniors received multiple officers and partial or full right scholarships. >> i started high school not knowing what i was going to do. i wasn't even thinking about a four year college. >> reporter: the students also visited historic black schools. >> could i be a rosa parks, could i be a dr. king. >> i learned a lot about myself, about the colleges and the black history which i did not get to learn at my school. >> reporter: the trip cost more than $2,000. parents say it was worth every dime. >> this gives her the opportunity to see so many colleges and units that we wouldn't have the opportunity to take her. >> reporter: since the program started 12 years ago, every student that has been involved in it has graduated high school. 7% of them gra

cincinnati is up next. ken, republican. caller: i am a radio talk show host in cincinnati. what it is -- i hear people. i am african-american as well. i hear people blame this on racism. i heard one of the callers earlier. racism have nothing to do with this. matter of fact, nancy pelosi, when she was running congress, they did not even have a budget for the last two years. this is a high stake game of gotcha. not based on race at all. america is still a land of opportunity. we do not have a caste system somewhere where if you are poor you are destined to stay poor. in this whole class -- class warfare issue, the rich republicans trying to drive poor black people off the land, is just false. i think we really need to look at the whole deal. as a matter of fact, out of the $10 trillion that president obama inherited, $4 trillion was added to bedecked over the last three years -- to the debt over the last three years, 40% increase. this is all mathematics. you hear people politicize this. they tried to race debate this issue. i really think it is pathetic. i really think we a

also moving later to louisville, cincinnati, and pittsburgh. rain in the upper midwest and western dakotas and up to a foot of snow in the northern rockies. showers in the pacific northwest. >> also 50s from seattle to fargo. and near 90 in phoenix. a wet 48 in the twin cities. 67 in chicago. 75 here in new york. 80 in atlanta. 85 in new orleans. >>> but first also making big news these days, you don't need to will us that the steady and rapid increase in gasoline prices is taking a toll on your wallet. as gas prices go up, so do the prices of just about everything else that we consume every single day. >> the ripple effects are amazing. it's on everyone's mind these days and everybody out there is annoyed by this. abc's john hendren joins us with more on the gas fallout. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, rob and peggy. getting anywhere by car these days is getting painfully pricey. one church in knoxville, tennessee, even gave away $10,000 worth of gas to locals helping where locals are hurting the most. as prices hit american poc

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cincinnati has had a lot of heavy rain. louisville involved in the heavy rain, as well, in that area. some flooding there. look at texas, scattered showers and storms today. mostly in east texas. the west texas area will remain mostly dry. >> that's why i'm in an allergy fog this morning. robin? >> that makes sense. sam, thank you. >>> we're showing you the queen at westminster abbey. and she is not there for wedding rehearsal. today is queen elizabeth's 85th birthday. and she is counting down to next week's big wedding with an all-important lunch yesterday. nick watt is in london and has all of the details for us. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, it was just a beautiful moment. the queen just came out of the abbey, right at the moment one of those open-top tour buses was going past. perfect. and on your left, the queen. my favorite fact of the day is that will and kate have been together for around nine years. and you know what? her parents have never met the queen. yesterday, they did. and accor

ge has a big plant in the cincinnati area to build jet engines, and it's hard for me to imagine other speakers to allow something that would defund a large projects that they wanted to see funded in their local district. denny hastert would not allow the defunding of o'hare airport. are there rules where he would say, we have to get the majority and they will set the rules so that they cannot lose? >> he allowed that on the big c.r. and a lot of other rules have been open. strictly speaking, he has piloted the problem that everything has to be wide open. but i do not think anyone thought he would do that on everything. you do have to run the house. i don't think he has done it on any politically sensitive question, and that is something to watch for. on the continuing resolution, hundreds of amendments, and i do not see a lot of bipartisan bills coming out of committees, but the votes were bipartisan. when you have a house rules committee decides there will only be three amendments, and the majority controls it, they will go up and down on party lines. when you say that anyone can off

. >> we flew to houston and drove to the different college and we caught our bus in cincinnati. >> reporter: this year the students went on a tour of 17 historically-black colleges. the mission of young scholars program is to take the students from underserved and underrepresented communities and give them the ability to game eligible for colleague degrees. after meeting with colleague leaders they received multiple offers and partial or full-ride scholarships. >> i was accepted to about 15. i received five scholarships. i started high school not knowing what i was going to do. i wasn't even thinking about a four-year college. >> reporter: the students also visited many historical sites along the tour. >> they will find their purpose. could i be a rosa parks? could i be a dr. king? they have to decide their purpose. >> i learned about myself and a lot about the colleagues and the black history, which i did not get to learn at my school. >> reporter: the trip cost more than $250, including airfare, transportation and most meals and although that sounds steep during these tough economic times

my friends from cincinnati, i love the hard boiled eggs. it has a patriotic theme to it. thank you for joining us. you usually can't get here. you usually have to stay back there. just like you, i'm a tourist. i'm having fun. i'm enjoying myself. and i wanted to get a slice of british life. i decided to -- come along with me, as i hit the park, the pumps, and i had spot of tea. the world may be counting down until friday. but for me, london is calling today. first stop, afternoon tea at the legendary browns hotel. tell us about this addition. >> queen victoria started the late afternoon tea in the beginning of the 19th century, beginning queen victoria's reign. and it's gone on every since. >> it's a time to relax, and enjoy finger sandwiches, pastries, and scones with lots of cream. i lather it on? >> that's not enough. >> reporter: that's not enough? oh, you're a bad man. i like you. some lessons i learned. milk is okay. lemon, surprisingly chic. but never sugar. it masks the taste. >> bon appetit. >> reporter: bon appetit. still hungry? how about pub grub? let's check

. >>> in cincinnati the red honoring sparky anderson the manager who won two world series passed away at the age of 76. and ryan a blast in one, the first home run of the season measured at 445 feet. brewers up 5-2. and getting the team back into it, getting a home run of his own. reds trail 6-3. bottom of the ninth, down 6-4, ramon hernandezniniacing ashford wins band simply personal preference. kate will be wearing a band of gold worn by the royal family. >>> new york state's newest millionaires have made their public debut. the seven state workers won last we megamillions jackpot. what about the co-workers who usually play who didn't chip in this time. jeremy hubbard caught up with one of the losers. >> reporter: as the seven new mega millionaires were shown with deafening cheers back at the office, one of the luckiest men on the planet. are you up set you didn't buy in? >> i'm not upset and i'm happy for the seven who won it. >> reporter: mike is one of the seven from the i.t. department who wasn't feeling lucky so he didn't chip in to the lottery pool that made his co-workers on

the cincinnati reds in '94 and '95. the last team was the new york yankees. it's difficult. it's hard to do. 162 game season, to keep up the momentum is exhausting and hard. >> do you think our strengths have remained the same? we have seen a change in the lineup. >> absolutely. they bring up a rookie and now they have guys that have been able to meld. they brought in players for the first time last year. now, they have another year together. they will know the tendencies and what their teammates like to do. bruce will know his team better as well. i think that certainly is going to be a strength. >> he knows where to play for people. it is so early in the season. we have so many games. everybody is watching every single one. >> they are worried the giants are 2-4 right now. if you saw their last game, nothing to worry about. they are getting back on track. >> they are going to be on fire as you are as well. >> thank you for joining us. >> absolutely. it's so fun to bring the game to the fans. >> a team sport literally with the entire team in the area. >> we have a big team

strong storms rolling just south of the cincinnati region. we're expecting heavy rainfall amounts. we're going to see an additional as much as 3 to 6 inches for the rest of the weekend. so the flash flooding would be a big concern as we head towards easter sunday. amy? >> bill, thank you. now here's carl. >>> amy, thanks. many americans are staying close to home this holiday weekend. it's not because of the weather, it's because of this. gas prices, the national average is now $3.85 a gallon. and it appears that the costs could go much higher. nbc's kristen welker has the late latest. >> say cheese! >> craig and mary jo bird from charlotte, north carolina usually drive to sarasota, florida to see grandma on easter. but not this year. >> gas prices at $4 a gallon, we decided not to travel an eight or ten-hour trip like we normally would to see family. >> they are not alone. fewer people are visiting popular springtime attractions including mt. ranier, mt. rushmore, yellowstone and the everglades. >> we can't afford to be driving all over with the price of gas like this. >> the north

john pisua a marine reserve from cincinnati came to help a family he doesn't even know. >> this girl is somewhere, she doesn't have her family, she's all alone and we really want to try to bring her back to her family. >> reporter: and the service here starts in a little over an hour. and once they're done praying here, jenna, they'll put their boots back on and head back into those woods. >> you mentioned it's the fifth day of the search. what's the mindset right now of authorities about how this investigation is going? >> well, a, they're tired. they said they're tired and stressed because of all the hours that they're putting in. and you can say the same for the volunteers. but you ask anyone from around here, they say they're very hopeful. we did ask the question to the investigators -- whether this is still a rescue operation or a recovery operation. and they said very bluntly, this is is a rescue operation still. >> all right. tom tron, thank you very much. >>> up next on "today," busted -- nicholas cage arrested >>> according to the police report late friday evening, a heavily

you'll see rain that could include flooding from oklahoma city to cincinnati. but there is some sunshine to be found today and some warm temperatures. that includes much of the south. one of your warmest days in atlanta with sunshine looking good down in miami as well. how about this, we have some sunshine from spran san fran all the way up to the inner mountain west. >>> and that's a look at your weather. now here's jenna. >> thanks. coming up on "today" the royal wedding just five days left will prince william acknowledge his mother? we'll find out. trying to stay on track? [ female announcer ] start the day off right with a protein-packed breakfast like the sunrise subway melt. try it with juicy tomatoes for a breakfast that stands out from the pack. subway, the official training restaurant of apolo ohno and athletes everywhere. of apolo ohno you gotta try honey bunches of oats with almonds! it's got real, sliced california almonds with a third less sugar per serving than honey nut cheerios. wow! delicious! try honey bunches of oats with almonds! >>> this mo

just pitched saturday against the pirates are rested on a shoplifting charge today at a downtown the cincinnati store. get this. 23 year-old was trying to steal six shirts that $ 5988 each. he earns $425,000. the shirts were only $59 each. make your own commentary on that one. when we come back, time to visit with the champion. he is robert and 10 it is a goal and las vegas the son of gilroy took his career to a number level. you like the sound of that? >> yes. >> robert we will talk about what happened in vegas and was ahead for the champion five times! the title winner come on back, don't move. we are back a week ago, this past saturday. in las vegas, 12 rounds, tore him apart. and since then, his home, back in his routine. and you go from behind, when the title and you come home. the wife says great. feed the kids! a lot exactly. am i been here for one month and it is your turn. and >> the five time the champ? >> the first time ever, the five time world champion. >> at what point did it hit you? >> i am still a bit in a thes--dasze my kids were out on the couch and the war had the belts out.

. >>> and finally, dan, which is cuter, this adorable baby giraffe who was born saturday at the cincinnati zoo or from the zoo in syracuse new are york, this penguin chick. the proud parents, keepers, and public are all atwitter. what do you think, dan? >> i think i'm going to have to go for the penguin. >> the penguin. >> you win. >> i win? >> time now for the weather and scott padgett. from our miami affiliate wplg. >> i want to start out of new mexico where we have video of fires going on. smoke is billowing up. that will be the threat through the southwest and through portions of oklahoma city stretching all the way up to the tennessee river valley. winds gusting between 30 and 50 miles per hour. and then on top of that, dealing with the potential of severe weather all the way through portions stretching from iowa, stretching all the way down through portions of mo movement kansas city under a moderate risk of severe storms, with that in mind, the potential of large >> and this weather report has been brought to you by edward jones. dan? >>> thank you, scott. before taking the stage in

(laughter) >>brian: i think cincinnati will win. >>gary: that's the brian i know. he knows it's wether, but sports. >> (laughter) >>brian: he wants to say detroit but doesn't have the got a >>gary: . when we return it's email time, you name the sport our audience has a covered. >>reporter: we've got it all tonight, hockey, football everything. >>gary: one day she is going to say you shut up and stay home and call work. she's getting better and louder. >>reporter: will switch positions you stay there and all sit over there. >>gary: you ever notice she's a little younger than me. to know what my line is, i'm married someone younger what i may be i want her to carry me up the stairs. were coming back in a moment. i take you inside the reason i married a lucia. >>gary: don't make this big bold statement unless you back it up. when they're having this locked down, yes when millionaires are fighting. you say this. it is the one sport that i think a strike roof. people love this it's a sunday religion. i don't think it will hurt one bit. as long as it will missing games.

risk of that with isolated tornadoes existing from little rock to atlanta to knoxville, and back up to cincinnati too. we're going to be watch this for a couple of days, and it could be very dangerous. back to you. >> all right. we'll get the full national forecast for you in just a moment. thank you very much. >> thomas roberts is city news desk now with more of today's top story. good morning. >> good morning to you. hi, lester. good morning, everyone. we begin in japan where engineers at the crippled power plant battle to control a leak that is sending radioactive water into the ocean. this as they make a grim discovery. nbc's lee cowan is in tokyo with the latest for us. lee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tom. the bodies of these first two workers known to have actually died in the tsunami at that nuclear power plant have been found. they were found in one of the reactor buildings. both were in their 20s. we're told their bodies had to be decontaminated before they were turned over to their relatives. as for that leak of radioactive water into the ocean, not good news on that front

we've been around cincinnati, louisville. we've seen what the rivers look like. and they are very high. add this much more rain, we're very concerned about flooding in these areas. that's pennsylvania into new jersey, where the rivers are running higher than normal, as well. quick look at the big board. we'll talk more this morning. >> hey, robin. it's also earth day, earth day, got to get down on earth day. >> that's right. good friday. earth day. all of it. sam, thank you. >>> hard to believe, just one week to go until will and kate head down the aisle at westminster. and the queen has given her formal okay for the couple to get married. unveiling the royal consent form. while they're keeping that tradition, will and kate are breaking a few others. and always breaking tradition, is nick watt, who is tracking it from london for us, as always. good morning, nick. >> reporter: good morning, robin. well, we've just heard that kate is going to break from tradition with the vows that she delivers at the altar. she will, i quote, love, honor and keep her husband. but

a lot more american accents, ohio, cincinnati, you said, anyone american? you got a huge cheer. i think we got one of the first views of kate's dress as she came out in the car. as the processions were coming back, a cheer came up. a little pageboy mastered the wave. we were in prime position for the kiss. after they were in the palace, the crowd surged forward in an orderly fashion and we were there for the first kiss, the cheer went up, kiss her again, kiss her again. i'm taking credit for that. the crowd went nuts and he kissed her again. my favorite moment of the day, a woman from connecticut, she didn't need to say anything. the pleasure was written all over her face. robin. >> oh, but i also know, nick, you were the reason, i felt you were the reason behind that second kiss that you were leading the chants. the crowd was great. there was a lot of concern about security and how the crowd would react. but we saw no incidents whatsoever. what about you? >> the crowd out here were wonderful. they didn't get annoyed we were barging around among them. because the crowd was so go