new drama from mel gibson. a photographer hurling some pretty harsh accusations at the hollywood star, accused gibson of ripping his shirt while gibson's pregnant girlfriend watched. now, police say they're not buying it. folks at the -- i believe the place is called the playhouse. a club in hollywood. they say the story -- the photographer's story is b.s. let's get to the bottom of that. i want to bring in my colleague jane velez-mitchell host of "issues with jane velez-mitchell" coming your way top of the hour. jane, what do you make of this? >> well, i think these circumstances can be very troublesome for a star like mel gibson. essentially because he's had scandal and trouble in the past, it opens a pandora's box, and it really invites others to be rather aggressive with him. according to the reports that i've read, a photographer/reporter was trying to get a shot of mel gibson and his girlfriend and couldn't get it, and so handed the camera to somebody else, sort of an average joe, who ended up trying to t

and sitting right next to me, john gibson, the john gibson, host o of the syndicated radio program the john gibson show on fox news radio at noon eastern time. if fierce commentary and good looks were whiskey i would have him on the rocks. >> i'll take a double. >> and you love to hit him and hate to love him, our "new york times" candidate. >> john gibson just threatened me with a cigarette lighter, greg. >> greg: really? >> you will never take me alive you silver haired fox. >> greg: all right. >> greg: he threw out the first pitch and it was hardly a touchdown. president obama is getting crap for his performance on the mound at tuesday's all-star game and rightly so o. roll tape ms. serious drewitt who rolls tape. >> greg: o well, he is definitely no famous pitcher that everyone knows. am i right. bill? >> he is all famous, greg. >> greg: and now there is talk that the white house dictated the camera angle. check out the view from the center field camera that wasn't broadcast. hot dogs, get your hot dogs. [ laughter ] >> greg: see, wonderful and a pro. can we see the right video, pl

chestnut and john gibson. we are grateful for their heroic sacrifice and we remember their families, who we brace, as we would our own. mr. president, i yield the floor. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: thaou, mr. president. i guess we're not in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are not. mr. casey: mr. president, thank you very much. i rise this morning to speak of an issue that so many of us not only here in washington in the senate and in the congress generally but across the country have been concerned about, talking about, debating this issue, and it's the issue, of course, of health care. we have a long way to go over the next couple of weeks and months, and i know there's a lot of coverage in the debate about timing and what's going to happen this week or next week or by the august break, but i believe we're going to get this done, and i think i a important that we have a good debate about it -- and i think it's moron that we have a good de

charles gibson, great to see you, thanks for taking the time. brian, be well. >> harry, thank you. >> all right. >>> coming up next, how walter cronkite became america's most trusted newsman, telling it like it is. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. >> it is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived cr to their pledge toefci dd mo adey,idacnd d the best they ulco ndd. it can be tough living with copd... but i try not to let it slow me down. i go down to the pool for a swim... get out and dance... even play a little hide-n-seek. i'm breathing better... with spiriva announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for both forms of copd... which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i take it every day. it keeps my airways open... to help me breathe better all day long. and it's not a steroid. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor

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charlie gibson, katie couric and brian williams. on cronkite's legacy. >> the word anchor was coined for walter in 1952. >> good evening, everyone, here is the news. >> he set the standard that existed for television anchors ever since. we were very fortunate as an industry and as a country, really, that he would be the first to come along because his standards were so high, his compass was so correctly directed. we live in an age now of personalities and of personality journalism to some extent. but walter always thought that it was the news. it had to be the news. >> good evening. president reagan today -- >> we're here to announce, the evening news broadcast every night, gave me chills every time i heard it. i'm following in the footsteps of an american institution and i never really lost sight of the fact that i was inheriting a place that he had built from the ground floor up. >> and though there was so much attention directed to him, he was never comfortable with it. at least he said to me, he wasn't. i think that's one of the

. >>> wech, arles gibson will anchor live coverage of michael jackson's memorial service right here on abc tuesday afternoon, 1:00 eastern, 10:00, pacific. >> thanks for being with us. 1:00 eastern, 10:00, pacific. >> thanks for being with us. have a great sunday. captions by vitac this is a baby seat seven news update. >> in the news marion barry has again been arrested. park police approached him last night by good hope road. apparently a woman had accused barry of stalking her. police later arrested him. he was charge of misdemeanor stocking but was released on a citation. a natural gas explosion was said to have caused major damage to a house in the northwest. the blast happened at 6:00 p.m. last night in the 6100 block of morgan avenue. the house was destroyed. the force of the explosion was so strong it shattered windows on a neighbor's use. no one was hurt. let's get a check of the forecast. >> it is pretty dull out there this morning. temperatures are generally in the '60s. 64 in damascus. you can see what looks like a very potent system moving around the area, light rain for t

charlie gibson is on the phone with us, who is, of course, a great anchor. our friend from abc news. share your favorite story, if you will. >> campbell, it is not unexpected news, but so sad. just when i got on the phone, i heard you make the point of walter as a reporter. i think we are very fortunate in the fact that he, who really became the model for what anchoring an evening newscast would be, came out of a wire service training. and -- and then after that was one of edward r. murrow's boys and grew up in that training as well during world war ii. so, it really was a very fortunate example that we had set as what an anchor ought to be, and walter was that. as far as the favorite memory is concerned, i had no idea i would ever get the job that i've got now. but i was with walter, oh, i don't know, 10 years ago, 12 years ago, he was grousing about the fact that the evening newscast could promote what they had on the next day. he said, damn-i it, the news is the news and you can't tell me what the news is going to be 24 hours in advance. so, of course, yo

. >>> and charles gibson will anchor live coverage of the memorial service here on abc. tuesday afternoon, 1:00 p.m. eastern. 10:00 in the west. kate? >>> president obama heads to moscow for high-level talks about. things are so bad that the world-famous russian nesting dolls need a bailout. that's right. even russia's most popular souvenir's on the chopping block. here's abc's clarissa ward. >> reporter: first, aig got $180 billion. then, gm got $50 billion. next stop, dolls. that's right. here in russia, the traditional nesting doll, known as the matryoshka, may be getting a bailout. like vodka, caviar, and onion domes, the rosy-cheeked dolls are a symbol of everything russian. and they are broke. svetlana runs this toy factory. with toys on the wane, and domestic consumption in the dumps, their storage rooms are filled with thousands of matryoshkas they cannot sell. in these times, we cannot survive without the government's support, she claims. artisans feel their livelihoods and a valuable part of russian tradition may be lost forever. but matryoshkamakers have long

charlie gibson anchors the cover each -- the coverage beginning at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. >>> police say the gun that was found inside steve minner's condominium -- steve mick near's condominium was bought by his girlfriend. >> classification of her death will not be made until ballistics testing is done and resus are back. >> a public viewing and service will be held for mcnair on thursday. coaches and teammates are talking about his murder. >>> we turn to the weather, where conditions remain calm and mild. doug, can you imagine a july at the state that you can sleep at night with the windows open? ie sunshine, bright, blue ood,ndonightetr pty gr o. take a 76 degree in sterling. fea fel couds out west. it is cooler in warren 10. take ellicott -- take a look at the stormscan. a cold front will have here tomorrow afternoon. the forecast overnight is for mostly clear, pleasant, and cool. a number of weather changes coming up for this week, but none of them are terrible. we will outline the next seven days in a few minutes. >>> police in fairfax are looking for two

. >> mary gibson who lives right by the base, says that any crime is unusual and this is concerni. yeah, that's very scary. the military has not yet released the name, rank or unit for this sailor. they are still notifying family members, in arlington tonight. >> thanks scott. looking at our forecast, conditions are mild but what is in store tomorrow morning. our meteorologist, brian. >> when we wake up, it will be cool. we are watching a erttpan, and start off ttwith our 3-d vipir scan and that moisture is south of town. the metro is calm and clouds are nonexistent. and atteermpures ershould drop in to chilly numrsbeof. we are inth 70e'nd' a s,look to e th we, st60 in westchester and then in the western suburbs tomorrow in the 50's. and will the heat come back tomorrow and humidity. we will look at that full forecast. >> the president's pick of the supreme court was front and center on capitol hill. sotomayor's background on the bench and in the spotlight. >> after weeks of public silence, sonya sotomayor took the chair. >> many have asked me out abmy philosophy, simple, detail to

. >> this is a1927 gibson. they used to py these on stage in the 1920's and ey were four-stringed banjos. i cannot play because it is not in theright tinning. there were showpieces. it was the only instrument ld enough to get over the sou of thorchestra. they were ve popular. they we made with four strings most -- all the five-stringed banjos you have wereoriginally a four-strings. it is still -- and has a beautiful tone. you hear how low they are. i have a friend who is a banjo teacher. he takes the banjo from the student and goes like ts. see how loud it is? be careful. tavis: it would be hard to steal this. it has youname here. >> that will not stop it from being stolen. tavis: tell me about this. >> there are o styles of banjo playing. that is three finger. it is attributed to t artist earl scrubbs. i am in differe ning. i will do a three-fure style. this the tle album "the ow". this is the three fings style. ♪ this is the three fings style. ♪ you c hear that in a lotf bluegrass. theame song -- >tavis:

., charles gibson will start anchoring the coverage. >>> chief meteorologist norm through is is coming up with his -- norm lewis is coming up with his full forecast. >>> plus, a deadly crash shuts down the monorail at walt disney world in florida. rob carlin has much more on the life and death of former baltimore raven, steve mcnair. ♪ ( whispering ) are you mark? yes. don't eyeball me. johnny sent me. told me you're offering no interest and no payments for a year. yeah... everyday. mark? yeah? johnny sent me. everyday no payments, no interest for 1 year. come in now and save 15% on all appliances... plus save an additional 5% with your sears card. for more, see sears.com. sears. life. well spent. >>> news out of prince george's county, two people are dead after a fire in upper marlboro. flames were so intense that fires could not go into the residence, even though neighbors told them two people were trapped inside. >>> this morning in baltimore, members of bethel a and e held their first service, since a fire. they're not letting the fire keep their spirits down. >> reporter: church

charlie gibson will anchor live coverage beginning very soon at 1:00. the city of los angeles is bracg for this extraordinary event. the cost associated with it is amazing. the city is providing 2500 police officers in and around the staples center. cost estimates for security are at least $2.5 million. city leaders have not heard from the jackson family about helping to pay for the service. after the memorial service, the rock-and-roll hall of fame in cleveland will honor michael jackson with a candlelight vigil. fans will be invited to give their on testimonial during that ceremony on the outdoor plaza. the museum plans to unveil a special memorial wall dedicated to michael jackson. for continuing coverage on the michael jackson memorial and tributes, you can log on to our website any time at wjla.com. >>> as of midnight last night, same-sex marriages performed in other states are now recognized in the district. soon, a state in our region could follow suit. matt brock has more. >> should the state of maryland follow suit and recognize gay marriage is

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we did the mel gibson story, howie, you guys and everybody quoted at tmz when we broke heath ledger's death, you guys quoted us and everybody else did. britney's divorce and on and on and on. it's disgenerous and maybe dishonest, because if you look at it -- we embarrassed a lot of people who are way behind on this story. i don't think they should be embarrassed. it's enough to say, look, we had good sources, and everybody wanted to be careful. i think for them to say it is ridiculous, because they've been quoting us for three and a half years. >> in a way does -- >> no, no. >> let me ask the question and you can answer. in a way does tmz make some of these stories safe for the mainstream media, kind of laundering through them through customs? you published the photo of rihanna her badly bruised face. everybody else showed the picture and jumped on the story. >> well, i mean, a picture is a picture. but, you know, in terms of other stories we do, how do they know what our news standards are? i can tell you right now, i was a newsman at cbs and nbc. our standards are tougher than there

charles gibson joins us with a work -- joins us with a look about oil. great to see you. >> good to see you. >> i know you did a lot of traveling for this special. the idea was to go in reverse on the pipeline, starting at the gas pump. tell us about your travels and what you found. >> we started at the gas pump, and people always yell at the gas station owner because that is where they interface with the price, but he is making less money than almost anybody. the reason you see gas stations going to convenience stores, the reason you fill up your tank and cupholder is that they can make more money from a bottle of soda than a gallon of gasoline. the real money comes in the refining area and for the crude oil people who mine the oil. as you go back to the oil fields that is where the money is made. 50% of the price of a gallon of gas goes to the crude-oil and 18% for the refineries. >> i think so many people are confused by the basic question of what really determines the price of oil. we are in the middle of the summer driving season and we have our eye

gibson called and said, congratulations on your cat scan. i didn't know what he was talking about. he said all the tumors are gone. >> reporter: do you believe this was a miracle? >> we can't say it's a miracle until the pope says it's a miracle. >> what is it to you? >> it's a miracle. >> reporter: doctors couldn't explain it any other way and four years later the lady sent home to die is still cancer free. now the arch dice diocese. >> i come here most every day. either way, if you live or die, if you follow the path of faith you are going to make it. >> reporter: so where does mary ellen stand on modern medicine? she still goes to the doctor because she believes all of that, too, is a gift from god. inin an -- an >>> that is it for the week in review today. be sure to tune in to # news -- 9 news now. you have a great sunday. we'll see you this week. bye-bye.

in a very small weight and years ago and now it's grown considerably and george gibson can talk about the various, you know, how would expanded in those ten years and all the different divisions it now encompasses. >> also joining is peter, publisher from bloomsbury barham off of the bloomsbury name. what is the difference between bloomsbury usa and bloomsbury press? >> bloomsbury press is devoted to entirely nonfiction. we have history, on politics, current events, economics, science and that kind of thing, so it is much less general and more focused than the bloomsbury list. >> what you have coming out this fall that you're excited about? >> one is called half moon. henry hudson and the foliage that redrew the map of the world. this is the anniversary of hudson's discovery of the river that bares his name and the exploration of new york harbor and that was an adventure that changed the course of history of north america. it was a daring voyage for a lot of reasons. the first being he was supposed to be going the other direction. he had been commissioned to sale to china over the nor

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jon stewart 44%, brian williams 29%, charlie gibson 19% and katie couric, only 7%. john stewart. not -- jon stewart not and a real news man. >> time for another break. story ideas are always welcome. special a story about media bias e-mail us at newswatch >>> i should say at the out he's a friend so i may be a little biased here. i don't know all the facts. what's been reported though, is that the guy forgot his keys, jimmied his way to get into the house. there was a report called into the police station that there might be a burglary taking place. they investigate what happens. my understanding is, at that point, professor gates already in his house. the police officer comes in, i'm sure there's some exchange of words. but, my understanding is that professor gates shows his id to show this is his house. at that point he gets arrested for disorderly conduct. i don't know, not having been there and not seeing all the facts what role race played in that but i think it is fair to say number one, any of us would be pretty angry. number two, that the cambridge police acted stupidly i

charlie gibson consirs him the gold standard and will explain why. >>> the parents in pensacola, florida, raising 16 children were laid to rest yesterday on the same day police released new details as to what their assailants may have been after. >>> a little later we will talk to an ex-marine who battled off a crazed mountain lion with a chain saw. an amazing survival story just ahead. >>> but we begin with the passing of walter cronkite, the dean of america newsmen died yesterday at 92 with his family by his side. the cause cerebral vascular desease oratomicplionsic from f mentia. he was a towering figure in this business and holds an iconic place in the collective memory of generations of americans. >> the cbs evening news with walter cronkite. >> reporter: he was known to a generation as the most trusted man in america. >> good evening. president reagan today -- >> reporter: walter cronkite brought a level of experience and credible to the anchor desk that few have matched. he got a start working for newspapers and radio stations across texas and the midwest. then headed overseas to

that's "woned rliswsth" monday, i'm charlie gibson. hope you have a good day. for all of us at abc news, have hope you have a good day. for all of us at abc news, have a good day. captions by vitac m if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings.

jon stewart 44%, brian williams 29%, charlie gibson 19% and katie couric, only 7%. john stewart. not -- jon stewart not and a real news man. >> time for another break. story ideas are always welcome. special a story about media bias e-mail us at newswatch [ thud ] [ woman sighs ] [ horn honks ] [ sigh ] a lot goes through your mind after an accident. but with liberty mutual, insurance issues won't, because we offer unlimited rental coverage, new car replacement, and accident forgiveness to help ease your mind. and that's our policy. liberty mutual insurance. >>> i should say at the out he's a friend so i may be a little biased here. i don't know all the facts. what's been reported though, is that the guy forgot his keys, jimmied his way to get into the house. there was a report called into the police station that there might be a burglary taking place. they investigate what happens. my understanding is, at that point, professor gates already in his house. the police officer comes in, i'm sure there's some exchange of words. but, my understanding is that professor gates shows his

. >> good evening, i'm charles gibson at abc news headquarters in new york. president obama is about to hold a news conference at the white house. he will make an opening statement. he will talk a little bit about his first six months in office. the six-month mark passed on july 20th, and he'll talk about what he's beenushing hardest for. health care reform. wanting to get a bill through congress before the august recess, but that goal seems to be slipping away. our latest poll puts his job approval rating at 59%. down nine points since february. the numbers that approve his handling of health care have dropped below the 50% mark. and george stephanopoulos, he's going to be stern with the republicans in his remarks. >> he is. we've seen a flippage in the polls. dick durbin said today it's not going to happen by the august recess. the president is going to answer the question for every american out there, what's in it for me? the cost of doing nothing, the benefits of the plan. >> people still don't know basically what is in this plan. >> and that's why -- he'

charles gibson will anchor an abc special coverage calling it "remembering michael jackson." you can see it tomorrow on abc2 news. >>> former washington, dc mayor marion barry is denying charges he stalked a woman. united states park police arrested barry yesterday after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that barry had been stalking her. barry was charged with a misdemeanor and a spokesman called the accusations baseless. and also said barry tried to help the woman with troubles in the past. barry is 73 years old, and is now a dc city council member. >>> members of the bethel ame church started their week on a good note despite a fire that destroyed the steeple. investigators say a lightning strike is to blame for last week's fire but parishioners are not disheartened in in i way -- in any way. they had their service yesterday at pier 6 pavilion. the focus of the certainlyon was the fire and -- sermon was the fire and working together to rebuild. >> we had a fire in everybody's house. if you're in between fires keep on living. but you will experience more than on

. >> i'm going to an auction in a week or ten days and bob gibson is selling some stuff. i want to buy something from bob gibson. i don't care if it's worth more than what i paid for it. i want to buy something. i have an autographed ball from willy mays. i have one from jackie robinson. >> how about one from you? >> you go get one from me. but there are some things i want and if i can afford it i want it because the memories are what i want. i want to look out there and star in my own movie. >> will you show us what we've got here? >> brandon can do that. >> well, we lifted these right up off the last game. it's freeze dried.. we came up with this new process for your desk. another size is essential. if you want a bigger size. this is one of about -- >> how much does this go for? >> about $80. it's a nice little gift. we have 20 or 30 different dirt -- we wanted something for everyone. it's nice to have the seats. they're $1500 per pair. >> you could have collected the sand here. >> a lot of players -- this is the actual dirt from the last game of the yankee stadium on t

here on c-span2 and head of that at 3:00 o'clock eastern white house briefing with spokesman robert gibson, will have that live as well. on the issue of health care from this morning's "washington journal" a discussion about how things are going in the energy and commerce committee. >> host: joining us congressman tim murphy of pennsylvania, the associated press reporting must morning colleagues in the ways and means committee in the house voted late yesterday early this morning and chile to approve the tax provisions of the house bill which would impose 544 billion in new taxes of the next decade on families making more than $350,000 a year. what is ahead for the energy and commerce committee? >> guest: the energy and commerce committee will start the market today and going through a number of sensitive issues of eminence, will be revealing a wide range of regarding the delivery of care and reforms. anything from something i have put in that makes things more transparent and hospitals have to reveal such things like infection rates so you can make an informed choice, issues of allowing ph

more now from charlie gibson. >> reporter: robert s. mcnamara was a man of extraordinary accomplishment. as head of the world bank he worked to eradicate hunger. he was called the conscience of west. before coming to washington, he had modernized the ford motor company are pulling the plug on the ill-fated edsel. but all of it, everything, is overshadowed by vietnam. >>'ve asked robert mcnamara to assume the responsibility of secretary of defense. >> reporter: for seven years under presidents kennedy and johnson, he directed the escalation of our commitment in vietnam. he was so enmeshed in the conflict that by 1964 people were calling it mcnamara's war. >> our fire power advantage was why shouldn't we expected to achieve a military advantage. >> reporte but in private it's been learned that mcnamara came to have serious doubts the u.s. could win in vietnam. after he expressed them to president johnson, he was ven the medal of freedom and shown the door. he spent t rest of his life agonizing over the war. it seemed to haunt him. >> we w

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but starting at 1:00, charles gibson will anchor abc's special coverage which is being called "remembering michael jackson." you can watch it all here on abc 2. >>> the man who served as defense secretary under president john f. kennedy and lyndon johnson has died. the wife of robert mcnamara has been in poor health for some time and passed away at his washington home this morning. he was 93 years old. >>> lights, camera, action! still ahead on abc 2 news at 5:30, who is letting some kids in baltimore take over television. ferocious growling. september, he started doing the housework and caring for his 7- year-old daughter elizabeth. >> you know, in spite of being laid off, i feel like i'm so blessed. when i get a phone call from my daughter and she daddy, i don't feel well, can you pick me up, and i'm able to do it. >> reporter: when chuck lost his job, he became a stay at home dad while his wife kept going to work. >> there is definitely like old- school thought process on staying at home and being a male where you're supposed to be the provider and everything. >> reporter: in tj mckenna

charles gibson will anchor the special coverage, called "remembering michael jackson." >>> a 5-year-old baltimore girl remains in critical condition after being shot in the head last week. the shooting happened after several teens got into a fight on south pulaski street which is in southwest baltimore. police say 17-year-old lamont davis started shooting and a bullet struck the 5-year-old girl in the head. davis faces charges now including attempted murder. >>> former washington, dc mayor marion barry is denying charges that he stalked a woman. u.s. park police arrested barry saturday after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that barry had been following her in a car. barry is 73 years old. now a dc city council member. >>> members of the baltimore church the bethel ame will gather for their first service after lightning sparked a fire that destroyed their church steeple. the church is in west baltimore but yesterday's service was held at the pier 6 pavilion at the inner harbor. >> the damage, it's on fire, you know. we're all just grateful to hear it was just the steeple.

. >>> and abc news will have live coverage with charlie gibson of the michael jackson memorial serve starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern. >>> since his death, the king of the pop has been the king of the pop charts. in fact, in an industry seeing a steep decle in cds, it's been a huge challenge to keep up with this renewed demand. here's eric horng. >> reporter: at reckless records in chicago, the king of pop is selling like one. everything with michael's name on it, gone. in this age of declining interest in albums, sales of jackson cds have increased a staggering 4,000%. amazon's top ten music sellers, are all jackson. and he's the first performer to sell over 1 million internet tracks in a week. >> definitely now after his death, i'm going to start collecting. >> reporter: jackson's record lal, sony, has been scrambling to meet demand. its new jersey plant churning out cds, even on this holiday. >> right now, it's pretty crazy. it's back up to overtime. they are calling everybody in. >> reporter: for an artist whose work has often been overshadowed by a dubious personal life. this surge

the service starts at 2:00 in the afternoon our time but starting at 1:00 charles gibson will anchor abc's special coverage which will be called "remembering michael jackson." you can see that tomorrow right here on abc2. >>> today in massachusetts, a woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son is scheduled to appear in court. prosecutors say chrisin labry has been charged with attempted murder, child endangerment and permitted bodily injure to a disabled person. prosecutors say she cancelled at least a dozen appointments for her son jeremy who was diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. the child died in march. >>> looking at more national headlines. officials in south carolina say they have a serial killer on their hands. over the past two weeks at least five people have been killed in the small town of gaffrey county. deputies released a new sketch of their suspect with the help of a witness. they are looking for a white male with salt and pepper hair, stands about 6'2", weighs 250 pounds. we'll try to get that picture for you later. >>> officials in northwest ind

. >>> and that is "world news" for this wednesday arlie gibson, and i hope you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have you had a good day. for all of us at abc news, have a good night. captions by vitac

charles gibson will anchor special coverage, called "remembering michael jackson." see it here on abc2. >>> members of a baltimore church will gather for their first service since lightning sparked a fire that destroyed the church steeple. bethel ame church in west baltimore. but yesterday's service was held at peer 6 pavilion at the inner harbor. >> we're just all grateful to hear it was just the steeple and there didn't appear to be damage to the sanctuary. we began to pray from wherever we were. >> members of the congregation hope to return to the sanctuary in three weeks. they will be contacted about where to meet for next week's service. >>> millions of dollars that may have gone to charity all go up in flames instead. here's the house that -- how it looked before the fire. its owner planning to auction it off with an estimated value of $4 million. parrot seeds would have gone to a children'sise -- the proceeds would have gone to a children's crisis center in phoenix, arizona. but another interesting part of the story, the homeowners managed to escape the flame

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