you read about -- two of my chapters are about margaret houston and sam houston. sam houston was the commander in chief of the war with mexico for independence, and he had already been governor of tennessee, but he left tennessee after something happened that has never been really discovered by the historians. that was a disastrous marriage. he married a young, beautiful girl, eliza allen. something terrible happened, and it was so bad that he resigned the governorship of tennessee and left. he went and lived with indians where he lived several times in his life and actually a great help to him when he came to texas and understood when there was trouble with the indians, because, of course, when the settlers moved in, the indians' way of life was being severely disrupted. but he understood the indians and loved them and considered himself an indian in many ways. but when he came to texas, he became an immediate hero, because he did have a military background. he had fought in a war with the indians, but he had a special character. he is in the lore of texas, he's

that's a question many in houston, texas, are now asking. in a series of cases where officers were fired or suspended for misconduct, two-thirds who appeal to an arbitrator got their jobs back. that's the highest rate in the nation. randi kaye tonight takes a look at two such cases. cases where police officers were fired from the job and then managed to get reinstated. >> reporter: sound asleep in the upstairs bedroom indira heard a loud knock then a strange man wearing a mask came flying through the door. it happened here in june 2011. the man pounced on her, bound her hands with plastic zip ties and raped her. all while her 4-year-old daughter lay screaming next to her in bed. when it was over, the man escaped in indira's car, take with him jewelry, cash and electronics. help came from her cousin who found and untied her. indira called houston police. officer allen sweat responded to the call. indira says he stayed less than ten minutes, ignoring key evidence in her home. >> his job was to say, you know what, i don't want anyone in the bed

that's a question many in houston, texas are now asking. in a series of cases where officers were fired or suspended for misconduct, two-thirds who appeal to an arbitrator got their jobs back. that's the highest rate in the nation. randi kaye tonight takes a look at two such cases. cases where police officers were fired from the job and then managed to get reinstated. >> reporter: sound asleep in the upstairs bedroom indira heard a loud knock then a strange man wearing a mask came flying through the door. it happened here in june 2011. the man pounced on her, bound her hands with plastic zip ties and raped her. all while her 4-year-old daughter lay screaming next to her in bed. when it was over, the man escaped in indira's car, take with him jewelry, cash and electronics. help came from her cousin who found and untied her. indira called houston police. officer allen sweat responded to the call. indira says he stayed less than ten minutes, ignoring key evidence in her home. >> his job was to say, you know what, i don't want anyone in the bed

> reporter: this is a houston civil rights attorney. is the system broken in your opinion? >> someone who it will beat in open daylight with all these other officers around and all these witnesses beat a defenseless person who's given up totally should not be on the houston police department. >> reporter: back at inder indera paz's home, growing concern. if things keep going in this direction, who will they count on to protect her community? >> whenever somebody has any problem, they're not going to want to call the police anymore because they're not doing their jobs. how can we trust them in the future? who can we really trust? >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, houston. >> in reporting the story, randi tried to talk to the arbitration board and the national association of arbitrators but was unsuccessful. and although houston's police chief refused to speak to us on camera, randi requested an interview with someone else in the department, but no one was made available. joining us to talk a little more about this, mark geragos, criminal def

at a high school in the houston suburb of spring. we are now hearing as many as five people could be hurt. we do know one person is dead, two people are now in custody. the harris county sheriff's office says one of the victims, a 16-year-old boy, taken by life flight helicopter to a nearby medical center. no other details are released. we will continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates as we get them. >>> update to breaking news. san leandro fire investigators are looking into what sparked a deadly fire at a trailer park. it happened after 3:30 this morning. located on grand avenue off of interstate 580. neighbors tried to free the woman trapped inside but they were overwhelmed by smoke. christie smith at the scene speaking to investigators. a live report coming up in 15 minutes. >>> new details on the apparent suicide of ariel castro. the man convicted of holding three women captive for years inside his cleveland home. the 53-year-old hanged himself last night. "today in the bay's" arturo santiago joins us with more on

but 21-year-old jonathan houston. his alter ego, a mild-mannered student at the university of pittsburgh, according to his roommate, who chalks the whole thing up to a harmless prank. >> yeah. we're just -- it's just college kids. and college kids tend to do strange things. >> reporter: police, however, tell a different story. saying houston walked into the store, in his full spider-man getup and yelled at the clerk, how much money you got? in the video, spidey takes off with no money. they found houston about 30 minutes later, unarmed and standing a block away, still in costume. this morning, houston is facing a robbery charge and a stiff reminder that, with great power, comes great responsibility. for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> and finally, imagine this scenario. you've been invited to the white house. but you need an excuse from class. what do you do? 5-year-old alana was visiting the white house. she decided to get a note from the president himself as proof that her absence was leg

but 21-year-old jonathan houston. his alter ego, a mild-mannered student at the university of pittsburgh, according to his roommate, who chalks the whole thing up to a harmless prank. >> yeah. we're just -- it's just college kids. and college kids tend to do strange things. >> reporter: police, however, tell a different story. saying houston walked into the store, in his full spider-man getup and yelled at the clerk, how much money you got? in the video, spidey takes off with no money. police say they found houston about 30 minutes later, unarmed and standing a block away, still in costume. this morning, houston is facing a robbery charge and a stiff reminder that, with great power, comes great responsibility. for "good morning america," rob nelson, abc news, new york. >>> and finally, imagine this scenario. you've been invited to the white house. but you need an excuse from class. so, what do you do? 5-year-old alana was visiting the white house with her father, a wounded serviceman. so, she decided to get a note fro

. >> in "the houston chronicle". >> who pays for it? me. you. >> today in "the houston chronicle" right next to a big headline about ted cruz wasting everybody's time trying to shut down the government, there was an article about, in "the houston chronicle quugs about the new options available to the people in texas and how prices were coming down. according to "the houston chronicle" in a family of four making $50,000, which means they'll be el,ible for tax credits, will pay about $57 for their health care every month, after subsidies. right now they pay upwards of $1800 to $2,000. how is that not a better system than we currently -- >> back to s.e.'s points, who will pay the subsidies? >> are you against giving people tax credits? >> it will come out of the pockets of the same people you just said are -- >> we'll pay for it later. >> and what kind of health care policy is a family of four going to get, $57. >> pretty good. compared to what they're getting now? a health care policy that can't deny them health care, because they have a pree

and houston and j.j. watt, it is going to be bloody out in san francisco. >> even without patrick willis. see about him next week. >>> vince wilfork left the stadium with a walking boot. the pats win over the falcons. it's local news coming up next except on the west coast followed by dateline. al michaels, cris collinsworth and michele tafoya. and michele tafoya. good night from atlanta. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

they pulled in the game winner for matt, houston beats tennessee. how about baseball. a's starter, parker. he was scratched today with the flu. his replacement goes 5 strong, only giving up 1 run against the rangers,. the a's are closing in on the crown. 92 degrees at game time. ballpark in arlington. you know, they have been getting off to a great start early. there goes josh donaldson, the 23rd of the year. 2-0 oakland. 2-1 chris young. a no doubter. his 12th home run of the year. the a's add 2 more in the 9th with a red aric home run, they win 5-1. so, with the win, they are slowly running away with it now. oakland has a 6.5 game lead over texas with just 13 left. buy your tickets. giants, dodgers, keeps it going with his bat. second inning, his 4th home run with as many games, first since bonds in 2004 -- to accomplish that feat. in the 6th inning, that is a 2- run home run. the 25th of the year. his 92nd run batted in. then, bret, smacks the solo shot to give the giant's a 4-3 lead. his 3rd of the year. the giants beat the big dodgers behind the red hot team, 4-3

health link to compare affordable health plans side by side. >> karen gray houston, fox 5 news. >> the number of americans filing for unemployment benefits fell by 5,000 last week. . the steady decline means fewer companies are laying off workers -- wall street experienced record highs. despite the good news older americans are staying in the workforce longer and fewer young people are out of work. >> another stamp price hike. the post office wants to raise the stamps by three cents. >> we had to file yesterday in order to make a rate change in january. i mean we buy fuel everyday and the person changes the price at the flick of a switch. that's not a good environment in if you're trying to fight for your lives. >> some of the other increases the postal service is requesting would generate $2 billion a year for the cash strapped agency. >> still ahead a mother is outraged. her second grader apps privacy was violated and school officials are refusing to talk to her about the incident -- >> tonight's talker the naughty leopard costume for toddlers. it's raising eyebrows. find out what st

against the houston astros. in his hometown of houston, he pitched a complete game for the win and received a standing ovation from the crowd after the final out and in fact the houston astros players went on to the field to clap and applaud. >> that's what we do in houston. that's how we celebrate. thanks, ron. >>> "good morning america" health alert. new report on the popular painkiller acetaminophen. between 2001 and 2010, more than 1,500 people died from accidental acetaminophen overdoses. abc news senior medical contributor dr. jen ashton is here this morning. we appreciate you coming in. this is not a new issue. are people not getting the message? >> you're right, this is not a new issue. the problem is, both patients or the public, consumer, as well as the medical community, the message is not getting through, we're talking about preventable deaths here. this is in hundreds of medications. both over the counter and prescription. people need to know the number, the maximum daily dose, which is 4,000 millig

houston's 100th loss of the season. get get this, they also drew an all-time low for viewer ship in the houston area. viewer than 1,000 households tuned into watch the game. >> could yyou could get 500 by accident. >>> mets hosting the giants. last night in queens. notable for not the match-up, but for jerry seinfeld stopping by to help call the game. of course keith hernandez, they reminisced a little bit about the show. >> celebrating our 20th anniversary of appearing on tv together. >> that's this year. that's right. >> 20 years. >> '93. that's right. i got a phone call from my agent and said do you want to do this show and i said what's the show. seinfeld. what's that? >> right. and they told me we can get keith hernandez. i said who is that? let's not lose track of the game here. that's what i'm here for. >> what's funny, i think back to that episode, they had a man crush on him. it was the first -- >> mustache going. it was great. >> first real use of bromance. >> i think hernandez has the better joke in there, to

the a's are taking on the houston astros. onon sunday the niners host the green bay packers in the season opener and the cal bears will play portland state on saturday. don't forget, to help navigate around the traffic troubles, you can download the traffic app for free on apple's app store or google play. >> there is a shame there is nothing going on. >> really. >>> well, return to the moon. that's coming up next on abc7 news. >> 0, ignition and liftoff. >> the high-tech mission to learn more about our nearest celestial neighbor. and a bay area crowd gathering together to watch it happen. >> and rice, the harmful elements in this dinner time staple. >> and going back to the future. the service that is giving you a chance to hitch a ride in to the moon right now. the scientists at nasa ames are leading the way. they launched in an exploration satellite that they designed, built and tested themselves. abc7 news reporter alan wang is live at moffett field where thousands watched the liftoff. very cool. >> that's what everybody

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auto shipper says the car was delivered this morning off a rig out of houston. driver's name is jesse ray moore. an hour ago, he loaded up with another shipment bound for texas. sergeant gabriel, detective sanchez, would y'all get on the 10 and start heading east? lieutenant tao, let's put a want out for jesse ray moore and get pictures to every agency between here and houston. tao: chief, you realize it's possible the first place they're gonna stop moore is the scales across the arizona border, in which case -- he'll be coming back to texas with me. unless -- unless one of the cars mr. moore's shipping has one of those vehicle-locator thingamajigs. lojack. let me get on that, chief. detective landry, you don't need to come -- don't you worry. i won't let you lose me. [ siren chirps ] your car carrier's still at the truck stop. gabriel: roger that, air 19. you got any sign of the driver? i have negative visual on your driver, guys. suspect is not seen at this time. use caution. [ tires screech ] green crown vic, your truck right in front of you now. that's your

houston, texas, and he went out in style. andy pettitte of the new york yankees, pitching his final game of his long, illustrious career last night against the houston astros. in his hometown of houston, he pitched a complete game for the win and received a standing ovation from the crowd after the final out and in fact the houston astros players went on to the field to clap and applaud. >> that's what we do in houston. that's how we celebrate. >> it's not football. >> thanks, ron. >>> now a "gma" health alert. new report on the popular painkiller acetaminophen. often sold under the name tylenol. but it's in hundreds of drugs. between 2001 and 2010, more than 1,500 people died from accidental acetaminophen overdoses. abc news senior medical contributor dr. jen ashton is here this morning. >> good morning, guys. >> yeah. we appreciate you coming in. this is not a new issue. what's going on? are people not getting the message? >> you're right, this is not a new issue. the problem is, both patients or the lay public, consumer, a

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on a five-day fast in houston, texas. 2:30 a.m. in my garage. i thought, i know that, that is the golden rule. he said, no it's not. read it. i wrote it down, what you make happen. he says i will make happen for you. this is incredible. we had been taught our whole life if you treat somebody right they will treat you right. you ever treated somebody right and they treat you like a dog? sure. jesus never taught that. he said do unto others that men would do unto you. he didn't say they would. he picks up in fieser -- ephesians 6:8, you will receive that from the lord. you reap what you sew. if i do something for brother david, you will do something back for me, i create a debt, it destroys a relationship. if i bless you and then turn to the lord of the harvest i'm only limit tod god's capability. if i do something for somebody so they will do something for me, i limit their ability, their timing, there aratitude. if i less them and go to god for my harvest, god repays. number four, the secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. the se

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in the late game, san diego gets out to a big lead over houston, chargers quarterback philip rivers throws four touchdown passes to make it 28-7 but the texans come back and tie the game up in the fourth quarter, when brian cushing intercepts rivers and brings it back for a touchdown and houston finishes off the big comeback with the randy bullet kicked a 41-yard field goal with no time to win it for the texans. 31-28. >>> in the early game, eagles coach chip kelly makes his nfl debut. philadelphia uses its new no huddle offense to build a 33-7 lead against washington. redskins quarterback robert griffin iii gets his team back in the game in the second half but washington's comeback effort comes up short. the eagles hold on for a 33-27 win. >>> and for the third time in four years, rafael nadal and novak djokovic met in the u.s. open men's finals, each man winning once. but it was nadal's time to shine in the hard court in new york yesterday. nadal came out on top on the 3 hour 20 minute match. winning his second u.s. open title and 13th grand slam tournament. he trails only pete sampras a

houston got the ball back, but they had to punt. look at that. great move there takes it back up the sideline. look who is on the sideline cheering him on. that is ray lewis right there. just like that the ravens were up 17-6 at halftime and then it was time to celebrate ray lewis and the ravens unveiling number 52 spot in the ring of honor at halftime. then the second half the ravens pulled away and got a touchdown. ray rice didn't play today. they beat the texans 30-9. >>> four days ago the orioles appeared ready to move into a play roff position. since then the offense disappeared and so are those playoff chances. here is the man on first. ground ball to middle. right at the shortstop. goes to first. easy double play. later, things work out for the rays. first and third. single. didn't hit that hard, but got one home. that is how things have been going for the birds. they lose their fourth straight game 3-1. they are 4 1/2 games out of the wildcard spot with up left to play on the season. >> lost her battle with colon cancer, but her spirit is

. >> any chance that sam houston can upset texas a&m,. >> i don't know if it was possible for sam houston state to beam texas a&m but last week texas state had six upsets, we could conceivably see it again, sam houston state is two time national champion in the fcs, there is definitely a shot but i think a&m is going to be wary of sam houston state and they're going otake this game a little more seriously than they would when playing an scs opponent. >>> notenotre dame and sc? >> while they did take some time off i think that notre dame needs this game. we're going to a playoff next year so you need to stock your schedule with as many like tough teams as you possibly can and getting rid of a michigan doesn't bode very well for notre dame to get their way into a four team playoff. it is going to be very playoff. >> pac 12, what are the chances that a team from that conference could make it to the championships? >> we saw oregon leapfrog, they beat nichols state. but what we saw from okay we have always seen from oregon that high powered offense. what i'm looking is to see stanford play, ma

. >>> meanwhile, heavy rain caused flash flooding in houston. about six inches of rain fell. two teenagers are repoertd missing after their truck was reportedly swept off a road. the reports of damage including these cars that had been valet parked at a downtown houston hotel. >>> a once popular chinese politician gets life behind bars. >>> plus, team work -- we will show you some nba stars who are helping to end the violence in chicago one student at a time. . >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents gripping films, from the worlds top documentary directors >> this is just the beginning of somthing much bigger... >> tomorrow, the premier of "do the math" >> these companies are a rogue force... >> one environmentalist says fossil fuels equal disaster... will his movement add up add up to change? >> we will fight it together... al jazeera america presents - "do the math" premiers tomorrow night, 9 eastern. >>> american and israeli security forces their working with kenyan forces. some hos stapbls have tpw-pb -- some hostages have been freed but it's unclear how many r

but in houston the police chief was the first on the scene because the accident was his fault. he hit a pedestrian and the whole thing was caught on camera. charles had lok has more on the punishment he's accepted. >> the traffic video is tough to watch, showing a dark suv pausing at an intersection and then striking a pedestrian in the crosswalker. passer byes stopped to help the man. the driver of the suv also run to the aid of the injured man. in terms of calling the police, turns out the man behind the wheel was houston plus chief who was making left turn just a block from police headquarters. the chief says he didn't see houston attorney, james harris. >> it is very unnerving if you strike somebody with a vehicle and i'm very thankful that he wasn't more severely injured. >> harris suffered a broken arm. chief mcclellan called a few days after the accident to personally apologize. >> i certainly will be more cautious and attentive when i'm driving not only in the downtown area but anywhere. >> mcclel len says as chief he must hold himself to a higher standard. houston's ma

flight 1603 was on its way to houston from seattle. united airlines confirmed the member of the flight crew did suffer a medical emergency. teacher and convicted rapist stacy rambold was released from prison after serving 30 days. yes, 30 days. the judge who sentenced ramble is still facing heavy criticism and even petitions demanding his removal from the bench. >>> the fbi has made an arrest in the miss teen usa sextortion case. during an fbi raid 19-year-old jared abrahams admitted to hacking into miss teen usa cassidy wolf's web cam and then taking nude photos and videos of her. he then threatened to release the material. abrahams faces two years in prison. >>> the president of borilla italian foods is in hot water after saying he would not show gay families in ads for their pasta. he said while he respects gay marriages, he would "never make a spot with a homosexual family." he went on to say if people disagree with that, they can eat other pasta. >>> night was turned to day in alberta, canada, when a meteor blazed by leaving a vis

they did not have time to celebrate over houston. his wife went into labor this morning. >> his wife had a baby, he had a little girl this morning. knew becausedy that is how quiet he is. i was really excited about that. pretty far enough about it. it was a glorious day for the smith family. >> harbaugh also said that ray rice might return for this week's game against the bills. i want to see more production out of their running attack. bernard heer said 24 carries for 65 yards. they did not run for a hundred yards against the texans. they did not run for 100 yards yet in any of their three games. john harbaugh wants to see that trend come to an end as soon as this week. >> we have been working on it and we need to make that important. philosophically, we will stick with it. we will be able to run the ball here. it is just part of our dna. >> forecasts are part >> room for the days where you daydream in class and doodle on your note book or on your sneaker. hammerson college student doodled on her right thigh, draws on her leg during

. >>> the astros game in houston drew zero. none of the 581 randomly selected houston area households were tuned in. >>> in texas, the rangers, alex rios, hit for the cycle with a double in the first inning and a single in the third. then, rios smacked a home run in the fourth inning and hit a triple to the gap in right center field. >>> and check this out. angels' left fielder cowgill making back-to-back spectacular catches. first on a diving catch of a sinking liner. on the next play, he runs towards the wall for another great defensive play. ooh. and don't try this at home, kids. in benos aires, a soccer player dives head first into an oncoming player with the ball, and it doesn't end well. he gets kicked in the mouth bhi the oncoming opponent and loses three teeth in the process. ouch. >>> next, to sailing. teem usa still fighting to stay alive in the america's cup race. on monday, they held off new zealand, which needs one more win to capture the cup. the u.s. needs to win three straight races for the victory. >>> former p

. >> this situation is not what folks in houston planned for. several people were robbed at gun point. the men got into the car and demanded that people hand over their wallets, phone and tablets and took off. nobody was hurt. >> all right. coming up we've been talking about this controversial rule of labeling pit bus. two dogs turned in by their owner who were told to get rid of the dogs or you could live on the street. >> a bus full of students doing the unthinkable. what one mother did after seeing this. >> he was on the field instead of the delivery room. joe flacco speaking out about fatherhood and missing the birth of his second son. when you have diabetes like i do, getting the right nutrition isn't always easy. first, i want a way to help minimize my blood sugar spikes. then, a way to support heart health. ♪ and let's not forget immune support. ♪ but now i have new glucerna advance with three benefits in one. including carbsteady ultra to help minimize blood sugar spikes. it's the best from glucerna. [ male announcer ] new glucerna a

it was an impressive performance against the houston texans. and mark vivano has what the fans had to say. it has to be all good, mark. >> reporter: yes, two wins at home as you mentioned. joe flacco and the rest of the team have not played at their best. fitting that ravens great ray lewis was honored on the day that the ravens dominated a good houston texans defensive team. doss developed a touchdown with a punt for a touchdown in the second quarter. doss was cut by the ravens before the season started and is taking full advantage of a second chance while filling in for jacobi jones as a fill in man. >> i am confident with what i have to do. it's been a rocky, first couple of years but it's been amazing. hopefully i keep doing it. >>> a total team win for the ravens and we asked you what was most impressive about the win over houston. >> i was most impressed by the defense. holding them to nine points. >> actually d backs in the front defensive line, stopping the run and stopping the pass and the whole shut down that texas saw offense. >> the

. >> houston and texas. houston led but under three minutes to play, sheran, 58-yard pick six. game tied. in overtime, the 45-yard field goal and the seahawks are 4 or for the first anytime franchise history with a 23-20 victory. 49ers host the texans sunday night. >> as soon as uke can coach lane kiffin arrived back in town after the 62-41 loss to arizona state, he was fired at the airport by the athletic director and will be replaced by an assistant. kiffin was 28-15. and parts of four seasons, 7-6 last year. the head coach of the raiders at 31, don't feel sorry for him healths made a lot of money. >> thank you. ahead, a wedding that is over the top, but, you know, when you do stuff like >> coming up at 6:00. get a good look at this face. why authorities the in the east bay are searching for this man. >> case-x may now have a leg up on a competitor to deliver goods for nasa. >>> a couple in north carolina decided to skip the traditional walk down the aisle for their big day, choosing instead a more dynamic entrance. check it out. the couple had a zip line wedding. they had a

we have the story from our houston station. >> reporter: when the ranks of the houston police department's mounted patrol came parading 2 by 2, there was a new face among them. meet smash, a 9-year-old paint gelding who officially became one of htv's four-legged patrol. hpd's first graduation. smash received his badge. even though he's a look yes, he has a fan club. why smash? kathryn said, because he has special needs like me. >> these young women lost their hearts to the horse the moment they found out he's deaf. >> even though smash is hearing impaired, he has already proven to be an outstanding patrol horse. we, too, have special needs, and we know that our goals can be reached. >> not only did they spend every spare moment at the mounted patrol barn with smash, they decided to sponsor him by raising money. >> and i mean a lot of money. so we had some fundraisers and now we would like to present the houston police foundation with a check. >> reporter: $10,000, in fact. enough to cover the cost of smash's care for the next two years. >> he can do anything that we can because we are spec

what does this suit allege happened in houston's hotel room? >> this is a senior patrol sergeant with the beverly hills police force who says that he is suffered distress and in fact has been retaliated against by his superiors after he complained about an incident that happened that night whitney houston was found dead in a hotel bathroom, the night before the grammy awards. he says that another detective walked into the hotel room where he had covered up whitney's corpse with the sheet, pulled it down so that she was naked, looked at her and made the remark to the effect that she's still looking good, huh? and there was some laughter. he said he reported it, and that nobody did anything about it. and in fact, he was the one who was punished, taken off his position with the s.w.a.t. team and the canine unit and also denied training and promotion. this is a labor complaint for damages, but it could very well evolve into a full-blown lawsuit. >> so wahl is the police department saying about this? >> police department says they never heard a comp

. >> that's what we do in houston. that's how we celebrate thanks, ron. >>> "good morning america" health alert. between 2001 and 2010, more than 1,500 people died from accidental acetaminophen overdoses. we appreciate you coming in. not a new issue. are people not getting the message? >> the problem is, both patients or the public, consumer, as well as the medical community, the message is not getting through, we're talking about prevental deaths here. this is in hundreds of medications. people need to know the number, the maximum daily dose, and if necessary, they need to get out a calculator, add up what they're taking or ask their pharmacist or physician, because this can kill. only a small amount over that 4,000 milligrams can cause life failure or be deadly. >> such a popular and prevalent drug. what happens if you do overdose? >> the life is the major organ in the body. it could lead to coma. this is something that needs to be taken seriously. you need to look for this ingredient and do the math and add it up. i

last year, houston rolled over the raiders, 43-14. texas has one of the most balanced offenses in the nfl. johnson created big problems in the passing game. the defensive coordinator knows his players need a tight focus against such an explosive opponents. -- an explosive opponents. >> they are a very talented football team. when you play a team like this, it is almost like every week, maybe even more with the team like this that is so balance and has so many weapons -- you have to pick your poison and say, ok, this is what we have to try to defend. >> the tipoff of the college fastball season in about a month and a half. two coaches with the last name smith will start rookie campaigns. gg smith will continue the family business as head coach at loyola. they joined the loyalist ball team as -- the loyola basketball team as vip's. gg has to follow basketball royalty in the family. he sees it as more of a blessing than a burden. , you have to embrace it. i decided to get into coaching when i was in college really. i embrace my dad, embr

but we are handling the investigation to get this understood and resolved. >> houston police say they are interviewing three persons of interest. this is video of two teens being detained. officers say the fight may have been gang-related. >>> uc berkeley police are investigating the third hate- related incident in four weeks in the most recent incident, a swastika was scratched into a door on the clark kerr campus according to report. a police crime alert said the vandalism happened sunday morning inside building 7. last week, homophobic remarks were found on a flier in a restroom in building 3. on august 14th, a custodian found a racial epithet on a chalkboard in we willer hall -- in wheeler hall. >>> this is the toll plaza. you see on the left side of your screen, it doesn't look too bad right now. just a little bit of backup there with the cash lanes. yesterday even at this hour, there were traffic backups in the area. as many drivers went out of their way to use the new span. >>> taking a look at the realtime traffic map on ktvu.com. you can see a little bit of red there and some

read about two of my captors and margaret houston and sam houston. sam was the commander in chief of the war with mexico for independence and he had already been governor of tennessee but he left tennessee after something happened that has never been really discovered by the historians. that was a disastrous marriage. he married a young and beautiful girl, a liza allen. that's something terrible happened, and it was so bad that he resigned the governorship of tennessee and left. he went and lived with indians, where he had lived several times in his life and was actually a great help to him. when he came to texas and understood there was trouble with the indians. when the settlers moved in, the indians way of life was to be severely as disruptive. but he understood the indians and he loved the indians and considered himself an indian. in many ways. when he came to texas, he became an immediate hero because he did have a military background and he had thought in a war with the indians. he had a special character and he is really the most famous of the

for the last five years and led the old ten years later he and marshall and houston are arguing along side one another in the supreme court in the racially restricted covenant cases so these other kinds of stories i try to tell in the book. at deeply complicated lives of african-american lawyers. .. the one person who more than anyone i would say is responsible for sex discrimination being against the law. because polly murray was a lawyer. she was in 1944 graduate of howard law school, and around the time she graduate from law school she came up with this idea she called jane crow. schoe game will, jane crow sounds bill som referred. it sounds like jim crow.lmed jim that was her idea. there was something other calle jim crow, race segregation which lots of people are trying to ntrary show was contrary to law.there w there was something after she ll said called jane crow. crow sex segregation and she argued it was more or less the same thing. it was a radical thing to say in 1944. let me just read a little bit how pauley murray came to have this radical idea that effects all of us tod