thompson, i should say, agreed. deemed by many as the greatest 20th century writer in the english language, rebecca west wrote as though her words alone could save the world. and when one reads the glorious passages in "black lamb and gray falcon," her novels, articles and essays, one can almost agree. while thompson was the quintessential public policy wonk, fixated on the daily turns of the world, who had even contemplated a run for the presidency, west at the core was not a political animal. she was interested in the big moral issues of her day and had the clairvoyance to follow them into the future. while thompson frowned on feminist ideology, believing her accomplishments alone were enough proof that women -- that a woman could succeed as a man, like a man, west, had she been a young woman in the 1970's, might have marched down 5th avenue, hand in hand, with gloria steinem, demonstrating with her flamboyant style the intellectual equality of women. west would outlive thompson by 22 years, dying in 1983 at the a

♪ >> fisher's cellmate is 20-year-old dinell thompson. better known here as duker. thompson was at maricopa appealing 2 murder convictions that could land him in prison for at least 32 years. >> keep the noise down over there. >> rap has helped the two men bridge their generation gap. >> trying to film [ bleep ]. >> the cellies share one other thing in common. they're both members of the crips street gang. >> but they were at very different stages in their life. cousin ice was no longer in love with the lifestyle. >> i haven't actually went out gang-banging, shooting at people just because they're from across town and all that. i haven't done that in years. but i still hang with my homeboys. and if something happened to one of my close, close ones i'm going to have to help retaliate. you know what i mean? >> duker on the other hand, was still caught up in the game. he was still infatuated with this romantic notion of being a gangster. >> what do you want for your future? >> money, power, respect. top of the food chain. >> everybody's like that when they're young. th

what no one wanted to hear is that john thompson was innocent. >> thompson spent 18 years in prison for murder, 14 of them on death row, at the infamous penitentiary in louisiana. before his exoneration in 2003. tuesday his organization, in new orleans neighborhood is a hub for exon ows who like thompson, were wrongfully convicted. >> i was on death row. mad because they don't have a life for themselves. that's why i created a voice for all of us, working together to try to make a difference. >> the son of a prominent business executive was shot to death in front of his home. police, acting on a tip, picked up two min including thompson, then a 22-year-old father of two, and admitted drug dealer. >> the only thing i do know, i didn't commit the murder. i didn't have nothing to do with it, people always ahow the district attorney from doing this damage. my whole family was destroyed. >> we return to the scene of the crime. >> why are these four coroners important? it is important because of what the state with held for me, what they had that could have established that i wasn't for. >> a

what no one wanted to hear is that john thompson was innocent. >> thompson spent 18 years in prison for murder, 14 of them on death row, at the infamous penitentiary in louisiana. before his exoneration in 2003. tuesday his organization, in new orleans neighborhood is a hub for exon ows who like thompson, were wrongfully convicted. >> i was on death row. mad because they don't have a life for themselves. that's why i created a voice for all of us, working together to try to make a difference. >> the son of a prominent business executive was shot to death in front of his home. police, acting on a tip, picked up two min including thompson, then a 22-year-old father of two, and admitted drug dealer. >> the only thing i do know, i didn't commit the murder. i didn't have nothing to do with it, people always ahow the district attorney from doing this damage. my whole family was destroyed. >> we return to the scene of the crime. >> why are these four coroners important? it is important because of what the state with held for me, what they had that could have established that i wasn't the man t

reckless endangerment is one of the charges that karen thompson is facing. she is being charged here right now and "action news" will keep you up to date on new developments. david henry, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you david. >>> team usa is battling it out in the world cup right now for a shot in advancing to the quarterfinals, the action cam is live in northern liberties where a large crowd gathered to watch the game on the big tv on the piazza. you can join the world cup excitement on twitter, sebastian le toux has taken over our twitter account. hello there. join the conversation go to #~ 6 abc world cup. >>> philadelphia firefighters want to be a safe celebration for everyone. the firefighters and paramedics union local 22 hosted a safety event. it's one of the busiest days of the year, and it shows what happens when you use too much lighter fluid on your grill. and you should keep an extinguisher nearby when using an open flame and keeping teaky torches away from structures. and it's a good time to fuel up. >> gas drops overnight to $3.65, and t

smaller daycares like thompson's are allowed to care for up to six children at a time. there are 800 of them in philadelphia, but our investigation found the state had only inspected 10% of them. because unlike larger daycares, these smaller ones do not have mandatory annual inspections. >> is that good enough for the kids in philadelphia? >> absolutely it's not. in fact, it's a gregious, and concerning for parents. >> reporter: following our investigation, city council woman blondel reynolds brown took action. in january, she introduced a bill that mandates annual inspections for all daycares in philadelphia. >> the fact that we should go the extra mile and mack sure children are protect is the responsible thing for us to do. >> reporter: councilwoman reynolds brown's officer says the bill will be scheduled for a hearing in september and at that time she expects it to be called up for a vote. for the i-team, charlotte huffman cbs-3 eyewitness news. >> now to an incredible discovery in feltonville. a woman found dead in a basement freezer. now police are looking for tha

team usa camp the splash brothers stephen curry and klay thompson with coach steve kerr looking on. in las vegas at the team usa training camp in preparation for the fiba basketball world cup which tips off a little more than a month from now in spain curry and thompson are part of a group of 19 players vying to represent the usa of course there is a lot of kevin love trade talk concerning thompson which he addressed this weekend by saying he hoped to remain a warrior but here's curry on the taining > > the best part of the week is ever won trying to learn how to work as a team and be better. > > they say until he finds out he is going to be traded he does not want to risk injury. sorvino williams with good news . usually by this time of the year she wants to rest a little bit that she is scheduled this time for her. first her venus williams is also in town. johnny mandel--manzell , $100,000 for a used jersey from johnnie. it does not go to a charity at this point, just somebody in an auction house. is the highest price ever paid for a college football uniform. signed it, he played

he said his name was phillip thompson. and he was asked if he knew anybody by the name of joshan ashbrook, and if he had picked up anybody or knew this female. >> phillip thompson confirmed he and his daughter had picked up joshan when she was hitchhiking. >> hey, can i borrow your phone real quick? >> took her to her boyfriend's house to leave the note. and then they dropped her off at the local walmart. >> and that is the last that he had seen of her. >> phillip thompson agreed to meet police later that day, but he failed to show up for his appointment. >> investigators looked at that as possibly you know, a telltale sign of somebody, you know, who was running away from something. >> but police received some troubling news. the cell phone was not registered to phillup thompson. it was registered to phillup partin, a convicted killer. >> phillup partin was convicted of a murder that he committed in 1987 in which he strangled a man with a phone cord or some kind of cord. >> short version was that phillup partin was what th

here is harris falkner and fred thompson with us on a busy news day. let's get reaction from the president's speech from bret baier who is live from washington. bret, take us through some of the president's comments touching on a number of subjects and in fact speaking to vladimer putin as well. >> yeah, kimberly, it was interesting to see the president. he was cautious in what he said about the shoot down saying it was a surface-to-air missile and there was one u.s. citizen on board. it was likely a dual-u.s. dutch citizen he named. he went on to talk about russia and their involvement in ukraine. the president was cautious about we don't know why had happened and the specifics. but the u.s. ambassador of samantha powers was far more detailed. she laid out how russian separatist had this surface to air missile and were bragging about shooting down jets and posting video of the remains of this commercial airliner. she ticked down reasons why it points to russian separatist with the help of russia getting these sophisticated air missiles. the president

thompson: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from new york, ms. yvette clarke, the ranking member on the cyber infrastructure subcommittee of the homeland security committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized. ms. clarke: thank you, mr. chairman, and i thank the ranking member who's done yeoman's job in helping alongside our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to move this forward. mr. chairman, the committee on homeland security has a great stake and a long history of trying to help the troubled chemical facility ti-terrorism standards, or cfats' program succeed. consideration of h.r. 4007 today is our latest effort. while i feel it would have been better to bring this bill before the full house under a rule so that members could offer amendments, i want to commend my counterpart on the cybersecurity, infrastructure protection subcommittee, mr. meehan, for his diligence and commitment to moving the legislation through the regular order and

a document inside references karen thompson family child care home. that's an in home daycare based on sylvester street in oxford circle. thompson's friends described her as responsible caregiver. >> she's always have the kids with her every move she make i don't -- i don't -- this is unlike her. >> reporter: you fool like she runs pretty good operation? >> yes. >> reporter: the children were checked out the saint christopher's hospital then escorted by police to special second testimony unit. all are well. but shoppers back at the scene are still stunned. >> very irresponsible of anybody. it doesn't take too much brains really. >> reporter: neighbors tell us the 39 year old thompson has children of her own. several children in fact. they are older. they were not among those inside the suv this morning. police have been questioning karen thompson throughout the afternoon. the expectation is shell face criminal charges including potentially child end danger many. again, the children were in an air-conditioned vehicle, they are in good shape tonight and

he said his name was phillup thompson. and he was asked if he knew anybody by the name of joshan ashbrook, and if he had picked up anybody or knew this female. >> phillup thompson confirmed he and his daughter had picked up joshan when she was hitchhiking. >> hey, can i borrow your phone real quick? >> took her to her boyfriend's house to leave the note. and then they dropped her off at the local walmart. >> and that is the last that he had seen of her. >> phillup thompson agreed to meet police later that day, but he failed to show up for his appointment. >> investigators looked at that as possibly you know, a telltale sign of somebody, you know, who was running away from something. >> but police received some troubling news. the cell phone was not registered to phillup thompson. it was registered to phillup partin, a convicted killer. >> phillup partin was convicted of a murder that he committed in 1987 in which he strangled a man with a phone cord or some kind of cord. >> short version was that phillup partin was what th

. >> gary: curry and thompson teen you as a camp. team usa camp! the splash brothers stephen curry and klay thompson with coach steve kerr looking 01 in las vegas at the teen you as a camp preparation for the f i b a basketball world cup which tips off a little more than a month now in spain. curry and thompson are part of a group of 19 players been to present the u.s. bay of course there is a lot of kevin of trade talks concerning thompson which he addressed this weekend. every mercedes-benz is made with the highest level of engineering... design... safety... and performance. no different. with one exception... introducing the mercedes-benz b-class. it's electric! it's electric! the first electric vehicle from mercedes-benz. >> reporter: bryant college closed its doors today placing a notice on the door for students previously- filed chapter 11 early this month. >> this is micron story. >> reporter: shutdown on monday leaving about 300 students without nothing but transcripts. >> i have no other options. >> reporter: mother of four is a medical as

and he proceeded to touch my food. >> narrator: thompson rises from his seat. seconds later, the other inmate, keith reeves, appears to put a hand in his face, and thompson strikes back. >> i punched him in the mouth like four times, and then he tried to take another tray and pour it overtop of my head. and then i got him in a headlock, and i just choked him out. >> narrator: other inmates step in to break up the fight when an off-camera officer arrives and threatens to use pepper spray. after initial interviews with both inmates, staff identified reeves as the aggressor and temporarily assigned him to a single-person segregation cell. >> damn. >> narrator: they allowed thompson to return to his dormitory. >> it was really a bully situation, like what you would see on a commercial, you know, about kids bullying. >> [ sighs ] >> look at him, cool, laid-back type person. you know what i'm saying? to people start getting on my nerves. i can get an attitude problem. and you know what i'm saying? he hit me first. but they didn't see it that way. they looking at it i

cops took thompson into custody after she came out of the store. >> i don't want thoer go to jail. then i don't have no one to care for my child. this is the only person that i feel is trustworthy enough to keep an eye on my child. >> reporter: police tell me the children sat in the car alone with the motor running, the air conditioning on and the door unlocked. cops say all the children were checked out at a hospital and are fine. i went not day care center. no one was there. officials say she registered her business in 2008 and she has no violations or complaints. black says no matter what happens, she will have thompson watch her kids. >> we're all guilty of leaving the kids in the car and running in the store for a second. she didn't leave them in the car with no air on to die. >> reporter: at this hour, police are pros saysing and state officials who oversee day care centers, they tell me they will be here this week to investigate. live in hunting park, harry hairston, nbc 10 news. >>> according to the pennsylvania department of motor vehicles, the driver is not allowed to lea

marry thompson takes a look at the small but expanding markets for cyber insurance. >> reporter: in the city that never sleeps, one staffing company bought something it hopes will help its owners and clients sleep better. >> our clients are talking to us about it. they were asking us about it and in order to prevent being behind the eight ball, we felt like we wanted to be proactive and go ahead and get the insurance because we knew it was something that was important to our clients and then of course it was important to us, as well. >> reporter: the insurance clarities head of operations elizabeth wade is talking about, cyber insurance. clarity is one of a growing number of firms adding this layer of protection should their computers or those that their venders or suppliers get hacked or hijacked by a computer virus. >> up until now, the growth is driven by data rich industries, so retail, higher ed, financial, even tech and telecom but with

the department of public welfare tells "eyewitness news" that karen thompson voluntarily gave up her certificate of registration today. that means that she won't be able to operate a small daycare out of her northeast philadelphia home. police say that on july 1st, thompson left the kids for half an hour while she went shopping in port richmond. her attorney, though, says this is all a misunderstanding. >> she was merely getting hamburgers to take them swimming and the kids didn't want to leave the car because they were watching a video, and so she knew she was just going to be brief and she left the air-conditioning on,. the doors were lock and the kids were in the car seat. there was nothing that could harm them at all, and i just think it was a tremendous over reaction. >> thompson's attorney says he expects the charges will be dropped. >>> new at 11:00 to the city of wilmington moves forward with the plan to eliminate seven firefighter positions, jobs that are currently vacant. the city says the move will save nearly 450 to us season dollars. but firefighters say it will simi res

. >>> i'm cameron thompson. a 47-year-old woman found dead in a quiet gaithersburg uncle craig, what's the deal? oh...you can't record that many shows at once. why? you can't save every single cartoon. why? you know you can't pause the tv here and play it in another room. why? it's time for fios quantum tv. store up to 200 hours in hd. record up to 12 shows at once. pause and play live tv, room to room. plus, watch live tv on the go with the fios mobile app. redefining what tv can be. >>> we're following developments in montgomery county where a 47-year-old was found dead inside her home. police say it was a homicide. cameron thompson has the latest from the scene on hallmark court in gaithersburg. >> we didn't know what was happening but we saw police with guns drawn, so at that point we thought it would be a good idea to go inside. >> i saw an officer with his gun out and realized something serious was happening. >> reporter: what started as a normal sunday morning in gaithersburg turned into a crime scene whe

a witness heard the kids crying and police eventually found thompson inside the store. we spoke to a mother whose 6-month-old was inside that suv. >> i don't want her to go to jail and then i don't have no one to care for my child. this is the only person that me personally i feel is trustworthy enough to keep an eye on my child. >> police say the kids were checked out at the hospital and are all fine. >>> a grandmother stuffed in the freezer. we're told the woman died back in january, her body was found today inside a home on lee street in philadelphia's hunting park section. tonight police are trying to track down a relative on the run. nbc 10's christine maddela was at that home today and monitoring the case from fishtown. christine? >> reporter: jacqueline, tonight i talked to east detectives. they told me they're issuing an officer warrant for the woman's son who seemingly disappeared today. he may have been cashing his mother's social security checks. police wheeled this deep freezer out of the home with the 83-year-old woman's body in it to prevent decomposition.

care provider but we have just learn that daze care provider has now been charge, her name is karen thompson and she's facing charges of recklessly endangering welfare of the child and endangering another person. she was caring for five children today police say a nine year-old, eight, six, one and a six month-old. a shopping center, turn into a police investigation tuesday morning. chopper three over scene as police responded to the 3700 block of aramingo avenue in port richmond. on the ground they were rescuing five children including a baby from this unintended suv, baby's bottle left behind. >> even if you run in for two seconds you should still take them along. >> he culled have have killed those kids. >> reporter: vehicle was left rubbing with the air conditioning on but with man taking care of the kids was gone for at least 30 minutes, eyewitnesses say she was shopping. >> she don't even know, they are sitting in the vehicle trying to get these babies out. >> reporter: marie johnson had just finished up inside the shop rite when she saw the commotion. she then tried to find a woman ca

her name was florence shoemaker thompson. she was asked if she would fill in and become the sheriff in her husband's absence. she said yes. she was sworn in in davis county the day after her husband's funeral. and as unusual as it was at the time, in the 1930s, to have a woman sheriff in the united states, the reason florence shoemaker thompson became nationally famous as a local county sheriff in kentucky at the time is because while she was sheriff of that county, she had to carry out a hanging. just a few weeks after she was sworn in, an african-american man named rainey bethea was sentenced to die in davis county, kentucky, after he was convicted of raping and murdering a local white woman. he did not protest his innocence. although he did fight his sentence. he tried to avoid the death sentence, but the county did convict him and they were determined to hang him and sheriff florence shoemaker thompson thereby became the first woman in the united states to be given the task of carrying out an execution. hundreds of report

her name was florence schumaker thompson. she was asked if she would fill in and become the sheriff in her husband's absence. she said yes. she was sworn in in davis county the day after her husband's funeral. and as unusual as it was at the time, in the 1930s, to have a woman sheriff in the united states, the reason florence schumaker thompson became nationally famous as a local county sheriff in kentucky at the time is because while she was sheriff of that county, she had to carry out a hanging. just a few weeks after she was sworn in, an african-american man named rainy bathea was sentenced to die in davis county, kentucky, after he was convicted of raping and murdering a local white woman. he did not protest his innocence. although he did fight his sentence. he tried to avoid the death sentence, but the county did convict him and they were determined to hang him and sheriff florence schumaker thompson thereby became the first woman in the united states to be given the task of carrying out an execution. hundreds of reporte

michael thompson. he said clay is not on the trade talks. however, he would not be surprised if a trade happens involving his son. he is often involved in trade rumors because you have to give up quality to get quality. the americans welcoming back a star as they prepare for their knockout match against belgium tomorrow. jozy altidore injured his left hamstring in the first match against ghana. round of 16 action. germany's player converts a gorgeous goal. he uses the heel to flip it past the keeper and give germany a lead. however, germany goes on to win 2-1. they will face france in the quarterfinals. while giants first baseman brandon belt was on a rehab assignment in san jose, he met a 12-year-old beautiful little girl, a cancer survivor, when she threw out the first pitch of the game. belt promised lindsey he would hit a home run for her. and yes, he delivered on that promise. >> made me forget about it all. that's how amazing it was. i just went to the san jose giants game. >> lindsey got to keep

thompson. he had been walking his dog on a farm 50 miles from the kidnap site. >> immediately, i felt a lump just come in my throat, thinking that we had two deceased victims. >> thought it may be a baby doll because i was near an area where people have dumped trash over the years. i saw flies around it, and the way my dog was reacting, i knew it was no baby doll. it was a human being. >> there, police found ginger hayes dead from multiple blows to the head. 30 feet away was her infant son, nicolas, lying face down in the dirt. >> i was very shocked. the emotion was already set. i'm going to have to deal with the demise of a child, which was one of my greatest fears. >> but as sergeant saunders got closer, the baby began to move. >> when he raised his head and started to crawl, you know, you went from fear to this is great. >> the baby, wearing only a diaper, was severely sunburned, but otherwise unharmed. he was airlifted to a regional burn center for treatment. >> the hospital medical doctors

the male conductor identified by a union source as bruce thompson has been off duty since. caltrain would only confirm he removed from service but would not say why. >> making him the fall guy is concerning. >> legal analyst does not understand why he isn't on the job especially since the female counterpart is. i tried to ask thompson's employer transit america services incorporated but no one answered. clark watched the video frame by frame. >> he has to protect the public. he did not do anything that was so excessive that appears beyond the bounds reasonableness. >> passengers were membered. >> he was doing his job. >> the suspect, maria posada-valdarrama, was arrested for assault. in mountain view for abc7. >> in november berkeley voters will decide whether to add an extra tax on sugar drinks voting last night to put the measure on the ballot to add one cent an ounce tax on all sodas. the money collected is used to promote good nutrition. opponents say a sugar tax would put an extra financial burden on consumers and businesses. >> protests waving american flags turned ba

>> anne thompson on an otherwise beautiful monday night in chicago. anne, thanks. >>> there is late word with tonight of a major settlement approved by a federal judge for thousands of former nfl players who sued the league as they suffered the effects of hard hits and concussions. some with brain damage and dementia. the judge had denied an earlier settlement of $760 million saying it wasn't enough money to divide up for all the players involved here. the nfl has since agreed to remove a cap it placed on the size of the settlement. this deal still needs to be voted on and approved by thousands of former players and their beneficiaries. >>> the dateline on this next story is the middle east, and a situation so tense tonight with air strikes and rocket attacks lighting up the night sky that there are full-blown fears of an intifada style outburst of violence. nbc's ayman mohyeldin is live for us tonight in jerusalem. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. in the past few hours, more than 80 rockets have been fired and they have deployed hundre

francisco police so far have not announced any arrests in connection with the shooting death of lasalle thompson last week. we're live this afternoon in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. >>> san mateo police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who they say videotaped a woman at a store and then poured an oily substance inler car. they have released this sketch of the man. he was seen last wednesday at the michaels arts and crafts store on south delaware street in san mateo. this is surveillance video showing the man entering the store. he was also seen following and videotaping a 20-year-old woman with his cell phone. he was later spotted standing next to the woman's car and when the woman went to the car, she noticed an oily substance poured on her car seat through an open window. >>> police are hoping the public can help them catch a man who sexually assaulted a woman near a park. it happened sunday night a little before 11:00 p.m. the woman told police she was walking home on church street near pioneer memorial park. she says a man grabbe

mary thompson, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we are looking now at a higher open on wall street, what futures are indicating. and in corporate news, as you mentioned, apple is teaming up with ibm in a partnership that could make the iphone maker a major player in the business market. companies developing more than 100 mobile apps for the iphone and ipad which ibm will sell to other industries. in return, apple will provide tech support for those apps. >>> a mixed session tuesday, investors weighing upbeat earnings from jpmorgan and goldman sachs with comments from the federal reserve that said valuations in tech and other high flying stocks may be stretched. the dow finished with a five-point gain. the nasdaq fell 24 points, to close at 4416. this morning we get data on inflation, manufacturing and housing and earnings out this morning, including those from bank of america, excludeing items that the company beat estimates. janet yellen testifies about the economy, this on capitol hill. >>> lastly, hershey raising candy prices fo

scott thompson has more. >> we are suspending our current diplomatic activities at the embassy. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry announced saturday the state department has evacuated its embassy in tripoli. the move has been in the works for days. the decision to carry out the plan was made after the security situation around the embassy deteriorated. >> we have seen an increasing amount of violence and fighting between these different warring militias in the direct vicinity of our embassy. so this really was a decision made based on the fact that our embassy's in proximity of some pretty serious fighting and we felt that our people were at risk. >> reporter: about 150 personnel were driven across the border into tunisia. u.s. officials voiced support for the moving. >> doing it in the way they did by land, discreetly and safely, made sense and i'm glad they are out of harm. it was a sensible move. >> reporter: the embassy's previous location in tripoli was attacked in 2011. in this evacuation, it comes almost two years after an attack on a u.s. government facility in benghazi. fo

for "nightly business report", i'm mary thompson in quincy, massachusetts. >> and to read more about this biotech training program, log on nbr.com. >>> elsewhere, boeing ramped up deliveries in june and that's where we begin tonight's market focus. the plane maker nearly doubled k deliveries of the 787 helping increase deliveries by 7%. the dow component says the defense space and security unit saw delivery gains. so shares rose a fraction to $128.51. >>> shares of wall greegreens ae aid were driven by higher pharmacy sales. investors cheered the news since they have been pressured by a wave of generic drugs. shares of walgreens rose to $73 and change and rite aid closed at $7.50. >>> shares of pets mart soared. in this case the hedge fund jana partners took a 9.9% stake and we'll talk about a possible sale to improve the performance. that stock was up 12.5% on that news, higher to $67.28. >>> advisors to the chip wilson had been discussing with private equity firms the possibility of taking the retailer private. one of the firms that's in talks with the yoga apparel is leonard green

cameron thompson joins us live from the scene with what he has learned. cameron? >> reporter: and bruce it's been a scary day for the residents of this quiet cul-de- sac here in gaithersburg. it was as you said around 10:30 this morning. most people say that they were getting ready to go to church, only to find the top cars were blocking the road out and that at least one officer had their gun drawn. now, what they were here for calls for a suspicious situation in the home behind me. and when they got inside, they found the body of the 47-year- old woman. now, they are treating this as a homicide and that they already have a suspect in custody. they are not giving us anymore details like who that 47-year- old woman is and what if any connection that she might have to that suspect. and now in talking to neighbors who live in the area, they say that the adult man and woman who lives in this home with their adult son and potentially even a grandchild and that makes this all the more heartbreaking. >> and this is a very quiet neighborhood and just people, you know, th

tonight, nbc's anne thompson has a look at her legacy. >> reporter: she put an american face on fashion. christie, brooke, lauren may have never been possible without eileen. eileen ford, the brains behind the beauty. the new york native built one of the most successful modeling agencies with her husband jerry. he ran the business. she was in charge of the talent. a power house spawned from necessity in 1946. >> see i couldn't get a job because i was pregnant. >> reporter: so ford took bookings at home for two models who paid her $65 a month. by the 1990s the ford modeling agency took in $40 million a year. a big business with a family touch. many of their young clients moved in with ford and her husband as she explained in this hbo documentary. >> i forget how many models lived with us. they had to live by my rules. it was like having a bunch more children. >> you had to be in the house by a certain time. >> reporter: ford's idea of beauty, long neck, long limbs and wide set eyes stretched all the way to hollywood. actresses candice bergen and ali mcgraw found their first work in front

mary thompson is live, good morning. >> reporter: hey scott, the announcement just coming in moments ago. $7 billion settlement teen citi and the doj resolving the announcement that they sold toxic mortgages. about two and a half billion dollars will go towards consumer relief. now the settlement was signed this weekend during the time that citi says $3 billion, they threatened to sue the bank. the two coming to a $7 billion settlement. now looking ahead to this morning's open on wall street, futures are pointing to a higher open. stocks fell, despite a positive day on friday. closed at 16,943, and z the nasdaq added 19 to close at 4,415. earning season sths week with results from names like citigroup, ibm, as well as google. we'll also hear from janet yelen who will testify before congress about the economy. and get your bids on picasso or vintage pez dispensers. that's right, right everything. this report says that sutherbyes is streaming auctions online started this fall. most of the sales will be shown on a new section of ebay's site and online only and streaming auctions will be

in the national portrait gallery, i'm cameron thompson. >> thank you, cameron. we've got the next world cup in russia, right? >> yes, in russia. it'll be great hopefully. i'll tell you, world cup fever, man. >> yes, great stuff. let's see what we have here with a new world cup champion, the former world cup champion. >> and that it will be for this trophy, which will be a party at the gate as i would assume if it is people are stuck in very old habits of using toothpaste to clean a denture. but dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning in a better way than brushing with toothpaste. that's why dentists recommend polident. [ male announcer ] polident. cleaner, fresher, brighter every day. >>> now, wusa9 game on sports with dave owens brought to you by xfinity. >>> oh yeah, television ratings for the world cup

police released this picture of 39-year-old karen thompson. she is charged with child endangerment. investigators say thompson left the children for at least 20 minutes while she was inside a shop rite in port richmond on tuesday. the kids range in age from 6 months old to 9 years old. the air conditioner was on in the suv. the children were checked out at the hospital and reunited with parents. >>>. >> this morning there are questions as to who is responsible for making sure food trucks are safe after that leaking propane tank is to blame for the explosion in the philadelphia neighborhood. here's the video again from feltonville. that blast injured 13 people. now there are more than 300 food trucks approved by philadelphia's department of licenses and inspections. but it only makes sure that trucks are operating on certain streets where they're supposed to be. the health department only checks the food. police in the dmv say they are not responsible for checking pro tak -- propane tanks. we had the police chief watch the explosion with us. he said hot weather could have played a ro

for "nightly business report", i'm mar mary thompson. >> coming up next, the doctor will see you now but you might need a computer or tablet for the appointment. we'll tell you why. >>> crumbing bakery may not be falling apart after all. shares skyrocketed 1300% after news a group of investors including marcus star of the cnbc program the profit are preparing a bid to save the high-end cupcake shop. we told you on tuesday that the company shut down all 48 of the stores around the country following losses and declining sales. >>> consumer products giants that makes lipton tea, pasta sauce and dove soap is selling slim fast to a private firm. the sale is part of efforts to concentrate on the high margin personal care division. >>> what if you could see your doctor 24/7? thanks to new technology, you can, online. so the telemedicine is the next big thing. employers are embracing it in a major way to cut cost. >> reporter: lindsey had a lot to do before the holidays and was coming down with an infection. >> i needed to see a doctor and get what i needed to take care of so i would move on

among the charges thompson is facing, endangering the welfare of churn. >>> philadelphia police this morning are looking for a man accused of stuffing his mother's body in a freezer. the body was found yesterday on lee street in hunting park after aç family member tipped off police. according to another family member, the suspect told him his 83-year-old mother died of natural causes back in january. authorities believe he's been cashing her social security checks since then. an autopsy will be done. >>> new information from overnight in the battle over the proposed cigarette tax that would help fund the philadelphia school district. it looks like the tax may be in jeopardy. tracy davidson is live in our digital operation center. we were there at the state capitol, talking to lawmakers for and against this measure. where do things stand now? >> new from overnight, our sources tell us the cigarette tax is pretty much on life support right now. here's what happened. sources tell us a house committee pulled the cigarette tax from a key amendment. what that means is that the house may

among the charges thompson is facing, endangering the welfare of children. according to the pennsylvania department of motor vehicles, a driver is not allowed to leave a children under the age of 6 in a car unattended for any amount of time if the car is not within eyesight. in new jersey or delaware, there are no laws making it illegal to leave a child unattended in a car. >>> philadelphia police are trying to track down a man accused of stuffing his mother's body in a freezer. the discovery was made yesterday at a home on lee street in hunting park. the suspect told them his 83-year-old mother died of natural causes in january. investigators believe he's been cashing her social security checks since then. an autopsy will be done to determine how she died. >>> it's july 2nd and still no budget for pennsylvania. governor tom corbett says he's holding off on signing a budget plan. the state budget deadline was monday night. also in harrisburg, hope is fading for theç proposed cigarette tax that could pump money into philadelphia schools. nbc 10's sources sa

from bradley lane and wisconsin avenue for wusa 9 i'm cameron thompson. >> the maryland state highway administration wants to remind drivers that during the paving project be sure to watch out for slower speed limits, narrow lanes, and of course watch out for those construction workers. college park's busy route 1 corridor could get a safety makeover before students return this fall. the state highway administration, college park city council and university of maryland are all discussing ways to improve safety after three pedestrians were killed this year. now, to discourage jaywalking, a barrier fence did go up along the median. the plan also calls for reducing the speed limit and installing sidewalks on the east side of route 1. a formal announcement could come as early as monday. >>> a new mgm casino at national harbor could be one step closer to reality on monday. that's when the prince george's county council is expected to approve mgm's application. once prawrvetiond construction could begin within weeks. bets could be placed by summer 2016. >>> one person is dead following a tr