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this morning, warm welcome. ghana salutes president obama, as he begins his first trip to sub-saharan africa after taking office. whats on his agenda? and can he live up to their high expectations? our ron claiborne is there. general motors emerges from bankruptcy, leaner and meaner. but will it be able to compete? charges of racism and fierce denials, as a camp director claims her group of kids were banned from a pennsylvania swim club becau of the color of their skin. and high an...

rick: hi, everybody. breaking news of chicago where senator roland burris is set to make what his staff has billed as a major announcement. the controversial senator will not run for reelection to keep his seat in the year 2010. were waiting for that event to begin any moment. as soon as it does, we will take you back to chicago. but first, the back story. we have to start with rod blagojevich, of course. after senator obama left his senate seat for the oval office, blagojevich was arr...

"good morning, maryland." im kelly swoope in for megan and jamie. the controversy behind michael jacksons death continues to ignite flames. friends and family gather to remember nfl great steve mcnair. a soccer coach was arrested for soliciting sex from a young teen. jamie and megan are off today but we still have traffic and weather. we start with justin berk. good morning. lets take you outside. the suns trying to come up in the next ten minutes over the eastern sta sky. 8...

holding the temperatures to 80 degrees. we warm up a little over the weekend coming with the chants of showers and thunderstorms. well have more on that beach forecast in just a few minutes. it is 6:00 on this friday morning. lets go back to the roads. >> reporter: traffic is quiet around the area as we check around the beltway and at the tunnel. we have no incidents to report. also, if you are headed out to the beach this morning 50, eastbound and bay bridge are running smoothly as ...

a drug suspect found hiding inside a baltimore city elementary school for hours. and a final goodbye. how ravens fans and teammates are remembering steve mcnair. >> now abc 2 news, the latest at 11. >> thousands gathered in nashville to say goodbye to former ravens quarterback and nfl star steve mcnair. good evening. im marybeth marsden. here a.m. at home, sports fans shared their memories. delia goncalves is live outside the barn in carney with reactions tonight. delia? >> reporter:...

paca elementary. brittney gordon is on the scene, and she will be bringing us a live report right now. brittney? >> reporter: hey, marybeth. were out here at william paca elementary school, where in just the last hour police found their man. they found him in a cabinet beneath a sink at the school. apparently he has been there all day long. this was not an average day of summer learning for students as their teachers walked them away from their school to safety. reports of a police dru...