calmly answered defense attorney mark martin s questions calling attention first to burge s memory. my long term memory is good. my short term memory may not be so good. burge told jurors that due to the several times he has gone under general anesthesia for health reasons. what followed was a series of questions related to allegations of torture at area 2 in the 70s and 80s and repeated in burge s present trial by the alleged victims testifying for the prosecution. questioned first about the treatment of accuser anthony holmes. the robbery suspect, did you ever backhand mr. holmes, no, sir. ever knock him out of the chair, no, sir, did i did not. did you bring out a black box, no, sir, i did not. did you produce a plastic no, i did not. denials of torture would continue when questioned about the arrest of andrew wilson convicted of killing two cops. burge began crying. and interrupting his testimony a minute or two before he could continue. i m joined by terry sullivan, ou
making news, in america this morning. the president s message. today, his high-stakes speech to the world. what will he say to iran, russia and all sides of the middle east? southern discomfort. homeowners who never worried about flooding before, are returning. finding damage and destruction. and an american girl with a guardian angel. a 6-year-old survives this unbelievable crash. it s wednesday, september unbelievable crash. it s wednesday, september 23rd, 2009. captions paid for by abc, inc. good morning. thanks for joining us early this wednesday morning. the world has come to new york this week, represented by more than 100 world leaders. but the main event is today s speech by president obama. security is incredibly high around the united nations, with snipers on rooftops and major roads shut down. john hendren joins us now with details on what the president might say. good morning, john. reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. president obama begins
chris: what is that? john: that s the nhl preview, espn the magazine, out now. patrick kane and the blackhawks. chris: hockey s almost here, john. hang on a week longer. john: i want a full report tomorrow, he willot. chris: coming up on the show, we re going to talk about marion barber, an update on his health, and why ochocinco, smarter than you may have thought. isn t that right? josh: that s right. and a michael vick update as well. here it comes. just go to the end and we ve got a lot of work ahead of us. [captioning made possible by espn, inc.] closed captioned by the national captioning institute -www.ncicap.org - john: yankees the first to clinch a postseason spot. but are they the world favorites? and tebow and colt mccoy having big seasons but who s contesting them in the heisman race? todd mcshay on the other top five guys. plus controversy in washington. hear why a former nfl hall of famer is calling out jim zorn on his decision-making. john: and still a hall
i don t think i think he and joe mauer are going to go right down to the end for the mvp. the fact that joe mauer is going to play meaningful games the entire season, i think he s the best player in the league this year. last yankee with a triple and five rbi s in the game, howard in 65. your thoughts? what i love about teixeira and mauer, they not only help their team offensively, but both double plus defenders. mauer played one of the toughest places to play behind the dish obviously. teixeira turns hits into outs, with his arm, his glove. infielder s best friend. and cabrera has been doing an outstanding job on first base and carrying that tiger team the whole season. i like mauer and the power he s shown this year compared to any other year. he s got about close to 30 home runs. mauer and teixeira, an interesting barometer. mauer, probably had the best season and teixeira the guy who s impacted his team and the division the most. right. but then you look at
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