it s a heartbreak to know that he s gone at 75. talk to me a little bit about, you know, the barriers he broke, the doors he opened. do you think had it not been for soul train, had it not been for don cornelius, stevie wonder, do you think you would be where you are today? well, obviously, he was a major contribute toor to allowi that to happen. i think definitely the visual presence of a lot of the different artists he made happen because the doors to get in like that were kind of crazy. but it opened up such a whole other kind of era of music and dance. he found the latest dances on soul train. again, like i said before, my understanding is that the dancers were incredibly great, and at some point a lot of oertel visiothe other television shows began to emulate what he was doing. so that s a good thing. when americans saw soul train and saw a new don cornelius. we knew him for his baritone, his style, the dancing kind of setting the trend. but who was the perso
buddy bell on third base and gaylord perry on the mound. going to a baseball game was better than anything. it was magic. but not so much today. at least not in los angeles. that is where giants fan bryan stow remains in a medically induced coma after beaten for wearing a san francisco giants jersey to a dodgers game. stow is in critical condition and may not recover. his family is in a state of shock ist it s hard to think he came for a game. his first dodgers stadium game. and then to be attacked sincelessly by two thugs. just been so hard. she just couldn t go on. you might expect this kind of thing from those notorious soccer hooligans. in brazil four people a year die in soccer violence. here? maybe not so surprising after all. the l.a. times calls the end
brian stowe remains in a coma after he was beaten for wearing a san francisco giants jersey to a dodgers game. stowe is in critical condition and may not recover. it s been hard. to think he came for a game, his first dodgers game and to be attacked by two thugs. it s been so hard. you may expect this type of things. four people a year die in soccer violence. but here in the united states well, maybe it s not so surprising after all. the l.a. times calls the end result an aunsettling pattern o fan abuse. giants fans are so jittery in the stadium, two kids begged their mother not to wear her
will be followed by withdrawal of american troops through 2014. at least 74 people died last night in egypt in bloody politically motivated soccer violence. soccer fans rushed the field after an upset victory by the home team over egypt s top club from cairo. fans of the losing team allegedly began taunting the home crowd, accusing them of not supporting last year s populous revolution. the two sides threw sticks, rocks and other weapons. players from the visiting team were swarmed and attacked but none of them were killed. government riot police stood in lines doing seemingly nothing as the fans ran wild. hundreds were injured. there is your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. a meteor streaked across the skies of central texas last night. the government confirmed it was for real. you can see the dot flying across the horizon as it was