>> mitt romney is spending time in israel. >> after a rocky start in england, mr. romney finds himself firmly among friends. >> with 100 days to the election, mitt romney is burnishing his foreign policy credentials. >> the security of israel is in the vital security national interest of united states. >> mr. romney is getting a warm reception in israel where he has embraced -- for he is embraced as a studio live. >> the personal friend of mine.

>> israel faces enemies. >> to governor romney quickly focused on israel's most urgent security concerns, iran and its nuclear program. >> the ayatollahs in iran are testing your moral offenses. my message to the people of israel and the leaders of iran is one in the same. we will not look away. nor will my country ever looked away. >> and he stood firm with israel. >> no option should be excluded. we recognize israel's right to defend itself and that it is right for america to stand with you. >> romney also met briefly with the palestinian prime minister. romney was swarmed by worshippers on his visit to jerusalem's wailing wall, one of the police triazine to use them. he placed a note in one of the

will snitches and paused for a few moments of meditation. and -- anne romney did the same. the presidential hopeful will complete his foreign tour in poland. >> of course, you recall that mitt romney made a pretty big gap in london and it made headlines around the world. but what impact did it have on the presidential race back here at home? that was our discussion tonight. >> it was difficult in the short term and it will be damaging -- we will find out if it to build into some larger perception that the obama campaign will try to build of romney as a loose cannon or somebody who is unpredictable. if it does that, then it will be trouble for him down the road. right now it appears to have been just a couple of days story. >> vagueit has been about 24 hours

that he has been in israel. >> he built a strong case for the strength and keeping strong the bonds between the u.s. and israel with some implied contrast with president obama without directly criticizing him. >> president obama has more than 7% approval among hispanics more than 90% approval among blacks, african-americans, yet he is still targeting part of his campaign to those two communities, right? >> it will be important for the president in november to drive up turnout numbers among african-americans and hispanics. he needs big numbers. he will -- it big margins in those communities, but he needs more african-americans and more hispanics to come to the polls in november to counteract the votes among white folks. we see him taylor his health care pitch toward blacks and hispanics that is targeted more toward what the health care law will do for them as far as the

specific new benefits than what we see when he speaks at campaign events for his campaign or the five cows is speaking to white audiences. to them, he is touted as a middle-class savior and a benefit to all people as opposed to specific things that people will get under the health care act. >> thank you. >> a government mandate that requires insurance companies to cover contraception goes into effect this week the department of health and human services requires it by august 1. members of a catholic church in hancock, md. are walking 100 miles to the baltimore basilica in protest. >> gov. martin o'malley has called a special session. the topic will be whether to expand gambling in maryland, specifically by putting up a casino in prince george's

county. governor o'malley says that putting a casino in national harbour could give the state an additional $100 million in tax revenue. >> the future of gambling in maryland will once again be considered by state lawmakers. today, the governor announced the special session will take place next month to determine if gambling should be expanded. >> it is time to create the thousands of needed jobs. it is time to maximize funding from gaming for maryland public education. there is no progress without jobs. >> at issue is whether table games like blackjack will be allowed. lawmakers also consider putting up a sixth casino and maryland. >> you're talking about $69 million a year in additional revenue coming to prince george's county at a time when we just closed a $126 million budget benefit. >> there is still opposition. >> within 20 miles of any casino, when they open, the compulsive gambling rate skyrocket. we expect that to be true and we think prince george's county can

do better than that. >> i believe it is a good idea to have a casino. business will increase. people will spend more money. >> i don't think that it is necessary and i know they have talked about putting it down at the harbor. i think the harbor is fine the way it is. >> i am not a gambler and i am not an advocate of gambling. i just don't agree with it. >> by the way, that special session will start august 9 and could last up to three days. coming up right here on washington weekly, a pro-met ronnie super pak releasing a new ad this week. we will tell you why you will allow people to see it everywhere. >> plus the remains of a few u.s. chargers dumped in the virginia landfill. we will tell you why not everyone is happy about this idea. >> quiet and a drive for the remainder of the overnight hours. but some changes are on the way

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days in london for the kickoff of the olympics. but on friday, mrs. obama will attend a fundraiser in spring, mass.. >> if you think the cost of a stamp is expensive, that is nothing compared to the bill that the u.s. post office is facing. it is and remanded to refund health-care benefits for future retirees. it simply cannot afford to make that payment. >> we will see what happens. if you have a few extra bucks and a day off this week, why not check out a game? you have three chances to watch the national take on the phillies. gametime on tuesday, wednesday and thursday is 7:05 p.m. and the redskins' training camp is this week. fan appreciation days saturday. this is an extremely popular

event. you will want to get there early. >> good buys. we have had the good advice. we have had a break in the intense heat. what will happen next? >> it is noteworthy to read the media stories that our government in 2011 missed its goal of awarding 3% of the contract dollars to small businesses, giving these companies only 21 when 65% down a full percentage point from 2010. the obama administration seems to be responding. it appointed joseph jordan to run the office of federal procurement policy.

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>> a hiker with ties to northern virginia has died while on a climb in peru.

he fell 1,000 feet. their bodies were found yesterday. ben horn's family lives in an in del. >> police are on the hunt for a man who killed a jewelry worker. police are encouraging you to give them a call if you have seen the suspect. >> and gas prices are on the rise again. but you can save some money and time by hitting over to wjla.com or we have set up a link to find the cheapest stations. >> steve has been covering electrical problems. >> the roosevelt bridge, memorial bridge, if you're quite to the lincoln memorial at this hour of the night, it is all dark right now. it is a planned outage by pepco. it should be restored by 2:00 a.m. throughout the overnight hours on our website at wjla.com, you

can see when the power will be back on. 90 degrees was the 34th time this year that we hit 90 degrees or better at reagan national. the average for this date is a couple of degrees cooler. 104 degrees is the record set last year. temperature outside at the airport is 79 degrees with wind out of the south at 5 m.p.h. upper west d.c. is 72 degrees. our dewpoint lovebirds -- our dewpoint levels were little bit lower. temperatures outside are in a bit cooler. winchester martinsburg, they are in the mid-to-upper-60's. really cool air, drier air of to the north and west of us. we will see love it that a difference for the day tomorrow. we will start out with lots of

sunshine. right now, our skies are clear. but clouds will increase through the late afternoon hours. by tuesday we could be looking at quite a bit of rain especially to the west. the doppler radar is quite and dry. but there had been talk of showers across southern maryland. the futurecast shows a break from the clouds and then they pull in during the day tomorrow. temperatures around 85 degrees to 90 degrees. it may seem a couple of degrees warmer if we see more sunshine during the morning hours. but on tuesday, look for widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms. the temperatures will be the coolest of the next seven days only make it a -- only making it into the mid-80's. as we move through the day tomorrow starting out with a good deal of sunshine. clouds increased during the afternoon cared so grab your umbrella for elite -- for a late

afternoon shower. in extended outlook, temperatures will eventually warm up. by the end of the week, thursday and friday, back into the mid- 90's with the heat index making it feel like the upper-90's to about 100 degrees. i am confident that we will see many more days at 90 degrees or above. it seems like this summer has been so long. we're finally wrapping up july. we still have all of august and september. we often get hot days in september. october, not so concerned about. >> coming up next, the remains were left in a landfill. but a plan to honor the lives of these fallen soldiers isn'

>> from 2004 to 2008, the partial remains of troops were

taken to a landfill in virginia. this is according to a congressional investigation. >> it caused some shock and outrage from family members. now the county board of supervisors has decided to put a memorial plaque at that landfill to honor the fallen. but not everyone agrees that it is the honorable thing to do. >> to honor respect and in memory of those american service members -- >> this is the black to honor the fallen soldiers whose cremated remains are somewhere in the king george's county led filth and the air force says that the remains were fragments of body parts that could not initially be identified or recovered. some kings george residents say that placing a plaque at a land follow -- at a landfill is disrespectful and should be put

at the county courthouse instead. >> a memorial at our dump? that is the kind of a chill. >> but a local resident who served in the army and will be rabbi and a military wife are supportive. >> putting it near a pile of trash is very respectful. >> what we need is recognition not a cover-up. >> and military witter -- and military would no first discovered the situation. her husband was killed in 2006 in iraq. she got a letter from a dover air force base officials saying that some of her husband's remains were disposed of with some medical waste at a landfill. the plaque will be bought with thousands of dollars in private donations. so far, the military has not

contributed. >> we come in the military, we honor our service members. and i don't understand why the military, up to this point, has not made any effort to do that here. >> she says that the fallen and their families deserves some respect. >> this isn't about what we think is appropriate. it is about these families need for closure. for their pain and suffering. >> greta tells us that request for comments