this morning about 75 miles northwest of tehran. iranian television is reporting all passengers and crew onboard died. the plane's tail burst into flames in the air. an airlines spokesperson says there were georgian citizens were onboard. and there is a standoff at a home in airfax county. this startedrs7 hou ago. riwnogh.a.w s.t. teams.w are there. na holed up inside is the story, and we have the latest. >> we are 17 hours almost into thesituation, and only one

thing changed here since early this morning, and that is the person at the center of the standoff is now talking to police. apparently has been talking to police and investigators here on the scene for several hours. negotiations are under way at this point. but he is still holed up inside this home. now, police want to talk to him in connection to a shooting that happened in this neighborhood at around 6:30 last night. streets are closed off in the area. we have quite a police presence here. police were here throughout the night and continue to negotiate this morning. a pretty disturbing situation for folks that live here. and police are trying to emphasize to people that live in the neighborhood that this is not a random situation. they say the plan who is holed up in the home has a relationship with the woman that was shot in this neighborhood last night, and knows the people who are in the house with him. >> reporter: 14 hours into the standsoff a new batch of s.w.a.t. team officers and

officers arrived to stay on the scene. and the normally quiet community became a crime scene last night when shots rang out a fisher drive pap 36-year-old woman was wounded, and witnesses say a man ran from the scene and into a houson lyle avenue. and as the standoff began, police learned there were other people inside the house. the house was surrounded and streets were closed off. >> i walked down the street and down at the bottom of the hill was red lights and everything. it just started from there. >> this is a quiet suburban neighborhood. i am sure it can happen anywhere. it's surprising to happen three or four houses down from where i live. >> residents had to be escorted across police lines, a disturbing way to start the day. but police emphasize this is not a random event. >> it would be comforting for

the public to know this is not a random act. they did not go in a strange house, and just barge in. this was a house known to the individuals involved as was the shooting that occurred last night. the individuals are known to each other. none of this appears to be random at this time. we are continuing to proceed methodically so we can bring this to a safe solution. >> reporter: police will not say how many people are side the home with this man, nor will they comment on the relationship between the suspect and the people. they say there is a relationship between the man they are trying to talk to and the victim in the shooting, but they will not go on to characterize thatry relationship. in terms of an update on the woman that was shot, she was

seriously injured. >> megan mcgrath, thanks. we are now hearing the 911 call that was made by a friend of a family held hostage in their home on friday. >> he called and talked to me in a low voice and said there is a male with a gun in his house. i texted him and hung up on me -- he hung up, and i said do you want me to call the cops, i texted him, and he said i am scared. >> after leaving that home, the man held an elderly couple hostage. the gunman stormed into the two homes after robbing a nearby pawnshop. the woman was released on friday night, and her husband was found inside the home after the gun must not surrendered without incidents. crews are continuing to search for a missing swim inner in the potomac river.

a 32-year-old man disappeared yesterday afternoon while trying to swim across the river with a friend. authorities have not released the identities of the missing swimmer or his frid that made it out of the river. the search is on for a an nhiruved- drit-r dho w h ait man and left the injured. that's in the capital heights area of the pnce george's county. they found the man's body in the roadway. police have not released the man's identity or a description of the car that hit him. u.s. supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor is back on capitol hill for more hours in front of the senate judiciary committee for a confirmation hearing. let's take a live look at the hearing going on. today sotomayor faced tough questions about her nomination, and her controversial comment about how a wise latino woman

might make better choices for a while man. >> i think life experiences in general, whether i was a commercial litigator or a trial judge or appellate judge, the mixture of all of those things, the amalgam of all them helped me to listen and understand. but all of us understand because that's the kind of judges we have proven ourself to be. we rely on the law to command the results in the case. >> sotomayor was requested about her views on abortion rights. she says presint obama or anybody else in the administration asked her how she felt about that issue. despite the grilling, republicans conceded sotomayor is on her way to be the first supreme court hispanic justice. it has bean month since the crash on the red line, but the

track signaling system is still not up to speed. the system is supposed to detect when a train is on the track. that did not happen on june 2 n 22nd. nine people were killed and dozens hurt. that was not the first time that problem had been reported on the system. >> we received information from different operators that there had been other instances where even though a crash had not taken place, that their train did not respond to the commands or the equipment did not command the train as it should have. >> the tnsb said it is trying to replace the equipment that caused the problem. investigators are now looking into inspection records trying to figure out on a

football-sized hole opened up in flying to baltimore. the southwest flight had to make an emergency landing on monday. records show the plane was inspected in january, and the cracks in the plane was repaired. and we are taking a live look outside. it's shaping up to be another beautiful day in washington. >> very pretty out there. and our meteorologist, tom kierein, is up in the weather center with details. >> we have been lull into the a false sense of perpetual comfort. in mount montgomery and prince george's counties, and off the bay it's a little cooler. and then a little cooler on the shenandoah valley. and then in the mountains, it's in the 70s.

and another beautiful day at the beaches and around the bay. a few high clouds coming in from the north and west. we will have lots of sunshine throughout the rest of the afternoon, with low humidity in place. a delightful summer day. highs in the mid ander 80s by afternoon. tonight, sweltering hugh millmi will be sweeping . i will show you the forecast for friday and as well as the weekend. that will come up in a few minutes. back to you. let's go to the news4 traffic network to look at the roads midday. steve. >> we will look at the top of the screen, and traffic is straking up on southbound 95. and there is a work zone that is blocking one lane, and the backup is happening. and over to the 14th street bridge right now, we have a

serious accident and we are just getting word all lanes are blocked at the 14th street bridge. looks like several vehicles involved. and traffic looks like it is squeezing by on the left hand side right now. and look at the traffic building, but for now back to you. 11:11 is our time. how would you like to cut the commute time in half? and the sixth time could be a charm for "endeavour," when nasa will attempt to launch it in space again. > nd and we'll ♪

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gas prices are heading down. drivers nationwide are paying about $2.50 a gallon, and that's down nine cents from a week ago. in maryland they are paying $2.47, and virginia drivers are shelling out $2.39. imagine a commute morning or evening to outer alexander to the pentagon, where you rarely tap on the breaks? >> there is only one catch, you will have to ride the bus. we have that story. >> reporter: the idea is to hear less of this, buses on the breaks, and slowing down the daily commute. >> a great de. a great plan. >> reporter: why? >> because we need public

transportation. it's about time. >> reporter: a $800 million policeman to create rapid bus lanes. and the vote will be on wednesday, and they will seek federal aid. >> i think it's a good idea for a faster bus. >> reporter: 12 existing routes would be expanded, giving buses traffic signal priority, and the ability to bypass congestion. sometimes when you ride the bus, do you notice you do get struck in traffic like the other drivers? >> yes. >> reporter: heavy traffic would be converted to buses only. >> a lot of people probably use public transportation, and it will be great for everybody. >> reporter: everybody? not for everybody. not the truck driver that finds it perplexing. >> it's going to make it a mess. i thought they should have the cars over to the right because they are the ones that get off more often. >> reporter: not good for the

cabbie. >> no. why? why bus only? >> reporter: who would prefer to get close to the curb. >> that's bad for my business. >> reporter: because? >> because we not driving on the road, because we not have a place, a chance to make business. >> reporter: that cabdriver worried he would be a potential loser and not be able to pull over and pick up customers on the side. other potential losers, people that like to drive their cars, and business owners say they need people to park in front. and we did talk to one bus driver that said he would look forward to rapid transit lanes, and said at least we could get to all of our stuff on time. i am kimberly suitors, news4. >> they will meet today at noon to talk about the bus idea and vote on it. we will let you know what the council decides. interesting activity up in the skies, is that right?

>> yes, a few nights ago, anybody that was outside saw a bright fireball. it just so happened the security camera, in york, pennsylvania, caught it. it lit up the sky and looked like a daylight sky e.therth an incredible sight there in the skies. it went from pitch dark to completely bright as the fireball zoomed over southern pennsylvania there, right over york, pennsylvania. the security camera there at the york water works caught that amazing fireball in the sky there last week. let's take a look at our sky this morning. and this is how it has been behaving over the last couple hours. we can squeeze two hours down to 30 seconds. you can see the clouds coming through, and the cloud shadows passing over northwest washington. and there is the national cathedral in the left hand corner of the screen. we had the high clouds drifting in. and those clouds pretty much dissipated. we have lots of sunshine showing through. and then the view from our city

camera showing the sun pouring down on capitol hill, and both zipping up the potomac river, and a great day for boating on the river or being at the beaches. right now at reagan national, a comfortable 82. each day is running 4 degrees below average so far. and today we might get up to thisd the average high, so will break the trend for july. g in rarg noew, wav he n ho precipitation around the region. another dry july day. and then another chilly morning. although it was not quite as chilly as yesterday morning, and it did get down to 59 at dulles. and upper 50s in prince george's county as well as montgomery. and in the mid-50s in shenandoah valley. we are in the low 80s here in washington and the nearby suburbs and the mid-70s off the mountains. and a terrific day at the beaches. water temperatures are now

swimmable, getting to around 70 degrees. and there are high clouds coming in out of the northwest passing over us. and then in the last 12 hours, we are watching an area of thundershowers rolling across chicago, and they are dissipating down towards kentucky. and that's ahead of a front and the humidity is sweeping out in advance of that. the high pressure over us is holding the humidity at bay, at least for one more day. and then in the next 36 hours, we will see some of the rain come out of the midwest. tomorrow we may have a shower, and then in the afternoon, we could have a line of showers and thunderstorms, and there is a slight risk, a isolated storm could produce wind damage and hail. and then as we get into friday, we will see a little bit unsettled. for the day, enjoy low humidity in place. afternoon highs reaching the upper 80s. a terrific summer day. and then the swelter sweeps in by midnight.

we will bottom out by 70. sunrise tomorrow, 5:56. and the aat rher unsettled day tomorrow. y ry.daloudy, and a sam afternoony. highs in the upper 80s. and a slight chance of a morning shower, but a greater chance of passing afternoon thundershower, and a isolated risk of a thunderstorm tomorrow. and then only a small chance of a thundershower or shower, and then cooler over the weekend. a greater chance of a wet a saturday. maybe thundershowers or showers, and then low humidity returns sunday and the first part of next week. i am not hearing complaints. >> yeah, absolutely not. >> i don't know what is going on, but bring it on. let's go to steve for traffic. >> we are heading back to the 14th street bridge. it's a serious accident. when traffic is getting by, it's one lane to the left.

in the main lanes, the backup there is jammed approaching the 14th street bridge, and a trickle of traffic squeezing by the accident scene. and so expect delays building now on northbound 395 as you head up towards the 14th street bridge. you can get by, but it will take a long time to do that now. next we head over to the american legion bridge, where there was an incident where a trailer separated from its truck, and it is sitting in e left lane. here we are at the american legion bridge. delays are beginning now from after river record. back to you. >> steve, thanks very much. our time is 11:21, and 82 degrees. coming up, obama's massive health care plan is moving through congress. what that could mean for you. >> and investigators are trying to figure out what cause add hole to rip in the southwest plane. why it could trace back to earlier problems that should have been already fixed.

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an airline spokesperson said there were georgian citizens onboard, but most of the passengers were armenian. and police are trying to coax a gunman to come out. he is considered a person of interest in a shooting that critically injured a woman. supreme court nominee, sonjsonjewsonia sotomayor is standing her ground on capitol hill. she says that she regrets making a remark in a speech several years ago. she says her statement was miss interpreted by some people. and president obama is expected to endorse a health care reform. >> he is pushing for a bill before lawmakers go on break in

august. >> reporter: house democrats unveiled their health care plan saying now is the time. >> this legislation is landmark legislation. >> reporter: in 1,000 pages, the plan requires americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty. it requires employers to offer coverage or pay a fee. critics lasted that, and bound to squeeze businesses at a bad time. >> put employers where they will minimize the number of people they want to employ. >> reporter: that's just one flash point. the plan would create government-run insurance camed at covering cost, and insuring all americans are backed by 2015. the gist over the cost will be paid for on a tax hike by a highest earning americans. and that saves all americans long term. >> but don't let folks fool you.

the best way to bring down the deficit is to have health care reform. >> reporter: republicans say what is the rush? >> here we are, a few weeks before the recess, and you get the impression, they want to pass just anything that they can as rapidly as they can. >> reporter: both sides know the long shot gets longer in an election year. house lawmakers are nervous now about potential political fallout. top obama aides are reassuring lawmakers privately that the whithouse wants reform, and the white house has their back ahead of mid-term elections next year. president obama's political organization is launching a series of 30-second television ads on health care, and they will begin to air today. we are hearing the frantic 911 call an elderly couple made after a gunman stormed into

their home last week. here is it. >> did you see a gun? did he have a gun with him? >> a pistol. >> a pistol? >> uh-huh. oh, dear god. >> stay on the phone with me, honey. keep the door locked, okay. >> okay. >> i know you are scared. >> i am. oh, me. >> just stay with me, okay. >> the gunman spent eight hours inside their home before surrendering to police. authorities credit the elderly couple for calming the man down. the couple was found safe inside the home after the gunman turned himself into police. the gunman stormed into another home in leeburg after robbing a nearby pawnshop before he went into the elderly couple's home and spent hours there. we are learning new detail

bz an incredible scene in the sky. the plane was en route to bwi when a hole suddenly ripped open in the ceiling. investigators have not figured out why it happened, but they say previous inspections found 11 cracks in the plane, cracks that were supposed to be repaired. tom costello reports. >> reporter: the hole in the top of the 737-300 is 17 inches by 17 inches. after intense work to make sure planes don't open newspaper flight, what happened? >> we will look for kau rowtion and cracks and going to be looking for scoring or scribe lines. we will look at the maintenance records. manufacturing records. >> we do know the plane involved is 15 years old. on monday, flight 2294 flew from nashville to baltimore, and the cabin lost pressure as the skin of the plane peeled back in front of the tail. they started to feel the effects

of lack of oxygen. >> started to feel light headed. and your ears start popping, and stopping up. >> soon, the oxygen masks dropped and the plane made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. the location of the tear is important, because a couple weeks ago the faa required all airlines to inspect 737-300s or 400s or 500s, after a crack was found on another 737. >> i am shocked we would have this happen again. >> it was 1988 when the top of an airline pulled a flight attendant to her death during the flight when a hole opened up.

southwest airlines was fined because of flying planes with cracks. >> it was mind boggling to me, somebody who spent their whole life maintaining airplanes, to have this happen again. >> the ntsb says the airworthiness directive may not have applied to the area that opened up during monday's incident. new zealand was rattled by an eeth akqu this morning.ak it was off the western asco t. and it was 100 miles west of invau cargo. no major damage was reported. no injuries reported either. and earthquakes are fairly common in new zealand because it lies where the pific and australian plates collide. and officials have evacuated

roughly 20 homes as a precaution, as a fast moving fire spreads. the cause has not been determined. crews are expected to call for more help to fight the blaze later today. and let's hope the beautiful, nice weather continues for a while, just as it did, at least for today. >> yeah, it has been so nice. let's check with our meteorologist, tom kierein, up in storm center 4. >> it's coming to an end tonight, so enjoy it while you can. another day with low humidity, and bright sunshine. terrific beach and pool weather. great weather for outdoor work and recreation. a blue sky over washington. and then in prince george's fairfax and montgomery counties, and it's in the upper 70s to near 80. and the shenandoah valley, a terrific day for hiking up along skyline drive. temperatures there in the 70s. and fairfax now 77 up from the morning low of 71. look at the monthly rain there. they had a little over a third

of an inch so far in the month of july, and we are halfway through the month. way below average for precipitation and cooler than average temperatures. and a few high clouds are come into the ohio valley, we may see a few more clouds this afternoon. highs in the upper 80s. and winds out of the south-southwest around 5 to 15. and then increasing clouds tonight as the front approaches from the midwest, and out ahead of the front humidity will increase and get quite steamy tomorrow morning. it will be 70 as we start off tomorrow. and highs upper 80s. and maybe a morning shower, but a greater chance of an afternoon thundershower. and there is an isolated storm producing perhaps wind damage. and then friday, still humid and a small chance of a shower or thundershower. and then an increased chance on saturday, and could get shower and thundershowers, and highs near 80, but an area of low

humidity moving in with cler thanverage temperatures. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. let's check in with steve once again to see how the roadways are faring at this hour? >> we will take a look at the 14th street bridge, where there was a serious accident dropping all the threw lanes. can you see the backup, and only one left lane was getting by the scene of the accident at the 14th street bridge northbound on 395 in the main lanes. quite a backup now as you head through arlington county up and approaching the 14th street bridge. and there is the exit on to the parkway. and that is moving, but very slowly. and next we will head over to springfield. here you can see delays building now on southbound i-95. the roadwork ahead of you is south of lorden, and that is slow through there. and as we head over to the american legion bridge, that's open and moving well. the earlier incident is gone. back to you.

>> thank you, steve. the latest out of florida. seven men have been arrested in the murder of a couple known for adopting children with special needs. byrd and melanie billings were murdered. the crime was captured on surveillance camera. the couple used to keep track of their children. and the entire attack took less an ten minutes. we have information that indicates that there was an amount of practice that was involved. there are a couple individuals that have prior military back grounds in this group. >> the suspects range in age from 16 to 56. one is in the air force special operations. the group practiced for a month, and the robbery appears to be the primary motive behind the crime. and new developments this morning in the death of michael jackson. there are new reports they may

treat the death as a homicide. there is powerful evidence that links the doctor to his death. >> reporter: officials spent more than an hour in the heart of beverly hills. >> how many medical records have you been able to get? >> doctor klein hasextensively. that's all i can say. we are not investigating the doctors, and we are investigating mr. michael jackson's death. we are contacting all of his doctors. >> reporter: dr. klein, the determine tall gists to the stars. investigators are trying to follow the pill trail. where did the mega star get his prescription drugs. >> i once on occasion give him demerol to sedate him. that was the strongest medicine i ever used. >> reporter: investigators are more interested in his papers than his words.

and police are look into several doctors, including dr. conrad murray, who was with jackson at the time of his death. >> are you serving subpoenas on any other doctors? >> i will not comment on that. >> reporter: officials say we may know cause a manner of death by next week. but there is pain today. >> i love him very much. >> reporter: sources close to the custody case say katherine jackson and debbie rowe are working behind the scenes trying to work out a deal. and one was reached, debbie rowe would get $4 million to go away, and rowe's attorney says she has not and will not give up her rights. and then another plot twists. the show "extra" interviewed this woman.

rebecca white, who filmed eight hours of footage on rowe. shsaid from what she says are e-mails from rowe since jackson's death. >> i am not going after custody. these kids are not mine. they were never mine, they were always michaels. >> my lawyer is saying i have to take some responsibility about the welfare of the children. do i want the kids, hell no. does it look good? absolutely. . the swine flu is putting some kids' summer plans on hold. the american lung association has called off camps after four campers landing in the hospital. 50 camps nationwide have been

shut down. and one in colorado tested positive for swine flu. and kids with asthma or other respiratory diseases are considered high risk for swine flu. and a vaccine for swine flu will not be ready until the end of the year. the world health yoorganization say the viruses being used to make it is not putting out enough to make it. health care workers, school children and pregnant woman are all high on the list to get it first. talk about brain food. turns out what you eat could affect your memory later in life. and they spent more than a decade following 4,000 people holder than the age of 65. and the researchers found a diet rich in whole grains and vegetable and low fat, dairy and nuts could protect against a declining memory. it's unclear how much you need to eat to see any real benefit.

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the dow is up better than 186 points right now. positive earnings really helped pump us up yesterday. and some of the positive news was able to spread all the way around the world. asian markets closed higher overnight. and europe also positive. but today earnings actually are going to take a backseat to economic data. the consumer price index jumped 7/10 of a point. and the financing that helped mortgage rates rise. and it'sthe minutes from the fe meetings come out later this afternoon. bow something report edly

cutting 1,000 defense-related jobs, as the pentagon trims its budget. and boeing is the number one contractor for the defense. and us airways is closing the ticket office in phoenix. this man has been eligible for more than $20 million when times were better for the automaker. wagner who worked for gm for 32 years was ousted in march by the obama administration as part of the company's restructuring plan. back to you. >> i guess $8.5 million will have to be enough. >> yeah, it will just have to work. a texas man went out to eat and it ended up costing him $23 quadrillion. john seal as the bill to prove it.

he went out to eat on wolfgang puck's restaurant. he could not believe his check out his itedcr cdar dstatement. >> $23,148,755,184,500. >> that is more than 2,000 times the national debt. he said he never has seen a number that big, let alone with a dollar sign next to it. visa blames a computer clich. he says he is not too concerned. the charge is obviously an error. he said for that amount of money he could buy wolfgang puck himself. >> yaeah, several wolfgang puck. we will have another check on the forecast when we come

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installment of the potter movies, and expected to be a blockbuster. it already sold out at many theaters across the country. leann gregg has more. >> reporter: the sometimes change and wonderful world comes to life again in theaters across the country. lines were long for showings from los angeles to new york, where the film officially opened at midnight. potter fans waited hours outside theaters to see the latest series installment, "hairy potter and the half blood prince." and this is based on the popular book series, the leading character reveal as new side. >> he is turning into a tough guy in this movie, and that's cool. the movie promises to please loyal fans with what is familiar in the franchise. >> there is amazing magic to it, and yet it flows as if you can practically feel like you are a

teenager at the hog wart schools. >> it has an added touch of magic. the long-time bond between characters help the film. >> we arerying to make the most of it. >> reporter: quite a ride for harry and his sidekicks as they cast another spell on moviegoers. >> part one of "hairy potter" comes out in 2010, and then a part two of the movie will come out in 2011. we are following the latest developments out of iran on the plane crash there today that may have killed nearly 170 ople. crews are combing through the wreckage this hour. also, lots of people love

crabs. as the weather gets nicer, more folks are enjoying the summer treat. we will get tips on an expert on how to prepare the perfect crabs for at 5:00, experts say it's a great time to go shopping, and we will show you where you can get good buys. >> join us at 4:00. >> it's messy doing the picking for crabs? >> yeah, and the fingers smell like that for the next few weeks. you can enjoy them for a long time. let's go to tom kierein and get another look at the forecast. tom? >> i am not embarrassed to wear a bib. we started off this morning cool, and now at noontime we are climb into the 80s. there is a live picture of the sky over washington. lots of sunshine with low humidity in place. it will not last much longer

over the last six hours. and it's now cleared out. but there are other clouds come into west virginia, and western pennsylvania. and winds are out of the south-southwest around 5 to 15. the sunset will be at 8:32. and the humidity will return. by dawn, it will be 70 and a steamy start to the day tomorrow. looks like a humid, sticky summer day on thursday. more typical of what we get in july here in washington. and there was a chance of a morning shower or afternoon thundershower. and there is a slight risk of isolated strong storms tomorrow. and then still rather steamy friday, and slight chance of a shower. see you tomorrow morning. >> thanks, tom. a couple in the african couple decided to takeheir love to new heights. >> or should we say new depths?

the couple decided to get married under water. the ceremony was the groom dived to his bride. ny witnessed the ceremony from a boat above. a special water proof marriage water proof contract was made. and it wasn't cheap. $1.5 million was the cost. thatcpep?a?a