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murder. a prosecution witness today, her own mother. tears in the courtroom. maime jacks the mother of banita jacks, called as a prosecution witness today. but in court, under oath, she had good things to say about her daughter. maime jacks said banita took excellent care of her children. that she never saw her mistreat her childr. she said it would be way out of character for banita to do anything to harm her children. 35-year-old banita jacks charg with killing her four daughters. now as january 9, 2008, the marshals came to evict jacks from her homing on sixth street southeast. inside they found the bodies of her four girls, ages 5, 6, 11,
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and 17. they say that the girls had been dead for months. in superior court today for the first time a show of emotion from banita jacks. as her mother took the stand and began identifying photos of the girls, banita jacks cried. she was handed tissues. the judge called a recess so that she could regain her composure. under questioning by the prosecutor maime said she had not seen her daughter and children since 2005. she called social services to have them check on the welfare of the girls in 2006. m ame jacks said had banita called her to ask for help, she would have been there. jesse folkle ishe grandmother of two two of the children and she says that in 2006, she made several attempts to see the girls buthe says banita jacks
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told her to stay away. she says banita jacks told her "i will kill you." wendy, back to you. >> pat collins. thank you, pat. it happens every summer. and it happens again today. a 4-year-old child fell from a second story window. it happened on home acres terrace in beltsville, maryland. prince george's fire officls say the little girl was leaning on the window screen and that screen gave way. the child landed on the back deck of the house. she was taken to children's hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. >> metro shut down part of the red line again today to conduct more tests on the track. the closure is part of the continuing effort to find answers to the deadly crash. metro closed the takoma station from 10:00 to 3:00 today so investigators could conduct tests at the crash site. some riders were caught by surprise. >> i understand why they would have to in order to investigate
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the accident properly but it is a big inconvenience to the commuters and the users of the system. >> i'm glad that they are closing it down and investigating it so it won't happen again. the fact they are putting this much time into it i appreciate it. >> shuttle buses carried passengers from takoma to the fort totten and silver spring stations. takoma metro rail station will be closed all day on saturday for more testing. and the shutdown is scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. judge sonia sotomayor appears headed for confirmation as the nation's next supreme court justice. but it has not been an entirely smooth ride. today senators heard from firemen directly affected by one of the judge's decisions. steve handelsman on capitol hill now with more on the story. >> jim, this is unusual. you don't usually hear from firefighters in testimony in the senate judiciary committee. we did today. after sotomayor herself left the witness stand, after almost four days, it has been a parade of
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people coming up here to talk about the u.s. supreme court nominee. most positive. new york mayor bloomberg said that sotomayor straddles both sides of what he calls the political aisle and says we need more of that on the u.s. supreme court. but these first responders said that when it came to them, sotomayor was not fair. new haven, connecticut, firefighters, frank richie and ben vargas were denied promotions and testified today to the in the judiciary committee. the federal appeals judge sonia sotomayor failed to protect their rights by throwing out their case. they sued the city of new haven for disregarding the promotion exams they passed and aer no black firefighters passed them. >> we saw basic fairness and even-handed enforcement of the laws and i expected lady justice with the blindfold on. >> reporter: this year the u.s. supreme court overruled sotomayor in the new haven case but this week, in her effort to win a promotion, to the high
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court, sotomayor has been making the case that in 17 years on the bench, she has been fair. >> look at my record. and understand that my record talks about who i am as a person and what i believe in and my judgment and my opinion the following the rule of law is a foundation of our system of justice. >> reporter: sotomayor might be winning over committee republicans like co. cornyn of texas. >> judicial record strikes me of mainstream. >> you have very high esteem in my eyes. >> broad-minded enough to understand that america is bigger than the bronx. >> reporter: republican lindsey graham says he might vote for sotomayor because of her record of fairness. >> that's what makes you to me more acceptable as a judge. >> reporter: democrats are already celebrating.
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>> you are going to be a great supreme court justice. >> reporter: the committee vote could come next week. the senate floor vote, key confirmation vote that counts, could come before the august recess. live from the senate, steve handelsman, news4. >> thanks, steve. five police officers were shot during a gunfight that broke out during a stakeout in new jersey. this started just after 5:00 this morning in jersey city. two officers and in a marked police car were watching a parked vehicle used in an armed robbery last month. the suspects, man and woman, were about to move that vehicle when the shooting started. police say the man pulled out a pump action shotgun and fired at the police. then the suspects ran into an apartment building barricading themselves inside. s.w.a.t. units swarmed the building and more gun fir aye erupted. when it was over both suspects were dead and five officers were wounded. two of them critically. there's -- pardon me. more information tonight about the murder of a couple in
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florida. prosecutors made an eighth arrest in connection with the murder of melanie and byrd billings. it happened last week. a woman named pamela long wigens was arrested yesterday on her yacht at arena in alabama. she's charged with being an accessory after the fact. authorities have also recovered the safe that was taken from the billings home. and they say they may have found a murder weapon. investigators believe that robbery was the main motive for the crime but say there may be more to it than that. >> we do believe that as it progresses, the investigation continues, that additional motives will be found. bunt understand something. in law enforcementment and the investigative side, we are saying -- it is what it is. and you follow the leads developed and not your speculation. >> reporter: today police officers confirmed the drug enforcement agency is providing assistance in this case. but it is not clear why. they say that the billings family is not the focus of any
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d.e.a. investigations as far as they know. there's more bad budget news for the district government. city leaders are going to have to cut another $600 million from the city's budget for this year and for next. tom sherwood is here with how the latest cuts will affect city services. this bad national economy is affecting everything. d.c. says it is trying to protect police, fire, education budgets. 2010 budget year does not even start until october. already it has been revised downward twice because of the slumping revenues. >> make sure that you make the adjustments necessary. and then make sure that the show goes on. >> reporter: historically bad economy slashed city money with income sales and taxes down sharply. but city leaders say that city is not nearly as bad off as neighboring states or crisis states like california. >> our finances have been managed much better than our surrounding jurisdictions.
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california is a mess. they are issuing uios to pay expenses. >> at the start of thioca psihy year last september, the city slashed $130 million from the et.gbu and now faces newutbus of $435 million before september 30th because of receive new lost over the last eight months. projection force the nextcais fs year already are down $150 million since the 20 is on aasrove ad few months ago. aat's aalot tfot $733 million in lost rueenevn i just overhe last year. with new deadlines loom. >> we want to, again, express that the hard work has just begun. >> repter: the mayor and council leaders who will meet in new york friday with wall street to review city finances say they will cut about 250 more government jobs. on top of 1600 already cut. and new reservn funds to balance a budget as the law requires. community advocates say they welcome cuts across the border
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rather than those that just affect social or other vital services. >> i think the city is doing a good job of managing the crisis. we really had -- month after month of revenues falling and growing challenges and keeping our budget balanced while preserving things like education and health care and for the most part those services have been preserved. >> details of the latest budget cuts are expected to be made public late tomorrow or over the weekend. wendy and jim, back to you. >> tom sherwood, thanks, tom. when "news4 at 6:00" continues, new information about the suspect killed in that shoot-out with police on capitol hill. trouble at the altar. well-known bridal boutiques in the area are preparing to shut down. video of the moment michael jackson's hair caught fire and why it might be -- be a key to how he died. e will be marking the anniversary of one of the gre greatest achieverments of the last century. it got hot out there, bob. >> it did indeed. one lonesome thundershower, too, wendy and jim. severe thunderstorm warning for
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southern spotsylvania county until 6:30. other than that, just hot for the ball game. dan, what have you got? >> that it is. nationals hope to start the second half out on fire. with their new manager. the redskins making a rare off-season move a couple of weeks before training camp. a veteran is turning back the clock at turnberry.
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a deadly accident on the set of an upcoming madonna concert in france. the roof of a stage being built for a show collapsed today. killing a worker. two others were seriously injured and four others broken bones. in a statement madonna said she was devastated by this news. the cause of the roof collapse is not clear and the concert had been scheduled for sunday and it has been canceled. we are seeing other stage mishaps. this one from 25 years ago. for if first time, this video came by "us weekly" and shows michael jacksos hair catching fire while making the pepsi commercial in 1948. during one of the takes, a pyrotechnic display goes off too early. jackson keeps dancing unaware that his hair is on fire. finally the crew moves in and extinguishes the flames. jackson suffered second and third-degree burns and family blames the incident for many of the problems later in life. including his dependence or dependence on prescription
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drugs. the crew of the space shuttle ndeavour" has begun inspecting signs of damage from the liftoff last nature. they are using a 100-foot laser to look at the exterior. eight or nine pieces of foam insulation came off the external fuel dhank tank during liftoff and at least two of those pieces hit the shuttle. "endeavour" will be inspected tomorrow when it arrives at the international space station. the shuttle will be there inform nearly two weeks. today marks the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11th launch. july 16, 1969. astronauts neil armstrong and buzz aldrin and michael collins blasting off from the kennedy space center for the first manned mission to land on the moon. it would be difficult to overstate the technical achievements of that mission. first, for the lewin arn landing and second for its live broadcast to our living rooms. kristen dahlgre takes a look. >> reporter: they were words that echoed around the world. >> one small step foran and
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gieaant l fort mankind. >> reporter: foot prints that lasted indelible i am presentings and not just on the moon. it was july 16th, 1969, when apollo 11 lifted off from kennedy space center. four days later -- an estimated 500 million people back on earth watched and as neil armstrong and buzz aldrin walked into history. it was one of those rare moments that bonds a nation, 40 years later you remember like it was yesterday. not just where you were but exactly what it felt like. >> chills through your body. plant that flag and you saw them on the moon, it was beautiful. >> reporter: the grainy images making clear just what man could achieve. for 40 years, they were all we had, gray and fuzzy. poor quality after being sent
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back and converted for live television. but the original take shot on the moon were lost. nasa now says likely recorded over by accident. and national treasure gone. until the digital age. through computer enhancement technicians are now in the process of giving us a clearer picture of those first steps. moments that didn't just make history but changed it. >> and helped to open up exploration throughout the world. >> reporter: on the launch anniversary aldrin was among those honored. what they did 40 years ago still making an impact. even on those who weren't alive to see it. >> sometimes you may fail but it is always cash you may have better luck next time. >> reporter: new generation -- >> one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter:loow ol fwing in thotosolfoe steps.fo kristen dahlgren, nbc news,
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kennedy space center. still ahead, the naacp celebrating its centennial with a visit from the nation's first black commander in chief. coming up, we will tell you what president obama plans to tell the civil rights group tonight. and the good times no longer rolling for harley-davidson, iconic company announces plans to cut jobs. plus, humidity, oh, my goodness. humidity. bob fos r stoucare.
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president obama will address the naacp tonight. the nation's oldest civil rights organization is celebrating its centennial. the president has just arrived in new york. he spent this afternoon in new jersey where he attended a fund-raiser and rally for the re-election campaign of governor jon corzine. the president spoke at the naacp convention last year as a candidate. but he's returning now for the centennial celebration as the nation's first african-american president. the white house officials say his message will be one of shared responsibility in the areas of education and economic opportunity. you have our attention now. all that humidity. woke us up. >> got the president heading north. >>'t don blame him. >> outside our hottest day of the summer. we said that many times over the years. >> probably will say it again. >> we may say it again before the summer is over. outside our temperature is high
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temperature made it up into the mid 90s. d although we have a westerly wind so that's not the humidity -- knocked the humidity down. you remember 1988, 104 degrees on this day. nonetheless, today hottest day since back in june when we were at 98 degrees. right now we have that sort of hazy sky. but with a westerly wind, humidity is not too bad. we are getting that westerly wind, current temperature here in washington now, 93 degrees. there is the wind from the west. heat index is 91. look at the high temperatures in other summers. so far we have been 96. last year that was the hottest, highest temperature of the year. 98 degrees. 101. remember the summer of 2004? only made it up to 92 degrees. there are plenty of 90s and 100s. dallas-ft. worth, 103 degrees. look at the humidity and nonetheless with the humidity and terrible, terrible scorching heat continues into parts of south texas and that is the area
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that's having the worst drought in years and years and years. this is around austen. this year so far austen's rainfall has been about 50% of average and lake travis. over the last two years, the deficit now is approaching 30 inches of rain. 30 inches of precipitation. parts of the texas really suffering under a prolonged drought. the other hand, north of texas, there are more severe thunderstorms today. also severe thunderstorms up into new england. this is the batch that's now in effect until midnight to 11:00 around kansas city. the -- let's go back to the radar of the temperatures are into the 80s. and rye now, the monthly rainfall in kansas city is over five inches. there is the area conning to move through missouri, st. louis to the south of st. louis. and nasty storms there. and then also, those storms continue into the deep south around birmingham, alabama.
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moving on into georgia. and for us, we have had that one little batch for you folks in spotsylvan spotsylvania. there is still a warning out until 6:30. there is that one cell but others up to the north of -- roaming through parts of the hudson valley. more rain is then likely into parts of the plains. on the other hand, if you are heading out to the beaches, i think it will be a nice beach weekend and on into the next few weeks, there's no sign, no sign of any tropical system. one, we have fairly strong winds, upper levels. sheer and also there is african dust, hurricanes don't like that. a dust advisory out for puerto rico. overnight any, we are going to see the clouds come back in. tomorrow wave comes our way. right up and over us and that's the reason that tomorrow afternoon i think there will be more widespread shors and thundershowers but in back of that for a good part of the weekend, the reason it will be dry, or at least non-rainy area on us and also a little cooler. slight risk of severe weather not too far away tomorrow.
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partly cloudy and summery. temperatures remaining into the high 80s to 90 degrees. tomorrow morning, when you get up and head out, humidity will be back with temperatures tomorrow for the season starting out. 6:00 in the morning. only into the low 70s. later on tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, that is the risk of some strong, possibly severe thunderstorms. after that batch moves by, saturday, sunday, on into monday, i think still looking good. just a very slight chance we may see a shower. temperatures in the low 80s. low 80s. not theow 90s. a chance for some more showers on wednesday and thursday. things are getting dry around here. like south texas. >> that was something. coming up on our broadcast, new details about the man killed during a shoot-out with the police on capitol hill yesterday. we will hear from his family. >> thousands turn out for what was one of the district's largest job fairs in years. virginia looking for federal help in the effort to keep dozens of rest stops open.
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>> troubles at the altar as the tough economy takes a toll on some of our local bridal shops. >> coming up in sports, watson trying do something he has not done in 32 years. capitals still mining for gold nuggets at their developmental camp with young guys. the nationals and new manager jim riggleman expecting results in the second half of the season. 3#3#????/qqac
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if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions.
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we are back with a look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. >> new insight in court today into banita jacks. she is the woman on trial for murdering her four daughters. banita jacks' mother, maime, took the stand as wait important the prosecution. she describes her daughter as goodr motheo t theiro gls but gh mott seen banita or the girls since 2005. banita jacks cried during her mother's testimony. the judge called recess so she could regain her composure. the takoma metro station will shut down -- was shut down today for several hours due to the investigation into last month's deadly train crash. federal safety investigators are testing the tracks. another shutdown planned for saturday. the takoma station is going to be closed saturday from 7:00 in
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the morning until 7:00 at night. today firefighters from new haven testified that the supreme court nomination hearing of judge sotomayor. firefighter frank richie sued new haven for reverse discrimination. during an appeal sotomayor ruled against him. richie suggested that ruling reduced him to a racial statistic. the committee vote on the nomition of sotomayor is expected later they month. coming up in this half hour of news4, new developments in a police brutality case involve aguila tino woman. a teenage sailor completed his around the world journey. and the state of virginia trying to get help in an effort to keep the rest stops from closing. there are new details tonight about the man who was shot and killed by police officers just blocks from the u.s. capitol yesterday. he has been identified by police as kellen anthony white. today members of his family reacted to that incident and tracee wilkins has their story.
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>> reporter: police say 27-year-old kellen anthony ad dyanne, isdy m thean that was shot and killed by u.s. capitol police yesterday. capitol police spokesman say white shot at officers first after a traffic stop. >> a routine traffic stop the officers and capitol police were trying to initiate hardly even got a chance to do that because the suspect's vehicle began to take off immediately. >> reporter: family members say that's not the kellen they know. >> we wish to extent our deepest sympathies those injured during yesterday's unfortunate incident. and we are certain that none of the injuries that were inflicted were intentional and as the matter is being investigated, we shall refrain from making any further comments at this time. >> reporter: shortly after 5:00 p.m. yesterday u.s. capitol police officers say they attempted to pull white over near union station. they say he sped away ee radically in the white mercedes-benz he was driving. here he nearly ran over two
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officers. police claimed white then hit this parked car just towed away this afternoon and then hit a, paed capitol police cruiser before blitz say that he fired a weapon several times at officers. capitol police returned fire, killing white. the family members say what happened yesterday does not add up. you don't think this is something he would have done? >> we know. this is not kellen's character. >> reporter: family members tell us white is the father of a newborn child. they also say that he was athletic and played in college ball and he played football. t his two olders brothers played in the nfl. he had his issues with the law. according to his criminal record, he had a number of motor vehicle and driving violations which resulted in him being called into court. he had a few failures to appear which led to warrants for his arrest. and he had a weapons charge in prince george's county and also assault charge and a minor drug
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conviction as well. all of the officers who were involved in yesterday's incident have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation. prince george's county, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. a woman in virginia who said she was the victim of police brutality has been cleared of all the charges against her. he was pulled over for a broken headlight in manassas park back on february 2. the officer arrested her for resisting arrest and said after she refused to sign a traffic citation which she didn't sign because she didn't understand it. in the process she said she was sprayed with a chemical and suffered injuries to her face when the officer she says pulled her from the car and threw her down. today a judge found her not guilty of an obstruction of justice charge and two other charges against her were dismissed. her lawyer says what happened with a as case of miscommunication because a woman that ske spanish but no english and an officer that spoke english but no spanish.
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d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton hosted another job fair today. more than 80 businesses and agencies hiring came out to the washington convention center to meet prospective employees. the response was overwhelming and the line was long and stretching all the way to the other end of the building and out the door and on to the street. megan mcgrath talked to some of the job seekers. >> the line. >> it is something else. i feel like i'm in line for "american idol." >> i have my resume. i have been doing a lot of job searching lately. i have skills in construction, demolition work. >> hoping i can get a job. >> there are some large-scale construction jobs, department of homeland security is building a $1 billion headquarters on the ground. millions of dollars in stimulus money is also being directed d.s rd she intends for city residents to get some of those jobs. >> employees from several
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washington area bridal salons are going to be looking for new jobs. the recession has hit area bridal shops pretty hard. julie carey has more in our report. in a half century of d. business, thousands of brides found a perfect wedding gown at the lady hamilton in arlington. brides were beginning to settle foless. >> instead of finding the dress that's the perfect dress, they are going to find one that's close enough or it is pretty enough or good enough. and it might be half the price. >> reporter: lucky retailers like bridal stores have been hit hard by the recession. one study shows sales off about 18% this year compared to last. while griffin will be able to keep her more moderately priced store open, the other will close. >> i'm fortunate i have another store i can get merchandise that's going to come in after our last day. so i won't leaf anyone in the
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lurch. >> reporter: still bride-to-be dana haskell who just heard about the store closing is waiting nervously until her lady hamilton dress arrives. >> i'm very anxious. we are already cutting it close as far as time frames for alterations. my wedding is in september and i have been told i'm already right on the cusp. i'm anxious to get it as soon as possible. because i will need alterations. >> reporter: lady hamilton is one of three bridal salons closing in the area. after three decades heir yet kassman has begun closing down her namesake boutique and bridal salon in maza gallery good what has happened is that when it really hit ever everybody stopped. they went to the back of the closet and that doesn't do a retailer any good. >> new collection. >> reporter: in old town, alexandria, hannah lord's is a high end store that expects to survive the recession but not without making adjustments. they have begun offering more affordable gowns. pamela vito says in three years
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the average dress price dropped from $4500 to $2,500. >> it is the same customer, our customer has always been more of a sophisticated client and not really the young bride. and i'm still having -- have the same girls. their budgets are completely different than they used to be. harley-davidson is in trouble. the company is expected to cut even more jobs after a dismal earnings report. second quarter profits for the company fell 91% because people just aren't buying motorcycles as they used to. the downturn is prompting harley to cut a thousand jobs. they are also considering whether to close the plant in york, pennsylvania. >> that hurts. more to come. another part of the wilson bridge project could mean delays for drivers in our area. last-ditch effort to keep the rest stops on their highways from close. >> a teenager becomes the
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youngest person to sail around rlthwoe d.
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good evening. bob ryan in storm center 4. warm to hot. one lonesome thundershower that's moved through spotsylvania and around bowling green. it is now -- could be producing a little bit of hail. might be a very slight risk heading out doing something boating over the weekend for an
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afternoon thundershower. nice breezes, though. good sailing weather west to northwesterly breeze on saturday. also out at the beaches, not as hot as it is now. a fair amount of sunshine nice weekend still coming up. back to you. >> the district has an estimated hiv-aids rate of 3%. that may sound low but it is not. today a health and support groups calls for a new focus on the deadly disease. when more than 1% of any population has contracted a virus, it is considered to be a, quote, generalized and severe pandemic. the group in attendance say the focus needs to be on pref sxengs educating the public on avoiding exposure. >> not enough is being done by the district of columbia government attorney general indicate this residents of the nature and scope of the problem of hiv and aids in the district of columbia. to urge them to get tested as soon as possible and if positive to enter into appropriate treatment as determined by competent medical personnel.
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>> an estimated 7% of black men in the district have hiv or aids and fearly one in ten d.c. residents between 40 and 49 have the virus. >>aj mor traffic shift on mhe te ybewalttarted today. theso wrin biledge project. of 49i-5's outer loop will be diverted ti-ohe t tndffic wl eus thee on cctoron nuneve ramps as a trdhierrdp ooo lut av elne la. la teraat pfflrnil wemnaiil tecgh ttouhr ouemptser.be e tha triim dve w dlil l not be aeo t tno on t tohe connector or to stop on those ramps. transportation officials in virginia want to change a law that prevents private business from running interstate rest areas. right now federal law requires that the state operate all rest areas but some states have gotten waivers to get around the rule. the governor tim kaine and state transportation secretary want virginia to have the option to contract -- to contract private
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businesses. next week 19 of 42 rest areas are scheduled to close because they cost too much for the state to operate. when we come back, a new chapter in history as the nation's tallest skyscraper gets a new name. >> new chapter of nationals history tonight as they start the second half of the season with their new manager. ryan zimmerman likes riggleman quite a bit. what does riggleman expect from his players during the second half of the season? t s response wn ahes4ew cos." uein 6: the pontiac summer closeout is here; hurry to get the pontiac you want before they're gone. the price on the tag is the price you pay. get a 2009 pontiac vibe for $13,708 after all offers. or get 0% apr fo60 months on most 2009 pontiac models! all are backed with the best coverage in america, including a 5 year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty. t geme excitement while you still can,
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dan is at the park where the nationals are getting ready to start something new. >> yeah, guys. jim riggleman making his nationals manage earial debut and are playing the cubs. always good crowds for the cubs no matter where they play. so we know that the crowds are going to be good. the question is are the nationals going to be good. they are hoping that by firing manny acta and bringing in jim rigglem riggleman, it will bring a new flavor, the change of pace, new atmosphere out here at nationals park for the team that desperately needs one. jim riggleman, career baseball guy, played the game while growing up in rockville and went to richard montgomery high school. he went to frostburg state university. he was drafted and then played the minors. he had been coaching or managings now at the major league level for 17 years. riggleman said he's not expected to really change a lot. but he will expect maximum efforts at all times. >> it is as great game and it is
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america's game. and all that. we do keep score and, you know, you are trying to win. we have to get better results and that's the message in the room has. >> totally different being a bench coach. we will see. i think -- we have been around him, obviously. great baseball guy. and, you know, hard-nosed and hard worker and that's some of the stuff we need. when it comes down to it, i think it is up to us, not the manager or front office guys. we have to take it upon ourselves to play better and take responsibility and accountability and do things right. >> nationals all-star third baseman ryan zimmerman on how the team can get better during the second half of the season. it was turned back the clock day at the british open. 59-year-old tom watson led for much of the day before in the end he was one-upped by miguel jiminez who shot an incredible six under 64 over there at
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turnberry. the story is watson, tied at second place. one shot off the pace. he has won five open championships and including one on the course they are playing, turnberyy. 32 years ago. let's go across the pond for this one. i think he needs help here. here is tom watson from the bunker on 7. this is veteran work. ball lands a few feet from the cup. watson saves par. he had eight one-putts and no three-putts, bogey 3. 65. one shot off the lead. tiger woods' tee shot on three. uh-oh. this ain't good. tiger knew it. swinging the club in frustration. that ball is coming at you. look out. tiger would bogey the hole after losing that ball. tiger's second shot on the par 4 16th. he drops his club in disgust. check where the ball goes. bounces into the burn. i think we call that a creek here in the u.s.
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first round 71 for tiger. one over par. he is not out of it but certainly is not in it now. don daly. crazy pants. his girlfriend, believe it or not, had a matching outfit. second shot. pretty nice. hit the cup just lips out. daly knocks in for the eagle. looking good in the pants and pretty good on the course. he did two under par. retief goosen now on 16 from the bunker. one leg in and one leg out. we call that the hokey pokie. shot perfect. gets it up there nice and close and saves par. then the man of the day. miguel jiminez. we catch up with miguel on 18 putt for birdie and outride lead from the front of the green. this thing has a long way to go. and tracking right into the cup. jiminez and watson. one stroke at six under. watson feeling nfidt. >> i feel i'm playing well enough to win the golf
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tournament. and i feel, you know, doesn't feel a lot out of the ordinary from 32 years ago. >> feel inspired playing here. a lot of it has to do with just the -- being -- being in the presen here at turnberry again and just -- culmination of a lot of things that have gone on already. >> interesting move by the redskins today, folks. they have just selected another defensive lineman in the draft. it is the nfl's supplemental draft. they picked jeremy jarmon out of the university of kentucky in the trd round of the supplemental draft. what that means is they are giving up their third round pick in next year's draft. that means they must like this kid where it is. he was highly thought of around the league. this is jeremy jarmon. he's leading kentucky a year early because he was declared ineligible for his senior season after failing a drug test.
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he tested positive for a banned diuretic. jarmon can play end or tackle. the redskins still need help on that defensive line where they can get it. he's the first supplemental draft choice in franchise history for the redskins. moving on to hockey. capitals signed jeff schultz to juan-year $715,000 contract. meantime, mining for gold at their developmental camps. there is a ton of talent out there. there is one guy that everybody is buzzing about. take a look here at oncarlson. he is going to be a player. one of the first round picks in 2008 for the caps. carlson has an outside shot to actually make the capitals 23-man roster this season. he has all the intangibles except experience. that's okay. because he is 19 years old. and the defenseman would love to be in washington full time this season. the coach is pretty impressed.
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>> i thought -- most polished, you know, 19-year-old. way ahead of the curve. >> my goal. and some people call me stupid but i came into camp last year and my goal is to make the team and, you know, i thought i developed all this year. my goal had year cominging in to make the team. if i'm not ready i'm not ready. pit am going to be mad and just, you know, go back to the drawing board really. and -- you know, just do my best to get to do whatever it takes to get back out there. >> capitals first round draft pick in 2008. hoping to play with the big boys this coming year with the capitals. i don't want to say a long shot but outside shot to make the capitals regular season roster. it is the first game for new manager jim riggleman, hometown kid from rockville. i'm looking over at him here in the dugout. i think he is nervous. little tense. first game as a manager for the
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nationals and he said he's very pleased to be managing his hometown team. homing to get a win tonight. it would be nice to see him string a couple together which does not happen very off zblen that would be good. good for him. i have to tell you one more thing, you know what john daly will do? john daly is going to force the golfing people to enforce a dress code. >> like tennis. >> yes, exactly. he will create a new thing out there the course. >> those are some of the ugliest outfits ever. lit only get worse. >> nothing new from daly. thanks, dan. when we come back, teenage boy completes around the world sail. >> 35 shots of love. elaborate proposal. ãoy
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a teenager from southern california became the youngest person to sail around the world. zack sunderland finished his journey today arriving home to a hero's welcome this afternoon. sunderland has spent 13 months alone on the water. braving encounters with stormy seas and engine trouble and he was even chased by pirates for a day. he lived and blogged through it it all and now he is considering his next adventure. he may go up the mountains, perhaps everest but does want to hang with friends for while. >> good for him. an icon since it was built in 1973. as of now, the sears tower is no longer called the sears tower.
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it is the tallest building in the u.s. at 110 stories. it is now officially known, though, as the willis tower. willis is an outfit called willis group holdings. it is an insurance company from london. the company secured the name with prom toys bring jobs to chicago and lisa large portion of the building. some people in chicago, though, don't care. they say that it is always going to be the sears tower to them. tonight at 11:00, arguably washington's most famous hotel but in a matter of days it will go to the highest bidder. the heat is too much for several children who were at a baseball game in our area. and federal investigators are releasing new pictures of that hole in the southwest airline jet. guy named pete simpson in bristol, england and wanted to propose to his girlfriend and wanted to do it differently. he told her he was taking her to see a film called "35 shots of rum."
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it was romantic is a matter p opinion. it does not matter. ♪ i hope you are the one i share my life with ♪ >> reporter: not exactly the french art house film they were expecting. a man crooning in. the fill silver medal all about love. ♪ ♪ why does my heart tell me >> reporter: he decided to propose to his girlfriend hannah he shot a music video and planned an evening to remember at his local cinema. >> i wanted to do something special because, you know, asking her to marry me is a big deal. i always had sort of an idea in my idea of making a video, personalized message or something. it wasn't actually -- i decided to do it in the cinema that -- show a film the idea of doing a
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music video came into my head. ♪ i don't want to r away >> reporter: filmed over three days around bristow with nothing more than a selection of pants as props. and on the big night also hannah's first date he took his girlfriend to the cinema and arranged a fake audience so hannah wouldn't suspect a thing. >> i was half expecting a happy birthday message and move into the actual film we were watching. the lights came on. he dropped down on to one knee with a ring. at that point i knew what he had planned. >> reporter: her answer -- >> it was yes. how could you say no to that? >> reporter: as the couple plans for many more cinema nights as mr. and mrs., the question is would you have said yes? >> the video was shot by one of pete's -- he and hannah plan to get married next august. she says although she liked the video, whether they will play it

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