could have serious consequences. the defendant is a doctor. the charges, drug related. on the defense, the doctor's wife. she adds she be photographed out of focus. >> this has destroyed his practice and destroyed our lives and for what reason? i don't know. >> reporter: the doctor's wife out today to try to clear her husband's name. dr. eric greenberg in court in montgomery county facing misdemeanor drug possession charges. his wifdiandn't wt her husband to be remembered by a't police g shot. so today she brought their wedding photos to court. they were married nine years ago. >> it is like a witch-hunt to take his -- to take his license and prevent him from practicing medicine. >>eporter: it was last april that police raided dr. greenberg's home and office on old georgetown road. they say that they found evidence of cocaine and drug

paraphernalia. to your knowledge has he ever done anything wrong with drugs? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: the doctor's wife says she doesn't want her husband to be remembered just by the controversial documents generated in this case. so she brought a stack of testimonial letters from patients to court today. one describes dr. greenberg as a blast from the past. the real ma i could. >> the patients say its best. they think he is a brilliant doctor and he is caring and he's -- he's sensitive. he's got a photographic memory. >> reporter: the doctor's wife, jackie, was also charged with misdemeanor drug charges but was offered a diversionary program. pat, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you, pat. almost two dozen students from the d.c. area quarantined

in china this evening because of concerns about the swine flu. the students are from d.c. from schools across the d.c. area. and including walter johnson high and montgomery county. tonight they are being quarantined in beijing. julie carey is following the story and is in the newsroom. >> as many as eight of the students have also shown symptoms of h1n1 or swine flu including a montgomery county teen whose test results came back positive today. the local parents say they are comforted by the care and attention the teens are getting during the difficult time. many of the student group landed in beijing they were whisked into quarantine at a hotel. one of the male students in the hotel had a fever as they got off the plane and was stringent precautions in place in china that meant quarantine. and video taken of potomac 16-year-old natalie cheney that attends the national cathedral school and spoke to reporters for british television. >> i think they are take good care of us. i spoke with some of the my friends in the hospital. they said they have been treated really well and said they are

receiving american food and have a tv. >> reporter: soon after that interview natalie developed symptoms and was hospitalized. and today her parents learned she has a confirmed case of h1n1. >> we were surprised because initially she really -- she didn't feel bad. but now i'm starting to hear it on the phone she is coughing and she has a fever. so she was very disappointed because that means another five days of quarantine where she thought she was going to get out soon. so it is a blow to her emotionally but i know she is getting good care. that's the most important thing. >> reporter: natalie's parents say the positive test results bring transfer to a better salcipeesiz specializes in fectusious diseases and puts her back in touch with other sick students from her group at the first hospital she was isolated. >> it is hard because we talked to her on the phone and, you know, at this point she, you know, getting emotional. she's not had a lot of contact. you know, you are a world away.

there's not much you can do except give verbal comfort. >> reporter: the 22 students from maryland and district of columbia were selected through a program based at the university of maryland and it works with pr fon-non-prr-it organizatn in friteosng fostering cultural exchanges and the american high schoolers pay only their airfare. the institute's director says even though the students have been quarantined they will be able to extend their stay and finish their trip in china if they choose. >> i hope she will stay and get to see china like she wanted to. it is an opportunity of a lifetime for these kids. and they are there at -- as guests of the chinese government and, you know, it is once in a lifetime. >> undoubtedly returned with stories that will last a lifetime. coming up on "news4 at 6:00," you will hear fromnother local student from walter johnson high school who was also among those hospitalized. back to you now. >> julie carey, thank you. earlier this year, a group of students from silver spring were quarantined in china because of swine flu fears. the students are from the barry school and traveled in may and

were quarantined a week. news4 was there as they returned home and reunited with their families at the airport. none of the students ended up contracting the virus. fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a blaze at a townhouse in lorton. the house is in the 9600 block of hagle circle. flames were seen shooting from the roof. they knocked the fire down in 15 minutes. no one was home at the time and no one was injured. p. the watergate hotel part of the complex made fame business a presidential scandal. failed to attract any competitive bids at the auction today. the hotel property was then taken back by the lender who holds a $40 million note it. but residents and businesses of the famous complex were hoping the hotel will one day be back in business. here is tom sherwood with that story. >> the hotel is part of a six building complex and many still see a big future there. inside the walls of the

watergate complex, a unique washington community of high-end co-dop apartments and shopping plaza a residents and business owners look past the obvious political history that made watergate famous. >> self-contained so we have 55% garden space plus a grocery, drugstore and all kinds of shopping. it was totally designed to be a community for the residents. >> gigi, whose father henry for 20 years was the first general manager of the watergate, said in the original 1970s brochure touted the upscale complex for penthouses originally sold for about $200,000. the watergate come president-elect was made famous by the 1972 burglary that led to president richard nixon's resignation. in recent years, a once busy watergate hotel fell silent as ambitious plans to remold it turned it into more high-end co-dops failed in 2 failing economy. >> it helped the community that lived here and the people that worked here have a pla too to have dinner and to meet, to relax and put their guests up

spoke it became part of a whole entity. >> reporter: $25 million. sell it, $25 million. we thank you. >> reporter: at a crowded auction tsday that took only about five minutes, the watergate hotel was sold back to the new york lender and the only bidder that holds a $40 million mortgage on the property. >> market and sell the property. >> reporter: do you have any idea whether the lender plans to operate it at the hotel? >> that i don't know. >> reporter: longtime residents at the water gate home hope for a brighter future. >> we are hoping that somebody will come forward and purchase the hotel and bring it back to its former glory. >> we will hear more from people that work or live inside the water gate. one of the most famous places in america. pat, back to you. breaking news now from montgomery county. authorities tell news4 at least one person is dead in a crash involving two cars.

it is happening in damascus near the frederick county line. it is at route 27 closed and more information on this story when it becomes available to us. virginia gubernatorial candidate bob mcdonald says transportation will become his number one priority if elected in november. mcdonald unveiled his transportation plan in arlington today and supports more tolls and more hov lanes and boosting the speed limit on some highways to 70 miles an hour and selling state-owned liquor stores and using the revenue for transportation projects. >> new idea. and that's going -- there will be opposition to that. letting northern virginia keep part of the sales tax revenue up here, there will be others opposed to that. northern virginia has got to be take care of. we have to fund these roads here because the prosperity here helps the entire state. >> mcdonald also wants to dip into $900 million of stimulus money reserved for 2011.

he says the money should be used now for transportation projects. they wl they will take on democraticil candidate creigh deeds in venomb . s' e are some of creigh ed plans. bring high speed rail t virginia. he also wants toanxp ed traditional freight and s.ssengerail o reduceanus rh hour traffic through telecommuting and flex time tax credits. and no rest for the weary in parts of virginia. 18 rest stops along highways in the commonwealth are now closed, including one in i-95, dale city. one more rest stop along i-66 in manassas is going to be shutting down in september. and the closings will save the state $9 million a year. the save lgs help close a $2.5 billion budget shortfall in the tranortation funding. the rest stops closed today despite objections from state and local leaders who appealed to congress for financial help. president obama is insisting the health care plan would make medical care more affordable. at the white house this afternoon. the president said the plan also

i am proves coverage, choice, and prevention. but today the mayo clinic said on the blog the current house bill would lower quality and raise cost. undeterred the president says the time is now to reform health care and is pushing congress to vote on a bill that some are saying in this town nothing happens without a deadline. >> we can come together and insist this time it will be different. we can choose action over an action and we can choose progress over the politics of the moment. >> reporter: president obama will continue his house reform oval tomorrow when he holds a televised prime time news conference. g anbryto s, h inrmg. bob an, storm cente en4. are warm and humid. temperatures in the 80s and do have building clouds. alas it isn't anything around us on doppler. you can see what it looks like. scanning around. there are showers and thundershowers. they are way out in the mountains of west virginia. and while we have had hardly any

rain here in washington, there is where there has been rain. yesterday and you can see washington, virginia, over two inches for the month. we had a quarter of an inch around the immediate washington area. what a change in this pattern. look at the april to mid may over five inches. mid may to mid june, over eight inches. and since june 21, a little bit over half an inch. we are into a very, very dry pattern. i will tell you the chances for some really needed rain showers when i join you in a few minutes. >> thanks, bob. still ahead, there's controversy this evening over the case of an ivy league professor who was arrested while trying to get into his own house. i wish i had a chance to live those few moments again but unfortunately i can't. >> singer chrisrown publicly apologizing for beating his former girlfriend rihanna. >> we will tell you about an 89-year-old virginia man that police say pulled out a gun when a group of guys were trying to rip him off. >> in tonight's lunch with lindsay, lindsay talks with one of the biggest names in tennis, anna kournikova.

in idaho, while the parents of the u.s. soldier captured in afghanistan pleaded for privacy a small town of hope and prayed. this morning on "today," president obama sounded optimistic about the soldier's safe return. craig melvin has our report. >> reporter: president obama told nbc's meredith vieira he and the military are working for e return of 23-year-old army

private. >> it makes me think about families and makes you think about the young man. we are hopeful that it will have a good ending. >> reporter: so are people in a town of hailey where he and his family live. >> we love him. we love the whole family. >> reporter: the taliban captured the priva three weeks ago. circumstances surrounding his capture are still sketchy. this propaganda video surfaced over the weekend. >> to my fellow americans. >> reporter: with his captors' prompting him he appears okay but is clear lynn under dur zbles scared i won't be able to go home. >> reporter: so is his family. they are staying in seclusion at their home. >> they want to be careful so that they don't do anything to inflame flame situation. >> reporter: the neighbors have taken to the streets, putting up yellow ribs ons like these all over town. so many, in fact, many of the local stores are running out. >> tell me why you are doing

this. >> because we love bo. >> reporter: the young private was popular here, even before his capture. >> if they needed a man to basically be the listener, bo was there. he is so wonderful. he has a nice -- just such a nice easy way about him. >> reporter: the pentagon says troops are, quote, sparing no effort to get him home. craig melvin, news4. it has been a real battle on capitol hill but earlier toda the senate voted to kill further production of the controversial f-22 voter jet. president obama was quick to praise the senate action. he says investing in the f-22 would be a waste of taxpayer dollars. the defense secretary robert gates and military also opposed further production and gates says he wants more money invested in more modern planes chsus the f-35ch the someac some backing in ressnd aupnd sporters are concerned at sus thousands of js will be lost and now that further production will be stopped. prominent black scholar at

harvard is no longer facing charges. and the city of caridge, massachusetts, is apologizing for what it callsabre rlett t e deint ganry tes was arrested last thursday after a woman cnralled police saying she saw two men trying to break into a home. gates was just returning from a trip and the front door of his house was jammed. so he tried to force it open. when police confronted him, gates yelled at the officers and accused them of racial bias and the officers wanted gates to prove he lived at the home and charged and -- and charged him with disorderly conduct. turning to the weather his -- it has been cooler and dry. >> it is still dry. we have a bit of humidity. the 80s. yesterday southern maryland over an inch of rain. not a drop right around washington. outside right now, not a drop either. even though clouds are building up. and the reason is the air is stable and we have a little area of low pressure off the coast. another one out in ohio and in between even though we have

humidity and lot of clouds. nothing to really cause the air to lift enough to cause showers and thundershowers and that really could use so far an inch of -- mine, one degree cooler than average for the entire year. early this morning, macon, georgia, was down to 56 degrees for a record low. look at the temperatures now around the east. we are at 84 degrees. buffalo, 65 degrees. boston, 60 -- what is this, this is summer. once again, they are getting cold rains up to our north with the dew points into the 50s. and there you can see the area of low pressure off the coast and there is a little dip in the jet but, unfortunately, it is more our north. the mechanism to cause any of the showers, thundershowers, and to form in over us just isn't there. here is where they are. i will get out of the way. there you can see lightning, earlier severe thunderstorm warnings out for spots like grant county but that's where those showers and thundershowers are staying. out of the mountains of west virginia, another batch. out to the west of pittsburgh

another batch up well into new york state. meanwhile, around us, nothing really going on. look how much rain we have not had. in loudoun county, boy, as wet as it was -- i know our farming friends would love to see a bit of rain. tenth of an inch of rain round leesburg and silver spring. quarter of an inch of rain for the month of july. which on average is our hottest month. and with skies, i think, clearing later on tonight a night to see the international space station. here is ere to look. look tar nds the iorth and i will get out way. 10:32. that's late, very late. 10:35, high in the northern sky and with the space station and the shuttle together, should be quite bright. and i think skies for the most part will be partly cloudying to mostly clear. i think we will be able to see it. 10:35. 10:35, looking towards the north. and here is what's going on. overnight tonight, there are those rains that we could use up into new england and tomorrow

once again we will will have light south to southeaster lip winds and bit more in the way of humidity. look at where the showers and thundershowers might pop up once again, if anything, we are likely out to the blue ridge and mountains of washington, virginia. then there will be a weather front getting closer to us on thursday. so that's the best chance, best chance, for getting needed showers. not this evening. not around us. partly cloudy and warm and temperatures in the high 70s to the low 80s. skies, i think will clear enough to be able to see the international space station, 10:35, high in the northern sky. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. warm, temperatures 65 to 70 degrees. at least we haven't had day after day of the searing heat sometimes we get with this dry pattern. and partly sunny skies. tomorrow with the -- once again a c tafternoon hash afternoon shower or rthundershower. rs to 90. hetoadg inhe t game this he evening, good baseball weather wiheem ttu trapere about 85ra degrees. and n,aiag the best chance tould ho forrswe s or .wehdersun

weekend looks reasonably good with temperatuhes ts.in 80 o snigf the 90s, though. mid 90s. we had some of those. >> there are leaves fall. >> reall beginning to get dry. >> last four weeks hardly any rain. >> yes. thank you, bob. still ahead on our broadcast, we will tell you about an 89-year-old man who turned the tables on fellows that were trying to rip him off. >> important vote in loudoun county whether to bring baseball to that area. we will tell you about a website ranked the 30 worst foodin america. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subwayay. subway. eat fresh.

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you see them on the back roads and when you are heading to the beach. the roadside stands where farmers bring the crops directly to you from the nearby fields. all have you do is pull over and stock up. tonight it is going green celebrates food we are going to get in the car and head to anne arundel county. >> half a dozen. >> reporter: regg's produce stand sits on the main road to deal. popular destination for boaters. who pull over and fill up on his sweet corn, ripe tomatoes, perfumed melons. there's no better cantaloupe than here. >> for years we stopped along the way and got our fresh vegetables. >> reporter: his family has been farming here for generations. since the first nutwell arrived in colonial days. >> indentured servant sailing up

the chesapeake bay and got close enough to see shore and swam for shore. >> reporter: nutwell farmed since he was a boy. it is not the easiest work. but he loves it. >> i like plowing the ground in the spring. i like planting the stuff and i like tending to it and trying to keep it -- weeds and grass and stuff. trying to keep it growing good. i like coming out here on the side of the road and meeting people. >> reporter: he meets a lot of people. his stand has a steady stream of customers and loading up. >> i think it is fresh and i like to support the local community. >> reporter: because it is grown locally it is a greener way to go. >> reporter: anne arundel county used to be the home of tobacco. it was maryland's cash crop for decades. the old tobacco barn still stands as monuments to that bygone era. now people are addicted to the sweet corn. it is keeping the farmers in business. >> told me this is the sweetest corn they ever tasted. >> reporter: 18-year-old mthew

brady spends his weekends selling the family's corn out of the back of a pickup. he picks the crop at 6:00 each morning. sounds like a chore. but to brady, farming is a sweet passion. >> i love farming. it is so peaceful. yeah. i mean, it is really like -- you can -- being out in the field by yourself. only bad part is the lonely part. besides that -- in the end, i mean, people enjoying something you worked so hard to created is just -- it is something. >> reporter: and brady's corn is really something. gordon comes out from bethesda. >> can't beat the sweet corn out of here. it is as good as anything. throw it on the grill, cook it in the husk. and nothing better than that yoyp young brady will take home $500 for his efforts. roadside stands help keep our farms and our farmers alive. but it is not a living. >> $3, please.

>> reporter: reggie nutwell is a firefighter during the offseason. brady's family has a side business pouring concrete. they are doing all they can to stay close to the land. and giving us even more reason to pull over and visited the going green website at nbcwashington.com and search going green. >> nothing beats that sweet corn. >> let me tell you. the peaches and the tomatoes, brilliant. >> fabulous. >> coming up, this evening on "news4 at 5:00," people heading to starbucks today to get free pastries. >> important vote this afternoon on whether or not to bring baseball to loudoun county. >> we will tell you about a serious accident that left a car on its roof in northwest wash

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welcome back to our second half hour of "news4 at 5:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm wendy rieger. jim handly is off tonight. >> police in loudoun county identified the teenager murdered at a house party over the weekend. 19-year-old brian vadarti of centreville. shot to death early sunday morning outside of a home in an upskate sterling community. sheriff's deputies sayalverato killed him after an argument. the man had an altercation shortly after he asked everybody to leave the house. he did not know the victim or suspects. surprising testimony in the banita jacks trial today. the prosecution called a witness who says the mother let her young children smoke marijuana. niouin frrks is on trialllkihe r daughters that rangedn i age from 3 i years. yesterday a friend of jacks'

boyfriend testified she let the youngest girls 3 and 4 years old smoke pot. the witness said she saw jacks laughing while the girls smoked. u.s. marshals discovered the four girls' bodies in january of 2008 while serving an ection in jacks' hoefrmgts man and his two dogs were in a jeep that overturned on beach drive in the district today. it happened around noon just south of military road northwest. firefighters had to use the jaws of life to get the man out of the flipped vehicle. he suffered serious injuries and had to be flown to the hospital by a u.s. park police. helicopter. the dogs were not injured. fire firts say they took care of the dogs and fed them biscuits during the rescue. important vote tonight over whher or not to bring baseball to loudoun county. chris gordon has more on this story from the county. chris? >> wendy, the board of supervisors imposed 50 conditions on the proposed baseball stadium to protect the environment and they said that no public money could be used to

finance the stadium and yet, this afternoon, here at the loudoun county government center there was a heated debate and strong opposition. some loudoun county superviseors argued that another public hearing should be held on the proceeds posed baseball stadium. knowing that any delay at this point could kill the project. supporters of the stadium pressed for a yes vote now. >> when all the changes they are putting in place, environmentally, the impact is not as dramatic as what would have been. >> reporter: the baseball stadium would seat 5500 fans and will be located in ashburn, virginia, and at route 28 and route 7. opposes argue it will create a traffic nightmare. >> i received a lot of feedback from my constituents saying that they are very worried about what that is going to do to traffic. >> reporter: former baseball hall of famers made public appearances in support of the baseball stadium and a team that would play in the atlantic league. after years of planning, it came down to this vote.

>> reporter: the supervisored passed the special exception for the baseball stadium. six votes in favor, two object opposed. >> i think loudoun county will be very proud of the project we will bring. >> baseball will be played. >> we are shooting for opening day may 2011. >> reporter: the stadium and two office buildgs were just the beginning. the developers want to build 1400 residential units, apartments, and condos, performing arts and cultural center. a nature preserve and a fire stion, and hotels. >> our proposal includes bringing those amenities by building the community, you know, live, work and play community all around this ballpark theme. >> reporter: brooks robinson is the hall of famer on the advisory committee to this new project. not frank robinson who is also hall of famer. brooks robinson pushing for the

project. the new baseball stadium could be a source of pride because local high schools are so big, graduations have been held in neighboring fairfax county. now with the stadium, graduates could be at home. we are live at the loudoun county government center. back to you in the studio. >> chris gordon, thanks. authorities in stafford, virginia, they are calling this 89-year-old robbery victim a brave man. several suspects tried to rob the man while he was in his house and he scared them away after he pulled a gun from under his mattress. darcy spencer with the story. >> i think the dait great depiction of the gentleman is very sharp and brave.y brave. verye.e.brav >> reporter: stafford county f' shf'ifers deputies s an if 9-year-old man confronted the fourpe wusscthit a gun inside his house and thwarted a robbery. >> i think it was very brave of him to do what he did, could have usedeadly force. . fear of his li. fe >> reporter: police say the man

that sealed the victim's driveway and chaed him $2,000. the next day they came back. when the man went back inside his house he found three of the suspects trying to ransack his home and trying to steal his safe. that's when he pulled his gun from under the mattress. police say the man had thrown the elderly man to the ground and even the gun didn't seem to scare them at first. >> taunted him for a little while longer and making comments to them like shoot me, old man, that kind of thing. and t hen they eventually left. >> repter: police later caught up with the suspects i tre rhisd chevy pickup truck and were arrested after a short pursuit. they are facing abduction, burglary, theft and assault charges. and the victim did not want to talk to reporters on camera but neighbors say that he did the right thing. >> you think he should have done that? >> yes. he should have got them. should have shot them. if you ask me. i got -- no. wrong.

>> to have it under his mattress, he's smart, he is smart. you is do what have you do. around here now days and can't trust anybody. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> the sheriff's department wants to hear from anyone else that may have been a trick victim to the paving scam ask suspects are being held at a local detention center. some starbucks patrons were able toet a little extra sugar rush with their coffee orders today. today was free pastry day. and at the coffee chain. some customers took advantage of the offer and at this location in northwest washington. and as the name of the event implies, people could get the free sweet treat of their choice today but the offer only came if you bought a drink. it only lasted until 10:30 this morning. you also had to show a special coupon available on the starbucks website. so much to remember first thing in the remember. still ahead you may have heard of the program google earth. google launched a new program called google moon. >> we will tell you what officials at one park are hoping to accomplish by allowing

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getting buildup. look at doppler. can you see that? showers out in west virginia. let me zoom right in and you can see for folks around bowie and right into beltway, there's the one pop-up little variety. somebody's garden is getting a little bit of a drink. and that's going to continue, i think, to be out there. we will keep an eye it. there could be one or two others. ernight tonight the most part, just partly cloudy skies. temperatures dipping into the mid to high 60s. tomorrow a slight chance of one or two more isolated showers or thundershowers. temperatures into the mid 80s and after that, the next seven days, better chance for all of us getting needed showers on thursday and then maybe again late in the weekend and on saturday it will be partly to mostly sunny. sunday would be the next chance and maybe monday, too. still no sign o any general rains. there itis. heading towards bowie. tell your lawn to get ready. back to you. >> google earth is branching out. the website is offering a guided

tour of the moon. former astronaut buzz aldrin and jackmi ch sdtchho w piloted apollo xvii are help guiding the tour. the tour what was added to commemorate the 40th anniversary of man landing on the moon. the apollo mission's landed. and it offers panoramic images shot by the apollo astronauts and new video footage is other features. the new features are available if you download google earth 5.0. spectacular image from space, astronomer space jupiter apparently was hit by an object possibly a comet recently. the pictures taken by nasa show a scar in the atmosphere near jupiter's south pole. nasa's infrared telescope in hawaii snapped the images today. ironically the new pictures come on the 15th anniversary of another comet strike and in 1994 jupiter hit by pieces of the comet known as schumacher, levi 9. coming up, singer chris brown is publicly apologizing for beating his former girlfriend, rihanna. >> we will tell you about a

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i told rihanna countless times and i'm felling you today i'm truly sorry and i wasn't to be able handle the situation differently and better. >> singer chris brown publicly apologizing for assaulting his girlfriend in a taped statement on his website brown pleads for forgiveness from rihanna and his fans. he pled guilty for felony assault. according to a police affidavit brown repeatedly punched rihanna in the face and then he choked

her. the story has hit nerve with viewers who have been sounding off all dayn o nbsz washington. lori says athe a wasd up fool to think anyone forgives his w actions,icpuay.blcd-bg inpublicn he otanviroewer wotte in saying -- er anper herson posted this comment.r after weeks of haggling, legislative leaders in california finally worked out a budget deal. the plan closes the state's $26 billion budget deficit without increasing taxes. gr adeeo tgreed a to more fromts, $9 billion from on il b mthore from health and public safet programs. and a lot of state furloughs. >> i just hope very sincerely once we are passed this recession, that we will be able to restore some of the areas where we cut. >> none of these were easy

choices. all of them entailed difficult options for the state. >> personal income fell this year in california. that maent 34% drop in income tax revenue during the first half of the year which made budget deficit worse. final vote on the budget heads to the full assembly on thursday. changes ahead for continental airlines faced with major money problems. the airline announced today cut 1700 jobs. that's about 3% of the work force. and the airline continues to lose money. it lost more than $200 million during the second quarter compared with the los of $35 million a year ago. besides the job cuts, continental will raise fees to books arer vagus over the phone and to check luggage. those fees will take effect next month. airline hopes the higher fees will generate $100 million a year. the price of gas is still falling. the average price for regular unleaded is $2.46 a gallon,own 6 1/2 cents over the past week. gas was hovering around $2.70 a

gallon last month but dropping ever since. here in the district, gas averages $2.57 a gallon. in maryland, $2.42. in virginia, it is $2.33 a gallon. aaa says the recent drop is simple -- mix. plenty of supply and less demand driving the prices down. let's see what is coming up tonight on six sick. we are working on a number of stories and new information today. about the army private being held captive in afghanistan. latest that. also, a local county decides on a plan to allow some types of alcohol at area libraries. we told you about this yesterday ask tell what you they decided and six habits healthy and easy to do that will help you lower the blood pressure and help your heart as well. all that and lots more coming up in 15 minutes on "news4 at 6:00." >> thanks, craig. so lindsay and anna kournikova. where did y'all lunch? >> near the court. anna kournikova hasn't played competitively on the women's

tour since 2003 but is just as popular. her lifestyle in miami and also the question of is she or isn't she engaged to enreiglesias. she would rather talk about the work she does off the work supporting troops and helping kids. en her world tennis team aces came to town she was sidelined with injuries but took the time to talk tennis and tabloids. russian superstar anna kournikova is just as famous for her appearance as she is her tennis playing ability. if i thought she would dig in like other celebrity athletes, boy, was i wrong. the tennis star wasn't in the mood for the lavish crab cakes but did dish about interesting topics. >> i know that you do a lot of work with kids in the clinic. do you see a lot of them that remind you of yourself at a young age when do you that? >> yes. i mean, it is just -- you know, i love bng with the children and curiosity in their eyes and innocence and they just get so excited. it is really -- something that i

really enjoy cog and for me it is a great way to give back. i really want to get kids involved. >> reporter: not a lot of athletes are looked upon to find out more so what is going on in their personal life. you are someone that's scrutinized because of at. what did you say? how do you look at that? how do you deal with that? >> you know, i'm -- i'm used to all this stuff. you know, like i say, scrutiny. because i have been in the public eye since i was 9 years old. i really don't know. any other way. i take it, you know, it goes with the job and i try to look at it positive and, you know, they are doing their job, i guess, if they are -- being reporters or investigative reporters or paparazzi. they are still doing their job. >> reporter: you have a goal besides tennis and the work have you done that you would love to explo explore. we have seen the modelling and commercials and stuff like that. >> i think the modeling, commercials, you know, i'm already -- little too old.

16-year-olds and 18-year-olds now. but, yeah, i enjoyed doing that once in a while.is t r if it is the right opportunity, if it is the right kind of job. >> a lot of guys out there consider you a sex symbol. it is like you are putting that to use. is that what you feel in a way? >> i feel that i have a great opportunity with the celebrity that, you know, i have. and with my name, i can really -- i feel like i have a voice. i feel it gives me a voice and i can really encourage and make people aware of the causes that i'm passionate about and try to, you know, spread the word and help out any way i can. >> reporter: i have to ask you about the ring. it has been everywhere, that you are engaged or people have seen you with your ring. what's the story? >> no story. i get very shy and embarrassed when i talk about my personal life. yes. i'm sorry. it is weird.

>> reporter: that's okay. people said is she or isn't she. >> there's always new rum or every day. i don't like to like -- talk about one rumor because then i have to talk about the other rumor. there's the other rumor. you know. there's another one. she is pregnant and this and that. whatever. i don't know. i don't want to -- if i start, you know, answer one, i will have to answer all of them. i would rather just kind of stay quiet. >> reporter: what is your life like in miami? what do you -- i mean, am i safe in assuming you are still with enrique? >> yes, yes. absolutely. yes. >> reporter: so what do you guys do? on a normal day, just chilling out in miami. >> well, we don't get that many chilling out days. during the week, you know, saturday, sunday. i love going on the boat. i love spending time with dogs and just being on the water and trying to catch up and get enough sleep. do my errands, you know, catch up on stuff. i love going to the movies and the boat and water, being

outside and barbecue was my friends. you know. normal things. >> reporter: anna was really bummed because seventh year playing world tennis but got injured practicing too hard. i wasn't going to ask if she got the job. that's what she brought up. >> that's a beautiful rock. it is beautiful. >> bling. >> she is still with enrique. you saw are they engaged? yes, i believe so. she would not come out and say. >> do we care? >> she does a lot of good work. >> that's nice. that is nice. that is nice. thank you, lindh zbla coming up, we will tell you about a website ranking the 30 worst foods in america. we will explain why officials at a park allow baboons to tear up this car.he

imagine going on vacation and running into something like this. baboons gone wild. attacking this car and helping themselves to all of the luggage inside. this happened at a safari park in the united kingdom. it was a drill. staff at the park staged the demonstration to show visitors how easily the baboons can pry open a rooftop carrier and mess up your belongings. no one was injured during the drill. the park's manager hopes people will still visit the safari site but leigh their rooftop carriers home.

in north texas, it is a case of monkey see, monkey do. now monkey wanted. police are looking for a monkey and his human accomplice. a monkey that stole dozens of plants from a nursery. the security cameras caught the monkey in the act and the owners of the plant store say it appear it is monkey was trained to steal. it snatched about 40 plants last tuesday and handed them over to someone. the store has been robbed before but this is the first time the owners have been victimized by some monkey business. for many on the go, fast food these days is the answer. but most doctors will tell you that it is not a good "your money" for your long-term health. fast food is worse than others and the new website breaks it all down and listing which ones had the most calories, most fats, and the most sodium. diana gonzalez reports. >> reporter: eat this, not that. a men's health website has come up with the 30 worst foods in america. >> i watch my diet.

you know. try to eat right. >> reporter: it isn'tea.sy on the list this bottle of -- for having more sugar than two snickers bars. for one supreme pizza was chosen as the worst frozen pizza. >> 790 calories. >> reporter: the worst frozen meal -- stouffer's white meat chicken pot pie. >> two servings in here. nobody is going to eat half of it. when you add it, it is more than a thousand calories. >> reporter: pop secret kettle corn. we found a low calorie, low-fat version. however, the movie theater buttered flavor contains five grams of transfat. even season yeah, coordinator for the diabetes and nutrition center memorial hospital pembroke is shocked by the calories, fat, sodium on the worst food list. >> okay. wow. >> reporter: that would be quizno's tuna melt. the worst mexican dish on the

eat this, not that list, case diaws with rice, beans, four tore till yeahs and condiments, 2200 calories. said to deliver nearly a dozen glazed doughnuts worth of calories and the saturated fat of 44 strips of bacon. >> mcdonald's would be way worse than chili's. >> my recommendation to all of my patients is always cut the portion in half when you go to a restaurant. in other words, whatever you are served, eat half of it. that way at least you are cutting out calories, total fat, sodium. >> reporter: and she recommends this little book packed with information. >> diana gonzalez reporting. the website called eat this, not that calls itself your ultimate restaurant report card and most restaurant chains provide nutritional information their website and make informed decisions about what to eat and what to stay away from. coming up, we will have the

latest on the d.c. area students being quarantined in china because of swine flu concerns. craig melvin and wendy rieger are next with "news4 at 6:00." elderly man did no want to be a victim so he pulls a gun on suspected scam artists. >> find out six habits you can adopt to lower your blood pressure and keep your heart healthy. >> twist at the auction of the famous watergate hotel. who ended up buying it. >> good evening. i'm wendy rieger and jim vance and doreen gentzler are off tonight. >> breaking news regarding metro and your safety on the rails. today the transit agency is telling us that the circuit that was likely to blame for that deadly crash on the red line last month is failing all across the system. darcy spencer joins us with the latest on th. >> metro officials have said that their train desex system did fail that day and continued to fail during subsequent