into a ball of flames late last night on i-70 between hagerownst and eredfrk.ic the victims were returning fro an event where they gave rro tdleyouth.raiseubledpt ghyonitot inveig aatsorreni tryg 0 to figure out if bad weather played a role. derrick ward joins us with more. >> reporter: the folks involved in the crash had just come from doing charitable work, good work. but it all ended in a feary crash before 10:30 on route 70 in northern maryland. motorists who witnessed the crash report seeing an electrical arc, a flash of but light and then seeing a helicopter come crashing to the ground in the eastbound lanes of interstate 70. the wreckage was on fire. >> the the fire consumed the cockpit of the aircraft e er frer fr passengwh injured.. >> they'veeende ff nje 24re jeffrey nordaas of columbia maryland. 23-year-old niall booth of new market. 48-year-old kim felix of new

market and 39-year-old george tutor of westminster. three of the victims worked for advanced helicopter concepts, which has a charitable foundation aimed at at-risk youth. they were on an event for that foundation that ended about 8:00 p.m. >> after the flights were completed, these flights to raise money for the foundation, the pilot waited two hours to leave, because of weather conditions. so the flights completed, we believe about 8:00. and he finally departed hagerstown, about 10:15 to return back to frederick. >> reporter: there had been reports of fog in the area of the crash at higher altitudes. and the arc flash that witnesses reported appeared to have come from the helicopter striking power lines. >> the helicopter was flying very low, and we know, i was told that the wires that were struck were about 70 feet off the ground. so that gives you a sense of what height the helicopter was flying. we also know one of the witnesses reported that weather

was clear, low to the ground and very foggy, the higher up you got. >> reporter: and that's one of the questions that authorities hope will be answered in the ensuing ntsb investigation. whether the power lines brought the helicopter down or whether it struck them already in its crash descent. at the airport where the helicopter was based, there's sadness in the air, a place devoted to flying, now heavy hearts borne to the ground after thisragic loss. live in maryland, back to you. the brother of one of the crash vmsicy tilere aicased tas, je da n jeff nordaas was 24nd aayod t his brother remembedodim him as loving and caring, writingquote me he made everyone around him want ad be a better person. can imagine.mlyhim m more than this is truly a devastating loss to everyone that knew him. police in calvert county are

investigating a deadly crash involving a sheriffs deputy and a teenaged driver. police say the deputy was answering a call when the teen's car crossed the road in front on him. julie carey is in dunkirk maryland with mo. >> reporter: the calvert county sheriffs department is not releasing the name of the young victim. we know she's a recent graduate of northern high school and she worked just down the road. the accident happened at that treacherous crossover intersection on route 4, it closed the northbound lanes for five hours today as police investigated. it's clear to see the impact of the crash was fierce. sending the calvert county deputy's car tumbling, while the young victim's car burst into flames. this woman's office is right across the street. >> the sound -- it was like a sonic boom. >> i saw it was a sheriffs car just flipping and flipping. and a big, big engulf of flame. and i looked a i cross and you could see the car. >> reporter: a sheriffs department spokesman said the

accident happened 11:00 a.m., deputy and another deputy in a second vehicle were traveling northbound on route 4 to a domestic disturbance. >> both deputies were responding to a domestic call, an in-progress call and they were running priority one, which is a lights and siren response. >> reporter: the victim, who was initially headed southbound, was attempting to turn left into a subdivision when her car was struck by the deputy. she and deputy wells were trapped in their vehicles. the deputy in the trailing car attempted to help. >> she immediately got out and went to the car. she couldn't get to the car in the flames. she went to check on the officer and knelt down and stuff. and the emergency crewings and everything were hereere here in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: the car's driver, an 18-year-old, died in the flames. the deputy had to be freed from his vehicle by firefighters. >> the deputy was taken from the scene and flown state police helicopter to shock trauma in baltimore. he's listed in stable condition.

we don't believe there's any life-threatening injuries. >> reporter: a joint investigation is under way with the anne arundel county police and state police to determine what happened. residents who stopped to look at the horrific scene questioned whether officers should run at high speeds on busy and congested route 4. >> people have bumper stickers around here that say, pray for me, i drive route 4. you do need prayers when you drive this road, it's bad. >> reporter: a sheriffs department spokesman said this is the first time in recent memory an accident involving a deputy's car has resulted in the death of a civilian. coming up, words of sympathy from the sheriffs department to the victim. back to you. president obama is trying to quell a storm over the controversial arrest of a black harvard professor by a white police officer in cambridge, massachusetts. the president said he spoke this afternoon with the officer involved in the incident, sergeant james crowley about the

arrest of professor, henry gates. during the press conference this week, mr. obama calleded arrest stupid. once officers realized gates was at his own house. today the president said he regrets his words, but still believes the arrest was an overreaction. it comes several hours after representatives from the police union came to the officer's defense. >> my hope is that as a conseqnce of this event, this ends up being what's called a teachable moment. where all of us, instead of pumping up the volume, spend a little more time listening to each other. >> autumn of us collectively and individually, believe that he acted appropriately. as any police officer would. in conducting aes rnse ro t a o break-in progress call. >> the disorderly conduct charge against professor gates was later dropped. the president is hoping his remarks today might put an end to this controversy. joining us now is nbc news

correspondent, mike tiabbi with more. make, what's the pulse? you think this is going to be winding down? >> reporter: well, it's going to be winding down at some point, wendy. because all stories do. but right now, the temperature is pretty stoked. it's reignited an angry conversation between race and law enforcement. i heard it on the talk shows in town, all over the newspapers here and the conversation continues in that vein. but some words have said by all, an african-american sergeant was at the scene with sergeant crowley said he stood behind him 100%. president obama said his own words were perhaps not the most carefully-drawn words he could have said. basically illuminating the situation. he contributed to the media

frenzy. which certainly has been exactly that since the story broke on tuesday. now we're waiting for another statement by police commission, robert haas, of the city of cambridge, and we'll see where it goes from here. there's at least the opportunity for the accommodation that everybody said they would like to see back on tuesday when the story first broke. the president even joking about this saying let's make it a teachable moment. maybe we can get these two men to come to the white house at some point soon and have a beer. nowhere near that yet, but at least it's part of the conversation now. >> mike, you were talking about the media frenzy and listening to the talk shows in cambridge and the massachusetts area, is the public opinion, is that swinging towards the officer? how are the comments falling? >> reporter: well, it's hard to really measure which way the public opinion is swinging. i know the expressions on both sides have been made and they're very, very powerful expressions on both sides of this right now. a lot of heels have been dug in,

a lot of lines in the sand have been drawn. we're learning more about the sergeant, a lot was known about professor henry gates jr.,ne of the leading scholars in this country. ut theer eten, 42 years old, father of three, he's been teaching at the police academy in the past, among other subjects, how to avoid racially profiling anybody at the point of arrest. he had a famous moment in 1993, when he gave mouth to mouth resuscitation to a famous boston celtic player, who eventually died. he has a spotless record, his fellow officers came out, even an african-american colleague of his. so you have two good men, essentially. so that's why the president said maybe they should get together. he said he even called sergeant crowley and described him as a good man. we're not there yet, but at least i think there's an opportunity for that. >> good, thank you, mike tiabbi,

thanks so much. good evening, bob ryan, storm center 4. building clouds, but nothing like yesterday, when we had the developing and storms that would take us through a good part of the evening. there's one thunderstorm, you can see it down to the south of fredericksburg, spotsylvania area, that continues to rapidly move to the east and southeast. so it doesn't look like it's going to be causing any big problems. the other batch has been some nasty storms up around hagerstown. and remember, with the weekend coming up, a lot of folks being outside and into the pools. if you hear the rumble of thunder, don't take chances, look for a good, secure spot. our rain yesterday, we're still having a very, very dry year. dry july, that is. and yesterday's storms, look at the wonderful rainbow, brian weaver took a picture and sent it in to us. we'll be having a summery weekend, i'll tell you all about

it. the latest on the swine flu, the marenan said a fourth persn isaid a fourth person in the state has died frohe tru vis. health officials say theatvi ls t n ctim is an adult who lived o undengrlyicocadeiondl ndnito a r ordimekcondition and no risk fal s. on centers foreais c dolseontr sa 2eo30 psa across the country have died from zpu. inrgviia has had two deaths, there have been no deaths in the district. the world health organization says swine flu continues to spread around the world. and authorities don't expect the infection rate to slow any time soon. scientists say they've not seen any change in the virus's behavior. and most people contracting swine flu have had mild symptoms. here in the u.s., health authorities say up to 40% of americans could get the virus over the next two years. and several hundred thousand people could die unless there's an effective vaccine in place. the cdc is basin its

projections othe 1957 pandemic. now an update on the students quarantined in china because of the swine flu. four students are still quarantined and the rest of the group have been moved to a new nonquarantine hotel. we have breaking news from fairfax county, police are investigating a stabbing inside home in the annandale area. live pictures from chopper 4. police called to the home in the 4100 block of hummer drive. around 4:00 this afternoon. it's not far from the hidel oakes nature center. we'll have more information, when we get it. up next on news4 at 5:00, a sentencing today in a case that led to the break-up of a heroin ring that supplied zunts in a northern virginia high school. the new video on youtube that metro wants you to see. some scary moments for a plane making an emergency landing. and =d

a 20-year-old northern virginia man will spend 20 years in federal prison. today he was sentenced for supplying a lethal dose of heroin that killed his girlfriend in centreville last year. news4's keith garvin joins us now. >> reporter: investigators, prosecutors and an entire

community was shocked last year. it centered on a relationship that took a dark and deadly turn. two lives once intertwined reaching different but tragic endings. th man who lost his daughter called today the close of a long journey. >> not many people in this country have lost loved ones have the ability to see justice being done. >> reporter: 20-year-old skyler sniffle was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, convicted of supplying his girlfriend, 19-year-old alicia lanis with a lethal dose of 200. 2008. her death counvered a pandemicun of heroin use among young individuals and young people were dying. barnot ev lyioprde usodrsunto previously understood by fedaler authorities in northern virginia and caught them by surprise when lanis died in centreville. >> she saved 16 people's lives, the ones that were arrested. her death was a catalyst for this case. >> reporter: the investigation revealed a hneroieaal heroin des and users, most of them current

or former students of westfield high school. prosecutors say sniffle introduced alicia lanis to the drug supplying another girl several months after the victim's death. ne ata ttent mewsone4, a olavetif sniffle whoidn'tf nt to be identaiie sdd w w all loved but skyler is not the monster that t press portray him to believe. but prosecutors say that t defendant actively obstructed the investigation by trying to convince others to lie to authorities. in court today, the victim's father spoke directly to the defendant. and recounted a conversation they had. >> i told him, if anything ever happens to her, i will make sure the world comes down on him. little did i know at that time, that the world happened to be the u.s. government. >> reporter: there have been several other convictions surrounding this investigation. in court last week, one of the suppliers admitted to distributing up to 300,000 bags

of heroin in the centreville area over a two-year period. wendy? thank you, keith. passengers aboard an international flight were shaken but safe after the plane blew some tires during an emergency landing. it happened yesterday at toronto's pearson airport. the air canada jet was headed for beijing he it developed a problem with the wing flap. it's believed the additional weight of the fuel needed to get the flight to beijing contributed to the tires blowing out. all 228 passengers were taken safely to the terminal. two astronauts are finishing a fourth space walk outside the international space station. you're looking at a live picture from nasa. the astronauts are installing four new batteries, designed to store power collected by the solar wings. each one costs more than $3 million. the old batteries have been in place for nine years and will be returned to earth. "endeavour's" mission will din into next week. one more space walk is planned for monday.

"endeavour" is scheduled to arrive back home next friday. i love those pictures. >> they didn't pick those up at home depot or lowe's, did they? >> that will crash your flashlight for quite a while. >> hey, bob, we finally got the rain last night. >> we did, it's great. outside now, a few lonesome showers now. our temperature, notbad, we're still in the hottest time of year. our average is 89 degrees. 86 degrees, have you noticed how the days are getting a little bit shorter? oh, my goness. here we are, we've lost 30 minutes of daylight since june 21st. look at the temperatures right now, here we are, 86. got a 90? 91 degrees at raleigh-durham. 60s to our north. there's been a storm that moved up into new england. augusta, maine, right now, it's 61 degrees and raining. our heat index, about the same as the temperature. humidity is not too bad. there's the spin in the

atmosphere with the storm that's now moving through northern maine. behind it, you can see a little bit of a leftover circulation. so there have been some nasty storms, but two our north. not right around us. earlier, there was some storms that were up about 20, 25,000 feet. you can see the one heading in towards fredericksburg, to the south of fredericksburg. i'll zoom that. that's now around folks into spotsylvania. you're getting your lawn wet again. that will be continuing to the move off to the norern neck and bowling green. and right now, there's nothing going on around us. in the longer we go through that, probably won't be seeing anything. that's where there some severe thunderstorms, around lancaster and chambersberg, other big storms around binghampton, too. and winchester, in the shenandoah valley, much wetter. manassas, you folks had most of your monthly rain yesterday, as

did washington, d. now closing in at least o one inch. so overnight, a hazy night, clear night. i'll tell you where you might be able to see the shuttle in and the international space station, it's pretty low in the sky. we'll be back in a a real summery humid pattern. into sunday, a weak weather front. so of the two days, sunday is the day with a bit more likely to be seeing afternoon thunderstorms once again. temperatures both dags, into the 90s. so for this evening, a few thunderstorms. but i think those are stayingo our south. down around spotsylvania or fredericksburg. tomorrow morning when you get up, it will be some hazy sunshine. sunrise now after 6:00. 6:03. a lot of sunshine tomorrow. nice saturday. but a real sunny, hot july kind of day. a lot of folks love it, head to the pools. watch out for that sun, it's still mighty strong. near 90 degrees. heading out for the beaches, some good sailing weather, too. around the bay, there will be south to southwesterly breeze

tomorrow. ten to 15 knots. so some good sailing weather. sunday is the dwa with a little higher chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. so if you're heading out to the beaches, keep a weather ear peeled for that. there will be a little more clouds on sunday tn saturday, but a nice summery weekend coming up. the search for a missing maryland teenager at a south carolina beach. >> and the ten thi

at least 20 people are dead after a bus crash in russia today. authorities say a bus collided with a gasoline tanker in the southern part of the country. nine people aboard the bus are in serious condition tonight at local hospitals. nirl reports show that the tanker veered into the bus's lane. the weather and visibility were reporthood i good at the time. and a police car fire was caught on tape in north texas. two dallas police officers were inside this car yesterday afternoon and they smelled smoke. the officer jumpedut of the car when they noticed flames and started directing traffic away from the area. firefighters ended up letting the fire burn itself out. because there was live ammunition in the trunk. which i think you can hear it going off there. authorities believe the flames broke out when something came into contact with the car's catalytic converter. an old bridge came crashing down in louisiana today. demolition crews blew up the black river bridge in jonesville as local residents gathered to watch. the bridge was built in 1931.

last year, a new bridge was built as part of an expansion project for a local highway. well, volunteers are searching a south carolina beach for 13-year-old maryland boy, who disappeared while swimming with his friends yesterday. the teen was visiting garden city, south calina, with his family for a baseball tournament. yesterday, a team of volunteers linked arms and walked the shores near myrtle beach, searching for the teen. officials say the boy was seen struggling in the ocean, seven of his friends had to be rescued. the national weather service had issued a warning about rip currents. when news4 at 5:00 continues, ahird minimum wage increase in the past three years. will it help workers or kill their jobs. and we'll take a look at the new video on youtube that metro wants you to see. and the prosecution rests in the banita jacks trials..

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welcome back to our second half-hour of news4 at 5:00, i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm wendy rieger. coming up, a hike in the nation's minimum wage. the top ten things you should buy before the recession ends. and the youtube video that metro wants you to see. first our top story, the defense gets its turn in the trial of a woman charged with killing her four children. >> the prosecution has rested in the trial of banita jacks. she's the southeast washington mother accused of killing her four daughters.

news4's pat collins joins us live from outside the courthouse in northwest with the latest. pat? >> reporter: pat, it's been a grueling trial. grly evidence. graphic testimony, but now, now it's coming to an end. at 3:28 this afternoon, inside superior court, the prosecution rested its case in the quadruple murder trial. this came after testimony from 25 witnesses over eight days. this came after the introduction of more than 200 pieces of evidence and exhibits, collected by investigators over more than a year and a half. the defendant, banita jacks, charged with four counts of murder in the deaths of her four daughters, ages five to 16. it happened at the jacks's home on sixth street southeast. jacks told police her girls were

possessed by demons, that they died in their sleep. the prosecutor says there's evidence that one of the girls was stab and the other three strangled. evidence that jacks lived in that house for months wb the decomposing bodies of her four daughters. because of the decomposition, there's been some debate about the exact cause of death and the exact time of death in this case. but so far, there's been no evidence, no evidence that the girls died of natural causes. no evidence of any forced entry into that house. no evidence that anyone other than banita jacks was in that house with the girls during the last days of their lives. late this afternoon, the defense put on two witnesses, they dealt with technicalities, they were in that courtroom for something less than ten minutes.

closing arguments expected monday. pat, back to you. >> pat collins, thanks, pat. train service on the red line is back to normal this evening. but this afternoon, passengers ran into delays because of an accident. a man was hit by a train at the van ness station. it was about 12:30 this afternoon, the 40-year-old taken to a local hospital in critical condition. investigators are drying to determine how the man ended up on the tracks. after that, trains were single-tracked between cleveland park and the friendship heightsizations. metro has released a new video that hopes will allay passenger concerns about safety. the video is airing on youtube. it shows what a train controller sees when a train is operating through a circuit that's been turned off for maintenance, concerns about track circuits and how the system detects whether a train is present or not, surfaced after the crash last month. if you're looking for a job, the best place to look may be the state of virginia.

bc has named the commonwealth ashe top state f bs.uses in econd time in three years ea that virginia has grabbed thebb top honors. based on dozens of t criteria, including the quality oli workforce and the state supert for innovati. cnbc said the state has reasonable sales, personal income and corporate tax icwh ke which makes the state cte toiv businesses. since january of last year, the state has generated more than 30,000 new jobs. in the district today, dozens of nonprofits and community groups pleaded with the d.c. council not to cut their budgs next year. the council chamber was packed with groups that serve the poor and the disabled and hungry. as well as community arts and youth service organizations. all groups are facing some type of cut in government funding as the city wrestles with a $600 million budget deficit for this year and next year. the council is due to vote on the budget cut-backings on july 31.

they say that the council was generous, but has to balance the budgets now. starting today, the minimum wage goes from $655 to $7.25 an hour. it could have an impact on the cost of a lot of things you buy. lee anne gregg reports. >> reporter: lisa richards and her family own this ice cream and burger shop in indianapolis. too small to be required to pay the 70 cents an hour more for minimum wage. but she expects an impact. >> you have a 14, 15, 16-year-old girl or young man that is their first time job walking in the door and that's what their expectations are. >> and higher wages affect more than payroll. >> when your payroll goes up, it's all relative. then unemployment goes up, insurance goes up. >> reporter: for the owner of this pizza restaurant in lake charles, louisiana, the worry is over raising prices in a recession. >> you can't absorb that type of

wage increase. so we have to take other means. we have to raise our mu prices. which you know, the public is very resistant to that. and unfortunately, we have to do that. >> reporter: mcny state university dean of business, dr. richard adrian. >> you have to come to the conclusion of reducing the number of hours they work, reducing the numb of employees or raising prices to cover the additional costs. >> speaking from experience, no, i don't feel sympathy for the employers. >> reporter: eloyees say it's about time. more money in the pocket for workers. with customers possibly left with a bigger bill. le e anne gregg, news4. ic>>wh> h hbrings us to our question of the day, do you thk the 70-cent minimum wage hike is high enough? go to nbcwashington.com and let us know. up next, a challenge from the president to public school principals. we'll have details. and "meet the press" moderator,

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and you would have a license plate on your car like that, you can find out more. for us we'll be seeing more summery weather, temperatures into the low 90s, it will be humid. hay, it's july. late tomorrow, a slight risk of an afternoon thundershower. principally out in west virginia, maybe out in skyline drin around the park. and on sunday, a little more likely to be seeing afternoon showers and thundershowers. obviously with all the activity, watch out for those, next week, who hot and humid, back to you. president obama wants schools to raise their academic standards. today he challenged states and local school districts to participate in a program called race to the top. the president is offering money to schools that embrace reform such as linking teacher pay to how well t students do on the defendant. the president is making $5 billion available for schools to tap into, if they will enact these reforms. but some teacher groups are

opposed to merit pay, saying teacher evaluations are often flawed. health care reform is the main focus of the bottom. but the administration's foreign policy has also come into play. joining me is "meet the press's" david gregory. let's talk about health kir, since there's been so much talk about it. the senate says it's not going to meet the president's deadline. so what's the new deadline? >> well, that wasn't helpful, by the way. the president sort of set himself for a tactical defeat and that's what happed. he won't get it by the august recess. the goal is to get something through the house. perhaps by the recess and give the committee work done so that the fall is not wasted. so there's real opportunity for them in september to get it done and reconcile all the bills. delay can ultimately lead to defeat. and that's what thehite house is worried about. and that's what they should be worried about. and that's where they are. he laid down the marker and congress said, not so fast. >> part of the risk arises from the dogging he's taking from his own party.

>> right. the call, he's a more conservative democrat. in 06, democrats skillfully recruited more conservative democrats from rural districts around the country. these are the very people that are making it difficult for them on health care. and again, cost is an issue. you go into the august recess, a lot of members of congress get an earful from constituents about what they don't like. >> hillary clinton had some sharp words for north korea. with all the focus on health care, is she fading at all from the spotlight? >> there's all this coverage over this and she insists not. she's asserting herself on the world stage and we'll see her on sunday. she just logged 100,000 miles traveling around the world. north korea and iranre huge tests for this administration because they're not bending to the administration's will. the question is, what are they

going to do about it? both of these are potential nuclear powers. >> she was attending an asian summit, but she's got more than east-west relations on her plate. >> factually, you go from those hot-spot issues, a primary focus, to other reasons. things like climate change, which was part of her trip in india as well. the point about north korea is interesting because of how she ratcheted up the rhetoric and ended up trading insults with the north koreans. >> you'll have her on sunday? >> the first full hour, a live interview with hillary clinton. >> thank you, david.ho a reminder, secretary clinton will be david's guest on sunday, "meet the press" airs here on news4 starting at 10:30 sunday morning. when we come back, beating the heat in a way that's good for the earth. >> i'm liz crenshaw, can you keep cool and green as the weather gets hotter?

that's the question, and the answer is coming up on ask liz. and some members of the nats team up with area youth to help bring affordable housing to the area. and in sports, a newditi e

we're following breaking news from fairfax county. lice are investigating a ede a h a home in ear tharea. this is happens in the 4100 block of hummer drive. news4's jackie benson is on the scene with the latest. jackie? >> reporter: pat, we want to show you what it looks like here. police were called here about 4:00 this afternoon. for, a report of trouble at the home you see there.

once they got there, they found a fefemale, an adult asian fema, who had been tied up and stabbed to death. we understand she was stabbed multiple times and found in a bathroom of the home. which we understand is being used as some type of business. we believe an acupuncture business. fame fairfax police are out in force, going door to door in this combined commercial residential area, trying to find out information about what happened here. we understand that they very early on requested the services of a korean language interpreter. she is here. and right now they're waiting to begin their investigation. we understand that the victim is still inside there and they are trying to find out right now, who was in there at that time, also, a search for a suspect. back to you. >> jackie benson, thanks, jackie.

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a day out on the water is a great way to relax. but filling up the tank at the end of the day, well not quite as much fun. luckily, a new solar-powered watercraft that promises to make expensive fill-ups a thing of the past. maryland's renewable energy alliance showed off a new pontoon boat. prince george's county executive jack johnson said he hopes to attract green technology businesses like the canadian company that makes the loon to the county. well, in case you missed it -- lindsay has a new addition. how are you, lindsay? >> hey, i'm good, pat. this time of year might be considered the calm before the storm as the opening of nfl training camps all across the country are just around the corner. but there was still plenty of excitement this week. locally the weekend baseball started with the nationals winning two games in a row. here's the best of the bunch in

case you missed it. in case you missed it, during the yankees old-timer game, former shortstop gene michaels hit the balm and it is drilled so fast, he loses his shoe and falls down. he's okay. nationals against the cubs, willie harris slides one to left field. micah hightower leaps into the ground and knocks off sunglasses and makes great grab. watch out in the first row. leaps into the crowd. former national, alfonso soriano, not known for his defense against the phillies, he goes back to catch a fly ball andt hits his glove and bounces dot grou. not the first time alfonso soriano made such a silly play. alfonso soriano may be able to blame his glove, but the braves blame the light. the ball goes over his head.

that's to blame the equipment. this time on the links. former quarterback, chris chandler misses the birdie putt and taps in parth and then tosses his putter in the drink. so, how good is marshall faulk on the golf course? he got over 10,000 yards rushing through 13 years in the nfl. saturday, he needed just 168. on the 17th hole at lake tahoe, he gets the spin back to the hole. and that puppy is in. a hole in one. the new highlight of his career. the shot heard around the world. this putty t watson on the 18th hole of the british open. a 59-year-old had just eight feet to capture history -- and he came up short. watson lost to stewart cink in a playoff. the worst fan award goes to this guy, from san diego, he leaps over the railing for a foul ball and then shove as kid just to get the ball. where's the shame?

in shy-town, white sox pitcher, mark buehrle, just three outs away from a perfect game against the tampa bay rays, the sox brought in dwayne weiss for this reason. bringing in dwayne, a definitely a wise move. mark buehrle allowed no runs, no hits and no errors, just the 18th perfect game in history. in case you missed it, you've now seen it all. >> and that is impressive. mark buehrle still does not have possession of the game ball, they're trying to locate it and get it back to him. can you imagine? what a feat, that's one of the greatest things you can accomplish in sports. >> thanks. still to come, some cold, hard cash. could it help ease your physical and emotional pain? >> and a look at ten things you'll want to buy before the recession ends. n-

new research suggests people in pain can be helped. scientists conducted a half-dozen experiments on volunteers, the results were fairly consistent. the thought of money, even touching dollar bills affected how people thought about themselves, physically and emotionally. in their research, scientists found that people who were feeling rejected or physically

hurt, have a higher, stronger desire for money than others. scientists say their research could help explain why some people become addicted to making money. recent economic reports suggest that the country may be emerging from the recession. when the economy bounces back, prices for goods and services that have fallen recently will go back up. so, if you have the money, now is a good time to buy. we have ideas on what youoo t t nt to tpurchase >> reporter: economist predict th presessio wilill be over by year's end and according to neil weinberg, of "forbes" magazine, so will the bargains. >> right now is a great place to be if you're buying and you've got money in your pocket. >> reporter: among the top ten deals of the recession, homes are at the top of the list. >> we've seen the price of homes decline. >> reporter: the secon hottest bargain high pressure cars. brand-new cars have been sitting at shipping ports across the country, because demand w so low. from nearly 17 million cars a year, to below 10 million.

at toyota of manhattan, incentives are helping to clear the showroom floor. one sign that these incentives are working is that cars are selling again. and the fear is that these incentives will disappear with the recession. >> since september 11th, when we started seeing the incentives, they didn't last as long and go as d intoorry intoorry model. >> diamonds are a girl's best friend and more wallet-friendly than er. costing 14% less on average. while high-end jewels like this rare yellow diamond, that cost $5 million haven't dropped in price, investing in a jewel can be a better bet than putting your money in stocks. >> in the past 30 years, the price of diamonds virtually never went down. at worst, it stayed flat or went up. in the past five years, it went up over 300%. >> other bargains include

vacations, children toys, laptops, flat-screen tvs, furniture, women's clothing and high-dividend stocks. >> it's something that you can buy now and use for ten years, probably a good time to get in. >> some other items that may be good to buy now include deals on cameras, fancy clothing, and health club or country club membership. four people killed in a chopper crash, wendy rieger joins jim handly next on news4 at 6:00. we're following some breaking news tonight from fairfax county. where a woman has died after being stabbed at an upscale home. >> a maryland teenager is dead after a fiery crash that involved a sheriffs deputy. the officer who arrested a black harvard professor who was trying to get into his own home is telling his side of the story. four people killed in a helicopter crash in maryland