home from doing charity work. good evening, everyone. i'm jim handly. >> and i'm wendy rieger. jim and doreen are off tonight. n> the pilot and two pelen o board the helicopter were ees emof advanced hopelic hoanc has a frienedurd who a fh he t to hagerstown. erthheey tor fre a a meeting of the advanced helicopter youth foundation charity. derrick ward has more. >> reporter: well it is now in the hands of the national transportation safety board to determine what brought the helicopter down. it happened just before 10:30 last night near frederick on interstate 70. motorists who witnessed the ash report seeing an electrical arc, a flash of blue light and then seeing a helicopter come crashing to the ground, in the eastbound labors of interstate 70. the wreckage was on fire. >> the fire consumed the cockpit of the airport and there were urfose perhosfo w were fatally . y'heve been identified asd jfre

columbia, maryland. 43-yr- nolea biad ooollfthew n a -y48ear-eld kim felix ofewol market. and 39-year-old george tutor of westminster. three of the victims worked for advanced helicopter concepts, a company which also has a charitable foundation aimed at at-risk youth. >> this is very unfortunate, when you have people who are really obviously trying to help others in the community. and have this kind of outcome. >> reporter: they were on an event for the foundation that ended at about 8:00 p.m. >> 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 dpog in the area of the crash, in higher altitudes. and the arc flash that witnesses reported appeared to have come from a helicopter striking power lines. >> the helicopter was flying very low. and we know, at least 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 wit witnesses reported that weather was clear, low to the ground and very foggy the higher up you got. >> reporter: one of the questions in the investigation is whether the power lines brought the helicopter down or whether it struck the power lines already in the crash descent. the wreckage of the helicopter is going to be moved someplace where the ntsb can pour over it and try and answer some of those questions. we've got storms rolk through parts of our area this evening. let's go straight up to bob in the storm nter >> not as widespread as yesterday. there was one around fredericksburg and another one has come out of the mountains of west virginia. there it is. i'll draw it in. it is a warning because of the possibility ofomehail. it's moving along about 20, 25

miles per hour. there's some of the spots in the path of it. you folks around boonsboro, so this is in effect until about 6:45. these things do tend to pulse up and pulse down. so no immediate thread for any widespread damage. but there could be some smal hail. and over the weekend, i think there will be more thunderstorms, too. if you hear the rumble of thunder, don't take any chances. seek shelter. 30 seconds or less, that means that the thunderstorms could be just a few miles away and you wait 30 minutes after you hear the last rumble of thunder before you head out, back to the golf course or the pool. don't take any chances. this is a warning for parts of frederick county primarily. until 6:45. back to you. >> case involving a woman who was found tied up and isnih peapng ni ethis happening0041

0041 block of hummer road in anondale. jackie benson has more. jackie, what have you learn? >> reporter: we learned that police were called here by a 911 call just after 4:00 this afternoon. i'm joined now by officer eddie ascarati of the foix fairfax county police. >> that's correct, we got a call for this address and officer went inside and found a woman had was dead within the home. >> reporter: what's gng on right now, you have a very large police presence here. >> at this point, the detectives, the crime scene investigators, the supporting staff are all assembling, getting their game plan together in terms of how they're going to conduct this investigation. you may have heard the sirens pulling up. that's our command bus. they have a place they can meet and discuss what the next step is going to be. >> reporter: does the neighborhood play a role in this at this point? i seeing officers going from building to building and house to house. it's a combined residential and commercial area? >> every investigation is a

little different. one wp of the things we always like to do is talk to everybody. and see what, where that takes us. every lead is important and that's what some of what's going on right now. >> reporter: officer, eddie escaratti, the fairfax county police. the investigation just beginning at this point. back to you. >> jackie benson live in annandale. the. the prosecution has rested in the trial of jabanita jacks,5 witnesses testified for the prosecution. blte adate,ys they accuse jacks of sintabbg her teenaged daughter and strangling her three younger daughters. they said that jacks lived for months in the house with their decomposing bodies. prosecutors said there was no evidence of forced entry into the home. the case is being decided by a judge instead of a jury. today president barack obama spoke to the police officer who arrested a black harvard professor drying to get into his own home.

mr. obama caused a stir after saying that the cambridge, massachusetts police had acted stupidly. this afternoon, the president said he could have calibrated his words differently. reporter chris clackham has that story. >> reporter: the surprise visit at the briefing by the president follows his remarks this week that cambridge, massachusetts police sergeant, james crowley, acted stupidly in the arrest of harvard professor, henry gates. >> i actually just had a conversation with sergeant jim crowley. >> reporter: admitting he contributed to the uproar, the president said he could have calibrated his words differently. and put a bit of the blame on both sides. >> there was an overreaction. in pulling ploe fesor gates out of his home. professor gates probably overreacted as well. >> reporter: at an earlier news conference, crowley didn't speak, but his supporters did. saying crowley went by the book

in arresting gates last week. >> after his own intensive investigation, the cambridge police department also expressed its support for sergeant crowley. clearing him of any wrongdoing. >> crowley tells boston's nbc affiliate, whdh thursday that gates was immediately confrontational, when he and another officer responded to a call about two black males breaking into the house. >> i said i'm sergeant crowley from the cambridge police department and i'm investigating a break-in in progress. and he responded why, because i'm a black man in america? in a very agitated tone. >> i demanded to know his name and his badge number. he wouldn't say anything. he wasust very upset. i said, why are you not responding to me? becata me because you're a white police officer and i'm a black man? >> reporter: the disorderly conduct charge gates faced was dropped. although he's said to be contemplating a lawsuit.

while president obama says he's hoping for something else. >> my hope is that as a consequence of this event, this ends up being what's called a teachable moment. >> reporter: chris clackham, news4. wall street continues to see gains, with the dow gaining 23 points to close above 9000. and in other news, the federal minimum wage was raised do $7.25 an hour. two top oba administration officials are putting heads in public over who should insure your money. tracey potts wraps it up for us. >> reporter: the government says risky mortgages and lax credit rules have confused customers and helped drive this economy to the brink. the treasury secretary tells congress one new agency should be in charge of protecting consumers. >> it's not enough to have standards. it's not enough to have rules. it's not enough to state protections. they have to be enforced. >> reporter: but the head of the federal reserve wants to keep

the regulatory power where it is. >> that strategy must include sustained efforts by all our financial regulatory agencies to make more effective use of existing authorities. >> this as 4.5 million workers got a raise. critics say it could force small businesses to pass the costs on to consumers. >> reporter: wall street doesn't seem concerned. this week, the dow topped 9000 for the first time since january. >> growth will be strong the first half of next year. the stock market is building it into pricing now. >> reporter: but with unemployment lagging far behind, pulling americans out of their individual financial rut could take a while. billionaire businessman, warren buffett, has decided to start with the next generation. teaming up with aol to create online cartoons, teaching kids how to manage money. >> they're very simple lessons. we're not trying to teach them e equals mc squared or something. we're telling them basically that a penny saved is a penny earned.

>> reporter: tracey potts, news4. california is a step closer do solving its multibillion-dollar budget crisis. the state senate has approved a package of bills to close the budget deficit. the bills would include cushion to health, education, welfare, state parks and prisons would also lose some funding. this deal only covers about 60% of the deficit. still supporters say the plan is vital to addressing the state's cash flow crisis. coming up on news4 at 6:00, a 20-year-old virginia man sentenced for his role in a heroin ring that shocked a suburban community. a teenager is dead after a crash involving a sheriffs deputy in maryland today. more than a dozen people were killed when a plane burst into fire while landing. astronauts spent the day trying to make up for lost time during a space walk this afternoon. lindsay, what you got? >> coming up in sports, former maryland golf coach, fred funke, makes history. and the u.s. soccer team

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yesterday, they had to cut the space walk short because of the high carbon dioxide levels inside one crew member's suit. this was the fourth space walk for the shuttle's crew. another procedural setback tonight for president barack obama's health care package. one day after democratic senate leaders gave up on trying to force a vote on the issue next month. a group of house democrats is urging leaders to take more time now. we have more on the so-called blue dog democrats. >> reporter: without the blue dog democrats or without most of them, health care reform probably can't pass here on capitol hill. >> you know -- >> reporter: most americans have never heard of arkansas congressman, mike ross. but president obama and house speaker pelosi know ross and his views on health care reform. >> the american people are ready for us to slow down. >> reporter: ross is a blue dog democrat, there are 50. named for a painting in an

office where they used to meet. conservative democrats. >> there's a democratic majority in congress, but there's not a liberal majority. quite simply, they make up the balance. democrats can't move legislation without having some of the moderate to conservative democrats on board. >> reporter: the president invited ross over this week. but the blue dogs are not budging. saying now is not the time to talk about hiking daxs for health care reform. >> the bottom line is before we consider new revenue, the american people want us to insure that we've cut costs and insure that we've squeezed ever are i dime of savings we can find. >> reporter: congressman, what's it like when the president of the you state and the speaker of the house say, we hear what you're saying, you got to play ball with us, stop holding this up. >> there's no rift with the white house, there's somewhat of a rift with the democratic leadership. they just want to hurry up and get a bill passed. >> reporter: president obama today still wants a vote by fall. >> provide affordable quality

health care for every american. >> reporter: but to win, the president needs democrats like mike ross. and ross is not a yes vote yet. republicans love the struggle among democrats. one today on twitter, blue dogs, keep barking. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. house democrats announced an agreement on far-reaching steps designed to rein in the growth of medicare. part of a concerted effort to counter the impression that president obama's health care legislation is in trouble, wendy? president obama talked about overhauling another system today, the educational system. announcing his $4 billion race to the top program. schools will compete for federal grants, designed to improve academic achievement. the program allows state to require more charter schools and will link teacher salaries to student performance. >> not every state will win. and not every school district will be happy with results. but america's children,

america's economy, america itself, will be better for it. >> the department of education will be seeking public comment on the program for the next 30 days. the first round of funds should be awarded to schools who apply by early next year. >> bombil awo>>le t dle two u. peapdnwo idato it happened i he toleil v southern part of the mi oavicfficryls haven't yet nys sasleedny evidence details a ab lyjuasec h beomhe t ea deadl stiee the month for forces in st forces in 37 cagh ameisn. t s american troops have been killed there just this month. in iran, 70 people are dead after an airplane made a crash landing today in the city in the northern part of the country. iranian tv reports say that the plane's tires failed on landing. causing the aircraft to skid off the runway and burst into flames. another 19 passengers were injured. the flight was operated by a private carrier called aria airlines. today's was the latest in a string of deadly crashes in

iran. an iranian passenger plane krshed on july 15 this year, killing 168 people. there was chaos at the honduran border today as ousted president, manuel zelaya, attempted to return to his homeland. flanked by supporters and a large military presence, zelaya stepped across the board, waited for military official the to contact him. the interim president has promised to arrest him. he was sent into exile after military forces staged a coupe, coup, accusing zelaya of trying to extend the limits of a presidential term. many hondurans view his actions as an attempt to create a more socialist-leaning government. the government and other governments have condemned the coup. when we come back on news4 at 6 tonight, rescuers are searching the ocean off south carolina for a teenager from maryland who disappeared.

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the heavens appear to be a little more settled today. >> yes, but to our north there are a few more thunderstorms. with the doppler radar you can scan and see as it builds up. and then briefly, it will produce perhaps some hail, so warning goes out and then these things go up and down. not as widespread as yesterday, and for folks around frederick county, could be seeing some small hail. outside, this is our sky watcher. yesterday, the clouds were bubbling and there's some instability. we'll still see a few more. and over the weekend, it is

july, our high temperature today, once again, this has been a rather cool july. made it up into the 80s. well below our average high. and we're still, we're still having about the same amount of sunshine that we did yesterday. even with the clouds that have been building up. 83 degrees outside now. southwesterly wind at 9 miles per hour. so our high temperature only made it up into the mid 80s. our rainfall now the same as the driest july ever. even with the rain that we had yesterday. look at the temperatures around the east now. 83 here. 70s to our north. it's been so, so cool up in parts of new england. even though it's a little bit on the humid side. big storm went up through the new england coastline. there's the circulation, and behind it, a little bit of a ripple in the jet stream. early this morning, by the way, tuscaloosa, 63 degrees. right now around us, here's the area of storms to our north. it is up north of baltimore. there are other warnings, that were out around harrisburg and

chambersberg. there's one line moving into frederick county that's past for you folks into parts ever west virginia. i'll zoom in. you can see it may be taking a little turn to the right. so we have to keep an eye on those, some of those storms that cake take a turn to the right can be producing strong winds. heading into clifton estates and farther south towards sommerville. this is the area, sharpsberg has been getting a fair amount of lightning. lower another little cell is trying to get going around winchester. and the cell around fredericksburg is into the northern neck. so this is the one with the warning with it for folks into frederick county until 6:45. riserstown earlier had another half-inch of rain. arlington, for the gardens and lawns around the metro area did get some rain. as the storms move through, another opportunity to see this

evening looking to the west-northwest. to see the international space station and the space shuttle. they'll reach about 40 degrees high in the sky at 10:15 and then youl see it disappear. because it will move into the earth shadow and that will be the end of it. so overnight tonight, what we're going to be seeing is any showers, our winds move to the south-southwest so the humidity will be back and there may be some afternoon thundershowers, especially heading to the mountains of west virginia. 30 seconds, you hear a rumble of, see a flash of lightning and 30 seconds later, hear the rumble of thunder, means the thunderstorms is getting closer. by sunday, a little weak weather front getting near us, so we may see a better chance of thunderstorms on sunday. tomorrow, into the 90s as it will be on sunday. so for this evening. we've got the few thunderstorms out there. not everybody is going to get wet. a rumble of thunder, that one looks like it could be still heading into northern parts of

montgomery county in the next couple of hours. after we get into 9:00, things, i think will be settling down. starting out with hazy sunshine tomorrow and the humidity back with southwesterly winds, by very late in the afternoon and evening, a slight chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. but, feeling like july. i think tomorrow is only our seventh day that we'll be over 90 degrees for the summer. so well below average for that, but the humidity will be with us as this comes in. and each afternoon there's the slight risk of an afternoon thunderstorm. there will be a bit more in the way of clouds around on sunday. so if you wan to go to the pool, i would do it tomorrow. and next week, remaining into the 80s as we head to almost august. >> okay. thank you, bob. coming up, we'll tell you about a crash that involved a calvert county sheriffs deputy that left a young woman dead. a man was sentenced today for his role in the heroin ring that rocked a virginia suburbs

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during the pontiac summer closeout. visit pontiacdealer.com back with lack at stories making headlines tonight. federal investigation into a helicopter crash in hagerstown on i-70. four people died in the crash. three worked for the advanced helicopter concepts of frederick. the ntsb looking into weather power lines brot the chopper down. a woman tied up and stabbed to death in the annandale, 4100 block of hummer road. fairfax county police are still on the scene. and president obama acknowledged today, that he used unfortunate words when saying cambridge, massachusetts police

sergeants acted stupidly in arresting black scholar, henry louis gates. the president stopped short of apologizing, however he did call the white officer who arrestedae te shed invited both men for a beer at the white house. coming up in this half hour. news4 at 6:00, a man is sentenced for his role in a suburban virginia heroin ring. investigators now say they're considering criminal charges in the case of michael jackson's death. and we'll tell you about three prisoners who escaped via helicopter. a fiery crash involving a calvert county sheriffs deputy has left a young woman dead. at the intersection of route 4 and apple way in dunkirk. authorities say the deputy was responding to a call when his cruiser smashed into car, causing it to catch fire. julie carey with our report. >> reporter: the sound, i mean, it was like a sonic boom. >> reporter: this was the horrific sce that trish hall witnessed when she ran out of her office on busy route 4 in the heart of dunkirk.

the impact of the crash was so fierce, the it sent the calvert county patrol car tumbling while the victim's car bumpt into flames. >> i saw the sheriffs car flipping and flipping and a big, big engulf of flames. i looked across. >> a sheriffs department spokesman said the accident happened before 11:00 as deputy wayne wells a another deputy in a second vehicle traveling northbound on route 4 to a domestic disturbance. >> both deputies were responding do a domestic call, an in-progress call. they were running priority 1, which is a lights and sirens response. >> reporter: the victim, initially headed southbound, was attempting to turn left into a subdivision when her car was struck by the deputy. both she and deputy wells were trapped in their vehicles. the deputy and the trailing car attempted to help. >> she immediately got out and went to thecar. she couldn't get near the car that was in flames. she went and checked the officer. she knelt down and stuff.

and the emergency crews and frlg were here in a matter of minutes. >> reporter: the car's driver, 18 year old, just graduated from northern high school, died in the flames. the deputy had to be freed from his vehiclby firefighters. he is expected to survive his injuries. this is the first time in recent memory a deputy has been involved in a crash that killed a sillian. >> i just want to say that our hearts go ott to the family of the young lady involved. definitely. >> reporter: because the investigation involves one of its own, the calvert county sheriffs department will be assisted by the anne arundel county police and maryland state police. but some residents are already wondering whether it makes sense for officers to run at high speeds on very busy route 4. julie carey, news4, dunkirk, maryland. witnesses say a man struck by a metro train today intentionally put himself in the train's path. it happened at the van ness station around 12:30 this afternoon. that man is still alive. he was taken to the hospital. trains are now running normally

on that section of the red line. they had been single-tracking for a couple of hours between cleveland park and friendship heights. metro tells us passengers can still expect some residual delays, delays are also expected to continue on the red line this weekend. as transportation officials continue their investigation into last month's deadly metro crash near the tacoma and fort totten stations. it was a heroin bust tt rocked the virginia suburbs, more than a dozen people arrested in connection with the drugs that resulted in four overdose deaths. many of those arrested were high school students. and today, the last defendant in the ca was sentenced, 20-year-old skylar schnippel received a sentence of 20 years in prison for supplying the drugs that resulted in the overdoze death of his girlfriend. keith garvin with our report. >> reporter: a relationship that took a dark andas deadly turn. today, a 20-year-old northern virginia man was sentenced for supplying his girlfriend with a lethal dose of heroin. the young woman's father said no

amount of time could ever bring back his daughter. but the sentence does bring closure. >> not many people in this country who have lost loved ones have the ability to see and see justice being done. >> reporter: 20-year-oldtewaeneo schnippel s stencedol 0 yes in feder prisison. convicted of supplying his girlfriend, 19-year-old alicia lannes, with a lethal dose of heroin in march of 2008. tosetoro pcutor ericro barnett said alicia lannes's deathami pdeanc ever heroinsede u among young u di alviinds dung yanpleoou were dying. caught them by surprise when alicia lannes 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 aeb o w heroin dealers and users, most of them current or former students of westfield high school. prosecutors say skylar schnippel introduced alicia lannes to the drug and was supplying another

girl several months after alicia 'slaebesnn death in a statement to news4, a schnippel relative, who didn't want besk identified, said we all loved alicia.ols gy loss, but skilor is not the monster they portray him to be, but prosecutors say skylar schnippel not only refused to cooperate with investigators, he actively obstructe the investigation by trying to convince other does luc to authorities. in court today, skylar schnippel read a brief statement in which he said he loved alicia lannes and his drug addiction had taken over his life. alicia lannes's father was unmoved. >> from dayone, he has shown no remorse, and i think you saw in his statement today, which he read in a monotone voice, he read it word for word, no emotion, as if somebody else wrote it for him. that's just indicates to me that he's not remorseful. >> reporter: prosecutors say, if anything, this is case that illustrates the dangers of using and selling illicit drugs, it's

a lesson that skylar schnippel will have 20 years to think about in federal prison. from the u.s. district court in alexandria, keith garvin, news4. >> skylar schnippel pleaded not guilty during his trial. he has ten days to appeal. another swine flu patient has died in maryland. it is the fourth death attributed to the h1n1 virus in maryland. health officials tell us the patient was an adult from the eastern shore, who did not have any previous medical conditions or risk factors. officials say it's a reminder of how serious swine flu can be, even for healthy adults. the search for a missing maryland teen continued offer the coast of south carolina today, officials have identified the teenager as 13-year-old lonnie hill, in south carolina for a baseball tournament. no word on where in maryland hill is from. he disappeared in the waters off myrtle beach yesterday, before 1:00 p.m. friends say they were swimming with the teen when he went under water and never resurfaced.

volunteers linked arms while searching the shores near myrtle beach. the coast guard and local air and water rescue teams helped with the search. florida college no longer under lockdown following reports of a gunman on campus. warning alarms began blairing on the university of south florida campus, as officials warned students to stay inside and lock their doors. a gunman was reportedly seen near the school's bioscience building. the campus was given the all-clear about an hour and a half later. a school spokesperson said she was unaware if any shots had been fired, or if anyone was taken into custody. an arkansas court has handed down a guilty verdict in the trial of a man who led a controversial religious sect. today, tony alamo was convicted of forcing girls, some as young as nine, to travel across state lines to have sex. crowds outside the courthouse clapped while the authoriti took the 74-year-old preacher away. the five girls involved in the

case, between the ages of 17 and 33, said alamo married them while they were sti under age. he led a multimillion-dollar ministry before his arrest last fall. now the latest on the michael jackson death investigation, a search warrant confirms that the singer's personal doctor, conrad murray, is the target of a criminal investigation into the singer's death. and the august tribute concert to honor the pop star has been called off. lee anne gregg has the latest. >> reporter: the office and storage unit of michael jackson's personal physician was searched wednesday in houston. court documents are the first public confirmation the doctor is a crime suspect. a search warrant says quote investigators were looking for evidence of the offense of manslaughter that tends to show that dr. conrad murray committed the said criminal offense. during the search, police confiscated rolo t ex confiscated rolo dex cards,te emails, computers, a suspension notice from a houston hospital and vials of two drugs.

a drug used for weight loss was found in a dosage that can be easily obtained on the internet without prescription. the other drug seized was a muscle relaxant and sleep aid. >> they are looking at dr. murray, they are seriously investigating him for manslaughter. and they'r looking for any piece of evidence that will hele together case together against him. >> reporter: through his attorney, the doctor has denied wrongdoing. autopsy results expected next week could influence possible charges. murray, a cardiologist, was hired by michael jackson at a monthly salary of $150,000. murray was at jackson's home and found the singer not breathing. he administered cpr and jackson was pronounced did at ucla medical center. he had been rehearsing for a comeback tour. concert promotor, aeg, sold rights of final rehearsal footage to sony, reportedly for $60 million. no stipulation, no tribute show

before a film footage is released in october. so plans for a tribute concert next month have been scrapped. the show would have coincided with the singer's 51st birthday. >> a hearing for the custody of jackson's children has been delayed to august 3. jackson's mother and the children are the primary beneficiaries in the singer's will. we'll dell you about a prison break where the inmates used a helicopter to lift them to freedom. and we'll explain how this american airlines plane wound up with its nose on the pavement at one airport. people could soon be able to bet on horse racing while they wait for their flights. ga

some thunderstorms through frederick county, another up north of baltimore. those will be staying north of washington. there was some limbs down in fair play and washington county. that's the reason for the warning. it's still in effect. let me see where this line is moving. coming through frederick now, moving along at about 20 miles per hour. towards the southeast. so about due to move into frederick, maryland. so again, as always, when we get these thunderstorms, don't take any chances, stay inside with the cloud-to-gund lightning. we'll see temperatures into the 70s later on tonight. and then in the 80s to near 90,

good boating weather with a nice southerly breeze tomorrow, ten to 15 knots. back to you. a helicopter taken hostage leads to a daring prison escape in belgium. police say the accomplices took a ride in a rented helicopter while posing as tourists, hijacked the helicopter, forced the pilot to land on prison grounds, the inmates jumped in and the pilot was forced to land on the outskirts of town where the prisoners and their friends hijacked a car and driver to help them get away. an american airlines plane experienced a nose gear collapse during a maintenance check. a spokesperson said mechanics were running the plane through heavy maintenance checks when the aircraft's nose crashed to the ground. no one was injured. the boeing 767 has been out of

service nce the mishap. american airlines will conduct an investigation to figure out what happened. a rehabilitated sea turtle has been released back into the ocean now. the 13-year-old male sea turtle, nicknamed will, was released yesterday. he was found beached in and suffering from an infection near corpus christi, texas in april. researchers at texas a&m rehabilitated him and installed a satellite tracking device to monitor his movements and research his habits. and the public was able to monitor his movements through a website. updates on his location will begin the 1st of august. >> he wanted out of there. he said i'm so out of here. coming up this evening on news4 at 7 -- >> that's the kind of wedding you want to go to. this is how one couple made it down the aisle.

>> re >> retro moves there. lindsay what you got? >> we'll talk about nfl, how long will michael vick be out on the sideline dps he's reinstated. plus, former redskins coach steve spurrier reveals his not so unanimous ne 64 atco:00 uentn ws 6at:00 continues.

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is he not? but michael vick is the thing that everybody is looking for. he's expected to learn more about his future in the nfl next week. reports are that commissioner roger goodell will reinstate him. that will mean that michael vick would be able to sign on with another team. it would be likely he would serve a two-game to six-game suspension. vick was hoping for no suspension after serving 23 months i federal prison. not long ago he was the highest-paid player in the nfl, so now he's looking for a team to give him a second chance. vick has reportedly met with the nfl commissioner in a decision from the league is expected to come down early next week. even as early as monday. to golf news, tacoma park native, fred funke made history today at the senior british open setting a 36-hole record. funke is at an eye-popping 11 under par, as he tries to win the first major of his career. players at the senior british open causing a buzz, this is tom

watson's ball in the bunker on the first hole. remember wh he did last week at the british open. here he hits it perfectly. he would tap in for birdie. he shot a 1-under today, he's 4-under for the tournament. seven strokes behind the leader. the leader is dpred funke, his second shot on the par 4, 16th. let me tell you something, this was a good one. lands on the green. and then stops just a few feet from the hole. funke would knock it in for birdie. the shot of the day on 18, his second shot on the fpar 4, funk was in control all afternoon. his ball heading right for the cup. is it going to go in? it does. he gets the eagle. then look at him. funke doesn't believe it he just did that. gives his caddy the high-five. funke is at 11-under for the tournament. a senior british open 36-hole

record. he says it's not over. >> i got a long way to go. golf course i love playing and i'm really enjoying myself out there. i am working pretty hard as far as i'm not spot-on with my ball striking with my irons right now. and i'm, both days it got better as the round went. i just need to get it going earlier. >> fred funke not willing yet to say he's really had success. the wizards are close to making a move to bolster their backcourt. if a breathes yo agreed to a deal $1 million. the 34-year-old is 6'10", a starter with the spurs in san antonio when they won the championship in 2007. alberto was waived by the pistons this month after being sent to detroit in a three-team deal. even though the wizards are over the salary cap, they would be able to agree to terms with alberto because of the nba's exception. the first-place cardinals

added more talent, acquiring three-time all-star yoitfield outfielder. mat holiday. and the padres waited 2 1/2 hours through last night's rain delay to take a 4-1 loss to the cardinals. top of the second, colin ballister facing rick an kooe that would be a solo home run. it's ankle's sixth of the season. and then, after that occurred, the rains came down and hour and 15-minute delay turned into a two-hour delay. the game picked up in the fourth. still 2-0 cardinals, tyler cliprd on the mound, pitching to joe thurston. fair ball, but just barely. cards take a 3-0 lead on that

hit. not long after, the fans running for cover as the rains came again and the nationals fans all ran out. they called the game with one out in the seventh inning. the cardinals win it 4-1. turning to soccer, the u.s. is heading back to the gold cup thanks to a local guy who used his noggin last night against honduras. this is clarence goodson. boorn in alexandria. he played high school soccer in annandale and fairfax. no score, the corner kick, into the box. check out goodson in the middle. that was a nice header, a 1-0 usa lead. take another look. goodson making things happen. his first goal of the tournament. usa beats honduras 2-0. earning a spot in the third straight gold cup final. the u.s. will play either costa rica or mexico. as bad as you thi you need a weekend, the director of football operations at south carolina needs it more. he's at fault for a pretty big mistake when it comes for voting

for conference football preseason award. every year the 12 s.e.c. coaches vote. of the 11 coaches able to vote for florida superstar quarterback, tim tebow, only one of them surprisingly did not. everyone wanted to know, who would make a bone-headed decision like that today, former florida coach and current south carolina coach, steve spurrier had this announcement. >> obviously, some coach made a serious mistake. or did something dumb by not having him in the ballot, when all this came out that one coach had not done it, i called my director of operations who filled it out. and i signed off on it. and i said, certainly we had tim tebow at quarterback, didn't we? and there was a little pause there and i said, oh, no, you got to be kidding me. he said, we actually put jevon sneed in there. and i said, why did we do that? i'm embarrassed about it, i

really am. it was careless on my part, not looking the sheet over. and i found out we didn't have him on there, i called charlie bloom, the head guy here at the s.e.c. media relations and said, can we put him in there? i'm responsible and i take the blame, i messed up. i have tremendous admiration for tim tebow, he's the best quarterback in our league, the best in the country. the best football player in the country, without doubt. >> steve spurrier said he's never filled out his own ballot. i think from now on -- maybe he will, yeah. >> how do you miss fellow gator at that, to >> i know. >> his director didn't want tim tebow. >> thank you, lindsay. when we come back we'll tell you about an airport that may put in a racetrack nearby. so travelers can bet on the ponies while they wait for flights. and we'll have the story

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