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arrested for drunk driving. tonight, many wonder whether david baker will keep his job. akng plintoolice arrested baker nint. the police chief crashed his t. nmarked cityic vntleeho i an v r. theoman w dngri ovi cthaser w taken to a hospital. she shouay boke . arlington police say chief ker's blood alcohol level was .19. more than twice the legal limit. baker's been placed on administrative leave. tonight the question is whether he will get his job back. darcy? >> reporter: so far chief baker has not spoken publicly about his arrest. but a spokesman told me tonight the chief is remorseful and does not plan to step down. alexandria police chief david baker under arrest for drunken driving. the arrest of the well respected long-time chief a shock to city officials. >> today the alexandria community is saddened and disappointed at this turn of

events. chief baker is a well respected leader not only in his department but also in the community. >> reporter: deputy chief earl cook has been named acting chief. >> in the way he said i think i've let you and the rest of the membership down, and so in that way i think he was very much apologetic. >> reporter: baker issued a statement to officers that reads rtinpa , while i can only agine the dispintmt you feel, i want you to knowowou proud i am of each one o you, how privileged i am to work side by side you and how disappointed and angry i am in myself. no one answered the door athe t chief's house. a note on the door ddecteec media questions to a .ndieilam friend. news 4akel t b nerews 4 ulo resign. reefrsmo. k hard to remorseful. w to see that something like this never happens again. he would like to remain chief of police, end quote. >> congratulations and thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> reporter: baker was sworn in as chief in 2006 after serving as deputy chief for 16 years. >> people make mistakes.

i think, you know, i don't think something like that should be fatal for a person's career. >> it's disappointing. if he's the one that's supposed to be enforcing the rules, you would think he would want to hold himself to a higher standard. >> reporter: city leaders say getting behind the wheel after drinking is out of character for the chief. >> i've been in social situations where i have never seen him even take a drink. he's always turned them down. this is just devastating to me. >> reporter: chief baker is due in court for an arraignment on wednesday. he could face jail time if he's convicted of the charge. back to you, craig. >> thank you. chief david baker is not the first public official from alexandria arrested for drunk driving. in 2004 the superintendent of alexandria schools, rebecca perry was pulled over for driving erratically on city roads. she failed a field sbroity test. shwas allowed to keep her job at the time. the board later

rd rew her contct. perry stepped downmw ro fro h position last june. w haysth 4 naysew for the latest development on the sdui arrest f alexandria's police chief. an innocent bystander was hn m sdonaec man was shot gu manno aerer manthckhu c. e lice say thee. ussay tce suspect tookut a gun and fired. both victims are expected to be okay. police say the shooter got away. turning to the weather, parts of our area saw some string storms this evening. steve's up in the storm center with a check on the forecast. >> hey, buddy. we did have a few showers and thunderstorms that came through earlier. some of the thunderstorms did produce some severe weather. now all is quiet. let's go to the maps, talk about what is going on. 81 degrees. it's a warm night here in our nation's capital. 79 out at dulles, 75 in

martensburg, these temperatures will eventually drop down into the 60s and low to mid-70s. on radar, quiet. the bulk of the moisture has pushed up to new england. still really active there. locally not much in the way of rain out of these thunderstorms. anywhere from about a tenthf an inch up to about half an inch up towards hagerstown. come tomorrow, we still have a chance of seeing some active weather. not severe weather, but at least a few thunderstorms are possible. we'll talk about that coming up a little bit later on. back to you. ly take 14th u street, you may need to find uother way tomorrow. that's because parts of that roadway will be closed all day. 14th street between constitution dyl pennsvania avenues wenill shut down between 5:00in 6 indit gin 6:00 nd theni engve enanmer gt meeting.ste driditmt ctentmtentar of transportation sstge drivers take either 9th or 12th street to get around that closure. congress will be back at work tomorrow trying to work out a health care reform plan. both democrats and republicans

say they want to improve the system and provide health care for the nearly 50 million americans who do not visit. they remain divided over just how to do it. republicans and some concerned democrats say the current plan would simply cost too much. a white house spokesperson insists progress is being de. meanwhile, the push for health care reform prompted one doctor to walk from chicago to the nation's capital. d the doctor wants to raise awareness of the nation's health care system. he's self-employed and does not have health insurance himself. he said during his walk to washington he's heard horror stories about others uninsured or underinsured. >> if we listen to the people, listen to these stories, and -- we will get to the right policy, get to the right idea. >> he joined others for a rally at meridian park this afternoon. he says he plans to take his message to congress tomorrow. still ahead tonight, france's president flown to the hospital after collapsing. we're going to have the latest on that developing story ahead.

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the brother of a massachusetts mayor has been arrested for robbing a convenience store with hammer. take a look at the surveillance video. the store's security camera shows the man threatening the clerk with that hammer. at one point he reaches into the cash register. store employees were able to write down the man's license plate number. eight people have died including four young cousins in a wrong way crash outside new

york city. police say a mini van was driving the wrong way in the northbound lanes of a parkway in briar cliff. the van crashed head-on into an suv then struck a third vehicle and burst into flames. three people in the suv were killed along with five in the mini van. that crash was the second wrong way crash on that parkway today. authorities now investigating a second chicago area cemetery after someone discovered a human bone lying on the ground. the investigation comes after employees at a historic black cemetery south of chicago were charged in a scheme to resell plots. the owner of the mountain glen wood memory garden says she didn't do anything wrong. a family is already suing. they say the cemetery tried reselling plots where two relatives are buried. commuter wills soon get ef fli thm reroef from the recent traf tie-ups on the chain bridgee. starting tuesday crews will create a separate lane for drivers turning right on to route 123 from chain bridge. that way drivers who need to

turn right won't get stuck behind the folks waiting to go straight. crews will add the new lane by repositioning construction barriers and restriping the roadway. work will begin on the changes tomorrow night. still ahead, it seems to be the meal of choice for commanders in chief these days. bill clinton goes on a burger run right here in the district. when we come back, steve's when we come back, steve's got that workweek forecast. when we come back, steve's got that workweek forecast. during times like these it seems like the world will never be the same. but there is a light beginning to shine again. the spark began where it always begins. at a restaurant downtown. in a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy.

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now to a developing story we've been following here all day. france's president is in the it sphoal sp sarkozyolar ckozy s cd jo dagging to jogging today. he was run to a hospital for tests. the 54-year-old french leader felt faint after about 45 minutes of strenuous exercise. the french health minister says he suffered from a vaguea episode. the episode can also cause low blood pressure and

unconsciousness. doctors are keeping sarkozy overnight for observation. the ate of alaska has a new governor tonight. sarah palin officially stepped down from the post and turned the job over to her lieutenant governor. leanne greg has more on palin's farewell tonight. >> reporter: after a weekend of good-byes to sarah palin came the official moment. the swearing in of a new governor of alaska. >> i shawn parnell. >> do solemnly swear. >> reporter: the former lieutenant governor will take over the remaining year and a half of palin's term. >> it is my honor to speak to all alaskans, to our alaskan families this last time as your governor. >> reporter: in palin's final address as governor, a tribute to her home state. >> in alaska it is not an easy living, but it is a good living. and here it is impossible to lose your way. >> reporter: with palin's path still undetermined, many speculate. >> i'd like her to run for president. >> reporter: still undetermined.

>> we'll see what happens. >> reporter: the sendoff started friday in her hometown of wasilla where she helped serve food at one of three weekend picnics she attended across the state. >> i won't take my time at the podium to talk politics today. >> reporter: instead, words of gratitude. >> i do want to tell you sin ve serely that i love you, i appreciate you and your sport. >> reporter: unknown on the national stage until john mccain picked her as his running mate, palin burst on the political scene. ethics complaints, mounting legal fees and dwindling popularity have plagued her. >> more than nine lives in american politics. she's only on her first. so i think there's a lot potentially in her future if she chooses to pursue it. >> god bless alaska and god bless america. >> reporter: surrounded by family and supporters, most agree palin's good-bye as governor looked nothing like a final political farewell. leanne greg, news 4. president barack obama is

not the only commander in chief known for making a burger run, apparently. former president bill clinton stopped by z burger in tinley town last night. there it is. an employee used an iphone to ordered a dbleer president. urger with everythingha except mayo. n ottoso g a side of fries dge aar lso apple pie milk worker says hewoay se h p ur ctndpies a e h pictures and he g eouthenteer s the generous tip. bucks, bucks, burger, fries ana milk shake. >> he is looking good. >> if he keeps eating like that, he won't be for long. saw some rain. pretty serious weather in parts of the area. >> we did. some really nasty weather that moved across mostl north and west of the district. heavy rain, some hail, some gusty winds. but all of that is over. tomorrow we could still see another round of showers and thunderstorms. not severe weather tomorrow. nonetheless, during the afternoon hours we could have popup showers and storms.

otherwise we will see what we saw today, what we saw yesterday, what we saw the day before which is basically a mix of sun and clouds and temperatures on the warm side. but the key is the humidity is up. it will continue to stay on the high side for the next couple of days. all right. so with that said, let's go to the maps. we're going to talk about your forecast. here's what it looks like outside. all is quiet as we look down on the mall this evening. it is a bit warm out there. look at the temperature. 81 degrees. so it is quite warm out there. it's very muggy outside. we basically have a southwesterly wind flow which will keep this on the humid side for the next couple of days. so it finally feels like summer here in these parts. 81 degrees. again, partly cloudy skies. temperaturewise 81 in the beltway, 74 just down the road in clinton. 76 in pats river and 78 out towards annapolis. dewpoints remain on the high side. dewpoints in the upper 60s, low 70s. the air is very humid, juiced up

thanks to the southwesterly winds. all is quiet on doppler radar. earlier some really nasty storms moved across the shenandoah county through laven county. howard county up towards the mason dixon line. these thunderstorms did produce some really nasty weather with lots of hail, lots of lightning, lots of wind and lots of rain. all of that has quieted down now that the moisture and the really active weather has pushed up towards new england. currently 81 degrees. 79 in raleigh. 75 in new york city. we still have a lot of humid weather up and down the eastern sea board. this will be the trend for the next couple of days. simply because the pattern hasn't changed. up in canada we have a large wave of lower pressure. off to the west we have this front that really hasn't moved in the last couple of day. it continues to sit across the tennessee and ohio valleys. ahead of it we continue to see the southwesterly winds which will continue to bring in the warm weather and the humid weather. tomorrow the front, again, doesn't go very far.

we start off in the morning with quiet weather. as the day goes on and the humidity builds in and the daytime heating kicks in, we could have another round of showers and thunderstorms. not severe weather tomorrow. the really active weather, the really unstable air has pushed on out of here. nonetheless, we could see a round of showers a thunderstorms. otherwise for tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. temperatures on the warm side with daytime highs in the upper 80s. as we move into tuesday, looks like things quiet down. we're going to be watching another front off to the west. this will drop down into the area as we head into thursday and friday. i think that's when we'll have our next chance of showers and storms. all right. with that said, here's the situation for tomorrow morning. partly cloudy, warm and muggy. sunrise at 6:05 in the morning with temperatures anywhere from the 60s through the 70s. as the day goes on, a couple clouds will billow on up. partly to mostly cloudy with daytime highs like today, basically upper 80s. we could have about a 40% chance of a sorhor we a thunderstorm

here in our nation's capital. keep the umbrellas on standby just to be on the safe r side. not a washout, butetonss n lehea thunderstorm or shower not out of the question. i think tuesday and wednesday are fine. partly cloudy skies, on the warm side. thurt'ayhahe tle wsn c wldou have a shower storm as that second front drops into the area. all week long we will continue to see humid weather. >> all right. thank you, sir. still ahead, sports. a rare celebrationld dow a a there are moments in time

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>> break out the champagne. nationals outfielder austin kearns may not be the feared slugger he once was. but he brings the same can-do attitude to the ballpark every day knowing he probably won't be in the starting lineup. there's no sugar coating it. kearns is having the worst year of his career with a .200 batting average and just two home runs. today a moment to savor. he came up clutch. teddy wins the president's race? no. you can't use a scooter. he's disqualified. teddy still has not won a race. top six. no score. john lannan pitching pretty well. kouzman sends one to right. check out josh willingham. dives to make the catch. just out of his reach. padres take a 1-0 lead. josh would redeem himself. bottom of the seventh inning we go. 1-0, padres.

josh willingham at the plate. one in his wheel house and sends one to left. 14 of his 18 home runs have come with no one on base. 1-1. game will go to extras tied at 2. bottom of the tenth inning. austin kearns who came off the bench up with two out and runners on first and second. and he delivers. drives one to right. ball game. nyjer morgan ores. the nats win 3-2 in extras in walkoff fashion. they've now won two in a row. as for kearns his approach to his role is nothing more than respectf ful respectful. >> how i was raised. i heard my mom tell me a million times you got to be the same person every day. that's no different. you take the good with the bad and hopefully you have more good. if not, keep on keeping on. >> that's the guy that i've seen, you know, my entire career. you know, i don't know what he

did different. but he needs to, you know, bottle that one up. >> big day for austin kearns. in boston, dave trembly and the orioles trying to snap the 11-game losing streak. melvin mora, gregg zaun go for it. mora makes the snow cone grab as he's falling down. top of the fifth, orioles lead 5-0. john smoltz, humor fall of famer facing nick markakis. markakis sends it out to right field. os beat the sox 6-2 snapping an 11-game losing streak in boston. the drought in d.c. is over. tonight the washington castles captured the city's first championship in five years. the kings of world team tennis after a remarkable run. they started the season 0-4, rallied to clinch the final playoff spot, upset theop team

in their conference enroute to the title. they're playing for the billie jean king trophy. men's mvp. puts away the point with a smash. the castles had it going on. the women's single match determined the title. the two exchange ground strokes. then king hits the shot long. that's it. the castles win it 23-20 to claim the championship in just the team's second season in the league. let the celebration begin for coach murphy jenson and his crew. >> a dream come true. i've had so much fun. i feel like my head's about to explode. our team this match, olga, the way she came back. we never gave up on her and she

never gave up on us. that's really what team is all about. the castles team is the best in world team tennis. >> murphy jenson and the castles the king of the city. nascar. the leader was flagged for speeding on pit stop. he was so mad he shouted over his radio i swear on my children and my wife that i was not speeding. he received the most expensive unofficial speeding ticket ever. instead of taking home $448,000 for the win, he took home half of that. ouch is right. he led for 116 laps. he takes a pit stop with 35 to go. apparently he was speeding. nascar penalizes montoya and his crew. they go from first to 12. here's what he has to say from the car. >> i was on the green. three green lights all the way from before -- maybe 30 yards before the light.

thank you, nascar, you ruined my day. >> reason to be upset. finished 11th. jimmy johnson takes advantage of the misfortunes and takes the checkered flag at indy for the second year in a row. mark martin second, tony stewart third. time for tradition, johnson and his crew kissed the bricks. johnson's third victory at the brick yard. >> thank you, nascar. >> yes, thank you. at the senior british open, tacoma park native fred funk missed his chance at winning a first major by this much. he set a 36-hole record at the tournament. fred funk started the front nine on the right track. here on the sixth hole from about 20 feet away, drains the birdie. funk shot a three under and uld finish in a three-way tie for the lead. we go to a playoff. on the first hole funk needs this birdie to stay alive. but, oh, just so close. just misses it. he would be eliminated. funk gave it all he had. came up short.

great tournament for the former terp. loren roberts. two putts to beat mark mcnulty. first putt, just short. no problem. roberts would tap it in to win his second senior british open title. he won $316,000. in the wnba, all-star guard allay na beard and the mystics in the works. everybody at once, ah. hosting the monarchs. dishes to crystal langhorn. she puts it up and in. a season high 19 points and 8 rebounds. third quarter. mystics in control up 68-60. chastity melvin loses the ball. gets it back. passes to coleman. the mystics beat the monarchs 87-73. i can guarantee you juan pablo montoya might be getting a little fine. >> good day for d.c.