came in the midst of an internal investigation being conducted by the city manager with a december biggest the chief's fe expected by week's end and that investigation, of course, comes to an abrupt halt. city leaders just wrapped up a news conference in which they praised the chief's work and say his decision helped the city to move forward. >> he doesn't want to feel he let down the people. he feels it is the right decision for the city of alexandria. >> reporter: the words of alexandria police chief dave baker's attorney moments after he delivered the chief's retirement letter to the city manager. city officials had been in the midst of an internal investigation into the chief's alleged drunk driving accident in a city vehicle whe baker decid to step aside instead of fighting for his job. baker sent a letter to the more than 400 officers and civilian members of the department he is headed since since 2006 and worked for for two deck sxads dressed to my friends, it t f ofit isseh wgralitde humility and remorse. hu

>> dave agonized over his decision and he concluded that he could either do what's perhaps in his best interest and try to retain his job or do what's in the best interest of the city and step aside and chose the latter which is -- pretty much what you would expect from dave. >> reporter: a popular chief credited with bringing major innovations to the alexandria police department and baker's career began to unravel saturday night. he was involved in an accident in arlington in a city-owned vehicle and arrested for d wi. his blood alcohol level was .19. more than twice the legal limit. the chief also failed four field sobriety tests. baker was immediately put on id administrative leave. baker initially considered fighting for his job but changed his mind. at a news conference minutes ago they accepted baker's resignation and retirement with sadness. >> we hope this unfortunate incident will not eclipse the stellar service and commitment he has shown to the city of

alexandria during his years of service. this is a wise decision to allow the state department and city to move forward. >> reporter: now, deputy chief earl ck who has also -- longtime career with the alexandria police force was named acting chief on sunday. and at a news conference today city officials say he will continue in that role. coming up on "news4 at 6:00," you will hear from some of dave baker's fellow officers as well as reaction from the community. back to you. >> julie carrie. the latest now o the death investigation of michael jackson. earlier today federal authorities searched the las vegas home and office of jackson's personal doctor, conrad murray. murray was with jackson when he died. sources tell nbc news that murray administered the powerful onti ksac n daydi the h d e whook police are lookinfoevce to determe r whethermmurray committed manslaughter l dera agents already searched murray's office and storage unit

in houston. murray denied any wrongdoing. we may now know more when the toxicology report is madede pubc public and that is expected this week. many of the families of those killed and wounded in the virginia tech shooting want the state to reopen its investigation. the request comes just days after the mental health records of gunman seung-hui cho were found. those records had been missing since the shooting in april of 2007. they were discovered inside the home of the former director of the university's counseling center. family members say that they hope by reopening the investigation, they will get some of their unanswered questions answered about the shooting. the owner of a local pawn shop is in custody tonight after police raided his business and walked out with stolen merchandise, computers and vacuum cleaners. this is part of an ongoing crackdown that's going on in prince george's county. chris gordon is out in landover tonight with more on this. chris?

>> reporter: one correction, the owner is not in custody. the police raid has been going on for about three hours. police from prince george's county executing a search warrant here at this maryland computer exchange. the store on landover road in cheverly, the owner is there and they are trying to determine which, if any, items are stolen and this act is the followup on the premise made by prince george's county executive and police chief to crack down on pawn shops allegedly fencing hot merchandise. the raid was conducted by the prince george's county police pawn shop task force. the target was the maryland computer exchange on landover road in cheverly, maryland. police brought out unopened box after box of new merchandise, including dyson vacuum cleaners and flat-screen tvs. >> the officers found many items they believe were stolen, items new in the box. tvs and chain saws, computer equipment. and so right now we are in the

process of taking the items that we believe are stolen and we are going to confiscate that as evidence. >> reporter: the owner of the maryland computer exchange and his employees lined up in front of the store as police looked true a van parked in front. removing software, keyboards and other computer components. >> we didn't do anything wrong. we have been doing this for seven years. now all of a sudden somebody wants to get elected so we have to have a press conference. >> reporter: are you selling stolen merchandise? >> no. we report everything that we sell to the police. >> reporter: the lawyer for the maryland computer exchange says it is the secondhand store that buys merchandise. they comply with the law, he says, ticketing ought items. >> they ticket it and that ticket is sent electronically every day to the police shop department, to the pawn unit. th police department has 30 days to either take that item because it has been stolen or if it doesn't then after 30 days, it is clear to be sold. >> message is simple.

if you are accepting stolen merchandise, stop it. if you can't stop it, shut your doors. and if you can't do that, then we are going to come in and take your merchandise and shut your doors for you. >> reporter: you are looking at a live picture of this police raid as it continues. unknown if they will shut the doors of the maryland computer exchange. no one has been taken into custody. at this point, no criminal charges have been find. they are trying to determine what, if any, of that merchandise is stolen. we are live tonight in prince george's county. back to you. >> chris gordon, thanks. funeral services will be held tomorrow for a teenage girl killed in a violent crash with a g g er rpus ndestytoinpo peap hned it happened last friday in d one kirk, ryland. today pat collins talked with friends of the teen and he joins us now with more. pat? >> reporter: he played the violin and she played volleyball and held down two jobs. and it seems like everybody in

done kirk, maryland, knew rachel campbell. and everybody had something nice to say about her. everybody most upset by what happened to this teenager. >> it is terrible she was too young. >> reporter: one by one, people show up at the place where it happened. there to honor the life of rachel campbell. >> she was just always there for everyone. so really hard to lose her. a person like that. >> reporter: 18-year-old rachel campbell killed in a violent crash last friday when her car was struck by a sheriff's deputy on a priority call. you n see how this accident happened. rachel driving a buick car was making a left-hand turn on route 4 on to apple way. there is a very steep grade

here. it is almost impossible to see the cars going northbound on route 4. on that day at that time, one of those cars was a sheriff's squad car responding to an emergency call. he broadsides rachel's car right here. her car ends up over there on the grass and catches fire. the sheriff's car ends up upside down in that ditch. rachel just graduated from northern high school last spring. she was a good student. >> she was a volleyball player for two years. she was in a criminal justice program. >> reporter: during school and after school, rachel worked for ledo's pizza in done kirk. but her dream, her dream, was to become a cop. >> she wanted to be a police offer. >> she did. she was so excited. she was -- went to try out for

state trooper and was telling me all about it. >> reporter: she dies in a crash involving one of the sheriff's deputies. >> you know. that's the most ironic thing about the whole thing. sad. >> reporter: the deputy's sheriff in that accident was released from the hospital on sunday. there are two agencies investigating this incident. the anne arundel county and the maryland state police. jim, back to you. >> sh a sad, sad story. pat collins. thank you, pat. he's the first casualty fro that corruption probe in new jersey. the mayor dennis elwell announced he is resigning. one of three new jersey mors in a wide ranging corruption probe charged with accepting a $10,000 bribe from a federal informant that claimed he needed help with the development nd

elwell said he will fight the charges. the other two mayors say that they will not step down. judge sonia sotomayor is one step closer tonight to winning confirmation to the u.s. supreme court. earlier today, the senate judiciary committee approved her nomination and every democrat on the committee voted for her and so did one republican, south carolina's lindsey graham. >> i would not have chosen her but i understand why president obama did. >> i will vote for her with enormous pride. >> someone that's remarkable's life story and varied experience will add diversity and perspective which the court sorely needs. >> sotomayor's nomination now goes before the full senate for a vote. that's likely to happen next week. if she is confirmed she will become the first latino to serve on the high court. pennsylvania senator arlen specter raised eyebrows today about his health during today's

vote. specter dabbed his eyes at one point and said that it was the effect of chemotherapy. a spokesperson for specter says the senator experienced excessive tearing since his chemotherapy treatments ended more than a year ago. specter has not had a recurrence of cancer. specter switched from republican to democrat earlier this year and expected to face a tough re-election fight. he's79. good evening, bob ryan, storm center 4. a lot of sunshine here. it is t sunshine and humid sunshine. near 90 degrees. feels like 95 right now in falls church. see some showers and thundershowers that fired up. a couple that are up i-95 now. heading on into baltimore. there are a couple of others around richmond. we are going to be seeing weather changes, though. clouds coming in. i think we will be seeing more showers and thundershowers tomorrow. possibly strong ones. i will tell you about that and i will also tell you about before

you complain department about any heat. i will join new a couple of minutes. >> whine-free wednesday. coming up next, one of the area's more well known go-go venues goes up in fles. >> a man from northern virginia dies on a north carolina beach after being struck by lightning. >> an eye-opening look at how dangerous it is to text when you are behind the wheel. >> a substance in there's something big happening at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... anour personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut.

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the largest gathering ever in space has come to an end after more than a week together the crew of the shuttle "endeavour" bid farewell. lots of high fives and hugsor their peers. the shuttle undocked fromhe space station and will return to earth later this week. while aboard the "endeavour," the crew completed five space sidewalks while installing part of japan's space lab. a maryland flight school will host a memorial service for the four people killed in a helicopter crash last week. three advanced helicopter concept employees and one other woman died when the chopper hit power lines and crash order i-70. the memorial service is scheduled for 6:00 thursday night at the helicopter hangar in frederick and will be open to friends and family. when the swine flu vaccine is ready this fall, doctors are expected to recommend that

pregnant women be among first to get it. the centers for disease control says pregnant women with swine flu died at a disproportionately high rate. 6% of all the deaths in the u.s. and advisory panel meets tomorrow to discuss who should get it first. health care workers will be at the top of the list. pregnant women may be closethe the top. ine flu has infected now more than 130,000 people around world. the world hhltea organization says that up to 2 billiltli peoe could be affected in the next two years. swine flu is blamed for 200 deaths, occurring in south and north america. bob joins news the cool indoors. >> it is cool. >> cooking out there today. >> folks sort of grumble about the heat. we have our fore you complain department. 92 degrees today. >> where? >> low temperature in phoenix, arizona. can you imagine? >> that would be low in phoenix. >> that's a record for the low temperature. record high low temperature. over 110 degrees some places in

the southwest. outside today, here we aren washington. we have had the humidity. of course, i don't care. dry heat, i don't care. 92 to start out the morning. that's a little bit much. you don't get out to the golf course at 92 at 6:00 in the rninmog. outside our temperature right now here in washington is still 90 degrees. humid 90-degree day. last year, while we were only having our ninth 90-degree day, 20 the same day. look at the temperatures around the east. we are at 90 and lot of 80s, still a lot of 90s and terrible, terrible drought continues in south texas where the temperatures are into the 90s. and dew point in brownsville right now 73. feels like it is 100 there. we feel like it is95 degrees. and for a change, it is a little bit of that summery pattern. mer buddha high off the coast. we get southwesterly winds. that brings humidity. rip until the atmosphere and you can see a lot of showers and thundershowers out in parts of the tennessee valley and those are areas that have been very

wet while we have been rather dry. look at the knoxville, tennessee, getting moderate showers. and also another batch of heavy thunderstorms moving through tupelo, mississippi. where it continues to rain. the temperatures tomorrow will be into the mid 80s. overnight tonight, we are going to be seeing our temperature right here in washington. it is still -- right now 90 degrees. chattanooga, look at how much rain they had in chattanooga. over two inches of rain. so overnight tonight we are going to continue to see the humidity in on us. southwesterly winds and we will be seeing that little area of low pressure moving to our west and as we go through tomorrow. so during the afternoon, especially late tomorrow afternoon, that will be the time i think we have the risk of some strong thunderstorms. greater risk to our north. even around washington we may be seeing strong thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and we may pick up in some spots especially you folks towards the blue

ridge, upwards of a half inch of rain. temperatures tomorrow will be into the mid 80s. so for the remainder of the evening, heading out, it will be partly cloudy. there are one or two pop-up variety showers and thundershowers. i showed you earlier. up around columbia. we will keep an eye on things. lot of clouds coming in tonight. temperatures later on tonight only dipping into the low 70s for you folks in town. high 60s and remaining humid. i think any showers or thundershowers, more likely to be tomorrow afternoon and especially as we get late near the afternoon but with the clouds, uv index tomorrow is only three. here is your good night wakeup. here's how things shape up. overnight tonight temperatures the next few hours only dipping intoheinuggy mid 80s. by tomorrow morning, lot of clouds. temperatures in the low 70s and for a few days this july, around town, may need the umbrellas by tomorrow afternoon. perhaps a half inch of rain. >> wow. >> a lot. >> 92 tomorrow. >> okay. >> good deal. >> members of the president's cabinet made a large delivery to

the capitol area food bank collected by government employees. part of a goal of donating 1 million pounds of food. it is the fed's feed families. united we serve initiative. among those making the delivery today interior secretary ken is salazar and transportation secretary ray lahood. 633,000 washington area residents are at risk of hunger and 200,000 of those are children. still to come tonight on "news4 at 5:00," a local woman starts her own coffee company in our area. we will have her story in my going green report. one of the nation's largest banks announce plans to get a bit smaller. how lit affect your service. i'm liz crenshaw. so how is the cash for clunkers program going after its first big weekend? my story is coming up on "news4 at 5:00."ay

if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition.

and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. we are encouraged to buy local. did you know you can get local coffee? it is not grown here. but it is gh nitohere. tonight going green meets a local woman who started her own coffee company right in our backyard. if you never thought a coffee bean could be -- you have never seen smoking beans undulating in a cooling bin, fresh from the roaster.

now that will wake you up. >> the first cup of my coffee was very emotional. >> reporter: only yeah marie bunch is the owner of a local organic fair trade coffee roasted in crofton, maryland, and starting to appear on your groesh herb's shell of. >> presently in three whole foods locations and we are really excited because in september we will be in 191 giant food stores in d.c., maryland, virginia and delaware. >> reporter: she used to be in marketing but when the economy went south she had to come up with something creative. >> thiss a display of the type of coffees we have in our products. >> reporter: she admit she is had an affair with coffee since she was a kid. >> i used to eat coffee ice cream when i was a child with my father. i graduated to eating coffee ice cream and sprinkling ground coffee on top of the coffee ice cream. >> reporter: her motto is great taste with a clean conscience. she only buys beans from licensed and certified fair trade coffee brokers. which guarantees a fair wage for the coffee farmer. and the beans have to be

certified organic and anything else is scary. >> for example, ddt in the 1970s, still used in coffee prince george's county today. all around the world. >> we are about right over to the first crack of the coffee. >> reporter: bunch roasts her coffee in crofton. it is run by brothers who have been in the business for 14 years. >> i hated coffee. at the beginning. i didn't like coffee. my first day was a raspberry mocha. >> reporter: now they are connoisseurs that understand the subtle complexities of balancing regions and roasts. they take the coffee from canvas to can, sealing and labelling on the premise. >> you get very quick and you can do at least three, four cans per minute. >> reporter: the most most important part, it is taste. coffee isn't just a beverage. it is a commodity. traded almost as heavily as oil

and steel. the growing popularity of fair trade brews and is enabling the small farmers to gain power in the marketplace. and guaranteed livelihood. sonya bunch and the brothers helped the cause by bringing it to your grocer's shelves. it is all about following your passion to a robust finish. >> fabulous. >> for links to the evergreen home coffee and chesapeake bay roasting sites go to nbcwashington.com and search going green. >> smells delicious. >> wonderful being there. peek into the future on capitol hill today with the debut of electric delivery trucks. these plug-in trucks could transform the way products are shipped all over the country. members of congress and the obama administration were on hand today to see just how the trucks work. the truck makers, smith electric, getting its new technology. the company is supplying trucks to a number of companies and that include coca cola, at&t, and staples. the white house supports the you why use of electric trucks to

help produce the dependence on fossil fuels. coming up in the next half hour, the investigation after a popular prince george's county country club was destroyed by an overnight fire. texting while you drive. a look at just how dangerous it is to take your eyes off the roads, even for a couple of seconds. last-minute changing in the cash for clunkers program puts the brakes on some car deals already in the wks.

welcome back to our second half hour of "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy reer. >> i'm jim handly. coming up in this half hour, a local man is killed by a lightening strike on a north carolina beach. the dangers of texting behind the wheel. and lindsay sith down for lunch with two redskins today. but first our top story 59:30 questions after a well-known go-go venue goes up in flames. >> it is a popular prince george's county club that was t.stroyed by a fire ghovnier it broke out at the knights of columbus hall in oxen hill at 2:00 this morning. investigators are trying to answer the questions of what or maybe who started it. darcy spencer is live on the scene. darcy? >> reporter: people have been showing up here all day. many of them shocked and saddened to see what is left in the building. this has been the site of so many social events over the years. we don't know what happened here early this morning. we don't know if it was an arson or if it was accidental. but we do know the fire cost a million dollars in damage. it was an oxon him landmark in

and the site of countless associate aefls for years. the knights of columbus hall is gone, destroyed by an early morning fire. sean long says he has thrown and attended a lot of parties here over the years. >> this is a sad case because this was the main major, major place in washington, washington, d.c., maryland and virginia. >> reporter: fire officials said they got the call around 2:00 a. mfshg but by then the brick building was already heavily damaged. >> units arrived. building was well consumed with fire. fire wasisible on t first floor and through the roof of this structure. >> reporter: burnt man or has been a big party spot over the years. recently it was the center of legal rangeling and official space it was sold at auction and foreclosure proceedings. validity of the sale was being challenged in court. >> looking at it now is a shock. i can't believe it, you know, that it is -- actually gone like that. >> reporter: during the investigation, two vehicles were towed away from the grounds and

have been reported stolen. investigators are still searching for a cause of the fire. >> fire investigators have not leaned one way or another as far as accidentals and straight down the middle of the line. under investigation. >> reporter: officials say that the utilities to the hall had previously been cut. the last event held here was saturday and apparently with the use of a generator. >> churches, retirement homes, do a lot of work on for youth. >> reporter: most that attended the cabarets, go-goes, receptions here, are hoping the hall has not seen its last party. >> i hope somebody, whoever owns the place, i hope they put it back together. the area needs it. they really need it. >> reporter: back out live here in oxon hill. there have been legal issues, also some ownership issues over the years. it is unclear whether the hall will be rebuilt. reporting live from oxon hill, maryland. a lightning strike is being bl vnigiirail k ang virginia

man in north carolina.ni igteators inll mthew orsthew glumf o woodbridge sf walking along the beach yesterday evening when he was struck. thorities say that at the time that he went jogging, there were severe thunderstorms in the area. police tell us that it appears that he was killed instantly. hay had been staying with family in the area. he was 49 years old. an update on a man struck by lightning in bethesda last week. the man is in fairdi conti at washington hospital centers med star unit tonight. he was hit by lightning thursday afternooat c congressional country club. witnesses say the man was heading indoors to escape the thunderstorm and was not t directly hit but he did suffer severe burns. police are out in force today looking for big rigs that should not be on the road and officers found plenty of them on route 1 near ft. belvoir. they pulled over 23 trucks and put 22 of them out of service for violations such asphalty brakes and bad steering.

two truck drivers were also cited for violations and can no longer be behind the wheel. police say they plan to conduct more of the inspections in the future and hoping the truck drivers will get the message that they need to keep their writings in good condition. text messaging while dve sing even more dangerous than previously thought. that's the finding of a new study out today that says that in some cases texting while driving makes a driver 23 times more likely to get into an accident. jane watrel is here now with more on the story. jane? >> the virginia tech study tracked the eye glances of drivers labeled most dangerous. what drove their eye away from the road the most and text messages was the most most dangerous. a temptation behind the wheel of a car. texting while driving is fast becoming a hazard on area roads and motorists are alarmed. >> sideswiped me numerous times by people that either talking on phone or texting. >> i'm amazed at how many people

i actually looked at going down the road texting and i get nervous being around them. >> reporter: and with good reason. sending text messages on cell phones while driving greatly increases a chance of crashes and because these activities take drivers' eyes off the road. according to a new study by the virginia tech transportation institute. the virginia tech study used cameras to follow a variety of motorists on 6 million miles. and it found among other things heavy truck operators who texted while driving were 23 times more likely to get in a crash. is texas bus driver was texting away. right before the crash. no one was hurt. unlike the california train disaster in which the driver had been texting. 25 people died. 14 states in the district of columbia have banned texting while driving. in virginia, it is a misdemeanor. something local law enforcement wants to change. >> we need to make something like this a primary offense so

we don't have to have another reason to stop a driver. it is dangerous in and of itself. we would like to see it become a primary -- much more substantial penalty. >> reporter: until then drivers say they will be watching out for texters. and keeping their hands on the steering wheel. >> better to have the -- blue tooth or on the stereo, there's a blue tooth on the car so basically there is no need to have the pho plugged into your ear or texting somebody. >> a aa study reveals while almost all drivers see texting as just as scare i don't the road as drunk driving, more than one-fifth do it anyway. >> frightening. jane, thank you. still to come this evening, about-face around the nation's largest banks. bank of america closing some branches. how are you going to be impacted. >> the growing interest in the new program helping people all over the country get a bit more healthy.

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opportunity to see the international space station and because they have separated, also the shuttle. the time to look around 8:40. 8:40. look towards the west and you will see it rise out of the north-northwest sky, about halfway up the sky and quite bright. 8:43. brighter object, international space station. just behind it should be able to see the shuttle as long as the skies are reasonably clear. even with the haze. i think later tonight, we will be seeing some clouds coming in. then by tomorrow afternoon, especially showers and thundershowers and because of a lot of clouds tomorrow, temperatures only in the low 80s. not the low 90s like today. back to you. >> thanks, bob. a month ago digital tv became a way of life. as it replaced analog television across america. on capitol hill today, national leaders and broadcasting celebrated the transition and showcased some of the new products and programming that will soon be available. >> move from analog to digital means that broadcast signals can do a lot more things than used to be able to.

we call it the digital triple play. we can bring in the best quality picture in high definition which is on display here today. we can do more netted works than just one. this will be called multicasting. we can do mobile. all three things at the same time. >> today demonstration also provided a peek at what's coming later this year in the d.c. region when mobile dtv will become available to consumers. "news4 at 4:00" is one of the tv stations that will be providing programming on your mobile device. >> lots going on. we are just about a month away from back-to-school time and the district, the mayor, and school superintendent are getting set. mayor fenty announcing new initiatives today for the 2009-2010 school year. 13 d.c. schools selected to change their curriculum in a theme-based catalyst program. that means each one will have a specific curriculum such as math, science and arts. >> all 13 of these schools, provide yearlong coaching,

summer enrichment, connections to other d.c. catalyst schools will produce opportunities to move throughout the city. >> fenty says the program will encourage cross curriculum over different subjects and departments. when our broadcast continues bwi is eliminating the preparking and not going to cost if you you are making a quick trip to the airport to see someone off. >> i'm liz crenshaw. before the couple says i do they ought to say i do to financial compatibility. the nuptial reasons is coming up october "news4 at 5:00." coming up in sports tonight, lindsay sins sits down for lunch with two players and the redskins hope will be making a difference on the field th.ll year. stk arouic

bank of america is planning to close up to 10% of its branches, according to "wall street journal." the move would impact more than 600 of the 6100 branches and would be a pullback from the bank's 20-year expansion which took the bank from coast to coast. bank of america officials tell us because of the increased use of online and mobile banking, there's less need for traditional branches. it is not clear when the closings will begin. > how's that cash for clunkers thing going? liz crenshaw reports on clunkers weekend number one. >> and tying the knot. liz says financial compatibility may trump love. >> i don't really say that. someone else says that. for me love -- anyway, wendy and jim, start with the clunkers. "the wall street journal" reports the cash for clunkers rebates went relatively well the $1 billion program, which is

officially the cash allowance rebate system, not quite as clever, signed up more than 16,000 car dealers handed more than $45,000 consumers calls and registered more than 1.5 million website hits since friday. but because the program ends november 1, there are differing opinions over whether the clunker deal will mean more auto sales or simply pulford sales by consumers planning to buy a new car vehicle anyway. the cash for clunkers program rebates up to $4500 for qualified clunker trade-ins. onchlgts to credit card date rising faster for seniors 65 and older. a study by the liberal policy group demos shows that low and middle income consumers 65 and older carrying more than $10,000 in average credit card debt. it also shows the consumers are not using credit card frivolously and many of them are turning to credit cards for necessity such as medical

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consider putting your financial decisions in writing so you can refer back to them if a disagreement breaks out. might take some of the fun out of it but there is some truth to the getting the stuff out in the open while you are both still talking. >> sure. >> to each other. >> deal breakers in there, too. >> could be. >> thank you, liz. the perk of free parking at bwi airport has gone way. the airport used to allow drivers a free half hour of parking. now they are going to charge you $2 for the 30 minutes. it will bring in much needed cash. maybe up to a half a million a year. not all free parking is going, though. if you wait in the cell phone area, that's just a little bit away from the terminal, that is still free. >> for now. well, let's see what's coming up on "news4 at 6:00" tonight. j jim vance with a previewome we are continuing to follow the news out of alexandria, virginia, where a police chief decided to retire.

arrested on drunk driving charges. state officials in hawaii with speaking out about president barack obama's birth certificate. several groups claimed that the president was not born in the u.s. some soccer players have turned the table -- i wouldn't call it turning a table on the referee. they went nuts out there and acted like a bunch of crazed dogs. >> just off ended a bunch of dogs, you know. >> well, the dogs should be off ended by that behavior. those stories and more coming up in a few minutes. >> we look forward to that one. >> flow the flag out. meanwhile, to something a little calmer and more civilized. lindsay is having lunch with a couple of young redskins. >> yes. two redskins wide receivers. malcolm kelly and devin thomas, it was a tough transition from college to nfl rookie, who both suffered injuries early on last year and both lacked in production. thomas did get going and scored his first touchdown late november. and kelly is finally ready to go

after off-season knee surgery. both players are striving to be as entertaining on the field this year as they are off of it. i got a taste of how much fun they can be over lunch at y swe water tavern in sterling. >> i'm going to do a lemonade. >> yeah. >> are you serious? >> dead serious. >> that's good. >> that's cool. >> yeah. >> artichoke dip. >> whole artichoke, yeah. >> that sounds good. >> want to try it? >> i used to work here. >> really? >> i was a hostess. yes. they still have a lot of the same stuff on the menu. i love it. >> when i was in high school worked at wendy's. they still have a lot of the same stuff on the menu. >> how does that dynamic work? it is interesting. from michigan.

malcolm, you are from texas. you are a country guy. how does that iron itself out? >> video games. >> i'm used to being on the video games. we have the romance. he likes to play a lot of. >> first summer we got down re -- >> everybody would meet up at our apartment when we got done working out. we were playing mario from about -- 2:00 to 10:00. >> how do you do this? >> how did you feel when you made your first touchdown late november against the giants? >> you know, it was a -- man,

that was like a weight off my back. for real. wait for that moment all year. they had to come late. thankfully came, though. the reverse. and -- the opportunity to get it and it was like i had to fight to get in there. itasn't just walking in. >> do you feel added pressure nowust because one of you will likely be a starter out there? do you feel that weight to come out there and perform? >> i think when you used to making plays your whole life, and then all of a sudden you go where it is like, you know, you are not making plays and stuff like that, that's enough pressure in itself. as far as coming out, you know, and -- like i said, you know, you want to do it for the fans. you want to do it for everybody watching tv. it is a pride thing, too. and it is -- you know, i mean, you know, pride issues. especially as a male athlete,

you have -- pride as a huge thing. when you have a season where you don't do what you want to do it is like okay, well, i'm going to do everything i can. ke sure when those lights come on, the first game, i come out and shut everybody up. >> may last question is do you not -- i don't want to put you on the spot but i know because i have seen your freestyle rap. can you just -- places like cleared out now. can you just give me one? >> can't do it on the side like that. can't do it. can't do it. >> i tell you what, after -- after i score for the first time this year -- i will call you. write this down. i will call you. if you are there at the game, you find me and i'm going to let it all hang. everybody, everybody, whole locker room will be around. various lot on my mind and a lot to say. a lot is going to come out.

>> so malcolm kelly, i'm coming to find you. he is a great freestyle rapper. very cool guys this pet need to make a big impression. >> thank you, lindsay. still to come on "news4 at 5:00," the substance found in blue m and mms and gatorade that could be good for. >> did you more companies are signing on to a national program that had great health benefits. c when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire y. sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memy loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and halluciations may occur.

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the same dye used in some foods may one day help reduce damage from spinal injuries. researchers at the university of rochester injected brilliant blue g, used in blue gatorade and blue m&ms into rats suffering spinal cord injuries. therodents that received the dose regained the ability to walk. it is still years away from being used on humans. the only side effect from this trial, the treated rodents temporarily turned blue. it is free exercise and you can do it any time and anywhere. walking has some incredible health benefits and as more companies realize that, they are signing on to a national program. scott friedman reports. >> reporter: at the corporate headquarters, snack food maker frito-lay walking is part of the workday. >> i walk with a couple of friends every day at 2:00. we share a lot of commongoals.

we help each other, we encourage each other. >> reporter: managers actually encourage workers to get out from behind their desks and get outside. the company has trails outside of the headquarters. and if it is too hot, there is a company gym inside. >> i feel like i'm in a country club. i don't tell my boss that. >> reporter: the bosses don't mind. they think feeling good is good business. >> as an employer what we did is employees come back to work and a renewed sense of energy and new focus on their work. >> reporter: this is more than just a way to break up the workday. studies show that walking 30 minutes every day will probably extend your life. eight years of research on 13,000 people showed a daily half hour of walk significantly reduces the chance of premature deaths. that's why the american heart association and the american council on exercise have a program called start walking to get people moving at work.

frito-lay found the program is paying off in healthier and more productive employees. >> we have four floors on this building. there are people that never used to be able to walk from the bottom floor to top floor. now they can. >> keep my mind positive. it keeps me energized. >> reporter: the daily walks cut her cholesterol and she didn't even have to leave work to do it. >> it is only a few steps away. it is flexible. >> scott friedman reporting. that does it for "news4 at 5:00." coming up next, a police chief arrested for dwi resigns. wendy joins jim vance next for "news4 at 6:00." new study that illustrate just how dangerous it can be to text while you are driving. sonia sotomayor is one step away from becoming the first latino on the u.s. supreme court. >> federal health officials are talking about the dangers that the swine flu poses