a fire inside a local station. now there are questions about what happened and why it took so long to put it out. plus a developing story, a plane makes an emergency landing and a number of passengers are rushed to the hoital. and ring the bell. school is back in session. it's an early end to summer for some area students. news 4 midday starts right now. good morning, everyone, and welcome. i'm barbara harrison. >> i'm keith garvin. we are beginning with the developing story out of miami. that's where a plane had to make

an emergency landing after turbulence injured 26 people, 4 of them seriously. it happened during a continental airlines flight heading to houston from rio de janeiro. the pilot diverted to miami after hitting turbulence around 4:30 this morning. it landed safely with 168 people on board. most of the injured have bumps and bruises but there are also reports of fractured wrists as well as neck and back pain. we'll bring you more on this developing story as more information becomes available. there were also some frightening moments for travelers at reagan national airport. a delta flight bound for new york's jfk airport experienced an engine failure last night. flight 1234. emergency vehicles surrounded the plane. no one was hurt and eventually everyone on board got on a different plane and made it safely to new york. questions are being asked after a fire broke out inside a fity. it happened aco it happened7,81 the7, the

boulevard heightsol verol vunun. e heatstofn. t t one of the trucks caught on fire early this morning, and now eerth are concerns over how long it took to put that fire out. tracee wilkins is live at the fire station with more from that story. tracee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. ere are concerns over why it took so long and how it took so long. there's a story behind all of that. and firefighters here are saying that this wasn't about ability. but that this was about money and a lack of resources. >> and that's our concern, that we have the emergency service when it's needed in the community. >> and it's a valid concern after firefighters in this woman's community's volunteer fire department say they didn't have enough staff or support to handle a fire inside their own station. >> this was an unfortunate incident, it does bring attention to the needs that the community has to know that they are secure.

>> reporter: the fire happened overnight at the boulevard heights volunteer fire and inscue departmen hehts.er heights. firefighters say after they returned from an emergency call, the fire truck had some kind of electrical engine fire while inside the bay. the concern was the fire could spread. so according to the dispatch law provided by the station, they called for backup at around 2:03 a.m. the closest station, capital heights, failed to respond. the first station to actually arrive at the fire was district heights at 2:12 a.m. eight minutes later. and two minutes beyond the county's standard response time of six minutes. firefighters here say the problem is county budget cuts. they say there were only two firefighters manning this station last night due to budget cuts. and the first stationth called spond were also low in manpower. according to spokesman mark brady as of august 2nd, career firefighters at a number of stations were redeployed due to budget cuts. firefighters here say it's left them shorthanded, and the

community is also concerned. >> we would just like the county and the fire department chief to take a closer look at it for o needs that we have here in the community. >> reporter: the assistant fire chief here at the volunteer fire department tells me they are part of an area that accounts for 30% of the emergency calls made in prince george's county. the heaviest load in the county. i'm tracee wilkins live this morning. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. a water main break in the district is causing traffic issues right now. d-dot has closed down the intersection of seventh and taylor streets in northwest. they are cleaning up a sinkhole and making repairs to take crews until this eveni ining to finis their work. in just a few minutes a major court hearing in the michael jackson case is slated to begin. on the agenda, the pop star's estate and what happens to his children. a judge could approve a custody agreement between jackson's mother and the biological mother of the pop star's two elder

children. katherine jackson would be the permanent guardian. debbie rowe would retain her parental rights and get supervised visitation. however, she would not seek custody or receive any extra money. jackson's estate is worth somewhere between $100 million and $500 million. a judge could also decide whether katherine jackson can challenge the men who were administering it without contesting the will. it was a mystery that had baffled the military for nearly 20 years, the disappearance of a navy pilot during the first gulf war. the remains of michael scott speicher have finally been found, but it's unclear how he died. brooke hart has the end of this military mystery. >> reporter: after returning from camp david, president obama called finding scott speicher's remains a reminder of his selfless service. it was 18 years ago on day one of the first gulf war that speicher's navy jet was shot down. then defense secretary dick cheney declared him the war's first fatality.

>> as of 0900 this morning washington time, there's been a single american aircraft lost. >> reputte br: with no proof of speicher's death, no remains. his family has lived with the mystery of what happened. the milarayy s bs iraqi civilians just last week led marines to the crash site and his buried remains. what about claims speicher had been seen in captivity or his initials scratched in the wall of an iraqi prison cell? >> all of that evidence turned up not to be accurate. >> reporr: senator bill nelson of florida said the pentagon should have ordered a search and rescue mission at the time and would now. >> once captain speicher had been declared dead by the secretary of defense and no search and rescue mission sent, then it just got lost in the bureaucracy. >> reporter: in florida, a wall was erected to keep up the search for speicher. a family spokesman said percent

ens paid off. >> we owe a duty for those in danger for the defense of the country, and you just do it. you do the part that you can. >> never give up. >> no. >> reporter: almost two decades later, an end to the most prominent mystery of that war. questions do remain about exactly how and when speicher died. the pentagon says an iraqi citizen claims he was there when tribal iraqis buried speicher's remains as required by muslim law. in washington, brooke hart, nbc news. a spokeswoman for speicher's family says his loved ones will still try to learn how he died now that his remains have been found. swiss diplomats acting on behalf of the united states are trying to learn more about three american tourists being detained in iran. e sh bauer, sara shored and josh fatal went hiking in the mountains of kyrgyzstan last week when they reportedly strayed over the border into iran and were arrested. according to iran television reports, the three americans were detained after refusing to

heed warnings from border guards. the state department says it's working with swiss officials who represent american interests in iran. also in iran, the country's supreme leader has formally endorsed mahmoud ahmadinejad for his second term as president. that's the final step leading up to his inauguration in parliament. this morning the supreme leader endorsed the results of the june 12th election and demanded an end to the protests that followed the vote. all 20 people -- or at least 20 people were killed in protests following the election. ahmadinejad will officially be sworn in on wednesday. the government's cash for clunkers program is almtut oe of gas. the program offers drivers a rebate between $3500 and $4500 if they trade in an older car for a new more fuel efficient vehicle. president obama's administration says the program will need another $2 billion in order to keep going. the senate will vote on a plan this week before going on summer break. the house has already approved the $2 billion plan. >> the only reason i bought

it -- outside we have blue skies. a nice day right now, on the hot side, 80 degrees already. let's find out what we can expect for the rest of the day. >> storm center 4 with our first forecast. >> the first monday of august starting off with lower humidity moving in overnight after the heavy downpours we had yesterday in the steamy weekend. now it certainly turned much more pleasant. it's 82 in washington. we're in the upper 70s to near 80 in montgomery, princ george's and fairfax county. southern maryland, st. mary's near 80. the eastern shore, a beautiful day for the bay and for the beaches. and around the blue bridge shenandoah valley, great day fo hiking up on skyline drive. andrews air force base, prince george's county, 79. a comfortable dew point of 63. temperatures on the eastern shore near 80. low 70s in the mountains. where you see the do you wantew there only in the 50s. just near 60 dew points in washington. that's terrific. nice and comfortable. but look at the eastern shore. a steamy dew point of 71 in

salisbury. norfolk at f. but some of the drier air may make its way across the bay as well later on today. but we're off to a very sunny start. we'll have lots of sunshine for the rest of the afternoon with lower humidity. a light breeze. highs near 90. a terrific summer day. for outdoor recreation and work. that's the way it looks. we'll look at the rest of the week in a few minutes, barbara and keith. >> i want the recreation part. thank you. let's see how this first monday of august is shaping up on the roadways. how you dng in >> i have the work part. i have to mow the lawn today. hey, i'll trade you, barbara. you come mow my lawn, i'll recreate. let's head out on interstate 66. eastbound no worries. westbound 66, a little congestion. and a motorcade comes through, not a big deal, lanes open once again. looks like we're moving along pretty well. no big surprises at the woodrow wilson bridge. as a matter of fact, the beltway north of town pretty much cleared out from earlier issues

getting into silver springs. northeast looking all right at this hour. that's how we're doing. back to you. metro riders who ride the red line can expect another week of delays. the ntsb has concluded it's on-site testing of the tracks. that is where the deadly accident occurred back on june 22nd. now metro must begin replacing the track's circuitry on that section of the track. the work is expected to take 30 days. ridershould continue to expect the same delays they've been experiencing since the accident occurred. time right now 11:11. 80 in washington. much more still ahead on midday. the bell is ringing at a number of local schools this morning. find out why the summer is ending a little earlier this year. if you're going to do some back-to-school shopping, find out where it could cost you a little more and where it could cost a little less. plus, why some ticketholders for the big paul mccartney show are getting an apology. one of washington's most high-profile murder cases

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be august the 3rd, but some students in fairfax county are headed back to school, believe it or not. there are ten schools in the county that follow a modified calendar. that means that the students go to school for nine weeks and then have a three-week summer vacation. well, that summer vacation has come to an end, and those students are headed back to class this morning. now, we're here at forest glen elementary school where they got under way at 8:45 this morning. now, ts program started back in 1996 at timberlane elementary and expanded from there. there are seven elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools in the county that follow the modified schedule. so again, back to class for a lot of students in fairfax county. so a big goings-on here for the schools, the students, and they say that they like this calendar schedule, that they really feel like the kids don't forget everything over that long summer vacation. they think that they really retain more, and that's what the program's all about. back to you all. shoppers in virginia will

soon get a break on their back-to-school purchases. the commonwealth's annual tax holiday runs this friday, august 7th, through sunday, august 9th. school supplies that cost less than $20 each will be tax free. the 5% tax will also be dropped on all clothes and shoes costing less than $100. there is no limit on how much one person can buy. maryland and d.c. have canceled their tax-free weeks because of budget problems. in fact, it will soon cost more to buy a lot of things in the district. the d.c. council hasppdro ave hikes in the sales, gas and cigarette taxes. the sales tax will go up from 5.75% to 6%. the gas tax will rise 3.5 cents, raising it to 23.5 cents a gallon and cigarette tax will rise to $2.50 a pack. >> taxation with misrepresentation. >> well, the district is trying to make up for a $660 million budget gap over the next few years. the tax hikes will take effect in october.

this as gas prices are keeping back up again. just over the last week it's climbed 3 cents per gallon. right now the national average is around $2.54 a gallon. here in our area, the cost is about $2.58 a gallon. maryland drivers are paying about $2.47. and in virginia the lowest, about $2.41 on average. aaa says price says are likely to remain about the same for the rest of the summer. today a great day to fill the tank and hit the road maybe. >> not a bad day. >> i was down in central virginia last week and saw gas to $2.32 in some locations. still enough to get you going. around our region here, low enough prices should motivate you to squeeze some joy ought of what remains of the summer as we have a wonderful summer morning under way. there's the live picture from our skywatcher camera. sort of a milky blue sky, but it has turned less humid overnight. that's the live view from the skywatcher looking toward virginia. here's the view from ou city camera.

the washington monument. great day for visiting the monuments and touring the museums there along the mall. out of-of town visitors are happy with lower humidity. 82 in washington where the july rainfall was only 1.07 inches at reagan national. that's about 2.6 inches below average for the month. while other areas yesterday parts of southern maryland had nearly four inches of rain in just a few hours. fo times as much as reagan national had the entire month of july. let's look at radar now. no precipitation around the region. it has dried out. temperatures are right near 80 degrees. a great day for beaches and for pools. temperatures around the region near 80 as well as southern maryland, around washington, montgomery, upper 70s. shenandoah valley, great for hiking. right now in fairfax around the neighborhood network, 75. look at that dew point, a comfortable 62. whenever the dew point's that low, it certainly feels less

humid over the weekend. the dew points were around 70. temperatures on the eastern shore near 80. out in the mountains in the low 70s. the dew point there 71 in salisbury. that is steamy. while it's a comfortable 60 out at elkins. you see this green, that is where the lowest humidity is. and it's continuing to filter in on a west-northwesterly flow. to our south, though, they're still under a southwesterly flow here. it's still very humid around southeastern virginia and outer banks. and at the beaches as well. and i visited monticello in charlottesville last week. thomas jefferson's home. magnificent house. overlooking charlottesville, and they had natural air conditioningp there on the hill which is about 600 feet above downtown charlottesville. it was almost ten degrees cooler than it was in downtown charlottesville. here's the entrance to the home. on the top of the porch is a weather vane thomas jefferson designed and had built there at monticello. and the readout for the weather vane is right down at the top

under the ceiling of the porch. so you can just stand on the porch and look up at the ceiling and tell which way the wind's blowing or step out in the yard and look right out at the weather vane to see theind direction. 200-year-old weather vane that still works. wonderful spot. if you've never visited charlottesville, that area, and monticello, i highly recommend it. and our region under the influence of this high pressure now sitting over west virginia. that will be drifting over us as the day progresses. keeping humidity at bay which is lurking right in southeastern virginia through the carolinas. it will eventually return, but as we go forward over the next 36 hours, this is around our region showing a dry trend. and areas of color, showers may begin to move into the ohio valley and pass to our north but not here. for today mostly sunny, lower humidity in play. temperatures climbing to around 90. a dip in the pool or a dip in the water at the beaches is going to feel good. fuerevnd g.linen wonderful evening. mild through the evening with that nearly full moon. and it will be clear by dawn

tomorrow. we'll be in the upp 60s to rttag off tuesday. a hot day tomorrow. up into the low 90s. and still not very humi but getting more humid on wednesday and thursday. and there's a chance of a few passing afternoon thundershowers. both of those days as well as on friday as we end up the week and the weekend looking nicer now saturday and sunday, partly cloudy. highs in the mid-80s saturday. upper 80s near 90 on sunday. that's the way it looks on this first monday of august. >> so the weather vane the oldest weather instrument? does it predate the thermometer? >> oh, sure, definitely. >> i would think so. >> in fact, thermometer thomas jefferson bought in paris still mounted there in his bedroom, and it still works. still functions. >> interesting. >> he took weather observations daily for 50 years. >> wow! >> and you can access them at their museum. you can choose any date during that time on the kpufcomputer, it will pop up and show you the observation. >> you went there.

>> i did. i love it had. >> beautiful pictures. let's check on the traffic. was he interested in traffic? >> the horse variety. >> the horse and buggy variety, you betcha. i'm sure he was. let's head out and take a look and see how we're doing. horse and bug guys, tractor trailers and automobiles. no worries. hard pressed to find any really bad traffic at this hour. and that's good. that's a good thing. 95 northbound and southbound where we typically have the road work this time of day between newington and lorden. don't see much going on at the moment, of course, always subject to change. right now you're good to go. headed for downtown along 395 northbound, across the inbound 14th street bridge we're looking good. southbound 395, also moving without delay on this beautiful monday morning. barbara and keith, back to you. >> thanks, jerry. >> thanks, jerry. right now president obama is at george mason university. he is delivering remarks to commemorate the post-9/11 g.i. bill that went into effect saturday. under this new bill many

veterans who served in the military after the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001, are eligible for full tuition and fees for four years at state universities. virginia senator jim webb played a major role in this new bill. he introduced the bill in congress last year. our time is now 11:22. the temperature, 82 degrees. next up at 11:30, it's become a laughing matter now. professor henry gates is now cracking jokes about his arrest. find out what he had to say. also ahead, see the demolition that didn't go exactly as planned. udpplus, how a game of menolde ded up re garting arrested. t s aof.eaom ae t look at s gtght now ontowa nbc right now on nwa

paul mccartney fans are getting an apology from fedex field. there were a lot of frustrated fans saturday night because of long delays getting to the stadium. last night washington redskins officials apologized for any inconvenience. the traffic backups caused fans. the team says part of the problem was that many of the concert goers were unfamiliar with the stadium. most used only one entrance. the redskins plan to work with state police to direct fans to different entrances in the future.

the harvard professor who is getting national attention has a sense of humor about the whole thing. dr. henry gates jr. talks about the incident at a book signing in martha's vineyard yesterday. police investigating a possible break-in arrested gates in his own home. the arresting officer is caucasian, prompting some allegations of racial profiling. the president even weighed in, leading to the now famous beer summit at the white house. gates says he's not angry and has even invited the officer to a ball game. >> but i asked him if he would have lunch with me one on one. i asked him maybe we should go to a red sox game together, you know, maybe we could have dinner with our families, you know. why not? you know, i offered to get his kids into harvard. if he doesn't arrest me. >> they did admit this had been

a difficult for him but he does not want to exaggerate it and that other people have gone through far worse things. >> after a lot of tension it's good they can laugh at it. 11:28, 82 degrees outside. next at 11:30, how a family of geese has landed a virginia man in court. also ahead, a major court hearing in the michael jackson case. what could happen today. plus, a well-known d.c. attorney killed inside a rowhouse. three years later what one group is doing to find his killer. and why it could soon cost you more to hail a cab. and should we expect any more storms in our aa? tom will be back with his forecast. (announcer) when verizon brings 100% fiber optics straight to your home it also brings first-class entertainment, with picture quality pc world calls "razor sharp,"

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let's look at what's happening right now at 11:31. an important court hearing in the michael jackson case is slated to begin in just a minute. a judge will decide whether to approve an agreement that would give jackson's mother custody of his children. katherine jackson could also find out whether she can challenge the men who currently administer the pop star's estate. much more on this story in just a few moments. a fire broke out at a fire station in prince george's county this morning destroying a valuable piece of equipment. a fire engine apparently caught on fire. it happened at volunteer fire station 17 in capital heights. no one was hurt. but there are concerns about the possibility that budget cuts hampered the response time to the fire. and president obama is at george mason university.

he is delivering remarks to commemorate the post-9/11 g.i. bill. under the new bill many veterans who served in the military after the terrorist attacks of september 11th, 2001, are eligible for full tuition and fees for four years at state universities. we're looking at a live picture. and another live picture to the weather now. we have a sunny start to this monday, but will it last? >> tom is up in storm center 4, as a look at the forecast for us. hey, tom. >> a break from high humidity in august,e'll take it. at this hour, now 82 at washington, it's near 80 in montgomery. fairfax and prince george's county. southern maryland, the northern neck, eastern shore, near 80. and around the blue bridge, the piedmont region and the shenandoah valley, it's in the 70s now. and 84 at montgomery village, northern montgomery county, dew point a comfortably dry 57 with a light breeze. now near 80 on the eastern shore. but it's still steamy there. these are the current dew points where you see the yellow, that's where it's still rather humid

from richmond to salisbury, norfolk and up toward the beaches and cape may, still quite humid there. farther to the west from washington points west, it has turned less humid. dew points only 50s to near 60. and over the last six hours the morning clouds have broken up and moved off to the east. there have been thundershowers just off the outer banks moving off to theeast. for the rest of the day around the region, mostly sunny with lower humidity and a light breeze. highs near 90. then overnight tonight, a nearly full moon. a wonderful evening coming up. sunset's at 8:17. and by dawn tomorrow should be clear near 70. sunrise tomorrow, 6:12 and should be another sunny day on tuesday. a little more humid, afternoon highs low 90s. hot and quite humid on wednesday. could get a passing afternoon thunderstorm. and then the upper 80s near 90 on thursday. a chance of a passing afternoon storm as well. and on friday could get showers, maybe thundershowers. but the weekend still looking dry. saturday and sunday, highs in the 80s. partly cloudy to mostly sunny. that's the way it looks. >> thank you, tom. beautiful day in the weather

department. jerry, what you got on the roads? >> i got nothing. and that's a beautiful thing. not a lot of road work today. pretty quiet all in all. new york avenue, inbound, this is the inbound side. here's outbound. no hang-ups with the travel lanes open. elsewhere if you are planning on heading south through the summertime, you can see the woodrow wilson bridge. there was one fender bender on route 210 quickly moved to the shoulder. right now between alexandria and oxen hill, looks like we are moving along nicely indeed. barbara, back to you. >> all right. thank you very much, jerry. right now a court hearing is going on in los angeles to determine what will happen to michael jackson's children and his estate. and many important questions in the case could be answered in just a couple of hours from now. gina kim has more. >> reporter: at this morning's court hearing in los angeles, the judge is expected to rule on a custody agreement already reached between michael jackson's mother and his ex-wife. the deal struck last week gives

79-year-d katherine jackson full custody of jackson's three young children while debbie rowe, the mother of the two oldest children, will get visitation and legal parental rights. legal experts say it appears to be a win-win arrangement. >> i think it's excellent. it's a ten. they seem to have done it quickly. they seem to have done it without publicity. they seem to have done it without apparently money changing hands. >> reporter: the judge will also consider arguments about who should have bigger say over jackson's estate. his mother or the two men named by jackson in his will as administrators of his financial empire. >> this is a music lawyer who knows his assets and business. that's invaluable. you couldn't pay to replace him. there's probably nobody who could replace him that has the same amount of knowledge about this asset base and how to handle it for the benefit of everybody. >> reporter: meanwhile, the los angeles coroner's office has delayed the release of jackson's

autopsy results indefinitely. even as police and district attorney investigators continue to seize evidence from jackson's personal physician, dr. conrad murray. search warrants filed at the court indicate the focus is still on propofol, the powerful surgery anesthetic that detectives allegedly found in jackson's home. in los angeles, gina kim, nbc news. alaska congressman don young is mourning the death of his life unu yog died of natural causes aterom h heu in grace falls, virginia. in 2003e rumorsdurcefa he was considering leaving oice because of his wife's health. he called a press conference and introduced his wife saying she had a slight stroke six months ieearl ar but that she was fine. the couple was mared for 46 years. lou young was 67. montgomery county police are searching for two robhorsea w preyed on anlderly woman. the 99-year-old woman was attacked inside her silver spring apartment on friday afternoon. police say someone called the woman and asked her to take an

in-home survey. they told her to come to the door. and when she did, they held her up and robbed her of her belongings. the woman was shaken but not injured. yesterday marked a somber anniversary for the family and friends of a d.c. attorney murdered three years ago. the case remains unsolved but a group of bloggers is trying to change that. they don't know anyone connected to the case but they're trying to figure out who killed robert juan. news 4's michael flynn has our report. >> reporter: it's the third anniversary of one of the disturbing t crimes when 32-year-old attorney robert juan was found murdered inside this upscale row home in the dupont circle area. juan had been stabbed, restrained and sexually assaulted. to this day no one's been charged with his murder. >> it's frustrating. it's frustrating for us. i know it's more frustrating for robert wong's family. >> i think it's very sad. it's a travesty for a murder to take that long to be investigated. >> reporter: tried to help solve this murder mystery is this group of friends from the very same neighborhood.

late last year they started who murdered robert juan.com, a blog filled with their own research and leads that they chased down. >> we're the scooby gang, and we're mettling wherever we can go. >> we're trying to figure out what happened that night through whatever means we can, but cultivating sources. >> reporter: the former roommates who lived at that house, joseph price, victor and dylan ward are now accused of covering up evidence at cr escene. juan tolde. his wife that he wa staying over at his friend's house after working late that night. no one has been charged in the murder and despite their snooping, these part-time bloggers are still trying to decide who's responsible. you don't think you know who did it? >> no. >> reporter: really? >> i would say that at this point, even eight months after we started doing our in-depth research, that none of us are sure who actually committed the murder. >> reporter: the four amateur

detectives say they're going to keep posting to that blog till the person or people responsible for killing robert juan in this row home are brought to justice. in northwest washington, michael flynn, news 4. it could soon cost you more to hail a cab. the city council has lifted a $19 cap on taxicab rides that start and end in the district. it was put in place to help city residents east of the river who live far from their jobs and many basic services as well. cab drivers have called for its end since last june. that's when the switch to the zone fare system happened. the council unanimously removed it as part of the fiscal 2010 budget plan that takes effect on october 1st. that's when the zone fare ended, actually. last june. >> last june. there are plans to build a high-speed rail in northern virginia, but it won't happen without federal funding. asnghehy t fed nmkierovten g for haen for more than illin i st in stimulusmoy.ne

ce itm aid nrndheermeca a stmoneyy and rein ovthyneilsel u betod time infras esthinberao a ttoprorble the trains to beo a tup90 mes po ter miles per hlong alo e the ghhi-speed rail would run between petersburg and the zriblgt. district. you just wanted to help out a family of geese, but that caused trouble for a man. the 60-year-old was driving on the parkway back in june when he saw a flock of geese trying to cross the road. he tells "the washington post" he parked, got out and tried to help them on their way and suddenly a police officer pulled up and wrote him a ticket for jaywalking. he says he's fighting that ticket in court this morning. our time is now 11:40. the temperature, 82 degrees. coming up next at midday, a big oops. the demolition disaster that was caught on tape. it's not your baggage, it's not the drink, so how are airlines really making their money off of you? and what happened during a game of monopoly that landed one guy in a whole lot of trouble?

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a music jamboree in canada over the weekend came to a deadly end. one woman was killed and 75 others were injured when a severe storm caused a stage to collapse. 100 people were on the stage at the time including country singer bill y currington and actor kevin costner and his band were on stage.

they were all trapped under debris but are expected to be okay. witnesses say the woman who died was crushed by a falling speaker. investigators will look into it to see if strong winds were the only factor. a planned demolition goes all wrong in turkey. this is not the way a demolition is supposed to happen, but it's the scene that greeted spectators this weekend in turkey. an old flour factory was supposed to come down to make room for a shopping mall but instead of collapsing the building rolled completely over, landing upside down. look at that. no implosion here. upside down. thankfully no one was hurt. >> incredible video. if you thought airlines were cashing in on all those fees they're charging you, you're right. they're raking in about $2 billion a year. and that's just from change and cancellation fees alone. in fact, some airlines make more money on those fees than they do on baggage fees. a recent college graduate is demanding a refund.

treen that thompson is suing her school because she can't get a job. she wants her $70,000 college tuition back. trina is accusing monroe college of not doing enough to help her land a job. the top of her unemployment problems is she's now dealing with mountin debt from her student loans. a monroe college spokesperson says thompson's lawsuit is completely without merit. a man in michigan took the game of monopoly a little bit too far. he literally landed in jail for assault and battery. hank winchester explains just what happened. >> reporter: after almost 16 days and 6.5 million miles -- >> when you play the game monopo monopoly, you take your chances. you could strike irich. or you could land in jail. this man, kenneth rebky, landed in a real jail after what started as a friendly game of

monopoly with his neighbor ended in an alleged assault. you're about to hear the victims call for help. >> yes. i was at my neighbor's house, and we were playing monopoly. he slapped me and knocked my glasses off my face. >> do you need an ambulance? >> i don't think so. >> the male subject who was the friend asked to buy boardwalk and park place. she refused. he got angry and slapped her on the side of the head. knocking her glasses off and knocking her to the ground. >> reporter: neighbors are all abuzz about the board game battle. >> i thought that was real violent for playing a game. like i said, i guess he takes his monopoly pretty seriously. >> reporter: as for repky himself, he had very little to say about his apparent monopoly meltdown when we showed up at his front door. what happened with this monopoly game? >> i'm sorry, i have no comment. >> reporter: you have no

comment? was there an attack or an assault? >> there's no reason for this right now. there's no concern. >> reporter: did you hit the woman? >> no. >> that was hank winchester reporting. repky is scheduled to be in court next week. a big change in the cash for clunkers program, and one automaker could do something that it hasn't done in a very long time. >> courtney reagan joins us live now with more on those stories and the rest of the morning's business news. courtney, good morning again. >> hi, good morning. right now stocks are much higher right now. positive auto news we'll go through in just a moment. the dow is up 86 points. that does follow a record-setting july. the dow's biggest july point gain in its history, in fact. that happened on friday afternoon. so we're starting the first trading day of august. we'll see if we can continue that rally. we're still rolling through earnings season, though. tyson foods beat estimates but warned weaker demand for meat could leave the current quarter's results lower and clorox has a higher prot and confirms its 2010 outlook.

ford posted its first monthly sales increase. july sales were up 2.3% and the automaker's top sales analyst says demand is surging thanks in part to the cash for clunkers program. if the senate approves billions in more funding this week, the program will continue. if not, transportation secretary ray lahood says there is enough money to last at least through tomorrow. chrysler posted sales increases and single-digit decreases for the year-over-year les. some chrysler plans are now operating on overtime. and while chrysler will no longer offer a flat $4500 rebate on top of the clunker incentive for every customer, it will offer $4500 to match on some of its models. but for the rest, the incentive amount will vary depending on the model and the brand the customer selects. and while we wait for gm's numbers, we do know about 6,000 gm blue-collar workers took the latest round of early retirement and buyout packages, but gm was

hoping for more than 13,000 to take those packages. and since 75 fewer workers did than gm planned for, it does look like more layoffs will be likely. unfortunate news there. hopefully they report good sales resu results. back to you. >> tnks so much, courtney have a great day. >> thanks. our time right now, 11:48. still to come, a wedding day disaster. you won't believe what happened to one couple after they said their i-dos. plus, meteorologist will be back with another check on the forecast. we're looking for people who e the day special in thema ea urhour.ni if you know something like that, e-mail their s ryto and closep epiurct or videur we may tell their ai having the right tools is crucial

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hot weather, hot fashions. summertime is here. what are the trends to help you sizzle when folks look at you? here's jennifer barger with fashion washington with what's hot today. i like your dress. >> thank you. >> that's really cute. so what is trendy right now? >> well, i think with dresses, we're seeing a lot of things that are more tlored than we have in the past. >> oh. >> things that are kind of architectural. they maybe have a pleat. >> let's have a look at some of the things you talk about. rdoanah, andhis iskis by gio out of san francisco. this represents a lot ofhiou tn this summer.

n thinterest isn't so much ith the pattern or flounce, it's in ng. plti recalls geometry or architecture. it's very sophisticated stuff. >> that's very cool. and i think it would be cool to wear on a hot day. what about shs? let's have a look at what kind of shoes we're going to be summer.s lr a baydyeaewe seeing. >> i think ye aoudy'rlrea seeing them, and ioe b gskac to statement shoes are in. anhid k tink that part of that s because the economy is still a anttle down. td stenem shoes can really change your itentfou. these are print oeshtfs. they're an esprillad by oscar de la renta. if you add those to an outfit, even that dress, they really pot >> should you try to match your oes to your dress? >> no. o onef those pair would go w llweith what you're wearing. no? >> no, and they shouldn't match. i think they should be a nice contrast. >> a contrast. >> yeah. you don't want a million dollars going on, but on a contrast. if you're wearing a brown dress, yo wo what about tll what about two print>>nt together? >> that's tricky. ,anmeeanom s people can do it. itpo omssible.

but you have to be just really kind of put it on, yound if you don't feel like you look like a clown, then you've done it right. >> let's not forget about jewelry. a f yorwhat e ltng a f jewelry? >> it's funny. a we have hadte em at sttenbret statement bracelets, but nowac it's a statementarring. and these are by mar bigoco, and these are semiprio us stones in gold. the trend can be kofd in expensive or itd can also be inexpensive. j. crew does lovely dangly earrings. >> can you wear a dangle to work? with a tailored dress or suit? >> i think you can. i think what you want to do is you don't want to wear anything else. you don't want it wear it with a big necklace or with, you know, a statement something else. >> they should stand on their own. let me ask you quickly, this is summer fashion. we're looking ahead to fall, especially in the magazines. should some of these things be on sale? >> i think a lot of these things are on sale. it's a good time to shop because they want to get their summer stuff out and get the new stuff in for fall. >> i'm ready to go shopping so i

can find some bargains. >> i know. get out there. >> thank you jennifer barger from "the washington post" fashion. >> "fashion washington." >> "fashion washington." >> great to see you, barbara. >> i'll be off to look for my statement shoes as soon as the show is over. how's this for a statement? a newly married tennessee couple says their limo driver almost stranded.he big day. e stranded. e irhe ceremony they came outside and their limo was gone. they called the driver, and he told them he was on the way but they say the driver never showed. already late, they decided to make other plans. >> i made a decision after about an hour and 25 minutes to call people at the reception and get some suvs on the way. >> once we got to the reception, people were ready to leave because they had been there so long. >> the couple says despite numerous calls, they cannot get an explanation as to what happened. they say all they want is a refund for the ride they never received.

find out about some of the stories in the works for news 4 this afternoon. pat lawson muse is here with a preview. >> hi, keith. coming up this afternoon at 4:00, "d" is for deficiency when it comes to vitamins. new information finds children aren't getting enough vitamin d these days. and get healthy for life today why it's happening and how parents can remedy the vitamin d deficiency problem. then at 5:00 this afternoon, what your dentist may not be telling you about your dental insurance. for those stories and all the day's news, join us for news 4 beginning at 4:00. keith, barbara. >> okay. thank you, pat. >> thank you, pat. let's check on the weather now. out the door forecast. >> a break from our usual summertime high humidity today. temperatures now in the low 80s. it's 82 in washington. and we will have lots of sunshine for the remainder of the day. should be a clear and mild evening coming up. and for the afternoon, lower humidity with a light breeze. highs reaching the mid and upper 80s to near 90 by the next two

or three hours. then this evening we'll have that nearly full moon rising and a clear sky near 80 by 9:00. by midnight, should be upper 70s. by dawn, upper 60s. tomorrow, a little hotter and maybe a little more humid. highs in the low 90s with lots of sun. getting steamy again wednesday and thursday. could get passing afternoon storms both days as well as on friday. right now weekend's looking nice. partly cloudy, highs in the 80s. see you tomorrow morning. finally, a group of dogs in southern california set out to prove that good things really do come in small packages. >> that's right. hundreds of chihuahuas took part in the national chihuahua race in anaheim. enthusiastic spectators cheered as the pets scampered toward their owners in lanes that were roughly 30 feet long. the winning chihuahua and its owner received an all expenses paid trip to new york city where they'll compete in the national finals later this month.

>> remember the taco bell chihuahua died just last week, so they were probably running in his memory. >> i didn't know that. that's sad. that's news 4 midday. thanks for being with us. we're glad you were with us throughout the morning. tune in for news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. >> have a good one. >> see you in the morning. 1úabaña=rzci