'sth that's thele batvaourd hts bghe volulunteer fire ems station. darcy spencer joins us live from the area with the latest. darcy? >> well, jim, we're really getting two totally different versions of what happened at the station early this morning. according to those who work here, there are some issues with restaffing that happened here within the fire department in recent days. and that is causing an increase in some response time and causing some trouble in terms of the response to this incident. county officials are saying that's simply not the case and that some policies were violated. the station volunteers and residents say prince georges county's recent staffing shuffle hurt the response to a firetr truck fire this morning. it caused about $100,000 in damage. >> it does bring attention to the need that the community has to know that they are secure and we just like the county and the fire department oie tefak t a

closer look atak it. r>>orter: just before ,emm. m orsbefr: a. m,bers of the stations noticed a fire in the truck's engine area. they attempted to put the blaze out, but when they turned the truck on to pull it out of the bay, the fire escalated, filling the station with thick, black smoke. >> it was kind of ironic that a piece of fire apparatus inside a fire station would have a fire, but that did happen this morning. >> reporter: the closest fire station did not respond. officials say the station did not have any volunteers or career personnel on duty at the time. the career members had had been pulled as part of the staffing redeployment plan that took effect on sunday. the next closest station responded in eight minutes. some argue a slower response than from capitol heights. >> the staffing and reployment that we're using had no impact whatsoever, zero impact on this particular incident. >> reporter: but the county's public safety director says the

pr problems were not caused by staffing issues. he says the truck never should have been pulled into the bay if it was having trouble. >> we were just fortunate this time that it didn't get really out of control and burn the station down. so we can't have people that work for us that do not follow basic polys fpolyacies. >> top officials say that an investigation has been launched into the incident and that a high-ranking firefighter based here at the station will be suspended as a result. reporting live, darcy spencer, news4. >> thank you. a man appeared in a fairfax county courtroom today to fight ticket that was given to him while he was committing an act of kindness. h hent tarsarkwaynelped a acrs g ar thear dulles toll road. jane watrel joins us now to tell

us how this shook out today. jane? >> well, wendy, joe vamosi says that many times in the past along fairfax county highways, he has stopped traffic to help geese and deer across the road. there are plenty of geese here. but recently in the eyes of the law, vamosi's actions nearly created a 15-car pile-up. they're a potential road hazard for motorists. every day, gaggles of geese try to cross busy highways and drivers have to choose whether to stop or not. >> some of us have morals that may be at odds with the law. >> reporter: what's what happened to joe vamosi, who came to traffic court to contest a jaywalking ticket. the hungarian man received it this summer for helping geese across the highways. >> we're only humans. if we don't protect animals, who is going to protect them?

>> reporter: vamosi says he was driving down the parkway during rush hour when he spotted 11 geese trying to cross the road. he pulled to the sid and immediately stopped traffic, allowing the gaggle to go across four lanes of traffic. in court, the police officer who edckiosam saidd s the ea-y60r-old ran into the middle of thed road, causing 15 vic to slam on their brakes and nearly created a massive car pile-up. but vamosi says he had no time to think. >> i saw in my head the trouble that i had, the possibility if ose animals walked the 50 or >> reporter: the judge told vamosi i think you had good motives, but your actio c causd other problems. i don't think it was the best thing for you to do. but the judge then threw out the jaywalking ticket, provided vamosi stays out of trouble for six months. animal lovers hail this as a victory. >> he's my hero and i hope he does it continue and continues to do it. i'd do it, too.

we all have to make that judgment. it's a tough call. >> do you feel like a hero? >> i think most people would do the same. >> back live along highway 50 where there's a very active geese population and a very busy highway. now, the judge set a january court date for joe vamosi to dismiss the jaywalking ticket if vamosi behaves himself and also throw out the $60 fine. stay tuned. reporting live in fairfax county, i'm jane watrel. back to you, wendy. >> thanks. the cash for clunkers program has become so popular that it may end up way ahead of schedule and critics are saying it shouldn't be refueled. congress allotted $1 billion for the program which was set to end in november, but the money is already in danger of running out this week. the white house wants congress to fund the program with an additional $2 billion. some say it's nothing more than a government giveaway, but the

white house insists that it is helping the environment. >> the transactions were generating a 61% increase in fuel economy. >> without the data, we won't know that it's stimulating sales and that there's an environmental benefit. without those things, we're just handing people $4,500 to buy a new car. >> for now, anyone wanting to take advantage of the program is encouraged to do so this week. meanwhile, automakers say ey've been pulling in more cash thanks to the cash for clunkers. ford says the program helped spur a 2.6% sales increase last month. the company's first monthly increase since november of 2007. ford was also selling nearly 2,500 more vehicles this july compared to july of 2007. other automakers are also expecting a boost from the cars program. subaru anticipates a 30% increase in sales. president obama says a new post-9/11 gi bill will not only

help service members and veterans. it's also going to be an investment in the country's future. the president talked about the bill this morning in fairfax. it was signed into law by president bush last year, but it took effect this saturday. the gi bill will cover the cost of a four-year undergrad degree for veteran whose have served in the military for three years. >> the post-9/11 gi bill, we can give our veterans the chance to live their dreams and help unleash your talents and tap their creativity and be guided by their sense of responsibility to their fellow citizens. and to this country that we all love so much. >> the program also provides money to cover living expenses, cost of tutors as well as books and supplies. seems a bit ear for back-to-school, but for ten schools in fairfax county and a few in alexandria and arlington, thousands of kids boarded buses today. it's a modified calendar schedule that's designed to help children with shorter breaks so

they don't forget what they've learned. >> i wanted more summer. >> reporter: first week of august, first day of class. after three weeks of vacation, these students were back in the classroom bright and early today, getting a jump on other schools in a modified calendar program that's now in effect for some fairfax county, alexandria and arlington schools. >> my son was eager to go back. he really wanted to, you know, see who was in his class and make new friends. he had a good attitude about it. >> i'm really excited to see my friends again. >> reporter: the schedule allows for three-week breaks after every nine weeks of school. the idea behind the change is to help stundents retain more of what they'veno carrier ringconnect 1200

thank you, bob. a judge in los angeles today decided that the mother of michael jackson will be the permanent guardian of his children. katherine jackson and the king of pop's ex-wife struck a deal last week that calls for jackson to receive full custody of the three kids. both katherine jackson and the singer's former manager were seen entering the courthouse this morning. the judge approved a monthly financial allowance for both the kids and the mother. it will be paid out by the pop star's estate. stay right there. we're just getting started on "news4 at 5" tonight. a key vote today on a plan to expand a controversial saudi school in northern virginia. an investigation under way after officials notice several bus stop shelters vandalized. a woman escapes a fiery situation after a large explosion reduces her house to rubble. and news that kids are getting enough vitamin d. there's something big happening at pizza hut.

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injuries. bone problems, dibeabetedia heart disease. these are problems that children are at higher risk for because they're not getting enough vitamin d. more than 7.5 million children and young adults have a vitamin d deficiency. and an additional 51 million still are not getting the daily recommended dose of vitamin d. the problem is a lot worse in certain groups of children than in others. joining us now to talk about this growing problem is dr. nancy snyderman. i thought it was just easy. we just went out in the sun for 10 or 15 minutes and we got all the vitamin d we need ed. >> they're sitting in front of televisions and computers too much. interestingly, i think we've taken the message of sunscreen, sunscreen, sunscreen so well that, in fact, we're filtering out the rays that we need.

and vitamin d is one of those things you can get free from the sun, but you need 10 to 15 minutes a day of non-sunscreened sun exposure. >> so what kids -- i mean, the ones who are -- who are obviously sitting in front of the computers and the video games, is there a certain group or is that just -- is this across the board? >> it's now across the board. 58 million children now at risk. interestingly, african-american kids, somewhat higher risk. about 58% of black girls in this country have a real risk. it's sort ofintuitive. but the darker your skin, the more your skin filters out the harmful rays of the sun. the reason it's a real concern is because we know if you don't get enough vitamin d, you have increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, the list goes on.

so that vitamin d is absolutely necessary. you can't necessarily get it from diet, even though there's vitamin d added to milk products. you really need the sun for this. >> and so i guess we need to say it's okay 15 minutes in the sun. you're not going to get skin cancer. is that the message we need to be saying to people? >> yeah. you're not going to get skin cancer. you have to go out for 10 to 15 minutes. go out in the morning or afternoon. if you realize you're one of those people not getting out enough, talk to your doctor about taking a supplement. for most children, it's 400 units a day. for adults, it's 1,000. if you take that, you'll be okay. otherwise a little bit of sunshine is just good for you. but a little bit. that's the underlying message here. >> i remember when i was a kid and the mother said get them out and get them sun for a minute. all right. dr. snyderman, thanks so much.

there's meor intorta information on children and vitamin d levels in dr. snyderman's full report coming up on "nightly news" at 7:00 tonight. well, they should be good for kids' health, but the gym glasses have actually become more hazardous for tens of thousands of children. the number of injuries sustained in pe classes increased by 150% from 1997 to 2007. that's according to a new study from the nationwide children's hospital. the injuries range from cuts to broken bones. 60,000 students were hurt during gym class in 2007 alone. the alarming increase may be due to a lack of properly trained pe teachers. the authors also say pe programs are key in preventing childhood obesity. did you know it's officially tennis week here in the district? and residents now have a brand new court to play on. take a look. adrian fenty was at this

afternoon's ribbon-cutting for the newly surfaced courts in southeast. right now, more than 40 local children participate in daily tennis programs at the rec center. some participateverene or were trained by pros this summer. the center also offered tennis classes for adults during the week as well. it's all tennis. >> get those youngsters out, a little bit of sunshine, play tennis. one thing the safe part of the sun is -- and i mentioned this a number of times, is when your shadow is shorter than you are. then you have to be careful. because that means the sun is higher than 45 degrees in the sky. so look at theshadow. yolfseu look at your shadow. th that's something youngsters can do. go around measuring each other's shadows. just like every monday we have tick check at news4. it's a lot of fun. we have a fun monday. >> that one right there. got it. >> after the weekend. outside now, our temperature is

nothat bad. we're at 85 badegrees. the sunset today, 8:17. boy we're losing daylight. 7:40. right now your shadow is still a bit shoerrthan you are from about 11:00 in the morning until 3:00 in the afternoon. go out and get a little sun. 85 degrees now. look at the temperatures around the lakes. boy, has it been a cool summer around the lakes. portland, oregon, had seven 90-degree days in a row today. today it's only 78. and the dew point right now is not too bad, but it will be comi back. right now we've got a little bubble of high pressure in on us. that's the reason that the winds have been light. i want to show you something. have you been to the beaches? you get that nice cooling onshore breeze. sometimes we can see the wind, see the breeze. a line of clouds all the way to the jersey coastline, then down to the eastern shore. if you look close, up around long island. here we are in washington. there's chesapeake bay. this was a couple of hours ago

from that great nasa satellite. there are the beach areas. you can see that onshore breeze from both sides. a little bit of convergence. there are clouds over the eastern shore. but also nice and sunny for your friends that out there on vacation at ocean city. there's that onshore breeze. a southeasterly breeze. only 79 degrees right now at ocean city. but in the meantime, things will be changing. an area of high pressure moves off. so tomorrow as that does move off, we'll begin to get back into southwesterly winds. the humidity will be coming in. and then there will be a weak weather front as we get into wednesday. sort of setting up. along that, there is the risk of getting some afternoon thunder showers on wednesdaer temperatures tomorrow, low 90s. so for the remainder of the evening heading out, it's a nice evening. temperatures 80 fto 85 degrees. tomorrow when you get up and head out, we'll see a lot of sunshine. early-morning sunshine. that's safe up until about 11:00

with that sun -- your shaw gets shorter than you are. 64 to 70 degrees. nice day. but with the increase in humidity, we'll be seeing some b tykacdiil be coming backekweinkb t 6:00 --6:foa wxtatne .kwe av wwee next week. ith the riskwef o wndh thu the risk of thunder showers. and the weekend right now, looks like it will be feeling like august. nice evening. >> yeah. >> thank you, bob. much more ahead on "news4 at 5" tonight. up next, lottery heart break for a man after he wins a half million in a scratch-off game. pet? he loses theapat h nns ex what happens next? we'll find out. ]27?óqñ n

it's a mystery that's baffled the military for two decades. the disappearance of a navy pilot during the first gulf war. and now the remains of michael scott spiker have finally been found. spiker's plane crashed on the first night of the gulf war in 1991. originally he was classified as dead, but the military reclassified him as missing or captured. the department of defense said yesterday his remains were found in a grave in iraq last week. spiker's family says they're

relieved that his remains were located, but they're still looking for answers. some terrifying moments for passengers aboard a flight that experienced some extreme turbulence today. continental flight 128 was heading to houston. the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in miami. around 4:30 this morning, that severe turbulence began shaking the plane while at 38,000 feet in the air, just north of the dominican republic. 168 people were aboard. four people were seriously hurt. passengers say it was the worst turbulence they'd ever been through. >> i'd never seen turbulence like that. >> i really thought we wouldn't make it. >> reporter: along with the four seriously injured passengers, officials say 22 people were also hurt. they had mostly bumps and bruises. if you're looking for a good deal on an airline ticket, you may be able to tweet your way to

a big discount. if you follow jet blue or united on twitter, you can now get first dibs on ticket sales alerts. the tweets are a new and faster way to promote sales and to fill airline seats that may otherwise go unsold. coming up on "news4 at 5," an investigation into a recent rash of bus shelter vandalisms around the city. a key vote tonight on plans itssinin cnt that isunddeschool by saudi arabia. and police release a skeh of uspect act a series of indecent exposure incidents. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce,

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and welcomeack to the second half hour of "news4 at 5." coming up in this half hour, bus stops all over our area vandalized. the things about your insurance your dentist doesn't want you to know. and a half million dollar mess-up after a man loses his winning lotteryticket. but first, our top story at 5:30. a key vote on plans to expand a controversial school in fairfax county that is funded by saudi arabia. >> the proposal to allow the school to build a new campus in a rural part of fairfax county was approved by the county's board of supervisors today. it was approved. the islamic saudi academy had a long-standing zoning request to allow it to build this new school, but a lot of county residents had strong objections. chris gordon reports live from the government center out there. chris? >> good evening. one group opposed the plan for political reasons saying it teaches terrorism, citing the

case of a former student serving a life prison sentence for threatening the life of president bush. another group, community and civic activists, say they oppose the plan for safety and environmental reasons. and when it finally came down to a vote late this afternoon, the board of supervisors found itself deeply divided. the islamic saudi academy sought an exception to allow them to build a new school and mosque on this e34cr p-aroperty in fairfax but some opponents of the plan allege that the islamic saudi academy is a school for terrorism. >> we don't think it should exist, let alone expand. it teaches sharia law, it teaches terrorism. they're raising the next generation of homicide bombers right here in virginia. >>uneporter: neighbors along r: popeshead road say that traffic congestion, safety and protecting the environment are the reasons they oppose expanding the academy here.

>> this is a two-lane road. it just cannot hold any more trfic. >> reporter: the fairfax county board of supervisors acknowledged that this was a hard decision. in fact, it took two separate votes. in the end, it was the motion to approve the islamic saudi academy's plan to expand after he gave a speech dispelling the notion that the school poses any danger. >> i have never in the 15 years had any misgivings about that school being in my community. >> reporter: the motion passed 6-4 to allow the isa to expand. some opponents say they will target the six supervisors who voted in favor of the school's plan. >> we are actively going to solicit candidates to run against them. and we are going to work to defeat them. >> neighbors who live along this road say heavy traffic on the narrow two-lane roadway could lead to fatalities. we're live tonight at the fairfax county government center. back to you in the studio. >> thank you, chris.

hilton hotels employees he begun moving to tyson's corner. more than 300 workers are moving to the d.c. area as the company relocates its world h headquarters. according to the "washington post," the first of those employees have arrived. they wl occupy several stories of the office building known as park place two. the headquarters has been based in beverly hills since eyoe1969. tim kaine has praised the move. traffic is flowing again this evening around 7th and taylor streets of a water main break this morning. an eight-inch main broke early this morning. the crew husband to shut down the intersection. customers lost water service for part of the day. the repairs were completed earlier this afternoon. more than two dozen bus stops in the district have been vandalized in the past three days. dozens of glass panels in newly installed bus stops have been shattered, causing inconvenience

to transit riders and a messy clean-up job. tom sherwood is here now with more. >> the city has been replacing all the old bus shelters with nice, new ones, but someone has decided to vandalize them. all around washington monday, buses were pulling up to hundreds of bus stops. but transit riders had to step over broken glass with reports that more than two dozen bus stops in the city have been vandalized since the weekend. >> bus stop after bus stop had entirely broken glass out of it. it's a shame because they're so nice. people can't take care of them. >> they must have not had anything better to do. i don't see no reason to do that. >> reporter: d.c. transportation departme spokesman john law says it appears to be pure vandalism with no political notes or other drufeety. there are no immediate suspects. >> somebody is driving along and is vandalizing them, you know, perhaps with a bb gun or

something out of a car window. >> reporter: the district in recent years has contracted with a private company to build, clean, and maintain more than 500 bus shelters. a manager for the company, clear channel outdoors, is angry about rare vdali.sm. this was a sudden erupon, the spokesman said. is absolutely is not a normal occurrence. we could use any help anyone could give us to identify the vandals. the company has a 20-year contract with the district. it sells ads on the shelters to earn commissions. normally no more than two or three shelters need repair in any ven month. if you know anything about the vandalism, the city is urging you to call 311 to report what you know. that's 311, not the emergency lb: cf1 o jim, back to you. >> thank you, tom. a montgomery county man is in jail tonight accused of several invasion. seeur bs rgii bbui s horae simeuafencrybrbud .

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to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. does at times feel like my body is telling me to do one thing... and, my mind, my heart is telling me to do something else. managing my highs and lows is super important. with my contour meter i can personalize my high/lo settings so it really does micromanage where my blood sugar needs to be. i'm nick jonas and never slowing down is my simple win. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. let's get a check of our forecast, bob. >> we've got a nice evening out there. nothing on radar as opposed to sometimes over the weekend. especially friday, had a great picture. this is from linda in st. mary's

county after the big storms on friday. you can see those are some of the big thunderstorms or the big clouds to the west. they cast shadows and then the shadows at sunset are picked up in some of the lower clouds near the camera or near the person at's seeing those. that's where they seem -- it's like railroad tracks. when you look down railroad tracks, you know they're parallel, but they seem to be converging. same thing happens with the shadows and lights from the sun. overnight tonight, temperatures will be dipping into the low to mid-60s. tomorrow will be into the low 90s. later on in the week, we'll be seeing some pretty steamy weather here. may see an afternoon thunderstorm latewednesday. that will be the day most likely, i think, of this week to be seeing some thunder showers. maybe not quite as hot on thursday and friday, but as we get hazy, hot, and humid weather into the weekend and it turns very humid to oppressive. next week, weould be building a little bit of a heat wave,

something we haven't had this summer. i'll tell you why when i join you at 6:00. >> thank you, bob. an astronauts tool bag ended its journey through space today. the astronaut dropped the $100,000 bag last november. since then, the backpack-sized bag has orbited the earth more than 4,000 times. the bag reentered the earth's atmosphere just after 9:00 a.m. and met a fiery end, burning up in the atmosphere over the pacific ocean. nissan is hoping to become a leader in green cars. it unveiled its new electric car today. it's the leaf. it can reach top speeds of 76 miles an hour and go 100 miles without needing to be plugged in. nissan plans on selling the leaf next year in the u.s. not clear how much it's going to cost you. going to the dentist doesn't have to be daunting or

expensive. up next, a look at some things about your insurance your dentist doesn't want you to know. and u.s. marshals seize products from a company teritiz. a

u.s. marshals have raided a hand sanitizer company seizing products that can be infected with harmful bacteria. the company called clairecon biological voluntarily recalled the sanitizers and the lotions made at its facility in utah. marshals took recalled products that for some reason were never destroyed. the fda says the products in

question claim to treat open wounds, damaged skin and protect against various infections. but the government found harmful bacteria in those products and says consumers shouldn't use them. there have been no reported cases of any problems caused by these products. going to the dentist can be a nerve-racking and expensive experience, bullt saving money doesn't have to be like pulling teeth. here's grant stenchfield with insider secrets that many dentists may not want you to know. >> reporter: it's all covered by your insurance. golden words every patient hopes to hear. >> that was pretty surprising to find out the cost that was involved in the out of neork. >> reporter: sandra barker made a common mistake. she called a local destant and asked if he takes her insurance. >> that's just not a good enough question. you need to be educated and ask are you in my network. >> reporter: this doctor warns many dentists will say yes, they take your insurance, but fail to tell patients they aren't in

their network. it's a big and often costly difference. >> they'll be ought of pocket 40% more than the cost of going to an in-network doctor. >> we didn't find out until we got the bill. it was a lot more. >> reporter: then there's the debate over amalgam fillings. some dentists will tell patients they're a health risk. >> the short answer, amalgam fillings alone, no, they're not a health risk. >> reporter: but many dentists will warn people of a health risk to convince patients to replace safe fillings to drum up more business. don't get a deep cleaning when you only need a regular one. deep cleanings are more expensive and depending on the patient, often unnecessary. dentists say listen to the doctor as he calls out numbers when probing your gums. >> if your ones, twos or threes, that's okay. >> reporter: low numbers mean healthy gums. >> in that situation, you can

not get a deep cleaning. >> reporter: charles wakefield also advises patients not to overbleach their teeth. >> you can overwhiten until your teeth really don't look natural at all. >> reporter: not only does it get expensive, but it i hurt the enamel. >> you need to be armed with the facts. it's really easy to do that. >> reporter: secrets you need to know, straight from the dentist's mouth. >> that was grant stenchfield reporting. maintain your overall health. let's see what's coming up on "news4 at 6" tonight. hey there. >> hi, folks. we'll report on those american hikers who are believed to have been arrested by authorities in iran. today secretary of state hillary rodham clinton had a message for iran. an entire town has been locked down because of an outbreak of a deadly lung disease, the pneumonic plague. why one man was arrested because of what he did during a monopoly game. those stories and more coming

up. >> do not let him out of jail. no card there. >> no. this wasn't lunch with lindsay? this was just hanging out with lindsay? >> no. we're going to talk about deangelo hall who is the leader of the redskins' cornerbacks. he was cast aside by the oakland raiders and since he was signed by the redskins last november, he's turned a humbling situation into a golden opportunity. he made a significant impact starting the last four games. i asked hall what he was most excited about heading into his first full season with the redskins. >> just being a part of the whole shebang, like the whole project. i'm not coming in late. i don't -- i don't feel a little bit out of place. i don't feel like i'm trying to walk on eggshells. i'm just here, you know? i'm here. i've been here doing off-season workouts. been here since training camp started, you know. and, i mean, the guys are just -- they're the guys.

i feel like i've been here five years already. so i'll only be here for that short period of time, to feel the love and the feedback from the fans and my teammates is great. >> does it feel more like home for you? >> oh, yeah, yeah. it reals rreal. this is a team that i grew up, you know, watching, idleidesing, some of the great players from this team. you know, we tried to make this thing happen last year. and, you know, it didn't happen. you know, i just kind of put it in the back of my head. to finally get a long-term deal done too, come here last season and play, it was so much fun. i had so much fun. i felt comfortable. and, i mean, when you feel comfortable, you can just let it hang out. >> syou've got the big $54 million contract over six years. how much of a part of you do you feel personally that you have to live up to that? >> you know, i've got a chip on my shoulder for other reasons, you know. not because i have a big

contract and i need to prove something. i've got a chip on my shoulder anyway. >> because of your time in oakland and being released? >> yeah, yeah, yeah, my time in oakland. oakland is definitely a place that, you know, you want to forget about. but, you know, it was good for nee. i grew a lot going through that. you know, i think it's going to make me a much better player. i already feel like that now. i feel like the work ethic and the things i'm doing now is because of what happened in oakland. i got the big deal in oakland. kind of -- i read what people were saying. i thought i was better than i was. you know, definitely a humbling experience. now i'm back to the basics. >> talk to me about the cornerbacks corps that you guys have together and what the relationship is there for you. because i know sean springs is thought there this year. but it is still you, carlos rogers, fred smoot. what is thatdynamic like now that spring is gone? >> it's a little different.

i know when i first got here, being the secondary with me, springs, carlos and fred y mean, it was -- in't do believe it, you know. on taper and just, you know, going out to practice and finding ways to get all of us on the field at the same time, it was just so exciting. you know, it's different not having sean here, but i file leak, you know, we're finding ways to get all three of us on the field, whether that's trying to switch it up on safety, instead of playing deep, we're going to try to mix and match to get the best guys on the field. >> you have earned your time in this league. why on ether would you choose to stay at the team hotel when you've been offered the option of staying at home as a veteran. >> that's an easy choice for me. >> really? >> because i have not moved my furniture up from plant. so i'm hoping to do that in the next -- the next coming week or so. but, i mean, it was an easy choice for me. i'm not going over to an empty house, no tv, no bed, nothing. so, you know, sleep on the

floor. i'd rather go to the had toll, get catered to. i'm not doing anything so curfew is not a problem. >> deangelo is one of the only veterans who has chosen to stay at the team hotel. but, you know, i don't care how much money y make, it takes a lot for a guy to admit that he was feeling big on himself. so he's definitely had a significant learning experience. it's been one that's turned out fruitful for the redskins. coming up, one man experiences the fortune of winning the hotry and then the dismort of losing itll the same day. and the pitfallsf a using a 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... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut.

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a florida man. he says it happened to him. he couldn't stop smiling when he purchased a gold rush lottery ticket that was a $500,000 winner. he confirmed it was a big winner and then called lottery officials to find out where to bring it in. the 69-year-old says he stopped at a gas station to get rections and put the ticket in his back pocket' aft. after that, that ticket vanished. it's a fortune that came and went in a flash. >> what do you think you'll say in three weeks when you look back on this? >>hat am i going to say? i'm still going to curse. >> he suspects he could have been the victim of a pick pocket. lottery officials say since he didn't sign the ticket, anyone who has it can claim the big prize. if a government agency owes you money, collecting it may seem like an easy decision to

make. but what's the best way to go about getting your money? you could be bombarded by companies offering to help you track those funds down, but there are warnings you should heed before you agree to take that help. christy nelson has details. >> reporter: michael paulus believes he was cheated out of his money when a local company offered to help him track down a refund he was owed. >> no where did it say this had to do with my property taxes. they wouldn't tell me anything over the phone. if i call, they said you have to come in with an i.d. they were very, very cloak and dagger. >> reporter: paulus went to check it out. he was asked to show i.d. and sign some forms. not understanding until too late that he'd given that company permission to not only find the money but to keep the entire amount as a fee. he thinks he was deliberately misled. >> these companies are raking in thousands of dollars doing this and it's illegal. it's just unethical.

>> reporter: betsy price thinks it's unethical, too. >> people can always get their money back from government themselves without paying for it. >> reporter: price says the companies in question research public records looking for unclaimed refunds like if a property tax value is lowered over for a homestead exemption. homeowners will get postcards like this tling them to contact the company. but as paulus found out, there is a cost. often a big chunk or all of the refund that's due. and it's only later that some people discover they can apply for the money themselves easily, quickly, and for free. >> i hope that everyone would call us or call the appraisal district if it's a value issue or an exemption issue before they deal with anybody else. >> that was christy nelson reporting. michael paulus says he got his

money back after a year of legal wrangling. most taxing authorities will let you know when they owe you money. it normally only take as few minutes to complete a request for your refund. coming up, a refill for the cash for clunkers program. wendy joins jim vance next for "news4 at 6." broke out in their own fire station. a man who got a jaywalking tick wet when he helped geese cross a road appeared in court today. severe turbulence forced a jet to make an ergency landing. it left dozens of people injured. cash for clunkers is a hugely popular program that is aimed at getting old gas-guzzlers off the road and moving new cars off of dealers' lots. tonight, that program needs some money. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy