breaking news right now. two american journalists held captive in north korea are finally home. >> we were taken to a location, and when we walked in through the doors, we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >> more of their emotional homecoming and details on how it all happened. we're following a developing story. late-breaking details in the deadly shooting at a gym near pittsburgh. what we're learning about the suspect. a bold new positive pofl to reduce the number of teenage std cases about the area. wait until you hear what d.c. schools are talking about doing. news 4 midday starts right now. you're watching nbc 4 live

from the leading news station. this is "news 4 midday." good morning. we begin this midday with breaking news. the two american journalists arrested, convicted and sentenced to a labor camp in north korea are finally back on u.s. soil. they arrived in california just about two hours ago after a harrowing journey. brooke hart with the late-breaking details now. >> reporter: journalists laura ling and euna lee touched down on u.s. soil and to the family reunion of their lives. >> we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. >> reporter: their personal relief was a political feat. former president bill clinton's intervention came at the request of the women's top boss at current tv, al gore. >> we want to thank president bill clinton for undertaking

this mission and performing it so skillfully. we're going to let these families have a full and proper reunion now. >> reporter: president obama called the families last night. their ordeal over. >> not only is this white house, obviously, extraordinarily happy, but all americans should be grateful to both form eer president clinton and vice president gore for their extraordinary work. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton in spoke spoke today of long talks behind the scenes that left to her husband's trip and meeting with kim yong il. she talked to him privately as he left. >> mostly just to communicate directly how relieved and pleased he was and we are with the successful completion of this mission. >> reporter: the meeting was sparked by the women themselves, who learned in custody that north korea wanted the former president as a special envoy. lee and ling relayed that to

family, then to al gore w contacted bill clinton who does his visit strengthen north korea's hand on the nuclear issue after a string of missile tests. >> we want them to reduce their weapons. they're isolated and very unpredictable. best thing to do is talk, tough diplomacy. >> reporter: it worked for lee and ling, spared from their 12-year sentence for crossing into north korea last spring. today secretary of state clinton denied north korean reports that her husband, the former president, apologized for lee and ling, but state need ya reports also talk of improving trust and relations between the two countries. constru constructive dialogue the u.s. wants to nuclear talks, too. now to a developing story that we're following very closely this morning. an incredible scene as a man walks into a gym near pittsburgh and opens fire. >> it was surreal. it's pandemonium. never in a mlion years would

have have thought something like that would happen. >> four people are dead including the gunman and nine others were wounded. we're learning new details this morning about what happeneded in the health club and the gunman and his possiblemotive. brian moore has the latest on the developing story. brian. >> reporter: hi, keith. to walk by this gym right now, you wouldn't notice much evidence of all the carnage and chaos here last night except for a sign on the door talking about the thoughts and prayers of this company going out to the families of the victims and a bunch of flowers laid there just a few moments ago by a couple coming by to pay their respects. today officials here in  bridgeville, pennsylvania will hold a news conference to give us more information about what happened. a short time ago the coroner released the names of the three women who were killed here last night. there are nine others in hospitals recovering from injuries ranging from serious to critical. but authorities are focusing

right w on the gunman who took his life here during this rampage last night. 48-year-old george sodini apparently had a history in a blog of writing about his troubles with life and relationships. apparently he says in this blog that he tried to pull off something like this back in january. he says in this blog that he bought loaded guns, everything, but he says in this blog that he chickened out. authorities are really looking into this man's past. they say it's too early to really speak about a motive, but we are hearing that there was a note and we hope later today at this news conference to find out a little bit more about what basically led to this tragedy near bridgeville, pennsylvania. >> brian moore live in brijville. thank you. there were many inside the health club when the gunman opened fire. one was richard walker who was playing a pickup basketball games with friends when it all happened. >> i heard two gunshots, and two

kids came running in the gym. you wouldn't think they were gunshots. probably just two kids banging against the wall. they came running in, so we are still running. about six or seven other gunshots and screaming and everybody coming through the gym. >> stay with news 4 andbc news. we will continue to follow the late-breaking developments in this case and bring you any .pdates as we get th as always, get instant updates at nbcwashington.com. now to the weather. it's a sunny start to the day, but we could be in for a l of rain and maybe storms in some part was our area. tom per ryan is in storm center 4. >> this morning we had the humidity drop a bit from yesterday. at this hour looking at the radar, we have some showers now moving east out of the shenandoah valleyast of harrisburg and near charlestonville they're getting rain. looks like that's passing to our south. elsewhere around washington we had some increasing high clouds.

there's the view from our sky watcher camera showing the cloud cover moving in. right now the temperature is 83 in washington, we're in the low 80s in montgomery and fairfax. around the northern neck and the lower part of the bay in the eastern shore it's turned more humid. off to the west it's in the 70s. these arexd the latest dew poin. only 62 dew point in washington. that's comfortable humidity, but the dew points are higher so there's more humid in southern maryland on this wednesday mornin on the eastern shore it's hit the mid-80s. a beautiful day at the beaches as well as around the steam. norfolk a steamy 86, 84 in salisbury and ocean city in the mid-80s. these showers move pr west to east. they move in later on this afternoon. thunderstorms likely mid to late afternoon with highs near 90. a look at tonight and tomorrow and the rest of the week and weekend in just a few minutes. keith. >> thank you, tom. new at midday a bold new

an to limit the spread of seally transmitted diseases among young people in our area. the plan is to test students in every d.c. high school. megan mcgrath is live with details and reaction. megan. >> reporter: keith, this started as a pilot program in eight d.c. public schools. the kids were tested for gonorrhea and cla mid ya. the results were surprising, so surprising school and health officials have decided to expand the testing program to all high schools in the district of columbia. teenagers are used to taking tests. it's part of going to school. but in the district of columbia, there's a new test this year. one that requires lab work. d.c. public schools will offer tests for sexually transmitted diseases at all high schools beginning this fall.he taking the test is vo luntary, and will not require parental t.en the move comes after a pilott. program in eight d.c. schlsil found that between 12% and %14

of the 3,000 teens% tested were positive for either cla mid ya or gonorrhea. many pents praise the program. >> they're able to get treated and get cured and be educated to keep it from happening again. >> it's important for teenagers to understand what the risks are and to be healthy. >> reporter: others think parents should have to give permission first. >> i have two boys in the d.c. system, one is 15 and one 11. i want to know what's going on. i mean, i require permission for everything else. >> reporter: we need to stress that these tests are completely voluntary. the kids do not have to take them. they're given by representatives from the health department. all of the results are confidential. the parents will not be informed of the test results, and everyone who tests positivez be offered free treatment. should also mention the kids are only tested for gonorrhea and cla mid ya, and not for hiv or pregnancy. keith, back to you. >> megan mcgrath live, thank

you. breaking news. chopper 4 is live over the scene of a school bus accident in ñr vienna, virginia. around 10:30 this morning a fairfax county school bus collided with another vehicle. it happened around maple avenue west and courthouse road. there were kids on the bus whether it crashed, but the injuries are minor. we'll keep you updated on this breaking news as the details become available. police have not released the iflt identity of a man run over on i-235 in landover. it happened around 9:00 tonight. a pedestrian was trying to cross the northbound lanes. that's when a car slammed into him and killed the man. police say the driver stayed at the ennee a rough road -- rough on the roadways so far this morning. we'll check in with jerry edwards with an update. >> good morning to you. good morning, everyone. kind of a tough commute, and it didn't rain or anything. it was just one of those days. now it's time for roadwork, and

we have it on 95 northbound as you head up there. the far right lane is taken away on the northbound side. also looks like some roadwork in place on the southbound side headed down from newing ton. both directions some slow going. elsewhere, out at the wilson bridge, to concerns right now. there was a series of problems throughout the morning on the beltway auto loop, all of which have been cleared, and the delays easing very, very quickly. good news there. now to a story that bringing back shades of the cold r. the pentagon says two russian attack submarines have been detected off the east coast of the united states. the two nuclear-powered subs have been cruising up and down the coast about 200 miles offshore for several days. it's not clear what they're doing, but it's the first time russian subs or war ships have operated this closely to the continental u.s. since the end of the cold war. much more still ahead at midday. an incredible story of how 14 people are coming together to

save lives and a number of lives. we'll have the details of an incredible medical feat. also, beware the dog. residents on warning after a loose dog that's on the attack in our area. plus, incredible video of a city submerged. will we see this kind of rain in our area today? and the "american idol" isis o o l l ut.shocker. dul is o. du it's

washington has one of the highest rates of kidney failure in the nation. to avoid a life on dialysis, most patients need a transplant. there's already a national shortage for kidneys available and it's tougher for african-americans to find matches. two local hospitals are helping us rethink the impossible. we have more. >> reporter: it's an emotional reunion for 61-year-old elizabeth garner. she's meeting jordan grow for the first time. >> x marks the spot. >> reporter: he's the man that gave her his kidney. >> this man is an angel, my angel. >> reporter: her husband is meeting addition that ping kert, she has his kidney. it started two weeks ago when he got up at 5:30 to the morning to donate to someone he's never even met. >> you are a hero, my man. this is beautiful.

>> reporter: he did it for his wife elizabeth. she's in kidney failure living on dialysis. >> i do not want to live like this. i want to die. >> reporter: their reunion is the result of a 14-person kidney swap between patients at georgetown university hospital and washington hospital center. he participated in hopes that someone else in the group would be a match for elizabeth and in return one of the others could take larry's kidney. the lucky recipient much his kidney, her father gave her one of his 14 years ago but it's failing. >> it's very draining. it's no kind of life that i wish on anyone. >> reporter: the rest of the group, craig, dominick, terry, laurie, brian, jacqueline, sean and elaine, a total of 14 surgeries over four days, but what mes this kidney swap unprecedented, all of the recipients are african-american. the doctor is a director of kidney transplants at georgetown.

>> we have an epidemic of kidney disease in thiscountry, especially in the big urban centers. >> reporter: skyrocketing rates of diabetes and high blood pressure are to blame. nationwide 80,000 people are waiting for a kidney. 32% are black, and there aren't enough donors. that's because african-americans are more lickkely to build up antibodies that cause rejection. now doctors use a new process to filterhose antibodies from blood plaza making transplant an option. >> we think we could perform thousands more trandz plants in this country. >> reporter: in fact, all seven patients who received a kidney in the swap used this new procedure. for these 14 people it was the ultimate gift exchange. >> you're helping to save many lives. >> here in d.c. there are about 6,000 people on dialysis and most are african-americans. doctors only perform 250

transplants each yore. the mops and buckets are out in parts of midwest this morning. kentucky and indiana are reeling from a round of strong srms and flash flooding. more than four inches of rain fell in louisville in a few hours yesterday. the storms prompted authorities to urnlg people to stay home. even the famed churchill downs racetrack was underwater. i understand we'll see some remnants from that storm. >> nothing like that. but the clouds we had from yesterday afternoon overnight and now this morning came from those strong storms. we see some of the effects here but only in the form of mehrough tfu come through thankfully right now. that cold front that triggered the strong storms in indiana and kentucky yesterday will sweep through here this afternoon but it's weaker. here's the sky this morning. over the last couple of hours watching those clouds coming in from virginia. you can see the cloud shadows passing over the neighborhoods. those clouds continue to move in out of the southwest and sweep over us. will be with us from time to time throughout the afternoon.

there's a live picture now from the sky watcher camera looking in the same direction. as we look downtown right now in the potomac river there's a little wind on the potomac, not much. hardly ruffling that sail. that sailboat not moving very fast. that's a picture of a sailboat on the potomac river. right now at reagan international it's at 83 degrees. a month from now the average high is 83, where we are right now. the average low is 65. so we're now at this time of year beginning to see the average downturn in our temperatures. we're looking at radar now where you see the area of blue on the screen here just east of harrisonburg. there's an area of rain moving along interstate 64 near charlottesville. and we'll stay dry here for the next couple of hours around washington as well, where the temperatures are in the low 80s in fairfax and prince georges and montgomery counties. a little more humid in the

southern part of the region here, the dew point at pax river. our dew point is a comfortably dry 62 in washington. dew points are in the low 60s. eastern shore, though, is quite steamy and it's a steamy day at the beach. it's beautiful from the cape down to virginia beach and the outer banks. a beautiful beach day there in the mid-80s. it is certainly human there. out of the mountains it's in the 70s now with lower humidity there. we see a few sprinkles showing up here and the humidity held at bay over the last few hours will begin to sweep in and increase our chances for showers or thundershowers. a wider view showing that front from southern ontario all the way down along the ohio valley into kentucky is beginning to drift to the east. out ahead of that we have the humidity and there's a weak area of low pressure along this front that may ride along it and perhaps increase our chance for some showers later on tonight

and into tomorrow morning. so going forward over the next 36 hours where you see the blue, that's a line of showers and potential thunder that may come in late this afternoon and in the early evening and sooner into the afternoon to our west. then overnight tonight, maybe a lingering shower as we get into tomorrow morning and during the day on thursday we'll see perhaps a passing shower or thundershower south and east of us around the bay and around the beaches this afternoon. for the most part we should stay dry tomorrow with lower humidity moving in. here's how we look for the afternoon. we have the temperatures climbing to around 90 degrees and the humidity should come back a little bit. it won't be oppressive. there's a likelihood of passing afternoon and evening thundershowers. don't anticipate any severe storms. just straight down moderate to heavy rain briefly as those pass by. we're in the 70s this horng and may interrupt the baseball game tonight. by dawn tomorrow should be near er howumidity on

thursday into friday. n, a small chance of a ag morng shower orer pngassi afternoon or early evening thundershower south and east of washington. on friday low humidity still in place. morning lows, low 60s. afternoon highs into the mid-80s.oo like thehe te humidity will come back on saturday with highs near 90 and ahamaofll ce nc a passing de rse r.ho f th the hottest weathere o summer so fareapp ars for ayayndmond into tuesday with gh ihill tweonthemo 90s, maybe near 100 on sunday and monday. into the mid-90s on tuesday. that's the way it looks. >> so today keep those umbrellas handy just in case? >> yeah. this afternoon could have brief downpours, the afternoon commute could be snarled. >> jry edwards is in the traffic network. >> we will start with the topside of the capital beltway that had its fair share of issues throughout the morning. this is the outer loop from new hampshire to georgia avenue. we're doing fine.

most directions this morning unlike the other day, lanes are open. headed for downtown, 395 northbound. it appears to be moving along pretty well as you head across the inbound 14th street bridge. not much to worry about there, and lanes are open. both lanes on the bridges. keith, back to you. it's the iphone's hot new app but it's not meant to entertain you. details on the appear indication desi application designed to help your kids. a takesing caught on take. if you think using tasers is becoming routine, wait until you see this story. c eo tinos l egxt to losing eu ds s a go toreakas , look atig htow nht nn on now

yesterday was president obama's 48th birthday, but it wasn't the only birthday obama was thinking about. he surprised helen thomas. thomas shares a birthday with the president. she turned 89. president obama presented her with some cup das dst cakes and her fellow correspondents

serenaded her with happy birthday. another jet had to make an emergency landing last night. the northwest airlines plane was flying from knoxville, tennessee to detroit when it hit the turbulence. the plane was forced to land in louisville. a passenger and a flight attendant were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. take a look at this amaze footage from israel. some drivers got more than they bargained forhen three horses started to gallop down the highway. one tried to jump over the car and didn't make it and smashed into the windshield. fortunately the car had stopped. both the horse and driver had minor injuries. time is 11:27. two american journalists are finally home. hear their emotional words. we're following the latest developments in that deadly shooting inside a fitness center. also ahead at 11:30 on the lookout for this woman or is it a man? wait until you hear what this person is accused of doing.

plus, a neighborhood on warning after a loose dog goes on the attack. we're keeping a close eye on the weather. we could see some rain and storms this aftern

we're following two developing stories right now at 11:30. two journalists once prisoners in north korea now back on home soil. euna lee and laura ling landed in burbank, california shortly

before 9:00 this morning after clinton traveled to secure their release. >> we were shocked, but we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. >> the women spent four months in captivity for entering north korea illegally. they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. we're learning more about the gunman in the shocking act of violence. a deadly shooting rampage inside a pennsylvania health club. media reports identify the gunman as george sodini. he was 48 years old and lived a few miles from the la fitness club. authorities say he walked into an exercise class last night and fired 50 shots. three were killed and nine others injured. >> it was very surreal. it didn't hit us until like right now, and then when we saw

the girl over here collapse, that's when we were -- it was -- nobody knew it was gunshots. everybody stood there. >> investigators believe sodini had a grudge against women. he had a website in which he posted rambling messages about how he was tired of rejected. keeping our eyes on the skies this morning, it is sunny now but some part it is of the area could see a lot of rain and maybe storms today. tom is up in storm center 4 with the details. hey, tom. >> good morning. we've had clouds on the increase out of the south and west this morning, and out of the southwest we see showers. we see this area of blue. we get light rain now just about to come into madison and greene counties and into culpepper county and farther to the south in charlottesville and getting light rain. they're getting light rain. off to the north-northeast moving towards fredericksburg in

another hour or so. some passing showers over the next couple of hours maybe around 2 in washington. temperatures now right near 80 degrees in washington, montgomery, fairfax, and prince georges counties. current dew points are comfortable. the dew point in washington is 62. that's an indication of humidity in the area. near 70 it's swellering humidity. it's rather humid farther to the south and east. the dew point is a comfortable 64. the temperature is now at 79 around the neighborhood network. eastern shore now mid-80s. it's steamy there and steamy at the beaches all the way down to the outer banks. the temperatures in the mid-80s. baja to the mountains it's only near 70 this morning. we see our showers out of the ohio valley ahead of a cold front in the afternoon and trigger passing thunderstorms. they don't anticipate any strong storms, perhaps some brief passing heavy downpours with thunder and lightning. before that, highs near 90. might have a rain delay for the

nationals and marlins tonight at nationals park. first pitch 7:0. by then should be in the low 80s but could have a passing thundershower through the rest of the evening. maybe a shower lingering tomorrow morning, too. tomorrow afternoon partly cloudy. could have a passing shower and thundershower south and east of washington tomorrow in the afternoon. then partly cloudy, low humidity on friday, but the heat comes up and so does the humidity over the weekend. near 90 saturday and perhaps even near 100 on sunday and monday with oppressive humidity. keith. >> thank you, tom. and it's been a tough day on the roadways. let's check in with jerry edwards to see how it's shaping up right now. >> plenty of delays not associated with the rush hour but midday roadwork. there's plenty of it today particularly along the 95 corridor northbound and southbound. construction in place generally between newing to know and the river bridge fchl you're headed that direction, route one may be a better bet for you. might say time and aggravation. elsewhere we see how we're doing through the midday murk of the

atmosphere headed for the woodrow wilson bridge. we'll follow the cars. looks like everything is moving along very, very nicely. good news if you're headed south. keith, back to you. right nowolol go mogomery cnty arear trying to track down a shoplifter. they're not sure if it's a woman or man. a surveillanceam cera caught this c imagef the suspect at te saks fifth avenue. he was dressed as a woman, but might be a man. they say the shoplifter took a $2,000 chanel dress and pepper sprayed a security guard on the way out. also happening now, police in virginia are warning people about a loose dog that's already attacked a person and pet. the rottweilern, attacked near e mall. jackso benn spoke with neighbors who are now taking extreme caution when they're out walking. >> reporter: shirley hall cares a walking stick as they takes her 8-year-old jack russell

terrier wishbone for his evening stroll. hall's husband asked her to carry the stick for protection after a 60-year-old neighbor walking her dog on sunday afternoon was mauled by an unleashed rottweiler. it has a black and tan coat similar to this one seen on a flyer distributed by authorities. >> hopefully it's a stray dog that wandered into this development. i would hate to think somebody in this community would have an animal that would attack someone walking. >> reporter: they say the victim in sunday's attack was bitten numerous times and broken a shinbone to protectñi her dog. the dog was so severely injured it had to be euthanized. they're going door to door in some cases looking for information about the rottweiler. neighbors are very concerned. >> i heard about it. of course, i didn't know who it was. i thought about all these ladies

i run into walking every day, and they do walk their dogs. >> reporter: authorities urge anyone who sees the dog not to approach it but to call 911 right away. jackie benson, news 4. a scam at a local funeral home has many people who already paid for services wondering if they're out of luck. police say as many as 60 customers prepaid for funeral ar wranges bith bailey funeral service. on july 23rd they executed a search warrant at the funeral home and the owner was arrested. he was charged with obtaining money by false pretenses. he denied those charges when approached by news 4. >> it's never been my intention to defraud anyone. >> at this point have 22 confirmed victims representing over $90,000 where their money was not going into an escrow account as it legally required. >> bailey funeral services has been a fixture in the fredericksburg community for 50 years. ambrose bailey is a former

councilman and prominent businessman in the area. people may soon be prohibited from smoking near play grounds in the city of rockville. there's a proposal to ban smoking. the proposal came from complaints from care takers of children who were using the play grounds. they have decided to delay voting on the pro to feel to allow time for a pub comment session. that session will take place on monday, september 14th. it's now illegal to buy or sell an herb called salvia in ocean city. they approved ordinance on moay that bans the sale and possession of the herb. it has hallucinogenic property sks can cause psychedelic trips. some say the usage has led to violent outbursts along the boardwalk. new details in a vandalism case in fredericks county. police tell news 4 they have just arrested three teens who

are accused of burning part of a football field. we're told they all attend brunswick high school. investigators say they burned the artificial turf at middletown high school using lighter fluid. that artificial turf is brand new. it could cost $75,000. and near philadelphia the man believed to be the naked burglar has surrendered to police fully clothed. the 52-year-old man is accused of breaking into at least two homes last week and stealing women's underwear. police say the man was known to leave the scenes naked. an attorney for the man says his client has, quote, some severe issues to deal with. he says his client is very sorry and promises nothing like this will happen again. time now is 11:39. what's the hottest new iphone app? it could keep you and your kids safe. we'll explain. >> put your hands behind your back. an incredible sight caught on

tape. a man refused to get taken down by a taser. see what happened. an "american idol" shocker as paula abdul says she's done, but itng

the best selling iphone applications fall under the (cuq the newest top seller is a category of its own. it's called offender locator.

it provides users a list of the sex offenders in any location. we have the details. >> i passed out. i mean, i was out. i was going -- it took eight fires my depilator to bring me back. apple offers a free version of offender locator. it's limited to three people but it lets users try it out before they buy it. > >> you just had y ahi cld cr o your second or your r third, thi we dmongtiun. de don't n at g enar atiist t being a parent is a tough and b.pensivjo for a child born in 08, i t ill cost nearly art llio drs million dollars to raise thatmi th d kirough age 17.d that's the word omhe t

it says a middlee iom fncamily will spends $221,0 for just one child,nd atha t doesn't evea t.clude om'sent exco he es's inco ext. in 1960enar pts could raise a kid for just 25 grand. the senate could vote as soon as today to pump another $2 billion into the popular cash for cluers program. it allowed car buyers to tray in current cars and get $4500 toward a more fuel efficient vehicle. some senators oppose the extension needed to keep the program alive, but harry reid says he's confident it will pass. the program has allowed about a quarter million americans to buy new cars in a down economy. it's an "american idol" shocker. paula abdul is gone. the singer says she decided not to return next year. she made the announcement on her twitter page last night. that has people buzzing today. abdul has been a judge for the singing contest since it began eight seasons ago. in july she had said that she'd

been invited to stay with "american idol" as long as the show lasted and she was optimistic about negotiating a new contract. coming soon to a theater near you, a full-length motion picture filled with footage of michael jackson's last rehearsals, only if a los angeles probate judge approves the deal by monday. last month aeg's ceo randy phillips revealed the company had more than 100 hours of footage preparations for jackson's series of 50 comeback concerts scheduled in london. it could generate much needed money for jackson's debt ridden estate. this is called offender locator and producing users with a list of sex offenders in any given location. it's the fourth best selling app today and it's in the top ten since it debuted earlier this summer. we have the details. >> reporter: when adam rothman saw apple's latest iphone application he didn't think twice. he downloaded the offender locator this morning. >> i have two little kids, and

i'm kind of curious to see if there are any offenders nearby. >> reporter: the app uses iphones's built in gps to list sex offenders in any address. once you type in an address, a map of the area pops up to show where sex offders live. it provides a picture if available and other indication including date of birth and crime committed. it's been out for two months and has consistently landed in the top ten sellers. >> i think it would be an excellent thing to use if you had young children. i have grandchildren, so i probably would use it when they come to visit from either colorado or wisconsi >> i would use that. i mean, i think it's a good thing to have on your iphone. i mean, especially if you don't know -- if you're not aware of what's around you. >> reporter: the information is pulled from each state's database, and that information is free to the public online, but the maker of the app thin air wireless says it's all about convenience. >> i have dozens of apps on my

phone. it's probably an app i would download if i was traveling. that's where it would hit me. >> reporter: some people worry that offender locator will question the ethics of selling free information. the state databases aren't always up to date. for under a buck users say the benefi benefits outweigh the risk. >> it's 99 cents. why wouldn't you put it on your phone if you have an iphone? gm pushing to stay number one and sony unveiling a new gadget today. courtney reagan joins us with those stories. kor knee. >> stocks are lower. it looks like the dow is lower by more than 83 points after the markets posted a modest gain yesterday, asian fell overnight, europe as well. the u.s. economy lost 371,000 jobs last month according to the latest report from the adp. that was more than economists

had been forecasted but considerably less than losses seen in recent months. the u.s. services economy contracted, so you know, it's sort of a mixed message there. not always the greatest thing to see partially why stocks are lower right now. we've been talking a lot about this cash for clunkers program and how much it's helped the automakers, but ford's north american sales chief says he doesn't expect sales to fall off sharply once the program ends, even if ford has benefitted the most of all, posting it's first monthly sales gain in two kweerz years. gm's chairman is laying down the lay. he says the automaker must not lose the number one spot in u.s. sales. gm controls 19% of the u.s. market ahead of toyota. fritz henderson has the board's support, but he has to show those results. sony is unveiling two new e-book readers today. it has a five-inch screen and costs $100 less than the kendall

device. the other devices have a tough screen allowing users to highlight text and take notes. neither is wireless, though, so u to plug is into a kohlschreiber to download those books. could see some competition there with amazon. >> can they get those screens any flat sner. >> it's amazing technology. it really is. >> thank you. >> thank you, keith. time is now 11:49. 83 degrees outside. still ahead the fitness craze to help you drop some of those pesky pounds. plus meteorologist tom will be back with another check on the forecast. we're looking for people who make the day special in the rly morning hours. if you know someone like,atth e-mail their story and a clear close-up picture orideo to morning person at ngcwhitoastn.com, andn.

a florida schoolteacher has been suspended from a classroom after he was caught on a cell phone video allegedly choking a student. this video made national headlines last month. it shows him holding down a student in his classroom after a three-week investigation the school superintendent is recommending that wilson be suspended for 15 days. the student's family is still asking for criminal charges to be filed. police in nashville filed a taser at a suspect not once, not twice, but three times and he still didn't stay down. the man was accused of stealing money from the fast food restaurant where he worked. we have the story.

>> get down. put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: police asked him in the parking lot of the restaurant to fall to the ground a number of times. he refused. >> get down, get down! >> reporter: with taser guns drawn, police activate the camera on the tasers and one officer fires a taser probe at him who is 6'1" and weighs 300 pounds. >> get down on the ground! >> reporter: you can see it temporarily stuns him, but then he gets up as if nobody happened. a second probe is fired by another officer but he removed the probes and evades police. after a third taser burst there's no effect. three may seem like a lot. metro police say how often an uncomplying suspect is tasered is up to an officer. >> you want to use the minimum number of taser bursts necessary to affect an arrest.

>> he eventually walks inside the restaurant and in the end another powerful weapon works. >> thankfully talking examine diplomacy, if you will, worked. the officers did not have to go hands-on. they did not want to have to fight mr. erbe. >> that was alan reporting. just last week the folks at taser international unveiled a new stun gun. it can shock three times without reloading. in news for your health this midday, adding yoga to your workout routine may help you lose weight. according to researchers in seattle those people lose weight because yoga teaches something called mindfulness. research has shown that people who practice yoga appear to pay more attention to their body's hunger cues. in turn they stop eating when they're full rather than mindlessly snacking their way through the day. fish oil may reduce the risk of a hea attack in people with heart disease.

that's according to a new study of previously published research on the subject. the body cannot produce omega 3 fatty acids on its own. researchers say a daily dose of omega 3s was associated with a 30% reduced risk of a heart-related death in people with cardiovascular disease. we're going to find out about some of the story in the works for news 4 this afternoon. jim handily is here with a preview. we have a busy afternoon at 4:00 and 5:00. we learn new details today about the gunman who went on a shooting rampage inside that pennsylvania health club. we'll have the latest on that tragedy at 4:00. we're following developments on the story of the journalists released from north korea now back on u.s. soil. although 5:00 tonight using holistic medicine to help women overcome infertility when other meds fail. new must have products on a new style of baby's first spoon and a new way to protect yourselves from the elements at

the ki' sports events. for these stories, joi us. we begin at 4:00 and 5:00. keith, back to you. we will watch it. speaking of the elements, some folks may need an umbrella in some part it is of the area today? >> not yet. we don't have rain yet, but we have the clouds moving in. that's not stopping the boaters from enjoying a summer morning on the potomac river. temperatures climb into the mid-80s now, and it's not very humid here. on radar where you see the blips of blue there ad the central blue ridge, they're getting a wfe sprinkles but twheyd t teno dry as they move .a w i gh east. ngton, and 3 in was 're in t buay he t nodge to thedgtheheoana sh ndht. ht r now. crtfoomoiab pntlyly comably dry. low 60s aroundhe region. whenever they're near 70, we have oppressive hudily.ty.. it's a a n e.theray dthere. nd ouarnd a a around the

amy tetydi and temperatures in the mid-80s from delaware b dow outer banks. outer banks.rsou h wvehae l sr asf o costhinre a mov of moving showers out of west virginia out of the sndhe oallhva the rest of the aft aon a litte .udimity .kelyity. i t ..dokelyli i strong storms,ke st aprostorms, but some heavyng htraigowhtpen dn raiith w haet t wind.or tet a happens. could have an interruption of the game tonight at the natials park. they're taking on the marlins this evening, so there could be a rain delay through the night tonight and into tomorrow morning. maybe passing showers and lower humidity moving in tomorrow into friday and getting hot for the weekend. that's the way it looks. sounds good. if you're old enough to remember vinyl record albums you can remember some of the crazy artwork that came with them. the fullerton museum in california unveil a new exhibit dedicated to the worst album art of all day.

it has albums from the '50s, '60s and '70s. some of the artwork is unbelievable. they call it art gone awry. the exhibit will remain open through october. thanks for joining us. stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for all the day's news. we'll be back tomorrow morning. hope you join us then. until then, have a great day. ve