about what led to problems fighting the massive fire that destroyed a washington mansion. good evening, everybody and welcome to news 4 at 5:00. we're beginning tonight with breaking news. the hospitalization of eunice kennedy shriver. a family spokesperson said eunice kennedy shriver is in critical condition in cape cod hospital in massachusetts. she is surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren are all at her side, in addition to being part of the best known political families, she is renowned in her own right. she founded thsp burgl warsoe hitftng woeft in a westin, fair oaks, centerville and mcclain. >> reporter: jim, it's not just

a seven-month period these burglaries have occurred over but also how they are choosing their victims. the first burglary was reported in january here on picasso place. the most recent last week on wood crested circle. 14 others, including one on lo logan wood drive. >> when the burglar saw the victim, he fled out of the house. nothing was taken. >> reporter: police are looking at connections. there's a common link among most of the victims. >> several of the homes had religious ornaments displayed outside or in windows. >> reporter: it is central to some eastern religions, bringer of luck. and the burglars have been making off with jewelry, passports and electronics. the troubling irony, that a symbol of good is attracting bad. >> that's surprising.

>> i think people have to, you know, be aware how, because of certain decorations may be targeted, and they need to remove those and kind of blend in maybe a little bit more with the west of the neighborhood. >> reporter: the burglars commonly enter during the day through a rear window or a door. residents are being caution said to be on the lookout for strange activity. >> we're trying to get our neighborhood watch started again. this neighborhood is 11 years old. and we've had it off and on. but the problem is people tend to do it for about 18 months. and then it kind of peters out. >> reporter: now, police made an arrest recently and they thought that would lead to a break in this case. however, that didn't pan out. they have several suspect descriptions. they think there are multiple burglars involved.

they will be stepping up patrols. credit cards are ro fngmeo l adiriearo f people's of arlington. they haveeldea rse silurveel rel there's a $1,000 reward for any information to help them arres him. a federal appeals court in virginia upheld a capital murder conviction for one of the washington area's snipers. toernsz for john allen muhammad argue he shouldn't have enbe allowed to sflnchlths himself. a few options for additional appeals. he is currently on death row. a new report said narrow outdated water mains and limited fire department access contributed to a fire that destroyed a northwest washington mansion last week. the home of peggy cooper kay

prits, along with millions of dollars in artwork, were destroyed if the blaze. tom sherwood is in with more on the story. tom? >> reporter: jim, it was a spectacular fire. preliminary reports said it was a hard fire to fight. the fire last week raced through the mansion. a 15,000 square foot home filled with artwork collected for years. what was most striking to the fire department upon arriving on the scene was that the first floor was almost entirely ungulfed in flames. >> reporter: fire department officials said the lavish mountain didn't have an adequate sprinkler system. >> we would always encourage residents to have sprinkler system. that's the right and safe thing to do. >> but the mayor said the hilly area was the major factor, too, along with outdated water mains. >> water mains on cambridge road

is 75 years old. there are no side streets to off of. the street goes all the way through. no side streets on either direction. >> reporter: the mayor stopped short of playing the fire department or the city water agency, two that have feuded in the past over preparedness. news 4 asked the mayor if the neighborhood is safe now if another fire breaks out. >> before i answer the question may be a yes, there are some challenges here. >> the mayor said the fire department may have deployed large water tcks in future incidents like this. jim and wendy, back to you. in evening. storm center 4. what an exceptional day for the month of august. and it's one day, beautiful blue sky. boy, i hope everybody had a chance to enjoy some of that and continues. look at the temperature early this morning in usdamasc. 53 degrees.

boy, there were a lot of spots, as you can see, n shenandoah valley. in the 50s. nice dry air is in on us. 84 degrees. look at the river. folks into southern maryland, annapol annapolis, high 70s. our average, 87. tomorrow, mid-80s. tomorrow, the winds coming back. with it, the heat. by sunday and monday, mid to high 90s. as a matter of fact, by mondayl degrees. enjoy an exceptional evening. i'll tell you more about the evening when i join jill downstairs. the latest unemployment figures may show the worst of the recession is behind us. the labor department said 247,000 people were laid off in july. that's the smallest monthly reduction in jobs so far this year. and it pushed the employment rating down to 9.4% p. this afternoon president obama

welcomed the news but he acknowledged there's still a long way to go towards a complete recovery in the job market. >> while we've rescued our economy from catastrophe, we've also begun to build a new foundation for growth. th's why we've had some unprecedented recovery act a month after i took office. >> the president has been urging americans for more meoref be he puts his ef$787 billion ulst . imulus plan to wo stocks, whane, as w this was sghaitrt straight overall positive week fhe t dow. the nasdaq gained 17, the s&p 13 the president still thinks the unemployment rate will hit double digits this year. let's head to matt nesto. happy friday, matt. >> love that. >> how do we interpret these unemployment numbers today? what's it mean? >> you know, there's a trend,

and that is that the monthly decrease in jobs has been improving. this fingerprint, minus 247,000, is the lowest loss rate we have seen since last august. the trend is improving. the number is still bad, 9.4%, 9.5%. they could be seen as opkipeooor ler fheng t people lking for the indition that e worst is over. >> we had good housing numbers recently. the stock market has been rallying the last couple weeks. is it safe to say we turned the corner? >> i would say, no, it is not safe to say. there are definitely indications than the thing we do have working in our favor is old age. this is already the longest recession we've had since the great depregsz, if not the worst. you will never know until after the fact when all the dust

settles. all the stimulus, all the talk, all the clunkers, all the joblessness, really those tend to fix themselves dpingiven tim. when you throw hundreds of billions of dollars, well, the thing tends to turn around. >> something has to take root. cash for clunkers just got another $6 billion. how much will that hold us out? >> the first million came and went pretty fast. the president signed the legislation to add another 2 billion. so i guess consumers want the $3,500, $4,500. they have a clunker that's been on the road a year, off they go. they can trade it in. it's funny, the longer the program goes the more complicated it seems to get and the less enthusiasm that's out there. you start to see more details. a lot of the money went to foreign carmakers and thing like that. so whether there's waning of enthusiasm, time will tell.

certainly there are more details in terms of who is buying what, who is trading in what and who is actually benefiting from this. if not cars, why not refrigerators or something like that? >> right. matt nesto, thank you so much. we proesh it. >> you're welcome. >> if you want to take advantage of cash for clunkers, be aware that scammers may be trying to take you. fraud ledge web sites are allowing them to register but the program doesn't require any kind of registration handing over your cash to fake web sites could be exposing themselves to identity theft. any school supply that cost $20 or less and shoes and clothing items costing $100 or less won't be subject to the state's 5% sales text.

shoppers should expect to save $4 billion this weekend. >> when we come back, how safe is your plane? problems found on recent flights are same to one that crashed an air france plane. new speed bumps coming up in our way. and federal health authorities dealing with plans for swine flu at school.

investigators say pilots on at least a doz recent u.s. flights had no idea just how fast they were flying because of an equipment malfunction. a similar breakdown is believed to have contributed to the air france crash that killed 228 people in june. the discovery gives new urgency to airlines already scrambling to replace air sensors in the wake of that crash. transportation officials say the recent equipment failures all involve nest e airlines airbus. the malfunctions were all brief and all the flights landed safely. there was another death in our area related to the swine flu, an adult from the d.c. suburbs with underlying medical conditions and the fifth death in maryland associated with the swine flu. students are going back to school. so the government released new

guidelines for closing schools if the swine flu does strike. >> reporter: as the nation's 55 million students get ready to return to public and private school classrooms, the government is getting ready to help them deal with the swine flu. >> we absolutely hope no schools have to close but realistically some schools will close this fall. >> reporter: federal officials fully expect swine flu to hit schools this fall but schools should only hit if the h1n1 virus hits in large numbers. >> students getting the flu should actually consider closure. >> reporter: heads of homeland security, education, and the cdc say their new recommendations are based on lessons learned since spring when 700chools temporarily shut their doors creating mass disruption. >> in the spring we had much less information about h1n1 than

we have today. we know more how it behaves, what it does and doesn't do. >> reporter: while the decision to close will ultimately rest wi local schools, the government is urging them to be proactive. >> they should be given a mask until they can leave school sglrs schools should encourage students and staff to wash their hands, cover their cough and have a backup plan. >> have temporary home schooling plans in place, using phones and the internet whether for just a few students or potentially an entire school. >> reporter: closure guidelines cover grade k through 12. news 4, washington. kids do get the swine flu, health authorities say they can go back to school 24 hours after the fever is over. they're planning to host public

health clinicso vaccinate students on site. more than three dozen people are taking part in one clinical trial in tennessee. they will receive a practice see bow or the new vaccine. it will help them determine how long and what dosage to be released. they hope to have it on the market by october. >> in the event that this becomes a more serious infection on its second or third pass through the population, they will be able to deal with this at the public health level much more effectively. >> reporter: doctors are hoping they get a good response from a low dose because it increases the supply that will be available this fall. >> what a way to wind up the week. >> wouldn't it be nice if we could get this continue. >> a break in the middle of

summer. >> wasn't too cool for you, i hope? >> no. >> just checking. outside really an exceptional day. i talked about it yesterday with the very, very dry air. what a great day to be out and around. washington, you folks may be visiting from downtown, boy, you picked the best day of probably the month of august to be here. our temperature is near our high, which is only into the mid-80s. 84 degrees. last summer we had up to 98. so far this summer the highest temperature we've had, 96, july 16th. i'm afraid we're going to be higher than 96 as this heat builds. look at the morning low temperatures this morning. 64 here. 59 in buffalo. sault ste. marie, upper peninsula of michigan, 48 degrees. it's still in the 70s because of the air being so dry. the real measure of humidity is 48.

14 degrees below where it was yesterday. and yesterday wasn't all that humid either. but look at the mid part of the country. that's where the humidity is coming back. high pressure in with wonderful dry air. you can already see a few high clouds showing up. while there's nothing around us on radar, out to the west and there's nothing either for folks who may be going out to the beaches ashgs i great weekend to e beaches. out to the west, showers and thunder showers moving through the area. milwaukee, 66 degrees and raining. some of that cloudiness will be coming our way. ocean city, 83 degrees. beautiful day. and cam ridge. great sailing coming up tomorrow. even though winds will be more south and southwest. high pressure, nice, dry air. tomorrow back into the humidity. there i can't rule out completely that there might be

an afternoon shower or thunder shower. temperatures tomorrow 90 degrees. look at sunday, 97 degrees. raleigh, near 100 degrees. that's for sunday. in the meantime, enjoy a wonderful, wonderful evening. just delightful. temperatures in the next few hours, high 70s to low 80s. tomorrow morning overall partly cloudy with temperatures comfortable, high six. but the winds to the south and southeast. not a treshl impressive day tomorrow. but still with a partly sunny sky, temperatu bs llwill rising to near90 grdes.ee co t u sheun thlap u sunhe block. og inme ex nkencell excellentitaih at wereaith a soh-ututhwest breeze. alesh-hepe towly l perciart of r ba y. teurmperates will be in the 80s ener en t

ali, stghha ceso for an afternoon shower or thunder shower. you always have to keep an eye on that. up there temperatures only in the 80s sunday, while it will be close to 100 sunday and monday. 97 to 98. >> how is andy roddick going to like that? >> he's going to like playing better today. the impact of the economyn the american family. and what's your coffee have it doing t

a series of suicide bombings have tattered should its in iraq with deadly consequences. 30 people were killed when a car bomb blew apart a mosque north of mosul as worshippers were leaving their prayers. dozens were trapped. in baghdad, the first hit this mini but the as it entered sadr city. four people killed, eight wounded. two more explosions struck simuaneously a half mile apart. the incidents are raising concerns that insurgents are trying to reignite sectarian violence. the head of the taliban in pakistan is dead tonight. an aide said the militant commander was killed in a u.s. missile strike. the white house says it can't

confirm his death. white house press said gibbs said if he is dead the people of pakistan will be safer as a result. police in virginia are investigating a fire that killed a man at a boy scout camp. it broke out early this morning in buffalo gampt firefighters fond a map's body after the fire had been extinguished. the camp closed early ands h sntsad h to come pick up their children. from the road through the roof of a home. police were pursuing a suspect in a stolen car around the:30. when the suspect rolled down an embankment, rolled down the roof of a house and crashed into the side of the house. by the time they got there, the room was empty, the house was

empty. sean taylor is sticking with his plea deal. he agreedad to testify against four otherpe s scts in exchange for a 29-sentence. hunt was trying to back out of the arrangement that could have been resulted in him getting two life sentences instead. but hunt changed his mind after speaking with his mother and attorney. they alleged tried to rob the redskins's safety home in palmetto way, florida. two deadly accidents involving pedestrians in a matter of hours. the spotlight back on sharing the road. new speed cameras going up in our area. where drivers are going to want to slow down now. positive

welcome back to our second half hour news 4 at 5:00. coming up in this half hour, more speed cameras coming to area roadways. a woman opens up about the dangers of eating disorders during pregnancy. and isour morning cup of joe good or bador you? first, our top story at 5:30, two deadly accidents involving pedestrians in a matter of hours. this is drawing attention

once again to the problem of pedestrian safety. these accidents happened on busy roads and the victims were not in the crosswalk. >> reporter: wendy, police say in both incidents the drivers stayed on the scene and they were not charged. they said that's off the case. the problem is a lot of them avoid crosswalks to save time. so safety improvements aren't having the impact they should. university boulevard at new hampshire avenue is one of the most dangerous intersections in the area for pedestrians. they have dumped millions of dollars into safety. but the problem iseople don't always use them. >> they'll challenge the opportunity to save a moment and perhaps cost themselves a life. >> reporter: irwin is chairman of the traffic and safety advisory committee. he works in the area and knows firsthand that simply crossing the street can be treacherous. he was driving nearby when he

hit a woman that stepped out into the middle of the road. she survived. >> all of us are impatient. nobody wants to wait for a 20-second countdown or for traffic to stop. but look what jeopay you put yourself in. >> reporter: a man was hit by two cars and killed when he tried to cross jefferson davis highway. he was not in a crosswalk. yesterday in bethesda, a man was struck and killed. he was not in the crosswalk either. >> it can be dangerous if you're not watching where you're going. >> reporter: many pedestrians say they cross in the middle of the street out of convenience. especially if the crosswalk is out of the way and they're in a rush. >> if you're in a hurry you, you know, don't think of the danger. >> reporter: officials want to change that behavior by ignoring sidewalks and the risks that are with them. >> i wait my turn and like wait

a little more and make eye contact with people. >> safe experts say drivers have to take responsibility for pedestrian safety as well. they said don't speed especially in pedestrian areas and watch out for people in the roadway even if they're not in the crosswalk. drivers will want to slow down on more roads in maryland. speed cameras are going up in new carrollton. the police chief said they will help making sure drivers are obeying the speed limit. right now only montgomery county is operating a speed camera program. awe statewide law that allows them in work zones. >> boy, millions of people are looking for jobs forcing people in our area to be creative about what jobs they take and how they go about finding them.

michael flynn joins us now. >> competition for jobs is high. people are marketinghemselves in new ways and taking unusual jobs. >> so this actually has three holes designed to cut through absolutely everything. >> it's not your typical summer job. university of maryland student dana is in gathers burg selling kitchen knives. she decided to give knives a try since many of the places she wanted to work were making cuts. >> it's really, really difficult. especially for a paying entership. it's challenging because a lot of people aren't hiring. if they are, they're not willing to pay. >> i thought, okay, now i don't have a job. what are we going to do? >> she was let go just a few weeks ago. she's also had to come up with creative approaches to finding work. with so many people competing for the same spot she's

marketing everywhere on dozens of website. her posting called freshly laid off. >> i know all my friends, all my friends's friends are on crass list. why not? >> the frustration over unemployment is easy to find at this job fair at a hotel many people showed up after trying hard to find work. >> oh, it is tough. it is really tough. >> it's really, really difficult right now. yes. >> dana is glad she didn't just give up after facing a active job market. she expects to make $12,000 for selling knives for three months. it will pay for a lot of her expenses nextyear. if you're a go-getter and you want to set your own schedule and you're determined you can really make a lot of money with this job. >> and brook jeter remains

optimistic she will find work in the next two weeks. we wish you luck. thanks, michael. >> the weekend is upon us. can this weather last? we don't think so. >> it would be wonderful if it lasted right through the weekend. look what's coming to our north. there are rain showers out to the north. right now in spots like frostburg, 47 degrees right now in garrett county, western maryland. heading out to the game, beautiful baseball weather. and spectacular tennis weather this evening. temperatures into the 80s. later into the 60s. tomorrow, humidity, partly sunny skies. high clouds from a storminess in the middle part of the country. mid-90s, even perhaps high 90s in fredericksburg. on top of that, oppressive humidity too. temperatures monday may approach

100 degrees. the next next for a widespread shower is coming tuesday or wednesday night week. at the end end no quite as high. >> thank you, bob. >> coming up, david gregory joins us with a look at what's ahead on the show this weekend. >> and can you believe this woman is six months pregnant.

we have witnessed history this week with rare talks between a former president and north korea's communist leader and an unprecedented addition to our u.s. sreme court. moderator david gregory, good to see you. let's talk about sonia sotomayor. certainly changing the face of the supreme court. but will it shift the balance at all? >> well, i don't think it will. so that controversial aspect on of her nomination was at the forefront. she'll be a left of center judge. despite this big debate over being empathetic. what's interesting on the vote, though, you see a lot of these reblicans who voted for

republicans who are retiring. it shows you the base politics is still such a part of a vote for a supreme court justice. >> what are the odds of those who voted against her, the handful? >> well, for those who voted against her it was really a base play, roigsz of their fight, facing a primary fight in their districts next year. they're in safer territory. the two journalists were freed. president clinton sitting down with kim jong-il. what does this mean for relations between the u.s. and south korea. >> it is a big question. where does it go from here? a lot of people are involved in the back story. how did this come about. germ jones was right in the middle of it all. what did kim jong-il want?

what he was was that photograph right there. where does it go from here. they say the issues are separate. there's no question clinton didn't talk about the nuclear mission. so real questions and real possibilities now for where this goes. >> interesting ek. so much s so much nk for coming over make sure to catch meet the press this sunday morning, nbc 4 at 10:00. the revitalization of a park for a hometown legend. the district breaks ground o marvin gaye park. it's not just job suffering in the recession. the impact the economy is havi on families.

in 2008, the birth rate in the u.s. declined. for the first time in seven years, there were 4 million births in 2008. that figure is down 2% compared to the year before. analysts don't know for sure what caused the decline but say it may be tied to the economic downturn. the largest decline in births occurred in california and florida, the two states hit hardest by the housing crisis. eating disorders like anorexia are well-known. but its extremely dangerous when

it happens during pregnancy. we take a closer look at the hazards of starving for two. >> reporter: six months progress. you can see something is wrong but she couldn't. >> i wasn't thinking about the baby so much. it's more like i'm not going to le myself get out of control again. >> after gaining 33 pounds during her first pregnant, she ate 1,200 calories a day. >> i was in this rigid obsessive compulsive drive to not let my body get big. >> she had intrauterine growth retardation. her baby was at risk. >> i was still exercising and still restricting my calories. >> she was starving for two. this is maggie just before she gave birth. 5 foot 8 mom gained only 18 pounds. it's not a critical term but it does characterize a woman

battling anorexia during pregnancy. >> they are afraid of gaining weight. and they also have a distortion in the way they perceive their own body. >> silicon valley pediatrician also says pregnant women with anorexia are more likely to have babies with low birth rate. >> theoretically a woman who has been on restrictive eating pattern will have a child much more at risk for not having normal brain and spinal cord development. >> when maggie delivered, 5 pounds, 3 ounces, considered low birth weight. her daughter developed seizures. >> when the neurology said she could have this from poor nutrition in the womb, i did a lot of things that could have killed her. >> today maggie is a helping other women battling eating disorders in hopes they'll not make the same mistakes she did. >> reach out, get se help.

it might save your baby. after she gave birth, she battled anorexia for 10 more years before heart problems landed her in the hospital. that's when her recovery began. she said today she is healthy and so is her daughter. marvin gaye park is getting a face lift. the mayor was on hand as workers broke grouped on the first phase of improvements of a park. the improvements will include a community stage, play grouped, picnic tables, new trees and shrubs and a bike trail. a spotless lawn thanks to a group of local teenagers. the teenagers are part of a d.c. department of youth rehabilitation center free lawn program where they give folks a little help with yard work. young people physically engaged are less likely to be arrested.

109-year-old miss edie williams said she's grateful for their help. a nice deed. and they're honored to be able to meet her. >> should be honored. jim, what you got coming up tonight? >> coming up, the lawyer. overturning d.c. handgun ban. now he challenged the law on carrying weapons outside the home. the wife of governor south carolina packed up and moved out of the governor's mansion today. and health care reform are getting heated. hundreds are turning out at meetings across the country. those stories and more in a few minutes. >> we'll see you then. >> redskins training camp coverage continues. one of my favorite personalities, fred smooth. i know he's one of your favorites too, right? he loves to talk. >> yes, he does. >> fred smoot once said 75% of the earth is covered by water. the rest is covered by smoot.

nfl vet never shy about sharing his feelings. recently i sat down with fred smoot, including the progress of the defense and his passion for bowling. >> one of the best defensive games. i've always felt this way. winning a championship. hopefully we can rise to the occasion on defense and take the championship. >> now during training camp if you drop a ball you have to do 10 push-ups. did you have to do any yet? >> i had to do 20.

if you drop it then, you still had to do them. me not paying attention too much. i had to do them. >> where did you get your passion for playing defense? >> it started in high school, you know. i had to pick between offense and defense. i'd rather hit than be hit. i think a lot of people felt that way. he was telling me he didn't want to play because he didn't want to tackle anybody. >> you had one career touchdown, picked off brett favre. then you tried to do a lando leap. what are your plans for the second touchdown? >> actually, what happened, the defense, we had made a wager.

whoever gets to the end zone, because we were scoring every week on defense. whoever gets to the end zone. so i was the guy that made it to the end zone. i made the leap. i got a forearm to the head, got beer thrown on me. it was a hard leap. i'll never do it again. it kind of bothered me. >> spur of the moment. >> it won't be johnson but it's going to be nice. >> something some people may not know about you, you're a pretty good bowler. you tried to get in the league and apparently the pba are going to let you play in a tournament. >> they're going to let me play. it's going to be after the season. i'm very passionate about bowling. when my football career is over, i'm going full speed into bowling. they need a poster child. because i bowl with just as much

passion as i have on the field. i'm very animated. i think they'll like it. >> what's your average score. >> you don't say average. i'm one point better than whoever i'm playing. i played high 290s and low in the 100s. i'm very competitive and capable of. >> the lebron james of bowling. >> that's quite the reputation. >> the pba reached out to him and said you can play in the tournament. we will help you out, get you going, get you up to speed. i don't know if he's as good as the pba because they're phenomenal. >> that's what they do. >> great interview. up next on news 4 at 5:00, might be good to the last drop, but is all that coffee good for

there may be a biological reason for the rocky relationships that exist between women and their in-laws. british psychologist says even if a wife wants to get along with her mother-in-law, the mere expectation that they won't get along can cause the friction. she says mothers and wives are ultimately competing for the position of primary woman in the family, so the feeling of undeining each other may be unavoidable. everybody loves raymond. well, ladies a big night out

with your girlfriends could have a big impact on your waistline. a new study finds ladies night tends to involve a lot of eating. researchers at mcgill university say women who ate with a large group of other women consumed more calories as the number of women in the group decreased, so did the calorie count. it really went down when you add a man to the mix. researchers say they saw no similar trend when women went out with their guy friends. some can't get by without a cup of joe. but is coffee really good for your health. the national institute ofealth is weighing in. >>reporter: cup in hand. whether you drink cappuccino, espresso or american, can it actually be good for the heart. >> there's some suggestion in women i don't thi anyone should have coffee thinking they're getting a benefit out of the buzz they get from the coffee or getting up in the

morning and getting their daily grind. >> reporter: but it does increase our heart rate, which can be a problem pore some. >> in some people susceptible for arrhythmias, abnormal heartbeat, the coffee can trigger abnormal rhythms and rates. so some people who have it already may need to stay away from coffee. >> reporter: that goes for pregnant women as well. here's another thing to consider. >> caffeine can block the absorption of calcium. so when you block the absorption of calcium, if you're drinking a lot of coffee, your bones will get weaker. >> reporter: a couple of cups a day pose no real health risk. coffee has been the focus of a lot of recent research. >> coffee is seeds. so they have a protective coating on them. so just by protecting their coating they contain antioxidants and it could protect dna.

>> reporter: which might explain possible coffee benefits, including reducing the risk of liver cancer, type ii diabetes, and parkinson's disease. while coffee might help keep blood sugar more stable, it can lead to a rice in ldl cholesterol. >> that was diana gonzalez reporting. experts say the way you brew your coffee might also use a difference. using paper filters are remove some of the components leading to higher levels of bad cholesterol. that's going to do it for us on friday. we thank you for watching. have a great weekend, everybody. ay rightht er the news continues with wendy and jim. eunice kennedy driver is in critical condition in aospital in massachusetts. the wife of south carolina governor mark sanford today packed her bags and moved out of the mansion.

>> shouting matches erupting a health care forum all over the united states. in the words of a president today, the worst may be behind us. president obama used that reaction today in reaction to the latest unemployment numbers. good evening. in or the first timin a ye,arbp july. thunppemployment rate now stands at 9.4%. steve handelsman has more on the story from capitol hill. steve? >> reporter: thanks. good evening. republicans say not good enough and democrats aren't taking victory laps. here in town today, president obama said until we see job gains we don't have a true recovery. but fewer jobs lost is good news. it's a sign the great recession might beending. unemployment fell in july to 9.4% from 9.5% in june. employers scaled back layoffs in manufacturing and in construction and service industries. there were job gainsn