vandalizing an elementary school. small plane violates d.c. air space. the tradition guy a government panel how many americans could die from the swine flu creating more concern about how soon a vaccine might be available. president barack obama today nominated federal reserve chairman ben bernanke to another four-year term. good evening. i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. president obama hailed bernanke's action during the economic crisis and said he is the man for the job. steve handelsman has our report. >> reporter: president obama said he is keeping ben bernanke on as federal reserve chairman because bernanke averted disaster. >> approached financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom. with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that helped put the brakes on o economic freefall. >> reporter: some economists axwreed. >> i think there's little debate that bernanke has done an

excellent job of getting us threw it. >> reporter: others complain bernanke's bold moves dropping interest rates to zero came after he let the housing bubble burst and wrecked the economy. >> very similar to the captain of titanic arguing for another command based on how effective he was in getting people into lifeboats. >> reporter: bernanke's current term runs until february. why did president obama interrupt his vacation and bring the fed chair to virginia today? the projections are terrible. $9 trillion according to the white house that blames not all the new government spending but instead a slow recovery. >> basis of the long-term forecast getting worse is that the economic growth assumptions have been worse than we are anticipated. >> reporter: there's good news. home prices rose for the second month in a row. consumer confidence still low. improved a bit. but republicans like tim pawlenty who might run for president called the

obama/bernanke involvery plan ridiculous. >> borrowing money from the chinese the pay ourselves money in the form of cash for clunkers to buy cars from ourselves from companies we essentially own like general motors so some day we might be able to pay ourselves back. that's the country we live in today. >> reporter: a country whose economy will still be guided by a republican. ben bernanke. the senate still needs to confirm the fed chair to a second term but, wendy, leading lawmakers up here say no problem. back to you. >> all right. thank you, steve. student pilot caused tense moments today. pilot flew into restricted air space over the district. aft were alerted at about 2:30 this afterman in order to intercept a sma small plane that crossed the no-fly zone. 16 fighter jets escorted the plane to the montgomery county air park where it landed safely. secret service agents questioned the pilot. so did authorities out of baltimore. we are told the pilot got lost

and disoriented. the government officials say he was flying the same aircraft that prompted the evacuation of the u.s. capitol building and the white house back in 2005. four american troops were the ain afg ahanistan today. he se service er bn iou snth bomb blast inou gh n.ghanista fu heaietn. d on then an p'trs tt and troop's been an enbele donecis t sd foh st.s mo th for u.s. troops afghanistan sinte nc t heistaghsince the invasion in 2001. 41 have been killed. there was another deadly -- more deadly violence in afghanistan. five car bombs detonated in a single simultaneous blast. at least 41 people were killed and dozens injured. authorities fear the death toll may go higher because the force of the blast flattened so many buildings. associated press reporter on the scene described the explosion as the largest he heard in the eight years he has been living in kandahar. afghan officials say the target of the blast appears to have been a japanese construction company that mostly employs

engineers from pakistan. partial preliminary results are in for afghanistan's presidenal election today. official with the afghan election announced so far the race appears to be a virtual tie among the two leading candidates. but only 10% of the votes have been counted. right now car day and abdullah abdullah both have roughly 40% of the votes that have been counted and neither candidate gets more than 50% a runoff will be held. both camps accused each other of trying to rig this election. we have an update tonight p n a dan vsmli ri p wateamncillidaanlism at prince wam lyancial nd ay sy la ntsiirmesy e ley rewe pheeolrldatool t the polie african-americ african-american. they have since amended that statement. keith garvin is here with more on this. >> the police arrested four teenagers shortly after the crime was reported. all were described as african-american but ahorities now say that three are white and

one is african-american. either case, people in manassas aren't happy. even from a thousand feet above, the words and symbol of hate have the power to anger. this morning news chopper 4 captured this video from a parking lot of a manassas elementary school. someone had taken rolls of sod and spelled out the title kkk and the words white power and formed a swastika. >> i just moved back to virginia. that's the school i went to when i was a kid. i mean -- yeah, that's surprising. i don't see anything like that really happening around here. >> reporter: police say it was four teenagers that took the sod from a renovation project at sinclair elementary school overnight. the authorities picked them up hours after receiving a call about the crime. police would not go on camera but in a statement they say that the suspects have been identified and are being charged with vandalism. they are all males from manassas and are 14, 15, 16, and 17 years old.

we also know all the suspects that attend stonewall jackson high school in manassas and what's more, they likely are not members of a white power group. three are white. and one is african-american. >> ones ain't round here are quiet. i mean, we have some down the street and that's the worst thing they do, mick a lot of noise. that's it. >> reporter: after being charged the suspects were released to parents. in a statement a spokesman with prince william county public schools says the sinclair elementary school community can be assured that the school is a safe welcoming and inviting place. school begins in prince william county september 8th. no word yet on whether the four suspects will face disciplinary action from the school. a stabbing of a woman and child in a home in the falls church area. police say they were called to the home in the 3400 block of glen carlin drive just after 2:00 this afternoon. they say an adult woman and child had both been stabbed but

did not have a life threatening injury. they were taken to the hospital. adult male was arrested. police say this he was you ared when they took him into custody. no wore yet on a motive for the stabbings. police have arrested a man and charged him in connection with the death last week of 3-year-old child in waldorf, e u ddnder er ie mysterious circumstancestas week. itauorthies aeshete td or mother's yfd. onyronnt ant gibson. he is 25rsea y old. he has been chahedit w first-degree child abuse resulting in death. desean normally lived with his father but visiting his mother when he died. court documents of the child had a fractured rib and hemorrhaging in his back and forehead. the suspect reportedly told police that the injuries happened while the two were wrestling. >> reporter: >> interviewed the suspect who admitted to inflicting those injuries. >> do you think anything evil happened here?

>> evil? i hope not. i hope not. >> gibson is being held without bond at the charles county detention center. still ahead in our broadcast, a plane was forced to make an emergency landing today in a shopping mall parking lot. an update on the michael jackson murder investigation. government panel has released a new scenario on which 300,000 americans will become sick with the swine flu. we will tell you how they are trying to prevent that from happening. nasa scrubbed this morning's launch of "discovery." >> we have a great here. lot of sunshine also. nice day out at the beaches. i will tell you changes for the weekend. lindsay, what have you got? >> out here at redskins park, team preparing for what they call the biggest game of the preseason. also, the ravens defense welcome it is jets rookie quarterback to the nfl. and local guy, marcus mason, shined last year. again, so far.

but what does the redskins coach think about his new prospect? "news4 at 6:00" continues.

a government panel is saying that 90,000 americans could die from the swine flu later this year. a scenario creating new anxiety about when a vaccine could be available. tracie potts has our report. >> reporter: with school back in session the flu is already starting to circulate. carnegie melon in pittsburgh put its campus on alert. 18 students have already reported flu-like symptoms >> seems to me that everyone in my dorm has a cold right now. so i don't know how to tell the difference between who has swine flu and who doesn't. >> reporter: a panel of scientists advising president obama says nearly 2 million americans could end up in the hospital with h1n1 and 300,000 in intensive care. the panel prkts some hospitals could be overwhelmed. >> we do have a plan in place for bed capacity and diversion

of patients. but staffing is going to be the biggest problem. >> reporter: since the vaccine will target, among others, school children the government wants schools to host flu clinics butome district space they don't have the staff or money. >> we are not organized to prevent disease. we are organized poorly, albeit, to treat disease in this country. >> reporter: the government manufacturers to speed up production of anti-viral medicines since producing the vaccine is going slower than expected. the government is still waiting on results from clinical trials to tell manufacturers how much to put in each vial. >> fill and finish based on what we know soar we think is the right dosage. >> reporter: that won't be confirmed until ast least mid september. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> u.s. secretary of education arne duncan says schools should be prepared to keep teaching even if swine flu sickens large numbers of students. a small plane crash landed

in the parking lot of a mall in new jersey today. it happened at the rockaway township mall in northern new jersey. an instructor and student walked away from the crash, only onl minor injuries. the plane had just taken off from a nearby airport when the pilot reported engine trouble. the plane hit several trees and then it lost a wheel before it spun around and landed on its nose. no one on the ground was injured and emergency crewsoved in and blew foam all over the plane to keep it from catching fire. an update on the overnight launch of "discovery" has been scrubbed yet again because of a valve problem. the shuttle was scheduled to lift off around 10:0 tomorrow morning. but the scoffry of that problem will make eight no go. the shuttle was also supposed to launch at 1:30 this morning. last-minimum thunderstorm popped up around the spacehe0 tn laun. tog ine bak tgnoin going to be taking place. when discovery gets off the pad utnautl be carrying anrost a from our area, patrick forester who graduated from west springfield high.

the fact that a coroner in california found that michael jackson's death was a homicide could mean criminal charges against his doctor. dr. conrad murray has told police he administered a mix of powerful drugs to treat jackson's insomnia just hours before jackson died. a law enforcement source tells nbc news that jackson's death was caused by the anesthetic propofol. combined with at least two sedatives. investigators are also looking into the doctor's actions following jackson's death. dr. murray's cell phone records showed he made three separate calls lasting 47 minutes after jack jackson stopped breathing but before anybody called 911. lawyers for dr. murray say that at least four other doctors were also prescribing drugs for jackson. and that those lawyers are looking forward to reacting to the coroner's report once that report is officially released. still ahead in this broadcast, we are going to tell

you about a new police chief in virginia who is making history. mega-millions jackpot. more than $250 million tonight. >> bob will be back to tell us about the forecast.

tad muggy out there today. >> it is august, after all. not quite 90. but tomorrow, right until september and beyond. summer. outside, i think we get another 90 tomorrow. not today. our temperature today -- we have still a bit of a haze out the. but not too bad. sky watcher in time lapse. really pretty day. to be watching the clouds out there. our temperature, high temperature today didn't make 90. tomorrow maybe 91, 92 degrees. high temperature today, 86 degrees. so far this summer we have had 20 90-degree days. half have come in august.

this august running much hotter than july. mentioned yesterday, average july is our hottest month. a few clouds. 84 degrees right now. the dew point, 63, creeping up. with the humidity at 49%, that's the reason we showed the dew point. because what's the knew midty 49%. 63 is when it gets a touch of humidity. it was dry again this morning. green with mississippi. record low, 59 degrees. and friends down around lawns and baton rouge, 63 degrees. so cool air. will they love to see some in texas. folks at corpus christi, 99 degrees. they tied the record a mao had 49 days in a row of 95 or more. 49 days in a row of 95 or more. it is a bit on the humid side. nothing really oppressive because we had that area of high pressure. there is that old weather front that's sort of still sitting just off the coast. for us with the dry air nothing going on nor will there be, i

think, tomorrow. on the other hand, down the coast a bit, there have been showers in the outer banks and also, you can see scattered showers around myrtle beach and all of that. out near the gulf stream where the waters are mighty warm. i will show you how warm. chincoteague, they had a few sprinkles today. you got friends in ocean city on the vacation. 84 degrees now. and little bit of an onshore breeze helps. if you are thinking about the beach for the upcoming weekend, do you want to keep posted on the tropics. because we are now moving in late august to september. the time of peak hurricane season. tropical storm season. here's the reason why. look at the oranges all were in the water temperature out in the atlantic. caribbean is into the 80s. you can see 86 degrees now. gulf of mexico. so that's sort of like when you put the water on the stove, you watch it start to steam and bubble, that's what is happening. there is that front -- still a tropical wave. very strong one. very likely to become a depression. and the hurricane hunters are

out into it now and could become danny. you can also see how far away it is. meantime, tomorrow, that high pressure that's been bring thing fine weather moves off. we get into humidity and and of those afternoon clouds and there is a little weak weather front. watch as it moves to our north and may kick off as we get into late thursday and some afternoon showers. tomorrow we may get up to 91, 92, 93. for this evening, though, very please sxant warm with temperatures into the high 70s to mid 80s. and 83, 84 degrees. later on tonight, skies will clear once again. but with the humidity coming in a little bit, not as cool and refreshing as it was this morning. even though it will be clear. i think in town, our temperatures are about 70 to 71 degrees. a lot sunshine again tomorrow. some of those fair weather clouds and some high clouds beginning to come in. but once again, a nice day. bit more on the humid side. temperatures tomorrow could get up to 91, 92, 93 degrees. 21 days in a row -- not in a

row. 21 days for the summer there's the humidity coming back. by the time we get into friday especially a chance for showers p f that danny boy, even if he does develop out there. let's say -- he doesn't. for the weekend late saturday or sunday with temperatures in the 70s on saturday. late sunday, moves by and moves by behind it. low humidity beginning of next week. >> okay. >> nothing to worry about now. something to keep you informed. >> thank you, bob. coming up, we will have a live report from a health care town hall meeting in virginia. we will introduce you to a 90-year-old lady that is proving age isn't nothing but a number. >> the jackpot, huge. people are rushing out to get tickets for tonight's mega-millions drawing. we will report on new guidelines regarding how much sugar we should eat. redskins rookie corner kevin barnes redeems himself after a poor first preseason game. also, the jets quarterback, mark sanchez, has a welcome to the

nfl moment in his first start and practice gets intense here at redskins park for the all-important third preseason game. "news4 at 6:00" continues.91

we are back with a look at the stories making headlines tonight. student pilot caused concern this afternoon after he flew into restricted air space over the district. government officials say he got lost and disoriented. military jets and helicopters intercepted the plane and escorted it to the montgomery county air park where did it land safely. fr high school students are charged with an incident at st. clair elementary in manassas. police say the teenagers, aged 14 to 17, pulled sod off of a palette and used it to write the words white power, kkk, and to form a swastika. three of the teenagers are white and one is black. they have been charged with vandal itsm and released to their parents. a man has been arrested and charged in connection with last week's death of 3e are old de sean wade. that 25-year-old myron antonio gibson has been charged with first-degree child abuse resulting in death. he is the mother's boyfriend. the suspect allegedly told police that desean was injured

while the two were wrestling. too much sugar is not a good thing. now for the first time the american heart association is providing recommendations for the amount of sugar you should eat. leanne gregg reports. >> reporter: the nation's love affair with sugar is not so sweet when considering its potentially impact on health. >> obesity is practically an epidemic and obesity is almost root and cause for a lot of the diseases. especially heart disease. >> reporter: on average, americans consumed 22 teaspoons of sugar a day. 335 calories. that equals two cans of soda and a chocolate bar. the american heart association says that's too muc and recommends a dramatic decrease in sugar intake. for women six teaspoons or 100 calories a day and for men, nine teaspoons or 150 calories. >> there's a lot of excess sugar that's out there in our diet that's going to be very difficult for us to eliminate.

>> reporter: sugar andth er sweeteners are added not only to treats like these but to frozen dishes and energy drinks and cereal and a list of other foods many may think is good for you. >> if we are already getting sugar we need from our fruits and our vegetables and our carbohydrates, so there's really not an additional need to go out and obtain excess sugar in our diet. >> reporter: high intake of added sugar as opposed to naturally occurring sugar like in fruit is alsossociated with increased risk for high blood pressure. risk factors for heart disease and stro. nutritionists recommend more fruit, vegetable, whole grains, and lean protein. changing habits away from sugar, they say, won't be easy but consider the payoff, healthier life. leanne gregg, nbc news. >> you can easily check for added sugar by reading the label. look for ingredients like corn syrup, fructose, evaporated cane juice. those are all sugar. health heart association is not recommending any general limits for added sugar for children.

in about 30 minutes now, a health care town hall meeting is set to get under way in reston, virginia. the town halls have turned very heated across the country lately. as people from both sides of the issue turn out in big numbers. jackie bensen is in reston, virginia, with more on this. >> reporter: there are hundreds of people lined up waiting to get into -- in the door. there are dozens of protesters here from a variety of groups and viewpoints. not all of them have to deal with health care reform. as i said, people have been gathered here since 4:00 p.m. doors of the auditorium at south lakes high school didn't even open until 6:00 p.m. for the 7:00 p.m. town hall meeting. the meet willing be hosted by virginia congressman jim moran and feature form -- will feature former presidential candidate and dnc chair howard dean as has been the case from other parts of the country. people here, protesters are very vocal. >> i'm here because i don't want to national health care system.

i'm 26 years old, young, and healthy. and i don't think that the united states and taxpayers of the united states should have to pay for a nationalized health care system. i think there is a free market solution we can enact. >> reporter: the event starts here at 7:00, south lakes hig school in reston. there's already a long line of people waiting to get in the door. jim, back to you. >> thanks, jackie. with most virginia schools opening in about two weeks, many are concerned about swine flu. and the impact on school closings. today governor tim kaine assured virginian it is state is ready for the new school year. he says the state and local officials are working together to minimize the impact of swine flu. and to keep schools open. >> there will not be, as of right now, nin kind of automatic closure procedure in place. instead we will i encourage everybody to take the basic precautions for health, keep your kids home if they are sick. but we think we can manage it without school clreurxt eme n en >> reporter: the state has a e for anyone with

questis abthoou the flu and 877-275-8343. after months of debate, a decision has been reached. walmart will be allowed to build a store near a civil war battlefield in orange county, virginia. the vote by the county supervisors was four in favor and one opposed. the store will be- a mile away from the wilderness battlefield in an area where there are other businesses. preservationists and historianing argued that would be too close. police in prince william county are looking for the driver of a car that -- or vehicle that was involved in a ad lyde hndit-run-ahatpe hapned lee hee ghanwahiakdy ane lsas msaan dri in gneaileilsv in gainesville. iding his his bike nor th make or by a ten tohe t bdrnd t s ak s t hit hi t be be sve cmeare asked to calbel you are asked to call crimeyo

solvers in prince william county if you know anything about this. in the city of alexandria, the first black police chief 260-year history of that town. earl cook was appointed today as the new alexandria police chief. he replaces former chief david baker. baker resigned last month after being aeste on dui charges. cook is a 30-year veteran of the police force in alexandria. some interesting ties to the community as well. julie carey has our report. >> would you join me in presenting the chief's badge to our new police chief, earl cook. >> reporter: it was a history making moment as earl cook was handed the chief's badge, greeting with a standing ovation. the city's first african-american chief was welcomed by the first african-american mayor. >> he is a role model, inventor, strong leader. most of all, a well-respected caring person. >> reporter: for cook today marks the pinnacle of the 30-year police career.

new chief had to wipe away tears during an emotional news conference. >> started here and intended to end my career here if i could. for that, full i willment of a dream. >> reporter: after years working in internal affairs cook said integrity will continue to be a hallmark of the department. >> we are very much responsible to be -- to be held accountable by the citizens of alexandria that we serve. and if we don't police ourselves wo w n ityyean duty in any way, s pe or form. >> reporter: his firy,laim to fame came in high s school as a member of the state championship football team and a team memorialized in the movie em em"rber the titans." nicknamed earl the pearl. cook went on to play at duke before returning to join the police department in his hometown. community leader dorothy turner's son played with cook. she has known the new chief all his life. >> i was elevated about that. and i think that it is wonderful. you think that earl deserves it.

i lived to see a black president and now i'm living to see a black mischief in my community. >> reporter: cook's friends say he also instantly set a powerful example for the city's youth. growing up in public housing, now becoming the city's top law enforcement official. julie carrie, news4, alexandria. >> coming up, we will introduce you to a cab driver that donate ad kidney to a passenger. president obama spent time on theurolemcof se today.

good evening. bob ryan, storm center 4. nice summer evening. we have pretty good visibility. no many days we have to worry about too much pollution. you can see the haze, hesh washington monument. excellent visibility. have y friends out at ocean city. it is still in the 80s. as a matter of fact, we can show you from the kite lot of. great spot there. beach cam. see folks still moving around. little bit of volleyball. still going on. what a difference that surf. look at the difference now. it is rather flat and just some -- big rollers coming in. compared to what was happening over the weekend. heading out to school tomorrow morning, some spots may be into the high 50s. way to the west and north. right around town, temperatures will be into the mid to high 60s. some spots in town may be about

70 degrees. another nice outdoor recess kind of day. overnight tonight, right in washington. and we will see our temperature around 70 degrees. low 90s tomorrow. little bit cooler around the bay. we will have that bay breeze with temperatures into the 80s around annapolis. but south and west probably into the 90s also. then as we get into late thursday, there is a slight risk, slight risk for afternoon thundershower. but also on friday, the -- thing we have to watch if anything does develop out in the atlantic -- i will tell you about 11:00 the planes will be back with danny whether it is danny and whether we have to begin to get a little bit more concerned. if anything does develop, a lot of uncertaint it would be late saturday and sunday to affect the bay or eastern areas. after that, sunny and pleasant early next week. back to you. >> thanks, bob. have you heard there is a monster of a jackpot for the mega-million? it has people in maryland and virginia lining up tonight. mega-million jackpot is now at

$252 million. that pays out $159 million if you just take the cash in one lump. that's one of the biggest windfalls in the history of the game. the mega-millions drawing is scheduled at 11:00 tonight. south carolina's powerbaldwiner claimed his prize today. solomon jackson jr. won a whopping $260 million last wednesday. he bought a single $2 ticket at walmart. jackson is a retired state employee and he's married and would not say whether he plans to take the lump sum or how he plans to spend the money but did say a lot of other people are, in his words, going to be blessed. jackson does not think his life will clang that much. he spent the morning mooing a neighbor's lawn. thomas chapel lives in gilbert, arizona. he fell on some hard times recently and looking for work. what he found will change his life. chapel was just leaving the dmv office one day when he was ts noticed the sign for a cab

driver. he got the job. one of his customers was rita. she used the cab three times a week for rides to dialysis. their relationshipot off to a rocky start. he was a half hour late and then he got lost. she said that drove her crazy. two weeks web by and chapel kept getting sent to bik up rita. she says previously she had different drivers for each trip and these two got to talking. >> i said right a hasn't anybody ever offered you a kidney. >> i cried. because well, at first it was like this -- disbelief. >> i was in the shower. the good lord spoke to me and said thomas, he says, you give her a kidney. >> the next week we did the cross match where they look at different markers on our blood and they told him that if we were any closer in match we would be siblings. i think hay is an angel. >> a transplant has not been scheduled yet. when it is over thomas chapel will have to take severaleeks off of work to recover.

his cab company promised to cover his lost wages. they say that they are very proud of him. still ahead in our broadcast, president barack obama teeing up today in massachusetts. we will have more on his golf game. >> what have you got, lindsay? >> coming up, marcus mason hopes his play will help him secure a spot here with the redskins. also, players say that the intensity is starting to add up as they head towards their preseason game. the ravens defense makes the jets quarterback look a little bit silly. ntinues.t 6:00" co

breaking news tonight out of bethesda. there is a fire on the tracks at the bethesda metro station.

montgomery county fire and rescue units are there. there are reports of a small fire on the tracks inside the station. flames are isolated to one track but there are delays on train traffic between friendship heights and the bethesda station. we are now hearing yet another update tt the fire is now out but do expect delays between those two stations. friendship heights and the bethesda station. no injuries reported. lindsay is at the park. what is going on out there today? >> you know, i would say today you can start to hear the tom brady talk. getting excited about the matchup they have coming up on friday. this is also a day with a lot of intensity because the players have told us that this third preseason game, obviously, a really big deal for them. that's because this will be the game this you are going the see the veterans, starters, playing for a long time. for sure, the first pass likely into the third quarter. for players it is a good measuring stick to find out where they feel like this team is and the first case and

secondly, for getting the help, getting people back healthy. today some of the guys that weren't there with carlos rogershe was not not on field, nor was cartwright. these guys are trying to get themselves back. coach zorn is concerned about cartwright because normally he never misses practice and had a groin injury. they are working to get the guys back out there and the veterans are very excited. you talk about the veterans and the guys that have started for a while. then you go to the rookies and you have a guy like maryland's kevin barnes, cornerback, who is trying to basically solidify himself with playing time. he had a rough go at it to start the preseason. really needs to impress the coaches that he can handle moving from the college game at maryland and up into the nfl. barnes did not play well there the first game but played bet gerns the steelers. third quarter, barnes broke up a pass during one-on-one coverage with the receiver on the outside. ran the perfect route, jumped in and knocked it away.

barnes, , roieokomfriean maryld says you know what, i'm veryar awe that it is tough to make an impact in my first year. >> orakpo, only one that is starting out of all of us. rest of us rookies, we are out here trying to prove -- you know, we belong in this league. >> time winding down, how much more intense do things become for you just as far as making every rep count? >> pay a lot more attention to detail. first game i was nervous. you know, i had a lot of things on my mind. last game, i came up and made sure i had fun. and everything worked out the way i wanted to work out. you know, this weekend, played better this week. >> kevin barnes, again, former maryland terrapin, one of the guys that said it is very difficult, obviously, making that transition from college to pro. the speed of the game but he hopes that three preseason games into it now he will start to be able to come alive out there on the field. you know, a guy that ihink is considered the picture of

persistence around the league really might be marcus mason. running back. in his third year. and he started off 2007 with the redskins with stuff on their practice squad. last year had a fantastic prey season with the redskins. was cut and picked up by the ravens, was cut and ended up with the jets. hance been able to be out on the field. for him, he is trying to make the most of this impact that he can give on friday when they play the patriots. hoping to be able to prove that he can play in real game. let me take you to the field. marcus mason led the entire nfl in rushing yards last preseason. on saturday night he had another chance to show coaches around the league he belongs in the nfl. the problem, then haven't seen him in game action. mason rushed for 45 yards and 11 attempts, including this ten-year burst. coaches like what he can do. the issue ishey haven't been able to see him out there in a real game. mason did catch twoasawsse ass t utgeortown press standout just wants a chance to take the

field. >> i want to play, you know. i don't want to just try to play, you know, on the practice squad. i want to play on understand. not just be on the roster. i'm ready to get going. that's what i'm trying to do. trying to prove my point. it is always aability in the nfl. but as a young guy, definitely going to be on the special teams. i have to do well on special teams and, you know, also running the ball. i have to give them, you know, more reasons to keep me. >> marcus mason hoping he can make a big impress this third preseason game. he will get an opportunity be out there against the one. so hopefully he will be able to prove to these coaches that he does belong. moving elsewhere in the nfl, the jets have a bit of a quarterback controversy on their hands. the question is kellen clemens or this star, the rookie, mark sanchez. last night, sanchez had a rude awakening in a sort of nfl debut. let me take you back out to the field. the redskins thought about drafting mark sanchez and last

night he made his first start against the ravens. they made him pay. did not go so well. first quarter, sanchez gets hit. throws it and defense tackle, picks it off. 345-pounder rumbles 25 yards into the end zone for the touchdown. sanchez did throw a touch downin the game. his coach, rex ryan, now the main man for the jets, says i have to see more. still on the first quarter, the ravens and the red zone. joe flacco with the statue of liberty play. ray wright playing outstanding. he takes it in for the three-yard score. wright expected to be the starting tailbackor the ravens. second quarter of the game. jets quarterback kellen clemens fighting for the starting job. thpass -- mclean intercepts and it takes it to the house for the pick six. 22 seconds left in the game. rex ryan going for two. and the win. eric's pass over the middle. broken up. ravens hold on to beat the jets

24-23. back out here for the redskins. it was a day that players talked about the intensity moving forward. and heading into this preseason game. defense foang at the mouth because they cannot wait to face tom brady. as for the rookies they know that this time next tuesday, the redskins will be making those cuts their first cuts. so they have to do something. put up or shut up now. >> all right. thanks, lindsay. president barack obama was on the golf course today. the obama family, of course, on vacation in martha's vineyard for the week. the president played at meadows in the town of vineyard haven. a nine-hole course there. after he finished playing, the president posed for pictures. we understand the man rounding out the foursome, all have jobs related to the white house. a woman that spent her 90th air.throh the r.

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y atantte s to news4 monday fenty said may wi ehe mll o iafe michelle officiallyllinheee llroed their boys inschools. out of respectroorpu f icolho t. out of respect for the boys' privacy, he has declined to comment further. lafayette is one of the city's most sought-after schools. school sources tuesday told news4 the fenties -- fentys did follow the process. random numbers were assigned all applications and then principals received a list for their schools. school officials say there's widespread public misunderstanding of the lafayette waiting list. they say that it is not a school wide list of hundreds of students tryingo get in. but separate waiting lists for each of the grades pre-k through fifth grade. pre-k was the highest this year with 113 students. other grades have smaller lists and twins are counted as one application. >> i think it is a good thing. any chance for -- doesn't matter

whose kids they are, to get a good education is. >> applied two years to get him in this school. we are trying to make the best for our kids. >> reporter: lafayette has about 625 students. of those 95 of them are fourth graders like the fenty sons. jim and wendy? >> tom sherwood, thanks. weather check. >> nice day out there. 85 degrees in washington. there have been clouds to our south. you can see, as a matter of fact, sprinkles, some light showers around chincoteague. the other area and we will have more on this about 8:00, 9:00 tonight. you can see that circulation. it is a very strong tropical wave beginning to take on circular characteristics. it bears a lot of watching. for the weekend, not for tomorrow. heading out to school tomorrow, temperature will be into the 60s. about 70 degrees in town. tomorrow afternoon, i think we will get in a the low 90s and after that, that chance of some

showers beginning to come in the tail end of the week. anything that does develop that might i want to emphasize might have an impact on us would be late saturday into the first part of sunday if any of this storminess that's now out north of the bahamas begins to get close to the coast. long way away. have more information on that at 11:00. i will see you then. the health care debate rages on in the suburbs here. we are covering two town hall meetings in our area. a virginia family gets a surprise when they look out the door and see a bunch of bears. four of them in their backyard. and beer prices are about to go up. all across the country. it is not because of demand. in washington state, there is a 90-year-old great grandmother named veta rambo. her family calls her grand-bo. fear is not part of her vote cably. she is legal lip blind and has trouble getting around now. she wanted to celebrate her 90th birthday by jumping out of an airplane. so shoe did.

mrs. rambo was join order the jump by her 60-year-old daughter, her grandson, and her great granddaughter. after a short lesson, it was her turn. she dropped out of the airplane and went into freefall for a mile and a half. traveling at 120 miles an hour. her chute opened and sheloated peacefully to the ground. >> done everything else i could do. why not this? >> crazy but that's what my grandmother is. >> should have done it years ago. >> she does not have plans yet for her 91st birthday but she says if somebody wants to offer her a trip to the moon, she will take it. >> i know she will. good for her. that's a mile falling through the sky. that's got to be a real rush. absolutely. >> that's our broadcast for tonight. "nightly news" up next. >> hope you will join us at 11:00. until then have a good one.