a popular show comes to washington. concerns about police involvement. and who is going to pay. good evening. i'm wendy rieger sitting in for doreen gensler. >> i'm jim vance. it has taken over a block in northeast washington. plans call for the show to rebuild a community center. but working alongside the builders will be d.c. police offser on the clock. and we have learned the city will not get reimbursed by the show. jackie benson in northeast d.c. with more. >> reporter: you can see the officers at work here at the construction site the home of an after school program for some of the city's neediest children. should d.c. police officers be providing security here? news 4 has obtained documents showing police chief kathy laneer authorized the use of dozens of on-duty officers 24 hours a day to protect a bidding under construction onned me street northeast the scene of an

upcoming episode of the show extreme makeover home edition. christopher bowman. >> the idea that we'll take 30 officers and take them away from citizens. the citizens are anything rechlt police officers are angry. we are not here to be the police to pro tkt a corporation. >> home of the fishing school. founded 20 years ago by tom lewis, a former d.c. police officer who grew disheartened by the poverty and child neglect he saw. >> and outside many school doors and lean against the wall and wipe my eyes and in the process i promised god that if i could ever get to a point where i could retire that i would do something to make a difference. >> he started in southeast washington. >> he had 15, 18, drug dealers in that one block area. every day. >> executive director leo gibbs says the school has helped thousand of children over the years and the extreme makeover

will provide space for more. >> 60% of our students last year improved in math. 70% of them improved in reading. so as a result of mr. lewis standing up almost 20 years ago and saying, in this little corner of the universe, i'm going to try to make a difference. >> d.c. police chief kathy laneer release aid statement that said in part the police department's special operations division is managing the security with no adverse in pact to patrol. we are excited to be part of this humanitarian effort, and nding a helping hand to such a worthwhile cause. >> d.c. council member phil mandelson, says he does have concerns about cops being off the street. and the city not being reimbursed for the detail in northeast. jim back to you. >> jackie benson. thank you. emotions ran high at a health care townhall meeting in reston tonight. one-time presidential candidate

howard dean, joined jim moran to talk about the reform at south lakes high school. >> yes we can. >> no you can't! no you can't! >> demonstrators gathered outside the school. opposing groups, one side for refor. the other side against. inside the atmosphere was charged. dean, a former doctor had a hard time being heard over chanters on both sides. [ inaudible ] >> first, the cost of health care. >> i'm here because i don't want a nationalized health care system. i'm 26 years old. young, healthy. i don't think that the united states and the taxpayers of the united states should have to pay for a nationalized health care system. there is a free market solution we can enact. >> congressman moran interrupted dean to ask the protestors to settle down so everyone could hear the speech.

the crowd was more low key at a townhall meeting in prince george's county tonight. donna edwards held a gathering at a community center in germantown. 300 people listened as, she before asking their questions. the crowd seemed to be splilt, but heckling and chanting were kept to a men mum. people in parts of maryland heard fighter jets and attack helicopter overhead this afternoon. it's because a small plane violated restricted airspace over theashington area. it was escorted back to the gaithersburg airport. darcy spencer is at the montgomery county airport with more. darcy. >> residents are saying they haven't seen this activity in the sky since 9/11. f-16 jets as well as blackhawk helicopters and apparently this was all over a pilot who got lost. >> i had it up too high. >> michael needham working on his patio this aftersunshine when he heard the sounds of fighter jets over his home. >> i looked up and saw this little airplane right over my

house. and this helicopter, big black helicopter, following this little plane. i said well you know what? i think this guy is in trouble. >> this was a small cessna he saw. this was the pilot considered a student. he had apparently wandered into restricted airspace, a dozen miles from the capital, failed to communicate with authorities and was intercepted by military aircraft. the pilot, flying solo was escorted to the montgomery county air park in gaithersburg. >> looked like to me another pilot didn't know the area. got offcourse. or didn't realize the no fly rules around here. >> sources tell news 4 the pilot was from pennsylvania. he was headed to delaware, got lost and disoriented. interviewed by secret service agents and the faa before being released. sources say, this is the second time this same aircraft caused a scare in washington. in 2005, the plane with a different pilot ventured into restricted airspace causing the white house and capitol to be evacuated. >> scary if it happens to you, i

guess. i mean i wouldn't want to have an f-16 come up next to my window. >> a pilot and flight instructor. he says though who fly in the area receive training on the no fly rules. it is those who are less familiar who run afoufl the flight restrictions. >> it's not difficult. nothing you can, deter you from flying in area. issue of crossing ts, dotting is making sure you do everything properly. >> the pilot grounded for now. not allowed to fly his plane out of the montgomery county air park. saw him being driven away by airpt manager. told he could face a violation for his actions today. roaring live, darcy spence ser, news 4. back to you, jim. >> thank you, darcy. >> thousand of maryland families will bear the brunt of the largest budget cuts in state history. the governornnouncing details of a plan to slash more than 450 million dollars. it will mean furloughs for 70,000 state employees. workers will be forced to take three to ten days off without pay depending on salary.

some workers we spoke with said the pay cuts will be disastrous. but the union that represents the workers say things could be worse. >> i'm 20 years old. i live on my own. it's going to kill me. >> we were able to avoid an cross the board layoffs. in many dements. which is a positive thing. because that is going to keep people employed which is the most important thing. >> layoffs aren't being avoid altogether. the governor also announced 200 job cuts today. coming up tonight,to woman tried to sneak drugs into the country in her bra. 4-year-old battling cancer in our area turns to another child to help get her treatment. >> security cameras spotted a man hiding his gun in the bushes before he asked the board of education for a job application. >> why beer prices are going up in a recession. >> delightful evening out there. things are going to be changing. will danny be born tomorrow? tell you about. lindsay, what you got? >> abortion, in sports.

redskins veterans ready for lots of playing time. orioles in a battle with the twins. but up your dukes. and knock out0

a man looking for a job, board of education, dayton, ohio took more than his resume to the office. security cameras captured him trying to hide a gun in the mulch of a potted tree. someone spotted him and called the police. after going inside asking for an application the man was arrested. he didn't have a permit for that weapon. a man born and raised in alexandray, virginia, the city's first black police chief in the 260 history of the town. ppointed as head of the al oliaanicrt ppa.dentme cook was born and raised thernt he was member of a 1971, tc williams high school football team that won the state championship. memorialized in the movie "remembethe titans." cook wiped away tears as he

talked about taking the job of top cop. >> i started here, i intended to end my police career here if i could. so for that, fulfillment of a dream. >> cook replaces former police chief david baker who resigned last month after being arrested on dui charges. having once worked in the internal affairs department, cook says integrity will be important in his reign. customs/border officials re astaredan wom f torrying toer. ander these are photos of the b worn by the d.c. resint. yee teah williams. ee aiorict off ers stopped her late last night after sheon fli jamaica. found bundlesinside her inside undergarment. two pound and nineun oces to be ex ia will oms and the cocaine were turned over to immigration and custom enforcement agents. still to come tonight, touching story. a 12-year-old in northern virginia using her talents to

help a 4-year-old with cancer. >> this guy won $250 billion. why is the latest powerball winner thinking about one dollar that got away. find out how lon

a little girl in ash burn, virginia is fighting cancer and becoming some what of an internet star in the process. all because of her new best friend. a 12-year-old who is trying to use music as a weapon in the fight. michael flynn has our report. a friendship between two children who share a love for music. the 12-year-old and 4-year-old are almost like sisters.

brought together by a deadly disease. >> i love her. she is cute. fun and smart. >> taylor may look healthy. when she was 18 months old she was diagnosed with stage four, high risk neuro blastomo. >> our daughter was told she has tumors growing in her eyes. and grape size fruit sized tumor in her belly. over the next few days we learned it was throughout her bone marrow and different spots in her body. >> early last year, abby found out about taylor who lives near her. abby loves to sing. and wanted to let her musical talents to help in the little girl's fight. abby stars in a music video in a public service announcement now on youtube aimed at raising awareness and donations. they show candid moments of taylor undergoing treatments.

>> the reason why was just to look get people aware of it and to get people interested in helping. >> thanks to expensive medical care and support from people like abby, right now doctors don't see any cancer in taylor. still there is the high relapse rate for her disease. she has more painful treatments ahead. and taylor has this message for abby and everyone else who has helped her so far. >> thank you. >> thank you. michael flynn, news 4. a monster mega millions jackpot has people doing some late night shopping in maryland and virginia tonight. the jackpot is at $252 million with $159 million cash payout. one of the biggest in the history of the game. march '07, mega million grew to $390 million. the largest jackpot in history. people raced to convenience stores today with hopes of finding the winning ticket.

in south carolina, a millionaire many times over thanks to his winning ticket. solomon jackson jr. latest to hit the powerball jackpot. he pked up his prize today $260 million. jackson is a retired state worker. says he doesn't expect his life to change too much. he even spent the morning mowing his neighbor's lawn. >> i said why scant i throw $2 at the lottery to help educat n education. come to find out, i did not use $2 to win. i wasted a dollar. thank god. thank god. >> jackson bought his ticket august 19th at a wal-mart in columbia. >> not too shabby. >> good for him. >> new picture in the picture dictionary of happy. >> yeah. >> there he is. right there. great attitude. our weather a great day today. outside. and summer is winding down.

take in the outdoor dining. temperature outside. temperature right now is -- still in the mid 70s. high temperature today. 87 so far. and i think we'll add to this tomorrow. 20, 90ing days. half of those have come in august. tomorrow may be number 11 in auk. look at high temperatures today. look at dallas. down in the south. corpus christi. 45 days in a row. 95 or higher. today, 100 degrees in corpus christi. the poor folks have been suffering under the summer weather. we on the other hand have had for the most part sunny skies. see the weather front still off the coast. and that's been a factor in right there on the edge of what, what may become a new tropical storm. because i think it will hook up with the front. become one of the hybrid things. tropical storm. or is it just a plain old

nor'easter we get late into the weekend. into the weekend. nothing going on around us. meanwhile, the front. and got friend down there in the carolinas. had a few showers today. more. you can see around the coast. there is more offshore where the gulf stream is. because the water temperatures down there are so warm. look at elizabeth city. inch of rain. ocean city. on the other hand. great day. friend out there. tomorrow, next couple days. look at the water temperatures. heading into the prime season for tropical systems. water temperatures in the mid 80s. when that happens and the winds settle down. there it is. right now. still not closed. the hurricane hunters were into it. tomorrow could become a clod circulation, depression or danny. as it gets close to the coast. high pressure moves off. we'll be into the humidity. we'll get hooked up with the old front. and become one of those is a tropical system or sort of a coastal storm. that will happen. more than likely.

as we get into t weekend. in the meantime, for tomorrow, once again, nice morning. overnight tonight. we'll see skies clear. temperatures tomorrow morning. not as low as they were this morning. into the low 70s in town. 60s for you in the suburbs. one more fine day tomorrow. lot of sunshine. nice day. reasonable humidity. humidity is creeping up. with temperatures io the mid to high 80s. i think 91, 92 degrees here in washington. late into the week. thundershowers late thursday, friday. not associated with tropical weather. get anything. anything. want to emphasize. saturday. early sunday. right now more than likely not a major impact for us right here in washington. doesn't look like it is going to become a hurricane or anything look that. we may have to keep an eye on it. and nothing right now to get overly concerned about. we'll keep an eye. >> we'll stay calm. >> thank you. coming up a no-go for nasa.

>> family in virginia -- sees, what would this be a gaggle of bears? a group? a pride? a whatever. there is a bunch of them. >> there you go. in sports. defense can't wait to line up on

did i see like 13-2 or something? >> you are not going to believe it. nationals scored their most runs ever tonight. >> unbelievable. when josh willingham leaves his mark, a big one. the guy remember that hit two grand slams in one night. late july. well tonight he was on fire. nationals opened with the chicago cubs. willingham. two home runs. six rbis. he wasn't the only ones. nationals got a career night

from elijah dukes. beat the cubs, 15-6. in the fourth inning. game tied at one. willingham. up facing zambrano. willingham. deep to left field. talk about a ast. that thing was out of there. the nationals, rough up zambrano. way out of the park. the homer left the stadium. someone, back on to the field. talk about good news. in the fourth. eli skrchlt ah at the plate. if he could get consistency. roped it down the left field lane. belliar tried to score all the way from first. he is going to. easily. the cubs, throw the field. and soft target. dukes is there to slide into third base. watch this. there you go. dukes gives the nationals a 2-1 lead. and dukes wasn't done with that. in the fifth inning. the bases are loaded. yep, look at that. smashes the ball deep to left field. the grand slam.

nationals score six runs in the fifth inning. duke's first career grand slam. nats, 15-6. to minnesota we go. the twins hosting the orioles. we're in the second inning. michael awe bre is up. aubry, right center field gap. what he wanted to do. he would come around to score easily. melvin mora was being sent home. pay close attention. because mora is going to be -- there you go play at the plate. aubrey, third on the throw. aubrey family in the crowd. tied at 6. in the ninth inningch redskins have two more days of practice. friday night's game. against the patriots. this will be the most accurate test that the team has seen so far. give them an indication of how far they have come. another chance for those trying to earn playing time. really about the starters. the first team will play a half. and the redsks are preparing for a fight. in ashburn. carlos rogers having fun today.

wasn't able to practice. still nursing his swollen half. hopes to play friday. isn't sure. meanwhile, running back, rock cartwright, number 31. sat out because of a groin issue. little concerned about this. not normally a guy that misses practice. didn't want to push it. as for veterans like london fletcher grinding it out in practices all week. isn't taking it easy as far as this game is concerned. time to really show what they have. because you know, you are going to be facing a really good football team. first and foremost. going to be doing it for for, majority of the football game. with that being said. obviously the focus has to be there. you are watching. definitely. paying more attention to all that need to be done. so you can, play well. >> the final dress rehearsal before the big show. where the live bullets flying around. and season opener. so, the right opportunity to get

directions. made some mistakes from the last two gramz. and communication. the pass rush. the runs. stoppage. everything. this is it. >> defensive, rj carter could barely breathe. just doing sprints on the field. something the defense has been doing a lot of. rookies know this is a big deal. they have to whittle the number. 80 to 75 by tuesday. >> love watching london fletcher play football. awe watching him talk too. very entertaining. >> a dog up for adoption, still to come, who knows how to play

price of beer, some beer is

going up. anheuser busch says the brewing company plans to increase the price of beer this fall. that announcement comes in the face of declining sales for some of its largest brands. anheuser-busch says earlier this month total sales are down 1.5% from last year. no word yet on how large the price increase will be. miller, coors says it will raise prices this fall. it has been a busy bear season in our area. ioutn flint hill, holliede ntent u these pictures from her home. he looked h th ur r thursday morning and saw the ofa lymi folyur. ppears to be the mother brea and t hr cubs. ed me says the group was playing in a creek outside her house.ee

you never know what you get with animals on television. canadian anchor couldn't keep a dog off her during an adopt a pet segment. went on for three minutes. ginger. he was, quite taken by the anchor there. needless to say ginger's antics have become an online hit. and the shelter has received hundreds of calls to adopt. sweet, sweet ginger. >> none from her