similar incidents in our area. >> roads, homes, schools and businesses under water as people in the south eastern u.s. deal with deadly flooding. we begin with that breaking news about metro. good evening, everyone, i'm doreen gentzler. >> i'm jim handly in for jim vance. there are new developments into the investigation of last june's deadly metro train crash. a short time ago the national transportation safety board release keyed findings in its investigation. the agency is making nine safety recommendations to the transit agency that it says should be implemented as soon as possible. ntsb says a false signal occurred that allowed one of the trains involved in the crash not to be detected on the tracks. the safety board also says it has not officially determined the cause of the train accident that killed nine people. metro was planning to hold a news conference at 6:30 tonight. we will bring that to you live. in other news, the fbi is

telling police across the united states to be on alert against possible terrorist attacks. today counterterrorism authorities sent out a memo warning police about the desire of terrorists who attack places where americans congregate. steve hdelsman is on capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: good evening. this is another metro-related story. keyword is bulletin. this is not an official federal government warning. something less. a heads-up to police nationwide. be alert at football games. the new federal bulletins remind local kopps that terrorists would like to hurt a lot of americans at once. also mentioned are hotels and entertainment complexes. in the bulletin sent out by the fbi and the department of homeland security. an al qaeda training manual warning the bulletins. the bulletin is meant for police, not the public. >> we want to provide the

correct amount of information for law enforcement so they can act properly. we don't want to spread fear. al qaeda's main goal is to spread fear among americans. >> reporter: after last week's arrests of three suspected terrorists in denver and new york, the feds found backpacks and a formula for bombs made with hydrogen peroxide, which is what richard reid used in december '01, and what islamic bombers had in their backpacks in the london attacks of '05 that killed 56 people. islamic fanatics that killed people in india targeted hotels. people are told to look for suspicious backpacks, u.s. subways and hotels. in u.s. airports. there's even a reminder that terrorists would still like to use airliners as weapons, but federal officials say they have no specific information about the timing, location or target of any planned terrorist. the national football league said late this afternoon these

bulletins underscore the high leveof stadium security that the league says will continue to be in place in all nfl games. steve handelsman, news4. >> thank you. metro rideers in air area may have noticed more transit police on the trains today. this was earlier at farragut north station. metro tells us the increased police presence was not in respse to any specific or known threat. it was just one of many random inspections going on several years now. metro tells us overall police presence on trains has increased since the september 11th attacks. chris gordon will have more on how the counterterrorism bulletins are affecting their region ahead at 6:30. murky flood waters are blanketing parts of the south eastern united states. neighborhood schools and roler coasters at six flags in georgia are awash in several feet of brown water. this evening officials are

warning people to wait for the flood water to recede before checking the damage in their home. kristin dahlgren has our report. >> reporter: even as rain began to taper off in many places across the southeast, the water continued its deadly rush. from the air, a staggering view of how high the flood waters rose. on the ground, a first hand look how devastating they were. >> we don't have anything. everything we work for is in the house. >> reporter: in places the water was suspected of calling electrical shorts leading fire to consume houses. fire crews unable toelp. among those now confirmed dead, a 2-year-old boy swept away in his mobile home as his family could only hold on and helplessly watch. >> i'll be honest with you, im scared. >> reporter: the lucky one whose escaped can only wonder what will be left of their homes. >> we have no idea. we have no idea. it's just -- this is unbelievable.

>> reporter: grgia's governor urged them to wait a little longer to find out. warning he they were still know match for mother nature. >> folks, i know stuff is important, but not nearly as important as your life. >> reporter: the governor asked for a federal disaster declaration, the area facing more trouble with hundreds of major roads and bridges still under water and crews working to restore power to thousands. the rain-soaked region far from able to breathe a sigh of relief as they wait for the waters to recede. kristin dahlgren, nbc news. let's find out more about the weather that caused that deadly flooding down south. bob, what's the word? >> they are getting a break. there are still flood watches and flood warnings out for areas from, not only georgia, but through alabama into mississippi. look at the amount of rain. this is officially in atlanta. there are other spots that had more than 10 to 15 inches of rain because of so much rain

those rivers and streams will be a number of days before they return to their banks. there you can see the area of rain, heaviest rains right now around southern mississippi. good news is there is no rain today around georgia. i think it will be drying out as we go through the next couple of days. to give you an idea, not only in georgia, but look at gulf shores, alabama, over 13 inches of rain so far this month. that's what they are having to deal with. while it will take several days to begin the recovery process, i think the worst of the rains are behind the folks in the atlanta area. west virginia senator robert byrd is in the hospital tonight and expected to remain there a few more days. a spokesman says the senator fell this morning at his home in fairfax county. his caregiver called an ambulance. doctors determined he did not break any bones, but may have the early signs of an infection. they decided to treat him with antibiotics for a few days. byrd is 91 years old and is the longest-serving senator in u.s. history.

he spent about six weeks in the hospital this past spring for treatment of a staph infection. members of the senate finance committee began their give and take over the health care bill in in country. they are plowing through hundreds of ideas to come up with a plan that can come up for a vote. >> this is no government takeover. >> reporter: washington won't pay your docr in this plan, but to help low-income families buy mandatory insurance, aides say senator max baucus wil agree to another $50 billion in subsidies, plus cut the top penalty for not buying insurance in half. get rid of an insurance tax for high-risk workers, but raise that tax on others to compensate, and back off taxing consumer products like thermometers. >> these will improve and strengthen the package. >> reporter: those are among 564 amendments the committee is

considering. some republicans say consumers should share in the cost of unhealthy choices. >> the patient, the person receiving the care is not the person who has been financially accountable. >> reporter: companies agree they are paying workers to stay healthy. >> what we are doing is eliminating the demand for care by getting ahead of these prevent i'll diseases. >> reporter: the vice president told state insurance commissioners today consumers need help. the white house reports in the past decade premiums went up three to five times faster than consumer prices. >> soaring premiums are not only hurting families and killing small businesses, they are hurting our competitive position around the world. >> reporter: the focus today is here, finding health care american afford. tracie potts, news4. >> the sate could start debating the plan next week. republicans are worried democrats may try to shorten debate to rush the legislation through. on the hill, a bill is moving through the house that could help more than a million

jobless americans. this measure would provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. the extension would cover people whose benefits would run out a the end of this month. for those who live in states where the unemployment rate is at least 8.5%, d.c. and about 25 states fall into that category. a vote on the bill could happen either later today or tomorrow. the federal deposit insurance corporation or fdic guarantees the safety of deposits in member banks up to $250,000 of a depositivor's account would be reimbursed if the bank should go under. bu the fdic seized 94 banks this year and funds are running short. "new york times" said the agency is considering a plan to borrow from the nation's banks. they have a $100 billion line of credit with the treasury department, but regulators are reluctant to borrow from tax payers. bankers like the idea of the loan because it is less painful

such as getting hit with an emergency assessment or angering the public with another financial bailout, even if this one involved the government. officials say the fdic will issue a proposed plan to restore its financial health next week. good news from wall street today. stocks gained some ground. dow was up 51 points. nasdaq closed the day 8 points higher and the new york stock exchange is up 78 points on your day. when we com back on news4 at 6:00, police in arlington are searching for a guy they say showed a girl pornography on an iphone. >> new developments in the debate overhether to keep people under age 18 out of tanning parlors. >> president obama turns his focus today to climate change in middle east peace at the united nations. >> price in honduras used tear gas on protestors as the ousted president returns. coming up in sports, peyton manning has a special guest

prowling the sidelines. jim zorn defends his call against a hall of fame quarterback. the redskins' biggest twitter offender.

president obama is shifting his focus to foreign policy as he speaks to the united nations. today mr. obama focused on climate change and middle east

peace. michelle franzen reports. >> reporter: in his first presidential visit to the united nations, president barack obama told world leaders that a high-level climate summit the u.s. is renewing its commitment to combat global warming. >> we understand the gravity of the climate threat. we are determined to act and we will meet our responsibility to future generations. >> reporter: the president urged other nations to act together to find bold and swift clean energy solutions despite financial challenges and differences. >> no nation however large or small, healthy or poor can escape the impact of climate change. >> reporter: the remarks come the day before he addresses hundreds of heads of state gathering in new york city for the u.n. general assembly. the world will be watching to see how america's newest president will deal with the wars in iraq and afghanistan, along with growing tensions in

iran and plans for middle east peace. in a show of diplomacy, president obama launched a three-way meeting with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the handshake and photo opportunity are the first for both sides since netanyahu took office this past march. the president urged the two leaders to make peace a priority, including the creation of two separate staets. >> despite all the obstacles, despite all the history, despite all the mistrust, we have to find a way forward. >> reporter: a focus on foreign policy and diplomacy that will culminate late they are week in pittsburgh where obama will host world leaders at the g-20 summit. michelle franzen, news4. president obama's mideast envoy meets with palestinian negotiators this week in new york and next week in washington. the administration officials say mr. obama wants to nail down a date to resume formal middle east peace talks.

there was a new warning today from mahmoud ahmadinejad. he said iran will strike first against anyone who may attack. he made the comment during a parade that marked the date of beginning of the iran-iraq war. ahmadinejad said his armed forces will, in his words, cut off the hand of anyone in the world before it pulls the trigger against the iranian nation. the remark reflects concerns that iran's nuclear facilities could be targeted for attack. israeli officials reiterated yesterday they are keeping their options open. on friday, ahmadinejad made another controversial comment when he again denied the holocaust. this morning, former president bill clinton noted that ahmadinejad's actions raised questions about how the u.s. should approach him. >> the question is whether this is strategy employ and whether we can find some way to do it or

whether he is just what he seems to be and nothing more and that is a guy, if he had these kinds of weapons, would be inherently dangerous and crazy enough to put the whole civilization in history at rick by using them. >> president ahmadinejad will be attending u.n. meetings this week and is expected to face heavy pressure on his nation's nuclear program. today french police bulldozed an unauthorized refugee camp known by its inhabitants as the jungle. protestors had minor scuffles with police but migrants were not involved. nearly 300 people living at the camp were detained. most are from afghanistan. they were told they can return home or apply for asylum. you this cut down the camp because it was a base of human traffickg. since many of the migrants later made their way to britain, the

camp raised tensions between the british and french governments. the state department tonight is calling for calm in honduras. that is a tall order. one day after the country's ousted president returned from three months in exile. former president took refuge to avoid arrest. today police used tear gas to keep supporters away from that embassy. the government imposed a curfew to keep protestors from taking to the streets. thousands of people spent the night here the embassy. zalaia's surprise arrival was teamingly timed to grab the attention of world leaders. we are learning more about the murders of four people. the victims were found last friday in the home of a college professor near longwood university, in farmville, virginia. is morning police identified the victims professor deborah kelley, her estranged husband

mark niederbrock, their 16-year-old daughter emma and melanie wells. the suspect, 20-year-old richard mccroskey, an aspiring rapper is in custody. police now know how the victims died. >> preliminary results of the autopsies indicate the cause of death were plunt force trauma to the head. >> richard mccroskey has been charged with mark niederbrock's killing. commonwealth attorney says more charges are pending. mccroskey was staying at professor kelley's home prior to the killings and it's unclear what might have been the motive. still to come tonight, how local police agencies are responding to the terror alert issued by federal officials today. >> we'll tell you about a hospital so inundated with cases of the swine flu, they had to set up temps. >> and a check on your forecast.

bob is here a with a look at our weather. >> a touch of humidity. astronomically right now. the laws of physics do not change on the equinox. >> one of these days will put that wives tale into the bin.

outside today we had a lot of clouds and a little sign of some of the changing seasons. last weekend i was up in boston and some of the leaves are changing there. we also have some right in our own back yards, especially those pretty dog wood starting to get a little color. we get more rain we could have great colors this year. outside high temperature today made it up to 80 degrees with a touch of humidity. our rainfall now is a bit below average for the year. look at how much rain. that was one site in marietta, georgia, they had almost as much rain in a month as we had the entire year in washington. that gives you an idea why that terrible, terrible flooding in georgia. i think they are going to see an absence of rain the next few days. 76 degrees our winds from the southeast. hasn't been a terrible season for ragweed. pollen count today 1. look at temperatures up and down the east coast. at the same time, out west it's cold. 51 in denver. no snow in denver, but there has

been some in the mountains. they are getting ready for ski season in the rockies. here is what's been going on. we still have that moist pattern. there's more and more signs that sometimes now as we get into global changes and a warmer world that sometimes we get these patterns that break off and stay by themselves. that leads to some of the terrible, terrible flooding in some of these extremes we've been seeing a bit more of. each and every day is because of global changes, but when you see some of these patterns, it's getting more persistent and occurring more and more frequently. there are signs more things are changing in our world. meanwhile, there are the flood warnings that continue out for the area around atlanta. as you can see, no rain. that's the good news. in and around us, we had just a few light sprinkles and showers. what's left of them right now across northern maryland, those are moving off. also a few down to the south around culpeper and orange. i think that will be about it.

we'll see a few as we go through the nighttime hours. on the other hand, while august was the month with the warmest ocean temperatures on record, there's really not much going on in the tropics. a couple of waves. here we are. typically may be near the peak of tropical storm season and there are no name systems in the pacific. this is that great rotating earth from the folks at the university of wisconsin. no typhoons. you can see storminess across northern europe. overnight tonight, more of the same. that is clouds. i think there will be a band of showers beginning to develop late tonight. more likely southern maryland for you folks down into st. mary's county. we may see some up and over us tomorrow. nothing widespread. no heavy rain, certainly. there is atlanta, mississippi and alabama. as we get into thursday, while there will be a few showers around tennessee, the good news is no repeat of those torrential

rains that have been 10 to 20 inches in just a matter of days. overnight tonight, a few sprinkles, temperatures into the mid 70s during the first part. a lot of clouds around. maybe morning fog tomorrow and a chance for a few sprinkles. some of the clouds may break up a little bit. count on it being generally cloudy tomorrow. not any widespread rain. you want to live dangerously, maybe you won't need the umbrella tomorrow. temperatures will be near 80 degrees and that chance primarily for thursday afternoon. after that, i think we get into west-northwesterly winds and dry out for the beginning part of the weekend. does look like saturday afternoon into early sunday, another chance of showers. once again, nothing big. temperatures near average around 70. mid part ofext week, maybe a little of that autumnal chill coming in. >> our dry weather of the summer, how will that affect our fall color? >> if we get some rain the next

couple of weeks, we'll be in good shape. >> thank you, bob. coming up on news4, we are continuing our coverage of the terror alert issued to police departments across the country today. how local police departments are responding. >> authorities in arlington are searching for the man who showed a girl pornography on an iphone. >> police who were supposed to be conducting a drug raid but they were caught on camera playing video games. >> we are waiting for a news conference right now from metro officials about the ntsb' final recommendations after june's deadly crash. linebacker robert henson address his twitter controversy. jim zorn doesn't mince words.

we take a look at some of the stories making headlines tonight. late this afternoon, the national transportation safety board released key findings into its investigation of last june's deadly metro crash. the agency is making nine safety recommendations to the transit agency. it also says a false signal occurred on the tracks and still no official cause of the accident that claimed nine lives. we are expecting a live news conference atny moment. 'll bring that to you when it

happens. >> heavy flooding in the south eastern states that now claimed nine lives. neighborhoods and roads are under water. authorities in georgia say they are worried about people trying to return to their flooded homes to check out the damage. >> president obama talked climate change in middle east peace today during a visit to the u.n. he said the u.s. is moving quickly to deal with climate change. mr. obama brought israeli and palestinian leaders together and urged them to work harder to achieve middle east peace. local law enforcement officials are on alert today after that expanded counterterrorism bulletin issued by federal authorities. the fbi and homeland security are reminding police that places like stadiums and transit systems remain vulnerable to terrorist attacks. chris gordon has the story. >> reporter: to metro riders, it may have appeared to be a police response to the alert issued monday by the department of homeland security and the fbi after the arrest of a terror

suspect in colorado. but train inspections like this one have become the norm. intelligence sources say there is no specific threat. metro transit police say the system is safe. >> at this time, we are not going to be implementing any bag searches in our system. our transit police officers spend a good deal of time in our system. if they see anything of concern, they take steps to investigate that further. >> reporter: targeted train inspections like this one at farragut north station have been going on since 2005 after the train bombings in london and madrid. transit police have had an increased visibility since the september 11th attacks in washington and new york city. they are meant to give metro riders reassurance. >> i feel safer given that there is a higher alert than normal. >> it seems like they are taking action. >> they are stepping up initiative so nothing happens. >> this morning, the alert was

expanded with security bulletins about terrorist interests in attacking crowded places like hotels, entertainment venues and sports stadiums where thousands of people gather for games and concerts. here at nationals park, there has been no change in security as a result of the recent terror alert. all fans must go through screening before entering the stadium. >> not going into a ballgame where they had alerts on. i always felt safe. they check bags and they are thorough in their security. i feel safe. >> reporter: one baseball fan said this is washington, the nation's capital, we know we have to be aware of our surroundings, but if we stay at home afraid, the terrorists who make these threats will win. chris gordon, news4. federal law enforcement authorities are working with local and metro police to coordinate counterterrorism efforts throughout our region. police in arlington are

looking for a man tonight who approached a middle school student and showed her an obscene picture on his iphone. it happened in the 3800 block of north taswell street. investigators want to know if the flasher is linked to a series of similar incentshat occurred over the past three years. julie carey is live for us in arlington with more on the story. >> reporter: this school bus stop on busy north glebe road became a crime scene when a man approached a little girl and showed her an obscene photo on his iphone. he passed this neighboood mom. she noticed his hands were clasped in front of him. >> as i got closer, i realized he was fiddling with the zipper and pulling himself together. >> when she arrived at the bus stop she asked the teen if anything happened. >> she said yes and got tears in her eyes and said, yes, he

showed me a picture of a naked woman. she didn't specify it was on the phone. then he asked her where she lived. then i comforted her. >> reporter: police were called soon after. later that day, arlington county public school officials sent this letter home with students warning families of what occurred. parents are keeping a look out and reminding their children of safety rules. >> our kids all know you run, you scream, you don't talk. you don't walk to people who seem odd. >> reporter: as police look for a suspect, they are exploring whether this iphone flasher could be the same person who approached students with a laptop computer containing lewd images. more than a dozen incidents have taken place in arlington, alexandria and fairfax county over the past three years. police are investigating a similar incident that took place about a week before the iphone at the bus stop. in that case a teenage girl was walking home from school near the cherry dale library not far

from him when a man exposed himself to her. julie carey, news4, arlington. >> arlington county police department is doing extra patrols in the area. soon it will be harder to find a parking space at the franconia-springfield metro station. october 1st, more than 200 parking spaces will be eliminated there as part of a garage renovation project that will take 18 months. metro is encouraging drivers to park for free the at the macey's at springfield mall or other park and ride locations throughout the area. drivers who use the dulles toll road can expect delays this week. the eastbound right lane between beulah and trapp roads will remain close from 9:30 in the morning to 3:30 in the afternoon. the work is expected to last four to five days. score another point for cora masters berry and her fight to keep the tennis center open.

the council voted today 12-1 to approve legislation that would bar the city canceling the contract with berry's nonprofit group. the council legislation said any nonprofit in the city must now be given an opportunity to correct any defects before the city can cancel any contracts. last week a superior court judge ruled that the city could not evict berry's group from the tennis center without more legal proceedings. another hearing is now set for october 16th. youngsters in howard county will not be able to use indoor tanning beds if county officials get what they want. today howard county executive and health officials pushed through a support of new measures that would ban indoor tanning for everyone younger than 18. county officials say their goal is to keep kids safe. tanning beds are widely suspected of causing melanoma, a deadly type of skin cancer. maryland already has restrictions on tanning beds for

minors. howard county wants to become the first county in the state to outlaw them completely for young people. a public hearing will be held in late october. coming up, we are going to tell you about law enforcement officers that were caught on camera playing video games. >> we'll have the story of an incredible and improbable family reunion. >> and we'll hear from a rapping doctor. tomorrow morning, the drug more and more women are becoming addicted to and abusing. >> it improves your alertness, concentration and some lose weight. it has dangerous side effects. boss: so word's gettin' out that geico can help people save in even more ways -

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a lot of clouds out there our temperature's a little on the muggy side. on doppler, there are a few scattered showers out into the mountains, but really not much around here. those will be continuing to be few and far between. there may be a few sprinkles, light showers tomorrow morning heading out to work and heading to school. after that though, i think we'll begin to see some improvement. some afternoon sunshine on thursday. can't rule out completely a shower. sunshine back on friday and the weekend starts off with sunshine before we get some late saturday showers. overnight tonight, again, just a chance for a w. back to you. >> all right. thank you, bob. now to the story of a very surprising family reunion. gary and randy worked side by side at the same furniture store

in maine for two months before they discovered they were more than just co-workers, they were biological brothers. both were given up for adoption as infants. then there was another surprise when the local media picked up on the story, it caught the attention of joanne campbell who grew up in a foster home. turned out they are her younger siblings. she headed straight to the furniture store. >> as we are driving up we see this little woman, 5 feet tall, 100 pounds with documents in her handshaking d crying. >> i said, i think i'm your sister. and they're like, what? >> and shows me the documents and she told me her name. i searched for her. i got her name off the obituary of our mother. >> my mom was joan pomroy, their mother. >> i knew i had a half sister out there. >> the syllablings say they are now sharing pictures and stories

and trying to reconnect the first time in 35 years. wow. >> wow, indeed. a drug bust in florida turned into a day at the arcade for a group of officers on the scene. it happened in march when officers raided the moment of a suspected drug dealer. they found drugs, weapons and stolen property, and a video game, wii bowling. this home security camera caught officers playing the game while they carried out their search of the house. they played off and on for about nine hours. at one point, an officer jumps up and down with joy after scoring a strike. the sheriff's office says the display is embarrassing. >> it's an embarrassment to the detectives involved and an embarrassment to the organization, but you know what? we employ 1,800 people. not one of them are perfect. we all make mistakes. they made a mistake. >> he's jumping. that's the strike there the

sheriff said he launched an internal investigation and will wait for a final report before he decide if anyone should be disciplined. we heard one strike. i want to hear scores. >> there are so many inside jokes going on right now in that department, don't you think? >> hey buddy, who won? >> what have you got coming up? >> a lot of football. plaxico burress now an inmate in the new york state prison system. also redskins' linebacker robert henson upfront about his twitter mistake. and jim zorn.

the tweet.

we are going to hear a lot more about this. >> everybody has messages whether it's e-mails or thweatting you want to take back. this one by linebacker robert henson made national news. so this is something that is going to stick with him for a while. even though they won, redskins viously were booed on sunday. everybody heard it. this was really irritating for rookie linebacker robert henson. he is a sixth-round draft pick out of tcu. he never played in a regular season game. he gained attention because he was one of the rookies tied to the goal post during training camp. he let his emotions get to him after hearing those boos during sunday's win. he unleashed those thoughts through twitter. here is what he wrote. "all you fake skins fans, don't come to fedex to boo dimwits." the question is, "who are you to say you know what's best to the

team when you work 9:00 to 5:00 at mcdonald's?" monday he publicly apologized and today attended a scheduled event helping more than 40 burn survivors attending the burn camp. this is something close to robert because he lost his 10-year-old brother in fire in 1997. today this was special for him to take part in. he gave kids the tour of the stadium, told his personal story. he wanted to focus on the task the at hand, but again he apologized for tweeting rudely to the fans hchlt. >> to let people know this is robert henson right here. the mistake i made on twitter, whatever, is just that. it's in the past. this is robert henson, this is how i carry myself day to day. again, i apologize for it. this is my focus right now. i don't want to take anything away from this opportunity i have right here with the iaff. >> robert henson again apologizing. people keep talking about how

these social networks can get new trouble. it will be interesting to see if the nfl or if any big organizations mandate athletes no longer should use them. >> and the fan reaction in the next home game to him. >> that will be interesting, as well. robertenson did shut down his twitter account. one of the reasons, and i'm serious, good move. one reason we love sonny jergusen is his honesty. we are back in the third quarter. end of the third. third and five at the st. louis 5. red skips' third trip to the red zone. zorn calls for the trick play. portis pass to cooley. it didn't work. take another look here. sonny wanted to know why zorn would make that decision. why don't you let jason campbell, the quarterback, throw

the ball? >> third down. i'm the quarterback or you are the quarterback and you call halfback throwing the ball for me. i'm calling time-out or calling an audible. i'm not letting a halfback throw it. that's what you pay me for. >> that's what i would have to take you out of the game. i would say at's wrong with my play? >> it didn't work. >> no, but i called it to work. all right, we called it to work. it didn't work. there were a lot of plays that didn't work. i would take you out of the game, sorry, sonny. >> a valid question a lot of people wanted to ow. zorn was frank and i thought it was a good response. >> zorn was sticking to his guns. he said he didn't regret the decision because he did think it would work. redskins on the field tomorrow. they will continue working with players to see who is going to fill in the starting role for right guard randy thomas who is out for the season. a decision has not been made.

it was just february 2008 that plaxico burress made the game-winning catch in super bowl xvii. today he said good to his family. we are in new york. it w an emotional theme in a new york courtroom and as he walked down the hall. plaxico burress was sentenced two years in prison followed by two years probation. his pregnant wife was there, 3-year-old son was beside him. a gun he carried into a new yk city night club slipped down his pant leg and went off. tiger woods and peyton manning are great friends. last night on the colts' sideline it was strange tiger looked more like he was ready to compete on the course than just cheer on his friend. what tiger took in was an historic night on "monday night football." colts beat the dolphins despite the fact they ran 35 plays to the dolphins 84.

to miami. peyton manning and the colts. hadn't played in miami since they won the super bowl there. first play of the game. manning is a surgeon on the field. executes the perfect play fake. nice deep pass down the middle to dallas clark. dallas breaks one tacking and gone 80 yards for the touchdown. colts were up 7-0. after that, tiger woods. he looks like he is ready to take the course. there he is to greet peyton manning. ronny brown takes the direct snap. the dolphins would hold for more than 45 minutes of the game. manning and the colts would have one less chance to win it. less than four minutes to go. manning, when he is in control, you've got to be concerned. peyton manning drops back further and throws the short pass to pierre garcon. 48 yards. he takes it back for the touchdown. thing about the colts, they are

never done until they are done. colts move to 2-0, 27-23 victories. 14 minutes 53 seconds, time of possession. they took care of them. >> they sure did. thank you. >> i'm going to tweet about our sportscast. there is a hospital where they are seeing so many cases of the swine flu they had to set up te

a hospital in austin, texas,

is so swamped with swine flu cases they had to set up tents to handle all the patients. dell children's medical center has been getting hundreds of cases every day. doctors and nurses are working ovtime to keep up. the triage center is just outside the main emergency room. some patients have to wait up to five hours before they can be treated. hospital administrators hope the situation will improve once they get the h1n1 vaccine from the government. swine flu took main stage at george mason university today. officials went to show how they've taken their campaign to the internet. pat lawson muse reports. ♪ don't touch your eyes mouth ♪ your nose or face >> this is one of many ways health officials are spreading the word about preventing the swine flu. ♪ i recommend wash your hands >> reporter: it's the winning video in a nationwide youtube

flu prevention psa contest. the winner announced today at george mason university where federal health officials hosted a town hall meeting about prevention on college campuses. >> we are trying to mitigate as much as possible until we can vaccinate. >> many students are going to push themselves to go to class. >> reporter: health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius warned students college dorms and campuses can easily become hotbeds for the h1n1 virus. >> this is a brand-new virus. people don't have built-in immunity. the younger you get, the less immunity you have. for some reason, older americans who usually are the victims of seasonal flu are more resistant. >> reporter: so far george mason has only seen 50 cases of seasonal flu and conducted one flu clinic. because college students are more susceptible to the h1n1 virus, students were encouraged to get the seasonal and h1n1

vaccine as soon as it's ailable and to plan ahead. according to the cdc, some universities opened special dorms for inspected spunts. >> wiping down the surfaces in the bathroom, kitchens and common areas people are frequently touching. would go a huge way. >> reporter: it's a message that bears repeating by traditional and nontraditional means. ♪ >> reporter: pat lawson muse, news4. >> that rapping doctor is dr. john clark of long island, new york. he has two children in the high-risk category. the first doses of the swine flu vaccine are expected to be available next month. an update on a story we've been following throughout this thus cast. metro still has not started a news conference about the ntsb's final recommendations regarding june's deadly metro crash on the

red line. those recommendations were released this afternoon. there is still no official cause of the accident that killed nine people. we'll have much more on this story coming up tonight on news4 at 11:00. bengal tigers are among the fiercest animals in the wild. they are strictly carnivores. but this one lives at the noah's ark zoo in bristol. he climbed up the tower and is now afraid to come down. apparently he hasn't gotten hungry enough. he is dividing his time between pacing, growling and resting, but is looking pretty exhausted. overall, he looks miserable. tigers can go for five days without eating. he might be up there for a while. i don't know who would be