>> reporter: county police say the chase began on 62nd avenue and 450 in bladensburg and ended on new york avenue near the d.c. line. there was plenty of damage caused along the way, including a collision with a tractor trailer. >> after he struck the tractor trailer, it rammed one of our police cruisers. >> the shockers is police say the entire time the man's 3-year-old son was in a safety seat in the back of his minivan. miraculously the boy wasn't hurt. when the driver finally stopped, police say they then realized why the man may have been running in the first place. >> he threw stuff over the bridge into the river, and he tried to jump over. our officers got hold of him. >> reporter: police were able to retrieve wha the man threw into the anacostia. >> with the help of the fire department we did send out a boat into the water and recovered what we believe may be a substantial amount of drugs. >> reporter: police say depending on what they find inside those bags they fished out of the river this man could be looking at a substantial amount of drug charges.

he also could be facing roqueless endangerment charges, child endangerment charges, charges for fleeing the scene and reckless driving. tracee wilkins, news4. no one was hurt in this morning's ordeal. the suspect's 3-year-old child has been placed in his grandmother's custody. to a story, the chief of staffer jim graham is facing bribery charges. ted loza is accused of taking cash in exchange for promoting taxi legislation. graham is in charge of a committee that oversees the district's taxi cabs. tonight he is speaking out telling news4 he hasn't done anything wrong. tom sherwood joins us with more. >> reporter: the fbi raided jim graham's office early today looking for computer records and other evidence late this afternoon. fbi agents early thursday raided the offices of d.c. ward 1 council member jim graham

searching for any evidence work materials involving ted loza, chief of staff and his close confidante. he was arrested on bribery charges about 7:00 thursday morning at his home by the fbi. >> when i arrived in the office, i went to mr. loza's office and i said to the fbi agents, there is anything i can do to help? please assume our complete cooperation. >> reporter: as graham met with his staff to discuss the incident, court documents showed loza was charged with two counts of bribery for accepting cash, vehicles and trips among other things from some would be drying to influence taxi cab legiation in graham's office. the person or company attempts to bribe loza was not identified in court papers. graham, who rushed to a metro board meeting where he serves as chairman, told reporters he personally had done nothing improper and knew of no wrong doing by loza or staff members. >> can you say whatever mr. loza was doing, he was not doing it on your behalf? >> absolutely.

absolutely. i have had no engagement whatsoever in any illegal or unkeith al behaviors. >> reporter: graham said loza informed him several days ago the fbi was investigating him. the fbi apparently has wiretaps and video of loza accepting cash. loza was secretly indicted last week and was to appear in court thursday. the search warrant sought access to graham's office as well as loza's personal desk, his personal computer and the council's central computer server. graham is chairman of the council committee that oversees the taxi industry. he recently proposed legislation to ease a taxi license moratorium for hybrid cars, something specifically asked for in the bribery case. we were told now that ted loza is appearing in federal court right now at this hour, a lawyer for loza said his client is innocent and will fight the charges. >>. >> tom sherwood, thank you. metro today fired the bus driver involved in that serious

pedestrian accident near dupont circle. it happened back on september 3rd at the corner here of florida and connecticut avenues northwest. 43-year-old carla procter was driving an empty bus when she struck a female jogger in the crosswalk. the 30-year-old victim was critically injured. court records show the driver had been involved in at least two other on-the-job accidents over the past seven years and had received at least five traffic tickets since january. a vote of confidence today for metro's general manager. john kato, the metro board voted 5-1 to extend kato's contract. by an additional three years. kato faced criticism in recent months as he tried to deal with major problems for the transit system. that includes the deadly train collision back in june and the deaths of four employees on the job. good evening, bob ryan, storm center 4. we've got clouds, but once again

really a bare radar, if you will, with nothing falling from the sky. you can see some clouds that have been in and out of this. also with it, humidity. there is a little weather front that is come tloog you right now and our winds are turning a little bit more into the north. temperatures still 84 degrees. well above average. look at richmond, 88 degrees right now. the dew point, the real measure of humidity beginning to decrease. that's what we'll see tomorrow. i'll tell but that and the first signs of what could be turning out to be welcome rains. i'll tell you all the details when i join you downstairs. some encouraging news in the fight against the aids virus. researchers announced the first time a vaccine has been moderately effective in spread preventing the spread of hiv. this is important new for the district where thousands of living with the virus. as health officials cut the ribbon for a new hiv aids clinic in northwest washington,

researchers across the globe announced an important discovery in the fight against the disease. a vaccine that is shown to prevent some cases of infectio >> this is the largest trial ever conducted, successfully conducted trial of high ethical standards, and it has some, albeit modest results, some very encouraging results. >> reporter: the research was a collaboration between the u.s. army and the thai health authorities. it involved 16,000 thai volunteers. half of them given the vaccine or combination of two vaccines, the others a plas eebo. those given the vaccine were a third less likely to become infected with the aids virus. >> i'm very excited. even though it was modestly effective, this is the first time we ever had an aids vaccine trial where there's been any efficasy there. >> reporter: dr. raymond martin says the vaccine is an important step in aids research. while the clinical trials showed the vaccine would prevent less than 50% of infections, a small

number, the news is still promising. others say they are not ready to call this a breakthrough. >> it's very speculative. it could be a statistical fluke, you know, the number of people that assisted percentagewise was not that great. >> reporter: michael weinstein is president of the aids foundation. he worries news of a vaccine could encourage people to have unprotected sex. >> i worry any agent we might use that isn't effective for the vast majority of people will encourage people to have unsafe sex. >> this new research doesn't mean there will be a vaccine on the market any time soon. it could take years to have something available for the public. for those impacted by this epidemic, it gives them some hope. >> some encouragement out there. when we come right back, we are just getting started. a superstar secret exposed.

the door of a mamas and papas singer that details her ten-year affair with her father. she says he is not a bad man. response time. local firefighters battling fires and a tight budget. safety is being risked. >> $100 million in property, how one group got away with a massive mortgage fraud. torned a tattered.

fairfax county police and fbi agents arrested 20 people in connection with the biggest mortgage fraud scheme in the county's history. officials say it may have involved as many as 200 properties. valued at more than $100 million. authorities made the discovery after neighborhoods complained of overcrowding at several of the properties, which were used as boarding houses. julie carey joins us live from springfield with more on the story. >> reporter: the house behind me, this is one of the 35 houses that is part of the first round of indictments today. neighbors say that there are ten bedrooms in this house leased out to boarders. the case laid out today alleges that this house and dozens of others were purchased as part of a massive mortgage fraud scheme. these are some of the houses that prompted the wide-ranging two-year investigation. these are the dangerous

conditions found inside. whether modest inside or turned into a mcmansion, most were boarding houses that had become a blight in certain springfie and falls church neighborhoods. 20 people were under arrest, some realtors, some lenders, others straw boyers allegedly engaged in a fraud scheme that cost banks tens of millions of dollars and ruined neighborhoods. >> these individuals saw a weakness. they saw the ability to bilk this neighborhood and financial institutions and worked on it and worked on it and they were very, very successful. today they're going to pay the price. >> reporter: the investigation originated with fairfax county's strike team formed in between to respond to complaint of home overcrowding and neighborhood blight. >> the names of 24 men and women repeatedly showed up in real estate transactions week after week and the investigation continues. >> reporter: fairfax county police began their investigation. last year pulled in the fbi.

they discovered the ring leaders were finding unqualified buyers, so-called straw buyers and padding their bank accounts so they could get large loans. once purchased, houses were torn down, turned into mcmansions a sold to other straw buyers. neighbors wondered why the mcmansions kept popping up. supervisor jeff mckay says the arrest are the pay-off. >> i told the citizens to bear with us, trust us, exercise all patience until we get to et end of this. this is an enormous conclusion that helps protects our communities. these citizens should feel relieved county government stepped up, brought in all the partners we needed to end where we did today. >> reporter: some of those arrested today will be prosecuted in federal court. others handled in local county courts. as news4 at 6:00, some of those suspects. julie carey, back to you. >> we'll see you then. thank you. also a major business expansion could bring more than

1,500 new jobs to the area governor tim clain was in mclean. 6 other companies could create more than 330 new jobs over the next few years. this comes after forbes.com labeled virginia the best state to do business for a fourth year in a row. no nod from a former governor. now to the latest in virginia's race for the governor. today former democratic governor doug wilder says he will not endorse fellow democrat creigh deeds. he says he has concerns on deeds' views on guns and taxes. still, he believes either candidate would do well. meanwhile, republican contender bob mcdonnell picked up an endorsement from the virginia frat ernl order of police. fans of "the lion king" will soone able to see some of the alab rat costumes at the smithsonian here in d.c. producers are donated the mask worn by the lead character simba

as well as the tribal costume worn by the nightmarator. it is the first american musical to be seen by 50 million people worldwide. the costumes will go on display at the national museum of american history next year. >> some of those 50 million have seen it over and over and over again. great show. great show. >> summertime. it is. we have a little bit of leftover summertime. not tomorrow. outside now, clouds. our temperature outside well above our average, which is now holding into the mid 70s. were at 83 degrees. i went back, folks. since june 21st when we had the summer solstice, our rainfall is more than five inches below average. we could use a bit of rain. you probably don't want it on the weend. much of the rain will be saturday night.

mainly at nighttime. 83 right now. look to our north. caribou, maine, 57 degrees. there is the leading edge of that cooler and less humid air. our dew points are still in the mid 60s. i want to mention the dew point again. the humidity is decreasing. the humidity today has not really been decreasing. what's been changing is the relative humidity. what's the point? imagine throughout the day, and this was as we started out early this morning. the temperature was 70. the dew point stayed just about the same. the relative humidity has decreased, but the amount of moisture, the real absolute humidity, if you will, stayed the same as our temperature has gone from 70 to about 85 degrees. that will also be changing. that is the dew point will be dropping because we've got a little weather front that is right near us now that will be settling to the south. as we go through the evening, we'll see that northeasterly wind. right now there have been once again only a few lonesome rain

drops to our south. more rain showers around roanoke right now and parts of the mid part of the country have been getting rain. indianapolis, heavy rains. right now around cincinnati, also heavy rains. there are the areas still under flood warnings because of the streams and rivers in georgia and mississippi. the good news is they are not getting any more of those heavy rains. there are some, as you can see, right now around louisville. for us, our temperature here in washington, there is the dew point in chantilly into the mid 60s. look atlawrenceville, georgia. good news, no more rain the last couple of days, but 20 inches for the month. overnight tonight, for us what we'll be seeing in the futurecast, that weather front settling to our south. as it does settle to our south, our winds turn into the northeast, much cooler tomorrow. much lower humidity and dew point. with some of that moisture there could be a passing sprinkle or shower. as we get in towards saturday, a lot of that midwest moisture beginning to come our way. especially lie late saturday into sunday, some rains coming

in. overnight tonight, still rather warm and humid, but getting a bit less humid by 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00. tomorrow morning, a lot of clouds around. could be a passing sprinkle or shower for you folks across southern maryland. in the low to mid 60s. on and off clouds tomorrow. some sunshine, but noticeably lower humidity with our temperatures tomorrow into the low 70s. after that, we'll be seeing starting out with some sunshine on saturday. by late saturday, saturday night primarily, we will be seeing rain. some areas could see an inch, 1 1/2 inches of rain into sunday morning. by sunday afternoon, things improve and monday and tuesday of next week, a little bit of cool. a feel of fall coming. we are getting rid of the humidity through tonight. >> get it out of here. thank you, bob. coming up, tough shoes to fill. who will fill the seat of late senator kennedy. >> tylenol recall.

i'm liz crenshaw. if your "check engine" light comes on, the answer could be the code to your car.

in the district if you look up, you'll see plenty of historic monuments, buildings and tattered flags. many flags fluttering over our nation's capital are in disrepair. "the washington times" captured pictures and video of old glory neglected. each department is responsible for its flags. several have been replaced. one of senator ted kennedy's final wishes was honored when the governor of massachusetts appointed an interim senator to take his place. deval patrick appointed paul kirk, former chairman of the dnc. he will serve until a special election is held for the seat in january. shortly before ted kennedy's death, he asked massachusetts law makers to allow the governor to appoint an interim replacement.

kennedy did not want democrats to be one vote shy on the issues such as health care reform. >> so you hear it from me, consistent with senator kennedy's wishes and the expectations of the governor and the legislators, i shall not be a candidate in the special election for the united states senate in december or january. >> paul kirk is expected to take the oath of office tomorrow. senator kennedy died on august 25th after a 14-month battle with brain cancer. congress is working to prevent a hike in medicare premiums next year. the vote was 406 to 18. without the congressional action, some medicare recipients would have faced monthly premium increases of $8 to $23. the bill heads to the senate. law makers said older americans should not have to pay higher premiums because they are not expected to get a cost of living

increase from social security. the makers are voluntarily recalling batches of children's tylenol and tylenol infant drops. possible bacteria contamination in one of the inactive ingredients used to make the medications. tylenol says none of the products was sold and the recall is only a precaution. the recall products were made between april and june of last year. for more information call 800-962-5357. did you get stuck in that traffic jam this morning? >> i didn't. i heard about it and avoided it. >> i was right in the thick of it. it was a suspicious package that snarled traffic. did you get caught in it? what police say happened. >> plus a terror plot foiled in new york city. new charges against the main suspect. >> traveling around town we have big problems. as far as volume is concerned, 95 southbound jammed out of springfield to make it down to

lorton and continues toward woodbridge. nothing in your way, just plain heavy. elsewhere, if you thought this was bad, look at this. look at the capitol beltway, inner and outer loop are jammed at old georgetown road. it continues out of tysons and continues to 270. all the earlier accidents that started this slowdown on both sides have been cleared.

welcome back to news4 at 5:00, i'm eun yang. >> i'm jim handly. a comforting visit. hospital volunteers making a difference. life-changing moment. the daughter of a singing superstar tells all with some shocking news today. >> and new terror charges. more details about the criminal plans. we begin this half hour with our top story. concerns that a staffing shortage at prince george's county fire department will leave residents without the help they need during emergencies. union leaders are citing several recent fires where there was no one to respond to the initial call for help. darcy spencer has more on this

story. >> reporter: union leaders are citing several examples in this press release where they say the staffing changes have increased response times. they say that can endanger lives. >> we are right at the point that we are just basically getting by. >> reporter: union leaders are sounding the alarm over staffing shortages and budget cuts affecting fire service in prince george's county. they say in some cases it's taking longer for firefighters and paramedics to respond to emergencies. >> minutes and even seconds count when it comes to an emergency or a fire environment. we are not aware of any serious injury or loss of life directly related to these incidents. it's always a gamble you take. >> reporter: during a recent house fire in bowie, there was an 11-minute response time because the two career firefighters assigned to the closest station were on an ambulance call when the fire alarm sounded. units from further away had to fight the blaze. >> that is not acceptable.

general national standards state that the first engine company should arrive four minutes. >> i'm concerned and judge upset. >> reporter: she says the decision to pull career firefighters from some stations including capitol heights is hurting public safety. >> this might not be bowie or largo or forte washington, they are still human beings that live in capitol heights. >> reporter: since the county rearranged staffing, the capitol heights station has had to respond to more than 500 ergency calls for service. the station solely relies on volunteers. do you feel if you that had a fire at your home you would get the attention you need? >> i don't think so. not like it used to be, i do not. i think it would be a longer waiting period of time. i think that's a shame.

>> reporter: county fire officials declined to comment on allegations, but said in the past the staffing changes are the result of the economy. these are necessary changes and they denied this is affecting public safety. live from capitol heights, darcy spencer, news4. maryland state officials are trying to save money by merging two of its state police barracks. they are thinking of closing down forestville and moving those troopers to the college park station. some residents are concerned the move will delay the troopers' emergency response time. maryland state police spokesman said this won't be a factor because troopers would still be stationed throughout the county. no final decision has been made. stewart is tight in pittsburgh where world leaders are meeting for the group of 20 summit. protestors for causes that range from world hunger to han rights in burma are taking to the streets in parts of pittsburgh. the largest protest is by one

group thatalls itself the pittsburgh g-20 resistance. they're holding a march of people's uprising. police are expecting thousands of protestors to march. they say they will be stand buying in case things get out of hand. terror suspect najibullah zazi is facing new charges tonight. zazi appeared in a new york court today to face another charge of lying to investigators. he is accused of plotting to detonate homemade bombs here in the u.s. federal agents arrested zazi, his father and a religious leaderast weekend. joining us to talk about today's developments is nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. based on what was heard in court today, do investigators believe an attack was imminent? >> reporter: i'm not sure about imminent. what this says is you probably have the most serious blot since 9/11. you have someone who left the united states, went to pakistan to get advice from the professionals in al qaeda how to make bombs. then came back to the united

states and started to acquire the ingredients and carry that out. what we learned today was zazi with at least three other people in the denver area were going around to places where they can buy the commonly available ingredient that would make an explosive that would be similar to what was use in the 2005 london bus and subway attacks. a powerful explosive. we learned that zazi and his associates bought gallons of these chemicals. on three separate occasions in late august, early september, he got a hotel room in suburban denver, one with a stove it in, and was using that heat to try to concentrate his chemicals. he was apparently struggling with how to make this formula work, that he apparently learned in the al qaeda training camps. the government prosecutor said today he was urgently communicating with someone else to try to get the mixture right. what we were told by federal law enforcement officials today is that h apparently never succeeded. he wasn't able to make the chemical. on his way to new york, he was

using the internet to check for possible places in queens where he could find similar chemicals and keep this going. >> we have three arrests. so far. more down the road? >> no question more. zazi today in the denver courtroom was charged with a much more serious offense, which is plotting to use a bomb. it's called plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction. before he faced a maximum sentence of eight years. this could carry a sentence of life in prison. >> what does this say about the ability of investigators to track down suspects, with such ease or did they get lucky? >> reporter: i'm not sure it's ease. certainly zasy, the man at the sender of this plot was und surveillance for months. they were really tracking his every move. it's clear how closely they were following him. we are not positive what it is initially got them on to him. the accusation before 9/11 was the government couldn't connect the dots. they acquired that ability now.

>> the status of all three, they are locked up? >> reporter: no. zazi will be held. he'll be transferred to brooklyn. his father was ordered released today along with his new york cleric. those two were just originally charged with lying to the fbi. they didn't face new charges today. >> interesting, but it gets more serious for zazi. >> reporter: without question. >> the more we hear about it, the more frightening it is. thanks for coming over. a suspicious traffic probe shut down traffic at the height of the community in northwest d.c. it happened on busy massachusetts avenue 8:00 this morning. officials discovered a suspicious package near the islamic mosque. police shut down the street in the investigation. there were a lot of frustrated commuters. the road reopened around 10:00. still to come tonight, the book bombshell actress mackenzie phillips tells all next. >> who is giving bedsi

this was a warped event that occurred over time. what it started out an act of molestation and what it became are two different things. >> actress mackenzie phillips is asking people not to judge her father too harshly despite shocking allegations. >> phillips says she was a victim of incest. her father was john phillips of

the singing group the mamas and papas. phillips was on "the today show" this morninging talking about him and her new memoir. she details being exposed to druggings at age 10 and her father raped her the night before her wedding at 18 years old. she says it was the start of a sexual relationship that continued on and off for ten years. >> at 18, i was molested. then maybe three years later, i started waking up with my pants down around my ankles. two years after that it became consensual. my father was not a bad man. he was a very sick man. if anyone out there can possibly separate his body of workmcr his personal demons, i think that would -- >> mackenzie phillips says she

received an outpouring of support from incest survivors. when we come back, hospital stay. how local patient are getting special one-on-one attention during recovery. in sports, we rewind to an historic game between redskins and lions when a third stringer was the hero. i'm liz crenshaw. the "check engine" light is on. ca

so you are riding along and the "check engine" light pops on. or your car starts making a strange sound. now what? >> you call a mechanic. what if you could easily know what a mhanic knows before you

head to the repair shop and all that money you are going to spend? liz crenshaw reports on the code to decode your car. >> reporter: a way to get information ahead of time. cars are pretty much computerized these days, and the code is the key to what's wrong with your car. it used to be only the mechanic could read the code. now you can, too. this 2004 chevrolet malibu has a problem. how do we know that? we broke it, or rather the good mechanics at precision auto in germantown, maryland, broke it on purpose. >> today we are going to unplug one sensors in the car. >> reporter: the device we are unplugging is the manifold absolute pressure sensor. i don't know what that means either, but as soon as it's unplugged, the "check engine" light popped on. if this happened to you, what would you do? makers of this device such as a

$35 code key hope you'll plug it into your car to diagnose the problem. >> these devices interact with the computer in the car to read the trouble codes that are set by that computer. >> reporter: can these devices save on your car repairs and eliminate unnecessary repair costs? to find out, we go back to our broken chevy malibu and precision auto technician andy wildman. how do we do this? >> first we are going to plug it in. now we are going to turn the key to the on position. >> reporter: then i push this little ready or read button here? >> that's correct. >> reporter: okay. a few moments later the code key tells us the problem. >> your first code is po107. >> reporter: when andy plugs in his $9,000 master tech computer into the same plug it reads p

0107, similar to what this said. >> same code as that one said. >> reporter: after you get that code, you head for the internet. now we have to go to code key unlock.c. punch in the code that came up on the device which is p0107. search. it says manifold absolute pressure barometric pressure circuit low. now i know what's wrong with it car. i just have no idea how to fix it. jeff boone of aaa mid-atlantic says the answer to that comes when the consumer contacts the repair shop. >> when they take it to a shop they are choosing to use, when they say this is the problem we are having with it, then they can say that jibes with what i'm looking at from home. they have more sense of security in dealing with the shop. >> reporter: boone says this information is what he calls a

presecond opinion. it tells you there is a flaw in a particular system, but tells you nothing about the fix. so are code readers worth the money? >> knowing the code is a way for you to feel comfortable with the shop you are dealing with. other than that, that's the main rpose i see in this device. >> reporter: we paid about $35 for our code reader. you decide. by the way, the most common mistake that turns on that check engine light is a loose or missing gas cap. code readers can save you a repair to the shop you could fix it yourself. >> walk around to the other side. >> right. >> thank you, liz. let's get the latest on the weather now. we've got changes blowing in. bob is up in the storm center. >> for folks who said i had enough humidity for the summertime, i think this will be the last humid day we are going to be dealing with for the

foreseeable future. still some clouds out there. humidity is beginning to decrease a little bit. one lonesome rain drop down around culpeper. our temperatures still into the 80s. our average for this time of year is into the mid 70s now. heading out to school tomorrow morning because of a northeasterly breeze, there will be a fair amount of clouds around. it will be also noticeably cooler and noticeably lower humidi humidity. there may be a few sprinkles, fredericksburg and spots like that. northern maryland likely to be sunny. ra comes in. the way it looks right now by saturday afternoon. i think we'll start out dry. most of the rain will be saturday night into veryarly sunday. some spots could see an inch to 1 1/2 inches of rain. then a feel of fall. maybe showers monday and look at the low temperatures tuesday, wednesday and thursday, only in the 50s. let's see what's in store

for news4 at 6:00 tonight. >> craig melvin is here. >> working on a number of things, including we are going to continue to follow the story regarding the chief of staff of d.c. councilman jim graham. the staffer has been arrested and indicted on bribery charges. the latest on that. police in italy said they have seized a crocodile they say was used by a mafia boss to tear up people for protection money. and an unparalleled discovery. we'll tell but that. a whole lot more coming up in about 12 minutes on news4 at 6:00. i want to see more on the crocodile story. >> it's pretty interesting. >> thank you. dan is next with sports. >> redskins heang to detroit. it's a series the skins have dominated over the years, but there was a memorable game way back in 1990. skins trailed much of the way.

then they clawed their way back thanks to a third string quarter and a chip shot field goal in overtime. this week's "redskins rewind" takes us to motown. >> november 4, 1990. the third stringer is number one. skins signal caller stand humphries is having a tough day. starting for the injured mark griffin, his decision to throw to art monk, not a good one here. willie white picks it off and takes it in from 34 yards out for the touchdown. detroit leads. stan is not the man. pass to gary clark way overthrown. blades with the take away. humphries third interception of the game and end of his day. >> when the opportunity came, i think i gave everything i had as

far as guts and heart in the game, but just things didn't work out. that's going to happen. only thing i can do is learn from it. quarterback can't go out three weeks and throw three interceptions and expect your team to win. >> coach gibbs goes to his third string quarterback jeff rutledge. a ten-year vet who lights it up. he finds gary clark. check out the hard cut and chug into the end zone. skins trail by seven. less than 30 seconds to go in regulation. skins, 12 yards away and out of time-outs. rutledge calls the quarterback draw. here comes benny blades again. blades goes low. rutledge up and over. it's a touchdown. we are tied at 38-38. >> you've got to be the slowest quarterback i've ever seen. what is going through your mind when you hear quarterback draw? >> it was a gutsy call, but a

great call, i thought. i had a chance to audible out of that if i didn't think i had it. i stayed with it. there was a gap in there. came down and barely made it into the end zone. >> in overtime. rutledge in trouble. third and 15 on the skins' own 5 yard line. from his own end zone. he hits art monk. 40 yards away in the most clutch pass of his life. he had an up close and personal view of the game winner, too. the not so chip shot from 34 yards away. rutledge holds and the kick is good. skins win it 41-38. >> i go out there and do my best. offense got us in the position. >> jeff is an older guy. he doesn't look real good doing some things so you have a tendency to say, we always liked having an older guy there that

has real pazazz, doug williams, jimmy hart. if they have to go in, they have a chance to do what he did today. >> picked it up for me. i hadn't had a whole lot of thrills. not a whole lot of plays. to be able to come in like that and help the redskins win, they were the team effort. it wasn't me. had the receivers catching the ball. linemen gave me unbelievable protection. i only remember getting hit a couple of times. just a great team win. >> good old jeff rutledge. the final 41-38. that gets me to thinking when was the last time redskins scored 41 points? it's been about two years since before jim zorn was head coach. would be nice to see at ford field this sunday. coming up on news4 at 5:00, what's working in our community. we'll drop in on a hospital

tonight we've got a story about what's working and making a difference right here in our community. being hospitalized can be especially tough for older people. in noble fairfax hospital is one of only 61 hospitals in the world and the only one in the washington area which uses a special volunteer corps to help

seniors cope with being patients. in nova fairfax hospital as 1,200 volunteers and 50 are specialists. they work with hospitalized seniors, part of h.e.l.p., the hospital elder life program. why a special program? because seniors face risks that other patients don't, like getting confused. what doctors call delerium and falling. joanne grants is the chief of geriatrics. >> so often they are out of their normal environment. if they have any chance of being confused, it's an easy place to become confused. >> what do help volunteers do? >> they come in and orient the patient, they talk to them. they feed them. they will walk them. all kinds of wonderful things to help prevent delerium from occurring.

>> h.e.l.p. patients get three visits a day from volunteers like 88-year-old nathan grace. >> what is important i'm there visiting and i'm not a doctor. >> after getting 20 hours of training, h.e.l.p. volunteers work directly with patients, helping with meals, walking, exercises and sometimes just listening. since the program is funded by donations, it's free to seniors. >> a lot of them are in the mood to talk. >> for some volunteers it's life changing, working with h.e.l.p. reignited michelle's interest in medicine. now she is preparing for medicine school. >> i do want to focus psychiatry with a concentration in geriatrics. >> h.e.l.p. is a win-win-win program for patients, hospital staff and the volunteers themselves. >> the whole idea is to keep patients at the level they came in at, so they don't deteriorate. they don't come out worse from the hospital than when they

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