rises" killing 12 people. roof under construction a the a leesburg church collapsed, dropping workers at least three stores to the ground. one man was trapped underneath. that worker and another man were hurt. they're both expected to recover. a third worker wasn't injured. police and safety officials are investigating the cause of that collapse. there's new information on a shake-up at two fire stations in prince george's county. a union representative says a harassment complaint contributed to the changes. starting today four career firefighters from the riverdale station are reassigned to riverdale heights. fire officials blame conflicts between career and volunteer firefighters. >> what really led to the initial investigation, is that one of the female career

firefighters did make allegations. a woman was out a a morning run when someone tried to abduct her. >> she told police she couldn't understand what he was saying, so she walked up to the vehicle. that's when the men grabbed her, partially pulling her inside. she managed to break free and run away. the victim describes the vehicle as an older white car with four doors. new york's airport authority is investigating a breach. officials say a stranded jet skier managed to bypass the airport's $100 million security system this weekend. reportedly they got stuck in the middle of jamaica bay, he slammed to shore, climbed over a fence, walked past motion

sensors and security cameras wiout incident. a delta air lines employee finally stopped him at the terminal. turning to our weather, it may be the calm before the storm, severe weather could be on the way for us. >> this is just a beautiful afternoon out here right now. we saw a pretty good weekend, but today just a gorgeous day. temperatures right now of 87 degrees, but that dew point only in the mid 50s patuxent river is coming in at 85 degrees. now, as far as the rain is concerned, no rain on the radar, but take a look, you notice shower activity and thunderstorms, big-time storms down toward the south. we'll watch as those try to make

their way our way over the next 12 to 24 hours. tomorrow morning you'll notice a big difference. . paul ryan campaigned on his own he didn't appear fazed at all. he stay odd track and stayed on message. president obama has given is four years of trillion dollar plus deficits, make matters worse, and spending our children dao a diminished futures. >> all they're going to say is the economy isn't as good as it should be and it's obama's fault. they sxekd you to have amnesia and not remember who it is that got us into the mess. >> president obama also campaigned in iowa today, and he ordered the federal government to buy up to $170 million worth

of meat, poultry and fish from drought-stricken farmers. as you might expect, pollsters sprang into action as soon as the announcement was made, a new poll shows that 38% of the adults polled have a positive reaction to congressman paul ryan. that poll was conducted on saturday and sunday, margin of error is plus or minus 5.5 points. today house republicans filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to enforce a subpoena against eric holder. the subpoena demands internal documents connected to a failed gun tracking operation known as fast and furious. four more than a decade, the d.c. school bus system has been under a strict court order that mandated better service for thousands of students. today the city is nearing an end to the court order.

tom sherwood has more. >> doreen it's the bus drivers that get up so early to get the students to class on time. today what us a time to celebrate their jobs. >> there was applause for the mayor who stopped by. and the bus driver's boss, superintendent how sanaa mull hailey. but the real cheers came for joe montgomery, mr. joan, honored for 42 years of service. >> thank god for giving me this opportunity to work this long, helping these kids and everything, and i want to thank all my employees here, and thank god, and hope you stay around to keep the school system going great. >> reporter: they have helped on-time arrivals reach 94%. that's welcome news to parents of special-needs students who used to struggle to get their children to schools all over the

washington region. >> see, what people forget is that you carry one of the most precious cargos in the world. so every day is an appreciation day for you. >> reporter: a lawsuit filed a decade ago forced the district to spend tens of millions to upgrade buses and management. the city hopes to be released from the court's supervision this fall. >> it used to be many years ago stories about children having to right two and three hours, and i guess that's how we wound up in the situation we wound up in. >> reporter: but it's the workers like mr. joe who feel best about their own worse. >> you have a lot of cheers in there. >> i'm still a bus driver. >> reporter: the still will be back in court this fall. it says it has met all 34 conditions in the latest court order. doreen and pat? >> thanks, tom. this week people in maryland are getting a break on

back-to-school shopping. tax-free week is under way. the tax break is supposed to help parents get their children's back to school clothes ready, but anybody can take advantage of the offer. you do have to pay taxes on accessory and school supplies. the week ends on saturday the 18th. still ahead, a man killed and an officer injured. what happened just before the cars collided. a new study says being too critical of your weight could actually make you overweight. back surgery used to mean back surgery used to mean wee[ male announcer ] in 1996,

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children are considered grossly overweight. doctors say that's not only bad for people's health, but bad for the country's budget. the cost of obesitobesity-relat health care is estimated about 150 billion drrz a year and doctors expect it only to increase. >> the public health care efforts have not been successful. it's a very care,problem. >> not one state in the cdc survey had an obesity rate until 20%. the district that is a 22% obesity rate. in virginia it's 26%. in maryland it's 27. new research shows that teenagers w think they are chubby or fat are more likely to become obese later in life. researchers in norway asked more than 1,000 teens how they perceived themselves. 60% went on become overweight in their 20s. that number was cut in half with teens who were happy with their weight. researchers say the stress of

being unhappy, skipping meals and trying strict diets only increases the risk. back surgery can take weeks to heal, leaving patients laid up in bed and in a lot of pain, too. but now a new type of robotic surgery is helping people with conditions like scoliosis and slipped disks. it requires one incision, so people can get back to pain-free lives faster than ever before. >> i had been in pain for so long, it was at the point just do anything. >> reporter: 60-year-old jacqueline said the chronic pain had become unbearable. painkillers weren't enough to make it stop. >> it was the type of a pain that was look a tooth ache. >> doctors told her she had a slipped disk, but she was concerned the operation would leave her immobile for weeks, but here he is walking and spending time with her just two weeks after surgery. >> she was up and around after a

couple days. >> dr. drew pettitter used a new type of robotic surgery. it's minimally invasive. it doesn't require large incisions in the muscle and the tissue around the spine. >> it allows you to get the work you need to get down without cutting and causing all the collateral damage, if you will. >> so in white's case she needed screws in her back to fuse her vertebrae. you willy that would require four incisions per screw, but with the robot he just needs one. that's because the robot is more precise. >> less pain, less blood loss, much faster return to activity. it's easier for the surgeon, in the sense the robot is a lot more accurate. >> the doctor says patients typically leave in 1 to 3 days, as opposed to 5 to 7 days with the traditional surgery.

they're still studying the differences in the long-term recovery. white says she's already feeling more like her old self, and she hopes to become more active than ever before. >> i'm going to kick up my heels. when i'm able to, i will. >> robotic surgery is not for people who are obese or weakened bones have from osteoarthritis. doctors say patients make up for that because they spend less time in the in the hospital. nice outside today. just a perfect way to start the week. >> and such a pretty sky we just saw a moment ago. >> any time you have low humidity like this, and really makes you feel pretty good when you walk outside. on a day like today, just gorgeous. last night, the nice before, all really nice, and we're out for at fantastic evening. looking good for you. as far as or temperatures go, we're currently sitting at 87

right now at the airport. dew point only 57, though, or that humidity of 36%, so we are on the dry side of things, way down to the south at 3 miles an hour. if you have plans tonight, get out and enjoy them. 82 in haguerstown, and 88 comesing in right now at culpepper. what are we seeing out there as far as the rain is concerned? nothing. we're not going to see any rain overnight, but the rain could move in early tomorrow morning, as we widen out, you see what we're talking about. a lot of rain and some severe weather earlier, now making its way into the atlanta area, a brand-new severe thunderstorm watch. this is an area of low pressure that's going to evolve. it will give you a chance for showers, probably by early tomorrow morning. just a few chances of showers, but the slight risk is there for severe weather tomorrow, so we are going to be monitoring our entire region for the most part,

a bit less of a chance, but east of 81, good chance for strong storms tomorrow. this is not going to be a widespread severe weather event. however we are going to watch for the potential to produce some very strong gusty winds. that's the biggest threat tomorrow. we have some clouds out there today, but just partly cloudy skies. there's our storm right there. making its way up toward the north and east. as it does action it will bring up our moisture our rain chances will be on the increase, the dew points will increase, so will the humidity. tomorrow a good chance of showers and thunderstorms, most of those will be making their way in through the afternoon. on wednesday the front moves by us, but we'll still see a chance for thunderstorms. most of them should be to the east of us, but i think a pretty good chance, southern maryland, you may get in on that action, and also our beaches.

76 to 83, a beautiful evening. tomorrow morning, you need the umbrella, or mostly cloudy skies with an isolated shower possible. you'll probably need the umbrella through the afternoon. it will not rain all day, but we will see strong thunderstorms likely. and here's the next couple days, showing 88 on wednesday, 91 on thursday, but the low humidity, 91 is not all that bad. hot, though on friday, back up to 93. and of course the weekend looking a little cooler, with chances of rain on the weekend. thursday looking great, though, for our next backyard weather. i'm going out this time. >> oh, really? >> i'm hungry. >> looking forward to that, are we? >> yes, just a little bit. still handy jennifer answer tore is getting married. >> a bus driver taken by surprise when a woman gets on and starts swinging. coming up in sports, amber

theory harris introduces us to a couple rookies generating a lot of excitement. we're learning more tonight about why jesse jackson jr. has disappeared.

the redskins have to feel pretty relieved to have that first preseason game with rg3 at the helm out of the way. amber theory harris is out at the park with the latest on what's going on. hey, amber. >> just a few moments ago, rg3 walked off the field, and a

woman held out the baby and wanted him to kiss the baby like he was a politician. everybody knows who rg3 is, but there are some other rookies on this team trying to make this roster, and after thursday's game in buffalo, we saw two emerge, most notably alfred moreries, and corner back richard crawford. it was everything i expected, a lot faster, everybody was bigger than in college. everybody was smarter, a lot more savvy. >> i feel real good. i feel like i came out. >> crawford walked around with an interception. the seventh round pick out of smu also showed he can return punts. >> that was my first time ever

playing nickel. i think i did all right. i have to read my keys a little better, but i still have a lot to improve. he's fighting with at least three others. >> i went to junior college and smu. i've never been the guy hat a bunch of opportunities. i get only a few, so i try to make the most of them. >> alfred moreries was a long shot, but after carrying for 54 yards yards in 15 carries, he just might have a shot. >> just whatever they gave me, i feel like i did just that. you know me being a rookie. >> now, of course the redskins are pretty deep at running back. there's evan royster, all of them are fighting for carries right now, so what happens with

alfred morris? a lot of that has to do with how many running backs mike shanahan is willing to keep on the roster. a quick update on trent willi s williams. he wall street dressed today, he did walk through practice, but did not participate in the drills this afternoon. we'll see what happens tomorrow. just a reminder, kaump wraps up tomorrow. there's only one more practice that's open to the public. that has been moved from 3:00 to 1:00, so that now starts at 1:00. it's jules last chance to have rg3 maybe kiss your baby. that's what that woman was hoping for. i think i would do that before the practice, not after. coming up, more trouble for chas "ochocinco" johnson. he's charged with head-butting his wife. both of them are now being

pulled off tv. also police shoot a man to death in the heart of times square. now his family i'm barack obama and i approve this message seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements? the new york times calls it 'blatantly false' the washington post says: "the obama administration is not removing the bill's work requirements at all." in fact, obama's getting states to move twenty percent more people from welfare to work. and president clinton's reaction to the romney ad? it's just "not true." get the facts.

three people are dead tonight after a shooting near texas a&m. it happened a couple blocks off the school's campus. police say the officer, a gunman and a male civilian were among those who died. several others were wounded. investigators. >> translator: i to figure out the motive of the shooting. fast-forward through other heads lines. today house republicans filed a lawsuit asking a court to enforce a subpoena against attorney general eric holder. it demands documents connected to the operation known as fast and furious. port authorities are trying to figure out how a stranded jet skier breached security at jfk

over the weekend. the guy got stuck in jamaica bay, and made it to a terminal bypassing the airport's $100 million security system. let's fast forward for our weather forecast. doug? >> temperatures into the 80s, a very pleasant afternoon, and very pleasant evening on tap right now. 87 at the airport, 76 in manassas, and coming in down towards annapolis, coming in right now at 84 degrees. if you're down to the charles county, maybe down around waldorf, this is what you can expect through your morning, down around areas of northern portions, include that piscataway, and 82 by 7:00, waking up tomorrow morning with a chance of showers. we'll talk more about the storms, coming up. a man is dead and fairfax county police officers is in the hospital after a fiery crash.

news4's jaxxie benson is live took at the scene with more on what happened just before the collision. jackie? >> reporter: well, just a short time ago, fairfax county police released a statement that says, among other things detectives are going to determine whether alcohol or speed played a role in this crash. mangled vehicles show the force of the collision. it happened around 3:00 a.m. the 5500 belong of franconia road near gum street was deserted, little to no traffic when police say a fairfax county police officers heading east was struck head-on by a web car that swerved directly into his path. the impact caused that vehicle, a 2006 infiniti to burst into flames and left the 30-year-old officer tracked in his badly damaged vehicle. >> my understanding is he was initially trapped in the vehicle. it took some time to get him out

of it. i don't believe he was ability to do that. >> it caused a major commuter artery to be shut down for hoyer. a fairfax county police spokesman says the officer who is involved was responding to a call for service. the spokesman did not specific the nature of the call, but said it would not have required the officer to activate emergency equipment. >> i believe he was responding to a call, but not an emergency call. as far as i know he was in the right lane. >> we're told that the injuries to the deceased driver are so severe that the medical examiner will have to determine his identity. reporting live, jackie bensen, news4. four people are under arrest for an apparent ambush and shooting that left two teenagers wounded. police say a 16-year-old victim got into a car with

tyliek kelley, and julian bryant. the teen managed to escape and ran off with a 19 years old. police say they were both shot by two accomplices in another car. the suspects are being held without bond. the victims are expected to be op. v-dot crews will start cutting down up to 59 trees, in response to a deadly accident, an enormous oak tree fell on a car and the driver was killed. officials say that tree was rotted out at the roots. a team of ashorists examined all the trees to be cut down as dangerous. more help for retired military service members looking for transition into civil yags jobs. the u.s. chamber of commerce has pitched in. it's a combination after job fair and career counseling

seminar taking place at 400 job fares nationwide. one took place today at quantico marine base. >> washington, d.c. greater virginia area is the largest military population in america, this is the first time hiring our heroes has been on a military installation. >> nbc news is a sponsor of the hiring our heroes program. for more information, go to nbcwashington.com. changes today to the bill that could bring a casino to prince george's county. a house committee worked on the measure in a special session. tracee wilkins has more. >> reporter: hi, doreen. theye still working on it. it has been a long day of subcommittee and committee hearings, lots of amendments, tons of changes and additions to this bill, but the plan is that tomorrow, the full house will

have an opportunity to vote on gaming. >> today governor martin o'malley's proposal made its way through the maryland state houses ways and means committee. the house has added a slew of amendments to the bill already approved in the senate. one of those amendments offers more specific language, opening the opportunity for rosecroft raceway to also bid for a new las vegas-style casino. that would mean competition for the national harbor. >> i think it's important to have competition. i personally prefer national harbor, but i think it makes sense for the state to open it up, because that increases the fee that either one is going to pay to the state in order to get the license. >> delegates are proposing amendments to ensure the profits and futures of their own casinos. delegates for baltimore agreed to an amendment that will delay a possible casino -- that would

give baltimore cities a chance to open and attract gamblers first. del atdoreen ivy says that's fine with her. >> i'm sure there will be a time when baltimore city needs to take our needs into account and i'm assuming they'll be there for us like we've been there for them. >> a final vote is expected tomorrow. if it passes the house, it's on its way to the voters of prince george's in november. >> if they decide they want it, we need to give them a nice product. if they don't want it, we have to make sure it doesn't come. >> in fact, we had a nice walk with him on the way to the hearing this morning, and he said no comment until the final vote. reporting live in annapolis, i'm tracee wilkins, news4. coming up on "news4 at 5" it's time for back to school shopping.

liz crenshaw tells us more. plus a huge welcome home for a high school student paralyzed on a family vacation. the positive signs for his recovery. and big news for actress jennifer aniston after years of well

the maryland department of health confirm the first case of west nile virus in a human over the weekend. the virus was also detected in a pool of mosquitos collected in montgomery county. health officials are telling people to get rid of any standing water that can atracked mosquitos. they also suggest avoiding unnecessary outdoor activity at duan and dusk when mosquitos are

most active. president obama congratulated nasa today for its success with the new mars rover curiosity. the suv-sized rover landed eight days ago following a complex series of maneuvers. the president called it a mind-boggling accomplishments, but he also joked, urging nasa's team to let him know immediately in curiosity encounters any mar shan. martians. still ahead -- >> enjoy the beautiful weather we have out there tonight. again, thing will change by this time tomorrow. security cameras are rolling as a woman brutally attacks a bus driver.

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a huge heart-warming welcome home today for a lake braddock high school player who was left paralyzed after a swimming accident in hawaii. as julie carey is here to tell us, there are promising signs of progress. >> the state championship with his high school baseball team. suddenly now the young pitcher faces a challenge no one could have predicted. as today showed, he won't be alone.

>> lake braddock high school baseball teammates friends, neighbors and their moms swarmed the ambulance that carried nick balancinger on the final leg of his 19-hour journey home from hawaii. his mom and aunt says the show the support gives them a huj boost. >> just the support and i think the prayers, too, really help. >> i know the family felt the love, but they actually got to physically see it all put together. it's incredible. >> nick, along with hits parents and older brother, had only been in hawaii for a day, when on july 25th, he did a flip in the waves and landed badly. his father hugged today by well-wishered pulled him from the surf. through twitter, the shocking news quickly spread back home. friends sprung into action. to kell him back, they charted two buses, more than 60 cheersed

as nick rolled in. >> it felt good to be out here and support him. >> he's my brother. i played baseball with him, and he's not only my teammate, he's my good friend, family. love him. >> nick's girlfriend says hopes are high. >> hopefully a full recovery. get back to baseball, maybe one day. >> hey, champ. >> nick's mom says there's good news to report. something special happened last night. we hadn't seen any moment chest down since the accident. he started moving his knees. i saw it myself yesterday, so i thought, okay, this is a great sign. his physical therapist was saying it was amazing. >> he's surrounded by friends and family. she too has high hopes. >> nick will have a lot of fuel for his fire, and i think he's up for the challenge. it's not a challenge any 17-year-old should have, but i

think he's a tough kid and will make it happen. >> the concern has been so great. two of his teammates flew out to visit him. a sign of recovery they may have inspired, coming up at 6:00. thank you, julie. some of england's biggest stars helped close out the 2012 olympic games in style last night. ♪ >> yeah, the spice girls reunited for one night only and one song only. they had a sold-out stadium dancing including london's mayor. his dance moves immediately became a trending topic on twitter. the close ceremony also offered a glimpse. great britain passed the batten to rio de janeiro. that's when viewers were treated to lights and samba dancing that highlights brazilian culture.

the show culminated in a fireworks display over olympic stadium. with the london games in the books, the u.s. can claim the gold for most medals. america won 104 total medals, 46 of them gold. china was the next closest. it's the fifth straight summer games with the most total medals going to the u.s. bethesda's golden girl katie ledecky spock talked about the " show. and what stood out as her favorite part. >> well, i was fortunate enough to go to opening ceremony. it was just very surreal and very, very neat to be a part of. >> ledecky took home the gold and a new record for the 800-meter freestyle.

th she's the youngest gold medal winner. she says she wants to go to rio, but first needs to focus on her upcoming sophomore year in high school. >> welcome back to tenth grade. >> back to reality. >> it will be challenging to come back down. doug has another check. >> a beautiful day out there, a very nice evening, no matter what you'll be doing outside. 87 the temperature, winds out of the south at about 3 miles per hour. partly cloudy skies. that has allowed temperatures to move up to around 90. but only 81 in gaithersburg. we have the montgomery county fair going on up there. i was up there earlier this weekend, had a blast. right now huntingtown coming in at 84. no rain right now. don't worry about rain this evening, tomorrow, however, could be problematic as far as the rain is concerned. there's a big storm system that will be pushing off toward the east. as it does, it will draw in a lot of moisture.

that's going to help to produce some showers and thunderstorms, and some of those could be strong, maybe severe tomorrow. not a widespread outbreak, but once again, any storm that does 2k0e68 will have the potential to become severe. as far as your morning lowing go, 66 in leesburg, and 75 down towards fred ricks berg. i think we'll see a slight chance of a shower early tomorrow morning, but i think we'll see better and better chances around noon and around 3:00 and 6:00, much better chance foss rain. high tomorrow around 90. we may get some sunshine there. 86 in gaithersburg. 89 in manassas, 91 in fredericksburg. best chance of severe weather right along the i-59 cordon and into southern maryland. heads-up for you folks. down toward the beaches tomorrow, looking pretty good. best chance of rain would come late tuesday, into the day wednesday, as that frontal boundary sits across the beaches.

nice and sunny with a high of 86. 93 on your wednesday, 88 on thursday, then we'll talk more about our temperatures as we move through the next couple days and the weekend. that's at 6:00. helen gurley brown was a feminist eischen and media pioneer. back in 1962 at her husband's urging, she wrote a book called "sex and the single girl." the light-hearted book of advice changed women's thoughts about their lives. and she was -- she turned cosmopolitan into one of the most popular magazines in the world, though its sexually frank tone was not without controversy. she retired in 1997, but remains on the masthead. helen gurley brown was 90 years old. a happy turn of events for an a-list actress and continued fallout for a nfl star. >> those are some of the stories

trending today. jennifer aniston is getting married. she got engaged over the weekend, to boyfriend justin ther ouismth theroux. he reportedly proposed to aniston on his 41st birthday. the news comes just a month after her ex-husband, brad pitt announced his engagement to angelina jolley. chad "ochocinco" johnson has lost another job. vh-1 is pulling the plug on his upcoming reality show according to tmz. the dolphins cut him on sunday after hours after police busted him for allegedly butt-heading his wife. he face it is the possibility of a year in jail and $1,000 fine. johnson formally known as chad ochocinco has been married for about a month.

historic says he's been ordered not to contact his wife. students across our area will be heading back to school, and parents have the first assignment buying all those food supplies. liz crenshaw has money-saving ide ideas. >> it's binders, backpack, notebook paper, lists comes to parents of grade schoolers and the supplies must be bought. the national retail federation says the average student will spend about $95 just on school supplies. so each year we head out with a typical list for an elementary school student and shop for the same items at three different stores. we try to determine if there's money to be saved if you shop around. we go to drug stores, discount stores and office supply stores. we've been doing or back-to-school supply shopping experiment for about ten years. we buy about a dozen items. here's why it's so important to shop around.

if you buy your whole list at a drugstore, you spend about $34. if you buy it at an office supply store, a bit better. you buy that whole list at a discount store, you're going to spend about $19. a $15 savings, compared with that drugstore. one other tip, each sore, whether office supply, drugstore our discount store will have one or two items really cheap, like 25 cents for elmer's glue. if you have time, shop at all three types of stores and look for the big special deals. liz crenshaw, news4 washington. we hope you'll tune in next thursday when she reveals the results of her newest back to school supply shopping experiment. coming up next, police shoot a man to death in the middle of times square. tonight his family says police were in the wrong. plus a busy day for paul ryan and mitt romney. we're live on how the

video taken july 19th shows a woman getting onto the bus, paying her fare, and then she starts punching the driver.

the incident left the driver with a concussion. no word on why the woman started beating him. we don't know whether she was upset about something or just having a bad day. both the yurch that represents driver and the transit agency are now investigating. a man was shot in times square over the weekend. as gus rosendale reports, the man's family says police used excessive force. >> reporter: familiar members seen here just seconds before he was shot tell news4 they don't think police needed to use deadly force. >> darius kennedy was killed after police say he pulled out a knife and led officers down 7th avenue better lunging at some of them. we talked with his cousin, who asked we only use her voice. >> he was a good guy. it was an unfortunate situation

that this happen. >> reporter: investigators say darius kennedy was originally from long island, but no one, including family, knows where he's been living. he had a psych evaluation back in 2008. police also say he once threatened an officer with a screwdriver. >> last time i seen him was in june. he was here for my mom's birthday. we had a family gathering, did the regular thing. >> many had views like this -- the hard reality is the police did the right thing, but some people ask, they couldn't have just tasered him? the nypd says only patrol sergeants and members of the emergency service unit are equipped with a taser. an officer with a is taker control was on the way to the scene. they also tried to use pepper spray, but it was blown away by the wind. >> could we have done something

differently? i don't know. it didn't look like we could have. i think the officers probably act indeed responsible ways. just one of those terrible, unfortunate events. . no officers or bystanders were injured. now at 6:00, mitt romney has his running mate. both campaigns are coming out swinging. let the attacks begin. president obama goes on the offense while making a stop in iowa. mitt romney campaigns in florida right now, while his new running mate, paul ryan visits the iowa state fair. at least people are dead including an officer. and more than 20 trusses fall from a church under construction? northern virginia. good evening, everybody. i'm jim handly in tonight for jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. we have a changing campaign landscape. congressman paul ryans's addition over the weekend is