even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. good morning, everyone. welcome to news 4 midday, i'm barbara harrison. it's tuesday, august 21st, 2012. we're following new developments in two major stories this morning. a deadly train derailment and an arrest in connection to an accident that killed a police officer. we begin with the derailment. right now crews are trying to remove dozens of train cars that flipped on their sides overnight spilling a cargo of coal. the derailment killed two 19-year-old woman. main street and frederick road are closed from ellicott city.

megan mcgrath is live on the scene with more information on the victims. >> this is now the ntsb's investigation. they are here on the scene. you can see behind me the derailed train up there on the railroad bridge, the bridge that crosses the main street here in downtown historic ellicott city. we just learned from police the names of the two young women. elizabeth nass and rose mayor, also 19. both of them are ellicott city residen residents. prior to the derailment they were posting photos. one shows feet hanging over the bridge and another tweet that indicated they were drinking. this train derailed early this morning. 81 cars left the track and the two women were killed instantly here on the scene. just after midnight when the sound of screeching brakes shattered the peace.

>> i heard this tremendous noise and it really frightened me. so, i thought, oh, my gosh, the train has derailed. >> reporter: it happened on the railroad bridge that crosses ellicott's city's historic main street. two people were on the bridge, what they were doing there in the middle of the night is part of the investigation. both were pinned and died on the scene. >> we have learned from information from friends and family members there were two teenagers on the bridge in this area shortly before the incident. at this point, it is unconfirmed if those two people are the victims. >> reporter: 21 rail cars all carrying coal jumped the tracks. some flew off the bridge and landed on pked cars down below. residents here are used to the sound of passing trains, but this was quite different. >> if was the loudest i had ever heard the train and just straight screeching and i thought to myself, it sounds like it's derailing and i went to bed my coffee table was like

shaking and i like, okay, that's not normal, but this i awful. >> it just looked like mass mayhem. it looked like when i was a little kid and run the train off the track and everything went every which way. >> and, again, police just a very short time ago yoiched the two people who were killed the two young women on the tracks at the time. elizabeth mass and rose mayor both of ellicott city. we should mention that main street here in the heart is shut down and we've been told that it is going to be closed for quite some time, possibly days. reporting live, megan mcgrath, news 4, barbara back to you in the studio. >> has the investigation indicated whether they believe the train was trying to avoid the women and tried to stop? >> it's a little too soon for that. they very meticulously go through the evidence on the scene. they also have to talk to the engineers onboard that train to

get their side of the story exactly what happened. certainly that's a possibility. that's the obvious response when somebody sees somebody in the way. whether this happened in this particular circumstance or not or whether it was just too dark, we just don't know. it's way too early in the investigation. they were up there on the train bridge at the time the train went by. >> megan mcgrath, we'll continue to follow the story. now to another developing story in prince george's, maryland. one person in custody in connection with a high-speed chase that ended with an officer dying. the pursuit killed 23-year-old officer adrian morris who was ejected from his police cruiser. tracee wilkins joins us live in police headquarters and has more for us now. tracee? >> prince george's police are not confirming they have a suspect in custody yet but d.c. police are confirming that they do. this is a multi-jurisdictional investigation here.

according to d.c. police, one of their police officers spotted the suspect's vehicle around 3:00 this morning in the 400 block of st. louis street in southeast. a potential suspect was taken into custody and now being held in d.c. this follows the tragic death of 23-year-old officer adrian morris. morris had been a prince george's county police officer for two ask a half years but known to the department since he was a teenager. he was a former member of the prince george's explorers. his fellow officers in beltsville station watched this young man grow up and are now dealing with his tragic death. the second officer, named michael resher, who also works out of sixth district station was also injured in the crash. fellow police officers stood outside the prince george's county center where that officer was taken and he has since been released. this all started yesterday just before noon. the two officers were investigated and attempting or investigating an attempted car break-in at a gas station in the

laurel area. the surveillance video shows one of the two suspects wanted i the case. police say the two officers spotted the acura involved in the crime and were pursuing on i-95 in beltsville when they say morris lost control of his cruiser and landed in a ravine and he was thrown from the vehicle and was killed. >> this is a family and all of prince george's county government is going to wrap their arms around these two officers and the rest of the colleagues to make sure we get through this. >> what i ask for everyone is the thoughts and prayers for the officers' families, this department and this county as we go through this very difficult time. >> now, again, at this point d.c. police are confirming that they have one of the suspects associated with this case in their custody. that this man was picked up early this morning during a traffic stop in d.c. after the suspect's vehicle was spotted by a d.c. police officer. now, morris was born in jamaica.

he became a u.s. citizen in 2009 and graduated from roosevelt high school in 2007. prince george's county police are planning to have a press conference later on today. reporting live, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >> thank you, tra krecee. we've been dealing with major traffic delays all morning. we'll check in with mike with the latest. >> new problems southbound 95 at powder mill road. left side is getting by the incident there and that's causing some very heavy delays that begin after the icc and also dealing with a problem on northbound at north street bridge. traffic is squeezing by on the left shoulder. barbara? >> thank you, mike, we'll check in with you, again, shortly. turping ning to the weather and sunny skies after a very rainy night. tom kierein joins us with the first forecast. rain behind us now, tom, for a while. >> it just doesn't feel like august. it is feeling more like an

autumn morning. we were quite chilly earlier this morning when we had a clearing sky. this is what is happening over the last 12 hours. northeasterly flow slowly moving off to the east and behind that weak, high pressure pushing in. clearing out our sky and giving us this delightful weather pattern in place here for the next few days and all those areas in green in the 60s and that includes western maryland and shenandoah valley into to the mountains and closer to washington all the areas in the yellow and orange in the 70s. right now reagan national 76 and just a perfect summer morning under way and for the rest of the afternoon, just a few clouds building, only a slight chance of an isolated shower or thunder shower by late afternoon. before then, to hit the low and mid-80s by mid-afternoon with a light breeze. we'll take a look at the rest of the week and how much longer this pattern will last. we'll look into the weekend, too, in just a few minutes,

barbara. >> thank you, tom. a child is among three people recovering this morning after a shooting in anecostia. two men wearing hoods, one whom had a handgun opened fire in southeast. a 3-year-old girl was wounded in the foot. two men were each shot once in the leg. police are not releasing information on a motive or on suspects. a local navy s.e.a.l. is among those killed in afghanistan. patrick feeks died in thursday's crash. the chopper went down during a firefight with insurgents in the kandahar province. six other u.s. service members died. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the crash. the incident is one of the deadliest air disasters in the nearly 11-year-old war. and new today, militants attacked a usair field near kabul afghanistan. nato officials say militants

fired at balgram air field. news crews say two rockets landed at the airfield and one of them hit that plane. we're told a new plane was brought in and dempsey has since left the base. he was there meeting with afghan officials about the recent insider attacks on u.s. soldiers by afghan officers. ten minutes after 11:00 is the time now. coming up, more kids are headed back to school this morning. how you can help some children with the supplies they need to get started. plus, politicians from both parties weighing in on todd atkin's controversial remarks on rape. ra[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years.

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spotsylvania county are back in class. schools will reopen tomorrow in culpeper county and st. mary's county. meanwhile, prince george's county students are almost halfway through their second day back in class and in just two weeks they'll have a new superintendent. alvin crawley is taking the place for height. he'll run the school system there. he has been an educator for 32 years and has spent 17 as assistant superintendent. earlier this morning in an interview you saw first on 4, tracee wilkins spoke to crawley about the challenges the county is facing, including declining enrollment and below average test scores. >> we are making gains and we continue to focus on those areas and then look at specific areas where we're having some difficulty and make adjustments there. so, i think we're well on track and in terms of student achievement, we'll continue to focus on making sure that all of

our students are provided a ric experience. >> if you'd like to meet crawley in person, you can do that tonight in bowie high school or northwestern high school. both start at 6:30 p.m. even though school has started, we are still collecting backpacks and school supplies for needy students in our area. it's news 4 annual backpack for kids campaign. angie goff is live in the alexandria section of fairfax with details for us. good morning. >> good morning, barbara. what a great day it has been here at apple federal credit union. you, the viewers, you're making a difference. take a look. here is the proof. a crate full of backpacks. backpacks for kids that are going to make a difference, not only here in virginia, but also in maryland and d.c., now, earlier this morning, we got started around 6:00 a.m. we have been out here for a few hours and we had the opportunity to meet with a lot of viewers

that have stopped by and have also, in addition to making donations with the backpacks, they made donations cash wise through nbcwashington.com. joining us now cameron elementary principal, thank you for joining us. how does this make a difference at your school? >> it makes a huge difference for our families and our kids come ready to learn and we're so appreciative of what you have done for us. >> the class president of sixth grade, very proud of your school. what are students saying at school that are getting supplies that they need so badly? >> i guess they think it's a good program with all the pencils and supply and they'll enjoy the book bags and i can't wait until school starts, again. >> terrance jenkins someone who sees this every day in our school system. why is it so important that people come out and give back? >> well, it gives students a good start to the school year, knowing they have the supply they that need and support that they need. given a good start to the school year. >> the assistant principal at cameron elementary, we couldn't

leave this eye shot with a little eye candy, that's why we recruited boxer, he is our model. he is showing you xwaktly what we're looking for. we'll be here through the noon hour. we want these backpacks stuffed with school supplies. >> we need it stuffed. >> come out and help us out and help these folks out, as well. remember, you can always donate online at nbcwashington.com. back to you, barbara. >> like a great effort under way out there. thanks so much, angie. storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here now to tell us what kind of first day of school kids are having. they're okay in their fall-looking outfits this morning. >> really funny. more like a september morning than late august. great weather to get out and do the backpacks for kids thing with angie there in alexandria. just a great day to get outside and enjoy this late august weather. normally we're sweltering with high heat and humidity.

not today. capitol hill under an increasingly sunny sky and right now reagan national is sunny, 76. the dew point at 61. that's comfortably low humidity and we have just a very light, gentle breeze blowing around the region. and the fog is burning off. this was a couple of hours ago. one of our viewers scott bauserman took this photo when the fog was clearing out. got some gorgeous sun rays streaming through the trees there as the fog was burning off. if you have an interesting weather and nature photo, send to nbcwashington.com. in the valley where they have the denser fog this morning. right now those locations are beginning to climb out of the 60s to near 70. earlier this morning, much of west virginia was down to near 50 degrees and closer to washington, we bottomed out in the low 60s and even upper 50s our northern suburbs. now, there into the 70s in arlingt arlington, fairfax and right now

around the bay and eastern shore, most of those locations, beautiful day there and lots of sunshine, too, in store for the eastern shore and still quite cloudy in northern maryland, but those clouds are thinning and they're beginning to move off to the east as a they pull away and allow this weak, high pressure with the clearing to move on through. now, it's going to be with us through the afternoon. as we go forward over the next several hours. these areas in green, we might get isolated showers later this afternoon and early this evening. after that, we'll settle down and get a clearing sky tonight and tomorrow morning a chilly start. in fact, most locations under a clear sky wednesday morning in the 50s and then wednesday afternoon, all these areas in green showing a wider area of some showers and maybe thundershowers popping up during the afternoon, about 30%, 40% chance of that. then, we'll dry out, again, wednesday night. as we get into thirds, a small chance of isolated shower during the afternoon, otherwise this very pleasant pattern continues for the next several days and for the afternoon, we'll be climbing into the mid-80s by

mid-afternoon and just a slight chance of a thundershower and then overnight tonight, a few clouds around and 70s through the evening and by dawn tomorrow starting off in the 50s and cool mornings, warm afternoons and each day after that all the way into the weekend. barbara, highs will be reaching the 80s each day. morning lows 50s to near 60. just delightful. >> sounds like it. tom, thank you. out to the roads we go, here's mike. well, we will check in with him, again, shortly. 1120 right now. still ahead, a 62-year-old's effort to swim from cuba to florida is over. what stopped her this time. plus, how to enjoy a free movie, help a deserving charity and enjoy some great food all at the same time. here's a look at what's hot on nbcwashington.com. come on, kids. we gotta go! oh, nah, i gotta go. oh, can you make that to go?

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the comcast outdoor film festival begins thursday and offers free movies to the public, but also helps raise funds and awareness for charities. kelly and chef craig join us this morning with more. thank you, both, for coming. >> thank you. >> this is an exciting time. it has been going on quite a while now. tell us about it. >> it's been going on for 16 years we have been partnering with comcast and moving to a new location this year in north bethesda and great movies, music and food every night. >> nih, that's terrific. all the food tricks that show up and folks get to eat it while they enjoy the movie and a lot of folks have seen your food truck around the area and some of the best cheesecake around a, i understand. >> i hope so. >> you have said in honor of this big event this week where you're going to be, you're going

to share a secret recipe. tell us about it. >> plain vanilla cheesecake and this is the basis for everything. >> what all goes in it? >> basically just all softened ingredients, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, sour cream, vanilla. basically just five. >> do we have any electricity here? >> let me see, do i have to turn this on down here? >> well, we'll just keep going. basically just a graham cracker crust. which is just sugar a little butter and then the crackers. >> you can see what you're doing there. we can put that, that just gets padded down, like that. and then just this is basically the batter of what we were going to mix and then that just goes in. pretty much like that. >> and do you have to bake the graham cracker crust? >> normally bake it for ten minutes. by itself. >> you get them all scrunched up. >> solidifies into a cookie.

basically this is the filling and this goes in the oven for 350 for another 40 minutes. >> can i lick the bowl. >> you can lick the bowl. we'll do a raspberry. >> it's not real sweet. >> no, it's not real sweet. this will make it a little sweeter. it's just, we swirl it like that. >> that looks delicious. >> that goes in the oven now? >> it goes in the oven for 40 minutes at 350 and ultimately wind up with something like this. >> that looks fantastic. what kind is this? >> that's a turtle. chocolate, caramel and pecan. this is the ones that we sell on the street. >> just to run through it for folks who can see this recipe on our website, nbcwashington.com. you put in the cream cheese. >> cream is it with the sugar and add your eggs and finish off with your sour cream and your vanilla and you'll end up like that. >> that looks absolutely fantastic. kelly, tell us where it is and

when. >> midpike plaza and starts thursday and goes through saturday. the movies start at dusk. >> fantastic. weal rr have that information, again, as i said, on our website. nbcwashington.com. along with the secret recipe that you were kind enough to share with us. thank you for coming in. what is the first one? >> "all the presidents men" on thursday. >> starts at what time? >> gates open at 5:30 and movie starts at dusk. >> midpike plaza. thanks a lot. 11:27 is the time. coming up in the next half hour of news 4 midday, will his controversial remarks about rape force todd atkin to drop out of the senate race? plus after a rainy night, will skies clear today? tom kierein has an update on the weather. why veterinarians at the national zoo are so excite

right now on news 4 midday, police confirm the identities of the two 19-year-old women killed overnight in ellicott city, maryland. they tweeted pictures of themselves sitting on the bridge just before the derailment.

the csx train was hauling coal when it derailed around midnight. crews are trying to remove 21 train cars that derailed and fell from a bridge. prince george's county police say they have one person in custody after a chase that ended with an officer dead. two officers went after two men wanted in an attempted car break-in in a gas station. during the chase, 23-year-old officer adrian morris was ejected from his police cruiser. the other officer involved is expected to survive. d.c. police say an officer spotted the suspect's vehicle overnight in southeast washington. and new on news 4 midday, endurance swimmer diana nyad was pulled from the water this morning. team members say she was extremely exhausted. in addition to battling jelly fish and shark, she was fighting hypothermia. she was attempting to become the first person to swim the 103 miles without a shark cage. she made it about halfway this

time. this was her fourth attempt. missouri congressman todd atkin is trying, once again, to get his controversial comment off the radar screen. he released a tv ad repeating that he misspoke when discussing abortions for rape victims. as nbc kelly o'donnell reports, the new efforts come amid growing calls for him to quit his bid for the u.s. senate. >> reporter: the political implosion for republican senate candidate todd atkin began on a sunday local tv show when he made the stunning and false claim that women's bodies can reject pregnancy after what he called legitimate rank. >> if it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. >> reporter: by monday night, atkin was mocked on cable. >> looking at an empty chair, very nice empty chair. >> reporter: a no-show for a scheduled interview with cnn's piers morgan.

>> because if you don't keep your promise to appear on the show, then you are, what we would call in britain, a gutless little twerp. republican leaders call atkin a threat to their goal of winning control of the senate and taking the white house. >> his comments about rape were deeply offensive. and i can't defend what he said, i can't defend him. >> reporter: mitt romney had to step up his criticism. >> and i think that the romney campaign is very worried about this. so, you saw a very quick response condemning atkin statements and that wasn't an accident. they need women voters and they know it. >> reporter: the strong opponent of abortion rights scrambled to say that he was misinformed about the medical facts and to apologize. first in a radio interview with conservative mike huckabee. >> i made that statement in error. let me be clear, rape is never legitimate. it's an evil act that's

committed by violent predators. >> reporter: moments later president obama made a surprise stop in the briefing room. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is rape. >> reporter: republican leaders circled the wagons, pulling $5 million in tv ad a planned for atkin's race. >> my belief is we're going to take this thing forward and by the grace of god we're going to win this race. >> we're fohopeful that he hear these things. >> reporter: the rnc chairman is among those urging atkin to step aside. >> what he believes most deeply and what will help the country at this critical time. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting. missouri election law allows candidates to withdraw 11 weeks before election day. which means he has until 5:00 p.m. today to end his candidacy. if not, a court order will be needed to remove his name from the ballot. when it comes to the

presidential race, mitt romney is leading the way in fund-raising. the gop contender had $186 million for his campaign at the end of july. financial reports filed show president obama's campaign had $127 million on hand at the same time. and we're learning that mitt romney's wife, ann, will have a large role at the kickoff of the republican national convention. she'll give the address on opening night when the convention begins in tampa next monday. mitt romney is expected to accept the republican presidential nomination on the final day of the convention. look for live coverage of the republican national convention all week right here on nbc 4. julie carrie will be in tamp aalong with aaron gilchrist. tom, you expect any more storms this afternoon? >> i don't think so. just a very small chance of that. gorgeous summer day under way. some of the soften blue sky and the sounds of summer, still, you

can hear the cicadas. here is capitol hill under this gorgeous blue sky and just a very light breeze now coming in from the southwest heading northeast and that is showing you the direction of the cloud cover, too, which is clearing the atlantic beaches and cloudy there all morning and around the bay. sunny all morning and blue ridge west and a lot of that fog is gone now and we have plenty of sunshine on tap and the temperatures are warming up nicely into the 70s throughout most of the region. still in the 60s, though, parts of western maryland and in the mountains and later today into the mid-80s. four-day forecast, highs just generally mid- 80s each day. today, tomorrow, thursday and friday. scattered showers tomorrow afternoon and cool mornings, though. just around 60 degrees to the 50s in the rural area and just a delightful summer pattern here for the next seven days. that's the way it looks right

now, barbara. >> sounds good, thank you, tom. right now, police are warning parents about a 5-year-old girl kidnapped from a playground and sexually assaulted in fairfax county. they say the little girl was playing alone when the man snatched her on sunday night at the morningside apartments in the 4900 block of manitoba drive. the man took the girl into the basement of a nearby building and sexually assaulted her. police say the attacker let her go. so far police have not made any arrests. police say a 24-year-old neighbor sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl while she slept. they say the man left his wallet when he ran away. over the weekend he used a ladder to climb into the home in landover and then walked into the girl's room. he is now in custody. the victim's mother said she heard a scream and saw him running away when she went to check on her daughter. >> it just makes me sick to my

stomach. why would you do that? just keep playing it over in my head. what was he going to do to my daughter? >> the suspect's mother tells news 4 police have the wrong man. a judge set bond at $75,000. a police officer accused of slapping a man is on administrative duty, according to bob ross. ross told news 4 that he met with the laurel police chief and city attorney and said the officer is now off the street and a criminal investigation has been opened. as the that's in addition to a $3 million lawsuit filed by the victim. we're working to get a comment from the city, but they have not yet responded to our request. if you plan to make one last get away over the labor day weekend, you're not going to be alone out there. aaa expects that 33 million people will hit the road over the last weekend of summer. that's up nearly 3% from last

year and marks the highest number of travelers for the weekend since the beginning of the recession. 85% will travel by car, we understand and about 8% are expected to fly to their destinations. and let's see what we can find out about the traffic that's out there right now. where are they going? where are they, mike? >> well, barbara, still have that problem southbound powder mill and two right lane shut down and delays for that beginning before the icc and we're always seeing some slow traffic on eastbound dulles toll road heading 66. slow at the 14th street bridge because of construction. earlier accident there has been taken out of the way. barbara? >> thank you, mike. workers at the national zoo are hoping the sixth time will be the charm for the pandas. vets say she is displaying higher hormone levels. that means about 40 days she will give birth to a cub or end a false pregnancy. since 2007, we have experienced five false pregnancies but zoo

officials say she started building a nest already. she has only given birth once in 2005 the zoo's only panda cub to survive more than a few days. for some children back to school means going to class without new school supplies. that's when nbc 4 backpack for kids campaign kicks in. today you can help needy students in our area get the tools they need to succeed in school. angie is live in fairfax county and has some details on our backpacks program. angie? >> good morning, barbara. we are having a great day out here at the kingston branch of apple federal credit union. take a look at the evidence of how generous our viewers are. they have been stopping by all morning long. this is our seventh year that we have been doing backpacks for kids. giving thousands and thousands of backpacks to kids in need all over maryland, virginia and d.c. joining us now we have kamenten will bailee who is with the

fairfax fire and rescue. what does it mean for our community? you are on the streets every single day. >> this is a great relationship they have with apple credit union and the fairfax county schools and apple credit union is one of our bigger supporters. because of their help, the past couple of years we've been able to almost double what we have been giving out. we have 50 plus schools that we assist every year. last year they assisted us. before that, we probably gave away 1,200, 1,300 backpacks. with this year we'll give away 2,500 to 3,000 new backpacks filled with school supplies for the kids throughout the area. >> speaking of apple federal credit union, robert, so, you've been out with me all morning long. what is the best part you've seen today? >> the best thing we have is watching the youth contribute to their own cause and we had kids bring backpacks and their families are so appreciative and supportive of what they've done today.

>> fairfax county and jay grant, you're with fairfax county public schools. how will this impact the area? >> greatly. we have 4,400, 4,500 students that are on free or reduced fare meals. last year we served about 20,000 kids and we're looking for bigger numbers this year. we're turning $1 into $4 worth of school supplies in this drive. if you're going to give, now is the time. get your stuff out to apple federal credit union because those are all collection sites. >> that's the kind of math we like. we want to remind you that you can donate backpacks and also make cash donations, as well as sending your checks to nbc 4. all you have to do is go to nbcwashington.com or send us a check to nebraska avenue in northwest d.c. if you can, boxer, my friend right here, he is modeling what we're looking for. this backpack, it's full now. we are coming -- >> it's stuffed! >> we are coming through and we'll deliver these backpacks by

the end of the month. in the last seven years, we have given more than 50,000 out. really making a difference in the community. back to you, barbara. >> thank you, angie. still ahead, we'll tell you about a car that could warn you when you're headed for trouble. plus, the west nile virus. what are the symptoms and how what are the symptoms and how can you we sent him there to fix it, whabut somewhere along the way, casomething went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them.

what if your car could warn you when you're headed for trouble. a test program is under way right now to see if cars could actually talk to each other on the road to prevent crashes. the department of transportation is working with car manufactures to equip vehicles with lights, buzzers and alarms to get your attention if there is a problem. each vehicle would transmit a signal with its position, speed and what it's doing. if, for instance, it appears a car is abo to run a red light, you'll get a warning for that. if a car is driving in your blind spot, you'll see a flashing light in your side mirror. if it could warn you of road conditions, that would be terrific. they want to make sure it helps

drivers and doesn't add distracti distraction. today d.c. the furlough backpay. nearly 22,000 workers will receive one-time lump sum. the d.c. council authorized the repayment plan. last year the council did not cover salaries on four holidays. the money was supposed to make up for a projected budget shortfall. however, the district ended up with a surplus. small gains this morning on wall street. we'll check in with cnbc jackie deangela. she has the rest of the business headlines, as well. good morning, jackie. >> the markets are looking to continue this summer's stealth rally and make another run at a four-year high. facebook is in the spotlight again today after a regulatory filing showed that one of its directors sold stock last week. he sold his shares at an average price between $19.27 and $60.29

per share. he still owns roughly 5.6 million shares of facebook. a spokesman declined to comment on the sale. the company reported a second-quarter profit slump of 91%. it also said that same-store sales are declining and that's the eighth decline in the last nine quarters. paving a tough road ahead for the new ceo hubert jolly who has been tasked with turning the company around. brian dunn resigned from the company in april. nike is laying out new rules for retailers that sells their shoes. stores will no longer be able to presell or take reservations for new shoes. part of nike's effort to beef up safety for stores and consumers prompted by sometimes unruly crowds that line-up in anticipation of new releases. barbara, back over to you. >> all right, jackie, thank you. as of last week, nearly 700

cases of west nile virus have been reported to the centers for disease control and prevention. the disease is hitting the country early this year because of a mild winter and rainy spring. dr. cheryl burgess joins us to explain how to protect yourself. good morning. it is really bad this morning, isn't it? >> it is getting bad. >> we were reporting in dallas that they actually sprayed the whole city because they had -- >> 43 states now that have detected west nile virus. and the first case was detected in 1999. so, it is each year there are more and more cases. >> tell us quickly, what is west nile virus, so people know. >> it is a virus commonly seen more in asian africa and it has made its way, since 1999, to the united states. a virus that infects birds. the mosquito bites the bird and then the mosquito is the transmitter of the virus to humans and an amales. >> and what are the symptoms? >> well, most people, 80% of

people, if they're bit by a mosquito that contains the west nile virus have headache and nausea, vomiting, eye pain, kind of almost flu-like symptoms and it usually occurs 3 to 14 days after you've been bitten. so, that is the time when you really want to go to the doctor within a week of your symptoms because we can do an antibody test to the west nile to determine if you, in fact, have it. >> is there any swelling at the site? >> there is. there are skin lesions and the main thing is a mosquito bite. now, some people have a little dime-size, we call it erythema and it's usually red, puffy like a hive. most mesquiosquito bites people recognize. some people have an exaggerated mosquito bite reaction that can be the size of a golf ball. if you become ill within a week or so. >> flu-like symptoms. >> headache, nausea, vomiting,

eye pain and some people can go into seizures. now, the cases that you hear people dying, that's only 1%. but really no treatment for this. so, it's mainly supportive help and therapy when you go to the hospital. >> let's talk about ways of preventing this from happening. >> the main thing is eliminate the mosquitos in your environment, therefore, that eliminates the ones that carry the west nile virus. eliminate standing water. that's the main thing. a lot of people have pools in the backyard. a pool is a breeding ground, as well. just like standing water in an old tire or along side the street or in the gutter. the main thing is protect yourself and you can first protect yourself with clothing. the second thing, which i went to a party this weekend and people were rubbing lime on their skin and you think of citrine elcandles, same type of chemical ingredient you want to do. i cut a lime and you just squeeze it and then you take it

and just rub it on the skin and it's really preventive with mesquiosquitos and i tested it this weekend. >> something i haven't heard. >> this is a citrinel candle. sometimes people don't like the smell, this is a scented one. you can light these around in your environment. we have our sprays and lotions that we have to apply. deet is the main ingredient that you want to have in the insect rep repellen repellents. now, you don't want to put these on young children. as the why you want to do all the protective thing. >> lime is better for the kids. >> or these. >> you told us about these last year. >> this you wear on your belt. little fan, aaa batteries and it runs for 12 hours. replacement cartridges about $5 for the replacement cartridge. this is more of a larger, like if you're in a bigger area say a tent or something. this is a therm acell and it is

pretty much the same type of reaction in shielding the body from mosquitos. >> all about prevention. >> all about prevention. >> if you get sick, though, get to the doctor if you have those symptoms. >> definitely, there's no vaccine against it. >> like every day i feel another bite somewhere. >> yes. >> thanks, again. see you next week. 11:43 the time. a warning from rosie o'donnell [ male announcer ] since 1996 welfare recipients were required to work.

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this morning, hollywood is mourning the loss of one of the original women in comedy. phyllis diller passed away in her sleep yesterday morning at her home in los angeles. diller is considered by many as

the first female stand-up comedian. she was a staple in nightclubs and on tv for decades. she suffered a major heart attack back in 1999 and retired a couple of years lateper sheep was 95 years old. rosie o'donnell said she suffered a heart attack last week and is "lucky to be here" she says. the 50-year-old comedian wrote on her blog that she had sudden nausea and some aches. instead of calling 8911 she did online research and took an aspirin. she went to a cardiologist the next day and learned her coronary artery was blocked and had to get a stent inserted. here are some of the stories we're following on news 4 this afternoon. what if there was a way to warn you that another driver was about to blow through an intersection. the latest crash avoidance system is being tested, we told you about it earlier and nbc news went along for the ride. we'll show you how it works and little bit more detail this afternoon. then coming up at 5:00, first

lady michelle obama sheds some light on the hectic schedule of the first family. a look at what gets them going and holds them back. those stories coming up this afternoon. we hope you'll join us for that. time for a look at our forecast. >> here's your seven-day outlook. wonderful pattern for the next several days with warm afternoon and sunshine and cool mornings, maybe some storms tomorrow afternoon. see you tomorrow morning, have a great day. >> all right, tom, thank you. there is news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. have a terrific day. we'll see you in the morning.