it is wednesday, july 15th. good morning and thank you for joining us this morning. good morning, everybody. it is a nice start to the day yet again. today will be another day which features a lot of sunshine. but as the day progresses, it will get more humid and later on this afternoon it will feel more humid than it was yesterday. right now current conditions 65 degrees at reagan national, tydi tyupto 68% now. wind are out of the s thstwe m st 6atiles an hour. those winds are ushering in

warmer arnold more humid air. the satellite picture and radar, we have 6clouds over force of the viewing area. look at all that rain out to the west. gradually that will make its way here. we won't see what rety'he y' seeing out there. however, we will see the front trigger off showers and thunderstorms tomorrow or the day after that. here is the forecast for today. a warm one, high about 88 degrees, where it should be this time of year. mostly sunny and becoming more humid today, definitely more humid than yesterday. we'll have more details coming up. now let's go to julie for a liquid at traffic. w busy on northbound i-95 and now we have slow traffic northbound on 395 trying to head up toward king street the problem is this accident here before the king street

overpass. delays are now forming back at land mark if you're headed toward the 14th street bridge. two vehicles blocking the left lane northbound 9 5 before you reach king street. south side of the beltway still below speed, no accidents downtown. southbound 295, there may be a crash involving an overturned vehicle. that's a check on your traffic. thank you. we are staying on top of breaking news from overseas. we are now getting video of a deadly plane crash in iran. 168 people were killed when to cast ian air jet took off from iran. the director said the plane was shoot toad pieces and the wreckage was on fire. here in our area, a police

standoff under way in virginia. >> a woman was shot at 6:30 last night. police say the suspect is holed up inside a nearby house, nearby where that shooting happened. sarah joins us live with an update. >> reporter: police have been out here all night long. this all started as you said at 6:30 last night. a 36-year-old woman was shot outside a home on fisher drive not too far from here. witnesses say that man ran to a house on loyola avenue. the police have been here all night long. we have a spokesperson here for the fair fax county police. give me an idea what police are trying to do at this point. >> we are responding here on

the scene. we have been here throughout the evening trying to bring this to a safe conclusion. we're continuing to try and contact the person in the home, the person of interest as well as the other people in the home. we're going to continue to try to do that until this comes to an end. >> reporter: i understand you haven't talked to hymn. >> at this point we have not made direct contact with him. we are encouraging him to come out, give us a call, pick up the phone. we want to try and have a discussion with him. >> reporter: and he's no stranger involved to the people in this situation? >> exactly. we don't think this is random. this is a situation where they knew one another. we're not elaborating at this point on the relationship but they did know one another and there's a relationship there. we have to work with that as well. >> but you want to make it clear this is not considered a

hostage situation at this point? >> no. 're calling this a standoff. we're continuing to prepare with the resources that we need to be able to bring this to a safe conclusion shortly. >> reporter: thank you. we want to let you know the streets are shut down in this area. people are allowed to leave but not allowed back in. obviously very tense situation still as we go into this 12 hours later as police try to bring this to a peaceful ending. back to you. >> thank you. new this morning police are investigating a hit and run in capital heights that's left a man in serious condition this morning. police found him lying in an intersection in capital heights. officers don't have any witnesses nor a description of the vehicle. crews will be back out this morning searching for a swimmer

who went missing on the potomac yesterday afternoon. two men were attempting to swim across the river when the current swept one of them away. rescuers spent the rest of afternoon and the evening searching by air and by boat for that swimmer. it is likely the 4:00 examiner will rule and accidental death a drowning. a large group of friends gathered last night for a vigil. marion barry speaking out about putting a former girlfriend on the payroll. he made headlines when he was accused of stalking donna watts but those charges were dropped. then details came out that he awarded her a $5,000 a month contract after he began dating her.

he said that he did nothing wrong and would do it again as long as the laws did not change. the investigation is ongoing. northeasterly a month after metro's deadliest crash, the rail is still unsafe in automatic mode. and the circuit ntinues to fail. a backup train safety system is the top priority. the ntsb tried several solutions to repair the circuits but none worked. tom davis testified yesterday and he'll join us live in the next hour to talk with us more autthe metro findings. judge sonia sotomayor will be back on capital hill for a full day of questioning. yesterday she faced tough

questions from lawmakers concerned about whether she would bring bias to the bench. she suggested in a speech she would make better decisions because of her race and gender. >> i want to say up front, i do not believe that any racial, ethnic or gender group does not have an advantage. >> had you been saying that over the last ten, 15 years, we'd have a lot fewer problems today. >> the nominee is characterized as being an aivist when she is anything but. i have a problem with this. >> she's expected to face more questions today about the recent overturning of her

decision by the supreme court. and a plan is in place to get northeasterly every american health coverage. democrats say it could come at northeasterly no costto most americans. why could it be going back to the drawing board? and why today is a big day for more than 18,000 members o. youth employment program. and last night's major league all-star game, not only the pitch has people talking. there are moments in time

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welcome back. the d.c. summer jobs program is in full swing and today they will get their first full paycheck. everyone is paid minimum wage. the d.c. mayor will be with us tomorrow. if you have a question more fay your, e-mail us ere. >> paycheck is a good thing for those young people. 7:13 right now, really a nice run we're having. >> it's another very nice start to the day, temperatures in the upper 60s across most of the region. the humidity has been comfortable this morning. some changes are coming. let's take a look. current conditions reported across the . eaar right oeafll o urtemperature is 67 here, 67 down toeial r, gh6 boston. out west, that warm air remains

cein pla. all83 pde grees, del o texas 80 degrees. now in las vegas it's the morning and 87 degrees right now. 6:15 there. how would you like the weather man to say our high today will be 110? >> but it's a dry heat. >> it's still 110. we have rain showers across the midwest, heavy rain associated with a vigorous cold front making its way through the region. we'll see lower temperatures by the weekend. the main effect first will be chance of storms thursday and friday as well. for today, looking for 88 the high. r

28 be more humid this afternoon. >> thank you. >> i get the feeling if you said 110ed to julie would still be headed for the beach. >> i had a discussion yesterday at my pool with a woman that says it can't be too hot. >> along as there's a pool there, sure. >> and she did a back flip off the high dive yesterday. >> i was at verizon center friday night. you have a lot of fans out there, julie. >> i'll back that up. >> i pay them all very well. 395 right now, the accident was in the main line here in the left lane. we have a truck stopped in the hov lanes.

but 395 delays from the beltway headed up north, traffic slow at the 14th street bridge. downtown, 295 accident still in place tieing up the left side of the highway there. no accidents and traffic slow as you work yur way around # 5 to silver spring. also delays on southbound 290 leaving germantontown. that's a check on your traffic. the house unvailed land mark legislation to if i can the nation's ailing health care system. it would require large employers to pay a penalty if they fill fail to provide health care coverage to workers. poorer families would receive subsidies to buy coverage. some put the cost at $1 trillion but some say the cost

will explode. house leaders are pushing to pas the overhaul before the august recess. >> good morning. just getting through the introduction is a mouthful. this is a very ambitious plan. the presidt wants it passed by the august recess. what are the chances of that happening? >> compared to the last time we did this back in the 90s it's looking quite positive. i say that because three committees came together to put this bill forward. so there's some consensus at least within the democrat caucus and the house that they like what they see. there's some feeling they're moving toward a similar goal. you also have a senate side of it and they need to pass a bill as well. i think the second

part, recognize reconciling what the senators want and what people want is the most difficult. >> what are the dynamics of trying to get the bill on the table? >> he's got really good numbers in the house, hasn't had a lot of difficulty getting things through. there's al the gang of seven, seven senators trying to work across party lines. >> and we've talked about raising taxes by 5.4% on millionaires or the wealthy. who falls into this category?

>> it's actually an incremental tax. if you're earning over $350,000, you'll face a 1% tax. 1.5% for up to $5 million and that will cover about half the cost of the $1 trillion over the ten years t. others come from savings from medicaid and medicare. >> and people are going to need health care or they will face a penalty. are these nominal fees? >> ic it's more trying the insent vise people to get in line. there will be options under this this. there will be a public plan with several different options. a basic public plan and more enhanced public plan, depending

on what you're looking for in your health care and people earning up to about $44,000 per year as a single and $88,000 for a family of four will receive subsidies. not everybody is eligible for the public plan. people who don't have health insurance, people seeking health insurance for themselves and self-employed people and employers who have ten or fewer employees, those are the only people eligible for the first year. that number will change over time. in the first instance it's a small number of people eligible for the public plan. >> we've been talking about the money and the nuts and bolts of the plan. the president said this will promote prevention and wellness for the american people. that is the main crux of the more health side of this plan? >> that's right.

he's compounded that message with the surgeon general this week. she has a history in rule alabama, that's one official things she's emphasized. that was one of the points that drew obama to choosing her. >> do you see any roadblocks with her? >> she seems like a good choice but she hasn't been in the public eye for that long. i'm just beginning on what i've read. i've never met the nominee. looks like she's a pretty safe bet. >> thank you for your insight. >> thank you very much for having me. time now is 21 minutes past the hour. up next, why 9/11 terrorists will get another day in court. also up next, nasa facing a record setting performance that it doesn't want.

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more questions remain about a secret cia program aimed at tracking down al-qaeda leaders. intelligence officials say the program never got off the ground enough to require

congressional notification. the program was shut down last month. nasa is hope that the space shuttle endeavor can avoid tieing an all-time record. it is supposed to lift off tonight but the mission has been delayed five times because of thunderstorms and gas leaks. if it's pushed back one more time, it would tie the record of most scrubbed simultaneous launches. columbia missions in 1985 and 86 were both delayed six times. we have two developing stories, one in iran where a passenger plane crashed and another here at home with a standoff situation in virginia. and the swine flu vaccine may not be available in time for flu season. and sonia sotomayor will be back on capitol hill today. what can we expect on day

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with a shooting suspect. police say the victim of a shooting is a 36-year-old woman in critical condition. this morning police have another house surrounded, where they say the suspect is holed up with at least one other person inside the home. we have a live report from the scene. we'll have that at 8:00. now to the latest on the deadly plane crash that happened in iran. 168 people were killed when the jet went down 16 minutes after takeoff from teheran. it was headed to armenia. the director said the plane was shattered to pieces and was on fire. a new swine flu vaccine might not be ready for the start of the flu season as we might have to wait until the end of the year. a vaccine may be developed by then but it would still have to go through clinical trial. health care workers should be

the first ones vaccinated, according to to w.h.o . thank you. before i do to weather, let me say something. i'm eating now because chick fill a came in. i want to talk to the area restaurants who think they can come in here and bring food and get us to mention them on the air. and i love chick fillet. they think that because they brought a sandwich in, that we'll mention they are opening a new store in he play did you see tomorrow. it doesn't work. does not origin. >> don't try it. >> don't try it because we have very high standards here. any other restaurant that shows up with food, do not think just

because we did it for chick fillet, that we'll do it for you. >> that is hilarious. >> go finish eating. >> a look at the map -- i was hungry too. a look at the radar for the , naontiwe have a few clouds onerv os. u part things look good. good sunshine and we'll see og. ess the day rsspre there are rain showers chicago down to st. louis. some are quite heavy. here is your forecast for today, this morning a temperature of 67 degrees. we're looking for a high of 88, sunny and warm but more humid as the day progresses. tonight warmer nighas well, 70 degrees, partly cloudy and humid. a late thunderstorm a possible, well out to the west, not in washington. tomorrow 87 for the high, . thursday friday and saturday chance of showers and thunderstorm in the afternoon and evenings. our temperatures drop off for

the weekend. our highs well below normal in the low 80s. enjoy the day. >> and you don't need light. you're a superstar. >> i think somebody just got a nice marketing bonus thanks to your rant. now you have to deal with julie because she didn't get anything. >> i was going to say, you know what, i will mention you, just bring me food i will eat on air all day. >> all right. there you go. >> no accidents leaving northeast headed northwest, delays only making that left turn into the tunnel. southeast washington still trouble with that wrack,

northbound 295 left lane blocked there. southbound 270 this is a live shot. we have heavy delays making your way past montgomery avenue. the top stretch of the beltway leaving95 and georgia avenue. that's a check of your traffic. the supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor faced heat about remarks she made a few years ago about making decisions based on her status as a wise latina. before a bipartisan look and the rest of the top political issues, we have peter fen and jim his here.

>> okay. so people are looking at this in different ways. some say this is rather uneventful, rather boring. others are saying, let's take a closer look here, whether it is the issue of the wise latina comment or the decisions are really going to be based on judicial experience. what do you think about the fit two days? >> i think she's done very well. i think this has been tough grilling. here is a judge with more judicial experience than any member of that court had before they came on. she's answered i think any concerns that she doesn't take the facts and make the decisions based upon the facts. and she's held her cool. as the senator said in the first hearing, as long as you don't suffer a melt down, you're probably going to be all

right. >> seems like people were pressuring her to see if she was going to melt down. >> the only time there was a hiccup was the wise latina comment. she's made that comment five or six different time and then try today back pedal. she did on okay job. i don't think it was very believable but the numbers are in favor of the democrats. what the republicans are doing is testing her record, testing her judgments and putting heat on her. at the end of the day, it's act her positions arnold where she stands. >> here is my take on the wise latina thing. if that's the only thing they have to keep bringing up, she's actually in pretty good shape. what does she need to be grilled on new for the last couple days? >> they're going to try and get her to take stands with these issues. they won't do it.

they're going to say, we have to see the facts, look at case by case. if it's coming up before the supreme court, i'm not going to prejudge that case before it comes up. i think that's an effort that won't work. >> are republicans going to support her in. >> no, not and awful lot of them. i think there will be some that won't. will the democrats support her unanimously? there are a few that might flip or flop, at least in the large vote. >> i think you'll see republicans there. >> let me talk about health care now. this is an issue democrats have been working on for this. what's your take? >> it's tax and spend. even the washington -- here is

the pin. when the washington post talks about it being a ax increase and a cut in medicare benefits for the elderly and disabled, it's not going anywhere. there are already democrat senators isn't the senate saying this makes obama look good. i think it's a dumb idea because you're going to have a lot of freshman democrats really in dice city districts being forced to vote for this legislation. it doesn't get out of the senate and then they have to defend this next year. it's a gamble for them. >> i'm going to agree with jim on this. we're if tight money time. any time you talk about taxes it's tough stuff. 47million americans are without

health insurance, folks that haven't had it for a year, # 7 million americans without health insurance for a month or more over the past two years t. biggest cost so coming to emergency rooms. we're all paying for that. my sense is where you stick to a plan and only tax those making over $350,000 a year, then folks will say, look, for the sake of getting universal coverage, we'll buy it. but don't come to us with much more in the way of taxes. >> and also small businesses. that's the other thing. it's going to hurt the guys creating it. if we need to create jobs, why would you erase taxings on people who need to hire other people? it's a bummer. >> you have to pay for it. >> right. the debate continues.

last night the president in st. louis at the all-star gape throwing out the first pitch and giving commentary during the second inning of the game. i thought this was one of the funnier things he said and setup was the fact this national league has been shut out for 13 years in the all- star game. >> to be quite honest, the american league has just been a better league, dominated interleague play over the last several years. i think the national league is catching up. >> absolutely. >> well, two on, two out, no bailout plan in place for the national league. >> we're out of money. >> there's a base hit to center field. >> at least during the baseball field, they say, we're done. maybe we've bailed out enough at this point. real quick, what are some losers for the week? >> i'm back to dick cheney this

week. i can't believe he didn't tell congress act the assassination squads. >> and your winner? >> my winner is covering today's paper. the the women setting up a woman's softball team, $40,000 for breast cancer coverage and she broke her ankle in the game yesterday. >> and is a cancer survivor too. >> well, that's kind of nice about the winners and losers. i like that idea. my winner is his cheney, dick's younger daughter, lis.

she's a target herself but she went out there and wrote a very intelligent column about what the president said and why he was wrong. my loser is patrick he'. he was talking about the in fact that we shouldn't be partisan in these hearings but when a republican was up, he delayed it for 14 months because he was a republican. it's funny how partisanship only counts when it's your guy. >> continue your debate, maybe we'll hook you up with a sandwich. thank you very much. time now 7:42. all eyes on america's past time in st. louis last night. president obama was in town to

check out the game. how did the first pitch go? there it is. also ahead this morning, potter mania. it's back, harry potter and the half blood prince. is it worth fight to go crowds to check it out? we'll have the review coming up. stay with us. there are moments in time

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more from last night's all- star game. the president was throwing out the first pitch there, sporting his white sox jacket there. he also threw out the first pitch at a white sox playoff game a few years back. let's talk about the weather. conditions around the region, a fine start to the day. temperatures in the 60s, thmfortable humidity. at's going to change ler l on . awe'ret 67 right now, pittsburgh 60naciin7 ncti 66 degrees and snarl, north carolina 67 degrees.

it's a pretty start to the day. you can see how to clouds are beginning to dissipate. lots of sunshine later or even now out to the west, a pretty vigorous line of showers and thunderstorms moving through illinois and indiana. horsepower for us dominates again, wind out of the south today helping to usher in humid and warmer air five-day forecast high today, 88. more humidity later on, tomorrow chance of showers late in the day. same thing on friday, highs in the low 80s for the weekend. let's check the traffic out there. >> the accident northbound 295 at king street cleared so the lanes are open once again. traffic on 95 and 39 a having separate stretching. the shhth street brid remains closed into southeast

washington. 9 5 we had a wreck earlier but is cleared. the inner loop of the beltway at 210, lanes are open but we have slow traffic in each direction here. the outer loop is slow on 295 towards what was the accident scene at the parkway but that's cleared. that's a check of your traffic. hard to believe to many it's been 40 years since man kind took its giant leap. >> reporter: you're right, four decades ago, that famous phrase. and the smithsonian national air and space museum is celebrating that in a huge way. they've invited you. i'll tell you when to be here, next on fox morning news. stay with us. 

that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> so many people remember that moment so well as the world

watched history being made july 20th, 1969 when neil armstrong became the first plan to step foot on the moon. >> it's been 40 years and the smithsonian national air and space museum is getting ready the celebrate the anniversary of this ground breaking ssion. holly, you have a preview for us. >> reporter: the air and space museum is one that you can never come to enough. if you're schedulinga time to come, come tomorrow because they are calling it count down to the moon day. it is going to be spectacular to say the least and memorable for the whole family. pri sill la is with me this morning. happy anniversary, i guess. >> it's aigrette anniversary. >> it is. let's talk about that moment in time, what it really meant when

it happened. >> tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of the launch of apollo 11. it was so much work over so many years for this fantastic event that ten years earlier would have seemed impossible. >> but the advances made in a relatively short amount of time in that decade were mazing. let's start with the museum piece you have here for this mission, the lunar module, which i understand has been restored. >> that's right, thanks to a generous donation from a friend of the museum. we were able to restore around the sides of the lunar module so it's all set for the event. >> people will be stopping by to see that. every gallery is going to come alive tomorrow. give us an overview ostent. >> we'll have 17 different activities from 10:00 to 3:00.

and folks can come and learn about lunar joel and lunar rocks and lunar dust. they can see the moon in 3-d and hd and see the latest pictures from the lunar reconnaissance or bitter that was launched last month. theys have stories and robots that kids can operate. >> we've made our way to another within of the galleries because we have another special guest standing by. this is dr. brent gary. good morning to you. so you're all about the lunar rover. >> yes, ma'am. >> so tell me act the one we're looking at now. >> this is within of the apollo rovers. they had rovers just like this one that allowed them to drove further away from the landing site, where a ittle more of the interesting joel was. if you look at it, at the end

of the day, they had to come right back to where they landed. nasa is developing a new lunar electric rove. this one allows the astronauts to drive away from the landing sites and when they get back into it, it's also not only the work environment but their living environment. they can travel for days even weeks away from the original site to explore the surface. >> it's like a lunar mobile home? >> exactly. i'll be talking about what it was like to live and work in the electric rover last fall during within o. field tests that nasa had. >> what was it like? >> it was awesome. it's like camping but you're doing a lunar simulation. it's a district the participate in a field test like that. >> do you think the moon gets forgotten these days? it's nice to kind of cop back at a time moon.

>> it is. it's our closest neighbor and for the longest time was almost a running joke of when does to moon fishing happen? it's back if the forefront and back in everybody's sight. certn really enjoying the namingings that are going back to the moon. there's a constellation program that's going to be an exciting time for the next generation of astronauts. >> it's tomorrow here at the smithsonian air and space museum, 10:00 to 3:00. coming up, we'll continue our preview. we have another jesus that's going to bring actual images of the moon today. and allen beam, who was to fourth man to walk on the moon, he's going to join us. now he's done being and astronaut. he's an artistnd uses tools he got on those expeditions and

using them to help him paint. >> i can't wait for that. right now it's 7:57. as we get new details in the death of michael jackson and the direction the investigation is faking. and muggal mania is back, peopl harry potter opened up at midnight and the theaters were packed. should you join the crowds or wait for it on dvd?

now at 8:00, breaking news as a plane crash killed 168 people in iran. and carey signals st. louis not working. and in virginia a standoff begin on for more than 12 hours. a hooting suspect in a falls church home with two others inside. good morning, thank you for

joining us. we are also getting new information about the death of michael jackson and the direction the investigation is taking. we'll have that this hour as well. >> let's get a look at another nice forecast. fine start to the day. it will be amerada, so depending on how much heat you like, you may consider this ned ormay mnot n hre in onshgtin, 61 baltimore at this hour, gtocean tye 70s dgrd nwesin ainter, still have cooler air there with 57. it's a fine mix of n and clouds. across the region youe asen the cloud cover breaking up and dissipating as expected. there's a couple lonely showers in western virginia. there is the reviewer. it's in illinois, indiana, lake michigan, michigan, back into se keoustls iand ohio, places s li that. this is associated with a cold

front that wl gradually make its way eastward and drop our temperatures by the weekend. for the forecast today, lots of sunad nwarmer and more humid as the nday progresses. 8787in warrenton, 88 in downtow washington. that's a look at the weather. >> sounds good. let's check on the traffic. it's moving slowly for those out of virginia traveling northbound 9 # and 395. delays up to king street with an accident on the shoulder. no accidents right now across the bridge working southeast. 295 we had a crash but it's cleared. unfortunately it's definitely a logo from 210 on to the inner loop of beltway to go northbound 95. the delays on the outer loop of the beltway as well. don't forget, they have the long-term construction project

along franklin and washington street on old town. because of that, the hov lane is blocked. we see a lot of traffic bailing out and using route 1 there. the george washington parkway, no accidents to report headed toward the key bridge. a the beltway, 28 at wallny road, the signal lights are not working properly, barking up your ride. and you're also going to find delays easy off the toll road for those continuing in from the greenway. that's a check on your traffic. thank you. more new on breaking news throughout the morning as police in falls church now more than 12 hours into a standoff situation involve ago shooting suspect. a s.w.a.t. team was called out last night after a shooting.

the 36-year-old victim is in critical condition this morning. good morning, steve. they have been out here all night long just trying to end this situation peacefully. we are just a couple blocks away from where this standoff is occurring. we have seen officers in and out herelle morning long. everybody is trying to make contact with this man that's held himself up inside this home. we understand they still have not had any contact with him whatsoever, have not spoken with him on the cell phone as far as we know. this started 6:to last night with a shooting where a 36-year- old woman was shot. then witnesses say they saw a man run into a home on loyola avenue. police were called to the scene

and they have been since then working this standoff and trying to get in touch with the individual. we do know there are other people inside the home as well. how many, we do not know at this point. we know he's no stranger to the naked or anyone involved. >> we don't think this is random he didn't just show up and someone's house and. >> ed inside. this is a situation where they clearly knew each other. we're not elaborating at this point on their relationship. >> reporter: the streets are still shut down behind us and at this point they are escorting people outside of the neighborhood but the streets are shut down and they are keeping everybody else away. >> thank you. >> good news out of prince georges county, crime is down. for the first-of 2009, overall crime down 14% from last year. that accounts for ten fewer murders, 14 fewer rapes, 1300

few cars stolen. but burglaries are up 3.3% and pawnshops are the blame, says the police chief. >> $30,000 a week through the pawnshops. where are they getting these items? burglarizing the homes, establishments. that's a fight we have to fight every day to attract businesses here. >> 6.7% drop in crime in montgomery county as well. a hit and run left a man in serious condition after police found a man lying in an intersection just after midnight. officers didn't have any witnesses or a drip of vehicle and accident reconstruction teams went to the scene to

piece together what happened. federal investigators say the causof last month's deadly metro crash still isn't known. they say the circuit that failed to detect trains on the track still isn't working. >> we replaced it with a brand new one, replaced it with the old one that was in before. there is still intermittent failure. sometime it's working, sometime it's not, even with those changes. >> i understand the passengers are angry because of the delays. but this has to continue until we are able to determine what causes that flickering in that circuit. >> they were pressed to give safety alternatives since it's clear that replace to go fleet

is impossible. and mr. taste, the general overview of the testimony yesterday, different people coming before the sub committee which you used to sit on yourself. what was the tone of the hearing yesterday? >> i think there's a realization that metro needs money. we're not sure what caused this. the sensors didn't work. you had new equipment installed there in the last month. this wasn't because of inattention. you have an old system here that doesn't interest account and work appropriately. we totaled up $6 billion in improvements needed for the system. the legislation i sponsored last year is $10 billion over three years. >> we still have a mystery on our hands. >> i think there will be more. this is a complicated system, and older system. it's going to need money. it's

going to need federal help. the localities hae come up. we need to get some quick fixes. >> we saw some say they had provided quick fixes and when they did put recommendations into use, it didn't fix the problem. be done? >> i think they're going to continue to look at it and figure out what happened. the driver turned a corner and immediately saw the train in front of it had stopped and put the brakes on. the sensors should have picked

that up and didn't. she was a hero. if she hadn't put the brakes on it would have been much worse. >> some other things, metro's aging infrastructure a real problem. a the funding challenges industry wide. the rail safety standards, in your opinion listening to testimony and having insider's knowledge to this, is metro doing all it can right now to address this problem? >> they've had good leadership. they're $6 billion short in priorities. and the administration didn't fund zoo million dolls that would be required in their budget. congressed ad that two days ago. that money is on the way now. they also have problems buying cars. there is no system to buy cars with unless it's a new starts

program, which metro isn't. none of the cars are made in the united states. it's complicated. >> indeed. we have to end it there. thank you. back to you. we are continuing to get more detail only breaking news situation overseas where 168 people are feared dead after a passenger plane crashed this morning in iran. it was traveling from teheran to armenia and crashed about 15 minutes after takeoff. a witness says the plane's tail burst into flames and the plane circled in the air as if looking for a place to land before crashing. the plane was destroyed as you can sehere. two local teachers might teach out of the classroom and behind bar this is year.

we'll tell you why. and the death of michael jackson and the direction the investigation is now taking. we'll have that for you when we come back. age sonia sotomayor facing more tough questions today only hill. it is 8:12 thiswednesday morning. ♪

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good morning. we'll look at the stories making headlines this morning. we are hearing from al-qaeda's second in command in an audio message warnings the pakistani people that the u.s. should be fought. the house intelligence committee asked the cia to provide documents about a program that never got off the ground enough to require congressional notification. it was shut down last month.

and a terrorist heading back to court? new arguments have been ordered after one of the judges was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's. sonia sotomayor will be back on the hill today for her confirmation hearing. >> this week we'll hear from people in cases she's ruled on, including the firefighter in the discrimination lawsuit we've heard about. she continued to defend herself yesterday, where she was blasted for a speech in which she said a wide la dina judge would make better decisions on the bench. >> i would hope we come in america to the place where we look at a statement that could be misunderstood and consider it in the context of a person's life. >> if confirmed she'll be the

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york city 69, 71 norfolk, virginia. piday with the astellite radar e surctfor the nation, we have pretty good rain falling, not here burro f. utsts m uilouiup chicago. pretty good rainfall with cold front there. sew e dry texas is? today temperatures in the pper . s to arou00 1 t west, las vegas is going se toe a high today well above 100. by that i mean like 110. for us a high today 88 degrees, more humid than the st11 few days. saturday and sunday temperatures drop off, highs on the in the low 80s. now let's update the traffic. we're checking out the right arnold town. it's a little dizzy. southbound vw parkway traffic

slow between 198 and 197. 95 traveling south on 198 all the way downwards the beltway as well. this is normally what we don't see, southbound i-95 backup for the morning drive. this was in the left lane, over to the shoulder now but that's the focal point of the southbound delay. northbound 95 delays extending all the way up to king street, ten miles right now. the crash on king street that contributed to that delay has cleared. a lot of slow downs here. traffic slows again pentagon coming across the 14th street bridge. headed towards 370, slow traffic at montrose headed towards the split. no accidents on 66 right now.

that's a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. new details this morning about the death of michael jackson. sources say the l.a.p.d. is treating the death as a homicide. they are focuses on his cardiologist, dr. conrad murray. sources tell the website it appears the anesthesia was the primary cause of his death, the propofol. sources say he is the doctor that gave the drug to the singer and the case has not been formally presented to the da. right now, could you soon be sitting in obama park? residents have voted yes but the city law may vote no. 40 years ago tomorrow, the apollo 11 launched into space.

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nevada senator john ensen says he will run for reelection in 2012 regardless of controversy surrounding him, after having an affair with a staffer's wife and his parents' $96,000 payout to the woman's family. 8:30 right now. temperatures have gone up a little bit. >> later on it will be hot and muggy this afternoon. let's start by turning our attention to the temperatures around the region.

72 in d.c., baltimore 69 dgres, ocean city taken a jump up from 70 to 76 degrees. nice day to head out to the beach. we had clouds out there and they are disappearing as we speak. a lot of rainfall associated with this. for us, horsepower continues to dominate but again slowly pushing off to the east. we had the northerly wind before now. we are coming out of the south southwest. they are bringing warmer and more humid air into the region. today will be warm around more humid later on this afternoon. forecast for today looks like this. good amount of sunshine after

clouds this morning, warm and increasingly humid. we'll take another look at the five-day coming up shortly. i like that forecast. we're busy out there on the roads this morning. it's a 15-mile backup northbound 95 right now leaving woodward and continuing toward king street. and earlier accident that contribute today that delay is finally cleared. again northbound i-95 is definitely slow moving leaves the prince pulmonary parkway headed up toward king street. the accident on the southbound side hazard clear today the lanes are open traveling south. still a slow exit in each direction to and from the wilson bridge. a lot of that is cleared but again, that is a focal point of

delays from the beltway headed southeast. there's al and exit and long- term construction project set up there. a lot of polk are using route 1 adds the alternate. all lanes open for those continuing around from 95 to college park. task islow between 198 and 197 on the parkway and leaving germantown. that was a check of your on time traffic. a new audio recording raising questions act tax money. a woman who received nonprofit grant money claims that marion barry forced her sixty on fraudulent documents. he says that's not true and claims another councilman is blind the allegations. >> reporter: sharon wise attended a meeting with the budget director. she want today know why her contract for a program called

clean and sober was terminated without notice and her pay withheld. sources say the purpose was to discuss the grant agreement. the voices you will hear are sharon wise, brenda richardson who works for barry and the council's budget director gr

>> reporter: sources say eric made the statement by the tape out of more than barry's office was involved in the day-to-day decision making on activity, not because it was illegal. the frame work of the council graduates called for individual groups to administer them, not the council member or his office. he had harsh word for sharon wise. >> i don't know what she's saying. she lies all the time. ms. richardson is one of the most outstanding employees with high integrity. she's lying all over the place. >> reporter: but some want the inspector general to investigate. >> what is clearly alleged is

that all of mr. barry's agents recognize ms. richson an her orders came from mr. barry. >> reporter: barry says in this nothing wrong with oversight on grant for sure his office. >> it's from my office, officially a liaison for decisions about accountability. >> reporter: sharon says her signature as well as her son's were forgend documents she never approved. sourcesay she's been contacted by the fbi. aisle paul wagner. >> in the meantime, marion barry is peeing out about putting a former girlfriend. payroll. he says he did nothing wrong or illegal when he gave donna

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>> no kid was uncomfortable. no kid had access, no kid drank. no parent got more than one or two beers. i didn't drink. >> it's a shame. we all feel that yes, in retrospect, in hindsight, he wouldn't have allowed the parents to put the beer in the cooler. >> he's filed and appeal with the superintendent and has a hearing set for later no month. could you soon be sitting in obama park? city law might say no. details are next. and muggal mania is back. harry potter opened at midnight and theaters were packed. we have a movie review when we come back. stay with us. 

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making headlines this morning: crews are expected back out the search for a swimmer who went potomac yesterday. fire and rescue says two men were attempting to swim across the river when the current swept one of them away. a bizarre sight on a beach on long island, new york, this 20-foot shark died after washing ashore. it appeared the animal had some sort of illness. it's rare for a sick basking shark to come ashore. they usually die in the ocean. they are not considered dangerous but when you see a 20-foot similar on the beach, pretty intimidating. the push to name a northwest d.c. park after the president hit a snag. according to the d.c. code, no

public space can be named in hundred of any living president. your coworkers may be calling in tired to work today. larry potter fans were packed into theaters to be the first to see harry potter and the half blood prince. should you brave the crowds or wait until it's on dvd? we have our movie reviewer here with his take. >> i have to say, you mentioned thmidnight screenings. there was also a 3:30:00 a.m. screening at the uptown. people have been lining up for days. >> there is a lot at stake here because it's one of the most valued franchises. >> according to certain websites, it's the best selling franchise of all time in philip markoff, $4.4 billion worldwide

so far. that's five movies. at's better than 22 james bond movies. >> you also have the figure the ticket prices are way higher now. but five movies that have grossed $4.4 billion. >> there are seven books total, eight movies because they are splitting the seventh one in two philip markoffs. this is directed by david gates. if you look back at the first two, they were very childish. then another director took the philip markoff to a darker place. the books eventually do get darker. one thing that bothered me was the pg rating. the last two were pg-13. if the books get darker -- but

the director said i direct it had movie and they gave it a pg. this is his sixth year back and dealing with struggles at hog john wart's. harry find a book previously owned by the half blood prince. we don't know who he is. it's a secret. harry is using these secret powers to enable him to find out how to kill the enemy. the movie this time arnold, very love oriented. it's the teenage boys deal being their sexual feelings. that sound very odd. but there's a lot of inewe went doe in here i want to say. they're dealing with who they like and what girl they like and who they're going to go

after. it's not as dark as the other philip markoffs in my opinion. >> the book was by all accounts dark. but this movie, i read and interesting comment in the washington times, i think that said this movie mainly feels like a setup for the final two. >> they leave you hanging. my biggest problem with this movie is it's very anti climactic. it's two and a half hours, entertaining and fun. but the ending hits with a huge twist and you kind of feel like, that's all they're goin to give me? if you're a fan of the book, look at it from two perspectives. if you're a fan of the book, you're going to love the philip markoff. to me as a person who's never read the book, i felt a little lost. i think they make these movies speckly for the book read,. if you're a book reader, you'll find everything you want. on my scale i gave it a three

and a half out of five. check it out as a matinee or wait for the rental. if you're a being enough fan and read the books, you'll be pleased with it. >> thank you very much. hopefully we'll see you soon to talk about the other movies that are out. >> it's going to make a lot of money no matter what. usually the third time is a charm but nasa is hoping the sixth time works for the space shuttle endeavor. >> reporter: and we are live at the air and space museum as they gear up for count down to the moon marking the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11 mission. there are a lot of big names coming out to help celebrate, including a real astronaut joining us live.

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sixth time could be a charm after the lunch of the space shuttle endeavor has been delayed five times due the weather an leaks. >> and holly joins us live from the national air and space museum with what's going on now. >> reporter: goodmorning, guys. 40 years ago it was a significant moment in our history. part of what they are doing here tomorrow with the count down to apollo day is not only

acknowledging that moment but letting people know that lunar exploration continues to this day and is perhaps more exciting than ever. dr. tom waters comes in, a planetary jesus and science team member. there's a lot going on in terms of lunar exploration today. give us insight. >> nasa has two new missions to the moon. one is is the lunar reconnaissance rover, with a whole variety of instruments on board to study different aspects of the moon. one of course is the surface through imaging. we have now sent the most power 68 cameras to the on. two of those are actually telescopes. >> wow. so the doctor printed these pictures out for us this morning

morning. give people an idea of relevance here. >> this valley, this flooded with shadow is actually a feature that was formed as part of the process of impact crater forming. one of the things we learn by looking at images like this is how craters form and clang with time. one of the important aspects and goals of the mission is going to be studyi future potential landing sites for when we send humans back to the moon. one of the things we need to know is what the landscape looks like in very fine detail. these are actually bolders. >> and i'm sorry to cut you

off. we only have so much time. that's the size of a house. >> that's right. >> so you have to come out to count down to apollo deand talk to someonlike dr. waters because he can tell you a lot more. thank you. i'm this is brief but i have someone else standing by that you have to meet. it happens to be captain allen beam, who was on apollo 12, the fourth man to walk on the moon. that was a long time ago, he told me. 28 years ago i left nasa to record on fine art the experiences i had on the moon, the feelings i had and all the other astronauts had. >> it's an elite group. o us what we're looking at here. >> this is a painting i did of neil armstrong. there's no photo of neil armstrong on the moon because

basal drip didn't have a camera. here is a painting of him that's an image that we know well. but here is a painting that i d of neil as he took that. here is some texture i put in. there's a moon boot, another moon boot. >> we have very limited time. i real quickly want to point out the patches. tell me the significance of those. >> i want to have moon dust but nobody gave office moon rock. they did give us the flag and patches from our suit. one day i thought those are dirty. then it dawned on me they were moon dust. >> you have to come out an see this. i'm we have to go. the count down to apollo day is here tomorrow at the air and space museum. you're missing a lot if you don't come out and take part in this wondl