vacation, school starts august 24th. some aren't looking forward to clads -- class, but we uld co how to get the most bang for your book for school shopping. she was best new artist and her new album is tomorrow and we'll let you hear her newest song. right now, we're tracking tropical storm claudette that lame lladfand near fort wallton beach. htth there's the rainfall from th e 'reyin they're getting pounded by the rain. a few people ventured out into the weather. claudette did just a little bit of damage. those caught in the first storm

took it all in stride. >> we go biking everywhere. we get on the car and everything. we didn't know it would be this bad. >> you had no clue there was a tropical storm coming. >> well, we knew it was coming, but not this close. the other storm to watch is bill. and that's a hurricane in the early hours and where are they heading and what can we expect today. we'll go to latest on that and the own forecast. and it got busy quickly. >> yeah, and we have three named storms and we haven't even had theye abc storms at al times since 1984. this is audette and impacting the u.s.t i 40 miles per hour and as we're reporting, we're showing a few reports of damage. ie main i ininrabro t tregse . thongiy av rain it brings to the region. tr ttohree tx inches sisix inches

of rain across the panhandle cad then up into tenness t oedlzaslireyo a , uancse localized areas, you can see 10 ntches of rain from the storm. laat. ice ae inyt itha l show you that in a little bit. it's projected path keeps it over the water. and looking closer to home. we haeha clouds over us and they're not related to bill or any other systems. partly cloudy skies officially with a fair amount of sun and that's how it will be throughout the course of the day today. reagan national airport reporting temperature of 72 degrees and humidity, 87% and you may encounter fog or haze this morning. bametric pressure 30. plenty of sunshine, hot and humid with above normal temperatures. er our high downtown in the low to mid-90s with the low to mid-

90s as the high across the region. we'll get more on the tropical weather in a bit. right now, here's traffic. we don't have the tropical weather here, but it's important to note, people think they can drive-thru the standing water. that's a big problem with the motorists in the storms. a lot of folks continue to drive-thru that and we've seen in the past, a lot of people have to be rescued because of that. if that were to happen, don't drive-thru it. dry pavement and sunshine, southbound 270 in the clear and no incidents towards the split. lanes on the top stretch and still slowing around the georgia avenue. this is eastbound 66 approaching 7100 in the fairfax county parkway. heavy, slow and steady and that's off of the road to the souther.

northbound, 123, and that's part of the long time construction project. national, and on the gw parkway, lanes are open heading up towards 395. that's a check of the traffic. the push to bring health care to americans is in another direction now. the obama official administration is showing that it may not include a government run insurance program. and we're following the story live on capitol hill. good morning, it goes to show that the angry meetings may have an impact on the health care reform. the obama administration embracing these insurance cooperatives. >> reporter: president obama enjoying a day of touring the grand canyon sunday, but it's a

working vacation. he'll speak at the veteran's of foreign wars national convention in phoenix. still, the focus on health care. he says that the debates are focusing on the loud essives and not the suffer -- loudest voices and not the suffering. >> the public option, whether or not if we have it, that's not the entirety of health care reforming. this is just one aspect of it. >> reporter: if there's not a public option, the alternative is a co-op plan, privately owned nonprofits, offering a co- op plan to the insurance companys is a more palatable plan. >> i don't know if it will do what we want, but we'll look at it.

it's a far cry from the original. >> the government would front end some of the money and we don't know if it would be paid back, but it would be that amount of involvement and then membership run and controlled. >> reporter: the proposals that made their way through the house include the public option they've talked about and they'll still have to weigh in on this. the senators indicated though that a cooperative is something they feel that they would have the votes for on this. baaing to you. thank you, sara. jim wells helped free an american prisoner in myanmar. he met with the leaders saturday and they handed over the missouri native. he was sentenced to seven years of labor because he swam to a man's house on house arrest.

they arrived in bangkok yesterday. >> the most important part of this, i believe is this was a gesture from the government of myanmar that we should be grateful for and hopeful build upon. with the timing of the mission close to president clinton helping two prisoners, some worry about the message it could send. rogue nations could be encouraged to use american hostages as ponds. and president obama is making contacts with less friendl new this morning, a stabbing in college park left another man dead and another hurt at road island avenue. police got a call about two on the ground and when they got there, they found a man with stab wounds.

one died later at the hospital. also, new, a man found dead in upper marlboro. he was found on oak grove road. and that victim is a latino man and his identity is unknown. anyone with information is asked t give the police a call. seven were shot and all were teens. investigators are trying to find out who fired the shots. community leaders are worried things could get worse. >> reporter: the violence between the neighborhood groups shattered the weekend peace. saturday evening, witnesses ran leaving bloody footprints holding their legs, stomachs and ankles. seven were shot and two as young at 14 and the rest 18. >> i'm worried the murder rates are going up. >> reporter: budget short falls are keeping the police officers

out of the neighborhoods. >> we've come a long wa for them not to be there, that's a recipe for disaster. it went out of the schools because of the climates on the streets. i predict something will happen. >> reporter: witnesses blame feuding neighborhood groups for the violence and many believe it's not over. >> when the guys pull up, they reach out the window and point the gun at me. >> reporter: he was reaching out to the groups to prevent retaliation. the effort nearly cost him his life and luckily, he said their gun jammed. >> i didn't know what they was doing and i stood there and i dove on the ground. >> reporter: groups say there are 44 throughout the city that fight, shoot and kill. truces have been met in 17 and 27 are still fighting. it won't take much for it to

happen again. >> it's complex now, it's not no one thing, it was money and drugs and that's not the case no more. this is unpredictable. we have to get to the core of the neighborhood beef. >> this entire other deal -- ordeal happened saturday. the party organizers didn't ve the proper permits. many consider the inner harbor safe and a shooting saturday shattered the security. it started in a fight and it ended with one shot in the leg and another shot in the arm. mayor dixon says that the baltimore police is working on improving the security. children are heading back to class and swine flu fears are growing stronger. >> educators are weighing their

options to keep kids healthy. and there's a strong backlash as a bollywood star is head at an airport. and michael vick is beginning his road to redemption and speaking out. !

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>> >> preparations are underway for the swine flu in the d.c. area. >> they'll administer vaccinations for students. there are things that parents and teachers need to do to prevent infection. teaching their children to wash their hands and sing happy

birthday while washing hands. cough into the sleeve, not into the hands. that's a good strategy. we know that we want to limit the number of germs that spread from child too child. the virus is expected to hit hard and a vaccination is not going to be ready until october. japan is claiming it's climbed out of the year long deficit saying their economy expanded and germany and france emerged also and the economists sounded caution. meantime, a downturn in the asian stocks today. and chicago, officials have shutdown most of the city operations in an attempt to save money. all city workers are off without pay. it's a reduced services day. it will save $8 million. chicago is facing a $330 million budget short fall and

the mayor got the employees to agree as a replacement for lay offs. firefighters in california are not getting a lot of time off. some residents are not allowed back in their homes. 100 people were evacuated. the evacuation efforted 400 residents. and let's check in with ony watching the tropics gain. .in>> >> and we'll start with the radar. we'll show you all three of the tropical systems occurring at this point. in the upper left hand corner. that's claudette. that's made landfall along the florida panhandle. some of the heaviest is off of the coast and still moving across western florida and mississippi and alabama and places like that. right in the center of f the

screen, that was tropical depression ana and that will bring rain to port rick key and we'll get our eye on it. on the right side of the screen, that was hurricane bill, the first of the season and that's out s ximum winds of 75 mio pele maximum winds of 75 miles per hour. here's the temperatures here. w're yoyoing back and forth n eetw72, 73, back up to 73 . nown new york drof fd o8 tooff to 78 degrees nd roanoke at 69 at this hour. and here's the satellite. and reagan natio l, cloudy skies. at we can show you the clouds ove theanidtlre-ac tigion. c it's over us right now. five-day forecast. high today about 93 degrees and that's above normal. looking for a normal high will be 86.

it will be humid and 30% of rain showers in the afternoon. a better chance on wednesday and thursday and friday, another chance of a high of 88 degrees. that's the weather and more coming up in a little bit. lit's check in with julie. >> all right, you guys, it's been busy. we started out with a crash on the georgia avenue exit and that's off of the shoulder. what we're looking at now are the delays. going to college park and georgia avenue and all lanes were open and southbound 95 in great shape. vw parkway at 450, out of the way as well. delays easing from greenbelt road. and inner loop of the beltway. heavy, slow and steady. and no accidents to report.

the ramp is closed on 123 and tie son. and that's a check of the fox 5 on-time traffic. julie, thanks. as michael vick moves forward with the career, he's reflecting on his time in federal prison. he practiced with the eagles over the weekend and he also opened up on "60" minutes. he cried behind bars, he said. >> the first time i walke prison and they slammed the door, i knew the magnitude of the decions i made and the poor judgment and what i alieud to -- allowed to happen to the animals. there's no way of explaining the hurt and guilt that i felt. that was the reason that i criedo many nights.

that put it all into perspective. >> the humane society is calling him an antidog fighting ambassador. >> i felt we needed to do creative things to reach the kids and that's why we have the community based programs and we're hopeful that he'll stick with it and reaches the kids. he can turn some of them around. i believe it. >> he says he was exposed to dog fight when he was 8 and he hopes to bring the industry to an end. making news around the world. a glimmer of hope between relations from north korea and south korea. the north korea will renew unions will families separated by the border. it's a first in three

decades. mahmoud ahmadinejad nominated three women to join his cabinet. one, minister of health and welfare and social security. the last served from '68 to '77 and was executed after the revolution in '79. the iranian parliament has to confirm the elections. officials in mexico beefs up border control. replacing 700 agents with 1400 that will educated employees. and think're adding new technology in ports including x- ray machines and the main focus is to avoid tax evasion. and an ironic welcoming to the bollywood star.

when he arrived in new jersey, heas held for lengthy gentlemenning. his name -- lengthy questioning. he said he was angry and humiliated but, it was a necessary procedure. 22 minutes past the hour and after the break,the latest on the governor's race in virginia. >> despite the big names stumping for candidates. and why some are challenging the law in maryland that bans fruit sales. and holly's on the farm celebrating a summer staple. stable? staple, not stable. 

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there was another new poll in the virginia race today.

the washington post pole shows mcdonalds holding a lead over deeds. among the voters who say they're certain to vote, 54% say they support mcdonald and 39% support deeds. montgomery officials want to keep a popular fruit vender open. they want the same acceptions to operate seafood stands. this is to keep it operating on river road. they were on state property without permission. and it's a good news for drivers. the construction on the inner county connector is on seed you. -- is onschedule. the next segments will be finished in early 2011 and it will link i-95 with i-270.

up next on fox 5 morning news, we're looking at today's top stories. president obama is pulling an about face and we'll look at ebel dyeathabo ioandon the option. o>> e we'rwtrackin weather and the latest on tropical storm claudette and hurricane bill. both coming up next. what are you doing for lunch?

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>> the police are searching for suspects of shootings in the district. 15 shots were fired saturday evening in the 4100 block of minnesota avenue south east. two of the seven shot are 14 and the others are 18 years old. we're tracking ouble in the tropic. we're watching two storms. claudette hit florida's panhandle, and the winds not so much of a problem. one storm we're watching closely is hurricane bill. it has sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. it could be a hurricane by

wednesday. >> is it expected to make landll? >> yes, there are various tracks for bill. >> well, it's tell. to >> tell. a look at what's going on. what we do know, the one that k le maandfall, that's tropical storm claudette over the florida panhandle this morning. maximum sustained winds at 40. this is taking us to the north, northwest and bringing heavy rain into western mississippi, i mean, western alabama and much of mississippi and western portions of tennessee and the midwest. we could get the rains becae this is meeting up with a cold front that pushes this way. all right, current temperatures around the region. we're at 73 degrees and elsewhere, we're nit 60s.

69 in baltimore and 67 at dulles and winchester also at 68-degree. here's a look at the satellite for the region. we have clouds over us this morning and cloudy skies reported at reagan national airport. much of the eastern u.s. is cloud free. the clouds are sitting over us in the mid-atlantic region and dell marva. and they'll break up a little bit. here's your surface map. what we'll deal with today. high pressure, that's dominating weather. that's quiet and we won't have showers and thunderstorms today. if one pops up, it will be isolated. for us, it will be heat, it will beot again and humid. more of the same of what we had saturday and sunday. partly cloudy skies and a hot afternoon and highs downtown at

93 degrees and highs about 92 degrees and a better chance of showers and thunderstorms then and when we're sigh saying better, 30%. wednesday and thursday, the same and into friday, the temperatures dropping into the upper 80s. that's what's happening into the weather. >> well, it's about 80-degrees in here today. >> yeah, it was warm in here earlier. >> well, how did you do that. >> y'all had nutty buddies, didn't you. >> no, no nutty buddies. that's the only way i know to keep cool on a hot day. >> heading into silver springs. no accidents, just delays only. southbound, vw, congested and clearing out south of greenbelt and now, inbound 50, the traffic will slow out of sheafierly. and now, this is the live shot of eastbound 66 after 7100

approaching the road and continuing into 123, the activity off to the right shoulder. and more delays after nuttily street to the beltway. no accidents to report on the george washington parkway north of the airport. and lanes continuing open near 395. that's a check of the on-time traffic. the obama administration could be doing an about face when it comes to health care. they're about to got give the americans the government run insurance. they'll include health insurance cooperatives instead. the house committee members are including public option and now, the house has to weigh in. and now, we have the white hoe reporter to talk about the issue. how does this change things over the developments over the weekend? >> it's a big concession and

it's not expected? >> we didn't have 50 votes in the senate for the public option. they had to tax in the center and the big challenge is to keep enough liberal democrats on board. >> and when we look at this option, it was highly publicized and pushed out there by the white house. they say, let's lean towards the co-ops. how could this differ from the original plan pushed. >> well, stick to the president's principals to keep it from competing with the private plans. it goes towards the smaller government approach and conservative democrats and almost all of the republicans favor it. they've heard a lot of heat about this at the town hall meetings. >> so, for you and i and everyone else out there that

needs the health insurance, does it change who may get it or how much we'll pay. i with, a lot -- a will the of the details need to be structured and some are calling them being like blue cross models. there will be an expansion of coverage and you'll see x million americans getting more and whether or not they'll have to pay more out of the pocket, we'll see. >> and for those denied coverage. people denied coverage because of medical conditions. is that still in there in some manner. >> my suspicion is there will be more regulations in the medical under lying. also, you know, capping and charging out of pocket. that's going to be part of the final agreement and i think

that the insurers are willing to give them that in exchange for anything but the public plan. >> the town hall meetings that we've heard about. the president even said, the loudest are being heard, but that may not be the one that is need the attention. are the meetings going to make a difference or are the politicians looking at, he's are just loud voices here. >> well, you're seeing a difference. the senator is dropping the enof life consultations and that's distorted. it's thrown off a lot of heat and they don't want a side show. i think there's sentiment in the town hall meetings and the loudest voices are heard and there's outside voices organizing these things. to find out how much is real. >> and there were democrats and

howard dean came out and said, what's the point of continuing if this isn't in there. >> i suspect there's going to be a lot of disagreement about this. this is the sale job, how to keep the liberal democrats on board and preventing them to peeling what they're going to do. >> and they're saying, we may not hit the dead line. >> well, it will go into the fall and in this debate, something this complicated, any dead line has to be flexible. >> september 15th isn't looking good. >> we'll see. >> thank you for joining us this morning. appreciate it. and thank you. straight ahead. a restaurant chain announces that children can eat for free every day of the week. we'll share the real deal on the meal deal. and the nationals scored a

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sustained winds are 35 miles per hour an we'll see 3 to es chrainf oin and as much as 10 in some areas. t, now. ng quickly at 12 miles f al> ghrit, now. t, we'll look at ana and bill. ana is a tropical depression as far as we gnome we'll get updated information on the storms quickly. hurricane bill out in the ntlaitatic wh the n75dsict a miles per hour. t and again, updated information from the national hurricane center will be out shortly. we have clouds in over us. that's about it. there's a cloud to the north and nothing there to the west and south. we have clouds this morning and later on, they'll break up nicely. 'srehethe refive-day forecast, high o y.da nd a a93y.ry dccept for the humidity. tomorrow, 92 and 20% chance of afternoon evening shoryrs. s wednesday, a better chance and highs wednesday and thuray,

90 degrees and all of the highs are above rl.ma the high today, 87 degrees. thank you, tony. my pleasure. hi, julie. and we've been talking about the outer lupe to the beltway at 123 at tyson. that's where they're doing the hot lane work. and jason smith is out there and you can see the ramp is closed. there's a sign across the overhead sign, i should say, that's telling you that the ramp from the outer lupe to the beltway is closed and that will take you into tie son's corner. that's -- again, t outer lupe will be closed for the next six weeks and obviously, we see no delays here.

the lefthand side here, that's the work around. thank you, jason. >> back inside, we're talk abt the outer lupe of the beltway still closed on the georgia avenue and all of the lanes are open and eastbound, 56 heading into 123. heavy, slow and steady, were -- . [ indiscernible ] >> no reports in prince county. kennel worth, that's ere we have a crash. that's a check of the fox5 on- time traffic. all right, a quick check of sports nationals only have until midnight to come to terms with steven strawsburg. and closes say they have a $17 million deal on the table that could reach within $20 milln. and several are saying that won't be enough. and the nat's president say they may not be able to sign

him tonight. and the redskins are back on the practicefield today. the afternoon session took place during 92 degrees and add to that the oven that's astro turf and football pads. >> it's hot out here and we have the pads on and we're coming off of a game where we didn't play well. the guys rae happy to get the frustration out, you'll have temperatures. the redskins are looking for the first preseason win saturday against the steelers. that's at fedex field there. tiger woods lost a tournament he was leading into the final day. woods needs this chip to have any chance of winning pga championship and there you go. you can see he doesn't like it. right away.

he finishs with the final round score of 75. he yang becomes the first asian player to win the major. >> i didn't put well enough to win today. i played well enough. i didn't get it done on the greens and i didn't win the golf tournament. the world east fastest man has gotten faster. he won the 100-meter race again at the world records. he saved 1.1 seconds a you have of his record. he set the u.s. record of 9.71 seconds. it's 7:48 and, you know, the three word that is children dread this time of the year, back to school. >> and with the school need, parents aren't happy about the school shopping. >> we'll find out how to make

the most of the budgets. >> first, we'll check in with holly. >> i'm going give you an ear full this morning in virginia and yes, we're heading into the corn field to learn about picking this sweet summer treat and we'll talk about coming out and enjoying an ear yourself. that's live, next.

go to myfoxdc.com for more effect and check out all of the rules here. and if you're less rock 'n' roll and more country. >> the chances are you've eaten and have you wondered how the corn goes from stalk to corn? >> holly has more. >> if you're like me, i don't stop with two. wean sweet corn is in season, i want this, not dessert.

it's good and we're lucky, it's grown here in the area. you definitely need to take advantage of it. we did a road trip chicking in with the leonard family. have you seen a cuter farmer. >> i've done a lot of farms and the other farmers don't take it the wrong way. you're the cutest i've seen. >> thank you. >> i'll pass it on to my dad. there. >> my great grandparents -- grandparents received this farm 80 years ago and we take care of 500 animals and 1800 acres and corn and sweet corn that we use for the feed and for the business. >> give me the lesson on the

corn. >> well, this here, it's field corn. it's what we'll feed to the cows. it has a highier starch content and we're also at the tassel top. and those tassels, they want to knock you down and they'll pollinate the ear. that helps the corn grow and we have what we have here. it will be about the size of the sweet corn. we have a if i more weeks of growing now. >> whether or not it's the corn, they'll grow to be the same size. and they'll have more sugar than starch. that's what we're talking about. >> and how long does it take? it takes 120 days from the seed to the little stock. about middle to late september. >> and now, you don't hand pick this corn. >> no, luckily, i don't. we have the equipment that picks the field corn and when

it comes to people corn, we go out and pick it by hand and make sure no worms go along with the trip, anything like that. >> and you're doing that now? >> yes, we are. >> you'll a want to do that in the morning. so we're not in the middle of the heat. >> tell me about sweet corn here and what we need to know. >> we're taking the shuck off and the blades and when you get to the silk, for every piece of silk, there's a piece of colonel. and i don't want to -- well, that means it's fresh and ready to be picked and eaten. they did a good job this morning. >> absolutely. >> sometimes when you get the corn, some colonels are missing and there's worms. >> it's not a big deal, that's

why you cut the ears off. we've also had problems with deer. >> what about the weather, this year? what's the best weather for the best corn? my parents say 1/4 or 1/2 of rain saturday night every week to make sure it's great. and we haven't had quite enough, but i think this is all right. it looks good to me. >> you're having the celebration this weekend. >> yes, all you can eat sweet corn and we'll cook and add the green cent -- ingredients to the sweet corn and we have a play area. >> this is my favorite kerneled, it has a grill and the cutest farmer. scary is going to show us -- sara is going to show us the best way to cook the corn coming up next hour and they

also make their own butter. go to myfoxdc.com and we have a link to coys -- cows and corn, next. >> yeah, boiled, grilled, whatever, it's great. there thank you, holly. and scammers are now trying to scam in on the high unemployment. coming up, we'll find out how they're going after job seekers. ♪ take the time to get away, free your mind, and fly away ♪ ♪ and we have a two time grammy nominated artist joining us. we have her first on fox 5 morning news. stay with us. f shluca cor

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>> we have three storms churning and it's almost time to go back to class. the average family will spend $550 on school supplies this year. and then, we've talked

about it all morning. the two time grammy nominee is going to perform a song off of her new cd and making a surprise announcement that a lot of people will want to hear. stay with us for that. good morning and thank you for being with us. >> good morning. the tropics suddenly came alive. well, these aren't live pictures. these re from a short time ago. claudette is now a tropical depression and now, we're watching out for bill. it became a hurricane overnight. >> where will they go from here. >> well, yes, bill is a rricane in the atlantic, it's posing no threat to land right

now and it's likely to become a major hurricane by wednesday or thursday. rila. meanwhile, claudette is a85 miles south west ofmontgomery, alabama and you heane t odges f hete o esdg hutrsdenem, sylot of thunderst activity,ost is off of the coast and will be omakngmts i way on shore and claudette is moving to the northwest and ts'lkel we taatu werno ttheth i order, northwestve, weieel later on today. it will bring heavy rain over the portions of the panhandle and alabama and mississippi and places like that. we'll keep our eyes >> and meanwhile, r cseloto home, we don't have precipitation, we have clouds serehend there this morning. re ougho be called mostly cloudy skies. we'll see a good amount of sunshine today. current conditions being reported at 73 degrees and humidity at 84% and winds out

of the south west at 5 miles per hour. day planner today, as i said, partly sunny skies and hot and humid and high again into the low 90s. that's a look at the weather, more's coming up in a little bit. no rain in sight. not much of it any ways. let's check in with julie and see what's happening on the roads. >> no rain, that's a blind melon song. >> i knew you wouldn't get it. >> no, that means that the grass continues to get brown. >> and watering the plants. >> there you go. >> busy ride on the outer lupe leaving 95 on the georgia avenue and 395 in virginia and heavy and slow and working your way past duke street and more slow traffic on the 14th bridge. there and that's heading up 66. now, let's go live on the outer lupe of the beway at 123 and

tyson. that's where the ramp is shutdown to go peanut butter to take you to the mall and -- to go northbound to the mall. this is shutdown [ indiscernible [ indiscernible ] we'll show you southbound 270 here. this is south of shady grove road and nothing's popped up on the camera board. and kennel worth avenue [ indiscernible that's a check of the fox 5 on- time traffic. it appears that the president may have changed.

the obama administration is altering the strategy to get the health care passed. sara simmons has more on capitol hill. >> reporter: well, it looks like the obama administration is backing away from the public option idea and embracing the insurance cooperative ideas. even over the weekend, the secretary was saying that a both run health insurance plan is not something they consider an element to the overall health care plan we're looking at it. this comes after his meeting saturday -- that it was a critical part of the plan and it's now up in the air. the house committees passed the bill that includes the public option. and system liberal democrats will go away from it. and it shows that the meetings

may have an impact on the health care package overall. now, the insurance cooperatives we're talking about, the government would get involved with these at the beginning of the process. >> the idea is, the government would front end some of the money and we've yet to discuss whether or not all me would be paid back. it would be that amount of involvement and it would be membership run and controlled and the government wouldn't have any on going obligation for any control. >> now, at this point, the public option that's come up in the house committees, that would have to be voted on by the house and the white house has wanted the government run health care to be part of the option. senators are saying they believe they have votes in the senate for an insurance cooperative plan at this point, steve. >> thank you, so much. in the meantime, aol users want

to find out why they tt go-n a mail from the white house. for many, this came up as a popup and now, they want to know where and how they dug up their names and addresses. the addresses were exchanged from the white houses. >> it's not the government's right to have my e-mail address. whatever purpose of the people that disagree from the president, that's a real problem. and if people kn they'll be on the list, then the people may feel inhibited in expressing their political views. -- according to a

washington state poll, it showed that 40% would vote for mcdonalds and 47% backed deeds. >> >> a successful trip to mayanmar. he was able to secure the release of a man sentenced for sneaking into the open legislation -- into the house of a man on house arrest. as michael vick is moving forward, he's reflecting on his time in federal prison. also, he opened up about his 18 months behind bars. he told "60 minutes" he cried in prison. >> the first day they slammed the door in prison, i knew the magnitude of the decisions that

i made and the poor judgment and what i allowed to happen to the animals. and, you know, it's no way of explaining, you know, the hurt and the guilt that i felt. that was the reason i cried so many nights. that put it into perspective. >> the humane society is inlisting him as an antidog fighting ambassador hoping he'll help other young people go in the right direction. county police are investigating a stabbing in college park. it happened before 4:00 in the 8900 block of road island avenue. the police don't have suspects in custody. and the police are trng to solve a murder mystery in upper marlboro. a man was found dead many a wood wood area. the police are trying to find out the cause of death.

it appears he's hispanic. it's 8:08 and we'll check out other stories coming up and including more on the arrest of a maryland teacher. >> and we'll tell you what michael phelps is admitting. >> >> and scammers are trying to cash in on high unemployment ♪ and two time grammy nominated artist will be with us. stay with us. (announcer) your doctor knows

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a mother's instinct leads to an arrest. this is a teacher in

maryland, he lives in alexander and he's charged for taking a minor across the state line for sex. the mother called the teacher and he admitted to having sex with her once. a drunk driver crashed into a vehicle carrying a county executive and his wife wife. and michael phelps admits he drank a beer an hour and 15 minutes before this crash thursday night and the other driver was at fault, she ran a red light. he was sited for driving with an invalid out of state license. in 2004, he was sentenceed to 18 month probation for drinking and driving. >> we want to check in with

tony perkins with the forecast today. >> and the cute factor. >> we'll start with that will. that's a eye to get to it. -- that's a joy to get to it. >> that's zander. a little red skin in training. >> yes, he is. he could be one eventually. he's 5 months old and ready to football. too young to know the disappointment. >> send us your files on mo niclick on mornings. thank you, we love that. let's look at max #. >> tropical depression. yeah, just an hour ago, she was aaltr aop nic snd sow, nhe's a tropical depression. the winds dropped down to 35 miles per hour. it's the re'we ore e'focusing o and the areas of vyhea

silwstl er will persist across the panhandle and into alabama and mississippi and into eswern tennessee and maybe here as well. es we'll keep our eyes on that. >> current temperatures unaruno the region. we j'd umveo uppeeg76 t. re des i just, hey, come on! what's with the map. i it currently 76 degrees despite what the computer map is telling you. it has also failed. >> 69 degrees in baltimore. 76 right now ansteppstepped outsida plenty of sunshine. we have clouds intermixed with the sunshine. i made up a rdli, bei e. be not a d start to the day. sunny and hot anhumid. here's the forecast. today, 93 for the high intown and warmer to the south. it should be a dry day and no precipitation and tomorrow, a

20% chance of an offer thunderstorm. high 92 and hot and humid wednesday and thursday as we. some of the rain wednesday could be from claudette and friday, 88 for the high. that's a look at the weather and now, the rush hour traffic with julie right. well, busy ride out there for those leaving the road and heading up towards 236 and 66. we'll show you a live shot of the springfield inner change. and we're going up on the 395 and however, 95 slows into the parkway inner change. no accidents to report on the southbound lanes. traveling to exit at 123. that ramp is closed and the north ramp is shutdown for the next six weeks. that's part of the construction project there. this is the camera that failed us. that went down on us and the lanes are open north of theland mark. again, the live shot of the

beltway at coal'sville road. and no accidents to report there. [ indiscernible >> > we're helping you get a j today. today's openi is at stvee's topa're . 'rau e looking for a master technician. they pay up to $35 an hour and th yfits are included. wouifould like more on this job and many others, go to myfoxdc.com and click on the job shop tab. something else, scammers are going after the job hunters and the editor is joining us to you n about some of the chon scams. another disappointing part of the times today.

the scammers know we're vulnerable and here they step in. >> and they know some have been looking for jobs for a long time and your guard is down and you're ready to find a job. if you get a call from someone that sounds like a recruiter, you may give it out. your guard may be down and you would do something you wouldn't normally do. >> identity theft is -- how are they getting the information. >> well, what's going on, as people post their resumes. some find your name and phone number and call you up and pretend to be a recruiter and you may give outour social security number because your guard is down. don't give it out to someone that calls you >> and it's tempting if you've been look for a job. how do we tell if this is the real deal or someone trying to

steal our information. >> well, talk to them. if you meet them, don't give out any other personal information or your social security number. i would say f you hear -- if you hear from a firm that sounds nest interesting, call the bbb. >> and we do a little bit of the work ourself. >> and we've been talking about doing the home schemes for year. is this different? >> people continue to bite and that's why they're doing it. one of the newer ones, you can make money by sends out things on twitter. if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. >> so, if you twitter, they'll give you money. >> yes, and they'll ask for the money out of the bank account number and they'll suck the money out of the account. >> and any time anyone asks for money up front, that's a red

flag. >> don't give them money up front. if you think they may be legit, check them out. >> i know you say they don't tell you up front, but they could take money out of the bank account. they could say, this is going to cost you $2 to start and then, once they have the information, they'll take your money. >> and that could be up to $50 a month in some cases. >> and the federal government, the biggest employer and one of the places is hiring and a lot of people are trying to get the jobs and the scammers are moving in. what do we look for. >> well, some also send it official looking e-mails and they look like they're from the government. go to the government website and make sure that's legit and usually ends in.gov. call the agency yourself and make sure that the phone number is the agency. usa jobs is the one you'll

want to go for. >> money processing schemes. these are the one that is say, many i relatives can't do it. send money overseas and apparently, they're still happening. >> people are trying to look for anything they feel will help them. >> don't wire anyonemoney you don't know. >> thank you so much. hopefully you can get the job without getting taken. >> good advice for sure. and san francisco's system is up and running this morning and a strike is averted and in chicago, the strike is shutdown. and you've probably been to a fair before, what about a sweet corn celebration? we'll check out one out and check in with her, later on today. ♪

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president called the deal for a four year contract and he's not discussing specifics. in chicago, there's a citywide shutdown today. all of the city workers were off without pay. that means no tax collection and -- collection. the reduce services say this is going to save about $8 million. chicago is facing a budget shortfall. >> >> well, the time is 8:25 and coming up any objection, we'll -- coming up next, we'll check out the other stories. and we'll tell you how to get an a on back to school shopping. ♪ take the time to get away, free your mind, and three away ♪ >> and we have a two time grammy nominee singer joining us. aysth us.uus.

north korea puts the military on special alert. the army made the announcement monday on the same day they said they were reuniting families south uth korea. and the tsunami warning is lifted off an earthquake off of the coast of japan. and a mandatory evacuation order is lifted for hundreds living fire santa cruz, california and everyone's on high alert. the wildfire is just 50% contained. 11 wildfires are burn anything california. california -- -- burn in

california. well, we have a tropical depression still, claudette, it's bringing heavy rain and gusty winds to the pam handle as well. we see thunder and lightning with this storm system heavy rain is likely to fall and in some areas, you can see 10 inches in the storm. it's moving north and west at 15 miles per hour. meanwhile, we'll look at the tropics and we'll show you what's going on out there. this is ana. maximum sustained winds at 35 miles per hour. in this is racing to the northwest at 28 miles per hour. we'll see if it develops. it will bring rain to porto rico and there's a tropical storm watch with that system as well.

hurricane bill is the more serious of the storms. it's a minimal strength hurricane and we'll get the next update at 11:00 and it's posing no -- mediate threat to land. >> we've seen a spe in the temperature in the last 30 minutes. , winds out of the south west at 5 miles per hour. and the surface max. we'll see sunshine today and we have clouds in over us, and the high pressure is controlling a lot today. we had heat and humid from the course of the weekend. the forecast today, looks like that. partly sunny skies and a hot afternoon and high highway above normal at 93 degrees. right now, let's look at traffic. we'll go to julie wright now. it's been busy and unfortunately, at the paint bench parkway, there's activity

there tieing up all but the right side of the road. no dents reported along northbound i-95 and still a clear shot leaving up to springfield on 395 and the traffic will slow leaving duke street and the 14th street bridge. there are volume delays there. traveling eastbound 66, this is slow go and we have trouble with the signal lights on flash there. outer lupe heading through silver springs and -- the [ indiscernible ] according to the national retail federation, the average families of students will spend 8% less than last year. what can you do to save money

in the tough times. we have a retail reporter with us today. she's written reports about back to school expenses. >> families are spending less and waiting later to purchase the items for their students. what are they spending money on. >> well, one thing is electronics. they've become a necessity. you need to have the laptops and the calculators and parents are saying, this is an area we're continuing to send our kids. and for example, they're cutting back on clothing and they're buying more generic brands and they're making the tough choices and finding where they can get the most bang for their buck. >> in the newspaper, we hear and see ads for back to school sales.

are their really sales. >> yes, there are this year. retailers are look at it as a way to say here's what we can do for you into the holiday season. they're sending a message to the consumers. what we're seeing is that the retailers are waiting. a lot of schools are starting later because labor day is pushed back. and retailers are waiting until the last minute. >> and the parents are weight late, too. >> and you have tips, things are tight for everyone. we may skim on something for ourselves and it's hard to say no to students. what would you say? >> well, it's not about saying no to your child. it's about making sure your child is involved in the budget. saying, here's what we have to work with and how will you help us out. i heard someone give a great tip, it was not just put your kids on a budget, but whatever

we have left over, you get to put in your pocket. >> good idea. some say, leave the children home and do the shopping yourself, but that could be a way to get them to understand. >> that's a teachable moment. >> what about where you shop? is it better to do it all in one place? >> well, it depends on your time and your budget. we're seeing a lot of shoppers going to actually drugstores. they're making an effort to say, we have deals too and sales, too. and looking atthose places like drugstores and office supply stores. those could be the place to find the deals as well. >> and also, places -- every year, they say, this is the place to get the kits. is that a good idea. >> all of the big stores have the school supply lists that

the counties put out every single year. >> they know what you're looking for. >> and you can always, i mean, you cannot get them all in one package. >> you can buy them separately. exactly, if you have the time and energy and the gas available to go and shop in the stores, that's an option as well. >> and when it comes to the electronics, will you find the deals on those as well. >> well, i think definitely. wal-mart has a sale for laptops under $400. even though we're spending more money on the electronics, the retails are being competitive with that. >> any other advice. >> you can makes through. >> that's great, thank you so much we put your list of tips on myfoxdc.com. check that out. >> steve, baaing to be you -- tackback to you.

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the weekend. knowing what fun we'll have next weekend. you come out here, you'll indeed have a sweet time as it's the sweet corn celebration going on. we're hanging out with sara leonard and she's a farmer here and fourth generation, they know what they're doing. they're picking the corn now. picking the people corn by hand and now, they're the best ones to show us what to do with it. >> when it comes to cooking up sweet corn, it's hard to boil it and we grill it on the grill. you don't have to shuck the leaves off. you don't have to worry about it. we hand it to you like this. i'll do the hard work today. peel it back for you. >> now, let me ask you this? did you soak them first. some say you need to get the husks we. >> we do, for about an hour and we get it ready and cook it on

the grill 20 minutes, medium heat. this needs just a few more minutes. the leaves and husks need to be a golden brown. and this is nice and soft. i think they'll enjoy it. >> and when will that corn have been picked this weekend? probably saturday morning about 5:00 a.m. >> really? wow! we try to wait as close as possible. you want it to be cool. as soon as it cools off, the sugar turns to starch and it gets tarter. you'll want to get the corn into the fridge until you're ready to use it. >> and how long would it last in the refrigerator. >> eat it as soon as possible. maybe a day or too. two days is probably the longest. you can cut it and put it in the freezer for a few months,

but put it in there as soon as possible. >> and then, i try to get as much butter as possible. >> we did this butter this morning. it's fresh. >> you make it here. >> we do. we have the coys. and you can make the heavy whipping cream into butter. >> you'll use this here. >> and yes, they'll make it themselves and cook the corn. >> and quickly, you do the heavy whipping cream. >> yes, normally, today, this is spring butter. fish i'm going to add a little bit of parmesan cheese. >> and that's a nice tip. >> no napkins needed. look at this, freshly picked this morning. oh! that's really good. and while i continue to eat this, tell e about the sweet

corn celebration and don't forget about the hand dipped ice cream. >> this weekend, saturday and sunday, that's the sweet corn celebration and farm tours and all you can eat corn and hand dipped ice cream, it's nice and thick. we'll be doing cow milking and hopefully the corn maize will be opening. it depends on how much i get in there and finish up the design. but we'll be ready this weekend. go to the website at cowsandcorn.com and it has the information and pictures of the cows and all we do out here. we'll make it easier at myfoxdc.com and we have their link. it took us just an hour and 20 minutes to get out here and it will be worth the treat once you get out here. >> enjoy -- enjoy!

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have won her two grammy nominations so far and tomorrow, she has a new cd and today, she's here was. we're pleased to have you here was. we've enjoyed what we've heard all morning long. what a great voice. >> thank you. >> we want to talk about the new cd. you talked about your eninfluences. you have a little bit of everything. i love the name of the album, it's called turn me loose. >> yes. >> what happened and is this personal for you. >> yes, it's very personal. i mean, all of them are, but i wanted to amplify myself a little more and show the edgier side of myself.

and this someone more r&b like and fun -- >> and maybe a little more out there. >> yeah, well, we need more fun and change can happen and we're okay with. >> and have you been through changes? >> oh. definitely, you'll hear a lot of changes and mixtures of listening to friends around me. >> and buddy miles. >> and you hear changes around the album and then hearing the changes around me. >> when you talk about your friends -- >> yeah, he was here. he's great. >> and you've had a chance to work with a lot of great people >> yes, i've opened up to different producers and song writers and this is a great time. i've changed a lot.

hello, the mohawk. >> and when someone tunes into this album, what are they going to hear? >> they'll hear a lot of blues and r&b and hip hop and modern with the old school. >> do you have -- have you refined a sound or said, you can do everything out there like i'm making changes. >> well, i'm doing me and the rest is up to the public. i do me and let it radiate out and hopully people come along. >> we'll get a preview of the cd now. >> this is a wonderful ballad, "going through changes." [ledisi performing]

>> fantastic. >> thank you so much >> that was beautiful. >> thank you. >> wow! >> we're so pleased we could hear you today. >> i'm doing a free concert at the national harbor tomorrow at 7:00. i hope everyone will come out. >> well, now they will. it's a opportunity for her to perform and you can sign cds. >> yes, to celebrate the release of the album

>> and i love that. grammy nominated. >> and she's still so down to earth. >> yeah, keep it low. >> thank you for having me feel having me. >> we have the information on the website as well remember, it's a free show. that's at the national harbor 7:30. and tomorrow, is the weather going to cooperate? yes, it will be warm. it will be warm for the rest of the week. today, 93 degrees and tomorrow, 92 and hot and humid and a chance of a shower and thunderstorm. we have a better chance wednesday and thursday. we'll drop off into the 90s those days and we'll bring you the latest on claudette at the midday show. >> and i get to site see today. >> and you'll have great weather today.