welcome back. police released tapes from the night that lewis was arrested. it is part of the effort to get to the bottom of what happened. >> a racial firestorm sparked by a 911 call reporting a possible break in cambridge, massachusetts. here's a portion of the 911 call a woman placed on july 16th. >> i don't know if they live there and had a hard time with their key but i noticed they used their shoulder to barge in and they got in. i don't know if they had a key

or not because i couldn't see from my angle but when i looked closely i thought. >> are they still in the house? >> they are still in the house i believe, yeah. >> white, black or hispanic. >> they were two larger men. one looks kind of hispanic but i'm not sure and the other one entered and i didn't see what he looked like at all. >> reporter: the tape say he caller never mention the men being black, the charges critics have been le vengli against her since the story broke. it led to the arrest of henry gates junior at his own home for disorderly conduct. a charge which was later dropped. today cambridge officials say they are forming a committee to prevent this from happening again. >> we are confident that we can it matily come out stronger -- ultimately come out stronger and more you know nied. >> reporter: the white house says that president obama maybe hosting sergeant crawley and professor gates at the white

house, an effort to tone down the rhetoric and turn the incident in to what this president says could be a teaching moment. in washington, i'm sandra endo,. we are following a developing story out of southeast dc. police are on the scene of a double shooting and two men were hit. shell casings are stone across the atlantic avenue southeast. at this point, police are not releasing their names or their conditions. we are keeping an eye on this and we will have more on 9 news now at 7 and on our website at wusa9.com. alexandria's police chief is on administrative leave following being charged with drunk driving. david baker, whose been on the force for 19 years, the last three as chief was arrested on saturday night for for dui. police say he struck another car while driving a city-ownedt court documents show he had a blood alcohol content of 19 that is twice the legal limit and he failed a field sobriety test and unable to recite the

alphabet. >> he should be held to a higher standard because he is a law enforcer and he shouldn't be doing that and shouldn't be in charge of he's going to be drunk and going around and doing that kind of thing. >> reporter: what about his job? >> he should be let go. >> shouldn't keep his job -- i want him to keep his job because he is a fantastic police chief. >> reporter: alexandria city employees can be fired for driving a city vehicle while intoxicated. the city manager is waiting for the result of an intern sal investigation before making his decision. good news for commuters in silver spring. crews reopened route 29 at fair land road. police had to shut down that stretch of 29 for much of the afternoon but trouble, a gas leak. it has been fixed now. no word on what ruptured that gas line ever the dc mother accused of killing her four daughters could find out as early as wednesday if she will spend the rest of her life in prison. both sides completed their arguments today in the banita

jacks trial and her fate is in the hands of the judge now. >> prosecutor compare think house the little girl shared with her mother to abu ghraib prison in iraq, a house of torture. now it is the judge that must decide if a banita jacks will spend the rest of her life in prison, too. >> is banita jacks guilty? >> beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: courtroom observers have their opinions about banita jacks facing 12 counts ranging from child cruelty to murder. a vicious killing spree that prosecutors believe started with 16-year-old brittany. helen raider sat through all of the testimony. >> the girler room was taped up so the other girls couldn't see it and i think she began to realize they would find out and tell on her so they, as witnesses had to be eliminated. >> reporter: brittany's school counselor tried to sound the alarm. james la friend can't exactly answer the call first saying he

saw brittany alive and then recanting that. >> are you still haunted by this case? >> despite the officers apparent misstep, other trial watchers say prosecutors presented enough evidence to convince banita jacks. >> the fact she was in the house with the kids and nobody else was allowed in there. >> reporter: defense attorneys presented three witnesses in the case. >> i'm not allowed to comment. the gag order is still in place. >> it is a grisly autopsy photos and those from the crime scene that some observers say everything there is to know about how the girls lived and died. >> it checks me up to think at some point she couldn't have just said i can't deal with this. i can't handle this. i have to take a break from these kids. >> reporter: the judge said he needs until at least wednesday to go over all the evidence in the case and render a verdict. back to you. >> thank you. an autopsy is being done to determine how a woman died inside of her silver spring

home. police say the body of 23-year- old myra hernandez was discovered in her home on 8800 block of garland avenue this morning. medics tried to revive her and could not. at point foul play has not been ruled out. police know who the 45-year- old woman was whose body was found burning in a minivan in bethesda, maryland. she was found in the minivan at the corner of arlington road and bradley boulevard. the road is open but the investigation tied up traffic in the area for most of the morning commute. we have a followup now on that deadly helicopter crash on i-70. the national transportation safety board is expected to release a preliminary report as early as this week. that report will not include a determination on what caused the crash that killed four people. the small chopper went down on thursday night near hagerstown. and new cockpit voice recorder transports shed more light on lost went ear's deadly

plane crash near buffalo, new york. in it the co-pilot rebecca shaw said she was sick and would have liked to skip the flight. testimony during the hearing show that shaw and another pilot made several critical mistakes. h1n1 or somewhere appears to be poised to make a comeback as schools come back in to session but today maryland, school and health officials met to consider their options. >> it spreads as easily as regular flu does. we have seen that already. we know there is not a natural immunity to it. that's why we are seeing it being spread still at a time of the year when one does not expect to see the flu. >> reporter: a vaccine could be available in october. it will require two injections and it will not be available as a facial mist. keeping schools open will depend on parents keeping sick kids home, at least that's what officials predict for now. a story tonight about the

definition of the word closed. a fire chief insists he is not closing a local fire station even though no firefighters will be on duty to respond. semantics aside, neighbors are not happy. 9 news now digital correspondent, dave statter has more on how this could affect you. >> this is a high point senior high school just down the street from the caliverton fire station and one of the locations that relies on that fire station in case of an emergency. come this weekend, no more firefighters in that fire house, except the firefighter who will be using that place as an office. that means the fire trucks and ambulances will not be rolling. >> will there be fire engines responding out of 41. >> no. >> reporter: the chief admits no firefighters will be on duty at the calvertton station. >> will there be ambulance crews. >> no. >> is it closing the fire

station. >> no. >> because the personnel from that station are just moving down the street. >> down the street is actually the fire house 2.3 miles away in beltsville. fire officials like chief jones often tell us every second counts in an emergency. but in this casing budget cuts are forcing the redeployment of personnel. >> so there is a reduction of services at both locations, correct. >> there is no reduction in service. they will be able to be covered by surrounding companies. >> i'm so sorry to hear that. >> reporter: at the shopping center across from the they stopped for lunch they are not buying the reason. >> we need a fire station in the calvertton area. >> beside shopping center and hotel and housing nearby this includes rider wood i havage with 2600 senior citizens it is virtually across from the fire house and where naomi miller lives. >> i'm upset about that because i know they come to our village. >> isn't it semantics saying it is closed when there isn't

staffing to get out. >> i don't participate in semantics. i just told you what we are doing and i think it is pretty clear. >> reporter: as 9 news now first reported on friday night, it is not just this fire house but the same thing will happen to fire houses in capital height and riverdale heights where some volunteers may fill in on occasion and in chillum on rigs broad one change from friday night the plan has been changed. a medic will be in the station but no fire trucks will be responding. two of the fire stations are close to the montgomery county border. montgomery county officials are meeting to figure out what affect it will have on them. >> thank you for that. still to come, why you should sweat the small stuff in living smart. and tony, we definitely sweat outside today. >> no doubt. the summer heat is back and you 00ll see thatecflreted in e fl gsine thart thqu ieler pp9000. things are t for us tonight. the beaches are getting hammered. we will check th after this y tethis short break.

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and reduce fuel consumption. >> that's why he said win-win- win. under cash for clunkers you can get up to 400 -- 4500 if you turn in one that gets 18 miles a gallon or less. the little things add up and when it comes to money sweat the small stuff. real simple magazine says handle the library fines and parking ticks as soas on u yo get them if a collection agency ats you for the fees the bank account and credit score will take a hit. pay the minimum on your credit card or if you do that, do it over time and you could pay thousands in interest fees so don't just pay the minimum i should say and step up your payments. and here's another reason to pay your mortgage on time. one late payment can knock 100 points off of your credit score. if you need help contact your lender. when we come back, a snake

population out of control. you won't believe where make exerts found this 14-foot long python. but first a preview of the cbs evening news. >> obesity adds $1,400 a year to an individual's health care costs and now some experts havet a radical solution. tax soft drink and raise millions of dollars. o lower your

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the united states and israel agree that iran's nuclear program threatens stability in the middle east but both sides differ on how to tackle the problem. israel says it reserves the right to launch a military strike against iran to stop the country from developing a nuclear weapon. but the obama administration believes diplomatic channels will eventually succeed. iran insists that its nuclear program is for generating electricity, not bombs. today an indian court convicted two men and a woman for their role in the mumbai car bombing six years ago.

two taxis caringry -- carrying explosives killed 50 people. it is believed the three are part of the terrorist group tied to last year's attack that killed more than 160 people. a judge will sentence them next month. if you thought we had a tough time with asian snakehead fish, florida residents are nearly knee deep in pythons. the snakes are not indigenous to the state but people who can no longer take care of them release them in the wild. today a tampa bay snake trapper said he captured one of the largest found in the snake, 14 feet long. justin matthews found it curled up and hissing in a storm drain. >> i felt alone even though everybody was out here and when he turned around on me i really felt alone because i was back here where i kept my knife and it wasn't there and i was like uh-oh. >> it is believed 30,000

dangerous snakes have been released to the everglades. widelife experts say a large food supply, no natural predator created a snake population that spiraled out of control and this one apparently was found near a day care or preschool. so can you imagine. >> i think his quote was uttered many times, huh oh. >> uh-oh is right. see that coming out of the bushes after you. and i think it is safe to say there are no natural predators for a 14-foot python. nothing that will give it a shot any way. >> nah. a little heat and humidity from a change. we have been enjoying great conditions to this point. can't complain when it turns to a july-like outcome. and that's what is going to happen for the rest of the week. start with the three-day trend. the average is 9 and we will be in that neighborhood for the rest of the week. upper 80s to around 90 degrees and each day in the heat and humidity a chance of a shower

or thunderstorm. that's not going to be washout rains or anything like that but a possibility. and that's the case tonight. a 30% chance of a thunderstorm in the forecast. low temperatures right around 70 and it will be muggy. during the day tomorrow, a repeat today. mixture of sunshine and clouds. a chance of a shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon. the high temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90 degrees. so far tonight, most of the activity has been at the beaches. heavy thunderstorms along the delmarva beach and the coastline in to new jersey. severe weather reports from down there but around here things have been quiet. not say we are not going to get thunderstorm activity because there is a front that is to the northwest out of the mountains. first of all, the trigger mechanism for the storms along the beach is a trough or wind shift line. it has been there for a while. if you look to the northwest you can see a cold front that has been inching toward us over the last 24 hours. on the other side of the front the air is much drier. ahead of it is muggy. the boundary will come close to us tonight. a slight chance of a shower or

thunderstorm in the forecast in to tomorrow morning. 85 at the top of the hour at national airport. the dew point 65. it is a little muggy. producing a tirevela tymi di of 583%. other temperatures upper 70s near the water. low to mid-80s in most other spots. 79 patuxent naval air station. 87 in baltimore and 88 in hagerstown. for the next seven days really no change in the forecast. all the way through the beginning of the weekend the weather will stay exactly the same almost. upper 80s to around 90 degrees a 30% chance of a shower or thunderstorm all the way through actually early next week the temperatures may change, the pattern may change a little bit by the time we get to monday and tuesday but until that point upper 80s to around 90 with a chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and i want to emphasize in this situation even though you see thunder bolts that you change outdoor plans. a 30% chance of rain means a 70% chance it won't. and that's the way you should

look at it. >> always helpful. thisaway we love about you. >> roger goodell believes in second cast chances. michael vick are going to get one but are teams going to give him a chance. >> i don't know but if one goes after him can you imagine the circus in that training camp. you think that bret favre in training camp was a circus this will be amazing. he is back but does anyone want him. more on the conditions of his reinstatement and including the former coach that that will be his mentor. and what happens when golf meets billiards. you will not believe this shot.

there's a possibility that michael vick's reinstatement could be a moot point because if none of the 32 teams want to deal with the headache that will accompany him signing the pack he is reinstated won't mart. but for now the door is open.

the commissioner ruling the former falcon and virginia tech quarterback has been conditionally reinstated in the los angeles league. he can participate without delay in the preseason workout and delay in the preseason games and once the season begins could be eligible to play by week six. former nfl coach tony dungy will serve as his mentor during the season. goodell spoke about the decision within the next hour. >> whether he makes it on the fields for the nfl is determined on the field but he has big decisions off the field in the way he conducts himself. >> i think he is at a point right now where he is prepared to make those decisions and conduct himself in a more positive way. >> reporter: we want to know what you think, our web poll asks do you agree with the nfl's decision to reinstate michael vick. only 42% have said yes. and 58% do not agree. voting still open at wusa9.com. up in college park, ralph's waistline is not the only thing

shrinking so is the pool of upper classmen. 38 seniors graduated this spring and that made experts skeptical about maryland. the preseason poll came out today and the terps finished to pick fifth. he has ten of his 22 starters returning. speaking at arc media day today he thinks the gloom and doom is way overstated. >> there's something about this team that says winner. and the goals are high and i think they are hungry. and i'm hungry, too. it has been a while since we have won this thing and i want to win it again. >> i think he is hungry because he is only eating 1,000- calories a day. he is starving himself. >> reporter: bobby bowden has old number one followed by clemson, nc state and maryland and bc bringing up the rear. you may want to sit down when you hear the following news, the nationals have won four of their last six. can i get a golf clap from the people please, two against the

padres who are the second worst record in baseball but beggars can't be choosers when it comes to winning. the often exploded for 16 runs in two games over the week and suddenly a little ray of hope shining on nats town. >> we won the last four out of knife. so have to take that mind set to milwaukee and win road games. >> we are playing two teams and our spirits are high. we are looking forward to going to milwaukee. >> reporter: i said four out of six, not four out of five, john. check your stats. tonight it will be craig sammen against jeff suppan. meanwhile, on this day of reinstatements report that bud selig is considering lifting the lifetime ban on pete rose which would clear the way for

his election to the hall of fame. rose was barred from the sport 20 years ago for betting on games. hank aaron is urging selig to consider his reinstatement. pga tour golfer came up with the idea for a new sport over the weekend. golf combined with pool. this from the canadian open on the par three, 15 hole on saturday. olson with a tee shot, good one. little right of the hole until it goes off his playing partner's ball and for his trouble he gets a roadster worth $51,000 which is more money than he's made playing golf all year long. >> good for him. i like that golf combined with pool thing. however it gets in. >> you have to call it. >> a convertible bmw you should have to call it. another thick one. >> it will be thick tomorrow. upper 80s to around 90 and mayb