vehicle he struck another vehicle. spoceliay his blood alcohol content registered .19, twice the legal limit. the arresting officer reported that baker smelled of alcohol and repeated his word and failed the field sobriety test and he couldn't even recite the alphabet. the officer said he had two beers. >> two beers and two glasses of vodka or something. >> she should be let go. >> immediately? >> yeah, the sooner the better. >> reporter: but he says his friend deserves a second chance. >> i have talked to him several times. he's devastated by it. he is exradioly sad by what happened and he accepts full responsibility for what he did. >> reporter: i'm audrey barnes. the fate of a dc mother accused of killing her four daughters is now in the hands of the judge. both sides completed closing arguments in banita jacks trial. prosecutors describe the house on 6th street where she lived with the girls as abu ghraib prison, a house of torture where she systemically and

methodically killed the girls one by one. starting with 16-year-old brittany. >> they as witnesses had to be eliminated. >> reporter: by her own had mission jacks kept the girls away from other people. something trial watchers say may seal her fate. >> she's the only one who could have done it. >> talk about banita jacks and how she held up during the trial. >> i'm not allowed to comment. sorry. >> reporter: the judge says he needs until least wednesday to go over the evidence and render a verdict. however repugnant you may find michael vick's crimes, no matter how difficult it maybe to watch him let alone cheer for him on the field there is a long standing culture that everyone deserves a second chance and apparently that does not exclude vick. the falcons and virginia quarterback has been rekin stated in the league. he can participate in preseason activities and play if the can find a team willing to sign him. he will have to is the out five

weeks of the regular season. goodell talked about his future. >> there is not a right to be an nfl player. i think michael understands that and i think it is his opportunity now to earn the opportunity to get that privilege back again. >> vick issuing this statement through his agent today -- to help construct the life nfl has appointed tony dungy to be his mentor. he is one of the people who visited him in prison. >> he is ale regarded man and if he gives him the stamp of approval. >> some are getting one. some are calling it a pr move by teleology to put a well respected guy to his camp but probably a good move. john from chantilly is all for it. mr. vick did the crime and did his time. that debt is over and he has

the right to make a living. it is probably a sure thing whichever team takes on vick with his considerable skills they will take on a huge public relations task. thank you for the quick reaction time. more gk -- mcginty's mail bag later in the broadcast. and we want your opinion on this. breaking news in the michael jackson death investigation. a law enforcement official says the pop star's personal doctor administered the powerful drug that authorities believe killed him. the official tells the associated press michael jackson regularly received the anesthetic propofol to go to sleep and he gave him the drug before he died on june 25th he faces a possible manslaughter charge in jackson's death. closer to home, we are working to bring you information about on developing story. a double shooting in southeast dc. what we know is two young men were gunned down this afternoon along the 700 block of atlantic avenue.

shell casings litter the street there. no word on the names of those two men or their medical conditions. the man accused in a brutal midnight mass beating in college park pleaded guilty. 69year -old wayne williams had to spend 26 days in the hospital after the christmas eve attack outside of holy redeemer church. a short time ago the victim reacted to the sentence. >> i like to believe that i can forgive him. i'm still trying to if i haven't. i also believe that he should not be that's spiritual but from a human standpoint i don't want to -- i don't want him to be able to do that to anyone else again. >> reporter: we will hear more from wayne williams about that guilty plea from his attacker tonight on 9 news now at 11:00. just a short time ago, montgomery county police released the name of a woman

found dead inside of a burning van in bethesda. she was 45 and lived in takoma park. police found her body inside of the van about 4:00 this morning near the intersection of bradley boulevard and arlington road. police and the fire marshals office are trying to sort out what happened. why are businesses leaving one of the district's most cepo neready and ueafflaffluent odho digital correspond benod rut, cehn resojos pon ad rtins ene cleveland park area are looking for answers and pointing fingers. >> consignment shops closed and vacant space is all that is left where starbucks once served coffee. super confidence is telling customers it will close its doors in a week or two. >> we have a problem and i think it is fairly serious. >> across the street a boarded up building is all that is left as a mcdonald's restaurant that moved out five years ago. >> we have seen a number of stores close and projects that others may close. >> reporter: this is upper connecticut avenue northwest where the popular mcgrueders

grocery move pd out along with blockbuster video. the 7-eleven is also closing its doors. >> if this was some other part of town you may hear words like urban decay to explain what is going on here but this is cleveland park one of the richest neighborhoods. >> high rent part of the problem but local leaders say it is bigger than that. a battle is going on in the neighborhood and centered around the powerful cleveland park citizens association. >> we want the business community to know the voice of cleveland park is changing. >> reporter: jeff davis heads a group trying to out the current leadership which for ten years blocked the development of a giant food store at the corner of newark and wisconsin avenue. >> it is smaller than some larger giants but it serves my purposes. >> plans have been approved over the objection of george idleson. a cleveland park homeowner since the early ' 60s and current president of the citizens association.

>> we want a new giant. we want to see a new giant. what we were opposed to is a five story building on the north block. >> he says he is not opposed to new development and wants to preserve cleveland park as a quiet residential commune with small neighborhood businesses. >> there's a group of people who would like to see more developments and would like to see more restaurants that would take over the association. >> we want to support new business and welcome them to the neighborhood and help them to get established here. >> reporter: the citizens association holds its next elections in september. george is already said he won't seek re-election. bruce johnson, 9 news now and wusa9.com. dc council member paris chase say they can make it more attractive to businesses she concluded money in the budget to spruce up the cleveland park corridor. in vienna, virginia a tree came crashing down on somebody's home. this happened around 3:00 p.m. in the 400 block of west

street. the saturated ground from the heavy rains weekend maybe to blame fortunately no one was hurt. and speaking of rain, tony pann the weather man is here with the forecast. any severe storms rolling in the neighborhood. >> things will be quiet this that respect tonight. that's not to say there couldn't be some thunderstorms. look at veth doppr 9000. so far it has been quiet but we can see one ll isar ngtito develop out nginfairfax county but th's ththonly imegan to wnto sp eak. i would put a 20 to 30% chance of running in to something this evening. switch over to the weather computer and look at what to expect for the rest of the week. a typical summer week coming up. temperatures upper 80s and low 90s and a chance of a thunderstorm each day we will detail the seven-day forecast when i come back in a few minutes. right now back inside to derek. a heads up for drivers the site of two major road projects. sky nine over the virginia side of the beltway where construction of the hot lanes makes a major milestone tonight. that's when the crews will lift

steel beams to put in place for the little river turnpike interchange and change is coming to the chain bridge. the district department of transportation making adjust respects to improve the flow of traffic from dc in to arlington. construction barriers will be repositioned and the roadway will be restriped benning at 8:00 tonight. the work scheduled to be completed by rush hour tomorrow morning. >> and montgomery county public schools gave away more than 15,000-pounds of school supplies today at richard montgomery high school. the supplies with collected as part of the tenth annual drive for supplies. any teach other or in fact profit agency was able to pick up supplies for students who may need them. >> cash for clunkers at local dealerships. find out how to get in on the action. police release the 911 tapes and radio communication from the controversial arrest of harvard scholar henry

gates.

a gentleman said he resides here and uncooperative by keep the cars coming. >> that is the voice of sergeant crowley. today police release the 911 call tape and the communication. gates was arrested at his home. the sergeant's supporters say the arrest had nothing to do with race. gates supporters called it racial profiling. president obama invited both men to have a beer together at the whitehouse. more reaction to the story in mcginty's mail bag. many area dealerships are reporting increased traffic in the launch of the federal government's so called cash for clunkers program. transportation secretary ray la hood kicked off the program this morning.

the buyer incentive program is designed to help consumers buy fuel efficient vehicles and booze boost business for struggling auto dealers. >> any vehicle must be more fuel efficient than the one traded in. that is good news for the environment and consumers wallets. p reporter: car owners rn uea s n n rn ueap $4to ,5 to00the eapurchase of a new car. al e trifinads y e ifadtrins drd luredabledr, manufactured less than 25 years ago, continuously insured by the same owner for h nsra ngti ofrating of alr -g o ssle18loanal o less and scrapped leand not sol and get 22 miles or more for the new vehicles. we have more information on wusa9.com and just click on living smart. maryland football players have two more weeks until they get back to the grind, but for some their most important work has been done in the classroom this summer. i'm sara walsh. we'll explain why next.

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fighting childhood obesity. >> if we want to change this, we have to change what goes on at home and in the community and in the neighborhood and in the schools. >> reporter: a recent survey finds obese people send $1,400 more a year on medical biurs them cdc is urgingmmcoieituns to make healthier food and drinks available and encourage people of all ages to exercise. there are plenty of tunes attending summer school but at the university of maryland a group of football players are helping to teach. digital correspondent sara walsh has their story. >> the maryland football team won't practice until august 10th but that doesn't mean that many terps aren't already hard at work. >> you have to manage your time. you have to know when it is time do school work and social life. >> the players are enrolled in a summer course called teaching

equity community. focusing on. >> we want to show the community service and the work put in. right now we are getting to the basics of self identity and masculinity. >> go straight up. >> reporter: he encourages the players to become the teachers, which is why the university is busing mid schoolers in to learn from their athletic idols. >> they really look up to them not as only being older or as athletes but who they want to be like so we think it is a very nice fit. >> i see what they go through during the football season and i saw the play book and what they have to do to be students as well as athletes. >> reporter: this is the first year this course has been offered at the university of maryland and football players believe the benefits of mentoring the young kids extends far beyond the classroom. they hope this program becomes a staple in the university's curriculum. >> we want to develop something all up and down the east coast

because from boston college to florida state. we have a chance to go up and down the atlantic and really do some things to help young people. because the young people are the ones that need it. >> one, two, three. >> reporter: in college park, sara walsh, 9 news now and wusa9.com. the players are hoping to have the young students attend some game and practices this year. the terps open the season september 5th at carolina. penn state top the list of top party schools this year. the university of mississippi was third followed by the university of georgia and ohio university in athens. maybe -- >> nobody likes to be on that list. >> i'm sure it is not in the brochure. >> no. weather wise it will be hot and humid. typical summer weather. >> so far this summer we have gotten off pretty good.

>> yeah, we have. and still not that bad. >> exactly. no huge heat wave coming just around 90 and that's the average for time of the year. start with the three day trend. upper 80s to around 90s and each day a 20 to 30% chance of a thunderstorm in that heat and humidity. so when you see the thunder bolts on the seven-day forecast, don't cancel your plans. that's not that kind of rain. a chance of a shower or thunderstorm tonight with a 30% mark on it. muggy and low temperatures around 70. during the day tomorrow, a repeat of 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. switch over and look at live doppler 9000. we are starting to see a couple of things pop up. dry the last couple of hours but got a thundershower moving in the northern part of anne arundel county and another out of fairfax county to the bomb of the beltway here. this is the only activity thus far but i suspect these will blossom. if you are going to be out the next hour, 45 minute actress

the city on south and east i'd take an umbrella. look at the wide picture here. we have one system moving off the coast, triggering thunderstorms at the beach and another at the mountains. that's why a chance of a thunderstorm in the forecast for tonight. 85 narcotic airport with a dew point of 65. that's why it feels muggy. 76 patuxent naval air station and 84 degrees in hagerstown. seven-day forecast looks like this. like i said you will see a lot of thunder bolts but don't let that scare you off. it will be hit and miss activity and the temperatures aren't going to change until perhaps late in the weekend. upper 80s to around 90 through saturday and then maybe early next week we get back to the way it was before. we got in to this normal wave is what i'm going to call it. not a heat wave. high near 85 on monday. just typical dc summer weather. >> all right. thank you, sir. get to our weird news file. he is either the coolest dog ever or maybe he wants to roll

incognito. check out fay fay a german shepherd and yeah, he's wearing shades. you see his owner bought him the glasses to protect his eyes in china but now he say he will not leave the apartment without them. he starts to howl like crazy. he thinks perhaps the dog likes the attention on the street he gets when he is deck you had out this way. >> he looks cool. >> he does i think he wants to play the sax phone or figures he is one of the blues brothers. b@b@b@ fa

>> in the mail bag on the, i love it when you get all thoughtful and serious. any number of you with interesting insighs to the arrest of henry lewis gates in cambridge, massachusetts last week. we already know what president obama thinks of this, but they say testosterone and adrenaline can make a lousy combination. the officer arrived in mr. gates home with adrenaline pumping because he has been told there is a burglary in process.

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