where it should go, a big announcement today about plans for metro's purple line. good morning. i'm andrea roane. howard is here with weather. angie has traffic. and we begin with howard. he was talking about a little fog. i had a little this morning but the moon was huge. >> gorgeous. >> the orangey color. >> i almost twittered it but i was driving. that's not safe. >> no. >> the haze in the air as the moon gets closer to the horizon. it is filtered that's why it is orangey, low but nice and bright when it is high in the sky. overnight we r eacls ieskd clea and with just oudihutymi more grac b eaa great day yesterday, a litt fog to the west. 61 culpeper, quarter mile visibility. we sit at 74. looking at a hot day today, lower 90s with mostly sunny skies, stray thunderstorms and

code orange air quality. it is coming up on 5:01. good morning, angie you are looking nice today. >> we are ready to have a terrific one. begin with traffic on 50 westbound from the bay bridge to the beltway. nothing but green cars. drivers are moving at speed. the shot from 121. a clear commute to the split. moving to the maps. take it from 66 congestion free. 395 northbound tracking those head lights, as well. past duke street no problems to the district and before that 95 from fredericksburg to the mixing bowl, looking at a 40- minute commute. now over to andrea. metro's proposed purple line has been in the planning stages and the topic of debate for years but this morning maryland's top official is giving it the gas. armando trull is live at the

new carrollton metro station with more. good morning. >> reporter: actually the purpose is not to waste as much gas. governor o'malley will be here at the station to announce his support for the purple line and that's the last hurdle the project is facing. maryland can now apply for federal funding for what could be one of the largest mass transportation initiatives in the state. it would be an east-west loop in the northern part of the metro system. the $1 billion project will connect new carrollton and prince georges county to bethesda and montgomery county with 12 additional stops along the way. >> i think light rail is the answer. we see it being so successful that we need the capacity that light rail offers that buses don't. >> it is more friendly than existing highways. it is expected to have one of the highest ridership levels,

carrying thousands of people including many federal workers. now, andrea, he purple line has its detractors. some say it could spoil the hiking and biking trails along the c&o canal but some say it is coming from well to do neighbors in the bethesda and chevy chase neighborhoods who don't want it through their neighborhood the way that georgetown oppose having a metro stop in their part of the town. 9 news now and wusa9.com. there's a growing debate over staffing cuts to save money at prince georges county fire stations. now the assistant chief of the boulevard heights station those cuts hit home yesterday in the middle of a crisis. a fire engine inside the station caught fire. volunteers fought the fire but because of the cutbacks there were no career firefighters on duty. a call went out to other stations but the closest one,

capitol heights had no career firefighters on duty either. despite that county fire spokesman says the staffing changes had no impact on the response to the fire. a local lawyer says he was discussing last month's arrest of a harvard professor when he said he hated cops and a dc police officer overheard his comment. moments later he faced the same charge as that professor, disorderly conduct, but the attorney, who was openly gay says the officer used a gay slur. andrew stack has more in this 9 news now exclusive but first we want to warn you the attorney uses that gay slur in this speech. >> reporter: we walked by. >> i walked by police car spand criticized the police officer twice in a sing song voice. >> reporter: saying you hate cops maybe rude but does it constitute breaking a law. >> the officer comes across the street within 40, 50 feet and he turned me around and pushed me up against an electrical

utility box. >> what happened next left him speechless. >> i asked what i was being arrested for and hehe said jus u utshp faggot. >> utreporter: essherexped his concern torethe police chief wh said -- >> she's been quick to order an internal investigation and i have a lot of faith in her and her ability to make this come out fairly. in retrospect i wish i had used better judgment and more polite tone. but even though i said was rude but arresting someone is unquestionably legal. >> or is it, the district's statute is unusual and some say outdated. >> when you read the statute it

allows for the arrest for contempt or assaulting behavior toward a police officer. >> reporter: 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> the man doesn't plan to sue but wants the charges dropped an his record cleared. he would like to see the officer involved disciplined for his behavior. it is time for the first "living $mart" report of the morning. jessica has the day off but traders don't. in asia this morning most of the markets posted modest gains with the exception of singapore's exchange and the futures outlook is for small declines in the major markets. u.s. investors have reasons to smile. the dow topped the 9200 mark for the first time in months. the nasdaq rose 30 and the s&p climbed 15 to close above the 1,000 level for the first time since november. the government's cash for clunkers program helped to boost stock prices because u.s.

automakers are recording higher sales as people turn in old cars. however, chrysler says they will no longer match the incentive because it is running out of some models. crude oil prices dropped below $71 a barrel. they are betting the economy is heading in the right direction which would mean a greater demand for fuel. we will have more "living $mart" news in our next half hour. a islamic saudi academy on popes head road. the hearings drew dozens of speakers many say their teachingsing encourage intolerance but students, parents and teachers have maintained that's not true. students went back to class at seven fairfax county elementary schools yesterday. they operate on a modified year round calendar but it is in

jeopardy because of a tight budget. the school system spends $2.6 million a year to run the program. o.j. simpson could soon be a free man. that story is coming up. plus, former president clinton is on a mission today in north korea. and at redskins park, the man who cost the team $100 million has an issue with an old injury. it is after the hour. you are watching 9 news now.

hello washington, eastbound on the dulles toll road no problems to report at this time. it is angie with realtime traffic coming up in a complete report. in the news now at nine after the hour, former president clinton landed in north korea this morning. he's trying to win the freedom of two detained american

journalists. a south korean agency is reporting that he will conduct negotiations on behalf of laura ring and euna lee. lawyers for o.j. simpson have asked the nevada supreme court to release simpson on bail pending the appeal of his armed longry conviction. he is serving time after a hotel room confrontation in which he was convicted of stealing dozens of items from two sports memorabilia dealers. michael vick will not be able to attend a celebration because he has commitment with another society. a top church official blames facebook for the demise of personal relationships. details coming up in what's on the web. researchers find another down side for children who spend too much time in front of the television. it is coming up on 5:11.

here's howard. >> welcome back. a nice day yesterday. look at the numbers. a high of 87 after a morning low of 71. i will let you know what it means for chances of thunderstorms, as well. the new icy hot medicated roll. with the roll, pain's under control.

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coming up on 5:14. good morning to howard bernstein. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> what a great day we had yesterday one of those rare summer gems where the temperatures aren't too hot and northernly wind. when you see the seven-day forecast, hold on to yesterday because it could always be worse. look at the bright side of things. let me tell you what is happening. go to the blog and talk about potential for heat and the link to the chat room. and interactive radar this afternoon but more likely tomorrow you want to stay up on the threat for thunderstorms. over the next three days looking at heat. today 92, isolated storm is possible. better chance of seeing storms tomorrow afternoon to the first part of tomorrow night. still hot. on thursday n the 80s with again that threat for an isolated thunderstorm. as we look at the forecast in writing ofo ch of fofog and littletthazy. in the 60s and 70s this morning

with generally calm winds in most areas. for this afternoon, sunny and hot and will be a stray thunderstorms but rain chances are fairly low. 20 to 30%. low 90s with a south wind at 5:10. partly cloudy tonight, even a chance of a shower or thunderstorm tonight, 68 to 74 degrees. got some fog out there. it is west of town in culpeper. quarter mile visibility. we are looking at pockets of fog here. otherwise some haze the air and temperatures running low 70s in town and by the bay but many areas in the 60s during the overnight. 65 winchester. 66 manassas and orange. southern maryland 69 saint indigos and 72 cambridge. the big picture, well, once again, thunderstorms in the midwest. and we may see one or two of these actually make the trip. as we are looking at a cluster of storms from indiana and

ohio. if this will hold together, a little may make it here today but other than that we will have to wait and see if anything pops up with the daytime heating. weak area of low pressure but we are sitting good. the thing we will watch to the second half of the week and the weekend is the heat in the south and southwest is showing signs it wants to move this way. here's the seven-day forecast, 92 today an isolated thunderstorm. 91 tomorrow with a better chance of storms in the afternoon. and isolated mainly afternoon storms on thursday and friday. look at the heat, saturday, sunday, monday, low to mid-90s. angie, i maybe conservative on those high temperatures this weekend. we will watch those carefully. >> i know you are going to keep your eye on it, howard. you are always so particular. thank you very much. hello, everyone. we are so glad you could join us. it is smooth sailing on 95 and the bw parkway all the way to

the beltway. speaking of 495, let's open up the door and take you outside. nice and quiet past colesville road. mapping out route 4, rout 5 and 301. taking you down there. we are incident and accident free. the drive through northeast dc so far inbound new york avenue no problems to report from the times building past this spot here past bladensburg road and 66 eastbound travelers, lanes are wide open from route 29 centreville and beyond. andrea, that's a quick look at traffic. now, over to you. in the living well ic mpin number of americans taking antidepressants. 27million people. a number which has doubled in the last decade. experts say one reason is antidepressants are used for other problems like back pain, anxiety or headaches. a study finds television

maybe bad for a child's blood pressure. a study of 3 to 8-year-olds found higher blood pressure rates in youngsters who watch the most television compared those that only watch 30 minutes a day. the findings told whether or not the subjects were overweight. a new report recommends that everyone add a dose of omegafatty acids to their di. they say it reduces the risk o future heart attacks in people who have heart disease. they recommend that people consume 500-milligrams of omegathrees daily. good morning to kristin fisher. she is telling us what is happening in the web. welcome back. two prominent people in the u.k. are attacking technology this morning. the leader of the catholic church in england is going after social networking sites and a british robotics professor is calling for an special debate on robots. those are two of the orto thiestth web this

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here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday today. in sports the redskins $100 million man is hobbling. hanes worth missed a second day of practice with pain in his left knee. it required an injection to insert fluid in the joint. haynesworth says it is no big deal even though the same knee caused him to miss two games

with tennessee last season. >> it is not serious. if i had to play today i could play today and still be out there. i did last year and heck, last year i did injections in the back and so i'm not doing that stuff right now. so i'm all right. >> reporter: you can hear the coach's comments at wusa9.com and our sports page has a video blog with brian mitchell. the nationals had a chance to split their eight game road trip. but hutchins is on a hot streak. washington had more than one answer for that. adam dunn slings one over the fence in left field. his 27th homer of the year. then zimmerman sents another ball to the left corner. tonight florida comes to town for a three-game series. andy roddick has nursed an

injured hip in the months since playing the match of his life in the wimbledon finals and losing to roger federer. he takes the court tomorrow in the legg mason classic. >> i'm certainly ready to go to work, even if i'm not in the best form. >> reporter: some local flavor as the thunderstorm to be -- tournament gets under a way. sam is taking on japan's player and a cake walk for the local guy in the first set and then he wins a second set tie breaker. former work number one hewitt also advanced. maryland's governor is hours away from making a major announcement about the purple line. former president clinton is in north korea this morning on a sort of rescue mission. also, an effort to save wildlife from cars earned a

virginia man a lot of time in a courtroom. here's angie. >> we are traveling 50 westbound from the bay bridge through bowie to the capital beltway. finding no problems. traffic and weather, it's together when 9 s.rnretu aystne now returns. stay with us. gó

former president clinton makes a surprise trip to north korea in hopes of freeing two imprisoned americans. welcome back to 9 news now. i'm beyond roan. thanks for joining us this tuesday morning. angie will have the traffic in just a moment. we say good morning to howard bernstein and how's the fog and is it affecting a lot of us? >> not affecting a lot of us. affecting more of us with the mold spores in the high category. >> what are you doing? checking out her shoes?

>> let's get d okanlo rnst and look at the wevie av hense lie bi comupwe have seen a sibility come upen om qu r quarte to arhalf mile. no secrets here at 9 9 now. in denow. in delaware, in waladedere nse fog as well but in town miles ana requarter in a ithersbu low 60s from culpeper in wn we 73 inar town. thtoe the a stray thunderss po thrmstray thunderstorm ssible but a hot one. angie goff at 5:29. got your traffic. >> thank you very much, howard. we are half way through the 5:00 hour already and check it out. 95 northbound from dale boulevard to the capital beltway. no incidents or accidents to report. speaking of the beltway, let's turn it over to the realtime graphics and show you from braddock to 66 the realtime sensors showing us drivers are clocking in at a speed pace. 270 southbound little slow

before 109 to 121 and give you the outer loop live from university. drivers are zipping by without incident. that's the traffic. >> thank you, angie. former president clinton is in north korea today on diplomatic duty. his surprise visit comes amid spiraling tensions over the north's nuclear program and calls for washington to release two u.s. journalists. the story is developing this morning and tara mergener has the latest. >> bill clinton arrived on a mission in north korea to bring two american journalists home. >> it maybe a face-saving measure by the north koreans saying we need a high-level american prominent person to come over and we will let them go. >> laura ling and euna lee were arrested in march, tried, convicted and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for crossing the border illegally and committing grave crimes. >> all we can say to the government of north korea is

that we desperately beg for mercy. >> reporter: washington has been pushing for the journalists release for months. the fear is the north is using the women as a negotiating card to win concessions. pyongyang rapidly escalated tensions with provocative actions including restarting nuclear facilities and test firing a series of ballistic missiles. >> the fact they have agreed to welcome the former president of the united states with strong likelihood he will see kim jong- il, the north korean leader suggests the north is still interested in some kind of accommodation with the united states. >> reporter: clinton was greeted at the airport by north korea's chief nuclear negotiator, suggesting the visit may serve two purposes, winning the journalists freedom and improving ties between washington and pyongyang , tara mergener , cbs news, washington. in australia, police this wart a plot to open fire on a

military base. they say they planned to invade a base and open fire until they were shot dead themselves. they took part in 19 raids in melbourne. four men were arrested and several others detained. explosions rocked the capital of afghanistan. police say five rockets were fired in kabul, close to the international airport just before daybreak on tuesday. officials say one of those blasts also landed in an area near the u.s. embassy. one child was injured. no group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. there's a change of plan on the table for dozens of guantanamo bay detainees. the obama administration says that attorney general eric holder has referred cases to federal prosecutors along the east coast for possible criminal trials in washington, virginia and new york city. that's a change from a pentagon plan to hold civilian and military trials for detainees at a single courtroom in a

facility in the midwest. we have some breaking news from oxon hill, maryland. prince georges county police are venting an overnight shooting in the 6400 block of livingston road. four people were shot. one of them died and another is in critical condition. authorities say it started with an argument in a stairwell and that the shooter knows the victims. overall, violent crime is down in maryland a new report shows an 11% drop in murders across the state last year. the uniform crime report cites a 2 a-year low in homicides from a year ago. overall 13 of maryland's 24 jurisdictions reported reductions in violent crime. metro's proposed purple line has been in the planning stages and the topic of debate for years but this morning's maryland top official is giving it the gas. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull

is live at the new carrollton metro station with more. good morning. >> it is a project that is expected to save gas for thousands of commuters who have to now basically drive east- west from prince georges to montgomery and vice-versa. the purple line's last hurdle was the governor's approval and now that the governor is about to give it clears the way for maryland to ask for a billion dollar ins in federal funds to beone of the most important mass transit initiatives in the state. the purple line will have 14 stops linking portions and montgomery counties in an east- west loop. new carrollton on one end and bethesda on the other. the billion dollar project mainly funded by federal money is expected to create 35,000 jobs and stimulate the county. it is considered an environmentally friendly alternative opposed to expanding existing highways or

building the intercounty connector. >> some say it will affect the quality of the hiking and biking trails along the c&o canal but many say it is coming from well to do neighbors in bethesda and chevy chase who don't want a light rail system coming through their town much in the way georgetown residents oppose a metro stop being there. >> armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. what do free burgers, the president and a huge birthday cake have in common? >> ten foot by ten foot cake and we have 20 cakes like this. >> you are looking at behind the scenes of z burger in tenleytown where workers are preparing for a huge birthday bash for president obama who is 48 today. it will stretch from the floor to the ceiling with edible pictures of the president and they will deliver poster-sized birthday cards to the white

house today. signed by the more than 1,000 z burger customers and plus the 48 customers today will get coupons for free burgers and shakes. time for another living smart report. and the people at hilton hotels are trying some new rooms in northern virginia. employees have started to move in to hilton ho lstenew world headquarters in tysons corner. it is the third hotel giant to make its home in the area. joining marriott in bethesda and choice hotels in silver spring. 300 employees will occupy one third of the park place ii office building. virginia's council for higher education says money from the federal stimulus plan will keep costs down at public colleges and universities. next year the average tuition and fees will go up 5%. that translates to $7,984 a year at the commonwealth's four-

year schools. in-state tuition at virginia community colleges will be $2,781 a year. that's a 7.6% increase. jessica doyle is enjoying time off but she did leave us with a money-saving tip of the o llege. parents may isa you promise credit card. every time you spend, the plan putts an additial 1%of the total tino your u promise acun an d you can sweep them in to a tax defeverred 529 account. it is easy to put an additional $50 a month in to the plan or $600 a year. for more money-saving tips go to wusa9.com and click on living smart. a man who stopped traffic to let a flock of geese cross faced a judge yesterday. joseph was ticketed for jaywalking on june 18th. a police officer saw him as he stood on the fairfax county parkway, stopping traffic to allow 11 geese to cross safely.

the officer told the judge, he was creating a dangerous situation nearly causing a multiple car pileup but the man said if he hadn't stopped traffic the geese would have been hit [ inaudible ] the you come would be terrible. >> reporter: the judge said he could see both sides but also told the story about a woman who swerved to miss a squirrel only to hit and kill a pedestrian. he continued the case until january, telling him if he has no other violations he will dismiss the case but he says if necessary he will continue to stop traffic for the geese. another key republican joins the opposition ranking against supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. that story is coming up. plus, today, officers in one maryland city will be cracking down on businesses

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their plane suddenly dropped. continental flight 1238 was heading from rio to houston on monday when it hit severe turbulence and lost altitude. the jet diverted to miami. four injuries are considered serious. today police in ocean city, maryland plan to go door-to- door to see whether any boardwalk shops are selling salvia. they passed a ban on selling the herb. ten states already ban it. now, senator john mccain says no. he joined the ranks of republicans who will vote today against the confirmation of judge sonia sotomayor. just six republicans have announced they will break with their party to vote for her. most conservatives say she will bring her biases to the court. the gop is turning to on- line marketing to fight president obama's health care plan. that story is coming up in what's on the web.

plus, neighbor answer letter carriers worry about a proposal which will shut down the local post office as one of hundreds of closings nationwide. >> after a great afternoon yesterday, humidity levels are creeping back. we have a little fog out there this morning but temperatures are on the way up. i will let you know what that means for the rest of the week.

a post office near you may be closing. they are facing a $7 billion short fall this year and is considering closing 700 post offices nationwide. in our region they are looking at nine in the district. nine in maryland and 19 in virginia. as brittany morehouse reports, postal workers say it predicts layoffs. >> it is well past 5:00 in the evening and larry campbell is working through his route. >> monday is heavy. i deliver the hospital center. bulk mail. >> when he is not there he greeting his recipients face to face. >> i knew him since i was a kid. >> reporter: it is these relationships that make his job worthwhile, he says including the friendships form at this branch on georgia avenue but this is one of the post offices in the district that officials are looking to close costs. neighbors are upset. >> it is a whole neighborhood

that uses this. >> unfortunately, the post office has adopted a new policy. of making money. >> reporter: 20 year postal veteran says his job is secure but he is worried about younger carriers. >> those who are not as secure, just bought car and homes. and was depending on the post office. now that security isn't there. >> reporter: and no security near other post offices that are threatened. on ninth street neighbors say this branch may look small but it is convenient and here in bethesda all kinds of people visit this branch. so many it is hard to believe it could actually shut down. the spokeswoman told me on the that layoffs are a last resort and many of the branches on the list are designed for carriers only. they don't allow areas where visitors can visit and they

will consider each branch individually before they make any decisions to close them. in bethesda, 9 news now and wusa9.com. i have a click to share with you. a good click. we have been talking about it for a year and finally the day happened on saturday. i was in maine for kim and big ben's wedding and there they were on the sand. that is her daddy. a fantastic day. the dress was gorgeous and you can see the hair style, it is a little different from what we saw and what three choices we had to make but of course she didn't have those hair stylists. >> she said the choices people were voting on was more of a suggestion and she would have the final say. >> she did and she looked beautiful and we were out on the sand bar. the wedding was 2:20 p.m. because it was low tide. so interesting to just sit there at the reception watching the sand bar completely disappear and then high tide. it was lovely and a great

weekend to be in maine. my first time in maine and i look forward to going back. so many people in springfield, virginia n the virginia area there. >> andrea she owns bar harbor. >> let me get in to weather and put up the allergy update because we were talking about how the mold spores are the problem. we will look at it. the trees no problem. the mold until the high category. we had showers and storms for several days over the weekend. now, a look at the next three days the heat will be building. 91 tomorrow with scattered storms in the afternoon and evening and thursday still d a untodethrmrs ibpo, ssto87. g. ar wifo antzeliha d litt haze and temperatures in the 60s and some 70s. more 60s and 70s today. sunny and hot with a stray thunderstorm this afternoon. lower 90s. south winds five to ten. by this evening, partly cloudy, a chance of a thunderstorm,

even overnight. 68 to 74. here's the visibilities. down to zero in cambridge, maryland. dense fog there. easton is 2 1/2. culpeper visibility up to two miles now. and even martinsburg at 2-mile visibility with temperatures low to mid-60s out west. that's why the fog is thicker there. mbridge, more moisture in the air and 72 with dense fog and annapolis 72. and in town 73. winds are light and calm. and dew point 66. we will have no real problems today. just going to be hot with a stray thunderstorm. look at the next seven, it will be hot tomorrow with a chance of a thunderstorm, 91. we have isolated storms for thursday and friday even saturday. temperatures dropping in the 80s and in fact maybe to the mid to possibly warmer 90s by sunday. here comes angie with the traffic at 5:49. thank you so much. howard, hello, everybody. we are 11 minutes from the --

new hour. glad you could join us. an accident at route 1 and 175. fire and rescue on the scene at jessup. we are below speed from 109 to 121. usual volume father hurley to 370. taking it to virginia. 66 eastbound lanes are wide open for business. 395 northbound some volume between edsall and duke. no delays. 95 northbound in virginia, slowing down between the prince william parkway and lorton. now over to you, kristin. >> good morning. just because congress is convening for the august recess, do not expect the health care debate to die down anytime soon. in fact it only is moving away from the hill and perhaps away from the main stream media. we are seeing politicians take the fight to sites like youtube and there is a battle that site over health care reform. look at s iise thght heri. gereport this

morning. if you scroll down you will se this title bar that says see th themght rictright here contains links eeto tu throu ybeou videos against obama's health care proposal. one of them is a d crowa crowd pl yollu'see it right here wh arn specter urges we do this fastmeang incare alth ca thfostrefa fais is a clip on diulfficdifficult to hear. it isfrom somebody in there. and listen to how the crowd responds to arlen specter saying we need to do this fast. there are 1,000 pages and we must act fast and we have to make judgments very fast -- [

roaring crowd ] >> senator specker says he wants this passed very fast. you heard the response. crowd not pleased. people are posting reactions like that in b@wn tohall meetin across thcountry on sites keliyoutube keconservative conservative websites like the drudge report are posting links to it in s. vire's one ntoude 'sreu one video you may o fin an example.po y somebody posted shock uncover obama in his own words saying his health care plan widy eliminate private insurance. right there you have the white house debating that a few hours later. they get their response on- line. andrea, during this august recess that's where you will see the front line of the health care debate on the social networking sites and sites like youtube. >> thank you. a judge rules on the future of michael jackson's children but leaves some other key questions undecided. that is coming up. jon and kate plus 8 returns to tv since the couple first

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lawyers who spent the day in court sorting through michael jackson's personal affairs. jackson's 79-year-old mother catherine arrived with latoya and randy to settle several issues. she is concerned there could be a conflict of interest with the two men her son chose as coexecutors of his fortune, the hearing offered a glimpse in to jackson's complex world. there are 20 lawyers repping sony, columbia pictures and jackson's concert promoters. aeg live produced his memorial service and planning the comeback tour and is seeking a settlement from his estate. one issue the judge settled swiftly the fate of his children, awarding permanent custody to catherine jackson and allowing debbie rowe to

have visitation to the two children she gave birth to. >> she responded with heart, integrity and selflessness. >> reporter: in court the only objection to the custody came from a lawyer for jackson's former dermatologist who said he had concerns of how the children would be raised. >> reporter: the judge said the dermatologist had no say in the matter. manuel gallegus, cbs news. >> we will hear more about michael jackson because his mother is planning to contest but if she does and loses. let's talk about something else who loves the camera and it is donald trump. he is regaining control of his atlantic city empire that he started. >> again? >> yes. he is buying the company out of bankruptcy for $100 million. and ironic he is getting the company back the same way he lost it through bankruptcy. >> so she manages in to bankruptcy and buys it out of bankruptcy. >> and he buys it from bond

holders who forced him out the first time. >> that's business right there. >> there it is. the art of the deal. a topic we all want to talk about, jon and kate. are we over it yet? apparently kate has come out and said, hey, since my separation from jon i actually feel a sense of peace and they are saying so should fans. stop plugging your ears, howard of the show jon and kate plus 8. the episodes actually mark -- the new episodes mark the end of the hiatus when they announced they were separating. tlc has said now the show is focusing on more than ever before on family activities. jon has come out and said we are remodeling a kitchen in the middle of the separation. >> in between the digs with this young children. >> i was talking about knives are flying when the camera is

not rolling. we will continue to tune in? >> i think you know what howard and i will be doing. >> we have another drama unfolding in hollywood, "american idol." we still don't know about paula abdul but cara is coming back. she joined last year. >> i thought they didn't resign paula. >> we don't know yet. >> six days until auditions for the next season take off and we do not know yet the fate of the fourth judge. let's make a deal is coming back on october 5th to channel 9. i remember that date. >> with wayne brady and you know him from who's line is it any way and don't forget and gr >> ar that. >> atsewewir ve s.h weather wise thst n g er eastern shore toane th the west. visibility in cambridge at a quarter mile. misibility epculper at cua lf. le two miles up in gomery t the air park. morye me elsewhere some haze in the air. a little more humidity