from his injuries. his mom patricia was treated and released. she and her disabled husband had no funds for a funeral. some influential citizens came forward and offered to help. >> it was a blessing for us because i had no idea what we were going to do. >> reporter: the benefactors turned out to be chairman of the taxi cab commission and the d f chai oanthe neighborhood advisory they approached mcloughlin's o thco goey approached mcloughlin's needd atti a an d goedat a price of $5,000 for ice the services. >> the $5,000 was covering the funeral, the cremation, another -- >> what about a hearse? >> it was coffering the hearse also. >> reporter: they and the family latne arled after the ar services at matthews memorial church and the crematio n th teloecotin funeral home lland her $6,000 from the city's crime victims compensation program. >> we believe maybe they charged double for one funeral. and should actually give the money back. >> we're talking about $11,000.

>> repoere rtane vicrimctviims program is run by imthe superio a urt. t.letter to james perkins parents confirms that $6,000 had been paid on their behalf to mcloughlin's funeral home. >> people don't have enough respect for people who are grieving and going threw a lot of stuff. >> reporter: we're awaiting comment from mcloughlin's funeral home. we also contacted officials at the d.c. superior court. late today they launched an investigation into this case. bruce johnson, 9news now on wusa9d. >> last year the crime compensation program paid out more than a million dollars to help families pay the funeral expenses. on to our other top stories tonight. blasting the bu gsaway, a gger takes out more than was intended. plus is it or is it not a case of murder. that's a question local investigators are still trying to answer. and stampede out of control. horses wreaking havoc. >> i'm audrey barnes in thurmont. people living around here say

there are actually 12 horses on that farm, but they don't always stay there. efforts to get the county to do something about it have fallen on deaf ears. >> something else needs to be done. >> reporter: diana miller says the packs of horses running free trample her lawn. they eat her plants, and destroy her property. and from what she sees, miller says she can understand why the horses want out. >> the barnes are in very bad shape. there is glass bren out which the horses can cut themselves on. there are gates down, which if the horses get their feet in and get caught, they're going to break their leg. >> reporter: animal control director harold dolmer says they have cited the horse's owner, janet o'conner numerous times, and she has gotten fines up to $100 for each offense. if she doesn't reply soon, the civil matter will become criminal. >> this is not going unnoticed. we are concerned. we are taking enforcement action. and we will be evaluating where we need to proceed in the future. i'm dave statter. montgomery county police say it's still a mystery why a man

who worked at this service station in annandale left his post overnight and was found dead in his burning van. >> he was a ve rygo person, always talked, always very happy. >> reporter: security camera shows the 45-year-old man locking up and calmly leaving the service station at 2:18 a.m. on july 27th. he was alone. it was 4 a.m. when his burning van was found at arlington road and bradley boulevard. police do not yet know the cause of death. one theory is that saar left the annandale service station to handle a problem at the other service station where he worked. but investigators aren't sure. >> never saw him in a bad mood. never cussed, didn't drink, didn't smoke. he was a classy guy. i'm scott broom in hyattsville where apparently fumes from an insect fogger are to blame for an explosion that badly damaged an apartment here. >> it was like a bomb. those people in my building

heard it. >> reporter: neighbor jerome frye stunned by what he witnessed when a two-bedroom ground floor apartment exploded at about 10:15 this morning. >> i got cut in the back of my head. >> reporter: a woman who was slightly injured by flying glass did not want to be identified. >> boom. >> reporter: all this blamed on so-called bug bombs. fire officials say seven of them were set off in this apartment, more than double what might be needed. the explosion happened when the volatile fumes were ignited by an appliance's pilot light, according to investigators. and right now friends and family are paying their final respects to three of the victims from that deadly helicopter crash in hagerstown two weeks ago. niall booth, jeffrey nordaas and george tutor all worked for the same flight company and were all killed when the chopper slammed into the happy. they along with kim felix of new market were flying back from a charity event. she also did not survive. her services were held last week. police trying to figure out

what caused a terrible accident in the southeast this afternoon. a car and suv collided at pennsylvania and alabama avenue. the suv turned over. some folks became trapped in that wreckage. bystanders quickly rushed over, trying to get them out. at least three people were hurt, and one of them has critical injuries. in college park, maryland, a bomb scare at the university of maryland. about 3:00 this afternoon, somebody spotted a suspicious package outside the mckeldin library on campus drive. they called in the bomb squad, but the package turned out to be just some sort of homemade water weights. william jefferson has been convicted on bribery charges. prosecutors said jefferson accepted more than $400,000 in bribes and millions more in exchange for broken business deals in africa. back in august 2005, when fbi agents searched jefferson's washington home, they found $90,000 in cash in the freezer. they were held for nearly five months in north korea, but right now those two american

journasts are finally home with their families in south california. laura ling and euna lee were reunited with their loved ones this morning. they had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for entering that country illegally, but they were freed after a sudden diplomatic visit biom formeenprurllesidbit clinton. >> we saw standing before us president bill clinton. [ applause ] >> we knew instantly in our hearts that the nightmare of our lives was finally coming to an end. >> an emotional moment. the families say the women are exhausted, and after some rest, they will tell their stories. annandale's koreatown is reacting tonight to the freed journalists. experts say yes, this could be the beginning of better diplomacy between the united states and north korea. some believe kim jong-il released the captives with the visit of former president bill clinton to improve his image along the people of north

korea. >> he is off in his country bragging about how merciful he is and stuff like that. but i think, you know, a means to an end. we got the girls home. and the whole diplomatic situation will figure out eventually. >> this could be the jump start of the u.s.-north korean relationship. >> 9news now talked with people in annandale who say the capture helped bring more awareness of abuse happening in that isolated country. the women were reporting from al gore's tv between the border of north korea and china hen they were captured. stephen colbert called her a junkie on national television, just a bit of satire making fun of fairfax county schools. appearing on comedy central, he reported fresia jackson and exaggerates what happened to her last march. she was caught taking a birth control pill at school, and she received a ten-day suspension from school, and was actually

recommended for expulsion. it is the same mandatory punishment a drug dealer would have gotten if caught in the school. >> prescription drugs run the gambit. it could be a class 1 amphetamine. it could be oxycontin, or it could be something that suppresses coughs. our teachers and our staff can't be required to look at every pill and say oh, i know that pill is. >> the fact that on her record we're now applying to colleges, she will have possession of a controlled substance while on school property. and that will not be removed. >> exactly. >> she was allowed back in school after three and a half weeks from being banned from all fairfax county school property. now for a follow-up on baltimore's mayoral drama. a judge has set a new trial date for sheila dixon and she'll answer charges of theft and perjury. it will happen november 9th. her trial had been scheduled for september 8, but the delay was necessary after prosecutors obtained a new indictment.

tony is here. he said today rain was most likely, but we're still waiting. >> i thought it being here lot quicker. i think it's going to rain later on tonight and tomorrow morning. but it certainly held off long enough for us ntcedndewey. da le s t' decent wednesday. let' const io is. iothernoto enrrint g nditw co. there is nothing to show eryou the radar yet. 84 downtown. 82 in manassas. everybody will settle back into the upper 60s by tomorrow morning. i do think rainshowers will come in late tonight. unfortunately, i think they'll be around for the thursday morning commute. so a chance for showers in the morning on thursday, and the temperatures will only be in the upper 70s and low 80s. but there is a big turnaround coming up in the temperature department. i'll show you that in the seven- day forecast, when i come back in just a few minutes. derek? >> thank you, tony. just ahead, who do you think rules the world of twitter? teens or adults? but first, find out what is up with our redskins. i'm sara walker. coming up, we'll hear from

jason campbell for the first time since he made those controversial comments in "sports illustrated." that's still ahead. >> we'll be back in stick around. b@b@

welcome back, jason campbell, we all know he is a stand-up guy. he says the right thing, does the right thing, and avoids creating controversy. at least until. now although not to get petty, the front office started it hen they tried to replace him this off-season and left him to answer all the questions. the quarterback let it fly. >> reporter: for any athlete making the cover of "sports illustrated" is exciting. ebbs i'm honored, you know, to be on there, and thankful at the same time. i got to continue to come out here every day to prepare myself to play ball and just continue to lead my team. >> reporter: ironic, because campbell's ability to do just that is the reason he laned the

cover. the article that has the quarterback taking his first verbal shot at the team who did everything to trade him away this off-season. campbell said he felt like a piece of tissue they were flushing down the toilet. >> it may be how i feel in one moment. it doesn't define how i feel throughout the whole process. >> maybe that's how he felt. but basically, i know jason. he ready to prove everyone wrong and get things rolling. >> reporter: jason went on the say in the magazine article that he felt, quote, betrayed a little bit. when jim zorn was asked about campbell's comments, the head coach said he hadn't even seen them, but it wasn't affecting anything that guess on out here. >> we're communicating a lot out here. but it's all about football. and it's not about his situation and what it means and how to handle it. >> campbell wasn't ducking his article comments today, but those that are superstitious hope he will avoid the infamous si cover jinx. jason, however, isn't worried. >> i don't believe in jinxes or anything. i have faith in god. >> reporter: at redskins

training camp, sara walsh, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> jason may not be bothered by the jinx, but at least one of his teammates is. sellers didn't even know campbell was on the cover, and he was not happy about it. he said, i quote, we do not need this. he needs to fly below the radar. that's not going to happen playing for the redskins, my friend. when it comes to twitter, who tweets the most? >> teens are usually pretty tech savvy, but when it comes to twitter, adults are taking over. plus, tony is back the full forecast. keep it rite here. ówlaóogó fa

welcome back. okay, by now you probably already heard about this. twitter is huge with celebrities, big-time ballers, and athletes, even news anchors. but it is not so popular among teenagers. digital correspondent lindsey mastis is in the webster to try

to explain. how is that possible? >> reporter: derek, we usually think of teens as being tech savvy. but when it comes to twitter, adults and even baby boomers have them beat. paula abdul typed four tweets, used a hash tag and avoided at replies when she tweeted about not returning to "idol" on twitter. sounds confusing, but if you're between the ages of 25 and 55, you're more likely to understand what i said. >> i have a personal twitter, and i started to work twitter. so i have two. >> reporter: a new nielsen study finds that 64% of people on twitter are adults. nefa. ss my own bu toh ucse to it keep in . with clients. >> reporter: only 16% of teens tweet. even baby boomers have them beat. a columnist for federal computer week and a twitter- holic says he is not surprised. >> text messages and web access east cost money. and they would rather use the money they do spend to send

text messages directly to their friends. >> this is my work phone. it has unlimited texting and unlimited internet. that means i can twitter all day, and it doesn't cost a thing. >> if you look at the people that are the most popular, they tend to be computer programmers, marketers, salespeople, entrepreneurs, celebrities. >> reporter: many teenagers don't even have twitter in their vocabulary. >> i was kind of curious about twitter. i still don't understand it. >> reporter: and they may not need to. >> my friends are at school. so i could talk to them at school. >> reporter: we adults can't see our friends every day at school. so many people we know might live out of state as well. adults can use the twitter network, and it's something teens generally don't do until they start their own careers. we have more information on the study, and some links to help you get started go. to wusa9.com and click on the story. derek? >> and as you know, twitter is just plain old fun sometimes. thank you so much. well, here is one for the

water cooler. a woman in new york cannot find a job even after spending 70 grand to get her bachelor's degree. so now she is suing her college. trina thompson filed the lawsuit last week against monroe college in the bronx. she wants that tuition money back. she says that degree is useless, and the college did not help her find a job as promised. good luck. here is an idea, though. maybe she can find a job around here. workers in the washington area will bring home fatter paychecks despite the huge recession. that's according to the group world at work. they researched 25 large metropolitan areas and found the washington employers in both the public and the private sectors budgeted the largest increase for pay raises. baltimore companies came in a close number 2. in tonight's living smart focus, the economy has to to school spending. t on a recent survey alti onh ti on% icerarams alannge riirte the americans are altering their

ts% kto ar. bi pl56 an shtoop ha. ts 56% plan to shop hlysaf y they'll , an40% of sh rsssleop, and 40% of shoppers s they will definitely use coupons to stretch those back- to-school dollars. okay. so we haven't gotten the rains just yet. but that means nothing. it's coming. >> that's right. i think we're going to get some rain later tonight. but i really was surprised on how much the day we got through without any problems at all. we shifted the winds to the west. that's the key. when you have a west wind, it dries out the atmosphere. if you have a south or southeast rain, you're more likely to get more rain. that's a forecasting tip for you. >> in case i have to do any forecasts. let us hope it does not get that bad. derek is doing the weather one night. you'll know. let's take a look at the three- day trend first as we go into the weekend. temperatures are going to go down initially, and then we're going to shoot them back up big- time late in the weekend. show you the seven-day in a second. there could be some rainshowers around tomorrow morning. but the high temperatures will only be in the upper 70s and

low 80s. overnight tonight partly cloudy skies. i do think there is a chance for showers and thunderstorms. but that will be late tonight. i'd say after 10:00. up until that time, should be just fine. low temperatures upper 60s. sunset coming up at 8:15. during the day tomorrow, a chance of showers. possibly a thunderstorm. i don't think thunder is going to be a big deal tomorrow. the best chance for rain will be in the morning. there could be some showers around for the thursday morning commute. high temperatures between 79 and 84. sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:14. right now the clouds are thickening up. the temperatures holding steady int the upper 70s and low 80s. 79 in winchester. 81 at bwi. 84 degrees downtown. everybody will settle back into the upper 60s to around 70. here is the weather map. we had this little wind shift line go through earlier in the day. it turned the winds the west. so even though we have a cold front coming out of the moisture, it had no moisture to work with. so no showers and thunderstorms. but things are changing. the atmosphere is saturating. and we can see some rain coming in from the southwest up out of virginia.

got some showers around charlottesville right now. expand the few a little bit. a better look at that. a lot of activity through the carolinas, and this is where most of the humidity has been for most of the day. all of that is moving to the north. the cold front is going to come through and stall just off to our south. and late tonight, tomorrow morning, an area of low pressure will develop on that front. and this will enhance the chance for rainshowers as we head through the thursday morning commute. but then it will slip away, and things should clear up i think late in the afternoon tomorrow. now friday looks like the nicest day on the seven-day forecast to me. mostly sunny skies with a high temperature near 87. a chance for a thunderstorm on saturday as the warm front goes through. and it will be quite a warm front. high temperatures will make it into the mid-90s on sunday and monday. but as has been the case for most of the summer, the heat don't stick around very long. another front comes in tuesday and wednesday. >> oh, but the heatwave is stressed out. at first it was just going to be sunday. now it's gone into two days of heatwave. >> for this summer that's a big heatwave. there you go. >> thank you, tony. let's get the weird news file. one of the things i know you have heard mentioned a zillion

times. but only tony pann has actually seen one of these. it is a two-headed calf. >> how did you know i've seen one? >> because you're just weird! in belgium they have one on a farm. cat 8man jean baptiste gerard -- is that not a really a cowboy name? when his family vet did a cesarean section and pulled out this bizarre critter. will it live? nobody knows yet, so cowboy jean says he would like it to. you see, he is 74, and he has never really seen anything like this. and i bet you haven't either. we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag. the address mailbag@wusa9.cole s w nobat ck.

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more in the mailbag tonight. today reaction to a story we did at the end of last night's 11 p.m. news. it's what we call around here a kicker. that is something amusing to finish things off. it featured a television ad out of brazil where they are urging residents to save water by, how can i put this, relieving themselves in the shower? we all laughed. harold from hagerstown did not. i could have spent the entire rest of my life not hearing gratuitous mentioning of quote, bathroom activities and where americans or anyone does them on the 11 p.m. news tonight. i for one don't find amusing appropriate for the news at any time of the day or night. we are never going to be able to return to a time of mutual respect for one another until things like this are recognized as unacceptable as they were prior to our liberation by the liberals.

particularly in the media. okay, harold. i'm hearing you on the so-called coarsening of our future. but let's be real. going back not an option. and one more on the dress code for our young floor director. some of you have weighed in to say tom is woefully underdressed in his jeans and shirts. others like cc in woodbridge say tonight you better recognize. i have myself worked both as a floor tech and a stage manager in the past. and i have to say as you did at the close of the newscast, as long as the jeans and shirts are well taken care of and hole- free, there is nothing wrong with his attire. unless they think you can work on a broken table/light bar in a suit and tie, i would almost pay to see them try it. thanks, cc. tom thanks you too. and we thank everyone who takes the time to write mcginty's mailbag. i'll be back tonight at 11:00. you can log on any time you

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