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...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. well, will jeffries spent a lot of time keeping you out of trouble. fixed it when you got caught with a gun and stopped you from buying another. so where'd you get this one from? luther's chicken. manager keeps it in his office in case we get robbed. you turned your life around, valentine. you made something of yourself. and you just threw it away. i warned francisco. stay away from pops!

he laughed at me! and y'all ain't lift a finger to help. somebody had to make him pay. you screwed up, though. 'cause you killed the wrong guy. (scoffing): get out of here, wrong guy. francisco killed pops! cold! why are you so sure? 'cause he told me! get in there! whoa, wait, hold on, man. put the gun down, yo! you just couldn't leave pops alone! que haces?! why'd you got to go and kill him?! i been here all night, all right? look, ask her if you don't believe me. he's been here all night, okay, papa! he's been here! why should i believe you, man? why should i believe you?! get in there. come on. get in there. get in there! get in there! look, man, i'm sorry, okay? it was a mistake! a mistake? huh? what's that supposed to mean? just look, you got it all wrong. all right, man, look, we got to be men about this. we got to work this out. calm down, papa! where were you at midnight? huh?! answer me!

that's what i thought. (screaming): no! no, no, no! he got what he deserved. got the footprints at the murder scene. shoes and a shirt the killer wore. none of them match francisco. you understand what i'm saying? he was as innocent as you. and now he's as dead as pops. no, no, no. you're going to have a lot of time to think on that in prison. why he ain't just tell me then? hmm? (door slams) hey, hey, hey. i want to apologize for the way i acted before. my buddy was in a bad way for a while. it's no excuse. but he pulled through. i was way out of line.

you got every right to take a swing at me if you want. i hope everything's okay with your loved ones, too. don't want to talk about it, that's cool. nick? when was the last time you slept? i'm really getting the hang of this, uh, prayer thing. just don't set off the smoke alarm. did you see will? yeah. hey, why don't you go home, huh? catch some zs. i'll stay here. it's will's place. not mine. wouldn't feel right. him being here, me being there. well, anytime something like this happens... it's part of the job; we all know that.

but you just never think... i mean... i don't know. yeah. me, too. video was in bad shape. polyurethane from the tape absorbed water. i had to go in and dry it by hand. literally baked the tape with a hairdryer... and a bunch of other stuff you guys don't care about. here's what i got. this is from a few hours before the shooting. good job, frankie. yeah, thanks. francisco and pops made peace? he all but took responsibility for pops' murder with his dying breath. protecting someone? rush: who?

i know who. hey. where's the kid who was in here? gabriel? i told you to watch him. cut him loose. his brother died; no need to keep him. right? (pounding on door) valens: open up! police! let's see your hands, gabriel. gun! scotty? i'm okay. you're making a mistake, gabriel. you killed my brother! put the damn gun down! we didn't touch francisco. that's a lie! you going to shoot my partner? is that the big plan here?

this isn't a game! and those weren't warning shots. i won't miss again. listen to her, gabriel. this isn't what your brother died for. you don't know about my brother! valens: i know francisco was smart. he made peace with pops. wanted this feud to end. he hated that old man. maybe. but he knew pops was right. he took that job. no! you figure he'd be proud of you for killing pops? shooting my friend? i mean, think about it. francisco (echoing): what happened? what happened?! gabriel, what happened? what'd you do? what have you done?! no, no! why did you do it? why did you do it? (sobbing)

francisco was looking out for you. it's what a man does. he took a bullet so you could have a life. don't let it end here. be a man. i don't need an excuse to take you out. i want to. give me a reason not to. all clear. valens: come on. (sobbing) come on. gonna need an ambulance. you got to believe me. i didn't mean it.

(entry bell jingling) i told you, landry. i'm not serving you tonight. (gunshot) (car approaching) (entry bell jingling) anyone here? hello? (two gunshots) (entry bell jingling) will?! will?! fa ss ("the judgment" playing)

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i'm surae chinn in for bruce johnson. thank you for staying up late with us. an outpouring of love and support for a pit bull left for dead in a dc dumpster last week. thousands of dollars are needed to heal the emotional and physical scars. >> because the puppy got bitten by another one. >> you came here to wish him a get well, huh? >> uh-huh. >> reporter: while the party was in full swing in the animal hospital lobby, trooper was recuperating from extensive surgery. >> her wounds were so extensive that we had to remove a lot of dead tissue. probably going to have to have a specialist, surgeon, close her wounds once they are ready. >> reporter: the female pit bull was found near death in a southeast dc dumpster over a week ago. >> found not far from where we live. it is heartbreaking. we are hoping that maybe if we come here and give our support we will be able to find who did

this. >> one of our partner organizations that actually specializes in rehabilitating pit bulls who have been the victim of fights may take her on. >> the level of support trooper has received is encouraging in light of the fact that many pit bulls have a reputation for being vicious attack do, gsa tapution that gshasn't been helped by an attack last week. >> reporter: a boy died after being attacked by his brother's two pit bulls. >> when it comes to dogs, they don't stop. >> reporter: many say the vicious ones are the ones that promote dogfighting. michael vick agreed. >> if people care about the protection of animals. now i do. >> if they are raised correctly they turn out to be loving, protective and goofy. >> reporter: wishing trooper will survive to be goofy as

ansaw wum.co th nod e wuan9.com. >> the edivcesocis re9. rehas tinados onomfr nadoons from naall over the country. lily anand d r ster from connic etnn utup a seup a lemonade stand for trooper. $4000 has been raised for the hospital bills. tropical storm claudette is raining down on florida at this hour. the storm is packing winds of at least 50 miles an hour and heavy rain. it is the first tropical storm to make landfall in the u.s. this week with winds that strong. forecasters now say they don't expect it to cause significant flooding or wind damage but residents are not taking chances. >> vehicles are full of fuel. panels i kept from previous storms stored if i have to put them up. if i do put them up they are not coming down until

thanksgiving. >> not usually. if we decide to leave we will probably go to georgia. i only had to leave once when i was five years old. so i guess we are just going to ride it out from here. >> two other storms are lurking in the atlantic tonight. tropical storm bill could be strengthening into a hurricane overnight. meteorologist tony pann will have the latest on the storms and outlook for our workweek. on the west coast, people that live around the santa cruz mountains are returning home after california fire officials lifted a mandatory evacuation order. the blaze started wednesday and has consumed about 10 square miles. santa cruz fire is among 11 burning in the state lead to go power outages and evacuations. financial troubles could be raging out of control in maryland as it deals with a

budget shortfall. counties are now bracing for a quarter of a million dollars in state aid cuts. as gary neurenberg reports, county governments may have no other choice ton. >> reporter: maryland governor warning counties to get ready for state financial help. >> i anticipate we will have to have some additional layoffs. we will have to reduce programs and services. >> reporter: they do promise this. >> we are not going to raise taxes in order to resolve our budgetary shortfalls. >> reporter: fire services, education at all levels, essential police protections. montgomery already made 1.2 billion in cuts over the last 2.5 years. >> once everything is on the table. it is all literally going to be on the table. >> reporter: where to cut? >> school systems you have to continue to support but a lot of the contracts that the

county puts out for special studies, even some services that could be held back for a year or two until the economy improves. >> you don't want to cut education because you don't want to lose the teachers. you don't want to cut public services like fire and police. but those are the big components of the budget and people don't like to make those decisions but i think we will have to make temperature. >> reporter: when hard numbers come from the governor at the end of the month. gary neurenberg, 9news now and wusa9.com. >> right now the governor's announcement about the extent of the cuts is expected on august 26th. an american imprisoned in miami myanmar has left. he was arrested after swimming to the home of a detained democracy leader and nobel peace prize winner. the 53 year old was sentenced to hard labor but the virginia senator won his release this weekend and today he arrived in

bangkok, thailand. >> i think it was a good gesture from your government to allow him to return home to his family and i appreciate their honoring my requests. >> senator webb also says he is seeking the release of sue che. two people were hurt and dozens of shoppers and tourists shocked at a shooting. police say a 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 17 year old was shot in the forearm when someone pulled a gun during a fight. >> i was scared and i was running towards the bus stop and i was scared. >> we need to be vigilant and we need to be responsive and we need to continue to do our job effectively. >> police say they have already increased the number of crime cameras and foot patrols at the

inner harbor. tonight police are reviewing surveillance video and are confident they will know the identity of the gunman soon. the white house is signaling tonight that they are ready to abandon the idea of a government-run insurance option. katherine brown has the very latest. [ applause ] >> reporter: problem -- president obama seems willing to abandon the government-run health care system. >> let's look at the whole picture. you guys are stealing from us. >> reporter: sunday the obama administration signaled it is now open to a nonprofit health insurance cooperative that would provide competition in the marketplace. >> that's really the essential part. you don't turn over the entire marketplace to private insurance companies and trust them to do the right thing. we need choices and competition. >> reporter: the co-op would get off the ground with the help of government money but then would operate independently, membership run and controlled.

>> ace hardware is a cooperative. the "associated press" is a cooperative. we have successful cooperatives. group health in seattle. this is a model that works. >> reporter: but selling americans on the idea of insurance co-ops could be as challenging as it was to sell government-run health care because many people just don't know what it is. >> i have been seeing it around. i wasn't quite sure what it was. >> i think that's a good idea because there is a crisis right now. >> reporter: still, no one has said how the co-op would absorb the nation's 50 million uninsured. but getting republicans on board with health reform is also a factor. >> it would be, i believe, a step in the right direction, away from a government takeover of our health care in this country. >> reporter: it is an idea that both sides believe could make health insurance reform a reality. katherine brown for cbs news, new york. other news now. tragedy in the sky at an air

show this weekend. two russian air force jets collided near moscow killing one stunt pilot and sending another crashing into nearby vacation homes. all three pilots ejected from their planes. two were recovered in satisfactory condition but the third pilot was killed. one woman on the ground was seriously injured and four others were hurt. the pilots were all part of an elite flying group preparing for russia's biggest air show. in colorado a small plane flipped over as it was coming in for a landing at centennial airport this morning. fortunately the pilot wasn't injured but the plane was damaged. a crane was brought in to flip the plane back on its wheels. no word tonight on why that accident happened. a lucky gam gambler surviving a fall. he fell 30 feet threw metal

doors. firefighters hooked up a pullly system and hoisted him out of the hole. remarkably the 59 year old suffered only minor injuries. another stunner at the pga championship today. for the first time in his career, tiger woods lost a major championship when leading after three rounds. y.e. yang of south korea pulled off the shocking three-shot victory. yang becomes the first asian- born golfer to win a major title. >> i was in control of the tournament most of the day. i was playing well, hitting the ball well. i was making nothing but plays. yang, i don't think he missed a shot all day. >> sara walsh will have more on the championship tonight on sports plus immediately after 9news now. coming up next on 9news now. which local companies are growing faster than all the rest? and an unpleasant surprise

for a homeowner whose house was- control driver. we will be right back.

welcome back, folks. conneticut senator christopher dodd is back home tonight. the 65-year-old lawmaker was released from the hospital after undergoing surgery for prostrate cancer. the five-term democrat says cancer will not affect his plans to seek a sixth term next year. a maryland high school teacher is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. mark jackson is an rotc instructor at a high school in prince george's county accused

of having sex with a female student beginning last december at his home. court papers say the girl's mother suspected something was wrong. he admitted to having sex with the girl one time. he is charged with taking a minor over state lines for sex. companies are not only making it in the recession but some are thriving. ink magazine has come out with its fastest 500 growing companies. the dc metro air boasts the most. the list includes a diaper company. a roofing business. and a t.v. maker. >> click on a name. >> pick it up. tell me who i'm calling. >> coming in at 29 is icore, a voice over internet company for

small and medium-sized businesses. >> our folks are bar none the best. >> its revenue grew nearly 4000% in a four-year period. managing products. to make the magazine's top list companies must show growth, innovation. icore is hiring another 225 people in the next two years. >> be enthusiastic in the interview. >> jarret was hired six weeks ago. >> you have to understand the company that you're coming in to and you have to understand where they want to go. >> the superstar company wouldn't be at the top of their game without hard work and long hours. the september