he's not going to comment or as it was earlier, that they didn't know anything about this? >> as he relayed yesterday, he had no comment. >> no comment. even with these new developments? >> he had no comment. >> also admitted in court today that she collected contributions for gray from 16 people who really didn't have the maximum $2,000 to give. jeffrey thompson kicked back the sum to those people, that money came to more than $40,000. >> jeanny also testified that she and jeffrey thompson entered some type of elaborate scheme to cover up the shadow campaign and where the funding came from. there were fraudulent documents and records. they tried to pay taxes on that sum of money. all in an effort to this thwart the federal investigation. that person was not named. sources have given us a name, but because that person hasn't

been charged, we aren't going to expose that name at this point. charged with two federal counts of conspiracy and there's a third misdemeanor count of contributing illegal payments to campaigns. she could face jail time, but my sources say she's not likely under this agreement to spend any time in prison, back to you guys. >> bruce, you have been following this for months and months. what comes next? right now the mayor is saying no comment. what does everyone think is coming next? >> the committee meets tonight. you can imagine it's going to be topic number one. so it might be what the mayor is forced to say. they need to hear from him. the d.c. residents need to hear from him, as to what did he know, if anything, and when did he no it? it is unlikely, including high ranking local democratic officials that this much money could be raised. this much of an organization could be out there and operating and vincent gray not know about it. he has a press conference

scheduled for thunderstorm. what's next? they can bring a case against him at any point in time, according to prosecutors. they are probably waiting for his attorney. >> it could happen at any time. do you have any sense of when perhaps this could happen against jeffrey thompson? >> no. again, at any time. i mean, how do they operate? do you call his attorney? brendan sullivan. one of the best attorneys in this town. does not like to plea bargain. he likes to go to trial. but given what was laid out in court today, they do come in to witness this kind of thing. they say jeff thompson doesn't have much of a chance. he has to plea. he has to bargain. someone else pointed out, what does he have to offer prosecutors? the answer, jeffrey thompson might be able to tell them what they need to hear about mayor vincent gray. >> it's hard to wrap your head around all of it. we are waiting for a press conference. anymore sense of what was

involved in this actual plea deal? >> reporter: well, you know, as always with these pleas. there's a lot more they could have hit her with. the total sum in terms of those contributions is $44,000. my sources tell me between the 2008 and 2012 campaigns, the federal and local contributions from jeff thompson, we might be talking about a million dollars in illegal contributions that he raised in the form of checks and money orders. keep in mind, a lot of these people gave the maximum $2,000 contribution for individuals. they didn't even have the money. she would go to those people and say i need you to write a check. i need you to put this signature on the money order. we'll back fill on this. >> bruce johnson, thank you for that. prosecutors are holding a press conference to talk about the developments in the case that is taking place in northwest washington. let's go to it live. >> reveals a well financed

decade long scheme to circumvent schemes to keep money from corrupting our elections. that scheme culminated in 2010 with the establishment of more than a half million, off the books shadow campaign in support of a candidate for the mayor of the district of columbia. for her role and the aggressive efforts she made to cover up that conspiracy, she pled guilty this afternoon to conspiracy to violate federal election laws and to obstruct justice. to file in a fraudulent tax return and violate d.c. laws regulating money and politics. today's plea confirms the sad truth that many of us have long feared. the 2010 mayoral election was corrupted by a massive infusion of cash that was illegally concealed from the voters of

the district. on the outside, the shadow campaign looked like any other. there were paid consultants, canvassers who were put up in hotels and rented vehicles with paid drivers. distributing thousands of yard signs, stickers, and car magnets. but what made this shadow campaign sinister was how it was paid for. the shadow campaign was entirely off the books. finance was secret, corporate money, so d.c. voters had no idea who was influencing them. miss harris and her long-time associate discovered that a d.c. mayoral campaign was in need of financial assistance. the business owner agreed to generously finance the campaign so long as it was a secret as to who was a source of the

funds. between july and september, 2010, the business owner used one of his companies to send one of miss harris' companies, bell international, more than $650,000 to be used in the mayoral campaign. miss harris put that money to work to influence the outcome of the election. she hired political consultants, drivers, and canvassers in coordination with the official campaign during the time leading up to the -- purchased more than $100,000 worth of campaign materials that were identical to the official campaign materials. these materials were purchased from the same vendors as the official campaign materials and were often delivered at the official campaign headquarters. as you can see, the money that was provided to miss harris was used to pay for over $200,000 in campaign staff expenses.

over $127,000 in campaign materials. and over $265,000 in rental vans, hotels, and other expenses. at today's plea made clear, the 2010 shadow campaign was the handy work of a conspiracy. but it just didn't start in 2010. since at least 2001, this scheme has violated federal and local election laws by using straw donors. many of them employees, friends and family members of the conspirators to make high dollar campaign contributions which would be reimbursed with personal and corporate money. this scheme allowed the spirit tores and the ban on corporate donations and to illegal direct tens and thousands of dollars to candidates for federal and

d.c. offices. today's plea is yet another reminder of the desperate and ultimately unsuccessful efforts that have been taken to bury the truth of what happened in 2010. we saw this obstruction before in the case of howard brooks, lying to federal investigators and in the case of thomas shredding documents that contain records of illicit campaign contributions. miss harris today admitted a far more expansive and sophisticated effort to obstruct justice. this effort involved the creation of phoning business documents and a false tax return to try and disguise the shadow campaign as a legitimate business expense. it also involved the destruction of paper and electronic records. and it even involved a plan to send miss harris to brazil for over five years, which is a statute of limitations on many federal offenses. these obstructive acts may have slowed our investigation, but they did not end it.

today we're going to repeat the same message we said time and time again as we stood here after defendants have been convicted of lying, trying to hide the truth. and avoiding responsibility for their actions. the truth is going to come out in the end and you are far better off if you come to us on your own rather than waiting for us to approach you. one of the positive developments today that we have seen is that miss harris came forward early and acknowledged her crimes and for this, we should all be appreciative. the sad truth is that political corruption occurs across our country at all levels of government. from jack, to john blagojevich, we are all too familiar for those who use public office for personal gain. corruption is not limited to one political party, to any one race, or any one particular region of the country. and while d.c. has many, many,

many hard working public servants, we have learned over the last year that we are not immuned to the forces of greed and corruption that we have seen at work and many parts of our nation. the truth about what happened in 2010 in that campaign is troubling and troubling because the people of the district of columbia have fought for too long. in 2010, we went to the ballot box not knowing that one mayoral campaign was secretly financing another and more than half a million dollars in unregular hated, unreported, corporate money, had been used to influence the outcome of the election. in 2010, the mayoral campaign was compromised by back room deals, secret payments, and a flood of unreported cash. the people of the city deserve better. they deserve the truth. that's why my office together with my partners from the fbi

and the irs are so committed to pressing forward with this investigation until we hold everyone who has played a role in deceiving the voters in 2010 accountable for their actions. now we're going to hear from ron, special agent in charge of the fbi washington office. >> that was u.s. attorney talking about the federal probe into d.c. campaign corruption, which reached a new level with the charges today against eugenea clark harris and her plea agreement that provided this information about this shadow campaign that helped get mayor vince gray elected. we are waiting to hear from a comment on him regarding the latest developments. matt. >> anita, two people remain hospitalized. >> actually, we're going to take a quick break and be right back. g

two people remain hospitalized. the roof flew off and the walls crashed down with more than 20 people inside the cheerleading and dance studio. everybody survived. peggy fox has an exclusive interview with the woman who was severely injured in the collapse. peggy joins us live from fredericksburg with the story. peggy. >> reporter: her name is michelle smith. she's a 47-year-old mother and pretty beat up tonight. she's recovering here at mary washington hospital. you see, the children and most of the adults who survived the building collapse made it to a safe room that stood. michelle did not. yet somehow survived. >> you saw debris. the sky opened up and you saw stuff coming down. i was like, the building is coming down. i couldn't believe it. >> michelle smith was in the

fredericksburg cheer fusion building when a microburst brought it down sunday evening. >> way the door crumpled in and was flying off, you would never expect a big metal door to bend in like that. >> the roof blew off and the walls on two sides caved in. smith was thrown through a door and into another room. >> it was just bad. when i tried to stand up, i fell back down and realized that my leg was going straight, but my foot was over here. >> her ankle is shattered and a lung had collapsed. it was dark and she was alone. and worst of all, she didn't know what happened to her son and the other kids who had just been practicing their cheerleading routines. >> it was so scary, because i didn't hear any of them screaming or make any noise when i was yelling for them when we were in the building. and that's the worst feeling in

the world. i thought all the babies were dead. >> she was relieved to learn her son and all the other children were okay. only one other parent was injured and he's recovering as well. >> when i saw michelle, she was emotional. i said be quiet. you're alive. you are talking to me. you're okay. >> michelle is hoping to go home tomorrow where her mother and a neighbor will help her get by until her ankle is healed. the other injured parent is 40- year-old heath mullins. a father of one of the cheerleaders. he is very beat up with broken bones and a concussion and also recovering here at mary washington hospital. now he also did not make it to that safe room, but he did make sure all the children did and the studio owner called him a hero. reporting live in fredericksburg, peggy fox, 9news now. >> just an incredible story, peggy, thank you. a will the of heroics,

powerful, powerful winds. what happened there exactly? such severe damage and localized. >> that was a down burst. about 3 miles south of fredericksburg. on our day, that fateful friday, june 29, we had that sort of damage everywhere across the metro area. that's something more typical for a localized area. let me show you a live look outside. this is pretty dramatic. we're looking at a live look outside. and temperatures upper 70s. that's average. that's okay. dew points low 60s. that's bearable. winds south, southeast at 9. there are clouds out there, but most of us will have a dry commute home. the pressure, 29.98 inches of mercury. all right, let's talk about this video and show you this dramatic video we just got in today. this is a wall cloud. look how fast the wind comes

up. this is in spotsylvania county. this is the same storm before it hit that gym. but look at the winds whipping up the debris. this is what we talk about. even dust can cause injuries to your eyes if it's blown fast enough. and winds estimated at 80 miles per hour. you saw the wall cloud a minute ago. dangerous to drive in this type of situation. especially if you have a high profile vehicle. 8 o mile per hour wind can tip you over. this was the same storm that produced that damage south of fredericksburg and this was during. there's the wall cloud. this was during the celebrate virginia in spot spotsylvania. more typical of summer storms. it was once an isolated event. live doppler 9,000. we have popup storms tonight. most of us will have a dry commute home. a few of us will have to go through some storms. headed toward manassas. these storms are not severe. brief heavy rains. this storm about to cross 95

toward lorton. we'll put this into motion and tell you where these will go in the next hour or so. they will drift off to the east primarily. going to cross 95 and then cross portions of u.s. 1 as well. lighter storms. popup storms around urbana. here's the deal. temperature wise, a bargain. 84 in arlington. that's pretty good. a couple 90s showing up. 90 in college park. and 84 out toward fairfax. so we're looking at manageable temperatures, again, through tomorrow. isolated thunderstorm tonight. a bit muggy downtown tonight, but seasonal wednesday and seasonal thursday, which means upper 80s to near 90. mostly cloudy tonight, mild, a shower or thunderstorm possible. low 66 to about 74. winds southeast at 10. next three days, keep it code green. 89 tomorrow. 88 on thursday. 90 on friday.

some storms possible as we go through the next three days. the next seven days, well, saturday and sunday, that front that is south of us that dropped temperatures will drop north of us. that will butt us in the low 90s and a much better chance of showers sunday and monday. a good respite. >> we very much need. coming up, a judge issues a ruling on a lawsuit filed by the white house party crasher, salahi. the deadly hit-and-run from a man missing from massachusetts. details coming up at noon. ;wgç>

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the investigation and removal caused all the northbound lanes to be blocked throughout the day. you can imagine tieing up traffic for hours and hours. the driver's name has not been released. investigators are still trying to piece together what happened in the accident. police are trying to find the driver who hit and killed a military veteran missing from massachusetts for two weeks now. >> the crash happened just before 6:00 this morning on southbound route 110 at the 395 washington boulevard exit. snarling the morning commute for hours. the victim had a history of mental illness. >> cars slowly creep by the crash scene. police trying to determine who hit and killed a 62-year-old man and then sped off this morning. the only tip coming from a witness who stayed on the scene. >> the 911 call was reported, you know, there was a vehicle that had pulled over initially. that was from the reporting party. saying the vehicles on the side of the road, there was a body laying in front. >> the vehicle took off,

leaving little trace behind. >> there was an individual behind the wheel. so they are considered a witness. >> investigators here in the scene say the man was likely hit at a very high rate of speed in the middle of the roadway and then thrown 60 feet to the sidewalk. >> he does have construction boots on. camouflage pants and just a t- shirt. >> crews working nearby did not immediately recognize the victim as a contractor. police say the man did have id on him. investigators were able to contact his family in massachusetts. now they must determine what brought him to arlington where he met his tragic death. delia, 9news now. >> police have not yet released details of the car described by the witness, but they tell us they are following several leads. coming up, knowing when and when not to use lethal force. the high-tech way some local police officers are being trained. >> also ahead, a teenager gives up his arm to save his life when an alligator attacks

in a florida river. up next, two new studies suggest the nation's schools are failing to adequately challenge our kids.

a new study finds most kids aren't getting enough physical education. only six states schedule enough gym time for elementary school kids and no states require enough time at the high school

level. the national association of sport and physical education recommends elementary school kids get 150 minutes per week of exercise. older kids, 225 minutes. the study's author says pressure to raise standardized test scores may be partly to blame. schools are cutting back on p.e. time to give more kids time in the classroom. a new survey suggests millions of kids don't find schools very challenging. among the findings, 37% of fourth graders say their math work is often too easy. their history work is often or always too easy. 39% of 12th graders say they rarely write about what they read in class. the data was published by our partners at u.s.a. today. joining us now is a senior fellow at the centre for progress. we are hearing all the time about pressure for schools and especially in high performing districts. is that not true?

>> i think there's this popular perception that students are coming home with 40-pound backpacks, our results found the opposite. large percentages of students, specifically we found the fourth grade, over a third of students are reporting that classes are often too easy. >> i have heard some of these complaints from my fourth grader. what about standardized tests that help get kids into advanced classes. isn't that working? >> standardized tests are one part of the solution. we need standardized tests that are worth teaching to that have essay questions that students can demonstrate. true understanding of subject knowledge. >> so are we faced with too much memization to teaching to the test to get the scores reneed and it's not making an impact on the kids? >> we need to provide teachers with the tools they need. teachers are trying very hard, they are dedicated.

we need to do more to make sure our students are prepared for the global economy. >> especially with what's happening around the world. the levels with math and science and all of those things necessary, what do we do to raise the challenge level and the critical thinking level of our kids? >> there is a movement right now, more than 40 states have joined the common core standards. these are standards that are more rigorous, higher expectations of students. and we need to focus on the imprelimmation of those. the states that have not adopted the standards. the study of this results should really consider doing so. >> thank you so much. >> senior fellow at the center for american progress. thank you for joining us. in the last week alone, there have been three police involved shootings. one in fairfax, one in montgomery, and one in prince

georges county. all three were fatal. today, prince georges county police unveiled a new software system that will help officers deal with the increasing number of confrontations with armed suspects. the sound of gunfire echos inside the training building of the prince georges county police department. >> drop the weapons. drop the weapons. >> apartment leaders are touting what they describe as one of the most important pieces of technology they have ever acquired. >> the intersection is much better than our old system. >> it's called the milo use of force simulator. it's the software system that prince georges county police started using just a few weeks ago to train officers when to fire their weapons and when not to. >> come on out. now. >> put it down. >> it's amazing. >> commander of the department's training division. he says the new system came at

the perfect time. police officers now are confronted with more armed suspects than ever before and therefore, must have a better understanding than ever about how to deal with the situations. officers to use communication skills to be able to deescalate situations. >> it was intended to give reporters a first-hand view and the split second decision that officers are forced to make. >> this system allows us to reverse the camera and show how the officers move to cover, how they fired, what they did, and i opened up for the officer going through the scenario. >> police are called to the scene of a shooting in a parking lot. when the armed suspect refused my command to drop the assault rifle, i fired six shots, two of which somehow hit their target. >> we are all amazed at how this system is so realistic. >> the system cost $85,000. it was paid for by a grant from

the department of homeland security. an injured hiker waiting for help ends up saving the life of his rescuer. dr. jeremy was hiking in california with a friend on thursday. the pair was near big bear lake when killburn broke his leg. but after a california highway patrol chopper touched down to rescue him, a helicopter blaze struck the paramedic. that's when the doctors adrenaline kicked in. >> my best friend comes running up the hill. he's like, dude, the rotor just hit this guy. i think he's dead. he wasn't breathing very well and periods he wasn't breathing at all. i was ready to put it through his airway when he started coughing and moving his hand. >> during the flight to the hospital, another hiker helped hold iv bags and apply pressure to control the bleeding. the paramedic is in critical condition. a florida teen is recovering after an alligator

took off part of his right arm. it happened yesterday as the 17- year-old was swimming. friends of the strig saw the whole thing. >> the gator was two feet away from him. he punched the gator and it took his arm and he came it back. he was smart. he took the risk. >> that teen's arm was still inside the 11-foot gator when it was hunted down. it could not be surgically reattached. the teenager is recovering. wildlife officials say it's alligator mating system and attacks are not uncommon. a virginia judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by salahi. one of the gate crashers. salahi had filed a $50 million suit against neil shawn, a rock musician who ran off with salahi's wife. he schemed to break up his marriage, to they are best

known for going to a white house dinner. a brawl breaks out between spectators at a little league baseball game. topper. >> we are looking at popup thunderstorms. we'll show you live doppler 9,000. nothing severe, but heavy rain possible around manassas. we'll come back, track those for you and track, tell you when the heat returns. >> up next, caught on tape, a teenager jumped off a stuffed sky rise. and don't forget, we're always on. wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

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leap of faith. melanie became stuck on a sky ride when a severe storm knocked out the power. this is in seaside heights, new jersey, fearing for her safety while hanging 35 feet up. she decided to take drastic action. >> i looked and we were right next to a huge metal pole. i was like, we are in a death trap right now. i'm getting struck by lightning or i break a leg. >> melanie was not seriously hurt. her best friend agreed to jump out of the chair, but decided against it at the last minute. some other beach goers who pulled out their cell phones to capture the storm ended up taping melanie's ordeal. >> elsewhere, a hot air balloon near phoenix today. the wind dragged the balloon through a field for several hundred feet before it finally came to a stop. wind speeds were reportedly about 20 miles an hour in the

scotts dale area at the time. >> that's good. also caught on tape, a disturbing scene at a little league baseball game. >> this is home video of a brawl breaking out between fans and columbus, georgia. according to a legal newspaper. the fight started after a parent of one team started playing loud music. fans from the other team demanded that he turn the music down. the music was turned down, but then he did words were exchanged about the players and you see the results. police were called in to break up the fight. two people were arrested. the newspaper reports that little league officials are condemning what happened, calling the brawl embarrassing to players and the city of columbus. >> no kidding. >> still ahead, three nationals are getting set to take the field for tonight's all-star game. we'll take you to kansas city for a preview. >> plus, a childhood disease is making a comeback. the latest on the spread of whooping cough is next in our health alert. ?gw?qyjw

in tonight's health alert, whooping cough is on pace to have a record setting year. more than 16,000 cases were

reported as of june 30. more than double the number reported from the same time last year. now the current record in the u.s. was 2010 with over 27,000 cases. and the cdc is encouraging everyone to make sure their vaccinations are up to date. it's part of an immunization. whooping cough is contagious. it can cause death in the worse case scenarios, especially among babies and young children. there were several regional outbreaks. the closest locally, south western virginia. another reason to get off the couch and get moving. cutting your sitting time can extend life expectancy. researchers estimate sitting can add an extra two years to life and limiting tv time can add on another year. more than 167,000 men and women around the world were tracked

as a part of this study. losing a lot of weight. it can be a huge challenge. it can be a life changing victory. surgery helps a lot of formally obese people reach that goal. but there may be body contouring needed after that. tonight, a revolutionary tissuglue helping patients heal faster. >> i was almost 400 pounds. i was in chronic and constant back pain. >> sarah fought the accumulating pounds until they were seriously threatening her health. >> i had bariatric surgery in february of 2008. >> did it work? >> it did work. i have lost 175-pounds. and i have kept it off now for 4 1/2 years. >> successful, yes. but in sarah's case, the saggy skin left behind was a real issue. it's a common complaint in patients who undergo bar yours surgery. >> i couldn't wear a tank top

because my arms had this huge flap of skin underneath them. >> plastic surgeon of bethesda is helping recontour sarah's body. she first underwent a procedure to remove excess skin. now she is about to have a surgical lift of her lower body. through it all, drainage from the surgery site was the most difficult time of her recovery. dr. michaels is testing an adhesive, which keeps the skin closer to muscles. >> it's an adhesive that will get the skin flap, lay the skin to it here, to the underlying muscle. so it puts that skin in good position with the underlying abdominal wall to help that tissue start healing faster. >> what would you use before? >> before, we aren't using anything. >> if the tissue glue cuts down on drainage, it can make the surgery easier to handle.

>> the tissue glue study is double blind. patients won't know if the adhesive is used in their procedure or not. and researchers can analyze if it cuts down on the need for drainage catheters. there's more information on the health page of our website, wusa9.com. >> sarah has one heck of a story to tell. >> she looks amazing. >> she has cokeep working on it. every day she watches what she eats and exercises. >> a man who always has a story to tell. >> we hit 90 today. but our average 188. still, better than our 102, 105. now the frontal boundary went to our south and cooled us off. that frontal boundary stalled. check this out. massive flooding between richmond and greensboro. they had anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain for these thunderstorms and cars are not doing what they should do.

drivers shouldn't be driving in the streets. water rescues and the whole bit. so it was very, very bad south of us. that same front, you should see the top of that car. look at that. that front is south of us. it moves to the north as we go through the weekend, that will usher in some hot air for us and become a better focus of storms here in the metro area. okay, right now a live look outside. pretty nice. some clouds, yes. temperatures manageable. dew point low 60s. winds out of the south, southeast. it is rising. live doppler 9,000. we have been watching storms south and west of town. we'll zoom in. about ready to cross i-95. and now moving through manassas, this is just light rain in the shades of green. but you see the red and orange and the yellow. that's good rain fall. nothing severe, but heavy rain fall between woodbridge and springfield on the west side of 95. we'll put this into motion. the storm itself will weaken a

little bit and move south, southwest through woodbridge. but look for a wet commute if you are heading down 95 south, especially once you get past the springfield, the mixing bowl. 84 bethesda. 85 in vienna. looking at 85 in baden and 89 out toward college park. so here's the deal. temperatures still manageable. ice lited thunderstorm possible tonight. a bit muggy downtown tonight. holding in the 70s. seasonal tomorrow and seasonal again on thursday. for tonight, mostly cloudy and mild. isolated shower or thunderstorm. mid 60s in the suburbs, but low to mid 70s downtown. tomorrow morning, skies return partly cloudy. grab your shades. winds southeasterly at 10 and by afternoon, partly cloudy, seasonal, and an isolated storm possible. high temperatures in the upper 80s and winds easterly. so let's go ahead and break it down for you. 66 to 74 to start.

and then by noon, low to mid 80s. by evening, 85 to 89. maybe a thunderstorm again tomorrow evening. now the next three days, we are going to keep it code green for now in our 9 weather alert system. 89 tomorrow, maybe a storm. 88 on thursday. maybe a storm. 90 on friday. also maybe a storm. we're going to keep it code green. next seven days, saturday and sunday, that front to our south, causes all the flooding. moves back to the north. we're going to have a lot of showers and thunderstorms saturday and sunday. low 90s. 95 on monday. maybe a left over thunderstorm and then 90 on tuesday under partly cloudy skies. through the rest of the week, we'll have manageable temperatures. >> outstanding. >> isn't that nice. >> thank you, topper. tonight the stars of major league baseball get their chance to shine. >> and the nationals will be well represented at this year's all-star game. kristen berset is here with more on the festivities. >> thanks, guys. it's a big night for major

league baseball and the nationals. tonight, three all-stars getting a much deserved chance to show the country just how good they really are. they have been relishing in the fanfare all week long. it's the second all-star game for nats ace, geo gonzalez. he went last year as a member of the oakland athletics in the american league. it's the first selection for stephen strasburg. we haven't seen the lineup yet, but bryce harper said to mishis all-star debut tonight. he spoke earlier about the excitement of being in kansas city at the all-star game. >> it feels great. i think it's an exciting time and i'm excited to be here and it's good to be around all the best players in baseball and you know, it's impressive. >> joining me now from kauffman stadium, 106.7, the fan. grant, it looks like a gorgeous day out there. you have been there since

thursday. what can you tell us about what the all-star experience is like? >> well, the city of kansas city is doing a wonderful job celebrating the midsummer classic. even at the future's game, which is a showcase of baseball's finest prospects. having covered these events. it's been a great experience. the people in kansas city are thrilled. >> you can see in the crowd last night with the home run derby. it was just packed in there. looks like it's been a lot of fun. at least you are getting good weather. we have to talk about bryce. rumor had it, frank robinson talked to him during batting practice. what is the buzz like surrounding this kid out there? >> i watched that conversation among others he's had here on the field and many times i wanted to be a fly floating around and seeing what people are saying to him. perhaps the most intriguing chat he's had so far is when he approached cole hamels. remember who hit him on purpose

and said he was trying to teach him a lesson and play old school baseball, even though it wasn't that old school. i was talking to someone who was chatting with bryce and harper wanted to go over to him. he wanted to just bury some of the problems. they shared a laugh. he has been an attraction for all the players and they want to converse with him, find out what he's all about. that's what i think is great for him at this event. all the hype and things player haves heard, they will find out like the nationals that he's a normal guy who loves playing baseball and he happens to be one of the most talented 19- year-olds in history and that's why he is the youngest position player to participate in this game. >> go out and enjoy the rest of the festivities. thank you so much for taking a few minutes to talk with us. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >> thanks, grant. >> still ahead, if you don't have power, you shouldn't have to pay for it. right? 9 wants to know why some local utility customers will be hit

with a bill. meet a guy who is ready to hit the 3 million-mile mark. >> missiles causes a major uproar. i'll tell you what the judge decided.

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the olympic torch is in windsor castle tonight. it will continue until the opening ceremonies july 27. the british military has a massive security plan in place for the summer olympics. >> they certainly do. a big part includes missiles on the roofs of some buildings. some residents fought the plan. >> this london apartment building is about to get a new feature. rooftop missiles, a british judge ruled the military can legally install them and that's upsetting residents. >> i'm scared for my kids. >> the missile system, similar to this one, can shut down an aircraft. london security forces are using the missiles to protect against the terror attacks during the olympics. residents worry the weapons will make this neighborhood a target for terrorists.

>> whatever they have decided is set in stone. so we can't change much. >> east london residents held protests and filed suit to keep the missiles out. the weapons present no real threat to residents. >> the clear implication of today's judgment is that the minister of defense now has the power to militarize the private homes of any person in britain. >> the british military is expected to install the missiles within days. this building is one of six locations where the weapons will be deployed. >> it's part of britain's security. fighter jets, naval ships, and guards will work to keep the game safe. it offers a clear view. monica, cbs news, london. surface to air missiles

were used for security during the 2008 olympic games in beijing. tonight, another plea from another player in the corruption investigation inside the district of columbia. the case against jean harris reveals details of a shadow campaign that raise ed more than half a million dollars to support the bid to become the district's mayor. bruce johnson was in court today and joins us live with what unfolded. wow bruce. >> you know, one of the questions we were asked, could the mayor have won the election if not for this illegal activity? we have three fairly significant people to the vincent gray campaign who have taken pleas. it's obvious prosecutors are moving in on the wealthy businessman and very few people doubt they are also looking at mayor vincent gray. >> tell us why you did it? >> no comment. >> harris admitted in court today that she helped run an illegal shadow campaign for vincent gray in