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movie, "prisoners." >> let's begin with the latest from syria. after several days of intense negotiations, a huge breakthrough for russia and the u.s. the countries are putting aside their differences over syria and striking a deal to remove and destroy their chemical weapons stockpile. the agreement also averts any military action from the united states on syria for now. fox's james rosen is traveling with secretary of state john kerry and has more on this still developing story. >> three days of negotiations between secretary of state john kerry and his russian counter part sergei lavrov. >> there can be no games, no room for avoidance or anything less than fuel compliance by the assad regime.
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>> the russians dispute the american assessment that there are at least 45 sites where the sarin, blister agents and mustard gases and related equipment are housed and the russian doesn't believe they all remain. >> we understand that the decisions we have reached today is only the beginning of the road. >> under the four-page framework, assad has until friday to provide a complete and candid accounting of his banned stockpiles and related facilities. if that happens, inspectors should hit the ground in syria by november, destroying the entire arsenal by july 14. the united states is prepared to act if the plan fails.
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>> i'm prepared to move forward with the plan. we're not just going to take russia and assad's word for it. we need to see concrete action to demonstrate that assad is serious about giving up his chemical weapons. >> top aides to secretary of state kerry are clear on what happens if the noncompliance triggers a vote for military action at the u.n. security council. the u.s. knows russia will use their veto power to block such action. >> christians in syria are praying for peace, meanwhile. >> the catholic cathedral in damascus held a special service to honor those killed in the country's civil war. christianity is a religious minority in syria. a nearby town is one of the last places on earth where some residents still speak the language believed to have been
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spoken by jesus. >> and one day after securing the deal, secretary of state john kerry is meeting with benjamin netanyahu in israel. on monday, secretary kerry heads to paris to meet with the french and british foreign ministers. >> switching gears now, it's been a fabulous weekend. let's take a live look outside where it looks like it's going to be a great start to the day. so how long is this crisp fall weather going to spoil us? let's get a check of the weather. >> crisp and fall, you're absolutely right. a lot of people are like, well, it's been chilly at night. fall is on our doorstep. let's look at the numbers. yesterday wasn't too bad. we were a little far off the mark for seasonal. it was comfortable. skies not doing too badly out there.
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that's because we've got a ridge of high pressure in control. keeping the clouds at bay, but it's going to set us up for no shortage of sunshine today. it's going to be absolutely fabulous out there. i'm happy to say the humidity has taken a bit of a vacation, which is exactly what we need. here are the current temperatures. temperatures. here's a look at what we're expecting. 79 degrees. that's where we should be, in the low 80's. plenty of sunshine. it's going to be a very pleasant day with very light winds. changes are coming up in the seven-day forecast. i'll have that a little later. back to you. >> thank you. we'll see you in a little bit. another big push this morning. chaos -- big story this morning. chaos in colorado as flood waters continue to rise. 4500 miles are soaked by the
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floodwaters. five people are dead and dozen more are reported missing. we'll have more on this story later in the show. >> and new this morning, fairfax county police are investigating a deadly shooting at a hotel. it happened at the residence inn on westward center drive in vienna near tyson's corner. it happened around 2 a.m. this morning and one man is dead. they're not releasing information about a possible motive or a suspect. >> howard county police in maryland are asking for help in fighting the person who torched a speed camera outside a high school early saturday morning. arson investigators who responded to the scene say the fire was intentionally set. >> this concrete pad covered with burnt ashes is where one of howard camera's portable speed cameras used to sit outside a high school. a contractor heading to work snapped these pictures of the
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torched box with a gaping hole burned right through it. >> i guess getting speeding tickets makes people mad. >> he lived across the school for 13 years. he said speeding on burnt wood road is common. >> it can be pretty bad. some of the students drive like nuts, especially when school lets out. >> this road is nicknamed the burnt wood speedway. getting out of his driveway has been challenging. >> you get out a few feet and somebody is on your bumper. >> speeds have been reduced 65% since cameras were put up last year. at the start of school this year, police started rotating two portable speed cameras where the vans couldn't be used safely. the one here was only in place about a week. >> you have to have somebody, maybe another camera to watch the cameras. >> though the damaged camera has
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been removed, speeders aren't getting a pass. it will be replaced and at a new location in time for the start of school monday morning. >> there's a $500 reward available to anyone who helps police catch the arsonist who destroyed the speed camera. >> it was great. hopefully they'll bring it back as soon as possible. >> and good news for some teachers in virginia. federal courts show the commonwealth teachers are paid more than the national average. the bureau of labor statistics say virginia's elementary school teachers received about $2,000 more per year than the national average and secondary teachers get about $3,000 more. however, it wasn't all good news for teachers in virginia. others are paid significantly less than the average. >> in less than a month, sweeping new rules go into effect pertaining to gun and ammunition sales in maryland. the n.r.a. and many gun owners
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don't care for the new rules but some beginning shooters seem to have a different position. john henrehan has a closer look. >> 42-year-old nicole moore does not own a firearm. in fact, this visit to the maryland small arms range was her very first time shooting. she asked a friend, who happens to be a sheriff's deputies, to show her the ropes on a variety of weapons. >> something different. something new. something exciting. >> 24-year-old rachael on the right also shot for the first time. >> it was a little loud. but other than that, there wasn't a whole lot of kickback. we used a smith & wesson and it wasn't heavy. it was a lot easier than i thought. >> these young women are taking up firearms at a time when the maryland legislature has moved to impose significant restrictions on gun sales, starting october 1st. >> it's like a pre-approval to
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buy a handgun. that's going to involve a four-hour training block with some exceptions. fingerprinting. and a $50 fee to the state for the handgun qualification license. >> gun salesman jack donald is not a particular fan of the new restrictions, but our new shooters don't seem to mind the tougher rules. >> do the new restrictions bother you at all, background checks? >> no, i think they should have backgrounds, i really do. >> i don't mind. >> and, of course, the background checks? >> of course. >> you don't mind that? >> no, i've had that before. >> yeah, we've all had that for work at least. >> yes. >> all three of our rookie shooters say they may someday buy a firearm. >> i think since i will be living by myself by the end of the year, alone, it will be nice to have a little bit of protectional feelings with me.
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>> >> the redskins are preparing for the second game of the season. they take on the green bay packers in green bay in just a few hours. the skins are trying to get the first win of the season and so will the packers which are going to be a difficult game. there's a lot of questions in the game. all eyes remain on griffin's knee. kickoff is at 1 p.m. on fox5. >> an international cooling off period as syria agrees to give up his chemical weapons. we'll have details of the last minute deal made to avoid the threat of u.s. airstrikes and why some lawmakers are still not happy about it. but first, playing for keeps.
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family and friends of a young woman murdered two years ago honor her memory through her favorite sport. the tournament helping others in her name is coming up. [ male announcer ] help yourself to a new
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build your own omelette with all the fixings. and help others at the same time. for every omelette purchased this week at denny's, america's egg farmers will donate one egg on your behalf to a no kid hungry partner to help end childhood hunger in america.
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>> i looked up and the bus driver looked like he was slumped over. the next thing you know, the bus just went off the road and we rolled at least twice. >> passengers describing a horrifying experience on board a greyhound bus in southern ohio. the bus crashed and flipped on its roof early saturday morning. 30 people were injured. six people were taken to the hospital by helicopter. investigators are looking into what caused the crash, including whether the driver had a medical emergency. >> here at home, a maryland community comes together for the family of a promising young law school graduate who was brutally killed. she was a native of the laurel
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area >> police say she was murdered by her neighbor in macon georgia. here's more on the softball tournament named in her honor. >> in laurel, maryland, hundreds of people came out to play softball, talk with their neighbors and enjoy the beautiful day. >> the event held in honor of her daughter, lauren. the laurel native was killed two years ago in macon georgia where she just feninished law school. her former classmate is awaiting trial in the case. >> you don't want the focus to be on lauren's death. she had 27 years of amazingness. >> friends say she loved playing softball and many on the field today are former teammates. >> i think it's representative of how many people are out here of how great she was loved, how much she was loved and how many people are still thinking of her
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and wishing her well. >> the mascot, modeled after lauren's dog. proceeds will be donated to the foundation. the city of laurel provided their emergency response trailer to be used as a food truck. >> we go out of our way to make sure we take care of our own. this will continue every year for years to we look forward to that here in the city. >> this is the second annual tournament. last year a total of $15,000 was raised. organizers are hoping for similar numbers going forward >> there were expenses due to the investigation and so far, only part of giddings' remains have been recovered. >> we just got word we can search some property. as you know, lauren's remains have not been found. we need to get cadaver dogs out there. >> the family is also planning to use a large part of the proceeds to benefit several charities and the special olympics. >> you love playing with the other kids, right? >> yes. >> lauren's god son has down
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syndrome. it was a cause close to her heart. >> we try not to think about the negative and think about what an incredible life she had and she wouldn't want us to sit around having a pity party. we just want to keep her spirit going. >> the tournament continues with additional games on sunday. it's being held in laurel and the public is invited to attend. as for the suspect, stephen mcdaniel, he is charged with premeditated murder and his trial is currently scheduled for january. >> and now to some of the stories expected to make headlines in the week ahead. vice president joe biden head to the midwest for a fundraising event and the ohio man who made the shocking confession in a youtube video, he heads back to court. here's those stories and monday. >> sunday joe biden is speaking at the steak fry in iowa. the steak fry has become a
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signature political fundraising event in the battleground state. >> the factory shut down in april when pyongyang pulled 53,000 workers and made threats of nuclear strikes. >> wednesday the ohio man who confessed in a youtube video to causing a fatal drunk driving crash is expected to plead guilty to an aggravated homicide charge. he says he made a mistake when
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he got behind the wheel. a 51-year-old man was killed in the june crash. >> friday, krispy kreme is encouraging customers to talk like a pirate. and that's a look at the week ahead. >> and straight ahead, helping some of the area's disadvantaged youth. how one local organization is giving hope to hundreds of teen boys and they're celebrating 20 years of work. stay tuned. we'll be right back. 
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>> they serve abused, abandoned, homeless, orphaned and disadvantaged male youth. they're now getting ready to celebrate changing 20 years of
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young lives. joining us this morning is the founding executive director of ho our house. thank you for joining us this morning. 20 years of celebrating, how exciting is that for you? >> extremely exciting. we never thought it would happen, but it sure did. >> you've been changing lives all those years. i know over 300 young men have walked through the doors of our house. >> oh, yes. >> tell me the age ranges and how do they get there? >> the ages are 16 to 21 years old. they come from state workers, juvenile workers of the juvenile justice system. >> what is the benefit? >> it's their home. they learn an education. they get job training. they get life skills. and they get counseling. >> and i know they come from the entire d.c. metro area, maryland included. and though you're situated near omni, they come from various other places. you're on a 140-acre farmland
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that oprah helped by in 2000. >> sure did. >> tell me about the buildings on the property that were run down. >> the buildings were built in the 1920's. we renovated it and painted it before we moved in. >> the classroom? >> the classroom is in the basement. it's not the best academic atmosphere for you. >> you have another building where it was a hen house the students renovated. >> we turned it into a shop, a smaller classroom. >> the fundraiser is going to help the program and support it, but there's a bigger goal because of the buildings. >> yes. we want to build a brand-new dormitory and because we do construction trades, our young men can help build the building. >> so we need to get people to help with that. >> we do. >> charles dutton had a special
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message he put together. >> yes. >> let's take a look at that. >> >> okay. we're having a problem with the sound on this. this is the psa that charles did. he talks about the fact that, you know, his path wasn't so great in life. he doesn't want our young men to take that path and he supports our house. he's going to be at the event. so we're excited about that. >> fred, why do you think it's so important to help out. we know you're an athlete and why are you part of this? >> i'm one of them. i'm from where they're from and seen what they've seen. not only are you taking them out of the surroundings, but you're building a foundation under them
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so they can learn in this environment and when they leave, they have a foundation to move on and become great people. not only get jobs, but they can lend a hand to the next person who needs it. i have to be a part of this. when you told me how the dorms and classrooms are, i think we've got a chance to change everything and one person at a time and one brick at a time. >> let's look at the special people who are going to be there. we've got darrell davis and the darrell davis is going to be performing. mattress 7. maya. let's get the information up for everybody. we want you to be there. it's going to be next friday, september 20th, and in the lockheed-martin lobby at the music center. we're going to have live music and a silent audience. it starts at 7:00. we're going to have a great
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