. >> reporter: dutchess of york sarah ferguson says she is sorry after a british tabloid went public with footage that land the former princess in hot water. with a cigarette in hand and a bottle of wine on the table, the dutchess appears to cut a deal with someone posing as a rich businessman. >> 500,000-pounds for me opens doors. >> reporter: that is $700,000 and by opening doors that guarantees access to her husband prince andrew and that stack of cash on the table is $40,000, believed to be a down payment. insiders say the entire royal family is feeling the pain of the sting. >> it will be hugely embarrassing not just for the dutchess but the queen and there are crisis talks going on at the moment. >> reporter: the palace is trying to steer clear of the story other than saying prince andrew categorically denies any knowledge of any meeting between his ex-wife and tabloid journalists. prince andrews friends accuse the dutchess of making promises she couldn't keep. >> she is saying give me a lot of money and i'll do this for you. i find it delusional actually as well as disgraceful

. >> reporter: the fall out from the scandal goes way beyond the chump chess of -- dutchess of york. the queen herself has reportedly been involved in crisis talks. calls it vulgar. the dutchess who is said to be millions of dollars in debt has apologized for what she calls a serious lapse in judgment. >> can you come back from this kind of scandal? it's going to be incredibly hard. >> reporter: she has been in trouble before but has never been caught so red handed. >> reporter: sarah ferguson has remained friendly with her exhusband, prince andrew. no word on when she will return to england. >>> wants to build a casino but a petition drive is trying to block that effort. is arguing that 1/3 of the signatures are invalid. the matter is expected to be appealed to the court's highest court. >>> an effort to bring back the controversial bottle tax -- tabled the measure. would put a 4 cent tax on water, but the measure faces an uphill battle. >>> well, tonight the city is mourning the passing of a business legend, mr -- seen in this video back in the 90s was a prominent business man. he

"os >>> the dutchess of york, sarah ferguson is finding herself in hot water over this undercover video. the tabloid claims that she tried to sell access to her ex-husband, prince andrew. ferguson reinvented herself becoming a media personality and author, and even had a gig with weight watchers. a businessman strikes a deal with the dutchess in order to gain access to prince andrew. >> 500,000 pounds really can for me open doors. >> was that the deal? >> yes. >> then if you want to go to... >> reporter: for the 55-year-old dutchess says the recording is authentic and ferguson is devastated. buckingham palace says it will not comment because ferguson is no long are a part of the royal family. >>> how do we top that? that's some scandal with the royals. >> i'll settle with sunshine for you. >> i love that transition. >> queen of transitions. >> we're wearing yellow so we can get sunshine in the forecast. >> we would be grateful if you can get some sun in. it's been dreadful. >> there was a little bit of sun that have noon. we had a little bit of sun. a few breaks bu

england's dutchess of art trying to sell acce to former husband prince andrew. >>> and force of nature. a massive tornado tears through south dakota. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hi, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. great to have you with us. today we begin with a plate of make it stop. frustrations are riding high where the state's governor is calling for the federal government to step in and take over. waves of toxic water are now soaking louisiana's marshlands and coating its precious wildlife, meanwhile more failure as a sted stream continues pouring into the gulf. kristen is live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, thomas. this could be a key week in bp's efforts to stop this leak. it's now siphoned about half a million of gallons of oil but it admitted this weekend that the rate has slowed there, so that as they have now pushed back the plans for the top kill, shooting that mud and cement down into the leak until wednesday. meantime, oil is pushing ashore into 12 miles of louisiana's marshes. two major pelican nesting grounds

one insider called the dutchess a as a rulinger. be mr.he apologizes for the serious lap. >> how do you come back from this scandal? it is going to be incredibly hard. >> reporter: the 50-year-old found herself in trouble before, but has never been caught so royally red handed. cbs news. >> sarah ferguson and prince andrews separated back in 1992. they divorced four years later. >>> up next, the close call for the colorado family when the toe comes crashing down on their house. >>> and don't forget, we're always on wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. how many ways can you be comfortable? an energy efficient infinity air conditioner by carrier can save you up to 56% on your cooling costs, while also reducing your impact on the environment. which is better for where you live, and better for where we all live. turn to the experts during cool choices and get up to $1200 cash back on an infinity system by carrier. >>> a six foot pine tree crashing down. the family's 6-year-old son noticed a crack in the drunk of the tree. telling his

"os >>> [ inaudible ] the dutchess of york, sarah ferguson is finding herself in hot water over that undercover video. the british tabloid news of the world says the dutchess tried to sell access to her ex-husband, precipes andrew. a spokesman for the 55-year-old dutchess says the recording is authentic and the she is devastated. >> there she is saying he's whiter than white, which she is. she's saying give me a lot of money and i'll do this for you. i find it delusional actually as well as disgraceful. >> reporter: the buckingham palsy says it will not comment because ferguson is no longer part of the royal family. >>> last week's mini super tuesday primary shook things up on capital hill. voters went to the polls with the goals of outing the incumbents and now the nominees are getting a taste of the political machines. fox 5's sarah simmons has more. >> i have no regrets. >> reporter: big upsets in last tuesday's primaries have republicans and democrats fighting for political ground. >> that's a reflections of the voters' mood right now and that mood is we do not want to see that o

. >>> royal trouble for the dutchess of york, sarah ferguson caught on camera trying to cash in on her connections. in this video a reporter possessed as a well think businessman. ferguson offers to sell access to her former husband, prince andrew for $500,000. >> 500,000 dollars really can for me open the doors. >> is that the deal? >> yes. [ inaudible ] >> that was about 500,000 pounds which is $720,000. the paper and ferguson says prince andrew didn't know about the meeting. the dutchess has apologized. >>> the so-called white house party crashers have taken out ads for their america's polo club match but some people doubt it's actually happening. take a look. it's being billed as an international polo match between the usa and india but officials with the i embassy say they don't know anything about t telling fox 5 they're in no way affiliated with the event. if anyone participates it's on their own accord. even so on their website, michelle and tarik salahi called the june event the first ever significant sporting event and cultural experience between both countries and have taken

the former dutchess of york caught on camera up to no good. promising to sell secrets about they are royal family and her ex-husband. why fergie said she had no choice. >>> and the tennis star isn't getting called out for her actions on the court but what she wore to the match. the scoop behind the racy outfit coming up. how many ways can you be comfortable? an energy efficient infinity air conditioner by carrier can save you up to 56% on your cooling costs, while also reducing your impact on the environment. which is better for where u live, and better for where we all live. turn to the experts during cool choices and get up to $1200 cash back on an infinity system by carrier. >>> ever heard of this one, an embarrassing royal scandal erupting in england right now. sarah ferguson caught on tape trying to profit from her his ban. a news reporter took undercover video. in it she offers to sell access to her former husband prince andrew for 500,000-pounds, around $700,000. >> prince andrew, the queen's son is a trade ambassador. the paper and fer

. >>> the dutchess of york caught in an undercover sting. caught in an undercover sting. what ,,,,,,,,,, hey there, this is your lamp. why don't you show the lady how romantic you can be by turning me off? you'll set the mood while using a lot less energy. maybe later you can hook me up with a cfl. it will show how much you care for the environment. [announcer] learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com, where you'll find plenty of energy-saving tips. ahhhhh. the passion. >>> spectacular video here. tornado caught on tape. look at how wide that tornado is. veteran storm chasers say it's one of the most dangerous they'd ever seen. a vortex grew very quickly dumping inches of rain and hail. that storm's impact is still being felt today with power still out in many areas. >>> former major league all star pitcher jose liva has passed away. the right hander has died at his home at the age of 37. the cause of death is ruled a heart attack according to his wife. >>> a former member of the british royal family is subject of a reporter's sting operation

. >>> a royal scandal, the dutchess of york, accused of selling out the first royal family. up next, see the video that has her in trouble. >>> and dangerous cribs, lawmakers take a stands against a design flaw. >>> millions of the dollars spent, thousands of trees lost. coming up next, we tell you about a pest in maryland you should know about. >>> the storms are slowly moving to the south. we'll let you know what that means for your workweek forecast, all of that when wjz news returns. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> take a look at this video of a scary double disaster in china. rainy weather triggers a landslide then it's slammed into a passenger train. the accident killed at least 19 passengers and injured more than 70 others, eight of the train's carriages were forced off the track. >>> a former member of the former royal family is a part of a police sting. they have a recording of ferguson trying to sell access to her ex-husband. now right now ferguson is not accused of breaking any laws, but the dollar amount they were talking about in that video was more than half a million do

the former dutchess spokesperson confirm the recording is real and fergie is fie defendant stad by theitude. whereeyou can see these designs hear made out of canned food. that is coming up next at the hometown hot spot. >>> and now ♪ ♪ i. >> plus american idol is wrappinggup. how crystal and lee are getting ready to square off for the >>> you can have a can do attitude about helping the hungry. designs made from canned food products are all over harbor place and the gallery. kristen is live with all of the details in this morning's hometown hot spot. good morning, kristen. >> good morning. >> i'm doing great and we heard that you made designs out of the can and we are wanting to you show us what you got? >> we have a 66l sculpture thatk over 8 hours to build and 10 -ifferent people of the entire team. we worked with a plan and developpd a model of a 3-d3 program that we use for constructing buildings. we utilize a honey comb struck k structural mod duel. >>> it's a maryland flag. as you stand back it's easier to see, but that is the maryland flag. >> that only took yyu 8 hours. i would

sarah ferguson has made millions and millions of pounds over the years trading under the name of the dutchess of york. the last duchess of york, by the way, was majesty queen elizabeth, the queen mother, who would be appalled of what's happened here. the reality is she had millions of pounds. she blew it. she came back home, moved in with prince andrew, because he was good enough to look after her, and she's betrayed him. it is as simple and as cold as that. >> i understand, i had read that her relationship with the royal family was beginning to get a little bit better. right now it's being described as permafrost. do you think she has destroyed any reconciliation with the royal family? >> reporter: i think the duke of edinborough, who is 90 pretty soon, and still the head of the family and family matters will do his very best to ensure that the ghost of sarah ferguson will not come back and haunt the house of windsor anymore. >> what does that mean, will do his best? >> i think she's completely ostracized. one of the headlines was out cast. i would say absolutely she's an out cast. frankly i