im anyone on skype. droid can with skype mobile.f thousands of apps that can run with other apps. from the ever-expanding android market. when there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. right now buy one droid by motorola and get a second one free. only from verizon. >> bob: here's the game summary, after 3 and a half, pitchers rule and desmond has a double and jeff francis, 25 pitches in that inning and he's settled in nicely and olsen has been solid all day long. >> the starting pitching will keep being the game. you see that pitch and it's a ground ball double play. good fastballs by francis. see if olsen can make him here in the 4th. there's this rookie lineup. -- rocky lineup, when you look up and down, there's not this one guy that ter identifies you in the middle. there's no ryan howard but a bunch of really good workman like major league hitters who are line drive hitters. rockies don't have nearly the power they used to but they are still a tough lineup. >> reminds me of the angels. they can r

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im anyone on skype. droid can with skype mobile. one of thousands of apps that can run with other apps. from the ever-expanding android market. when there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. right now buy one droid by motorola and get a second one free. only from verizon. >>> hello everybody, baseball topping tonight's sports cast. the nationals played good early as did the orioles late. but it didn't balance out to a win. team allegiance, questionable. don't adjust your tv, that is his jersey. that scores one, two, three runs. it's 3-1. nationals top 9, nationals losing. bottom 10, closer alfredo simon injured. he was replaced by clay matthews who promptly gave up this heroic homer. the nationals drop willingham on 2-1 pitch, it's the game winner. nats win in 10. they lead the beltway series over all. as the o's host oakland for three starting tuesday night. >>> one day after losing to noter dame, coach dave cottle has resigned. >>> today on the eastern shores, a victory over the nation's number one

droid can with skype mobile. one of thousands of apps that can run with other apps- from the ever-expanding android market. when there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. >>> stuck for 20 minutes on a roller coaster upside down. it stopped working yesterday. five passengers were left hanging 50 feet above the ground. that's five stories. a rider's poncho got lodged in the mechanism causing it to stall. they freed the riders. they're all okay. the roller coaster is supposed to be the steepest in the world. >>> shawn yancy with your fox 5 top five. >> up first tonight, brian, google wants to help you read. number five, google want as piece of the e-book pie. starting in january it will sell e-books that can be read on any internet connected device including apple's ipad. >>> number four could get you through the airport a lot faster. the clear program is making a comeback this fall. in exchange for being fingerprinted, having your irises scanned and handing over personal info, you ca

im anyone on skype. droid can with skype mobile.ne of thousands of apps that can run with other apps. from the ever-expanding android market. when there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. right now buy one droid by motorola and get a second one free. only from verizon. >>> not much of a commute down the potomac. michael burgess is lighting it up down there. >> he was drafted at 17, went right into the minor leagues and played every year since then. he's a guy who puts the ball in play. look at him here. solidly built, 5'1"1, a couple of extra pounds. a pretty decent defensive play as well. i'm going to guess they're looking at him for delivering in nats park in 2012. he runs well and fields well. doesn't hit that many home runs, but gets on base a lot. >> he went 3-4 tonight in the win over wilmington. in the clubhouse, ian desmond was asked about the 7th inning play. >> you know, it's a tough play. you know, i expect myself to make it. but you know, just the way it goes sometimes. >> ian, jim said t

im anyone on skype. droid can with skype mobile. one of thousands of apps that can run with other apps. from the ever-expanding android market. when there's no limit to what droid gets, there's no limit to what droid does. right now buy one droid by motorola and get a second one free. only from verizon. >>> a 5-year-old boy is talking about surviving a boat explosion tuesday in florida. he got pretty beaten up but he walked away. david martin sat down with that little boy to get his survival . >> reporter: thomas sturts is alive and kicking. >> how does your face feel? >> good. >> reporter: he suffered terribly on tuesday but that was then. >> there any pain on your face? >> huh-uh. when the boat blew up, it got my face. >> did you see the flames come right at you? >> mm-hmm. >> what did you do. >> i closed my eyes. >> reporter: little thomas was sitting on top of the engine house. when it exploded he was thrown face forward into the floor of flames. we don't know how the boat exploded while docked. thomas's younger sister and anoth

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ron and elisabeth are joining us via skype. ron got a better deal on the fridge.a better deal on a mattress. ron, you saved money by walking in late. it still only saved you 17%. the winner is elisabeth leamy. >> i called it. >> elisabeth, great job. >> i can sense this is a big moment for you, elisabeth. >> i called it from the get-go, the start of the show. tell us how the rest of us can get away with such great deals. and how much time do you spend researching on the computer? okay. ron, you must have done something to elisabeth's audio there. >> sabotage. >> want to talk about your style. you go in there and haggle. i think people are embarrassed or too nervous to do that. what is your tip? >> it's not rude to ask for a discount. but it dus take a little courage. you have to be persistent and polite. don't be upset if they refuse. it's just business. >> don't you ever get embarrassed? you seem -- i don't mean this in the pajoritive. but you seem unashamed. >> it takes practice. it's your money out of your wallet. it's an exchange of goods and services. they ca

. >> reporter: meanwhile in a skype video call from north carolina, vacation property manager, says that they have picked up 40 reservations. >> reporter: his firm is taking phone calls from gulf vacationers looking to come north. he would not cancel vacation plans just yet. scott broom, 9news now. >> and according to some predictions, the so-called tar balls could make it to the coast in a matter of weaks and linger until the end of summer. >>> almost two months after the tragic west virginia mine explosion. relatives testified before members of congress and the u.s. labor secretary. the families are calling on lawmakers to patching stronger legislations to force them to implement better safety procedures. >> they can make it safer. i have done some things with the developments too. and i have never had any accidents or any violations. and i don't know what to do. i don't understand. >> reporter: the u.s. justice department and mining regulators are also investigating the april fifth tragedy. 29 miners died in the blast. the upper big branch mine explosion is reportedly the worst coal m

. >>> number three, soon you will be able to skype with more than one person at a time. they plan to publicly test group video chat. it lets up to five people on the video call all at the same time. it will be free at first but they plan to charge in the coming months. >>> no cars allowed this summer on campus drive. the university of maryland is closing the main road through its college park campus to all private vehicles and many buses. it's a test of long-term plans to creating traffic free pedestrian friendly zone. the closure runs from june 19 to august 15. >>> and number one tonight, there is a new way to get around d.c. after a 50-year hiatus d.c. is rolling out streetcars. take a look you can even see one of the city's modern streetcars at 9th and 8th street northwest from now until saturday. the system is expected to be up and running within two years. >>> brian, that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> what kind of person would shoot a defenseless dog? a local family is demanding action after someone targeted their lab. the hunt for the gunman is coming up next. >>

. >> reporter: on board his boat, the pla the plastiki, dave rothschild is calling in vier skype. >>ight now thousands of miles from anywhere. i can show you out the window. it's a pretty calm day today. >> reporter: de rothschild, an heir to the banking family fortune is about halfway on his voyage from san francisco to sydney, australia, a voyage meant to focus attention to the damage plastic is doing to the oceans what is this? >> it's a plastiki. >> the plastiki was still being built in a san francisco warehouse when we first met him largely composed recycled plastic water bottles. >> we have 12 and a half thousand of these bottles. >> reporter: in all, de rothschild spent more than three years designing and building the plastiki. before it was ready for testing on sa san francisco bay. >> it doesn't get much better than this. a beautiful sunny day in san francisco. >> reporter: originally, the plastic bottles were going to provide the entire flotation for this boat. that didn't quite work out so about 70% of the buoyancy of the plastiki comes from these recycled plastic bottles.

joining us via skype is erica's former coach, greg allen. what can you add? >> i can add that in my two years coaching erica she was a coach's dream. you saw the smile there when she was interviewed back this college. the kid loved life. she loved to play golf. she -- that smile could light up a room when she would walk in. she i think one of the gentleman said was player of the year, a two-time all american. you know, she was a family member to us for two years and we are really sad that she is gone and just really going miss her but she was -- she was so high on life at arizona and just had so many things going for her and just very unfortunate that she is no longer with us. >> such a shame. such a tragic case. and bob, thanks for giving us that analysis, the insight that you did in the investigation there in vegas. chris as well for joining us and dr. baden is going stay with us. >> this isn't your momma's miss usa. pictures of the contestants caught in racy lingerie, they are causing i'm an adult with adhd. i'm getting treatment but sometimes i still have

out to courteney stuart, senior editor at "the hook" joining us via skype from charlottesville. what happened, courteney? >> well, we got word yesterday that there was a student that had passed away. at first it was presented as they were saying earlier, a possible alcohol overdose. by the middle of the day yesterday, they had announced her name and also the arrest of george huguely. both, of course, lacrosse players. then over the course of the next 24 hours, details have been coming out. and as has been mentioned a little bit, they've been pretty horrific. >> to jean casarez, what happened? >> well, after about 2:15 in the morning, one of her roommates called police and said that they couldn't arouse her. she was on her bed. authorities came and they found a lifeless body. we're learning from the search warrant affidavits that have been released, that her body was found to a bruise to the right-hand side of her face, blunt force trauma. her eye was swollen shut. there were bruises and scrapes to her chin. it goes on to say that george huguely himself admitted that he went to t

this is a skype from lauren in new jersey. lauren, good morning. what's your question? >> hi, good morning. thank you for taking my call. ill abgraduating from medical school this june and starting residency soon after. i will be graduating with a debt of approximately $200,000 and i've done some research about a couple options of paying this debt back. some include income-based repayment and public service loan forgiveness. i was wondering, do you truly get 100% debt forgiveness and how long do you have to pay the minimum payments back in order to get this debt loan forgiveness? also, what institutions do you have to work for in order to qualify for the debt forgiveness? >> we only have a little bit of time. >> okay. in essence, what you're talking about is something called income-based repayment. you come out of school, you're going to make $55,000 a year. that actually can cap the amount that you have to pay on those loans to $500, $600 a month. it will be a big help to you and after 15 years your debt will be wiped away. so absolutely look at that. sharon recommende

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the visionary behind it is sergeant aaron melcher, and he joins us via skype from western afghanistanod morning to you. >> it is an amazing video, as of this morning more than 3 million hits. how did you all come up with the idea to do this? >> well, to be honest, sir, i came back from r&r leave and my wife had shown me that on the day before i left, and me and my co-partner sergeant baker happened to be working on an engine in the motor pool and we were thinking about something we could do to make some people smile back home, and i told them, lady gaga video was pretty hot and we thought we'd remake it. that's what you got. >> had you any anticipation whatsoever what kind of response there would be? because, people can't get enough of this thing. >> no, sir, not even close. i think after about 100 hits, we were all pretty blown away. >> and what has the response been from your superior officers, and fellow soldiers? >> everyone over here pretty much thinks it's the most hilarious thing they've ever seen. superiors back it up. it's a morale booster over here, sir. >> the real importan

house republicans have been writing to see that skype be included under rules. we can track some stimulus spending by every member of congress. when it comes to new media, house republicans have gone from making progress to taking the lead. and now america speaking out, we're going to take our full leadership to a whole new level. and now like to introduce candice miller from the great state of michigan. >> good morning. i am candice miller. i am proud to come from michigan, the home of the reagan democrats. that is where it had its genesis for our county. it is truly a reflection of middle america and i will tell you in my 30 years, i have never seen people so absolutely agitated and frustrated with what is happening with their federal government. folks fill the we're going in the wrong direction. they think that spending is totally out of control, that washington is not focusing on priorities like economy and jobs. now we have a deficit that has gotten so enormous, so huge you cannot even get your mind around the number anymore. and the number one thing that i

congress and the senate staying in their homes and having other affairs of state to handle their meetings skype, and when they need to come into washington, they go there to have their business dealings there to keep them away from the lobbyists and the other distractions? i very much respect you and admire you. i want you to know that we love you out here. watch out for those in texas. guest: it is a great point an interesting observation. it does address in washington which is when people move in washington and get out of touch with the way that people really feel back home. that is the effort made by this proposal. i go home every weekend. people let you know what they think. rather than eliminating the interplay between people and washington, we would be better off where we have a session -- we have a month of where we are begum hot -- back at home so people can fuss at us. i like the motive of people staying in their districts more. we are not better served if we spend more time in one area and then, spent consecutive days here. it is much safer when we are not in session. host: this is fr

republicans have written to speaker pelosi recently to request that video conferencing is such as skype be available. we have yet to receive an answer. we want to make public earmarked spending to every american. america is speaking out. we are going to take our whole new leadership to a whole new level. now i would like to introduce candice miller. >> good morning, everyone. i am proud to represent michigan, home to the reagan democrats. we have all heard that term. it is truly a reflection of middle america. i will tell you, in my 30 years of having some elected capacity in this county, i have never seen people so absolutely agitated and frustrated. folks feel that we are going in the wrong direction. they feel that spending is out of control, that washington is not focused on priorities like the economy and jobs. we have a deficit that is so enormous, so huge, you cannot even get your mind around these numbers. the number one thing that i hear over and over again everywhere i go is, why isn't washington listening to us? americans are more engaged then they have ever been. we have hea