but the coal miner appreciates the outside world much better. >> larry: mike rowe, i know you are aroundome people who do odd things and different kind of jobs, but there seem, mike, to be nothing like the miner. >> there is nothing like the miner. there is nothing like the mining industry. if you think about it, i can't think of a single industry that doesn't depend mining and miners. it is the oldest industry, even older than agriculture, i think. everything we need we pull from the ground, from the desk i'm sitting in front of to the camera i'm looking into. it is an extraordinary disconnect when you consider the contributions that guys like stanley make. i have been in copper mines, coal mines, salt mines, i hear the same thing when i talk to these guys over and over and over again. they know what their contribution is to civilized life, but so many of us don't. when we turn the light switch on it is because somebody somewhere is burning coal that is creating steam and turning a turbine. we don't think of it that way. after 3,000 dirty jobs and a chance to meet guys like stanley, the

mike rowe, creator and host of discovery channel's "dirty jobs."you know where to find him. >>> we're going to find out on the other side what americans really think about their leaders in congress. ugly poll numbers coming up next. >>> i just want to -- new york police commissioner ray kelly talking about the explosives found in manhattan and the hate crimes performed this weekend. listen in. >> the explosives that were found here. questions? [ inaudible ] >> we'll be able to get a better reading of that when the explosives are brought to the firing range. there's writing on it. it appears to be military righting, a serial number, something of that nature. [ inaudible ] >> i'm sorry? [ inaudible ] >> well, it depends on where you put the explosives. if you put it in the building -- you know what they call tamping as far as explosives are concerned. something has to be on top of it. it depends on where you put it. this amount of material was used in the london bombings in 2005. but of course it was separated. it was four separate bombings in that c

. ♪ >>> if you were watching yesterday we talked with mike rowe.'s "dirtiest jobs." he said part of it is understanding and respecting the work that's out there. we really do get very tied up in talking about college degrees being the only thing that matters. heyers listen, i'm not going to tell you not to get a college degree. it definitely reduces your channels of being unemployed but you can do well and earn a lot of money if a number of jobs that don't require college degrees. christine has written about this in her new book "smart is the new rimpf" available today. rhys teen, you and i talked about this a lot and think it's our role to steer people in the direction of jobs that are available to them. you focused on jobs you don't need a four-year college degree for. >> right, because you'll hear over and over people say if you want to be successful you need this job that pays $190,000 a year and take six more years of training and not everyone wants to be an anesthesiologist or or emergency room physician or mechanical engineer so we put toget

rowing club. we'll talk to the mayor in a a half hour or so. >> michael, we'll check back then. mike schuh reporting from the rowing club in south baltimore this morning. >>> more people like mike. >> there is more to come on eyewitness news saturday morning. >> reporter: better, faster way to diagnose sick children takes effect in maryland. i'm mary bubala, how the breakthrough could save lives. that story is ,,,, experts from a leading consumer publication recently tested automatic dishwashing detergents. they rated finish quantum number 1, beating cascade. try finish quantum for amazing clean and shine. check your weekend paper for great savings. bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor. bob ehrlich-- a career politician we rea

the weather channel's mike seidel is on lake michigan. >> for the second day in a row, we've been hammered by 50- to 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts. reconfiguring the entire beach. this dune wasn't even here yesterday morning. >> reporter: tornadoes also ripped through communities in tennessee and alabama. >> horrifying, honestly. it was just scary. >> reporter: and the bad weather continued through the day. atlanta was in the eye of the storm through much of the afternoon. in washington, a driving rain midday. while out west, snow in salt lake. a taste of a season to come. it's all led to hundreds of flight cancellations and delays of one to two hours from minneapolis to chicago. atlanta all the way up to the east coast. the good news is a colder front is moving through. by tomorrow, brian, the worst should be over. >> but first, a second straight wild night for millions of americans. tom costello in washington. tom, as always, thanks. >>> when our broadcast continues in just a moment, a new look at a dangerous injury among high school football players, raising new concern among parents. >>>

mike timely got some. >> i can finally put three sentences in a row. -- >>> two glasses of water. so this is it.eady had my two glasses. >> i should drink 20 glasses of water every day. >> probably not going to happen. >> that's a lot of caffeine. >> oh my fright night at the movies. one flick scares its way to the top this weekend. the screen worthy sequel pair la normal activity came out on top bringing in $41 million for paramount and not far behind is jack ass 3-d. and rounding out the top five -- local fashion stars shined at the opening of northern virginia fashion week. show-stopping gowns dominated the opening show. hubby and redskins legend darrell green was in the crowd. the show debuted the season's hottest party dresses and men's wear by local designer brian keefe. glum i think it is important because unless they give the support they need nobody will know they exist and everyone needs to know the beautiful things created by women and men in this area every day. >> area vendors got the chance to show their latest pieces to fashion enthusiasts. >>> district elite came out to wish a ha

row playing hard and i have to. but we have those quarters where we stutter a bit. you can't do that against a good football team. >> mikenson making his debut as the 49ers new offensive coordinator against the falcons. they looked good early. touchdown. later in the first, block punt. taylor may is doing a willie mays. 14-0 san francisco. they lead 14-10 at the half. it's now 14-13 in the fourth. falcons driving for the game winner. that should be the football game. he didn't lay down, he didn't get out of bounds, he fumbled the football. they hook up three times for 41 yards and that got the falcons into field goal range. here it is. 7 seconds left in the game. matt bryant 43 yards out to win it, yes. 16-14. the 49ers are 0-4 for the first time since 2,004. they keep inventing new ways to lose football games. unbelievable but the same thing happened to the 49ers last year. inexcusable. we will have postgame tonight. >> a lot of work for the bay area teams. we have our hopes set on the giants. >> we have a team in the play- offs. after 162 one games and the torture thing going, they are in. >> thank you very much, denni

row playing hard and i have to. but we have those quarters where we stutter a bit. you can't do that against a good football team. >> mikenson making his debut as the 49ers new offensive coordinator against the falcons. they looked girl early. touchdown. it's all good with mike singletary. a block punt, hang up in the air, taylor mace does his best willie mays impress shown -- impression. alex smith tries to avoid the sack and gets called for intentional grounding knocking them out of field goal range. driving for the game winner when there is a pick. game over. run out the clock. no, instead of laying down and running out of bounds, the niners turn it o. they give the falcons one last chance. so, matt ryan and robbie white hook up three times for 41 yards and get the falcons in to field goal range. 7 seconds left. matt bryant drums a 43-yarder to give the falcons their only lead of the game and they win 16-14. 49ers 0-4 for the first time since 2004 and, boy, every week it's would have, could have, should have. that is a game they should have won. that is frustrating. >> it was painful. game day tonight, talking giants.

roomies like bedbugs and row dents, imagine smelling rotting garbage all the time. some people blame lazy landlords for those. mike sugerman and what might prompt lazy landlords to clean up their act. >> how about a thousand dollars a day, that will get your attention. today supervisors are talking about fining landlords in the city up to a thousand dollars a day if they don't clean up their act. but is it always the landlord's fault? there's some pretty crumby apartments in san francisco and a lot of them in the tenderloin. we went to the tenderloin and even in one building people have people aren't sure this is a good idea. does your landlord refuse to clean up bedbugs, mice, garbage or mold? right in here. sewage. >> reporter: spill labeling. city supervisors are talking about fining them a thousand dollars a day if they don't clean up their apartments, so- called nuisance fines. in the tenderloin there is a lot of complaints. >> when i went the doctor i said there was bedbugs, i complaint, they wouldn't change me rooms. >> i'm running, in my bed to see my son in one of the beds, i picked it up and through it a

row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >>> coming up next on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. >> it's the largest single-day filing of malpractice lawsuits in maryland history. i'm mikeellgren in saint joseph's medical center. the hospital is being sued, along with one of its premiere doctors over an unnecessary heart procedure. why this could have national implications. >>> councilman murdered. three men on trial. the question holding up the jury. >>> the man behind the plot to bomb times square. check in for more on these and breaking news. >>> scandal. a prominent doctor and major maryland hospital are slammed with more than 100 lawsuits. >>> tonight, inside, the latest twist in the scandal that alleged unnecessary operations that may have put patients at risk. >>> i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. a wave of more than 100 lawsuits were filed today against st. joseph's medical center. and a prominent doctor, accusing them of negligence and operations. wjz is live with mike hellgren who is breaking down the response. >> this scandal broke when a patient led st. joseph to review the stent operation. and they found that

mike. you mentioned how san francisco got almost half an inch of rain. it's causing a lot of problems. here are pictures of an entire tree on the roadway. this is the pa trar row area. look at this large oak tree. it fell across the street. doesn't look like it hit homes but this is arkansas and arkansas is closed now between 18th and 19th. so look out for this. that has caused problems on the freeway. a lot of flooding reported on southbound 280 at 101. the two left lanes have been completely flooded and that's where some accidents have been caused as well. also bay bridge toll plaza. they're saying there's flooding there at the tolls and you find the usual ponding. just a heads up for tonight. there's a critical mass at the her man plaza so that could add to the delays as well. you can get more information and there are quite a few more accidents by going to abc7news.com. >> frances, thank you very much. it's 5:19. >> next, the disturbing letter a transgender woman received days after getting a new driver's license. >> out of the a disaster comes a miracle. the tiny tsunami sur meet the real meg whitman: serving on the board of goldman sachs, whitman was cau