we're out in rowland park, tv 11 news. thank you.fficials say there are things you can do to help b.g.e. get power back. the biggest thing is to report outages and downed wires. >> all our 877 number. let us know you have your outage of the there are still a lot of wires that are down. oftentimes they're covered by trees. we need you to stay away. if you see something, call and report the downed wire. >> just such a hard time to be without power because of the oppressive heat. >> that's the double whammy with this thing. this evening we're watching on radar a storm coming out of indiana and ohio that looked like it was coming together as a mesoscale convective systems, one of the steps in developing a durracho. it's coming into west virginia and it's not well organized so it doesn't look like it's going anywhere. it looks like it's breaking up a little bit but might bring a later tonight. the heavier stuff looks to pass to the west but the heat and humidity continue in the week ahead with a thunderstorm chance. >> thank you, john. fo

rowland, good morning.ing to win in a place he was not likely to win votes or play to the other audience. >> nobody can assess whether he was trying to play to some other audience without being inside his head. that's mere speculation. bottom line, it is no shock that he would say he would appeal the affordable care act. no shock that naacp members would respond the way they did because many of them understand the health disparities that exist among african-americans in minority communities and recognize the need for health care in this country. when you look at the poorer states, they're red states. there are going to be states folks will vote for mitt romney. that is mississippi, alabama, tennessee, west virginia, louisiana, and those are places where outside of west virginia you have significant black populations. no surprise. >> listen to this. he did get applause. i want to play for the viewers something he said that did seem to resonate with the crowd when he talked about the defense of family. he tal

we go to washington to speak with chris rowland, washington bureau chief for the boston globe.come. talk about the significance of this missing three years. 1999-2002. why does it matter how long romney was actually ceo and chair of bain? what's the thing to keep in mind and remember is, at mitt romney's first line of defense when confronted with allegations or charges that bain outsourced or forced companies in the bankruptcy while profiting or laid-off workers to wring efficiencies out of companies, one of his first lines of defense has been -- after 1999, i had nothing to do with the company. he has been saying that for many years. the thing that has come to light now that we reported last week and elsewhere, is that from 1999-2002, mitt romney was in fact the ceo and president and chairman of bain capital. that had not been revealed previously. it is included in a variety of securities and exchange documents where they disclose this when bain capital, a private company, has to buy stocks an investor and public companies so they disclose that information to the sec. now rais

the biggest surprise of what they found in 2-year-old rowland, chemicals found in nearly anyone else in the world 6 times higher than in parents, twice the levels that researchers see in land animals. this is a serious warning said a scientist researchers on flame retar tkapbts. young children are exposed because they put their hands in their mouth and bodies don't eliminate chemicals as readily. to me i think very historically crystallizes what we are learning. that was a story in 2006 by the environmental working group where they analyzed the

first update on this northbound 101 in rowland that accident off to the right shoulder. again northbound direction, not affecting your southbound commute. southbound 680 before chico, off to the shoulder -- off pacheco. 205 before 580 accident from the central valley a look at drive time up and over the altamont pass into the livermore dublin pleasanton area over 15 minutes not a bad drive if you are leaving central valley towards the altamont. golden gate bridge fog on the waldo grade up and over and through the tunnel, on the span no visibility problems, no traffic across the golden gate bridge heading into san francisco at this hour. san jose commute starting to pick up with traffic flowing smoothly between san jose and cupertino on 280 north. >>> 5:39. >>> police call it a heartless act that shocked the people who watched it happen. the search for the driver who witnesses say deliberately ran over a box filled with kittens. >>> dramatic end to a high speed police chase in southern california. what it took to stop a very determined driver. here you go little man. [ hu

today's report in the boston globe shared the lines of christopher rowland. thanks very much for being here. congratulations on your -- today. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> you know more about the story and the documents on which it's based than i do. i have to ask if i got anything wrong there. is there anything i should correct? >> no. basically the rough outlines are as you say. mitt romney has used his departure date of 1999 from bain as his first line of defense for a variety of attacks by the obama administration and for democrats before that, for years. really this has been his main talking point when confronted with things like bankruptcies and layoffs and a lot of the difficult things that bain did over the years. so what's really interesting now, though, when you see in paper trail an and the sec documents that list him throughout a variety of documents as president, ceo, chairman of bain capital and sole owner of a variety of investment partner ships, including five that were created in 2002. so the paper trail that they created over those

the biggest surprise of what they found in 2-year-old rowland, chemicals found in nearly anyone else in the world 6 times higher than in parents, twice the levels that researchers see in land animals. this is a serious warning said a scientist researchers on flame retar tkapbts. young children are exposed because they put their hands in their mouth and bodies don't eliminate chemicals as readily. to me i think very historically crystallizes what we are learning. that was a story in 2006 by the environmental working group where they analyzed the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies and found an average of 200 chemicals found to be toxic in every single baby, man made synthetic chemicals. when we see this picture that babies are being born into the world polluted with industrial chemicals it is time to say how can we do things differently? how can we do things differently? that is the question that essentially we took to the world's largest beauty companies starting in 2003 letters, phone calls. who thinks the companies were wanting to have this conversation? unfortunately they weren

. >> i have a little crush on rowland now. >> you are not going to steal my gay.e is jacki schechner back in the current news center. >> good morning, everybody. the major of santonio, texas. >> i'm happy to announce i will be your keynote speaker at the democratic national convention in september. this is an honor i don't take lightly. i know i have some big shoes to fill. two conventions ago, the keynote speaker was president obama. >> he is just 37 years old. he was first elected in 2009 and then recollected with 80% of the vote. and michelle obama is going to give a speech on opening night of the convention. and the baum campaign is out with a new smartphone app that will make it easier to get involved. >> you can access scripts and enter feedback and responses in real time as you go. >> this app gives users access to canvassing lists. which eliminates the lead to stop by head quarters and pick up the information. it has news social media sharing tools, local facts and stats. it is free on itunes and an droid version will be available in the next couple of day

but kaiser family foundation vice president diane rowland explains under the affordable care act millions of people who are currently ineligible will be covered. >> what happens under th affordable care act is that large numbers of childless adults who are very poor and have previously be uninsured would qualify for coverage under the medicaid programs in their >> reporter: that could be up to 17 million people, most of them with incomes below $15,000 a year. the supreme court left it up to the states to decide if they want to buy into the expanded program. and, it said, if states choose to opt out, they can't be financially penalized by washington. the expansion is aimed at people like 29-year-old miriam aguila, a part time accountant, who suffers from chronic rheumatoid arthritis. aguila is caught in a catch 22 like situation-- unable to work full time but making too much money to qualify for medicaid in virginia. >> it's the worst, because i can't work. i don't have the resources to get treated for what i have and i can't work full time because i'm sick, so it's a downward spiral if yo

cnn's ted rowlands is in joliet, illinois. and this is far from an open and shut case.ace a lot of challenges. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: yeah, zoraida. there's a good chance that peterson will walk out of this courthouse at the end of this trial a free man. and there are a few different reasons. first off, you mentioned that this case was reopened after the fourth wife, stacey peterson, went missing. that's when they changed the death from an accident to a homicide. but the original coroner's report is still on the record. and there was a coroner's jury after that. a jury panel that looked into the case. ruling it an accident. the defense is going to hammer that to this jury. the other thing is there's no direct evidence tying peterson to his -- to his third wife's death. he was not placed at the scene. it's a very difficult case. and then you bring up the fourth wife. stacey peterson, who has been missing, and is presumed dead. she's been gone for years. over the years, peterson has made some very callous remarks about his ex-wife that is missing, s

contradicting predictions that islam is parties will sweep the polls that political columnist and author ted rowlands has his concerns really all over how much weight the final result will carry at this stage here in a post revolutionary or post counter-revolutionary depending on your point of view situation at this point law and order is really the top priority of running close to gadhafi in libya under the previous regime tripoli in the west were dominant now what's going on is that the benghazi based rebels feel that they have they believe they have won now and they're either going to try to dominate the west the way that they were dominated during the khadafi era or they're going to break away entirely and follow the model of south sudan and to try to declare independence and we've already seen that with this because he has some of the drape things of a kroto state kind of like an iraqi kurdistan with its own flag and so on what you would practically is a civil war that's carried out at the ballot box where different sects and tribes are running candidates against one another and trying to domina

>>coming to the congressman's defense is former senator rowland perot'sland burris >>he certainly knowsething about getting caught in a swirling media frenzy if you remember the rod blagojevich appointment situation he was embroiled in ... just days before the congressman went on leave a former fund- raiser and confidante was arrested by the fbi for health care fraud ... it was reported jesse jackson directed him to are for rod blagojevich campaign funds in exchange for appointing him to the vacant senate seat this is something congressman denies ... but the timing is interesting the credit agency 'moody's" has downgraded chicago public schools credit rating. cps status dropped from stable to negative' after the district proposed a budget that would drain its $432 million in reserves. cps faces a $665 million deficit and the budget calls for pay raises for teachers. moodys cited the downgrade to cps $6 billion in general obligation bond debt, uncertainty on teachers contracts, and the end of a pension holiday in 2014. the lower rating could cost cps an extra $2 million in interest payme

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out of rowland park. >> that's a little unnerving. you don't want to think of the people who are protecting are doing things they aren't supposed to be doing. but i guess you find out we're all human and do things we shouldn't do at times. >> reporter: police seized several flash drives, computers, sex toys inside the warehouse. >> i can't think of anything of this magnitude taking place, not here. >> reporter: franklin coit is charged with running a prostitution ring and after- hours club. he, too, was charged with the same thing if in 2010. >> reporter: simmons was taken. he faces a host of criminal charges, including trafficking and prostitution. i'm jessica cartal yeah wjz -- kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> federal charges are still pending. >> he believed america is evil. and plotted terror against it. mary is in the newsroom with the man's plea deal with the government. >> vic, the massachusetts is charged with plotting to plow model planes packed with explosives. he was arrested after agents posing as al qaeda members delive

simmons was a firefighter with truck 25 out of rowland park. >> controversy continues out of plans to give fire chief james clack a contract extension and a pay raise. comes at a time when fire companies are being closed. >> derek valcourt explains, a vote on the measure was taken today, as more opponents speak out. derek? >> well, the mayor says the fire chief has earned that pay raise. but firefighters and some city residents say the fire chief is benefiting from their loss. >> reporter: the permanent closure of three city fire companies because of three budget constraints already had firefighters angry. which is why the mayor's request had firefighters union leaders saying no way. >> this [ inaudible ] i don't think chief complak or his command staff should take the raise. >> reporter: but in a 3-2 vote, the city board of estimates agrees to extend the contract for six years. the deal grants clack more than $28,000 worth of pay increases. 2% in almost year, except year 4, when he would earn a little more than 8%, nearly 14,000 dollars. in her support, the mayor touted clack's accom

. >> christopher rowland, the washington bureau chief of "the boston globe". thanks for helping us sort there this. and thanks for your reporting on this. >> thanks for having me. >> isn't it uncanny to the way it always evolves that he gets credit for things that are seen as good and no credibility for that seen as bad. it's uncanny. all right, we've got a rah-rah good news. best new thing in the world today. that's all still ahead. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. every communications provider is different but centurylink is committed to being a different kind of communications company. ♪ we link people and fortune 500 companies nationwide and around the world. and we will continue to free you to do more and focus on what matters. why not talk to someone who owns an adjustable version of the most highl

>> reporter: they tell me he was a firefighter paramedic out of rowland park.n apparently running this online prostitution ring and after-hours club for years. >> reporter: this is where baltimore city police say 29- year-old jamar simops was -- simmons was running an online prostitution ring.

the victim was identified as natasha rowland. said there was a fight between her and another woman on the bus. during the argument, the bus door opened, the woman how outfought and da lin was run over and killed, the other woman was taken to the hospital is expected to survive. it is unclear why the fire broke out or how the doors opened. the group was returning to santa cruz from a concert. officers say 12-15 people aboard the bus were heavily intoxicated. the bus driver was sober and has not been sighted. >>marty: the search is back on for a 76 year-old woman's from pacifica. marley's jansen was reported missing by her husband one hour after she left our home. she suffers from dementia. a close nfl spoke with her husband and police. >> more than 100 volunteers combed san pedro valley park in search of the 76er old woman. >> the longer the search goes on, the more critical it becomes that we find her. >> jansen went missing on wednesday, sometime after 5:00 p.m.. her husband says they were both home around 5:00 p.m. and just a l

cnn's ted rowlands tells us this coincides with an investigation into ethics allegations dating back2008. >> hr 1. >> reporter: jesse jackson jr. is serving his ninth term in the u.s. house of representatives. his journey into politics started when he was just a kid going to military school and watching his famous father in the spotlight. >> look, i have raised the young man. i know jesse jr. i grew up with his dad, with his whole family. i know them all. and it's a great family. he's done a great service. >> reporter: jackson jr. won his first congressional election at age 30 going against the advice of his father who thought he was too young. in 2005 jackson lost more than 50 pounds after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. over the years jackson has enjoyed landslide re-election victories and developed a reputation for being a deal maker without the heavy-handed racially dividing tactics some associate with his father. but like his father, jesse jackson jr. is comfortable in front of a microphone, which he showed at the 2008 democratic convention in denver. >> so it was at lexingto

cnn's ted rowlands has the story. ted?city of chicago this summer. so many young people have died because of the violence. this young man had a promising future as a basketball player and more importantly as a young man going to college. instead of preparing for his departure for college, michael haynes' family is preparing for his funeral. sfwl i was just hoping that if i did fall asleep, that i wake up and it will be a dream. and it's not. and it hurts. >> reporter: former high school basketball star haynes was getting ready to get off the streets of chicago, onto the basketball court in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a division 1 basketball player when he was fatally shot and killed near his home. >> 6'6", physical specimen, been a star since he was in 7th grade as far as athletic ability. man, genuine. >> reporter: not only did haynes have athletic ability, but he was also someone in the neighborhood who kids looked up to. >> they often played ball, shoot around with them, you know what i'm saying. if mike had

cnn's ted rowlands is joining us from chicago.what do we know about congressman jesse jackson jr.? >> reporter: well, wolf, not much. basically the congressman and his family have chosen not to share details about why he has taken this medical leave. but the bottom line is the pressure for them to give details is building. jesse jackson jr.'s mystery illness and the speculation it's fueling has a lot of people including members of congress from his own party saying the public deserves answers. >> people get sick. and when people get sick, they miss work. everybody in america understands that, but i think the family would be well-advised to give his constituents as much information as is appropriate. >> his health is the number one priority. as a public official though, there reaches a point where you have a responsibility to tell people what you're facing and how things are going. >> reporter: jackson, who's serving his ninth term in the house, has been out more than a month with what his office describes as exhaustion saying in a

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cnn's ted rowlands is joining us now. he's on the scene.re getting, ted. >> reporter: well, wolf, it wasn't facebook the company that really flagged this, but it was a facebook posting that broke this case wide open. basically one of the suspects -- and you're going to hear this story, it is horrible, posted a video of a beating of a 62-year-old man on facebook. police used that information and made an arrest in this unbelievable case. family and friends of 62-year-old delfino mora gathered tuesday night to mourn the latest victim of this summer's senseless violence plaguing the city of chicago. >> it's when i was down, he was always there. he was always there hugging me, telling me, you know, you're going to step up. keep strong. >> reporter: according to his family, the father of 12 was killed while collecting cans to buy his daughter a dress for an upcoming wedding. >> he's like, oh, don't worry, my love. he's like i'm going to get money to buy your dress. and then now he's just like gone, you know? and it hurts me because it's like i pr

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ted rowlands joins us from joliet, illinois, it was a long time coming and it was delayed and prosecutors. a huge uphill climb for prosecutors because the reason that they exhumed kathleen savio's body in the first place was because peterson's fourth wife was missing and presumed dead and they have him as the main suspect. they can't bring in spacey peterson at all during the trial and the original investigation into savio's death was ruled an accident. it's a huge problem for prosecutors. take a listen to joel brodsky, the outspoken attorney for drew peterson. >> we do not have that sound right now, ted. >> reporter: well, i can tell you basically what he said, the autopsy came back and said this was an accident, this was an accident, this was an accident. and that's what we're going to hear today, john, in opening statements from the defense. basically, using that first autopsy done on kathleen savio and it's going to be tough for the prosecution to get over that because there's no direct evidence leading this former police officer to the death of his third wife and the elephant in the