after police say he used websites and threatennto kill enough people to make national news. prior to his arrest... 19 year old alexander song was an honors student at the university of maryland.the howard county native was studying engineering... and scheduled to graduate in 2014. acquaintances say he began to display behavior of someone about to snap.police found no weapons in his dorm room, or parents' house.he was barred from campus after his arrest. the drew peterson murder trial will continue today... after being cut short last week... because of a sick juror. peterson's former sister-in-law is expected to resume testimony... against the former chicago police officer.on friday... she testified that her sister... kathleen savio... told her she thought peterson was going to kill her... shortly before her death.peterson is on trial for savio's death... and is the main suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peterson. famed boston gangster, james whitey bulger... will take the

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they say the former honor student wrote that he wanted to kill in the people to make the national news. police found no weapons in his dorm. or his parents' home in howard county. it will charge him with disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct. police say they responded to his dorm to find him in a screaming fit. he overslept and missed seeing a girl they parted. he told police he was feeling extremely stressed out. >> two hearings today in arizona could move prosecutors closer to a legal resolution. jarratt loughner as a competency hearing in arizona. if he is confident, he will be allowed to plead guilty in a shooting that killed six and wounded 13. >> local six will hold another vigil tonight to honor the six people killed in a temple. they gathered in rock hill last night to honor the victims. wade page was the gunman and was a former army man. his stepmother says the military changed in. >> he was kind and loving and he was a happy person and a happy child. what happened, god only knows because i don't and neither does his daddy that a police officer shot and killed him. the m

it's all about absorption. >>> news nation. we are at news nation@twitter.party for this kid. how big is too big to play peewee football? 12-year-old elijah earnhardt is now 6'1". he is 12 years old. he is also 300 pounds. because of his size the suburban dallas peewee football league has barred him from playing. the league has a weight limit of 135 pounds for seventh graders. he is 300. elijah's mother says his size is hereditary and he is being discriminated against. the president of the football league said safety is concerned. he said we have little boys that play against him that are 85, 95, and 100 pounds. we have to look out for all of the kids not just him. elijah's mom says isn't bigger better in football? football is a contact sport. if you don't want your son tackled get him off the field. a tough mom. should elijah big e be allowed to play peewee football? what does your gut tell you? as you see there we grow them big in texas. that's why i'm so big. that does it for this edition of news nation. i'm tamron hall. the cycle is up next. era laundry

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once you file that lawsuit you get national news. thing that says, do an investigation. they are getting national news on doing an investigation. if it was a student involved then they would file a lawsuit. that is absolutely correct, it's either a rival coach or parent or -- martha: spaghetti and meatballs is pretty good sometimes in churches. maybe they like the garlic bread. thank you, we'll see you soon. bill: we had pizza slices on friday. martha: pep rally day. it's all good. bill >> reporter: red beans and rice on monday for me. we are counting down to the republican convention in tampa and what may up being a hurricane. at the same time a new bulletin at the top of the hour on isaac we'll have for you. bill crystal weighs in on new polling from three key battleground states, florida, wisconsin and ohio. we'll get his take on new reporting on the ties between the obama administration and an energy company, plus whatever happened to bipartisan ship? joe trippi weighs in on that and larry sabato is here with his crystal ball. wh

it's always a lot of fun and i have a blast out here with everybody. >> harper and the nationals will take on the new york mets tonight in washington. yay, nationals. >>> e-bay says it is getting out of the black magic business as part of a new policy. the online auction site says it will no longer offer psychic readings and healing sessions. and the same goes for magic potions, spells, prayers, and hexes. e. may says if t is trying to -- e-bay says it is trying to build trust in the marketplace. >>> the president and the first lady's first kiss is being remembered. the owners of the chicago shopping center installed a 3,000-pound granite marker this week and it says, on this site president barack obama first kissed michele obama. there's a picture of the first couple and the quote from the president describing their first date. the sweet smooch happened in 1989 when the president treated the first lady to ice cream at a baskin robbins store. the obama's will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary this fall. >>> coming up on 9news now, passengers aboard an overseas flight are asked whether they hav

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he wanted to kill enough people to make the national news. police say the honor student said he was stressed when he made the threats. the officers never found weapons. >>> here we go, close to that special session. the governor released details on a bill to bring another casino to maryland. opponents are ready to block the plan. >> reporter: that special session begins later this week. whether to build a new casino and how to convince people that didn't like the plan to go along with it anyway. the casino could be built at national harbor in prince george's county a state with no legalized gambling. gorneault mali could not -- governor o'malley could not come to a agreement but it was enough to call a special session. >> the state needs money, it may lower taxes. >> we don't need more slots in maryland. another in maryland will benefit from the new investment. >> nancy jacobs said details have been hammered out in private. it's all been behind closed doors. she believe the governor sweetened the deal for skeptics many who have never supporte

to kill enough people to make national news.und no weapons in his dorm room, or parents' house. he was barred from campus after his arrest. investigtaors continue to search for clues in a startling case of arson. arson.friday morning, someone walked into the men's bathroom at a dennys restaurant in edgewood, and used an accelerant to start a fire.the flames spread quickly, causing more than a half a million dollars in damages.luckily, all 70 people inside got out safely after a customer spotted the flames. "iq: someone located the fire... oq: restaurant staff." staff."investigators with the state fire marshall are looking for the man in this surveillance video wearing an orange t-shirt and dark shorts. and police need your help identifying the teens in these pictures. they are accused of setting off fireworks that caused a fire inside the food lion grocery store in pasadena. the boys are between 14 and 15 years old... anyone with information should call anne arundel county police. some terrifying moments for a washington state t

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he posted on web sites and smart phone he wanted to quote kill enough people to make to it national news. song was a honor student at the university of maryland. he felt stressed at the time of the incident. officers didn't find weapons in the dorm room or at his parents home during a search. song is charged with 8 counts including disturbing activities at a school, email harassment, giving a false statement to an officer, disturbing the peace and disorderly conduct. the court hearing is scheduled for today in prince georges county. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> arizona man accused of the deadly shooting that killed 6 people including a child and wounded gabby giffords in 2011 is due in court today. we may here from laughner for the first time. the judge overseeing the case says a plea deal has been reached. the judge must determine whether or not laughner is mentally competent and understands what is happening. >>> fire deaths are down in maryland by 20%, and the state fire marshals office believe as new law may push them closer to zero. 22 people died in this year of fire deaths alon

diplomats say this man could become the united nations a new envoy to syria. feared. >> welcome to the "journal" from dw. i am sabrina. >> joseph ben fajzullin. another try at finding peace. diplomats said this man could become the united nations a new envoy to syria. >> the report every economy has feared. demand for exports from china plunges. we will get reactions from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the world's most famous soccer club kicks its way onto wall street, but is it a debut worth applauding? >> syrian refugees say their international community has left them in the lurch. thousands of those who survive the fierce fighting across the country have fled. >> they are still holding out hope for an internationally- brokered peace deal between rebels and the regime of president assad. >> kofi annan through in the towel, but now there is talk that the veteran nigerian diplomat will take his place as special envoy to the war-torn nation. >> he will have his work cut out for him in syria. we begin our coverage in the commercial center of aleppo. >> the sula

time for the "news nation" gut check. new basketball sthul endorsed by lebron james about the high end version of it, lebron x, will feature new technology that measures performance like jumping and speed. nike says it has not priced that hi-tech model yet but some reports indicate it will cost around $300. nike says that's not accurate, that the shoe won't cost that much. they have not priced yet but the national urban league says it's outrageous for nike to charge so much for what they called an empty status is symbol and called on nike to pull the shore. joining me, marc morial. thank you for joining me. nike says it's not accurate, that the show is not $350. we do know the current shoe is $250. this new is shoe will be at least be $250 or better. >> these are outrageously overpriced items. they're not necessities. they're niceties. they're directed at children. they're directed at teenagers. and they've become a foolish status symbol in our nation today. i think nike at a time when we're in a recession and at a time wh

sort of episode back in march when he made thrrats online to kill enough people on campus to make national news. 3 9:01;33 i think this behavior was the beginning perhaps the beginning of behavior that would have escalated we take all threats very seriously :39 and whether he had the ability at the time to carry out the threat or not we regaad him as a dangerous person because of those threats :45 p as a result of song's guilty plea to telephone misuse, the howard county native will never be legally allowed to pwn a firearm. song's sentencing has been deferred for the time being. in two days...statelawmakers return toaanapolis for a specialsession to consider expanded gambling. gambling.but their squabbles overslot machines goes back nearly20-years.back in 2005...both thehouse and senate passedseparate bills to legalizeslots... without voter approval.but house and senate leaders never reached a compromise...and the bill failed. (frank) "and the democrats played politics for four long years, they did not want that republican governor to get a legislative victory so we're really behind the eight

of episode back in march ...when he made threats online to kill enough people on campus to make national news. 9:01;33 i think thissbehavior was the beginning perhaps the beginning of behavior that would have escalated we ttke &pall threats very seriously :3 and whether he had the ability at the time to carry out the threat or not we regard hhm as a dangerous person because of those threats :45 as a result of song's guilty plea to telephone misuse, the howard county native will never be allowed to own a firearm legally. starting today, five new cameras are ready to click pictures of speeders in baltimore county. the speed cameras are set up near schools and will target drivers going more than 11 miles over the speed limit. limit. joel d. smith is live in woodlawn to explain why based on rrcent history, the cameras themselves may become targets.good morning joel d. ((ad lib)) it's happened twwce in recent weeks patrice. we're here at ..... this camera is brand new and in good shape, but the anger over pameras like this one has really recently, and people are acting out. one in arbutus had spra

of episode back in march ...when he made threats online to kill enough people on campus to make national news. 9:01;33 i think this behavior was the beginning perhaps the beginning of behavior that would have escalated we take all threats very seriously :39 and whether he had the ability at the time to carry out the threat or not we regard him as a dangerous person because of those threats :45 as a result of song's guiltyy plea to teleehone misuse... the howard county native will never be allowed to own a firearm legally. the suspect in the tucson shooting spree áavoidsá the death penalty... by pleading gu. guilty. on tuesday... a juuge asked jared loughner specifically about every person he shot.... and whether he intended to do it.19 times ... loughner answered "yes." the 23-year-old agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison... for the shooting rampage outside a supermarket in january last year.the attack left 6 peoole dead... several others wounded... and arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords clinging to life.he's expected to get something that won't be handed down until november.

honor stis expecting to plead guilty for posting on a website to "kill enough people to make it to national newshe told police he felts stressed at the time. they found no weapons at his home. >> also tomorrow, gerald lockner, the man accused in the deadly shooting that led congressman gabby giffered injury said, we'll hear why he's changing his plea to guilty. he's been heavily arrested since the shooting in 2010. doctors say he suffers from schizophrenia. >>> michael page apparently was a member of a ban signed for a record label, label 56, which has prompted racist hate fusic. tonight the label -- newsic. racist hate music. meanwhile investigators are learning more about the gunman who killed six people at a temple in wisconsin before being shot by police. we have the very latest. >> reporter: we now know the gunman, 40-year-old wade michael page served six years in the army. he trained in psychological war fair before being discharged in 1988. they are treating this shooting as domestic terrorism and are tying him to white supremacist groups. he purposed the gun used in west allen wisconsin.

tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> national night out events take place all across maryland. >> people take to the streets. jennifer franciotti is live this morning with details of some of last night's local events. >> good morning. here in towson, the event was huge. an opportunity for folks to gather and rally against drugs and violence. last night it was in the mondawmin mall area. there was a similar scene in owings mills. they're encouraging against a life in crime. >> a lot of times when you see criminals, when they do not see you, they don't know you are looking at them. this is bringing people all the people together and making sure that i know these people, they know me, and we can work together as a team. >> the 29th annual event happens all across the country, a chance for members to make a pledge to look out for one another. look for more events for the next year. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. five new speed cameras are going up today and they're all near schools. here's a list of the new cameras. cromwell bridge road near loch raven high school. near

of episode back in march ...when he made threats online to kill enough people on campus to make national news. 9:01;33 i think this behavior was the beginning perhaps the beginning of behavior that would have eecalated we take all threats very seriously :39 and whether he had the ability at the time to carry out the threat or not we regard him as a dangerous person because of those hreats :45 as a result of song's guilty plea to teeephone misuse... the howard county naaive will never be allowed to own a firearm legally. the walter reed mediccl center in bethesda wws evacuated this morning after receiving a bomb threat.police and explosive- detection dogs were brought in to search.appointments at the hospital just resumed this afternoon.there are no reports of anything found. new at 5:30...a 6 year old old in prince george's county is one of two girls abducted from the same thrift store.tonight, janice park tells us the girl's father is warning other chhldren. janice? charles amofa is charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, and child abuse.police say each time, he would head to the same thrif

to kill enough people to make national news. police found no weapons in his dorm room, or parents' house. he was barred from campus after his arrest. the main suspect in the tucson shooting rampage... is expected to plead guilty in court today.jared loughner is accused of killing 6 people... and wounding 13 others... including congresswoman, gabrielle giffords.he has spent the past year at a federal prison in missouri... being forcibly medicated and undergoing psychiatric treatment.the plea is expected to happen... if a judge finds him competent to stand trial. another vigil is set for tonight... for the victims of sunday's sikh temple shooting in wisconsin. wisconsin.as ed payne explains... a half-dozen victims... 5 men and woman... were killed in the rampage.and this morning... two others remain hospitalized in critical condition. 3 hundreds turned out for a service and candlelight vigil at a sikh (seek) temple in a town northwest of oak creek. this is one very large community. we're all one huge family. i think it's a sad day

so much money into line from both side groups. >> do we have any chance she asked, do we, the national newse more important than local reporter out there s. that really the point? >> no. i don't think that's the point. one you have a news conference, you have spontaneity. you have spontaneity, there's a chance that the margin for error is larger. so i think, you know, they're looking to avoid that. no, i don't think -- there's no exactly what dan said, there's no incentive to start being nice all of a sudden. >> yeah. and jonathan martin at "politico" had an interesting piece talking about how the vice president's office was trying to influence pool report. we've had problems with the romney campaign with rope line restrictions. it's really both campaigns. mark, we're getting close to the republican national convention down in tampa. we know you've been working hard, making preparations for our coverage here at cnn. and that you've also gotten some insights as to what we'll be seeing the first couple of nights t convention. >> jim, they've done a good job of having this slow rollout of who

today's news nation gut check. ook that reveals secrets behind the death of osama bin laden. it's already drawing concern from washington. it is called "no easy day" written by a former navy seal who was on the mission. he's using a pseudonym. a lot of people feel this is crossing the line and this navy seal is breaking a code of silence if you will. should the seal have written this book due out september 11th? they say some of the proceeds will go to charity. so go to facebook.com/news nation to cast your vote. that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. thank you so much for joining us for this interesting hour. "the cycle" is up next. xñ

concierge of my building who is syrian sometimes hides in my apartment they've been round up of syrian national news here in beirut in south beirut even though it's a great deal of fear people are saying not since the civil war how have things been so likely to ignite or the people are feeling so insecure as you know there are two very broods in tripoli the most so for the the. alleyways and the bell to bomb the section right down the middle ironically is the name of the big street called syria street and that really tells the tale up there but we have seen in beirut and other parts of the country a similar division things are very much on the edge and it's not only the spillover of fact it's the fact that lebanon itself is so fragile and not quite a state in terms of not having a real central government that can enforce the laws and how they're going to compromise army. so i have for this hour no time out for athens european leaders remain on swayed by a greek p.r. blitz asking for more time to implement cuts and problem it's crumbling economy. an average of three months for every person he killed

on an incident from when he posted on several sites he wanted to go on a in kill enoughe make national news. the sentencing has been on hisd, depending behavior. understand the state the state's not -- attorney is not going to ask for jail time. a resolution could come this case of the man shootingf congresswoman deborah giffords. into jared loughner competency begins at 10:00. he is expected to plead guilty the january 2011 shooting six andat killed wounded 13 others. we are following the case in our newsroom and we will have the starting at 5:00. > not to the latest at the temple shooting -- now to latest. are some stories of heroism. the temple's president -- family heors told his page with the only he could find, a butter knife. >> my father went after that guy him and let stop to safety. get >> the police lieutenant, brian who was ambushed remains condition colleagues treatment atd first so the first responders other victims. he had been shot eight times. >> a rough commute for hundreds morning. this interstateident on after a paving crew knocked downpower lines, shutting traffic in bo

it was found on line that he planned to "kill enough people to make it to national news." he must complete 200 hours of thcommunity service and continue his mental health treatment. >> one of maryland's most recognizable yet seldom seen politicians entered the debate for same-sex marriage. kathleen kennedy townsend talks about how her same -- support of gay marriage gels with her catholic faith. >> faith often comes into the debate over how to define marriage. the former lieutenant governor is urging catholics to block church policy and support same- sex marriage. >> i learned from the nuns that we should all love one another. that was the most important commandment. >> that is how kathleen kennedy townsend reconciled her catholic faith with her support of same- sex marriage. the daughter of robert kennedy taught -- urged voters to uphold same sex marriage. >> it is consistent with what the catholic church has tried to teach. >> she is ron. >> and it burns does not believe the former lieutenant governor will sway the debate. the former naacp executive believes this goes ag

big news as the world of golf meets the world of politics. after 80 years augusta nationalmade history by allowing the first female members, one of those selected former secretary of state condoleezza rice. rice will be joined by darla moore as new members when the club opens for a new season this fall. augusta chairman billy payne called it a joyous occasion. they opened in 1932, did not have a black member until 1990. women have been allowed to play golf as guests but they could not join. there has been a lack of female membership and that's been a great source of outrage for years. in her statement condoleezza rice says i visited augusta national on several occasions and look forward to playing golf, renewing friendships and forming new ones through this special opportunity. for the first time a couple of hours ago the white house hosted a kid's state dinner. the east room was filled with children who won a nationwide recipe competition. the first lady told the 54 top junior chefs selected, quote, your recipes truly stood out. president obama also dropped by the lunch to

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. >> duncan says half of the nation's new teachers quit within five years.early 1000 baltimore city students will get new school uniforms this year thanks to john hopkins. university held its second annual adopt a school uniform drive today. in addition to their uniforms, the students received a treat. a gesture greatly appreciate it by the parents. >> we were able to invite 450 students pick up their uniforms. there was an ice cream social. >> a lot of people cannot afford to get uniforms. this is a good thing that people decided to do. hopkins are doing a lot of the things for the city and the community. >> last year, they supplied uniforms to 120 students. they hope to give uniforms to 800 students this year. an interesting concept that is on a roll. a roll of toilet paper. brian and jordan are creators of toilet tissues with ads. jordan came up with the idea in 2010 after being bored sitting in the stall. the company supplies the toilet paper and advertisers pay for the privilege to be on a roll. >> an average advertisement is seen between 2- 5seconds. o

production now it's been halted for two days and president hugo chavez has declared three days of national. news. at tropical storm has hit haiti leaving at least four people did you spot flooding a tent camp housing survivors of the country's devastating earthquake in twenty ten y. eastern tip of cuba was also affected with homes being destroyed in the course or city of power or forecasters are expecting tropical storm isaac to strengthen into a hurricane before hitting the florida keys on sunday. hundreds of students are due to the streets of chillis capital protesting against a new law which will allow harsher punishments for those convicted of occupying schools the new legislation as a response to long running demonstrations by students who claim the current education system is expensive and unfair were thrown at police who are used to gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd rallies for education reform in the country first beginning twenty eleven and have intensified over the past few weeks. to keep our country save you need the hardware to measure today's ever more sophisticated threat

to kill enough people to make national news.rior to his arrest... 19 year old alexander song was an honors student at the university of maryland.the howard county native was studying engineering... and scheduled to graduate in 2014.he was barred from campus after his arrest. parents, teachers and friends have all told teens not to text and drive... but nothing might be as affective as something they'll experience today in fulton. fulton. joel d. smith is live at reservoir high school where a texting and driving simulator is out to prove you can't do both at the same time. good morning joel d. 3 3 crews continue to make repairs to that major water main break in downtown baltimore. since that break 3 weeks ago... cars have been re-directed around light street between baltimore and lombard street.the department of public works says the pipe should be repaired by the end of the week. the street will then need to be repaved.. but should be open by august 20. employees at one of our nation's biggest tourist attractions are charged wit

concierge of my building whose syrian sometimes hides in my apartment they've been round up of syrian national news here in beirut in south beirut even to great deal of fear. people are saying not since the civil war how things is so unlikely to ignite or the people are feeling so insecure but you know the very broods in tripoli the most certain for the the. alleyways and the battle to bomb instruction right down the middle ironically is the name of a big street called syria street and that really tells the tale up there but we have seen in beirut and other parts of the country a similar the region things are very much on the. still ahead libya marks one year since the fall of tripoli but the celebration is anything but joyous as continued tribal violence threatens to send the country further into chaos. plus the resentment on the rise in part because time as the u.s. continues to blur the legal lines when it comes to its deadly drone strikes. this week in the case of no region mass murderer anders breivik reached its conclusion the right wing fanatic who admitted killing seventy seven people was d

meanwhile, the united nations' new special envoy to syria is said to officially take up his post next week. the former algerian prime minister is said did not -- has many years of experience in diplomacy, but u.n. observers will not be providing support for him on the ground. their mission has not been extended and will end at the weekend. >> in a break with a strict policy that has been in place since the end of world war ii, germany's constitutional court has ruled that the country's armed forces can use weapons within german borders under strict circumstances. >> the controversial decision allows the use of the army in emergencies such as a terrorist attack. combat weapons can only be used as a last resort and with the approval of the government. the judgment explicitly forbids the deployment of soldiers against protesters. >> all right, let's check in with our political correspondent. he has been on the story for us. this is a major shift. what more do we know? >> the court has said that the military can only conduct armed operations within germany in the extreme and exceptional c

two of the national zoo's new of the residents have names. e zoo promised to name cheetah cubs after the fastest americans. they will be named carmelita and justin. you can head to the national zoo for the cheetah celebration on friday, august 17. this is more information on myfoxdc.com under web links. now, august 17, that's it. you asked about it earlier. >> they are so cute. >> i wonder what they would do. >> if you held them? >> they would probably claw you and start chewing out. >> they're so cute. >> but they're still animals. they're just cute animal as like meat. you just happen to be meat. >> they are small enough, they wouldn't do too much damage. >> probably just chew up your arm. >> all right, fine. ruin my dream. >> and they're fast. >> you cooperate even outrun them. >> let's do the weather forecast. if you are heading down to the national zoo, if you will be out and about, anything outdoors today, temperatures will be about 90 for daytime highs. highs. slightly drier air just to the north and west. notice the darker shades of gr