dan harris, abc news, carney, new jersey. >> next to another global giant, starbucks.e change is giving one of its branches a makeover. it will reopen with a new name and new menu that will include beer and wine. the company says if the new shop succeeds, they might try it in other cities, too. they have been struggling in the recession and is looking for new customers. >> wow. did i hear that right? >> lattes may be one small luxury people are giving up because of the recession but who could give up their cell phone? >> a recent survey finds 60 million americans are looking for ways to pay less for mobile service. carla wohl got some advice. >> reporter: it is a necessity in today's connected world but cell phones can be very expensive. >> about 150 per month. >> reporter: figuring out how to save can be confusing. consider the four major carriers offer 210 plans and those plans have optional add-ones. >> as a matter of fact, there's about 10 million combinations of add-ons and plans you can come up with among just the four national carriers. >> you can import your bi

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ron claiborne, abc news, ghana. >> the picture from ghana tonight. meantime, the president taping his weekly address overseas taking on the economic stimulus back home. the president said the plan was not to design to work in four months. he rejected talk that a second stim you us plan is now needed. >> meanwhile, tension growing in washington this evening about whether the cia during the bush administration withheld information about sensitive counterterrorism operations. new york sometimes reporting is that information was kept secret by vice president dick cheney. here's john hendren. >> reporter: the new york times is reporting that the cia didn't inform congressional overseers about a secret counter terrorism program for eight years because cheney ordered them not to. angry democratic leaders had been calling for congressional investigation. kept in the dark, misled and outright lead to. the times said it was cia director leon panetta. who told cia dick cheney ordered withhold information. >> what we're seeing here is that the really the politic

but abc news has learned that the program was only in the planning and training stages. leaving open the question whether congress needed to be informed. david? >> more to come on this. >>> there was heartbreak and anger today at the historic black cemetery near chicago, nearly 300 bodies was dug up in a alleged scheme to resale plots. tonight, there are few answers. here's eric horng. >> reporter: today grief-stricken relatives descended pong this cemetery turned crime scene. >> my mother never saw her grandchildren. so i brought them here. now, i have nowhere to bring my children. >> reporter: authorities have closed all 150 acres of the cemetery a historic landmark in chicago's african-american community as they investigate new areas where graves may have disturbed. >> people who purchased head stones, they're not there anymore. i personally have found some baby head stones dumped in appropriate places. >> reporter: the work here is slow and pain staking. some of the remains are so old there may not be usable dna. >> because of the lack of dna or dental records, a few

these are the latest headlines from abc news. fbi has arrested seven men in north carolina, accusing them of training for terror missions overseas. >>> new reports indicate michael jackson's personal doctor injected him with the anesthetic propofol, the night before his death. abc news has learned the drug will likely be listed as a contributing factor in michael jackson's death. >>> and defense secretary gates arrived in iraq overnight, to meet with u.s. troops and talk with iraqi leaders. >>> here at home, michael vick says he is grateful for getting another chance to play in the nfl. >> there are conditions. and in order to play, vick must first find a team that wants him diana alvear has more. >> vick, looking for the 40. he's got it. >> reporter: former atlanta falcons quarterback, michael vick, may soon be back on the field. monday, nfl commissioner, roger goodell, announced he had been reinstated, with conditions. >> whether he makes it on the field for the nfl, is something to be determined on the field. but he has big dec

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the story on abc 2 news at 6, which starts now. >> now abc 2 news at 6. >> we're following breaking newsht from north baltimore. good evening. i'm marybeth marsden. a light rail train hit a woman near the mount washington stop. abc 2 news brian kuebler is live with details on what happened. brian? >> reporter: well, marybeth, mta says that woman was hit here at the mount washington stop just at the beginning of the rush hour. they say it all happened around 4:15 this afternoon. mta officials tell us the woman was hit on the southbound side and suffered noncritical injuries. she was taken to sinai hospital. a passenger we spoke to says the train operator tried to brake, but that they all felt the train hit something. now of course this all come dons

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2 news at 6, which starts right now. >> now abc 2 news at 6. >>> tonight the man most responsible for transforming baltimore's harbor east area into a gleaming new neighborhood has been charged with a crime. good evening. i'm kelly swoope. john paterakis has been indicted in connection with the state prosecutors investigation into influence peddling at city hall. helen holton has been indicted again as well. abc 2 news christian schaffer is in the news center with the top story tonight. >> reporter: the initial bribery and perjury charges were dropped back in may. the new indictment charges her with violations of campaign finance laws. as for john paterakis, he was not indicted in this case until today. she now charged with one count of conspiracy to violate campaign finance law. the charges stem from a poll conducted for councilwoman holton. according to the indictment, paterakis paid for part of the poll. he has owned the h & s bakery for decades. in the 1980s he parlayed that business into the ownership of a large area of land between downtown and fells

here on abc news.rstar's former chef. and tomorrow's abc news live coverage of jackson's memorial starts at 1 p.m. eastern, 10 a.m. pacific and i will return to los angeles tomorrow to cover the event for "world news now." >> meanwhile in honduras this morning police and soldiers are in the streets of the capital enforcing a dusk-to-dawn curfew. >> the ousted president made a bold attempt to return home. sonia has the latest from london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and vinita. unrest in honduras has been ramped up. yesterday amid seething tennings he failed in his dramatic effort to return into the country as authorities prevented the plane from land at theing airport in the capital tegucigalpa. zelaya was talking by phone to latin american tv network saying the authorities had threatened the plane if it attempted to land. authorities also clashed with pro-zelaya supporters who had gathered at the airport and throwing tear gas into them. two protestors are said to have been killed i

pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> in other news, federal health officials today highlights the urgency of developing a swine flu vaccine, releasing a startling new projection of what could happen if no action is taken. under their worst case scenario, up to 40% of americans could become infected within the next two years if there is no vaccine, and hundreds of thousands could die. however, progress on a vaccine is moving quickly. >>> and president obama made a bold move today when it comes to education reform. challenging states and school districts to earn money by making classrooms better. the administration calls it race to the top. a national school competition with more than $4 billion at stake. here's abc's yunji de nies. >> reporter: president obama offers states a choice, reform schools, or miss out on billions. >> rather than divvying it up and handing it out, we are letting states and school districts compete for it. >> reporter: education secretary arne duncan will oversee that $4 billion competition, giving him more discretionary funds than all education secretaries

today abc news polls show her favoritability has plunged. >> here from the abc news vault august 29th2008, the day sarah palin was introduced on the national stage. >> reporter: guerrilla warfare and politics. the element of surprise can make a huge difference. name after name dropped off the list. by mid-morning speculation reached a fever pitch. >> a major announcement from the mccain campaign. >> reporter: this, the morning after obama's triumphant speech in denver. who would have predicted mccain could so completely change the subject. who would have predicted her. >> she's not from these parts and she's not from washington. but when you get to know her, you're going to be as impressed as i am. she's got the grit, integrity, good sense and fierce devotion to the common good that is exactly what we need in washington today. >> reporter: sarah palin, alaska's freshman governor, until this moment few in this crowd have ever heard her name before. >> senator, i am honored to be chosen as your running mate. >> reporter: sarah palin's name was not on the expected short list of candidate

abc 2 news at 5:30 starts in just two minutes. >>> now abc 2 news at 5:30. >> we have an update on breakingout of east baltimore. good evening. i'm kelly swoope. trains are at a stand still as workers try to fix a natural gas leak. it's underneath a bridge on north point road. the fire department says construction workers broke the six-inch main, so they have asked that all rail traffic, including amtrak, be stopped in that area. officials say the leak apparently was caused by construction work. a bge spokesperson says no residential customer services have been affected. he says it's hoped the repairs can be made in a couple of hours. we're going bring you more updates and details as they come into the newsroom. >>> and also, we have more breaking news out of baltimore county this time. firefighters are battling a three-alarm fire at the suburban house restaurant in pikesville, a landmark restaurant that hasen

find out on abc 2 news at 6, which starts now. >> now abc 2 news at 6. >> good evening. swoope. some love it. others hate it. it's only been three days since baltimore city's new trash plan went into effect, and so far the reviews are mixed. abc 2 news linda so takes us to a neighborhood in east baltimore where the transition hasn't been so smooth. >> reporter: trash has been

sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> on capitol hi lawmakers met late into the night trying to bridgerences on health care reform. the so-called blue dog democrats in the house are worried about the cost of the bill. but they weren't able to reach an agreement. in the senate weeks of secretive talks have produced a compromise that omits two key items but includes provisions to reduce the cost. >> there are new details about the criminal investigation into michael jackson's death. abc news has learned that the powerful drug propofol is connected to his death. investigators believe their final report will list the drug as a contributing factor to the singer's passin sources tell us that in addition to propofol, an autopsy found several prescription drugs in jackson's system. according to the associated press, jackson's doctor, conrad murray, gave jackson propofol through an iv sometime after midnight on the day he died murray's attorney said murray did not administer any drug that should have killed jackson. >> an alleged home grown terror plot has resulted in the arrest of seven north

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and abc news will have live coverage of the president's news conference. it will begin at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central time. >>> the government today asked for thousands of volunteers to roll up their sleeves to test the first h1n1 swine flu vaccine, begni ere there have been more than 40,000 confirmed cases of the flu in the u.s. 263 people have died. and there is growing concern about what will happen this fall when flu season begins. so, here's abc's lisa stark. >> reporter: in the battle against the h1n1 swine flu, the race is on. with the fall flu season coming up, clinical trials of the vaccine could begin in two weeks, with 2,500 paid volunteers. debts first, then children. the hope is to have an initial 100 million doses by mid-october. >> the worst case scenario would that h1n1 comes in large measure, has a big outbreak very early before we have vaccine available. >> reporter: vaccine development has proven difficult. this virus grows slowly, and there is always concern about rare, but dangerous side effects with a you have sevac seine thas being ru

what you can get for free on abc 2 news at 6, which starts right now. >> now abc 2 news at 6. >> it is than expected. the state budget is in bad shape. good evening. i'm marybeth marsden. governor o'malley says he will have to make drastic cuts to balance a possible $700 million shortfall. as abc 2 news linda so reports, nothing is off the table. >> reporter: only ten days into the current fiscal year, and maryland is already facing a huge problem. >> it is a daunting and huge challenge to have

sonia gallego, abc news. >>> stay with abc news. and tune in to "good morning america," for all the latest details on the jakarta bomb blasts. >>> there are new war zone casualties to report. three u.s. soldiers were killed in southern iraq last night. their base was hit by rocket or mortar fire. and one u.s. coalition fighter died in southern afghanistan in an ied blast. at least 11 civilians died in a roadside bombing. five children were among the dead. >>> as the violence intensifies in afghanistan, defense secretary robert gates says more troops may be headed there. gates sergeanted there may be some increase in troop levels, but not a lot. president obama has approved sending 68,000 troops to afghanistan by the end of the year. that includes 21,000 that were added this spring. >>> in florida, mourners gathered last night to remember the couple killed in a home invasion robbery last week. funeral services are set today for byrd and melanie billings, who leave behind 16 children. meanwhile, the murder here's abc's diana alvear.up.

abc news, this is "world news now." >> maybe it's time to dust off that food saver.acuum thing. i used it like twice. >> i'm guilty. i'll save anything. i get yelled at about it a lot. >> you can borrow my food saver. >> i need it. good morning, i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. for the tenth day in a row the president is putting his health care reform plan at the top of his agenda. >> it now appears lessikely democrats will be able to put an actual bill on the table any time soon. viviana hurtado joins us this morning. >> reporter: good morning. the president will have the spotlight at a news conference this evening, but leading up to this event, mr. obama alternately applied pressure and gave praise to lawmakers. president obama tried to ease democratic lawmakers' concerns about the price tag for health care reform. it's expected to top $1.5 trillion. he focused on common ground. >> we are closer than ever before to the reform that the american people need and we're going to get the job done. >> reporter: both the democrats' bill and the house and senate woul

much because you're busy working on your marriage. >> it's tuesday, july 28th. >> announcer: from abc newsis is "world news now." >> you see what you have to look forward to. >> i can't wait. as soon as i get married, i'm going to be like taco bell, burger king. oz knows the plan, too. he's on board. >> that's what your honeymoon is going to consist of. run for the border. >> nicely timed taco bell there. good morning. thanks for being with us. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm jeremy hubbard. we are following a developing story in the death of michael jackson. abc news has learned investigators believe their final report will list the powerful drug propofol as a contributing factor. >> sources say there were other prescription drugs found in jackson's system. in other words, a drug cocktail. according to the associated press, dr. murray gave jackson propofol through an iv sometime after midnight on the day he died. an addiction specialist and pharmacologist in northern california said giving jackson such an injectable is questionable. >> if i were to write a prescription, it would be possible to ge

elisabeth leamy, abc news, washington. >>> the world has a new oldest man, he's an american.the census projected number of u.s. send tear yans will number up to 75,000 by mid century. the oldest man is walter bruni. born september 21st. 1896. his advice, stay active and be good to people. when we come back, hundreds of people being good to one another at the local coffee shop. while you wear it, that's it's much easier to find money at esurance. great auto insurance rates and lots of discounts! got insurance already? save more with esurance's "switch & save (tm) discount"! it also pays to shop online. you get esurance's "fast 5 (tm) discount" just for getting an instant online quote. - thanks, professor. - don't forget the good student discount. and there's even more discounts! it's no "secret" that you can save hundreds with esurance. make it your "mission" to click or call esurance today. does two jobs... at once. one: kills weeds to the root. two: forms a barrier, preventing new ones for up to four months. roundup extended control. and maybe some gas relievers in case you'

terry owens, abc 2 news. >>> now an abc 2 news update. the owner of a historic african american cemetery in suburban chicago denies involvement in a scheme to dig up graves and resale plots. the president of perpetua inc. says he finds it despicable and deplorable. he says he feels sorry for the families wondering what has happened to their loved ones' remains. investigators are trying to identify who is buried in about 100,000 graves. >>> across the area today, another precipitation-free day. lots of sunshine around, but it's getting extremely dry out there. we do need the rain. some rain is moving in our direction. but will we actually get it? right now nothing is showing is up on maryland's most powerful radar. for the next couple hours, partly cloudy, temperatures holding in the 80s. what about that rainfall? what are our chances? when could we see some? and will the temperatures remain on the cooler side in the forecast coming up. >> thanks, norm. >>> make sure you have plenty of patience the next time you dive through downtown balti

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yunji de nies, abc news, new york. >> we have a developing story baom massachusetts this mornina.aken from the womb of its murdered mother is alive and well. darlene haynes was eight months pregnant when she was found dead in her worcester, massachusetts apartment monday. police have charged an acquaintance. they say friends were suspicious when the suspect told them she had just delivered a child. the baby is said to be in fairly good health. >> abc news has learned the long-awaited toxicology report on michael jackson is ready. family members have seen it but the coroner's office is waiting for the police department to release it. dr. murray has reportedly told the drug propofol on the day he died. abc news has learned this is not the first time that murray has caught the attention of law officers. back in 1994 he was arrested, tried and found not guilty of domestic violence. >> a sudden downpour may have triggered a massive pile-up involving dozens of cars on interstate 40 durham, north carolina. no one was seriously hurt in the rush hour chain reaction crash but traffic was ti

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abc 2 news at 5:30 starts in just two minutes. a dull metal clanking sound. groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegrass tune >>> now abc 2 news at 5:30 >> well, the tourism business is booming in baltimore. good evening. i'm kelly swoope. new hotels are going up all around downtown, and it turns out that these new hotels are bringing in big business for the city, and even breaking records. abc 2 news carin redman explains. >> reporter: it's a record number for the city of baltimore. the baltimore area

when and where you can see them perform on abc 2 news at 6, which starts right now. >> now abc 2 news6. >> a long-time soccer coach is accused of trying to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. good evening. i'm marybeth harass den. police say the coach also sent sexually explicit text messages and nude pictures of himself. as abc 2 news linda so reports, police believe there could be more victims. >> reporter: 32-year-old charles friedel, who goes by chuck, has coached kids soccer for a long time. he coaches the under 11 girls league for the greater baltimore soccer club. he is also a volunteer coach at our lady of mount carmel in essex. those who know the married man and father of two say he was a nice guy. that's why news of his arrest is catching many by surprise. police say friedel solicited sex from a 14-year-old girl. >> well, i'm very shocked, especially because i have a 14- year-old daughter. so it's just horrifies me to know that, you know, somebody in our neighborhood right down the street, you know, is involved in such an awful thing. >> reporter: no one came to the door at hi