why did mcdowell and abel not help the cat. >> mcdowell said rioux had a box cutter and abel said heed to intervene, but it was no use. >> abel said he tried to take the cat away several times, but he said rioux kept finding the cat to continue the abuse. >> coming up, marylanders take budget cuts into their own hands. >> and some money-saving ideas to the expensive health care reform. president obama is defending his plan. we'll take you to his town hall meeting. >> and the ripken world series forecast looking nice. mid 80's today. i have your central maryland forecast for the next seven >> hope your saturday is off to a great start. the sun is officially up. there is moisture in the environment this morning, but high pressure will build in in full force. we'll stabilize things. it will be dry the next few days. to our south a disturbance off the shores of the carolinas and virginia beach this morning. it will remain to our south. did may bring a few more clouds to the ocean city area. other than that, partly cloudy in baltimore today. 68 at b.w.i.-marshall. 73 to begin things on th

police say while the cat's owner was on vacation, kevin abel was house-sitting and had friends over. according to reports, rioux put the cat in a dryer and america wife. then he put the cat in a bag filled with rocks and threw it in lynch point. some say the punishment just isn't enough. >> i think there needs to be a bigger lesson here. there definitely needs to be counselling on top of more jail time. people need to know this is unacceptable. a lot of people say it is just a cat or an animal, but it is a living being. >> abel and mcdowell were released on their own recoming distance. >> and a cat cruelty case in howard county has ended with a 74-day jail sentence. that is how long he will spend behind bars after police found 74 dead cats in her columbia home in 2006. official responded to the home after neighbors complained about an odd other. four people are covering after an accident involving an ambulance in southwest baltimore. city medical number 12 collided with a small s.u.v. at the intersection of edmonton avenue and dennniso street. the two people in the s.u.v. were treate

jeff abell has the latest from the state capitol. >> these are difficult times. >> at the statehouse on tuesday, the governor delivered the news many workers had feared. 205 state employees will be laid off. >> these are not things that we decided upon lightly. and we did so only where there was clearly both a short-term and long-term benefit. >> state spent the day notifying workers about their fate. the union, which represents many state workers had rallied the governor to save their jobs. >> obviously we are incredibly disappointed. >> patrick is the director. >> that ham percent services to people in maryland in these tough economic times. >> those with state jobs are forced to take furloughs, for those state workers, earning more than $40,000 a year, they will take five furlough days. those earning less take three. >> the cuts come as the state of maryland attempts to close a $740 million budget gap. the state is slashing millions in aid to local governments. >> we have one simple intention, that is, to get maryland through the other side of this reare session, as quickly as pos

. >> i'm jeff abell. to reform or not to reform? will you be better off with the president's healthcare plan? some answers in a moment. try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh. if governor of the state of maryland is asking marylanders for their comments on how to save money. one person wants more telecommuting so more people work from home. another person wants the state to cut back on landscaping and beaut if ication of highway median strips. and a union representative or representing state employees is urging the governor not to impose more laws of or any more furloughs. >> it's actually a really bad time to take cuts on state employees because right now the demand for services is higher, and already state employees are trying do more with less, less resources than ever before. >> the governor's expected to other $420 million in add

jeff abell has the latest. >> we are in a state of shock. >> at their home in randallstown. >> family lot a lot. >> relatives are trying to understand the death of 23-year-old mckay. >> i think we are all a bit stunned and numb at this point. >> she was coming from a doctor's appointment. and, like i say, it happened. >> in west baltimore thursday afternoon, a suspect that police say was driving a stolen vehicle slammed into mckay's car. >> it flipped everywhere. >> minutes before the crash, police say they spotted the suspect's stolen vehicle but never gave chase. >> he took off at a high rate of speed before the officers from the regional auto theft task force could follow. based on the way the driver was driving, they were ordered to pretty much break it off immediately. >> in other words stop following it. definitely do not chase it. >> but the victim's relatives are questioning the circumstances of the crash. >> no, i don't believe it wasn't a chase. because they cannot have arrived at the scene that fast. and if it was a chase, have the suspect going as fast as they claim he was

jeff abell has the latest. >> just culled over the weekend it got dry and red. >> four randy taylor, a health care plan run by the government is not an option. >> i don't want the government in my life. as a matter of fact i work for the government. i don't want them running my life. >> so taylor has joined a health care cooperative. in coops consumers pool money and purchase health insurance as a group. some washington lawmakers believe coops could be the answer to putting competition back into the insurance market. >> by adding competition to the market you tend to reduce prices and increase the quality of service. >> there were already some 300 cooperatives in the u.s. but because their success has been only test order a small scale analysts are trying to determine if coops can be a pet can he active force. >> if you look at the market for electricity. this is the best example that we have of coops in existence. and in certain markets they have provided competition to larger regional monopolies tick providers and brought prices down and given consumers choices. >> maybe there are

jeff abell explains. >> i don't really have a radar gun. i can judge. supposed to be 25 through here. >> at burton lock's place. the roadway has become a speedway. >> about 40. >> he has lived on stephenson lane for 31 years. near a school. motorists cannot resist the need to speed. >> sooner or later someone will be run over. >> my neighbor has had two dogs killed. she had a cat with three legs now. >> they had hoped the traffic devices would slow the traffic but now there is a new hope. >> speed cameras work. >> the police chief wants to install as many as 15 speed cameras at school zones throughout the county. and he is asking county lawmakers to approve them. >> enhances the safety of citizens. reduces speeds of autos. it reduces crashes. >> but opponents insist the cameras are nothing short of revenue makers that turn motorists into law breakers. >> sometimes cameras make mistake and you get a ticket when it is not your car. >> it is a money maker. i have been a victim of a speed camaro ra but i was speeding. >> but on stephenson lane. >> they come

jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> meantime, the g.o.p. denies it is behind the protesting. >> and hear more of what voters said and congressman kratovil's response by going to foxbaltimore.com/"raw news". >> mikulski is weighing in on the ad. spoke about the need for some type of health care reform. we asked her about the ad that blasts those against the measure. >> i think, there is no room in our country for this violent kind of debate. we don't need it. >> the senator plans to hold several more townhall meetings to discuss health care reform. >> now, tonight on fox 45 news at 5:30 we asked you if the health care protests are anti-reform mobs or democracy in action. most of you said democracy in action. 62 to 38 percent. david from fallston writes, they are mobs, orchestrated by republicans. to hammer obama. but john from belair said it is democracy in action. called community organizing to promote the constitutional rights of u.s. citizens. hear more of your responses tonight on the "late edition", starting at 11:00 tonight. >> make yo

jeff abell reports. >> with the red line many things are possible. >> despite signs of protests, the governor on tuesday announced his support for a new light rail line. >> baltimore right now ranks 14th, for the 14th worse traffic in the nation, and therefore, we must move forward with the red line. >> the proposed red line would run 14 miles, linking west baltimore to east baltimore. and part of it running through a ton mel and part of it running on the surface. >> we don't want it on the surface. >> many residents in canton fear the project will eliminate parking on boston street and ruin the community. >> we believe in mass transportation but we think they are making a big mistake by destroying boston street. >> on tuesday the governor eb endorsed the plan saying it is cost effective require no one to move. >> it was the one most favorably received during the public hearing process. does that mean everyone -- >> boo, boo, boo. >> as protests grow louder, support grows louder from those that say it is time for the red line. >> this is bigger than us. this is not just about us. thi

jeff abell has that part of the story tonight. >> right now i am talking to you, i have a constant pain. >> jed has spent the last year dealing with the pain of a injured leg. >> told me to go through this and that. >> and the stress of mounting medical bills. >> $348,000 within the first six months. for bills coming from the hospital. >> he is unemployed. and unable to pay for insurance. >> i am getting stressed out. stress is not good for healing. >> we can cut health care in the state. >> on wednesday, the public research group released a report showing health care reform under debate is good for marylanders, financially and medically. >> with health care premiums set to double over the next eight years, our report outlines policies that can save marylanders $54 billion in the next decade. >> but critics predict marylanders will pay for the $1 trillion reform plan. >> the fact that you want to put an additional burden on small business owners on, the fact that there is billons of dollars in new taxes, i just don't see how it is possible that you can save money. >> it is a plan under

jeff abell has that story. >> four hours before the meeting began. >> this is america. >> passion. turned to protest. >> people here represent a radical group. >> this is so wrong. >> people that represent a group over here, that are supporters of every democratic initiative. >> i think the majority of americans do support this. >> the debate has turned the most unlikely of voters into protestors. >> you have millions of people dying. that do not have health insurance. people with money die every day. >> president obama has made health care his top priority. >> inside senator cardin was heckleed and jeered during an hour and a half town meeting devoteed to health care reform. >> i want to make sure everybody understands where we are today. >> that's why we need reform. >> how can you, and democrats, support the costly irresponsible national health care insurance. >> the doctor vats, first to ask the question at the meeting. said the meeting may have served a valuable purpose. >> i think it may have served as a release valve. because a lot of people that went there were upset. i tho

jeff abell explains. >> for john lower it is not a good time to be in the construction business. work has slowed. his business has suffered. >> i have 10 trucks sitting at my shop rite now. that used to be on the road. >> now, lower fears his business will suffer another hit if health care reform is passed. >> we cannot afford it. >> $1 trillion reform plan would mean changes to medicare and medicaid. but also mean taxes hikes for the wealthy. on families or businesses with a taxable income of more than $350,000, it could mean a tax surcharge of $7000. on families or businesses, earning more than half a million dollars, a $15,000 surcharge. and on families or businesses earning more than a million dollars, it could mean a $54,000 increase. >> it is a very difficult environment for employers and i think many are holding on by fingernails. >> maryland chamber of commerce fears small businesses will pay greatly for reform. the proposal would require many employers to provide health insurance for their employees. or they would be taxed even more. >> if you are a small employer, espec

jeff abell shows us why. >> called hepatitis c wall. >> from her home in frederick, laurie wolf helps others deal with hepatitis c. she contracted the disease 21 years ago. >> i am in bad shape. i don't sit around and think about that. but when i do think about it, it is really rough. >> at first, she had no insurance. and though she is now covered by medicare she is forever struggling to pay for treatment. >> today, i got one prescription, and i asked her, i was like, you know, will this be covered and they are like no. >> so wolf is watching congress with a keen eye trying to learn how new health care reform proposals will affect her. >> there is so much information out there. you don't know what is true, what is not true. >> i am pleased to introduce to you u.s. senator ben cardin. >> that's why i went to the townhall meeting the other day. >> on wednesday, wolf waited three hours for a coveted seat in senator cardin's townhall meeting. as many in the crowd on heckled. laurie wolf waited. all she wanted was to ask the senator how reform will affect her. but she never got the chance

jeff abell reports on what has little to do with health care reform. >> if we don't get health care costs under control, our national debt will continue to grow. >> senator cardin called this meeting to talk about health care. but soon found it difficult to keep many in the townhall meeting on topic. >> we have won the iraq war. i don't want -- >> next question. >> many in the crowd of 400. stepped to the mic to vent about other issues. >> how could you in good conscience vote to give yourself and all the senators that. >> we have failing va hospitals, failing public education. >> your government has lost the fades and trust of the american people. >> these townhall meetings are erupting with townhall anger. >> people proud of being american and identity hate their government. >> political scientist crimson said the furir goes beyond health care. >> watched while the government bailed out banks and other financial institutions, when they subsidize, disputeed billons of dollars. and although many economists and newspaper columnists tell us this is bringing about an end to the recession, th

here is jeff abell. >> this is not going to be easy. >> at the statehouse on wednesday. state leaders warned state workers about the grim reality. >> we are facing the same challenge that every family and business in maryland is facing. >> the proposed $454 million in budget cuts mean the layoffs of more than 200 state workers. it also means the closing of maryland's prison boot camp that houses 300 inmates at jessup. >> none of the choices are good, so that was the least of the bad choices to make. >> also closed will be an inpatient mental health facility on the eastern shore. >> i do not kid myself, nor does anyone else within the administration, that this will have an effect on the services. >> the cuts also mean the layoffs of more than 200 state workers, and the furloughs of others. >> it will be a struggle. you know, reduction in my salary is going to be a struggle, when nothing else is going down. >> but amid the deep cuts, come questions over who escaped with little impact. college students in maryland have not seen a tuition increase in four years. >> at some p

jeff abell has more. >>reporter: at the city police department, commanders have calculated the cost, $300 for the use of a police chopper and police boat to help a lawmaker with his marriage proposal. >> i found it to be significantly lower than what i would expect. >>reporter: city councilman bill kohl is questioning the bill sent to state delegate john cardin. while on a boat in the inner harbor. cardin staged a mock police raid while he proposed to his fiancee and 15-minutes use of a pa control boat and 5-minute use of its helicopter, the bill comes to $300. a police spokesman said less than five officers were involved in this mock raid and their pay rates were calculated into the delegate's $300 tab. >> it is impossible to put a number on it, but i do know that $300 is a lot lower than what it would cost me to rent a helicopter to fly over the harbor or rent a boat to do a sight-seeing tour. >> they calculated that is what the cost was and i feel confident that commissioner frazier and his staff came

andrea who persist their house sitter, kevin abel was a friend. she says he invited two men over while they were gone. police say rioux put the kitten in the washer and dryer and tied hurt to a ceiling fan, and put her in a bag with rocks and through her in a creek. >> you could see where the cat renner wound -- ran around, and blood was everywhere. >> they are heartbroken and still struggle to understand why the three men charged killed the cat. it is hard to get over the loss of the four month old kitten, who had become part of the family. >> that cat was the nicest cat in the world. she always played with me. i would have a little toy and she would chase it everywhere. >> i help it out alive and nursed it with a bottle. i was there for that cat all the way. >> entry and her husband adopted a new cat and three new kittens. dillon says they cannot replace diamond. he says he will never forget her. >> every time i go to the park and walk on that wall, i always think of her. >> to of the three men arrested or released on their own recognizance, and

hooper says abel invited two others to the home. police say rio put the cat in the microwave, dryer enwasher and then tied her by the tail to the ceiling fan. >> i had to come home to burst hair in the microwave, refrigerator as well. blood. you could tell where the cat ran around and blood was everywhere. >> the hoopers say they've since adopted four new cats, three kittens and their mom to help them overcome their grief. >> disturbing story. members of congress get an earful from constituents. now the white house is signaling it might be willing to compromise on its plan. 11 news washington bureau reporter nikole killion has the details. >> this all has to do with the so-called government-run public option. in arizona, the first family takes in the scenery at the grand canyon. but the view from the commander in chief might be changing when it comes to the fundamentals of his health care plan. >> the public option whether we have it or don't have it, is not the entirety of health care reform. this is just one sliver of it, one aspe

a hero's welcome in libya for abel. basette el magraphi. >> we want to make sure he is not welcomed back in some way but should be under house arrest. >> it is being called a compassionate move because he has terminal cancer. but families of the victims see nothing compassionate about it. >> they sent him home in comfort to his family? the -- it's just an outrage. >> rose marie mild of is a verna park lost her daughter marian wolf in the pan am bombing days before christmas in 1988. she was filled with bound less energy, an actress, dancer, writer, activist. she believed life was full of endless possibilities. >> when she was five she came home from kindergarten and said there's going to be a science fair and i'm going to grow an apple tree from the seed. that's what we did. we had a delicious apple in the house, in the fridge, she planted the seeds and it's now in the back yard taller thatten the house. >> reporter: memories from a mother's heart once again broken. of grief. it's an under tow, a rip tied, of despair th

their house sitter, kevin abel was a friend.invited scott mcdowell and 25-year-old richard rioux over while they were gone. richard rioux put the cat in the microwave, washer, drier, and tied her by her tail to a ceiling fan and turned it on before putting her still alive but paralyzed in a bag full of rocks and throwing her into the lynch point creek at a nearby park. >> i came home to burnt hair and hair in the microwave and refrigerator as well and blood was where the cat ran around. blood was everywhere. >> it was a sad homecoming for the hooper family. the boys are heartbroken and still struggle to understand why the three men charged killed their cat. and it is hard to get over the loss of the four-month-holed old kitten who had become part of the family. >> that cat was the best cat in the world. she always played with me. she would chase us everywhere. >> it was a kitten, so i helped it out a lot, i nursed it more or less with the bottle. i was there for that cat all the way. >> andrea and her husband adopted four new ca

. >>> jeff abell is off tonight. >>> two people are dead after a plane goes down in carroll county. it happened at 7:30 this morning. myranda stephens has more. >>reporter: dennis young heard his friend take off from the airport just like he does any other morning. this morning something went terribly wrong. >> the police came to the door and said there was an accident so i came out real quick and saw it was bob. >>reporter: authorities say around 7: 30 this morning a two-seater plane crashed into a corn field a quarter of a mile from the airport off route 194 in carroll county. the pilot and his friend were both pronounced dead on the scene. >> he was just a great guy, you know. almost like a best friend from the beginning. >>reporter: young, who owns the airport, said he first met him about 4 years ago when he came tow him looking to rent some hanger space. >> he would do anything for you. he helped me around the strip. i always felt good when he was around. i knew things were going to be okay. >>reporter: he was an experienced pilot who flew planes during the vietnam war. >> he f

i'm jeff abell. >>> i'm karen parks. >>> after a night of severe weather, the baltimore area got another soaking today. >> it has been a very stormy weekend and we have more on the way. jessica starr is here with a look. >> it's been raining pretty much all day today. the good news is the cold front and warm-and-humid conditions are starting to move out of the mid-atlantic. we had heavy rain showers that were in our area throughout the daytime today. showing you we are dealing with a flash flood watch until midnight tonight for baltimore county, as well as hartford county and anne arundel county. if you are on the roadways, take it easy if you're going to be doing traveling overnight tonight. look at these rainfall totals. look at dover, delaware. close to 3-and a half inches of rainfall reported in the last 24 hours. close to an inch reported in salisbury and close to an inch here in baltimore. we did get a significant amount of rain in a short amount of time between yesterday's rainfall and today's rainfall. here's your next-day planner. we'll deal with clouds. rain showers coming to a

i'm jeff abell karen has the evening off. >>> americans spent this day saying goodbye to senator ted kennedy. first, with a funeral in massachusetts, followed by boston and washington. the senator was laid to rest just feet from his two slain brothers. jennifer davis is in washington with more. >>reporter: in massachusetts, they memorialize edward kennedy, the man. the tributes were for a way for crowds to bid farewell. as he made one last stop in front of the senate, 47 years worth of washington friends, colleague and staffers packed the steps to honor the legislator. >> thank you for sharing the senator and so much of his life with us. >>reporter: the statesman's body travelled through the heart of the city that was his second home uto arlington national cemetery where he was buried by his slain brothers. >> earlier in boston, mourners filled the church for his funeral mass. in the pews, more than 85 members of the kennedy clan, and 58 current senators from both sides of the political aisle. president obama delivered a eulogist ojy. >> we loved this kind and tender hero ewho persev

. >>> i'm jeff abell. >>> a baltimore man is in critical condition after he was shot by a police officer. >> it happened early this morning in northwest baltimore, where police claim they caught the man trying to burglarize a convenience store. >>reporter: in northwest baltimore, neighbors are just learning about the terrifying break-in that ended with gunfire. he owns the food mart and this is the second time it's been burglarized. it was right around 4:30 in the morning when he got a call from the security alarm company, the same time police officers happened to be patrolling near garrison boulevard. >> they heard an alarm coming from a business. officers went to investigate and noticed that the door of the business was pried open. there was glass on the ground. the officers entered the business where they found the suspect -- the masked suspect. >>reporter: he lunged towards the officer with a sharp object. they later learned it was a screwdriver. >> the officer struck him in the head. >>reporter: he showed up moments later and started assessing the damage. >> he broke in. i don't kno

he also stated that he, abel, and mr. rioux were intoxicated at the time. >> family and friends say good-bye to eunice kennedy shriver. >> and sandra shaw is up next with your insta-weather plus forecast after a short break. >> hope you're doing well today. up and adam. we're very humid now. patchy fog now. dew pointed will drop a bit. seasonable conditions in the 80's. we do have a disturbed area of weather down to our south off the coast of class -- carolinas and virginia beach. a little cloud cover because of that. here in central maryland, things are looking good. it looks like 73 downtown now. 68 at the airport. only 62 in york, pennsylvania. nice there. 70 in ocean city. here's your state-wide tour. what you can specked expect across the state. very nice out there. no chance of precipitation. here in baltimore, we're going to a high of 87. that's good, because that's a normal high for this time of year. a mix of clouds and sun, but we'll see more sun as high pressure starts to build in. by the way, sun is up officia

i'm jeff abell. >>> i'm karen parks. >>> 3 men are facing criminal charges for allegedly torturing and killing a cat. one of the men was supposed to be pet sitting. >> what happened to their pet is what police are calling one of the worst case of animal cruelty they've ever seen. melinda roeder is live with details. >>reporter: diamond, the cat, was just five months old. before they returned from vacation, they got a phone call they say made them sick. >> we got a phone call from a friend of a friend. >>reporter: tj and and rea got the disturbing phone call while on vacation in new jersey with the kids. >> we were ready to come home right away. >>reporter: they left afriend in charge of pet-sitting. he invited over a couple of buddies to play cards. one of them got drunk and took the small cat and began torturing it. >> they put it in the freezer -- he even thaied the cat's tail to a ceiling fan. >> i can't believe somebody would actually do something like that. it's ridiculous. >>reporter: finally after some time, the men took the cat to a park, put it in a bag with rocks and tossed h

andrea hooper, dillon's mom, said kevin abel was a friend. she said he invited scott mcdowell and richard rioux over while they were gone. police say richard rioux put the cat in the microwave, in the washingtonner, and in the drier, and tied her to a ceiling fan before putting her in a bag of rocks and throwing her in the lynch point creek. >> i had to come home to burnt hair in the microwave and refrigerator. blood was where the cat had run around. blood was everywhere. >> it was a sad homecoming for the hooper family. the four boys are heartbroken and are struggling to understand why the three men killed their cat. it is hard it to get over the loss of the kitten who had become part of the family. >> that cat was the best cat in the world. she always played with me. we would have a toy, she would chase it everywhere. >> it was a kitten, so i helped it out a lot and nursed it, more or less with the bottle. >> they adopted four new cats -- three kitens and their mom -- to help the kids get over their grief. though they have taken to their ne

. >> jeff abell, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> senator cardin admits he does not take the outburst personally. see more from the townhall meeting today. go to foxbaltimore.com/"raw news". >> and if senator cardin found out many protesting health care reform are concerned about the cost of reform. those feelings run across the country. recent poll shows most people do not believe president obama will keep his promise of passing health care reform without adding to the deficit. that poll also asks which was more concerning failing to overhaul health care or adding to the deficit. most said adding to the deficit was the bigger concern. that brings us to the question of the day. should the health care plan be scraped if it adds to the deficit? so far, 75 percent say yes. while 25 percent say no. james from baltimore writes. if we scraped everything that added to the deficit, what would we have? but thomas from middle river writes. we cannot afford it anymore than we could afford the bailout. we will have more responses coming up on the "late edition" at 11:00. >> outside today's townhall meeting

cain, like kane and abel in the bible, but i did not kill anybody. that is how you remember it. you'll see a big link that will take you to the radio station to my radio show. i have her interview that was so compelling that i have added a page for my radio show site that highlights three articles she has written. and you can listen to the interview i did on the radio. technology is a wonderful thing. her name is not spelled mccoy. she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and at town hall meetings all appear like they are a bunch of crazy people, it reminds me of what my grandfather used to say, "we are going to show you some crazy." because there are some people in this country who are crazy

. >>> today, police will continue their search for shook eat abell. yesterday, a possible break in the case as police unearthed a shoe. bell's family thinks that may belong to shaquita. authorities are looking in ina bell's ex-boyfriend confessed to murdering her and pointed police to the area where he says the body was buried. >>> the swine flu scare hits the sports world. coming up next, the star agent least who has come down with the h1n1 viewer us. >>> wildfires raging out west as thousands race to save ground. >>> anng11-year-old got an interview with the president. what with you ask mr. obama. you're watching fox 5 morning news. when morning comes in the mile of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowlyo help u stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating orriving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event a

live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i'm lend abel reporting for abc news.and julie, have a great weekend. >> 6:37 is your time, 71 degrees. >> and when "good morning washington" continues, it's a deal that almost sonds too good to be true. all you can fly for one month for $600. actually, it's not on a rocke we'll bring down some of these details coming up. >> and we are in the dog dails of summer, so temperatures where you'd expect them, comfortable, near 70. >> happy friday. i'm meteorologist adam caskey live in downtown rockville with your forecast. i want to show you an example of some of the fog that we have working across the region this morning. i'm looking down maryland avenue here. you can see the builng off in the zafpbles it's a bit blurred out due to some light fog. if you look up into the sky, it looks like there may somebody morning clouds. that's just the fog lifting in&burning off. and do expect a lot of sunshine today. yeah, we did have one rowing storm yesterday afternoon. right now on the radar screen, we have a couple of rogue storms ove

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cain, like kane and abel in the bible, but i did not kill anybody. that is how you remember it. you'll see a big link that will take you to the radio station to my radio show. i have her interview that was so compelling that i have added a page for my radio show site that highlights three articles she has written. and you can listen to the interview i did on the radio. technology is a wonderful thing. her name is not spelled mccoy. she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and leads to destroying the health insurance industry, and on and on. that is another source i would highly recommend it to you so that you can be armed with the facts. one gentleman was asking about the town hall meetings co

abel determine, for example, how many seats the republicans pick up.r believe that members of the house of representatives pay attention to them. trace: is the health care storm -- is it a byproduct of the stimulus storm? the democrats almost single- handedly pushed this through. the unemployed -- the unemployment rate is getting worse. >> that is a very good point. often, we do not connect the dots, but the dots have to be connected here. it is the continuing bad economy and the fact that the stimulus bill passed early in obama's term has not apparently changed the underlying elements of the economy. these things matter in how people look at health care reform and whether they think this additional $1 trillion over the next 10 years should be spent. trace: if the democrats decide to go this malone, the question is all of the anchor and pull numbers. it all translates into seats, congressional seats. how many seats and how much impact? >> i think it is going to be considerable. we're actually working on our first projections for 2010. i think people ma

cain, like kane and abel in the bible, but i did not kill anybody. that is how you remember it. you'll see a big link that will take you to the radio station to my radio show. i have her interview that was so compelling that i have added a page for my radio show site that highlights three articles she has written. and you can listen to the interview i did on the radio. technology is a wonderful thing. her name is not spelled mccoy. she wrote three topics on healthcare in america and the legislation. when she was on my show, one of the things that impressed me so much was she has not only read the 1018 page legislation, she has read it twice. i said, you poor thing. she has read it twice. she was able to tell you pages where you find the treaty language that does, in fact, lead to socialized medicine and lead to rationing and leads to end of life counseling, and leads to destroying the health insurance industry, and on and on. that is another source i would highly recommend it to you so that you can be armed with the facts. one gentleman was asking about the town hall meetings co

unanimous consent that the record be kept open for five business days so that all members will be abel -- will be able to submit a statement. i want to thank all of you for being with us today. you are there and i am here, but i did have to restrain him from trying to get into the big chair. the subcommittee is going to committee -- continued its oversight of defense spending issues with a hearing to discuss ways, from and lack of accountability in afghanistan and iraq. hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer money invested since 2001 and more to come, it is critical we continue to strengthen our oversight in these areas. before i began, i wanted to address a procedural issue for the benefit of the public. we had an arrangement with the commission earlier on that we would have a report released to us until the evening of this hearing. that did not occur. we are about to find out why that did not occur. we wanted to give members an opportunity to be prepared and ask questions and do work on that. we will find out what happened there. i still suspect members have had an opportunity t