over the city and they left -- they stayed over the city until "air force one" left, and both continued the escort mission to the air force base. so it was just the knowledge oh we we see f 16s and military aircraft all the time in this region, but to know that that one was on an actual combat air patrol over an american city, it really drilled it home that this was anything but a normal day. >> i don't believe that there was a time in its history that this base was as important in the life of this nation as it was that day, in all of its 68 years of life to that day. this base was there when the president of the united states, the commander in chief needed it. it was a safe place to be in case we were attacked again, in case something even worse came down the road. this was a central point. in fact, within 24 hours, aircraft from this base were planning missions and deciding where they would head out and go out and begin what we now know as the global war on terror. >> there really was no sense of, wow, we participated in history today. we'll take a moment to reflect on that because there really wasn't any time. we simply mov

base was in exercise mode already. we had a command post already a activated and the general was there. as he later reported, when air force one approached the base, requested clearance to land and clear the air space, he asked what is your estimated time of arrival. and right about that time, the people that were on the flight line radio in and said it appears air force one is on final approach. so it was very quickly from the moment air force one announced they wanted to land until they were on the ground. i remember looking out the window of the headquarters building and seeing the blue and white aircraft coming into onto the base, and at that point we quickly realized the president was going to be our guest for awhile. >> i know when i got here, they were already in full lockdown of base, only letting essential personnel on. and media were not considered essential, we were kept off the base. next thing we knew, we looked at a monitor in the channel 12 van which i was hanging around at the time, next thing we saw was the president speaking in front of this podium with barksdale air force base under it. that's how we fou

and the military must have bases naval bases air force bases and army bases in the areas where the oil is located or along the supply routes. if you look at the map collectively there is an almost contiguous strain. oh of u.s. military bases from poland to pakistan in this really strategic middle ground between the emerging economic competitors of the united states the european union on one hand and china and japan on the other the us has a formal policy of maintaining military dominance of the persian gulf area it's called a carta doctrine if the president jimmy carter he said protection of the flow of persian gulf oil is a vital interests of the united states and to protect that flow will use any means necessary including military force to there and he said we will need military bases in the persian gulf area and he established military bases to support this policy of protecting the flow of persian gulf oil and then wars were fought as well in line with the policy these men west are united in pioneering a new run dear of progress. serving the interest of the saudi arabs. serving the

it was the largest assembly of b-52 aircraft in the world and a major planning base as the headquarters of 8th air force and 2nd bomb wing. >> as i heard this story through our wing commander at the time, brigadier general curtis bedke, as i said, the base was in an exercise mode already, so we already had a command post that was fully activated and general benke was there. as he later reported, when air force one was approaching the base and was requesting clearance to land and to clear all the airspace, he asked well what is your estimated time of arrival. right about that time the people that were on the flight line radioed in and said it appears that air force one is on final approach. so it was very quickly from the moment that the air force one announced they wanted to land until they were on the ground. i remember looking out the window of the headquarters building and seeing the blue and white aircraft coming in on to the base and at that point we quickly realized the president was going to be our guest for a while. >> i know that when i got here they were already in a full lockdown of the base,

also clinton upper marlboro, up to andrews air force base. have your rain through damascus, pushing to the southeast. temperatures around 60 degrees dense fog advisory southern maryland and king george county. we will have a afternoon sunshine, a few stray showers. the high temperature of about 74 degrees. >> thank you. a violent scene in southeast, to people stabbed in the third person beaten with a baseball bat. a >> this happened on seventh street. we do not know what led to the violence at this time. the stabbing injuries are not life-threatening. we do not know the condition of the person beaten. a fight between two brothers ended in a shooting in prince george's county on turn boulevard near a middle school. at one of the man was shot in the stomach. police have arrested his brother. >> fracking discovery of a school in waldorf. is it -- frightening discovery at a middle school in waldorf. what the student told officials he planned to do with the gun. >> there is an elementary school next to the middle school and high-school down the st

objectives, any commander intent out there. >> the last production b-52h was delivered to minot air force base, north dakota, the 26th of october, 1962, and it still provides the air power and dominance that united states air force needs today. it is considered icon of american air power. b-52 has been around many years, has been in many conflicts, range back from vietnam, kosovo, first desert storm, to afghanistan, even to the second fight over in iraq. so it has been around many years, and believe me, our allies, they love us for that, the capability that the weapon system brings as well as the enemy fears us, and it always want to give them that second thought. if diplomacy should break down, the b-52s could be on their way. >>> find out where c-span's local content vehicles are going next online at c-span.org/localcontent. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. >>> there's a new website for american history tv where you can find our schedules and preview our upcoming promise, watch featured video from our regular weekly series as well as access ahtv's

andrews air force base 37. in downtown 44 degrees. satellite radar picture showing us high pressure moving off the coast. we've got some clouds filtering in and a couple of areas of low pressure that could bring us some showers i would say after midnight tonight into early saturday morning. future cast shows this and how it plays out. again we'll see some clouds increasing today. for tonight partly to mostly cloudy conditions for that commute home. and then late tonight after midnight, we've got a chance for some scattered showers into your early saturday morning. looking at a pretty cloudy day for saturday. western maryland, cumberland high today 54. hagerstown 59. leesburg and manassas in the lower 60s. in downtown 62. same deal for andrews air force base. here's a look at your next seven days. upper 60s for saturday with unsellinged weather and cloudy on sunday, milder, in the lower 70s. here's mike and andrea. >>> a group of american university students hope the basketball game they organized will turn into a major event. >> the e

andrews air force base the visibility is a quarter mile right now. but frederick at zero. watch out north and we're going into the 80s this afternoon but unsettled for the week. >>> we continue to follow breaking news this morning that's affecting the morning commute. a deadly crash at chevy chase circle. >> delia goncalves has been on the scene owl morning long ash -- all morning long. >> reporter: rescue workers still here and just about 15 minutes ago we noticed that they were able to extract one of the two backseat passengers who unfortunately died in this fiery crash. here at chevy chase circle. let's take a look at some video that was shot a short time ago. it all started with a police chase a mile away at east-west highway and jones mill road. that's where we're told a police officer ran the tags of this car, discovered the vehicle was stolen about two weeks ago from this county. the officer attempted to pull the car over. at the 7400 block of connecticut avenue. that's when we're told the driver took off and eventually lost control here at the circle. striking the

some officers at the dover air force base mortuary wanted a burial at sea overseen by a chaplain, buttead the remains were declared "medical waste." the dover mortuary has also been accused of mishandling the remains of fallen troops. one man there tried to stop it, but he paid a price, and david martin has his story. >> reporter: it is a grim and solemn sight: flag-draped caskets coming home from iraq and afghanistan. but unseen is an even grimmer fact: many of the bodies inside those caskets have been blown to pieces. as chief mortician at dover air force base in delaware, bill zwicharowski prepared those remains for return to their families. >> it's a hard job. in addition to the stress, the daily stress, we were in a zero- defect mission and we can't make a mistake. >> reporter: but there was a mistake in april, 2009. the mortuary lost part of a soldier's ankle. the commander, colonel robert edmondson ordered an internal investigation. >> i explained what i thought was wrong, and then i asked the question, you know, "are you going to notify the family? and if not, why not?" and i

as chief mortician at dover air force base in delaware, bill zwicharowski prepared those remains forains for return to their families. >> it's a hard job. in addition to the stress, the daily stress, we here in a zero-defect mission and we can't make a mistake. >> reporter: but there was a mistake in april, 2009. soldier'uary lost part of a soldier's ankle. the commander, colonel robert edmondson ordered an internal investigation. >> i explained what i thought was wrong and then i asked the questi question, you know, "are you going to notify the family? and if not, why not?" and i think th and i think that was a question that really hit a nerve. >> reporter: swicharowski hit another nerve when he called for an outside investigation of the way the mortuary was run. from them on, he was branded a troubl troublemaker. a report by the office of spec special counsel, a federal agency created to protect whistle-blowers detailed an escalating campaign of retaliation against swicharowski. carolyn lerner heads the office. >> he was the target of a series of personnel actions all the way up to

andrews air force base 62. annapolis close to the mid-60s. a look at your next seven days, milder for the weekend on saturday. upper 60s. chances of showers. maybe a thunderstorm. on sunday looking pretty good, in the lower 70s. partly cloudy and then unsettled maybe for the middle of next week. here's a look at your time saver traffic with beverly. good morning. >>> good morning. early problem resolved. i believe it was debris mdot trucks stopped to pick up. right side of the screen is the outer loop moving freely without the obstruction. the truck is moved on to find something else to fix. so far so good. outer loop as you head west to college park into silver spring. no problems 95 corridor in maryland, i-270. just some building volume out of frederick county. 66 eastbound you've had all lanes open to the beltway as you make your way from n from 81. westbound 66 for folks out of ballston into falls church they've still been looking with that. what we can see at washington boulevard westbound is that one lane squeezes by to the left past th

no worries on the beltway near andrews air force base.d in virginia in this picture, more your neighbors hitting the road on 95. no problems on 66, the dulles greenway, for the dulles toll road. we will look at newschopper 7 and a little while. back to news. >> virginia congressman jim moran wants metro to take down an ad bashing president obama's skill care reform law. he says that the ads at the clarendon metro station telling president obama to go to "hell" it's disrespectful and offensive. it's urging people to buy a documentary that says the president's health care reform will hurt americans. >> this is setting its okay to tell the president to go to hell but it's not okay and particularly not okay to do on government property. >> metroaccess it cannot be taken down because it is protected political speech and is scheduled to run through march 12. >> the white house easter egg roll, tickets available from an on-line lottery starts a 10:00 this morning. that will close at 10:00 monday morning. for more details, log on to wjla.com. it

nobody is waiting around near andrews air force base on the beltway. we will see if we can down our maryland camera. 270 southbound heavier out of gaithersburg. heading into rockville down to the lane divide across the american legion bridge and -- bridges relatively smooth. >> adam caskey did you hear those people? 49 degrees and they said it was cold. we have air-conditioning on yesterday. >> we have party acclimated to the summer heat. >> is not take long, does id? >> no. the hang over is going to take over today. the first 15 days of march, according to the national weather service the average high temperature was the second warmest on record. let us look at the record highs yesterday. reagan national, 82 bricking record by one degree. dulles airport, 84. bwi marshall --seven the three because of the influence of the chesapeake bay. -- 73 because of the influence of the chesapeake bay. significantly cooled the land immediately along the water including bwi marshall airport. areas of rain off to our north west this morning. especially moving into my

here is a picture near andrews air force base. this is at central avenue near fedex field.that seems to be moving ok. >> typically on our roof top camera i see the eliminated monument and allies and the city and i cannot see a thing now because of the fog. we have a dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 a.m. for the majority of our viewing area east of the blue ridge. visibility is greatly reduced. the dense fog advisory is until 10:00 a.m. east of the blue ridge meaning visibility is 1/4 of a mile or less at times. 55 degrees in frederick. we will rise into the lower 70's this afternoon with clouds holding tight for a good chunk of the day and partial sunshine into the afternoon. two more will be sunnier and a little bit warmer. >> we have breaking news out of france -- a man suspected of three attacks could soon surrender. he is holed up in a building in toulouse. police carried out a raid and a french minister said the man wants to take revenge for palestinian children killed in the middle east. >> more breaking news -- a gruesome discovery in fort washington -- princ

you are looking at video of the caskets arriving at dover air force base. o military advisers were killed while sitting in their office. at least six officers have been killed by afghanistan officers after the burning of the koran at the u.s. air force base. >>> this is new video of the costa allegra heading to the docks. now a fire in the engine room caused it to drift at sea without power. he was on the verge oring everyone to abandon ship. but it could have been disaster rouse, there is no doubt about it. >> many of the people slept on the deck to escape the smoke and heat from the fire. the cruise line is offering a 15 day paid vacation. costa allegra is the sister ship of costa concordia which capsized last month killing 25 people leaving several others missing and presumed -- resumed dead. >>> one of two other women indicted in a ponzi scheme, 55- year-old jacqueline hagel sold fraudulent certificates of deposit. as of march 20009, investors lost more than 75 million. williamwise is believed to be in canada. >>> there is a new accident in san francisco

. >> the investigation into mishandled remains at the dover air force base mortuary has lead to disciplinary action. they will discipline two supervisors accused of retaliating against workers to try to expose wrongdoing at the facility. a third supervisor has resigned from the air force. the whistle blower's actions have led to significant improvements at the mortuary. still ahead on abc 7 is at 6:00 how one thing is to blame for the spike in consumer prices that has taken a lot of money out of our pockets. >> the latest report on getting somewhere by plan on time is looking up. >> three more big election events on the republican scheduled. >> no arrests this weekend in the race for the white house. >> the official caucuses for misery will be held. -- missouri will be held. 69 delegates are up for grabs in puerto rico. >> the republican race is taking a detour off the mainland. sunday is the puerto rico primaries. mitt romney and rick santorum are fighting for every single one of them. earlier this week, rick santorum stepped into hot water when he said if puerto rico once to gain statehood

with 34, moving between andrews air force base. e to landover on john hanson highway.e will take you to leave one pretty good spin. we will spin back to the news desk. 39 degrees. >> learn how the district is making it easier for same-sex couples who are married to get divorced. to reports the colts releasing peyton manning. what local fans are saying. [ female annououncer ] with swiffer dusters, a great clean doesn't have to take longer. i'm done. i'm gonna read one of these. i'm gonna read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags, swiffer 360 duster's extender gets into hard-to-reach places without the hassle. so you can get unbelievable dust pickup in less time without missing a thing. i love that book. can you believe the twin did it? ♪ swiffer. great clean in less time. or your money back. >> a developing story, an update .'cited family members breanna franco charged with providing her and her friends alcohol. the three teenagers were killed collided with a bmw. brittany walker was driving. the driver was also killed of bmw. was also intoxica

s 295 northbound and southbound, north of the beltway all the way to andrews air force base. 495 is quiet. good at the good luck road. park. college berdi serene trip in montgomery 495, moving nicely. giving you the green light through northeast and southeast and it looks good across the bridge, through alexandria, cans into springfield. >> this amazing video shows how it was for people fleeing a deadly fire near denver. the wildfire is 15% contained. 27 homes have been destroyed and than 4,000 acres burned. an elderly couple died and a woman is missing. hundreds of homes had to be evacuated. >> a terrifying situation. looking at 60 degrees this morning. new details about the former tsa official at the center of a scandal and in a maryland suburb. and the jetblue pilots who n is facingmeltdow federal charges. >> two big endorsement for mitt ro ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ it goes something like this ♪ everybody here is a friend of mine ♪ ♪ everybody, tell me, have you heard? ♪ ♪ pop goes the world ♪ pop goes the world [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean with new tide pods...

ride in college park on on the beltway near andrews air force base. more.ave now back to news. >> crews are scheduled to demolish bridge in fort belvoir this week. will close ones of route 1 after 7:00 tonight and tomorrow night. new dunston road bridge is wide enough to allow for the eventual of the highway and the possibility of light rail in the future. friday moments for passengers on board the jetblue flight. they had to tackle the pilots. republican presidential romney on a late- night talk-show circuit. why he would put texting our top stories. a man is a factor being abducted in riverdale. suspects kidnapped a man on pipa ninth avenue. arrested after a police and the others still on the loose. no one was hurt. police believe the suspects may been. 59thg to probably pumped-- avenue. authorities say there was a the 64 in the trash closet at the fbi was hurt.but nobody hearingeme court the president's law, dayre reform three. court's conservative justices asked sharp questions about a requirement that all americans buy health insurance. students

goodbye andrews air force base.et from virginia. 81 66, 95, route 11 and nothing complicated on 70 or interstate 270. >> we're going to back to the weather as we take a look at the impact our 80 degree week has had. >> many of us have been enjoying the weather but this had created some financial winners and losers. >> the weather, the water. >> it is -- >> warm. >> summer is early and unexpected. >> i cannot believe it is march. >> sidewalks are teaming with diners. >> one of the warmest winters i can remember. >> it is nice. >> summit visitors did not pack for these conditions. >> this is the only short sleeve shirt i brought with me. >> outdoor businesses are thriving. how busy have you been? >> real busy. >> tree pollen is also -- already high. >> i was told in advance to medicate early and often cured >> experts think the cherry blossom will bloom earlier than expected and lose their beauty faster than expected. >> for most, the warm weather is more than welcome. >> people are dining and drinking outside. everyo

dover air force base is only 61. you get to the 70's as you get closer to the bay and across the bay. gaithersburg, almost 80 degrees. rainy and cloudy, with temperatures in the 60's. east winds are holding the high temperatures short in atlantic city. here are these thunderstorm cells off to the west. the trajectory is to push them to the south. there are the east winds. here is the cold front. the warm air has been pushed a little farther west. we are right under that front right now. those of you in northeast maryland and eastern shore may not warm up quite as much as everybody else. the real rainmaker is going to be this cold front in iowa and illinois it, coming out of the great lakes. this is a little complex that warmed up in the warm air. this will be ahead of this cold front to the west of us. a big chunk of the nation is very warm in the noon hour today. or cloudiness and rain chance is to the west of us. some of that is going on right now. it might get a little closer to us. we might want to favor these mi

i have also perform a lot of work with the united states air force at one of them strategic air force basesn the world. i have seen raptors and bombers up close, the president's air force one, and others. the oracle racing fleet rivals of them all. there is so much more to be said about this new frontier in sailing than what we are talking about. the america's cup is a new challenge for the minds of children and young adults. not only to think creatively but to engineer marvelously. i know that the board has had wide sweeping concerns about land deals and local hiring and widespread economic impact, but it sounds to me that most of those issues have been resolved. as far as spreading economic impact across the various disadvantaged areas of the city away from the waterfront, that is what this event needs to focus on inclusion as opposed to just providing access to racing. inclusion will enable more people to reach the favorable pockets of the city and enjoy them outside of the race time. think about all of the street vendors, the prosperity, and all of this satellite activities that will ar

on the other side of town near field on the beltway and moving ok on the beltway 214 andrews air force base. back to you. >> thank you. 4:32. a violent scene in southeast. two people were stabbed and a person was beaten with a baseball bat. this happened in the 4200 block of seventh street. t led to thew wha violence. the stabbing victim's injuries not life threatening. the condition of .he person beaten family and friends will gather a womano say goodbye to by her estranged husband's last week. >> a memorial service or whether inwire will be held rockville this afternoon. abductedilberti their and dumped her body. she recently had obtained a protective order. she leaves behind six children, them and fathered by the killer. a funeral procession will begin around 5:00 this morning for a military officer killed afghanistan. it could have an impact on your commute. major robert marchand was 48 old and a member of the maryland army national guard. this morning's procession begins in baltimore county and reach the beltway between will end at0 and cemetery.national >> dozens of students recoverin

if congress passed the budget, beale air force base would lose more than 750 positions. that's about 16% of the entire base. but 4,000 military and civilian workers would keep their jobs. >> the economy is down the tubes right now as it is. and if you lose more jobs and everything, it's just going to make it worse. >> it would be yet another hit to the base. recently it lost the global hawk spy aircraft program which was a major source of employment. >>> campaign 2012, newt gingrich is vowing to stay in the race no matter what happens in the next week primaries. he and his two main republican rivals pitched their economic plans to voters in the south. as danielle nottingham reports, they are also taking jabs at president obama. >> reporter: mitt romney's trying to get southern voters to warm up to him. >> governor said i had to say it right. morning, y'all. [ laughter ] >> reporter: campaigning in jackson, mississippi, romney worked to sell himself as the candidate who can beat president obama. >> more jobs, less debt, smaller government. that's what we want. [ applause a

at mountain home air force base in idaho which provides air support to operation enduring freedom. he was piloting an f15 jet near an air base when it crashed and another crew member was injured. a pennsylvania man was trying to -- charged to bring explosives to u.s. airways flight headed to san francisco. 29-year-old joseph had fireworks and materials that could be used to make a bomb while going through security at a philadelphia airport. pick well reportedly told the tsa that he forgot the items who were in his backpack. he was charged with possession of destructive device and carrying explosives through a security check point. u.s. jobless claims fell to a new four year low. applications fell to 359,000 that's down 5,000 from one week before and it's the lowest number we've seen since april of 2008. the four week average dropped to 365,000 unemployment claims have fallen about 12% in the past 6 months. wall street stocks traded lower for much of the day, most of the losing were wiped out and the market finished mix. the dow gained 19, nasdaq lost

. >>> back on 9news now, that is british prime minister, david cameron arriving at edwards air force base. turns out it will be pleasure before business. the two men have hopped aboard air force one to fly to dayton, ohio. they'll catch some of tonight's kickoff to the basketball tournament. not the usual agenda for two world leaders. but the white house says in this case, it worked. >> the fact that we are hosting the prime minister in the manner that we are, demonstrates the nature of the relationship between our two countries. the fact that it is a special relationship. >> tomorrow, all business. talks on several issues, including syria and iran, and then president obama will host a state dinner to honor prime minister cameron. >>> coming up on 9news now. it may be early, but you know it looks like spring is sprung and what does that mean for those precious cherry blossoms? experts weigh in when we come back. : we're learning more about the chaos aboard an american airlines flight in texas last week. this is video from a passenger's cell phone. a flight attendant had to be restrained.

they are trained at lackland air force base, most of them, they go through months of training once theyler. they hang out for months with the handler and eventually deploy together. they go through seven months together and they come back together. it's a big misunderstanding. people think they are left there. they come back. they are -- >> jon: they come back with the handler. that's a training exercise, yes? >> that say training exercise and that's military working dog in yuma, arrests, which they call afghanistan u.s.a. you have to carry your dog. if your dog is injured and you have to go over a wall and your dog can't climb a wall. it's good to have a smaller dog than tina. >> they have really small dogs. show the ones in the submarines. there you go. this is lars. >> jon: settle down. he's working. don't a, www him. [ laughter ] >> he has a napoleon complex. >> jon: i don't blame him. [ laughter ] been there. [ laughter ] >> yeah, he does a really good job. ace bomb sniffer. he was supposed to be a drug sniffer and got into the wrong program at dog school. he sniffs out bombs and s

we are now in the upper 50s and low 60s out there. 63 over at andrews air force base. a little bit cooler onshore breeze at the naval academy. fredericksburg, 68. going into the 70s. a gorgeous day out there. plenty of sunshine, 59 degrees at reagan national. while it looks mostly cloudy, these are high, thin clouds all thanks to this storm system here. by the way, this is a neat feature. follow this cloud coming around the base. that is going to bring maybe 80 miles per hour win gusts to the central washington oregon coast. we have the showers moving up into the great lakes. these showers extend down toward the gulf of mexico. this moisture is going to head toward us tonight even tomorrow along with warmer temperatures than even what we are dealing with today. the futurecast here come some of those clouds by 5:00 p.m. some of those showers not too many of them. after midnight, look at the showers east of i 99. we'll be dealing with that overnight. a few showers early. this will sweep south and east of us. a nice break for lunch time and potentially a few more showers

branch avenue near andrews air force base, it is somportant. and the g greenbelts. we are going to expand. this is the place to do a.a. we have the office locations and we will provide incncentives to help our commercial ta base and grow. we are holdinghe le on publblic safety, making sure we invest in our police, are firefighters and safety is paramount in the county. we are investing inn education. we areestiting in things that will helpp us grow economimically and the future. >> we only have a couple minutes left in this segment, but we will ce backck aft the break. you have gotten allll the goo press about the economic development t plan.. you had a meeting ts week with about 250 binesses. and the good newbad news people wte an article saying that some people came away concernened that you may b placing too much priority on a bigger businesses?? >> the emphasis is going to be on those target locations around the metro spot. we know we h have a limited amount of funds we can use. wewe want to get a bigger bang for auerbach. it is nearar the district -- w want to g

the mortuary director at dover air force base tells the "washington post" high-ranking military leaders rejected his fromme cremate the bodies and bury them at sea. he did not reveal the names of the individuals. families of pentagon crash victims thought their loved ones were buried at arlington national cemetery. turns out the remains had been dumped at a landfill. >>> police in anne arundel county looking for a man they say was recording video of women in the bathroom with his cell phone. a woman said it happened to her sunday at the panera bread on richie highway in glen burnie. she told police the man put a cell phone in the stall while she was in it and tried to record her or take pictures. he ran away. she reported the case the next day. >>> union members are calling for an executive to resign. members voted overwhelmingly to have executive john leopold and james terr toe step down. leopold was said to have used security video tapes to arrange sexual encounters. >>> a maryland will woman will learn if she will be formally charged with trying to extort money from a new york yankee

. >>> authorities do not know what caused this fire at andrews air force base. the flames consumed a townhouse, then spread to the homes on either side of that home. firefighters say no one was injured. >>> an alarming jump in the cases of autism. the number of children with autism is the highest in recorded history. in tonight's health watch, maryland's rate is even higher than the national average. >> i just knew it was something. mother instinct, i knew. >> reporter: her instincts were right. her 7-year-old son was diagnosed with autism at 14 months. doctors reported one in every 110 children had autism. today it is 1 in 88 and in maryland, one in 80. it could be greater awareness, better diagnosis, or inclusion of milder cases or it could be a real increase. whatever the reason, dr. rebecca landa sees it as a call to action. >> it says that we have a lot of children that we need to be taking seriously in terms of giving the best possible education, the best possible health care. >> reporter: it's five times more common in boys than girls. the doctor says do

walk tour of the city, with neil johnson and on american history tv on c-span 3, from barksdale air force base, a look at the role of the base on 9/11 and a history of the b-52 bomber. visit the founding fathers exhibit and from the pioneer heritage center. medical treatment. >> rick santorum defended religious life. on the talk shows this weekend, and in speeches santorum responded to comments made by president john f kennedy. >> i believe in an america where the separation of church and state is absolute where no catholic -- and no minister would tell his membership who to vote for. where no church or church school is grantsed any public funds or political preference. and where no man is denied public office merely because his religion differs from the president who might point him or the people who mighty electricity -- might, elect him. >> more than 100 million americans, adults suffer from chronic pain according to a record from the institute of medicine, doctors at a recent committee examined the medical costs for pain and barriers for treatment and educating doctors and patients on pain

. >> that shooting suspect is an 11-year vet who was based at the joint army air force base in washington state. joint base lewis-mcchord has been called the most troubled base in the military with a record number of suicides last year. >>> our new poll finds a race between president obama and mitt romney would be very close. 49% say mr. obama would be re-elected. 47% say romney would win in nov. november. >>> looking at today's weather, drenching rain in the northwest. showers from new orleans, atlanta and pittsburgh. near 70s in the northeast. enjoy those temperatures. >>> and finally this morning, they say that a woman's work is never done. but apparently, many of us won't have it any other way. >> that's right, as moms juggle jobs and family, a new study shows husbands actually want to pitch in. but guess who's stopping them? yeah. abc's claire shipman explains. >> i start doing e-mails from the bed. >> laundry. clean the room. >> get dinner started. >> and i do it all over again. >> reporter: the modern woman's time crunch. but this just in. we can't blame slacker husbands or killer

. >> with the game being played at night, several a's plays visited the air force base in the morningnay gave the service people and the people a chance to talk baseball with the pros. >> pleasure to meet you. how you doing? all right. >> i don't throw like this. >> what's the stance you get into? >> this is a opportunity a lot of people don't get. for me out here helping out in a little way. we're out of country, out of our comfort zone. we're bringing something they want to see. i think that's why you play the game. >> the trip gave the service people a little slice of home and the players were proud to be part of the experience. >> tiger woods hasn't won a pga tour event since 2009. how about that be approach on the par five? he could birdie there on 18. woods with a five-stroke lead. this is just for show. long putt had a chance. it's plenty close. thank you. tiger with the shortie and two under today. 13 under for the tournament is good enough for his 72nd pga victory. >>> this year's final four is all set. a couple more games today. we'll have highlights coming up at 6:00. >> we

. >> barksdale air force base is home of the eighth bomber wing. since the b-52's introduction here in 1958, the base has housed one of the largest fleets of this aircraft in the u.s. military. >> when a b-52 enters a conflict, that the decision makers, america's leadership, they're serious, and it just got serious if the b-52 entered the conflict because b-52 says massive air power. >> it was the first nuclear bomber and it was designed basically during the cold war era and it was to project global power and long-range strike to our enemies during that era. now, that has graduated over the years and this weapons system has also can modernized and upgraded over the years to continue with the flights that currently need us today. >> this is the b-52-h, has a wingspan of 185 feet. maximum gross weight is 488,000 pounds fully loaded, so that's with weapons and fuel. we carry up to ten different munitions on this particular jet ranging from unguided weapons, so gravity weapons that just free fall out of the bombay ba to guidedgps, guided weapons, jdam a

they are joining us right this minute from an air force base in washington, d.c. >> where's my lighter talk to us a little bit about the lyrics of the song "send me." >> as a song writer for me i try to put myself in a position of the special operations airmen and see what's happening in their men. that's where the first line of the song came from. ♪ take a look into my eyes >> the actual title of the song, sergeant carson titled it. >> it's written on their wall, just send me. that's where we drew the inspiration because we were writing it for these particular airmen. >> do you perform for the other troops when you're overseas? >> it's one of the greatest things we get to do is get deployed and play for those troops. >> how did you all come together to form this group? did you randomly find talented people? >> a classic opera singer turned rock and roll. >> now that we know you're a classically opera singer, we have to hear your pipes. ♪ >> what? oh, my god. ♪ >> all right, for this one i need to do this. hold your jaw. >> what is going on? a hilarious video. >> here's a girl and you'

. >> reporter: with the game being played at night, several a's players visited the air force base in the morning. >> pleasure to meet you. how you doing? >> i don't throw like this. >> this is an opportunity a lot of people don't get. we're out of the country, out of our comfort zone. i think that's why you play the game. >> reporter: johnny said the trip gave the service people a little slice of home and the players were proud to be a part of the experience. i'm kate longworth, nbc bay area. >> let's talk midwest regional final. college hoops, north carolina-kansas. about a minute later, taylor in transition and won. taylor with a game high of 22. jay hawks are off to their first final. the warriors just tipped off in portland. a little more adventurous. their charter last night was cancelled in the middle of the night. they had to fly this morning. it happens. >> they can manage. thank a lot. thanks for choosing the bay area at 6:00. good night.

. >>> a fire has burned at least three townhomes in a residential section of andrews air force base. the names broke out this afternoon and with all the -- the flames broke out this afternoon and with all the wind we've had those names spread quickly from one house to the homes next-door and also a natural gas line ruptured. firefighters got help from the prince george's county firefighters no, reports of injuries, the cause of the fire still under investigation. >>> heavy hearts today at surrattsville high in prince george's county as students there are mourning the death of tekau rasayon who collapsed and died during hers p.e. class wednesday. bruce leshan -- her p.e. class wednesday. bruce leshan with the story. >> reporter: the students here were weeping as they marched back on the track here. her dad said it felt like he had been shot in the back when he walked into the emergency room at southern maryland hospital and saw doctors desperately trying to resuscitate his daughter. >> this was my baby, man. >> reporter: tekau's father is struggling to understand her sudden death. >>