dressed in a bikini and perched on a harley, chrissy lance is working the streets of akron.he has a sign that says not homeless, need boobs. she hopes that the implants will help her self esteem. she says she isn't leaving until she reaches her goal. >> she is going to sit there the whole time. >> to the delight of drivers throughout akron i suppose. >> i have a hard time donating to someone on a harley. whatever the cause might be. >> oh, my. >> anyway what about that weather? >> steer that wheel. >> trying to make a clean break. >> we'll not have the sun tomorrow. but i'll bring you the sun in another way. some of the researchers at nasa say you could experience minor disturbance with the gps devices because of what happened on the sun on thursday. there was another one of those solar flares. that is the sun. bring it to you in a different color. that big solar flare was an x-class flare and it was the second major one that's happened on our star in less than a week. but we are expecting now for that to hit us at 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. 82 degrees the temperature outsi

he began the final day with breakfast in akron, ohio where the president was joined by three union workers by a good tire plant. the president toured the summer garden food manufacturing plant near youngstown. a business they said was expanding and creating jobs. at carnegie university there was an appeal for a second term. >> if you still believe in me, like i believe in you, i hope you will stand with me in 2012. >> reporter: the president told supporters almost every stop on the two-day bus tour that he was tough enough to handle negative ads from his opponent and outside groups. he admitted he was being outspent, the first time it's happened to a sitting president. >>> as we saw in dan's report, the president started his day yesterday at a diner in akron, ohio. no doubt it was a thrill for the owner, ann harris. an hour of the president left, the 70-year-old diner owner died. here she is after meeting the president. >> they called. we had to work around it. get me down here. >> the local paper reports harris had a heart attack. the president was in pittsburgh when he got the news. he c

so the president in akron, ohio. as soon as the president talks about the dismal jobs report, we'll bring that to you. also, mitt romney in wolfeboro, new hampshire, the site of his family's lake home. he'll speak at the top of the hour, 10:00 a.m. eastern, and react to the jobs report as well. we'll carry both them for for you in the u.s. >>> some fear another dust bowl could happen. this is the most extensive drought in the 12 years since the u.s. began monitoring them. and don't forget about that blistering heat and the power outages. today's temperatures are expected to hover around and above 100 degrees in chicago and st. louis, indianapolis, baltimore, and several spots in between. more than 500,000 customers in 11 states and d.c. are still without electricity a week after powerful storms hit. >>> in silver spring, maryland, the issue wasn't a lack of power but a live power line on their roof. and yesterday, the couple told us they were having trouble getting the attention of pepco, their utility company. they

it happened on thursday in akron, ohio. the driver says his brakes failed. no one, thankfully, though, was seriously injured. >>> a smalltown in newton, falls, ohio rocked by the murder of four people. earlier they found a mother, father and a juvenile shot dead in the home. the gunman's girlfriend was found dead in the house. >>> california is one step further to having the nation's first high speed railroad, approving funding for the segment that will link los angeles to san francisco. supporters say it will create jobs and modernize state transportation. but critics say the estimated $68 billion price tag comes at a bad time. >>> serena williams takes her fifth wimbledon title. the 30-year-old american defeated her opponent of poland in three sets today. it was the 14th major championship for williams, and she didn't stop there. a little over an hour ago, she teamed up with her sister venus to win their fifth women's doubles title at wimbledon. congratulations, wow. >>> sounds like something out of a hollywood blockbuster. cnn's brian todd is in cape cod

he called harris's daughter back in akron to offer his condolences. listen to the call. >> michelle and i are thinking of you and your daughters and the entire family. >> she enjoyed her visit with you. it brought a smile to her face. >> thank you, president obama. >> thank you. >> we love you! >> thank you. >> all right. god bless you guys. >> the family said that ann harris loved the president and considered him a hero. they plan to blow up the picture the president took with her and mount it on the wall. >>> to other news now, and the run has begun in pamplona, spain. it is the traditional running of the bulls, and there they go. the crowd seems to grow every year with thousands of people crowded into the narrow streets. today is the first day of the festival, which lasts a week. that means several more days of people being chased through the streets by those bulls. today, six people were injured, including a 73-year-old man who was gored. >>> inside the world of scientology. the church says members are the lifeblood, but how many scientologists ar

that brakes went out while getting off an exit in akron. the driver told police his load shifted when making a left turn. a woman witnessed the crash and jumped into action by breaking the window and helping the female passenger get to safety. both are doing okay tonight. >>> an oklahoma reporter becomes part of the story he was covering. he was reporting on a fight when he literally found himself in the cross-fire. the reporter had to go to the hospital and was not seriously hurt. >> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar. >> another hazy day across the city and we hit 100 degrees once again hitting a record set in 1993. we had a severe thunderstorm watch earlier, but everything is passing off to the south and the west. another hot spot in ocean city where we were in the upper-90s. also chesapeake beach saw some action today as people soaking up some sunshine this afternoon. we still have that severe thunderstorm watch until 10:00 going all the way down to parts of pegy county. again, you can see some big storms moving through calvert

. >> reporter: continuing his tour of ohio, president obama came to a restaurant in akron around the time the bad news came in on u.s. jobs in the month of june. just 80,000 new hires. the third straight month of weak hiring. unemployment stuck at 8.2%, but at a rally, the president looked on the bright side. half a million manufacturing jobs in states like ohio have been regained. >> that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. but we can't be satisfied, because our goal was never to just keep on working together back to where we were back in 2007. >> reporter: mitt romney was in new hampshire. >> the president's policies have not gotten america working again, and the president's going to have to stand of automatic take respond for it. >> reporter: romney says he would cut taxes and regulation to encourage hiring. >> finally having a health care plan that focuses on bringing down the cost, not adding new expenses and new taxes to the american people. >> reporter: bulk in ohio, the president toured a plant that makes pasta sauce, and noted he's cut taxe

it happened yesterday in akron. nobody injured.passengers had to be pulled from the cab. they're saying tess bad breaks. the driver walked away with nothing more than a citation. >>> those were some bad brakes all right. >> bad brakes, bad luck. >>> amber theory harris is down at gnats park. what's up? >> well, coming up in sports, jim. two heavyweights are getting ready to battle in the wimbledon finals. meanwhile, a local heavyweight is getting ready for his shot at the title. here at the park, the nationals are looking f matters. pioneers in outsourcing us jobs supports tax breaks overseas. insourcing. industry and favors bring jobs home. it matters. i'm barack o♪ ma, and i approved ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ >>> they say when it's this hot, can you fry an egg. we had a scientific experiment we've been doing all day log. we just baked these cookies

president's first stop on his bus trip will be ohio, south of toledo followed by a stop across the state in akron. >>> the inner harbor is preparing for hundreds of thousands of visitors to celebrate the 4th tonight. city police are rolling out a new strategy to avoid a repeat of last night when fights and violence marred the holiday. a new perimeter fence will be set up. the department is changing the way officers are deployed, using gps technology to track the big crowds. >>> dundolk celebrated this morning, getting its leg up on everybody else. this morning the 48th annual 4th of july parade kicked off at 8:15 with people along the curb three hours before that to get a good spot. tonight fire work shows will be held in baltimore and of course all across this state. some of those displaying will be held at the inner harbor, fuller ton park and organ ridge. go to wjz.com and click on our links and numbers for more. >>> in other news, a serial drunk driver convicted in the hit and run death of a john hopkins university student is asking for gnaw hearing now. last year thomas meighan pleaded guilt

frightening tractor-trailer accident, a semi qur'ans of the interstate and over turns into a gas station in akron, ohio. surveillance video catches workers pouring into action they turned out the gas valves before the palms could blow a woman at the gas station rushes to rescue the passenger believe that are not no one seriously injured. giselle i know the money i raise and my team raises and that ever been to raises >>> the what they hills of san francisco and over the golden gate bridge into marin county they had the option of going 26 mi. or 33 mi. over two days. the san francisco police officer participates in memory of his mother. the rest for $0.7 million. avon walks national program says the aide on foundation has no way of knowing the recent controversy of the susan g. coleman controversy had any effect on the fund-raising. gomes decision to stop funding planned parenthood the was a decline in the coleman saw fund raising and then it quickly reversed its policy. >>> when something negative happens it affects all the different organizations there's a lot of confusion over different organiz

yankeeish out there who do not understand houston, we're not talking about a rinkky dink 'burb like akronarlotte. houston is... tell the people houston's ranking in america. >> we're the fourth-largest any the. >> stephen: new york, los angeles, chicago, houston. it's a huge city. >> it is. >> stephen: in your first term-- this is your second term right now, houston added over 125,000 private sector jobs, balanced two city budgets, didn't raise taxes or cut police and firefighters. what is it that houston's got going on that the rest of the country doesn't? because i don't know if you watch the news but it's like we're reenacting gotham city in the rest of america. (laughter) are you the batman? >> absolutely. i invite everybody to come to houston and check it out for themselves. we're a very livable city. >> stephen: really? livable. my understanding is that you combine the heat of texas and the humidity of new orleans. (laughter) >> we have jobs. >> oh, you have jobs. jobs and air conditioning. >> we're very... we're a foody town, we're an arts town, we're a sports town, a theater town,

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and oak harbor and akron and i have been eating a lot.ome weight. who said that? yes. you will be happy to know that i have been eating. in between the eating, we have been talking about politics. you guys are getting bottom barred with all kinds of nonsense on tv. i know that politics can be discouraging. the choice in this election cannot be bigger and the stakes cannot be higher. this year is going to be about more than just two candidates or even two political parties. what's different about the visions about how america moves forward. two ways of thinking about this country. when i think about america, i think about my family. i think about my grandfather who fought in world war ii. my grandmother who even with a baby was working on the assembly line and when my grandfather came back home, he got the opportunity to go to college because of the gi bill. i think about my mom. single mom. my dad left when i was a baby. so she had to raise me and my sister with the help of my grandparents and it was tough sometimes, but she was able to d

. >> reporter: president obama started his day at a diner in akron, ohio and another helping of disspinetting job numbers. the labor department says only 80,000 jobs were added in june, leaving unemployment stuck at 8.2%. the president talked about the numbers in ohio. >> we can't be satisfied, because our goal was never to just keep on working to go back to where we were in 2007. >> reporter: the president is using this bus tour to convince voters in critical swing states that he has the right approach for turning around the economy. >> we are going to bet on the american worker. we are going to bet on american industry. >> reporter: white house officials say despite the weak jobs numbers, the economy is growing, pointing out that this is the 28th straight month the country has added jobs. >> we have seen the jobs report this morning and it is another kick in the gut to middle class families. >> reporter: vacationing in new hampshire, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney called a news conference to offer his own take on the numbers. >> the president doesn't have a plan, hasn't propose

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. >> the president's first on his bus tour will be in ohio near toledo followed by a stop in akron ohio. >> it is not easy to get a room full of the world's bloodiest physicist cheering but that is just what happened. >> that is the reaction in geneva to the announcement that the pigs boson was probably detected in the detritus of a massive atom smashing at the largest particle supercollider in earth. and it was detected? >> it may be that we would understand the next secret of the universe. that we would be one step closer to knowing where we came from. >> and as bill nye says it, it must be true. they needed to find to justify the present understanding of why particles even have massed in the universe. if you understand that, you can stay after the show. >> now you can sleep well knowing that you know. >> the rumor mill is turning. >> when apple could start selling the long awaited apple ipad mini. >> and why your july 4th, out could cost less? >> great day for barbecuing along the coastline we have patchy fog out there, and that fog is going to pay a v,,,,,,,, [ female announcer ] sa

. >> reporter: continuing his his tour of ohio, president obama came to akron about the time that thes kamt in on u.s. jobs in june. 80,000 new hires. unemployment stuck at 8.2%. but at a rally, the president looked on the bright side. half a million manufacturing jobs in states like ohio have been regained. >> that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. but we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. >>> mitt romney was in new hampshire. >> the president's policies have not got america working again. and the president's going to have to take responsibility for it. >> reporter: romney says he would cut taxes and regulation. >> the health care plan has to bring down the cost of health care for american families not just adding new expenses and new taxes to the american people. >> reporter: back in ohio the president toured a plant that makes pasta sauce and noted he cut taxes $3600 on middle class families and pointed out no one pays a health care penalty tax if they buy coverage ins

. >>> a very close call at gas station in akron, ohio. take a look at this.ou see a tractor trailer come barreling straight out of traffic and plow right into that station. eyewitnesses terrified there could still be an explosion raced to the rescue. the driver told authorities his brakes just went out. man, that could have been bad. >> unbelievable. somebody could have been in the way. there could have ban child, oh, scary. >>> now for a look at morning road conditions. thunderstorms dremplg the south from florida to texas and oklahoma. wet highways from albuquerque to denver as well as cheyenne. >>> if you're flying today, delays possible in charlotte and the mile-high city of denver. >>> a battle could be looming between the president and lawmakers over tax cuts. today, the president will call for a one-year extension of the bush tax cuts for individuals earning less than $250,000. he'll urge tax cuts for people above that to expire this year. >>> democrats are stepping up the pressure on mitt romney to explain his finances. >> this follows new reports tha

. >> president obama started his day with breakfast at a diner in akron ohio. and another helping of disappointing jobs numbers. the labor department says only 80,000 jobs were added in june, leaving unemployment stuck at 8.2%. the president talked about the numbers at a campaign stop in ohio. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal is never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. >> the president is using this bust or to try and convince voters in critical swing states that he has the right approach for turning around the economy. >> we're going to bet on the american worker. we're going to bet on american industry. >> white house officials say that despite the weak jobs numbers, the economy is growing. pointing out that this is the 28th straight month that the country has added jobs. >> the jobs report is another kick in the gut to middle-class families. >> vacationing in new hampshire, mitt romney called a news conference to offer his own take on the numbers. >> these numbers understate what people are feeling, and the amount of

that's eastern sections of ohio just to the southeast of akron.o watch this whole complex quite closely no now. again, there are indications it's weakening just a little bit. but still, it's going to be moving in our direction. i want to show you future cast. this is tonight at 11:00. it's doing a pretty good job with this cluster. it's not quite as big as the actual complex. and watch what happens as we put this into motion for you. it weakens it substantially. this is 3:00 in the morning just north of maryland here. really is rapidly falling apart. and then as it gets into tomorrow morning, we have some clouds. but just a few showers back out along i-81. i don't always like to disagree with our own model here, but i have to believe that parts of that complex will stay together as it gets down into at least maryland before it begins to weaken into virginia. so with that in mind, there's a chance that early tomorrow morning, we could have some showers, maybe a few thunderstorms as that whole complex is dying. it doesn't look like it's going to be

the president made a breakfast stop at a diner in akron and josephine harris drove up to meet him andalso have a picture made with the president. she owns the restaurant. she talks about her experience at a local newspapers. >> he wasn't going heave until i got here. [audio not understandable] >> got his picture taken with us. >> if you had trouble making out what she said it was the president's stayed at diner until she arrived to meet him and have a picture made but a short time later she passed away. the president called the family that day from air force one expressing condolences. >> back in washington the obama administration says the economy is making a slow and steady recovery. this despite a disappointing jobs report for june. political leaders are battling it out on who is to blame. gop points to the president's policies and calls them a failure. democrats say we have a long way to go but have made significant process saying there's been straight months of job growth in the private sector and more than 4.4 million jobs created. meanwhile a cnn, usa today poll says the presid

. >> reporter: in akron, ohio police want to know who was using stolen credit cards to buy things at local stores. so this week they posted this surveillance video on youtube, hoping to generate tips. it's part of a growing trend seeking public help by putting videos online hoping someone will see a familiar face. philadelphia police tried it after a woman riding on a city bus beat up a passenger. just two days after the video was posted investigators got a tip that led to an arrest. authorities in philadelphia say since starting their video villains program a year ago they've used youtube and other social media to help solve 85 crimes. it's the latest example of using the media to reach out for tips. first came posters and newspaper articles. then crime stoppers segments on local television. now social media, twitter, facebook, and more and more youtube. a survey by the international association of chiefs of police shows that nearly 90% of the nation's law enforcement agencies use social media of some kind to seek public help. youtube is coming on strong. many agencies have now set

one inch of hail was reported and streets are flooded in cleveland and akron, ohio.y are strikingly similar to the ones that battered the midwest and mid atlantic last month. at the height of yesterday's storms more than 200,000 customers in three states were without power. >> that was terrell brown reporting. the storms are blamed for the deaths of at least two people in new york. >>> all right, let's take a look at our forecast for the weekend. i'm ready. >> well, the heat is building today. we're going to see a slight tempering for the heat over the next couple of days but this thunderstorm chances today a little bit tonight and again on saturday. sunday is the better day. here's a look at the forecast for the afternoon. as temperatures are climbing into the mid if not upper 90s in a couple of spots. we are already rather toasty out there as you can see. potentially some thunderstorms developing also this afternoon. better chance of that is going to be south of 66 and 50 and let's say north of d.c. but we all have to watch out for those storms and with a cold fron

in akron, the rush of water into storm sewers blew manhole covers out of place. the system had little effect on the record setting drought. in fact, it's getting worse. last week, 13% of the country was experiencing extreme or exceptional drought conditions. according to the latest report, it's now up to 20%. >> for the farm to recover from a year like this, with a loss of income, it takes a long time to rebuild that income base so they can support other operations like ourselves. >> the drought has been so harsh, farmers say much of this summer's soybean and corn crop has been lost. it appears the disaster is far from over. >> what we need to eradicate this drought or loosen its grip is a very large pattern change. that's not likely to occur in the summer months. we have to wait until the fall, maybe into the winter until some substantial precipitation starts falling in these drought areas. >> here's the thing. more thunderstorms are in the forecast for the east today. if there's any silver lining to the hot and dry weather, in the midwest, it's this. drought-li

he will also visit orlando, florida and akron, ohio. >>> the democratic party has announced that former president bill clinton will give the official nomination speech at the democratic convention in september. they're aiming to fire up the party. the white house says monday that president clinton is known for being able to speak effectively about challenges and the vision for the country. he will take the stage on wednesday. >>> a rather cool distinction for the d.c. region. coming up next, another reason to love where you live. we'll explain that. >> cool. plus, we're checking weather with tucker barnes who is also very cool and julie wright will talk about traffic. she is cool too. stay with us. we'll be right back. ight back. >>> welcome back to fox 5 morning news. 4:44 and temperatures in the late 70s. >> the late 70s. >> i think that is what that says, somewhere in the late 70s. >> that's hot or warm but d.c. is cool. it is official. we live in one of the coolest places in the country. clearly, we are not talking about the weather situation. >> that's right. forbes magazine put b

this is in akron ohio.5-year-old driver told police his load shifted as he tried to make a left hand turn throwing the rig onto its op sid side. look at this. >> we hear the big noise like almost felt like the roof came down. >> now a woman in the minivan did nothing and thought nothing of it and ran towards the semi, and feared it could blow. you can see her help the female passenger from the truck while the driver escaped. on his own. no one seriously injured. >>> 6:27. he enjoyed a remarkable career in movies and television. >> this morning we look back at the life and times of one hollywood legend. [ snoring ] ♪ [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] introducing zzzquil sleep-aid. [ snoring ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] it's not for colds, it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] because sleep is a beautiful thing. [ birds chirping ] introducing zzzquil, the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. ♪ the non-habit forming sleep-aid from the makers of nyquil. hi thw

a semi truck blew right through the intersection in akron before smashing no a pole, then tipping over just misses the gas pump. fortunately nobody was pumping gas. and the truck driver said the brakes failed. luckily no one was hurt. and we're back under a moment with sports. >>> okay, time for friday night fever with henry and the comcast sportsnet newsroom. tgif, mister. >> friday night fever, what are you saying, i'm hot or something? what a compliment. all right, all right. you weren't saying that, but i thought i would give myself the compliment. after a gut-punching sweep in the nation's capitol, the giant barely had time to catch their breath before heading to pittsburgh for another tough series against another first place team. the g man snatch a win from the pirates. we have your highlights here. pablo sandavol, having fun with the mascot before the game. a couple of them. watch out, guys. melky cabrera, two-run home run. eighth of the season. we are tied at 3. alvarez goes deep to center. solo shot for the pirates, down one. here comes sergio romo. on the mound for the save.

akron is in summit county, a battleground within the battleground. >> if the election for u.s.r barack obama? >> reporter: republicans acknowledge mitt romney is a few points behind in ohio and acknowledge it is virtually impossible to win the white house without winning here. now republicans don't expect to carry summit county. john mccain barely cracked 40%. romney won't have a prayer statewide if he can't make it closer. >> that enthusiasm wasn't there like it should have been. i get calls what can i do to help romney win. >> reporter: unemployment was 9.3% when he took office, 7% now. in another county, 7.2% now, down from 8.1%. tim burke says if they can't make the case, ohio is worse off. >> take the automobile industry and how that's seen a resurgence in the state of ohio. and we've got like three quarters million jobs automobile related here in ohio. and we are seeing the benefits of that for president obama. >> reporter: some, though, have a different test than the unemployment rate. >> put this in the back. >> reporter: george is at the akron food bank four days a wee

i have an ancestor, his name was john burns and he lived in akron, new york, and he fought in the war of 1812. and i requested his war records and received a lot of documentation for where he tried to get, i guess, the land that was supposed to be granted to him. later after he died his wife even tried to do that and was never granted any land. so were there a lot of those that were not given the land amp the war of 1812 is my question? because i really don't know a lot about the his trips that you're speaking of. that's why i'm listening today. >> again that really doesn't focus on the burning of washington. which i'm here to talk about. that's not my field. >> what was the size of the u.s. military force in washington? >> marines, 114 fought at the battle. there were according to records i found 27,000 regulars, but spread thinly from the canadian frontier right down to the gulf. >> how many would have been in washington at the time? >> very, very few. the 114 were the best, finest units amongst several thousand who fought at the battle. predominantly british men. -- they were predo

program from protesting band the assessment colin campbell former lecturer at the university of akron believes it's in america's interest to empower the oppressive regime. the people have been pushing for democracy many years now so rule sovereignty in the country and the khalifa or the drive on the progress these are credit ruling families ruling family now for two hundred twenty nine years lives in luxury they live lives that are so totally devoid from any type of reality from any type of connection with the average citizen whenever the people riled up and protests that they have in the past year and a half they go after them they kill them they torture them they beat them because they broke no allowance for freedom of speech freedom of association freedom of belief the people who are determined they will continue to protest because the regime is so embattled and so in feeble and we can scared they have decided to ban all protests and the bill regime is in prison jake mahfood head of the amal little society is in prison so the regime has been trying to shut down the pro-democracy pr