they began, alex, on march 2 nd.when the first alleged incident happened all the way up to april 9th. now that investigators are compiling a time line, they are figuring out where the new attacks may have occurred. >> who are investigators targeting? who do they think is behind all this. >> they do know they're looking at this time for one female. she is seen in surveillance video and that's going to be at the attack that happened just in the later portion of march. also, she may have an accomplice. so that's something else that investigators are looking into, that this is probably two women that they are taking advantage of men in their 50s and 60s. they are, you no he, coming on to them, flirting, apparently and apparently slping the islip drugs into their drunks. they pass out, steal rolexes, cash. they maid off with more than 50,000 sodz far. >> is it bars, parties, where do the guys come from? >> it's both. mainly restaurant type bar areas. one was on a boat. apparently he and the alleged suspect began talking,

alex? >> yeah, all right, well, it is a tragic day but glad that the body of the polish president and his wife are on the way back home. we'll be speaking with you again. thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> coming up, we'll have more on the circumstances surrounding that crash. we're going to hear from a former chairman of the national transportation safety board. >>> breaking news in the south pacific, a major earthquake has rocked the solomon islands just off the coast of australia that measured 7.1. >>> terrorists and how to keep the most lethal weapons known to m mankind from getting into the hands of those who would use them. will a enthusiastic leer summit get it done? retired u.s. general barry mccaffrey, right here. hey, i'm jennifer hudson and i'm winning. winning at losing on weight watchers. i have never been this size in my adult life. so it's a special place for me. i'm so comfortable in my jeans. i love the progress. looking back and saying, "wow, look at the difference."

good day to you. >> good day, alex. how you doing. >> i don't want to overlook my congresswoman, as well. >> we have two very special guests here. >> as long as you vote, that's okay. >> reporter: jessica, why are you here in washington? talk about the importance of the one goal for education. what brought you to d.c.? why is it so important to you? >> well, this is really a chance for us to make sure that every child gets an education. 72 million children in the world don't have access to an education. 60% of them are in africa. and most of them are girls. and so this campaign is around the world cup, and this is the one moment where everyone puts aside their differences and unite around this game, soccer. and it's oneworld.org. our one goal is to make sure every child has access to an education. >> congresswoman, you've been working on this issue for years. why are you so confident now that the education for all act will get through congress? president obama as a candidate pledged to give $2 billion a year to this fun

alex?ine that piece of metal that you see right there being flung through the air. i mean, it's absolutely horrifying to conceive of. yeah. >> reporter: it's stunning when you consider that as all of this is going on there's a 13 glooerld there and then thrown out and by the handle of god somehow survives in the debris field when just probably 500 yards that way over there the tornado headed that direction, it hopped over the trees that you see here, hit another trailer and inside that trailer a mother and her daughter died. so, i would's just so random. >> all right. well, kerry, next hour give us an update on that dog you've been helping, the one who survived outside all night long. incredible stories. >>> the twister that torqued through mississippi measured up to three-quarters of a mile wide. imagine that. nbc meteorologist bill karins will talk about how strong the tornado was. >> they call them wedge tornadoes. there's the skinny tiny ones that look like a little funnel and a little

alex?t will they decide, okay, everything's all clear, environmental danger has passed. are there any criteria they have to meet before they do that? >> yeah. i think the big key now is that wellhead. if they can shut off or cap that wellhead at the bottom of the gulf of mexico, then they can start breathing easy. they don't know if it is automatically shut off. they are in touch with the manufacturer to try to figure out just what's going on. and that -- but they say we may not know the answer to that question for perhaps days or weeks. as for the oil sheen that is on top of the water, that is still some 30 miles offshore and that is good news. the problem is, if these win pick up and they blow it towards the direction of the shore, then the wildlife along the shore could be threatened. >> anne thompson there in new orleans where you are definitely getting some weather there. we can tell. thanks, anne. >>> let's get more or the oceans now. this green week, "oceans" hit the theaters just in

alex?> and yonatan, when you think about what happens happening and the reason for the trip, the polish leaders heading, this crash is ironic. when you talk with russians, what's the feeling there in moscow? >> reporter: alex, here people -- obviously it doesn't have the impact it does in poland but people here are very -- they feel the pain and the polish embassy is right near my house. on my way in to work i saw the people coming there, laying flowers, and the polish leadership has made it clear. i mentioned prime minister putin heading up the investigation. but they've set up hotlines in smolensk and here in english, russian and in poland they relaxed the visa so families could identify their loved ones, giving it a top priority to make sure the ironic and tragic part of history, which was a sticking point between russia and poland, doesn't have to factor at all in this tragedy now. alex? >> nbc's yonatan pomrenze, thank you. >>> leaders around the world are sending condolences to poland

. >> alex pollak of aei. thanks very much for a very interesting lecture. the part which struck me as the best is the part where you talked about the need to have the opening from the bottom of new enterprises, new competitors. always rising. which is the most important -- >> the 65 -- >> and the new -- the new forums changing the old ones. >> right. >> could you say more about what we ought to be doing to make sure that america, which i do think is rather -- is quite unusual and special in its openness to the bottom that way -- what should we be doing to make sure we really maintain that advantage and that nature of society? >> what i would do? >> yeah. >> any new business would be exempt from all recommendations for two years. and all taxes. you want to start a business, put a key in the door and open it up. i would start with that. are there problems with that, sure. like the guy for all this know where he gets his money from acorn, i don't know. but you have to take some chances. but i would tip public policy to remove impediments. i wouldn't give subsi

what can you tell us, alex, about that woman that was killed? >> j.c., the bicyclist who was struck by the national guards truck that was part of the nuclear summit security detail has been identified as constance holden. the collision happened on 12th and new york city avenue last night. and councilman jim graham released a statement. he said i want to express my grief and sorrow for the family of constant holden. she is a resident of mount pleasant. we have spoke on the the family and i am making resources of my office available to them as they deal with this tragedy in such a public fashion. so while government's activity appears rather quiet here around the convention center, life has been, to some degree, disrupted. >> i'm feeling like a stranger in my own city. >> reporter: the neighborhood, where john boyle lives has transformed in to a top national security zone forcing the washingtonian to change up his daily routine. >> a lot of inconvenience. just getting back and forth to my house to the metro, metro back to my house and even just wa

thank you for that, alex. and the weather couldn't be better for taking them in wherever you go. >> we are talking 10, 15- degree temperatures above where we should be. it makes up for all the snow, or does it? >> yes, it does. as long as you say there's no more snow coming. >>> next three days feel just as nice. temperatures mid to upper 70s. dulles hit 80 today. many of us, especially northern virginia, parts of montgomery county and parts of frederick county in maryland and out west, many 80-degree temperatures there. but i'm going to go with the official temperature, a little bit of a south breeze in the potomac. weak front saturday into sunday. this is a few clouds. i'll show you exactly what is going to happen with that later. clear and cool in the overnight hours. only into the 40s. upper 40s for most of us. lower to mid 50s as you go into the heart of washington. tomorrow morning, we are through the 50s, maybe close to 60 as soon as mid-morning rolls around. sunrise at 6:50 on saturday morning. here's

reporting live, i'm alex, 9news now. >> all right alex, thank you.arah palin is expected in court in tennessee. she may testify in the trial of a former college student who was accused of hacking into her e-mail account. this allegedly happened while she was the gop candidate for vice president. the judge has rejected a defense request to ask jurors if they have strong political feelings about her. >> martin o'malley who is running for reelection visited the university of maryland today to talk more about making government more efficient. the visit was part of what he calls the jobs across maryland tour. o'malley talked to students and faculty about what he said were standards he implemented as governor. >>> well, if your pill lee keeps you from drifting off, will a pricey one help you get there quicker? the more expensive pillows are more comfortable. but memory foam pillows had the same level of comfort. so you can save $64 by getting the $35 target memory pillow and savings that could help you sleep better at night. >>> are you a foam sleeper or a

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he was running for alex rodriguez. getting high-fives for going station to station. >> tim: and joe mad season playing for tomorrow right now -- and joe mad season playing for tomorrow right now. no way to drain your bullpen and unfortunately for mike eckstrom he has 20 stay out there and suck it up goo 8th guy to bat in the inning is cervelli. ball one, low. we were going to congratulate don zimmer on the air and maybe chat with him from down in the seats. in his 62nd year in professional baseball. here is his baseball history. first player to ever wear a new york mets uniform. was a coach on the '75 champion red sox, american league champion. managed in '78. four time world series champion as bench coach for joe torrey. we had a microphone on him and an ear piece and he left. if you see don, tell him we need the microphone back. we want to congratulate him for going into the red sox hall of fame and all, that is fantastic but bring the microphone back. there is no unlimited budget at fox. >> tim: no, no. >> joe: thos

>> well, let's make alex here unconscious. lie down, alex. now, also what's important about this is that if you're a child and you can't reach around your mother who is choking -- maybe she's kind of big, you know -- you use this position. and i'm going to show you why. and it's also used to save someone who is drowning and is unconscious like that. you feel for the bottom of the rib cage. go ahead. okay. put your spot at where you want to do the maneuver with your other hand. put one hand on top of the other. okay. now, the reason why this is good for, if you're small and you're doing it on someone big is that you don't have to reach around. you use the weight of your body to push down. okay, do that. all right, you see? now, think of how important this is. we have had children 7 and 8 years old save their mother of father this way. >> once someone stops breathing you only have three minutes to save them. >> so what if we're home alone, dr. heimlich? what do we do then? >> well, you can save your own life. so you do it as, first of all, as y

alex appeared one day volunteered and unknown to the doctor was the co-founder of peta alex has said this will show you where he is coming from the time will come when we look upon the murder of animals as we now look on the murder of men. of course, animals cannot be murdered only animals and only humans can commit murder because of a we have the moral ability to look at decisions and the animal cannot murder a human because they are a moral. so when the whale kills the tree near in florida that was not murder that was a killer whale be a killer whale program i had done the same thing to the woman that could be murder because i have the moral agent that is a huge distinction between human beings and animals. alex is not there to be a student volunteer but to destroy his life and ruin his work. and still peta it boasts about the section on the website one day the doctor went away for a two week vacation and suddenly and inexplicably we don't understand quite what happened but the custodian of the lab stopped showing up and you can imagine how filthy and disgusting the lab became now

stay i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a sudden surge in recycling.s news continues. >>> it's warmed up some after a chilly morning. meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated first warning forecast. >>> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories right now, for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click on wjz.com. ,,,,,, welcome to the world of lovaza, where nature meets science. if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in adults but has not been shown to prevent heart attacks or strokes. lovaza starts with omega-3 fish oil that's then purified and concentrated. it's the only omega-3 medication that's fda-approved. you can't get it at a health food store. lovaza isn't right for everyone. tell your doctor if you're allergic to fish, have other medical conditions and about any medications you're taking, especially those that may increase

i want alex to look at utah.ho would have predicted this, utah senator bob bennett has been under attack for being a washington insider. can he fight off attacks from his right and hold on to his seat? we don't even know who is running against him and this guy has a hard time, right, alex? alex? >> maybe the most, best-known candidate running in the race is an attorney naked mike lee, a former prosecutor, his father was a solicitor-general. but doesn't have much of a political profile on his own. he's hoping to take advantage of what is really a petty unusual nominating process out there. there's a convention that's really activist dominated and if one candidate can get 60% of those activists behind them, they can get the nomination. now mitt romney is going out to that event to win votes for him. he's one of the most popular politicians in the state. it's a test of romney as well as for the senator. >> that is fascinating. steve, take a look at kentucky, this gop race is no tea party. it's getting nasty between

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because i said so. >> alex makes her own bread and ice cream.e cream but she can reduce sugar in it. there is nothing worse than sugared-up kids. >> we live in new york city, and so many people say the new york city kids are jaded. even though we live busy lives we go out a lot, we have a show and we work full time, i make ketchup at home. >> you make your own ketch-up? >> yeah, because i don't want all sorts of stuff in it. >> mike: really? i mean what do you bang up tomatoes or something? >> pretty much. puree the tomatoes and put browned sugar and vinegar and simmer it. kick and easy ketchup. >> mike: you have time to make ketchup? you're on a television show and other stuff and you write a book. >> supermom. >> mike: you raise two children? >> you know, we only do as much as we can do. that's the thing. a lot of our parenting skills came under fire when we went on a reality show. nobody can be the perfect parent. >> we also disagree. the book is written in a he said/she said. >> mike: disagree over children? i'm shocked. >> one thing we try

vic. >> alex, thank you. newarkk, new jersey is also being bypassed. >>> and there's a controversial about charges more for soda and water bottles. bottle companies packed a committee hearing. council committee is set to vote on the bill in the coming weeks. >>> there is some good economic news. you should be getting a break this summer. bge says electricity rates should drop 6% to 9% in the coming year. the lower rates should start in june and could continue until 2012. >>> speaking of saving money, a new program allows you to swap your appliance out for a new one at a big discount. maryland is giving stimulus money to people who buy energy efficient appliances. you can save hundreds of dollars off refrigerators, washers or dryers. the program kicked off today in honor of earth day. go to wjz.com and click on the story link. >>> still to come, is the president going to court? why president barack obama may will called to testify in the corruption scandal surrounding former governor rod blagojevich. >>> after

alex ovechkin has them talking but not about his play on the ice. that and more on the goaltending switch coming up in sports. >> good afternoon. as we travel around the region this evening, i should say, 95 southbound, the earlier major accident at 32 finally has been cleared. delays still remain. slow go out of baltimore towards the capital beltway. the inner loop still a little congest congested, as you can see. it's going to be clowe sloe as you approach 270. delays are quickly easing around town. hov is going to be the worst of it for you. right after one of the hov merge, the pace improves, and then you get a clean bill of health. stay tuned. >>> two teenagers were killed in an accident in spotsylvania county over the weekend. that tops our story the next half-hour. the two were in a van that crashed into a tree along highway 1. julie ca julie carey has more now. >> travis was a wrestler and a football player. his coach sent his jersey home with his fae. his father and brother remember the forceful personality that led a 5'4" man to become the

. >> yes, and alex gonzalez is having a huge week. when they get out here tomorrow night, he will not be a short stop because he helped the blue jays take the sweep. >> he is. this guy is getting the hit on friday night. watch where the pitches are. just perfect for him. middle end. got enough power to hit it off anyone. this guy has hit 23 home run in the season. today, watch these pitches, too. hang in, breaking ball right above the belt. goes into the seats for his 3 home run on the season, then later on, way above the belt 2nd home run on the game, 4th on the year and boy is he really picking up the ball club with swinging the bat. >> you are the blue jays, you have to be thrilled. any production you get out of the short stop in this position, it is a huge bonus and he is paying divide dens early on. >> he is taking it through every team he has faced so far. he is hitting the ball out of the ballpark. you have to take area hat off to him. >> mike: the blue jays completing the three game streak. let's get back to the weapon questio

here is alex trevino. >> reporter: the rain did not spoil the party.rotesters stood up. >> you know, just to show up and say i'm baring it for you ladies. i'm going to do what i normally don't do on my lunch hour. >> reporter: managing to take a break from the office to join this bold group of women, wearing spaghetti tops, tank tops, and skimpy skirts. they want to prove a claim last week that they don't corrupt men and don't cause earthquakes. >> somebody needs to stop and say wait a minute, that's ridiculous. >> reporter: for demonstrators, producing jennifer who called on women nationwide to reveal some cleavage, hoping to prove to the sheik that a little skin never killed anyone. and there is real science behind the light-hearted mockery. >> what i'm going to do is compare the frequency and the severity of the earthquake on the 26th to the earthquakes previous on that to see if there is a significant difference. >> reporter: more members in the media than women showing it all. but these women want to make sure that the message travels across the w

in >> to watch all of alex' documentary as well as our winning videos, you can go to studentcam.org. >> more than 15 countries pledged billions of dollars to help haiti. we will show you the opening remarks of this conference with attorney -- with u.n. attorney- general -- with the u.n. secretary-general ban ki moon. >> excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentleman, i declare open the international donors conference towards a new future for haiti. it is my great pleasure to welcome all of you at the united nations  headquarts kdÑñrimportant event, which is d atgy mobilizing international support for thel needs ofc÷ haiti in an effort to lay the foundation for haiti's long-term recovery. brochurof the wreckage speaking] -- [speaking french] [speaking french] excellencies, four weeks, experts have been -- for weeks, experts have been assisting us with the disaster. in tandem, the prime minister along with the government has worked out a blueprint, a plan to guide haiti's recovery and could reconstruction. -- and reconstruction. he will present that vision in a moment, an

alex trevino joining us live with more. you talked to local business owners on how this will impact them. >> reporter: that's right, lesli. the leaders and the dignitaries from all around the world. 47 countries in the nation's capitol, that leaves the road closures, popular restrictions and heavy security measures. and many folks around the city will likely feel the pinch from this national special security event. >> that will be secret service for the law enforcement. >> reporter: a change for the year market owners, they are ready to welcome because the men in black, they have already taken the initial security measures. there they came by, six inches for all the employees. and the young social security numbers. >> reporter: they were undoubtedly creating the tragic mess for the laundromat across the street, especially since the owner resides in the same building. >> it will be some kind of a minor inconvenience for them and the security in all. >> reporter: paula chinn says he needs to present a photo id just to come ho

and alex was wearing a school uniform. green shirt and khaki pants and may have on a red hooded jacket. anyone with any information whatsoever is requested to contact the missing persons unit at this number. you see at the bottom of the screen. (443)984-7385. >> meantime, police in florida are searching for a 3-year-old tonight that is from aberdine maryland. nathaniel went missing after his mother was arrested for using counterfeit money. she gave her son to friends that have not been seen since. police are looking for two people, eleanor black and william scott. >> more information now about the man accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl. baltimore county police arrested alexander sims. he used to work at saint urszula as a maintenance worker. and also a volunteer soccer coach and involved involved in the church's scout program. experts say it is the typical profile of a child molester. to parents they appear as individuals willing to give one-on-one attention to kids. >> why don't we spend a couple of extra minutes work

meet alex and howard in our booth between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. they will also have lots of live performances by john legend, sting, and jimmy cliff. you can get more information. just click on living green. >>> a new proposal to cut carbon in montgomery county effectively takes aim at just one company. today, the county council member has proposed a $5 tax on every kind of carbon dioxide released by polluters. the only company that sets that for the major polluter, is there. the power company, generating more than carbon dioxide per year at their plant. >>> with the increasing focus on the conservation and the earth-friendly practices, metro's board of directors might be about to take a big step backwards. ironically, one of the discussions on earth day, is whether to increase fees for cycling. here is peggy fox. >> that could cost a pretty penny. but feeling the wind on your face does not cost a dime. cycling is a cost efficient and healthy and environmental friendly way to get to work. governments have been encouraging us to get on our bikes by

before it was over alex ovechkin scored his league-lead iing 50t score. all the while capitals won 5-2 over the thrashers. we are at verizon center. alex ovechkin accepting the president's trophy, but wouldn't look at it or touch. said it's bad luck. mike green keeps the puck. miklas backstrom stuffs it home, his 32nd of the year. capitals take a 1-0 lead. thrashers turn it over. stempin to ovechkin who fires and scores. his 49th of the year. caps tie it at 2-2. third period, still tied at 2-2. caps on the rush. nick backstrom leading it. gets it to alexander semin who gets it to ovechkin. that's his 50th. bruce boudreau talked about backstrom's 100th point after the game and said this team is so incredible because everybody is playing up to par. >> at the right time. >> exactly. pretty exciting stuff. he said, i'm not superstitious, no. >>> forget tiger woods almost took five months off. he's back at it intimidating those around him. halfway through the masters he is well within striking distance as 6 under par. two streaks behind ian colter and lee west

that's a good question, alex. here we go.em and do it them. >> the cast of "one day at a time." i think that was the question. here we go. all right, all right. i'll bark like a seal for you, young man. okay. stue, quagmire. peter griffin, hello. it's me right behind there looking all tub by and of course brian. not changing a whole lot there. those are the big four and the main ones. >> larry: how about cleveland? >> cleveland, you know, i don't -- thank god i don't do the voice of cleveland. i don't have to perform. >> larry: are you brian? >> i am brian, yep. but yeah. cleveland is voiced by a very funny comedian that i went to college with. >> larry: do voices come easily to you? are you a mimic? >> yeah. i used to do impressions a lot as a kid and, you know, i was always kind of fascinated by dialects and whatnot. and there's -- >> larry: is the brian character you? >> in some ways, yes. in some ways. >> larry: some ways or more ways? >> yeah, yeah. he's -- >> larry: we have some tweet questions. i'll lay them on you. is

these two guys host one of the hottest shows on the internet called "diggnation," kevin rose and alexrecht are here. [ cheers and applause ] they are so cool, i love them. we've got the likely top defensive pick in this year's nfl draft. ndamukong suh is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] he's a great dude, big dude. and -- if you appreciate music and you like music, you definitely know who this band is, but tonight they're going to -- they told me backstage, they're going to blow your pants off. [ cheers and applause ] the flaming lips with stardeath and white dwarfs, tonight. they are phenomenal, and i think they are -- they are doing a little pink floyd. i think they are doing a little pink floyd tonight. it's going to be -- [ cheers and applause ] i'll tell everyone when to take their medicine. [ laughter ] so that you can truly enjoy. hey, you guys, today is friday, and that's usually when i catch up some personal stuff. i check my inbox, return some e-mails and, of course, send out "thank you notes." [ cheers and applause ] i'm running a bit behind, today, so if you guys wouldn

alex burns joins us now. thanks so much.would have imagined this, but they've got a lot of problems over that senate seat. >> they do. republicans landed a huge recruiting coo when they brought mark kirk into the race. the democrats have ended up with their second choice, the state treasurer. the president seems reluctant to get involved in the race. my colleagues report today that senator durbin went to the white house to ask for more support and he is taking a hands-off attitude at the moment. >> why is that? that illinois politics are just so toxic especially with the blago trial out and now we hear he may be subpoenaing dick durbin? this is throwing up a lot of dust because some won't take place especially with the president, but the president and white house just want to stay as far away from illinois politics as they can. >> that doesn't help. the democratic candidate in question, he has problems of his own that are leaving some democrats to speculate that he may not stay in the race to the end. he is closely tied to h

alex demetrick reports. it's already won invention of the year, where it was developed at the johns hopkins applied physics lab. >> reporter: you're looking at the prototype of a potential lifesaver. an automated sampling device that can quickly sniff out deadly pathogens like anthrax. >> it takes on the order of 30 minutes to identify a pathogen from let's say a white powder. >> reporter: during the anthrax attacks that killed five people in 2001, it took two days to positively identify the bacteria. too late to help some. >> if you don't administer the right treatment, within the first 24 hours. the lives of the potential victims may be in danger. >> reporter: the standard check for things like anthrax mean growing cultures in the lab and studying them under the microscope. tests that currently take 24 hours. at the hopkins applied physics lab, the sampler and its software are tied into a laser speck tromenter. -- spectometter. >> we're looking at other things that fly out of microorganisms. >> reporter: w

>>sibaca: nutrition is huge part of our work here in alex and throughout play soccer. we work in places where some kids don't get a meal every day. a meal is such a luxury, as a matter of fact, the schools around us in alex and other parts of jo'burg they will provide one lunch meal at school because they know that is the only meal the kids are going to get. >>reporter: one african in four suffers from malnutrition, while four in ten children under five are stunted. that's 57 million youngsters who are short for their age -- it's a real issue that has ramifications far beyond football. >>naidoo: if we don't deal with the challenge of nutrition in pregnant mothers and children under two, if we fail to deal with that nutrition challenge in that period then, even if that family wins the lotto, the human potential of that child is permanently affected. >>reporter: that's why african leaders and international health experts came together in johannesburg recently -- they want to build a grass roots movement to offer hope to the next generation. >>odinga: nutrition is a subje

alex marquardt is in warsaw. >> reporter: a heart-wrenching image on a heart-wrenching day. the only child of poland's president, kneeling at her parents' coffins. outside the presidential palace, the crowds keep coming to say good bye. mourners are waiting for hours to pay their respects in a line that stretches as far as the eye can see. they're stunned and struggling to come to terms with what's happened. comparisons have been drawn to 9/11 and to the death of princess diana. tragedies that rocked their countries and unified them. mounds of flowers and a sea of candles that has left wax everywhere. in parliament, lawmakers read the names of lost colleagues, and the president's twin stared out at his brother's empty chair. and all day on television, tributes to the victims. in the corner a black ribbon with the words "badzmy razem," let's stick together. alex marquardt, abc news, warsaw. >>> and first lady michelle obama made a surprise visit to haiti today, a show of continued u.s. support for the 1.1 million people who still do not have shelter, three months after the ma

. >>> alex ovechkin is the face of the capitals franchise but the kid who could almost do no wrong but nicholas backstrom has also racked up four goals in the playoffs. this is dropped off to john carlson. the 20-year-old scores to tie the game and force overtime. in the ot, backstrom took center stage. 31 seconds in he completed his hat trick scoring the game- winning goal to even the series at one game a piece. earlier in the week backstrom was ill and had to miss practice. the coach was asked about his center. >> he looked better. sorry. no, he had a great game. nick is a great player. great players come to the floor when you need them. >> it feels like we put the pressure on them and we got the momentum back. i mean, that's -- even if it's just one minute left, we never give up. >> the penguins on the road taking on the senators. game three of their series. the pens on a power play leading 2-1. sydney crosby with the steal. he goes in front and beats brian elliot. that's crosby's second of the post-season. the penguins defeat the senators taking a 2-1 lead in that series. the flyer

batista, alex gonzalez and adam lind with wells in the cleanup spot. overbay, buck will catch. pretty good numbers against the orioles starter today, millwood. when you look at the dangerous hitters in this lineup, no one has caused more harm to the orioles in the series than alex gonzalez, the short stop. >> he's not a little guy of what you'd call your classic number two hitter, a guy you expect to bunt guys over, get them into scoring position, hit behind the runners because this little guy has some pop in his bat. three times since 2003 he's had double figures in home runs. he had 23 in 2004, 18 at one other time, 16 in 2007, already he's off to a great start hitting .318. he leads the club in home runs with two so far, with three doubles to add to that. you cannot just lay the ball in, middle in and expect he's going to make an out. >> what the orioles are looking to do, of course, is get some timely hitting coming along and grouping those hits. so far this offense is off to a very slow start. and last night it was a season low. if you look at the numbers early on, they ar

alex dmitri, wjz eyewitness news. >> alex tells us even though the fungus was not found in the tunnel, this time, scientists say there's no guarantee it will remain safe. >> scientists also say the fungus does not pose a direct health threat to people. >> there is more to come on eyewitness news sunday morning. a pitbull attacks two people in baltimore city. why police opened fire on the dog. >> good morning, everyone. many residents are fed up after the baltimore-based company under armour used one of its historic parks as a billboard. i'll have the details next on wjz eyewitness news. >>> also, a baltimore boxer has the biggest fight of his career. his story and the results coming up when eyewitness news sunday morning continues. ,,,,,, >>> welcome back to eyewitness news sunday morning. happy easter. i'm andrea in for gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 50s areawide. nice morning starting off here. sunshine has broken through the clouds. we had a front move through overnight and into the early morning hours. now that it has cleared the area, the residual effe

now, with more is alex. he is live from along michigan avenue in northwest washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are at new york 7 and florida. a major corridor from people from the east. traffic is flowing just fine right now, but this could turn into a bottleneck from the convention center. we have nat far away and there is this far from the nuclear security summit. part of the nation's capital is shutdown for the nuclear security summit. that means if you plan to drive-thru the heart of the city it will be gid lock. >> like a bomb did hit the city. >> reporter: the metro station was closed since sunday night. >> it is a big deal. there are thousands of folks who used it to get to work. >> 24 blocks locked down. washington, d.c. police and the secret service has cleared the way for dozens of motorcades from the leaders of 47 nations to get in and out of the convention center. so, if you need to weevil through the city to arrive at work. leave early as traffic is being diverted away from the convention center. >> thank you. >>> it is time for our firs

. >>> thank you, alex. is going on trial for murder. >> he's accused of stalking his estranged wife. and he was in the process of getting a restraining order against him when he was attacked. >>> and stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station, up next. storm chasers driving into the heart of another storm, that's another day at the office for these guys and big ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is a monday morning at 7:30. this is a live look at the crowd out on our plaza. welcome back to "the early show." guess who is here today. the one and only dr. phil. he'll join us today and tomorrow, and this morning, advice for every couple. he'll tell us about a high-tech way to find out if your lover or spouse is hardwired to cheat. such a timely topic. dr. phil will tackle it. >>> prostate cancer is a common cancer for men. how there is a potential break through, a by's tech firm 45s appeared to have developed a vaccine and dr. arrest ashton will be along to splib. >>> but first, some of the first to arrive at the deadly seen i

. >> jason: and to the orange green and white, the university of miami here, young and old at alex rodriguez park a. the bottom of the 7th inning. it will be harold martinez, three, four, and five in the lineup. just invan grouw out of the bullpen last inning for wake forest. replaces starter tim cooney. wearing the number 30 on his back. van grouw 6'7", 200-pound freshman out of indian hills high school in oakland, new jersey. this wake forest roster composed of players all over the eastern seaboa

prince georges county police are investigating and alex joins us now with the details.spokesperson says the teenager has the mental capacity of a six-year- old. they say the attack is affecting both him and his twin brother. >> what makes this more sickening and more unexcusable is the fact that this attack happened to a 14-year-old child.

we know the answer is not alex gonzalez.will not be used today, that he still has issued to work out in the bullpen. what is interesting, trembley has not elected to move him out. the good news, gary and mike, is that you see millwood, the only one 62 pitches right now. he could throw a complete game. it might not be an issue. >> gary: that has to be the hope here, especially with millwood as efficient as he has been. certainly these types of ball games would like to have tacomfort feeling of the closer ready to go. gets wells one pitch. wells 30-3 with the ground ball. -- 0-3. and for the orioles, as to who might do it? mark hendrickson, 1 in twine twine. >> mike: you can e-- '09. >> mike: you can eliminate a few right off the top. >>> yes, exactly. 2-0 count. and the pitch is big and inside. and overbay an 0-2 in the ball game. a couple of hits in his last 21 at bats for overbay. hitting under 100. 3-0 delivery. to 1st base. wow, how about that. 3-0, swinging. and cito gaston will give the power hitter a chance to tie the

thanks very much, alex. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> alex hamilton with the boeing trade. mark, how is mcds? >> mcd is looking at a higher open after reporting better-than-expected first quarter results. jeffrey bernstein is senior restaurant analyst at barclays capital, joins us now. jeffrey, good morning. thanks for being here. >> good morning, mark. how are you? >> pretty good. i'm reading the press release. chief executive officer jim skinner says mcdonald's' compelling menu, unmatched convenience and unbeatable value generated another strong quarterly performance. what do you think is driving it, the compelling menu? >> we'd say all those components are very much true. the combination of value -- >> what's compelling about their menu? >> well, they've got a good mix of value offerings to attract that low-end consumer, and they've been pushing the envelope with more premium products as well. so, it has little bit of everything, broadening out their customer base, and it's not just domestic, but clearly seeing tremendous strength internationally. >> can you break out or

alex demetrick. wjz eyewitness news. >>> a car may pass only when it is safe to do so. >>> this weekend, the nation watch to see who would wear the green jacket at the masters in augusta. phil michael son overcame that dealt when he was dealing with a much bigger one, his wife's breast cancer fight. >> reporter: it is being called one of the most touching moments in golf. tonight, a cancer survivor shares her reaction to that moment. for the thousands of spectators at the masters and millions watching at home. tears felt first at this hug between a golfer and his caddy. who knew how difficult a year it had been for phil mickelson. his wife amy has been battling breast cancer, and made it to celebrate with him at the 18th. shadowing another golfing couples troubles. two time breast cancer survivor marsha oakly told me she was overcome with emotion just watching it. >> here they are with this very special moment. him just glad to have her. and crying, to see this big guy with tears rolling down his fac

it could be something very important and needs to be checked out. >> alex says she will try to keep ad keep -- and give them at the occasional break from college, like today. -- from polish, like today. >> and now the forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> beautiful spring weather across the region today. bright skies and comfortable temperatures. it was a little bit chilly this morning. the pollen count continues to reign to the high range for tree pollen at 627, gasp -- grass pollen moderate at six. total pollen count in the high range at 633. 39 officially this morning at b.w.i. marshall. it was freezing around pittsburgh and parts of maryland to our north and west. we have got to be on the lookout for some patchy frost tonight again. clear skies across the maryland region from the coast to the mountains. these high clouds up in the poconos and through new england not a threat to us. a do nothing they will have much success getting into the baltimore area light winds and 60's in the beltway now will drop quickly overnight in many areas into the 30's. baltimore and har

alex!good call. >> bret: finally tonight, the ash cloud from that volcano in iceland caused major problems for flights all over europe stranding tens of thousands of people. it's a really big story. the official name of that volcano is tough. >> >> the name of the volcano. >> the. >> eyjafjallajokull. >> fiddle faddle banana ramah show no, sir signs of abating. >> bret: wel

en el pecho de manos de un policía que patrullaba tenemos esta exclusiva y pasamos con él, que tal alexa solo la madrugada del 20 de marzo. y un policía le pidió que se detuviera. marcos que no hablaba español ni inglés. si no su dialecto indígena. lanzó una piedra al oficial. quien respondió disparandole 2 veces y lu causó la muerte. esperan que la muerte de este inmigrante no quede en la impunidad, especialmente su familia. >>> vinimos a estados unidos a mejorar nuestra vida y también venimos a perder nuestras vidas. >>> la policía dijo que el agente hizo su trabajo, al disparar a marcos, porque no re respondió y andaba cerca del aeropuerto de albany en la madrugada y marcos deja 6 pequeños muertos que viven fr la comunidad indígena al oeste de oaxaca, méxico. regreso con ustedes.. >>> gracias alex, y nuestros amigos que residen en new york pueden ver más detalles de este caso, tan im popactante esta mi tarde en su noticiero local. >>> los gases tóxicos impiden la entrada de los socorristas a la mina de west virginia, 25 hombres perdieron la vida, y otros 4 están desaparecidos tras un

. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, the vatican is paying the university of maryland to take on a highly specialized form of stem cell research. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and a change on the horizon for our weather this weekend. don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast. it's gorgeous outside right now, though. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> stem cell research and the vatican isn't always on the same page. but they are looking for a specific kind of study. the university of maryland will be leading that research. >> the vatican has made its stand, no research on embryonic stem cells. but like the occasional mass in english, sometimes exceptions can be made. in this case, harvest. >> to get the stem cells from the intestine of the patient. >> what they would be cable of doing is not known. researching the value of adult stem cells. >> i'm really, really pleased to be here. representing the university of school of medicine. and our stem cell center. i know very little i