virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> tonight another top republican in damage control mode after controversial comments. former white house chief of staff and new hampshire governor john seen senunu suggesting -- [ inaudible ] >> the governor was speaking from the romney headquarters and was asked about colin powell's endorsement of the president which was announced yesterday. powell who is a republican said he favored the president's forei

allen is in the general population unit.e be deemed incompetent, that would be through a psychiatrist and the court would deem them incompetent and you wouldn't be housed in the house of correction. you would be at bridgewater, which is where our state facility is. >> though he's been ruled competent, corey has posed problems. >> he's got a very poor impulse control. when he gets ramped up, he's uncontrollable to bring down. so there are issues. sometimes he's in much more need of mental health to be seen with them and get back down to a calming state. >> no touch and move. okay. >> touch and move. you rubbed all over that [ bleep ] dog. okay. it's like that? >> it's like that. >> it's like that? >> it's like that. >> it's like that? >> it's like that. >> while housing corey provides a challenge to correctional staff, sharing a cell with angel fuentes, a friend from the streets, has made time go by a little easier for everyone. >> we've known each other for seven, eight years. he's a riot. he's a riot in here laughing all ni

allen. >> in allen be both you and mr. kaine are on record as wanting to avoid some of the automatic spending cuts caused by see crest administration at the end of the year. assuming there isn't any change between now and then, congress doesn't take any action, which should the congress do next year if and after sequestration takes effect? >> i'm on this first, right in. >> yes. >> it should never have been -- it was a decision i was never in favor of. i thought it was sloughing off responsibilities to yet another commission. tim supported it. he said it was the right thing to do. it was not the right thing to do in jeopardizing over 200,000 jobs here in virginia as well as affecting adversely our military preparedness. what leadership is is setting priorities. as governor, i felt the top priorities with state government, education and law enforcement. the way you pay for it is with a vibrant economy where people are working and businesses are prospering, not higher taxes. what needs to be done at the federal level is set

you're carrying this campaign in your heart. >> allen: yeah. >> logan: this matters. >> allen: yes, i i... i came here believing this would be the last job i'd ever have. i don't care about anything beyond this. this is what's important to me. i almost can't remember ever having been anywhere else. this is completely consuming for me. and i am dedicated 24 hours a day to these magnificent troops, to the afghans, to this cause, and ultimately to the successful completion. this is very personal to me, and i take it very personally. >> go to 60minutesovertime.com to hear lara logan discuss what it's like to be face to face with the enemy. [ ja ne't ] i test-drove the camry se sport limited edition. [ man ] and what did you think? i loved it. why? 'cause it's a toyota, of course! i want a car that's gonna last me for a little while. ♪ i like the bells and whistles. that's my favorite part about the car. i like the navigation. i like the entune. and it's fast. [ male announcer ] see ja ne't's story and more at the camry effect. from toyota. ♪ [ male announcer ] navigating your future can b

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen.he democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this adverting. what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grorow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford

so kim, six years ago george allen lost this race. he was an incumbent then. what do you -- what is he doing to try to reclaim it? >> he's9]9]ew running this racea way that the obama administration was hoping nobody would run a race. he's talking about sequester, which is this thing that came out of the debt deal and what it does is it cuts $500 billion from the defense department, also from domestic budgets, resonating hugely in virginia where you have a lot of people who work for defense contractors, work for the federal government, or are active duty military members, so they're keen to hear about this issue. mr. allen is out there making the argument that you can't trust democrats to fix it. >> right. >> it's having some evening out in the electorate. >> george allen is basically making the case, we want more spending on defense. how is kaine defending that? >> he's arguing that you need to make conducts george allen is making the case that military is the numbering one priority of the federal government. this is tot a place we should be cutting willy-nill

allen is in the general population yunt.someone be deemed incompetent, you wouldn't be housed in a house of skrex. they would be at bridge dennis told me he needed waller. . >> though he ease been ruled competent, corey has problems. >> when he gets ramped up, he's uncontrollable to bring down. there are issues. sometimes he's in much more need of mental health to be seen with them and to get back down to a calming state. >> you, you done roughubbed allr that [bleep] head. >> it's like 245? >> it's like that. >> narrator: sharing a cell with angel, a friend from the streets, has made time go by a little easier for everyone. >> known each other for 7, 8 years. he's a riot. he's a riot. in here laughing all nielgt, giggling. it's like being on the street, almost. makes your time go a little easier. barking, it gets me nuts. new year's eve was crazy up here. i was trying to figure out who was barking, it was him the whole time. that barking got me going crazy. find out it was him. it was you? i moved in here. >> do you know why

. >>> the latest poll in the tight senate race between tim kaine and george allen shows kaine with a four-point lead. allen is trying to regain his senate seat after making mistakes that led to his defeat six years ago. peggy fox had a small part in one of his turn arounds and talked to him today about how he's changed. >> reporter: governor george allen has a new perspective. he now feel as personal connection to jewish people worldwide. >> we need to make sure that israel remains a strong, thriving and secure jewish state. >> reporter: in his opening remarks at thjewish community center in fairfax this morning, allen spoke of learning about his jewish heritage from his mother in 2006 when he was running for reelection to the senate. >> she revealed to me what she had concealed for many years. and that was that my grandfather was jewish. >> reporter: during the campaign, journalists had inquired about allen's jewish heritage but received no response. they wondered if the senator was hiding his background for political gain. six years ago at a fairfax county chamber of commerce debat

george allen just isn't watching out for us.nncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> monitoring metro and the real ads, metro said it's adding disclaimers. does not endorse the message. the ads went up calling muslims radical savages. >>> a rocket carrying 2 russians and 1 american is on its way to the international space station. the 3 men are scheduled to arrive at the space station on thursday and they are carrying 32 small fish to see how they adapt to weightlessness. the fish will live in a special tank that was delivered to the space station on an earlier flight. >>> the smithsonian's air and space museum has added flight two worn by william he he he kerr. he worry the uniform. his family decided to donate the suit in his memory. >>> coming up tonight a serious groper strikes again in northern virginia. this time he assaulted a woman in daylight as she pushed a baby in a stroller. >>> has the issue on same sex marriage gone too far? even when she's not go

george allen just isn't watching out for us.: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> now to tonight's talker, those new tv ad that greet you this morning. the president and mitt romney wasted no time targeting voters. haven't seen them yet? we begin with mitt romney's ad titled apology tour. >> the president began with an apology tour of going to various nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. the reason i call it an apology tour. you went to the middle east and you flew to egypt, saudi arabia, turkey, and iraq, and you skipped israel, our closest friend in the region. you said that america had dictated other nations. mr. president, america has not dictated to other nations. we have freed other nations from dictators. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> president obama taking a different approach, making his case to viewers on why he deserves another four years. watch this. >> there's just no quiet in america and you'

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. what mitt romney's tv ads say about women? or what mitt romney himself says? mitt romney: do i believe the supreme court... should overturn roe v. wade? yes. and it would be my preference that they, that they... reverse roe v. wade. hopefully reverse roe v. wade. overturn roe v. wade. planned parenthood, we're going to get rid of that. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. anncr: no matter what mitt romney's ads say. we know what he'll do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> you're looking to get more bang for your buck in higher education? you're in a good place. this year four d.c. schools have been named the list of the best value private colleges. georgetown is in the top 20 nationwide. george washington, american university and catholic university are also in the top 100. the kip'inger's list is based on academic quality and cost. the universi

george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> two weeks until election day, and both sides are still fighting for every single vote. is it really about the independents, the undecideds? republican strategist jack burke man and democratic strategist brendan daily joins us. jack, i'll start with you. how do you expect him to do talking about foreign policy? >> i think he will be aggressive. i think that's what he needs to do. the real danger tonight is for obama because this is a slippery slope for obama. obama not only has to quote unquote win the debate, but, brian, he has to make sure we're not talking about foreign policy tomorrow morning, because if we are, if the public is thinking about national security, it is going to vote republican. so tonight is very much a double edged sword for obama. it's not his home court. >> brendan, your guy has to still win over the women and latino voters, but talking foreign policy, t

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> we continue our coverage of the storm named sandy with the major impact it's having on travel. >> transportation reporter adam tus is in the news room to tell us what's going on in the sky, roads, and on the rails. >> jim, much like the weather situation, the travel situation going downhill fast and it's only going to get worse as we get into the heavy stuff tomorrow. here is what we know right now. amtrak, the main piece of information tonight, amtrak canceling all northeast corridor services tomorrow. in fact, amtrak says most service along the eastern seaboard will be shut down tomorrow. staying on the rails, marc service canceled tomorrow, vre service canceled tomorrow. as for metro, this just in, the transit agency says it will be making changes to service tomorrow. we don't know the exact changes, but it could mean something like a weekend schedule goes into effect tomorrow. o

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> family, friends and fellow officers celebrated the life of a prince georges county police officer today. outside st. stephen's baptist church in temple hills, a silent salute to the officer kevin bowden. officer bowden died last week when an suv collided with his cruiser in clinton, maryland. off duty at the time. the 28-year-old is survived by his wife and two children. >>> charles county police are increasing patrols and handing out flyers in hopes of solving a deadly shooting in waldorf. it happened last night. police say a husband and wife were shot while walking their dog. that was last night, and it was near the high school, west lake high school. the woman was killed. her husband remains in the hospital. >>> tonight a coastal evacuation. it's been ordered in parts of delaware. today people on the shore prepared for the worse. we'll have a report from rehoboth beach. >>> let's

when we voted him out, allen cashed in. now allen wants another round. supporting a plan that will cost us more jobs. virginia can't trust george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> what were they dancing about? >> they're just having a little fun. >> we can appreciate that. >> happy over there at georgetown. a week away from the tipoff of college basketball season. maryland opens up against kentucky at the new barclays center in brooklyn. george town takes on florida on an aircraft carrier in jacksonville. if hoyas lost their top three scorers but not their spirit. don't be surprised if they're playing once again deep in march. carol maloney has more. >> reporter: the legendary '80s for patrick ewing and the hoyas. three final fours, one national title. that winning spirit is alive and well on the georgetown campus. this year's team is giving a history lesson as the season tips off. >> the whole thing was kicking it old school. so we told each class to pick a song from a final fo

respect allen is opposed to tax increases. >> we have a weak fragile economy. raising taxes doesn't create more jobs. >> both candidates' positions are closely aligned with their party's presidential candidates. neither allen nor mitt romney give details of what they might cut to balance the budget since they're opposed to raising taxes. allen says allowing more coal mining and offshore drilling will create a manufacturing renaissance, as he says, and make tax increases unnecessary. >>> well, this is an age old question that's often debated and it may finally have an answer. can heterosexual guys and gals really building just friends? according to an -- really be just friends? according to an article, a researcher brought in 88 pairs of buddies and asked them separately if any of them had feelings towards their friend? men overwhelmly said they were attracted to their lady friend and thought the women probably felt the same and most women had no feelings toward their guy friends and would be surprised if their friends harbored any romantic thoughts. at 11:00 we

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> welcome back. the skins punter suffered a knee injury jogging after practice this weekend. he was unsure if he would be able to kick against the giants and appears to be good today. the team didn't add a punch or two to the roster. for more on the big game against the g-men, he's dave ross. >> greetings from met life stadium in east rutherford, new jersey, the home of the giants. they have had some recent success again and if they can win a third straight sometime, they will share the nfc east lead. >> and i'm going to win the game. and so early in the season, the teens had that chance, you know, being first place and something changeed late in the season. and there is nothing to get up for. >> there is a lot at stake right now. like i said, it's a long season and this is not going to make or break our season, you know. and that, a win can do a lot for it at this point and it's a

but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end tax deductions for college tuition. and now, a budget plan that devastates k-12 classrooms-- all to pay for even more tax breaks for the wealthy. seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. imillion dollars for maryland one hundred schools.ty... question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars... every year, without raising taxes. leggett: and audits will ensure the money goes... where it's supposed to. more jobs, and millions for schools. baker: question seven will be good for our kids... our teachers, and our schools. leggett: keep maryland money in maryland. baker: please vote for question seven. leggett: vote for question seven. >>> the coast guard says a woman who was rescued in the atlantic after abandoning a tall ship in rough water has died. the 42-year-old woman was unresponsive when the crew p

with the heart beating quicker for allen craig. he hits it fair.throw drops on the other end by posey. [ applause ] craig is on to start the seventh. base hit. >> tim: the first hit of the series for craig, as he hooks it down the line. but sandoval just had too much to do. and not enough time to do it. fine play to prevent a double. but the throw to first is in the dirt. and it's pulled buster posey off the bag. >> joe: sandoval working over that piece of gum, able to spit on his way down to the ground and the rollover before he pops up. and fires one on a couple of hops to posey. it looked like craig might have beaten it if posey come up with it cleanly anyway. >> tim: right. >> joe: molina. one on, nobody out. good fastball. strike one. >> tim: we're talking about the curveballs and how it may have made a comeback. think about the guys who have had success throwing that pitch. namely, justin verlander of the tigers. doug fister. talk about a 1-2 punch, whoever wins here will have to face in the world series. starting next wednesday. >> joe: the

while kaine accused allen of hollow promises void of specifics.ht's moderator said the tax discussion will undoubtedly emerge again. >> allen said the tax cuts should be for everyone, tim kaine says in fact that families making over $500,000 should have their tax rates raised back to where they were when bill clinton was president. so taxes is going to be a clear distinction here. >> reporter: both candidates put up new ads today. . >> we're a great team. we'll be a great team in washington. >> reporter: allen's latest ad focuses on the looming budget cuts that could hit hard in the defense industry. >> george allen's plan stops the defense cuts, creates jobs, and grows our economy. >> reporter: while kaine has outraised allen, outside groups have spent tens of millions of ads against kaine. polls have been mostly deadlocked until the last few days when three surveys show kaine pulling ahead. swing voters they say might vote a split ticket. >> the vast majority of people who vote for barack obama are going to vote for tim kaine, same is true of th

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virginia can't afford to go back to george allen.he democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. my name is julian bond. i know a little something about fighting for what's right and just. maryland's gay and lesbian families share the same values and they should share in the right to marry. i believe people of faith understand this isn't about any one religious belief. it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the right thing to do. >>> tuesday an off day in the nfl but the redskins front office was busy making some roster news. more with who is in and who is out. >> with just after a month with the team ryan grant has been cut loose. the skins have scooped up a guy that's won the burgundy and gold in his place, williams. spent his rookie season with the reds back in 2010 when he compiled -- yards in 15 games. credit 3 of those tds to a win against the eagles. despite the fact that the skins lost

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. when we think no one is looking. is what we do... mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> we are following breaking news in waldorf, maryland. a man and woman were shot while walking on a path behind westlake high school. one of them has died and tonight the shooter is still on the run. fox 5's audrey barnes on live on the scene. what happened? >> reporter: i'm at the entrance to that footpath on hampshire circle at gopher court. behind me is where police blocked off the entrance. a couple in their 40

george allen is the last thing we need in washington. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. scott pelley: "you made on your investments, personally, about 0 $20 million last year, and you paid 14% in federal taxes, that'she capital gains rate. is that fair to the gu who makes $50,000 and paid a higher rate than you did? so you think it is fair?" romney: "yeah, i think it's the right way to encourage economic growth." lower tax rates for him...than us. is that the way to grow america? i'm barack obama, and i approve this messa. >> there's another big virginia race that will have a big impact on the entire country. >> that is the senate seat vacated by jim webb. >> polling shows democrats have gained five percentage points out ahead of republican george allen, but there are still undecided voters. rebecca cooper sat down to talk with both candidates. >> he's a former governor, senator, and once touted possible presidential candidate, but that came crashing down when georg

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george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> welcome back, a health hear the tonight about the nationwide meningitis outbreak. federal officials confirmed the fungus found in one of the batches of tainted steroid shots matches the one connected to the outbreak. meanwhile the number of affected and dead throughout the country continues to rise. >> reporter: it's official. the food and drug administration says the fungus in tainted steroid shots matches the one connected to the meningitis outbreak spreading across the country. the match confirms the link between the outbreak and the maker of the shots, the new england compounding center. the fungus was confirmed in one steroid batch made in augusta cording to the fda and centers for disease control and prevention. the cdc has hinged outbreak illnesses to all -- linked outbreak illnesses to all three lots of shots. tests are continuing on t

allen onllenged contraception in to widen his lead. a huge jump from just three weeks ago when he only led by 1%. we will tell you who is relying on which voters to the white house. wanted to find out, what the number one issue that polls thisu to the november? >> jobs. [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the e budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while e cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it inin his priorities? according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes the mdle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense co

ktvu is live at allen rock with more on why officials are so concerned. good afternoon, janean. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. we just saw a fire engine coming through here doing patrols because of the high fire danger at allen rock park. we've seen car after car and cyclists get turned away. they didn't know the park was closed and city officials don't want to take the risk of having people using the parks trails when there's so much potential fuel for a fire. the park closed yesterday when temperatures hit 99 degrees and the humidity was low. that mays for high fire danger. the same conditions are expected today so park rangers decided closing the park would be a good idea. they say allen rock park is unique because it is located in a steep canyon area and has its own micro climate. this morning many hikers, cyclists and drivers were disappointed they couldn't use the park. we caught up with two players from the san jose earthquakes who were hoping to get a good work out in. >> really surprised us. kind of disappointed. this is our day off and we wa

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. we had a good group of people. good group of employees out there. this was a booming place. and mitt romney and bain capital turned it in to a junk yard. i was suddenly, 60 years old. i had no health care. mainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. . >> the romney campaign finds itself once again being caught up in another republican candidates controversial comments on abortion. you may remember in august republican senate todd aken caused a stir when he said a woman could naturally stop a pregnancy if she was raped. this is coming out of indiana. >> the candidates stood by his comments today during a news conference about all of this. and it happened

george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> tonight hurricane fears, sandy is on its way north after barreling through haiti and cuba today. forecasters fear it could turn into what they're calling a frankenstorm. that is a monster combination of wind, rain and maybe even snow. good to have you with us. i'm will thomas. take a live look right now at miami, florida. you can see giant waves crashing over the street. power outages are being reported, public school classes canceled for friday andthe storm not just pounding here in south florida. it could cause huge problems and billions of dollars in damage along the east coast. let's get right to it tonight. hurricane sandy fears, gary mcgrady is in the weather have to begin our storm coverage. >> thanks, will. this will be a high impact storm all up and down the east coast. we'll go right to the satellite picture to show you. it doesn't l

allen. >> mr. allen, both you and mr. kaine are on record wanting to avoid automatic spending cuts that would be caused by sequestration at the end of the year. assuming there's no change between now and then, congress doesn't take any action, what should congress do next year if and after sequestration takes effect? >> i am on this first, right? well, it's a decision i was never in favor of. i thought it was fluffing off responsibilities to yet another commission. tim supported it. in a recent debate he said it's the right thing to do. it's not the right thing to do jeopardizing over 200,000 jobs here in virginia as well as affecting adversely military preparededness. what leadership is, is setting priorities. as governor i felt top responsibilities of state government were education and law enforcement the way you pay for it, tim, with a vibrant economy where people are working and businesses are prospering. not higher taxes. what needs to be done in the federal level is set a priority. clearly national defense is a par

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this adrtising. >>> the scandal at the vatican over the theft of private papillaters is not over yet -- papal letters is not over yet. an appeal is pending. >>> the new york police department under fire after an informant says he was paid to bait muslims, 19-year-old ramen in the black shirt there claims the nydp used a strategy called create and capture. he waited for people outside mosques and started conversations about jihad or terrorism then reported the responses to police. ramen says he earned as much as $1,000 a month. authorities are investigating those claims. >>> like a plot out of a movie. this time the bad guy got away. this man is accused of stealing more than $1.35 million in chips from the venetian. the california man snuck into a private area and stole the chips. he was caught on tape. he also didn't know it can be impossible to cash the things in. >> anybody that comes back to the casin

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertisising. >> it is beginning to look like christmas. the park service has a new christmas tree for the lighting ceremony. a lottery is being held for tickets to the ceremony. you can enter online at nationaltree.org. >> i was thinking that tree is in danger with the wind. [laughter] >> nothing is safe. >> all of the beautiful trees with the fall leaves, the wind is not great news. lots of anxiety. let's see if we can lessen its for you. let's show you what it is like. today is a good day. a lot of folks in shorts. temperatures heading to 70 degrees. calm in annapolis. they are concerned about storm surge. that is a good possibility. we have a full moon that will coincide with the arrival of hurricane sandy. loss of rain. it could be a problem for annapolis and folks at the beach. this is not the place you want to be. look at the waves. they are really crashing onto the shore. we talked about oc

this morning, george allen joins us.t week, the candidates will debate live on fox 5 morning news. that is next wednesday, october 31st, starting at 9:00 a.m. f you have a question for one of the candidates, send it to us at senate debate at wttg.com. >>> another big story we are following, a maryland mother is blaming the death of her 14- year-old dot ore a popular energy drink. >> the fda is now investigating whether the high caffeine beverages are connected to five deaths in recent years. fox 5's melanie alnwick is following the develops for us. >> reporter: ever since energy drinks hit the market, they've been popular with young adults. now a $6 billion industry and growing and there is growing concern that the unregulated amounts of caffeine in them are especially dangerous to teens wendy says she told her kids to stay away from energy drinks but her daughter drank two 24- ounce cans of monster in 24 hours last december. suddenly, the 14-year-old was in cardiac arrest and later died at the hospital. the autopsy repo

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when we voted him out, allen cashed in. now allen wants another round. supporting a plan that will cost us more jobs. virginia can't trust george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> the shuttle enterprise survived years in the shuttle program, no damage. but it wasn't as lucky during sandy. the prototype nasa shuttle which is on exhibit on board the intrepid sea, air, and space museum in new york suffered damage during the storm. it was inside an inflatable dome which deflated. some of the panels ripped off by wind. >>> time for weather and traffic on the ones. meteorologist tom kierein with more on the forecast for today. hoping things are getting better weather-wise. >> looking up at the moon, this is a live picture showing the moon trying to peek through. some of the clouds racing through. moon just past full, which is also causing our tides to be a little higher in addition to the flooding going on. great live picture. storm team 4 radar showing scattered sprinkles in northern

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. when we think no one is looking. is what we do... mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> take it up the road a bit to bethesda where bob barnard is standing live outside. they're going to name a sandwich after him he's been this so long after all this. how is it looking? >> reporter: just as you speak, it starts picking up again. it wasn't bad about 30 seconds ago that. sandwich sounds pretty good right now as a matter of fact. fewer people are on the roads, maybe because it's later, but it's been pr

george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> president obama was back on familiar ground today. at george mason university in fairfax, the president rallied with supporters and with 18 days left in the campaign. the focus today, women. as the president's -- president saw sought to drive home differences between himself and mitt romney on gender issues. you would agree that women are crucial voting block. who needs this more, zoom romney or obama? >> they both won. clearly when you look at this ri

governor allen. allen's challenger tim kaine will join us live for an extended chat next tuesday.llison. >> and thank you. >> still ahead, a tale of a horse and a young man bonded by war. that story is playing out at the kennedy center. good morning, holly. good morning. we're getting a special sneak peek this morning, allison. war horse is in town and opens tonight at the kennedy center. this morning, the actors are spending time. coming up, firsthand why you and your families need to come out and see the show all live next. stay with us on fox 5 news. ml security is justst a number. but to me, it's money that i earned. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. . >>> the winner of five, five tony awards makes its way here. war horse is the heartwarming story of

on the attack saying allen had favored a controversial plan to privatize social security. kaine pushed women's issues saying while others would block women's progress he supports an insurance mandate for contraception and allen doesn't. allen did not really answer a question about whether he supports controversial federal budget cuts proposed by gop vice presidential candidate paul ryan. who won tonight? well, that's going to be up to the viewers. the candidates seemed satisfied with their performance. >> it was good. it's the fastest hour in show biz. we covered a lot of ground and i think in a civil but clear way showed that we have some differences and i think that's good for virginians. >> if he wasn't in the most partisan job jetting around the country giving speeches raising money in san francisco to new york city while trying to raise taxes on virginians, maybe there wouldn't have been over 100,000 jobs lost in virginia. >> reporter: well, if you were following the debate tonight on the internet, you might have noticed a lot of tweeting going on. each side put their

there was a debate tonight between democrat tim kaine and republican george allen. who do you think won? >> i think kaine did just because allen didn't answer some questions about privatizing social security, didn't answer whether he was for the dream act and also painted allen with one statement repeated over and over again that allen said in the senate that i want to ram their soft teeth down their whiney throats. that isn't the bipartisan patina that you want and i think they both have 100% name recognition. this is really very gentile, but at the same time i think kaine scored more points in this particular debate. >> 29 days to go, the rhetoric amped up. we know you'll be following all of it. thanks for coming in. >>> talking skins coming up next. tonight all eyes are on robert griffin, iii after yesterday's nasty hit left him side lined with a concussion. coach shanahan updates his condition, plus a dr. weighs in on the injury. [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] he says... president obama and i both care about p

george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... >>> a glimmer of hope in syria making headlines this morning. the united nations is backing the latest call for a ceasefire. today syria is expected to say if it will abide by the ceasefire and some rebels say they will accept it. others say they won't. >> microsoft will unveil a dramatic overhaul of window's operating system. windows 8 is considered a make or break moment. if it is not a success, there is talk bomber's job could be in jeopardy. it's the biggest change to the industry's dominant operating system in 17 years. >> the world's longest commercial flight is no longer cleared for take off. singapore airlines says the flight from singapore to new jersey has become too costly. the flight took 18 hours to complete and cost passengers about $8,000 for a round tryptic et. now the longest flight will be atlanta and south africa clocking in at 17 hours. now the longest flight would be a delta flight. >> with the syria talk.

ruth hamilton allen. a life coach pictured here on the website for the achievement, excellence and health institute. dr. ruth hamilton allen. ph.d. from yale. masters, johns hopkins. assistant professor american university. ajupgt professor, yale. dr. ruth hamilton allen. killed this morning in reston. she was 68 years old. it happened at her mother's house here on geddys court where they say a family meeting turned into a case of murder. police say the victim's brother, charles hamilton, shot and killed his sister dr. allen, and they say their mother, 91-year-old marian hamilton was there. and that she was the one who called the police to the scene. charles hamilton transported away and later charged in the murder. dr. allen, they say, had come to the house on geddys court to discuss a family matter when she was shot. all of this police activity drew a number of neighbors to the scene. >> i've never heard of anything happening like this before in this area. it's a sad situation. >> reporter: now dr. alle

george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> roman catholic church is elevating seven new saints ask one from the united states is kateri tekakwitha, the first native american to be canonized. ♪ >> reporter: celebration and pride for one of them who is now a saint. >> i thought i'd never see this in my lifetime. >> it's our job to share this with the world and let them know about it. >> reporter: she is known as the lily of the mohawks and now more than three centuries after her death, the blessed kateri tekakwitha is the first native american to be canonized. >> it means everything. not only to us catholics, but also to all native people. our traditionals as well. our traditional people who never accepted the faith. >> reporter: kateri tekakwitha was born along the mohawk river in what is today up state new york. this site of a mohawk village is thought to be where she grew up. a short walk away, a spring, the village

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen.he democratic senatorial campaign committee.. is responsible for the content of this advertising. would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an optioion in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me, but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left with. i voted for president obama last time, but we just can't afford four more years.

virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign cmittee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> we some bread bill earlier in the wind was really blowing. be similar -- we saw bell earlier. it will be similar. it will get a little bit worse earlier.ared to outside right now, light drizzle across much of the area. wind beginning to increase at 22 hour.an 61 is the current temperature in virginia beach. already up 55 miles per hour. gusts up to 50 m.p.h. in rehoboth. wind gusts already of 30 in the district. latest for hurricane sandy. at 75 m.p.h. the north,extract to northeast. this will take a quick turn to left -- to the west making impact across the jersey shore and then the big problems will begin. showers and the heaviest of the now well to the east of the sea. the west andg to eventually make its way area with the heaviest as we move through tomorrow, especially during the evening hours. the flood watch is already in effect. potential rain totals. 7:00, hardly anything out

allen west ad.r. >> bob: if this was on me it would have been a documentary. for allen west to open this up on a 19-year-old kid who is getting in a barroom brawl, which a lot did. same time, allen west is charged by the military with assault. told to believe the military. he was charged by the military with assault. >> greg: do you know what he did? put a gun to terrorist head who was planning to kill american troops. he shot the gun by his head. who would ahmadinejad rather deal with, that guy or eye candy from "the view"? he'd rather be with mr. eye candy. i love him. >> bob: are you kidding me? one-way ticket to new zealand if that happened. >> greg: are you making a promise? >> bob: i promise. >> dana: another two-bit country? >> bob: no. new zealand is not a two-bit country but congressman west -- >> eric: he was honorably discharged. stop it. >> greg: he is a hero among the troops. they went down to the court case by the thousands. they supported him. >> bob: a 19-year-old -- >> andrea: you h