arnold sports and there is calling on residents to heed the warnings -- arnold scored senator -- arnold schwarzenegger is calling on residents to heed the warnings. firefighters have warned thousands to leave their homes. they are trying to contain the flames. two firefighters died sunday after their vehicle flipped in the rough terrain. >> we will do what we can to protect homes and properties and keep people safe to the best about our ability and continue with the firefighting efforts. >> high temperatures, low humidity, and a dry brush have created e perfect storm. homes, cars, and businesses are being tested in what is being called a state of emergency. to th south, flames are creeping dangerously close to the mount wilson observatory will many television and radio transmitters are facing destruction if these claims are not contained. fires in southern california are only about 50% contained at this time. officials just reported a total of 53 homes have been destroyed. in a solid center, abc7 news. >> despite all the problems the wildfires are causing, light wind has made conditions

investigator arnold yen back on the witness stand of the miami-dade police department. he is continuing his cross examination here. defense attorney jonathan meltz going slowly as they are tracking down those documents here. this witness, as i mentioned before, very, very important because he offers up for these sdwr jurors various locations that the prosecution hopes will show this defendant is the one who started the shooting and the one who had the ak-47 that shot the bullet and went into the neck and killed the victim, 9-year-old sherdavia jenkins. let's go back into the courtroom and see if they're ready to continue cross examination. >> mr. yen, the dna swabs on this exhibit, defense exhibit i, same reasoning you don't have them with you today. >> that's correct. >> because they went to the lab and there's no process for you to get them back from yesterday to today. >> that's correct. >> and that completes the evidence that you brought here with you? >> yes. >> mr. yen, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> thank you. >> any redistrict? >> yes, your honor. >>

california governor arnold schwarzenegger. he is going to tell us his efforts, what he is doing and what impact, hopefully, he can have on this important cause. straight ahead. >> now the crisis that is at the san joaquin valley is not just not effecting farmers it's impacting people all across the united states. our own ainsley earhardt joins us with a special report tonight. ainsley? >> this is the he could time i have been out here. we came out here in april and definitely i have seen major differences. it has just gotten worse. we were at the foodbank today. i i will show you some of that video. sean is right. it's not effecting just these farmers. i'm from the east coast. it's effecting you guys as well. i will tell you how. take the tomato, for example. we were at a tomato farm it provides tomato sauce, tomato paste, ketchup to your family 40% of the world's process tomatoes comes out of fresno, california where we are right now. when this region is effected, so are you. it truly takes a village to get all these tomatoes

to be like the hero with muscles, like arnold. >> arnold -- >> what you won't see in any of the health clubs in baghdad is the woman. there are no clubs exclusively for female members and a co-ed club would still be out of the question here. even -- even for men in this macho society, six-pack abs are not the cultural norm n. iraq, a pot belly signals wealth and status. smoking isa practically a national pasttime though no one at the gym admits to it. >> when you get out of the gym -- . [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: after years violence, the club's offer a constructive atmosphere for young men to gather, building their bodies as the country rebuilds itself n. baghdad, melwy -- melanie wilkes, fox news. >> here, it's just a pot belly. >>> now to michael vick now an eagle and set to play against the redskins next month. >>> coming up, how one group plans to make every more to cure about. how about the forecast? >>> we have minutey to cheer on. mother nature is being a team player. the details coming up on what you can expect after the break. (ancer even in the most unceain times, there

and if governor arnold schwarzenegger does not comply with the court order the governor could be heldcontempt of court and he could be thrown into jail himself. >> reporter: colorful governor arnold schwarzenegger faces a midnight deadline to submit a plan to reduce the state's notoriously over crowded prisons by more than 40,000 inmates over the next two years. that's a cut of more than 25%. colorful's prisons house nearly twice as many inmates as they were designed to hold, and last month a three-judge federal panel ruled that serious health problems exist and that violence was almost impossible to prevent. less than a week later riots erupted at the prison in chino with hundreds of inmates hurt and 55 hospitalized. >> it is a terrible symptom of a much larger problem, a much larger illness. the reality is that california's entire prison system is in a state of crisis. it is collapsing under its own weight. >> reporter: with little money available to expand prison facilities the governor and state lawmakers have been struggling to come up with a plan that would comply with the judge

. >>> a memorial service for captain ted hall and arnold do quinn own he is. >> they were scouting an escape route for a crew under their supervision. investigators are now examining evidence found in the charred hills as they try to determine who set the fire. >> we also look at ground litter, what i mean by that is debris laying on the ground. this looks like what remains of a plastic gas cap. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the conviction and arrest of the arsonist. >> authorities in western pennsylvania are searching for a missing 4-year-old boy. last seen by his family last night. the boy has a congenital heart defect. he needs to take medication three times a day. they have to move fast. they think wyatt may have wondered off from his home. last seen wearing a military style brown t-shirt and blue den on shorts and spider-man flip flops. >>> police now believe the man who called 911 to report the killings was involved in them. guy heinze jr. is charged with 8 counts of first degree murder. physical and testimonial ev

. >> they got him phillip arnold paul the insane killer who escaped from a field trip by his mental hospital has been captured. he killed an elderly women back in 1987 and was acquitted by reason of insanity was discovered hiding out in a gully within a wooded area a couple hundred miles from the spokane county fair that he ran away from four-days ago. they theorized paul planned this at attempted escape. he stocked up on freeze dried food had all of his belongings from the field trip from which he ran. washington state killer has been captured. we are taking a look at high profile arrest of a terror suspect in denver. when he was planning to blow up new york city landmarks why is he only charged with -- they are not to seek reelection for the good of the democratic party. hi i am geraldo rivera. those questions answered shortly. up front i can't resist beginning with john edwards. >> every single candidate for president republican and democratic have personal lives that indicate something about the kind of human being they are. >> if i was dave matthews i would sue because among the many sl

our governor here in california is arnold schwarzenegger. as you may know.e took a break from finding dumbbells in burned out houses today to award the medal of valor to six state law enforcement officers and leave it to arnold to illustrate how real the dangers these heroes face were. >> two offers pursued -- officers pursued a vicious attacker even after being shot. this is extraordinary, you know, just think about this kind of action and then one of them rescued an injured fellow officer while under fire. when i say under fire it's real fire, not just fire. >> we know that, we understand that. that bullets are real. the governor thinks we think he's playing a governor in a movie. [ laughter ] the international association of athletics federation today urged caution after several reports emerged that this runner from south africa, this woman, caster semenya has both male and female organs according to the articles. this is a woman or a man, we don't know, who says who really destroyed the competition last month, so much so they began to question her sexual

phillip arnold paul was on a field trip to a spokane fair. when he escaped from minders. he murdered an elderly woman and history of escape is allowed to go out in public. in virginia, a man suspected of killing four people in a home near richmond. police are looking for a 20-year-old man suspected of murder, robbery and grand larceny. the prosecutor says that he's armed and dangerous and the identities and the cause of death have not yet been released. good news for goodyear. goodyear tire workers in six states will be spared from cut baches thanks to a four year contract an approved on friday. the deal with the united steel workers covers more than 10,000 workers and ensures factories in ohio, new york, kansas, virginia, and north carolina will remain open. one plant in tennessee is not protected. 600 workers there will receive buyouts. that's a quick look at your news headlines. just days after president obama announced he was scrapping a missile defense plan from eastern europe, russia says it's doing away with its plans in a region near pole land. the obama administr

our governor/body builder arnold schwarzenegger held a press conference and the firefighters are doing everything they can to put the flames out. >> arnold schwarzenegger now giving up an update on the wildfires in california. let's listen in. >> we have 133,000 acres that have been burned so far. we have right now -- eight major fires. one is almost put out and there's only seven left. >> at this point he might as well. it's less smokey to breathe through a cigar than the regular air. i don't know if you remember, we threw gray davis out of the office because he wasn't the state effectively enough and now we're holding garage salesow to pay our bills that's wha we get for hi ringchearp fongeign labor. i saa ctpiure p this weekend of a guy playing golf at the country club. there he is, surrounded by fire. that had no effect on his desire to play which led me to the conclusion, that any man who plays golf within 5,000 yards of a major fire is probably having marital problems. the fires could claim 150,000 acres, could burn for two more weeks. already destroyed a house formerly owned by

the vice president joined arnold towards nader at the service held at dodger stadium. la county fire captain, ted hall, a firefighter arnold continues down august 30 while fighting the so-called station fire. the largest wildfire in la county history. the two were killed when their truck plunged off the road. they were searching for an escape route for a group of fire fighters trapped by the flames. the fire which has cost apparently by arson is still burning. it is mostly contained. it has destroyed more than 80 homes in total. >> she walked into the lab of a famous ivy league diversity, but evidence suggests she may have never left. days later on the week -- the deep of her wedding, her dream wedding, the mistry sounding the disappearance of el grad student gross tonight just within a last hour and a half, new details in this chilling case. >> one of these two men is a real sheriff's deputy and just ahead, it is not the guy in uniform. but this gets better. wait until you hear and when i melt to sleep with new unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and

arnold schwarzenegger offering a reward leading to an arrest in the station fire. they now believe the fire was deliberating set and treating it as a murder case. if you'll remember, two firefighters did die fighting the fire. the fires burned more than 150,000 acre soz far and destroyed more than 70 homes. >>> august is behind us and a lot of lawmakers are happy about it, didn't fare too well. we got a new month now and maybe a new plan. cnn has learned the white house is talking about writing its own version of health care reform. this is what people thought the president should have done in the first place. it could be delivered to capitol hill wednesday night after president obama addresses the joint session of congress. administration is leaning towards dropping the public option from the health care plan. >> the white house proposal would cover most of the 46 million uninsured americans and include popular insurance reforms like ending the insurance industry practice of preexisting conditions to deny coverage. >>> tea party express is in louisville for a rall

phillip arnold paul slipped away from a group at the spokane county fair last wednesday.ck pack and $50 with him. >> funeral plans are being finalized for yale graduate student annie le. she was found dead in a yale laboratory building last week. a co-worker, raymond clark, has been charged with her murder. he remains in custody. >> in cuba hundreds of thousands gathered for a free concert for some of latin music's biggest stars. but it sit a sour note with cube and americans who watched on tv. jeffrey kofman report with this controversial concert from havana. >> reporter: it's the biggest event cuba has seen since the pope was here in 199. by official count, 1.2 million people came to havana's revolution square to hear 14 of the biggest acts in latin music, braving sweltering humidity and 100 degree heat to see superstars not normally seen in cuba. although this man lives in miami, he is not a house holted name in the united states yet but there's no one bigger in latin america. he and other performers organized and paid for this free concert called peace without borders

phillip arnold paul walked away from a group on a trip and now facing criticism for allowing paul to to be on that trip. he was committed to a mental hospital after he admitted to killing an elderly woman back in 1987. paul, who is schizophrenic, says he killed her because he thought she was a witch. >>> the parents of a newborn baby left in a storm drain could face more charges now that the child has died. they were in court to face child cruelty charges. the infant's father led police to the storm drain after the mother showed up at a hospital saying that she had just given birth. the baby boy was in that drain for several hours. he later died at the hospital. >>> president obama is now under fire for scrapping a planned missile defense system in eastern europe. he's replacing the system with a smaller one, but critics say he is caving into pressure from russia. as jill dougherty reports, secretary of state hillary clinton is trying to make it clear exactly what was behind the decision. >> reporter: hillary clinton fires back at critics who charge president barack obama caved in to

phillip arnold paul, here he is.fter giving mental hospital workers the slip, while on a field trip to a county fair. now, investigators saying paul apparently had a backpack on him when he made his break. the problem is, they have no idea what it contains. speculation is that it could contain a change of clothing or food and supplies. they simply just don't know. this is concerns the medication that stabilizes paul could wear off within days. >> he's not somebody that has committed a crime out of passion, he's commit add crime because the voice ins his head tell him to commit the crime and we don't know when the voices are going to start talking to him again. >> julie: by the way, he was acquitted of murder for murdering an elderly woman back in 1987. the search now continues, air and ground. he was of course acquitted, but then, released into this hospital by reason of insanity and put in the mental institution after killing that, killing that elderly woman. well, a woman and her five young children found murdered.

. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist. >>> when congress returns to work next week, overhauling the u.s. health care and insurance system will move to the top of the capitol's to-do list you could say. >> reporter: susan, the president goes primetime on wednesday night and gives an address to a joint session of congress. it's just the second time he's done that during his presidency. we'll expect mr. obama to give us more details about what he wants in a health care deal. the big question, will the president drop the public option? it could compete with private insurance and is opposed by many republicans and some democrats as well. cnn has learned the white house is quietly talking about drafting its own health care reform bill which it could introduce to congress if needed. do americans support what the president is doing on health care? they appear to be split according to our new national survey. our poll suggests that 48% favor the president's plan and 51% oppose. one thing is fo

governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for that county.ther of that little 2-year-old boy right there. he drowned when they got trapped in the floodwaters. listen. >> i just told him it would be all right and that i loved him and we would make it, but we didn't make it. >> no, that little boy did not make it. this happened monday. in a creek, it's just a small creek that turned into a raging river. the father was hanging onto the bushes with one arm and hanging onto his child with the other. but the water was so strong and eventually pulled his little boy away. and the cleanup is under way across many parts of georgia. several major highways around atlanta are open after being closed because of the high water. portions of interstate 20 west of the city were closed to morning traffic. all lanes are open. again, right now. and most metro students are back in class today after getting a rain day because the schools had to clean up the mess but several schools in the outlying counties, they are still closed. and if you would like to help some

temperaturewise now, in arnold 64. 64 potomac. reisterstown 64. 63 gleana and accidenton 62.rnight we'll see scattered showers throughout the region. then during the day tomorrow some spotty showers but the heaviest rain, again, remains on toward the east with the coastal storm. tonight, showers and storms, the heaviest stuff east of us. during the day tomorrow, looking for a mostly cloudy day, few showers with a high of 70. on saturday partly cloudy, sunny on sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday looking like lots of sunshine. thursday mostly cloudy 75. see you tonight at 11:00. >>> the ravens fight have home field advantage but it never bothered the chiefs before. c kc3-0 all-time in baltimore. the chiefs will likely be a run first team, playing into the ravens strength. since 1999, the ravens had only 18 players to rush. the fewest in the nfl. lewis doesn't seem concerned about larry johnson of the chiefs. >> we understand as a bottom line, a defense you don't let nobody come run the ball on you. we've been good at that around here. hopefully we can continue that sunday. >> r

>> reporter: in arnold o, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> the issue of texting while driving is taking center stage on capitol hill. the transportation department is holding a two-day summit on the issue. right now 18 states and the district of columbia prohibit texting while driving. according to the governor's highway safety association. the transportation secretary says he would like to ban texting behind the wheel nationwide. >>> a new law goes into effect tomorrow affecting teen drivers in maryland. specifically. the waiting period will increase by three months to get both the provisional and full license. also teen drivers with repeat moving violations will see tougher penalties. >>> we have another law to talk about. speeding is another concern for all drivers, especially in school zones. now, tomorrow, baltimore's automated speed monitoring program begins. dozens of speed cameras are going up around the city. in fact we saw one installed today at the almeida and 33rd street in northeast baltimore. for the first month drivers who exceed the speed limit by at least 12 miles per h

arnold 53, westminster 53 and 59 degrees chestertown. mostly clear, clouds on back toward the west. clouds filling back in late morning. by this afternoon the breeze picks up. partly to mostly cloudy, high of 69. let's see what is happening at 5:59 a.m. with kim. >> thanks justin. we do have smooth and steady traffic here at 95 as you head towards white marsh. tunnels checking in without problems as well. working a serious injury accident war bow us the area. past the southwest corner of the belt way two left lanes blocked. good news north avenue between broadway and castle. fire activity has been cleared away. disabled vehicle westbound span of the bay bridge. jfx cold spring lane. building volume. traffic moving along at a good pace. >> 6:00. he loved frederick and his family and his hero was his grandfather. >> we've lost another brave man in a war in afghanistan. linda is here to tell us more about this 24-year-old hero. >> jordon grew up listening to stories about his grandfather a marine. when he was 8 he knew he wanted to follow in his grandfather's footsteps. he was on his s

. >>> army arnold charred, one of hollywood's most powerful and lasting figures of the last half century has died at the age of 87. his daily column and variety ran for 52 years. he continued to blog for the paper right up until this past july. he had been the official greeters for the stars outside the academy awards for more than 50 years. had he written his column it no doubt would have included hollywood heartthrob george clooney strolling hand in hand with italian tv host at the venice film festival. it was the first public appearance for the couple who reportedly has been dating since they met early this year. >>> finally, also in venice, matt damon to promote his new film, the informant, for which hehe gained 30 pounds, his secr, mcdonald's and doritos, which he called absolute heaven. he now refers to himself as the sexiest man alive's chunky cousin. i'm sure there's probably a few people out there who still consider him sexy 30 pounds heavier or not. >> a lot of people want to put on 30 pounds just for the fun of it. >>> this comes from wkyc channel tv 3 in cleveland, ohio, wher

police say phillip arnold paul just tried to hitch a ride from someone who alerted authorities.ay from mental health staff members during a field trip to spokane. >>> in florida police want to question a man about the deaths of six people. the man's wife and five young children found dead in an apartment near naples over the weekend. police believe that the man flew to haiti before the bodies were found. the children ranged from 11 months to 9 years old. >>> amazing coast guard rescue video. from astoria, oregon. the crew came to the rescue of one hang guider, a pilot, when he crashed into the pacific, it happened at the cape lookout friday but officials want released video to show just how much danger the glider was in while he treaded water. the coast guard successfully rescued the man who was then taken to the hospital. >>> we certainly know that the stars are big and bright, deep in the heart of texas. >> in amarillo residents got a rare glimpse of the vessel that gets up close and personal with the stars. a piggyback for the space shuttle discovery. stopped at rick husband

phillips arnold paul, acquitted by reason of insanity in the 1987 sleighing of an elderly woman made his escape thrsday. he had a parntly planned for his getaway on a field trip to a county fair. >>> a soldier was killed when a helicopter crashed into the united states main air base in iraq. the chopper went down at balad air base. no word, though, on the cause. >>> a new report says greenhouse gas emissions from fallen courtesy of the global economic downturn. an international economic agency found emissions from burning fossil fuels this year. it's the biggest drop in 40 years. >>> off the coast of brazil, researchers found a previously unknown species of fish. this scaleless fish was found dead floating in the water, weighed in at 88 pounds. one oceanographer found the fish, quote, a rare gem. >>> now here's a look at how wall street will kick off the day today. the s&p added 2. >>> taking a look at overseas trading, in tokyo, the nikkei was closed for a hole day. the hang seng dropped 150 points. >>> can the upward trend continue? investors will look for clues from the meeting of

governor arnold schwarzenegger has called for a complete investigation. and after a series of undercover videos, including one right here in baltimore, acorn's own ceo said it will stop taking clients and bring in independent investigators. >> on capitol hill several lawmakers are calling for a federal investigation of acorn. one senator from nebraska wants the u.s. attorney general to get involved. another from alabama is calling for a sweeping investigation because he believes acorn's corruption is wide spread. >> i believe there is pattern of corruption all throughout acorn. balance problems, trying to falsify. child porn and other things. income tax deals. we need a thorough investigation by the inspector general, at the housing department. and we also need a hearing and investigation by the committee that banking housing committee that i sit on. >> meanwhile, in maryland, several state lawmakers are also looking into funding and grants issued to the acorn office in baltimore over the last few years. >> we have breaking news tonight out of northeast b

dover at 79 trees. 79 in the arnold area. all right.he all important forecast for tonight. few clouds around. as the sun goes down, most of the clouds are gonna disappear and we'll have a very nice evening with mostly clear skies, a few clouds on the eastern shore tomorrow, partly cloudy skies, the showers again stay off the eastern sea board and it looks like it's going to stay that way through the weekend. here it is. for the overnight period, mostly clear, mostly sunny tomorrow, a warmer, high tomorrow of 85 degrees. now the extended outlook, here is your 85 tomorrow, 85 on sunday, monday 82, on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday, looks like we'll see some scattered showers and thunderstorms. looks like the rainiest day will be thursday but temperatures will be on the moderate side getting into the low to mid-70s by the end of the week. we'll be back in a while with more on the weather. >>> in your health tonight just because you happen to be younger doesn't mean you should ignore taking care of your skin. susan hendrix explain

and monkton. 56 arnold.ut the clouds that rolled in, showers back towards the mountains up to our north. you see pink in there? is there a hint of snowflakes back there? the radar is indicating that. i don't think it's reaching the ground but we have cloudy skies this morning. mid-50s. we'll get to 67, mostly cloudy and breezy this afternoon. >>> let's check the roads with kim brown. >> thank you. if you look at the northeast corner of the beltway at harford road you see traffic is pretty much very light and running smoothly. we have some overnight

county into anne arundel county, you will see some pretty good rain falling towards is a verna park, arnold getting sacked with some pretty heavy precipitation right now as well. a lot of this precipitation moving out toward the vest a cheek but there is still some rain in the direction of cecil county as well. as you make the trek up 85 you will find not just the roadway but show showers before you check out. >>> all that wet weather coming in courtesy of a pretty significant fall cold front which we start to get here in late september into october. not going to be a major frigid blast buddy enough to trigger showers and cool down big time. upper 70s, we're not going to see numbers like this, especially the 80s, not going to see them for a while here. maybe towards next weekend because we're going to be down in the 60s, you do see some spots cooled off significantly already. out towards hagerstown, chesapeake, mid-to low 70s, 66 in bwi where they experienced that brain blowing through. the satellite rain, what is significant is you can so clearly make out the leading edge of this cold fron

arnold yen on the other hand, a bit of a pro, csi guy, crime scene investigator for the miami policeartment. he's no stranger to the way it works. you arrive on the scene and start to process everything from fingerprints to guns to shell casings. that's what they lay out right here. you'll see cross examination right now of mr. yen as he answers the questions of the attorney jonathan meltz. have a look. >> while we're discussing the apartment, i believe you told the jury that you went into 1303. >> that is correct. >> you found a firearm in there? >> a firearm. >> it was a shotgun, determined to have nothing to do with this case? >> correct. >> tell the jury what you found within apartment 1300. >> we did not go into 1300. >> tell them what you found in 1301? >> we did not enter. >> 1304? >> we did not enter. >> so let me switch with you. give you defense c. with regard to the items there, tell the jury what are they? what do you classify them for purposes of your investigation? >> a stool, a yellow plastic chair, a milk carton and what appears to be a half of a -- i would call it a

california governo arnold schwarzenegger called the two giants. >> we are humble by their courage, by their dedication a by their manity. >> reporter: captain hall was a veteran with a wife and two grown children. >> ted, you are notnly my hetbu w, ou yere my brother, my friend. >> reporter: specialist quinones was expecting hisirst child this month. >> when two men tell others to hunker down and race out to fd a way out,hat takes a special brd of m or man. >>eporter: and then a persona note. >> it was only in retrospect that i was able to gain strength from the memorial service i attended fory wife and my dahter, but i say to the family you will draw strength fr this. >> reporte there are no suspects in the arson, now a homicide investigation, too. but for the fallen, what mattered wasn't what started the fire, but to save tho in its path, and in that they did. lee cowan, n news, los gele >>still ahead as "nightly news" continues for this saturday, direct hit. an american city strgles to make a comeback after a killer storm. >>> and later, a member of the greatest generatio returns t

. >>> and we're also waiting for governor arnold schwarzenegger to give us an update on the wildfiresg the state of california. so do stick around for that. >>> good morning, everybody. >> governor arnold schwarzenegger now giving an update on the massive wildfires in southern california. let's listen. >> -- various people, i want to thank chief daryl walters for the briefing and all the deputy chiefs, tim mcleyland of cal fire, for his extensive briefing and for the great work and secretary matt who is here with us and sheriff hoops. i want to thank him for being here and his great work and chief dennin and then also we have here with us lou paulson from the california professional firefighters association. thank you very much for being here, and always being right on the front line, and helping us, helping the state put out all of these fires. thank you very much. and then mayor, the mayor is also with us here. i want to thank you, also, sir. so thank you very much. you know, we have a lot of fires all over the state of california. we have fired from the northern border all the way

so right now nice sky, not too bad an evening, 67 degrees, 65 in arnold, 66 in the pal stop area. as far as our forecast for the overnight periods, scattered showers across the region, very light tonight. then tomorrow it starts up with a vengeance. then again into thursday, heavy rain false expected, we could see a couple inches of rain in the maryland region. here is the forecast for the overnight period. cloudy, showers, mostly cloudy day, some scattered showers, high tomorrow 73, there is the heavy rain day thursday. friday keep your fingers crossed, there could be some showers lingering into friday. but saturday and sunday should clear up pretty nicely. monday and tuesday lots of sunshine. check in with justin burke tomorrow night. i'll see you at 5, 6, and 11. >>> derek mason places the bar expectations as high as it can go for the ravens. speaking of high, the red sox hit some mammoth home runs tonight. actually, a lot of 'em. we have got some highlights next on sports. >>> abc 2 news is brought to you by medstar. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicate

phillip arnold paul who is schizophrenic was committed to a mental hospital in 1987 for the murder of an elderly woman. police say paul was on a field trip to the county fair when he slipped away from his chaperone. investigators say paul tricked a friend into believing he had been released. hospital officials waited two hours before calling police. nurses say they warned their supervisors that paul should not be allowed on the annual outing in the first place. >> i can tell you that there was an extreme amount of anger throughout the law enforcement community that this event even took place. >> this is the second time paul has escaped while on a field trip from that mental hospital. >>> last full day of summer 2009 ends on a mild note. and some nice blue sky for us. picturesque way to wrap up summer. hard to believe it's the last full day tomorrow. we'll start fall. sparrows point high school now, 74 degrees there. feels like 77. a little more humidity today. you see blue sky with fair weather clouds there. for just shot. 76 now at bwi marshall. as you head to the eastern shore, warm

without which as have arnold once said, there can be no national security.eneral arnold was of course a formidable advocate for air power long before there was a u.s. air force. his dealings with president roosevelt also showed once more that a little sizzle military tension is nothing new in his stream of republican arnold recall the time when he said some things in congressional testimony that were known to pleasing to fdr. at a white house meeting, sooner after the president looked pointedly at him and observe and military officers who were unable to play bar with his administration might become available for duty in guam. but later that year, general arnold was invited to another white house gathering. a small dinner. and he arrived to discover that roosevelt awaited him with a tray of cocktail mixing is. good evening, half, said the president. as if nothing had happened. how about my mixing new and old fashioned? well, i'm afraid the early hour precludes our breaking the ice, both literally and figuratively, in a similar manner this morning, but it is a

. >> reporter: after a massive statewide man hunt fwlip arnold paul was captured outside of gold goldendaleington while trying to hitchhike. >> i have a concern. i don't feel he is in a good mental state. >> reporter: tez a 47rd criminally insane murderer allowed to go on a field trip to the spokane county fair. he slipped his chaperons and vanished into the crowd of families who had no idea such a field trip was going on. even worst, police say the mental hospital didn't call authorities for help for two hours. >> it is very frustrating, very surprising we weren't put on notice immediately. >> reporter: especially considering paul's background. he had been committed by reason of insanity for the 1987 killing of an elderly woman. experts say most state mental hospitals allow supervised outings but the key is determining who should go and how they should be handled. in this case an employee's union official say it never should have happened because hospital staff warned supervisors it was a bad idea. secretary of health services has a critical incident review and immediate lockdown on any of

. >> reporter: across washington state today, the only thing bigger than the manhunt for phillip arnoldaul was the outrage over his escape and how it happened. his own brother says he's dangerous. >> i have a concern, because i don't feel that phillip's in a good mental state right now. >> reporter: paul is a 47-year-old criminally insane murderer who was allowed to go on a field trip in plain straight clothes to, of all places, the spokane county fair. he slipped his chaperones and vanished into the crowd of families who had no idea such a field trip was going on. even worse, police say the hospital didn't call authorities for help for two hours. >> it is very frustrating, very surprising that we weren't put on notice immediately. >> reporter: especially considering paul's background. he had been committed by reason of insanity for the 1987 killing of an elderly woman. experts say most state mental hospitals allow supervised outing, but the key is determining who should go, and how they should be handled. in this case, an employee's union official said it never should have happened, be

now the governor, arnold schwarzenegger, is calling for an investigation in his state.tol hill are calling for their own investigation. there is word that there may be a reaction from the department of justice. what are they saying about this, kathryn leleck >> it is clear that the acorn issue is on the -- catherine? >> it is clear that the acorn issue was on the radar of the fbi. here is an exchange between or and hatch and the fbi director. -- senator orrin hatch and the fbi director. >> have you been made aware of these incidents? >> clearly, given what you have said this is something that we would look at in consultation with department of justice. >> we would appreciate it. >> clearly the first step has been taken with the fbi acknowledging that they will consult the department of justice over this issue. jane: how did they decide if an investigation is necessary? >> a short time ago i spoke to the no. 2 at the civil division, he said that a number of steps could be taken. first, fbi agents would go out to various parts of the country to not only gather data -- mor

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. >>> california governor arnold schwarzenegger is asking his state's attorney general to investigaten. in the past week, a.c.o.r.n. has been the target of conservative film makers who have released what they call damaging hidden videos of several a.c.o.r.n. workers. another one surfaced yesterday. the group's ceo says she is taking steps now to reform the organization. >> i've got over 700 employees. and, you know, this is a handful of folks. i immediately took swift action, and i said, you know what? we're going to look at this, we're going to make a review from top to bottom, so that this thing never happens again, we work to hard to have some trumped up thing like this happen. >> well, the u.s. senate has voted to block hud grants to a.c.o.r.n. and the census bureau has cut ties with the group for next year's population count. abbie boudreau with talk with a woman who appeared in one of the videos that is causing such a controversy in the next half hour. she'll join us. >>> the yale lab worker charged with killing graduate student annie le was arraigned just a few hours ago. there

now california governor arnold schwarzneggar wants to pull funding in his state. >> are you talking aboutut of every $9 is spent there. i think you will see a sequential effort by governors, both republican and democratic, to defund acorn in their own state. >> what is striking about these undercover videos, according to a former justice department official is that the acorn workers seem very comfortable explaining how to game the system to a couple disguised as a pimp and a prostitute who want to buy a house for a brothel. >> we saw the people on the video apparently giving advice to the folks coming in off the street on ways that they could structure their operations to evade federal tax laws. >> i would emphasize that the f.b.i. director has only said he would consult with the justice department so any review is clearly in a preliminary stage. bret: we will continue to follow t thank you. this quick programming note. acorn's c.e.o. bertha lewis and congressman congressman darryl issa will be guests on fox news sunday. it will cost taxpayers $6.5 billion to maintain the fence along the

arnold said schwarzenegger were among the mourners honoring two firefighters who died in the line ofuty. the firefighters died on august 30 battling a huge wildfire north of los angeles. thousas of people attended the emotional memorial service. it was held in dodgers stadium. the wildfire they were fighting continues to burn, but it is now more than 80% contained. >>> the chief fundraiser for rod blagojevich has died. christopher kelly, a key figure in the corruption case against him, they were both indicted. blagojevich is accused of trying to sell barack obama's former senate seat. kelly was rushed to hospital this morning and pronounced dead a few hours later. an autopsy will be done. >>> a $1 million reward is being offered for informati on the whereabouts of parsi artwork. the police say the original and the warhol paintings -- the original andy warhol paintings were stolen. the police say if it is money that the thieves are after, they may not get that much. >> artwork of this significance is very hard to move. i believe just based on past experience, these will surface. >> th

andrew cuomo and arnold schwarzenegger launched probes into the group's activities. 20 states are currentlys huge community organizer group. catherine herridge is live in washington with more for us on all of this. >> thank you, martha. eight former official tells fox that the threshold for a federal investigation is low for the fbi to collect documents and files in the field and conduct interviews with employees on the videotape. also, importantly, the managers at acorn. >> based on what we have seen on the videos, there is certainly a concern that acorn would be aiding and abetting. we saw people on the video apparently giving advice to folks coming in off the street on ways that they could structure their operation to evade federal tax law. you also have the possibility of human trafficking. >> what is also striking is that the acorn workers in the video seem comfortable relying their advice about essentially gaining the system the gaming -- gaming the system. lamar smith has sent a letter to the department of justice. >> i know the justice department has been accused of allowing politic

california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency. and you can kind of get a sense now, it's about 7:35 local time of the up to 600 homes that have been evacuated and were evacuated as a result of all of that. >>> and bob, i know you're going to get to some other weather in the east. but a lot to do with the santa ana winds. >> typical for this time of year. winds come down the slopes of the mountains and they pick up speed and compress the air that heats it up. it's going to dry out, be warm for you. santa ana winds always a problem for fire weather. that's what they have out there. and let me show you the west coast to the east coast, it doesn't look like too much when you look at the radar, but the clouds from new york down to philly, stretch back towards washington too. we'll probably get an effect at the airport for you. here's the way it looks in central park. hey, not a bad start, it's going to be on the dry side for the first part of the day. couple of showers brushing through the region. you can see a little haze there. your

the california governor, arnold schwarzenegger has now announced that $100,000 reward for information leading to an arr t arrest. the wildfire burned more than 150,000 acres and destroyed over 70 homes and buildings. >> and reynolds was out there, much of this past week, covering this thing and reynolds, correct me if i'm wrong here, but the santa ana winds not really much of an issue for firefighters out west, correct? >> they weren't an issue at all in this particular fire and it's so rare so hear of the fires and not have them mentioned. usually when you have the fires the santa ana winds one of the big catalyst to promote the fires in spreading and to get them moving. with this there was very little smoke so whatever smoke was formed from the fires would straighten up and hamper the visibility of many of the firefighters, not just on the ground but attacking from the skies above so it was a tremendous, tremendous issue. what we have today in parts of southern california where they're battling the blaze, cool conditions along the coast, microclimates, you often hear us refer to tho

his name is phillip arnold paul.p to a county fair. and now state officials are facing intense criticism for allowing paul with a violent criminal past to be on the field trip to begin with. he was committed to a mental hospital after he admitted to killing an elderly woman back in 1987. paul says he killed her because he thought she was a witch. >>> we may never know why annie le was killed. unless the suspect confesses, it is unclear what happened in the lab. clark is charged with murdering le. local media is reporting investigators were suspicious about clark even before le's body was found after watching hours of surveillance tapes. they say he stood out to them. he was seen leaving the building looki looking distraught. >> reporter: we know he was not a student there at yale. he was a lab technician, low man on the totem pole, keeping track of the animals annie le and her team were using for research. he was doing diabetes and cancer research. he reportedly did text her that day having to do with the condition o

arnold schwarzenegger is offering a $100,000 we ward for information on the suspected arsonist.people are honoring the firefighters, ted hall and arnie quinones. brian todd explains. >> reporter: the remains of a fallen firefighter are driven past his saluting colleagues. his death and that of another firefighter mean the biggest fire in los angeles history is now a homicide case. investigators are now calling it arson. the commander adds another phrase. >> it's an act of terrorism. it's my personal opinion. it affects communities, citizens, firefighters, law enforcement officers, what else could it be? >> reporter: this could be ground zero on the angeles crest highway in the angeles forest. investigators tell us, it's likely this is the point of origin. officials are not commenting on a los angeles times report that material was found here. the source didn't specify what material that is. a former fire chief who investigated thousands of fires around the u.s. said it could be a range of things. >> probably they found the match that was left there, the lighter that was left the

. >>> california governor arnold schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for ventura county after a wildfire there doubled in size over the past 24 hours. the blaze has grown to 9,700 acres. to make matters worse, it's threatening the multimillion dollar agriculture industry as it makes its way towards citrus and avacado orchards. it was fueled by the hot, dry santa ana winds. firefighters are hoping to have it contained by saturday. >>> it has felt like summer for the past few days, but it will soon feel like fall. veronica johnson has the fast forecast from the storm center. >>> yes. talk about tomorrow night astee 50s. the national theme, big area of high pressure over the west. over the east here, we are quiet right now. there is a weather front south of the area. temperatures in the 80s right now. look the at college park at 82 degrees. dew point at 64 degrees. that dew point temperature has been dropping a little today. 67s the reading right now in hey market, virginia. 83 the temperature after a high today of 85 degrees. winds are light. we'll drop to 75 degrees by 11:00 p.