and now ashley, how the traffic?ell, volume is on the increase on 270 southbound from 109 to the truck scales. past germantown, pickup the pace towardhe beltway. as we travel it of southeast, police activity around randall circle between branch, minnesota and massachusetts. police are on scene directing people around this area. avoid it if you can. that's out ofoutheast at randall circle is where everything is shut down due to police activity. eun and joe, back to you. >> thanks, ashley. >>> how safe are you when you ride metro? you are safer today thanou were a year ago. debbie her irshman said. >> reporter: good news for a change. it was just a few months ago that the national transportation satisfactory board blasted metro for the anemic safety culture they say existed at the time of that deadly cras now, the ntsb is recognizing them for strides they have made over the last year to improve safety. the chairman of the ntsb said metro is safer now than it was back in 2009. metro has made significant safety improveme

how is it looking, ashley? around the region. 66 eastbound jammed up, headed to fairfax. 109 down towards germantown. outer loop is jammed, college park to silver spring. a little bit of a rocky commute between connecticut and 355 where there is sand and debris all across the roadway. no problems towards 270. back to you. >> okay. . thanks very much, ashley that is news 4 today. thanks for starting your friday and your weekend wh us. >> the "today" show is next. we'll be right back monday morning. we start at 4:30 a.m. we hope to see you then. until then, have a great y and a great weekend. >> bye. well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love! as a buyer for t.j.max i'm always on the hunt. i check out the shows. i see what's happening on the street. and i work deals directly with the designers. so when i score... you score. gimme a fashionista... i'll make her a maxxinista. t.j.maxx. check us out on facebook for a chance to win a 500 dollar shopping spree!

ashley, good morning. how is the friday commute? >> we still have police activity on it of southeast shutting down branch avenue at randall circle, just south of fort dupont park. it will last a little while longer. capital beltway, good indication the fog. college park, silver spring, we are on thebrakes mostly due to that fog. volume certainly doesn't help. as you travel 270 southbound, 109 towards the truck the. 66 this morning traling eastbound, prior to 123 you'll be on the brakes. headed toward the capital beltway, it inwinds. >> thanks very much, ashry. >>> 6:22. why steven colbert will be testifying in front of congress today. >>> how police were able to track down the preppy burglar. >>> you'll want to see this one again. one model's fall from grace. ouch! >>> comedian stephen colbert will be on capitol hill today. one would guess it is not going to be a laughing matter. he is set to testify on farm workers who are illegal immigrants. he focused on the united farm workers take our job. he spent the day picking vegetables on

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ashley? >> hey, ashley. >> hey, guys. goodafternoon, let's jump right in. here's the capitol beltway inner loop. you'll find it very heavy leaving tyson. and then continuing to bethesda and silver spring. this is what you're going to deal with on your approach toward georgia. this is the pace at connecticut avenue. byhe time you meet up with the college park ara, the pace improved. the our loop of the beltway, you travel along 270. here's the pace at falls road. nobig prlems in the northbound direction. continuing past germantown, all clear. clear past the frederick area. not too bad to start you off out of e springfield interchange. we do have a lot of delays headed down toward the hov merge, the delays will take you in toward quantico. back to youguys. >> thanks, ashley. >>> there's more to come on news 4 at 4:00. questions onow a bullfight was run. >>> lindsay's latest photo shoot is raising some eyebrows. danella's here to dish the dirt >>> it's the end of an era, don't look for paper tax forms and instructions in your mailbox next year. the irs has dec

ashley is bright and creative and loves to sing.4's barbara hrrison helps her do what she loves most. >>> hello. >> reporter: ashley how are you? >> i'm great. >> reporter: i'm so glad to meet you. >> you, too. nbc is awesome. >> reporter:shley told us she likes to sing so we suggested spending time together at bach to rock, a very popular place for kids to take music lessons. good to see you. >> how are you doing? >> reporter: great. i want you to meet ashley. the director of bach to rock welcomed us. >> we're a ready. we have our studio and vocalists. >> reporter: at 12 years old ashley was more than just excited about being here. have you ever had had voice lessons before? >> no. >> reporter: no? nott all? >> never in my life. >> reporter: ashley said she was ready for her first lesson. carly said they would start with a warm-up. >> well, ashley has been in foster care the last eight years, actually, and she came to fostercare with her siblings due to abuse. she has unfortunately had several moves but is resilient and very energe

ashley, how are we doing?ll, this early morning, a new beltway accident. 95 northbound, single file to the right will get you by. 109 towards the struck scale. nothing too substantial beyond that. headlights travelinglong the toll road, making their way to the capital beltway. no problems on 66. 95 out of virginia, northbound drivers leaving fredericksburg. rolling accident creating a little bit of volume. back to you. >>> ashley, thank yo. >>> our time is 5:23. 68 degrees. >>> coming up, what happened when natalee holloway's mother visited yurn van der sloot. >>> and how a >>> good morning and welcome back. the mother of missing teenager natalie hal way met face to face with jurn van der sloot in prison. she got access wednesday through a dutch journalist. she told van der slot, quote, she had no hate in her soul for him. his attorney told nbc the meeting lasted less than a minute. prison officials made her leave because she did not have per mission to talk to him. he's the main suspect in natalee holloway's

ashley, how is the traffic? >> good morning.ell, this early morning we have wrapped up road construction. substantial work night after night particularly in the tyson's area. taking a peekt the capital beltway. those headlights continue towards 270 at the posted speed limit. no problems to report bethesda to silver spring. be careful out there. if you're traveling along395, no big problems this early morning. you lead the 95 interchange many tail lights continuing into town at the posted speed limit. no big problems. eun and joe, back to you. >> all right. ashley, thank you. don't be late if you a taking vre to work. otherwise, you could be left behind. he's urging operators to leave stations on time even if they see riders running to catch the train. you should be there 5 or 10 minutes before your scheduled time. vre is trying to improve its record. those numbers have since improved drastically. >>> well, it was a good run. after 231 years, one of thomas edison's most famous inventions is coming toan end. g.e. shut down, yes, t

>> reporter: ashley told u she likes to sing.weuggested spending time together at a very popular place for kids to take music lessons. >> good to see you. >> how are you doing? >> great. >> reporter: the director of bach to rock welcomed us. >> we're gog to have a great time today. >> reporter: at 12 years old, ashley was more than just excited about being here. >> have you ever had voice lessons before? >> no. >> not at all? >> never in my life. >> reporter: ashley said she was ready for her first lesson. karlie said they would start with a warm-up. >> well, ashley's been in foster care for thelast eight years. and she came in itially due to abuse. she's unfortunately had several moves, but she's a resilient young lady. she's very energetic. she enjoys singing, dancing, and performance art. >> reporter: ashley proved to be a terrific student. >> she does very well in school. she's a straight-a student. >> what would you like to be when you grow up? >> i do many things. >> reporter: tl me some of them. >> a poet, a dancer, a sing

police arrested a man in charged him in quick the muer of ashley mccrae. the suspect, a man once mentored by the peaceaholics. the scene, atlanta street southeast. it was around lunch time. police converge on an suv. a passenger in that suv arrest and charged in the murder of ashley mccrae. the suspect identified as damon sam's, 21 years old from southeast. they say he is known to some as nine millie, a would be rapper. sams was once mentored by the peaceaholic and they say he broke up a fight taken with two gangs about three years ago. news of the arrest brought a sense of relief to the family and friends of ashley mccrae. >> i am absolutely glad that there was an arrest made. because it was awful the way she left here. she shouldn't have left that way. and i honestly hope and pray that not only pray for her family but we bring for the young man's family. and he gets some help. >> reporter: ashley was a student at devry academy. she had a b. last saturday night she went to celebrate her friend's birthday at the nightclub in northeast. later, she was with

>> reporter: ashley mccray knew a lot of people and today, the church was packed. several hundred inside the church and another hundred or so gathered outside of the church and she knew members of the two rival gangs. community activists and police came here because they were afraid that putting the two groups together would lead lead to violence and today, someone brought a gun to a funeral. >> two secs you heard gun shots go off and everybody responded back into the church and scattered everywhere. >> reporter: 21-year-old ashley mccray's funeral was wrapping up and that crowd gathered for one last goodbye as the casket was placed in the hearse. police and members from the columbia heights collaborative have been watching the violence escalate between the two groups and many worried that violence would break out and they did. sadly ashley and the man killed had moved away from violence recently. >> and this is about him and the fact that he's one of the kids they have been working with and has been removed from this kind of behavior the last few weeks. >> it's ve

how is ashley's mother holding up? >> reporter: deborah mccray told me there's one thought that is keeping from her falling apart right now. >> her smile, i see her smile. that's what is keeping me going, i keep seeing her smile. she had the prettiest smile in the world. >> reporter: at this hour police still investigating the case. there have been no arrests. >> paul wagner, thank you. >>> hundreds of mourners gathered this morning to honor the life and legacy of civil rights pioneer dr. ronald walters. funeral services were held at shy low baptist church -- shiloh baptist church in d.c. he taught at howard university for 25 years before becoming director of the african- american leadership institute at the university of maryland. eleanor holmes norton today spoke about a roundtable walters led just one month ago. >> caused the decline because he was not hearing well. i prevailed on ron to come and lead the forum. there was simply no one who could do it as well. ron generously agreed to come and ron did not disappoint

but this is how ashley experiences it.he 19-year-old is deaf. >> yeah, of course, motorcycles, riding them a hearing sport, really. being deaf, you have to rely on the vibration. >> reporter: this 110 pound girl throws around a 220-pound bike, turning a childhood passion into a full-time profession. >> sometimes it's frustrating for me being deaf because i think people look at me that way and think that i'm not capable. >> reporter: pushing her to become a two time x-games gold medalist. ashley is among the fastest female motocross riders in the world. and half a world away another young rider was watching, inspired by her story. >> i was surely someday meet her. >> reporter: nora grew up in iran. there almost everyone told her that riding motocross was not something a girl should do. >> i thought she's somehow like me. >> reporter: so nora started e-mailing ashley. "in iran we can hardly ride" she wrote "but i don't give up. one of my big dreams is to see you." and that came true when ashley's sponsor flew nora to the u.s

ashley is among the fastest female motocross riders in the world.ld away another young rider was watching, inspired by her story. >> i was sure i will someday meet her. >> reporter: nora grew up in iran. there, almost everyone told her that riding motocross was not something a girl should do. >> i thought she's somehow like me. >> reporter: so nora started e- mailing ashley. "in iran we can hardly ride," she wrote "but i don't give up. one of my big dreams is to see you." and that came true when ashley's sponsor flew nora to the u.s. to compete. though it hardly seems competition is what formed between two young women each facing their own obstacles. >> we both have some challenge. for her the deafness, and for me being female rider in iran. >> reporter: while nora lost the race, she gained a friend and a role model in ashley. together they showed determination which makes life's twists and turns easier to navigate. seth doane, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric in new york. thank you for w

the funeral was for young homicide victim, ashley mccray. although police have made an arrest in her killing, they expected the simmering anger and retaliation led to today's homicide. >> you hear all of the gunshots. there were 12 of them that went off. >> at this point, there are no suspects in custody. police are looking for a light- colored older model crown victoria seen fleeing from this neighborhood. >> thank you. police believe that today's shooting is gang-related. the family of the center of today's funeral has already felt the pain of gang violence. we continue live team coverage. >> i am outside walker memorial baptist church where the funeral took place. there were between 600 people to 700 people who were here for the funeral for daschle mccray. she was the victim of a fatal shooting. >> i heard gunshots go off. from where, i do not know. >> was there panic, sir? >> yes. >> he described the scene after paul burress had taken the body of ashley mcrae from the church. -- after pallbearers had taken the body of ashley mcrae from t

i just don'tnow why. >> reporter: ashley mccrae. worked at commander salamander's boutique in georgetown. friend and co-worker will meyers. >> she was a good person. she didn't deserve to die like that. all i can remember is friday, we were all there and she was talking about going out, having friends. she couldn't wait. she was real excited about it. >> reporter: friday night, ashley left commander salamander's around 9:00 p.m. she went to her home in columbia heigh, changed her clothes and around 11:00 she went to a friend's birthday party at the nightclub in ntheast. they say she was there for more than two hours and left with a male friend. a short time after leaving that nightclub in northeast, ashley mccrae ends up in a car in the 2700 block of bruce place utheast. inhat car, they say she wa shot. neighbors heard the gun fire. they call 911. ashley mccrae rushed to the hospital. but she died a short time later. what are you going to remember most about her? >> her smile. that's what is keeping me going. her smile. i keep seein

it has been really awful out there, ashley. >> oh, yes, doreen, it has been. answer jim's question, southbound lanes are open. you certainly are going to b very slow as if there were lanes blocked pause you get the eye full with the flhing lights and crane equipment. but southbound lanes are open at this time. now, it does have far-reaching effects. get some of these delays, we have the one close to little river, but it also has far-reaching effects 66 eastbound. it's gm to the beltway. we've got itonetheless justo hop onto the beltway. george washington parkway was solid. the toll road was jammed up out of virginia. and river roa a lot of drivers were taking that as their alternative to get over toward silver spring and back to the beltway, but that no longer is a very good option because river road is jammed near the beltway in both directions to either leave the beltway and get out of town orto head thwart it to bypass the issue. we still have drivers on the outer loop coming around from georgia avenue in order to continue onto to 270 north. but the differe

again, chopper 4 is en route, and we'll have the latest from ashley linder coming up in just a bit. >> this would normally be a very, very busy time on that routes the rush hour is just beginning, rush hours in that area. i-270 at that spur in bethesda. i've traveled it many times. i know it's pretty high up. i can't see where it went off. it's hard to tell exactly where it happened, but we're waiting for more information. >> again, it's 4:15. so rush hour is starting to get into high gear. we'll stay on top of this story for you and bring you the latest as it comes in to "news 4." >>> well, you now how reality television shows drag out the final moments before they announce the winner. >>> last nighton the finale of australia's show, nina has that story. >> reporter: it sounds simple enough. >> the long weeks of work, the long hours, the tears, it all comes down to this moment. the winner and australia's next top model for 2010 is -- >> reporter: for dramatic effect, get the winner's name in the ear piece, what could go wrong. kelsey had beat the favorite, amanda to the title. >> i w

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good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty.n the red after new worries about european debt. japan's nikkei dropped nearly 2rs while hong kong's hang seng was also down. >>> today, wall street gets the latest measure of how much the economy is growing and a look at the weekly jobless claim numbers on wednesday, the wednesday, stocks took a Ñi breather from their september rally. the dow slipped almost 23 points, while the nasdaq gave back three. >>> fed chairman bernanke delivers an update on financial reform on capitol hill later today. although the set of new rules was passed in july, congress left most details to a team of regulators, headed by treasury secretary timothy geithner. the rule writing just under way has drawn intense lobbying from the financial industry and some critics worry the new laws won't have enough bite.Ñi >>> the foreclosure crisis continues to drag down home prices.xd according to reality trac, 24% of homes solid last quarter were in foreclosure, that's up 5% from the first quarter of the year. the aver

good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, betty. asian markets lost steam after new worries about europe's banks. japan's nikkei shed more than 1%, while hong kong's hang seng was also mostly lower. today, wall street gets the very latest on the housing markets. on monday, financial stocks dragged the market lower. the dow lost 48 points while the nasdaq gave back 11. >>> the tablet wars are heating up again. on monday the company that gave us blackberry unveiled its tablet computer the playbook. it's lighter than the ipad with a screen about half the size, and unlike the ipad, it will have two cameras on the front and back. it should be available early next year, but the company has not yet announced a price tag. >>> president obama signed a bill on monday creating a $30 billion fund to help small businesses expand and hire. the bill also includes eight tax breaks. the president says the incentives should help create jobs in the short-term. >>> the planned merger of southwest and air tran looks like a mixed bag for consumers. most

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. >> reporter: in new york, ashley davorkin, fox news. >>> the news keeps coming. here's brian bolter with the news edge at 11:00. >>> the news edge staying on top of the big story of the day, a drive-by and car crash shattering the peace during a funeral service on u street. tonight we've learned the identity of the man who lost his life in the chaos. the area was turned crime scene and shut down for hours today. the police are still looking for the men who opened fire this actual. roby chavez is live on u street now with more. roby. >> reporter: brian, scary moments today along u street as gun fire erupted. also scary for mourners who had filed inside this church. we were told the casket was being loaded into the church when gun fire rang out. it was the funeral of ashley mccray, she was friends with rivals of many gang members and someone brought a gun. mourners scattered as gun shots rang out in the u street corridor. friends of ashley mccray gathered at her funeral and some were known gang members. >> we was walking down it try to get in our car and realized t

ashley mccray was very popular. unfortunately, she was also very popular among two rival gangs. many of the members attended her funeral today, and someone brought a gun. >> i just heard the shot and scattered back into the church. >> reporter: the drive-by shooting happened as the funeral for 21-year-old ashley mccray was wrapping up. witnesses say her casket was being placed in the hurst. they heard between four and 12 gun shots. >> we was walking down to try to get in our car and realized our car had been shot up. they said -- the people around us said that the guy was standing near our car. >> reporter: when the shooting stopped, this suv, which was being shot at witnesses say, had overturned blocks away near 12th and u. >> the busses was blocking him and so it hit the verizon truck here and flipped. >> reporter: jamal coates was killed and two others injured during the shoot-out. several others were seen running away. later, police say this tan buick regal may have been involved in the shooting witnesses leaving the funeral ducked for cover. >> this is something very tragic

ashley morrison has the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> good morning, betty. asian markets moved up this morning, japan's nikkei gained about half a percent while hong kong's hang seng was also higher. today, wall street tries to keep the september rally going after stocks finished higher tuesday. the dow gained 46 points, while the nasdaq finished up about 10. >>> the government is trying to cut the cord to aig, the "wall street journal" and "new york times" report the insurance giant is in accelerated talks to pay back its taxpayer debt and reduce the government's 80% stake in the company. aig got multiple bailout packages after being hit hard by the credit crisis. an exit plan is expected to be announced next week. >>> the gap between the rich and the poor in this country has never been wider. according to a census report in 2009, the top 20% of american earners receive nearly half of all the country's income while the bottom fifth got about 3.5%. that's a record. adjusting for inflation americans are now making four thousand dollars less than they were a d

ashley morrison in new york with morning. good morning to you. >> good morning, terrell. asian stock markets ad veinsed slightly this morning in light training. the neck kay bucked the trend slipping about a third of a percent, the hang seng mostly higher. on wall street investors hope to add to gains. yesterday, the dow rose by seven and the nasdaq fell six points. >>> another member of president obama's economic team is leaving. lawrence summers, the president's top economic adviser plans to leave the white house at the end of the year and return to harvard university. he's the third top-level economic advise arer to the president to leave since july. >>> meanwhile, following his policy-making meeting yesterday, the federal reserve made clear it is prepared to take further steps to jump-start the economy. fed fashsials said that means purchasing mortgage bonds and tresh reap notes and the fed said it will likely keep its benchmark interest rate near zero for an extended period of time. >>> while the economic recovery struggles, the global airline industry is doing bette

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ashley mccrae. 21 years old.er the weekend in far southeast. >> she didn't have enemies. she is pretty. i just don'tnow why. >> reporter: ashley mccrae. she worked at commander salamander's boutique. friends and co-worker will meyers. she was a good person. she didn't deserve to die like that. you know? i mean, i remember it was friday. we were all here. she was talking about going out, having fun shelf couldn't wait. she was real excited about it >> reporter: 48 night. ashley left commander salamander's around 9:00 p.m. she went to her home in columbia heights, changed her clothes and around 11:00, she went to a friend's birthday party at the nightclub in northeast. they say she was there

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>> ashley, howre you?> great. >> i'm so glad to me you. >> she will us she likes to sing so we suggested spending some time together at a very popular place for kids to take music lessons. naya, the director of the bethesda location, welcomed us. >> we're all ready. got our vocal instructor and we're going to have a great time. >> at 12 years old, she was more than just excited about being here. >> have you ever had voice lessons before? >> no. >> not at all? >> never in my life. >> she said she was ready for her first lesson. carly said they would start with a warm-up. >> she has been in foster care for the last eight years and she came with her siblings due to abuse. she has unfortunately had several moves. she is a very resilient yong lady. she is very ergetic, as you can see. she enjoys singing, dancing, and performance art. >> ashley proved to be terrific student. >> she does very well in school. she is a straight a student. >> what do you think you would like to be when you grow up? >> many thin >> t

. >> and ashley smith is on the line. ashley. are you there? >> i am here. you're at the gas station when this happened?. >> yes. across the street at the econ econolodge gas station. on san bruno avenue. i had no sooner paid for my gas. it just happened. >> what happened? what is on fire? >> my guess is that considering where the area is now after a driving away, it might have hit something in a residential area due to already-mentioned dry eucalyptus. under brush. so... it was -- san bruno gets quite warm almost year round. so something happened in that area. and this does sound like a dull airplane engine going off. and it's a big explosion. i'm -- down in the aefr in south san francisco. i can still see dark clouds. yes. >> we can see them here from san francisco. this is a huge fire. did you hear anything else? before you saw the flames? can you describe that for us again? >> flames were just -- they were big. i was well over the divider in the area. no sooner do we see the explosion than we can see a car just trying to drive up onto the island to get a

ashley morrison for cbs news, new york. >>> soap operas have been struggling to hold on to audiences.the guiding light went off the air last year after 72 years on radio and television. >>> we are used to hearing about tornadoes in the plain states but rarely does one happen in the northeast, particularly new york city. the national weather service is trying to confirm reports of a possible tornado in the burro of queens. a woman in her car was killed when a tree fell on her vehicle. winds were clocked up to 100 miles per hour. several trees, power lines, and street signs were knocked down. >> my used to be car is now a convertible and the tree came down in one piece. i have lived here for ten years. i have seen bad wind. they said there was a tornado warning. i think it hit. >> more than 20,000 people are left without power. some won't have their power restored until sometime this evening. >>> howard is here with our first forecast. >> that's kind of similar to what we had in alexandria during the month of august. it could have been straight line winds, investigate to see how things

let's go to ashley linr. ashley, what is going to be the situation there and how are they going to try to remedy those people parked now on i-270? >> that is going to be the biggest issue right now. from our understanding they are going to start detouring drivers only democracy boulevard. unfortunately that measly little detour isn't goi to do much for the drivers already committed to the beltway. as you can see here, here's the pace across the american legion bridge inching along. those headlights are out. as you can see the inner lop is inching along, making its way up toward democracy. so here's what's going on. this is the camera at 270 and democracy. they have it spun around so you can see. this is democracy itself. you cannot get onto 270 at this point. those drivers who are already stuck, this is going to prove to be not much to help to you because unless they let everybody off and immediately sew it's not going to help drivers but it's progress so we'll take it because there is some movement to be mad

ashley webster has today's business report. p>> it made not feel like it's over, but now we now when, 2009. that is when theenational bureau of economic research ii reporting that the 19 month down turn officially ended..3 it's the worst trek dins!! trek3 predepression levels until 2013. homebuilders confidence in september still stuck at the lowest level ii more than a ú%t stuck, not stuck, the dow jumping 145 points onnthe day. it's up 3% on the year. gold hitting another record high, up nearly 17% in 2010. price just shyyof 1280 an ounce. and they are flying high on your dime, raking in $1.7 mmllion on the first quarter. ppofitaale quarter since 2007. that'' business, i'm ashley webster. >>> coming up a member of thh ravens ccaching staaf in hot water this morning. the charges an assisttnt defensive line coach is facing. p>> the research group says the ♪ i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> welcome back to fox 45 early 5:27 is the time. i'm paariie harris. it's a cool

ashley morrison is here with more. good morning. >> good morning. asian markets got a bounce. japan's nikkei shot up more than one percent, and hong kong's hang seng was also higher. this week wall street gets a fresh report on manufacturing, consumer confidence and personal income. last week, stocks surged on new signs of strength in the economy. the dow added almost 2.5%, while the nasdaq tacked on nearly 3%. >>> that makes four straight weeks of gains for the market. the best run-up since april. the major indexes are all up nearly 10% for the month. if the rally holds, it would be the best september for stocks since 1939. >>> 140,000 hyundai sonatas recalled because of a steering defect. the recall affects 2011 models built from last december and this month. owners of affected vehicles can go to their dealers for inspection. there have been no crashes or injuries reported. >>> this bud's for you and this week, it might be free. budweiser is launching a new marketing campaign this week to appeal to younger drinkers, giving away free beers at bars and restaurants. the brand i

ashley mccrae was shot. her family said she had just left the nightclub in northeast with a male friend. she was 21 years old. >>> another crime alert for the university of maryland community tonight. police say a man was jumped and rob by three sspects yesterday in the parking lot of the college park shopping center. it is the sixth violent robbery to happen near the campus since early august. >>> and d.c. council chair and democratic mayoral nominee vincent gray said he will continue to pursue aggressive education reform. that he may or may not include michelle rhee in his planning. gray said the d.c. school' chancellor has done some good things, but whether she stays in her post under his administration will be contingent upon the conversations he has with her when they meet. >> turning now to t weather, we've had a string of great days. >> my goodness. >> we're getting so spoiled and we're dry. as dry as we can be. >> a little too dry. we would love to see it rain but we still do not have much rain in th

ashley morrison in new york. thank you so much. >>> the commander of utah's army national guard is taking the plame for a wildfire in salt lake city. the fire has claimed three homes so far. practice rounds on the utah army national guard sparked the blaze sunday and is blamed for about 20% -- only 20%. the live fire training was despite high wind warnings. 1600 homes were evacuated. >>> streets in southern texas were flooded, partly from rain from hurricane karl. nearly 7 inches fell in a 234-hour period. at least one person is missing and more rain expected through tomorrow. >>> just ahead, an arrest warrant for actress lindsay lohan. genetically engineered salmon may be coming to your dinner table. >>> first katie couric. >>> campaign ads are back, many of them are paid for by groups who don't have to tell you where their money is coming from. so, who's really pulling the strings? we'll investigate tonight only on the "cbs evening news." a to. with so many to choose from it's hard to see the difference. but th

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i hope we haven't gotten that bad. >> i hope not. >> ashley morrison. moving right along this morning, appreciate it, ash. talk to you soon. >>> straight ahead your monday morning weather. in sports, the manning brothers battle it out. we'll check out sunday night football next. ♪ [ female announcer ] we've got stains, down to a science. new wisk, with our breakthrough stain spectrum technology targets all the major stain groups like proteins, carbohydrates and oils. its enzymes and cleaning agents tackle a full range of stains. you'll never look at stains the same way again. for a more powerful clean, try new wisk. fight stains with science. [ man ] then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna -- [ beep ] wow. [ man ] yeah, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman ] did it just -- target the blood? target the blood? yeah, it drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... [ man ] easy?

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