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barbara and joe back to you. >> thank you. eight people are dead including four children after a minivan barrelled down the wrong side of the highway. it happened yesterday in west chester county new york. ranging from two years old to nine years old.b a fifth child was take on the the hospital. three people in the suv were killed as well. our time is now 11:40. got a skill to share? find out how your expertise can turn into cash online. >> find out how to cut the cost of your hotel stay in half. >> plus fightk cangs.le how some people are slimming t wn ldoirheerow legs. >> andourer thought police chief's licechief'sli ar charges. e-mail us. il we wl try to read some ohe twe responses at the end of this newsca and this is your movies on demand screen. oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well, i'm going to... activate over 100 hd channels? program his remote? it's like you've been watching him all day. have you been watching me all day? no. (announcer) want the ultimate upg

>> reporter: not quite yet, barbara.ajor delays are anticipated, though this morning and this afternoon. the road blocks are in place. it's just the area around the ronald reagan building. i'm told by d-dot is that this is the call of the secret service, take a look in that direction on 14th street in between constitution and pennsylvania. this morning, we know that the president is meeting with top-level officials, they're addressing the opening session of the first u.s.-china and strategic economic die lock at the ronald reagan building. the u.s. and china holding their first top-level exchange on a broad range of bilateral, global and regional challenges on economic and foreign issue policies, as well as climate change, delays particularly over the 14th street bridge are expected. the bridge will be open, there will be ample signage, but it could be slow going. you may want to stay off the 14th street bridge, opt for the roosevelt or memorial bridge instead. >>> 14th street, the 14th street will be closed between cons

not barbara, but barbie.y're unveiling her latest life-size inspired dress, complete with a pair of hot pink stilettos and a beatle. the convention is sold out but you can still get in. there's a public day tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. the admission is $7. barbie as opposed to barbara, even though you do have pin stilettos on. >> i do not, joe. life sized dress. >> i guess. >> and life sized stilettos. >> i d't know if there's a life sized barbie anywhere. >> somewhere out there. 5:27, 65 degrees here in the nation's capital. >>> violent young offenders escaping from a juvenile detention center weeks after it happened. coming up, an update on this story and tell you about major fallout from this. >> how's this for a want ad? one town is in search of a witch. we'll tell you which, coming up. >>> red line rehab. metro has a major facelift planned. why it could make things more difficult for riders before they get better. >>> good morning and welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs on this friday,

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm barbara harrison. it is friday, july 1st, last day of the month, 2009. >>> look can outside, we do have some clouds. patches of blue. chuck bell told me that. >> those patches are on my blue tro trauicce.rtifates >> i don't hav go .th got them. >>jot atl jo l aittle joke. >>it laler a literal >>> 76 degrees >>> 76 degrees downwnto rwnight no w. 77 in owal utso, down int maryland., ryland.. lplata, maryland. most of the showers are west of interstate 81. it will be a while before they reach to the metro area. nonetheless, the chance for rain is in the forecast for the second part of our friday. it is neither good nor bad news. we have an opportunity for some severe weather coming up later this afternoon and evening. you need to keep a weather eye to the sky. the atmosphere will be charged up by 5:00, 6:00 this evening. >>> let's go to jerry to take a look at the roads. >>> good morning. so far, so good. friday, everything is moving along pretty well. that's very good news. over the american legion bridg

i'm the come to, go to gallon barbara boxer. i talked about this, too, and she mentioned this in part of her defense. as a liberal, you have to decide which victims are related to you. her husband is a veteran, too. i wonder if she makes him call her senator. do into not call me ma'am! glenn: that is probably too much information for me. >> this is the liberal world view, to be have an opinion, you must be part of a certified victim group, so barbara boxer sees a black testifying before her and she thinks it is appropriate to cite other blacks. glenn: i just want to say this, america, i want you to know, if i may ann, speak to you just directly, barbara boxer may be watching right now, but i may have ann coulter on, but barbara is proud that ann is on. i think she's proud. >> that was one of my best moments when she called alford, the head of 100 black man club would be proud that you, sir, are testifying today >> and he drove himself here, too! that's good. that is fantastic. >> and he was fan fantastic, and by the way, he like

barbara and joe, back to you. >> thanks, jerry.inder that drivers will notice a change on the chain brge. crews created a separate lane for drivers turning right onto route 123 as they leave the district. that way drivers who need to turn right won't get stuck behind people waiting to go straight. >>> breaking news in prince george's county. the byrne manor knights of columbus hall went up in flames and burned to the ground. the popular hall is located in the 1500 block of southern avenue. megan mcgrath joins us from the scene and has the latest for us now. >> rorter: goomorning. the damage is extensive. put out a million dollars and we have a live picture of the building to show you to see for yourself that the instruct sewer made out of brick. the walls are still standing. the interior was completely gutted. we spoke to a member of this knights of columbus hall. he says he doesn't think they'll be able to save much inside. the fire was too extensive. there was a lot of water and smoke damage. they think it was a comete loss. knig

matt, hi. >> hi, barbara. good to see you.ing up on a thursday here on our program, more on michael jackson. where's his body and where will he be laid to rest? get the latest on that, including some infighting apparently going on within the jackson family. plus who has the legal upper hand when it comes to gaining custody of jackson's three children, his family members or debbie rowe. we'll talk about that. >>> also ahead, are you wasting money when you buy bottled water? we're going to talk about new questions being raised about purity and safety. >>> and he says he wants to be uber famous. bruno joins us for a live interview when we start on a thursday morning right here on "today." barbara, back to you. >> uber famous, hmm? okay. we will be watching. >> uber bruno. take care. >> thank you. >>> our time is now 5:38. it is 66 degrees here in the nation's capital. >>> d.c. mayor -- d.c. council member marion barry once again at the center of a scandal. we ask d.c. mayor adrien fenty what he thinks about this all. >> plus, res

barbara and joe?> thank you, tom. >> thanks very much. let's go to jerry edwards now and the news 4 traffic network. any problems as folks get back to work after the holiday? >> no, pretty quiet out on the roads so far. good morning. let you look for your own blurry eyes this morning along i-95 northbound as you begin the commute, dale city all the way to the capital beltway which is right up there, moving along very, very nicely. those of you planning on traveling south, that, too, looks good. let's see what else is happening. a little bit ovolume coming out of germantown on 270, a little bit of a respite from all the road work because of the holiday. that will change now during the midday today. we'll keep you updated on that. but northbound they've been repaving here. nice, brand-new asphalt. everything's looking good all the way to frederick. back to you. >> i wonder if folks are still coming home. man, at about 3:30 this morning, 270 was crazy. >> yeah. coming back. >> figure it's a better time t

barbara and joe? >> thank you, megan. >>> tomorrow a public memorial will be held for the pop icon. police say they are bracing for hundreds of thousands of people going into the downtown area. and tracee wilkins joins us with details. >> reporter: tomorrow's memorial service is expected to be a celebration/concert tribute to the king of pop. thousands of fans are expected to come together in the same arena that jackson spent his last nights. the night before jackson's death he was rehearsing at the staple center for the ylong-awaited comeback tour. and 1.6 million signed up for the random drawing for the tickets to the service, but in a lottery, fewer than 9,000 people were given two tickets each. and the odds of getting a ticket were 1 in 183. and the other ticket holders will be seated in the neighboring nokia theater. and police have locked down the surrounding area. anybody that doesn't have a ticket and a fitted wrist band will be turned away, which makes the lucky few that do have a lucky ticke

barbara, back to you. >> all right. thank you, megan. >>> this morning, we're learning new information about that deadly metro crash. metro's sister system in san francisco says it experienced similar problems with a track circuit but took safety measures to correct it. nine people were killed when two trains collided on the red line last month. the problem was traced to a faulty circuit. according to "the washington post," workers at san francisco's system flagged the same sort of issue. they installed a backup system to prevent any problems but metro never followed suit. metro says every system is unique and it's difficult to know how these systems compare with each other. >>> marion barry's lawyer says he thinks stalking charges against the council member wl be dropped. it's a story you saw first on 4. u.s. park police say a woman named donna watts-brighthaupt flagged down an officer on saturday in anacostia park and accused barry of stalking her. barry says he has been dating watts-brighthaupt for more than a year n

i'm kimberly suit zblers i'm barbara harrison. and pat are off tonight. >> it has been a day to remember the king of pop. an estimated 20,000 people gathered at the staples center for an unprecedented public tribute to michael jackson. >> the day began early this morning with a private ceremony, family and close friends gathered for service at a cemetery in hollywood hills. about 30 minutes later, jackson's golden flower-draped casket was escorted to the staples center by motorcade good it was carried to the front of the stage as adoring fans who had won a lottery to be there looked on. jay gray has the latest. >> a long day of good-es began at memorial park. mike's family, including his three young children, joined by a small group of friends for a turned very public. a 30-vehicle motorcade including a hearst carrying his casket wound through los angeles to the staples center where a quiet respectful crowd waited. ordinary fans -- >> i think it is just going to be one of those once in a lifetime experiences to come and pay respec

barbara, what's the pentagon saying about this video? >> reporter: t.j., there is no official comment, yet we do expect one in the coming hours. i can tell you, i've just spoken to a u.s. military official directly involved in this situation and although he says he's not making a public statement, he says that the u.s. military "strongly condemns this public exploitation and humiliation of a prisoner." that word now coming from a u.s. military official very involved in these unfolding events. the u.s. military, i have to tells you, views this video as a proof of life for this soldier, that he is alive at this point and being held by militants. most likely taliban, most likely in eastern afghanistan or somewhere along that afghan/pakistan border. they had made an announcement back in early july after this young soldier went missing. it is believed that he simply, for some reason, left his combat jut post and was captured at that time. the tape, though, stated july 14th, so that's good news. there's at least a proof of life by them. and yo

barbara, we appreciate it. let's get more perspective from david isby, journalist who covered al qaeda and has written three books on afghanistan. thank you, sir. we have been in this position before. we have seen it in the news. you have knowledge of this. what happens at this juncture when there is tape, usually, of a captured soldier? this ramps it up, takes it to a different level now. as barbara was saying, you have to be really careful at this point. >> absolutely. unfortunately, this is not good news. the best time to get someone back is soon after they're captured. within a few hours. when it becomes days, weeks, getting them back alive becomes more and more difficult, more and more problematic. unfortunately, right now they've announced it to the world. that means al qaeda leadership, taliban leadership, all knows about this guy and no one can cut a private deal to turn him loose for money. so it's going to be, i'm afraid, like the israelis who have been held prisoner by hamas or hezbollah. >> at one p

, and barbara, i want to start with a different issue.n this program this morning two startling statements or progress statements from two men who have held the position of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff one is colin powell now retired. i asked him if he still to do by the position some years ago that the policy don't ask don't tell that prohibits gay and lesbian americans from serving openly in the military was still a good one. let's listen. >> well, the policy and the law that came about in 1993, i think, was correct for the time. 16 years have now gone by, and i think a lot has changed with respect to attitudes within our country. therefore, i think this is a policy and a law that should be reviewed. >> and as that review goes forward and the president of the united states has promised to change that policy, the man in that job mike mullen says he believes the political tide is about to shift. >> we clearly are carrying out both that policy and law, and we'll continue to do that until it changes. secretary gates spoke recently

i'm barbara harrison. i'm joe krebs. breaking news. a maryland nightclub is destroyed by fire. >>> big changes for major commuter route. how this will impact traffic congestion during rush hour. >>> a man beat in a church parking lot is talking about the horrific ordeal. >>> in the tough eco >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, disgraced quarterback michael vick is one step closer to returning to the nfl. that's if he can find a team willing to sign him. here's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >> after two years in federal custody and out of if believe, michael vick received a seconds chance from the nfl. commissioner goodell reinstated him yesterday. he could play in the regular seasonal as early as october. however,ick still needs to find a team willing to sign him but can can immediately take part in practices, workouts meetings and play in the final preseason gamtz. once the season begins, goodell said he would consider full reinstatement. vick served a sentence for t

i'm barbara harrison. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. we begin at midday with breaking news for you. general motors is out of bankruptcy. just a few moments ago, ceo fritz henderson said the new company will be faster and more responsive to customers than the old one. he also said the automaker will repay about $50 billion in government loans ahead of schedule. >> our vision is clear, to design, build and sell the best vehicles in the world, something that general motors was known for many years ago and something we need to re-establish. >> and here now to explain how this happened so quickly and what it means for consumers is cnbc's matt messto. >> hi. >> reporter: they said it couldn't be done. they said it would take years. they said it would crush demand from consumers, but when all was said and done, gm entered and emerged from bankruptcy in just 40 short days. no one saw that one coming. now the new gm, the new gm is promising a return to its core focus of, well, designing and building great cars and trucks via just four remaining

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, barbara.you get an idea to what the town halls will sound like. the president is going to meet with customers at a kroeger in bristol. on the 44th anniversary of medicare, he went to the powerful aarp that has now joined him in lobbying for universal coverage. president obamaens answered callers' questions in washington, d.c. the members could e-mail or call in questions and the white house is expecting as many as 100,000 people on the call. >> if you have insurance policy that you like, then you can keep the interest. if you have a doctor that you like, you'll be able to keep your doctor. nobody is trying to change what works in the system. we are trying to change what doesn't work in the system. >> the aarp friendly territory on this issue, the republicans in congress not as friendly. talk on the hill is of compromise. residents are reportedly close to eliminating two parts of reform the president demanded killing the public option, government insurance policy, savoring private insurance and

i'm barbara harrison. i'm joe krebs. breaking news. a maryland nightclub is destroyed by fire. >>> big changes for major commuter route. how this will impact traffic congestion during rush hour. >>> a man beat in a church parking lot is talking about the horrific ordeal. >>> in the tough eco >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, disgraced quarterback michael vick is one step closer to returning to the nfl. that's if he can find a team willing to sign him. here's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >> after two years in federal custody and out of if believe, michael vick received a seconds chance from the nfl.

i'm barbara harrison. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs on this wednesday, the eighth day of july, 2009. let's first check on the traffic and weather. >> tom keirein is here with us, as always. >>> a beautiful summer morning underway. there's the gorgeous full moon nowhe and t sky ed in owblhos swing .upup ira ot nng swiho atecarip aion ou gihend.on wen ure ihe tpper 60s for prince george's hecounty. her to nhefathor inthhe t 50r ups. around the bay, we are in the low 70s. the mid-60s on the midshore. onshower has moved out to sea and is dissipating. by 9:00, the mid-70s. by noon, near 80. during the afternoon, the mid-80s with low humidity. a wonderful summer day. enjoy. i'll have the forecast for tomorrow in ten minutes. >> okay. we'll enjoy it, i'm sure. >>> we'll check the early traffic with jerry edwards in the news4 traffic network. >> good morning. all is well so far around town. welcomed news getting ready to head on out. 270 near 118, the lanes are open. the overnight road work was on the northbound side of 270 and i

barbara boxer will chair the meeting beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span. you are watching c-span, created as a public service by the nation ' s cable companies. here is a look at our schedule. up next, president obama and president medvedev at a joint press conference in moscow. that is a look at topics to be discussed with russian leaders this week. later, senator-elect al franken.

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barbara. >> looks good, doesn't it? we continue to take a walk on the mild side. veronica johnson has our fast forecast from storm center 4. >> 82 degrees today, barbara. just 82, the average now is 88 degrees and with that high today of -- 82, it is the coolest since 2003 on the july 9th day. pretty one out there. few cumulus clouds coming through the area. showers and isolated storms to the south and west of the mountains, around roanoke and elkins in west virginia. so more cloud cover than yesterday. but generally we have had an easterly to northeasterly flow across the area. so still just a few clouds but some nice conditions. meanwhile, as we take a look at temperatures now across the area, elsewhere 69 degrees in elkins. very cool. 76 in roanoke. and just 85 in raleigh, north carolina. they had heat and cooling off even under that cloud cover. by mid fly we drop to the low 70s. almost a carbon copy of the last 24 hours. so another terrific evening coming our way. your fast forecast heat and humidity staying away for a while. meanwhile, we have the ever impor

one always got the feeling, barbara, that what you see with walter cronkite was what you got, that he wasn't particularly egotistical, just a genuine nice man. >> that's why people had a special feeling. it wasn't just that he was giving us the news. they knew him as a person, and the times are different, but the qualities that walter has i think are the best in the business and make us all very proud, and i thank you for giving me a chance to salute him tonight. this was a special night. >> well, he certainly was, it is good of you to share your memories with us, barbara walters from "2020" and "the view," thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you, good night. >> good night. also joining us now, connie chung who made her own bit of history as the first female coanchor on the cbs evening news, she's joining us as well. your thoughts about the passing of walter cronkite. what can you tell us? what do you remember about his time in that position? john, he was my hero, my role model, just like everyone else. my family and i would sit down and watch uncle walter every night because h

one always got the feeling, barbara, that what you see with walter cronkite was what you got, that he wasn't particularly egotistical, just a genuine nice man. >> that's why people had a special feeling. it wasn't just that he was giving us the news. they knew him as a person, and the times are different, but the qualities that walter has i think are the best in the business and make us all very proud, and i thank you for giving me a chance to salute him tonight. this was a special night. >> well, he certainly was, it is good of you to share your memories with us, barbara walters from "2020" and "the view," thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you, good night. >> good night. also joining us now, connie chung who made her own bit of history as the first female co- anchor on the cbs evening news, she's joining us as well. your thoughts about the passing of walter cronkite. what can you tell us? what do you remember about his time in that position? >> john, he was my hero, my role model, just like everyone else. my family and i would sit down and watch uncle walter every night beca

and don't forget senator barbara "don't call her ma'am" boxer. at a hearing she tried to belittle one black grourning the black chamber of commerce, by citing reports from other black groups. >> i am putting in the report -- record a report from the naacp. >> why? >> because i think it is quite relevant. >> why are you doing the colored people's association study with the black chamber of commerce in >> i am trying to show the diversity of support this has. >> diversity? this has nothing to do with the naacp and nothing to did with the national black chamber of commerce. we're talking energy and that road the chair went down i think is god-awful. laura: by the way, on monday, harry alford, the man who had that dust-up with senator boxer, is going to be on the factor exclusively. and by the way this was a hearing on cap and trade, not on race. why was senator boxer playing the race card in but wait -- the racial healing doesn't stop there. when challenged to -- support -- on support for abortions funding in the district of columbia, senator dick d

barbara and joe? >> thank you, tom. thank you. >>> let's go to jerry edwards and the news4 traffic network. >> good morning. we have a little bit of a break over the holiday period from all of the roadwork, but it's back. unfortunately for these guys folks in delays. and springfield down to the construction zone where the left lane is taken away on the southbound side of i-95. now is about time to start thinking about route 1, southbound as an alternate and save yourself aggravation. northbound, wide open. the hov open is still open nortound. once the hov lanes are flipped over to the southbound commute, it will take pressure off. and 52 coming from the eastern shore moving nicely. and south town, wilson bridge, no worries. and we are looking okay right now along 270. >>> 11:11 is the time. much more still ahead on this midday. riding metro today? find out why you could be surrounded by aot of security. >> and a warning to parents after somebody tried to abduct a young girl. >>> and wait until you fin

barbara, thanks. stay with us because coming up in about ten minute's time, we'll be talking with peter bergen to get inside on the military options and whether or not he thinks private first class is still in afghanistan or potentially moved across the border into pakistan. >>> as president obama increases the pressure on congress for health care reform, there's a new washington post abc news poll suggesting that public support is eroding. it shows the president's approval rating on health care dropping below 50% for the first time. since april his approval rating has dropped from 57% to 49% with disapproval increasing from 29% to 44%. again, all of this on how the administration is handling health care. suzanne malveaux live for us at the white house right now. and there are other challenges as you well know, growing concern out of spending and rising unemployment rate. where does the administration go from here? >> reporter: well, i spoke with top aides who believe that the president still has mome

and we are about to talk oil drilling in santa barbara as well., and he wrote a piece on drugs and drilling as a way out for california. and jonathan capehart. what are you thinking? >> thanks for having me on, dylan. there is so much sensitivity about oil drilling off the coast of california given some of the history that has occurred there, but the fact of the matter is is that we are able to drill in the gulf of mexico with very little environmental damage. and california is sitting on capital. and my advocacy of drilling -- >> we just went in, and as you are talking, we literally went in to one of the nicest beaches in california, which is santa barbara. i will interject. we are off the coast of santa barbara in paradise, i would say, and you are telling me you can drill without being too invasive. how does that work? >> yeah, i believe we can drill -- i don't believe that we can drill without risk, however i think the state faces such enormous problems with its school system and budget that it's very difficult at this point to decide not to e

barbara? >> okay, veronica. sounds like a night we have to get home eas nkiol iew tvinv breaking news involvi the ng shooting at the u.s. holocaust museum last month. a short time ago a federal grand jury here in washington returned a seven-count indictment against the alleged gunman, james von brunn. the indictment charges von brunn with first-degree murder in the deaths museum guard stephen johns and includes hate crime charges and gun violations and some of the charge could make him eligible for the death penalty. von brunn was shot in the face by other guards and has been in the hospital since the incident. >> we are following another big story this evening. she has been found guilty. banita jacks has been found guilty of murdering her four daughters. a judge handed down the decision earlier today. pat collins was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. pat? >> reporter: jim, banita jacks is 34 years old. e conviction today means she could spend the rest of her until life in jail. banita

. >> senator barbara mikulski is in the hospital. what put her there. >> amadou shows up. see the pictures, next. >> michael vick clears a major legal mile marker today but the seat committee closer to the nfl? >> so far, only clouds. there is some way out there but we will talk about it. here are those cloudy skies. dealer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great deals. it's perfect. i just want to make sure it's the right decision. future...us? we got here as quick as we could. look it's the cc. you don't pay for scheduled maintenance, you get the car of your dreams... seriously us, just drive it. you're right. dealer: let's take this one. it's a time-space continuum thing. the future... >> senator barbara mikulski is resting in the hospital after she broke her ankle in three places while walking down a flight of steps last night. she is expected to undergo surgery. the senator says that the staff is taking excellent care of her ankle and cannot wait to get back to work. >> they are gentle and mysterious and hardly ever seen in maryland, but a full grown man

but the state -- rather, the county of santa barbara county, santa barbara county would have to give the okay. and that could be a long, drawn-out process. >>> new claims this morning that michael jackson may have taken more than ten xanax pills a day. a 2004 police document says jackson asked some employees to get the prescription sedative xanax under their names and also says jackson traveled to doctors' offices in other states to get the drug himself. this dock yoomt -- document contains interviews with two of jackson's former security guards. one guard saying in there he was concerned about jackson taking ten or more pills a day but was told by his colleagues jackson was doing better because he was down from 30 to 40 pills a night. >> people start off taking a few and they take more and more and build up a tolerance. if you stop taking it, the withdrawal is just awful. people can have tremors, they can have seizures, they get the shakes, they can have sweats. >> xanax is an anti-anxiety medication, also commonly used to treat sleep disorders because it causes drowsiness. >> anoth

that's barbara boxer.t to put berry white on and listen and go oh yeah, barbara. >> you had to have a comfort food in order to enjoy the movement. >> celebration. >> started that program by saying sometimes you have to have meat and potatoes. mom said you have to eat your broccoli. sometimes when dad was there we would start with desert. i haven't seen that happen before. you have seen that happen? bill: no. >> no. that was fantastic. i loved that. bill: we invited senator boxer on the program. >> i know she didn't come on. >> you know i invited him on the program. he didn't return my call. ill. bill: he doesn't like you. you know why? he doesn't like pudding. that's why he didn't come on he is afraid of it. >> he should be. bill: in my talking points tonight i said it and conservatives have gotten mad at me for saying this that the government does have to provide oversight to the health care industry, that there is price gouging. there are insane lawsuits. the system is broken. >> yeah. i would agree with

i'm barbara harrison. >> good morning to you. i'm joe krebs.tart off with the first forecast. tom keirein is here to join us in the sdio this morning, of all things. >> thank you. >> i have been ordained as your morning weather man. good morning. as we get going this morning, we have the brigh nuves outere. thi sumr morning, nhing rar. ecpratitipnoio moh mmgoynd arienc p george's counties, the low 70 it is cooler to our west and north, as usl, temperatures in the 50s. the eastern shore in the upper s.60 v lhe tas sheix wurs, head ernit showers on the eastern shore dissipating off to the east. i'll show you the forecast for today coming up in a couple of minutes. >>> now to jerry edwards and the news channel 4 traffic center. any problems so far? >> not so far. we'll take a live look along the 95 corridor northbound and southbound, no early hangups. making the trip around town, route 50 is fine. 270 is not seeing any issues. >>> here's a look at four big stories happening today. president obama arrived in italy for the g-8 summit. it is off to t

if you have barbara box sher says, i love black people.rom affirmative action and down the line, whatever will help them. i don't think she feels it's a racial argument. it's an ideological argument. if you oppose her views, then we'll come get you but it doesn't have anything to do with race. >> she loves poor black folks and she loves black folks in their place. she does not love -- you take conned lisa rice who i would love my grandchildren to emulate. and the way she treated conned lisa rice during her con-- condoleezza rice during her confirmation hearings was ferble. bill: i get what you're saying. i think boxer has it out for anybody who is in the right. now, after you took her down, and you did, mr. alford, what kind of reaction did you get? >> well, i've got a great fan club now. a lot of people don't like her. i've gotten about 7,500 emails and 98% are cheering me on. i think -- bill: after tonight you'll have 25,000 emails because, look, i respect you. you stood up for what you believe, you told her what you thought. she had no

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the d man, plenty jazzed, about the barbara boxer racial controversy, and paula abdul perhaps leaving " " " " bill: thanks for staying with us, i'm bill o'reilly, in the "miller time" segment tonight, let's bring in the critic of chaos where he's closely watching the barbara boxer racial controversy. i have to set this up. harry alford, head of the black chamber of commerce took exception to barbara boxer using other black groups to refute his disenchantment with various obama policies, and you say what? >> this is the most cathartic thing i've seen in the last ten years of my life. i mean harry was on my radio show today. he's beautiful. he said i'm there to talk cap and trade. she wants to go to colored town. bill: colored town. >> that's the greatest thing i've ever heard. i haven't seen a boxer bloodied like that since chuck weptner, and it's about time it caught up to these people on the left. this is like bill clinton splitting south carolina during the campaign on his way out they asked what he makes of the results, obama coming in ahead, and he says well, jesse jackson did wel

our pentagon correspondent barbara starr this morning.>> wall street getting a boost today on reports that a rescue package could keep cit group out of bankruptcy. why should you care? cit specializes in loans to small and midsize businesses. companies that keep millions of americans working. let's get the latest now. christine romans is part of the cnn money team. >> reporter: furniture retailer bob sicay has weathered many storms at his store in middleborough, massachusetts, but he's never seen one like this. >> i'm not about to call it quits and throw in the towel. i just feel sorry for the manufacturers that i wowed lose. >> reporter: his is one of a million small businesses that depend on the cit group, the latest lender to face financial ruin. cit was denied a bailout last week by the federal government because its failure wasn't deemed detrimental to the financial system as a whole. cit did receive $2.3 billion as part of the initial bush administration bailout last fall. but this time, the treasury department issued a statement ci

i'm barbara harrison. >>> i'm joe krs. let's get things started as we always did with a first forecast from chuck bell into tom this morning. >>> i almost didn't make . hoi54ug tht t 4:54, i thought theho shew starn i en.ow>> t rleaen outside, a humid day is on tap. 74 degrees. that's our current temperature here in washington with just a few clouds around. dew points are still near 70,o it still feels veryt thbu sestof ayt buayete storms of yes. we'll be lef nego. we'lbeef l l with hazy sunshine, plenty of heat and humidity today. highs low to mid-90s. >> as we all know in this city, 4:54 is close now government work. >> that's correct. >> so they say. >> well, we all made it. >>> let's head out to the roads with jerry and see how things are looking. good morning to you. >>> good morning. i've bn standing here since noon yesterday just waiting for you guys to show up. nah. let's see how we're doing. hopefully we'll have a better commute this morning than we did 24 hours ago with that mess in alexander. no worries right no

. >> i'm barbara harrison. we are glad you are with us.will take a look outside and get our first forecast from chuck bell. >>> good morning, erybo.dy yes,rrlofa c lyudy.sk strrl cloudy sky.inshirun fe thrrin sg inunshe first thing this morning. eavun h a threat finom cpg uerar te n.rnafoo afternoon. temperatures are on the warm side, indeed, torida fy y modarni morning startepp dpper 70s acrof the area. 76 in hagerstown, our dew point, up into the low 70tee hver o er h over the last six urhos, you can nats most of the rain srsweho are now mo wntngrneso ate nd central pagia. w ey bthlovil m oeginver they will be mov ointo ta a o re inins d antourd re later on today. along with the showers will come a risk of strong to perhaps even some severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. be ready for that. clouds moving in. owers and thunderstorms likely before the day is done. some could be severe. highs today, mid to upper 80s before the showers move in. >> let's go to jerry edwards and the "news 4 traffic network." good morning to you. on a

barbara, let's talk about this for a minute. you know what's interesting about this is a lot of companies now are doing automatic 401(k) enrollments. more people will be contributing but why do we see such a disparity here? >> well, so this is the next part of the equation. the first step is do they get in the plan? that's the participation rate. once they're in at what rate are they saving? here we saw large disparity, even after we adjusted for things like pay, age, and service. so the why behind it could be affected by a lot of factors such as their situation outside of the home or how much total household income they may vor it could be attributable to their comfort level with saving in a 401(k). >> doesn't this set up racial minorities in this country to be not stable in retirement, to have issues, problems, you know, paying for their households? >> well, it's definitely a lot of issues in terms of we need to be more diligent in making sure we're paying for retirement. on one side we're celebrating the 55th anniversary when

>> barbara starr tracking this troubling breaking news for us. barbara, come back to us at a moment's notice when there are new developments. and thank you very much, this morning. >> reporter: certainly. >>> moving on, there were some sobering moments this past week for americans looking for signs of economic recovery and for progress on the pocketbook issues that squeeze family budgets. rising unemployment for one, including michigan, now the first state in a generation to see its jobless rate climb past 15%. and here in washington, a setback in the president's push for sweeping health care reform. the congressional budget office said the leading democratic plans wouldn't reduce medical costs, but in fact raise them. president obama says it's no time to slow down, but even now some democrats are joining republicans saying these proposals cuts too much. now with us is peter orszag, welcome back. >> good to be here. >> i want to start with this dramatic cover of "newsweek" magazine, senator edward kennedy, a leading voice on health care reform fo