the bay area's infamous beaver family is back in the news. >> thousands are at risk for getting kicked off the internet monday. the old internet,, >> it is a make or break moment for a high-stakes vote in the legislature that could pull the trigger on the polarizing high- speed rail project. grace lee on how the backers are trying to shore up sagging support >> we just got word minutes ago from the speaker's office that the assembly has passed a bill that would fund the first leg of a high-speed rail project. the senate will vote tomorrow. that is where the project could really find opposition so to counter that, new funding for cal train is being considered because that is more popular than high-speed rail and it has been added to sweeten the deal. according to a new field goal, support is falling for the $60 billion high-speed rail project from san francisco to l.a.. more than 50 percent of california voters approved in 2008 but the field poll shows that only 39 percent of likely voters support that project now. >> i don't know where we would get the money to do that >> i don't know

and so has martinez, they are hosting a beaver festival to celebrate parenand their once ad welcome to guests. >>> speaking of tv, some folks will do anything to get on live tv. it's enough to break out the clause. >>> the stray cat to piggyback on a reporter. it's painful prayed shoe raab's at fro. she wraps up from grand rapids brewery. >>> we're following a couple traffic accidents. what sounds like a bad accident in alameda, we know five people were transported to the hospital. there are likely to be closures in that area. in the meantime here is a live look at the san mateo bridge trade so far moving find. the decedent was down 92 and the commute direction grea. elsewhere, were also falling this breaking situation. a house fire. it is in millbrae prayed there is still some smoke coming from that house. there will likely be street closures in the residential area as well. >>> low clouds and fog stretching on shore again today. it may be warmer as we head into the afternoon. it looks like the clouds are going to break back toward the coast as we head into the day parad. i pressure w

testing the beaver now for rabies. >> reporter: the girls' uncle captured the beaver and wendy is still concerned there could be other rabid animals at the lake posing a threat to people. she says her girls won't be going back. that's just fine with annabella who would rather play her cards right staying out of the water. >> when i was in the ambulance truck, they said that they heard of a skunk bite but not a beaver ever. >> beavers attacking people is very rare. the sisters have been taking rabies shots. it will be a few days before they find out if that beaver was, in fact, rabid. the lake remains open to swimmers, no word if officials are warning them to be on alert. >>> the heatous and it's going to be sticking around -- the heat is on and it's going to be sticking around all week. the question is how hot will it get? gary mcgrady is in the weather center with some answers for us. >> it's been a long hot summer so far, plenty of 90-degree weather. highs today, let's check it out, all three airports posting temperatures in the mid-90s, 96 reagan, bwi a little cooler at 95 degrees, b

the baby means there are five beavers now living in the creek.and possible there are other kids who haven't been seen. the beaver family built and rebuilt dams in that creek for five years. >> super cute. >> next, bay area secret millionaire appearing on abc 7 this weekend. >> and new details on the tom cruise katie holmes divorce. >> and coming up on abc 7 news at 5:00 lawmakers who were once on board with the state high speed rail project. the rp they're now hopping off. >> and taking a look outside traffic getting to the maze looks good now. there is a slow down there. but right now, so far, things looking great. back in a moment. >>> abc's episode of secret millionaire has a bay area connection. ever loop.com is a social media site for kids under 13. ever loop teaches kids about how to communicate and acts as a buffer when something is post that had shouldn't be. >> because they post on ever loop to be able to talk to their parents. they learn from the lesson. they learn from being kicked off of everloop. we then allowed them to come back, th

two young sisters are seriously hurt tonight after they were attacked by a beaver. it happened while they were swimming with family members here in lake anna sunday morning. the girls' mother says the large we've left her daughters with severe bite wounds. -- beaver left her daughters with severe bite wounds. >> they didn't want to do surgery because it went through the muscle tissue. the a man concern is infection. they're testing the beaver -- the main concern is investigation they're testing the we've for rabies now. >> i tried to get out and it bit my leg. >> the girls' uncle captured and killed the 65-pound beaver. they can weigh up to 75 pounds. aside from the bite wounds doctors worry the girls could have rabies. let's hope not. >>> the federal government will keep a very close eye on metro. shawn yancy is everywhere at 11:00. >> for the first time in 50 years the federal government can regulate rail transit agencies including metro. this means the transportation department with withhold grant money if metro does not make safety improvements. the regulations

. >> beaver family in martinez has a brand new member. >> people have reportedly seeing a baby beaver or ki. and it is the fifth member of the alhambra creek family. they set up the dams five years ago. they will be part of the beaver fest on august 4th. >>> the chuck e cheese is giving the mouse a pink slip and replacing him with a hip guitar playing rock star. >> it is hoping a makeover of the 35-year-old image and new voice for the mouse will help. the chuck e cheese page shows a new silhouette and his voice will be bowling for soup lead singer jared reddick. >>> the hot dog eating champs. joey jaws chestnut captured the men's crown at the annual nathan's contest. it is his sixth. >> he swallowed 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. >> sonja, down 45 hot dogs to win on the women's side. >> today on tkvu, channel news five. >> they are celebrating the the birthday. they have shown you some of the parade from this morning. we are tracking the fog and weather. and obscure the view as well as law enforcement's efforts to make it a safe holiday. thank you for trusting ktvu for news. we will see y

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and an update on the cook county commissioner william beavers ...cheduled to stand trial later this year on federal tax evasion charges but cook county commissioner william beavers julian crews is live outside in his lawyer's office with the story ... they have produced what they say as a bang document with a deposit slip saying that beavers deposited $68,000 and approves according to the attorneys that he tried to "payback" campaign money that was borrowed ... >>i'm going to try to pound fitzgerald for the next six months he has a rooster without nuts he has hounded me ... >>he called him a capon he faces up to 12 years in prison for failing to report campaign money as income the county commissioner was accused of using the money for gambling and personal expenses ... but the attorney says that it does not add up ... his failure to report nearly a quarter of a million dollars in income on three successive tax returns from 2006-to designate ... well the irs has never said a word >>how come the irs has never audited him ... how come no statement has

the beaver bit the sisters while they were swimming in lake anna. this is just the fourth time in the past decade that i beaver in the state has been confirmed to have rabies. >>> some new developments this morning in a deadly bus attack in bulgaria. coming up next, possible ties to the u.s. >>> plus, a fox exclusive. george zimmerman's first television interview. >> i just think it is a tragic situation and i hope it is the most difficult thing i'll ever go through in my life. >> we'll hear more of what he is saying about the night he shot trayvon martin. we are checking more headlines coming up next.  >>> an attack on a bus load of israeli teens that killed eight including a child is being blamed on iran. and the united states is promising to help israel find out who carried out that attack. twenty other tourists were also injured during that. investigators say the bomber had a driver's license from the state of michigan but we are just getting word that the bulgarian prime minister says the michigan license was a fake. president o

. >>> new baby beaver near downtown. this is video from a few years ago of one of the beavers.e baby is 6 weeks old. it is believed there are 5 beavers living there and coming up in 2 minutes. police and firefighters preparing for a busy night and we are with them. >> and a south bay military family gets closure. the important discovery that answers a decade's old question about their loved one. >>> sixth officer involved shooting shooting today, how it unfolded in front of a popular grocery store. >> and the sounds of fireworks have fire crews on high aert -- alert. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >> i am. >>> hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> happy forth of july. tens of thousands of people are sharing the spirit of independence day with parades across the bay area. in

. >> there is a new addition to a family of beaver that's call alhambra creek home.baby beaver has been spotted by members of a group that keep tabs on little mammals. the new baby ninz kit brings the family total to the heeft five. and this family built a >>> coming up a report leads congress to ask for answers. the phone shallly dangerous condition one car maker could be forced to tell car makers about. >> and a debate goes from the dealership to the courtroom. the lawsuit one auto maker is facing. >> occupy takes over a new venue. the new exhibit that is all about occupy, tonight at 6:00. >> and world news is next. >> and from all of us here, thanks for inviting us into your homes tonight. >> abc news alarm clock app could wake you up available for iphone on the apple app store. it's free.

the controversial removal. 3 --reporter pkg-as follows -- there is an emptiness outside beaver stadium. it's naked, everything's gone. it's really sad. and only part of it is where the statue of joe paterno once stood. joe's a man we love. the reason we love joe is 60 years of integrity. the rest is in the hearts of the crowds who came to say goodbye to penn state's head coach of 61 years. i drove from north carolina to get a picture with joe's statue, right? and like a bunch of thieves they snuck it away in the night. the university took down the seven and a half foot statue and removed all the plaques and letters on the walls early sunday morning. workers put up a fence and a tarp to block the view of the now-empty space. but fans took pictures above the fence or poked through the tarp for once last look. there are a lot of issues surrounding it that you can see what why they have to do certain things but you hate to see it. the decision to remove the figure angered fans who said paterno wasn't perfect but he had a history of benevolence at the university, including the library which

. >> in martinez new beaver spotted with a family of beefers that made the alhambra creek its home. it has built and rebuilt dams for the past few years. the founder of the local advocacy group called worth a dam says the group with got a report about the baby beaver a month ago confirmed sunday when it was spotted again. total family to five and it is possible there are others that have not been seen. >>> third animal story, a good one. newest member of the santa clara police department is in training but not a person he's a police dog. the k-9 s been added to the force because of the dream of a fallen soldier. >> reporter: they make up the k-9 corp for santa clara police and the newest addition will be this dog added to the pack thanks in part to a gift from the k-9 memorial foundation. i talked with the president of the foundation by phone. >> my son sean, his dream was to be a k-9 cop. >> reporter: he was killed inafter 5 last november. he was a military policeman with the national guard outfit out of san jose. before his military service, officer bell met sean when he was an ex

>> new today, penn state university has taken down the late coach joe paterno's statue outside of beaver stadium. it will be put into storage. the crews are taking the statue down. this is a time lapse video from former penn state football coach bradley. before dawn, they barricaded the streets and put up a chain link fence and threw a blue tarp over the figure. an internal investigation found that paterno was a cover-up in the jerry sandusky abuse scandal. the statue of joe paterno outside beaver stadium has become a lightning rod of controversy and a national debate including the role of big-time sports and life. the freeh report has i hagiven loot to reflect on. >>> and pope benedict said he's deeply shocked by the mass shooting in colorado and in the meantime, president obama heads to aurora to pay tribute to the victims and we are learning more about the 12 moviegoers killed. jay gray is in aurora with a look at the day ahead. >> reporter: president obama will travel to colorado later today to visit with the families of the victims of the massacre and this evening there will be a ci

no video, but -- martinez say they saw a baby beaver.y say they saw it a few times over the weekend and other signs of an infant such as adults bringing in treats to the den. >>> new reports that apple may be releasing a miniipad, wall street journal site apple suppliers are preparing parts for a smaller ipad, less than 7 inch compared to the 9" screen. >>> it is called the god particle. scientists in europe say they found it. the matter is said to provide the final piece to the puzzle about how the universe works. health and science editor reports the discovery is creating excitement here in the bay area. >> reporter: it is the reason there is stuff. >> if it was not here the universe would be really, really, really boring. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: [ applause ] for two teens using the large collider searching for the illusive boson. berkeley scientists on one town. >> they put it torgt no doubt it was a discovery. >> reporter: but it led them to unexpected variance. >> how close is it to the standard model? to be honest it wil

way there the beavers of all moved out. jacki schilke he blames fracking for the loss of five cows two dogs and a number of chickens. and for the decline of her own house. i was actually diagnosed with hydrocarbon exposure i've got a lot of problems that come along with it well when you live twenty four miles out in the middle of nowhere. that should be a problem i say bring in the cleanest and. the industry admits its record isn't perfect but says safety standards are improving all the time and those who have been adversely impacted do have options. there's always that issues there's nothing that we do in any industry energy is not unique that's completely discreet. you have the ability to go to your state regulators and raise issues and concerns as private landowners depending on which state you're in and what the state laws are you may have recourse in the legal system so there are lots of ways that that you can seek relief on that the goddamn liars and they're here to rape this land make as much money as they can and ge

the free lance-star reports somebody shot and killed the beaver. police turned the animal over to the health department which confirmed it had rabies. >>> federal regulators are taking a closer look at hundreds of thousands of suv toss see if they have faulty throttles. the national highway traffic safety administration says it received nearly 100 complaints about the late model ford escapes and mazda tribunes. the agency says drivers have complained the throttles can stick and cause them to crash. the nhtsa is focusing the investigation on the suvs from the year's 2001 to 2004 model years that had v-6 engines. >>> the daughter of robert f. kennedy speaking out following a not guilty plea in her dui arrest and changing her story as well. initially kerry kennedy said friday's crash happened after she accidentally took an ambien pill instead of a thyroid pill. but now she says she suffered a seizure and doesn't remember anything the moments leading up to the wreck. >>> it looks like we're going there. possibly, triple digits again. >> tom kierein is

beaver stadium, 95, 100,000 people.at stadium even if they're 0-11 playing minnesota and fans are that serious. >> people say if they shut down football, they shut down small businesses in the area. then i say that's where the school has to step up and divy out support to those local businesses, but the fact that they're playing football annoys me. >> we're about the same age. you remember joe paterno. can i think of him now in my mind's eye 1979 sugar bowl against alabama running out with those high water pants and that stuff, but what is his legacy now because he wases that iconic figure? that's when his -- he was always that iconic figure? >> they had an assistant coach who was running their team last year as offensive coordinator who knew all about it, the president and head coach knew about it. so that's the legacy in my mind. >> it certainly seemed like the ncaa were trying to put a knock on hero worship and used those words today talking to the media. you cover sports a lot. how big of a problem is this where coa

the freelance star reports their uncle shot the beaver.olice turned it over to the health department, which confirmed that the beaver had rabies. >>> volunteers are asking a lot of questions this morning about the abrupt closing of a breast cancer charity. it's a story first on 4. y-me based in chicago suddenly stopped operations and shut down its website. the charity is popular in the d.c. region for its annual mother's day race. y-me shut down operations shortly after a golf tournament last month. volunteers are now questioning what happened to all the donations. >> we want to know what's happened to this money and how it can help, did it help others, who is it helping? we want accountability for that. >> y-me hasn't said much about its closure, except that it's due to a cash flow crisis. volunteers hope to continue counseling and support group services. >>> a pulletszer prize winning columnist from "washington post" has died. william raspberry died yesterday. he had prostate cancer. he wrote about social issues for nearly 40 years in hi

the free lance-star reports their uncle shot the beaver.olice turned it over to the health department which confirmed the beaver did have rabies. >>> this weekend this is the last weekend you will be able to go to the white house visitors center for a while. it's closing on sunday for more than a year. that facility will undergo a 1546 month renovation. improve it is will include interactive exits, a model of the white house, and a better book store area. temporary visitor center will open near the corner of 15th and e streets. >>> volunteers are asking a lot of questions this morning about the abrupt closing of a breast cancer charity. it's a story first on 4. y-me based in chicago suddenly stopped operations and shut down its website. the charity became very popular in the d.c. region for annual mother's day race. y-me shut down operations shortly after golf tournament last month. volunteers who dedicated their time and money to the event are questioning what happened to all those donations. >> and i think since the moment i was removed f

penn state replaced the statue outside beaver stadium, to remove a "devisive force." ncaa president got permission from the board of directors to apply sanctions without a hearing, and announces them at 9:00 am monday. there will be a bowl ban and severe scholarship reductions. adam scott made 10 in a row at the open championship. a four-shot lead -- and he took a run. warming up with the putter. you can't practice with championship nerves. his second attempt -- tiger at 73, tied for third. scott was 9 under. 15, bogey. 16th, for par. it's getting uncomfortable. ernie els -- he is making a move. 18th hole. a guy who supposedly can't putt -- he is at minus seven. scott, his approach shot, and he'd say he was most disappointed. another bogey, falling to -7, tied with els. par, and a playoff. there you go. a gut-shot, frustration. els with his fourth career major and serves as an example, keep plugging away. please stay with us.one more check of the forecast after >> a more typical summer week coming up. we are not coming to extremes. humidity, thunderstorms -- at the en

they had just learned about the statue of joe paterno being forklifted away of beaver stadium, a place it had been for a decade. the university taking the monument down.... after a report into the child sex finding the late coach and three other top officials covered up sex abuse claims against coach jerry sandusky. 58-1:15 58-1:15"they have the man that did the crime. they have him locked up. let it be at that. joepa can't defend himself, let him rest in peace.""his legacy is tarnished, of course it is, yeah sad, very sad.""he did a lot of things for the football and everything." everything." the ncaa, the governing body of college athletics, has not penalized a member institution without first holding a committee on infractions hearing. that is not happening here, and remember as bad as it was.... the school itself did not break any specific ncaa so what could the so what could the sanctions be? most analysts say penn state will likely be banned from going to a bowl game for at least a year... and the school will lose making it tough to compete against 3 3 3 that brings us to our que

take beaver dam or 83 instead.s slowing just a bit but not delayed. 60 and 61 are your averages. there's a look at your averages on 95 in the southbound direction between white marsh and the tunnel. no delays there yet either. that's a look at 97. traffic is light. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. now is the time to make the jump to toyota and see how many ways there are to buy right are. >>> straight -- to buy right. >>> straight out to ron matz. >> reporter: happy friday. the 15th annual little italy film festival begins tonight. it starts with moon struck. for those not familiar with the film festival, tell them what it's all about. >> you bring your chair, come here early, get a good spot. at 7 o'clock we start with live entertainment. we have a new entertainer this year. at 9:00 we start the film. >> tonight it's? >> moon struck. >> reporter: thousand s of people come out to see moon struck. . >> it's a tradition. year 8 we tried to switch moon struck out the first film. >> reporter

learned about the 7 foot, 900 pound statue of joe paterno being forklifted away from the outside of beaver stadium, a place it had been for a decade. the university announced it was taking the monument down.... after a report into the child sex abuse scandal, finding the late coach and three other top university officials covered up sex abuse claims against retired assistant coach jerry sandusky. so what should happen to the team now? 3 "it's probably the biggest scandal in modern history in sp" sports""they should have a few year suspension, no bowl games, scholarships stripped away" away" the ncaa, the governing body of college athletics, has not penalized a member institution without first holding a committee on infractions hearing. that is not happening here, and remember as bad as it was.... the school itself did not break any specific ncaa regulations. 3 using immoral or criminal behavior as a means to justify sanctions would constitute new territory for the ncaa. the deeision comes down at 9am. some are saying the school should get the "death penalty", what would that mean? jury sel

critics are calling for paterno's stadium outside of beaver stadium to be torn now. >>> a governmenttion group in syria says 287 people were killed across the country yesterday including 220 in the homa province. >> federal drug agents discovered a drug smuggling tunnel under the mexico/u.s. border. the tunnel was used to move billions of dollars of drugs into arizona for sale in the u.s.. three drug suspects are in custody. >>> this was quite a sight. a car craing on to a docked boat yesterday morning in spring lake, michigan. wow. witnesses say the car backed into machinery in a nearby park lot before driving forward between trees, going air borne on the dock and landing on top of the boat. the driver told police she was feeling dizzy before the crash. alcohol was not involved. she suffered minor cuts on her face. >>> health warning to women and hipsters every where, skinny jeans may be hazardous to your health. squeezing yourself into those skinny jeans can cause nerve compression and leaf everything from digestive problems to headaches and numbness. good rule of thumb. if your cl

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penn state officials announced the statue of famed coach joe paterno, coming down today from outside beaver stadium. 20 police officers and 20 construction workers have barricaded both sides to have street and sidewalk to keep things orderly. you are looking at a live picture we can't see much but you can see the barricadewhat looks like the tops of the hard hats there with construction workers. the status of the statue had been the focus of kittings since a report was -- critics since a report was released, alleging a cover up, that allowed jerry sandusky to continue molestic boys. paterno died in january of lung cancer. >>> welcome to fox 5 news sunday i am melanie alnwick. >>> we are keeping a close eye on the weather. we have seen a bit of rain a nice soaker i thought in the last few days nice cool down, with fox 5s. gwen tolbart tracking how the rest of the weekend will look. doesn't seem that will last too long. >> we have temperatures on the rise as we move into the course of the week but today will not be too bad. the good news at least we have some of that wet weather out of the wa

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. >>> this is file video of beavers in martinez. we're told a family of five of the rodents is caring for the 6-year-old. >>> on monday, tens of thousands of americans and hundreds of thousands of people worldwide will cut off from all internet access. monday is the day the fbi will shut down service that has affected many personal computers for the mallware. how do you know if your computer is clean? go to our website and search malwear. >>> the train is on track. the california state assembly approved the sale for the high-speed rail project. as scott budman shows us, billions of dollarses are on the line. >> reporter: it is, perhaps, the perfect example of the relationship between silicon valley and hollywood. a pixar movie. a hybrid of technology and filmmaking. but who needs a car when you can bridge the two areas by high-speed rail. >> having two of the most important economic clusters on the planet. >> reporter: that's what gabriel metcalf says. metcalf is the director of the san francisco urban planning and research associat

so take 83 instead or even beaver dam road. as far as city accidents go, light street at east conway. wilkens at south smallwood. and also, west belvedere at lennier avenue. let's take a live look. you can see a lot of beach traffic there. that's a look at 50 eastbound at sandy point. the delay goes over to the bay bridge toll plaza. this traffic report is brought to you by cirque du soleil. it's coming to the first mariner arena. you can get your ticket at the box office by dialing. or by going to ticketmaster.com. back to you. >> biologists say they're seeing a huge spike in whale sating -- sightings this year in california. take a look at video from whale tour boats in monterey bay. whales aren't the only sea creatures showing off. there have also been sightings of basking sharks, giant ocean sunfir, fin whales and other dolphins and squid found in the area. this year is expected to be one of the busiest years for whale- watching tours. >> wish i could go. >>> straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. japan's nuclear meltdo

it looks like the statue of joe paterno outside of beaver stadium will stay up for now. the penn state board of trustees are reluctant to remove the statue in part because it would offend alumni and students. sources say some trustees do not want to be pressured by the media to take down the stretch atue. on thursday, it they admitted that they covered up the sexual abuse of young boys by jerry sandusky. since that time, the determination about whether the statue should stay or go has been an emotionally charged open. bernhard langer is the man to beat at the senior u.s. open. playing at like it is a 1993 all over again. the 11th. set up the birdie. here he is doing it again on 15. requester shot lead going into tomorrow's final round. john collins has the 7 day forecast coming your goodbye.ck goodbye and have a good night. >>> this is pbs. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you. you know, i start every show thanking you and i don't know why. [ laughter ]

yesterday, penn state officials removed the iconic statistic tie of joe paterno from the place outside of beaver stadium. today, students said it's time to move forward. >> football does not run this university. we're a community. >> the paterno family slammed penn state for accepting the penalties. they called it a panicked response to the public's unexpected arelation to jerry sandusky's crimes. >>> well, jury selection continues near chicago today in the murder trial of former police officer drew peterson. the 58-year-old is charged with killing his third wife kathleen savio back in 2004, her death was initially ruled an accident but peterson was charged after his third wife went missing back in 1997. he's also a suspect in that case. >>> and in philadelphia, it's visiting day for the first roman catholic official convicted in the church's sex scandal. monsignor william wynn is was seven years in prison. >> i read something that that said the catholic church could learn something from the ncaa. that's a different story. let's take a look at weather from across the country. severe storms from

the free lance-star reports their uncle shot the beaver.nt confirmed the beaver had rabies. >>> a pulitzer prize winning columnist has died. william raspberry passed away yesterday of prostate cancer. he wrote about social issues for 30 years in his "washington post" column. his writings appeared in 200 newspapers nationwide and he retired in 2005. he was 76 years old. >>> and the time right now is 6:36. ahead, the new weapon this morning in the fight against obesi obesity. >>> also, the controversial comments by an american olympics legend about a disabled athlete who will make thanksgiving this year. >>> a giant tree falls on a road killing a man. the work that went through the night to ensure it doesn't happen again. >>> the heat is on. sizzling temperatures and talk sizzling temperatures and talk of some bad storms. homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. sizzling temperatures and talk of some bad storms. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief i have an opportunity to affect what happens in

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take beaver dam or mccormick road instead. three new accidents to tell you about.entward road at waycross. cordelia, also howard at west north. as far as travel times go, on the outer loop, 83 to 95, 55 miles an hour average. and 11 minutes to get through. let's take a live look. as you can see, things are pretty backed up there. 95 at 395. and as i mentioned, that goes right out through the tunnel. we'll take another live look, as our camera switches there. you can see, things are moving along there on the beltway, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by cirque du soleil. it is coming to the first mariner arena. you can get your tickets at the box office. or by going to ticketmaster.com. back over to you. >> thank you, christy. >>> the baseball season is reaching the midpoint. and if you have been around town, the probably have noticed a lot of people wearing orange and black. that's because the orioles are baseball's surprise team. >> reporter: and the orioles get the rubber team. >> the orioles are as hot as baltimore's weather. >> very happy

learned about the 7 foot, 900 pound statue of joe paterno being forklifted away of beaver stadium, aunced it was taking the monument down.... into the child sex abuse scandal, finding the late other top university officials covered up sex abuse retired assistant coach jerry sandusky.should happen to the team now? 3 3 3 3 the team now? 3 3 3 the man police say shot and killed 12 people in the aurora, colorado movie theater massacre is scheduled to appear in court in just two hours hourstom rogers is here with more on what the suspect faces... and how the copmmunity of aurora is trying to heal.good morning, tom. 3 james holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others in friday's massacre. his arraignment this morning could be the first time we see and hear from the suspected shooter.as the start of the court process begins... so too... does the healing. 3 president barack obama met sunday with survivors of the shooting rampage in aurora. among them were these two ladies... stephanie davies and allie young.young was shot in the neck and davies stayed with her... to make su

my niece kept yelling, 'put your beaver in the alligator's mouth!'"got weirder after that. >> jimmy: yeah. last one's from @chelseaghagen. she says, "dad threw up on the beach, buried it and said, 'this'll be fun for some kid to find.'" [ laughter ] there you have it. those are my "late night hashtags." to check out more of our favorites, go to latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/ hashtags. stick around. we'll be right back with chris rock. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ it's olive garden's 2 for $25. an italian dinner for 2 where choice is on the menu. start with all the fresh salad and warm breadsticks you want. choose 2 appetizers made for sharing. then 2 entrÉes from 6 of our favorites. classics like eggplant parmigiana and new favorites like smoked mozzarella chicken and spaghetti with four cheese meat sauce & meatballs. 3 courses, 2 people, just $25. but only for a limited time, at olive garden. let'"that looks hard"oject from to "that didn't take long". let's break out behr ultra... ...the number one selling paint and primer in one, now with stain blocker.

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