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. >> you mean blagojevich. regarding rumors on a radio station that he had attempted suicide, his father told politico, no, that's not true. he's with his doctor and getting treatment, regaining his strength. that's all i really want to say at this point. pick up on the point that jim was making that there were ethical questions surrounding the former senate seat held by now president obama and blagojevich and what role jackson jr. may have played in all of that. >> well, congressman jackson is a smart man who has been wrestling with serious demons both in his personal and professional life for a couple years now. you mentioned the blagojevich scandal where he was at the fringed of that, the attempt to sell a senate seat, accusations that jesse jackson jr.'s political fund-raiser attempted to put together some money for blagojevich's campaign. you also have a situation here where he's under investigation by the ethics committee in washington, d.c. a lot raining down on him these days. a lot of it self-made, sel

>>reporter: he testified for the defense not trial of former illinois governor rod blagojevich and the justice department has indicted jackson family friend for allegedly offering to raise millions of dollars for blagojevich in exchange for the senate seat being vacated by president obama. >>shepard: how are other lawmakers responding today? >>guest: some democrats are critical of jackson for not sharing more information with the constituents but, at the same time, house leaders are wishing him well. >> our prayers and thoughts are with him and his family and we wish him the comfort he needs to get well. i said at the time when when he knew when necessity had a handle on what the evaluation was they would make it known and they have. >> we hope that he gets wealth soon and frankly we hope he gets back soon. i think this is an issue between he and his constituents. i wish him well and hope to see him back soon. >> he has been out of his office since june 10. >>shepard: thank you, steve, from capitol hill. and putting the medical issue aside, how this issue is being handled by the congre

s mysterious disappearance and whether it had anything with what went down on plan netted blagojevicht a statement from his doctor saying the congressman is getting intensive medical treatment for what they call a mood disorder. experts tell us that could include anything from depression to bipolar disorder. we don't really know. aides say congressman jackson is in a residential facility but they won't say where. the congressman's father the civil rights leader the reverend jesse jackson spoke to fox news about this. >> he is unwell. he is under medical supervision. he is [inaudible] i offer no medical diagnosis only the love of a parent and we feel good about his -- regaining of his strength. >> shepard: house ethics committee investigating allegations that congressman jackson talked about raising money for the former illinois governor rob blagojevich so blago would appoint him to president obama's former senate seat. denies that happened and prosecutors have not charged him with anything. of course our blago is now doing 14 years in prison for, among other things, trying to sell or

. >> you mean blagojevich. regarding rumors jackson jr.d politico that no, that's not true. he is with his doctor and getting treatment, regaining his strength. that's all i really want to say at this point. pick up on that point jim was making a moment ago. what role jackson jr. may have played in all of that. >> well, congressman jackson is a smart man who has been wrestling with some serious demons both in his personal and professional life for a couple of years now. you mentioned the blagojevich scandal. the fringes of that. attempt to sell a senate seat, accusations that jesse jackson jr.'s political fund-raiser attempted to put together money for blagojevich's campaign. . you have also got a situation here where he is under investigation by the ethics committee in washington,t raini days. lot of itself-inflicted. he is starting to get friendly fire from democrats who want to hear more. although i'm not sure how much more specific we can get than andrea mitchell saying he is in rehabilitation facility. the statement from the congressm

it was reported jesse jackson directed him to are for rod blagojevich campaign funds in exchange forointing him to the vacant senate seat this is something congressman denies ... but the timing is interesting the credit agency 'moody's" has downgraded chicago public schools credit rating. cps status dropped from stable to negative' after the district proposed a budget that would drain its $432 million in reserves. cps faces a $665 million deficit and the budget calls for pay raises for teachers. moodys cited the downgrade to cps $6 billion in general obligation bond debt, uncertainty on teachers contracts, and the end of a pension holiday in 2014. the lower rating could cost cps an extra $2 million in interest payments for future bonds issued. of legislators awarding scholarships will come to an end in illinois. governor patrick quinn will sign a bill that kills the program after this summer. over the years, lawmakers have given waivers to the children of political allies. the program only has one rule. the waivers must go to students living in their district. a grand jury has subpoe

that the years have been a difficult one for jackson going back to the morning when then governor blagojevichsman jackson has come under intense scrutiny just a few days before this leave was announced. it turned out that a supportive businessman who was one of those who had been said to have offered rob blagojevich's campaign up to $6 million to get that appointment he was arrested on unrelated charges to that investigation. but still arrested by a federal agent. jackson's people and lawyers say there is no connection to that at all. when you look at some of the things that have gone on over the past four years it certainly may have added into this equation of what is taking its toll on the congressman. >> if the doctors release a statement today will you let us know? >> i will do that. >> rick, appreciate that. >>> a mother cares for her severely disabled daughter until she can't do it any longer. she leaves her daughter in a different state at a road side bar and police say they can do nothing. >>> on this show it has become a mission to report the stories that we demand we can do better.

rod blagojevich to present. while his family denies reports of alcohol abuse, since abuse in general as the common contributing factor to mood -- substance abuse in general is a common contributing factor to disorders. >> when it subsides, the mood disorder reveals its ugly head, and this is when the person becomes suicidal. >> it is usually treated by medication and therapy, taking weeks, months, even a year. >> i know of congressmen and senators who have struggled with mood disorders and were fortunate enough to receive the correct treatment and continue to function. >> his office released a statement reporting that jackson is responding positively to treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. it is and devastating for families when a child is stricken with a serious injury. many parents cannot afford treatment, which only adds to the headaches. there are some grants available to pay for the care their child needs. one of them is offered by a 5- year-old nonprofit united healthcare children's foundatio

he has been facing allegations that he asked a fund-raiser to campaign for rob blagojevich. the police chief is stepping down, james teare. he's decided to retire august 1. the state was looking into him after a he can get -- after he reportedly conducted background checks on people. the state will drop that investigation when the chief retires. another round of storms have left its mark on the metro. this time in the form of flooding in the district. john gonzales shows us how homeowners are cleaning up the mess of floodwater and raw sewage. >> i cannot keep up take go along with his neighbors, this man is forced to keep up cleaning his basement. >> the worst part was the toilet. i literally had to some pumped into the toilet at 1 point. >> thousands of gallons of storm water and sewage philby's force. baby bottles said outside to dry and perhaps throw away. a strong odor of bleach consumes these homes. irreplaceable items have been lost. >> i lost all but his musical transcripts. all of his albums. >> hereon rhode island avenue, these residents are not only having to deal

years so far he is collected more than $2 million since he retired then in 20 06 gov boy pointed blagojevich tried negotiating deals with thompson's good friends. we said jerry do we have part of the profits and he said no and we said ok. and that was that. then there was former senate president jones jr. who designed legislation to benefit his personal pension. if the legislature worked long enough to hit their limit on pension benefits they get a bonus. when jones retired after 25 years he doubled his pension to $122,334 a year far more than he ever earned as senate president. now that jones is retired gov quinn took care of him and a third man in our rural union bossed dennis gannet, he is the man we revealed worked one day to get a six-figure city pension when appointed both of them to the state's sports authority as well none of these leaders would talk about their pension deals, there is more. jones also sponsored legislation to allow the chicago alderman the most lucrative pension in city government. we tried talking to the longest serving aldermen about this deal that gives part- tim

congressman jackson is facing a epics investigation linked to rod blagojevich. back to the weather. we could see rain in the days to come. notednot today? >>> a slight chance for today. we are pretty much clear. we have a few clouds, but no rain what soft. that rain is and us, we are in between systems right now, we will have another one through tomorrow. now, heading out the door, getting ready to do your thing. 72 is what you can dress for this morning. 64 frederick. hagerstown 67. it will be a good day to do outdoor activities. you can do them all day long. in to the afternoon, that's better chance for showers and a rumble of thunder to pop up. future trend picking up on dry times this morning. we put it in to motion. here is a shower in to the afternoon time frame and we will see that as we head in to tuesday. things dry out more through time and we need the rain, we are over 7 inches for the entire year and we need to cut down the deficit. as time goes on we will be seeing some improving conditions. 87 degrees is what i'm going for today. as we start you out at 8:00 today, 76 d

president whose political training was gelled to cheek with politicians like convicted felons like blagojevich. and this president is introducing discourse with a guy as clean as romney? this guy is not smart at all. >> justin what do you think of those points? >> when it comes to the media coverage of this, i will have to disagree with rick. i think the media has been a lot maury responsible than people are -- more responsible than people give them credit for. we have seen abc news and the washington post who came out with this story. they tried to walk it back and say the administration and the campaign is taking it out of context. the media can't force the obama team -- >> they don't have to report on it like they do. to report that the boston globe is reporting means you didn't look into the story. you are just reporting what another reporter did. if that reporter gets it wrong, we are in trouble. >> and the national journal, i believe it was, said the facts are getting muddied, and the fact these charges keep flying back and forth and pretty soon the truth is completely obscured. >>> up n

allegations that he tried to influence former governor rod blagojevich to appoint him to obama's vacant senate seat. >> the statement if a doctor was not specific about jackson's condition, but experiments say that the term "mood disorder" may indicate that jackson is suffering from depression. >>> coming up next when the news continues, we have a fishtail for the record books. it was all caught on tape. you'll see what happens when a huge shark goes after a fish that's on the hook. >> and there's more proof to suggest that the al-assad regime in syria is crumbling. some high ranging officials are urging senior politicians to defect and join the rebels. we'll be right back. >>> for the first time since the uprising began in syria, mortars hit the outskirts of damascus. this comes a day after a member of the regime defected and joined opposition forces. drew levinson has more. >> reporter: this video from syrian opposition shows black smoke rising above the buildings and trees on the outskirts daf mass cuss. residents -- damascus. residents say government troops first fired mortars. then

rob blagojevich.there were allegations that he tried to influence the governor to appoint him to the president's vacant senate seat. >> the vice president defended the auto bail out before the largest possible rights group. he told the naacp that he saved 1 million american jobs with at most. >> he stepped up and rescued the automobile industry. it was not popular, it was not popular. but it was critical. and he was right. >> mitt romney will be in the bay area next week and for three separate fund-raisers. one of them hosted by former san francisco giants managing partner. >> gearing up for a fight, the new legal battle surrounding the 49 stadium. >> got it as an act, half a million users passwords have been posted online. >> who says that fishing is not exciting? the surprise catch off the coast of south carolina. >> i am lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center, heating up around the bay area, but there,, >> >> the latest snapshot of the labour market shows a hint of improvement. the numbers of

and was associated and worked with rod blagojevich. oh, yes. all of this has happened before in 2008. and all of this will happen again. they seem to forget mr. obama has been president for 3 1/2 years now. the american people know the guy pretty well. but the romney camp has to do something. given the -- growing calls by fellow republicans for him to release his tax returns and including governor rick perry, former governor of texas. >> i'm a big believer that no matter who you are or what office you are running for, you should be as transparent as you can be with your tax returns and other aspects of your life. >> and here i just put rick perry out of office retroactively looking towards the future. no less venerated conservative publication than the national review now joining the likes of bill kristol, george will, ron paul and haley barbour to argue romney's position is untenable in all likelihood he won't able to maintain a position that looks secretive and if the departure from campaign conventions. the only question is whether he releas

very surprising that in 1999, rod blagojevich, maybe the only good thing rod blagojevich ever did andck kennedy introduced a bill into congress in 1999 that aimed at regulating internet sales of ammunition. it was never adopted, never went anywhere. we know that james holmes received 50 packages of equipment in four months, he had 6,000 rounds of ammunition delivered to him. there is no regulation of ammunition sales over the internet. a bill from 13 years ago brought up basically collecting dust in congress. is there any chance it will see the light of day in coming months? >> we have seen a lot of statements on this issue, among many other issues, that you are right to cite the nra lobby as a really powerful force inside washington. i do think that you will start to see similar to the abortion debate in this country, in terms of legislation, start taking narrow slices, like parent notification with abortion laws. with gun laws you will see narrow slices of trying to fix one piece of it that can get some support potentially around the power of the nra but there is certainly no -- jay

issues, the younger jackson has denied he tried to get convicted former illinois governor, rod blagojevich to appoint him to president obama's senate seat in exchange for money raised by a one-time fundraiser. >> everyone is going to be amazed at just how innocent i am. >> last month, nyack was indicted by federal prosecutors on unrelated charges. democratic leaders signaled time and their patience could be running out. >> i think congressman jackson and his office and his family would be well advised to advise the constituents of his condition. he's obviously facing a health problem. >> at shawn's fadz 4 days barber shock, people are asking questions. >> i need to know more about what his illness is. mental, physical. >> even his fellow democrats on capitol hill are getting impatie impatient. it's been a month since he's been seen and there's business to be done. >> family and friends suggest jackson is suffering from depression and a drinking problem. his office says those reports about substance abuse are untrue. >>> now to business -- spain's prime minister is pushing new austerity mea

he's accused of trying to influence former governor rod blagojevich to appoint him to president obama's vacant seat. >> tara mergener in washington. thanks for hanging with us. >>> defected and says he's siding with the opposition. he's the most senior diplomat to turn on president bashar assad. he called on all syrians to abandon assad in a television appearance saying, the allegiance is to the people not to the dictator who kills his people. >>> coming up on the morning news, the one that got away. video shows a shark stealing the catch of the day right off the pole. this is the "cbs morning news." [ female announcer ] over the last ten years, your mouth has giggled, snuggled, bubbled ...and yellowed. because if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest whitestrips remove over ten years of stains and whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest 3d white whitestrips. it just wouldn't go away. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that cause chronic widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i learne

he is currently under investigations over allegations he raised money for rod blagojevich's campaign in exchange for the governor appointing him to the president's vacated senate seat. >>> we still have plenty ahead. >> fox 5 news at 4:30 starts now. now. >>> good morning. temperatures in the 70s again this morning. kind of feels like a carbon copy of yesterday. we'll take it. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time to talk more about the weather and for that, our expert, tucker barnes. >> thank you very much. yes. >> very complimentary so early in the morning. >> very formal. >> it is close to friday. >> he is handing out the compliments. >> temperatures in the comfortable range, upper 60s, low 70s. not too much humidity. today will be gorgeous. lots of sunshine, highs about 90. >> perfect. >> nothing terribly extreme. not expecting any triple digits and no real rain in the forecast today. 74 in washington. 65 at dulles. let's look at some maps. the first one will be radar and you will see we are much quieter than we have been the last couple of

the younger jackson has denied he tried to get convicted former illinois governor rob blagojevich to appoint him to president obama's senate seat in exchange for money raised by a one-time fund-raiser. >> everyone who is going to be amazed at just how innocent i am. >> reporter: last month he was indicted on unrelated charges. today democratic leaders signal their time and patience could be running out. >> i think congress jackson and his office and his family would be well advised to advise the constituents of his condition. he's obviously facing a health problem. >> reporter: at shawn's fadz 4 days, people are asking questions. >> we elected him and there's nowhere to be found. >> i need to know what his illness is. is it mental, physical? >> even fellow democrats on capitol hill are getting impatient. it's been a month now since he's been seen and there's business to be done. >> tonight jackson's wife texted nbc chicago that her husband is, quote, not in rehab. a good friend told nbc this has all come down on jackson like an avalanche. there is a good possibility he'll have to res

big money previous limit signed into law by governor pat quinn 2011 after then the governor rod blagojevich was charged with bribery and extortion charges short-term solution to ensure fairness. mitt romney says the nation can do better president obama says on the right track coming up the reaction to the disappointing jobs report and george zimmerman free man tonight cost of the freedom is not cheap. hello. who's she? downy unstopables. here to shake up your fresh. toss these little scent boosters in before you wash. and the fresh scent will last until you're ready to wash again. downy unstopables. the fresh too feisty to quit. wgn news @ 9 as we told you at the top of the news extreme heat taking a toll on part of the city electrical grid tonight. northwest side give us an idea to paint a picture of what is happening still oppressively hot? what does it look like out there? >> still hot much less a busy a round here than usual. people who have air-conditioned want to stay inside there were 100 reservations scheduled at a greek restaurant interviewed the chef and owner he canceled them all

is facing an ethics investigations that connected to the imprisoned former illinois governor rod blagojevichre young adults are earning college degrees but still far below the level needed to reach president barack obama's goal for the u.s. to be number one worldwide in the number of graduates. rising tuition costs is one of the reasons. >>> it's seven minutes after 6:00 right now. was there a cover-up? today we're going to find out. >> details of the investigation into the penn state sex abuse scandal going to be released on lean today. what you can expect. >> and an incredible video this morning of the one that got away or perhaps the one that was snatched. >> video of the day come up. and it may have cooled off the heat but created a huge mess. we're going to head down to texas for a look at some of the flooding down there. lynette? >> all right, charlie yes showers and storms to the south of us. but we are dry. we need some much-needed rain. when that happens coming up. >> thank you lynette. well traffic is just starting to peck up here on the west side of the beltway at old court road a

role as a lawyer but it's covered by the rules would be our governor, our former governor, rod blagojevich, who -- >> yes. >> was disbarred because of his conduct that had nothing to do with his being a lawyer. he was being a politician and doing illegal acts and was disbarred for that. isn't that just a good example of how the rules apply in nonlegal context. >> right, right. and just to share with you because i happen to have it in front of me part of the order that disbarred president nixon, when the -- in describing his conduct the court said that mr. nixon improperly attempted to obstruct an investigation by the united states department of justice of an unlawful entry into the offices of dr. louis fielding, a psychiatrist who had treated daniel else burg, improperly concealed and encouraged others to conceal evidence on unlawful activities of his staff, and improperly engaged in conduct which he knew or should have known would have interfered with the legal defense of daniel ellsberg. he was not acting in a lawyer role but because of that conduct, he lost his law license and he tried

he's facing a house ethics probe connected to imprisoned exgovernor rod blagojevich.chool's president resigned in the wake of a hazing scandal. james heyman resigned the same day the parents of a drum major added the school to a lawsuit. an autopsy found champion had an enlarged heart but had damage consistent with a beating. >> it certainly will be an issue that the defense may try to capitalize on. it's a very thin issue. it doesn't make the defense in this case any easier. >> 11 band members have been charged with hazing. they are expected to go on trial next year. >> a derailed freight train is still burning at this hour. federal transportation officials say that they will have to wait for the tankers to cool down before the ethanol inside can be removed. investigators say they don't know what caused yesterday's accident. it sparked an explosion. no one on the train were hurt but two people walking on the tracks suffered minor injuries when another explosion took place. >> wow. quite a scene out there. >> san bern dino is now the third california city to seek bank

in exchange for blagojevich naming jackson to president obama's senate seat.ts he did nothing wrong and obviously, he wasn't named to that seat. but his friend was arrested a few weeks ago on unrelated federal fraud charges. obviously jackson has been under some personal strain. whether that strain has contributed to the emotional and medical problems his doctors alluded to, we don't know now. >> mystery remains with us. nancy, thank you. >>> an ohio family found april baseball treasure. it was buried this nair grandfather's attic. this morning, i'm going to show you how his decision to save some old baseball cards is paying off big time. >>> and tomorrow, here's something to make you feel old. we'll hear from the rolling stones as they look back at yes, 50 years of playing together on "cbs this morning." ♪ [ male announcer ] we believe small things can make a big difference. like how a little oil from here can be such a big thing in an old friend's life. purina one discovered that by blending enhanced botanical oils into our food, we can help brighten an old

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facing ongoing ethics investigations, allegations that he tried to influence former governor rod blagojevich to appoint him to president obama's vacant senate seat. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the statement from the doctor was not specific about jackson's conditions. but experts say the term "mood disorder" may indicate jackson is suffering from depression. >>> wjz is following a developing story right now. according to a report from the washington post, a metro police officer in washington, d.c. is on administrative leave, after allegedly saying he would shoot first lady michelle obama. the officer not identified workedas -- worked as a motorcade security detail. the fbi is investigating. >>> new details on the trevon murder case. mary is live with more on this controversial case. >> reporter: the first police officers on the scene could not agree if george zimmerman had a broken nose. however, they did say that the neighborhood watch volunteer had cuts on his head. the severity of zimmerman's injuries could be important in this claim of self-defense. zimmerm

this is a president whose political training was gelled to cheeks with convicted felons like rod blagojevichhis president is dumb enough to introduce the concept of felon into the discourse with a guy as clean as mitt romney? >> governor, look. that is character assassination. and you know... >> it's the truth. it's all true. >> the fact is that what the "boston globe" reported is that it was the signature of mitt romney on a security document said he was running bain after he claims he left bain and was not involved in any decision that's led to the loss of jobs overseas. that is not legal. >> and juan don't let your blind loyalty to this president -- . >> oh, come on. >> when mitt romney went to run olympics in 1999 it was to prepare the olympics for 2002. he spent three years running that operation. unfortunately this president knows so little about management he thinks you can run something like fixing the olympic problem 24-7 and still be managing bain. there is no reality to that. >> why did he sign a document if the document wasn't true? >> he didn't sign a document that wasn't true.

jackson is the subject of a house ethics investigation stemming from his ties to former governor rod blagojevich. he denies nits wrongdoing. >>> president obama is on a campaign swing through some key states. ohio has the potential to become the most important state in this election. the economic recovery is stronger than many other state. that could hurt mitt romney and help the president. >> reporter: >> reporter: kicking off his bus trips to the battlegrounds of ohio and pennsylvania, president obama went near toledo, ohio and detroit. it's blue-collar car-making country. he claimed he saved a million auto industry jobs. governor romney said we should just let detroit go bankrupt. i refused to turn my back on communities like this. three years later, the american auto industry is coming roaring back. >> reporter: unemployment in ohio and pennsylvania is now almost a point below the national average. mitt romney knows no republican has won the white house without winning ohio, as romney took time off today to go boating, two men said to be under consideration as romney running meats, tim pawle

he is facing an ethics investigation in the house connected to the former illinois governor, rod blagojevicha prison sentence for corruption charges. days before jackson's leave began, his former fundraiser was arrested by the fbi on medical fraud charges. jackson's offer said the rumors he is being treated for alcohol or substance abuse are simply not true. rob, paula, back to you. >> thanks to karen for that. reaction has been swift to the damaging new reports on the sex abuse cover-up at penn state. nike is changing the name of the joe paterno child development center at the company headquarters. some are calling for the paterno statue at penn state to come down. here is abc's larry jacobs. >> reporter: the verdict was damning. >> the most powerful men at penn state failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who sandusky victimized. >> reporter: the former fbi director explicitly implicated coaching legend joe paterno in a cover-up. >> they repeatedly concealed facts related to sandusky's child abuse from the authorities. >> reporter: the president of the university for