brian?osit insurance corporation may begin ordering about $36 billion to replenish the fund. as you can imagine, it has been severely depleted because of all the bank failures. as of of a lot of insurance. juliet: tom delay in the ballroom dance the tango despite having injured foot ♪ juliet: what a trooper he is. delay lost his footing at the end, whoa, of the routine? gretchen: is he currently tied with cathy ireland for the lowest score. voters will now decide if he stays. brian: he looks upset. juliet: pain. steve: glenn beck joins us live. he tap dances one hour each day. >> what was tom delay thinking? steve: good morning to you, glenn beck. steve: don't lose your footing. brian: you got the key to your city. to be respected by the people who raised you. >> huh-uh. it was really neat to be back. i'm from mt. vernon washington, small town 30,000, went back this weekend. they gave me the key to the city. it was nice. there were about 800 protesters, about 400 of them were anti-glenn. 400

brian didn't make it. an officer went to tell elica. >> one of the detectives came into the kitchen and told me that brian's injuries had been fatal. it just seemed that everything just seemed kind of surreal, and i just kept thinking, i didn't know what to do. i didn't know -- i just didn't know what to do. i didn't know whether to sit, to scream, to shout or what, so i just sat. >> reporter: life of the party brian gone just like that. he'd been murdered, apparently, by an intruder who unloaded a gun on him when he opened the front door. >> i just knew he was gone, and i couldn't even wrap my mind around who could have disliked him muf enough to do that. i knew my two boys had been together, and i thought if somebody followed him home i guess i was just grateful that they didn't take them both. >> reporter: crime scene investigators began their work gingerly because this case was sensitive, almost like a murder in the law enforcement family. willie jr., the brother, was someone they worked with at the cr

gretchen: peter, brian? brian: a lot of drama here. in the courtroom, a high school football coach found not guilty of causing a student's death. exactly how the jury came to that very tough decision. peter: wove' all seen those tv ads for scooters for seniors. but one democrat thinks getting rid of them, taking them away from you, is the answer to health care what is she talking about? brian: plus, it's a one in a million shot, lightly. why this guy's celebrating more than just a good game. oh, my. and happy birthday. look at that. and happy birthday to frankie avalon. he looks good he's a crooner. peter: heart throb of the 1950's and 1960's. he's 70 today. (announcer) time brings new wisdom new aches and pains, ...and new questions about which pain reliever is right for your body. tylenol 8 hour works with your body, with one layer that dissolves quickly... ...one layer that lasts all day ...and no layers that irritate your stomach the way that ibuprofen can. it's tough on your body pain. not on your body. into an incredibly strong,

brian.talk about something in the news today. we understand from general stanley mcchrystal that it is desperate in afghanistan. they need more guys. and, yet, the president of the united states says not so fast. let's just figure it out before we send more guys over there. >> i heard the two guests on again last hour. i actually agree with both of them believe it or not. my view on this is when you fight, you fight to win. you fight with everything you have. it's immoral not to. it's wrong to send our troops into harms' way if you are not going to fight that way, pull them out. get them out of there. it's wrong. brian: i had so much respect for them when he said this in the spring. i want you to hear what he said in the spring. look at general mcchrystal and his background. this is the perfect guy. republicans and democrats say this is a good guy. he has got to come up with a plan. here's what president obama sounded like in the spring. >> if the afghanistan government falls to the taliban,

brian. >> all right, brian.lth care situation. >> brian: i would like to thank both of you for not tossing to me by saying speaking of half-baked nitwit. that was always my big fear. the legislation expected to be released really at the top of the hour. 23 minutes. all week we have been analyzing the price tag for the president's health care overhaul depending on what plan he decides to choose. like how the deficit would go up and how folks would pay higher insurance premiums. what about your taxes? >> the plan will not add to our deficit. the middle class will realize where your security not higher taxes. brian: but beware of the tax man cometh, so to speak. that according to peter johnson jr. who is here with the prescription for truth. peter, what do you mean the tax man cometh? >> you know, i don't know when the tax man is coming based on this -- these proposals that we have at this point. senator baucus is going to have a new proposal today. but the house has its own proposal. and element bodied in -- embod

brian: interesting. audiotapes of bernie madoff reveal how the ponzi king coached potential witnesses on how to outsmart the s.e.c. take a listen as madoff advises one witness on why written documents are considered a bad thing. brian: this, says officials, should have been discovered years ago. steve: meanwhile -- thank you very much, brian. you have to check this out. this is a picture of a new butterfly-shaped galaxy snapped by the hubble telescope. the picture's new. the galaxy's been there for eons. brian: looks like summer there. steve: these are the first deep space photos since it was repaired in may. they are sharper than any images ever seen by man. this as the shuttle discovery's landing scheduled for today could be scrubbed because of rain showers in florida. gretchen: here it is, everyone. the verdict is in. no joke here. comedian ellen degeneres is joining the judges' table on "american idol." the self-proclaimed fan made the announcement on her show saying she'll speak for the people. >> l

brian: wow, ok.tendent said because a lot of parents are saying why are you getting our kids involved in politics. even if it is our president. and here is the quote: brian: does that satisfy you? >> it does. you know, i was surprised to find out about how the song was -- i didn't realize there was a connection to some -- there is a religious song involved that was probably poor judgment. gretchen: andrea, here is the problem that a lot of parents have. you can't even say the word god in school anymore. this has gone all the way to the supreme court. and, yet, you have a song like this, some people would scratch heir heads and say i wonder if they would have sung a song about president bush. your thoughts? >> oh, probably not. yeah, they probably wouldn't have. i did, you know, i do think it was over the top. i wish it hadn't happened. brian: all right, andrea. thanks, it was sung to the tune of jesus loves you. gretchen: which complicates matters even more. >> it does. brian: have a nice weekend. >>

brian. brian: the "new york times" missed the boat on acorn and they admit it maybe they should have been watching fox news. they actually promised to from here on in. you have to hear this one and their excuse. their slof began this hour comes from paula over in maryland. "fox & friends," if you set your snooze, you lose. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- steve: welcome, everybody. something new today on all of your tv's we look different. first day of wide screen "fox & friends." people are bigger. there is a black stripe at the top and the bottom on some of your televisions. it's just a little benefit for watching fox. gretchen: people are bigger? uh-oh. gretchen: bigger? you know the tv adds ten pounds already. brian: we are wide screen. we have a lot to tell you about including what iran has done already. third round of missiles for the iranian revolutionary guard. and they have done this in two days. if you

brian? brian: take a look at this surveillance video.ld-be robber getting slammed to the ground. 54-year-old good samaritan who might be a part time linebacker. he says he was no hero. he was trying to protect his wife who was in line waiting for a cashier. the suspect nursing wounds this morning from behind bars and facing charges of attempted armed robbery. look at that. >> he needs a cape. steve: real quickly, take a look at the weather. as you can see we have got a possibility of some severe weather today all the way from north central portions of texas right up through the mid missouri valley as well. temperatures will be seasonal. by the way tomorrow is the equinox. there you have got thunderstorms moving through. brian, over to you. how did the cowboys do with their new 1.5 billion-dollar stadium? brian: i think they are going to turn it in because they lost. i think they will be forced to evacuate it sorry dallas fans it didn't work out. they open up 1.5 billion-dollar stadium for first home game against the giants. 100,000 plus

brian? brian: so nancy pelosi is now a general.ting this morning. chemotherapy pay treatments for daniel houser are over and they doctors say they can't see tumors in x-rays. they also credit strict diet with victims in his recovery. >> a lot of it is nutrition. a lot of it is how you take care of the body and feed it what it needs and don't feed it what it don't need. brian: doctors say hawzer isn't completely in the clear and could undergo radiation treatments still. gretchen: recommended that men get the gardasil vaccine. it has been approved for use in women. it guards gefns the human papilloma virus known as hpv. now they are saying it could protect men as well. this is an important announcement. brian? brian: if you are in the market for a nice apartment in new york city. there is one going on the market for $9.9 million. you can have bernie madoff's place in manhattan. in the east 60's. >> tony place. brian: shows you how little i have of visiting this place. tony. east 60's. write your check. judge, i haven't introduced you

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brian?: meanwhile the nation's capitol is one of the best metro areas to attend college according to a new report. washington ranked fourth on the american institute for economic research list of the 75 best places in the country to study. factors include academic environment and professional opportunities arch ever after graduation. taking the top spot new york, followed by san francisco and boston. seattle is fifth. we will count again next year. so don't be sad. steve: don't be. meanwhile tonight at :00, you will see it right here on the fox news channel. the president of the united states is going to make appear before a joint session of congress to talk about health care and how it needs to be fixed in this particular country that we are all living. in it is his 2 th major address regarding health care. in the meantime that's going to be tonight at 9:00. at 10:00 a.m., max bachus, a senator in the u.s. senate, has got a deadline for his gang of six. come up with those ideas or else we d

brian: pull the troops out. steve: we want to know, does the leak of mcchrystal's report signal big problems for the white house? a fair and balanced debate about the political fallout coming up next. gretchen: and take a look at thun believable individualo a 6-year-old girl nearly killed by a car. steve: oh my goodness. gretchen: why the driver should have never even been behind the wheel in the first place. luke: moving my mind and my hands at world record speed. i'm luke myers. if you want to be incredible, eat incredible. announcer: eggs. incredible energy for body and mind. (guitar music) . ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2 hours faster than claritin®. my worst symptoms feel better, indoors and outdoors. with zyrtec®, the fastest... 24-hour allergy medicine, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. zyrtec® works fast, so i can love the air™. steve: welcome back on this wednesday. restrictions on how long

brian: suing? tomorrow is the first ever islamic day of prayer in washington, d.c., organized by a lawyer who has represented terrorists. there are two sides to this story. we'll try to give you both. our slogan comes to us from ken in fairfield, new jersey. if you want the facts and fun, watch "fox & friends," it gets the job done. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- alisyn: good morning, everybody. brian: gaddafi just finished up. so -- qaddafi just finished up. you're in for gretchen. alisyn: i am. kaddafi was supposed to speak for 15 minutes. he exceeded that. brian: he got the comedic red light. it was on in the background. i guess you couldn't see it. steve: get the hook. maybe he was still steamed they took away his tent. anyway, yesterday at the united nations he went on and on and on. in fact, he war out a translator. meanwhile, the president of the united states was on stage there at the general assembly earlie

brian. >> brian: julie kirtz, thank you very much. news that iran had a second never before acknowledged nuclear facility rattled nerves around the world, but can the obama administration use this news to rally world leaders to crack down on tehran? john boulton is the fourm ambassador to the u.n. and joins us here now, mr. ambassador, good to see you. the iranians say it's just for peaceful purposes. >> absolutely, that's why they built it underground in a former revolutionary guard missile base. exactly where you'd put it. >> brian: you're not buying that? >> no, this program has been going on nuclear programs for 20 years and a troubling development, because it means that iran has begun an implement a strategy of did hes dispersing capabilities more than we know about. >> all the headlines second secret facilities now acknowledged by the iranians. >> we had a hint even during the bush days. >> i don't want to get into specifics. you watch certain sites and what the obama administration briefed in the past several months they conclu

i'm brian wilson. are conservatives mounting a comeback one week after a massive march on washington, republicans are back in the nation's capital, searching for new leaders and fresh ideas. their challenges are stiff and obstacles remain. voices like mitt romney and huckabee hk say it's easy to see renewed values and see if they've shaken off the massive defeat they suffered last november. we begin, however, with a new development in the alleged terrorist plot to bomb new york city. the denver man who is suspected of being a crucial part of the plan now admits to having ties to al-qaeda. alicia acuna standing by in denver with more on this. hello, aliesh sha. >> hi, brian, that man zazi is expected to be back at the fbi headquarters in denver for a round of questioning. their reports, including ours, that his client admitted to ties to al-qaeda are just rumors, but some frightening information is surfacing about this airport shuttle driver. there are multiple reports out this morning that intelligence

he also has brian roberts out at second base.eandering off of that bag about a third of the way down. >> jim: he probably already would have tried to steal third. >> gary: they are just going to hold him close. melvin mora. longoria cuts it off. the running throw and aybar again makes the stretch so a fine defensive inning for longoria. a on top of it all, il the orioles lead it by one. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way.  >> glad to bring you up to speed with the at&t rapid rewind. the base hit and oh, my gosh. four runs including a three-run homer by buehrle in the first inning and another one in the third. the six hits through three innings and 5-0 and then he has settled back down. at&t, the nation's fastest 3 g. network. right now berken has a chance to be the leading pitcher in this ballgame. the orioles have come back to take the lead. b.j. upton, we go to the top of the seventh inning inside for a ball. up

he is taking the start of brian matusz. when we come back, rick dempsey's scouting reports on the pitchers. the new mcdonald's bacon and cheese angus third pounder. before taking it on, one must study it first. rushing in unprepared may prove overwhelming... with all that juicy, 100% angus beef. there! you found a point of entry! the bacon beckons like a springboard to paradise. one small bite for man... etcetera, etcetera. angus axiom number 11: bring on the bacon. the astonishing new angus third pounders. all angus. all mcdonald's. ♪ ba da ba ba ba  >> tomorrow night the red s are in town for for the opener of the three-game series, a have guest alegend, brooks robinson will join us here tomorrow night. we're looking forward to that. the pre-game ceremony with melvin mora and we're looking forward to visiting with number five. to want the finale of the four- game series with tampa bay as the orioles take on the rays. the birds are looking for 3-4. what do you have on mark hendrickson? >> he is definitely best suited

brian. >> thanks. now you have the news edge. the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. we're back here at 10 for the news edge at 11 v. a fntastic night. hope to see you then.  there's nothing more important than our health. so when it comes to health reform, we need a solution that worksor all of us. now the president and congress have a plan that combines the best ideas, from democrats and republicans, business owners and workers, doctors, nurseand patients. a plan that keeps bureaucrats out of your health care you choose your own doctor, make your own decisions, and you can't be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition. that's reform we can all feel good about.

brian roberts did it exactly.e gaffe it that soft front leg so he could actually get over that is a clean sign. obviously you're not going to be turning a double play on my watch. the thing about zobrist, he hits for home runs. he hits for average. you turn the double play and it was like a turbo charge on his throw to get nick markakis right there. some guys, that might be a gad double play ball. he runs well, too. he can steal bases. so a lot of times, you always said we talk about the orioles, one of their guys who is hurt now, carlos pena, they got him off of the junk heap for about $800,000. he ended up hitting 46 home runs, 39 this year. so maybe we saw that list early on, gary, and there may be somebody you can salvage out of the minor leagues apower guy or whatever, that either has been up and down, showed some promise. >> gary: everybody -- that's what your dream is. >> jim: they realized it at tampa bay. >> gary: yes. there is so much luck involved in that because i'll never believe anyone who tells me t

keep them coming, brian. i appreciate it. >> the problem with his trade is it's still really capital intensive. just because you're not letting things out, you're not using any capital. >> we haven't heard that in a long time. the faux football music. my second favorite song. my favorite is ludacris' rollout. i would have taken him as an ace for base kind of guy. we are previewing this weekend's nfl kickoff. competing derivatives strategies. it is time for "put up or shut up" where dan and mike agree on a direction of a stock but duke it out on the strategy. tonight best buy, the retailer reports urngs on tuesday. current at the money calls and puts imply an 8% move on its earnings. still less than its four quarter average of 11%. both mike and dan are bearish, but that is where the similarities end. and dan, we should note that stacy is coming back next week. so maybe tonight you've got a shot of actually winning this. but let's start off with the best case scenario. lay out the arguments for us. >> if you t

our chief investigative correspondent brian ross joins us. >> reporter: that's right. fbi agents believe they've cracked the case involving what they describe is a very real and very serious plot against new york. >> reporter: the break came this morning at the fbi offices in denver. 24-year-old najibullah zazi had been grilled for 16 hours in the past two days, and today officials say he finally admitted he had ties to al qaeda and began to negotiate a plea deal. officials were privately ecstatic, but hesitant to reveal details. >> we will make sure they will be charged and people will be held accountable. >> reporter: new york police say they do not know the intended target of the alleged plot. but authorities say they found videos of new york's grand central station at zazi's computer. and there is always concern about the city's subway system, especially its vulnerable underwater tunnels. also found on zazi's computer was the recipe for a homemade bomb that would be of the same size and chemical makeup as the explosives used in the london subway attacks in 2005. of

brian ross has more. >> as an operative, he was known as mohammed. 836-year-old native of lebanon. -- he is a 36-year-old native of lebanon. he is now going public with an account of how he says a chance was missed to stop the hijackers. you could stop the hijackers. >> yes. >> in early 2001, the fbi sent him to infiltrate the small mosque. he recorded conversations with the man identified as mohammed attah as well as others. >> i prayed in the private mosque and i went to private meetings. >> but the fbi told him to leave attah alone and to instead set up a sting. >> glorious. >> while he was posing as a bomb maker and producing weapons, the real terrorists were left alone. >> this is another example of the way the system broke down prior to 9/11. if the system had worked, we might have been able to identify the people before the attacks. >> he was identified as the man the fbi told him to leave alone. >> i was very angry and upset. >> you wrote that close. >> i was -- i was right. i was 100% right. >> he said the agents who handled him have the rep

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brian. >> thank you, christine. john mac will leave his job in january, but will remain on hand as his chairman. right now, goreman is cochairman of the company and on the retail side, it's a little less profitable business and the bond business of mr. mac's background, but goreman is seen as a pretty safe pick. a lot of people have talked about him for months to replace mac as they try to recover from last fall's near collapse. treasury secretary tim geithner addressed concerns about how american taxpayers can flip the bill. >> i wouldn't give a penny to a banker, to benefit a banker. but if you let the system get to the point where people are taking their money out of banks, where people can't get credit, where things stop, then you will see companies fail, unemployment rise, pension values fall by 34%, people having to work a decade longer than expected because of that damage. so it is the necessary thing, it's the fair thing to do. >> coming up on monday, president obama will give a speech on the financial crisi

brian? >> thank you. all right, open the windows, right? >> when i came upstairs a bit ago, the garage door was open for some of the vehicles, it is chilly out there. i think everybody will be surprised in the morning. if you were up earlier today you had a sample. tonight, fall-like. clear out there, look at the monument sparking on the beautiful last hour of august. didn't it go fast? i can't believe we are talking about labor day here. it is a little bit depressing, but i tell you what. i am not depressed about the temperature trend here. check this out. two degrees warmer tomorrow. 78 degrees, storm-free, wednesday 79, thursday up to 80, friday up to 78 degrees, and yes we're in pretty good shape as we head into the labor day weekend. something we'll watch all weekend long, what we see today. a couple of showers off the coast. they wouldn't be there tomorrow. there is a frontal band that hangs all week long. later in the week, an extra area of low pressure that is strong enough to push a little moisture back at us. that will probably be

. >> let's start with brian van de graaff. just delightful day outside. >> temperature-wise, we may see some 40's out of there. 49 in walkersville. 53 in woodbridge. 59 in the district. another cool start. i anticipate mid to upper 70's today. a few high passing clouds. mid upper 70's or so before the day is done. let's take a look at traffic. >> thank you. good morning. we are in fabulous shape around at the beltway. no morning issues on 66. the was a minor crash on 95 southbound, but that has been moved out of the way. nothing to report out of richmond. over to thurgood marshall, we are good on 270 in the camera, southbound are the headlights at montgomery village avenue. >> thank you. >>> we are following a developing story. >>>> the manhunt for an abductin suecmat yma be over. e st tuation startedlaat night with a call from a woman who said she had been carjacked and kidnapped from a metro parking lot. matt brock has more. >> police would not confirm they havehe suspect in custody. they do tell us they made an arrest. from

brian. >> george lewis inur l.a. bureau starting us off. dr. steve lyons is the tropical weather expert at the weather channel. that is his title. he is generally our go-to guy on natural disasters. steve, how long is the lapsed time between the event and the formatioof a tsunami or the all clear? >> it's almost instantaneous. the tsunami forms as soon as the earthquake occurs and the wave starts propagating out like a pebble in a pond, brian. it continues to spread out. the good news is it spreads farther away from the epicenter of the earthquake the wave gets lower in height. if it is bigger to start with, it can be devastating far, far away. >> we arrived in indonesia not long after the disaster hit there. e whole world swore up and down they would have better notification systems after that. are we better off in terms of triggering, knowing if one is coming than we were then? >> we are in the pacific ocean. we have a lot of buoys out there. hawaii knows they are not going get a major tsunami there. they have a tsunami advisory which means t

here's our chief investigative correspondent brian ross. brian? >> reporter: that's right, charlie.e's coming out of the shado to tell abc news, the fbi had hijack ring leader mohammed atta in his sights but shifted focus to an easier case. as a highly prized undercover operative for 13 years, he was known as mohamed. his real name is ellie asad, a 36-year-old native of lebanon. >> i gave 13 years, and people need to understand what i did. >> reporter: eight years after the 9/11 attacks, he is going public with an account of how he says he and the fbi missed a chance to stop the hijackers. you could have stopped the attacks? >> yes. i could -- i'm not 100% positive. i'm 80% positive. >> reporter: in 2001, thbi f sent assaad to infiltrate this mosque. there, he says he spots and recorded conversations with the man later identified as the leader, at that, as well as others in his group. you saw them? >> yes. and even i prayed in the mosque, the private mosque, and i went to certain private meetings. >> reporter: but assaad says over his objections, the fbi told him to leave atta alone

reporr: brian, good evening. this children's hospital is so overwhelmed with potential swine flu cases, they've got triage tents set up outside the emergency room, and they're not even at the peak of the outbreak. >> hey, guys, can we help you? >> reporter: on the front lines in the fight against the flu -- >> just going in the entrance to the tent there. hopefully they can get you guys in and out pretty quick, okay? >> reporter: -- a sprawling triage tent, staffed wit doctors and equipped like a trauma center, right in the middle of a hospital parking lot. >> she's been saying her throat hurts? >> yeah. >> what about headache? >> reporter: more than 300 kids are turning up with flu sympto each day, double what they see here in a normal flu season, and well beyond what the emergency room can manage. >> physically we just don't have the space to handle that, plus we needed the space to take care of the more sicker patients. >> reporter: across the country, a surge of sick kids have parents panicked. >> i would rat

it is about justice for brian. he was a young man on his way to school. he should not have died. >> chavez remains on administrative duty. >>> more problems for acorn after the release of some inflammatory videos. the house voted to deny all fding to the group. on monday, the senate took similar action. this video shows employees advising couple posing as a prostitute and a pimp lie about the profession. >>> a bill is headed to the senate. the house passed a sweeping overhaul yesterday. the federal government is the sole provider of college phones and a boost funds for grants. >>> 5:37. >> putting a face with the names on the vietnam wall. >> it is not just a name. it is a person with hopes and drms that were cut short. >> a new project hopes to expand one of the most moving monuments. >> it is a cloudy 63 degrees. a comfortable start to the day. when will wesee the sunshine again? >> joe conway is coming back with the latest on your my name is louise and this is my eggo. on tuesday i go in even earlier than usual. thank goodness for eggo, a nutri-grain w

as brian robbers is chased back -- brian robbers is chased back. looks it over, low.s on the orioles, 167 for markakis. roberts is 153. jones has had an injury interrupted year, 131. markakis with that good batting eye. >> rick: you wouldn't want to make another bet with me, would you, jim, on whether nick markakis has 200 hits by the end of the year. i say he'll have 200 before the year is over. >> jim: okay. >> rick: because i know one thing about nick, and f he gets a hit hits first time up, he's going to get three or four. we've got a ton of stuff we've gotta pay for. and a few things we want to pay for. on top of it all, we're still trying to put away some money for the future. with the wish list, we can save up for anything we want. and still have enough to cover the day-t0-day. plus, the savings engine helps our money grow. and that's something we need and want. introducing the virtual wallet from pnc, a high definition, online view of your money. pnc. leading the way.  . >> jim: ian kinsler leads here in the 4th, fouls it off. kinsler, byrd, and blalock

brian? >> karen gray houston live tonight. >>> google's e-mail service has been knocked off lynch of the day. no word on what caused the crash. there were signs of trouble monday but not clear if they are related to more severe outages today. google expects to have it fixed later today. >>> consumer alert about popular aluminum water bottles. the warning you need to hear about that. >>> dramatic police take down on the beltway. why this infrared video is winning awards. checking in on the wildfires near leaks. how long until firefighters can get the flames under control. the metal finger making waves in the kennedy clan.  >>> the news edge following new developments out west. california wildfires are burning out of control. look at this picture. look at the fire and how close it is to thousands of more homes there at the development? that is called the station fire, north of los angeles. it's now the biggest blaze charring the california landscape. laura evans has more. >> reporte

brian? >>> disturbing graffiti and threats at virginia tech. one mentions the killer sung we ch obey name. the phrase a cho reborn, it will be avenged showed up on a bathroom wall. police believe that is a reference to a man that killed 32 people them himself. someone left threats to blow up randolph hall. >>> in the district, a former intern in jim graham's office pled guilty to shooting two people at a metro stop. he shot the victims outside the columbia heights metro station in june. evidence in court claimed he shot one person that he had an argument with earlier and hit an innocent bystander. >>> still to come at 6:00, the divorce drama surrounding red skins star robert haynesworth. you thought that hip injury hurt. >>> a tsunami in the samoas. 119 people are dead. the number is likely to continue to crime. let's turn it over to le. >> reporter: there were four waves. each between 15 and 20 feet. let's show you what was left after the water recedes creeded. homes destroyed, personal belongings scattered everywhere. vehicles washed away lik

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brian? >> let's go to brian. 68 downtown. 62 in walkersville. a bit cooler to the north and west. then there clouds in cumberland -- thinner clouds in cumberland. variable cloudy skies. the satellite radar composite shows the time lapse of what the clouds have been looking like the last couple of hours. you do seehinner spots. you can see some of the green peeking through. below a bit of sunshine this morning. a couple of showers. -- a little bit of sunshine this morning. a shower or two. mid 60's tonight. tomorrow, a touch cooler. warmer tomorrow. sunday, more showers could roll back in. >> thank you. >>> blockbuster closures will be in that movie fans will have fewer places to rent a film. >> vinita nair has the "money scope" report. >> we have been encouraging words on the economy. ben bernanke says the recession is very likely over. he says for the first time there is agreement that a recovery has begun. he warns the rebound probably will not produce many jobs. >> it will still feel like a weak economy for some time as many people still find their job security and employment s

brian rooney is in california tonight. brian? >> reporter: and charlie, those are actually happy worlds coming from a tire commander. behind me is an area that firefighters burned out. the smoke is the on top of it, the wind is down. despite some clusters of flames, all in all, it's been a pretty good day. the fire swirls in or the nay domes of smoke and flame, spinning along ridges above the suburbs during the night. bulldozers cut fire lines high in the mountains while ground crews set their own fires to burn out brush ahead of the main fire. homeowner david stayed up all night watches the hills. >> last night it was really bad. it was just flames shooting 80 feet high. it was really, really scary. >> reporter: today, firefighters trooped like an army through neighborhoods of empty houses. a crackle of flames mixed with the wail of sirens. this fire is now 15 miles north to south, and 20 east to west. expanding by 16,000 acres overnight, which is actually good news. the explosive growth is slowing, as firefighters work fast to

as you look down the bottom, 26.3 average for brian vickers.to pick that up. >> i think you have to throw that out the window because this is especially with brian vickers case, this is a race team that keeps getting better as they good more time with each other. >> you saw montoya above vickers, an average 22nd finishing position on one-mile racetracks. hard to believe this car that has been this good now can be that poor on a one-mile track. >> but guy back to something that makes me think that brian, patty and montoya figured something out. think about how dominant that race car was at indianapolis motor speedway. flat racetrack. even 2 1/2 miles long, a lot of the same characteristics getting through to point. >> he will be hard to beat this weekend. >> dale jarrett brings up a good point. the last time this team was so good was at the indianapolis speedway where ron montoya led 116 laps and had that heartbreaking speeding penalty which caused them maybe the biggest win of his career thus far. >> here's the 43 car and 48 car. reed sorenson

. >> brian he was just 24 years old, a tough warrior on the battlefield. saturday the taliban shot and killed him. it was the second tour there, first in afghanistan. the family says there was no base for him. he lived out of a backpack, jordan chrobat grew up in maryland, later married and was stationed in north carolina. his parents and three siblings are not grieving alone. we caught up with them at the grandparent's house in maryland. the family is comforted by each other and a large circle of friends. >> but the pain that is in me is just incredible. and i don't know how i'm going to do this. i'll never -- have that shiny spot in my life again. i mean i have my other children who they have their shiny spots. but his spot won't be. just my memories. and i have great memories. >> jordan married in 2007. his wife, amber, was notified at the same time as his parents, which is what he asked for before he left. his body arrived yesterday at the dover air base. he was stationed in north carolina, but will be buried near his family in frederick. he leaves beh

brian barron died this morning. broadcast news is poorer without him. >> it is a mystery and investigators are looking into it if corruption is involved. they are trying to figure out how the bulgarian lottery through identical numbers two weeks in a row. the same numbers for drawn on september 6th and again on september 10th. the chance of the same six numbers coming up twice in a roh is about 4 million to one. -- row is about 4 million to one. hamid karzai has about 56% of the vote in afghanistan

and that will bring up brian roberts.ed from the lead-off spot to the number three spot giving him a chance for even more rbi's and even in that he is continuing to score runs, continuing to be third in the league in runs and first, of course ndoubles. three straight seasons with 100- plus runs. only chase utley currently has more, four consecutive. >> jim: and when you are hitting lead-off, obviously, brady anderson used to talk about it. he liked hitting the home runs at 50 one year. his job is to score runs and brian does a very, very efficient job. in the pregame he said -- [ no audio ] >> jim: fastballs away, play them that way and at least you'll take away some extra- base power. but they don't do it and he just sprays it around. he doesn't have the green monster. it is just amazing he can hit over 50 doubles as often as he does. >> gary: pretty steady in that department. >> jim: is he ever. >> gary: is tour is is still on at first base, and the pitch will be taken down low. sonnanstine has had dramatically differen

. >> let's start with brian van de graaff. the rain has picked up again. >> the heavier bands of showers have been moving in. they're down towards southern maryland. they are working towards the metro. we will see a heavier band of rain from 95 to 270 eastward. it will move out of here by the afternoon. there'll be light rain west of the city. we're in the 50's this morning. damp with some drizzle out this afternoon. how is the commute? afternoon. how is the commute? >> so far, not too bad. there is anacntcide on the beltway. police and fire are headed that way. 270 corridor, there is construction. they are in the process of clearing out of the way. back to you. >> thank you. >>> our top story, 9/11 remembered. it was eight years ago when the first attack began. >> a day of mourning has become a day of service. the victims and the mourners will share the spotlight. we have more. >> grid morning. there will of course be ceremonies -- but morning. the will of course be ceremonies today. people are finding their own way to mark t

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>>>en burns tells brian why is film is what all americans need to see. kids from chicago, learning to make a difference. "nightly news" starts now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening, i'm ann curry in for brian williams. we begin with a high drama, a showdown over nuclear ambitions. president obama and america's closest allies reveal iran has been building a secret underground plant for enriching uranium and potentially able to make bombs and put iran on notice it better come clean now and not go down the path of bombs. he's been pushing back all day demanding an apology. the nuclear plant is near the holy city of qom, 100 miles from tie tehran. we have the coverage with andrea mitchell. good evening. >> president obama, britain and france said they built a solid case iran is hiding a secret nuclearlant in violation of treaties. they are demanding immediate u.n. sanctions. tonight, the president warned iran about going down a path that could lead to confrontation. if it does not come clean, starting in geneva next week. >> i t

here is brian van de graaff. we were so happy to see the sun break out yesterday. >> got a little warm yesterday. today is a repeat. a beautiful jacket, alison. >> that is why i wore it. >> the sun will come up at 7:00. let's look outside. we're in the 60's. 63 in chantilly. 66 in college park. plenty of sunshine. 80's. enjoy. there are some changes as early as wednesday. >> we have a volume. 66 in manassas and pharaoh. 95 heading into woodbridge. lanes are open to the beltway on 270. we kind of lost that one. 270, headlights are southbound, still moving at speed from rockville to the beltway. now to top stories. >> thank you. >>> now an update on our top story. >> president obama will talk about the economy in a speech in new york. he will ta about plans to wind down the government's role in the financial sector. he will use his speech to call on congress to overhaul the regulations governing the financial industry. this as the first anniversary of the collapse of lehman brothers. there bankruptcy lead to a near

brian roberts gets it.nd that will give nick markakis a chance in that clean- up spot. .300 on the but top with the oh- fer two he's had here. he has hit well against sonnanstine. he has had five hits in 16 at- bats against the tampa bay starter. on at first base. roberts. one down. that one sends on out as sonnanstine has lost that release point. so they'll try to break that rhythm and get him back on another track here. he'll try to secure himself at least for the look in the rotation next year. the pitching coach is on the phone to the bullpen sensing that sonnanstine's deliveries right now may be running out of gas. keep in mind that he hasn't had a -- he's only had one major league start since coming back from triple-a where he spent nine starts over two months. as jim nexted, he came on in relief in his last appearance and then the only start since his return was labor day. >> jim: unnick markakis-like, the last time up, he was going to get up and get loose and nick swung at a pitcher's pitch early in