carrington, carrington event. we've been in a low period of solar activity for about the last five years. i can remember -- i think it was in 2003 in north carolina we were watching northern lights. some of you might recall that it fritzed some of our systems. carrington event happened in 1959 where it was melt on the poles. railroad ties burst into flames. electrical sparks were shooting out of the telegraphy systems. it blew out a fair amount of the telegraphy systems. if that event of a solar storm happened today, it could emp the whole world. if it lasted for 24 hours. one rotation of the earth, 24 hours, most of the world. let me provide an analogy. one of my greatest heroes in developing this is congressman roscoe bartlett, a representative from frederick, maryland who headed up through the republican side. let me emphasize this is a bipartisan issue. i wish we could agree on a bipartisan basis that we'll be all in the same sinking ship. the issue of ballistic defense might not excite you so much and maybe g

. >> patrick carrington had the lead in the final round. he did not have to play in the final group with tiger woods. tiger woods has won this six times in his career. >> it was a two-man race on the water in akron. tiger stormed from three behind to take the lead. he is down one. this is a tiger at his best. that is a beautiful shot to set up an easy birdie. on the next shot, patrick has to get close to keep the lead. he makes the triple bogey and goes down three. he i>> on the seventh day they rested, right? i guess the man upstairs did not have put all in his grand plan. training camp for the reagan meant rigid training camp for the team meant two different practices for the team today. offense will have a tough time doing anything against the guys up front. look at these guys. they present a huge presence in the middle of the line. they should be even better this year. >> we've gotten stronger each year. we have great depth. i think we will do great things. >> jonathan and lewis will get there on sunday. woodson spent four years of his

the tournament said he won, how he was put on the clock, and how it affected the play of patrick carrington. >> we were enjoying that battle. that is why patty feels the way he does and why i said what i said. we were having such a great battle going head-to-head like that. he got influence from outside. >> it was reported that tiger woods was fine for the comment that he made about the official john perrot more. he says he was not fined by the pga. he did not criticize anybody, but he did say that it changed the great battle they had at bridgestone. >> i hate to see tiger have to shell out $5,000. >> devastating. >>> at both sides of the health- care aisle are rallying the troops. mike allen explains this latest move. >> to gunplay at this game. conservative groups weren't use of inspiring mobs. -- were accused of conspiring mobs to turn out and trash health care reform. democrats are urging supporters to show up to support reform. a fine idea. the staff is like, you do not not vu?x?z?z?zrrñziçñx >>> one more quick cckck shows a couple of thunderstorms in the frederick county area. there

patrick carrington is 10 under par. harrington and what will play in a final return tomorrow.t should be pretty neat. that will do it for sports. it's quiet on the home front-- not a lot of activity. you read the news. and yet, some people need to sell and other people want to buy. this is a moment of challenge and opportunity. fortunately, re/max agents have the experience to help you meet the one and recognize the other. thanks. because the future's counting on us. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. >> here is a look at the stories we're working on for tonight. we follow the plane crash from carroll county. the two people on board were killed. officials try to figure out what went wrong. the world's largest airline says it is cutting more jobs because of the downturn. what this means for consumers. editorial. >> summer has arrived and with it comes the exciting signs of summer that means the ravens are back from their off-season while preparing for another year. the baltimore ravens bring more clarity than in recent years. our quarterback has 19 games under his self,

the leader board looks like this, he has a one-shot lead over patrick carrington -- harrington. back to you. >>> coming up next, a local man is getting ready for a trip. >> why the w>> why t >>> less than two weeks from today, a fairfax county man is scheduled ahead in this space. >> and we have what neighbors think about having an astronaut from their town. >> people in springfield, va. are proud. they are honored to have somebody represent them not only on a national stage, the to the world. it is the third time in space for patrick forester. it is here in springfield, virginia where he got his start. in the classrooms at a high school, the retired army colonel wasn't interested in science, mainly history. it is also where forrester met his future wife in the late 70's. >> [unintelligible] >> he said in an interview that he loved growing up in the shadow of the nation goes the capital. his military family settled down here when he was in the third grade. he graduated in 1975 and considers fairfax county home. >> people have dreams, and now he is a master not. -- an astronaut.