and, 18 months later, the british invaded south carolina and, curd charleston in may of 1780. and this is the point following the collapse of charleston that the civil war really begins in the south and in fact, i argued in the buck that i think the revolutionary war was actually one in the the south in 17 abn 1781. it is one in two ways. once the british take charleston, they moved out into the interior of south carolina and established a about a dozen's and the back country of that colony or state. but, starting in the middle of the summer of 1780, south carolinians began to resist the british and-- invasion, as they call that. most of the people who lived in the back country of south carolina or of scotch irish background. they didn't have much love for great britain. their ancestors and that had fled the homeland to escape great britain. many of them, most of them perhaps, were presbyterian and they had little interest in britain's established church, the anglican church and certainly didn't want to pay taxes to that church. so, they looked on the british as invaders. they

and those troops sat out for charleston out around the end of march. and by the time the american army surrendered in may, they were just entering south carolina. and so tarleton went after those for junior soldiers who were trying to retreat and get out of south carolina. and he overtook them up there this south carolina, north carolina border toward the end of may of 1780. attack them, routed them, and after the american surrendered, the massacred about 75% of those. and it's following that that the war in the south really becomes a grim civil war. the americans time after time exacted revenge for tarleton's massacre. in fact, at kings mountain in october after tarleton's massacre in may when the americans that he had a loyalist force at kings mountain, they not only killed a great many who after they had surrendered, but then they forced them on a long march, about a 50-mile forced march that there is something of a resemblance to the tanned death march. and so many british soldiers, loyalists were killed during that march. let me read you the order

love charleston. >> beautiful, beautiful. thank you, bill, appreciate it. >>> while he did enjoy a pretty big buck number one weekend, even harry potter has trouble living up to expectations. it raked in $79.5 million. in five days since wednesday's debut it's taken in just under 160 million bucks. no one is going to call that a bad showing. experts did expect the sixth potter film to flirt with a 100 weekend. the experts did call it right for the mocumentary weekend. former public school teacher who earned post retirement fame as the author of angela's ashes died sunday at the age of 78 from complications of cancer. >>> finally, paula abdul's new manager said she is hurt and angry and probably not returning to "american idol" unless she gets an offer soon. she may even start her own show to compete with "american idol." i would tune into that. >> which part? >> i like her. everyone rips on her. i feel like her and i are both misunderstood. >> you wouldn't watch to see the train wreck? you think it would be quality tv. >> i d

it landed safely in charleston, west virginia. >> we heard this loud rush. your ears pop. we look back and you can -- you could tell the part of the inside was trying to pull out. >> i turned around and saw the sky light shining through the plane. >> we will work vigorously with the proper authorities to examine all of the aircraft lost safety records and to try to determine the cause. >> that was a spokesperson for southwest airlines birdie at a a an ntsb are now involved. the airline says it inspected all of its 737-300's no problems detected. this particular plane was built in 1994. there were no previous problems with the plane reported. >>> we are following a developing story where police have identified a body found in the inner harbor baltimore. the body of a 30-year-old was discovered this morning in the water at lighthouse point. police say the man was an aide to jack evans. he had been drinking alcohol. there is no sign of foul play. >>> police want to know who shot a woman in fell's point. she was found shot in the head before 3:00 this morning. police say she i

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el aviÓn aterrizó en charlestone.an por montarse en otro aviÓn y continuar su viaje hasta baltimore. el aviÓn continÚa el charlestone donde intentarÁ averiguar cÓmo se produjo el hueco. >> muchas gracias por el informe. despuÉs de una pausa, los demÓcratas presentan una ambiciosa reforma al sistema de asistencia mÉdica. también, las Últimas guiones para tratar de resolver la crisis de honduras y el forense de los angeles exige revisar los tkph@h@h@tlncg >> subsidiar a los que no pueden pagar seguro mÉdico con aumentos de impuesto a los que mÁs tienen. 15, 4% extra a los que ganan h@tlncpgycekpmás de $l los que pagar mÁs de 500,000 pagarÍan uno, 5% mÁs. la reforma costarÍa $1 millones en 10 aÑos. aunque suena con mucho dinero, la propuesta es viable. >> estados unidos y hasta mÁs en el cuidado de la salud que ningÚn otro paÍs del mundo. dinero sobra. es la forma de que se distribuye que tiene que cambiar. >> ero los republicanos se oponen diciendo que esta propuesta pondrÍa el gobierno federal a tomar decisiones que le

so in 1950 the jews of charleston south carolina celebrated 200 years of jewish life in the state of south carolina and they brought a player right now from new york to write a historical pageant on the history of this jewish community. the playwright did in fact do as charged and he created a play entitled those who live in the sun which was performed in both charleston and was taken to feeders and other kinds of the news all over the state. the plea involved a huge cast of costumed characters, the play recreated the history of the jews at the state from the end of the 18th century down to the present seemingly not a place to tell the story of the holocaust or need to garner support for survivors. yet the story of the play opens in, quote, barrett 17 displaced persons center bavaria and the center administrative office on a december night, 1950. and so the play is told through the eyes and consciousness of the family of survivors, the shuman family, a mother and father and two children who witnessed the history of charleston in this cast of thousands played, and at the end of each a

the port of charleston is establishing a program called project seahawk which could be a model for the rest of the country. it is designed to use law enforcement on local, state and national levels to monitor port security. >> reporter: the associated press is reporting a suspected u.s. missile attack in pakistan near the afghan border. the missiles which are believed to have been launched by unmanned american planes killed at least 18 suspected militants. the united states has launched more than 40 missile strikes against targets in the same region since last august. >>> monday was the deadliest day for u.s. forces in afghanistan in nearly a year. bombs and bullets killed sovereign american troops. taliban militants claimed on a military website they are holding an american soldier who the u.s. military says may have been captured last week. >>> president obama is wrapping up his second day of meetings in russia. after talks with that country's president, president obama met with the man many believe is actually calling the shots in russia. joel brown brown explains. >>> president oba

the plane did land safely in charleston, west virginia.ot got a few high fives. it's not clear what caused the damage. >>> d.c. council member david catania is calling for an investigation into marion barry's use of taxpayer money. he wants the office of the inspector general to investigate allegations barry poured money into organizations that were run by his staff. there are reports that barely secured almost $1 million for six groups last june that did not formally exist at that time. >>> federal investigators are urging metro to continue monitoring its computerized train control system. metro used to test it once a month before the june 22nd crash that killed 9 people. they are testing it daily now, but metro's general manager says the dly reviews are not enough to address this safety issue. >> supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor goes another round with the senate judiciary committee today. she's likely to face some tough questions from republicans. republicans will likely focus on what they view as her biases and plan to try to rais

charleston, the empire coast of savannah and back into charleston.anta, low cloud drop. 85 to 88 today. breakaway shower, breakaway thunderstorm. look at that building closest to us, the big circle one? the tornado damaged windows and they have to replace them with the right ones. >> so it's not like you can just go get a sheet of glass? >> no, they don't make that glass anymore. they have to replace all of them. that's what i read. >>> you might feel a little awkward running into your former fiancee. this man proposed 59 years ago, they married other people, and he ran into her two months ago. >> i knew it was her. i could just tell by her voice. and the spark was still there. >> waiting to hear the end of the story, though, and what stopped them from getting married all those years ago. ñ >>> would you marry someone you got engaged to nearly 60 years ago? bob hearry proposed to his formr fiancee in 1960. they were separated and mail was returned. she married someone else. >> i said, what would it take to get you to stay? she thought for a moment a

the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. southwest inspected nearly 200 similar anes overnight and continued its normal flight schedule today. metro general manager john kato says metro will follow ntsb recommendations and put those new systems in place to improve track safety. he made the announcement at a hearing before a subcommittee this afternoon. eleanor holmes norton called the hearing to figure out what caused last month's deadly crash and what's being done to fix the problem. nine people were killed and 80 were injured when one train slammed into another. supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor continues to get a grilling from senate republicans on capitol hill. over the comments she made in a 2001 speech. a series of speech necessary what she said was a wise la teen may be able to make better decisions an white man. sotomayor maintains that does not mean she issued rulings based on life experiences and she says her decisions are based on the rule of law. >>> now to the mystery surrounding the death of michael jackson

southwest flight 2294 forced to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. the crew noticed damage while they were traveling 30,000 feet up over charleston and the cabin depressurized. the 126 passengers and five-member crew are all fine. both the faa and the national transportation safety board are investigating what could have caused the hole. we'll update you on wusa.com as we get more information. >>> a convicted murderer escapes death because of possible double jeopardy. paul warner powell was scheduled to die tomorrow but the u.s. supreme court put off that execution. he was tried a second time because he wrote a letter to prosecutors describing how he raped and killed the 16-year-old manassas girl and how he tortured his sister. his original conviction was overturned because they could not prove rape or robbery but the letter sealed his fate. andrew stack has an interview. >> reporter: to say the least, the prosecutor was a little dumbfounded. he told me in addition to being convicted twice, paul warner powell has been denied a stay of execution twice

descent into what we eventually found out was charleston was beautiful. no other problems besides the hole in the plane. >> what was going through your head during all of this, mike? >> the first thing that went through my head were all those tv shows where everybody freaks out and starts screaming. ng ri duhe tevent, everybody was very calm. there were a couple people that were upset. but the flight attendants held their hand and told them everything was going to be okay. and eventually, everything was.e chweou ted wndo. we all cheered and high fived the captain. a couple of people hugged him, and that was that. we waited in chledoorst fon a couple of hours before our flight back here to baltimore. >> michael cunningham, passenger on flight 2294. thank you for talking to us. congratulations, sir. >> thanks. good to be home. >> get a good night's rest. >> thanks. >>> after the deadliest crash in metro history, urgent safety recommendations were made today. the group focuseded on three thi things to make metro passengers safer right away. metro says one of

the plane, which originated in nashville and was headed to baltimore, landed safely in charleston last night. michelle? >> claire, let's talk about there's a key economic report due out today, right? >> that's right, michelle. investors will be closely watching a government report on retail sales for signs consumers are opening their wallets again. consumer spending is 70% of the economy, so it's essentially to any sustained economic recovery. retail sales are expected to rise for a second straight month in june but not by much given the rainy weather across much of the country. michelle? >> claire leka here in new york. claire, thanks. >>> the u.s. military announced this morning that two marines have been killed in afghanistan. they died yesterday in what's described as a hostile incident as some 4,000 marines pushed through southern afghanistan in a major operation targeting the taliban stronghold. meantime, in helmand province, a civilian helicopter crashed this morning. some casualties are reported. >>> as the august election approaches in afghanistan, the taliban has launched a n

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there is charleston and savannah. a substantial number become free farmers. the question was was no the scotia the only place where the ex slaves go and you had the rest of my answer. some become of reformers and the bahamas and jamaica and so on. some go to east florida where alas florida is about to be traded to the spanish and very hard to figure out what happens to them. so, there are many other places they go. nova scotia is the designated place of settlement rall loyalists white or black who didn't have the means to go to britain. a couple of them to go to london, about a thousand of them. maybe a little more. it is actually about a thousand. where they have to appeal for their pensions due to them before the loyalist claims commission. the trouble with the loyalist claims commission is scary in a long way this is that you are compensated for your loss is in america depending how much property you had while most of these people did not have property there had been property so the bottom of the totem pole. but we know quite a lot about those cases. some

we got walloped in charleston yesterday.as you head to portions of the midwest. those storms will continue to rumble tomorrow. may actually be warm tomorrow in the northeast. lingering showers, >>> harry, just another day out here on the plaza. over to you. >> all right. thanks very much, dave. >>> from barbecue sauce to onion dip, it's easy to go condiment crazy over the summer. keri glassman is a registered dietician and contributing editor to "women's health" magazine. she's here to make sure we don't take our condiments over the edge. >> exactly. and it's very easy to do that. just yesterday i was looking at a science food journal, and it said turkey sandwich. it actually had steamed shrimp on it. but i said, what did you dip the shrimp into and what did you put on that sandwich? it's very easy. i'm going to show you how in one day you can almost consume 1,000 calories just from condiments. >> right here we have a day's worth of meals. all the way from breakfast, lunch, snackage, and everything else. this is a day's wort

the plan landed safely in charleston. of passengers was hurt and southwest says service should not be affected. >> the cia reportedly hatched a secret plot to assassinate osama bin laden and other top al qaeda leaders in the days after 9/11. the plan never got off the ground and was cancelled last month by cia director panetta. >> hoping to jump start health care reform legislation, president obama summoned congressional leaders to the white house. his no nonsense message was clear -- get it done before they take their august break. christianne klein has details. >> fighting back against critics who question the potential high cost and fast push for health care reform, president barack obama insisted lawmakers continue to work on a reform bill. >> for those nay sayers and cynics who think that this is not going to happen, don't bet against pups? >> reporter: the president made his comments during a rose garden ceremony. mr. obama is trying to hold on to an august deadline for a health care bill but he's facing a fight fro

we got walloped in charleston yesterday.as you head to portions of the midwest. those storms will continue to rumble tomorrow. may actually be warm tomorrow in the northeast. lingering showers, but >>> let's take a look at the forecast today. we are going for a high of about 82 degrees. absolutely gorgeous. sunny skies. just a couple of shade clouds around. tonight, mainly clear. 62 is your overnight low. tomorrow, mostly sunny. 82 degrees is going to be the high. it is just a mention of a -- about a 20% chance of a passing shower. look how beautiful it is. today is the 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. look how mild. 82, 85, 84, 86 and 86 friday >>> harry, just another day out here on the plaza. over to you. >> all right. thanks very much, dave. >>> from barbecue sauce to onion dip, it's easy to go condiment crazy over the summer. keri glassman is a registered dietician and contributing editor to "women's health" magazine. she's here to make sure we don't take our condiments over the edge. >> exactly. and it's very easy to do that. ju

it was on its way from nashville to baltimore when it was forced to land in charleston, west virginia. the hole was the size of a football and caused it happened to this pressure. passengers said it was a scary situation. >> it was scary, and you're doing talking and callming. >> southwest has inspected its plans to make sure the structures were strong. those planes are back in service today, and the ntsb is investigating. >>> the county council in montgomery has delayed a vote on another round of furloughs. this is an effort to close the budget gap. police officers and firefighters and the council will take up the item later this month. >>> why street vendors protested out of ththe city buidling toda. >> the annual all-star game tonight in st. louis. the capitals are looking for some new all stars. almost ready for the british open. this is about a new, more efficient luxury hybrid continuing to produce 70% fewer smog-forming emissions while delivering greater power. a fact not lost on the world around us. the all-new 2010 lexus rx hybrid. >>> d.c. street vendors vented their concern

so it was about a three-hour wait in charleston. >> i'm glad you're all right. we're glad everybody else is all right. michael cunningham, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> now here's meredith. >> what a story. all right, thanks, matt. now to the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. she faces formal questioning from members of the senate judiciary committee today after vowing in her opening remarks to apply the law, not make it. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is at the supreme court with more. pete, good morning to you. >> reporter: meredith, good morning. sonia sotomayor spoke for only eight minutes, tracing her journey from public housing to supreme court nominee, and she stressed her loyalty to the rule of law. with opening statements out of the way, now come the hard questions about what she might do if she becomes a supreme court justice. judge mosotomayor's family is wh her at these hearings, including her 82-year-old mother salina who nodded in agreement as senator charles schumer of new york emot

but it had to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. >> we were seated about two rows back from the wing and about four rows back you heard this loud rush and your ears popped, and then we looked back and you could tell that part of the inside was trying to pull out. and it was really -- it was crazy. and then the oxygen masks dropped, and of course i put mine on as i was instructed, then put them on my kids. and so, it was just crazy, though, but especially as a parent you're doing a lot of talking and calming and that kind of thing and how you've never gone through this before. >> immediately, the air bags deployed and started feeling a little lightheaded, and your ears start popping, stopping up, and we immediately began trying to put on our masks, trying to adjust them, and the flight attendants went into operation. they did an excellent job. >> now, thankfully, no one was hurt in that particular situation, but a southwest representative says there are no delays or cancellations due to that incident. but again, another emergency landing by a southwest plane, this o

and the flight made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. and startled passengers snapped these photos of the hole. and the passengers found the incident disturbing, but not scary enough to change travel plans. >> you take your life in your hands every time you go, and that's the way i feel but willing to take the chance. >> scary, especially because i have the kids with me. >> still flying? >> yeah, i have to go home. >> the 737-300s make up 1/3 of southwest's fleet. the inspections did not impact the schedule at all today, and they did not find any similar problems on any other aircraft. in fact, southwest says they have never seen this sort of thing before, so they are tryg to figure out what happened, and what caused the hole to open up in the cabin. back to you on the studio. >> and thank you very much. >> thank you, megan. >>> michael cunningham was sleeping in his seat below the hole in the plane. aloud noise woke up, and he opened his eyes and sunlight was streaming through the ceiling. and that's when the plane cost cabin pressure.

instead it made an unexpected stop in charleston, west virginia.ht those passengers are telling the story like only they can. fox 5's laura evans has reaction. >> i'm not sure we had time to be afraid. >> reporter: pastor elvin kibble is thankful to be alive. pictures he took show just how dramatic it was. >> i saw skylight coming into the plane, almost immediately there was this draft of cold air that shot through the plane. >> reporter: that southwest 737 is till on the ground in charleston. now the national transportation safety board is investigating. >> all of the air masks and the air bags deployed. immediately i started feeling lightheaded. >> then the captain has to take the airplane to a safe altitude and then we diverted. obviously we made the option to divert and get that irplane on the ground as quick" -- airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> reporter: southwest airlines still can't explain how the one foot by one foot hole got there in the first place. the flight originated from nashville on monday. passengers say they are

the 737 landed in charleston shortly after 6:30. and the cabin was depressurized with a hole in the fuselage. asd they are oklointog lothat re fon the he.ol f sahle antoad a ath deof a il, the woman was found in ft. arling son. -- arlknow --arlington. >> there are many questions being asked, we know that the woman's body was found after she failed to show up fowork. and plenty of curiosity of what happened at fort myers, inside this these baracks and one who saw the investigators. >> while the military issued only limited information, they tell us she worked at the pentagon, but didn't show up for her shift. according to one official, foul play is a consideration, but the investigation has just begun. >> i am shocked. i am actually shocked. >> mary gibson who lives right by the base, says that any crime is unusual and this is concerni. yeah, that's very scary. the military has not yet released the name, rank or unit for this sailor. they are still notifying family members, in arlington tonight. >> thanks scott. looking at our foreca

the pilot diverted to an airport in charleston, west virginia. a team from the national transportation safety board is in west virginia tonight interviewed the crew and examine the plane. tonight officials say this could have ended badly and they're training prepared them for anything. >> in 13 minutes time, everything that was supposed to happen happened to. >> records show that the plane was built in 1994. an inspection said eight cracks in the frame were repaired. >>> a nurse who worked with michael jackson is revealing new cruise into his final months. she told detectives that jackson asked her for a powerful anesthetic to alleviate his insomnia. she says she refused. the corners of this has issued a subpoena for jackson's dermatologist. they say he has been cooperating. >>> bu councmasan sa he wants amname a rkrk after president a. the area is currently called girard park. jim grant is behind a proposal to call its barack hussein obama park. the president is a fan of basketball. currently, the code probitsbi any public spacerom being named a

. >> the plane landed safely in charleston, west virginia. it is not clear what caused the damage. south was airlines is expecting region -- is inspecting all of their planes. >>> there was a shooting in southwest baltimore. officers rushed where the -- rushed to an area where they saw two people suffering gunshot wounds. >>> the search for the suspect shot and killed a baltimore man is continuing this morning. he was killed at the intersection of 30th street in alameda. teams looked at a home where they received a tip. >> we thought that we had a gun man who is just murdered someone run into the house. we secured the crime scene. it is safe. now the neighborhood can get some peace. >> police say they do not believe this was a random act. they are confident the gunmen will be caught soon. >>> the data is also trying to find another suspect -- detectives are also trying to find a suspect in another shooting. there was a report of a man shot. the victim was taken to the hospital. we do not have more on his condition. >>> the supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor returned to capitol h

the flight from nashville had to make an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia when something caustic holes in the fuselage. >> we were seated about two rows back from the wing. we are allowed rush of air. we looked back. part of the inside was trying to pull out. >> i started feeling a little bit of light and it appeared -- a little light-headed. we tried to put on our masks. we saw a skylight shunning for the plane. >> several passengers took pictures of the damage. they is private -- described the situation as surreal. with the danger over, passengers had nothing but praise for the pilot and the crew appeared >> as soon as we touched down and got to the airport in west virginia, everybody cheered the captain. some gave him hugs. >> i think we need to value them far more than what we do. it is very easy for us to begin to take things for granted. >> a lot of people are feeling grateful this morning. no one was injured in the emergency landing. the were about 200 airplanes in the fleet of southwest airlines that are 737's. there is no word as to what caused the damage. all pl

the plane made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. nobody was hurt.the airline is looking at all its 737s as a precaution. >>> the baltimore raven may be leaving the nest for good during the offseason. after meeting with team officials, derrick mason made a retirement announcement on a web site. some skeptics say the announcement may be a negotiating tactic as mason was looking for a new contract. stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. amanda knox marked her 22nd birthday inside an italian prison. her sisters talk about the trial. >>> i knew it, christmas in july. we'll get back to that later. it's a beautiful morning here in new york city. welcome back to "the early show." in this half hour, a reported deal worth $4 million may head off a custody fight over michael jackson's three kids. we'll bring you the latest on the jackson case. julie? >>> also coming up, protecting your kids from the h1n1 virus while they're away at summer camp. we're going to have tips that every family should know. but first, amanda knox marked her 22nd birthday last thur

the flight landed safely last night in charleston, west virginia. a local passenger shared his pictures from the flight with us. the ntsb is investigating. >>> the supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor continuing to get a grilling from senate republicans. sotomayor on capitol hill today for another round of questions. the president's pick defended her comments that a wise latina might be able to better make a decision than a white man. >>> today, the house on unveiled landmark legislation to fix the nation's ailing healthcare system. that calls for sweeping changes to make sure every morn will have access to affordable insurance. sherri ly has more on how to break yet wn for us. >> reporter: house leaders are pushing to pass the healthcare overhaul before the august recess which is in less than three weeks. speaker nancy pelosi called it a health insurance act for the middle class, many who don't qualify for government programs and can't pay for it ear. >> i work three jobs and my husband two. >> reporter: even with five jobs between them, they coul

good luck for a south charleston lady. the 60-year-old woman has claimed her ninth west virginia lottery prize of 7,000 bucks. her total winnings since last september, $159,000. >> she's got to have some kind of secret. we'll call her, find out what that is. thank you, steve, appreciate it. >>> the detroit tigers pounce on the cleveland indians. plus, josh beckett's rules against the kansas city royals. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> well, we have a plethora of weather topics, including a heat wave and severe storms. your weather forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> and good morning, everyone. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, red sox pitcher josh beckett sent his team soaring into the all-star break, shutting down the kansas city royals to notch his 100th career win. here's nbc's mario see lease with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> the first half of the baseball season is in the books but not before all-star worthy performances fro

however, back from atlanta, charleston, back through florida, will see a good chance of showers and potenthunderstorms in the afternoon hours. some will make their way toward boston later on tomorrow afternoon. if you're watching channel 3 in chattanooga, learn how farmers use animals to plow fields and how the animals do the work at the wild park ranch exhibit. that's your eastern event of the day. >> they have a great john deere exhibit, too, right? >> sure. the replacement. >> exactly. bad attempt at humor. sorry, todd. >>> now, an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. no such thing as extra innings in the box office. this weekend, though, according to studio estimates, ice age debuted with $45.5 million. well, since opening wednesday and including the $148 million, the ice age 3 earned overseas the film has taken in over 215 million bucks. now, sunday is pretty family friendly. ice age dawn of the dinosaurs will be declared champ. sales for transformers revenge of the fallen fell way steeper than expected, 61% last weekend. it's not a loser, though. after just two we

people in charleston, south carolina, can expect more heavy rain today.ore than 2 feet of standing water was reported in some areas yesterday. is it me or does it seem like it's been a while since we've had any rain? let's check in with justin berk to see what's on tap today. >> when you this i about it, we were back to may with the second wettest on record. a wet june as well where we had that severe weather but you are right, we haven't had that much rain. how quickly things do dry up. i had to water my lawn for the first time this summer last night. >> it's july already. >> the first time this summer that i had to water my lawn and it was thirsty. the sun's coming up over the eastern sky. check out these temperatures. 58 churchville. 56 in ellicott city. warms to 62 in eldersburg. upper 50s, low 60s this morning. a partly cloudy afternoon with our high temperature at 80. 5:40 on the clock. here's kim now with a check on the roads. >>> things appear to be running smoothly at the harbor tunnel. there were some overnight construction on the harbor tunnel

it was headed to baltimore but landed safely instead at charleston. a spokesman there says passengers could see through the hole to the outside. the hole was about a foot wide and a foot long in the rear of the plane. the cabin lost pressure but nobody was hurt. investigators are trying to determine what caused that hole. >>> things are fine at los anges international airport following a shawl earthquake. the 3.2 quake struck just after 9:00 last night. it was centered under the air pot runways. no flights were delayed. >>> more red flags about metro and calls for urgent changes from the ntsb. less than a month now after metro's deadliest crash. one recommendation calls for metro to monitor its track circuits in real time. metro says this is a good idea. so good that the technology is not even invented to do that. >> sarah simmons joins us live with more details this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: the first congressional hearing since this crash and on this crash is scheduled to begin at 2:00 here on capitol hill. metro officials

the flight made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia.rt shoaxman michael plante -- spokesman, michael plante, talked about those on board. >> no one was injured. the ems personnel were there when the passengers got off the airplane. passengers also had the opportunity to go to a medical facility. all of them declined. >> southwest brought in another plane and got everyone to bwi. the airline says those inspections should not affect today's schedule. >>> a possible procedural error could mean a key piece of evidence could be thrown out in the trial of a woman accused of killing her four daughters. u.s. marshals found the bodies of banita jacks' four daughter in the home in january, 2008, while serving an eviction notice. jacks was taken into custody and questioned by police, but no lawyer was present when she was questioned. now a judge must decide whether or not to admit the interrogations as evidence. >>> jessica doyle is back with another "living smart" report. and you say more people are taking on second jobs to make ends meet. >> rep

a report from i tv station in charleston took this picture of that hole. it was so large that passengers could see through it. it was enough to affect cabin pressure on that plane as well. >> in this instance when the hole happened, it depressurizedded the cabin. the first thing would than is that the oxygen masks would deploy. that happened and the captain has to take the airplane it a safe altitude. we made the option to divert and get the airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> nobody was injured. >>> a small earthquake rattled los angeles international airport last night. officials say the 3.2 quake was centered under the airport's runways. there was no damage reported and nobody was hurt t didn't c ause -- it doesn't cause any flight delays either. >>> sonia sotomayor will continue making her case on the hill today. it is widely expected that sotomayor will be confirmed but in opening statements, several republican senators had sharp words for her. there was criticism over a speech she had given where she said that being a wise latina helped

hd radar, back to the west a few popup showers offer the mountains of west virginia down towards charleston and south of clarksburg. looks like we will continue to see the moisture and activity west of us. we'll get a little more cloud cover possibly moving in for parts of tomorrow. regional temperatures across the area, you can see 88 degrees down at bwi. back in hagerstown looking at 88 degrees. warm temperatures to work with over the next couple of days as we see a warm front approach from the west, a chance of showers and thunderstorms pop up through the afternoon. on and off showers possible so keep the umbrellas nearby because we'll be possibly needing them across the area. our seven-day forecast showing a high of 88 tomorrow. 30% chance for some showers on friday, 88 degrees. 80 and 81 on saturday and sunday. temperatures slightly cooler with less humidity and we'll stay in the hoer 80s for the next few days leading us into next week. >> thanks so much. >>> that will do it for fox 45 news at 5:30.

the plane landed safely in charleston, west virginia.they don't know what caused the hole in the jet. >>> two u.s. marines were killed in what military call a hostile incident. they say it happened in the helmand province yesterday.Ñ also a civilian helicopter crashed today. they don't know why but they say the fighters shot it down. >>> a family practice doctor from alabama could become the country's next surgeon general. benjamin has spent most of her career helping poor patients along alabama's gulf coast. good morning. i'm robin meade. morning, sunshine. good to have you with us today. jumping right back into the stories. >>> judge sotomayor will be in the rare position of answering questions instead of asking them. day two of her confirmation hearing starts in about three hours. she gave her opening statement yesterday and pledged fidelity to the law. jeffrey toobin of our sister cnn said she is a shoo-in. >> there are 12 democrats, seven republicans on the committee. you just do the math. there hasn't been a democrat who's even su

that plane left nashville last evening but made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. john jane is live at b.w.i.-thurgood marshall with the latest tonight. >> passengers on that plane finally got to b.w.i. late last night with a vivid memory of the problem that diverted flight 2298. >> this is the real deal. >> that was alvin kibbles first thought as the plane he was on yesterday suddenly popped a foot-long hole in the top of the fuselage at 30,000 feet. >> i started feeling light-headed and your ears start popping, stopping up, and we immediately began trying to put on our masks. >> this woman had to worry about her child as well as the cabin depressurized. >> we heard a loud rush and your ears popped and then we looked back and you could tell that part of the inside was trying to pull out. >> the plane made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia, without anyone being hurt. the ntsb and f.a.a. are now trying to pinpoint the cause of the tear. it is located in front of the tail. investigators will inspect the structural integrity of the plane looking for cr

plane coming to baltimore from nashville made emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. all 131 passengers and crew made it off safely. and when they did eventually boarded another plane and continued on to baltimore. >> jeff standing by live at marshall airport with the very latest on their story tonight. jeff? >>reporter: well, many passengers here are talking about their harrowing experience aboard south west flight 2 2 94. with cell phone camera many able to capture the football size hole in the fuselage. and tonight they are talking about the loud noise and cold chill that shot through the plane. as flight attendant prepared them for an emergency landing, this man was sitting in the exit row and preparing for the worst. >> i wanted to get word to my wife. i text her. i said that we have lost air pressure in the cabin. the air mask deployed. instructed to prepare for evacuation. i said i loved her. i said you know to take care. the kind of goodbye that you want to extend. >>reporter: tonight he credit divine intervention for landing the plane and yes he says he will

the flight from nashville to bwi marshall airport made an emergency landing in charleston, west virginia. a one foot by one foot hole ripped through the plane's fuselage and cabin pressure was lost but no one was injured and the plane was able to make a safe landing. airline spokesperson says the crew took quick action. >> the captain has to take the plane to a safe altitude and then we diverted. we made the option to divert and get the plane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> reporter: southwest does not expect the emergency inspections to affect any of its flights today. >>> metro manager and the national transportation safety board representative will appear before a house can senate committee to discuss the deadly metro crash. yesterday the ntsb urged metro to upgrade the train control system with continuous backup protections. cato says the agency is currently monitoring its computerized train control systems daily but not constantly. >>> the dulles rail project just got an $85 million boost. the house transportation transportation appropriatuation which committee approved the

focused on the 15-year-old plane that had to land last evening in charleston, west virginia. a foot-long hole suddenly opened on the top of the fuselage causing the cabin to lose pressure. >> i turned around and saw skylight shining through the plane. >> he was among the baltimore-bound passengers that got into b.w.i. late last night on a different plane. this woman won't soon forget what happened on flight 2298. >> you heard this loud rush and your ears popped and then we looked back and you could tell that part of the inside was trying to pull out. >> one passenger took his own picture with his oxygen max on. michael cunningham credits the crew with managing the emergency safely. >> as soon as we touched down, as soon as we got to the airport in west virginia, everybody cheered, everybody high-fived the captain. some gave him hugs. but a great crew, great flight crew. everybody just did what they needed to do and everybody was fine. >> investigators will look for signs of fatigue that may have caused cracks in the fuselage. the f.a.a. says they'll check whether anyone recen

plane, you can see the small hole that caused it to make an emergency landing at yeager airport in charleston, west virginia. the flight was on its way from nashville to baltimore with 126 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board when the hole developed in the fuselage. >> when the hole happened, it obviously depressurized the cabin. the first thing that would happen as a safety procedure the oxygen masks would deploy. that happened and the captain has to take the airplane a safe altitude and we diverted obviously -- we made the decision to divert and get the airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> reporter: no one was injured. passengers used oxygen masks that dropped down from the ceiling as the cabin stabilized. >> the national transportation safety board will do a thorough examination as they do with any incident to ascertain what the most likely cause was. >> reporter: wjz has learned that southwest has inspected 200 planes nationwide, all boeing 737 300 series jets for signs of cracks in the fuselages. they found no problems, the hole is about a foot long and right now it is uncl

charleston was like the -- among the four top cities, and huge economy. so we know no one. so i have a fellow who is really the most conservative the lot. this guy starts out, his name is henry lawrence and he starts out as a government man, purely, that's what they call people who really supported the monarch government. and -- so during the stamp act riots, for instance, he -- the rioters riot his house. we think of them being the stamp act, you know, protest, unpatriotic, they're after him, they think he's harboring stamps, and he has an 8 month pregnant wife who is standing there shrieking and ringing her hands. he has nothing but foul words to say about these people who mobbed his house and until the customs inspector, he's a rich guy, he sells slaves, he owns slaves and he's got a lot of fleet of boats, he's actually a trading partner of robert morris, until the customs inspector can have skates two of his ships. ok. and anyway, so they confiscate his ships, and then morris gets very upset. oh, the reason he can have skates them is because morris won't pay the extorti

charleston among the four top cities and a huge economy. so we know no one, so why have they fellow who is really the most conservative. this guy starts out, his name is henry lawrence and he starts out as the government mean. purely that is what they call people who supported the monarch, a government name. so, during the stand back riots for instance, the writers write his house. we think of them being the stamp back protests, they are after him. they think he is harboring stamps and he has got in eight months pregnant wife phyllis standing there shrieking and wringing her hands but the has nothing but false words to say about these people who mobbed his house and until the customs inspector, he is a rich guy. keys sells slaves, he owned slaves and it's got a fleet of boats. he is a trading partner of robert morris. until the customs inspector confiscates two of his ships, so they confiscate his ships and then morris gets very upset. the reason he confiscates them is because morris won't pay the extortion, so morris is a man of honor and

the leading edge charleston. roanoke. isolated storms. not very strong.arly an inch out of the storms. illinois. rockford. d.c. monthly rain, .012. we could use a little wet weather around here. watch the futurecast. blue. those are the showers and the storms. overnight you will notice clouds increase. and then again, late afternoon. north, western maryland. washington county. some storms will fire. but most of them swinging through here, during the overnight period. so your forecast for tomorrow morning. starting out. it will be partly cloudy. temperatures once again around the mid 60s across the area. southerly wind. more humid tomorrow. pretty hot too. 82, 88 degrees. range in temperatures. most of the storms late. inch of rain west. at least a third out of the storms. 86 degrees sunday. showers, rainshowers heading out of here early. drawing us out. less humid. then the early part of next week. monday, too. looking like a little wet weather as well. still not much in the way of any 90s. even in sight for our area. >> lucky. great. >> thank you. >> com

members kept their cool for another 20 minutes before making an emergency landing at the parpt in charlestonst virginia. >> obviously, we made the option to divert and get that airplane on the ground as quickly as possible. >> reporter: this sort of incident is highly unusual. but last summer, a quantas airways flight from london to australia, was forced to land after a hole broke up on a cargo area. it happened on a boeing 747. it stayed in the air for 15 minutes before making an emergency landing. the federal aviation administration and the national transportation safety board are on scene, investigating the incident. southwest airlines operates 181 of the 737 300s. the planes make up about one-third of the airline's fleet. and southwest says the overnight inspections on their jets should not cause any flight delays this morning. >>> to capitol hill, now, where the supreme court nominee, sonia sotomayor, begins her second day of confirmation hearings. while there were contentious moments, while a top republican admits the nomination is in hand. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. the introd

and just over 4 inches of rain soaked charleston, south carolina, a record for the date. >>> there is a report that michael jackson's family tried to save the singer. cnn says that two years ago members of the jackson family tried to stage an intervention, but jackson ordered his bodyguards not to let his relatives in to see him. meantime, now that the memorial service is over for jackson, the question is where will he be buried? ben tracy reports. >> reporter: in the surreal saga that is michael jackson's death, the question now is where is his body? ♪ gone too soon >> reporter: his casket was front and center at the memorial service, but its whereabouts are now a closely guarded family secret. we do know that at least portions of the singer's brain are at the medical examiner's office, being tested to see whether jackson had any neurological conditions that may have caused his death. >> if the brain is observed as normal, then the issue becomes the toxicology report. >> reporter: that could show whether prescription painkillers jackson allegedly took played any role in his death. it