he rae applied kon collins in d.c.ollins replaces jordan in fill >> i a lot of people say why would you want to do this. my answer is why not. >> reporter: seems like a good reason. collins in philly today and the flyers in philly tonight. trying to eliminate the montreal canadiens in the eastern conference finals. flyers leading the series 3-1 but montreal struck not even one minute into the game. 1-0, montreal but all philly from there. tied at 1 in the second until aaron ashrom gets one and the flyers do not look back. they win game 5, 4-2. afterwards the captain mike richards gets presented with the prince of wales trophy for winning the eastern conference. le touch it? he does. not everyone does because they say it's bad luck. you wait until the stanley cup but he held it. they'll play chicago in the stanley cup finals for the even bigger trophy. >>> top seed defending champ roger federer a straight set winner in his return to the french open. i'm dave feldman. brian is back with more of the edge after this. 

doug collins takes over, replacing 80 jordan. collins and the last six seasons working as an analyst. unlike most places where you had better win or the fans will not like you, collins goes to philadelphia knowing that in philadelphia, no one will like you, no matter what you do. tom tasselmyer has the forecast, coming up. >> in use study shows yoga can have a profound effect. is the bottle tax dead? there may be a solution to solving the budget problem, but can it really work? we will >> a little rain must fall on the weekend every now and then. 76 tomorrow with showers mainly in the afternoon and evening. off and on shoutershowers sundan wednesday is a nice looking day. mid to upper 80's thursday and friday. wednesday is a beautiful day. >> thanks for joining us. >> we'll see you at a

the 76ers agreed on a four-year deal for tv analyst doug collins to be their next coach. collins last coached michael jordan and the washington wizards in 2003. >>> speaking of philly, flyers and canadiens, this all les habitants. it's right to michael cammalleri. canadiens up 1-0. later in the first, another fortunate bounce. tom pyatt pops in the rebound. montreal up 2-0. havs are back in the series with a 5-1 win. >>> baseball, great finish in atlanta. ninth inning, braves down 9-6 and brooks conrad drives one deep. laynce nix looking like he had it. no go. off his glove for a game-winning grand slam. look at conrad. he thought nix made the grab. no, no, my friend, you're the hero with a walk-off granny. braves win it 10-9 in the ninth. that's your look at sports on "early today." >>> lindsay lohan parties on a yacht while a judge in los angeles throws the book at her. your early-morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the efforts one community took in defense of old glory. you're watching "early today." >>> well, it's time for a look at your week

. >>> i'm suzanne collins, a man dies in a one-car accident here on this hartford county road. i'll tell you how he was a ,,,,, >>> it is just after 5:30. 86-degrees with a few clouds outside. happy friday and thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the race for hartford county executive is suddenly altered after one of the candidates is killed in a car crash. suzanne collins reports, steven right -- steven wright's death has shocked the community. >> reporter: the fatal one-car crash took place on a winding country road east of bel air. stephen wright's suv ran off the road and into a pole. wright, who was running for county executive, was en route to a campaign appearance. >> this man had so much potential. he was brilliant. he will be missed. >> reporter: stephen wright was a member of the hartford county central committee. he started the route 40 republican club and another one in north hartford county. he was a conservative republican and a constitutionalist. >> he had very conservative ideology. he believe

senator collins. >> tha you. admiral, to follow up on the chairman's line of questioning, one of the concerns that i have is that nobody seems to really know what to do when you have this big of a spill under water. when we followed the events in the press of the various ways that are being used to try to contain the spill, and plug the well, the impression that you get is that there is no plan. . . the first trip i made to the gulf was to a houston to find a solution. i would say that in the end this series of technological improvements we're seeing play out. we need to determine what was actually going on down there because there is no human cess to the site. everything we're seeing is through the lens of a remotely operated vehicle. that makes it challenging just to initially assessed what you actually have going on. i think the complexity it that you have a blowout preventer of that failed as it was designed. we do not know why that happened. will take some time to determine that. it may remain that be the so

collins and? >> the national institute as it now is is a major coordinator of minority health and health disparities research. but certainly all of the institutes are invested in this area. if you look at the graph on the screen the total investments estimated for 2011 with this budget would be more like $2.7 billion, so more than ten times what the funding is specifically for that institute because we actually think minority health and health disparities ought to be a priority for all of the institute's whether it is the cancer institute with diabetes institute these are all areas where health disparities are critical. >> then why was the new institute established for the health if it is a common needed in other places? >> i think there was a desire to have it visible, to have a coordinating function -- >> $119 million doesn't give you a lot of visibility. >> it has provided an opportunity to get endowment to some of the traditional minority serving institutions. that is a major part of what the

senator collins. >> thank you.an's line of questioning, one of the concerns that i have is that nobody seems to reall know what to do when you have this big of a spill under water. when we followed the events in the press of the various ways that are being used to try to contain the spill, and plug the well, the impression that you get is that there is no plan. . . we kill lily have procedures for that purdah i am talking about plugging the well. >> i understand the perception. i have been involved a this is the third of may. the very first trip by may to houston to talk to the bp juniors, i would say that there is a technological solution to this. of technological improvements we're seeing play out. we need to determine what was actually going on down there because there is no human access to the site. everything we're seeing is through the lens of a remotely operated vehicle. that mas it challenging just to initially assessed what you actually have going on. i think the complexity it that u have a blowout prevent

let's go to john collins with the weather. >> clouds are thicker this morning trying to make rain.t is not working right now. >> so a nice morning until -- >> ok morning this new york because temperatures are nice and everything. but this afternoon, this evening, take a look at the radar. we'll show you what we mean. the storm is trying to come in. it is a little -- the word discombobulafed comes to mind, if you remember that word. it is not a well put together storm. in it's attempt to come in here, it will take forever to move through once it starts. today is the latest chance of rain of the next couple. it straddles the weekend, of course. they will receive some spotty shower attempts over maryland just off to the north and west of www.wbaltv.com. it is all up in the clouds. it is not making it to the ground. the real rain shower activity is back in ohio, its mountains of pennsylvania, place ysts like that. we'll talk about how this storm, so to speak, will affect us and our weekend coming up in just a minute. >> to our big story this morning. new developments in baltimore strug

. >> i-team reporter david collins found out that there is a proposal to give deputies a $14,000 raise. >> breathing fire. the department rank and file already sweating benefits and reeling from furlough days and outraged at rotation schedules are furious that some may get a $14,000 pay increase. >> the men in here on the back steps are running burning buildings, carrying patients down three flights of stairs, they deserve a raise also. >> city hall is struggling to close a $120 million budget deficit. the city council member wants to impose a fee with cable. >> when you get a cell phone bill, instead of being $3.50 a month, it will be $40. if you have a cable bill, it will show a $4 tax to the city. >> he wants to -- the current redgestreastration fee is $30 -- registration fee is $30. those who fail to register face up to $500 in fines. >> when you think of vacant properties, a lot of them belong to people who aren't in the city anymore. >> with four-cents tax on everything but two liter-size containers on the table, council members say no vote has been taken. the critics contend the

senator collins. >> thank you.admiral, to follow up on the chairman's line of questioning, one of the concerns that i have is that nobody seems to really know what to do when you have this big of a spill under water. when we followed the events in the press of the various ways that are being used to try to contain the spill, and plug the well, the impression that you get is that there is no plan. . . the first trip i made to the gulf was to a houston to find a solution. i would say that in the end this series of technological improvements we're seeing play out. we need to determine what was actually going on down there because there is no human access to the site. everything we're seeing is through the lens of a remotely operated vehicle. that makes it challenging just to initially assessed what you actually have going on. i think the complexity it that you have a blowout preventer of that failed as it was designed. we do not know why that happened. will take some time to determine that. it may remain that be the s

. >> john collins has a check on the forecast. >> two more days. it may -- may has been an interesting month. no big extremes. we have had some disappointing may days. we'll go back to less than perfect situation this weekend. now like it was on tuesday. there is a storm out there. we have fair skies right now. the rain is not a threat today. the storm system affect us and it will happen this weekend. i will have details. do not panic. let's check the panic. we have the latest. >> good morning. we have an advisory. national bicycle to work day will kickoff and there will be a celebration in downtown baltimore. that could cause some congested around lexington. those streets will be pretty jammed up because of that. howard county, northbound 32 we have the report of a vehicle fire. some fire activity at assateague drive. route 40 white is closed at route 4 in the lothian area. that is completely shut down so you want to avoid routes 408 if at all possible. this is the west side of the beltway. very light traffic for this time of morning. 95, things m

collins.e appreciate very much your fine leadership and good work not only as a researcher but also to manage and help identify priorities that help this committee decide how much funding we need to place in the different accounts in this bill. it is a very large bill. wish it could be larger but the budget constrains us. within that budget framework we have two identified the highest priorities and your testimony will help us to a better job of that so we appreciate your assistance to the committee and your leadership and your role. thank you. >> thank you senator cochran. i didn't read that before i sat

that is the fundamental question. >> reporter: marie collins thinks it's because of the insular culture of catholic leadership. >> it's an all male group of people who have exactly the same training, exactly the same beliefs, and they reinforce each other. they live in this bubble. i think they have completely lost touch with the ordinary man in the street. >> reporter: the irish catholic church says it's now trying to ensure that few if any children are ever abused by clergy again. >> very simply, we have one single aim. that is to safeguard children in the catholic church in ireland. >> reporter: an expert on child welfare issues and a presbyterian has been selected by ireland's catholic church to develop child abuse safeguards and reporting standards. >> with this new system in place if you go to the back of any church in ireland, you'll find contact details for that parish. the telephone number for the national office. >> reporter: do you actively investigate, your office? or do you turn it over to civil authorities? >> in the first instance we communicate with the state-run child p

collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the pending amendment be set aside and call up amendment numbered 3879, which is pending at the desk. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from maine, miscollins, proposes amendment numbered 3879 to amendment unfunded mandate 3979. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be south bend -- be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: mr. president, i am calling up tonight the amendment that i debated on the senate floor on monday with senator dodd and other members who were present. this amendment would direct regulators to impose strong risk and size-based capital standards on financial institutions as they grow in size or engage in risky practices, and i'm pleased to offer this amendment on behalf of myself, senator shaheen and senator brownback. mr. president, our amendment is aimed at addressing the too big to fail prob

chairman. >> thank you, senator collins. we will begin by it describing the legislation, and then we will hear responses. senator lautenberg, you have been a real leader on this. the bill you have introduced, i want to say for the record, has been referred to the committee of a legislative jurisdiction, the judiciary committee. we are holding this hearing today in the dispatch of our responsibility, generally, for homeland security, to inquire as to the impact passage of your legislation could have on our homeland security. thank you for being here. we welcome your testimony. >> members of the committee, i want to offer my welcome to mayor bloomberg and to commissioner kelly. each of them has enormous responsibility which they have conducted very well. one cannot help but note, as has been done by senator collins as well as yourself, the incredibly brilliant police work that went on to get this guy before he was able to leave the country. it was fantastic. so, mr. chairman, i want to thank you for holding this critical heari

. >>> i'm suzanne collins in sykesville. the residents of this town speak loud and clear about the decision to install speed cameras. they overturn that ordinance. i'll have that coming up next. >>> on the fast track, why these students are in the right place at the right time to land jobs. >>> and perfect weather in maryland. the updated weather forecast coming up with bob coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> imagine oil leaking over the gulf of mexico. it is arriving manuel gallegus reports for wjz, on the latest on containment efforts from lose lose. >>> -- louisiana. >> this 75-ton concrete and british dome is what they hope will put an end to the massive oil leak. now gushing about 200,000 gallons a day. >> it will actually seal over the leak. and then we'll engineer piping that goes up to a barge and we'll be able to funnel the oil that is escaping now. >> reporter: 50 miles off the coast, remote-controlled machines are preparing the ocean floor for the placement of the four-story structure. 5,000 feet below the oily su

pat collins joins us with the latest on this. >> cops take the stands. they talk about evidence found, evidence not found. on the stand today, the night robert wone was murdered, for a while it was sergeant patrick who was the ranking officer at that house on swan street. when he got to the house, sergeant patrick said he saw all three defendants dressed in white robes. at the time, he said we treated them like victims, not suspects. sergeant patrick says he saw victor zaborsky sitting on a couch crying. every time dylan ward would try to say something, joe price would glare at him and ward would stop talking. they were whispering, and those glares made me suspicious said sergeant patrick. later, i told a homicide detective about it. august 2006, 32-year-old robert wone, stabbed to death as he was spending the night at his home on swan street. no one has been charged in that murder, but the three house mates who live there have been charged with trying to cover up the crime. defense attorneys say it was a robbe robbery, that an intruder came into an open

. >> now, your 11 insta-weather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> we have had some weather here, too. we have had some strong wind, strong enough to blow the weather from east to west. we do not always see that. no. baltimore county, just north of the city, we have some light, scattered showers, and around the district, the heavier rain brings. we see some spotty showers. that is about it. it has been scattered today around baltimore and chesapeake bay. when you go west of us to western howard county and western carroll county and beyond, they have had an inch to almost two inches of rain. much more to the west and south of us. let's see what we had today. 75 was the high at the airport and the inner harbor. a couple of spots of blue sky. the clouds predominated. mid-60's for the low. not quite -- the clouds will be dominated. mid-60's for the low. at least around the baltimore area, we are a little bit on the short side. to the west of us, there was much more rain. annapolis is 70. 64 in ocean city. the breeze is coming off of the ocean. it is keeping the temperatures down

now back to john collins. >> thank you and good morning. bicycle to work day to day.they are getting on the weather. just a few clouds passing overhead. the real rate is to the west. the rain will stay out there all day long. another great day today. look at our rain totals. we had some rain last week. mate is running behind. we have just over one and a half inches so far. we are an inch short on the month. -- may is running behind. we could use more rain. annapolis, 59 degrees. 55 in easton. 51 at the boardwalk. 63 at westminster. 59 out of oakland. these are mild temperatures. we are starting out milder this morning the yesterday. a big area of high pressure gives us good weather again today. storm center is just west of st. louis. behind this warm front. this is not going to be a factor. warm temperatures, yes. 81 to 86 for the high temperature today. wind at 10 miles per hour. the orioles have a game this evening in washington. you might want to attend. temperatures falling into the 70's around game time. the rain part of the storm is hanging to our west. we do pi

. >> reporter: if dundalk's dennis collins wants to get into his buick he has to climb in through the back thanks a locksmith damaged his car after he locked his keys inside. >> he broke your car that badly? >> collins said the locksmith broke his bank account, charging him almost $800 to get into his car. >> it hurts. that's a lot of money. >> reporter: ann mcgovern shelled out thousands of dollars. >> i've never had anything like this happen to me before. >> reporter: but according to the maryland attorney general and better business bureau dozens of people have been overcharged by the same company. >> we saw a sudden spike in complaints. >> reporter: more than 70 in the last year and with many clients telling the same story. they call the around the clock locksmith to get the locks popped. when the work was done he ran their credit cards and handed over huge bills, holding on to their stuff until they signed. >> he takes advantage of people by charging much, much more. >> reporter: how much more? well industry experts say that even after hours or in bad weather, you shouldn't expec

. >> thank you for bringing that up, centered collins. i appreciate your cooperation and i do not appreciate the failure of mms to come. secretary salazar will testify tomorrow before the senate energy commission. i understand the broad of se -- the prerogative that the agency has to go before its committee of jurisdiction first. i hope those committee members will ask about the conduct of the mineral management service and the kind of demands they make for oil spill response plans, and just to restate the intention of senator collins and me to all the minerals management service's before our committee at some appropriate time in the not too cute -- too distant future to answer those questions if they are not answer to more. in the meantime, i thank you. the record of this hearing will remain open for 15 days for the submission of our -- -- of other statements. with that, the hearing is adjourd. thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> more congressional

pat collins has our report. >> damage was so severe they had to put him to sleep. so -- and i just wanted to know why someone shot my dog. >> reporter: that's sandra benson. someone shot and killed her dog named bear. bear was a 4-year-old lab boxer mix. he slept on his back with his legs stretched out. everybody in the family got a kick out of that. sandra says bear -- >> i called him mason. you know, when i -- i will call him mama's baby. he would run to me. no matter where i'm at. >> reporter: this is where it happened. 5300 block of b street southeast. this is how it happened. it was april 30th. big day for sandra benson. it was her 45th birthday and she went out with her sister to red lobter to celebrate. it was dark. particularly dark because the street light here was out. miss benson's 17-year-old daughter let bear out into the yard to go to the bathroom. a few minutes later she hears bear begin to bark. she goes to the door to let him back in. there is a gunshot. bear is hit in the neck. the humane society is called to the scene. they take bear to the hospi

. >> now the forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> and area of high pressure keeping us and dry. as these clouds and rain try to move in, you can see how it is breaking up as a comes from west virginia and the mountains. the only clouds overhead are these clouds. tomorrow and sunday, this storm coming in. today, we are in great shape. let's look at -- the pollen getting to me here. the count is low there. it does not kick in at the total pl -- pollen is high at 272. easton is 81, salisbury and ocean city. hagerstown is 80. seventies in the mountains to the west. they have a few more often clouds out there. the clouds are producing some of his rent out to the west. it is very scattered. it does not move all that much this morning. the low pressure center is going up towards the great lakes. this high-pressure is deflecting the storm, so do speak. it will not last forever. the real humidity with this storm is on the gulf coast region and the mississippi valley. even though we are in the warm air, it will not be aggressively warm today. -- not be oppressively warm today. 8388 was t

>> brian: nicole collins, always good to have you. thank you.eople are confirmed dead in northern mississippi after a possible tornado touched down there. and five are dead in tennessee from floods. elizabeth pran is following the developments on this from atlanta and joins us now with more. how is it looking, elizabeth? >> reporter: not looking too good, brian. like you mentioned, we just learned that mississippi officials confirmed that three people have died in benton county, mississippi, as a possible tornado ripped through around 2:30 this morning. that part of the country not seeming to catch a break. tennessee still seeing a lot of flooding, about ten inches yesterday. flooding highways, roadways and rivers. now that band of slow-moving thunderstorms drefrnled t ss d volunteer state this weekend. ten inches falling in memphis turning streets to streams and the floodwaters so high some buildings were even see floating down what was once an interstate. emergency officials scramble to get people out of the flood areas, but even as rescuers w

news4's pat collins has our report. >> the damage was so severe that they had to put him to sleep. and i just wanted to know why someone shot my dog. >> reporter: that's sandra benson. someone shot and killed her dog named bear. bear was 4-year-old lab boxer mix. he slept on his back with his legs stretched out. and everybody in the family got a kick out of that. zran says bear was family. >> he was my child, you know. i called him my son. you know, when i -- i will call him mama's baby. he would run to me no matter where i'm at. >> reporter: this is where it happened, 5300 block of b street southeast. this how is it happened. april 30th. a big day for sandra. it was her 45th birthday and went out with her sister to red lobster to celebrate. it was dark. particularly dark because the street light here was out. miss benson's 17-year-old daughter let bear out in the yard to go to the bathroom. a few minutes later, she hears bear begin to gashg. she goes to the door to let him back in. there's a gunshot. bear is hit in the neck. the humane society called to the scene. they take bear t

the 76ers have hired doug collins. thiss the fourth -- this is the fourth team he has coached. >>> brian vickers will miss the rest of the season for nascar. he is suffering from blood clots in his legs and lungs which requires blood thinning. casey mears will take his place. >>> the terps are the top seed in the tourney and take on penn in college park tomorrow. a win puts the ladies one step closer to a possible championship. >> it's getting so close. i think that's the hard part, trying not to look too far ahead because every team in this tournament is so good and has so much talent. >> maryland beat penn 12-6 during the regular season. we'll see how far they can go. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,, >>> tonight cbs's prime time lineup. it's prime time medical with eyewitness news at 11:00. >>> and if you haven't seen this. it's up, up and away for a group of basketball trick shot artists from texas. >> this is the airplane shot. [ yelling ] >> oh, yes they d. the group of guys from texas a&m known as dude

. >> weather forecast, with meteorologist john collins. >> we'll look at the doppler radar and sprinkles in baltimore county and here's the city and beltway on the radar and a little darker green shades to the west. once you get west of 29 and howard county and down in montgomery county, you get rain showers. and parts of frederick county east of frederick, southward, and toward pullsville and then down to the west of the district. there's no thunder and lightning in this, it is just rain shower activity. this is the heaviest where it is yellow and lighter rain shower in howard county. few sprinkles west of that. this is moving eastward and once it comes in, we'll have rain chances on again and off again for the next day or two. let's look at what happened today. we got a fair share of sun and the temperatures went beyond what we thought they would. there was sunshine mixed in. the airport and inner harbour made it to 79. and 66 and 67 and the respective lows and in rain measured yet there. it is just west. typically this time of year 76 would be the high. see the warmer temperatures sli

four minutes to play, watch collin briggs come from the back of the net, swing through, get some air. wins it 10-9, and it's on to the semifinals saturday in baltimore at the m&t bank stadium against duke. >>> wnba, mystics looking for a 4-0 start. former maryland tear pin, crystal langhorne, you can book that. connecticut led by 10. 15 points, six boards, mystics get the week off, then host atlanta saturday night. >>> they seemed to go away to hibernation, then resurface for the grand slams. i'm talking about the williams sis templts venus has the best match record on tour and last week climbed up to number two behind little sis serena. venus always fashionable at the french open. a little black dress there, spaghetti straps. that's what it says on my shot sheet. dropped volley, venus took the first 70. second set, venus is 29 years old but she still has the power. she wins easily 6-3. a little golf action, you saw it right here on our air, byron nelson. this is the day for jason day to putt to seal the win. drop it like it's hot. he takes the byron nelson championship. >>> why stay

>> nicole collins live in washington. thank you, nicole.mpting a massive off-shore effort in one state that could be severely impacted in the oil spill. alabama deploying hundreds of boats to lay down thousands of feet of boom, that could help. alabama's attorney general was just one of four gulf state ag's who gathered to discuss legal strategies to deal with the spill. jonathan serrie is live on dauphin island, how ready is the island to deal with this oil spill? >> well, they face many obstacles. the wind and heavy waves wreak havoc on the inflatable booms that were installed. nevertheless we saw lots of heavy equipment moving in today. moving to various staging areas, some with license tags from as far away as new england. also, the national guard came in today. they've been installing special barriers which they fill with a special chemical at that when it comes in contact with oil, it solidifies the idea is when the oil penetrates the barrier, it becomes a solid which is easily removed and then you can fill the barriers with more of t

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wjz live tonight, suzanne collins joins us near the lyric theater where julio gonzales was struck. >> reporter: adam, it's about a block away on howard street, and the friends, the coworkers, also the family of julio gonzales say they want justice, and they might want improvements to this intersection on howard street. there are flowers at that time site where theatrical stage worker julio gonzales was struck at howard and john street. fellow union members and his family hold repeated rallies at that scene to ask the person who struck him to come forward. >> i understand the police department is checking all the cameras in the area, which we have several cameras, and sooner or later they will catch you. we're asking you to do the right thing, and turn yourself in to the baltimore city police department. >> reporter: gonzales had worked as a stage hand for the last three years and during that time his friends say his endearing nature made him very popular. >> one of the kindest man i ever knew. my first day of work he took me under his wing immediately. he never met a stranger. every p

he held out that senator olympia snowe, chuck grassley, susan collins from maine, all who he courted,he in, he could not get the single vote of any one of them. >> if i were a cynic, i could say that a lot of time was wasted in trying to get bipartisan support when a lot of us thought that was never going to happen. but the flip side, that cynicism, it would not be just republicans he was trying to lock down. he was trying to lock down enough democrats to get the thing passed. >> absolutely. many of the efforts that were taken that maybe were interpreted as trying to get some republican votes also had a lot to do with some of those centrist or moderate democrats, especially in the senate, but to some extent in the house as well. i am thinking in the senate about joe;8 lieberman of connecticut, the third-party candidate, ben nelson from nebraska. he was no. 60. he was the final vote that they vote. senators lincoln and landry, also conservative democrats that took a long time to bring along. we are seeing this again in congress on things like regulatory reform, climate change legislati

. >> your instaweather forecast with meteorologist john collins. >> and getting a close look on the doppler radar, over baltimore right now. nothing happening, maybe a couple of sprinkles out of the clouds. another band of showers is approaching from the west. so here's howard county. it is west of how -- howard county. there's lightning in some of this, west of the district of columbia down here. this band is coming in, and the previous one gave us anywhere from -- from 100th to 600th of an inch of rain around the area. let's look at numbers that we collected during the day today. that rainfall, 1-100th at the airport. and there wasn't much at all, a lot of sprinkles and height assures. took a while to get the pavement wet. 7 was the high at the airport and inhear harbour high. and there was enough sun to drive the temperature up. 76 is typical for this time of year. kehl see more clouds, probably toughtory warm up during the day tomorrow. and especially with the activity. and 69 right now, annapolis and it is 6 at cambridge and 63 at ocean a they have been in the 60's all day long and rat

suzanne collins has emotional reaction from the friends. >> reporter: the owner was shot nine times multiple times before dying. tonight his employees and friends are mourning that violent death. >> reporter: a young woman is very upset by the death of the bar's owner. he was shot nine times in all. he was found by police early this morning after closing up shop. two men were seen fleeing the scene. >> if you ever had troubles or needed anything, he'd always help you out no matter who you were. he always helped me out and my mom after my dad pass add way. he's just a really big father figure. >> reporter: tonight, the tavern is dark and friends say his widow is in mourning in the home next door. this man says lee was his best friend, and he tried to comfort the victim's two sons 15 and 16. >> to be there to talk to them was not an easy thing to do because they loved their dad. they looked up to their dad. and he was a good father to them. >> reporter: police say they don't know the motive for the murder of lee martin. the 40 year was still breathing when rescuers arrived but he died later. h

now, your insta-weather-plus forecast with john collins. >> a pre check of the radar, there is not much going on. we do see some echoes to the north of baltimore. that is not hitting the ground. there might be a couple of sprinkles. out to the west, and into west virginia, there are a few scattered showers. they are not substantial. the weather system is weaker than it was earlier. it will definitely be a rain- maker over the next couple of days. at the moment, our air is dry. right now, the clouds are saying enough to make it a nice, bright morning. 69 at the airport. the morning low was 66. we start the morning off mild. the broad letter shows a rising tendency. -- the barometer shows a rising tendency. we need the rain. for the month of rain -- of may, we are just over an inch and a half. we are short for the month. no it is a weekend, but the need the rain -- i know it is a weekend, but we need the rain. 65 in annapolis. 64 in cambridge. 64 in westminster. hagerstown is 58. here is the satellite picture. we have some thicker clouds over us. these really bright clouds in west virgini

you had a bill from senator collins in maine on led paint. >> it sounds like a little issue but it's not in tennessee. there's a law that says if you built your house or child care center before 1978, it probably had led paint in it. you need to know what you're doing if if you disturb that led paint so it doesn't disturb pregnant women and children. e.p.a. comes along and says, ok, to implement the law you're going to have to get certified or we're going to fine you every day for every violation. in tennessee we have a flood that's the biggest natural disaster and we have in nashville alone 11,000 homes that need to be rebuilt and there's only three e.p.a. trainers there to certify these repairmen. so we have asked for a delay of implementation of that rule until we can et enough training classes so we don't make fixing your house up, flooded or unflooded, more expensive or slower. >> you mentioned that the president hadn't had a lot of meetings. certainly not one on one with leadership. what was your experience with the president? i, what do you think the relationship is between pr

one cannot help -- a note has been done by senger collins. -- senator collins. the police work that went on to get this guy before he was able to lead this country was fantastic. i want to thank you for holding this critical hearing produced by thank my colleagues for being here today. i thank peter king for introducing the that the station. this past that today we were reminded that terrorists are determined to kill americans on american soil. this story is now a little old but shahking in a to further -- but shocking enough to further review it. there is a timing device discovered in times square. it is one of the most visited places in america . the terrace behind this plot was going to murder -- the terrorists behind this plot what did to murder as many americans as possible. it did not explode this time. they will do everything they can to stop a feature terrorist attack. it to pull this terrorist the upper hand. this loophole allows terrorists to purchase military grade explosives and firearms legally in our country. mindful of what senator collins said, w

susan collins, perhaps less. she has her own bill.e is simpler, only about 40 pes, compared to the one that we have now which is about 1000. other republicans to watchoutfor, scott brown of massachusetts. he is definitely hearing it from john kerry. up for reelection again, so presumably, that is another big issue up there. george lemieux of florida. we will see how the senate race influences things there. judd gregg, we should mention him as well. a retiring senator from new hampshire who had shown interest in the issue. richard lugar, people who have worked with democrats on other issues, sitting across senator kerrey. we will see whether or t they really want to negotiate on the bill. host: ky. mary jo on the republican line. -- kentucky. caller: we have a farm that has oil wells on them, but they are not capped. they have been in production for years. we do not have the environmental protection agency person coming to look at these things. these are open wells. another thing, on cap and trade, do you ever think about the amount of

susan collins, perhaps less. she has her own bill. this one is simpler, only about 40 pages, compared to the one that we have now which is about 1000. other republicans to watchoutfor, scott brown of massachusetts. he is definitely hearing it from john kerry. up for reelection again, so presumably, that is another big issue up there. george lemieux of florida. we will see how the senate race influences things there. judd gregg, we should mention him as well. a retiring senator from new hampshire who had shown interest in the issue. richard lugar, people who have worked with democrats on other issues, sitting across senator kerrey. we will see whether or not they really want to negotiate on the bill. host: ky. mary jo on the republican line. -- kentucky. caller: we have a farm that has oil wells on them, but they are not capped. they have been in production for years. we do not have the environmental protection agency person coming to look at these things. these are open wells. another thing, on cap and trade, do you ever think about t

ask unanimous consent that upon disposition of the above-mentioned amendments the senate resume the collins amendment number 3879, that the amendment be considered agreed to and the motion to reconsider be considered, made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. dodd: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the following be the next first-degree amendments in order: rockefeller-hutchison, the f.t.c. amendment; senator crapo, the g.s.e. on budget amendment; senator mark udall of colorado number 4016 regarding credit scores; senator shelby of alabama's amendments consumer bureau; senator whitehouse of rhode island, the state usury laws; senator vitter number 4003, the manufacturing amendment; senator cantwell and senator mccain's stkpwhras steagall -- glass-steagall amendment. 3986. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. dodd: mr. president, i believe the senator from illinois -- mr. durbin: it's my understanding that under the unanimous consent request -- the presiding officer: under the

. >> pat collins reporting. thank you, pat. >>> prince george's county has arrested a school bus driver on child pornography charges. 27-year-old scott smallwood was arrested last week but police say their investigation began back in march. when smallwood left a camera memory card on a counter at a 7-eleven store. someone found it and then called investigators after finding child porn. they worked together for months to identify the victim and the suspect. sma smallwood could get 30 years in prison if he's convicted. >> police say road rage led to a shooting on the baltimore washington parkway late last night. authorities say a driver who rear ended an suv was shot just south of route 198 in laurel. and tonight, the officers are still searching for the gunman. john schriffen with more on this. >>> road rage serious consequences. in fact, every year, 1,500 people die because of it. police believe last night road rage to blame for a wild drive-by shooting that started here behind me at this intersection with a min

pat collins will have much more on this story tonight live on news 4 at 5:00. >> a credit card scam is cheating customers out of tense of thousands of dollars. three servers at the cheesecake factory in friendship heights are accused of this scam. federal authorities say they stole credit card numbers from patrons using a skimming device. about $117,000 in fraudulent charges were wracked up on those stolen cards between 2008 and 2009. court documents name former cheesecake factory server nicole ward as the ringleader in the scheme. chris gordon will have more on this story in a live report coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00. >> live look outside right now. >> and if you get an e-mail from a friend saying they saw you at starbucks, beware. that could be part of a new scam that's going around. the appear in boxes and pretend to be from somebody you know. the sender even addresses you by name. and then you get invited to look at pictures of yourself. but when you click on the link, it actually takes you to objectionable sites, or even charges your bank account. tech experts advise you no

. >> thank you, senator collins. >> first like to submit senator landrieu's questions for the record. >> without objection, we will for them to the witnesses. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i had some questions of mr. mckay. if you cover this in your opening stament i may have missed it. does bp havoc estimate of the cost of the company? >> no. >> the law says that bp is the responsible party and you have confirmed that to date. i appreciate that. you have mentioned that you wl pay for the cleap and all legitimate claims. that sounds good and all of that but a year from now, will we be sitting here in this committee or through constituent services like senator landrieu has, will be sitting here and learning of industries that are not covered by this and may be in direct losses, things like that? >> our intention is to cover all legitimate claims associated with this incident. we've been very clear that the bp resources are behind this. we are clear to accept our duties as a responsible party. we intend to fully, fully lived up to that. we intend to stick with it. we're being what ihink i

nicole collins has that and your other top stories. >> researchers say because the oil well is so deep, there are several unknown factors about how bad this spill really is. one researcher suggests the leaking oil has depleted oxygen levels in some areas by as much as 30%. despite setbacks, bp says it's confident its second attempt to use a mile long pipe to capture much of the oil will work. >>> authorities rejecting pleas for talks with protesters and impose ago crack down on parts of the capitol city. so far at least 30 people have been killed in street protests between anti--government demonstrators and troops. senatorially hey and jeff session also meet to decide when hearings for elena kagan will begin. leahy says he expects her to be confirmed this summer. for the 32nd straight year, there is no triple crown winner. kentucky derby winner super saver finished eighth in the preakness stakes. the winning horse, will you being at lucky, finished sixth at the kentucky derby. shannon, back to you. >> thanks, nicole. >>> this is a fox news alert. detroit police say a 7-year-old girl ha

senator collins. >> mr. chairman, let me first wholeheartedly agree with the statement that you just made. i'm going to bring up one of those kinds of questions right now. in 2004, at the direction of congress, the sec established the office of global security risk management. this was created and probably the chairman was involved, because i know this is an issue that this matter to him for a long time, it was created to protect investors from the risk associated with investing in companies doing business in nations that are designated as state sponsors of terrorism by the department of state. the office within the sec has failed to vigorously carried out its mandate, and that is, its most important man did, it is to ensure that all companies that are sold and american exchanges that operate in those countries are disclosing their activities to investors. i know the chairman and i have supported legislation that has allowed state pension funds to divest their holdings in such cases. why has the sec not been

. >>> i'm suzanne collins in sykesville. the residents of this town speak loud and clear about the decision to install speed cameras. they overturned that ordinance. i'll have that coming up next. >>> 75 tons of help. how this massive structure may stop the equally massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. >>> it is just after 6:30. 79 degrees. and clear. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. one down, two to go. tonight, bp says it has capped one of the three oil leaks in the gulf of mexico. but 10s ever thousands of gallons -- tens of thousands of gallons of oil are still leaking into the water. manuel gallegus reports from venice, louisiana. a huge concrete and steel dome could be the best answer. >> reporter: this 75-ton, concrete and steel dome is what british petroleum hopes will finally put an end to this. >> it will actually seal over the leak. and then we'll engineer piping that goes up to a barge. and we'll be able to funnel that oil that's escaping

nicole collins has the latest >> the united states and south korea are planning two major military exercises off the korean peninsula in response to a north korean torpedo attack in march that sunk a south korean war ship and killed 46 sailors. >> we'll be looking at the implications of this and making clear to north korea that these kinds of unwarranted steps will have consequences. >> reporter: piong yang denies involvement in the attack but recovered torpedo fragments came from a north korean submarine. >> i fully share the widespread condemnation of the incident. >> reporter: moon says he expects the security council to take prompt action that is appropriate to the gravity of the situation. south korea calling for more international sanctions from the u.n. and has cut off trade and shipping lines to the communist north. >> north korea will pay a price that corresponds to its provocative acts r accounts. >> reporter: traveling in china, secretary of state hillary clinton offered full u.s. su. >> reporter: president obama -- to insure readiness and deter future aggression. >> reporter: sec

nicole collins followed it in our d.c. bureau. the president's reaction to the attempted attack on times square? >> reporter: the president commended the quick action of the n.y.p.d. and street vendor who called attention to the suv and the president said state and local officials have the full support and cooperation of the federal government and adding the national security team is taking the necessary steps to assist in response efforts. >> president barack obama: we'll do what is necessary to protect the american people and determine who is behind the potentially deadly act, and, to see justice is done and i'll continue to monitor the situation, closely, and do what it takes, and, at home and abroad, to safeguard the security of the american people. >> reporter: president obama spoke with new york mayor michael bloomberg, right before making those remarks. the president said he wand to be sure state, federal and local authorities were coordinating properly. patti ann. >> patti ann: new york lawmakers commented today. what do t