he has had bad pr in denver. young man who is young and he is still trying to understand and find his way in the national football league. i think josh childress has to understand players play in the league. if you don't have players, you can't be successful. unless you have a good answer. yes you have stokeley and royal and gaffney. unless you have a players of that magnitude, you may be stuck with him. >> let's move on to the other soap opera. i am talking about the one that brett favre is the leading star for. the situation with the vikings. the vikings players are just waiting. what will happen? management, what is going on there? why don't we have a timetable? >> we know that brett had shoulder issues. he went down to see dr. james andrews in alabama. a doctor who did surgery on me as well. i know how well renowned he is. brett needs to get into camp right away. when it comes to offense, chemistry and timing is critical. when you start talking about guys like bobby wade and rice in the wide receivers and the

the first of three on masn. >> it's been a mixed bag of weather in denver today. beautiful all day, a big-time storm about an hour and a half ago, and now it's nice again for the nats and the rourkeys here just east of the foothills. bob carpenter and rob dibble, the nats beat the rockies three out of four in this ballpark last year. big gaps out here. it will be a lotth of fun watching nyjer morgan play center field. >> rob: yes, we do have a very good center fielder finally. a fee with a lot of speed. speed never goes out of style, and you can do an awful lot of things with it. and you better get the ball home in a hurry. and then on defin fence, me hand run it down. and then finally, got three knocks yesterday, including this wig double at the end this much i ball game. so nyjer morgan is guy this team has been waiting for. >> like willie harris, brings a lot of energy to the ball club. john lannan has been great so far, as has scott olsen. i will visit with both southpaws. pep think you'll find it interesting. straight ahead.   >>> welcome b

it happened at two denver area hospitals. federal authorities said a surgical technician stole sigh rings injected herself and put them back. that technician has hepatitis c and ten patients have tested positive so far. she was one of parker's patients. >> she knew what she was doing and did it anyway. there will be people, not me thank god, but there will be people out there who are going to get this positive test result. >> reporter: authorities says this offer a stark reminder, of outspoken danger that doctors and nurses among those most at risk of addiction. >> they get them by stealing from the hospitals or pharmacies where they work. writing prescriptions for themselves or phony patients. >> reporter: a new cable series centers around an addicted nurse the program has drawn criticism from nursing groups for its depiction of the industry up to 12% of health professionals wind up dependent on prescriptions at some point in my career. >> i found a vein and use my training to give myself an injection. >> reporter: he began

you look at a guy like chris anderson from denver. he may not be the most physical guy but he mays at a high energy level. we just need him to play at that high energy level consistently. that's the biggest adjustment all young players have to make. >>> in massachusetts, team usa playing and it was a no goal here. 1-0, team usa. tied at 1, he fires it. stoppage time now. u.s. still down a goal. the ball goes and he lets it rip. team usa and haiti played. [ inaudible ] >>> john deere classic. par 5

a matinee affair out in denver.ing we can do to change anything that took place in the past, but we're going the talk about maybe how to improve in the second half of the season, how to overcome some of the mistakes the ball club made. let's first of all touch on base running. we saw a couple of instances last night, one involving nick johnson, one involving austin kearns. how do you clean this up? >> base running is concentration. knowing what the situation calls for. you have a ball hit in the hole. nick thinking about -- he made a circular route and as a result, if he goes in, he takes a look. that slows him down a little bit, see if the ball goes through. all he has to do is pick up the third base coach. you look at the big circle he has taken out here, all the way around there where he has a straight line that's going do cost him six, seven feet and he would be safe. that changes the whole complex of the ballgame. i don't know what austin is thinking here unless it was a hit and run situation. i don't believe t

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representing the denver nuggets, dahntay jones and chris birdman anderson.ammates in a sound proof booth and we had them aner a series of questions about the teammate and now we'll see how much they actually know about each other. are you ready? each correct answer is worth five points. we'll begin with chris. chris, we asked dahntay to name your most embarrassing moment on the court. what did he say was your most embarrassing moment? >> um, we were in practice one day, and he kept on antagonizing me that he wanted to come into the paint and try to dunk on me. well, he got that opportunity and he grabbed my jersey and he dunked on me and everybody in the whole gym started going crazy. so that was probably like -- >> when he dunked on you. >> yeah. >> okay, dahntay, what did you say? me dunking on him at practice, that's absolutely right. fi points for the nuggets. [ cheers and applause ] all right. we switch roles here. dahntay, we asked chris what your favorite tv show is? what is your favorite tv show? >> "entourage". >> you say "entourage". let's see what

. >>> a denver man caught some shocking video on camera while watching a storm from his lawn. a bolt struck a pine tree across the street. no one was hurt but he certainly has an electrifying story. >>> one neighborhood looking like winter. heavy hail coated lawns in the area. a weak tornado nearby actually caused widespread power outages. and a trash remover in new york came across a very valuable rubbish. amidst the garbage in a deceased man's apartment, he came across mayan artifacts. they could be worth tens of thousands of dollars. >>> and in north carolina, a student was arrested for harmless but very illegal art. take a look at this one. using stolen construction barrels, he created this barrel monster. he was, however, later sentenced to 50 hours of community service. he said he plans to resurrect the monster but next time he will buy the barrels. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. another form of punishment could be making him sit in traffic. >> it could.

it's television. >> let me go to steve in denver. what you got on the earnings front. >> most of our companies won't begin reporting until next week. we'll be in particular watching energy companies, williams and conna, bill barrett. we don't expect second quarter earnings will match. and vestus, a danish wind turbine manufacturer. >> one question what he just said, people are a little wary of this bull market run. i think it's starting to spread hope. isn't it a good indicator maybe we're starting to feel a little better? >> it's hard to tell what the market means as far as rebound economically speaking. we are seeing improved home prices in seattle for the first time in a couple years and sales go up. unemployment is a big concern, it's twice as high now as compared to a year to hear from business owners that they're having to layoff people. they held off for a long time. the big companies had to give up the cuts because of public earnings and things but now we're getting smaller companies fighting and holding on for a long time ar

. >>> in denver tonight the thats tried to zimmerman the rockies to death. zimmerman was on the mound. first inning, that's willingham total through thriving since being named full-time right fielder. that peers to be a benign pop-up, this is denver, the air does funny things. then came zimmerman, ryan, three run shot. it's tied at four and that is where we remain right now in the 8th inning. >> from the nba the pistons picked a new head coach, cavaliers assistant john kuester has agreed to take over the team. he has been an nba assistant for the last 14 years. >> in terms of tennis horror and history there cannot be two more opposite places than center court at wimbledon and the corner of 11th and h northwest. venus williams was here today. full house to see the five time wimbledon champion and she delivered the goods, winging her singles match and doubles match and winning mixed doubles. castle fall. >> wnba heart breaker for the miss particulars in minnesota. ultimately fell, that's former lady vol, 96-94 the final. >> with that i love your enthusiasm bef

denver, late day storms, 75., sunny and 7. >>> time for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite shows most of the east is waking to cloudy skies. it's a stormy morning across the rockies and southern plains. later today, temperatures in portland and seattle will approach all-time record highs. the mercury will soar to more than 100 degrees. thunderstorms will be rumbling across the plains and it will be a very stormy afternoon across much of the east, causing long flight delays at many major airports. >>> in sports, quarterback brett favre will stay retired. favre told the coach of the vikings yesterday he will not play for minnesota this season. favre said he didn't want to put himself through the grind of another football season. >>> in baseball, can white sox pitcher mark buehrle followed last week's perfect game with more perfect innings. he retired the first 17 minnesota batters to set a record with 45 consecutive outs over two games. but the twins rallied and beat chicago, 5-3. >>> in boston,

10-4, the final today out at coors field in denver, colorado. rockies taking the broom out and sweeping the nationals. off they go to houston and you started today to take a little chart of pluses and minuses. i must give you a plus for that outfit, coat and tie. spectacular! but in the ballgame, there were some minuses once again, and you had recorded in this ballgame in the fist inning. in the second inning, and in the third inning, and you can't have more minuses than pluses. >> you can't. we had three pluses today, that i thought a little line drive base hit, two strikes, and a hit and run and then the sac fly actually. what happened, helton hits the ground ball to first aroutine ground ball and ends up adding two pitches. the next hitter he was able to get it out, but that should aren been the second out of the inning. and then he walks three on an 0- 2 pitch. four extra pitches there. he comes back and there are two extra pitches. and he has six pitches there. and then he walks fowler on the 0-2 pitch. he took him even extra pitches to get

denver, sunny and 90. los angeles, 84. >>> in cleveland, a lightning bolt did major damage inside a house. the lightning blasted a huge hole in the chimney over the weekend. it sent debris and broken glass flying through the living room where two boys were sitting. they needed stitches, but they should be okay.(m time now for a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows that clouds are scattered over the northwest, but the southwest is clear after what was a very hot weekend. it's a nice morning around the great lakes and northeast and the mid-atlantic states are looking at cloudy skies. later today, scattered storms will be popping up across the southeast while the ohio valley and northeast remains mainly dry. it will be another scorcher from the southern plains into the southwest, where temperatures could top, get this, 115 degrees. and some strong storms are likely around the southern plains. >>> in sports, major league baseball is now in its all-star break, and the los angeles d

. >> hospital officials in denver are warning more than 4,500 >> 71 degrees. we have an alien on our camera lens out there. it's 71 downtown. a very mild, quite humid and unsettled and patchy fog around this morning so take it easy on the morning commute. also a lot of standing water on the roadways. we had some heavy downpours last night. to the north of the city over in baltimore county we had up to two inches, two and a half inches, in the space of less than 30 minutes. so vicious downpours. today there's the potential for more scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon hours. and the mid 80's our forecast high. >> "covering the nation" this morning a former nurse at a denver medical center is being linked to 19 cases of patients contracting help tight c. investigators say 26-year-old kristin parker was indicted on 42 separate counts of tampering and obtaining controlled substances by deceit. they say she stole a painkiller from numerous surgical patients, injected herself with the drug, then replaced the used syringes filled with saline b

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. >>> southwest airlines istrying to acquire denver- based frontier airlines.he move could strengthen southwest's position in denver and speed up new routes such as atlanta. the sale was already approved to republic airways but that can be canceled if a better deal comes from southwest. those are the business headlines. >>> musicians from the southwest orchestra have agreed to salary cuts. the bso already had furloughs as well as job cuts. remember, everybody's struggling right now. we want to help you out during these tough times. check out the financial survival guide. today, three money handcuff saving ways to save on ketchup. >>> plus, ready to fall without breaking your piggy bank? higher unemployment equals competition. some advice for rising above the rest. so all you have to do is log on to abc2news.com and check out our financial survival guide. >>> time now to take a look at news to your health. lawmakers attempting to amend a sweeping bill to cover abortions. the amendment says congress may not impose requirements for coverage of abortion except wher

padres, in denver, ishikawa misses the ball, the padres crush the giants, 10-4, ouch, all the way around. and when we retur the wizards getting ready to play summer ball. will they return for real in the fall? and he is bad, tough, some say that brock lesnar's attitude was tseorhan i sethe ring. he is a big, big man, stick around. (music playing) hello? (woman) in here... well, this is new... i'm working on my digestive health. whatcha eatin'? yoplus. it's a yogurt for digestive health. it's delicious. here... blackberomegranate. honey, i can't find my hand. (announcer) yoplus has the special combination of... fiber plus... special cultures... plus the delicious taste of yoplait. . >>> this is geico sports extra. welcome back, one and all, training camp for the wizards does not take place until summer, but one guy who gets a long look, his roster spot could be in trouble following the acquisition of two more guards, foy and miller, while the numbers may not be in his favor, he is certainly motivated. >> it definitely motivates me, i have to go into the position, to fight hard, nothing is

men who are "making a difference." >> reporter: veterans at holly creek retirement center near denver on a mission. >> i work with my hands all my life. >> reporter: each one has a specific task, a skill, a background. the holly creek veterans make toys. >> those little cars remind me when i was a kid there were five, six of us would get together in the empty lot next door. we had little cars. >> reporter: marlin organized the project eight years ago to help kids living in poverty. >> this is doing as much good for the toymakers as it is for the kids. >> reporter: retirees have produced and sent out 180,000 hand made toys. >> for $35 we can send the box of 250 toys. >> reporter: carrying out that mission, georgia's national guard in afghanistan's poor capiza province outside kabul. normally the soldiers train afghan police. this time, toy delivery to the school. 860 boys, ages 7 to 16. art class was in session. but a few taps on an old bell signalled school was over. time to get out the toys. the soldiers were mobbed. hands reaching into their pockets and into their helmets. most of t

. >> reporter: this bank is part of an unusual summer camp in denver. instead of soccer and swimming... >> it's called the savings game. >> reporter: ...these second and third graders learn about money. >> so when you grow up, you know how to save. so you won't run out of money and be like a 40 bo. >> reporter: for many of these kids the camp is not pretend play. by show of hands, anybody here know someone who lost a job? wow. have you seen your mom struggle a little bit with money this year? >> yes, she always uses, like... >> reporter: their mother is nancy fine, a realtor whose business is down 50% last year. she wants her children to learn how to be financially independent. >> if you learn young, you'll have a lifetime knowledge with how to plan for the future and they'll probably be better off. >> reporter: these eight and nine-year-olds are learning more than kids twice their age. >> only three states require high school students take a financial education course. 18 others require personal finance be taught during other subjects. in the rest of t

in denver at that time.pretty nice. >> best part of all of this is a barry spokesperson says none of any of this has anything whatsoever to do with the stalking allegations. >> greg: interesting. >> he is a stalker. >> that is how it will play out when is acquitted of all charges. mayor for life. more like player for life, greg. >> greg: well done. >> thank you. gallup poll on what is morally acceptable. andrew you pointed out that infidelity stops the list because it involves lying, breaking a commitment. do you think the fact that 92% of americans think infidelity is imnor ral but only 91% think polygamy is immoral means it is 1% more to stay married to your wife and see the person you are having an affair with. >> that is the most amazing thing i have seen. that was pretty cool, i think. >> i really like that. >> greg, you said you hate swingers. what is the children's swingset doing in your backyard. >> greg: that is for my nephew. he's 30. >> andrew, don't do that on a radio show. >> out of the 16 issue

airline operating out of the airport, pet airways offering services for dogs and cats to fly new york, denverston, chicago. they will be in the main part of the plane. owners are not allowed on the flights. flights start at $149 each way. the airline plans to expand to other cities over the next two years. >>> nasa has delayed launch of the space shuttle endeavour for at least another day. they are inspecting the shuttle for damage after lightning struck near the launch pad yesterday. nasa says it will take at least another day to check out the shuttles. >> when we are getting close to launch it is all plugged in. all the electrical systems, all of the instruments in the shuttle are all alive and active so when you get a big bolt of energy like that you run the risk of some of the electricity maybe making something malfunction. >> if everything checks out liftoff could take place sometime tomorrow night just after 7:00 p.m. we are told. >>> they may not be playing winning baseball at nationals park but tonight concert fans were treated to a winning show. elton john and billy joel. first ever

fog delay in denver, too, but it's only about 30 minutes. around the region, here's atlanta.e rain and thunderstorms coming in. some severe weather, too, working over from texas into louisiana. you're going to see delays pop up across the big cities of atlanta later today. here's what we have, one hour or more delay today. charlotte, tampa, detroit, chicago, isolated thunderstorms but shorter delays, and then some delays due to storms when you get down towards denver. right now, you have the fog delays this afternoon, the pop-up to more thunderstorms. san francisco, there's your morning fog delay. more on that in about a half hour. if somebody wins the lottery, you call them lucky, but what about a guy who won the lottery twice in one day? that's what i would call him, too. some guy had that much luck. ♪ >>> we have new reaction this morning to a huge development in the michael jackson case. a source close in the investigation now says that police think that jackson's personal doctor administered a powerful drug that may have killed jackson. earlier, a defense attorney talked

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we're about 90 miles northwest of denver.k consists of about 416-square miles. >> in rocky mountain national park, we've got a great blend. just about anything anybody's looking for, they can find here in our mountains. one of the great things about rocky is how easy it is to see the wildlife that we share the land with. you can see, right from your vehicle, you can see elk. it's beautiful to watch. >> rocky mountain national park is home to the alpine tundra. and you don't find alpine tundra very many places in the world. so, we're in a place where trees don't live anymore. it's a very special, and sensitive, fragile, ecosystem. the views are simply grand. you're on top of these mountain peaks. you can see for miles and miles, in all directions. and you're up in the clean, fresh air. so, your visibility range is really long. and a good distance away, you can see other mountain ranges that are hundreds of miles away. >> trail ridge road is an unbelievable feature in this park. it's the highest continuous paved road in the uni

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downtown denver has been a beautiful day.eautiful couple of couple of days here and the real rockies in the distance. the baseball rockies awaiting the nationals here tonight. adam dunn is also awaiting the rockies. since coming to our ball club this year he has had a dramatic effect on the nationals run production and, rob, not just home runs. >> affected everybody in the lineup there. we moved up five places. slugging we are up to 9th. outfielders were third in the national league and he has done a great job, what's been expected of him, a lot of home runs, a lot of r.b.i.s. he has done that. he has also drawn a ton of walks but he has a lot of levity in the clubhouse. the big man with everything as advertised and then some. >> by the way you're seeing all 22 of the home runs this year ending with number 300 against the braves and curtain call on saturday. he is on pace for his sixth consecutive 40 home run season and it is something that i guess they would call it up here rarified air. >> rarified air. just a great job don

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the heat will build in towards denver. currently up to 92, 93 today.morrow, your high, 98 to 100. 107 in phoenix today and las vegas, 101. there's your heat. more in just about half an hour. >> all right, bob. >>> sarah palin says she's not a quitter. she dropped the bombshell that she's stepping down as alaska's governor. yesterday she was on a family fishing trip to explain what is next. palin told the sister network cnn that she would continue to work in public service and did not rule out a run for the white house. >> it's not a matter of retreat or quitting. it's a matter of progressing and forwarding an agenda in an unconventional way. people are saying, this is kind of out of the box and unconventional. that is who we are as alaskans and it's certainly who i am. >> she says that she resigned because she's spending too much time and money on investigations that didn't have merit? >>> in just four hours, an historic memorial begins of michael jackson. this is the staples center where it will be held. we're sharing your thoughts and memories of the

baltimore, new york, chicago, denver and los angeles. the average price is $250 each way. but pet owners are willing to pay for the perks. >> their pet needs a potty break or anything like that, we'll take them off at the stops. >> planes are well lit and climate controlled. animals ride in secured kennels and are monitored constantly. >> we do take care of them and we give them a lot of love. >> already, flights are booked for two months. despite the challenging economy, thiss a business that's going places. >>> now, all of the pet attendants are former veterinary technicians. one of them is a former lion tamer. pet airways does plan to expand to include florida in time for winter travel south. brian? >> the troubled housing market forcing some sellers to get creative. just ahead here at 5:00, how one homeowner is hping to attract buyers by turning to twitter. >> plus, law enforcement now zeroing in on michael jackson's personal doctor as they investigate the pop star's death. plus, new details about jackson's ex-wife coming up.  fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber.

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let's go back to denver. in the bottom of the first, left center field. that is trouble. the runner will score easily from first be. the top of the seventh, the bases loaded, hitting into a double play. the best opportunity is lost. the nationals loose, 1-0. -- the nationals lose, 1-0, the reds continued to struggle. it was like a parade across home plate. when they changed picturestcher. the phillies hammer the reds. 22-1. a routine fly ball. whoops. guillen hold on for the out. durrell's go on to win it. the sports world is still stunned by the death of steve mcnair. while the police say they're closer to finding what happened, they say they may never know why. >> i will miss him, as you all will miss him. i asked you to honor what he did on the field and in the community. he was a tremendous teammate. that is his legacy. i am proud to have been a part of that. >> a viewing and a public memorial will be held on thursday. this country? i love how easy they make spending a weekend with my family. i love how they know what we'll enjoy doing. i love that they know how to in

you look at a guy like chris anderson from denver.e may not be the most physical guy but he mays at a high energy level. we just need him to play at that high energy level consistently. that's the biggest adjustment all young players have to make. >>> in massachusetts, team usa playing and it was a no goal here. 1-0, team usa. tied at 1, he fires it. stoppage time now. u.s. still down a goal. the ball goes and he lets it rip. team usa and haiti played. [ inaudible ] >>> john deere classic. par 5 17. that's a money shot placing it perfectly in for an eagle. tied for a 61. arren stiles in for birdi made one of 1 cuts. >>> to the u.s. women's open in pennsylvania. low rena ochoa. yeah, take that ball. it's morgan pressel. she misses and takes it out on the club. cristie kerr, her chip on number 13 hits it. 2 under and is the loader and the only golfer under par. last night in san francisco, giants pitcher jonathan sanchez struck out edward cabrera. the first since 1976. jonathan's dad made the trip from puerto rico to witness this. >>> t

denver 81. los angeles, sunny and 77. >>> and time now for a check on the national forecast.over the southern plains as it begins to turn cooler. it will turn stormy along the east coast with the strongest storms expected to form along the mid-atlantic states and northeast. >>> ryan howard now owns a major league record. the phillies first baseman hit his 200th home run last night. he notched 200 home runs in fewer games than anyone in major league history. they beat the marlins 4-0 for their sixth straight win. >>> manny ramirez returned home to dodger stadium for the first time since his 50-game suspension for violating the league's drug policy. but he wasn't much help. >>> and down in san diego, clint bar muss hit a three-run homer that led the colorado rockies to a 10-1 rout of the padres. >>> and home run derby winner prince fielder showed he wasn't worn out by all the star slug fest stuff he was doing, belting a three-run shot against the reds to start the scoring. milwaukee went on to beat cincinnati 9-6. >>> when we return another look at the day's top stories. and su

their results show that thopts treating the shuttle in denver will undock tomorrow and gip the journey whole. we have another half hour of good morning, washingotn. things heat up later today for a big beltway expansion. >> drivers get ready for some delayed downtown. i'll hoe -- >> could another round try the new subway big chipotle cheesesteak. an updated all-time favorite: juicy steak layered with zesty chipotle sauce, melted cheese, piled high with only... the toppings you love on freshly baked bread. only at subway. subway. eat fresh. so it's no surprise that we're now serving up... iced tea that's fresh-brewed. thirst-quenching fuze fresh-brewed iced tea. the newest fresh idea at subway. ♪ >> good morning. welcome back. 6:30 is the time this monday morning, july 27th. time for traffic and weather every 10:00 minutes. >> you feel the heat and humidity, we have the afternoon storm chances. ackb toac rmnoal. >> it'sno muggy alreaout. comt 73 right now in the district. the forecast takes us into the low to. we prepared as you make your way home tonight. >> be prepared that 66 eastbou

there are allegations that he threw her out of the hotel room in denver during the democratic national convention because she would not perform a sexual act. if not in court, there will be questions to answer, and many will surround this fact -- no matter what his surrogates say about her character now, marion barry put her on the payroll and assign her as a contractor to the office. >> it was supposedly a $60,000 non-bid contract, although she was qualified. the band that she is under the care of a local psychiatrist. >> perhaps barry will be able to answer why he was so addicted to this woman who has been described as unstable. >> we are waiting for the press conference from mayor marion barry. since this all started on july 4 when he was arrested in anacostia, the former mayor has not spoke for himself. it should be very interesting to hear what he has to say. >> interesting. we will me back there as soon as something happens. meanwhile, barack obama is joining leaders of the developed nations in an attempt -- italy today. the leaders are working on a long-delayed trade deal trying

>> the nationals and out in denver, afternoon play with the rockies. bottom of the fifth, bases loaded, the ball is ripped down the left-field line. everyone at on base comes around to score. 5-0 rockies. bottom of the fifth, the popup behind the plate. watch this carefully. the catcher has it, right? no problems. he drops it. another mise for the nationals, one of the three miscues. >>> last night, another game that got away from the nationals. bottom of the eighth, the quick throw catches austin kearns. he is caught in a rundown. what happened here in the bottom of the eighth? he grounds right back to the pitcher. looks like a double play ball. but he throws a pass second. he tries to get the runner at first. everyone is face. bases loaded. the rockies go on to score. they win the game, 5-4. >>> fans are beginning to pay their tributes to former tennessee titans steve mcnair. the started pouring in very early this morning to view the highlights of mcnair's career with the titans, played on the big screen. he was shot to death on july 4, the body of h

idol hopefuls lining up in denver for auditions.e high city will be the last stop to hold auditions for season nine. >>> coming up next, a terror alert system meant to keep you informed under review tonight. why the feds uld do away between all together. >>> a virginia saudi academy wants to expand but some residents say no way. claims the school teaches hate and the school's response? we have both sides of this one. >>> plus, an eye opening investigation into light bulbs. the hidden danger that could put you and your family at risk. it's all coming up next right t a0.re:0 11  (announcer) tired of nighttime breathing problems? (sniffy/congested noises) ("whis whish") (applause) is it a bandage you ask? no! it's famous, drug free breathe right. (squeaky noise) ingeniouflexible strips that fit your nose to gently open your na. (free air/deep breath) ...for up to 31% moreirflow. (female) wow! (announcer) you'll breathe better so you'll sleep better! small strip. big relief. bright idea! breathe better. sleep better.

it is a 3:10 start in denver.ls lose 5-4. >>> in team tennis, williams, and roger heads to dc. the wimbledon runner up easily won her matches. philadelphia defeated washington 26-13. >>> our time 6:50. 66 degrees here at the information center. >>> president obama is in italy right now talking an the economy here at home. in three minutes what he's saying. we'll be right back. >>> here's what is in the news now. two people are dead after an overnight crash on the beltway near the clara barton parkway. their car was hit from behind and went crashing down 200 feet. the driver of the other vehicle was arrested. >>> marion barry says the stalking allegation against him were fabricated by a former girlfriend who is mentally unstable and the fact he hired her and put her on the payroll is irrelevant and legal. >>> president obama is in italy this morning for the start of the g-summit. already a white house spokesman is telling leaders worldwide to keep up economic stimulus efforts but some g-8 leaders called for stimulu

folks in colorado and denver woke up, jefferson county, tree on top of their house.ree on top of the car there. yes. they are cleaning up today. looking at the damage. storms rolled through there last night. confirmed tornado. plenty of wind, rain, and even denver,and around the denenver colodo areat nighre one big system there. and showers and storms in the iord tneheth nniord more in th here we are quiet and dry. cloud cover across the area. 84 degrees. current temperature. went up a couple of degrees. dew point temperature is at 56 degrees. hey, in 2009 now only february in april are the two months that have been warmer than average. so the average high now is 89 degrees. here we are holding at 84. cool, too, down south. 83 in raleigh, north carolina. 81 in cincinnati. and look at the stack of 70s just to the west of our area. and you know, they were cooking a couple of weeks ago. the dew point temperature is at 56 degrees. get that number over 60 and better and it starts to get a little sticky around here. so that's one thing we are going to have to cope with ove

the most shocking of which was an argument about a trip to the national convention in denver, during which he kicked her out of a hotel room because she would not perform oral sex. >> questions are still swirling over the hiring of the ex- girlfriend. according to city records, she was paid at least $20,000 to work as a contractor. months later to the end of their relationship, his camp publicly declared his ex-girlfriend unstable. >> she is currently under the care of billick local psychiatrist. >> she said not true. >> i must be bad. >> residents say, bottom line, too much drawn by. >> we must pray for them. >> his spokesperson says he plans to go to court tomorrow morning. have been told that he is considering talking to the press after that court hearing. >> on bj ligaw come, we ask you if you think his retation has been affected. so far, 37% say yes. to hear all of the voice mails for yourself, log onto our website. >>> two survivors from the deadliest crash in metro's history are now suing the transit service, and tonight, one of them is talking to us about the fight for -- abo

in denver, fox news.president is pushing for too much too quickly. consider this comment from house ways and means chairman charlie rangel that was overheard tuesday "no one wants to tell the speaker, nancy pelosi, that she's moving too fast and they damn sure don't want to tell the president. " chrysler says it will match the government he's cash incentive for people who trade in gas-guzzling vehicles for more efficient new models. chrysler will offer up to $4,500 or zero percent financing on most of its 2009 chrysler, dodge or jeep models. chrysler says it will pay up, even if buyers are not eligible for the government's program, which will also offer up to $4,500. the dow awinning streak was broken today at 7, industrials off 4, and s&p 500 dropped about a half a point and nasdaq rose 10 and change. the president takes his healthcare reform case to the people. the fox all-stars tell us what they expect to hear and weigh in on some new developments, when we come back. taking its rightful place in a long

this comes from our sister station kusa in denver. and a reporter got a phone call about this home that has been infested by lady bugs but they were told bugs. look at this tree. you are looking at video of a tree outside of this home. the reporter said it was so densely packed with lady bugs it looked like the tree has red bark. so that's just some of the video that is hot on the web right now. if you want to see those full stories complete with a few lady bug shots. there's a ton more. i will have a link on my blog at wusa9.com. >> that's amazing video. >> isn't that crazy. >> thank you, kristin. >>> in the news now coming up on 6:12, china is hoping to restart six-nation talks on disarming north korea of the nuclear program. beijing's envoy met with the south korean counterpart on the final leg of the tour that took him to the united states, russia and japan. >>> it doesn't appear two men held on murder charges in the murder of a florida couple knew the victims. they were known for adopting children with developmental disabilities.

denver 87. pacific northwest 74. miami 92. only in the 60s in boston. pack that jacket. here you go. seven-day forecast is up. we will take you to 82 tomorrow. again, saturday is the warmup. sunday a couple of thunderstorms. haven't seen them here in a while. and next week not too bad p. don't forget my twitter i.d. name is weather kim. i have the forecast every morning by 4:00. that's early but that's when you need it. >> good morning. don't forget i'm oh, my goff if you want your traffic on-line. i twitter it through the morning. northbound 210 this is an accident we have been watching the last half hour or so. it is at livingston and it is blocking two left lanes. expect minor delays. outside to the outer loop. the sun is shining and looking pretty. below speed from university over to georgia. inner loop is getting by fine. no incidents or accidents to report as we make our way to 270. the main southbound delay stretches from germantown road to 370. in virginia, 66 headed eastbound. we are heavy from 50 to 123. and then using the brakes once again approaching 495 and