just say back to you, derek. >> back to you, derek. >> thank you, katie. >> thank you, katie. i appreciate that a great deal. >>> now, nationals looking good. >> looking good. taking a page out of katie's book. that's for sure. [ laughing ] >> winning. we like that. roger bernedina was the star the last two days. tonight it >>> now 9 sports with kristen berset, the best sports in town. >> roger beradina has had his share winnings the last two nights. another star emerged tonight, and he's the best pitcher on the nationals roster. gonzalez going for his fourth win of the season. he gives up one run in the second but fixes that with his first at-bat tonight. his first career homerun. a 2-run shot puts the nats up 3-1. then go getting it done on defense. nats up 3-2. in the 9th geo going -- nats win their fifth straight. he picks up his 14th win and his second career complete game. orioles going for the sweep tonight in seattle. in the 4th mark reynolds makes it 5-0 birds with this shot to right. and then just two batters later, nick markakis goes yard as well. birds sweep the ma

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anita. >> thank you, derek. those were some doozies. >> for sure is.ing on to the weather. >> we saw a couple of storms mainly south of us and east of us. now the clouds are clearing out and the good thing, anita, tomorrow you are going to notice the humidity levels drop. we all love to hear that especially in the middle of august. really nice dance in store for us. doppler is quiet. we saw some leftover showers south of us out toward the eastern shore and the coast but it is much quieter out there. wrong camera. ignore that picture. that's from earlier. temperature now 78 degrees. clear skies, dew points in the 60s. tomorrow dew points will fall into the 50s. upper 70s right now. mid-60s in gaithersburg and winchester. culpeper, you have cooled down to 64. pax risks 74 degrees. satellite radar showing us we saw most of the storms south of us as promised. richmond, you got a couple of tornado warnings but around the d.c. area mostly cloudy skies. they did look threatening at times but around the beltway things are pretty quiet. so dry morning commute.

derek. >> thank you, matt. we'll hope the power comes back on for those folks. meantime, topper shutt is here with me in the weather center. what's the deal with the storms? >> where matt is, no storms, but we'll show you live doppler. they are now west of town. some of these not severe just yet, although i would not be surprised to see a couple of warnings on these storms. we'll zoom into the storm south and west of warrenton headed for fauquier county. this is a pretty heavy storm. right now, we don't see anything in terms of hail or gusty winds with this storm, but this is a pretty hefty storm. potential for flooding, just around flint hill, and just to the west of warrenton, just drifting very slowly to the north, and that could be a little bit of hail and heavy rain south of 29. now we will move north, and we still find another round, if you will, of showers and storms that are hitting right now through the panhandle of west virginia. they got hammered earlier today in morgan county and berkeley county. pretty good activity around martinsburg and on the oth

it gets into the mid 90s on friday and then this is interesting, derek. you might not think it's interesting. we have showers and thunderstorms on saturday, sunday, and labor day and what is that from? hurricane isaac, perhaps. that would be isaac remnants. we'll get some rain showers. >> i don't find that interesting. labor day weekend is going to be cloudy and rainy. >> uh-huh. >> we'll be back. >>> in the mail bag tonight, disappointment and some hollywood maryland didn't like the way we handled that story of the presidential candidate, mitt romney's, birth certificate joke in michigan. he did not use president obama's name. he joked about something that had been a headache for obama. hardly below the belt. your reporting needs to be unfair and unbias. do you think it was framed was honest? i do not. i get it, but all we reported that romney made the joke and the democrats are making political hay about it. whether or not it was appropriate was left up to you. my comments regarding lance armstrong. the exbike racer, i said it semid likely from the circ

. >> reporter: that's the truth, derek -- afternoon, andrea. >> reporter: that's the truth, derek. george huguely shuffled into the courtroom this afternoon, his wrists and ankles shackled. the former uva lacrosse player showed no emotion at all until he faced the family of his former girl friend, yeardley love. he turned to them and with his voice breaking he said, "i'm so sorry for your loss. i hope and pray you may find peace." now tonight the huguely family issued a statement saying, "today is a sad day for our family. we love george and will always support him. we continue to believe yeardley's death was not intended but an accident with a tragic outcome." huguely's defense team had asked for a 14 year sentence. here's the reaction to the eventual 23 year sentence from the defense team and first the prosecution. >> we believe that the jurors here in charlottesville got it right. the judge made some adjustment based on an appropriate factor to take into consideration which is the sentencing guidelines and he otherwise nearly without modification affirmed the judgment of the jur

derek? >> thank you, gary. >>> tonight, some lawmakers are calling for the republican senator to get out of the race. they said if the woman is legitimately raped that they will need to stop them from getting pregnant. and mitt romney called the race undefensible. however, they insist that they will stay in, saying it is not the first politician to suffer from foot and mouth disease. >>> tonight at 11:00, d.c. police are pursuing a number of leads beating near eastern market. the victim, a 2-year-old husband and father. and still in serious condition tonight. police say that he left the tune-in bar and restaurant near closing time early saturday morning. hours later, they found them on the front porch of the home along north carolina avenue just blocks from their own house. and they have been badly beaten. >> it gives you a pause for a concern. i mean i tell people to keep their eyes open. to not walk around alone at night. >> someone used the credit card some time after the attack. police a

redskins fans, derek, you're going to love this. the cowboys offensive line is in worse shape than your team. four starters injured and tony romo gets sacked a couple of times. won 3-0. no excitement there. >>> all right, matt looking to get back on the winning track on the west coast. ryan zimmerman says this is how we do it. to the wall, seven runs in the third. still a long way to go in san francisco though. nats winning 8-0 the start. >>> you may not know the nhl is in a labor dispute and the reason is serious. the reason economics. the caps still out on a regular basis. that's good, but teams like this struggling to make money. the commission has threatened a lockout september 15. alex ovechkin weighing in. tweeting today, tough to hear commissioner beckman say they will knock out. i'm in for negotiations at the office. >>> when defense fails, finally, this is oakland and chicago. first the oakland defenders knock each other over and almost don't make the play. first baseman catches the ball, then he falls asleep. a. j. says i'

and of course that does go both ways, anita. >> certainly does, derek.you want to respond to something derek has to say or just watch any let's be real commentary one more time head to the let's be real web page. it's part of our home page wusa9.com, and you'll find it under features. >>> ok. we all know it's been a long hot summer here in d.c. long and hot, not only for those of us who live here but for the roads and rails that get yous we need to go. as matt tells us, a series of weather-related incidents in the past month have some people calling for major changes to our infrastructure. >> reporter: so far this sumner washington there have been 33 days over 90 degrees or hotter. 50% more than normal for june and july. >> too hot to hit the pool. >> reporter: the intensely hot weather has been toughest of course on d.c. area residents, about 2 million of whom had no power, and therefore, no air conditioning, in the warm wake of the devastating derecchio. >> the heat is terrible. >> reporter: but the scorching temperatures have taken a serious toll on t

derek pitts of the franklin institute on how the project is -- do you know how it's doing? it is really reigniting the country's speciinterest in the program. >>> share your thoughts on facebook and on twitter using the hash tag edshow. >>> welcome back. good to have you with us tonight. mitt romney is fighting back against a pro-obama super pac ad featuring steelworker joe sopic. today his campaign is hitting back at the president with an ad of its own. >> what does it say about a president's character when his campaign tries to use the tragedy of a woman's death for political gain? >> the romney camp can try and attack the president but can't deny the facts. the decision by bain capital to lay off folks like joe sopic had consequences. in his case, he lost his health insurance and his cancer-stricken wife didn't have a fighting chance. joe soptic is not alone. when you don't have hit and run, you're playing russian roulette with your future, no question about it. that's what americans grab right now. you don't have to take my word for it. just ask romney campaign spokeswo

derek? two prince georges county police officers are now facing charges after a shooting in february. this was back in february when an officer fired his weapon while struggling to arrest a 19- year-old that he thought was about to commit a robbery. an internal investigation refuted taylor's story and he's now charged with second-degree assault and for allegedly lying about what happened. >> our police department strives to be transparent in everything we do. this incident, sadly, is a reminder that we are a transparent police department. >> taylor has been suspended with pay for the last six months but that could all change at a hearing on monday, because prosecutors have dropped all charges against the 19-year-old man that taylor was arresting. >>> an emotional carl ripkin jr. pleading for information in the kidnapping of his mother. >> if you know anything about the case, the identity of the person in the photos, the sketch, i would encourage all of you to call in and report what you know

derek. >> bruce, very quickly. any word on whether that suspect could face any charges regarding the death or the injury to the other officer? >> we don't know, i mean, it is an interesting legal concept because as we understand it, they were pursuing this suspect vehicle and that they were some distance back. there was some talk early on that they might have swerved into the suspect, the suspect may have swerved and forced the police cruiser into the road. as we understand it, that is not what happened. so what kind of legal construct they can make there, i don't know. we'll have to wait and see what the charges are. >> missouri congress member, todd aiken has decided to stay in the race for the u.s. senate. the republican candidates resisted calls, even from those in his own party leadership to get out, following the comments he made yesterday about rape and talking about abortion and pregnancy. today, aiken released a new campaign commercial in which he says, race is an evil act, i use the wrong words in the wro

. >> my pleasure, derek. >> you have 14,000 signatures. let's talk about what is at stake here. that tax went up 155% for residents, 60% for businesses. your energy bill may have gone from $92 to $240 a year. the average business bill went from $2700 to almost $4400. these are the county council's numbers. why do you think it's not right for them to keep the tax going? >> they promised before the election that the energy tax increase would sunset in july of 2012. sunset means coming to an end, coming to a close of a period. then they changed their mind after the election. every parent tells their child, every teacher tells their student, do what you say you're going to do and tell the truth. our county officials haven't learned that lesson. >> in defense of the county, nobody expected our recession to go as long and as badly as it has been. they are making $250 million in revenue off this tax. it's a little bit difficult to get rid of it now. >> their county budget increased 5.5% this year, including the tax increase and county benefits increased 8.5%. they should do what they s

derek? >> reporter: police are investigating whether that officer's use of force was justified after the officer said he feared for his life, when the suspect tried to hit him with a car, right here in this parking lot. >> reporter: detectives swarmed to the district courthouse parking lot on wabash avenue, around 11:00 monday morning. bullet casings sit on the ground, marked as evidence. police say 25-year-old tevon williams had come to the courthouse for a separate matter. and when officers realized he had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court for a traffic violation, he was placed under arrest and put in handcuffs. >> reporter: police say the suspect asked to use the bathroom. officers undid his handcuffs and that's when the chase began. the suspect ran out the front door, here into the parking lot. >> we're now being told the suspect jumped into the vehicle, backed up and ran the officer over, at which time, the officer fired three rounds, striking him in the right arm. >

. >> reporter: hey derek. not wasting any time is absolutely right. mitt romney has just officially clinched the nomination of the republican party to the white house. plenty of screaming and hole hollering going on about that. the roll call continues. but how important is virginia in this? virginia's governor says it is the mother of patriots, the cradle of democracy, and it was a virginiaen who was the seconder of the nomination for mitt romney. >> i am so deeply honored and so proud to second the nomination of mitt romney for the office of president of the united states of america. >> so lots of questions about the general election tactics and folks are talking about mitt romney, perhaps taking a harder lin to move ahead in the polls that have been stuck 50/50. talking about this issue that came up, although he says that was a joke. talking about welfare and welfare and work. we talked to ken cuccinelli, virginia's attorney general about what kind of strategy he thought mitt romney should take. >> you shouldn't change to get votes. you should tell

derek. >> all right. tough advice but well said. >>> what has filled michael wade with so much hatred that he killed innocent strangers. even his step mom is at a loss for answers. we're now hearing from the woman that helped to raise page. she cannot believe the young man who joined the army is the same person who became a white supremacist and murdered people at a temple in wisconsin. she last saw him in 1999. >> he was gentle and kind and loving and he was a happy person and a happy child. and what happened god only knows, because i don't. >> funeral services for the 6 victims are planned for friday. >>> well, tonight hundreds of local neighbors gathered to remember the lives lost and kurt brooks has more from rockville and reminds us just what being an american is really about. ♪ singing . >> reporter: close to a thousand of people got together here in rockville tonight. though it was the shooting in oak creek, wisconsin that sparked the vigil, the candles, words and prayer sought light to something e

. >> reporter: derek, the primary focus, right now, as it should be, is on the trabl tragedy of the -- terrible tragedy of the officer's death. but they will eventually focus on the difficult lessons learned from the accident that claimed the young officer's life. >> he was going to be the big man on campus one day. >> reporter: police officer adrian morris has been widely described as a courageous and dedicated cop who took great pride in what he did for a living. >> he loved being a policeman. >> reporter: unfortunately, he apparently did not do everything entirely by the books, and it may have cost him his life. according to the prince george's county department for car chases, there are only four things, homicide, non-fatal shootings, armed carjackings and armed robberies. the two men that officer morris was pursuing and apparently should not have been pursuing were suspects from an attempted theft. >> what we're calling it right now was an apparent pursuit. >> reporter: prince george's county confirmed that he was not wearing a seatbelt as he was required to when he was ejected f

derek,ow are you? mart savidge.nd meet police officer derek brumoo brumfid, and like bill, derek lost everything except for this picture that han prominently in the house. why is it poorrentave sog? >> because iwas in the house before andt survived just like me, so i kept it >> rorter: l we meet, derek alrnates bween watching the television and watching out the window. >> when the wind is blowing hard like that, it is something and brings back memories. >> reporter: because of those meries, he evacuated his daughter andrand kids and his neighbor neighbors left, too, so this cop has a new beat. >> it is kick up now? >> yes. >> reporter: his own street. you think that people come out in a storm like this to do some harm? >> well, it has been done. >> derek is not the only one we find out on patrol. how are you? martin savidge. i arrive at the home of dr. norman francis in time for the power to go out. we will wait. there we go. fortunately, he has a generator. for over half a century he has been the president of xavie

anita. >> derek, thank you. >>> all right. anny, on to a lovely day today, but what about tomorrow. >> yes, tomorrow will start out very pretty and nice. so it may be kind of deceiving. you want to bring your sunglasses for the morning commute and also the umbrella for the evening commute. >> because we do see some changes coming this way. we have a cold front approaching late on friday. what that means is ahead of the front we'll see clouds increasing throughout the afternoon. and some storms that could come through could be strong to severe. here is a look at our michael and son weather camera on this thursday night. it is very nice outside. i hope you got to get a little taste of the beautiful weather. 81 degrees right now. clear skies. dew points in the lower 60s. we like that. winds are south, southwest. doppler radar 9000 hd, it's been quiet all day today. tomorrow not the case. 70s in manassas. 70 in gaithersburg. 73 in leesburg. 70 for winchester. andrews air force base 69. okay. the satellite radar picture, we've got

derek valcourt explains, the officer opened fire as the suspect tried to make his getaway. derek? >> reporter: and city police are still investigating to determine whether that officer was justified to open fire when he says the suspect tried to hit him with a car right here in this parking lot. >> reporter: detectives swarmed to the district courthouse parking lot on wabash avenue, around 11:00 monday morning. bullet casings sit on the ground, marked as evidence. police say 25-year-old tevon williams had come to the courthouse for a separate matter. and when officers realized he had an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court for a traffic violation, he was placed in handcuffs and under arrest. >> reporter: officers undid his handcuffs. and that's when the the chase began. the suspect ran out the door here into the parking lot. >> we are now being told the suspect jumped into a vehicle, backed up and ran the officer over. at which time, the officer fired three rounds. >> reporter: despite the gunshot wound, tevon williams still managed to drive away from the scene. the

derek blakely cbs news >>> president obama quick to extend condolences saying he was deeply saddened and will provide whatever support necessary. the president's official statements as as through mourn the loss at a house of worship where my how much our country is enriched by sikhs. that tragedy revives memories by six in the bay area 12 years ago a man opened fire with an assault rifle at the sikh temple in el sobrante a. the shooter was a sikh angry the leader did not allow him to address the congregation. reaction to today's shooting raged ranges from average to sympathy. members of the sikh temple and san jose 7 and concerned with the news. the loans fell close to home for members of the san jose temple. >>> i know one of our relatives who's the president there he was shot and wounded in we are in contact with the family. >>> what concerns me this happened in place of worship that worries me is that it might be at a hate crime. >>> no specific threat san jose police sent units to the sikh temple as a precaution. a tense standoff as employes held hostage at yuba city sporting goo

police and the bomb squad searched the gunmen's house several blocks around the home evacuate at derek blakely on the attack that police called domestic terrorism. >>> swat teams swarmed a sikh temple near milwaukee wisconsin a gunman killed six people and wounded three others >>> they stop this from being worse than it could have been >>> police say the gunmen ambushed a 20 year veteran of the ohrid police department before other officers stepped in >>> our officer in gauge the individual and that individual and deceased. >>> individuals at the sikh temple say shooting started at ten 30 a.m. as they gathered for sunday services >>> one guy went inside and i was hiding >>> people inside the temple look for places to stay safe >>> my mom called my cousin she said her and 15 others locked themselves in the pantry >>> police have not identify the suspect but they tell cbs news he was 40 years old and used a semiautomatic pistol the temple's president will dead as a try to confront the suspect. >>> he tried to hold the attacker but the dutch shot on his back so he is in hospital for surger

derek works at brown temple church. he said the job has kept him out of trouble and taught him a life lesson. >> just stick with the right crew, that is going the wrong way. >> the grants from the county last two years and organizers say there are a lot of teens who use jobs even at no cost, it's still hard to get them to participate. >> linked in, it is expanding in to sunny veil. they are leasing space on a campus that has not even been built yet. and they are right near matilda do -- matilda do avenue. 20 workers are expected to occupy the campus and it is about two years from now. >>> the area is still blocked off this morning. up to 800,000 gallons of water spilled on to streets near the cal palace. they dugout the 42-inch pipe that ruptured. it could take up to two weeks for damage that is caused by the flooding. >> and you can't get it out? >> yeah the the water pressure buckled the pavement. 6 inches. >>> and an automatic pothole in san jose, problem is an automatic repairs will be made this week. >>> and we tur

you know there's a good example of this out of illinois with a man named derek to read and derek was down on a luggage cart with broken down he worked at a video game store yet absolutely no money whatsoever and informant came up to suggested a plot to bomb a shopping mall in illinois there got behind that you know he was interested in violence but had no capacity for violence and it turned out that the f.b.i. for the plot needed eric to be able to purchase grenades from an f.b.i. agent who was posing as an underdog and as an arms dealer but what turned out to be the case was that there didn't have any money to buy their goods so they brokered a deal where derek would get a pair of old stereo speakers in exchange for a grenade and a plot like that is patently ridiculous because obviously no real arms dealer is going to take speakers for a black market weapon but that's an example of how the f.b.i. was able to build a terrorism conspiracy charge around someone who really had no capacity to commit terrorism on their own and that's just one of many examples but cover would you say for t

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. lewis retired in 2009. he spent six seasons with the ravens and three with the cleveland browns. >>> tonight, baltimore city police are asking for your help to track down a murder suspect. take a good look at the sketch of the suspect wanted in the death of lance johnson. a transgender person killed in the 2300 block of north utah place. police are investigating as a possible hate crime. they say the suspect is between 18 to 22 years old, with a thin build. anyone with information is urged to call 911. >>> scary moments it's a -- inside a busy annapolis theater. a suspicious man inside the theater. wjz is live. monique griego has more on what happened. monique? >> reporter: police say the man was pointing at the audience, like he had a gun. turns out he did not have a weapon. but moviegoers did not find that out until much later. >> reporter: wednesday afternoon. parents and kids pack into the bow tie cinemas in annapolis, for a showing of madagascar 3. but just before the movie ends, panic erupts, after po

derek valcourt explains. jamal lewis is now in trouble for failing to pay child support. >> reporter: the 32-year-old former running back denies any wrongdoing as he faces a misdemeanor charge of child abandonment. >> reporter: jamal lewis broke ravens' records when he rushed more than 2,000 yards during a single season in 2004. now it's his criminal record that has him in the spotlight. this is his latest mug shot after police in clayton county, georgia, arrested lewis today tuesday for not paying child support. in a statement, he says my result was the result of a misunderstanding, rather than the result of me being an unfit father. i am a responsible patient and have always been responsible for my children. that fact cannot be disputed. i have failed in my life, but failing to take care of my children is not one of them. i am confident this will play out. this comes months after he filed for bankruptcy. he's reportedly $10.6 million in debt. >> and this arrest is not the first time jamal lewis has had trou

derek. >> well, should insurance companies pay for circumcision? the benefits for newborn boys outweigh any possible risk. but up next, ten people are injured after a bull gets loose at a county fair and check it out, like everything else these dais, the rampage is caught on video. and don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be back in a minute. >>> caught on tape, a bull running loose at the county fair. this is home video of a rodeo bull who apparently just got loose and started running around the 155th harper fair. this is from friday night. as you can see, he is causing a problem. the bulls got loose after the radio in the main arena. >> three were immediately captured. one roamed the fair grounds for a short amount of time. but then later was captured. >> it was pure terror. everyone was in panic. not knowing what to do. run every direction. >> all in all, the bull came down around here. about six times. it was crazy. >> yeah, really was. they did capture that bull, but ten people were hurt before they did, including an

he's director of financial regulation studies at the cato institute and also in washington we have derek scissors he's a senior research fellow at the heritage foundation and in hong kong we cross to martin hannett he is an associate director at the tight group all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want martin if i go to you first in hong kong again welcome back to the program we have now japan and china trading in their own currencies is this the end of the beginning of the end of the dollar's had germany in the world. first of all i would like to emphasize you know even results of what was happening was a un and promoting the un as an international observer and in more and more in trying to trade directly and are and as a currencies even desire that the u.s. dollar and even the euro and sterling for that matter as they seem to be going in the direction of. in some form all by themselves and in this regard actually i would like to show one chart that they're saying every investor actually everybody generally should be having a look at what

derek. >> it's a frightening scenario. kristen, thank you. >> if you have been caught by a red light or speed camera, we are warning you. the state of maryland may get its first stop sign camera. mayor debra has requested the technology because of the frequent violators at a key intersection in the town. andrea mccarren shows us what's happening. >> no wonder there's confusion over what constitutes a stop. if you look at maryland's code, it doesn't specify whether that means a full second or even longer. according to aaa, all wheels of a vehicle must come to a complete stop. >> it's small. we should know what is a stop. >> in plain view, again and again, cars roll past the stop sign without braking. that despite a nearby speed bump, a warning sign painted on the road, and a reminder that children are at play here. >> 70% of all crashes in this country occur at signal lights. we know that 40% of all traffic fatalities occur at stop signs. more than 200,000 cars pass through. it leads to the park and clara barton national hi

we're now live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek. thank you. the officer involved in the shooting is a 38-year veteran of the force. he is on routine administrative leave, pending the outcome of the investigation. >>> a day of racing in pennsylvania turns tragic when violent storms sweep through the area. >> 85,000 fans were at the pocono raceway, when the severe weather hit. the race was stoped and the crowd -- stopped and the crowd was told to head for coverage. but it wasn't fast enough. multiple lightning strikes. a man in the parking lot was killed when lightning hit his car. bystanders tried to perform cpr. but he was pronounced dead later at the hospital. another 19 were injured during the storms. one remains hospitalized today. >> officials are now reviewing logs from the track to determine exactly when the safety warning was issued. >>> a carbon monoxide leak at the post office sends two people to the hospital. emergency crews were called to the facility east fayette street earlier today. dozerns of -- dozens of people were checked for

speaking of three, derek jeter hit a home run in his third straight game. hard to believe it's the first time he has ever done that. white sox swept the yanks with a 2-1 win. >>> mariners quietly winning game after game. they swept the indians 3-1. it's now for two teams heading in reverse. red sox and angels. mark trumble with an rbi single. albert pujols scored. angels won it 7-3, and lost pujols. it was cabrera, and the a's pitcher tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. colon suspended 50 games. >>> the tennessee rally in their final at-bat against texas. cole carter gave them a lead with an rbi single, and tennessee was up 4-3. texas last chance. butler made the play of the game. tagged the runner, and then fired to first. ended it with a double play. tennessee advanced to the u.s. championship with a 4-3 win. finally, forget about adrian beltre's three home runs. this was a real hat trick last night. tough to be a mets fan these days unless are you doing this. watch closely. a fan stuck out his hat and made the grab. i tip my cap to you.

a first for derek jeter and a pair of hat tricks on the diamond. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> the army of damascus are showing that they're too weak to defeat rebel groups. they only resurface elsewhere to fight another day. >>> in califory brown declad a state of emergency in three northern californ counties due to a wildfire that has destroyed 64 homes. more evacuations have been ordered as firefighters battle the blaze that has ady burned more than 24,000 acre >>> a federal indictment charged 40 people in an outrageous scheme that saw a methamphetamine ring ran by inmates as well as two guards. the two inmates in charge conference called with a third man about pooling their resources to purchase heroin from a source in chicago. >>> a new study finds older fathers are more likely to have children who are autistic. research shows that for each decade of a man's his chancef fathering a child wh autism goes up 22%. >>> it wasn't exactly a marathon trip, but the cu

derek, back to you. >> such tough pictures to watch. somebody said on the radio today you never know what a storm is going to do. it could be a category 3 and blow threw in two hours. it can be a category 1 and just drench you and we just saw that happen all over the place down south. >> it's not always the wind that gets you. they got a little complacent with katrina because it's a much smaller town. it's going to get worse before it gets better there. the hiest rain has moved a little bit -- the heaviest rain has moved a little bit further north hammering parts of missouri and arkansas. over the next 48 hours where is the moisture going? there's a pretty good chance that some of this moisture gets in here as we go through the weekend. now that said, the bulk of the moisture, the bulls identity moisture, will certainly stay out to the -- bull's eye of the moisture will certainly stay out to the west of us. consequently st. louis, western illinois could be getting 4 to 5 inches of rain. notice the greens do go all wait to the immediate

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derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek, thank you. maryland's safe haven law only allows parents to leave their child at a safe location if the child is less than 10 days old. >>> two men are facing charges, customs agents say they seized 44 pounds of cocaine. drugs have a street value of $22,000. two men from guatemala were carrying the drugs on a flight from el salvador. >>> ernesto reaches hurricane strength. ernesto already dumped several inches of rain in honduras. bernadette woods is out back with more on ernesto for us. bernadette. >> ernesto is 100 to 150 miles offshore moving off to the west northwest at about 12 to 14 miles per hour. winds are estimated close to 80 miles per hour. so that's a category one hurricane. along the track it will make two land falls, the first one either extreme northern tip of belize or the southern part of the yucatan peninsula which is mexico. it will move over land, lose strength but possibly regain strength before it makes a second land fall on the mainland of mexico. so a lot of area still in