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. >> and i'm derek mcginty. >>> it was nine years ago. are we safer and perhaps wiser now. >> or have the lessons began to fade from memory. the answers may be both yes and no. gary nurenberg joins us to explain. >> reporter: there are lots of views, of course. but we talked to a member of the council to the bipartisan about how to improve safety five years ago. >> well, on a slippery slope of becoming more vulnerable again. >> reporter: janice worked on the 9/11 commission report that examined the cause of the attack and made rek men daings on how to -- recommendations on how to guard against ones. >> reporter: the commission chairman about 80% of chair recommendations have -- their rek commendations have been implemented. she worries about our borders and ports. >> we do not know, especially who is coming in illegally through our borders. and there has been legally no interest in this administration in trying to discover that, contain it or stop it. >> reporter: nonetheless. >> i think we are safer as a whole now than we were then. >> r

i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm anita brikman. first tonight, flood watch. right now a massive cleanup is under way in dundalk maryland after a huge water main break this afternoon. a 72-inch wide pipe burst and the town was virtually under water. 165,000 gallons of water poured on to the street every minute for over two hours. the water was waste deep and part of a -- waist deep and part of a road was under way. >> here is washington, baltimore to the north. now, we'll zoom into dundalk. it's in the southern section of baltimore county. now we're going to zoom in even farther to the neighborhood that was affected by all of this. the break occurred on the highway which runs parallel to dundalk. there it is. take a look. we have live triple team coverage tonight from james hash, brittany morehouse and gary nurenberg. and, gary, let's get you going on this. the investigation continues tonight. what happened? >> reporter: well, derek and anita, the good news is the water is receding tonight. but for residents of this 70-block area of dundalk, memories won't be

. >> and i'm derek mcginty. >> right away a resident thought he was the wrong guy in the wrong place. but tonight he is also a man critically wounded after police shot him multiple times in a driveway this afternoon. what he was doing in that remote neighborhood in the first place is just one of the questions police are still trying to answer tonight. surea chinn live with the latest on what they figured out so far. >> reporter: well, we did some digging and we've learned that the suspect has a history of criminal record ranging from auto theft, burglary and drug charges. now, police tonight are trying to figure out exactly what happened including why that suspect was in that part of town in the first place and why that suspect allegedly a thakd that police officer -- attacked that police officer in this quiet neighborhood. >> they were like bam, bam bam, bam bam. >> reporter: jay wheeler was settling in at a nice evening when gunshots erupted. it turns out wheeler was right. police say a resident of this home became concerned when a driver of this dark-colored cadillac snaked his way

i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm anita brikman. >>> we begin tonight with a very special hero central. a story of sacrifice so profound that today the leader of the free world stopped to pay tribute. >> the hero's name, sergeant first class jarod monte. and this afternoon the president gave him the highest medal of honor. >> if he knew he was getting all of this attention, it would bother him, quite frankly. >> reporter: friends say sergeant first class jarod monte was too humble to call himself a hero. three years ago monte was killed when he refused to give up his leader. >> it was the brave est thing i have ever seen a soldier do. >> reporter: president obama giving his family and inspiring all of americans with his story. in the moun continues of afghanistan -- mountains of afghanistan, they were ambushed. and the private was lying wounded in the open. he a bon donned that cover three times desperately trying to get to them. >> there was impact right in the center of our position. and monti hollered out he had been hit. we talked to him and reassured him. he told him he made his pe

i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm anita brikman. conservative activist across the country are gathering in washington tonight for a march on the capitol tomorrow. >> the anti-tax, anti-bi psouergrvernnt movem ut tndhe groups under the tea party banner and gary nurenberg is here to help set the stage. >> reporter: the participants see themselves as part of a grass root uprising. and tonight tens of thousands of them are here and obviously raring to go. [ horns honking compen. >> report: ing xen. >> reporter: dozens got together. >> they treat them pretty badly. they boo at them and they don't support them and we want the wounded warriors to know we do. >> reporter: but most of the action is at area hotels where anti--tax protestors are throwing parties preparing for tomorrow's march on the capitol. >> the tax man comes, the tax man goes. what he does with our money, fo one knows. i like that. >> reporter: and it's going on her sign. ? man would not talk to -- this man would not talk to us about his. he said mr. and mrs. obama for the

i'm derek mcginty. >>i'm anita brikman. the hot topic of dog fighting rears its ugly head in d.c. today. >>while michael vick visited a local church an animal killed in this brutal sport is finally on recovery. >>reporter: in a one-on-one with bruce johnson michael vick describes how much his daughter wants a dog, but that's a gift he can't give her. across the town there's a dog who is thriving after a near death dog fight. >>her recovery has exceeded everyone's expectations. >>reporter: her stamina endless, her strength unbelievable. you're looking at trooper, a pit bull who less than two months ago was pulled from a dumpster in a sealed plastic bag >>her wounds have almost completely healed. she's acting like a normal dog. >>reporter: to an extent. they can't predict how she'll react around other dogs. she was used as bait in a dog fighting ring >>they'll take a weaker dog that isn't a good fighter, and they'll force their other dogs to attack it. >>i think a lot of these dogs don't even see veterinarians. >>reporter: one celebrity talks about it all the time. today michael vic

the "cbs evening news" is next derek mcginty ll wibe back in half an hour. don't forget, wusa9.com is always on. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com president's added a dress helps him win support for health care reform but there are still real concerns about how he'll pay for it. i'm katie couric, also tonight, september 11, 2009. remembering those we vowed never to forget. >> michelle coyle eulo. >> anne marie cramer. >> couric: panic on the potomac? not exactly. cable news networks mistake a training exercise for a real attack. and a cab driver takes a passenger on the ride of their lives. >> so this is not just gave you a life, it's gave me another life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. well, he needed to do something to rescue health care reform, so the president took his case directly to the american people in a national television address before a joint session of congress. did it work? the answer tonight is maybe. a cbs news

i'm derek mcginty. >> and i'm anita brikman. >> this shows men in white hoods and asked is this what you want in your neighborhood. >> but the neighbors hosting a meeting calls it slander and a misrepresentation of his group's actual views. gary nurenberg is here to try to sort it all out. how did this all get started. >> reporter: the protest seemed to be sparked by immigration controls would be speaking out a decatur street home. that speaker has strong views. >> i personally do not think that interracial relationships are right. of course these are decisions people have to make as individuals. >> reporter: his speech to a local chapter impact american culture. >> and the founding european people will be in minority here in the states by about 2042. we have a change in population, you will have a change in morals, a change in attitudes. the civilization you have here that has worked so well was created by europeans. and when the population base is changed, then it will be a different country. and i suspect not a better country. >> reporter: some curious neighbor and some angry demo

adds derek mcginty reports, the city could be known for its after life. >> welcome to the neap tune memorialete. the world's first underwater cemetery. located 45 feet below the surface, the artificial reef looks like the lost city of atlantis with the lions and the winding pathways and the creators are betting this will be the perfect burial spot for the folks who love the sea. >> kind of like the first person who tried to sell an aquarium. i'm going to put fish in your house. they have no idea. when i have described it and you go out there for the first time, you still come up surprised. >> more than two dozen people have been buried leer. among those, edith. her site is marked by a plaque that reads, in care of dolphins and angels. >> it's a wonderful choice. it's certainly a different choice. it's something that is out of the norm. it's new. it has a little bit of wow to it and once a novelty wears off and it becomes a known thing, it will settle in as an alternative place to go. >> the structures are 90% and designed by kim. the placements are made by combining the cremated remains and

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