dorene? >> hey, pat, wendy. some local mid wives say their practices have increased three-fold over the last year. they believe that women are trying to avoid having cesarean sections and giving birth the natural way can help them avoid that. but they don't want to put their babies at risk. so now they're getting the best of both worlds. >> you know, when you tell people that you are intending to have a natural childbirth and not have an epidural and not have pain meds, you do get a lot of looks and a lot of people thinking that you are totally crazy. >> reporter: erica rominger and her husband, tim long, didn't want to use any medical interventions when they had their first baby. that meant no drugs to ease the pain of labor, and definitely not a cesarean section, if they could help it. >> women's bodies have been evolved to do this. >> as long as i was healthy and the baby was healthy and strong, that's the way we wanted to go through the birth. >> reporter: with the cesarean section rate in the u.s. at an all

dorene? >>> all the flags at ranger ballpark in arlington, texas are flying at half staff tonight, and before tonight's game, both the rangers and the athletics will observe a moment of silence. they'll do that for the fan who died while trying to catch a ball. th shannon stone is his name, he is a firefighter. he was at the game last night with his 6-year-old son and fell out of the stands while trying to catch a ball lobbed into the stands by one of the players. stone fell about 20 feet to the concrete below. he was conscious when he was taken to the hospital. but he suffered cardiac arrest and died a short time later. >>> a former news of the world editor was arrested and released as part of the investigation into allegations of phone hacking by the popular tabloid. that individual also served as prime minister david cameron's communications chief. as michelle kosinski reports now, cameron is coming under fire for hiring him, despite his troubled past. >> reporter: only days after these te

>> hello, jim and dorene. first baseman michael morse up for the final fan vote trailing shane victorino, but morse can still pull the upset. we still have until tomorrow at 4:00 to vote. vote on mlb.com or our website nbc washington.com. you can also text. i think the text is on our screen right now. and 892969, i think is the number. but you can read it on the screen. to get michael morse to the all-star. sunday he missed the last two games in the starting lineup, but he is in the starting lineup tonight. and his buddy, john lannin is campaigning for the big guy to get to the all-star game. morse is certainly deserving, the 29-year-old having a breakout season. morse is batting .300 with 15 home runs and 46 rbis and he ha come up clutch this season, including hitting a walk-off home run against the padres in may. defensively, morse is solid, as well. he only has one error in 398 chances. bottom line, michael morse should be an all-star. >> it would be a dream come true. that's basically -- you know, you pla

dorene gentzler with details. >> there's a lot of praying.a lot of crying and there was a lot of hoping that it was going to get better. >> reporter: 36-year-old mckeys faceson ricks couldn't carry a pregnancy to term. she miss carried about six months into the pregnancy. >> you get your hopes up, everyone looking forward to it, making plans and the miscarriage is really disappointing. >> reporter: several doctors struggled to figure out what was going on. it wasn't until they went to shady grove hospital that doctors were able to diagnose the problem. they said she was suffering from a disorder called anti thrombin 3 deficiency when the blood clots too much. it can cause pulmonary embowlisms and also major problems in pregnancy. there is the risk the baby could be small inside the womb, called growth restriction. the blood vessels in the umbilical cord can develop small clots. so once she was determined to have this disorder, she was placed on an anti clotting medication. >> reporter: blood thinners will keep mother and baby safe, but the me

a third person was also arrested in this case, 31-year-old dorene sanchez, she is said to be the sister of suspect louie sanchez. she was picked up on friday as well, officials believe she was driving the getaway car on march 31. she has since been released on bail. in the meantime, bryan stow remains here at sf general still in serious condition. i'd like to point out that i had the opportunity to go to the giants game friday night and i saw several fans there with nicely printed tee shirts made up in support of bryan stow, that simply read "stow fan." so this case has touched the bay area and fans have not forgotten about bryan stow though it's been almost four months. >> definitely no. thank you very much. it is 5:03 now. the man accused of murdering a san jose woman and dumping her body in a sunnyvale neighborhood is expected in court. 47-year-old man is expected to enter a plea. court documents in the case show he confessed to killing the 46-year-old maria orosco. her body was found in the front yard of a home on june 5. police say in addition to the confession they have physical e

dorene sanchez is charged as accessory to the crime. she posted bail on friday. might think with all of the publicity seating an impartial jury may be a challenge. that's what both sides will have to face as they move forward in charging the suspects. the former suspect ramirez is cleared. he is in prison, of course, facing a parole violation. he has nine months on that sentence. for the suspects today, they face the judge for the first time at 8:30 this morning. that's the latest. john cadiz klemack. back to you. >> thank you, john. 6:17. breaking news that we continue to follow this morning. a terminal at jfk airport in new york is shut down after a suspicious bag is found. police shut down an american airlines terminal as they investigate that bag. it was brought to their attention by a bomb sniffing dog conducting routine screening, gave a big alert. it supposedly belonged to a man who was screened and boarded a flight headed to san francisco. he left the bag in the business class lounge so. authorities so far have closed the check-in desk, the screening chec

. >>> the police have identified a pedestrian -- i'm sorry, dorene, go ahead. >> police have identified pedestrian hit and killed after an accident hit in landover this morning. the crash happened along landover road near firehouse road at 5:30 this morning. prince george's county police say lelia witfield was killed crossing the busy street. the driver stayed on the scene. police don't believe speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> maryland state police hope a new description of the armed man on the baltimore washington parkway yesterday will help them find him. police believe the man armed with a shotgun and a hammer attacked a speed camera vehicle about 11:00 yesterday morning in ligament acouple. the contractor wasn't harmed. the suspect is described as a white man in his 50s or 60s. he appeared to be 6 feet tall and 220 pounds with a pot belly. the suspect was wearing clear glasses, a red and blue plaid shirt. he was carrying a black backpack. >>> weather weise, not much going on out there now, but looks like we might get wet tomorrow, h

police also arrests dorene sanchez as an accessory after the fact but she has been released and charges are pending. if convicted they face 8-9 years in prison. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> bryanbryan stow's family posted an update saying he opened his eyes, he appeared to give a thumbs up signs and mouthed stow. >>> people held a vigil for kenneth harding. some believe he might have somehow been killed by police. his death parked violent protest this week but kenneth harding died from a self- inflicted gun shot wound, not from a police officer's bullet. kron 4's reggie kumar tells us he was remembered at a vigil honoring those lost to violence. >> a make shift alter was set up. candles were lit as photos of those who were lost to violence were posted. the center picture is oscar grant and kenneth harding, jr. messages were strung up on rope. this one says justice for victims of police violence. vigil organizer is with power, an organization that helps individuals find work. she says it's time for the community to start the healing process. >> folks will be able to put up pictures and n

no one yet knows if dorene sanchez is that get away driver.giovanni ramirez has been in jail since may. >> these cases wothey work. information comes as it comes. unfortunately it took a long amount of time to establish situation that exonerated mr. ramirez. >> the entire dodger organization, family and friends have a safe comfortable fun time. >> reporter: inside the ballpark tonight, most fans have heard about the arrest and wonder why it took so long and if the l.a.p.d. have it right this time. >> it's good that they found him. i didn't find the first guy they arrested was suspicious. i read he wasn't there, they couldn't match him up and i said that was kind of odd. maybe now they actually found the right guys. >> reporter: the three suspects will be in court on monday to be formally charged in this case. live at dodger stadium in los angeles, christien kafton, channel 2 news. >>> and more details now all three of the suspects are from realto. louis sanchez and marvin norwwood are being charged with mayhem. dorene sanchez has not yet been

no one yet knows if dorene sanchez is that get away driver.giovanni ramirez has been in jail since may. >> these cases work as they work. information comes as it comes. unfortunately it took a long amount of time to establish situation that exonerated mr. ramirez. >> the entire dodger organization, family and friends have a safe comfortable fun time. >> reporter: inside the ballpark tonight, most fans have heard about the arrest and wonder why it took so long and if the l.a.p.d. have it right this time. >> it's good that they found him. i didn't find the first guy they arrested was suspicious. i read he wasn't there, they couldn't match him up and i said that was kind of odd. maybe now they actually found the right guys. >> reporter: the three suspects will be in court on monday to be formally charged in this case. live at dodger stadium in los angeles, christien kafton, channel 2 news. >>> and more details now all three of the suspects are from realto. louis sanchez and marvin norwwood are being charged with mayhem. dorene sanchez has not yet

. >> i'm dorene gentzler. here is a live look at road conditions at this hour.m warning. we've been on the storm watch, and doug joins us from the weather center with the very latest details. hi, doug. >> hi, dorene and jim. we have seen the rain come throughout the entire area. one portion or another during the afternoon. you've seen heavy rain. portions of frederick, maryland, earl

. >> also arrested in the case dorene sanchez. she's facing charges as an accessory but is out of jail on $50,000 bail. >> the fate of 100 workers hangs as pg&e considers closing five power plants in the east bay. the utility says it wants to close the plants in east contra costa county to make its power grid cleaner. these plants are all at least 20 years old and run by burning petroleum coke, that's a byproduct of oil refining. pg&e says it's possible the workers at the plants could be offered jobs at a facility in tracy. that one burns cleaner burning natural gas. >> folks in san jose not too thrilled at the idea of a tax increase this november even though the city faces a huge budget shortfall for the coming year. a poll conducted by the city shows the only tax increase voters seem to be willing to deal with is a quarter cent sales tax. even that measure only got 57% support. >> in order for the hike to make it on the november ballot the san jose council has to declare a fiscal state of emergency and that vote has to be unanim

dorene snchez, hermana de loui y pareja de norwood tambin fue arrestada como cmplice.. s.o.t.dre de geovanni ramírez 9:50:00 hay mucha injusticia en el sentido de que mienten mucho, no es la verdad.. esta misma tarde la madre del sospechoso original, geovanny ramrez, fustig a la policia de los ngeles.. s.o.t. soledad gonzález/madre de geovanni ramírez cuando a mi me hablaron por teléfono dije qué, dijo sí, dije pues eso tenía que pasar en verdad porque mi hijo es inocente.. ramrez fue arrestado por una violacin a su libertad condicional, pero la polica nunca pudo acusarlo formalmente de la paliza a stow.. s.o.t. josé romero/abogado de ramírez 17:57:00 the suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty, undortunately we had the opposite here.. el abogado de ramrez dijo que bajo el sistema judicial un sospechoso es inocente hasta que se pruebe lo contrario, pero que en este caso fue al reves.. s.o.t. villarraigosa 1:24:00 continuando con la investigación y en el tiempo cuando podemos decir que hay en terminos de un sospechoso.. el peridico los ngeles times reporta que un niÑ

a third suspect dorene sanchez could be charged with accessory. >>> the first day that new york same-sex marriage law went into effect, several couples married just after midnight with hundreds more lining up throughout the day to tie the knot. meanwhile thousands of gay marriage opponents protested all across the state. they say new york lawmakers redefined marriage without giving voters to weigh in. as they have in other states including here in california. >>> while the legal batting continues here, supporters are energized by the victory in new york. allie rasmus brings us excitement to the law. >> reporter: if rudy would have it his way, new york's state flag would be flying over the castro. >> of course, why not. what's wrong with a party. >> reporter: there were celebrations in new york where hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knots seconds after gay marriage became legal at midnight. >> it's a breakthrough on many different levels and i think that california deserves it. >> reporter: california used to allow same-sex marriage but not anymore. some supporters of the idea say th

. >> i'm dorene rieger. right now, thousands are packing international mall.'s show. the president is hosting a barbecue for military families at the whitehouse, and it wouldn't be independence day without the annual nathan's hot dog eating contest in coney island. but before we get to the festivities, let's get to the forecast. doug, how is it looking? >> i think we're looking okay. areas down to the south around fredricksburg, manassas, portions of southern maryland, you folks have a chance for at least the best chance of seeing some rain this

. >> also arrested in the case dorene sanchez, louie's sister and norwood's girlfriend, facing chargess an accessory but is out on $50,000 bail. the condition of former governor arnold schwarzenegger's son is improving. his son christopher suffered a collapsed lung and broken bones while body boarding at malibu beach. yesterday schwarzenegger sweeted his appreciation to well-wishers. he writes, thanks for all of your support for christopher. it means a lot to him and to me. he's doing much better and we'll have him back at full speed soon. >> hundred bucks putting your trash cans out too early or not putting them away on time. that could be a reality for people in santa rosa. tonight the council will talk about limiting the hours trash containers can be left at the curb. 12 hours before scheduled take-out or 12 hours later anything more than you'll have to pay. could be charged $100, $250 for the second offense and $500 for any time after that. >> the fate of 100 workers hangs in limbo as pg&e considers closing five power plants in the east bay. utility says it wants to close the plant