in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> and ben cardin is going to host a meeting later on today in hagerstown, maryland. we'll bring you the latest developments. >>> new this midday, it's a festive mood at the white house. they're hosting a reception for sonia sotomayor. she was sworn in last weekend. several other justices are among those celebrating and she's replacing david souter. >>> karl rove deeply involved in the firings of at least one u.s. attorney. white house e-mails show that he made exchanges with miers about federal prosecutors. he was one of nine fired for not being loyal enough to the bush administration. this lead to the resignation of gonzales. >>> chris dodd is in the hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous prostate. the surgery was successful and he'll be there a few days and then return home to connecticut. >>> as the world mourns the loss of eunice kennedy shriver, we're learning that shebe layed to rest in massachusetts and a public memorial and wake will be tomorrow and then a funeral mass friday. >>> meantime, statements are e e ing in from around

let's check in with doug luzader who has been checking this closely for us this morning. u know? >> reporter: we are still waiting for the two journalists to emerge here. one of the questions that we're going to have to answer eastly is what kind of role did the obama administration my in this. we've heard from both its white house and hillary clinton that this was kind of a private mission on the part of the former president, bill clinton. but clearly there must have been some level of coordination with the white house. so these blanks will be filling in in coming days but everyone will bask in the homecoming right now and you can see they have the stairs in place there. and we may see them in just a few moments. >> i i think it's a -- i think it's a big question because the white house was staying mum, not wanting to tip their hand as to how much involvement they had. some people saying this may set a dangerous press department for dealing with the so-called rogue leaders or nations notice future. >> reporter: and at some point you have to be honest and say this was real

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> doug, thanks. all three are expected to speak at a news conference at 12:30 noon. we'll stream that for you live on myfoxdc.com. >>> and here at home, swine flu vaccine trials start today. the university of maryland schools will begin testing the vaccine on young adults and senior citizen volunteers. they'll be given two doses about three weeks apart. dr. lisa fitzpatrick from howard university joined us to discuss how those getting vaccinated could not spread germs. >> it is a good time not to touch your face and we inadd vertently touch our -- we inadd vertently touch our face, so covering your no or mouth when you cough and sneeze, we need to do all of those very basic things that our mother told us about when we were growing up. >> vaccine trials are going on nationwide. the hope is to have a vaccine ready to go by the fall. >>> now to the tragedy on the a maare back at work looking for the remaining victims. crews hope to pull the wreckage of the small plane out of the river today. >> authorit

in washington, doug lieu luzader, fox news. >>> earlier we talked with katie connolly on fox 5 morning news. she says there's a lot of misinformation being tossed around at these town hall meetings. if you'd like to hear the interview, you can go to our website and click the morning show tab. >>> general motors is banking on the chevrolet volt. in an on-line press conference this morning, g.m. announced the rechargeable electric car is expected to get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving. the volt is powered by an electric motor and battery pack with a 40-mile range. after that a small gasoline engine kicks in. the volt is due in showrooms in november of 2010. >>> news this morning july turned out to be a booming month for sales of fuel efficient cars and that's all thanks to the cash for clunkers program. a study by the university of michigan finds the average mileage for a new vehicle went up seven-tenths of a mile to -- [ indiscernible ] >>> it's a familiar story, pretty hard to imagine. dozens ever passengers forced to -- of passengers forced to spend the night on a regi

doug luzader, fox news. >>> so, should you still head to the lot to trade in the clunker? we'll talk with a deal tore -- dealer to find out what he's hearing. >>> the end of the line is near for thousands of americans receiving unemployment benefits. nearly half a million will lose their inemployment checks by september. there's a push to get congress to extend the benefits like it's done in the past. previous extensions allow people to receive benefit for 79 weeks. >>> a sigh of relief for d.c.. it's extended for 20 weeks. 50 e eopee wplt ouerto benefits. t yreolou'you're looking for a jo or hopeing to hire new workers. go to myfoxdc.com. h we have a fox 5 job shop. if you want a a b, b, lojot ok ahetney b,tab and go to the money link. coming up, 'll profile the first job of the day. >>> montgomery county police are looking for whoever robbed a 99-year-old woman. a lady got a phone call to open her door to take a survey and people barged their way in. she was hospitalized as a precaution, and not hurt. >>> a summer concert tragedy after a stage collapses. >>> and the osca

doug luzader, fox news. >>> and he was aware. the order advising congress not to kill the al-qaeda leaders and he said he personally issued the order as is reported. >>> senator edward kennedy was layed to rest this weekend at arlington. and he's buried near his two brothers. the site was closed at noon yesterday so his widow could ave private time. >> he endured so much and the world isn't as good of a place without him. >> if people would come back, it's a historic spot and when anyone comes to washington, they'll come here now. >> nator kennedy was buried there saturday days after losing his battle with brain cancer. >>> he often find his life with a cross road because of his he wrote a letter to the pope before he died. he said, i know i've been an imperfect being, but with the help of my faith, i right my path. . [ indiscernible ] >> if you would like to read the letter for yourself, do so by going to myfoxdc.com. >>> and we have more on senator kennedy's life and this weekend's tribute on the website as well. >>> virginia's

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doug luzader is following the mission from capitol hill this morning. >> reporter: this visit comes as a surprise, but the fact that a former president makes this trip means there could be a break-through. former president bill clinton set forth in north korea and was immediately greeted by government officials. the mood was somber but clinton is hoping win the release of laura ling and una le. the wo were crossing from north korea into kinda and were -- kinda and were sentenced to 12 years but it could go beyond that. clinton may meet with kim jong- il. they could discuss north korea's nuclear ambitions and the possibility of the north returning to the negotiating table after a series of provocative acts, including nuclear tests and missile launches. >> it could be a very significant opening in breaking this downward cycle of tension and recriminations between the u.s. and north korea. >> reporter: there are not formal diplomatic relations between the two countries and using the two journalists as a bargaining chip. and this could be a high lie coordinated effort -- a highly coordinat