joe and eun, back to you. >> ashley, thanks a lot.time is 6:13, 68 degrees, mayors, rabbis, body parts and money laundering, the federal investigation you may find hard to believe. >>> many americans are going to get a raise. at 6:15, how much minimum wage es going up and why not everyon is hpy about the hike.ñññc >>> our time right now is 6:15. updating the top stories in the "news4 today." interstate 70 is reopened after a deadly helicopter crash. four people were killed when a civilian chopper went down. authorities say the chopper hit power lines and caught fire in the air before crash together the ground. >>> investigators say a track circuit has been malfunctioning for a year and a half before that deadly metro crash. they say the problems surfaced after a piece of equipment was replaced back in 2007. metro says there were blips in the circuit, but that the system never completely failed. >>> sarah palin is entering her final hours as governor of alaska. her resignation takes effect on sunday. palin decited mounting legal bill

. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. it is thursday, july 16th, 2009. >> let's take a look outside right now. we can see the early dawn light just beginning to appear right now at 5:00. 75 degrees. looks like we may get some humidity back today, right, tom? >> it is beginning to return, our old friend and relative humidity is now beginning to show up, oh, about 30, 45 miles or sothou swest of washington. beginning to soulowlyomep uouru way, but right now on radar, no preciparat tion ouethend mro iea ernrhe tntou b mnsai tut th a ee isho sr ohonhete t e tror c al cdelawa.re w ingst'to4 inhi wn, heow 70s in prince aiorge's courfy, 7ai fax and megontrys.ougont ie exound theioeg rn ce n rhtigeaay t bheht, it's a bit warmer,-7 mid0sthere. southeastern virginia in the ntnod-s,70ut inhes,ounsai i mth w s. e mihudiiv'shuhe a tsed arerr well ondara seeing adaew f sprinklesw in heout wrnes mandlary, lartnorniresrtatni igi v uponto ania a wlels a near richmond over toward williamsburg that's drifting off to the east this morning. q

. >>> i'm eun yang. we are following breaking news. a helicopter crash near hagerstown, maryland, kills four people and could cause major traffic problems this morning. >>> a pay raise. the minimum wage goes up today. we'll tell you how much. >>> after >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, in a game that lives on stats, yesterday chicago white sox pitcher mark buehrle managed to something that's only been done 17 times before in the long history of baseball. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the white sox mark buehrle is not a flashy pitcher. he won't blow you away with 95-mile-per-hour fast balls. but yesterday against the rays he was perfect. 27 up, 27 down for the lefty. he struck out six and had lady luck on his side. foul. still perfect. ninth inning, three outs away from history. capler. a dre deep to left center. on his horse. he leaps up and robbed kept her of a sure home run. nerted in the ninth as defensive replacement. two batte

. >> i eun yang. straight ahead on "news 4 today," metro announces station closures that could affect your commute. what you need to know before you head out the door. >> police shoot and kill a man so close to the capitol building that staffers inside could hear the shots. we'll have the latest on what happened. >> plus, a commercial shoot gone wrong. the never before seen video that shows michael jackson's hair >>> good morning, everyone. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." >>> in sports, one day after the major league all-star game, some minor leaguers took a rare turn in the spotlight trying to prove they are ready for the big show. here's nbc's mario see lease with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. tuesday night was all about the big leaguers. last night the future stars took center stage at the aaa all-star game in portland. the famous san diego chicken and his leg chicks crossing the road to watch the action. international league, pacific coast league, t

eun? >> joe, thanks.g companies are blitzing capitol hill hoping lawmakers will change an antigambling law. millions of americans play poker on the internet every day, but mows letter of them can't pay to play. critics say americans should have the right to spend their money athey please. they also say the country could earn $3 billion a year in tax revenue by repealing the law. however, others say the measure is a safe bet. they say the stakes are higher on online gambling and that players can become add dibted. >> well, no betting man or woman would put any money down on the nats right now. the team does have a new manager but it's the same old team and the same old story. here's lindsay czarniak with your sports minute. >>> meanwhile, former national liven hernandez beat his old team again. the mets won 6-2. >>> to new york where the yankees beat the orioles in the bottom of the ninth. matsui hit a walk-off home run against johnson and bronx bombers beat the orioles. >>> michael vick has now served his

joe and eun, back to you. >> thanks very much.barrassing admission as the country remembers and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon. >>> wall street may be in the middle of a hot streak and while there are some signs of improvement, new numbers show we're still far from being out of the woods. g@ if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have alan lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. >>> updating the top stories in the news for today, suspected suicide bombers are being blamed for today's explosions at two luxury hotels in indonesia. the two bombs exploded this morning in jakarta, killing at least 9 people and injuring more than 50. >>> a u.s. capitol police officer is in the

i'm eun yang. the news is straight ahead. first we're going to check in with meteorologist steve villanueva up in storm center 4 with a look at our forecast. >> good morning, everyone. yesterday was spectacular. today more of the same. another beautiful day, plenty of sunshine with very comfortable humidity levels. all right. so here's what's happening. it's pretty cool out there in some spots. temperatures are in the low 50s. it's 54 in manassas. here in the district, a cool 62 degrees. that is below average. one of the reasons is the air is so dry. it's so crisp outside. dew points are in the 50s. here's the satellite image. you can see it's nice and clear. mostly sunny skies, heading into the mid-80s. tomorrow, tuesday, wednesday, that's when things start to change. we could see some showers and storms. all the details in just a couple of minutes. back to you, eun. >> thank you, steve. >>> in the news this morning, metro' takoma station will be open today but riders should expect continued delay

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. we have breaking news off the top this morning. >>> nbc news has confirmed a group of american students has been quarantined in a hospital in beijing, china, because of swine flu fears. we're told the students are from walter johnson high school in bethesda, maryland. we will bring you more details in a live report in just a few minutes. >> right now let's get a check on our weather and traffic. we'll start with meteorologist tom kierein for our first forecast. >> now it's feeling like july. >> certainly is. etting more humid overnight. we do have the clouds around. on radar at this nghour, we do have a shower inn southern ndma larynder northlan st. mary co ugortyroth .ountyhthrough central calverttn ay m b county. , at may be drifting to the rt details on our forecast for today, that will be coming up at 5:01. stay tuned. >> we will. thanks, tom. >> let's go to jerry edwards and the news 4 traffic network. >> good morning. we'll start inside the capital beltway as we get under way fo

eun?his tough economy, many people are looking for work, but unfortunately some con artists and scammers are taking advantage of that. brian moore tells us about some wa you can protect yourself in this jobs 4 you report. >> reporter: the economic downturn is creating a boom for con artists, and the federal trade commission says it's working to put them out of business. >> their scams promise jobs, access to free government grant money, or the chance to make a living by working at home. but these promises deliver nothing. they raise people's hopes and then they drive them deeper into a hole. >> reporter: the fdc in 14 states have joined forces in a crack down dubbed operation short change. they're going after scammers who use everything from print ads and automated phone calls to the internet and tv. >> it's called easy link. >> every feature could earn money for you. >> these schemes target men and women alike, urban and rural communities, people of all backgrounds. >> complaints to my of

. >>> good morning and welcome to the 6:00 edition of "news4 today," it is saturday july 18, i'm eun yang. we're going to take a look at the forecast with steve villanueva up in the storm center for us. >> we're starting out with sunshine for us and it looks like a petty day, with mostly sunny skies and temperatures climbing to the mid 80s. and low humidity on top of that. the humidity we had yesterday is long gone. 68 now, 67 at dulles. 63 down the road in culpepper. again, we're heading into the mid 80s today. dew points once again are quite low, just like last weekend, we did quite humid during the middle of the week. now the low humidity is back, thanks to northerly wind. so it's going to be a comfortable day out there. we did have some showers yesterday. there's still going to be plenty of clouds out towards the east today. out towards the beaches. but in the beltway we'll see lots of sunshine. tomorrow looks great as well. then it looks like an unsettled work week. we'll have all the details coming up in a couple of minutes. back to you. >> we'll see you then, thank you, steve.

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison. we want to start things off with a look at weather and aftrcment. tom keirein is here with the latest. >>> we have some humidity in the air, but not too bad. the skies cleared out after overnight thundershowers passed to the knot of washington. we have one knot ofaf dinrirog ndsy clviayannt aouow n ing off to the tureea near he the trapesre nearea70 in washington. 60s in the rural areas. the forecast for today coming up in five minutes at 5:01. >>> now to jerry edward to get an early look at the roadways. >> it is only wednesday, i thought it was thursday, already. drat. at least it is not monday. we'll head out to see how we are doing. so far, so good on the topside of the beltway with no worries. any overnight roadwork on the 95 corridor in virnia is wrapping up right now. back to you. >>> thank you, jerry. here's a look at four big stories happening today. metro confirms there are stretches of track that are, quote, problematic. however, officials say the concerns are not as bad as

. >> and i'm eun yang. straight ahead on "news 4 today," three people are shot outside a prince george's county apartment building, among them a capitol police officer and a 12-year-old girl. we'll have the latest on their conditions and the investigation. >> another frightening crash at disney world. what happened when two buses collided. >> more closures on metro's red line this weekend. where and when you'll see the delays. join us at 4:55 a.m. >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, as the first round of the british open got underway, one thing became clear. golf is not just a young man's game. here's mario solis with a look at all your sports head lines. >> good morning, tom watson shocks the field at royal turnbury. watson has won five times, the last coming in 1983. this birdie on 12 moving him to 4 under. he shot a stunning 5 under 65 which ties him for second. tiger had a forgettable day, the word's number one player could not get anything going. he finds water

. >> and i'm eun yang. straight ahead on "news 4 today," gunfire erupts at a home in an upscale neighborhood in loudoun county. what police believe may have led to the outbreak of violence. >> plus, area rest stops along two major situates are being shut down. what this means for many drivers who travel through northern virginia. >> four decades ago, history was made in the depths of outer space. why some famous astronauts are >>> good morning, everyone. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, that storybook finish that everyone was rooting for in golf's british open came crashing down yesterday in a bitter end for veteran tom watson. here's nbc's bill seward with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> a very good morning to you. tom watson was on the verge of history but he couldn't punk situate an incredible week at the british open. 59 years of age, watson in position to become the oldest player to become a winner. cink with a birdie putt to get to 2 under. came down to this

i'm eun yang. >> i'm wendy rieger. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news.rn virginia. and there is an armed robbery at an upscale pawn shop that turned into age htaos thtuatn. bis aant t oheerth kindf oer lr e.jey orwe at's located on market street. near route 15 leesburg. jackie bentsen is there with the latest. >> reporter: a large section of southwest leesburg, city of leesburg, cordoned off at this time. i'm joined now by officer chris jones from leesburg police. tell us what the situation is right now. >> right now, we do have the hostage barricade incident going on. 700 block of valley view avenue southwest in leesburg. we have

i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. july 22nd, 2009. >>> we are going to take a look outside at 6:00. 72 degrees out there. it looks like there's high clouds overhead as the sun starts to rise in the nation's capitol. we are also have an incredible site in asia this morning. millions watched the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. the total eclipse lasted more than six minutes. here's another view of what it looked like to the naked eye in india. the moon covered part of the sun to start nearly the hour-long phenomenon. can you imagine? >> you can imagine what that must have felt like to have six minutes of -- i don't know whether it is total darkness, but it is almost late nighttime. >> it feels like after sunset or what the skyt ri gh itw ksooere ike right now where it is rather dark. >>> we have the sunrise coming up, but we havelo cuds around. otherwise, it is mostly clearn i other areas. we have a dissipating shower noi in stafford countyow crossing t potomac. it is now moving into western charles county. st

i'm wendy reer. >> i'm eun yang.coming up in this half hour, bikers ticketed while on a ride for charity. liz finds out if the sonic scrubber does what it says. a beating attack on a maryland man that weekends his death. >> six people are now under arrest in connection with that vicious atck. po wheaton ea. t lice say thateheary gruths inginisrbtu investigate this crime and derrick ward joins us from the newsroom now to tell us about th this. >> reporter: it has turned into a full-fledged murder investigation after the victim of the savage beating on tuesday died earlier today. a quiet neighborhood in wheaton, rose bushes and well kept lawn, a scene of a violent murder, half a dozen arrests into the investigation at montgomery county police turned up a disturbing connection. >> we do know that all of the suspects we have in custody are members of a local gang. >> reporter: it was tuesday evening that the victim, 21-year-old edwin, was walking past the home in the 13 100 block of madey road. >> these girls on the fron

i'm eun yang.straight ahead but first we'll take a look at the forecast with meteorologist steve villanueva. good morning. >>> good morning, everyone. it is going to be a wonderful weekend. get outside and enjoy. plenty of sunshine across the area with temperatures in the mid 80s. a little bit cooler than average but still verymfcoortable. right now low 70s. the humidity is very low. that's the way it's going to stay all weekend long. enjoy the crisp, lovely july weather. there are a few clouds moving overhead but not a big deal. mostly sunny. maybe partly cloudy out towards the eastern shore. but still just a really great day today. plenty of sunshine. tomorrow me of the same. a little bit cooler but still comfortable. as we head into the work week we'll start to see at least the chance of some showers and storms and humidity starts to return. of course we'll have all the details coming up in just a couple of minutes. eun? >> all right. we'll see you then. thank you, steve. >>> we remember tv news

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good morning, i'm eun yang, it's saturday, july 18, 2009.ng, legendary news anchor, walter cronkite, has died. he passed away yesterday at the age of 92. he was known as the most trusted man in america. as a long-time anchor of the "cbs evening news" he broke many big stories to americans. president barack obama calls cronkite the voice of certainty in an uncertain world. >>> the fairfax county police department is cracking down on street gangs. today, police in reston are kicking off operation summer heat. it's a month-long campaign targeting criminal gang activity. in the past few months, the reston area has seen its share of criminal and gang-related activity on trails. police will patrol those trails and educate residents and businesses about crime prevention. >>> and a leesburg dmv will be open this morning, despite an accident that left a hole in the brig building. police say the driver went to the dmv to get her title renewed. she was pulling into a space, but instead of hitting the brakes, she hit the gas. the car crashed into the bu

. >> and i'm eun yang in for barbara harrison today.ll take a live look outside on this lovely summer day, 69 degrees. low humidity. very nice, tom keirein. >> so far, so lovely. is it going to stay that way, tom? >>> can you stand another day? yeah, once again, weather and traffic on the 1s. temperatures around the region are pleasant with low humidity. we have just a few clouds floating through. 69 in washington. it is only near 60 in montgomery, fairfax and prince george's counties. st. mary's in the low to mid-60s. the weather watchers checking in farther to our west, prince william, loudoun, frederick and howard counties are in the upper 50s. the mid-50s for the shenandoah valley. the mid-50s out in the valleys. out to the eastern shore, some places are in the upper 50s to near 60. some high clouds are breaking up and we'll have lots of sun with highs in the mid-80s and low humidity. plan accordingly. details on tomorrow, changes on the way, that's in ten minutes. >>> let's head out to jerry edwards now checking the roadways. good

it really does. >> reporter: eun yang, news4. >> doctors are only using this artificial disk in the part the spine that is in the neck. because the treatment is so new, not all insurance will cover the procedure. >>> that's "news4 at 4:00." "news4 at 5:00" starts right now. >>> right now on "news4 at 5:00," the body of a d.c. council staffer found in baltimore's inner harbor. more questions than answers. >> just hours after a hole was torn in through an airplane bod for ibwstouwethiir a lyons line passengers get another mid air scare. >>> opening just a few hours. we will sit down with the cast of the new "harry potter" movie. >>> good evening. welcome to "news4 at 5:00." i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm craig melvin in for jim handly. >> ain't credible story. a hole opens up on a southwest airlines plane in mid flight. everyone lives to talk about it. it is a story that has just about everyone that flies talking today. >> julie care kwlooif at bwi airport with more on what happened. some of the incredible survivor stories. >> reporter: hi there. an answer about what caused that hole to blow ope

i'm eun yang.ly 20, 2009. a murder investigation is under way after a 19-year-old man was shot to death in sterling. it happened outside a home in the lowes island community. police arrested two men. the victim's name has not been released. >>> tomorrow eighteen rest stops bill close. on interstate 95 in daily city closes for cars but remains for trucks. in september on i-66 in manassas will close for cars and trucks. we're going to take a break. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. with the full flavor of aft mayo with olive oil. with half the fat and calories of hellmann's real mayo, kraft mayo with olive oil is the n

eun yang with that story. >> i saw this -- what i thought at first was a rottweiler coming across theng lot towards us. wow, that's the weirdest looking rottweiler i have ever seen. as it got closer, that sinking feeling came that i realized it was a bear. >> reporter: colleen didn't run away that fourth ofws july evening. she grabbed her camera and snapped these pictures. >> i was shocked, shocked beyond belief there was bear there. >> black bear, you know, like that. i was like -- what? there is a bear here? >> reporter: she watched as the black bear climbed on top of the shopping cart to peek inside the giant store off route 17 in stafford county. all of that food was so close but he couldn't find the door. >> he was very purposefully heading right towards the giant. i mean, he knew where with you he was going. >> reporter: bears are venturing out to suburban areas more frequently as the habitat continues to shrink and tend to follow their nose. >> we are in suburbia and y don't have black bears in suburbia but now we do now that we encroached onhe oir t or rrit y. >> ep a rerter:i

eun yang has our story. >> reporter: alfreda lost 162 pounds after surgery.ed that weight for more than six years. but last year she noticed her body starting to change. >> i saw my weight creeping up in increments of ten pounds here and ten pounds there. it was after the death of my husband and after a lot of emotional stress i started picking up bad habits. i started watching my clothes fit tighter and thinking oh, my gosh. >> reporter: gained nearly 40 pounds despite having a surgery that made her stomach the size of a person's thumb. doctors say that's common for patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery. >> patients that will -- next three, four years, just continue to start gaining weight because they have lost the restriction. >> reporter: howard university hospital surgeon dr. terrence fully anch their lifestyle and ant too much, either their stomach will start to expand or the connection between the stomach and intestines will stretch. when patients lose those surgical restrictions it will cause them to gain weight even if they eat less. the only f

eun yang has the story. >> i passed out. i mean, i was out and i was going.it took eight firemen to bring me back. i think that mard the real steep decline because from that point i just felt like, you know, my life was over. >> reporter: it was last october when doctors told freddie moore he probably would die if he didn't get a heart transplant soon. the 60-year-old virginia man spent the last 23 years suffering from cardiomyopathy, congenital disease that cause it is heart to slowly stop working. >> feels pretty bad. i was so far gone, i guess in the morning. i take a shower. i would dry off and tried to get dressed. i was so worn out hi to go back to bed for a couple of hours just to get enough energy to go downstairs. >> reporter: doctors didn't think he had enough time to wait for a newhart. the next best option, a new kind of heart pump. >> really what this does, we can take over all the pumping functions or assistant the heart if it only has some of it pumping function left. >> rorter: that can give heart failure patients as many as five extra years t

from the nose up anyway. >> reporter: eun yang, news4. >> dr.n stresses the two are equivalent products and says that patients might want to use one or the other depending on what area of the body they are treating. that's "news4 at 4:00." "news4 at 5:00" starts right now. >>> tonight on "news4 at 5:00," a metro train operator suspended for texting while at the controls of a moving train and it is all caught on camera. >>> a maryland woman is facing charges after burning an american flag on the fourth of july weekend. >> and free gas giveway had drivers lining up early this morning in virginia. that's why the sponsors only gave away half the fuel they advertised. >>good evening, everyone. welcome to "news4 at 5:00." i'm kimberl suitners for jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. our top story tonight, a hit and run crash on the beltway kills two people intgon momery county. the deadly crash happened 11:00 onla nature on thela beltwayea r the clara barn parkway. he woman who police say w responsible for the accident was edarreor fst dving under the lue

eun yang has more. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says the baby was left in the care of the teenage cousin. but the teen went out not realizing that the baby was sleeping in the house. it was a simple misunderstanding that had devastating consequences. a mother left her 19-month-old son sleeping at home in the care of his 15-year-old cousin. it was 8:30 p.m. and had to run errands. the problem was that the teenager didn't know he was supposed to be watching the toddler and he left, too. when she got home, they were both gone. >> when the mother found out that the child was not with the teenager, she panicked and started searching immediately for the child. >> reporter: at first she thought her son was missing and called police. but minutes later she found him. >> when she realized the baby gate was down she thought something was us is patient us and began searching for the child and when she went the in the backyard she found him in the pool. >> reporter: the baby was unconscious and was taken to a nearby hospital. he did not make i. 19-month-old jason burk jr. drowned in his family

eun yang has more on how to keep catwalk cool. >> ually pumps. >> stilettos. >> reporter: you see themon the runway, the red carpet and walking down the street. high heels and they're higher than ever. but doctors say if you're out of shape, you can end up in pain. >> usually i'm fine until i get home. then sometimes i'll get cramps in my legs and my calves. >> reporter: this podiatrist specializes in helping women who wear high heels. she says most of the injuries she sees are women with chronic pain. >> years of wearing high heels. a lot of it's the low back pain. that's just from, you know, weak abdominals. >> reporter: she developed an exercise program specifically for women who like to don stilettos. it's a combination of yoga and pilates that focuses on score strength, posture and balance which she says are all necessary to stay safe in yr shoes. >> the balance training strengthens the foot and the ankle. it's done barefoot so you're acting the plantar receptors, which plays a big role in balance and gait. >> reporter: she says women with bad posture are more prone to injury and

eun yang talked to some people already trying out. >> you look tired you feel tired.ings you down a little bit. you don't feel like smiling. >> reporter: craft decided to take action but didn't want to use botox. she decided to try something new. >> this part is -- a toxin-type a botulism toxin. the same as botox. in terms of comparison, they have very, very similar type of effects. >> reporter: some say that it can have benefitsoxot bot doesnt .a what has t moren pleog splayin tyeye-bo botox. that report is coming up tonight at 11:00. >>> the running of the bulls in spain today. estimated 2,000 people raced to stay a step ahead or at least a step aside those bulls. there are also some other critters in there meant to keep the bulls in a tight pack on the cobblestone streets. several people tripped over each other or fell after getting bumped by the bulls. no reports of anybody being seriously trampled, though, as in some years past. one man did fall down. about mid course. several of the animals raced over him. he was able to get up and walk away. tough duty. however

. >> eun yang, news 4. >>> big night in the area for tweens and their parents.jonas brothers to the delight of screaming fans. inside, an elaborate set-up, including a rotating stage. tonight, the 14th stop on a 44-city tour. >>> also, big night for harry potter fans of all ages. uptown theater had an advanced screening of the sixth installment of the series alf-blood prince." it opens wednesday nationwide. stretched for a few blocks in cleveland park. what a night to be out to a concert. >> it was a hard choice for you. jonas brothers or harry potter. >> i stayed in. i sat it out. which one did you do? >> i did the weather. >>> it was, indeed, beautiful, beautiful night. nice, low humidity. our temperature, middle part of summertime. usually, we're talking about 89, 90s. 9:30 and the temperatures in the lo70s. you just want to say, yeah, i think i'll stay around town, take it easy. our high temperature, 88 degrees. our low temperature, 77. very, very unusual day. and the low is 70. that was our average high and low. those usually don't happen. outside now, afte

. >> i am eun yang in for barbara harrison this morning. we begin the day with breaking news we have been following out of maryland. a chopper crashed killing everybody onboard. >> and there should be more in a moment, but first let's go live to megan mcgrath for more details. >> the company offers instruction as well as other ariel services. the fourth person onboard was a passenger onboard the helicopter. the chopper took off from frederick municipal airport about 10:00 as night, and bursted into flames just east of haguers town. >> the four-seat helicopter barely recognizable as it lay in the median of i-70. the chopper went down just before 10:30 last night. it killed all four people onboard. rescue crews arrived to find a helicopter engulfed in flames. >> at that point, there was some fuel spread from the helicopter that covered the interstate and so forth. initially there was heavy fire from the helicopter itself. >> it's unclear whether weather played a role onboard. three employees from the instruction school and a passenger. driver

. >> and i am eun yang in for barbara harris this morning. 22 high school students from our area who travelled to china for an educational trip are under arqu entine in china for swine flu. >> the question is how many of them are infected with swine flu. and we have the latest with tracee. >> reporter: three of the students on this trip are from walter johnson. most of the other ones are from montgomery county, and various schools throughout the area. a couple from the district as well. 22 students in all went on this trip. now, half of them have been hospitalized. some of them are being tested. some have tested positive for swine flu, and others are still waiting for their test results. the other 11 are quarantined in their hotel rooms,nd a parents areer nvous a standing byvo wil. >> 22 students set out for china to learn more about the culture and language, and now they are getting another lesson in how seriously the china government is treating the true. >> we got it from a boy that was taken to the airport. we think that he is probably -- he probably had it, you know, before we g

this is following eun promise that the chief and county made. we will inspect pawnshops and take action against any second dealer actions going on. >> if i have to sue, i will sue. but i'm not going to allow the county to -- a police chief's publicity stunt take merchandise that my client legally obtained and -- you know, at his expense. >> our message is simple -- if you are accepting stolen merchandise, stop it. if you can't stop it, shut your doors. if you can't do that, we're gonna come in and shut your doors for you. >> reporter: the pawnshop owner is very much disputing all of this today. the pawnshop and secondhand business in prince george's county works like this -- when you bring an item in or a seller bring an item in, you have to show i.d. you have to report it to the police department and the police can come in within a 30- day period and take the merchandise back. it looks like a paperwork investigation. the owner says all of the paperwork was done and there are tickets to show all of this stuff was registered within that 30-day pe

. >> and i am eun yang, filling in for barbara today. authorities found human remains at the facility, a former asylum for mentally challenged adults. somebody trespassing on the property made the discovery. the facility was run by the d district and closed in 1991. according to investigators, the remains have been there for a long time, and it's unclear if they came from a human. >>> and metro is taking an issue with theor rhet tt circuit arei metro says riders are not in danger, though. megan mcgrath is now at the station with more. >> reporter: good morning, joe. an article in the "washington post" says metro found issues and problems with circuits on a number of their lines, not just in the area of the crash. and those circuits are not properly detecting the presence of trains. now, metro is taking issue with that article. they say they are doing detailed tests of the circuits, and in doing so they have found issues that likely would have gone undetected under previous maintenance procedures. they say they are fixing the issues, and

news4's eun yang sniffed out some answers. >> reporter: it's the kind of thing you really don't want to talk about. but when you smell it, you know it. we're talking about stinky feet. what are you supposed to do? >> i really don't have much knowledge on that. i really don't. >> reporter: try to get people to talk about the stinky subject. dr. mark letterman sees a lot of feet and some of them, he admit smell like this. >> we see it in certainly athletes. we see it in certain types of footwear that don't breathe well. stocking feet, nylons. even socks that don't wick moisture away properly will do it. >> reporter: he said he sees it in one sex more than the other. >> men have stinky feet, that's right. >> reporter: lettermen says men or women, in many cases you can blame the funk on three s's, sweat, socks and shoes. and then the big b, bacteria. next thing you know, your smelling dogs are sweeping others off their feet. >> man. will you put your shoes back on? >> sometimes there's a more serious cause. >> the causes can be a neurogeneric problem where there's an involuntary nerve is

. >>> eun yang reports on a new stomach surgery.lping people stop weight gain without the dangers of the past. sweet tea taste tests. tips to keep your car running and a new way to groom your pet. liz crenshaw tells us what happens next. those stories are new tonight on "news4 at 5:00." >>> veronica johnson in storm ceer 4 keeping you update order severe thunderstorm warnings. for another ten minutes for fred contradict county, maryland, heavy rain, heavy to you folks in frederick county. some occasional lightning strikes and wind gusts to 30 miles per hour. possibly higher. the line of storms headed east to frederick county, maryland, clover hill area by 5:14. by 5:20, frederick, frederick county, maryland. thurmont 5shgs:30. slow moving. and if you live up in this area and you have to be somewhere within the next coupl of minutes, i would get an early start and leave now because it is producing heavy rain as well as some lightning around the area. meanwhile, a little bit more lightning still with that one cell we have been watchin

east. >>> in golf, 23-year-old south korean eun hee ji won the u.s.with her final putt. she sunk a 20-foot birdie to win the first major of her career. >>> on the pga tour, steve stricker selected his second victory of the season. stricker won the tournament at 20 under par. >>> that's your sports minute. i'm hakem dermish. have a great day. >> 5:21 now. time for traffic and weather on those pesky little ones. >> let's check in with tom kierein. a good looking forecast ahead. >> a nice sunrise under way as well. lavender clouds in a pink sky at this hour. we'll have that sun up at 5:54. sunrises are getting later. right now on radar, no rain around washington. there's a little shower just to the west of charlottesville drifting to the east. temperatures in the suburbs are now in the 60s, in the rural areas in the low 60s as well as in southern maryland. but right near the bay in the low 70s. for today, the high clouds in and out, highs reaching the upper 80s. but the big story is lower humidity has returned and it will be in place again tonight and to

're joined now by the author of that report, attorney mona eune.monica, the brenn center is named after justice brennan from the supreme court, and you have donen analysis based exclusively on her judicial apintments. you did not include in this alysis things like her public speeches or marks de off the cuff in question and awer situations, bujust her dicial opinions. >> exact. we were not just looking at the opinions sheuthored but at any case in ich she was part of the panel or en banc making e decisions. >> evening on the appes court they will have opinions written by threeudges or larger groups of judges depeing on where the case is. some of them a authored by sonia sotoyor, some of them are things where she's just sayi i agree with judge catsn who wrote this opinion, right? >> yes. and a lo them it's hard to tell who wrote the onion because the opinion is unsigned. >>nd how does it line up? es her name show up only on the side where demratic appointees to at court are agreng with themselves or is shever fding herself in agreent with republican

. >> i'm eun yang. hostage negotiators are at the scene of the home at valley view avenue southwest. they established contact with the suspect. leesburg police tell the -- tells tuesday incidents began at around 11:30 this morning when the suspect robbed a jewelry store on east market street. sometime later someone called police from the home on valley view avenue and to report that an armed man had broken in the p man continues to hold an unknown number of people hostage at this hour. s are dwhoepts live nearby have been evacuated. >> our other top story tonight, the old local impact of gm's reemergence from bankruptcy and what it will mean for the gm dealers in our area? is it going the affect sales and consumer confidence? chris gordon reports from our newsroom. >> there are two parts to this story. gm has already notified about half of its 6,000 dealers that they will be losing their gm franchises at some point in the future but the dates and names of those dealers have not been made public. on the

i'm eun yang. >> i'm wendy rieger.s and rail operators caught on camera texting or on the phone. tonight there is a new crackdown on that kind of behavior behind the wheel. metro says that they are going stob keeping a closer eye on their operators. and intend to come down hard on people who they say are breaking the rules. chris gordon is outside the metro station northwest washington. talking about this. chris? >> today metro got tough on texting, pdas and cell phones. announci a new policy that any metro employee found using any of these devices while operating a train or bus will be terminated imdiately. tonight we begin our report with exclusive new pictures taken by a metro passenger. eddie davis snapped three pictures of the operator of this orange line train on the morning of september 18th, 2007. >> i noticed that the operator

catch eun yang's report on staying cat tonight on news4 at 11:00. >>> cyclists beware.if you don't obey the same rules, same rules of the road as cars, it could affect your driving record. loudoun county authorities have been writing tickets to bikers that run stop signs and happened last night to eight sightlists taking part in a charity ride in lovettsville. two bikers got off with fines and rest pled guilty and paid fines but got four points on their driver's license. >> that's what folks have to alize. they have an obligation to obey the law, like everybody else. they can be held accountable like everybody else. >> news4 talked to some cyclists out riding today. most said they knew they had to obey the rules of the road but had no idea blowing through a stop sign could result in not only a fine but points as well. >>> tai shan, youngest panda at the national zoo is now a teenager. he celebrated his fourth birthday today in bear years that means he is growing up fast. wendy rieger, zrun the math on that? do you know what that is in bear years? >> it is -- 18. >> zoo

i'm eun yang. it's thursday, july 16, 2009. a water main break is making it tough t. main broke on little river turnpike in annandale. there is one westbound lane of little river turnpike open between convel drive and pine crest parkway. crews are expected on the scene for several more hours. metro's red line will be closed from the fort totten station to silver spring from 10 to 3:00 today. the ntsb wants to perform more tests on that section of track. there will be shuttle buses that will help people get around the closure. b@ >>> our warmest morning since last september. in the low and mid 70s, clouds in and out and a small chance of an afternoon thundershower, humid today and tomorrow. greater chance of showers and thundershowers tomorrow night. how's the traffic? >> along i-270, not bad, below the speeds in a couple of spots. on the beltway south of town it's jammed outer loop with the lane shift, just have van dorn, the right lane breaks off from the other two lanes, that jam begins in spring

i'm eun yang. it's friday, july 17, 2009. it's 7:56. redline this weekend t. takoma metro will be closed 7:00 to 7:00 tomorrow. trains will run between glenmont and silver spring and fort totten and shady grove. there willl be shuttle buses. monument realty bought the watergate hotel with hopes to restore it. but the watergate fell behind on mortgage payments and is now in foreclosure. the auction will take place on tuesday. historians hope the highest bidder will keep the hotel as is and not tear it down. we'll check your weather and traffic when we come back. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing conditions. it's time to act. >>> it's partly sunny, mild and rather humid around the washi

eun yang explains. >> i saw what i thought at first was a rot whiler coming toward us from the parkings it got closer the sinking feeling came when i realized it was a bear. >> reporter: but she didn't run away. she grabbed her camera and snapped these pictures. >> i was shocked, shock beyond belief there was a bear there. >> black bear kind of walking like that. you know, i was just like, what? there's a bear here? >> reporter: they watched as the bear climbed on top of a shopping cart. all that food was oh so close but he couldn't find the door. >> he was very purposely heading right toward the giant. i mean he knew where he was going. >> reporter: bears are venturing out more frequently as their habitat continues to shrink and they tend to follow their nose. >> we're in suburbia. we don't hav bckla brs but i wuguesoes dow n tte've encroached on their territory. >> reporter: they saw it the very next day. >> he was slamming two bird feeders together. he broke one open and ate some of the seeds. then i came out and he ran off into the woods. >> well, no bears in this place that we're

i'm eun yang. it's wednesday, july 15, 2009. s.w.a.t. team members remain on the scene in a neighborhood in falls church. the situation is unfolding near lisle avenue and swisher drive a. man has barricaded himself in a home. they believe he shot a woman yesterday. she is hospitalized with life threatening injuries. efforts continue to get the man to surrender peacefully. this morning crews will resume a search for a missing swimmer in the potomac river. a 32-year-old man disappeared yesterday while trying to swim across the river with a friend. authorities have not released the identity of the missing swimmer or his friend who made it out of the river. we'll take a break and check weather and traffic. >>> good morning. a refreshing cool and dry morn, in the 60s and 50s. highs in the 80s. more humid tomorrow with passing showers and thundershowers. how's traffic? >> a live look along 66, jammed headed for beltway. an earlier accident eastbound 66 at 50 has been cleared. wrapping up the accident, 295 northbound. it's jammed. >> t

i'm eun yang. it is now 7:26. in july 23, 2009. police are investigating a deadly shooting in southeast washington. it happened in the 1200 block of eaton street. police found one person dead. officers also found a second person shot. that person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the identities of the victims are unknown. metro is planning to work with a maryland-based company to design a backup for the train control system. according to "the washington post" that is supposed to prevent crashes. the ntsb investigators have not yet pinpointed the cause of last month's deadly red line crash. ere killed.ere injured and nink. we're going to take a break now. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing coition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs

i'm eun ya.n the news this morning, brking news. 21 students from montgomery countyreer u ander quarantine i beijing, china, because of the swine flu. we do not know what schools all of the students attendt they arrived in china a week ago for a culture ak language tour when students developed swine flu symptoms. >>> 18 rest stops in virginia are closed for good as part of a move to close a multimillion dollar budget gap in the commonwealth. overnight the virginia department of transportation put up orange cones to block the entrance of the closed rest stops like this one in dale city. critics say the plan will make roads more dangerous because drivers won't have a place to stop when they're tired. we'll take a break. we'll check traffic and weather when we come back. (announcer) it's time to raise the bar and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of aft mayo with olive oil. made with the rich, delicious taste of imported olive oil. kraft mayo with olive oil is the new standard in mayo. >>>

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and check out this i-report from tommy eun in los angeles who received a pair of tickets to today's memorial the stainless center. he says "being selected was like finding one of willy wonka's golden tickets." you can see the people signing a giant billboard of jackson set up across from the staples center you are seeing here. the golden tickets and willy wonka, you probably remember that, "charlie and the chocolate factory" you got one of the tickets, five of them and you'd get in. cnn.com/robin. we are blogging there and we'll share your comments. >> he's affected so many people throughout the years and people have a lot to say. thank you, richard. >> you bet. >>> let's go over to meteorologist bob van dillen to check on the forecast, storms or sunshine today. what are we looking at? >> big thunderstorms now, houston to san antonio, through new orleans right now and it's all around this frontal boundary, across the lower gulf coast. the' a weak front but enough to focus in on weather coming in, getting convergence going at the lower levels. showers around san antonio in towards the houston