the nfl commissioner told the former atlanta falcons quarterback he can come back to the nfl.e is free to sign with any team he wants to, and vic will be able to attend training camp and play and the final games but will not be able to play for the regulareason until at least early october. it is said he is being punished for his role in a dogfighting ring, but he is remorseful. he also says it is not a birthright to play in the nfl. >> i have said many times before the plane in the nfl is a privilege. we are held -- that playing in the nfl is a privilege. we are fell to a high -- held to a higher standard. i think he has failed in his responsibility, and it is his opportunity to earn the chance to get that privilege back again, and that is up to michael. >> wwill have more at 11:00. the district attorney says the former new york giants wide receiver will be spending time in jail. the manhattan d.a. says he wants another player to spend time i jail for carrying a gun to a new york nightclub. press has pleaded not guilty to the charges -- burris has pleaded not guilty to charge

at 6:00, operation falcon arrests thousands of felons, including hundreds in our area. marion barry surrounds to drama from his recent arrest and his ex-girlfriend. and the matter has a warning for its drivers. text message on the job and you are out. -- metro has a warning for its drivers, text on the job and you are out. >>> thousands of accused felons off the streets tonight thanks to one of the biggest nationwide crime crackdowns in history. >> it is called operation falcon. during june, 35,000 men and women accused of violent crimes were busted. in our area, u.s. marshals arrested 446 people. >> scott thuman is live from springfield with the story. >> we are just across from springfield mall. it is an area that has gotten too dangerous lightly. last month, there was an

. >> the biggest difference between a hawk and a falcon and an owl is that owls are nocturnal. they come out at night and the hawks and falcons come out during the day. >> i've always been an animal lover. and i've learned a lot since i worked with them. the most important thing i've learned is that when you're around animals, you have to be slow, calm, and don't shout or run. >> reporter: one of david's responsibilities has been helping to nurture this hurt hawk back to health. >> i feel better when i'm around the birds because altogether, the birds are a whole lot more important to me than any other animal at the farm. >> i want you to feel the ridge of the wing. this is the part of the wing that was sprained when she was hit by a car. >> reporter: after weeks of being cared for, the bird is set free, as part of a rather special occasion. >> when we've got an opportunity to send a bird back out into the wild, one that's healed here at green chimneys, we have a little ceremony. we give the kids an opportunity to talk to the bird, wish it good luck, and all of the things they'd

(laughter) >> lehrer: a question for alicia falcone - from alicia falcone. >> mr.rnanke, i am a marketing consultant here in kansas city and my question for you is, have you had a chance to oversee the fed during a historic time in our country's history. what keeps you up at night relative to being the fed chairman and looking at our economy over the near and medium term? >> well, first, let me say that the fed reserve does not equal the chairman. one of the things i wanted to do when i became chairman was to try to sort of depersonalize the federal reserve at some extent. the federal reserve is an outstanding organization. we have terrific staff, terrific presidents around the country, reserve banks and governors, so its not all on my shoulders. i know there's a lot of people there who are watching 24/7. we have people who work 100 hour a week through the financial crisis, for week after week so its not just me. you know, there's plenty of people there who are doing good work and i could sleep at night knowing that they're on the job. more generally, i worry about

we'll give you the details of "operation falcon." stay with us. d >>> bringing in cnn's fareed zakaria with an exclusive interview with the u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner. it was an important interview, fareed. i want to play this exchange that you had with the treasury secretary. listen to this. >> the economists, i think, it would be fair to say a lot of economists think it's likely lower than 3.2%. if that happens my question to you is the deficit as a percentage of gdp becomes much higher. are you willing to do whatever it takes to keep the deficit as a percentage of gdp within the range that the president has suggested? >> he understands deeply the importance of making sure that we put in place a stronger foundation with recovery as a whole and part of that will be a return to living within our means as a country. >> and that may mean higher taxes? >> it will -- the only two ways to close as a country and there's no mystery in this, we have to bring our resources and our commitments closer in to balance. it is a necessary thing for

vick has completed his sentence, roger goodell must decide whether to reinstate the former atlanta falcons signal caller. if reinstated, michael vick could sign with any nfl team that wants him. >>> across the pond, springdale, england, the senior british open. fred funk is on fire. watch this. the approach, 18, on the roof. that will just roll. yes, right in, eagle for fred funk. >>> sprint to the finish in stage 19 of the tour de france. lance armstrong held on to his position, still in third place, five minutes behind the leader from spain. >>> the national's back in action tonight, taking on the scene diego padres, first pitched 7:00. >>> watch this, robbing what looks like a certain home run. beautiful. also preserved marked buerhle's perfect game, which prompted a call from the white sox's most powerful fan, president barack obama. >> hello? yes. thank you, sir. >> i told him he has to buy a big steak dinner for the center fielder. because he saved that perfect game. that was exciting. >> he was brought in at, did not even know what was going on. >> that was big. >>> we will show you

the atlanta falcon is expected to meet with the nfl commissioner to see if he will be reinstated to the nfl now that he has completed his sentence. >>> high school students remained in quarantine in china after one of the classmates tested positive for h1n1. 17 american students are among the bunch. one of the students spoke yesterday about her experience so far. >> i just spoke with them. they said they have been treated really well. they received american food and they have a tv. i talked to them on the phone this morning. >> no word on when they will be allowed to return home. >>> speed cameras to be coming to an intersection near you. the i team explains why and not everyone is concerned. >> it was one stall -- small step for man, but will the u.s. have to write a big check to stay on the forefront of that space exploration? looking at that as we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first man on the moon. >> it has been a dry july so far. look at what is proving to our south. i will break down our chances for rain in the insta-weather- plus forecast. 81 at the airport, 84 downtow

last month, operation falcon caught more than 35,000 suspects. here in our area, u.s. marshals arrested more than 400 suspects. the marshals say those arrested committed 138,000 prior crimes. >>> prince george's county police have charged the boyfriend of a missing in upper marlboro woman with first-degree murder. she disappeared two weeks ago. her body was found tuesday in a wooded area. her boyfriend res arrested earlier today. investigators determined the woman was shot and a domestic argument. >>> we are learning more tonight about the vandalism of an historic cemetery outside of chicago. hundreds of graves were dug up subplots could be resold, and the family members of those buried there are outraged. >> this is my brother. he was buried here in 1983. this is where he is supposed to be. >> that was a horrific shock. authorities say the manager of the cemetery and three grave diggers on earth more than 300 gravesides and sold plots and pocket the cash. the inveigation began six weeks ago when the cemetery owners reported financial irregularities. in that time, they

. >> for our atlantic up -- atlanta falcons player michael vick has cleared the way for a request to be reinstated. he completed the home confinement portion of his sentence today. he no longer has to wear the ankle monitor. he does have to serve three years of probation. it was said that the review would not be held until he finished his sentence. the commissioner has not set a date for a face-to-face meeting with michael vick. you'll not find many players that the warm and fuzzy about the new yankee stadium. the orioles got destroyed. there would love to get some help, but the white sox did the minister did. a wild pitch and a walk helped. the got swept in new york. a piece of recent history is what they hope to avoid. it is a big night for the orioles he pitches for new york for the first time. they have struggled with that. last year couple -- tom watson almost became the oldest winner of the british open. he still manages to find a new place in golf history. his remarkable tournament lacks the storybook ending, but it still puts a new page in the gulf record books. of today's re

the atlanta falcons released him back in june. >>> baltimore native pam shriver is in the headlines this noon but not in the sports page. she is finding herself in gossip tabloids. her husband who once played james bond challenging the couple's prenuptial agreement. saying his wife is so rich in her post tennis career that he has been a joke to the kids. he wants more in spousal support. >>> take a look outside. meteorologist bernadette woods will be back in two and a half minutes with the first warning weather forecast. first a look at today's midday stocks. >>> welcome back, everybody. taking a look outside. you can see the breeze is up a little bit here on federal hill, and the winds turning down to the east and southeast that will keep us cool over the next few days. 81 in baltimore. 79 in d.c. 70s in the mountains and 81 degrees in ocean city. the dew points are starting to creep up a little bit. they are still in the 50s, but by tomorrow they will be back in the 60s. it will feel a little bit muggier around here. the winds starting to turn around to the east and southeast ahead of

now, michael vick shall the former nfl and atlanta falcons quarterback. a team can hire him back even though he won't be able to play in a game until the sixth week or released possibly up to the sixth week of the season. all that is going on now. essentially, he is back. a lot of people having a debate now about whether or not i should be allowed to play. should he be given this second chance. a lot of you all are chiming in. we will go to the boar. i will start at the top with ron. saying he paid his debt. you bet i would take him. a lot of people have that opinion. >> yes, he paid his dues and is a great football player. >> regardless in michael vick paid his deuce, people will probably not forgive him. i bet he'll have a hard time finding a team. kirston said, there is no way vic would be anywhere near my team. she this is it is sad that he would be able to get his job back. one under says, i am a dog lover. i will never forget this man's abuse of animals for nfl has spoken and says he can come back to the league, a team will hire him at any point but

area were arrested in the month of june as part of operation falcon. this video from the u.s. marshal's service shows some of the busts going down. 446 felony fugitives were caught in maryland and d.c., another 155 in northern virginia and 38 in delaware. several murder suspects were taken off the streets. the marshal service has been running operation falcon since 2005. >>> a problem at a pool club in philadelphia is making waves over allegations of racism in the valley club, a private swim club in suburban philadelphia. kids from a nearby day camp say they overheard members of the club asking what blacks were doing there. camp leaders say the club then declined their membership and refunded their swimming fees without explanation. >> the other members were taking their children out while our children were there swimming. >> reporter: what did you make that? >> i was appalled. i ignored it initially. >> and i heard this lady. she was like oh, what are all these black kids doing here? she was like i'm scared they might do something to my child. >> the valley club president sai

he led the falcons to the nfc championship game in the 2004 season. he earned pro bowl honors in '04 and '05. even if he's reinstated, how tough of a transition would it be back to the game after two years ago, as well as which team would be interested in taking on a public relations storm that would follow? he's worked with a trainer, but nothing changes until he's reinstated. if reinstated, vick will not end up back in atlanta as he was released by the falcons in june as well as the redskins have said that they have no interest in michael vick, craig. >> interesting to see how this plays out. >>> in a matter of hours, 18 rest stops across virginia are going to be closing. rest stops in both directions will be shut down. coming up in september, a rest stop on i-66 in manassas is going to shut down. it's all in an effort to save the state some money, but many people are worried about safety. julie has more on our story. >> well, the folks at this rest stop right now may be among the last to use it. but even as the hour of closure nears, some public of

the falcons released vick in june. >>> a growing percentage of americans say they disapprove of the way president obama is handling one of his top initiatives. health care reform. a new "washington post" abc news poll shows disapproval of the president's handling of the issue, rising from 29% in april to 44% now. and for the first time, fewer than half of those polled say they approve of this health care effort. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: at children's hospital in washington, president obama said our current health care system is not focused on patients and now is the time to fix it. >> we've talked this problem to death. year after year. but unless we act and act now, none of this will change. >> reporter: fewer than 50% of americans in today offense "washington post" poll approve of mr. obama's leadership on health care. so he's taking a more out-front role and taking on his critics. >> there's some in this town who are content to perpetuate the status quo. >> reporter: the status quo is pretty good. that's a new republican party argument. >> 250 million americans current

. >> reporter: former atlanta falcons quarterback, michael vick, may soon be back on the field.day, nfl commissioner, roger goodell, announced he had been reinstated, with conditions. >> whether he makes it on the field for the nfl, is something to be determined on the field. but he has big decisions off the field to make, in the way he conducts himself. >> reporter: while no team has indicated any interest in signing vick as of yet, his reinstatement, allows him to take part in preseason practices, workouts and meetings. even play in the final two preseason games. vick was suspended indefinitely from the nfl, after pleading guilty to federal dogfighting charges in 2007. a raid of his virginia estate, yielded equipment typically used in dogfighting, as well as several dogs that were in such bad shape, they had to be euthanized. >> my deepest apologies to everyone. >> reporter: vic's incourse nation was a stunning fall from grace. the quarterback set several records, and earned millions from lucrative endorsement deals. deals that ended with his arrest. he filed for bankruptcy sh

injuries and ram just gave up. 30-year-old bennett already tried out for the titans but browns and falcons this spring. all of them passed. >> after years of searching it appears the orioles may be closing in on a new permanent spring training base. ed smith stadium in sarasota. the herald tribune reported this afternoon that tentative deal has been reached that will commit the orioles to commit them to sarasota for 30 years. the deal will be funded with local tourism tax revenue and over 7 million more in state money with the orioles paying operating maintenance cost. city officials in sarasota and tomorrow and orioles tell us they withhold comment on the report until after that vote. the o.'s train in people from 1959 through 90 but left there because of deteriorating conditions. since then they spent two years in sarasota. 92 through nye in saint pete and then moved to fort lauderdale as you see here in 1996. we have details of the orioles an yankees trade rumor about o.'s closer cheryl and contract negotiations between the ravens and second round pick paul krueger. they are not going w

. >>> former atlanta falcons quarterback, michael vick is finally able to return to the national football league. he has been granted a conditional reinstatement by the league. under the ruling, made by the commissioner, roger goodell, vick will be able to participate in training camp immediately and play in the final two pre-season games. however, he will not be eligible to play regular season games until week six at the earliest. his return to the field is at the sole discretion of the commissioner. >> i believe he deserves the opportunity to earn his way back on to the field but he will have to earn it. it is up to him now. i believe i had a responsibility to make a decision. one that was fair, and i hope this will be seen as fair. although i fully recognize some people won't agree with it. >> reporter: right now on our website, we're asking if you agree with roger goodell's decision. both in our polls today, go to wusa9.com. >>> the attorney for accused texas swindler allen stanford says his client should be transferred to another detention facility. stanford's lawyers say that there

celtics star ray allen, long-distance along the golf course, but this guy, chris channel ler, former falcons quarterback. ever wonder why he gave up football? there's a good reason. can't even hardly hit the ocean, much less two goal posts on a boat. nonetheless, everybody had a real good time. tour de france now. biking's ultimate test of true great. stage 15, american alberto contedor breaking away from lance armstrong before eventually winning the stage. armstrong trails by a minute 37. >>> finally, last night, nascar racing madison, illinois, crash- boom-bang. 250-lap race. brendan gaughan crashes, and guess whose fault? he says "mine." points leader kyle busch has won six of 19 races so far this season. >>> hey, tonight at 11:00, we are going to talk to former nfl quarterback michael vick's best friend. he is from baltimore. he's a former teammate of michael's. >> and vic is about to be free completely? >> tomorrow he goes back to court and ends that federal sentence for dog fighting. so we'll hear that at 11 and a whole lot more. >> stan, thank you very much. >>> tonight at 11:00, a st

the falcons and virginia quarterback has been rekin stated in the league. he can participate in preseason activities and play if the can find a team willing to sign him. he will have to is the out five weeks of the regular season. goodell talked about his future. >> there is not a right to be an nfl player. i think michael understands that and i think it is his opportunity now to earn the opportunity to get that privilege back again. >> vick issuing this statement through his agent today -- to help construct the life nfl has appointed tony dungy to be his mentor. he is one of the people who visited him in prison. >> he is ale regarded man and if he gives him the stamp of approval. >> some are getting one. some are calling it a pr move by teleology to put a well respected guy to his camp but probably a good move. >>> john from chantilly is all for it. mr. vick did the crime and did his time. that debt is over and he has the right to make a living. it is probably a sure thing whichever team takes on vick with his considerable skills they will take on a huge p

. >>> former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick is now a free man and wants to play in the nfl returned to his virginia home yesterday, and his attorney says he has been officially released from federal custody after serving 23 months for dogfighting. nfl commissioner roger goodell has said he will review vick's status and have a face to face meeting. >>> in the majors, new york and boston are now tied atop the american league east. got a walk-off home run from hideki matsui to beat baltimore 5-1 and send them into a first place tie with the red sox. >>> in los angeles, manny ramirez hit his 537th career home run, passing mickey mantle to take 15th place on the all time list. the dodgers went on to beat cincinnati 7-5 and still have the best record in baseball. >>> in philadelphia, raul ibanez homered, and the phillies have the longest winning streak in the majors, nine games. they routed the cubs 10-1 and lead the national league east by 6 1/2 games. >>> and pittsburgh used home runs to finally beat milwaukee and show some fight in the process. both benches and bullpens cleare

the former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick house learned when he will return to the nfl. he will be suspended for the first four games if pecan find a team to sign him. in less than a week, the minnesota vikings report to training camp, and the vikings still do not know if brett farr of -- brett favre will join them. he has to decide whether to come out of retirement again. he has evolved into the new face of football in leases and terry and most lawyers will tell you football does not usually smile on -- he has evolved into the new face of football and indecision. most players will tell you football does not usually smile on that. end roethlisberger looked both uncomfortable and upset, reading a statement. a nevada woman claims he raped her in the penthouse of a casino hotel last summer. he denies there accusations. the woman never filed legal charges against the steelers quarterback, saying she feared she would lose her job if she did go. -- did go to the police. >> her false and vicious allegations are an attack on my family and on me. i would never force myself on a w

vic's former atlanta falcons teammate, can he on car pen city, was nothing but positive thoughts on vic's return. >> how close are you to michael vick? >> that's my best friend, mine. i love him to death. i talk to him every week. anybody that was at the high of his height and hit rock bottom, his name has been slandered through the mud. he's lost everything, but he's still ready to come back and stand tall. mike played six, seven years. now he's had two years off, so he's fresh, so he's not a rookie. >> well, here's the deal. he will probably, probably, get like an eight-game suspension for the '09 season, so we may not really see him on the field. >> do we have any indication, stan, from nfl commissioner roger goodell whether he is going to let vic back into the nfl. >> no occasions but if i know roger goodell, and he's a new commissioner, i feel he's leaning that way. i think he's a man who feels like giving second chances, like ordinary americans. >>> coming up, one life down, eight to go. we'll explain the pinch an >>> a happy ending to a frightening few days for a fluffy white cat i

the falcons released him last month. >>> how does this sound? a bit of relief from the recession perhaps. it could be on the horizon. a private sector forecast of u.s. economic activity rose for the third straight month. the conference board issues the index of leading economic indicators. it's a forecast of economic activity over the next three to six months, and the board says several things are on the rise, including building permits and stock prices. one thing that's on a favorable down swing is first-time unemployment claims. clearly, we'll keep you posted here. >>> here is some good news. an 11-year-old boy, a sweet story anyway, he's too young to work, but he did the only thing he could to help get his family some money. he sold his toys. zach mcguire recently held a yard sale to help his out of work dad. you can imagine how his father feels about this. >> i prayed to god let me win the lottery as i'm sure a lot of people do. this is better than the lottery. >> bless his heart. >> it's so hard. some people who actually heard this story ha

he suspended vick indefinitely in august of '07 after the former falcons qb admitted to his role in a dogfighting operation. jim zorn a week away from starting his second training camp as coach of the redskins. after a blistering 6-2 start in his debut season, the skins finished 2-6 for just an 8-8 record. many insiders have said zorn needs to have a good year two for save his job. i asked him if his job security was soething he worried about. >> i don't sit in a darkroom in the corner sort of shaking and wondering what my life is going to be like. no, i think that that's not why i was hired, to worry about my job and if oh, my gosh, are people going to really think, you know, we're doing a good job. i know we are. i know we're headed in the right direction. >> former terps corner and redskins third round pick kevin barnes signed a four-year deal with the club today. terms of the deal were not disclosed. he received almost a $780,000 signing bonus. skins also released derek walker. steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger say allegations by a las vegas hoe test are -- hose test are fal

former falcons qb not cupping to wato -- coming to washington any time soon. spent a good portion of the month talking about campbell. today, zorn put an end to any speculation that vick would be wearing the burgundy and gold. i want to wish the west for him. i was just say it won't be with us. at least at this juncture won't beep with us. . >> still no word on where vick will land. jim zorn more concerned about the arrival of the first round draft pick. and right now, he has not signed or reported to camp. coming up in sports. we'll tell you what inspired 450-pound mike williams to lose weight and resurrect his nfl career. >> 100 pounds of weight. >> a lot of weight. >> incredible. >> amazing. >> new revelations from federal investigators about the deadly metro crash. equipment on the red line tracks where it happened. >>> and >> a mother in the district gud ty of killing her four das.uger htgu benita jax, after two days, a jue shdgd lee sd guilty on four counts of felony murder, three counts of first degree murder and four counts of cruelty to children. the

the president and founder of the minor football league says the former atlanta falcons quarterback wouldwelcomed if he doesn't head back to the nfl. the mfl has professional teams in maryland, washington, d.c., virginia, and pennsylvania. >>> national police have now confirmed steve mcnair and sahel kazemi died as a result of a murder-suicide. the bullets encasings coming from the gun kazemi purchased last thursday night. police say kazemi shot mcnair four times while he was sleeping on a couch, and then sat down next to him and shot herself. she apparently suspected mcnair was seeing another woman and was overwhelmed by money issues. friends told police she said quote, she was going to end it all. >> there is no doubt. we believe now at this time that mcnair was seated on the sofa, and likely was asleep. and we believe that kazemi shot him in the right temple, then shot him twice in the chest, and then shot him a final time with the left temple. kazemi then positioned herself next to mcnair on the sofa and shot herself once in the right temple and expired. >> apparently kazemi also post

the nfl commissioner announced he's conditionably reinstating the former atlanta falcons quarterback after he was suspended for having a dogfighting operation at his home. vick can now take part in preseason practices as soon as he finds a team that wants to sign him. when the season begins vick can take part in all the team activities except for games. his full reinstatement will be considered in october. >>> baltimore county native michael phelps qualified for the 200-meter freestyle at the world championships in rome. he came in second place in the race yesterday morning. phelps set the world record for the event at last year's beijing olympics. he won his first gold medal at the world championships sunday. swimming the first leg for the american 400 freestyle relay. >>> orioles. you come home after a rough road trip where you won two games to face a pitcher who hasn't won a game this year against the worst team in the american league. bruce chen wobbled. adam jones hit one in the bottom of the first but rich hill was outdueled by bruce chen. can you believe it? >> i cannot. >> ri

the commissioner ruling the former falcon and virginia tech quarterback has been conditionally reinstated in the los angeles league. he can participate without delay in the preseason workout and delay in the preseason games and once the season begins could be eligible to play by week six. former nfl coach tony dungy will serve as his mentor during the season. goodell spoke about the decision within the next hour. >> whether he makes it on the fields for the nfl is determined on the field but he has big decisions off the field in the way he conducts himself. >> i think he is at a point right now where he is prepared to make those decisions and conduct himself in a more positive way. >> reporter: we want to know what you think, our web poll asks do you agree with the nfl's decision to reinstate michael vick. only 42% have said yes. and 58% do not agree. voting still open at wusa9.com. >>> up in college park, ralph's waistline is not the only thing shrinking so is the pool of upper classmen. 38 seniors graduated this spring and that made experts skeptical about maryland. the preseason poll c

the former atlanta falcons quarterback was reinstated by the nfl commissioner. there's speculation he could end up with new england or possibly miami or a team willing to put fans in the stands such as oakland, cincinnati and buffalo. >>> michael phelps now qualified for the 200 meter freestyle at the world championships in rome. a swimmer from germany took first. phelps set the world record for the event at last year's beijing olympics. the swimming sensation won gold sunday in the 400 free relay. >> ever been to a penn state game? they cheer we are penn state. now they are say we are a party school. this morning the students are bragging about that but parents probably not too thrilled. penn state just named the nation's number one party school by "princeton review." they outpartied last year's winner, university of florida to take the title for the first time in the school's history. and for the 12th straight year brigham young university in utah was named the nation's most stone cold sober school. i wonder how they test it all. >>> the woman dubbed octomom b

. >>> the >>> the former quarterback from the atlanta falcons michael vick has been reinstated with p conditions from roger goodell, he spent nearly two years for bang rolling a dogfight operation. after a suspension, he would be eligible to play in october. >>> a former female priest who spent more than two decades in the episcopal church is now speaking out after being defrocked because she embraced another faith. today ann holmes reading calls her a christian and muslim but her move to islam came at a very high price. dan harris reports on this woman's test of faith. >> reporter: ann holmes reading was an episcopal priest until a test of faith. several years ago while mourning the death of her mother, she was trying an islamic meditation technique she learned in an interfaith class. that is, she says when it happened. >>. >> it came with such clarity and power i could understand it nothing else as an invitation from god. >> reporter: she said it was jesus himself who led you to islam. >> you think jesus led you to become a muslim? >> yes. i know it doesn't make sense to people. >>

the former atlanta falcons quarterback has been under house arrest for the last two months. he is now expected to fight to rebuild his nfl career. vick remains suspended from the league. >>> if it feels a little sticky outside, because because it is. take a look at the tvs. from anne arundel community college feels like 80, even though the temperature is 78 degrees. up in cecil county, same situation. feels like 81. temperature 79. feels like 78 in ellicott city, and it feels like 78 even though it's hid by our abc logo right there at winters mill high school, even though the temperature is 74 degrees. here is your forecast for this evening. cloudy skies, showers and storms out to the west of us. but we will see some storms probably move sandbag the area about 8:30, 9:00 or so. they're currently showing up on maryland's most powerful radar. we'll be showing them to you in just a couple of minutes. >> thanks, norm. >>> it may soon be mandatory to wear a helmet while riding rented scooters in ocean city. the town council will discuss the ordinance at a meeting tonight. in mary

operation falcon netted more than 35,000 suspects accused of violent crimes across the country. u.s. marshals with the help of local authorities arrested more than 600 people in d.c., maryland, and virginia. >>> 6:36. time for a check on some business headlines. >> linda bell joins us now. >> energy shares made late on financial markets. futures arendicating a low were opened this morning. a treasury official says today is the day general motors will complete a sale of their best assets. gm is scheduled to hold a news conference in detroit at 9:00. the obama administration is asking 25 mortgage servicing for to speed up mortgage modification. the program is designed to help as many 4 million struggling home waters with their payments. two when 7000 borrowers have received help under the plan so far. that is your business news. live at bloomberg headquarters in new york, i am linda bell. doug and alison, have a great weekend. >> thank you. >>> some local residents are throwing their support behind some journalists being held in north korea. a rally was held in support of laura li

he played six seasons with the atlanta falcons before being released after his conviction in 2007.fl commissioner roger goodell made the announcement clearing vick to play this season. >> once the regular season starts he can practice if the team so chooses and i will decide, within those six weeks, within the first six weeks of the regular season, whether -- when and whether he will be reinstated to play from there. >> he is a.i. loud to sign with any team and begin training camp immediately. however several teams have come out and said they are not interested. we'll be right back. >> tomorrow on "good morning maryland," are you addicted to sugar? for our 737s fly to over 65 cities across the country every day. pa announcer: final boarding call... all passengers... each with an average speed of 590 mph... almost as fast as you. nothing's gonna hold you down. grab your bag . it's on™west so our low fares stay low. ( ding ) book now at southwest.com. to become the next happy california cow. now, first she wants exclusive grazing rights to her own field of alfalfa at an elevation not

nothing is powered by falcon technology. nothing is hollywood magic or fantasy. nothing is poli-- powered by teenage four months. these are systems already here today. to pull back on this, there is something big going on in the history of warfare and maybe even the history of humanity itself. the u.s. military went into iraq with just a handful of the unmanned aerial systems, drones, the pilotless planes, whatever you want to call them, just a handful in the 03 evasion. we now have over 7,000 military inventory. our invasion force and the ground with zero unmanned ground vehicles. we now have over 12,000 in the u.s. military inventory. now, these predator drones, there that model-t fords, the wright brothers flyers compared to what is coming and the technology term killer app, short for a killer application does not just describe what ipod's did for the music industry. when you are talking about systems like this, they are armed with everything from machine guns to rockets, to missiles, you name it. that is where we are at right now. one air force three star gen

nothing is powered by falcon technology. nothing is hollywood magic or fantasy. nothing is powered by teenage hormones harry potter. these are systems already here today. now, to pull back on this, there is something big going on in the history of warfare and maybe even history itself. u.s. military went into iraq with just a handful of unmanned aerial systems, uhs, uav, drums, pilot plains, whatever you want to call them. a handful during the 03 invasion. we now have over 7,000 in the military inventory. our invasion force went into iraq on the ground with zero unmanned ground vehicles. we now have over 12,000 in the u.s. military inventory. now, these packbot predator drones are the model t fords, the wright brother flyers and the term killer app for killer application doesn't just describe what i posted in the industry, the take, a new meaning when you were talking about systems like this becoming armed with everything from machine guns to rockets to missiles, you name it. that's where we are at right now. one air force three-star general i met with what descr

. >> former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick's federal charges end today.erve three years probation. >> and the story that will keep you up for several hours. confronting florida as population of gigantic assassination that can grow to 18 feet long. >> the snake authorized legal snake hunting over the weekend to deal with the threat. here's jeffrey kofman. >> reporter: these pythons and boa constricters are not native the u.s. but they made themselves very much at home in the everglades and areas of miami. >> this is about an 8 foot albino burmese python. >> reporter: it was likely a pet that escaped. 20 years ago there were no big snakes in the everglades. today? >> probably tens of thousands. >> reporter: the problem isn't just pets. 17 years ago hurricane andrew destroyed snake hatcheries in the miami area, sending hundreds of baby snakes in the everglades. because a female python lays 50 or more eggs each year, the population has exploded. >> you can see the power that they have and they are a powerful constricters. >> reporter: they've eaten people's c

if he gets the thumbs up, it won't be with the falcons. >>> she's getting are for surgery after breaking her ankle ankle. the democrat spent the night at the medical center. she says she's getting excellent care. >>> fans of the rock group has cancer. he's diagnosed with cancer and will need surgery. but the group says it was found early and it's treatable. all of the boys' tour dates have been canceled. >>> studies shown that the air we breathe can hurt us, for the first time researchers linked air pollution to brain damage in the womb. it may lead to lower iq scores for kids. living in the city, she worries her unborn baby is exposed to pollutants. >> reporter: she should be concerned because air pollution could cause a threat to unborn children. >> it's a mixture harmful for the early-dropping brain. >> reporter: 250 moms in new york with a backpack with an air monitor. >> the to be comes over the shoulder and collected in the breathing zone of the women. >> reporter: they gave them iq tests and the kids exposed to the highest pollutions scored 4 points lower. >> i think we can say it

. >> former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick is now a free man. he no longer has to wear an electronic monitoring device. his next step remains uncertain. his review is ongoing. he cannot sign with an nfl team until the commissioner lee -- lives is indefinite suspension. >> police need your help in tracking down a robbery suspect. a woman brought a gas station yesterday. they say she implied she had a weapon and left with cash. she is driving a red pickup. if you get information on this woman, please call crimestoppers. >> allegations of racism and discrimination is ongoing at a restaurant near the harbor. the naacp is involved. our reporter has the story. >> what really happened at the pratt street else is difficult to determine. -- alehouse is difficult to determine. witherspoon says he and his wife received poor service. he got a half a block away when he heard the way to come behind him and called him a racial slur. -- waiter, behind them and called him a racial slur. >> heat through 50 pennies at me. i was humiliated. -- he threw 50 pennies a

falcons released him. on the other hand the premeditated, violence, he also covered up.e and difficult case. >> so for the nfl commissioner and the policy here, it is not just a matter of paying your debt to society or getting out of jail or serving your time or serving your suspension sometimes even. you still have to convince this guy that you deserve a chance to play again. you have to show him that you are truly sorry. >> well, yes. show you're truly sorry. independent of whatever happens in the justice system. legally, though, remember, this is a legal issue, as well, the more difficult the case, is the one where the court hasn't intervened. but the ones where the court has intervened the court of public opinion makes the argument that the guy has already paid his time. the bottom line with roger goodell, something we can't talk about, not with standing the thousands of people who speculate, they've met. he has to see it in his eyes. is he sorry or is he not? >> what's going to be the bigger challenge you think for michael vick, the former atlanta falcons quarterbac

. >>> another big bus for operation falcons. the coalition arrested 600 fugitives in the d.c.ere is video of some of the busts going down. 446 felony fug gives were taken down in maryland and dc. 15 in northern virginia and 38 in delaware. several murder suspects were taken out in the sweep. >>> we are following a developing story out of michigan tonight. a deadly train collision near detroit. an amtrak train crashed into a car 20 miles west of the motor city killing five people in the car. the car was heading north when it crashed the train tracks and hit. the train pushed the car about 150 feet from one road crossing to another. no one on board the train was hurt. >>> encouraging news for air travelers. transportation officials say more flights arrived on time in may of 2009 than 2008. a little more than 80% of flights arrived on time in may. 79% last year in may. the transportation department reports fewer mishandled bags and cancellations. >>> mcialtion's memorial -- michael jackson's memorial is costing taxpayers about a million and a half bucks. most of that is for polic

it's going to be an uphill battle for the atlanta falcon.eam player, league is without a team. several have said no, including the jets, the giants and the cowboys. >>> westminister may as well have a new name for the next foir weeks, ravens town. thousands of fans are expected to flock toe mcdaniel college for the next four weeks. to make sure they get the best of their trip, joel d smith is live with all of the training tips. >> reporter: i'm here with thousands of my fellow ravens fans. we're having a good time so far and the players are starting to trickle in. the players, the quarterback, including joe plaque coand -- f. the guys who know how to talk to these guys. we have bill wagner, you had a long trip to get here? >> yeah, all of 5 minutes. >> reporter: the ravens come here every year. >> we are very lucky to have them here in westminister. >> reporter: . >> reporter: what is it like to experience them. >> we started coming here. and it's a great time. >> reporter: you get close to the players. here is nathan wag nor. what is your g

commissioner roger goodell partially reinstated the former falcons quarterback but he won't be able to play until at least week six of the season if a team signs him. he's eligible to participate in practi practice. >> we'll look at traffic and weather as we approach 5:21. >> let's go to chuck bell. he's in for tom kierein this morning. >> beautiful day outside already. that's as long as you like summer humidity. i know lots of folks do. some people wait all year for mornings just like this one. it temperatures already in the low to mid 70s around town. 73 here in washington. prince george's county waking up to 69 degrees. in annapolis, 73. 71 in baltimore. 66 in frederick, maryland. mid 60s now from winchester and front royal. here's the extended forecast for the next seven days. today, partly to mostly cloudy skies with a slight little chance for a shower today but by in large most of us will stay dry with a high near 91. our best chance for rain this week comes tomorrow. wednesday's high near 86. passing shower in the morning on thursday. another good chance for scattered thundersto

millennium falcons from the star wars trilogy. and keith is here.this place is unique in a lot of ways and you have special things to show us. >> by the way the millennium falcon does not go with the auction. >> reporter: what is in here. >> this is where our friends and i used to hang out. it's like our fo fort. >> reporter: let the camera come in and take a look at that, too. this is your place, so to speak because you grew up here? >> yes. >>but it really belongs to anybody who bought a ticket here. it's the people's theater. let's hope to the next incarnation will keep in that tradition. >> reporter: you didn't want to get to today. you wanted to workout any scenario possible to avoid the auction. yet we are here. what is the best case scenario given that in a few hours will be talking about this. >> the best case. >> reporter: yes. >> an individual or organization will come in and understand this place and bid $5 million. >> reporter: if not, just keep the place going and give it time to recover. >> it really needs to be a non-profit owned faci

sources say the former atlanta falcons star is talking with the nfl. is reporting nfl commissioner goodell may let him attend training camp. he could be suspended for the first four games of the 2009 season. vick finished serving a sentence on dogfighting charges. he will remain on probation for three years and is under a three-year suspended sentence for a state dogfighting commission. >>> the president made a congratulatory phone call to pitcher mike buerhle after he pitched a perfect game. this is only the 18th perfect game in major league history. >> very cool. the nationals have trouble in the rain. here is dan hellie with this morning's sports minute. >> good morning everybody. your sports minute starts with the nationals. last night the guys taking on the cardinals in a makeup game. there were two rain delays in this one. all it did was delay the inevitable. the cardinals beat the nationals 4-1. and there was history in the windy city yesterday. the white sox taking on the tampa bay rays. chicago lefty mark buerhle threw the 18th perfect game in

the league suspended him indefinitely back in 2007 and the falcons released him last month.e looking to take him on. >>> a few weeks ago we reported on americans going abroad for stem cell therapy that they just can't get here. since then, patients battling life-threatening diseases have called and e-mailed us. we found more controversial research, more unproven results and more critics. here's a follow-up from drew griffin of our special investigations unit. >> reporter: barbara mckie n's workout in front of a wii may not seem like much until you consider where she was one year ago. she has copd, an incurable lung disease that should be killing her. instead of dying, she says she's getting better, using oxygen only at night now. even her family physician is amazed. she believes stem cells from her own body are helping her improve. barbara is a patient of an american doctor working through this hospital in the dominican republic. he is a florida cardiologist who also runs a company called regenocite therapeutics. what he is doing cannot be done in the u.s. >> these procedure

and when they made it into the playoffs with the atlanta falcons, he took my mom.like his -- >> the nerve. >> yeah. still i have issues with it. >> really? >> yeah. my dad calls me from the game and he goes, mom fell asleep during the touchdown pass. i'm like, i told you. you should have taken me. you know? >> yeah. >> it was really messed up. >> did he learn his lesson and take you to the next game? >> yeah, totally. i was like, dude, after that, like dad, you know, like come on. you have to take me. i mean, i would appreciate it too. my mom didn't care. >> did you play sports an all that stuff? >> yes, i played basketball and volleyball. yeah. >> was he like a sports dad where he'd go to all the games and follow you and everything? >> yeah. my dad, he actually came to one of the biggest volleyball games, with his face painted blue. >> i hope that was the team color. >> no, it was, but my dad he's already like 6'4". like he's huge. he looks like a viking, and his job was to be scary because i wasn't allowed to date anybody. he was really scary and had long, blond