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and finland does the same. as a matter of fact in finland the universities accept only 10% to the school of education that they receive. they only accept 10% of them and there are cultural reasons for this that we could discuss but right now as opposed to singapore and finland, what we do is we recruit our teachers from the bottom third rather than the top third of high school graduates. in a recent report indicated that 88% of the tchers in high poverty schools across our nation are in the bottom quartile on basic skills tests for teachers, 88%. surprisingly 11% are in the bottom quaile who were teaching in middle-cla schools, so how can we expect our kids to meet the demands of the 21st century, to achieve the kind of results that we are looking for if our teachers aren't ae to teach what our kids need to know/ this is a critical policy, and i think we are in a state of emergency over it. it is not sething that any one person can solve. the last issue i want to mention is student census. we have done very lit

finland does the same.nland, the university's accept only 10% of the applicants into the school of education that they receive. they only accept &. there are cultural reasons for this that we caniscuss. right now, as opposed to singapore and finland, what we do is we recruit our teachers from the bottom third rather than the top third of high-school graduates. ed trust indicated that 88% of the teachers in highest poverty schools across the nation are in the bottom floor tile on basic skills tests for teachers. 88%. surprisingly, 11% are in the bottom who are teaching in middle-class schools. how can we expect our kids to meet the demands for the twenty-first century, to achieve the kind of results we are looking for? if our teachers aren't able to teach what our kids need to know. this is a critical policy issue. we are in a state of emergency over it and it is not something that any one person can solve. the last issue of want to mentiothis to incentives. we have done very little about students in our cou

finland coming up.is too hot to do anything. >> changes on the way, take a look at what is going on outside at this hour. if you clouds will move in from the west for the overnight hours. mostly cloudy skies just off to the east. pes emretuto temperatures to fal into the 50's out in the mountains. a few stops, 76 degrees a national park after a high of 84. 67 in woodbridge, and 64 degrees in rockville. 86 degrees after a morning low of 64. temperatures will skyrocket on sunday, talk about that and just a moment. if you have problems with your allergies, this could be the reason why. 76 degrees this hour at reagan national. look at west virginia, already 61 degrees. 68 in chicago. the cooler air -- get ready, we have a huge amount of hot and hazy conditions. on the way for sunday and monday, daytime high temperatures will be in the mid to upper 90's. scattered showers across portions of the great lakes region -- we will remain dry. tomorrow looks pretty nice. we're watching a warm front that will slowly

now finland investigators say a ransom demand has been made. it was sent to the shipping company based in finland but russia areas maritime website says it is detecting signals off the french coast. france saying the signals must be coming from other russian ships. the intense wildfires burning out of control in california are being fueled by strong winds. state officials are very concerned that the winds could spark more fires. the wildfires are forcing more evacuations in airs already under a state of emergency and the california governor is expected to visit the fire zone today. now "forbes on fox" only on fox. i'm jamie colby. keep it right here. david: what is the best way to get americans back to work? cutting taxes or more government spending? we actually crunched some numbers and found several states lowering taxes this career, arizona, arkansas, idaho, maine, north dakota, texas and they all have a lower jobless rate than the national average of 9.4%. rich, is it time to follow their lead? >> absolutely. the beg problem in this recessi

in finland, police were told about this suspect's youtube video and went to talk to him. the next day, he went on his rampa rampage. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> former president bill clinton said today he was honored to go to north korea to secure the release of laura ling and euna lee. u.s. officials have begun debroefing him about his meetings with kim jong-il. when the subject of the nuclear program came out, the former president repeated that the program will not make north korea safer. >>> and west of london today, thousands paid tribute to britain's last veteran of world war i. the coffin of 111-year-old harry patch was driven through the streets. patch was drafted in 1917 and wounded while serving in the infantry. he later said with pride he had not killed anyone in combat. >>> still ahead, the latest advice about the flu vaccine. weighing risks and benefits. >>> a wildly popular website suddenly crashed today. how were hackers able to launch an attack on twitter? >>> and a director whose movies mean so much to young people. john hughes died today. thi

-- i had the feeling i was going to win, next thought -- tonight i'm going home an practicing for finlandhere, right now. >> right here, right now, and william ocean, and this is his stage name and i don't know his real name, he's headed to finland where he'll compete against 17 other countries and last year's u.s. air guitar world champion was an american. hot licks hoolahan and it looks like he'll try and keep the tradition going and bring it back to the red, white and blue! rick, maybe they'll let you, stand by! >> rick: listen, i wouldn't mind as long as i can get a cool bandanna like you were wearing. >> jamie: samurai griff, you are not even moving, so straight-laced today. >> i needed something to match my vans and needed black and white up top and little on the bottom, that was the plan, and my stage name would have been... the griff-enator but i decided to jam on the side, i was barely letting a tenth of my potential out! >> jamie: nicely done. >> thanks, guys. >> rick: i heard a lot of metal, heavy metal, for my money think best guitarist out there is prince, did you hear any pu

she set off from finland on july 23. according to reports, it was boarded by 10 armed men as it sailed through the baltic sea. the intruders apparently tied of the crew and later left on a high-speed inflatable boat. the last radio contact was made to coastguard in dover, but it was not until the ship cleared the channel did dover coastguard learned into a poll issued a hijack warning. the ship was last spotted off the coast of portugal and it was due to dock in northern algeria on the fourth of august. >> it is not going through the strait of gibraltar. no debris found, so without the vessel as missing or had a catastrophic -- catastrophic failure. i would assume it is under control of somebody other than the owner. >> russia's black sea fleet has now joined the search for the ship but its disappearance sparked new concern that piracy could become a threat in our waters. bbc news. >> a riot -- a riot in the prison in southern california shut down part of the institution and injured about 175 inmates. this shows of the a

it was sent to the finland based company that owns the ship called the arctic sea.t was lost with the freighter. its cargo of timber and the s 15-member russian crew vanished on july 28th. it's likely near cape verde off west africa. finnish investigators say they are not sure if the demand for ransom is legitimate. four days before the ship disappeared the crusade it had been attacked by hijackers in swedish waters. now authorities say if the ransom demand is legitimate it may be from a second group of hijackers. >>> a moderate earthquake rattled parts of southern mexico this morning. the u.s. geological survey says the quake was centered between mexico city and the pacific ocean. it was felt as far away as the mexican capital. 105 miles away. so far there are no reports of damage or injuries. >>> army specialist lukas shook took part in a homecoming ceremony with other members of his unit at fort carson, colorado yesterday, and he did something doctors told him he'd probably never do again. shook was severely injured in iraq last november when he was hit by a rock

it was sent by a finland-based company in the arctic sea. contact was lost with the freighter, its cargo of timber and 15 member russian crew. they vanished while in the atlantic on july 28th. french marines say the ship is likely near cape verde off the coast of west africa. finnish investigators say they are not sure if the demand for ransom is legit or not. the crew said it had been attacked by hijackers in swedish waters. authorities say if the ransom is, in fact, legitimate, it may be from a second group of hijackers. >>> police in olympia washington shot and killed a patient in a hospital emergency room. now the investigators want to know how the man got into the hospital with three guns undetected. officers found two of them loaded when they were called to the hospital about an unruly patient. >> at some point he started to get more unruly. that was part of the original call as well, suspicion of firearms and unruly behavior. the second time he becomes unruly, just asking him to do simple things to prepare him for being evaluated furt

the journey began in finland on july 23 carrying a load reported to be worth 1 million pounds. on july 24, the alleged hijackers boarded the vessel. it was not heard from again until she contacted the coast guard in the english channel. the last sighting was off the coast of france. the ship was due to arrive in algeria august 4, but no more was heard until a russian navy vessel discovered the vessel off the coast of west africa. the russian defense ministry says not a shot was fired in the operation and the crew of 15 sailors are alive and well. here in the russian capital, there was relief the 15 sailors were in good health. there are many questions still unanswered. who were the alleged hijackers? what did they want? what was the reason behind the two-week disappearance? as more details emerge, the mystery deepens. bbc news, in moscow. >> officials now fear of 276 people died in the explosion of russian guns biggest hydroelectric power station. 64 have been missing since the blast destroyed the main turbine hall. it is unlikely there will be any survivors according to offici

the ship left finland on the 23rd of july carrying almost $2 million worth of timber.n the next day, crew members reported that some armed men took over the ship. the last confirmed contact was when the ship passed through the english channel. when it was through, someone switched off the tracking device. it was supposed to arrive in algeria last week. according to the reporting of our sister network, investigators believe that the ship was heading into the atlantic since it never attempted to go towards africa. there are many unanswered questions including what happened during the attack three weeks ago. this is unheard of in this part of the world. >> this is unusual but it follows a line of incidents we have seen in the mediterranean where organized criminal gangs have gotten involved in piracy. there are big gains to be made. >shepard: the russian president is ordering his defense minister to find the ship. scotland yard caused this one of britain's biggest jewelry heist ever. they arrested a man in connection with the robbery of $65 million worth of loot. authorit

it once before but to come back and prove that it wasn't a fluke the first time and to go back to finland and have a chance to take on the world stage, i couldn't ask for me. >> for the u.s. air guitar championship, with the winner william ocean, fox news. >> okay. >> the winner gets a free trip to finland where he will compete in the air guitar world championships later this year. >> those guys are passionate. >> wow. >> i sing in my car, but i don't think i've played air itar. tony perkins plays air guitar. >> not that well. >>> it will be very hot this afternoon with record high temperatures. we can see 99 this afternoon. not much better tomorrow. late afternoon thunderstorms tomorrow and that will give us cooler weather bit end of this week. take it easy this afternoon with lots of water and heed the advice of professionals.

i want to the prove that it wasn't a fluke the first time i won and to go back to finland and have ato take on hot links on the world stage, i couldn't ask for more. >> we're sorry maureen didn't make it. she didn'win this we're. the winner heads to the world championship in finland. >> but i will always be the airness. >> we have to look that up in the dictionary. >>> from guitar heroes to "american idols." it's back to work but without fan favorite, my favorite, paula abdul. >> we have the picture. paula announced this week that she would not be returning citing a contract dispute. still think this may go a different way. tonight, we're learning victoria beckham is temporarily standing in. we speak with the new idol team to see how they are coping. >> reporter: "idol" auditions came back to the mile high city and e mootd was somber since paula announced her departure. >> i'm in black because i'm mourning her leaving theshow. she was really the heart of the show. she was incredibly nurturing to the contestants. it was like that for me last year. >> i'm really sad. i was looking forw

tonight i'm going home i'm going to practice for finland writer right now. >> right here right now thatt was a trip to finland, julie, to compete in the world changes against 17 other countries, and yes, my inner heavy metal dream catching guitar smashing genius came out for just a minute there in the background. >> julie: your inner critic into a look-alike. it looked like the karate kid with a headband. >> know, i look like a heavy metal god. cannot. >> julie: yes, we worship you. thank you very much. >> archaeologist make a major discovery. ruins of an ancient fella with a 2000 years old. the amazing pictures into it may have blonde two. the one ancient ruins believed to be the birthplace of a noted roman emperor. archaeologists say this remains of the country villa discovered 80 miles north of rome. this person ruled during the his part of the major publics works program. the colosseum remains one of the most popular tourist destinations. >> julie: on this day in 1974. >> therefore, i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. the vice president will be sworn in at that

gs for martha's ar and now we're concerning about new finland and nova scoscia. it looks like it will race off to the north and east at 25 miles per hour. i'll have more information for you and the workweek coming up. melanie. >> tucker, thank you so much. >>> no direct hit from hurricane bill about he's still packg a punch. mid-atlantic authorities are still urging caution when going to the beach this weekend. >>> well despite beach closerrings and dangerous current warnings, many die- hards are spending the weekend at beach. here is our hurricane bill team coverage. >> reporter: with dangerous swells and rip currents, forecasts predicting nova scotia could ake the direct hit and barn warning -- warning beach-goers. >> the riptides are very strong. there is a very strong undertoe and the waves will only t worse. >> reporter: in north carolina to new york, many taking advantage of the waves. >> you don't see these in this area, so that's why we're out here so late. >> but it creates a dangerous reality for swimmers. >> we've had probably a ha dozen rescues. >> re

. >> in three months the world's largest cruise ship is set to sail from finland to florida. the oasis of the seas is 1,100 feet long, 213 feet high. 18 passenger decks. it will carry 1500 people. served by a staff of 2100 people. more than a billion dollars has been invested in the ship. some amazing video out of germany. as was high wire artist walked as long as 10 football fields on a cable car line 8000 the high to the top of germany's highest mountain. freddie attempted a walk on saturday, but bad weather forced them to postpone it until yesterday. he did it without them harness and used on the balancing pole all on a two-inch wide cable car line. 1800 people watched as he gained 1,100 feet in altitude and 50 minutes. >> i am not sure i could watch. >> i could not either. scary. amazing. 61 degrees on tv. so much more news ahead on 11 news today. >> we will look at one of your answers to all or water cooler question. >> first, the winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. >> good morning. the ravens beckham the practice you today. they end pre-season thursday night in

tonight i'm going home i'm going to practice for finland writer right now. >> right here right now thatm ocean, his stage name and what you want was a trip to finland, julie, to compete in the world changes against 17 other countries, and yes, my inner heavy metal dream catching guitar smashing genius came out for just a minute there in the background. >> julie: your inner critic into a look-alike. it looked like the karate kid with a headband. >> know, i look like a heavy metal god. cannot. >> julie: yes, we worship you. thank you very much. >> archaeologist make a major discovery. ruins of an ancient fella with a 2000 years old. the amazing pictures into it may have blonde two. straight ahead. will everyone with constipation please report to gate 17? thank you so much. constipation's uncomfortable enough, so why take a harsh laxative? phillips' caplets work naturally with your colon... for overnight relief without cramps. phillips' caplets. the $100 cream. flabbergasted when we creamed the $700 cream! for under $30 regenerist micro-sculpting cream hydrates better than 32 of the world'

tonight's winner will travel to finland to compete for the world title. at last check the competition was still going on. so now's your chance. get on up and get down there at the 9:30 club. they might even be there. >> the best. >> "the tonight show" is next.

those in the group go to a surprise song, the winner will go to a championship in finland. >> outfit important, i can play that type of guitar, can you? >> yeah been doing it all my life, i think. >> right, never make a mistake. >>> isten, find shades this weekend, not so much tomorrow, but by the time we get to sunday, yes, very, very hot out there. temperatures will approach 100 degrees if not over that with the heat index. live pictures of the capitol tonight. listen, clouds out there spreading ahead. but today was just gorgeous. and one of the reasons why today was so nice is because the low humidity out there -- and did you notice how blue the sky was? any hint here -- any time the sky is that blue, technically speaking the relative humidities are very, very low. that was the case today, reagan international, didn't feel that way, dulles, 84, and bwi only at 82 degrees. if you are keeping track we should be at 88 degrees for a normal high temperature right now. cooling off to 73 in the city. roanoke, nice, 71, raleigh, upper 70s and back out to the west temperatures are in the 7

. >> a russian ship reported missing between finland and a jury is believed to be off the coast of west africa. the arctic sea was spotted. one of the defeated candidates is to be prosecuted for slander in iran. he claimed that some people were raid in detention. officials denied the rape allegations but say there has been some abuses. jim webb is on a visit to burma. he is to become the first senior military official to meet the military leader. opposition leader in burma was sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest. rescuers in taiwan believe that 15,000 people could be trapped and this is a week after the typhoon struck. the number of dead could rise to more than 500 and there is rising anger over the speed and skill of the government response. >> the danger is all too real, villages hurry to safety. this is the worst flooding in 50 years for taiwan. roads and bridges have been washed away and thousands of people left stranded. it is the fact of two meters of rainfall in less than two days. -- is the effect of two meters of rainfall. people have been brought to the emergency sh

this began nearly a monthgo in finland on july 2 the next day, it was reportedly boarded and seahed by armed men. on july 28, it contacted the cot guard, going through te english chanl. was sighted off the french coast two days late it never meant it --ade it to its destination of algeria. instead,t turned out on the cape verde islandsff the west afrin coast. adng to the mystery, t ship's operator inelsinki apparely receed a ransom demand. british police were not cle if i was genuine. ere have been vaous theories about wat was really going on. hijack a piracy was only one suspicion. drug smuggling was anoer. some wondere if it was really a commercial dispute. >> the most lily explanation s that it is some sort of dispe beten a russian interests -- even thou there are reports, i cannot see why a gang of professional crimils would tie u large amount of maower for less moy than yo can get from an average operion. >> the key alliewith the crew. if they were being held against their will, what w the ip hiding? the russian governme says it will make the full story publ. >> the finalay ofampa

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it took place in finland where they have all the best races. women have to bush men in a traditional milk cart, but don't think it's as easy as it looks. it includes a water trap, a hill trap, and a sand trap, but the winners get $140,000. an award is also given to the funniest couple and that might be the funniest couple in that outfit. the old geezer and they also have the -- what was the other one they have? the wife hauling or wife carrying contest? >> yeah, well -- >> i think that's finland. >> well, let's not go there. >> come on, we've already gone there. >> you know the finns and their wife hauling, okay, well, whatever, whatever. i think we ought to have a contest where they explode a building and see if he can tumble it -- >> those are some strapping women. i love it. >> leave it to the finns. >>> up next, an update on today's michael jackson key custody hearing. a live report. >>> and then what it means to say, quote, you are so obama. if someone says that to you, what are they talking about? it's actually official slang now. you're

this began nearly a month ago in finland on july 23. the next day, it was reportedly boarded and searched by armed men. on july 28, it contacted the coast guard, going through the english channel. it was sighted off the french coast two days later. it never meant it -- made it to its destination of algeria. instead, it turned out on the cape verde islands off the west african coast. adding to the mystery, the ship's operator in helsinki apparently received a ransom demand. british police were not clear if it was genuine. there have been various theories about what was really going on. hijack and piracy was only one suspicion. drug smuggling was another. some wondered if it was really a commercial dispute. >> the most likely explanation is that it is some sort of dispute between a russian interests -- even though there are reports, i cannot see why a gang of professional criminals would tie up large amounts of manpower for less money than you can get from an average operation. >> the key allies with the crew. if they were being held agai

the journey began in finland, with the ship carrying a cargo of timber reportedly worth more than 1 million pounds. the hijackers boarded the vessel, and it was not heard from again until four days later when they contacted the coast guard in the english channel. the last sighting was july 30, off the coast of france. the ship was due to dock in algeria on august 4, but nothing was heard until a russian navy vessel discovered the ship 300 nautical miles from the cape verde islands. the defense minister says not a shot was fired in the operation and the crew is alive and well. here, in the russian capital, there was relief that the 15 sailors were in good health. there are many questions still left on answered. who were the alleged hijackers and what did they want? and what were the reasons behind the two-week disappearance? the more details that emerged deepen the mystery. bbc news, in moscow. >> officials now fear up to 76 people died in the explosion of russia u.s. biggest hydroelectric power station. 64 have been missing since the blast destroyed the main turbine hall. the owners of the

the winner will represent if united states at the air guitar world championship in finland later this month. in washington this is for wusa9.com. >>> lots of leo tardz going on there. >> this competition is still going so we don't really have a winner yet. >> if you're going to wear the pink leo tarred, something underneath would be good. i'm just saying. it was friendly advice. >> it's hard to disagree with th. >> i don't think anybody disagrees. i hope you're not watching in high def. >> we got to go. >> good night. (mom) i'm not going to be able to see her every day. or sit on her bed and talk about her day. but she's ready. thanks to walmart's unbeatable prices, i was able to get her everything she needed. as well as what she wanted. letting go? mom! (mom) that's the hard part. set them up for success, for less. save money. live better. walmart. doctor says i have to lower my cholesterol. here you go, mr. noran. (announcer) trying to lower your cholesterol can be a challenge. but with the help of honey nut cheerios' sweet taste, lowering your cholesterol is a non-challenge. get yo

it gets cooler water and it's history as it goes up to new finland and that is it for bill. stay out of the water for this weekend, but if you do, you find yourself in a rip current, try to swim parallel and get to shore and get some help. this weekend in ocean city, i'm sure the life guards will be keeping their eyes peeled to that water. 91 here in central maryland. it looks 83, a little cooler at central maryland. on the seven-day forecast, thunderstorms right through tomorrow on again, and off again, but watch as the cool down, just enjoy all of that nice, clean, fresh air. we still can't count bill out, you know, if you want to track him on fox 45 sky watch hurricane tacker available at fox baltimore.com. you can use fox 45 doppler radar to track incoming storms. go to foxbaltimore.com/hurricane. and in honor of the hurricane season, candace dold is wearing her lightning bolt attire. she looks lovely in lightning bolt. >> reporter: yes, that is correct. i guess i do look like a lightning strike today. if you're heading out and hitting the roadways, a much more comfortab

. >>> finally tonight, contestants in finland are showing off their best skills at the world air guitar championships last night. take a look. you cannot air guitar in

it began in finland. on july 23, they set off with a garg cargo of timber. the gunman tied up the crew, left and the ship continued. on july 29, last contact was made with coast guard as it passed through the english channel. it lost track on july 30. it never made it to its destination, algeria. ships can usually be tracked by satellite using the automated identification system use known as ais but no one knows where this ship is now and interpol has issued an alert. >> you would expect a ship to have its ais on and be transmitting over time. the indications are that the last recorded ais position was just off france on the 29th of july. sometimes these things go wrong. sometimes they can turn themselves off, but again, it is unusual that a ship suddenly loses contact. >> so what has happened to this ship then, the arctic sea? did it sink? if it did, then its cargo of timber would have floated on the surface and have been spotted. if it was being repaired somewhere, it most certainly would have been spotted by now. above all, why has someone turned off the

. >>> cousin inside finland showed off their best skills at the world air guitar championships last night. [ music ] >> i think that's your winner a frenchman won this year's contest rocking out there. he played his imagery it was a flying fin getrd. it attracts contestants from all over the

the championships are held in finland. the competition is broken down into two rounds. in the first round, each competitor performs a song of their own choosing. the to be five advance to where the competitors will perform to the same song chosen by random by usair guitars. top four wins advance to the finals. >> technical merit, how much does it look like what these people are mimicking looks like the music we are hearing? there is stage presence. how much does their outfit and gregariousness and use their environment and the audience reacting to that. then there is the quality called airness. we do olympic figure skating like 4.0. >> the band comes on stage for one last perfoance of the night. finals will be held in washington, d.c., august 27th. >>> that looks like a lot of fun. the air guitarce rr tola pigow tomorrow night at 8:00 at the 930 club in northwest. n more on the event coming up on news4 at 5:00 during the "weekend scene" segment. >> a tennis racket makes a good prop for that. >> you know that. >> i do. doesn't make a sound. let's get the latest on the ru

it was sent to the finland-based company that owns the ship. contact was lost with the freighter. it's cargo and crew vanished on the atlantic on july 28th. marines say it is likely off the cape near west africa. investigators say they're not sure if the demand is legitimate. now authorities say if the demand is legitimate, it may be from a second group of hijackers. >>> a moderate earthquake rattles parts of southern mexico this morning. it was centered between mexico city and pacific ocean. it was felt as far away as the mexican capital 105 miles away. no reports of damage or injuries. >>> one army specialist took part in a homecoming ceremony in colorado yesterday and did something doctors said he'd probably never do again. shook was severely injured in iraq last year when hit by a rocket. he says several weeks of rehab and a stubborn will helped him back on his feet. although he lives with nerve pain, shook says it's a small price to pay for walking. >>> police in wisconsin are looking for a teenager who had a close call on a drawbridge. the bridge was raise ed prematurely and

. >> he won a free trip to finland, where he will compete in the air guitar world championships later this year. >>> a former raven receives the highest honor in sports. here are the detals in "sports unlimited." >> coming up tonight, hear rod woodson on his time spent in baltimore during his hall of fame career. plus, find out what history was made when he was inshrined in the pro-football hall of fame earlier tonight. >>> he showed fans why he was the top pitching prospect today against the blue jays. would the offense give him enough run support? highlights are next. >>> i go one-on-one. "sports unlimited" starts right now. >>> a former raven received 1 of the highest honors this evening in canton, ohio. he was the only defensive back inducted into the 2009 nf

new finland, nova scotia may get a blow next week. it could produce heavy surf, waves and rip tides for us. if you are going to the beach this weekend keep that in mind. 88 on saturday and look at sunday, monday and tuesday, mid to upper 80s. a lot nicer by the end of the weekend. it is 5:17. let's talk traffic. >> it is really early and we're in my chat room at wusa9.com. let's talk about the traffic at 529 and lockwood drive. crash activity. i know it is bright but it is taking away two right lanes. we see traffic getting by to the left. moving to the outer loop. here's the shot as we are tieup free on this part of the beltway. as we switch the camera over. we know at bradley boulevard is where we have new crash activity we are tracking, as well. on inbound new york avenue, taking it out through northeast no delays past bladensburg road and look at the inner loop in virginia. drivers are at speed past telegraph an beyond. that's the traffic. over to you. in living well headlines a new finding able food and cancer risk. the american

all weekend long in finland, these guys go tearing through the woods.here was nobody to see it, so if a car crashes in the wood and nobody hears it, does it make a sound? i guess if you pick it up on video and the person cursing, it does. the guy who won, nico hervanon won the event. they call him the flying fin. my apologies to hervanon. >>> lawyers for o.j. simpson will ask a judge to let him out of prison today. you may remember that simpson was sentenced up to 33 years behind bars for an armed confrontation in 2007. today his lawyers will argue that he should be released while he appeals his conviction. simpson is not expected to appear in court. >>> well, college students, you know, spend a lot of money on textbooks every year. one web site puts money back into the students wallets. hln money expert clark howard tells you where to find that deal. >> i'm going to be a spoil sport. here we are in the middle of summer and i'm going to talk about back to school. how could i do that? well, because i have an opportunity for you. if you are an incoming co

at the championships in finland later this month. >> i kept thinking where are the props. >> that's a talent. >> what's missing around here today? cooler temperatures and sunshine. we had a lot of that yesterday. i hope you stored up yesterday, because today we're going to warm up and get stickier. temperatures in the upper 80's, maybe a thunderstorm this afternoon. the big story this weekend, temperatures up near 100 degrees with hazy sunshine and higher humidity t looks like the same story monday. tuesday, i think is going to be the most uncomfortable of days because of the high dew points and a break in the action by wednesday. there is no doubt it is still summer out there, even if they're talking about back to school and fall. not yet. >> it's not over until it's over. >> that's it. that does it for good morning washington saturday. good morning america is up next. have a great weekend. my two granddaughters are my life. they always ask me, grandma, take me here, grandma, take me there. but with my occasional irregularity i wasn't always up to it. until i discovered activia and e

fingers and tight pants helped him wail his way to a win at the air guitar world championship in finlandriday. yes, there really is such a contest. the championship, part concert, part comedy show, is where wannabe guitarists jam and ham it up. one of the usa's top contenders, billy ocean. no. not that one. andrew william ocean litz. he won the u.s. air guitar championship in d.c. earlier this month. clearly, if you thought you were the only one who didn't let a little thing like talent or the lack of an actual guitar get in the way of your rock star dreams, you're wrong. they even made a documentary about it. "air guitar nation." and at home, air guitar is huge. the video game guitar hero topped $2 billion in sales earlier this year. its rival, rockband, another $1 billion. much to the dismay of those who took the time to actually learn how to play. what is it about rockband and guitar hero that drives you insane? >> it's taking something that is a skill. and shrunk it down to pushing buttons. now, the fact that people can sit there and i'm a rock star. they're just sitting there hittin

nokia will just be a river in finland and not even a phone company. i feel that apple is taking market share and mind share, don't forget 35% of all profits come from apple and even though they are less than 3% of the smart phone business. this is a sovereign wealth plate to go. i would buy a lot of -- 10% of the oil companies and most of which don't know what they are doing. >> all right, mr. cramer. >> i'm done? >> you're done. you are going to have a lot more tonight. >> citigroup. >> buy 10% of citigroup. >> 10%. >> it's about flying planes on ethanol. >> love it. thank you. >> 6:00 and 11:00 from mr. cramer. next a story you will see first here, worries with the run away hit, cash for clunkers may be running out of gas. we have the woman who knows. set to bring us depail tails in the moment. the first big hurricane of the season lurking in the atlantic. is it a threat? >>> stocks in the red today. coke and boeing. hurricane bill gaining strength and face facing a big threat. what about oil? we have a cover from the storm's track and begin with me

the winr will travel to finland to compete for the world title. and i'll bet there will be some competitors from our area. >>> well the redskins begin their preseason games this week for the first game the redskins travel to baltimore this wednesday to take on the ravensments on the 22nd, the steelers come to town. the patriots are here the 28th and the final preseason game has the redskins traveling to jacksonville on september 3rd. thursday is fan appreciation day at redskins park. gates open at noon. in baseball this morning, the nationals keep on winning. here's akeem determinish with highlights. >>> if you're like me, you're something the same question -- where have the nationals been all season? last night the nats won over the diamondbacks to extend their winning streak to six games. we start in the bottom of the fifth, nats down 5-4. ryan zimmerman at the plate. the all-star swinging a hot bat, drives the offspeed pitch high and deep to right center, out for a home run, zimmerman's 24th this season. bottom seven, still knotted 5-5, josh wi

it left finland july 23rd, last seen july 30th.innish owners of the ship was hijacked and received demand from the ransom and don't know who took it or where it is. >> it's got about 40 days worth of fowl and i would expect them to have approximately 30 to 50 days worth of food and water on board. so, they are starting to get low now. >> russian navy ships the atlantic have been ordered to search for that missing vessel. >>> the economy forcing maryland to make drastic cuts. we're talking $250 million. services that effect everyone are on the chopping block rit now. who is getting cut. >>> and it's moving day at a local university. have security concerns been addressed finally? we're go about to answer that in a fox 5 followup. >>> teen unemployment at a staggering 24%. the untraditional ways teens can make cash. stay with us. julie loves target, it's got the supplies teacher told her to get and for a great deal. she also expects he'll love the sandwich. she expects he'll think of her when he sees e note. so she shops target. gotta

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this could have been the scene here yesterday but this is actually in finland. some of the sweatiest people taking the heat in the world sauna championships. we love to show you these championships here on the midday show. men and women battled it out in an endurance test of first ration and perseverance -- first ration and percent sears. -- perseverance. the top female sweated it out for three minutes 9 seconds. the men's winner finished in 3 minutes 46 seconds. they have a contest for everything. >> they do. >> what a sport hat is. >> if you want to do some sweating today, you should have no problem. 92 for an afternoon high. could be a shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. better tomorrow, 88. the rest of the week we're in the 80s with typical summertime afternoon thunderstorms. >> the miewmdty is a little bit better. you want hot? try this. this is the specialty out at goodstone inn&estate. we're cooking up buffalo wing crackers. >> thee are spicy

tamron, you remember we talked about finland yesterday.have another episode on testing the strength of your relationship. latvia's annual wife carrying contest. 55 couples took place this year and, of course, it's all in technique. some men carried their partner by piggyback, others used the fireman's old and some upside down. they had to carry the women up a hill. the couple with the best time won a trick to stockholm, sweden. >> that would be a great way to figure out how to marry someone. >> maybe we can have the finnish champian a iaia iaion and the l champion face-off. >>> they're more familiar with snoop dogg and aerosmith, but geffen records has a new unlikely audience. that would be the pope. they say they will release a cd featuring pope benedict's voice synced with the royal philharmonic orchestra. >> it was incredible to see and very privileged to be allowed in to hearing that, and as we listened to the choir, we started to notice there was another voice that was coming through which is obviously pope benedict, and it became app

scientists in california and finland tracked nearly 10,000 men and women over four decades and foundt high cholesterol levels in midlife may increase the risk of alzheimer's and other forms of dementia later in life. people with cholesterol levels of 200 milligrams or higher were found to be at least 50% more likely to develop alzheimer's. >>> some promising news out of the commonwealth as the infant mortality rate in virginia has tripped to its lowest point, 6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births. infant mortality among black virginians also fell to its lowest level. the governor had set a goal of reducing the rate of below seven deaths per 1,000 by 2010. >>> an ingredient in some popular bug sprays may be dog more harm than good. a phone. study found that deet may be toxic to the central nervous. they found when deet is combined with other pesticides, the toxicity is even worse. however, scientists say more research is needed. >>> next hour, it does not take a lot of money to have a lot of fun. >> you don't have to go very far to get way from w,it all. holly is just a tshort drive down 9