the fisker deal, is this in finland? >> it's being made in finland. it's a beautiful car. >> it snows, how can they get it on the road? >> they have an indoor facility. >> did we build that, too. >> well, we didn't. they had a billion dollars they raised in capital. >> let me get this straight. this is interesting to me. so they want electric cars, but bush was in this, too. bush was in this too. >> bush himself was not in this. >> not in the bush administration? my notes are no good? >> your notes are very good. the problem with it is that this money was dispatched by the obama administration. >> all right. so let's blame it all on bank bk obama. here's the vision. we're going to build an electric car in finland that's going to come back with the windmills. are they going to ship them back together. >> you've got a logistics issues there and the collision of factors. they were going to build them in delaware. >> what's finland? delaware is not close to finland. >> finland is the big money car. that's the hundred grand job. the volkswagen, if you will

electric cars from finland. >> electric cars from finland? say that you can't make that (bleep) up but they did it. [ laughter ] the money didn't come from the stimulus. the loan program was started by bush and i it wasn't for building electric cars from finland. it was for engineering jobs in the u.s. but the point is electric cars from enfinland ahhhh socialists. if you are watching these ads and wondering are they allowed to lie, here is a tip: yes! >> what about arresting. should there be a aggressive seek them out find them and arrest them as sheriff arrest pieo indicate? >> there's a model here in arizona. >> since president obama took control in washington every sing day more than 100,000 jobs have been lost. >> for his first interview as president barack obama chose arab tv for an apology. >> wow, it's enough toll make you lose faith in this great country. is there anything we still hold to a standard of truth. >> the maker of the chocolate hazelnut spread new tella has been running ads claiming spreading it on stoaft a healthy way to

finland, to denmark, to china...nican republic, to mexico and to can damp i think our tax dollars, being used in outsourcing jobs, that's an embarrassment. that's a disgrace. >> he is talking about doing what the democrats do best, being wasteful. he is wasteful of government funds-- >>> we are going to burn it. >> burn uniforms. maybe he should burn everything in his wardrobe made in china and she how much clothing he has left. >> sean: what do you think? >> i think it's both a disgrace. the whole olympic thing. first of all, they are the ugliest uniforms i have ever seen, it looks like a french guy in paris. let's look american here. it looks -- >> french. >> if you are french, you can tweet@matt -- >> i have to agree with matt. i don't know whose idea it was to march in in french berets. we have a textile industry that could flourish if we had a level playing field for america. >> sean: as trump always points out, they are not playing fair with us. but we go ahead and we are going to spend money here. but what abo

it's the annual wife carrying world championships which took place in finland today.e was three football fields long, included a water obstacle, which you saw. this competition dates back to 1992. for the fourth year in a row, the winning couple was from finland. >> they knew they were the winners because they crossed the finish line first. >> very good. >> couldn't resist. >> like those costumes too. >> the good news about being in finland running in that race, you wrn with with the here today. >> it was about 80 degrees? >> maybe 80 degrees cooler than here. what an ugly hot day it was outside. a record shattering 105 degrees. how hot was it? you know, sometimes a picture's worth a thousand words. josh owens sent this picture in on facebook. that's a plane sinking down into the melting pavement, that's how hot it was outside today. the pavement gets so hot, we often hear about the freeways buckling. asphalt does indeed soften up. if you get it hot enough and then put a heavy plane on it, it sinks. how mad would you be if that was your flight to alaska to get out of

because contribution from finland to banking bailout is quite limited. the country managed to get collateral worth 770 million euros, about 40% of finland's total share of the loan. it's due to be paid in cash and will be invested in top five countries in the eurozone, what finland indicated yesterday. finland's parliament is due to discuss the spanish bailout program on thursday. and will vote on that bailout program on friday. of course, things would have been much more complicated if germany, for instance, would have asked for clatd rals for its contribution to the european banking bailout but given the size of finland and given the limited size much it's contribution, that was possible from spain. >> thanks for all that. >>> just got some note out of f fiat. they suspend production for august. due to sector -- what they call a sector crisis. we'll continue to monitor the situation as well. for august 31st. it's not for whole of august. it's for a week. >> i wonder if workers can take that week and enjoy -- >> there are sections of august when there a

and recent positive outcomes in spain, finland, and sweden. we believe this type of approach can provide the flexibility and sustain the public trust and confidence needed to see controversial facilities through to completion. i might just add that i had the opportunity to speak to the prime minister of finland last evening, and he announced that he was very pleased with the progress that they're making and he thinks that it will be very successful. >> did he -- general, did he also mention the first finns came to america through wilmington, delaware? >> no, we didn't get to that. our second recommendation, a new organization committed solely to implementing the waste management program and empowered with the authority and resources to succeed. the overall record of d.o.e. and the federal government as a whole has not inspired confidence or trust in our nation's nuclear waste management program. for this and other reasons, the commission concludes that new institutional leadership is needed. specifically, we believe a single purpose congressio

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseaspanies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> nodded bad day to day. is it not a bad day to day. it will change a little bit tomorrow. take a look outside right now. we will see what is going on. i thought this picture looked a little funny. there is a large power outage downtown. we see the lincoln memorial and the bridge lit up. so we will see what is going on and hopefully we can update you. here is what is going on outside at this hour. we're looking at 90 degrees, the high today. our 34th time this year that we have had 90 degrees or better at reagan national airport. 88 degrees is our average high for this date. and the record just last year, 104 degrees. the record low as 58 degrees. 79 degrees at this hour at the airport. a few clouds here and there. the dewpoint level at the mid- to-upper-60's. over to woodbridge, 75 degrees. and prince george's county now 72 degrees. they had a high of 87 degrees. temperatures across the board at this hour are cooling off

. >>> at one event in finland husbands carry wives through life's obstacles literally. the annual wife carrying world championship had husbands hoisting their wives over hurdles and through water to quickly complete a nearly 300-yard obstacle course. spouses clung to their partners for the bumpy ride some making it look much easier than evers. see, todd, chivalry isn't dead, right? >> not at all. you carry them over the puddle. you do that in maine and you win your wife's weight in beer. i'm not sure what they do in finland. >> wow. >>> time for an early look at some stories we'll follow throughout the day right here on nbc. in washington the woodrow wilson center will discuss results of mexico's recent elections and its impact on u.s. relations with our southern neighbor. after calls for a recount in accusations of fraud, mexican election officials confirmed sunday nieto is the country's new president. in virginia the 16th annual renewal and remembrance project kicks off at arlington national cemetery. hundreds of volunteers are expected to take part in the beautificat

. >> finland posted a unique sport.is the 2012 swamp soccer world championship this past weekend. it is a two-day tournament starting with 300 teams on the man signed and the defending champs from finland held on to their title and the official women's team from finland took from the crown. can you imagine? >> legs are burning thinking about walking through that. the men's game apparently was called due to penalties for what kind of penalty could possibly have any mud a soccer game? >> be on the athletic portion of this, it is about fun. >> they celebrated appropriately after word. >> teens off from all over europe plight. six of >> caught 41 and there's a power outage that has shut down activities at annandale high school today. >> the time the 6:41 look, let's check in with lisa baden. >> we will start to see sunshine delays. northbound 395 traffic into the sunshine is starting to slow down at duke street and no problems to report into maryland with travel times in our favor along to 70. take it away, doug hill. >> le

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. [ romn[romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> montgomery county police. sky fox over the scene around 11:30. the victim was stabbed multiple times. he is expected to be okay. police have not identified the suspect in the stabbing. >>> to virginia now where a driver was killed when a tree came down on top of his car. vdot does not routinely survey trees along state roadways to see if they need to be cut down. the widow of another man killed in the same manner says the state government needs to do more. fox 5's john hanrahan joins us live with the details on that story. john. >> earlier fatal accident happened just before thanksgiving. the man involved was the father of three young children and

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 -- on your side. >> a prince george's county police officer is recovering from a gunshot wound. she was shot while working outside of a nightclub in langley park. >> we are hearing that the off -- officer was not on duty. >> that is right. officer rachel jacob was working here part-time doing security when this happened. this club is on university boulevard in the langley park area. last night or early this morning a handful of patrons were tossed out of the club and decided to exact their revenge on this female officer. >> it is all quiet now at the galaxy nightclub. the langley park hot stock is temporarily closed for business after a violent night. it started at 12:30 pm on saturday, when one man and two women were shown the door. >> three people were ejected from the club. at that point, they got into a white honda and started slowly driving through the parking lot. the driver

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> typically we like to issue commuter alerts about things that make your life more difficult. tonight, one that will make it easier. a new ramp opened today from southbound i-295 to the 11th street bridge in d.c. this new bridge is expected to ease the rush hour traffic coming into town. >>> a 51-year-old man was killed yesterday afternoon in new york. doug schneiderman was killed when a pickup truck crossed the center line and hit his car head on. his wife and his 16-year-old daughter, rachel, were also seriously hurt. so far, no charges have been filed. >>> branches of the american civil liberties union want to know about how police are using the automatic license plate readers. they sent requests to state police and individual counties today asking what happens to the data those readers collect. maryland has 320 of those readers in use. it is unclear how many are being used in virginia. requests were sent to state

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a baltimore man is being held without bond tonight on charges of raping a woman at gunpoint and firing a handgun at two other women who tried to help the victim. police say 24-year-old andrew dash brought three young women back to a house on friday night. two of the women got away and managed to call police. officers went to the home where dash was staying. and that's where they found the third victim and arrested dash. >>> prince george's county police officers out of the hospital tonight after being shot in the leg. officer rachel jacobs was shot friday night after she crashed with a rowdy group of patrons in the galaxy nightclub in langley park. the officer was working security detail at the club and reportedly kicked a rowdy group out. they later drove past the entrance in a white honda and the driver allegedly fired shots. one of the bullets struck the officer. police charged 32-year-old kelly gilles with first

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> caught on tape, she said she was confused and let's just say that's an understatement. a french woman is okay tonight after trying to cross the metro tracks. it happen last night on the red line. the woman was on the wrong side of the platform and decided to take the dangerous short-cut across. passengers tried to help, but there was nothing they could do. metro shut down the power and stopped the train until help could arrive. >>> after last night's crash involving a supershuttle van 9news has learned the company received an unsatisfactory safety rating four months ago. that rating came after another supershuttle driver caused a fatal accident that killed a passenger last summer. the company made enough changes to receive a conditional safety rating, but as peggy fox reports, this latest crash may cause the company some more problems. >> reporter: the six passengers in this supershuttle van never made it to dulles

how a ministry from mi finland is spreading the gospel in india. >> and welcome to christian world news, everyone, i'm wendy griffith. the world is watching egypt closely after it became the first modern arab nation to elect a member of the muslim brotherhood as its president. the election could have profound consequences for israel, the middle east, and the u.s. chris mitchell has our story from jerusalem. >> reporter: mohammed morsi's win rocked the middle east. dori gold, israel's former ambassador to the u.n., says morsi's victory will be felt far beyond. >> the muslim brotherhood is going to give a shot of adrenalin to radical islamic groups across the world. >> reporter: he says that's why the truth must be told about this truth' group's intentions. today this organization is global. and behind terror groups like hamas. >> the actual goal of the muslim brotherhood is to reestablish the calafit. >> reporter: a calafit would mean islamic rule throughout the world. one of the steps towards that goal is a takeover of arab states, like egypt. a former ambassador to egypt says they are

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> i'm anita brikman with this health alert. it's time to cut back on radiation exposure to kids. the fda says only do ct scans and other x-rays when necessary. new research shows even a few brain scans in childhood could increase the risk of brain tumors or leukemia later in life. >> this health alert is sponsored by cancer treatment centers of america, care that never quit to. learn more visit cancercenter.com. >>> 9 want you to know you'll be paying -- wants you to know you'll be paying more on your pepco electric bill if you live in maryland. less than an hour ago the public service commission approved an 18 my ondollars rate hike that it says will -- $18 million rate hike that it says will transfer into $2 on your bill each month. >>> there's way, tonight from dominion virginia power. someone or some group is out there pretending to be their employees. they knock on your door or call, offer to set up an automatic

they didn't go to pennsylvania, they twoent finland. i agree with chuck schumer, it's enough to make your blood boil. >> do you think the bundlers need to be revealed? >> you continue to ask this question. as i've said, mitt romney, all of his donors are public. just like all barack obama's donors are public. you can go online and see them. where i -- >> the bundlers are online? >> the american people outraged when their tax money is given to donors on the -- of president obama. people who have special access and that's exactly what president obama promised he would not do in 2008. that's exactly what he's doing to the tune of over half a billion dollars just in one example. >> rnc deputy communications director, tim miller. thank you for your time. >> i'm going to be talking to brad woodhouse, did the nc communications director at the half hour. we'll bring in the power panel. opinion writer for the washington post. msnbc contributor, jimmy williams and susan dell percent yoe. hail hail, the gang is all here. everybody is in one place.

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electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, has become the latest politician to weigh in on the chick-fil-a same sex controversy. that fast food chain has been facing backlash and protests after the ceo voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage. some mayors declared the restaurant as no longer welcome in their cities. this is how governor mcdonnell responded about the mess today on wtop. >> i love chicken. i think people have an ability to start a business and grow a business regardless of their political beliefs or religious beliefs. so i think making this connection is a very troubling thing for us. >> well, d.c. mayor apparently doesn't agree. he no longer supports the restaurant and expanding its presence in the city. supporters of the chain are staging counterprotests tomorrow, with chick-fil-a appreciation day. >>> more storms coming our way, but this could be the beginning. topper has a few stormy days on tap. but fir

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> that is our report. i'll be right back here at 11:00 along with anita and anny. log on any time to www.wusa9.com. bye bye. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >> the "batman" shooting tragedy. was the killer imitating batman's most infamous villain, the joker, and what drove him to the attack? >> i got people running out of the people that are shot. >> what this just released police audio reveals as "e.t." recovers freem

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we're back now with a commuter alert. buses will replace trains on parts of the blue and red lines this weekend. two stations will be closed. medical center and bethesda. free shuttle buses will take passengers between the friendship heights and the grovener stations. on the blue line, buses will replace trains between van dorin street >>> they had to leave their homes after a tanker truck flipped over along solomon's island road. that tanker was carrying 9,000 gallons of propane. fortunately, nothing leaked. crews were able to tow that truck away safely after just a few hours. >> a memorial was dedicated today to the 29 miners killed at west virginia's upper big branch mine. organizers said what happened back on april 5, 2010, will not be forgotten, especially now that it is written out in blocks of granite. the memorial is in whitesville on land where a gazebo. >> traffic can be bad enough in a big city like londo

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a three-year-old boy in columbia, south america is alive after he spent almost a day trapped in a sewer draft. he disappeared on tuesday with his two brothers and crews didn't find him when they initially swept that area. just as they were about to leave, they checked one more time and they found the boy, they quickly removed him. there he is. took him to the hospital to get treated. >> a 4-year-old cancer patient had a chance for her dream trip to disney world. but her father won't let her go because she's not sick enough. make a wish offered to send mckenna may to disney for free. but her father won't let her go because she's in remission and says the trip should go to children who have a short time left to live. the charity requires both parents to say yes. her mother and grandmother are collecting donations to pay for the trip on their own. >> a man has filed a formal complai complaint. john deaton's wife trals

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we're back with a consumer alert and if you fly american airlines, you might have a better chance for a mid-flight nap. american said it will become the first u.s. airline that can install seats that can lie flat on some domestic flights. you will see them in the first class and business class section of new planes that fly between new york and california. >>> we for the a missing person alert. prince george's county -- we got a missing person alert. prin

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we're back with a commuter alert. buses will replace trains on parts of the blue and red lines this weekend. two red line stations are going to be closed. medical center and bethesda. free shuttle buses will take you to the stations. on the blue line, buses are going to replace the trains between springfield and vandoran street. >> more than $3 million to expand bike paths. a nearly half mile connection between the anacostia trail system in prince georges county and the washington, d.c. river trail. another major project is extending the three notch trail in st. mary's county. and speaking of bike, expanding the number of bike lanes in the district was part of mayor vincent gray's one city action plan announced today. painting lanes green, so we drivers can see them better. mayor gray also wants to increase the number of bike share stations. the mayor also called for the city to strengthen government accountability,

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> the maryland democratic party is challenging the petition drive against the state's redistricting map. it filed a complaint with the state board of elections claiming that the board failed to apply standards in validating the signatures. now this just four days after the state certified there were enough signatures to get that map on the november ballot. a ruling on the challenge is expected before august 20. >>> a council member in prince georges has tem

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> tim kaine and george allen squared off in the first debate since the virginia senate primaries last month. that took place of business at the virginia bar association meeting in hot springs. the former governors accused each other of partisanship while listing examples of their own ability to cross the aisle. quinnipiac poll released showed the candidates are deadlocked. the race closely watched because it could be a factor in determining the balance of power in the senate. >>> a decision expected soon in the future of the joe paterno statue at penn state university. the tribute to the late coach has drawn controversy since an internal investigation imp pla kamted paterno in the cover-up of a sex abuse scandal. the statue is dra

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> what are you waiting for? the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage is down to 3.49% it had week. that's the low -- that's the lowest record. it if you think that speed camera fines are too high, then you might have a friend in the d.c. council. the council member has formed a task force to review those finds. now, they said that some fines have skyrocketed in recent years that many drivers will see them as a money grab, instead of the tool to make the roads safer. >>> we're talking about a scorcher and some weather, right? >> yeah. the national weather service needed to issue the severe thunderstorm watch for the entire d.c. metro area. we're talking about that happening and that has now happened. now going until 1:00. you're watching the radar way out to the north of us. right now we're not talking about storms for the next few minutes. but lathe on tonight, i think that -- but later on tonight, we'll see the

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseases. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a dozen people were arrestee in front of the white house. they are parliament afterp demonstration that weavedat through the city iostreets befoe ending at lafayette park. paul wagner is here with theith story. paul? >> reporter: the 12 used redred ribbon to tie dollar bills and condoms and prescriptionpr medication to the fence,fenc circling the white house. whi a symbolic action that caught the attention of the police the protestors converged on the par from five different directions today, in hopes of bringing attention to a multitude of issues involving aids.aids >> it's no longer a pipe dream,. >> reporter: after listening tor speakers with an assortment of message, hundreds left the park and headed for the white house. >> some began tieing ribbons to the fence, before u.s. faculties called in the horses and forced as many as they could backback across the street.ac ones who stayed behind were the ones willing to be ar

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> i love it. the redskins wrapping up day 2 of training camp and one of the team's most familiar faces continues to prove he has what it takes. lindsay murphy is live from a cooler redskins park. murph? >> reporter: it's nicer today, shawn. and some fans are blowing on me. hey, there is no big story coming out of redskins training camp today, which is a good thing and means that everything is running smoothly and i there are no major injuries to talk b. weep to talk about santana moss. he came into camp 15 times lighter than last year and is not feeling his age, 33 years old. and the 33-year-old is seven years removed from setting a franchise record with 1,483- yards in tea. and he can't lean and -- in 2005. and spent most of the time in the spot and with the editions of them. right now, moss is taking nothing for granted. >> appreciate every day and i appreciate every time i get a chance to come and do what i love

challenges of from within not even a week to turn it was agreed the bailout plan has sparked anger in finland and the netherlands with a court challenge it to germany. and america's hunt for julian assange appears to be continuing while the whistleblower is waiting for ecuador to make a decision on his asylum bit that's as r t is set to bring you the final episode of his interview show. up next as promised our interview with author and correspondent martin say for with the middle east and focus on the volatile transition underway and the reach him. i. i'm sitting down with martin c. a veteran correspondent he's covered foreign affairs for many years one of his latest books is called the politically incorrect guide to the middle east he also wrote extensively about u.s. wash over the nations thank you very much for joining in this to see my pleasure i want to start with you wrote an article about the monkey needs to law the law is supposed to punish russian officials allegedly involved in human rights violations by not granting them us and by freezing their assets here the state department has

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> the tour bus crash that killed four people in virginia last year was caused by a driver fatigue. that is the conclusion of the national transportation safety board investing the accident on i-95 about 30 miles north of richmond. investigators say the low fare bus company sky express had no regard for passenger safety. >>> we also have a head's up for commuters who use nebraska avenue. the d.c. department of transportation enters the next phase of its reconstruction project. so what that means is that jersey barriers along military road will be shifted to create a new traffic pattern. look out for that. >>> would you pay a penny more in sales tax to make your commute easier? that's the question for atlanta voters waiting in traffic like this tonight. no fun. they are voting on the gridlock tax to fund some transportation projects. supporters say the money will add jobs, ease congestion, and improve the overall qualit

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a new poll out tonight finds no clear favorite among mayoral hopefuls. the survey comes as the majority of d.c. residents say mayor vincent gray should resign amid an investigation into his 2010 election campaign. recent scandals linked to the mayor's office have brought council members to forefront. jack evans have publicly said they would run in 2014. murrell is exploring her efforts. >>> maryland regulators have rejected most of pepco's request for a 4% rate increase. the public service commission rejected 50 of the $68 million requested by the utility. $8million expenses caused by the past failures to maintain a reliable electric system. the commission did approve an $18 million rate increase, which the panel describes as required to meet legal mandates to provide safe and reliable service. >>> virginia attorney general believes utilities should be paid based on their performance. his office is studying whether

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >>> breaking news in montgomery county where a firefighter is on the scene of a working blaze that started a short time ago in a town house community in montgomery village. no word on what caused that fire. no reports of injuries thus far. >>> bge wants to increase its rates in the state of maryland. if approved most residents would see a 6.1% increase in residential electric bills and a 7.9% increase in residential gas distribution. that means the average electric bill will increase $7.22 per month. the average gas bill will increase by $4.62 per month. if approved, these rates would go into effect in february. >>> one woman is busy knowing that if the lives of her two children are to improve it's up to her. we didn't go to the con

finland, germany they've approved it. all those things seem to have come together. but even as we speak, spanish yields are going up. why is this happening? why is it becoming more difficult for spain to borrow more money? well, there are a lot more problems. what we're worried about is spain is going to become what is known as a high yield country. i.e., its bonds, its borrowing will hit junk status or very close to it. this is what one person had to say about it. >> given what's been done so far, and we know the bank may not have been approved by germany and finland, spain will go through deteriorating project toir. we expect them to be down graded to high yield, so spain will go from triple to minus to high yield. and we think it will need a bailout at the sovereign level from a european country. >> from banking crisis to potential food price crisis, prices are beginning to rise because of drought in the united states. >> one of the worst drauts since 1956 at the moment in the u.s. and the problem is, social instability which can follow as a result. and look at s

somewhere in the acceptable range. >> there's a company that got stimulus money and originated in finland, but to say the money went overseas is a. >> i that is true, it did not that is correct. it is valid to direct the money overseas to fiscar because we've been using them as a poster child. >> on the subject of secrets and lies and pants on fire, one of the things democrats have been pushing for is the release of documents related to the olympics when of course mitt romney was head of it. they have not just sequestered the documents, but destroyed a number of them from his term. do you think that is a ripe issue at all, do you think that would be a ripe issue something that falls into the category of secrets and no big deal. >> susan is right too many people believe the lies, but unless they tell too many lies and get caught to many times i think that hurts they are credibility. here is a pattern of mitt romney deciding here is what i will release and here is what i will not release. we see it with his tax returns with the offshore investments we see it with his records when he was gov

are there positive outcomes, spain, finland, sweden. could you tell a little bit about what the key common elements are that made those projects successful? >> the key comment elements are that the prospects were made to look positive in the eyes of the local communities. and they were an asset to the communities. as i say, that's why there has actually been in some cases active bidding to hold the site. i think that's the key to it. to make it not a penalty that's being forced on you. but an opportunity for the community. and that will differ for different communities what they find attractive. but it seems to be working very well in all the other countries that with we visit. as i say, none of them have the particular complications we do in our federal system. but given that, we're optimistic. >> talk about some of the particular complications in the federal system. in the written testimony you had mentioned in terms of the epa working with a nuclear regulatory commission and you said they should begin working together to define an ap

electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . >>> he played one of tv's most memorable characters. george jefferson. and tonight hollywood is mourning his death. he passed away today. >> he portrayed george jefferson in all in the family and then later on in a spinoff the jeffersons. edward lawrence takes a look back at his life and his career ♪ we're moving on up >> reporter: the man made most famous for moving on up to a deluxe apartment. they found him passed away in his house. the actor first rose to fame in 1971 playing george jefferson in all of the family. two years later he starred in a spinoff called the jeffersons. >> i'll just have to go over the boss's head. [ laughing ] >> it will be a short trip. a [ laughing ] . >> reporter: mr. jefferson would then be quick with a return dig. he played on broadway. he sang. danced. even released a single in 1989 called ain't that a kick in the head. in retirement, he still made appearances on television and walked