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richard schlesinger has the eddie fisher story. ♪ oh, my papa... >> reporter: eddie fisher was a scoonere had it all. born on t son of a grocer in philadelphia, he eventually had more than 40 hit songs. he was the dreamy heartthrob of the early '50s who married america's sweetheart debbie reynolds before shocking the world by leaving her for elizabeth taylor. in the day, how big a scandal was that? >> big deal. big scandal. >> reporter: one thing, as they say, led to another. three more marriages, including one to connie stevens. then bouts with addiction and gambling cost him his fortune. >> it helped destroy his career. he really plummeted after this. >> reporter: when he couldn't compete with rock and roll, he tried kiss-and-tell. he wrote two autobiographies describing himself as elizabeth taylor's nurse maid, claiming he only married connie stevens because she was pregnant and calling debbie reynolds a self-centered phony. they had two children together including carrie fisher. >> naturally my children are very upset that eddie had to pass on. >> reporter: debbie reynolds reacted to

kristin fisher has the latest. >> reporter: kathy kennedy can't fight back the tears as she looks at what is left of her home, one day after the fire. >> it was huge. i have never seen something so big. there were ten, 20 feet above the top of the roof line. >> reporter: kathy's house is one of three homes badly damaged in the fire. two more were destroyed. neighbors stood around on friday morning, stunned. >> it was major. i mean reminded you like california when you see the forest fires. >> i started to cry when i saw this. i couldn't believe this was happening. that a fire blew out so fast. >> reporter: now part of the reason the fire spread so quickly is because many of the homes in this neighborhood are packed in very close together. in fact, in some places, if you stretch your arms out, you can almost touch two homes at once. >> the rate of flames spread in homes when they are this close is a concern to us, and we attempt to provide coverage as best we can. unfortunately, when you look at the lightweight construction it does present a unique challenge for us. >> reporter: for m

eddie fisher is dead at the age of 82. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm amara sohn. >>> yesterday, divided democrats punted on a serve to move to after november. good morning, tracie potts. >> reporter: good mornin the senate has confirmed what the housesaid, that this is not going to happen before you go to the polls in november. senate democrats got together, but could notagree on how to move forward. the iss is whether or not to preserve the bush tax cuts for everyone or just for the middle class and let taxes go up on the wealthy. it is a political hot potato headed into november, not one that the democrats now say they want to touch before you go to the polls. however, what they did back, a small business bill, $30 billion, a new fund to help small businesses get loans. this was mainly a democratic issue. the idea here is that if businesses have more cash, they'll hire people, buy equipment, expand and help pull this economy out of a slump. the gop called it a bailout. thei

a singer since boyhood, fisher had dozens of hits in the 1950s.e groom. debbie and eddie are finally mr. and mrs. . >> osgood: in 1955 he married actress debbie reynolds and later serenaded her on the cbs show person to person. ♪ your eyes are the eyes of a woman in love ♪ >> reporter: other edward r murrow's gentle questioning they appeared very nearly the perfect couple. >> i think we agree on most opinions all the time. she's very, very wonderful girl to say the least. >> except i talk a low. >> reporter: the whole country started to talk when fisher took up with elizabeth taylor after her husband mike todd's death. fisher's divorce from reynolds and marriage to taylor triggered a back lash that soured his career. adding insult to injury taylor eventually left fisher for actor richard burton. years later with daughter carrie fisher by her side debbie reynolds told our rita braver that she and elizabeth taylor had actually become friends. >> she was just as dumb as i was. >> reporter: as for carrie fisher her public comments about her father wer

. >>> eddie fisher has died. fisher died wednesday at his home in berkeley from complications from hip surgery. he was 86 years old. although he had a shucksesful career he will be best known for his celebrity marriages. he married debbie reynolds she left her three years later. fisher has four children including actress and author carey fisher. >>> weather wise today hot, hot, hot. tied an old record from 1970 out at dwi. may get hotter than that. take a look. you can see 95. we tied it. we'll see what the final reports looks like out of the airport. 97 in frederick. d.c. at 98. take a look a little wider shot. there is relief on the way. the band of cloud cover that is a cool front on the march. i don't think it will bring any rain but it will cool things off. not this evening. it will stay hot and tropical falling into the 80s. the weather has been pretty quiet and hot back here. a big difference in the midwest. look at this mess. this is what it looked like outside of minneapolis. a lingering storm system dum

later in his life, fisher lived in berkeley. eddie fisher was 82 years old. >>> bart is looking at advertising to boost its budget revenue. the transit agency is considering several ideas to sell advertising space. those ideas include billboards on bart property as well as a video network that would include ads. >> hopefully, that will work because i don't want them to raise fares again. >> 's young person who is constantly bombarded by advertising, i don't enjoy it very much. >> bart says the ads could generate between $4 million and $6 million a year. >>> all right. too racy for sesame street? the show has decided not to air a segment featuring elmo and singer katie perry. >> now the show says it pulled the bit because of feedback it received. parents complained that perry's top is too revealing. during the segment the pop star explains her outfit saying she came prepared to play dressup. >> so our question of the day, is katie perry too racy for sesame street? you can send your comments to mornings@cbs5.com. or post your answ

manuel gallegus reports for wjz on fisher's controversial life. >>> eddie fisher had a sweet voice that made teens swoon. in the pre-elvis era, he became rich and famous with 32 top 40 hits. he was so popular in the 50s, coca cola signed him to a million-dollar contract. but fisher's successful singing and acting career would be ruined by the biggest celebrity scandal of the decade. his affair with elizabeth taylor, that ended his marriage with america's sweetheart, debbie reynolds. he had two children with reynolds, the most famous, carrie fisher. >> i know people loved him and god has forgiven him. >> reporter: edwin jack fisher was born in philadelphia to russian jewish immigrants. he dropped out of high school to pursue singing. he would marry five times, including a brief marriage and two children with connie stevens. later, in an autobiography, he said he had to marry her because she was pregnant. he also said he played nurse maid to taylor. he died at 82 from complications of a hip replacement. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and funeral arrangements are not yet complete

fisher had a sweet voice that made teens swoon.the pre-elfis era, he became rich and famous with 32 top hits. >> fisher is the name. >> he washe was so popular in the '60s, coca cola signed him to a million-dollar contract. but he would be ruined by the biggest celebrity scandal in the decade. his affair with elizabeth taylor that ended his marriage with debbie reynolds. >> his children loved him, we all loved him. i know god has forgiven him and he is in a better place. >> reporter: he spent most of his dollars in his heyday. he was born to russian-jewish immigrants. he dropped out of high school to pursue singing. he would marry five times, including a brief marriage and two children with actress connie stevens. later in an autobiography, he said he had to marry her because she was pregnant. later, he said he played nurse maids to taylor and that taylor was phony. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >>> funeral arrangements for fisher have not yet been announced. >>> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. denise is in the newsr

lisa stark has the latest. >> it's a major recall involving four different fisher price products. first nearly 1 million high chairs sold under the names healthy care, easy clean, and close to me. the danger is a bolt on the back legs for storing the chair's tray. >> the problem with the high chair is these pegs. what's the problem there? >> these pegs stick out and children have fallen on them, several have been injuries and seven required stages. >> reporter: also a danger, some 7 million try cycles, hot wheels, barbie free spirit, boy's tough trying to name a few. the hazard is a fake key that protrudes from the bike frame. >> they have this try cycles and little girls have jumped on this key and had serious cuts. >> the fix a new key that lays flat. nearly 3 million inflatable balls are also recalled. there have been 14 incidents of children putting them in their mouths will at least three choke choked on them. and finally the wheels on the purple and green little people cars can detach too. another choking hazard. there is a message in this for all manufacturers. >> manufactu

jeff and >> thann you loren. 10 million fisher price toy >> show you the toos on the recall list. why they are so dangerous for children. >> another bus crash. this one involving metro bus. what cause the 2 to collide and people hurt in he crash yesterday are doing tonight. >> several mount washington businesses shut down.i'll explain what weather hhs to do explain what weather hhs to do with it all old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. ú 6 3 3 >> baltimore city jury decides the fate of 3 men and harris was killed you rrcall two years ago outside the new haven lounge. prooecutors say dna from charles and gary and -újerome was fouud near the scene but defense lawyers question the accuracy of the dna results. >> i hope t

americans are mourning the loss of a hollywood icon, eddie fisher. he died of complications of a hip surgery. he peeked in the 1950's. in his career was overshadowed by a scandal any divorce debbie reynolds and married elizabeth taylor. he is the father of actress carrie fisher. >> it is 5:11. >> a globalize without facebook. do remember what that is like? for the second day in a row, and they shut down. >> that is the main reason i'm testifying, to get that c-span dumped from my ratings. >> stephen colbert testified before congress. the issue that has some speaking out. >> parts of the midwest are out. >> parts of the midwest are >> police are now looking for a carjacking suspect who shot at them. prince george's county police were chasing too vehicles. what was carjacked and another was following. one suspect was eventually caught. they have about carjackers got away. >> a virginia woman became the first female to be executed in the u.s. in five years. teresa lewis killed by lethal injection for arranging to have her husband and stepson killed. she

but first we learned today of the death of 50s icon eddie fisher. to some of hollywood's biggest stars. he was born in philadelphia and sold millions of records, including "thinking of you" and "lady of spain." in 1955 he married actress debbie reynolds. the follow year the couple gave birth to carrie fisher who later became a star in her own right. eddie fisher began a romance with best friend's widow elizabeth taylor. in 1959 they married. five years later it all fell anature a scandalous divorce. fisher later married actress connie stevens. that didn't work out, either. and he went on to marry two more times. we're told fisher's health had been deteriorating for some time and that he passed away after complications from hip surgery. eddie fisher dead today at 82. 8e [meow] desperate for nighttime heartburn relief? for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. and for the majority of patients with prescription coverage for nexium, it can cost $30 or less per month. headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain are possi

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singer eddie fisher has passed away.op singer was a big success but he will likely be remembered more for his wives and his children. fisher had pretty stormy marriages to actresses debbie reynolds, elizabeth taylor and connie stevens. actress carrie fisher, star wars' princess leia, is one of his children. eddie fisher died of complications after hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >>> lindsay lohan faces a judge later today after failing a court-ordered drug test. the troubled actress spent time in jail and rehab this summer after she violated conditions of probation on a dui arrest. this new infraction could land her back behind bars. tmz reports lohan will get out on bail today and face new jail time at a probation violation hearing next month. >>> now to the emotional battle over a little boy in the midwest. courts in ohio and indiana must now decide if the boy should stay with the only parents he's ever known. here now is mike marusarz. >> reporter: this tiny toddler is the source of huge joy for a family in indiana.

the consumer products safety commission then went to fisher price.isher price said there were problems with three other products that led to this massive recall. fisher price has had a number of recent problems. last year you might remember the summer of lead? they were fined $2.3 million for violating lead paint laws. additionally in 2007 they were fined nearly a million dollars because they failed to report choking hazards with toys. fisher-price says in this instance they will either replace or fix the products we're talking about and the company in a statement to parents said, let's bring this up on the screen. we have a portion of the statement. a full screen quote. this is from the company's general manager. i can reassure you that our business operates in a highly regulated environment. which means the toys are overwhelmingly safe. i also like you to know beyond industry regulations fisher-price takes additional steps to constantly gather and feedback how our products are sold and doing in real homes. ric, toy companies are required to report

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fisher. oh, it's the first of eight movies. fisher shot her lover's wife in the face back in 1992 and served seven years in prison for attempted murder. and now on to a career as an adult film star. >>> imagine a classroom where they are no black boards or books or pencils. a classroom designed with the latest technology in mind. >>> hot on the web today, the heat in a vegas pool, gets at the new vdara hotel say the building reflects the rays and scientifically called the solar convergence, the staff calls it the death ray. they have gotten questions about the temperature then offered to move the guests. >>> nothing qualifies for hot on the web more than seal's new video for his song "secret" featuring himself and his wife heidi klum. they are kissing, it's beautiful and artsy. and in fact, some parts of are so hot we won't show it to you on cable television. it is getting a lot of play on the blogs here. >>> children of the late 08's and early 90s, posting this video, all over facebook, mike

. >> and folks, you better check your kid's toy box >> a huge recall from fisher- price. but the toy giant is recalling more than 10 million toys, tricycles and high chairs. >> this is a big recall for fisher-price today. it is all coming after some of their products were to blame for kids getting hurt. now parents are scrambling to check for what toys they have in their home. >> it is a major recall involving four different fisher- price products, nearly 1 million high chairs. here is the danger, a bolt on the back legs to attach the trait can stick out. it also a danger, some 7 million bicycles, hot wheels, barbie free spirit to name a few. juliana and kristie write a blog out of their homes. they have three kids each and plenty of toys. >> you will end up having to go through your entire house and every toy box looking at every toy. >> nearly 3 million inflatable dolls are also being recalled. these valves can come off and there were 14 different incidents of children putting them in their mouth and at least three choked on them. >> it makes me nervous between the fish

"fisher was the father of actress carrie fisher, and he was 82 years old. >> it is going to be a hot scandal. >> still to come on this last day of the work week, a treat for retailers, this halloween, holiday sales could be on the rebound. >> obviously the main reason i'm test testifying before congress is to get that c-span bump for my ratings. >> and steven colbert testifies before congress. >> and parts of the midwest under water. we'll have details in today's top story. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? did the little piggy cry wee wee wee all the way home? piggy: weeeeeee, weeeeeee, weeeeeee, weeeee weeeeeeee. mom: max. ...maxwell! piggy: yeah? mom: you're home. piggy: oh,cool, thanks mrs. a. anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. >> welcome back, everyone. at 6:13 we're following breaking news from the district right now, where police have caught two carjacking suspects who shot at them. they say it began in suitland. prince george's county police were chasing two vehicles, one carjacked and another south of it. the suspe

fisher was known for the scandalous love live as for music. he married 5 times in 1958 divorce actress deb reynolds to hook one liz taylor and also linked to garland and ann margaret. one of the daughter is actress carie fisher. >> meg whitman announced her position on proposition 23 today saying she is against the measure. prop 23 would suspend the implementation of the green house gas reduction loss and until the up employment rate drops for 4 consecutive measures. it's too simple a solution for too complex a problem. democratic gubernatorial candidate brown praised her decision to oppose the measure. tonight there is a grass roots effort to get out the vote to defeat prop 23. lisa reports. >>reporter: on september 23rd, proposition 23 was on many minds. >> so we have experts and then we end with some action ideas. >>reporter: no on prop 23 campaign held 80 get out the vote parties all over the state. this one was in palo alto. >> this is about stopping big oil. >>reporter: major oil company are backing prop 23 which aims to suspend the stat

carrey fisher is one of his children.fisher, dead today at the age of 8. >>> well, if you were trying to update your facebook status yesterday and couldn't get on the social networking site, you were not alone. thanks to the error in the system, when they tried to fix it, all 500,000 facebook users were shut out. the system had to be shut off to fix the error. >>> and some baseball history to tell you about, courtesy of ichiro suzuki. he had 10-straight 200-hit seasons. >> the only other player with 10 200-hit seasons were pete rose. but his were not consecutive. >> wow. >>> the other baseball highlights, now, from max bretos, at espn news. >> good morning. this is your espn news update. the hottest race in the majors. the n.l. west. the padres, half-game up on the giants. in l.a. to take on the dodgers. padres trailing 2-1. tony gwynn tracks it down. and denies james loney. matt latos likes the teamwork. ernesto fiere. >>> so, could the giants take advantage? well, thanks to a second inning to remember. in particular, th

next to ohio, where republican rob portman has an 11-point lead over democrat, lee fisher. now to a couple of governor's races, starting with ohio, where i think in are tightening and democratic incumbent ted strickland now back in a dead heat with republican john kasay. finally to maryland, where incumbent governor marty o'malley is opening up a big lead over republican bob earlyic who he beat four years ago. we will continue to check the "hardball" score board and all the big races every night leading up to election day j now to president obama in full campaign mode. u.s. congressman jim clyburn of south carolina is the democratic whip. congressman clyburn, thank you for watching. here is president obama last night in madison, wisconsin. >> i know times are tough right now. i know times are tough. i know a lot of folks are anxious about the future and i know that during the campaign, especially after we had already

fisher-price made the announcement today after report of more than 20 injuries.there's word of a separate recall involving infant sleep positioners. leanne gregg has more. >> reporter: 11 million products geared towards infant and toddlers that safety officials say could be dangerous. >> products will children can have cuts and lacerations requiring stitches and some of the toys have choking hazards. >> reporter: the recall includes 7 million fisher-price tricycles. the consumer product safety commission sayst knows of ten reports of children being hurt from the trikes. the problem, a plastic ignition key near theeat that children can sit or fall on leading to injuries. fisher-price is also recalling more than a million high chairs after 14 reports of problems. pegs on the back of the chai can be used to store the tray, but ki can fall on them. a variety of toys and soft gyms with inflatable balls are in the recall. valves on the bal can come off causing a choking hazard. more choking concerns from wheels that can detach from cars in the stand and play ramp way.

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. >>> eddie fisher has died at the age of 82. fisher sold milons of records back in the 1950s with hits sch as thinking of you and oh my papa. he married debbie reynolds in 1955. they were calledamerica's favorite couple. however a lot of fans turned against him after he divorced reynolds to marry actress elizabeth taylor. she then dumped him five years later to marry actor richard burton. fisher ended up marrying five time. carrie fier the actress is one of his daughters. eddie fisher died from complications of hip surgery. >>> sarah shourd is in new york trying to meet with the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad. she is hopi to win frdom for her fiance and her friend. all three were hiking near the unmarked border betweeniran and iraq. this morning on the "today" show, she said an iranian judge will her she was being released because her punishment was exceptionally harsh. she was kept in solitary confinement with no human contact except for the one hour a day that she was allowedto spend outside with bauer and fattal. >> my

eddie fisher was 82 years old. i know him but i didn't know that song. >> you know he is the father of carrie fisher. >> known as much for his marriages these days at least as the music. >> he had a very big -- he was extremely famous for like five, six. someone will write in and say i'm wrong, for a relatively short period of time and then fell under the radar for various reasons. >> there was a tmz back then, he would have been -- >> he would have been on it. >> top of the charts. >> very talented though. >>> let's look at what's going on right now with the current conditions around the region. our temperature has not changed, 73 degrees. we still have fog out there. i think we will for a little while. 73 at reagan national, 90% humidity. there is your fog. winds out of the south at 6 miles per hour. barometric pressure is steady. temperatures across the nation, remember a few days ago, last week, when we were saying it's going to warm up, get all that warm air. it's all here. it's in the across the mid-atlantic

fisher-priceade the announcement after reports of over 20 injuries.there's reports of a second recall involving infant sleep positioners. >> reporter: 11 million products geared towards infants and toddlers that safety officia say could be dangerous. >> wee recalled these products that have problems where children have cuts and lacerations and some of the toys have choking hazards. >> reporter: the recall includes 7 million fisher price tricycles. the safety commission ys it knows of ten reports of children being hurtfrom the trikes. the problem, a plastic ignition key near the seat that children can sit or fall on leading to injuries. fisher-price is also recalling more than a million high chairs after 14 reports of problems. pegs on the back of the chairs can be used to store the tray, but kids can fall on them. aariety of toys and soft gyms with inflatable balls are in th recall. more choking concerns from wheels that can detach from cars in the stand and play ramp way. also in a separate warning, word that infant sleep positioners should no longe

his daughter is carrie fisher. steven col bert will testify before congress. it is part of a show comedy center he afreed to spend the day working in the fields along side immigrant workers. >> i must be the one to kill harry potter. >> no one will know which one is the real one. >> there you have it a look this morning at the next harry potter movie. the film harry potter and the deathly hollows will be released november 19th. it is based on the final book in the series. >>> and 5:23. happy birthday to all you people celebrating a birthday here on the 24th. conner turns 13 today. , we would love to know about your birthday with a photo of a friend, a family. tell us all the details. we'll read them on the air. we'll be right back. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any

we are recalling over 10 million products this morning. >> the recall includes more than 1 million fisher-price high chairs. toddlers have cut themselves. the high chairs, it could -- and also tricycles. each had a safety that sticks up on the frame. children have injured themselves on the frame. >> things that protrude from a toy need to be removed so they do not pose a hazard. >> also, small, inflexible balls and little people cars. the wheels can detach. >>> it is time to get back to the weather. steve rudin is standing by with the latest. >> it is a slower-moving system. a lot of rain is on the way. we have wind gusts around 25 miles an hour. skies will brighten up a little bit across fairfax county into arlington over the next half hour, to 45 minutes. take a look at what is going on at this hour. you can see the heaviest activity is across the bay. other things are moving ahead toward the north. you can see the lighter blue. that is a little bit of clearing. you will not see sunshine, but the rains will let up a little bit. the tick is rain totals. 6.3 inches in the annapolis. over 3.5 in

if you have one, fisher-price will replace that key. also replacing more than a million healthy care, easy clean and close to me high chairs. there are pegs on the back of the legs meant for storage and reports of at least 14 children being injured after falling on or against those pegs. fisher-price recalling more than 3 million infant toys sold under a number of names, baby play zone, gymnastics, ocean wonders, a choking hazard there and 120,000 little people wheelies because they can come off and cause a choking hazard. fisher-price this morning said it wants to assure its customers its products are overwhelmingly safe. we talked to the consumer products commission chairman. >> we have now some of the strongest toy standards we ever had before. we want to give the consumers confidence we are looking at these toys to insure they're safe for their children. this recall today just happens to be four fisher-price toys with over 10 million toys being recalled. >> there's one more recall to tell you about, coming from the consumer products

eddie fisher was 82. >>> now here's an early look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,662 after falling 76 points yesterday. the s&p lost 9 points and the nasdaq dipped 7. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei dropped 94 points. but in hong kong, the hang seng was up 71. >>> experts may be saying the recession is over, but until investors see improvement on the jobs front, markets are likely to remain unsteady. initial claims for jobless claims rose for the first time in five weeks. investors saw that as a red flag that companies are cutting back. >>> a slight improvement of existing home sales in august failed to fuel concerns that recent european austerity measures may not be enough. >>> the food and drug administration is putting new restrictions on the diabetes drug avandia after it was banned in europe due to reported heart risk. >>> elsewhere, on capitol hill, the house voted to repeal exemptions given to the securities and exchange commission that kept a lid on government data about the national financial firms.

coming up, remembering the controversial life of eddie fisher. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> heads up for people who live in fort deet rick, maryland. the epa is looking at water. the army says it is looking in to the chance that somebody came on to the installation and poured green dye in to a storm drain. official says the water looks like it was colored with dye that's used in water flow studies. it is illegal to use such dye without a epa permit. >> for more go to "usa today" and find your community in the where you live section and keep up with what is happening in your neighborhood. >>> a

mattel owns fisher price. it said in a statement our actions reflect our continuing commitment to the safety of our products. consumer officials applaud the recall but say toymakers need to solve problems before products reach store shelves. >> we are vigilant in looking at all products for children to make sure that hazards are removed and that children will not be injured. >> reporter: parents can call fisher price for free repairs to the recalled products. until then, they should take them away from their kids. in new york, alexis christoforous, wjz "eyewitness news." >> for more information on the recalled products, go to wjz.com and click on consumer news. >>> still ahead at 4:00, emmanuel's exit. the speculation surrounding the white house chief of staff's plan for a political run. >>> hollywood is mourning the loss of a '50s film icon. >>> deadly accident. the tour boat captain behind the wheel of a vessel makes a surprising legal move. >>> and our mixed weather mess continues. we'll update the tornado

kristin fisher has the latest information from the scene. >> you can see that all lanes on the marlboro pike are back open, but this section was shot down for seven hours this morning as crews work to clear all of the debris that came from this accident. and there was a ton of it. take a look at this. this is all that is left of the prince georges county ambulance that was involved in the crash. it literally looked like it exploded all over the roadway. what happened is shortly after midnight this ambulance was enroute to a call. it was traveling westbound on the marlboro pike with emergency lights on and sirens sounding, but somehow the driver of a suburban suv didn't see it. he was driving on the wrong side of the road going very fast when the accident happened. >> the ambulance saw it coming at the last moment, was able to swerve to the left in order to avoid a head-on collision. however, the suburban suv sideswiped the passenger compartment, right side of the vehicle of the ambulance causing catastrophic destruction of that particular unit. >> reporter: after striking the ambulance,

. >>> former husband of elizabeth taylor eddie fisher has dimptd he sold millions of rords in the '50s with songs like thinking of you, any ti, and count your blessings. according to the ap, his daughter trisha says he died due complications from hip surgery. he was 82 years old. >> carrie fisher, i believe, is his dauger sdm his daughter. >> that's what i thought. >>> our time 4:36. this morning, some surprising new information about the alleged 17-year-old gang member charged with the murder of a catholic university student. >>> what caused a delegation to walk out a speaker at the united nations. >>the heat is on today. tom is talking about possible >>> our time right now 4:39. 79 degrees in the nation's capital. nice little moon because of all th humidity. >> you could feel it this morning. >> feels like mid summer morning. patchy dense fog in the rural areas. watch out for that. around our region it is mild, muggy. 74 in washington. low 70s righ near t bay. elsewhere, we're inhe upper 60s to mid-60s in prince george's count arlg a ton, fairfax, montgomery, upper 60s. these are the

kristin fisher spent the morning at a check point where police were pulling over violators of the dozen. >> he said i was on my cell phone, but i wasn't. >> i rarely do it. i was just trying to find out the time schedule this evening. >> reporter: excuse after excuse after excuse. every driver has their own reason for texting or talking while driving, but the d. c. police officers don't care, the law is the law and all the drivers got $100 ticket tuesday morning for either texting or talking without a hands-free device while driving. some people were not happy. i mean, i feel pretty bad because now i'm late for work. >> reporter: others took it in stride. >> they have to do what they want to do. i should have been using my bluetooth. >> reporter: this is happening across the street from the renaissance hotel where today the transportation secretary will be hosting his distracted driving summit. >> last year, 5500 people died as a result of distracts driving and more than a half a million were injured as a result of distracted driving. we need to do better in america. we need to take per

the closed door meeting is underway right now at the wilson building and that's where kristin fisher is standing by with more on what we can expect from this highly- anticipated meeting. >> we still don't know if we will get any definitive answer as to what will happen with michelle rhee, but at the very least we should get some kind of indication as to how their relationship is going to progress, if at all over the next few weeks. this has been the dominant issue since vince gray won the democratic primary last week. rhee has already signaled she has no long-term interest in working for gray. one day after his primary victory she called it devastating for school children. not the statement you are going to make if you are hoping to impress your new job and keep your job. for his part, gray said her future is contingent on the conversation they will be having today. take a listen to what he had to say this past monday. >> do you see any scenario in which the two of you could work today. >> it is contingent on the discussion. >> what about the comments she made with regard to the elec