now, patrick fitzgerald, why is patrick fitzgerald part of this story? patrick fitzgerald as i said is one of the most successful and important prosecutors in america. he recently as you know indicted governor blagojevich in illinois. he convicted governor ryan, the former governor. eight convicted billionaire conrad black. in new york when he was cohead and ultimately had organized crime and terror, he convicted a number responsible for many mobsters and terrorists are i upon all the good things that patrick fitzgerald has done. as i began to tell the story, i went back over his track record. i found some things about what patrick fitzgerald did in the southern district that were questionable. i try to interview him twice over the course of two books. he turned me down. when i reported "triple cross," when it came out in hardcover, and hardcover of "triple cross" looked a little bit different. the story, it said, how al qaeda master spy infiltrated the cia, fbi and the green beret. and how patrick fitzgerald fail to stop them. that became an important p

now, patrick fitzgerald. why is patrick fitzgerald part of the store?s i said he's one of the most successful and important prosecutors in america. he recently as you know indicted governor bill voinovich and illinois and has convicted the former governor, he convicted conrad black a new york when he was the call had a multiple we have an organized crime and terrorism convicted in number of responsible helping convict many mobsters and terrorists, has a fantastic record and i applaud all the good things patrick fitzgerald has done. but as i begin to tell the story, i went back over his track record. i found some things about what patrick fitzgerald did in the southern district of were questionable. i tried to interview him twice over the course of two books he turned me down effectively. and so when i reported "triple cross" when it came out in hard cover -- and the hard cover of "triple cross" looked a little different. the story said hauer al qaeda masters infiltrated the cia the green berets and how patrick fitzgerald stopped him. that became an impo

patrick fitzgerald this in the u.s.attorney's office in chicago, sending letters to kill peter lance's book. chapter 5 of the evidence brought to the 9/11 commission when i testified was reduced to this footnote. who is the man i testified before? ayman you should have been a witness in front of the commission and he has me in a windowless conference room, the recording equipment and die so mistrusted him that i sent all of the others and it ended up in the national archives but they reduced everything i said about the plot starting in the middle of 94 to this footnote and do you know who they cited as the authority for when the plot started two years later? khalid sheikh mohammed. that is like acting-- asking david berkowitz when he did the first son of sam murder. robert wyndham of nbc news just recently did a study. more than one-quarter of all footnotes in the 9/11 report workforce dia interrogations of al qaeda operatives injected to know controversial interrogation techniques. one out of every four footnotes in th

we just spoke with tom fitzgerald. he has been reporting le from an incident which occued at the suitland parkway and alabama avenue. he does confirm the road has been reopened in each direction. suitland parkway reopened betweealabama avenue and stanton road. good news for you there. right now, on the roads, you will find lanes are open if you are traveling eastbound on 66 head in towards 7100 working your way out towards the capital beltway. now, outbound 66, they are checking for a crash near 1 with only the two left lanes getting by. we'll keep you posted on what they find there in the next report. >>> southbound 270, no accidents to report leaving clarksburg. lanes are open as you continue down towards rockville. top side of the beltway rolling at speed between college park and bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. >>> let's get back it our develo ing news ove of the district. suitland parkway reopened after a deadly hit and run crash that happened just about three hours ago near stanton road. po

john fitzgerald kennedy is elected president of the united states. jfk and bobby, who was named attorney general, move their families to washington and anticipate the eventual arrival of their younger brother. ted stays in boston working as an assistant district attorney, and then on september 29th, 1961, ted and joan celebrate the arrival of their second child, a baby boy, edward kennedy jr. a few months later, joe kennedy sr. suffers a series of strokes. although the strokes leave him almost unable to speak, joe emits a father's pride when ted announces his decision to leap into electoral politics, running for the senate seat left vacant by his brother jack. >> i'm announcing today my candidacy for the senate of the united states. >> president john f. kennedy does what he can to ensure that his younger brother wins the democratic primary. >> i will introduce myself. i am teddy kennedy's brother, and a and i'm glad to be here. >> capturing 69% of the vote. >> when i first met ted kennedy back when i was a kid in hike school, high school, in between

it will then kroz over the rose fitzgerald kennedy greenway. it was a park created to give mothers and children a little green space. the park sits on the same land kennedy's mother enjoyed as a child. we are looking at the park there now. you can see people standing as we have announced and other news organizations that the motorcade will go past there. they are aware this is their opportunity to see it. it will pass the hall where the mayor of boston will ring a bell 47 times. that represents one for each year the senator served this country in the senate, and then it is on to 122 boden. that's where kennedy opened his first office as an assistant district attorney and is where his brother john f. kennedy lived while running for congress. that was in 1946. keeping an eye on these live puck tours as the motorcade is just outside of the city, i understand, and next they will pass the jfk federal building. that's the site of kennedy's boston office. and then the motorcade will travel into south boston to jfk presidential library. the entire kenn

tom fitzgerald live in the newsroom g. to www.myfoxdc.com for complete coverage of the funeral arrangements and check out worldwide reaction. a photo gallery of senator kennedy's life and the memorial in his honor. >>> thage in edge tracking trouble. --age in edge tracking -- news edge tracking trouble. boxes and boxes of things lik computer -- computer, hardway and tools. the second time in a month the the police have raided the pawnshop. as beth parker shows us, this time they were not alone. this has been a problem. >> reporter: and now it might be a problem for -- in blazensberg. the tools made by dewalt. >> these are husbands of items brand-new. this is what brought us here. the items are obviously sold. >> they expensive item when is you buy in retail. they sold to pawnshops on the dollar. >> reporter: police had help. the retailers safeway sent employers and trucks. it's mostly health and beauty items. >> this is a multimillion issue for of a say -- safeway and talking about billions. >> it's not hard to figure out

. >>> now we go to fox 5s tom fitzgerald where preps are underway there, fitz. what is the latest? >> reporter: we had the opportunity to go up to the kennedy grave sites and see some of the preparation now. to many visitors to the naked eye, you didn't see much at all today. what we're told is that senator edward kennedy is going to be buried slightly to the left of the grave eye site of robert f. kennedy. a lot of early preliminary work has been set out at 7:00 tonight. the cemetary is going to close its doors and that is when the major site preparation is going to begin in advance of the burial service tomorrow around 5:00 in the afternoon. >> and fitz, what are we expecting tomorrow? >> well, senator kennedy requested a simple ceremony, brian. you will not see the horse- drawn cason that many people have become familiar w especially since john f. kennedy's funeral and most recently when ronald reagan's funeral services were here in washington. instead, a black hearse will bring the senator's casket into the cemetery. there will be a joint honor guard, a firing party, a u.s. arm

. >> reporter: there are over 200 clunkers on the lot here at fitzgerald auto mall as this program comes to an end but it was a bit of a rough ride on this final day for a lot of dealers because the website they used to submit their rebates crashed for several hours so the government is ging them all a little bit more time to submit their last- minute paperwork. even though the sun didn't set on the cash for clunkers program until 8:00 p.m., sarah tried and failed to get five dealers to let him trade in his 2000 mazda on the last day of the program. >> they said basically no, we're not growing to do it because we're not going to take chance on government paying us back. it's frustrating especially when you know it's a program that you want to go to. i was out of the country. i just came in and i was trying to take advantage of it. >> reporter: a lot of dealers stopped taking part in the program early so they could focus on submitting all of their paperwork to the government. >> the blue chevy pickup right there we have. then we took in the dodge ram over there. >> reporter: but at fits g

. >> john fitzgerald kennedy inspired our america. robert kennedy challenged our america.ur teddy, changed america. >> his personal life revolved around family. he embraced the role of patriarch. >> every single one of my brothers and sisters needed a father. we gained 130 uncle teddy. >> teddy has become a part of history. we have become the ones who have to deal with all of the things he would have done. >> larger-than-life figure in family and politics. he is inspiring the next generation to follow in his footsteps. following the ceremony, his body will be taken to arlington national cemetery where he will be very very close to his brothers. nbc news. >> you can much's funeral live right here on wbal-tv 11 at 10:00 this morning. at 5:30 in the afternoon, we will carry his burial plot. and meet the press will be a special tribute to him and the family dynasty on sunday morning. ♪ >> our other big story is a tropical stanley that we have been falling. >> heavy rains have been moving through the area overnight. >> john collins has been calling its a flat tire. >> danny is

tom fitzgerald joins us with a look at his life and legacy. >> reporter: it is far from any secret over the past year, that senator kennedy had less time ahead of him than he had in the past. the final chapter is still being written today as america debates the issue of health care that he fought for right up until the end of his life. born on february #nd, 19 # 2, edward kennedy was the youngest of joe and rose kennedy's nine children but he was des tipped to step from the shadows and lead the kennedy clan through both good times and bad. when john f. kennedy was elected, ather joseph p. kennedy knew who should replace him n 1962, kennedy won a special election and with go on to be re-elected eight times. the kennedy family had its share of tragedy. assassination haming the lives of john f. kennedy in 1963 and robert kennedy in 1968. accolades are going on from around the nation. we will hear from many people who have looked back at 47 years in the united states septa that senator ted kennedy has served. >> we'll have much more throughout the morning. >>> let's get a check on the forec

why didn't you mention the fitzgera fitzgeralds? he said when he first campaigned for congress, grandpa fitzgerald. grandpa had been elected and then came back and was mayor of boston. he campaigned with my brother and right after the war when, when my brother came back from the pacific, he said when he traveled around the district, grandpa would be in a certain part of the district settled by people from corke and he would pretend he was from corke. and then go to a different part of the district. and my brother told the story. he said i never knew exactly where grandpa was from. and so my mother heard that story. and she didn't accept it completely. but anyway it was a good story. >> larry: ted kennedy, father, uncle, patriarch of an american dynasty. stay with us. ♪ >> larry: the assassination of robert f kennedy left ted as the only surviving kennedy brother in his generation. the death of his father, joe kennedy sr. made him the patriarch of a sprawling clan. i asked him what being head of his family was like. >> it's a wonderf

why didn't you mention the fitzgeralds? he said when he first campaigned for congress, grandpa fitzgerald. he ran in that district. grandpa had been elected and -- to congress in 1896, with three terms. then came back and was mayor of boston. he campaigned with my brother and right after the war when, when my brother came back from the pacific, he said when he traveled around the district, grandpa would be in a certain part of the district settled by people from cork and he would pretend he was from cork. and then go to a different part of the district. he'd say he was from slago. he went to a different place. and my brother told the story. he said i never knew exactly where grandpa was from. and so my mother heard that story. and she didn't accept it completely. but anyway, it was a good story. >> larry: ted kennedy, father, uncle, patriarch of an american dynasty. stay with us. introducing the all new chevy equinox. with an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon. and up to 600 miles between fill ups. it's the most fuel efficie

los potravoces de fitzgerald, en gaithersburg dicen que han vendido 400 vehiculos desde que empezo elograma que permite a los conductores recibir un descuento de hasta 4 mil 500 dolares que es pagado al consecionario directamente por el gobierno... presidente de ese pais nuevamente habla contra estados unidos...esta vez por el posible acuerdo con colombia sobre bases militares.... su homogolo colombiano, avaro uribe realiza una gira por varios paises en sur america para hablar sobre proposito de establecer acuerdos militares con washington..uribe llego hoy muy temprano a chile, antes estuvo en la paz y lima, respectivamente..tambien visitara argentina, paraguay, uruguay y brasil . el depuestopresidente de honduras manuel zelaya, acuso hoy de nuevo a gros conservadores de altisimo nivel de estados unidos de apoyar el golpe de estado que le derroco el 28 de junio... zelaya fue recibido en mexico con honores de jefe de estado por el presidente de felipe calderon ... calderon le dijo que, a traves del grupo de rio, insistira en que se acepte el acuerdo de san jose para restituir el orden

i'm tom fitzgerald. live report coming up. >>> and frightening moments for michael phelps. he walked away from a car crash last night. details on that still ahead. >>> and then -- >> i know, it's unchartered territory. >> that is a maryland actor star ago long side lisa kudrow and vanessa hungons in the new movie band slam. and here here to chat about the film. >>> good morning. i'm claudia coffey in for allison seymour. >> and i'm steve chenevey. big buzz in the sports world as michael vick is back with the philadelphia eagles, signing a deal after serving 18 months in federal prison for a dogfighting conviction. we'll go live to philly for reaction from the fans and the eagles. >>> and now for a check of weather this top of the 8:00 hour. tony perki, it sounds like we're off to a good start for the weekend. >> not a bad start. we have relatively mild conditions out there with temperatures in the 70s. humidity is up there but we have a slight breeze. here is a look at e thsatellite radar. e ce wcan show

>> a final thought from steven pope at cantor fitzgerald. he's been with us for much of the past hour. one of the hot topics of the day -- not the day, maybe the year -- is the bonus culture, particularly in the banking sector. where do you stand on the debate? looks like governments around the world increasingly embroiled in this issue. >> right. understand where governments have taken an investment stake in the bank and are a majority shareholder. they want to keep an oversight role. that's what an extraordinary shareholder would do. where you have an institution not engaged in taking government money, they have to be allowed to pay what the market is dike imitatitatimitatin imitating. if people have performed well, they need to be rewarded. the minute we start cutting back, the people will see compensation elsewhere. >> however, if there are players in a certain industry, like the banking sector, where they've had government intervention to keep them afloat, surely if you say, governments can get involved in pay of banks but not in others

. >> reporter: but fitzgerald is still being careful, even though she signed on the dotted line. she will wait until the vote goes through before selling her old car. in gaithersburg, tisha thompson, fox 5 news. >>> and more proof of the program taking off, they put them over the top for july, giving the automakers the first increase in years. the senate is set to vote on the cash for clunkers bill on wednesday. >>> and now to the destruction left behind after three tornadoes touched down in maryland friday. one hard-hit area here, frederick county. after two days of cleaning up there is still lots of work to be done. most people spent a third day cleaning up after the storms. the violent winds snapped the old trees, leveled a barn, crushed three out of four chimneys in just one home. >> i think i've been in a state of shock the last couple of days of the it is just -- you just put one foot forward and keep working. >> sounds like a great attitude she has. again, three tornadoes, in all, two ef 1 in frederick county, the national weather service says winds were at 90-110 miles pe

he wants a deal similar to fitzgerald, who signed a four-year, $40-million deal.ns are not willing to go that high. >> other nfl news and notes. douglas will miss the season with a knee injury. rex, was carted off the practice field after suffering a possible serious injury to his left knee. >> the titans plan to honor steve mcnair, by wearing a number 9 decal, on the helmet. it will be worn start with the opener against the bills. the titans went through the lead to get the decal approved. they'll wear a patch with 50 years, and another patch wasn't an option. >> the gators kick off their season in just under a month and tebow may be in mid-season form mentally, and making sure he's ♪ ah, that hits the spot. it's drinkability. it means bud light is good where ever you are. if you're at a party. or, playing golf. like those guys. or, in a bar. [ old timey western bar music ] draw another door. don't say draw. never filling, always refreshing. bud light. the difference is drinkability. seven aces. >> ♪ tebow, looks to throw it deep down the field. touchdown! touchd

and the fitzgerald river national parkis a fantastic asset.rant: it is one of the twelve or thirteen hotspots of biological diversity on the planet and is a large draw card for a number of tourists coming to visit the national park. >>reporter: tourism in western australia brings in six billion us dollars a year, generates 80,000 jobs and fuels regional economies, but it's a fraction of what mining generates. yet there's a growing realisation that communities need to develop more sustainable industries alongside mining if they are to survive. >>ashcroft: if you are running a share portfolio you don't just buy one single share and hope that you are goingto hang in there. you're not. you buy a spread, so any community that is looking for some sort of sustainable future has got to look at a spread of ways in which it can economically sustain itself. >>flanagan: places like kalgoolie are probably a good example. kalgoolie is probably the most historic and the longest term mining town in western australia. it has issues in relation to say the boom

. >> same story at fitzgerald. >> we have done something over 600 deals. if i had to guess, i would say something less than 10% have been paid. >> the virginia automobile association cited 4000 cash for clunkers deals have been done. what is the money coming? >> it is a cash flow nightmare. some people, that could put them out of business. >> a lot of them, the italian in has been approved so you know you're getting payment. >> it is winning for the check. >> you are waiting for the money. >> the government will not say how many claims have been paid but they have increased the number of people processing them. officials told us the department of transportation is committing resources and working overtime to process the overwhelming volume of applications quickly and responsibly while getting rebates paid for complete and valid deals. car dealers are very happy with the increase in business. each one of these clunkers, there is a new car on the road replacing them. each new car the car dealer had to buy from the manufacturer. they financed the purchase and

on to the rose fitzgerald kennedy greenway.een space in the center of boston a green space he established to honor his mother. the bell will be rung 47 times. signifying senator kennedy's 47 years of long service to the commonwealth of massachusetts before they head to the jfk federal building where his boston offices have stood for many decades and finally through south boston. a fitting end to that procession. the irish part of town. it finally ends at the jfk presidential library and museum where he would lay in repose and give the public the opportunity to stop by and pay respects to the kennedy family. gretchen? gretchen: thank you very much for that update. move on to other headlines this morning. he is in charge of the committee that writes the nation's tax laws but it looks like congressman charlie rangel isn't paying his own taxes. records show that rangle is behind on taxes for two small plots of land in new jersey. not the first time. records show at least six tax liens have been filed opt pieces of land. he eventual

he played for the convicts with ella fitzgerald and count basie. and i'm thinking, 'boy, i fell into something here. this is--this is big stuff. 'here's a kid who i mean, i'm a--you know, i'm in the--in the journalism business, and i'm kind of impressed with ed murrow. but i'm--you know, i'm running around with count basie and ella fitzgerald and frank sinatra. it's one great big--we leave lawton penitentiary to come back to get his plane, and--and on the way he says to me, 'we're--we're not going to be far from arlington cemetery, are we? ' i said, 'no. i guess we go pretty close.' he said, 'do you want to film me at jack kennedy's grave?' i said, 'have you ever been there before?' he said, 'no, this is the first time.' why i said what i said, i don't know, but i said,'you son of a bitch. you've never been to jack kennedy's grave, as close as you were, and now you want aamera to film you there?' and he said, 'you're right. i shouldn't do that, should i?' i was probably stupid because i--it's--been a great scene, but i figured it was a good way of

tom fitzgerald is here now with a look back at the life and legacy of the man who was the kennedy family patriarch. >> reporter: last spring when he endorsed barack obama's presidential campaign, senator edward kennedy invoked his brother's inauguration speech saying the torch would be passed again to a new generation. his own torch may have dimmed a final time but the glow of his remarkable life was the stuff of an american political legend. ary 2nd, 1932, the2n un geyostonnif e kennedy which were. he was destinenito step out of the shadees on of his famous brothers and lead the kennedy clan through good times and bad. >> i dojohn fitzgerald kennedy -- >> when john f. kennedy was elected the 35th president, 30- year-old ted kennedy ran for a seat in 1962. democratic strategist peter finn worked on kennedy's first campaign. >> he was criticized by many in the democratic establishment, especially a lot of liberals saying what are you doing? you know, he's been assistant district attorney in suffolk county. what is he doing running for the united states senate? >> reporter: he family had t

in nortast, tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> the u.s. postal inspectors office tells us the person responsible for that incident could face three separate federal charges which could carry up to 20 years in prison. >>> and more alarming news this morning involving a postal employee. marvin foster of howard county, maryland, has admitted to stealing $60,000 worth of stamps. but that's not all. he then sold them for a profit. the u.s. attorney's office says that foster was a window clerk at the elkridge post office from june of 2008 to this past to sbr icks and coils of stamps which he gave to a co- conspirator to sell into now to a deadly hit-and-run in southeast this morning as a man tried to cross suitland parkway around 3:00 this morning. police are on the lookout for a small blue or black vehicle with extensive front-end damage. the parkway closed for a few hour this is an monthing but reopened at 5:00. if you happened to see anything at that time, please give police a call. >>> and police are still looking for the remains of shakita

. >> fitzgerald auto dealerships will hit a 43 year sales record this month. 2400 sales. but there is a dark side to all of this buying frenzy. no one expected. theft. >> looks like we are missing a radio. i can see the third row bench seat is missing. >> gerald is director of finance and walked the back lot of clunkers at the germantown auto mall. and he said it is a supply lot for thieves. >> i guess you will see that the vehicle is without a radio now. >> gotten to the point where we have to hire somebody to be out here. >> radio, seats, wheels, and taillights. thieves even case the cars, before they strike. >> yeah, they come in here and act like they are lost. the government's program said they cannot do another deal somewhere else. >> bottom line is this, one clunker rebate per person period. but until sunday, the government did not have any check in place. >> we're not going to find out for 60 days whether the customer bought a car somewhere else and they do not qualify. >> so until dealerships get the government reimbursements, and fitzgerald auto mall alone is on

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tom fitzgerald has a look at the man known as the liberal lion of the senate. >> reporter: man people are waking up to this news and it was expected but still the final news comes as a shock. it was about 1:30 this more thanking when the news was first released from the kennedy family that the senator had passed away. as you might imagine, statements have been coming into the newsroom from all over the country. we have one here from the kennedy family itself. we'll put that up on the screen. they say we have lost the he irreplaceable center of our family and the joyous light of our lives but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever. of course, proams currently vacationing in martha's vineyard not far from the kennedy compound. that statement goes on to say we thank everyone who gave him care and support over his last year and everyone who stood with him for so many years in his tireless march for progress towards justice, farrness and opportunity for all. the white house also released a statement this morning from president barack obam

. >> reporter: fitzgerald's auto dealerships will hit a 43-year sales record this month. 2400 sales. but there's da side to all of the buying frenzy no one expected. theft. >> it looks like we're missing a roo. i can see the third row seat is missing. >> reporter: the director of finance walked the back lock of clunkers at the german town auto mall. he says it's becoming a parts supply lot for thieves. >> i guess you'll see that the vehicles without a radio now. it's gotten to the point where we've got to hire somebody to be out here. >> reporter: radios, seat, wheels, even taillights. thieves often case the cars before they strike. they come in here and act like they're lost. >> reporter: you're probably wondering why are the dealerships holding on to the clunkers instead of sending them off to the junk yard. they want to make sure they get reimbursed for the rebates but there is a rule in the program that could leave some dealers short. bottom line is this. one clunker rebate per person but until sunday the government didn't have any eck in place. >> we're not growing to find out f

fox 5's tom fitzgerald has the story. >> reporter: the army stopped its search for world war i chemicalns at this house. the reason? the people doing the investigation came across an open glass flask and inside were the trace amount of the chemical agent used to make mustard gas. >> we have every reason to believe that there were agents there. >> reporter: d.c. delegate congresswoman eleanor holmes nort met with the army corps of engineers. norton says since the cleanup work began in the neighborhood back in the early '90 the army has left the site twice and this time she says that is not going to happen again. >> remember, the corps left twice and had to be recalled. the court is not leaving again until this is all done. >> reporter: for its part colonel dave anderson for the u.s. corps of engineers says the job of the investigation is to locate any dangerous material so in his view the ol discovery of te mustard agent -- [ inaudible ] >> the site has been secured. the hole has been capped and we'll make a reassessment of the risk before we continue any type of work there in terms of p

tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> we have much more on eunice kennedy shriver on our website. her photos, tribute, condolences and links to her web page and the special olympics. log on to myfoxdc.com. >>> more trouble for metro. got to hear how one driver finally figured out they were driving a train that was way too long. >>> l.a. known for its car chases. the end of this one caug our attention. >>> the government taking action after passengers were left stranded in a cramped plane for more than nine hours. >>> you and your cronies in the government. >> the battle over health care turning down right nasty. today the resident comes out swinging. hmmm... well.. naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destinati at busch gdens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds u... start at bchgardens.com. at bch gardens in williamsburg. with four family-friendly rides... everyone's sesame street friends. ( elmo giggles ) ♪ big and small! there's fun for all!♪ - that's a lot of food! wo! pizza mia, the p'zone... our fed pizza rolls, and our person

tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >>> cash for clunkers got a big fillup tonight. the senate approved an extra $2 billion to keep the program running through labor day. the $1 billion originally earmarked for the program was about to run out. the everyone wanted to keep rebate program going. >> we're spending $3 billion to subsidize car purchases from -- some of them from automotive companies that we own. >> my colleague on the other side of the aisle who are constantly bashing the recovery package for for the delivering immediate results should be jumping for joy. >> the white house said without more money, the program would have ended tomorrow. the bill now heads to the president's desk for his signature. >>> we are learning more about the man who went on a shooting spree inside a pennsylvania gym. investigators found an undated video of the suspected gunman george sodini posted on the internet. it reveals the man struggling with the way he interacts with the world. >> so my objective is to be real and to learn to be emotional and to, you know, to be able to emot

tom fitzgerald, fox 5 news. >> u.s. postal inspector's office follows -- tells us the person responsible could face federal charges and up to 20 years in prison. >>> services today in remembrance of eunice kennedy shriver. thousands of people lined at the streets in front of a cape cod church. inside, shriver was remembered for starting special olympics, her strength and service to the country. here's more from the service. >> reporter: hundreds lined this cape cod street as unix -- eunice kennedy shriver's children carried her casket into the church she spent much of her life worshipping in. for many, the site was overwhelming, especially for this special olympics athlete. >> i will make sure -- [ indiscernible ] >> she's like a founder and like our mother. >> eunice kennedy shriver died tuesday at cape cod hospital. she was 88 years old. the sister of former president john f. kennedy and senator ted kennedy is perhaps most respective for her commitment to empowering those with special needs. today, those close to her

. >> reporter: at fitzgerald lake forest auto mall the lot is full of shoppers. time is running out to take advantage of the federal program. >> it's incredible. nothing but good news. more business this month than a year ago. we may have a record month in all of our company's history. >> reporter: the clunker program has been so successful the lots are running short on cars to buy. some are complaining they are not getting reimbursed by the government. >> it's not because of what a dealership has done wrong or right, it's because it's so onerus. >> reporter: the program has been great for business. nationally more than 450,000 new cars have been sold. linda brown hopes to be one of the last buyers. she's getting rid of her 11 year old nissan. the cash for clunkers program technically ends at 8:00 tomorrow night but people should not think they can wait until the last minute to come out and get the car they want. time is running out and supplies are running short. in gaithersburg, darcy spencer, news 4. >> we're following a developing story in prince william coun

fox 5 tom fitzgerald has the story. >> reporter: on the roads leading into hagerstown, protesters set up in the morning. >> we don't want a government takeover of health care which removes our freedom. >> reporter: lines stretched out, 800 people requested admission to the auditorium that only held about 400 people. >> u.s. senator benjamin cardin. [ applause ] >> reporter: that applause was about as warm as it got for maryland's democratic senator ben cardin who supports president obama's health care reform. >> it's in all of our interests to get everyone into the system. that's what our proposals would do. part of what we're trying to do is make sure everybody has affordable options to be able to have health insurance. >> reporter: tempers flared early on. >> thank you, senator cardin, for allowing us to voice our views and to ask questions. >> reporter: most of the audience while respectful didn't seem to be buying what the senator was selling. concerns over costs. >> under your and the congress' involvement in our lives, you racked up $12 trillion in debt. you're adding to it now.

fox 5's tom fitzgerald hastorept >> reporter: in this just released report written in 2004, the c.i.a. inspector general reveals the method interrogators used in questioning terror detainees. methods some former c.i.a. officials still defend. >> no one wants torture. none of us are for torture. it comes down to what is torture? water boarding is not torture. it's never been torture and will never be considered torture. >> reporter: but the c.i.a. report goes far beyond water boarding claiming 9/11 mastermind kalik mohammad told if he attacked again, his children would be killed. other interrogators are said to have staged mock executions and threatened prisoners with power tools. last spring the president described the methods as torture. >> they serve as a recruitment tool for terrorists and increases the will of our enemies to fight us. >> reporter: attorney general eric holder debated the issue for months but in naming a special prosecutor, he's poised cases which dozen alleged could expose the c.i.a. employees to criminal charges. >> america will have adjust -- will have a justice

. >> john fitzgerald kennedy inspired our america. robert kennedy challenged our america.nd are teddy changed america. >> the three hours of intensely personal memories followed two days of public viewing by kennedy's other family. in estimated 50,000 people filed past the flag draped coffin, sharing gratitude and hope. >> he was an inspiration to so many people around the world. it is just wonderful to be part of that. >> after a short flight from martha's vineyard, the president and first lady arrived to dever the eulogy at the funeral. leon? >>> a funeral mass will be held at 10:30 tomorrow morning at our lady of perpetual help, also known as the mission church in boston. about 1005 other people are expected to attend, including former presidents george bibby bush, bill clinton, and jimmy carter. -- about 1500 people are expected to attend. >>> to mar the tribute shifts to he nation's capital, winding through washington won its way to arlington national cemetery -- tomorrow. the motorcade will stop at the u.s. capitol, and that is where stephen tschida is. >> we expect

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his grandfather, boston mayor fitzgerald, christened fenway park in 1912. there was jim wright catching kennedy's throw there earlier this spring. [ "tape [ "taps" playing ] be sitting lis be sitting lis and completely block his shot. so that's why i was like... didn't you notice this was weird? no. they taste fresh because you make them fresh. healthy choice fresh mixers. in the soup or pasta aisle. to silence headaches... doctors recommend tylenol... more than any other brand... of pain reliever. tylenol rapid release gels... release medicine fast. so you can stop headaches... and feel better fast. some pharmacies make you work for it with memberships and fees. but not walmart. they have hundreds of generic prescriptions for just $4 for up to a 30-day supply or $10 for 90 days. >>> welcome back to msnbc. it was 15 months ago -- these are live pictures as we follow the motorcade carrying the body of senator edward kennedy. it was 10 months ago he was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer, and he was determined to make what he called a, quote, good ending f

tom fitzgerald has more on the fallout. >> president obama says over and over again he will do what needs to be ne to fix the country's financial future. >> i think every step that s necessary to make sure that happens. >> reporter: but two administration economic gurus y have stepped in something else, controversy, a flip flop over raising taxes on the middle class. >> let me be precise, the president's clear commitment on not raising taxes on those making less than $250,000 a year. >> robert gibbs said that geithner an summers used to rule out middle class tax hikes on sunday. >> the president's clearest commitment in the clearest terms possible. he's not raising taxes on those who make less than $250,000 a year. >> a middlela-c tax hike would be costly after candidate obama pledged not to pursue one during the s not a time to rais taxes on anyone. >> reporter: he says the administration has still not ruled out a so-called use user or national sales tax which could race $1.6 trillion a year. >> he can say hee not raising income taxes but it is not real the truth and it raises massive am

three-time champ andy roddick would have to complete a tall task, chop down 6'9" john isner at the fitzgerald tennis center. roddick had his hands full tonight. first set tiebreaker. roddick in the far court. the two exchanged groundstrokes from the baseline but then isner gets sneaky, throws in the drop shot and catches roddick off guard. isner wins the first set, 7-6. roddick won the second. we go to a third set. tied at four. isner serving in thear court. moves to the net right here. he hits the drop shot but roddick tracks it down and rips the crosscourt winner. roddick beats john isner three sets advancing to tomorrow's 3:00 final to take on the defending champion juan del potro. pad rag harrington is leading at the invitational but could be victim to another sunday tyiger attack. he trails by just three strokes going into the final round. tiger braving the elements all day in akron, ohio. here in the par 5, 16th, tiger's third shot from 90 yards away. he's attacking. his ball lands on t green, rolls past the pin but he's not finished. pulls the string and the ball stops just inches from

. >> the rush to finish paperwork was already on today at fitzgerald auto mall. the dealers have made nearly 490,000 cash for clunker sales throughout t country. y buskeee wgo busy weekend efo bthr ailth system. owmogh t, nats, the in dskdan.c. united all play during the 7:00 hour. that means extra riders on the blue orange and green lines. metro says they'll be ready. >> metro's going to have extra trains available after the sporting events because we know a lot of people leave at the same time for these so we'll have them available on the green lines with the baseball game, blue orange line for soccer game and blue line for the football game. >>> passengers on the red line should add an extra half hour to their commute. there will be scheduled track work and no red line trains will pass through the fort to then station. >>> there's a puppy that has earned his name, lucky. a little black lab that somehow got himself stuck in a storm drain. the seven foot drop for that little pup. firefighters in albany were called out to the scene. they got him out. lucky seemed

. >> john fitzgerald kennedy inspired our america. robert kennedy challenged our america. and our teddy, changed america. [ applause ] >> reporter: kennedy cssed the aisle to work with republicans like his friend john mccain. >> ted and i shared the sentiment that a fight not joined was a fight not enjoyed. >> reporter: a video by ken burns portrayed ted kennedy as the captain of the family sailboat. >> he is on a schooner now, sail on, my friend, sail on. >> niece caroline kennedy. >> now teddy has become a part of history and we have become the ones that have to do all the thing he's would have done, for us, for each other, and for our country. ♪ with irish eyes >> the senator will be all jitzed by president obama to whom kennedy said he was passing the torch. then at arlington national cemetery, ted kennedy will be buried next to his brothers. i'm steve handel san, mbs news, boston. >> folks in the nation's capital will get a chance to see senator kennedy's casket after a stop at the u.s. capitol. the funeral procession will go down the mall before it enters the cemeter

the championship match tomorrow at3:00 at the fitzgerald tennis center upper northwest. tiger near the top of the leaderboard in akron. his birdie cup brought him to six under. let's move to 18. tiger 10 feet away. he makes this and he will climb into second place. he does, behind leader padraig harrington, tiger finishes, shooting 65 on the day moving him to seven under as we head into the final round tomorrow, and i don't know. looks pretty good for tiger tomorrow. >> looks really good for tiger. thanks, we'll be right back.l bt - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now get big meals like our stuffed pizza rolls, pizza mia, the p'zone... and our personal panormous pizza starting at just $5. the big eat tiny price menu. only at pizza hut. >> there won't be peanuts and crackerjack at one game this year -- the nats are hosting peanut-free baseball for teams with peanut allerg

this as best we can tell robert fitzgerald kennedy jr. and max kennedy, two of the late senators nephews taking some of their relatives out for a boat ride as they are passing the mya. this is a spectacular day, the type of day ted used to enjoy riding his mya on the beautiful waters yesterday. to honor him nantucket light ship late in the evening lit a beacon to honor his life and service to this country. today at noon the motorcade -- there will be a private mass held inside the kennedy family home. at 12:30. it's been moved up 30 minutes from what we had initially been told of the motorcade will begin travel, carlos, 70 miles to boston. should take them an hour and 15 minutes. this will be a historic root they will take, passing through not just hyannis port. the mayor will toll the bell 47 times to honor his year in the senate, finally arriving at john f. kennedy presidential museum. he will lie in state beginning today open to the public to visit. we're told members of the kennedy family will be there to greet guests as they did for

tom fitzgerald is following the new developments. >> reporter: as former president bill clinton stepped off his plane in north korea, the secret trip may have been a surprise to the outside world but the white house was keeping quiet. >> this was a private mission that we weren't going to comment on while the former president was on the ground in north korea. >> reporter: clinton met with kim i will i don't think. negotiations were son followed by a media report that the leader had pardoned the americans. laura ling and euna lee some say were pawns to achieve the real goal. >> die a long with the u.s -- die a long with the u.s. >> reporter: the recent actions, missile tests are aimed at getting one on one negotiations with the united states. >> they feel they have been isolated. they are not treated as equals with the u.s. >> reporter: with north korea in financial ruin and kim ill young reportedly ill, the white house should go slowly. >> the question is what is the message. >> reporter: the senior south asian fellow for relations said president clinton's mission had a singular goal of

tom fitzgeralds herewith more. >> reporter: shriver had suffered a series of strokes in recent years. all 19 of her grandchildren were at her side. shriver was the fifth of nine kennedy children, but unlike her brothers who entered the world of politics, shriver found another way to serve, inspired by her older sister, rose mary who was born with brain damage, she dedicated her lives to those and set up special olympics. special olympics has set up a website to offer condolences online and at their tpháers 19th street building. >> to read the tributes that people are putting on there, in addition to that, we are setting p an area here if people want to stop by and pay respects and condolences. they're more than welcome to visit the headquarters. >> reporter: funeral arrangements so far have not been announced by the family. eunice kennedy shriver's death leaves senator ted kennedy and his sier jean kennedy smith leave the remaining survivors of the immediate kennedy family. >>> the news edge on the virginia governor's race now. if the commonwealth is going to go blue, it's going kicki

. >> here at fitzgerald auto mall in gaithersburg -- >> in a many of five days, they have blown through $1 billion. >> they were happy to hear about the house vote to refuel the program by $2 billion. >> it has been a rough year for a lot of people, and that is really good news for everybody. it is great to be busy. >> brian, driving a 2,000 mercury mountain ear says hakeem -- says it is time. >> it has high mileage. >> for them, it makes a there are 4,500 trade-in rebate. >> constant repair bills and worries about breaking down. >> their 1997 jeep upgrade todd a new hundred day. to happen to stimulate the spending. i think it is a good effort. >> the way this is supposed to work is that the dealers submit paperwork to the federal government. the feds reimburse those dealers. it is a complicated process, but there still are a lot of smiling faces around here. abc 7 news. >> everyone wants to cash in. thank you, rich. we do have some more details on this cash for clunkers program. the white house has confirmed that deals made this weekend will be honored. the senate is going to vote on e

tom fitzgerald now has details. >> reporter: in his 8th year, the war in afghanistan may face one more new direction. >> this report is an assessment where we are. >> reporter: white house press secretary robert gibbs said it was president obama who ordered the report which gibbs says the president is yet to receive. >> the president asked for a review of our policy. the president authorized additional security forces in to afghanistan. >> reporter: the review from president obama's new commander, eneral stanley mcchrystal called for more training to afghanistan forces to take over security so u.s. forces could focus on counterinsurgency. we have a record number of troops and we will have 68,000 by the end of the year. the report does not call for more u.s. troops but says the request is expected later this year. >> he wants to request more troop but there is not much support in washington for that. >> reporter: the center for strategic and international studies says while the taliban controls a third of afghanistan, a new strategy could free u.s. troops to go after them. >> the situat

but for six and a half hours, workers at the fitzgerald auto mall said the government's computer system was down. the deal stacked up, waiting to be entered before the 8:00 p.m. deadline. >> we're up. hallelujah. >> reporter: around 6:00 p.m., they were back in business, unpressure from dealer, the government extended its dead line to give them more time to file their paperwork. >> they only gave us until noon tomorrow. we probably have here about 50 or 60 deal. it takes 10 to 15 minutes to process it. >> reporter: they said the program was the victim of its own success. >> you have all these dealers across the nation trying to pump all these dmeelz and getting them in at the last minute and the system was eats overloaded or something else externally but it apparently fail. >> reporter: gail was among those trying to get a last-minute deal and got stuck with his clunker. >> we ran out of time. we couldn't get everything together. we started kind of late, like last week. >> reporter: hundred of thousands of people traded in their clunkers for up to $4,500 in rebate money. many dealers ar