his name was fran crippen. he died saturday while competing in the last leg of the marathon swimming world cup in the united arab emirates. again, 26 years of age. talk about an elite athlete here. an official with the uae official swimming federation says his death was caused by severe fatigue. earlier, another official told us that preliminary results indicated he had a heart attack. but other swimmers in the race say the water was just too hot. whatever caused fran crippen's death obviously an horrific loss for the swimming community and of course his family. his sister mattie will be joining us here momentarily. she is minutes away. you'll want to stick around and hear what his older sister is saying. >>> meantime let's get to this developing story. i want to fill you in on stories unfolding at the top of the hour. we just found out what made those nine college students so sick -- you remember the story at that off campus house party in washington state? they had to go to the hospital. it turns out their dr

fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america?ur most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past. and mark, it's really...as fran has mentioned, alcohol is really the main problem. what other substances are youth taking today? while most youth who use, do use alcohol, marijuana runs a pretty close second with high use in marijuana. but probably the most rapidly growing segment of new use is in the prescription drug area with high increasing numbers of new users coming into the system who've used prescription drugs and normally getting it from a relative or from friends. and inhalants may be a problem as well? inhalants is a problem at younger

>> i sort of disagree with fran to this extent.the bush administration and the obama administration have been effective in capturing and killing a number of terrorists. and you don't -- in fact, i offer this as further evidence that their capability has deteriorated. they have the desire in al qaeda in arabian peninsula to attack us. we look at what happened with the underwear pants bomber. the device he wore number one it was not sufficient to bring down the plane. it showed me they didn't know what they were doing because if they knew what they were doing, he would have had a different amount of explosive on him number one. then we see the guy in new york city that tried to blow up his truck. he didn't even understand that what he had and how he assembled it wouldn't be even work. so what i'm seeing is not the kind of sophistication we saw with the first bomber of the world trade center. we're seeing sort of a second and third tier effort. what that means is we need to continue this effort to capture and kill these guys. as you c

so let's continue to make a difference one lid at a time. >> larry: fran townsend, larry fran, larryo hint that these people are not getting smarter. >> larry, there is something to be said for this. the attacks that they are attempting are much smaller. i don't take the sort of comfort that larry johnson suggested. first of all, the underwear bomber, petn if properly detonated could have caused a huge problem on that plane and may in fact -- it is not clear to me that it wouldn't have blown a hole in the fuselage particularly given where he was sitting. larry, i disagree with you. let me finish. >> larry: larry, let her finish. >> okay. >> the second thing is the times square bomber, i met with a senior nypd official just this week explaining to me he clearly had been trained. it was constructed properly. what happened was it at the last minute he swapped out two of the elements to this thing for lower grade materials and that's why it didn't detonate. and frankly if he had not swapped that out and constructed it correctly as he said, he would have killed people. the good news is th

fran drescher talk show.about -- >> november 26th, the day after thanksgiving. >> you have so much to be thankful for. congratulations. >> thank you, doll. >> appreciate it. from pedicures to politics is how you put it. >> exactly. that's "the fran drescher talk show" a highways band. >> the fran band. >> right. yeah, the fran band. >> thank you, fran. >> got have music. >> got have music. good to have you back. >> thank you. >>> to find out more about this project, the fran van, cancer schmancer go to our websit and we'll get you to the right place. >>> a mom suing a show for millions of dollars. we'll speak with that mom when we come back. >>> sponsored by dove beauty bar. who knows moisture better than back. >> announcer: dove beauty bar, who knows moisture better than dove. dove isn't soap. it contains pure 1/4 moisturizing cream because, everyday moisture is the key to beautiful skin. and who knows moisture better than dove. my friends at work think there's more than one "me." because, everyday moisture

organizers near the competition near dubai failed to speculate on fran crippen's cause of death.25-year-old died in the water during an open-water race. >> fran went under with about 1,700 meters to go. they didn't realize it at the time. and two hours later, they found his body. >> reporter: the persian gulf waters were exceptionally warm, as high as 86 degrees. crippen complained that he wasn't feeling well. >> if the water's too warm and too salty, your dehydration levels goes up so much faster. >> reporter: when crippen failed to finish the race, fellow swimmers and a diving team went in search, then found his body. officials here blame the death on extreme exhaustion and said they'd launch an investigation. crippen's body was found two hours after the race. >> he couldn't do enough for anybody. if you wanted a friend, you wanted fran crippen to be your friend. >> reporter: crippen came from a family of champion swimmers. his sister mattie said, he was our hero. vinita and rob. >> and the older sister that lara just mentioned will join us live on "good morning america." >>> t

and fran would want this -- fran would want his legacy to mean something. so i'm going to work for that. >> tell us more about his legacy and his passion, and some of the things that he did. >> yeah. i think one of the quotes you heard was he's really looking forward to the opportunity competing again and making 2012 olympic team. one thing you have to know about fran, he had a passion about everything, whether it was swimming or the philadelphia phillies. he was fun and passionate and loyal to all things and all people. and he was really a patchwork of the places he had been and the people that had touched him. so, he feels all the love, even though he's not sitting here with us. he was an awesome person. >> i know he felt the same about you. as you said, a very close family. our sincere condolences to you in your time. we appreciate you coming to talk to us. >> thank you. >>> it's time for the news and bianna golodryga in for juju chang. >>> good morning, everyone. we begin with dramatic video of a tornado touching down near dallas. a man shot this video

my conversation with actress fran dresher. she's coming out now in support of same-sex marriage. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. thanks for joining us here on msnbc saturday. the race for the midterm vote enters the final stretch. president obama and south dakota sfleert john thune clashed on the issue of financial reform. >> despite the terrible economic dislocation caused by our financial system under the old rules, it's time for americans to boat the drum for repeal. >> despite the debt that is closing in on $14 trillion, the president wants to spend more money on these kinds of failed policies. >> new polling is setting the stage for november 2nd. although republicans claim momentum in the race, more registered voters say they are leaning toward democratic candidates. 42% support republicans in the gop. as far as at that professional rating, it is at 54%, now up from september. on the heels of that, let's bring in mark murray, nbc political news director. >> good morning, alex. let's talk about your newsweek pol

. >>> and actress fran dresher is a cancer survivor and an author. i will talk to her about that and what can be done to prevent it. got him looking. the giants win the pennant! >> and with that, the san francisco giants eliminated the philadelphia phillies and advance to the world series where they will take on the texas rangers. game one is set for wednesday. the big celebration began immediately in san francisco where the fans all took to the streets and while the giants have not won the world series since 1954, it is the first time the rangers have ever been to the fall classic. got some new blood there for the fall classic. will be fun to watch. >>> just nine days until the midterm elections, democrats are hoping the president's campaign machine from 2008 can help them again. "newsweek" poll shows the president's approval rating up to 54%, up from 48% in late september. and more registered voters say they are leaning towards democratic candidates. 48% support democrats, 42% are supporting the gop. >>> eleanor clift is a contributing editor for n

i know you were a part of that race along with fran.just kind of worried -- worried about the task at hand trying to get things done. i knew the water was hot and every athlete was trying to make the best out of it and do the best they could. >> was it hotter though than you remember from previous races? >> yeah. definitely. it was a lot hotter. >> so at some point you become dissorry -- disoriented, and what happens? >> when i became disoriented, i just became pain in my head and lightheadedness and i had to close my eyes a lot and i was veering offcourse. i couldn't even stay behind the swimmer in front of me. >> at that point, i know you looked up and you were trying to find a jet ski or a boat and you couldn't see one. is that unusual to you? is that the first time that's ever happened? >> i believe someone had told me that there had been a boat leading, but i remember looking up, looking to the side to see where a raft boat normally is. normally the roftaft boat stays to the side to see if there's any fighting or anything. i looked

fran crippenied during competition in the united arab emirates. did the water temperature play a part? more from kevin tibble >> reporter: 26-year-old fran crippen was competing in the open water 10 kilometer world cup near dubai when he failed to finish. following an extensive two-hour search diversound his body in deep water. >> the smmers started weeping. they were sad becau one of theirs had gone missing. >> reporter: crippen came from a family of prominent swimmers. he won silver in the same event at the pan-pacific championships in august. at this race, many swimmers complained that water temperatures were too high. race officialsut the temperature at 84 degrs, but it could have been higher. three-time olympic gold medalist rowdy gaines says heat plays a ro in swimming. >> when the air is so close to 100 degrees and the water temperature is in the mid to upper 80s standpoint, it's just an acciden waiting to happen. >> reporter: officials in the united arab emirates say overertion was the cause of death and heat was not a factor. crippen was

fran crippen died in a race.rowing questions about whether water temperature might have played a part. >> first up, though, the countdown to election day. democrats desperate to hang on to the house and the senate only eight days remaining until america votes and the president is trying to help, hitting the campaign trail again. fresh off of a five-state swing in four days he was in the western part of the country, he'll make one last-ditch effort to prop up his party's candidates and the stakes couldn't be high. >> there is a final push for the weekend. it's crunch time. cnn has the best political team on television ready to. go our chief correspondent and mark preston and carol costello all weighing in. on the races and the issues that matter most to you. >> one of the big races is the contest for florida governor. it's a tight one. republican rick scott and democrat alex sink both of whom we interviewed here are neck and neck. they will square off tonight in a nationally televised debate you can watch it here

thank you, fran, thank you, nick. thank you for all of your work. thank you. thank you supervisor maxwell for the leadership. if it weren't for her, we wouldn't be here today and you wouldn't seat library and other things happening. we had references to the public utilities commission. on the face of it you may say what do they have to do with this? >> a few points on that. one is when we talk about the surface infrastructure and the investments, a lot of condition of our infrastructure is dependent on what is underneath it -- the wart water and waste waterlines. that's managed by the pufment p.u.c. we have been working closely with them as they have been ramping up their repair and we have been ramping up ours. we benefit each other when we could coordinate and join and get all of the infrastructure repaired with less money and less disruption, so we have been making great headway in that regard. but specific to this project, what you're seeing here is not just -- not just beautiful and inviting and attractive and functional and -- in terms of mobility but it

the swimming coach released a statement saying that there can only 71 fran crippen. -- only be on fran =. >>>eileen was the top finisher in the army 10-mile race. >>> local leaders today will show 178 affordable new homes in northeast d.c. catholic charities first of affordable housing complex is located on t street. it's a partnership. donald wuerl will be on hand for the ribbon cutting this morning. >>> yesterday morning wegmans opened its doors in landover. some people waited in line for hours to be among the first shot that dinuba was restore of which will anger the center. it only opened two new stores each year and this area was picked from over 3000 applicants. . citing. it is a nice store. -- that is exciting. 60 degrees outside. >>> still ahead. >> it has been terrible and i have done everything i can do. >> there are big bucks at a local building. >> >>> welcome back. 4:51 on this monday. adam caskey was talking about the science fair. >> it was a perfect weekend for the science festival. great weather. 73 but gen. patraeus today at reagan national. the average is 65. keep th

but what fran said earlier about how over time the parents sort of back off a little bit, it's really true. you see it, so much involvement in the elementary school years and then it sort of dissipates over time and so sometimes it's our biggest struggle to get parental involvement and engagement in the support programs. and i think the biggest thing now for families to understand is that there's a lot of shame and guilt associated once you uncover that your child is using drugs or alcohol. and so like, you know, my family, you know, once they were educated about addiction and they were educated about that they didn't cause my addiction and that they needed, you know, some help, it wasn't their fault that i became addicted, you know, they were able to do sort of their own recovery and family recovery is really important. and there's quite a bit of social supports for families specifically to do their own sort of healing because, you know, alcoholics and people who are addicted, they definitely don't injure themselves alone. they're in a family unit a lot of times and they take people

swimming is calling for a full investigation tonight into the death of fran crippen, including why thes following the swimmer didn't see him go under. his body wasn't found for two hours. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> couric: in chile, you may recall that after the mine rescue president pinera challenged the 33 men to a soccer match against the rescuers. the losers, he joked, it would have go back down into the mine. well, today they took to the field, the miners in the white shirts. franklin lobos, a former pro- soccer player, scored first but pinera's team, the rescuers, won 3-2 and he vowed to hold the miners to their deal. what a kidder. and coming up next, an october surprise. withere's the life you live... and the life you want to live. fortunately there's enbrel, the #1 most doctor-prescribed biologic medicine for ra. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, fatigue, and stop joint damage. because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, and other canc

i love him. >> here's another measure of how loved fran crippen was. got out he had not yet finished the race the swimmers who had just emerged from the water immediately headed back into the surf to search for him. deep sea divers found him two hours later near the final buoy of the race. >>> someone is floating the idea that president obama might actually benefit from losing the house to the gop. pretty interesting. we'll take a closer look at that. sure i'd like to diversify my workforce, i just wish that all of the important information was gathered together in one place. [ printer whirs ] done. ♪ thanks. do you work here? not yet. from tax info to debunking myths, the field guide to evolving your workforce has everything you need. download it now at thinkbeyondthelabel.com. can be unsettling. but what if there were a different story? of one financial company that grew stronger through the crisis. when some lost their way, this company led the way. by protecting clients and turning uncertainty into confidence. what if that story were true? it is. ♪

i talked with actress fran drescher in a spot for same-sex marriage, you see her there and asked her about don't ask, don't tell. >> i have to tell that you shortly after world war ii, "life" magazine had run a contest asking americans what they would do if they had had captured hitler. and a woman won with a single line entry, which was "put him in a black suit and set him free in america." and that really leveled us, in terms of realizing that here we were, so valiantly fighting against racism overseas and, in fact, we could not see our own self-image that there was terrible racism right here in the united states and it was something that we needed to really look at and examine. and i think that we have to see that today as well because all of this discussion about how the military is going to feel if there's openly gay people in the military and it's like, well, we're overseas, these brave young men and women are overseas, fighting al qaeda and al qaeda's intolerance and yet, we are worried that they are going to be intolerant of their fellow military people because of their sexua

on more than 75 acres of rich farmland, ted and fran loewen look after some of the most prized producen on menus across the state. the couple represents the third generation of farming in a family that first moved to the area inthe 1930s. fran and ted eventually took over the operation from her dad herb and immediately saw a need to change a few things in order to stay competitive. >> father-in-law back in the sixties had a fairly typical orchard for this area, where he would have a number of varieties to go through the season and he would pack them, and they would get marketed with others doing the same thing. as the market changed, we had a choice to make: either get bigger or find a niche market. >> in addition to changing the fruit they grow, the loewens also strived to change the way they grew their fruit. long before the days of organic and in a time when farmland around them was rapidly disappearing, the loewens, along with some local farmers, came up with a set of growing guidelines called "california clean," which later became the catalyst for them going 100% organic. >> takin

. >>> an american swimmer died during a race in the united arab emerites. 26-year-old fran crippen isa race saturday. authorities in the uae said over exertion caused his death but no official cause has been determined. other swimmers complained of warm water temperatures in the high 80s. his former swim coach says crippen was unable to finish the race. >> fran went under with about 1700 meters to go. they didn't realize it at the time. and two hours later, they found his body. >> crippen was considered the best u.s. open water swimmer and was expected to compete in the 2012 olympics. >>> minnesota vikings quarterback brett favre has reportedly admitted leaving voice mails for a former new york jets employee. >> i'm going back to the hotel and just -- just chill. >> favre has allegedly told league investigators he did leave the phone messages but he has denied sending any inappropriate photos to the woman. the nfl is investigating the allegations. >>> straight ahead your monday morning weather and, in sports, a disputed referee's call on a fumble helps decide the steelers-dolphins gam

swimming in the u-s says it will conduct its own investigation into the death of swimmer fran crippen. crippen died during a w >>> the governing body of competitive swimming in the united states will conduct its own investigation into the death of fran crippen. charlie d'agata on what may have killed the swimmer. >> reporter: it's what fran worked his whole life for the shot at making the u.s. olympic swim team. >> i had this great opportunity ahead of me and i'm looking to seize the moment. >> reporter: but it was fran crippen's last. the 26-year-old died during a six-mile race saturday off the coast of the united arab emirates. >> if it was his whole life and his dream was making the olympic team and he fought. >> reporter: early medical reports blame his death on overexertion. several competitors insisted the sea was hot, too hot, at around 90 degrees. rescue teams and competitors began searching for him when he failed to finish. they finally discovered his body two hours later just 400 yards from the finish line. [ indiscernible ] he had gone missing and now they had found him. >>

former nfl player founder of the chairman of tarkenton.com, fran tarkenton is here."saturday night live" cast member author of the new book i'm not high but i've got a lot of crazy stories about life as a goat boy, dad and spiritual warrior, comedian jim breuer. you are working against dead fish but for jerry brown? >> yes. >> sean: you support illegal immigration, don't support the rule of law. tell me where meg whitman went wrong? >> not talking about this early on. she didn't take any responsible. >> sean: stop! i fired this woman and the woman risks deportation. >> during the primary, tough as nails on illegal immigration -- >> sean: she would be brought up on charges! >> no. >> sean: yes, yes! she is about to be deported and she has three kids. >> she campaigned through the prime party tough as nails on illegal immigration. at no point did she say, i had a problem once with somebody -- [ talking over each other ] >> sean: she would be arrested, you that? >> the woman says treated her like a piece of trash, that's the woman. the "l.a. times" today said she was a

. >> reporter: organizers at a professional swimming competition refuse to speculate on fran crippen's he died in the water during an international open water race. >> fran went under with about 1,700 meters to go. they didn't realize it at the time. and two hours later they found his body. >> the waters were exceptionally warm as high as 86 degrees. crippen co en kupen complained feeling well. when crippen failed to finish the race, fellow swimmers and diving team went in search then found his body. officials here blame the death on extreme exhaustion and said they would launch an investigation. crippen's body was found two hours after the race. >> he couldn't do enough for anybody. if you want aid friend you wanted fran crippen to be your friend. >> crippen came from a family of champion swimmersch his sister matty said he was our hero. vinita, sflob arob? >> racing to prevent a widespread cholera outbreak in haiti. 250 people have died in rural areas away from the capital. more than a million earthquake survivors live in camp still. worst case scenario would involve hundreds of thou

. >> reporter: fran krippin was a six-time national champion in the open water swimming circuit.year-old who dreamed big. >> the olympics are right around the corner and it's something that excites me, something that i feel i'm a kid again. >> reporter: that dream was dashed saturday when the philadelphia native died during a rugged 10k race near dubai. divers found his body 400 yards from the finish line. >> if you wanted a friend, you wanted fran to be your friend. i just left the family and his teammates from uva and that was all we talked about. >> reporter: according to race officials an autopsy has been completed but the official findings have not been yet released. there is speculation he died of a heart attack due to overexertion from heat and the winner of the race, germany's thomas lurs said the competition should not have been held. the water was amazingly hot he said. many swimmers had serious problems in the water. race organizers claim the water was 84 degrees but someone says the temperature was closer to 90. what can't be explained, why it took two hours to find t

fran crippen's teammates are stunned. >> reporter: 26-year-old fran crippen's death is sending shockhrough the world of swimming. he died while competing for the united states in the open water 10-kilometer world cup race in the united arab emirates. an eyewitness says he started the competition but never finished. >> it was the swim ares who went out and they started looking all over the place. they just went out and they were swimming. >> reporter: rescuers would find crippen's body in deep water just short of the final buoy. the officials refute claims that the water was too warm or crippen may have died from a heart attack. they say he likely died from, quote, overexertion. >> there was evidence of mouth fluids around the mouth, nose and lungs and these are signs of drowning. >> reporter: swim officials say the water temperature was 84 degrees and that the sanking body only has minimum requirements. doctors say sometimes athletes literally push their bodies to the limit. >> combined with potential dehydration, that can certainly lead to him having a fatal outcome from this. of co

when the race finished fran crippen never showed up at the finish line.eral swimmers dove back in the water, followed by dive teams. they eventually found crippen's body by the last bowie in deepwater not far from the finish line. from crippen -- all accounts, look at him a phenomenal athlete. he's won numerous international medals. a number of other swimmers were affected in this water. through others were taken to the hospital. the winner of the race says, and i'm quoting here, the water was amazingly hot. nobody thought such things like yesterday could happen. it shows it was really just too hot. it was not just one swimmer there were many swimmers who had serious problems in the water, and we did some research and apparently hyper, not hypo, but hyperthermyeah when the water is too hot. big problem your body temperature rises that could be a huge problem in that temperature water, megyn. megyn: dr. siegl saying the saltwater may have played a role. thank you. police in washington now say that a high energy drink and not drugs sickened a group of washi

this weekend's the swimming coach said there was and can only ever be one fran crippen. >>> it is 5:35working carbon monoxide detector saved the lives of seven people in howard county. people living animals on main street divided saturday night. all seven were taken to hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning, but they are expected to recover. if carbon monoxide is a cult is silent killer because it is odorless. >>> the woman who dated clarence thomas during the 1980's is coming forward for the first time, contacted by reporters following his wife's request for an apology last week from anita hill. now the exclusive interview. >> when clarence thomas testified in his 1991 senate confirmation hearings, he said that he did not discuss anything improper in the workplace. >> pornography was something that he talked about frequently. >> this woman did you more than five years in the 1980's. the retired judge and current prosecutor believes that he was lying in his testimony. >> he was obsessed with pornography. >> the women say that he even asked their breast size. >> his interest in women's

and fran crippen is being mourned. >> i love him. we had a cup of coffee after every morning practice. >> reporter: an inquiry into crippen's death is now under way. mark phillips, cbs nugs, london. >>> dave price is on assignment this morning but we want to give you a quick check of the nation's weather. severe weather is expected to roll through the southeast bringing hail and heavy downpours. in the upper mississippi river valley there, is a chance for tornadoes and strong gutsy winds. meantime, the pacific northwest can expect more soaking >> past the hour. maggie. >> it could be a volatile week on wall street. the market has had three straight weeks of gains but three es could turn things around this week, earnings report and economic data both out this week and the upcoming election. our correspondent rebecca jarvis is here to explain. good morning. >> good morning. >> the first "e" earnings profits companies make a profitable company is healthy, hopefully more likely to hire. are we looking for positive earnings reports this w

and fran crippen is being mourned. >> i love him. we had a cup of coffee after every morning practice. >> reporter: an inquiry into crippen's death is under way. fark phillips, >>> that is your latest weather. it's about 13 minutes past the hour. over to maggie. >> thank you. it could be a volatile week on wall street. the market has had three straight weeks of gains, but with three earthquake's could turn things around. earnings reports and economic data and the upcoming election. rebecca jarvis is here to explain. let's start with the first, earnings, the profits that companies make. a profitable company is a healthy company, hopefully one more likely to hire. are we looking for positive earnings reports this week? >> we are looking for a number of positive earning reports. two major energy giants report this week, exxon-mobil and chevron and microsoft. what we've seen out of earnings season is a number of companies they are beating expectations, they are exceeding what we think they will do. the only issue is that they are doing i

. >> i agree with fran. maybe even a little stronger than fran that issuing a warning like this is on the verge of being completely ridiculous. there are thousands and thousands americans in europe. everybody's going to look different to them. everybody is going to be carrying a backpack and looking strange if they were walking down the street in peoria, illinois, for example. >> they're saying the travel alerts were issued because of growing concerns that terrorists may be planning a commando-style attack in europe like the one that happened in mumbai, india in 2008. that incident lasted three days, 166 people were killed. cnn's senior international correspondent nic robertson is in germany tonight. you've been covering this story for a long time. how serious is this threat? >> it's been taken very seriously. european governments are not changing that threat level at the moment. the spanish government is saying their threat level is one to two on a scale of one to four. the french saying theirs is red level

. >>> this weekend a sport claimed the life of fran crippen. he died as he was coming into the end of a world cup race and now there are questions about the conditions he was competing under. will thomas explained. >> reporter: fran crippen's death is sending shock waves through the world of swimmer. he died while competing for the united states in an open water 10-kilometer 10 cup race in the united arab emirates. he started the race but never did finish. >> the swimmers were looking out -- >> reporter: they would find his body in the water short of the final buoy. there were complaints that the water was too warm. it is said he likely died from overexertion. >> there were signs of drowning. >> reporter: officials say the water temperature was 84 degrees and the 10-k race only has minimum requirements. sometimes athletes push their bodies to the limit. >> come bypasses with potential hydration -- there could be a potential hydration problem. >> reporter: he comes from a family of successful swimmers. he won three u.s. national titles in his ca

fran cone ya, 51. well, there's a look at howard county.round west friendship, around dayton area. walkersville area. i'm seeing a little bit of a light ower. most of our rain will be during the ternoon today. and then during the evening between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. agai not too bad. that's where we were yesterday. it's not going to be anything as nice as our little trend that's going to be starting on thursday. high of 73 to 76 degrees on through the weekend. let's get another early look at traffic. >> veronica, off we go. oking good. there had been overnight road work that closed off the ramp fr the southbound vw parkway. park police alerted aus that that ramp is reopened. no difficulties heading into northeast. that's a good start. commute picking up a little vm. making a trip around town. college park to silver spring. so far sgood. heading over to i-95, green belt to landover, moving along nicely. joe and eun. >> thank you, jerry. >> 5:. 52 degrees. ahead on news 4, alert for drivers. why a big boat is going to tie up traic on land

fran crippen died during a swimming competition yesterday in dubai. the 26-year-old was competing in the 10 kilometer world cup but never finished. after a two-hour srch divers found his body in the open water. >> they were weeping openly. they were sad because one of theirs had gone missing. >> some other swimmers who participated in the race had complained that the water temperature was too high. but health officials say overexertion was the cause of death and heat was not a factor. >>> federal agents agents are now part othe investigation into what caused a devastating fire at a historic alexandria church. they are assisting firefighters in determining the cause of that fire. much of the main chapel at the seminary was destroyed after flames eruptedn friday. investigators had to wait several days until the charred remains were stable enough to enter. for many parishioners the loss is more sentimental than material. >> my parents were among the founding members of the church. and i was baptized here. >> we were married here. >> almost 47 years ago.

. >> we wanted to know what fran residents thought about the report on crime being down. here is what people told us. >> i think it is a moment to have pride in your city. knowing your city is safer to be, [ inaudible ]. >> there are still people afraid to come forward because there are repercussions. i believe there is still a lot of crime. >> reporter: do you think it's good they announced it's down? >> people know what is going on in the streets. you see all the time wherever you are. >> that's false. crime is not down. just last week we had couple of [ inaudible ] youngsters, less than 21 years old almost lost their life. >> officials say another key to helping keep crime down is cooperation. >>> a new report revealing the mortgage melt down is far from over. foreclosures hit another record high. a look at the report plus what is being down to help people from losing their homes when kron 4 news returns. [ woman on tv ] if you won't let me in, you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ d

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