helen kvinick is a psychologist and professor at the university of minnesota, and clearly, helen, wetely need your help. now, it's odd, i feel bloated and grouchy while i'm exercising. let me poll the rest of you. so why do you look so good, alan? i don't eat much because i'm allergic to exercise. let me ask the rest of you; do we relate to the gentleman, the attorney in the piece? not yet. not entirely, no. i had a liberating experience. i ride a bike for exercise and i try to get up hills that i didn't get up before, screaming "lance armstrong, lance armstrong," and measuring myself on the speedometer and odometer on my bike, which broke and i didn't fix it right away. and at first it was a real sense of loss, but then there there was a real sense of freedom from it and i really enjoyed riding much more than i had, which had become like that guy-- a duty, a chore. i mean, if play is gonna become a chore, why bother? and i think that i am riding more and further, but i don't know. i think that's the key to many things in life. i played golf and i used to get so upset with myself whe

he appears in the briefing room to serenade longtime journalist helen thomas who is 89 today. ♪ happyirthday to you happy birthday dear helen ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you >> tongue in cheek, the president said both he and helen are wishish for a health care reform. >>> students head back to school soon, and teachers are on alert for the resurgence of the swine flu. school-aged children are especially vulnerable. they're going to release new guidelines on what to do if students do so up with sympms. >> classes are back in session in rock dale high in georgia. >> we ask them, are they feeling okay? if they're sluggish, we ask them to go to dh nurse where we can take their temperature. >> reporter: school officials are anxiously awaiting the government's guidance on when or if schools should close because of h1n1 swine flu. >> it's all going to be according to what goes with it. >> reporter: when swine flu appeared last spring, the administration first urged the schools to shut down. hundreds did. now the government is expected to advise schools to stay open, even as they see cases of swine

. ♪ happy birthday dear helen >>> it is the president's birthday today.e became only the fifth president in the history of the republic to turn 48 while in office. and he shared his event and a cake with the veteran of the press corps, helen thomas, who turned 89 today. by the way, those four other presidents to turn 48 in office, t.r., grant, cleveland. here is one of the government stats that gets our attention every year at this time. the new estimate for the total cost of raising a child in this country. for a child born in '08, the estimate is $291,570 for a middle-income family they say. that is up to age 18. so it doesn't include the cost of college. by comparison the cost of a child born in 1960 was all of $25,000 and change. >>> a great picture from space tonight. the mars rover opportunity has spotted something on mars and sent back a stunning photograph, what is believed to be a meteorite there in the foreground. two feet across. scientists have dubbed it block island because of its size. we thought it might also be because it looks look one of

birthday to you, happy birthday daughter helen, happy birthday -- dear helen, happy birthday to you >> we wish for world peace. no press. she had a comon birthday wish. she hopes for a real health care reform bill. >> single payer. >> i will leave it up to you, helen, how you want to distribute the cupcakes. >> we want to know where they came from. >> helen thomas turned 89 today. happy birthday. >> did the white house make the birthday cakes. >> probably. but there are many great cupcakes places around here. >>> no surprise drivers aren't on board with the traffic cams keeping on tap of everything. how about this? did it go too far? 10,000 tickets in one month. >>> demand for the cash for clunkers programs could mean forn driving off in a -- more than driving off in a new ride. >>> pepco trying to make the lights cheaper for people that live in the district. the power company teamed up with several stores to let you buy energy efficient fluorescent lightbulbs at a discount. phase 2 will be certain appliances like frig refrigerators, water heaters and ac units. if you want to know w

cheese will be visiting helen thomas. take you back to the briefing with robert gibbs. >> we didn't tell her ahead of time. we don't tell people ahead of time. we didn't call helen and tell her we were coming out here. all right. now, let's -- now that we have had the main event, let's get to the more mundane topics. >> president clinton's trip to north korea, is it fair and accurate to say that president obama supports this move? >> we put out a statement this morning. i put out a statement that this was a private mission that we weren't going to comment on while the former president was on the ground in north korea. as a result of that, i don't have anything more to add on this at this time. >> you can understand why people can see this as a possible opening for further discussions with north korea. you understand why that is there? >> i understand. this, obviously, is a very sensitive topic. we will hope to provide some more detail at a later point. our focus right now is on ensuring that the safety of two journalists

helen couldn't agree more. kelly swoope, "2 your health." >> for more information about exercising in the heat especially when it comes to seniors, harbor hospital at 410-350-2563. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist susan schrack. a little on the muggy and foggy side this morning. at least in some places. 72 degrees now. relative humidity 100% and the wind is calm. barometric pressure is holding steady. temperatures in baltimore, 72 degrees, we're generally in the low 70s. 74 in philadelphia. 82, a little warmer as we head down towards the south. satellite and radar composite, most of the storm activity far off the coast now. right now we're getting a break. there's a trough that is across the mid-atlantic region and it will stick around for a while and that provides moisture and instability. so we have the threat of afternoon showers, some thunderstorms, pretty much everyday for the rest of the week. that is annoying for us and definitely, however, could be a blessing in disguise because it may help steer hur

"happy birthday dear helen, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the president surprised veteran reporter helenhomas with cupcakes for her á89 birthday, also today, thomas has covered every president since john f kennedy. the president himself who turned 48 also celebrated his birthday with a game of bowling, and then, of course, a meeting. >> i don't know which one is happier, the president's birthday, but helen, i don't know, that's pretty terrific. >>> midweek coming up tomorrow, chance of some more showers in the region. take a look at temperatures right now. it's down to pretty comfortable, all things considered. 74, winds are calm, humidity subpoena, barometer holding steady right now. how warm did it it get today? believe it or not, it was a pretty normal day. 88, 66 this morning, 87/66 is average on this date. nothing unusual. the records 100 and 55 on this daint august. right now we have very little wind around the area. general al souther am flow tomorrow, continues us in some warm and rather humid conditions. the problem with tomorrow is we've got a front that's going to be approachi

helene, welcome to the program. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> of course. first of all, what is the leadership of the aarp doing that is not in the best interests are of its millions an millions of members? >> thank you so much. aarp is selling out its members. its members don't believe that $300 to $600 billion in reductions in medicare are going to be done without reducing services to seniors, and so aarp is saying, oh, just shut up, just be quiet, just get out of the way of this healthcare reform. they're doing exactly what the administration wants, and i think the problem is when the president said that aarp was onboard, they are. they are onboard. they are partisan. they are not representing their membership anymore, and the seniors across this country are in revolt. they are not going to accept the fact that aarp, whose constituency is seniors, is going to go on the side of the administration and not support seniors. why aren't they talking about tort reform? why aren't they talking about the cuts in medicare? why aren't they doing something about tha

happy birthday helen, happy birthday for you. >> helen wished for peace and no prejudice and she hopes real health care reform bill. [ laughter ] i will leave it up to you, helen, how you want to distribute the cup cake >> isn't that the coolest thing. yesterday helen thomas was 89 years old. >> good for her. still a fixture there with all of the press briefings. >> still not letting them off the hook. >>> it is coming up on 7:00. that will do it for the 6:00 hour. >> fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> coming up on fox 5 in

helen turns 89 years old today. >> i hope she didn't have to share those cupcakes. >> the president doesn't have to share those cupcakes, does he? >> he has his own in the back. >>> the president's gone from bowling a 37 to a very respectable 144? >> robert gibbs insists that president obama almost tripled his score over the weekend at camp david. >> he was horrible. this video we were showing you was from last fall in pennsylvania, he really embarrassed himself on the lanes. here he's trying to get people to vote for him, people who love bowling and he stunk. >> his practice has paid off, so robert gibbs says the president has been practicing, the white house reporters skeptical, but it really happened. >> he needed photographicic evidence or something. >> we needed documentation that everyone could -- >> tough crowd. >> say no, it's not true, it couldn't possibly be true, it's not try. >> a kenyon birth certificate for barack obama. huffington post points out a slew of fact kl errors. kenya was a dominion at the time not a republic. and the signature of the religi

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he will be singing happy birthday to the president and to helen thomas. take it away. >> marilyn monroe did it very well. >> we'll leave it to that. >> let's talk about your forecast after today. good morning. that rain in louisville was so impressive. we had four inches in two hours. just too much rain in too short a time. a one in 500 year event there in the louisville area. this morning you're cloudy, light showers around. no more flooding rain like we saw yesterday. here's the setup for today. we have a storm system trying to move through, this front. we have high pressure in the gulf. a funnel of warm, humid air is riding all the way you want earn seaboard into new england. we will have scattered storms later today from lake placid to burlington, vermont. we could see scattered storms just about anywhere. very muggy. 75 in new york. 75 in d.c. along that front later this afternoon with the heat and humidity, we will spark some storms in the big cities. but warm in most areas. a lot of areas up there in the mid-90s in the mid atlantic states. that's a

helen thomas turned 89 today. president obama surprised the news woman during the press briefing. they sang happy birthday to her and it's the president's 48th birthday. after helping thomas blow out c he said she and thomas shared the same birthday wish. >> helen wished for world peace but she and i had a common birthday wish. she hopes for a real health care reform bill. >> ever the diplomat. he told thomas he would leave it up to her as to how the cupcakes were distributed. didn't appear there were enough for everyone in the press corps. >>> the virginia lottery launched redskins mania. you can win up to a million dollars. losing tickets can be entered for a chance to win season tickets for 20 ears and other prizes. it costs $20 apiece. redskins training camp continues with dave feldman calling the action. >> when we come back, update on the injury front and antoine randall he will will tell you how to keep your job if you are a veteran. >> welcome to red skin park where the redskins had one practice early this morning and this afternoon a special teams practice. the players le

helen wished for world peace, but she and i also had a common birthday wish, she said she hopes for ao doubt in my mind that helen thomas voted for barack obama. anyway, she's been covering presidents since jack kennedy. >>> the latest issue for president obama, whose birthday is also today, august 4th, is not on what day he was born or even what year, at least among the far-out righters out there, it's not a when question, but a where. america or kenya. the so-called birthers say it was kenya he was born in. what do you think? >>> next up, remember this rallying cry from sarah palin's farewell speech? >> you're going to see anti-hunting, anti-second amendment circuses from hollywood. stand strong and remind them patriots will protect our individual guaranteed right to bear arms. and by the way -- by the way, hollywood needs to know we eat. therefore, we hunt. >> wow. well, the ex-governor continued her crusade at a national rifle association event in anchorage this past weekend. a write-in on the nra's website said palin gave a stirring speech on second amendment rights and earned a

president and helen thomas. ♪ [ music ] ♪ happy birthday dear helen ♪ >> before today's briefing president who turns 48 sang happy birthday to press core member helen thomas celebrating her 89th birthday. the washington post says he celebrated early at camp david over the weekend joined by family and friends from hawaii and chicago. >> he did give her a peck on the cheek. >> what a characters. >> seen quite a few presidents. >> how many have kissed her? >> eyewitness sports is next. >> at ravens training camp, westminster. we will catch up withed to heap looking to -- todd heap looking to bounce back from a season of injuries. >>> they unvile a new rookie pitcher in detroit tonight when abrasive on dentures? look, scratches collect and grow cause bad breath instead clean without scratching causing bacteria every day >>> the season isn't over. the time now is to look forward to next season. >> yeah. some of these guys got to show id to get into the ballpark. >> that young. >> yeah. the future is now for the young orioles. another highly out thed minor leaguer arrives in the big leagues to m

then there is carolyn who is 80 and helen who is the oldest. she is 82. are you worried with health care reform -- >> i'm concerned with it. >> tell me why. >> i try not to worry. well, i have read some things that says that as you get older you are liable to wait and wait and wait before you can have surgery. i've heard they are going to look at the older people and you are going to wait longer than the younger people. >> it's not true though a lot of people think so. a look at the reform bill in congress there is no mention of that. no mention of rationing, no mention of the government making so-called end of life decisions for seniors. where is this notion coming from? from a provision in the house health care bill providing for end of life counseling. chuck grassley says his committee dropped that provision for fear it might be misinterpreted. >> i think people are freaked out because people are putting out bad information that we are going to pull the plug on grandma. those are fear mongering for opponents of reform. >> misinformation, yes. but the f

i will leave it up to you, helen, how you want to distribute the cupcakes. >> the president is closing day in office. we are going to be looking at that with a big special here, erica. thursday night at 8:00 eastern time. we will have our national report card for the second 100 days of the obama administration. this is something you can get involved in yourself if you want to. we have a way you can go to our website cnn.com, the political section and vote. question number two is health care reform. purple is not a particularly good thing. we are going to collect these through this special. we are going to let you tell us what you think about the president not only about him but congress, the republicans, about how you think things are being handled by secretary of state hillary clinton who probably got a boost from this latest news today. it is a great chance for you to interact with your democracy. >> it is. there you go. interact with your favorite network, cnn. i have been checking it out. you can grade the media. go to cnn.com/reportcard. here are the questions, economy, health car

before the white house briefing president obama turned 48 today, sang happy birthday to helen thomas,celebrating her 89th birthday. the president says like helen, his birthday wish is for a health care bill to be passed. >> 41 years older than the president. wow. >>> that's it for us -- go helen goings - , back tonight at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. thank you for watching. there's more ahead on the "cbs evening news" with katie couric, including former president bill clinton visiting north korea and winning the release of two american journalists. now to new yo >> couric: tonight, former president bill clinton wins the release of two american journalists jailed by north korea. and they're all heading home. i'm katie couric. also tonight, an emergency fill-up. senate leaders say they will provide the money to keep the cash for clunkers program running. and they're some of the most popular off road vehicles but are they safe? what an exclusive cbs news investigation discovers. >> oh, god! >> couric: good evening, everyone. the story was headline news today all over the co

what may not be so obvious is what helen thomas is thinking.'s thinking, "i was really hoping for jewelry." [ light laughter ] so, you see how this works. it's almost like i'm a psychic. [ laughter ] here's a picture -- here's arnold schwarzenegger signing california's $85 billion budget last week. that was a big day for him. he's clearly thinking -- [ as schwarzenegger ] "i'm pleased as punch about signing this new state budget into law." [ laughter and applause ] he thinks in impressions of his own voice. he thinks in that voice. >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: that's correct. that's correct. but it looks like not everyone in that room is on the same page. for example, check out what this guy in the back is thinking. he's thinking, "is that my pen he's using? [ laughter ] did that a-hole steal my pen again?" i'm good at this. i'm good at this. i should add it to my resume. right next to bird watching and speaking spanish. i'm a picture psychic. check out this lady in the back there. she's thinking, "the budget is so bad that nobody even noticed i tr

the president and helen thomas share a burt day. she's 89 today, he's 48. mr. obama joked that they also share a birthday wish for passage of health care reform. but members of congress are getting an earful from constituents opposed to the president's plan. many of them worried about the price tag and who will pay for it. >> i don't see how they can put another government-funded plan out there and efficiently run it. >> we can't spend any more money we've got to stop all together. >> couric: that town meeting in mississippi normally draws a couple dozen people. last night, though, at least 200 showed up. one other domestic note: parts of the midwest were drefrplged by sudden heavy rain today and some places half a foot and less than an hour. that didn't stop at least one driver in indianapolis from trying to make it through a flooded road. he became one of many who had to be rescued from submerged cars. and in kentucky, churchill downs was under water, better suited for seahorses than the four-legged kind. coming up next, a cbs news investigation. some of the

he sat with her for a birthday photo. >> helen wishes for world peace, but she and i also had a common birthday wish. she said she hopes for a real health care reform bill. >> after the brief celebration, president quickly departed ignoring reporter's questions at that little impromptu birthday for helen thomas. >>> tamron there is a small group of conservatives who are nearly obsessed with the president's birthday. the birthers argue that today, august 4th, 1961, is proof that president obama is not qualified to be president because they claim he's not born in the united states. harry reid said today this is all a bunch of nonsense. >> it's a phony issue. it does not deserve even a minute of our attention on the floor of the united states senate. it's absurd, irresponsible, baseless, and a false claim that has long ago been refuted. >> who are these so-called birthers? let's start with orly taitz. she's gone so far as to say that the president should be tried for crimes perpetrated upon american citizens. there's also allen keys, a former presideform former presidential candidate. phi

>> keith, that's a very nice try to trick me into making helen thomas age joke but like "goodfellas,"t room and pick out a suit. i'll tell you the journalist i would like to see his documents is lou dobbs, saying i have not seen them even after you have shown them to me, and after his last shred of sanity will go and he will build a wall around himself. >> well, they didn't have them yet because writing had not been invented. back to 24 birther issue, we will see a split in these people, those who believe obama is from another country and the other ones who believe orly tate, that orly tate is from another planet? >> i won't be surprised if they say the proof of obama's birth is hiding behind a comet and we all need to go buy black nikes. >> very good. good '90s cultural reference, paul. we remember the al smith dinner last year, the one in which mr. mccain had such serious fun at my expense. but the president, then candidate obama, had noted he was from the planet krypton. now, does this complicate the business of being a birther at this point? the constitution does not explicitly di

white house press briefing room, surprising fellow birthday girl and veteran white house reporter helen and a preplanned trip to kenya today, taint seemed to think she was there to inspect birth certificates, denying her forged obama document is a fake. ms. taint claiming on her blog, if kenyan b.c., birth certificate, i provided would not be genuine, hillary would not be rushing to kenya, would she? by that logic, if it wasn't a fraud, wouldn't the world have come to an end this morning to prevent everybody in two hemispheres from laughing hysterical at your incompetence? joining me, comedian paul f. tompkins. >> i believe her last name is tate. >> what have i been saying? >> i would rather not say what you have been saying. >> taint? what's the difference? >> fair enough. >> the president is now australian, or this man is actually our president. what does this means in terms of the vice president? is biden out and hugh jackman in? >> yeah, he's talking amtrak from perth. what i don't understand, the thing that infuriates me the most, why didn't these goofballs use a kenyan birth certi

helen, the older sister, 82, also had a hip replacement. now she's in intensive care with problems with her heart and kidney. >> i'm doing the best i can. >> yeah? >> reporter: the three sisters have had more than 13 operations over the years costing close to $250,000. i asked carolyn, is it worth it? >> i say if you pay your premiums you ought to get the same service that the younger person does. >> reporter: there's no change in any of these pieces of legislation that would take the power away from the patient and physician making whatever choice is best for them. >> dr. thenare is helen's docto. should there be a cutoff to say this person is just too old? >> the cutoff needs to be decided based on general health, their ability to go for rehabilitation after surgery and ability to withstand surgery. >> reporter: anderson, as you can see here, as much as we talk about the policy of health sar reform, the numbers surrounding health care reform, a question that keeps getting asked of us, what if this were your mother? what if this were your

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he turned 48, but turned the focus to journalist helen thomas, with a cup cake and a candle. thomas' birthday wish with the room. >> helen, wishes for world peace, no prejudice. but she and i also had a common birthday wish. she said she really hopes for a health care reform bill. >> bill. >>> and the president celebrated with friends and family at camp david. >>> and video capturing three wild horses taking off down the highway, one running into a car. the horse jumping over a vehicle, the driver smashes into the windshield. the driver and horse both suffered minor injuries. >>> and on the news edge at 11:00, coming up, taking a risk on the rails. metro doors opening while the train is still moving. what people said happened after the action. >>> plus, trying to stop a ng o he did next could send him to prison for years. all next at 11:00. ♪ (announcer) they make little hearts happy... .and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet,... ...those delicio oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something s

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he surprised helen thomas who turned 89 and shares a birthday with him. she was serenaded with happy birthday. >> it is hard to believe she is 89. >> she's been around for a long time and still doing a good job. >> she is doing all the things she was doing 50 years ago. >> the first president she covered has been j.f.k. >> happy birthday to both of them. in sports there are injury concerns at redskins training camp. >> and the nationals win again. here's lindsay czarniak. >>> hello, there. good morning. your sports minute begins at red skins training camp. right tackle stephon hire suffered a knee injury yesterday, but his mri news is encouraging. good news out to the the park. albert hansworth was back at practice after a sore knee. he had an injection in the knee and is feeling a lot more comfortable. the redskins go back to work this morning. >>> the nationals hosting the marlins. adam dunn capped a six-run-inning after a home run to left. the nationals beat the marlins, 6-4. >>> baltimore's brian maddox made his debut last night and maddox allowed one

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>> helen wishes for world peace.he and i also have a common birthday wish, a reformed health care bill. [laughter] i will leave it up to you how you want to eat your cookies and cupcake. >> that is so kind of you. >> thank you. martha: you know the president cannot do that without getting some questions. that was a pretty cute moment. helen thomas still going to work every day. 89 years old today. she has covered more presence than anyone. she has that revered seed in the front row. -- seat in the front row. happy birthday to her and the president. we also want to tell you in the past couple of moments, harry reid made a statement. he said cash for clunkers will pass. in other words, the to the -- the $2 billion than they need to keep it going -- after the program ran out of money so successfully, depending on how you look at it. so they will be getting $2 billion more. he says it will pass. now the senate needs to approve the money. have you seen this flooding? i was looking at some of these pictures from louisville

i was quite taken by the president's answer in his first press conference to a question by helen thomas about the israeli nuclear arsenal which is enormous and is matched with delivery systems of the highest technological sophistication. it doesn't have the bomb but it has the means to deliver things accurately. i was struck by the president's response which dodged helen thomas' question which talked about the united states and russia and other countries building down their nuclear arsenals and about nuclear nonproliferation in the middle east as a means of approaching this question. now, he didn't say this is what we have to do vis-a-vis iran. and he didn't say anything directly about israel. i would suggest, however, just as israel may well feel -- and does, feel threatened by iran in the potential acquisition of nuclear weapons i'm sure iran feels not threatened by israel's nuclear weapons and it's capability that american bases surround iran from every direction, every country that borders iran harbors american military bases. i'm iranians feel threatened that the previous administr

he's giving birthday cupcakes to the white house reporter helen thomas. i can tell yoy extl acatwh t he'sathinking.he he's thinking, "a very happy birthday to my friend and colleague helen thomas. a true icon of the white house press corps." you guys could probably figure that one out for yourself. it's pretty obvious. what may t be so obvious is what heleths omas ithinking. she's thinking, "i was really hoping for jewelry." [ light laughter ] so, you see how this works. it's almost like i'm a psychic. [ laughter ]as here's a picture -- arre's aolscnehwarzehwgger signing california's $85 billion dgt et laswe . l that was a big day for him. king --incly th [ as schwarzenegger ] "i'm pleased as punch about signing this new state budget into law." [ laughter and applause ] he thinks in impressions of his own voice. he thinks in that voice. >> steve: wow! >> jimmy: that's correct. that's correct. but it looks like not everyone y that room is on the same page. for example, check out what this guy in the back is thinking. he's thinking, "is that my pen he's usi

i will leave it up to you, helen, how you want to distribute the cupcakes. >> the president is closing in on another important anniversary here, his 200th day in office. we're really going to look at this. thursday night at 8:00 eastern time, we will have our national report card for the second 100 days of the obama administration. you can go to our website, cnn.com, the political section and you can actually vote for how the president is doing. for example, question number two is on health care reform. purple is not a good thing. those are all the votes coming in. we're going to collect these all the way through the special. we're going to let you tell us what you think about the president, not only about him but about congress about hilly clinton. it's a great chance for you to interact with your democracy. >> you can also grade the media. i hope you give us a great grade. here's what you'll find. the economy, question number two is health care reform. click on that. it's as easy as heading up here to the grades. you can give it an a, a-minus, b, b-plus, all the way down the line. yo

lots of sweets for this birthday. >> i'm a little worked up about helen thomas.ny people get the president singing them happy birthday? that's pretty cool. >> that's what you want at 89. >> i mean, she's covering how many presidents? >> we can't count them. >> right, not that high. >> all right, let's talk weatherwise. we have a couple of storms in the forecast. tomorrow is our focal point for them. let's start with the three day. what's that? oh, there are some storms out there. i didn't know that we had that. ben, what is this. our producer, tell me about that. indiana he is, indiana. yeah, severe storms that are out there. that storm is coming at us. that is the one that might produce a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. i don't think we're going to see any severe weather around here like that. but there is that possibility. let's switch it over to take a look at the three-day trend. standard showers and thunderstorms, they are possible tomorrow as i mentioned. then we'll quiet down on thursday and friday. partly cloudy skies for the rest of tonight. a slight ch

. >> the prosecutor also charged city councilwoman helen holton and john patarakis in the city hall investigation. >>> another water main break is causing major traffic destruction in northern baltimore near the county line for the second day in a row. sky chopper 13 is live over the scene on falls road. captain mike perry is there. what's going spoon hi, mary. more of an extension of the same water main break yesterday around 2:30 in the afternoon. a 10" water main break occurred at the intersection of falls road and northern parkway. public works officials have been on the scene all night and apparently around 9:00 or 9:30 this morning, secondary water main broke in the vicinity they had been working on so they have taken all traffic all of southbound falls road and moved it continue to westbound northern parkway. the big delays here as you are coming southbound on falls road. right now you can expect delays in the area throughout the afternoon as the rush hour comes. and you can see public works officials working farther down near the cross keys village on falls road. that is in the northbound

i'll bet he never got helen thomas birthday cupcakes.os, which if you are astrologically inclined means they're generous, warm-hearted, creative, enthusiastic, broad-minded, expansive, faithful and loving. but also pompous and patronizing, bossy, interfering, dogmatic and intolerant. here's president obama's horoscope for today. omar's daily's forecast says for the remainder of the summer, you tend to shine in group activities. what happens over the next 12 months will convince you something your mind has invented could very easily and very quickly become a reality in your life. and finally, the filipino website, which i'm sure the president skull consults, says vitality increases this year. you'll spiff up your image, impress your loved ones, and attract new friends. shockingly good news comes in september. which means health care reform will pass. happy birthday. the stars are against you. >> "hardball with chris matthews" is up next, good night. >>> the roar of the crowd. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in

i'll bet he never got helen thomas birthday cupcakes.le are leos, which means they are generous, warm-hearted, creative, enthusiastic, broad-minded, enthusiastic but also pat ronnizing, bossy, interfering, dogmatic and intolerant. omar's daily's forecast says you tend to shine in group activities. what happens over the 12domming months will convince you something your mind has invented could very easily or very quickly become a reality in your life. the filipino website which i'm sure the president consults every day says, "vitality increases this year. you'll spiff up your image, impress loved ones and impress your friends." in september, it means health care reform will pass. happy birthday, conservatives. the stars are against you. >> countdown with keith olbermann is right now. great. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? if you can't be right about health care reform, be wrong at the top of your voice. paid republican plants, tea party veterans now disrupting any democratic event about anything. this is hous

john add helen taylor rolled through d.c. today. they drove through all 48 contiguous states breaking the previous world record. they say you can do it, too. how is it possible? here to tell us, melanie alnwick. >> the tailors aren't novice's at this. they hold 80 fuel economy driving world records. on july 28th. they set off across the continental united states. they went 19 days, averaged 67.9 miles a gallon. they drove a manual volkswagen jetta diesel. they want to point out beside the car and tires they had no other gawj gadgets. they i am plitd simple rules of the road. >> this is not rocket science. we have been doing it for many years. anybody can do it. simple things like getting in the highest gear as soon as you can. going gentle on the gas. >> now, here are other tips the tailors have forgetting the most out of a tank of gas. drive smoothly. aggressive driving uses more gas. avoid excess idling. turn off the engine when you are waiting. avoid high speeds. the faster you the more wind resistance and fuel you burn. to learn