david holmes is the rapping flight attendant. >>> if you want another kind of drink, then just holler, because alcoholic beverages cost you $4. # he's received a lot of attention for his hip-hop version of southwest airlines' safety speech. >> in the front, in the back with two exit doors, you'll find the light on the signs and the floor. # holmes says he wanted to try something different. >> i wanted to see if i could translate our instructions into a rap form. >> holmes says he might pursue a music career in the future, but for now, he's enjoys entertaining his passengers. >>> welcome aboard! [ applause ] researchers looking for car parts that are earth-friendly have hit upon an unusual solution. coconuts. it turns out fiber from a coconut's shell can be used to make car floorboards. i kid you not. jessica? >> interesting, thanks lauren. marijuana. weed. some movies and comedians make it seem like no big deal. but a new study connects marijuana to depression. as felipe reports, experts say the problem can start in our teens. >> first the good news. according to the government, fewer

lopez also upset that pals tom cruise and kate holmes didn't show up. katie was filming in australia. she narrowly escaped serious injury, when a battery exploded, setting a car she was near on fire. >>> kim cattrall goes on a show called, who do you think you are? she was curious about a grandfather who disappeared in 1939. he was a bigamist who ran away with and married another woman. >>> this comes to us now from kdlt-tv in sioux falls, south dakota, where three rare tiger cubs are just stretching their legs. the newborn trio are amour tigers. since their overstressed mom can't feed them, zookeepers working around-the-clock. the cubs are kitten-sized now and cuddly. they were eventually grow to over 600 pounds. they don't make good pets. i'm dan kloeffler and this is "early today." your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it is -- a very good thursday morning to all of you. we are looking bet that our doppler, no

holmes, if i could.the united states were to adopt a system like canada has with a government-run health plan that operates like that, do you think that the mayo clinic in rochester and others would still be able to provide services for you and other canadians? >> well, i'm not sure that that would continue to happen. i think that it would -- i don't see where the need would be on either side. and what i think is that if americans then needed a place to run, if your facilities are now completely bogged down and backed up and near the system of which we have, would canadians be able to then turn around and be able to help americans that couldn't get any help. and i think that we would become neighbors with the same problem and no solutions. >> thank you, i'm not sure how the microphone switching back and forth is going to work. i think this one is working again now. mr. baker, you did leave us with some thoughtful and terrifying quotes. the quote of the doctor to lynn of quote, you have not suffered long

today ann holmes reading calls her a christian and muslim but her move to islam came at a very high price. dan harris reports on this woman's test of faith. >> reporter: ann holmes reading was an episcopal priest until a test of faith. several years ago while mourning the death of her mother, she was trying an islamic meditation technique she learned in an interfaith class. that is, she says when it happened. >>. >> it came with such clarity and power i could understand it nothing else as an invitation from god. >> reporter: she said it was jesus himself who led you to islam. >> you think jesus led you to become a muslim? >> yes. i know it doesn't make sense to people. >> reporter: now reading not only plays in church but also plays five times a day to allah. >> in islam jesus is viewed as a prove et not son of good. >> reporter: this spring the episcopal church revoked redding's right to be a priest. >> being defrocked, i would imagine is a pretty dramatic experience. >> yes. that's an united states statement, to imagine not being involved intimately in the dilis of believing people, hel

holms sitting in for rick sanchez. a lot of people are talking about health care and trying to figure out what is going to come out of a lot of committees on the hill. we have just ht a conversation with debbie stabenow, a democrat from michigan. talking about things that might be in and might be out. that has a lot of you talking already. we goal over here and check out some of the tweets you all have sent us. the one at the very top says, we americans go to doctors way too often and demand drugs. take better care of yourself and prices will go down. that's one way to look at it. right below that, this is not necessarily here at cnn. this is addressed to congress. de dear congress, avoid the red pill and the blue pill, take a chill pill and kill this bill. the one under that, keep the public option and narrow the mandate. the one below that, cannot afford to cut a public option. it needs a mandate. >> a lot of people reacting to the fact that the senate finance committee doesn't appear they will be able to get their b

alger hiss, he was his mentor at harvard was louis brandeis and oliver wendell holmes. they were his mentors. after he graduated from harvard law school he was oliver wendell holmes'law clerk at the supreme court. there is no bigger elite background then or now to this kind of thing. your mentor at harvard is a future supreme court justice. the job you get because of your harford connection as clerk to oliver wendell holmes jr.. he went to work after the eckler chip with oliver wendell holmes for a hot shot law firm in new york. then in 1932 he comes back to work for fdr's agricultural adjustment administration as a lawyer. so many young people were enthusiastic about the new deal did the same. then he switches over to the state department. i'm abbreviating his career. if the point is that this is someone who was on a high career trajectory with great connections with all of the eastern establishment credentials. it is probably why richard nixon hated him on sight, because he was the sort of person who richard nixon hated. probably why nixon was more skeptical about him

the job you get because of harvard connections is as clerk to oliver wendell holmes jr. this is about -- he went to work after the clerkship for a hot shot white shoe law firm in new york. then in 1932, he comes back to work for f.d.r.'s agricultural adjustment administration as a lawyer, which so many people who were enthusiastic about the new deal did. then he switches over to the state department, i'm aabbreviating his career. but this is someone who was on a high career trajectory with great connections, with all the eastern establishment credentials. it's probably why richard nixon hated him on sight. he was the sort of person nixon hated. that's probably why nixon, you know, was more skeptical about him. this was the kind of person he was skeptical about. in fact, the former "new york times" columnist, tom wicker, in his biography of nixon "one of us," reports about when nixon first met hiss. i went to harvard, i believe your college was whittier. that tells you everything about alger hiss and i can imagine how nixon must have felt about that. >> there was a common

delegate eleanor holmes norton is fighting to keep the controversial needle exchange program.the district was the only city in the nation banned from using local and federal tax dollars to hand out clean needles in 2007. the house amendment would reinstate that ban and prohibit funding for any programming operating within 1,000 feet where children gather. >>> ocean city officials are moving quickly to ban salvia, a hallucinogenic herb that can be bought in many head shops. emergency legislation will be voted on monday. if passed, enforcement would begin on tuesday. >>> first lady michelle obama welcomed members of the military. she also met with military leaders and families during her visit. >>> time for a check on the traffic situation this friday evening. >> we are looking at a ton of traffic. this is springfield. this is for the next 40 les all the way into fredericksburg, virginia. we are going to go into maryland now. taking a look at the beltway, things are not wonderful here. traffic is going to be slow on the inner loop from annandale, hotter loop slow as well. -- how

we will hear from tiger at 11:00, but now, we go back to horace holmes for the rest of the sports. >>ive. andy roddick craft was digging on one of the best players to ever pick up a racket, roger fedor -- was playing one of the best players. roger charges the net. down the line, and it is all tied at 6-6. they would keep playing. roddick's forehand return vote goes along. -- return of those long -- though goes long. he passes pete sampras for the record 15 grand slam victories. >> it feels amazing, you know? it is definitely one of the greatest, but this does not mean the i will stop playing tennis. i want to enjoy tennis are many more years, so i hope to come back and play again. >> they will be played that one over and over again. >>> welcome back. time now for a final check of our forecast with steve. >> humidity is low, and looks like a cold front late tuesday night and into wednesday that could give us some showers and thunderstorms. it will be warming up for the weekend. >> thanks, steve. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. (announcer) have your kids ever gone snorkeling

holmes. >> good morning. i'm losing track of my day. it all rolls today. it is 8:00 a.m. in atlanta, 6 a.m. in nashville, 5k in los angeles. we've got a lot going on. first a start with what's happening out of orlando, continuing our breaking news coverage. breaking news out of disney world. an accident. here's the amazing picture that we got from an i-reporter. a mon a rail crash. it happened six hours ago. a witness told us within the past hour one of the trains -- one of the trains ran into another train that was just already stopped there on the tracks. the tale is still sketchy, still coming in. there were several riders on one of the trains. a witness said he heard a smashing crashing noise and saw debris falling off the track. >> the picture you're looking at right now, that's one of the trains going back to the loading dock. when we first saw it, we were getting off the ferry. we were trying to -- we were leaving the park, and we -- i guess we got off the ferry. we were going toward the exit where they were getting tickets. we were about to get off the roof and we

delegate eleanor holmes norton called the hearing to determine what caused last month's deadly crash and what's being done to fix the problem. nine people were killed when one train slammed into another near fort totten. it appears sensors supposed to detect trains stopped on the track were not working and today union officials say that this is not the first time that has happened. here is what they have to say. >> we had received information from different operators that there had been other instances where even though a crash had not taken place that their train did not respond to some of the equipment did not command the train as it should have. >> chris gordon will have more on today's hearings coming up in a live report on "news4 at 5:00". >> we are following a story people have been arrested in connection with the murder. one is a juvenile. 16 years old. investigators are also looking at the men in connection to other crimes outside of the state of florida. byrd and melanie bill wrgs killed last week while nine of their 16 children were in the house. authorities believe the pri

. >> hopefully horace holmes did not get wet. >> i did not get wet, the worry about it.he bad weather did forced them to cancel the afternoon practice out here at redskins park. one that is very happy about that is the top draft pick brian orakpo who was working on only two hours of sleep. he hopped on a plane and arrived here early for the morning practice. no. 98, excited about his new team. >> how does it feel? >> it feels great, man. i am relieved. i am here with my teammates. i only missed one day. that is very significant. >> have they been giving you a hard time? >> know. the hem -- they have been giving me a hard time about how big money is back in town. it has been fun though. >> tomorrow, you put on the pads and go at it. >> i am looking forward to it. put on the pads, let's get cranking. everybody is giving me pointers and their advice on what to look for them what to read and all kinds of stuff helping my game. >> right after practice this morning, a big surprise for head coach jim who was taken aback in a time machine by a couple of fans. >> this is my way m

to begin into the metro crash, eleanor holmes norton joins us live from capitol hill. fox 5 morning news starts right now. >>> we have been very fortunate to get beautiful pictures for you this morning. it was a great sunrise over the nation's capitol this morning and off to a great start on this monday morning, july 13th. this is from northwest d.c. a couple of clouds but lok at blue skies at -- at the blue skies on the top of the screen. i'm steve chenevey. >> i'm allison seymour. to the delight of tween and teen girls, the jonas brothers will hit the verizon center tonight. but fans aren't just getting a good dose of the jo bros, also coming up, some upcoming acts. >> and that includes honor society. you'll be hearing about them. they're going to play live for us later this morning. are you going with the girls tonight? >> i am not. i don't think they knew they were here. >> that would have saved you money. and i know somebody who is going tonight. >> because it's not just teen girls. >> my son, who is -- he'll be 6 in september, loves the jonas brothers. we're goin

you note some of the old white guys made pretty good decisions, holme holmes, cardoza and others. then you concluded this, in short, i accept the proposition that difference will be made by the presence of women and people of color on the bench and that my experiences will affect the facts that i choose to see. you said i don't know exactly what the difference will be in my judging but i accept that there will be some based on gender in my latina heritage. you don't, as you said in your response to senator sessions, you said you weren't encouraging that. and you talked about how we need to set that aside. you didn't in your speech say that this is not good. we need to set this aside. instead you seem to be celebrating it. the clear inference is it's a good thing that this is happening. so that's why some of us are concerned, first with the president's aluisization of his speeches, several of them, including speeches that are included in articles that you edited that all say the same thing. it would certainly lead one to a conclusion that "a," you understand it will mack a differen

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eleanor holmes plans to name her guard after the general.norton says general worked for years to get funding for the program. >>> right now prince georges county police are asking for your help in trying to find a 8- year-old boy. lamar anthony jones was seen in laurel maryland. police say he was taking out the trash. when a relative found him he ran to nearby woods. police sela mar was upset about being punished earlier in this day. he is four feet tall and last seen in a gray shirt and dark blue shorts. >>> it is time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here. break out the party hats. >> traders are probably waking up with a smile on their face because the dow has clawed its way up above the 9,000 level after a triple-digit rally yesterday. and futures indicate a higher opening this morning. it has been a long road back to the psychologically important nine thousand for the dow. we are off the low of 6469 back in march. that massive selloff was triggered by fears of the depression and financial collapse but the credit crisi

eleanor holmes norton says the mall is in danger of becoming a disgrace because of poor upkeep. >>> still ahead, bryan is back with a final look weather. >>> is the best chance for rain but not anything major. >> it is just very sporadic across the area. we will be in the mid 80's today and it will be a dry weekend. temperatures will push near 90 and a less of a chance of rain. typical july weather with high heat. >> banks. thank you for joining us today. we will see you back here in the morning. -- thanks. my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentus and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal between my dentures and my gums super poligrip makes eating more comfortable. even well fitting dentures can feel more comfortable with super poligrip. just a few dabs of super poligrip create a seal between your dentures and gums to make them more comfortable while you eat. i can eat my steak, i just love it. try super poligrip. [captioning made possible by

holmes. >> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> it is 10:00 a.m. eastern here in atlanta. 7:00 a.m. pick, but we have a lot of news to tell you about. let's begin with this. president obama's address to africa. the president wrapped up a speech in ghana just last hour highlighting the importance of africa as part of our interconnected world. going trite our white house correspondent suzanne malveaux joining us live from ghana's capital. he talked a lot about democracy and the fact africa is responsible for africa but the u.s. is ready to support and lend a hand. >> reporter: you know, betty, you're absolutely right. this is one of those countries that has a stable democracy, and something that is really attracted presidents from the united states. both trips when we saw president clinton back in 1998 offering a trade and opening up trade to this country. president bush just a couple of years ago when he offered aid to help combat malaria and aids, and it is arguably that the thing that president obama is bringing here, what he talked a lot of today

also delegate eleanor holmes norton will be there as well ask questions. big thing right now is what is the update on the investigation. they want to take a look at the funding challenges that metro will have as they -- >> all right. we lost sarah there for a second. we will try to get her back shortly. we'll be able to find out more about those changes and proposals from metro. >>> the search is on for the person who killed a female sailor in virginia. investigators found her body in the henderson hall barracks at fort mier. a man would works there says he saw other marines being interviewed. >>> the trial could begin today for the d.c. mother accud of killing her four daughters. bonita jacks is expected to be in court if a been. iantrea ming a eaudjge will decide her fate without a jury. yesterday, the judge reviewed a videotaped interview of jacks talking to police shortly after her january 2008 arrest. she couldn't plain why the decomposed bodies of her daughterrer were found in her southeast d.c. apartment. if convicted, she could spend life in prison

isn't the first time congresswoman eleanor holmes norton has sponsored a job fair but this year turnout was absolutely tremendous. behind me here is the end of the line at the convention center. that line goes all the way in and around and down to one of the lower levels exhibit halls. just a tremendous turnout here today. probably not too surprising considering that unemployment in the district is about 10.7%. looks like we're going to have thousands turning out for this event today. they're hoping to meet with employers and secure jobs. the line started at exhibit hall c. then it went on, and on, all the way to the other end of the building, and then it kept going, right on out of the convention center and on to the sidewalk. >> what do you think of this line? >> it's something else. i feel like i'm in line for "american idol" or something. >> i'm not bringing such a big project to the city without being a d.c. resident. >> reporter: congresswoman eleanor holmes norton has held this job fair before but the turnout today was huge. more than 80 businesses and agencies with jobs came to

holmes. >> and i'm betty nguyen.ere's a quick check of what is happening today. >> 16 people killed when a helicopter crashed in southern afghanistan. that according to nato. five others were hurt. no word on those five conditions. it happened during takeoff at a kandahar airfield. nato says the helicopter wasn't a military helicopter. also, that all of the dead are civilians. no word on the cause just yet, but nato says this was not a result of any enemy fire. >> take a look at this. a video that appears to show a missing american soldier in afghanistan has surfaced on the internet. the taliban claim to hold this man and the associated press reports that u.s. military officials confirm that this is the american soldier missing since june 30th. now, no name has been released publicly. the associated press provided a portion of the video to cnn, but cnn has not been able to confirm this information. >>> delegates for manuel jose zelaya have agreed for a seven-point proposal for returning him to power. but not a done d

delegate eleanor holmes norton is trying to fight the ban. she says clean needle programs are needed to combat the high rate of hiv infection. >>> while vestigators tried to figure out what started in northwest washington mansion fire, the owner is getting a firsthand look at that damage. former d.c. school board president and philanthropist arrive time yesterday to see what is left for home on chain bridge road. the fire broke out wednesday night. low water pressure forced firefighters to use hydrants five blocks away. >>> two ohio police chiefs face possible felonies after purportedly -- they are accused of breaking into the home of actress sarah could it -- sarah jessica parker's server to conduct the men were allegedly looking for anything about the celebrities they could sell. they are free today on their own recognizance. >>> hoboken mayor pete -- peter cammarano is resigning, one of numerous public officials arrested last week by the fbi for allegedly taking bribes in exchange for political favors. the mayor of secaucus also quit his j

any winning performances snl there is going to be performance by katie holms. >> don't want to miss.0 episode of sow think you can dance right here tonight at 9:00 on fox 45. >> john spoke with derek may son tuesday night about the sudden retirement. tell you what conclusions came from the meeting if any coming up next in sports. >>> >> welcome back. i'm bruce cunningham. with training camp set to open in just a few day, the ravens preparing to move forward without derek mason who suddenly announced his retirement last week. john harbaugh had a face-to-face meeting with mason early this week we learned. harbaugh told the sun he was hopeful mason would change his mind and return but after talking with mason quoting again nothing is changed. derek was very clear about that throughout our conversation. harbaugh went on to say he didn't think mason actions were negotiations ploy adding that the ravens will respect his decision either way. meanwhile next week mark the official homecoming for one of the newest ravens. fox worth grew up in the randalls town area and played at western tech b

reporting live from capitol hill, horace holmes. >> an upcoming vote on the senate judiciary committee could delay the nomination of sonia sotomayor. g.o.p. members plan to block voting until next week. but some members on the committee may not go along with that plan. sotomayor has gotten solid report from democrats and at least three republicans. her confirmation could happen next month. >> mark san ford is -- sanford is facing troubles. there are allegations he charged the state to fly business ass when other members flew coach. south carolina legislators are investigating because state law there requires state employees to use the most economical mode of transportation. his travel has been in the spotlight after admitting to having an affair with a tv reporter in argentina. >> the men who made history by walking on the moon 40 years ago received high honors at the white house today. >> i'm grateful for them visiting us. the country is grateful for what you have done. >> they welcomed neil armstrong, buzz aldrin to the white house. they are the first ones to walk on the room while c

because they saw on this website, katie holmes nearly escaped this explosion.ually, she wasn't even there when the explosion occurred. that she'd been off the set for a significant amount of time already. is this the most important story in the world? is it so important that they get this one right? you know, no. but you know what? it is part of sort of the ongoing problem, and i would argue, that this extends to the mainstream media, as well. that people's faith in the mainstream media is undermined by this kind of false reporting. >> here's another one. angelina jolie eyeing a run for the white house. >> so they quote these friends, right, this friend of brad pitt's and a friend of angelina jolie's and the headline is that she's eyeing, a british tabloid says she's eyeing a run for the white house. but, of course, all they're doing is using people who are saying, yeah, she would think that that would be terrific. i'm sure she would love that. and the headline is totally misleading. >> okay. good one. next one is the twilight co-star kristen stewart and robert

holmes. >> i'm brooke baldwin in for betty.hank you for starting your day with us. >>> the president is on the phone. seriously. that guy you see there on the right is sergeant crowley. he was the one in the middle of that mess with professor gates you see from harvard. the president called yesterday to tell him, sorry about some of those comments i made and wanted to really make an impression that he wasn't trying to degrade the officer or the police department. the president came out yesterday saying he sounds like a good man and outstanding officer after having the conversation. this is more of what the president said in a surprise to us all when he stepped out yesterday for the daily briefing. >> i want to make clear that in my choice of words i think i unfortunately gave an impression that i was malining the cambridge police department or sergeant crowley specifically. i could have calibrated those words differently. >> the president said it certainly is a testament to how big of an issue race is in this country. after he

holmes, who is also standing by. what's interesting, t.j., is if you look at it farrelirly, the y is moving away from professor gates and with the president's miaculpa. this is not helping whatever case the professor may have presented earlier on but you have just spoken to his attorney, i understand. tell us what you have learned that we don't know. >> i am going to pick up on something you asked. that was the precise question, rick, that i asked, is this a case that maybe professor gates was profiling a white officer? is it a fact that he cease a white officer and jumps to a conclusion that this guy is going to be out to get me and not just doing his job? the response to that was, this is not about race. i know that sounds crazy coming from professor gates side and his attorney because that's all we have been talking about, racial profiling. this is a matter of a police officer exhibiting bad judgment. that is where he wanted to go and the direction they wanted us to go and not about race. however, the reason every

delegate eleanor holmes norton criticized the delay. >> why did the transportation board not at least recommend this rather -- i call it low-tech, low-cost step? >> reporter: metro is desperately short of funds but appears congress is coming up with money to help it out. >> it is -- we believe that the -- transportation appropriate yags subcommittee included the full $150 million in funding to metro to match the local commitment. it was mott in the budget. that's really good news. >> reporter: metro riders have doubts about their safety million metro's systems are upgraded. >> the new sensor system. talking about putting it in place. as soon as they do that, the more comfortable it is. >> reporter: this congressional hearing is meant to reenforce confidence in metro and make sure that it is taking all steps necessary to make sure that no tragic accident like this one ever will happen again. we are live tonight in northwest washington. back to yoin the studio. >> chris gordon. thank you, chris. >>> ntsb investigators are trying to figure out what caused a foot-long hole to n cabin mid

gun rights advocates applaud the plan but dc delegate eleanor holmes norton says it is a bad idea. >> this is an outrage and what happens when you let the nra have its way, first on dc and then now they think they can get their way on any bill they want. >> reporter: the senate proposal for a concealed weapons is wrapped up in a defense spending bill. we'll keep you posted on the vote in our evening newscast. >>> and a new push to expand an investigation in to ward 8 dc councilman marion barry. the current investigation deals with barry's use of taxpayer money to employ a girlfriend. well, now, the "washington post" reports that ward four council member muir yell bowser wants to know more about barry's role in securing a $300,000 earmark for the national association of former foster care children of america. the head of the nonprofit is accused of misusing the funds. barry denies any wrongdoing. >>> virginia governor tim kaine is expected to announce plans to call a special legislative session to respond to a supreme court ruling. as we first told you on monday, some virginia prosecut

holmes, it's 8:00 eastern time. 5:00 for you folks in seattle. we are waiting for word on two men aboard a u.s. fighter jet that crashed in eastern afghanistan. we're getting new information about that. might get that in a moment. >> speaking of that, it may be the first loss of an american jet. we'll have more information on that story, coming up. >> we'll look back on the extraordinary life and career of walter cronkite. we'll talk to his friends this morning, looking back. >>> those of you looking for a job, this place may have the answer for you. created 40,000 new jobs. we take you to city center located in las vegas. it's an $8.5 billion project. >>> walter cronkite dead at the age of 92. it's been 18 years since he was at the news desk, but his role stays with us today. >> that's right. he died in new york. he was 92 years old. anderson cooper looks back at the life of this legend. >> reporter: for so long, for so many of us, he was the most trusted man in america. he covered the world at an age of fewer channel and newscasts. he changed t

holmes, go to the blog. this first one from don. don writes in and don says sarah palin should keep her head down, stay out of the spotlight, and spend quality time with her family, educate herself on the real issues that face the u.s. and the world and then maybe in a few years she can run for the senate in alaska. one other, a couple down chuck daniels, she should absolutely stay in politics, she seemed to invigorate the republican party and get a lot more people interested in what was really going on in today's society. >> and some people chiming in. some think she should just go away. some think, you know, people have hard feelings sometimes. they either love her or hate her. she's one of those polarizing figure. but some think she's a mother of five, maybe just take it easy for a while and disappear for that reason. >> we'll see. >> we will see. >>> but coming up next, this is what you will see in our faces of faith. why community leaders say there's a lot to learn from that family. it keeps my airways open. to help me breathe

. >> reporter: eleanor holmes norton saw it different. >> they don't have any appetite for guns. >> reporterthey opposed a senate bill that would allow people to carry weapons across state lines. one concern is how the laws differ. some states require training, others don't. some states ban possession by convicted child molesters, others don't. >> this is an outrage and it is what happens when you let someone have its way first in dc and now they think they can get their way on any bill they want. >> reporter: an attorney that argued against the handgun ban says it is about rights. >> i hope from gay rights to guns to property rights we are seeing a new birth in the court's concern about freedom. >> reporter: britney moorehouse for 9news now and wusa9.com. >> the senate proposal for concealed weapons is wrapped up in a defense spending bill. a vote is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> we are just getting word of a developing story out of richmond tonight. virginia governor tim kaine will call for a special legislative session to respond to a supreme court ruling. sources tell the "associated press

standing in long lines at the convention center for congresswoman eleanor holme norton job fair. crowd in ten years tried to impress 80 companies. big crowds turned out for a federal job fair this evening. the national building museum according to the partnership for public service, there are thousand of government job openings right now many for entry level positions. >>> when we come back, hepatitis c scare hits new york. thousand of patients are being warned about exposure potentially. >>> arguably, washington's most famous hotel. in a matter of days sold to the highest bidder. today the hottest day of the year. will thunderstorms cool us down this weend s b'caboreigfo rftst ahiht ters. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't ac she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health care costs will rise 70%. and he'll have to cut benefits for his employees. but we can act. the president and congress have a plan to lower your costs and stop denials for pre-existing condit

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eleanor holmes norton lashed out at metro and ntsb wanted to know why the 1,000 series cars were often used in the front and back of the tins which are the most vulnerable positions. >>> federal safety officials are taking closer look at the southwest jet that had a hole ripped into the fuselage. on board a plane traveling from nashville to baltimore yesterday. the plane lost cabin pressure, passengers had to use oxygen masks. the plane diverted to west virginia. none of the 126 passengers on board was injured. southwest did inspect all of its boeing 737s overnight. before allowing them back in the air today. the slide at the pump has now lasted for three weeks. experts say summer prices have peaked. but all is not well on our area roadways. and we are joined with the story. jane? >> well, wendy, triple a says the reaction to the spike in gas prices in may and june has resulted in a 3% drop in driving in the dc metro area alone the it is having a huge impact on summer travel. >> he fills up the gas tank. with dreams of an upcoming vacation in his head. >> we planned on going to -- >> m

fire officials say it spread very quickly, most likely because the row holmes didn't have fire walls. >>> a massachusetts woman is hoping her son's death will not be in vein. 11-year-old carl walker hoover hanged himself in april and his mother says it's because he was bullied at his springfield, massachusetts, school. she's now pushing for new legislation to try to prevent bullying. she told a house committee that bullying is a national crisis and they need to find a solution. >> this happened to me. this can happen to anybody in the united states. because i was a concerned, involved, caring parent. and that's why i continue to do this so no other parent has to go through what i'm going through right now. >> she's also pushing for teachers to be trained on how to deal with bullies. at least 41 states do have legislation addressing the problem. 25 either have or are working on bills for cyberbullying. >>> coming up this morning on "good morning maryland" -- a story that will inspire. how a 7-year-old girl is helping orphans across the country. >>> and, a very special wedding because i

>> and real life drama for katie holmes. seconds later t the car b bursto flames essentially.kinny, so skinny >> a scare is what we're going to start with for the actress katie holmes, wife of tom cruise. basically she was in a car film being a scene and she had just gotten out of this car when seconds later the car burst into flames essentially. she narrowly escaped disaster over the weekend. the car battery began erupting sparks and fumes. quite a scare for her. she took the rest of the day off. the entire staff was worried about it. they looked over the special effects to see what went wrong. >> can i ask the follow up which is what is t >> i don't know. it's with guy pierce. it's a movie they're doing in australia. >> i've seen her so much on broadway. i figured maybe she was transitioning out of movies. i guess i'm wrong. >> she's right back on the big silver screen. >> this next split you're going to be happy but i liked them together. there it is, kim kardashian and reggie are done. >> reggie, what were you thinking? >> i have a theory why. keep in mind he's 24 and she'

holmes sitting in today for rick sanchez. let's move this thing forward. got a next generation of news, as always, here on rick's show. a conversation with you and you, as always, can get involved with this show. a few issues certainly got you fired up over the past few days or so. one of the biggest ones, the professor, the policeman and the president. a lot of opinions out there, lot of emotion, lot of arguments. your view of the state of race relations in this country. it has filled up our mailboxes, twitter accounts, facebook, even our voice mail. a lot of you have chimed in on this story. it's not over just yet, folks. today, something else to consider. the very words on the very 911 call that set this whole chain of events into motion. of course, the president was trying to move away from some of this emotional debate, at least, saying he wanted to put this thing behind, came out and admitted his part in it all. also, we learned that this week he does plan to have the sergeant involved in this case, sergeant crowley and professor gates, to the white

holmes. >> good morning, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. we have some breaking news right now. understand a civilian helicopter has gone down in afghanistan. i want to take you straight to the ground right now and get a live report from ivan watson. i'm being told he's not ready at this point. we're trying to get that signal up for you. here's what we know. it's a civilian helicopter crashed at nato's largest base in southern afghanistan, not known exactly how many people were on board and if there are, indeed, casualties as a result of this crash. what we've been told so far is that at this point it's not believed this helicopter went down because of hostile fire. >> all right. we got an a.p. write up out of moscow. not sure if we should go with this or not. a.p. is reporting some updated information. we'll try to see if we can pass it along to you. we're getting some initial reports here about what happened from the associated press for this. this is coming to us out of moscow. ivan watson on the ground is now ready. what can you tell bus this helicopter crash? there's our iv

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it bans the city from providing -- eleanor holmes norton says the amendment will wipe out the programnd is asking for the senate version, not to include it. >>> virginia candidates for governor will square off today. creigh deeds and bob mcdonnell will answer questions about water quality and agribusiness at the virginia farm bureau headquarters in richmond. >>> $100 million in cuts. that is what is on the table on the district today. they will vote on ways to cut the huge budget gap. let's go live to pamela brown. where is all of the money going to come from? >> they will -- it will cost you more whether you park, by a pack of cigarettes, or fill up your car. there'll be more money in the way of taxes. council members say it is the only way to help fill a looming budget deal -- budget bill without compromising service. >> i think that folks will not see an adverse affect. >> city plans on increasing sales taxes to 6%. when y fill up on gas, it will cost you 3 cents more. council members have been scrambling to fill a $340 million budget deficit. more still needs to be done. >> was it

so holmes goes to see him in his house, in his apartment.e is sitting there in holmes said do you remember justice field when you were first on the court, and the judges pointed out to you that justice greer had gotten along in years, and he was having a hard time keeping track of these arguments. it was about time for him to retire. and they asked you to go to him and to explain that to him. and field looked at him and he said yes, i remember. and a dirty years day's work i have never done. [laughter] >> that's great. >> mark whitaker with nbc news and washington. justice o'connor, if i recall correctly, and your decision and the university of michigan affirmative action case, you said that one of the reasons you thought that we still need affirmative action in some form is that in order for our institutions to have legitimacy, they needed to reflect to some degree the diversity of the population. do you think that also applies to the judiciary? and to what extent. does it supply up to apply to the supreme court should that argument have an

holmes also at the white house and ed henry also in washington, suzanne malveaux. the president went on to say, if anything, this whole entire story goes to show that issues of race are sensitive in america. african-americans are very sensitive to these issues. race is a troubling aspect in our society. this is a teachable moment. we should all listen to each other, focus on improving relationships between minorities and police officers. if anything, we need more unity right now. lord knows, we need it. t.j., your sitting right here next to me. i think you and i both, are getting ready to talk about professor gates that you just had an interview with. the president steps out and you and i both went, finally. >> this is what was needed. the past couple of days, it has been amazing to see this reach a fever pitch. every black man, prominent or otherwise has been talking about some experience he has had with the police. it is bringing up a bunch of old wounds and memories. it speaks volumes that the president had to step out and calm everybody down, because that is wh

. >> as justice oliver wendell holmes counselled, one of the most sacred duties of a judge is not toher convictions into the constitution. >> reporter: she declined to discuss any issues likely to come before the court like abortion or gays in the military. >> were i to rehearse here what i would say and how i would reason on such questions, i would act injudiciously. >> reporter: tonight she appears to be a nominee with something for everyone and the senate is expected to be swift, certain and may even be unanimous. >> and to be clear, sotomayor is not the third female nominee. she's actually the fourth. there was harriet myers back in george w. bush's administration. she was nominated and it was withdrawn because of intense pressure and political controversy. she'd never been a judge, had really close ties to george and laura bush. >> it's such an interesting issue. ginsburg even talks about t it. she says even though it was only three weeks after pancreatic surgery for that, she was there at the first address to congre for president obama because she really wanted the e world to k

, though, is sometimes the rhetoric is very effective as it is there, and sometimes the rhetoric, holmest bs, and the health care is the best example of a capital b and a capital s, and you know it. >> whether you like his plan or not, we wouldn't be having a debate about health care right now. the fact that he's even talking about it, something will get done. we can debate the merits or lack thereof. bill: i'm going to record as saying nothing is going to get done this year in health care because it's such a crazy thing and that obama may have hurt his credibility among the american people so that the other things he might want to get done are going to be harder. >> absolutely because the spending that he's already put in place is blowing up the deficit, blowing up national debt, you've got conservatives and moderate democrats who are blowing this thing up. it's not the republicans. he's going to lose enormous credibility because he -- bill: i'm worried about that a little bit in the sense that we don't want a chaotic country six months into the new administration. >> he'd have a better

holmes takes a look. >> reporter: criminals beware.car could be an officer's dream come true. >> we've developed a homeland security platform of technology. the amount of equipment and technology in this vehicle not only provides them the appropriate performance capabilities but unparalleled safety. >> reporter: the 15-inch touch screen computer console which is compared to the biggest iphone you've ever seen controls many of the high-tech features. >> this is the patrol screen. >> reporter: they're the radar screen that monitors cars in the front and rear. a forward and back seat facing camera. an infrared camera that detects heat signature at night. and a license plate a system tho 1,500 license plates per minute as the officer drives and then cross checks them against national and local data bases. >> let's go back 50 years, you had a vehicle, one radio in it and a light that went on top. that's no longer the case. >> reporter: georgia is one of many states discussing to use the vehicle. georgia's senator hopes it can provide a much