no, we're in jacksonville. we're with jeff hopkins in jacksonville. remember, jeff hopkins, the back story of jeff hopkins, he's a wealthy friend of hers, that she has some romantic interest in who conveniently lives out of town. oh, you know, we were going to be at the character breakfast because but now we're in jacksonville with jeff hopkins. this is the beginning, i submit to you, of casey's long-term strategy for how to deal with cindy because she has to have one. remember timer 55, timer 55 is the password that casey creates for her myspace and facebook accounts and there were two references business casey to timer 55. the first was, in one of the tape recorded conversations with lee anthony, you saw in jail, where she says timer 55 is related to caylee. and late, lee testified, he had to be -- his recollection had to be refreshed, as he frequently did, but admitted that casey had told him that timer 55 reflected the 55 days between june 16th and caylee's birthday. now, he -- she told him the story that that was some reflection of when she thoug

liable for that spill ffur years ago attthestttion in jacksonville. 26-thousand gallons...leaked intond...contaimii atiigg..wwllss(sanders) "we apologized to the jacksonville community and we have eeoted numerous ecourcessto cleening it uu, investigating it and recovering."bbt exxon attorneys...say the oil company is not guilty f prying to cover up the spill. (ryyell) "residents say ttis spill has not only decimated &pthe value of their propeeties they're not even sure they can sell their houses and they say that's the case with one of about a year agowithout even putting their house on ttee market."(lazzaro) "i'm a ppdiatric nurse, i wouldn't cooscience."and residents...say this is the second timm an exxon station in jacksonvillesuffered a gasolinn leak...the last one... was back in the 80's. oops, wait a minute, oops e it 3 you're the biggesttcorporation profits of $11 billion dollars a quarter."and because exxon- mobil...is appealing this decision...some ever...see any...of that money. in acksonville, john rydell, a separrte jury awarded millionsof dollars to another group of homeo

that's how much families in jacksonville will receive for a large gas leak caused by exxon. we talked to some of the people about the huge award. >> reporter: this time yesterday was okaycrotic sochaotic in court after the jury announced the judgment that all 160 families left not knowing what their award was. while attorneys spent the day calling the client one of the client's missed the call and asked me if i knew. if 26,000 gallons of gas still under jacksonville no one trusts what come out of here. >> it is not safe enough to cook with. >> reporter: her drinking water well was the first to turn up poison. now they have a triple filter system. no one can guarantee that it works. >> at any given time you could have break throughs. >> reporter: the jury awarded them $24 million. >> it feels good to be vindicated. >> reporter: what they are about to say you hear a lot around here. >> you would trade all that weight to get rid of the uncertainty this creates. it turns your life upside down. for people that haven't been through something like that it is difficult for them to i

. >> reporter: with the gas still under jacksonville no one in a two mile radius trusts what comes out of here. >> it's not safe enough for me to drink it or to cook with it. >> reporter: now they have a triple filter system but no one can guarantee it really works. >> even with this system you don't have total confidence? >> no at any time it could be a breakthrough. there's no guarantees. >> reporter: the jury awarded them $24 million. >> if you were given that offer somehow, what would you trade that money for? >> assurance that my children weren't going to get sick. >> reporter: reservers say the most emotion testimony in the entire case came from a woman who is just steps from that station. this is vicki ho's nail salon. vicki ho came to this country with $200 in her pocket. she built a strong business then came the leak. half of her customers left. her mini van needs repairs and today she missed the call from her lawyer. she's stunned when i tell her the jury awarded her $15 million of exxon's money. >> oh my god. i don't know. wow. >> nothing though she says compensates her for

wjz is live in jacksonville, mike has new reaction from the plaintiffs. mike. >> reporter: don, one comment that stood out to me was, a person who sued exxon said last night no one was popping champagne corks after the verdict. and by that the amount they meant no amount of money can restore their peace of minds. with most of the 26,000 gallons of gas still under jacksonville, no one in a two- mile radius trusts what comes out of here. >> it's not safe enough for me to drink if not safe enough to feel comfortable cooking with it. >> their drinking water well was the first to turn up poison. now they have a triple filter system, but no one can guarantee it really works. >> even with this system, you don't have total confidence. >> no, no. at any given time you could have a breakthrough. it will handle a certain amount but there's no guarantee the jury award them $24 million. >> it feels really good to be vindicated. >> but what they're about to say, you hear a lot around here. >> you would turn all that away to get rid of the uncertainty that creates. this

exxon mobil had been ordered to pay fammlies in the jacksonville aree of ballimore county a tttal of nearly one and a half billionn ollars. dollars.janice park is live &poutside the county courthouse inntowson...whereethe legal fight ovvr a massive gasoline place..rial has been going on families told us they hope thisscase serves aa a lesssn and ends a ssrong message to corporate america: nurss susan lazzarr says the 2006 gasoline spill of 26 phousand gallons near er home...and more than one &phundred other families in jaaksonville... as consumed her life: "everytime toocc my faucet, it's clear in mm head....very glad it's over"ttday...both jurors 17:27:09and plantiffs...rejoiced....ssa jury handed down a verdict agginst exxon mobill..filling pix largeebinders...first awardinggthe families of jacksonville almost half a billion dolllrs in compensentory damages...then today...punitive damages to each member...of each family af. pffected."i hope the world had realized you just can't o phis to ppople, ecause it affects everyone's lfiee today's verdict had the judde, proseeutors nd jury..

it is punishment for a large gas leak that crippled the town of jacksonville. mike sat down with some of the people who will be receiving that cash. >> reporter: can 26,000-gallons of gas under jacksonville, still in a two mile radius nobody trusts what comes out of here. barbara and john layer bee's drinking water well was the first to turn up poison. now they have a triple filter system, but no one can guarantee it really works. >> even with this system, you don't have total confidence. >> it will handle a certain amount. but there is no guarantees. >> reporter: the jury awarded them $24 million. >> if you were given that somehow, what would you trade away the money for? >> assurance my children aren't going to get sick. >> reporter: the station is just on the other side of that fence. the most emotional testimony in the entire case came from the woman who is steps from that station. this is vicky ho's nail salon. she came to this country 20 years ago with $200 in her pocket. she built a strong business. then came the leak. half of her customers left. today s

. >> jacksonville residence will get millions in compensatory damages. i am jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> if a trip to the beach is your holiday plans, there are some waterways that you may want to avoid. >> we have one problem spot in the city, a brush fire to talk about. we will >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. john collins has a quick look at the forecast. >> let's continue with what happened it yesterday. we're starting out in beautiful shape with clear skies. humidity, 83%. that is normally a higher number. that will drop later today. the barometer is rising. 74 degrees at the inner harbor with sunny skies and a very nice condition. how long can ala it last? >> major payoff from exxon mobil after one of the gas stations contaminated the wells of the neighborhood. >> jennifer franciotti have some details on the solomon. good morning. >> compensatory damages totaled nearly $500 million. that does not include punit

i am in jacksonville with jeff hopkins this man with whom i think i can have an actual relationship, a wealthy boyfriend who has a child the same age as caylee with whom i think i could have a long-term relationship. mom, you have got to get used to the fact tt i won't always be with you. this is all made up. she is now got her mother convinced she is in a potentially long-term relationship with a wealthy man who lis out of town. timer 55. she is coming up with a long-term strategy because maybe she will mare jeef hopkins -- jeff hopkins. maybe they will elope to europe. she could extend that 55 days for months. she never had the chance. july 5th she tells cindy that her car is being fixed in jacksonville she will return on the 12th but she is staying with jeff hopkins and his mother. july 13th she tells her jeff hopkins and her are getting married a fictitious marriage. she stays to do that she's hanging out with a friend. >> as prosecutor ashton tells the jury casey's lies can no no further. >> july 15th all hell breaks lose was they got the car. had they not gotten this car, i wou

nnrthern baltimore ountt are not celebrating. 3 a jury found exxon-mobil liible for that spill fouu jacksonville266thoussnd -gallons leakee into the but the spill was not month later.many rrsidents...say thee'restill worried about water in their homes. 3(kukuuca))"it's extremely frusttating, i mean weere uuing bbttled water for chemiccls in the asoline -3 leaked into the grouud, people don't know what theelongterm eefectt of those chemicals are." 3eexon obil has apologized to 3 happened...but the company denies any effortto cooer up the spill. 3 3 it'ssalready being called "the bird heard 'roond the worrd" a man'ss courtoom antics... get him in prooble ddrrng the casey aathony murder triall 3 wound up wwth his own ase in pfront of judge perry -- after & he wasscaught red handed, flashing thh middle finner to a prrsecutor. &p3perry says: "what is that symbol youuare projecting with your fingers?"bartlett says: "using my iddle finger and i am sorry" perryy: what does it mean to you, sir, ot to some, but to yyu?"bartlett says: "uh, to, to, to use the f ord to someone." perrysayy: "what did he do to

. >> reporter: jacksonville families burst into cheers when the exxon verdicts were announced today. mike schuh has the record details of the record damages awarded. >> reporter: the jury says exxon took a gallon leak and by committing fraud turned it into a $1.5 billion judgment. >> this is the way the system should work and it worked. >> reporter: the dream homes here are worth less and no one is confident their wells aren't filled with poisons. >> why did you think that the jury saw it your way that this was fraud. >> reporter: they saw the facts. there was substantial evidence supporting this evidence and we're confident they will be upheld. >> reporter: perhaps no one was more relieved than the jurors who spent half a year in court. the judge choking up when he thanked them. >> just kind, caring, devoted people, all different walks of life and you also had several teachers. >> reporter: cheers broke out at the ends of the trial, the only long faces from those trying to defend what the jury said exxon did. >> we believe that that result is not supported by the facts in the law. g

the jury awarded 1 million in punitive damages in jacksonville. the underground pipe burst and exxon mobile is planning on appealing. >>> the rhetoric over the debt ceiling negotiations is getting nasty. president obama called for congress to buckle down and get an agreement on the senate. here's more on why the white house wants the deal done. >> after weeks of tense negotiations over the debt ceiling, the trash talking and finger pointing have exploded. the republicans have slammed the president for not taking a more active role. >> take a valium and calm down and talk to us. he's played dozens of rounds of golf with fundraisers. he's been awall on the issue. >> the democrats threw it right back. >> it seems like the leaders are tanking the economy for the sake of protecting tax breaks for oil companies and yachts and corporate jets. >> reporter: august 2nd is the dead line. the white house wants this wrapped up before so congress can pass it. the white house has zeroed in on reductions and budget cuts and $400 billion in tax increases. democrat

in 2006, exxon leaked 26,000 gallons of gas into their jacksonville community and tuned their lives upside down. -- turned their lives upside down. some say they finally got justice. >> we thought you couldn't drink it. and we learned it goes through your skin and becomes. [audio not understandable] >> reporter: the jury award punitive damages from 50,000 dollars to a high of more than $40 million. this settlement could become one of the largest in the state's history. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> thank you. >>> epontes of the new law did -- opponents of the new law that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented children got twice as many signatures as need. the state board of elections needs to certify every one of the signatures but the overwhelming number means it is unlikely enough will be thrown out to invalidate the result. it's an emotional defeat for thejoyce suarez whose family move here from peru when she was 14. they were undocumented but gained citizenship and she graduated from towson university's business school. >> some of the kid have 4.0 average in school. they are sm

for 160 ffmilies in the jacksonville area of altimooe county.ources say exxon mobil hhs been oodered to pay out about 1-point-5 billion dollars in &pdamages. jury found that in 2006... exxon obil leaked over 20 thousand gallons of gas in the jacksonville community that seepee into areaawell water. hursday families and businesses pill send a strong message to 3 corporate america. political annlysttmark halperin is out of job.. for now.. for calling the president a dirty four - letter word on the live t-v. and the precedent has been set on this show, ... go aaead, i thought he was kind of a dáák yesterday, oh my god, delay that... delay that what are you doing? i think the presideet, i can't believe you i was joking i can't believe ou, did we delay that? the answer is no, the producers in the control room didnnt catch it in time. people across the country heard him call the president a four letter word that bbgins with d... the m-s-n-b- c analyst offered an immeddate apology. to be fair scarborough had promised they bleeped, but everyone agrees e

a baltimore county jury awarded more than $1 billion to a group of jacksonville, maryland residents that sued the oil giant after a leak in 2006 that damaged their property values and water supply. part of a west baltimore row home collapsed this afternoon. it happened around 12:45 hit in south tarleton street. police blocked off the street as a precaution. fortunately, no one was in the building and so far no injuries were reported. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a two alarm fire in sparrows po ints. they were met with flames shooting from a single family home. most of the damage was confined to the rear of the home and everyone made it out safely. there is no word on the cause. still no word on what started a fire that killed one person and injured an elderly woman in anne arundel county. the fire broke out at 1:30 yesterday in shore drive in edgewater. the 84-year-old was rushed to the burn unit with life- threatening injuries. the cause remains under investigation and officials have not released the name of the person who died in the fire. it was a lightning stri

in 2006, exxon leaked 26,000 gallons of gas into the jacksonville community and turned their lives upside down. exxon says it came clean admitting they did wrong but they argued they didn't commit fraud. >> we were willing to pay reasonable compensatory damages to those people damaged by the spill. we were certainly not willing to own up to something we absolutely didn't do. [audio not understandable] now i don't have to drive to towson to relive it in my mind. >> reporter: the injure award -- the jury award punitive damages from 50,000 to 40 million. families were award 49 a -- 459 million in compensatory damages. this could become the largest set men in the state's hist -- settle men in the state's history. >>> more incentive to take an old home in baltimore city andfection it up part of the vacant to value booster program. the city will offer $10,000 in down payments and closing costs assistance. it's the only-- this is the only two-- the -- this is only to the first 50 buyers. program is -- the program is the mayor's plan to reduce blight in the city. >>> baltimore city's summer jump-

back in 2006 when they leaked 26,000 gallons of gas into their jacksonville community their lives were turned upside down. >> we don't know. we thought you just couldn't drink it and then then we learned goes through the skin. >> reporter: a jury of six women delivered justice and attorneys agreed. >> it was argued by us that they needed to be sent a message. that message has been sent by the jury. >> reporter: we were able to see some of the awards, damages ranging from 50,000 to a high of more than 40 million this could be the largest in the state. exxon said it admitted this did wrong but argued this didn't commit fraud. >> we were killing to pay reasonable damages to those people who were damaged by the spill. we were certainly not willing to own up to something we absolutely didn't do. >> reporter: homeowners who can't sell and wouldn't because of the bagga ge hope the settle helicopter brings them closure. >> the most important thing is it's done. now i don't have to drive and relieve it tomorrow every day. >> reporter: now early this week the family was awarded $495 million on d

edwards was waived by the bills in september, spending the rest of the year in jacksonville. still more not happening than happening with the 49ers right now. earlier this week they released quarterback clemens, today, 31- year-old clemens agreed to terms with the bengals. he agreed to the nfl season, in san francisco. and tonight a report that the players in the plaxico burress sweepstake. he is trying to sign on with a team after serving two years in prison on a gun possession charge. 49ers say that michael crab tree will be out four to six weeks with a foot injury, more tonight at 10 on sports wrap. see you then. >>> and coming up tonight on the 10:00 news, more video in the ktvu news room of the santa cruz neighborhood hit hard by vandals overnight. the disturbing messages left behind on several vehicles. also we have a crew on the way to the developing news in st. helena where there is a leak at a water treatment plant. >> 9000 gallons so far leaking. >> i'm heather holmes, we'll see you back here at 10 go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step fo

afternoon thunderstorms around indianapolis, nashville, atlanta, jacksonville, and houston.orners region. they can probably use some of that moisture. >> 90s on most places on the map. dallas, colorado springs, omaha, kansas city, baltimore, and detroit will bake today, again in the 90s. not so here in new york. just a mild, lovely 88. but very humid. be careful out there. >> balmy. >>> pretty hot in the uk as this continues, this story here. britain's prime minister will feel the heat as he answers questions from parliament about the phone-hacking scandal. that's after media mogul rupert murdoch and his son testified yesterday. the bbc's nick robinson reports from london. >> reporter: the policemen, in case you wondered, are there to protect rupert and james murdoch, not take them in for questioning. the 80-year-old tycoon's wife wendi was behind him, offering physical and emotional support. his son and once heir apparent sat anxiously and protectively at his side throughout. >> i would like to say as well just how sorry i am and how sorry we are. >> reporter: they were sor

slick from houston to jacksonville and on i-95 from savannah to miami. >>> flying today, airport delayse possible in kansas city, chicago, detroit and denver. >>> and "jeopardy" host alex trebek is set to undergo surgery after a run-in with a brazen burglar at a san francisco hotel. >> trebek ended up with a cast that he'll have to wear for the next six weeks. details have kgo's vic lee. >> reporter: this is how he explained why he was hobbling on crutches. >> the answer is at 2:30 yesterday morning, chasing a burglar down the hall at my san francisco hotel. >> reporter: trebek hosted the national geographic world championship at google headquarters in mountain view. he and his wife stayed at the downtown marriott in san francisco. and that's where the burglar struck. trebek says he was awakened by an intruder in the room. it was lucinda moyers, a 56-year-old burglar with a long rap sheet. trebek chased her down the hallway until his heel gave way. he tore his achilles tendon. that didn't stop him. >> i called security immediately and gave them a good description of the woman, and they

that's the verdict handed down in the jury in jacksonville. how do the homeowners collect? >>> they needed 55,000 votes and this morning the dream act goes to referendum. what that means for children of undocumented immigrants who want to attend college in maryland. >> reporter: it's all about crabs this 4th of july weekend. you will want to get your mallets ready. why you will probably pay more for your beer but not for your crabs. >> all right. those stories are just ahead. it's the first day of july and happy friday. i am megan pringle. >> it's a happy friday. many people getting ready for a three-day weekend. >> nice. >>> good morning, i am charley crowson. let's get to the weekend forecast. it's going to be an extended one for a little longer weather. let's say good morning to justin. >> good morning to you. and by the way i. got july sun fun facts. you excited for that? >> yes. >> good. fact number one. back on june 21st we hit the solstice the longest day of the year, but we haven't notice any difference in the sunset time. it's 8:37. you will by the 4th of july. but

jacksonville and new orleans. >>> thunderstorms around houston, memphis, nashville and louisville, monsoon rain in the southwest. showers from seattle to northern california. love the wet stuff. >>> 70s from sacramento to seattle. phoenix hits 100 degrees and dallas, 103. 91 degrees in kansas city and 84 in chicago. 80s from boston to atlanta. >>> well, coming up, a disease outbreak at a las vegas me megaresort impacting thousands of guests. >>> casey anthony gets out of jail this weekend and now we know there is a million dollar check waiting for her. >>> why exactly are these people running so fast? bumps and bruises in an early morning stampede. i >>> there's another warning thi. morning about the u.s. credit rating because of the uncertainty over raising the debt limit. standard & poor's says there's a 50/50 chance it will downgrade the bond rating. moody's issued a similar warning. it will make it more expensive for the government to borrowmon money. > overseas markets are mixed thanks to that warning from the s&p. tokyo's nikkei average lost 38 points today. hong kong's hang seng is

scattered afternoon thunderstorms around indianapolis, nashville, atlanta, jacksonville and much of the gulf coast. more heavy rain in the four corners of the southwest and showers from seattle to portland. >> phoenix meanwhile, hits 108, albuquerque, 93, salt lake city, 86. upper 90s in the twin city, chicago and dallas. mostly 90s along the east coast. >>> more news now. president obama says if he does support legislation that would overturn a law defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman. the act gets its first hearing on capitol hill today before the senate judiciary committee. >>> new york city is limiting the number of same-sex couples who can marry on the sunday which will be the first day that gay marriage becomes legal in new york state. the mayor says only 764 licenses will be issued for that date, and couples are now being chosen for the date by lottery. >> what an influx it will be. >> certainly a big day. >>> all right. an update to what appeared to be a city's tough stance on distracted pedestrians. >> it had been reported that philadelphia was cracking do

wet along i-10 houston to jacksonville. and on i-94 wisconsin to bismarck. take care on i-25 and on i-95 north of portland, maine. >> if you're flying today, heading out for the fourth of july weekend, expect delays in minneapolis and miami. >>> the high-profile casey anthony murder case could soon come to an end. jurors are expected to begin deliberations as early as tomorrow. >> they will have to decide the case without hearing anthony speak for herself. she decided not to take the witness stand. abc's jim avila reports now from orlando. >> reporter: caylee anthony disappeared from her orlando, florida, home and on to america's tv screens at age 2. and caylee would have been 5 as her mother casey stood before a judge, her national sensation of a murder trial coming to a close. the defense resting. all without the jury hearing firsthand testimony from the woman who from the beginning has been suspected of suffocating her toddler to death. >> you understand that your decision to testify or not testify is solely your decision and your decision alone? >> yes,

city to las vegas, i-80 in des moines, omaha and cheyenne could be wet and thunderstorms from jacksonvillenew orleans. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in denver, minneapolis, atlanta, and charlotte. >>> well, a bizarre case is unfolding in washington state this morning where a seattle man is facing charges of murdering a 7-year-old girl near chicago in 1957. >> prosecutors say that jack ma cull lo was arrest bid police at the time but said he had been on a train from rockford to chicago when the girl was abducted. his alibi held up for 54 years until his train ticket turned up unused. he is a former police officer with a history of sexual enantibioticle abuse claims against him. >> to another high-profile case. casey anthony jurors are meeting for deliberations. >> diana alvear is joining us from orlando with more. diana? >> reporter: peggy and daniel, good morning. six hours, that's how long the jury spent in deliberations on their first day. and they have a lot to consider. the prosecution did theiei best to leave a lasting and devastating impression of casey anthony. af

they'll be paying $1.5 billion for those living in jacksonville after gasoline leaked into the grounder and 160 homes and businesses are affected. the awards will be from $60 million to $300,000. >> >> if you're looking for a good catch, you may want to go to towson. the baltimore county seat is named the 14th best area for the rich and single. over 35% of the people in towson are single and the median income is over $100,000 a year. the top spot is newport beach, california. >>> as part of the continuing communitiy commitment, we're proud to sponsor the 4th of july fireworks show monday night at 9:30. stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. complete news, weather and traffic still ahead for you we'll have more on the dominique strauss-kahn case. the entire case is on the verge of collapse. >>> the president is leaving down, but the senate is staying put. will anything be accomplished. ,

ever since the gas leak near her home in jacksonville left her worried and angry. >> we did not know. we thought you could not drink it. goes through your skin and becomes absorbed through your skin. >> jurors provided some 150 famished compensatory damages totaling $496 million. attorneys did not have the exact figures for punitive damages. they are also in the hundreds of millions. a look at the verdict sheets found damages for one household totaling more than $50 million. >> the evidence will supports it. the conduct which took place was quite wrongful but fraudulent. >> attorneys are disappointed and disturbed by the ruling on punitive damages and say there will be an appeal. >> we did not be engaged in fraud. we were willing to pay reasonable compensatory damages to those people who were damaged by the spill. we were not willing to own up to something we did not do. >> the plaintiffs and jury members hugged and celebrated. susan told us she is happy about the ruling, but knows it will not erase all of our problems. >> we still live there. would you buy my house? >> plaintiffs are

she told her mother she was in tampa or jacksonville sore where... they didn't know where she was or where the car was. and, finally, the shirt. big trouble comes in small packages. indeed. someone in that house killed caylee anthony. they want you to believe it was george who was involved in a cover up of an accident. that did not happen. even george anthony didn't have access to all of these things. only casey anthony did. no one else tried to cover up and lie, and lie, and lie, and lie, and i can go on a dozen or more times. where were george and cindy? let's throw cindy into the mix too as a possible perpetrator, because casey anthony would have you believe that this is all her mother's fault any way for leaving the ladder down. let's twist the knife in my mom a little more. the cover up is her dad's fault, let's twist the knife in him too. what were george and cindy anthony doing in june and july of 2008? they're living at home, they are going to work, and they are missing their granddaughter. what's casey anthony doing? where is casey anthony?

. >> five years after the record gas leak here in jacksonville, a record payout.ut what one and a half million dollars won't buy, peace of minds. exclusive interviews from those who brought suit, next. >> hitting the road for the 4th? maryland highways are packed with holiday travelers, certainly the bay bridge is. wjz is tracking traffic and first warning weather forecast for the 4th of july as well. check in for the breaking news, eyewitness news at 5 starts now! >>> memories of michael. a farewell to the teen accidentally killed by his friend at a sleepover. new calls for gun safety, as his grieving family gathers for his funeral. hi, everybody.

edwards was waived by the bills in september and spent the rest of the year in jacksonville. >> >> moreappening than happening. earlier this week, their relief quarterback, nate clem mons. he agreed to terms with cincinnati bengals. clemmons is beginning his 11 season, playing the last 4 in san francisco. there is a report that the 49ers are involved in the wuing of plaxico burris, he is trying to sign on with the team after serving 2 years in prison on a gun possession charge. >>> the finals are set in the bank for west tennis classic at stanford. serena williams with a win. she will meet marianne bartoli, she advanced when her semi- final opponent withdrew. >> >> jim harbaugh waited a long time to get his hands on ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less nev

a group of 1630 jacksonville, maryland, residents and business owners sued exxonmobil after a leak spoiled their ground water in 2006. the company says it will appeal. >> dozens of new laws are in effect and they include everything from an increase in state alcohol tax to a statute to eliminate drunk driving. david collins has more. >> now is the time for direct wine. shipments from the vine to your home is legal. state controller is among the first to place an order. he did it in person in baltimore county. the state made applications available june 10 and as many as 30 wineries have signed up. the sales tax on alcohol increases from 6% to 9%. some bar owners are considering rounding opinion think increase to the nearest quarters. caters will have to keep meticulous records. the new tax is suspected to generate $87 million a year. it will fund services for developmentally disabled. next year it goes to the general fund. governor o'malley committed in a letter to health advocates that try to help fund their cause in future years through the budget process. another alcohol related bill requ

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the temperature your body will feel like in 104 in jacksonville.n dallas, we're talking about the seventh consecutive day of those triple digits. the other weather story fredericka, i just want to mention, lots of thunderstorms popping up out there. nothing severe at this hour, that's the good news, but a lot of lightning, a lot of people outside. so be aware of those threats when you start to hear those rumbles of thunder. >> extremely good weather on so many levels there. >>> los angeles you know is buzzing right now with its latest celebrity couple, britain's newest royal couple will and kate arrived this morning and they wasted no time throwing themselves into the three-day royal tour there. they have already arrived there at that beautiful polo club where you are? >> reporter: just a little over an hour ago, the royal couple, the duke and duchess of cambridge arrived by helicopter and they walked down the red carpet. they were preceded by a group who paid between $400 and $4,000 a seat to see this charity polo match that's going to happen in a

. >> here comes 53-year-old james wiles, a retired truck driver from jacksonville. >> you can come on in. hi. >> hello. >> online wiles uses the screen hambubger to chat with a decoy named clair who told him she was 13. early on wiles tells the girl he's in love. and he quickly hopes the love affair will go to the next level. >> maybe if you want, we could have sex. or just go to the beach and enjoy each other's company. >> he goes on to say he wants to perform oral sex on her, and she replies it's okay -- >> as long as you're gentle. >> baby, i will be as gentle as a pussy cat. >> he says he wants clair to meet him in her underwear, pink to be exact. claire agrees and has her own request. >> is there any way i can get you to bring me some m&ms? >> hi. >> hello. >> how are you? >> fine. >> and here he is inside the undercover house, greeted by a 19-year-old actress hired by "dateline." >> i wasn't sure if you were coming. >> oh, yeah. i told you i'd be here. >> wiles keeps his online promise. >> did you bring my m&ms? did you bring the condoms, too? >> yeah. >> thank you. well, i'm go

. >> bill: joining us from jacksonville, florida, is clint house. the scenario you spoke about is hard to believe for many people, mr. house. a mother gala vaninvanting arod while korving up her daughter's disappearance. you knew casey anthony because your friend dated her. is that correct? >> that is, correct. onyou have spoken to her omaha many occasions, would that be accurate? >> in the last two months before she was arrested, yes, i did, i spent a lot of time with her. >> bill: how many times would you say that you were in her presence before she was arrested? >> don't know, you know, right off the top of my head. tony was my best friend and casey was his girlfriend so any time we would hang out she would be there. >> bill: she there was a lot because you guys were roommates and she came over to your house. i understand that you actually babysat caylee while they went off and socialized, is that, correct? >> yes, i got to spend some time with caylee. >> now, you obviously and i'm assuming the boyfriend had no idea that caylee was missing becaus

by the way, i don't know who is doing it, but when i drive south of jacksonville thursday billboard in i-95 that says, who is john galt? vbr nick speaker will be able to explain it to us. if you hurt our poster prediction yesterday, you know there were fireworks. well, don luskin was the gentleman who lit the first match and got things really going. he is, if you've read the program, an avid believer in technology. but what happens if it stops? anyway, to tell us today with the future could be, please join me in welcoming, don luskin cb on "i am john galt." [applause] >> thank you. thank you for the great introduction. there is one substantial inaccuracy. i actually and john galt. but you all are, to. and that is the secret for ayn rand's enduring posse later date. her books are lessons. her books are guided on how to live. we cannot be john galt. we cannot be heroes. just read within their. my new book, "i am john galt" is a readers guide to help you learn to live like an ayn rand hero at the same time teach you what in the world when there are ayn rand type villains have their. now,

jacksonville county, almost 4 inches of rain in that storm last night. 73 now. west winds at 10.eter still falling. 68, oakland. still 90 in easton. sunshine and much hotter temperatures down there. and even pretty severe storms. 88, patuxent. high dew point. a lot of moisture. 70s, kept where the rain hasn't hit yet. still around the 80-degree mark. right now, winds all over the place. we've had a general southerly wind. that's going to shift tomorrow to the west/northwest. as this front continues to move along and behind it. above it, the high pressure moves. that means we'll be gone with the rain. a lot of the rain in virginia. that will pass to our south tonight. so look for much better weather coming in for the weekend. it will be warm. temperatures probably near 90. but a lot less humid. a lot more comfortable conditions. dry and comfortable. particularly across pennsylvania and new england. north winds on the bay. at 5 to 10 knots. clearly, later on, i think, we'll probably have clouds from about 1:00 or 2:00. 68 and a few clouds. it will be hot. a lot less humid. high nea

and more of that is working its way across areas in to jacksonville and then all the way from lake charmsaton rouge, we're seeing powerful thunderstorms. and finally on the west coast, the low clouds coming in over the san francisco delays now. they're about an hour and 15 minutes. you'll have slowdowns. that's really the only travel troubles we have so far in this saturday. but fredericka, it's so hot out there, i think a lot of people are indoors. >> good advice for them to stay indoors, right? thanks a lot, bonnie. appreciate that. >>> time for a cnn equals politics update. keeping an eye on all the politics at the cnn.com desk and here's what's crossing right now. >>> the u.s. is one day closer to missing the deadline to pay its bills and no talks scheduled for this weekend. in the president's weekly address this morning, he told listeners neither party in washington is blameless for the stalemate. the sarah palin documentary, "the undefeated" opened friday. distributors put the film in just ten theaters. mostly in conservative areas like orange county, california, and dallas, texas.

another one over hereford, jacksonville maryland line.ee, we have pretty gt good activity around the region. most of the activity is north of the baltimore metro area. probably not a whole lot. most of the activity is right along the maryland pennsylvania border. as you can see with that stalled-out front. but tomorrow, that front should be a little for the south. and we expect to see these tomorrow. and could be heavy downpours tomorrow, in the region. 94 degrees at the airport. with a lot more sun down there, where it's been raining, temperatures have dropped quickly into the 70s, of course. the dew point did drop and get to 64. humidity, 37. winds higher earlier. barometer, 29.88 inches and falling. 88 in cumberland. 81, oakland. 94, washington. 84, ocean city. and 93 in easton. with a relative humidity in the 30 to 40% range. it's making temperatures feel 3 or 4 degrees warmer than the actual degrees. so even though it's 94, it really feels more like 96. only 86, the temperature closer to the water. but we have thunderstorms north of

wtlv reporter from our nbc station in jacksonville has more for us.e a look. >> reporter: four years ago sarah phillips moved into her sutton lakes home, and says she has never had a problem, until now. >> we have had it out for about a month. and we have not had any complaints from our neighbors here in the neighborhood or anything. >> reporter: no complaints until she received this letter from the sutton lakes homeowners association telling her that this jesus sign is a violation of the covenant. >> it is basically telling us to remove the sign under the bylaws of the association that we are not in compliance, and that we should remove the sign. >> reporter: phillips says she did sign the covenants restrictions an conditions or ccr, but never agreed to prohibit the free exercise of her religion. >> my feeling is that i did not give away f waway my freedom of or religion, and just my rights as an american citizen. >> reporter: and another woman has a statute in her yard, and agrees with the homeowner's right to express their faith. >> i believe it is

now, orlando lies roughly equal distant from jacksonville, tampa and miami. those four, jacksonville, tampa, miami and orlando, those four are four of america's 40 largest metropolitan areas. all have over a million and a half people. all growing between 15% and 30%. and they are among our fastest growing metropolitan areas. they represent a prime example of the opportunities that high-speed rail offers in carefully selected, high-population corridors around the country to reduce congestion and expedite travel. when that money was refused by florida, the federal rail administration rewarded the $1.6 billion of it to projects in other states. including, as examples, in the northeast corridor which carries half of all inner city passenger rail passengers in america every day, nearly $800 million to work in that northeast corridor and that work would bring the speed up to 160 miles per hour in parts of new jersey and the work would be done in new york and new jersey. that $800 million. and secondly, including in the high-speed corridors based on chicago -- the c

parts of the world, especially into south georgia, heavy rain popping up, let's see, just from jacksonvillehunderstorms have been popping you. . that will cool air has been dropping temperatures across the southeast that have been sweltering for the past couple weeks. now, we're also seeing in parts of the upper midwest some rainfall that is now pushing just to the east of minneapolis back over towards wisconsin, light through bloomer also. later on today, we're going to be seeing the opposite, not that rain-cooled air but a warmup that's going to have almost a stranglehold on parts of the upper midwest. hazy, is very hot conditions can be anticipated with highs that rise into the 90s in many places. for minneapolis,ch he can this out. your high is going to 93. with the high humidity, feels like it's over 100 degrees. 88 in chicago, 88 in new york. kansas city, 104, 101 in dallas and 101 in el paso. temperatures will stay warm for possibly the next couple days. feels like 111 degrees in minneapolis. fast forward into monday, it's going to feel like 116 in minneapolis and into the 100s in ka

some use to call it the wishbone that extends from jacksonville to orlando, and with three democratic leaning districts in their place. but that divided the democratic party i it makes it easier for republicans to capitalize on the split and get their way in court. a >> it is an interesting dynamic that tom and i saw and a similar vein when we return, the reform in congress. you take away any piece of jurisdiction from a committee or subcommittee chair, and it is like ripping a child of their arms. they will absolutely fight to the death. parties face this problem all the time. that you can take a district that is extraordinarily safe and make it non quite as extraordinarily safe, and that representative will do vengeance to the party's goals to keep it that way the missouri example is a good one but it is not as if emanuel cleaver were in trouble. this was someone who was going to coast to victory even under the threat of an enormous political storm, but was willing to throw a colleague over the side just to make it even safer. it makes this even more of an interesting dynamic for th

heavy rain from new orleans to jacksonville and columbia.ston, memphis, and louisville. showers from seattle to northern california. >> 92 degrees in albuquerque. 100 in phoenix. dallas heats up to 103. omaha 91, chicago 84. mostly 80s from austin to atlanta. >>> we call this next guy the anti-newman. >> in his 28 years on the job, harry has driven 126 miles every day, six days a week. he's totaled more than 1 million miles for the postal service. >> that's about as reliable as you can get. he's done all thth without one single motor vehicle accident, despite traveling along not so well-lit country roads in bad winter weather. you know, they go through just about everything, sleet, snow, rain. those postal guys and girls, women, they'll do whatever they can. >> he's totaled all his miles without a single totaled car. it's early, sorry about that. >> we'll right back with more "world news now." hó [ male announcer ] every day, thousands of people are switching from tylenol to advil. here's one story. [ george ] my name is george. i switched t

jacksonville, florida. brad white surprising his son at preschool.een serving overseas and he hasn't seen his son in six months. he will deploy again in less than a year. >>> as congress works to hammer out a deal on the debt ceiling, the top rating agencies are issuing pretty dire warnings. alison kostick has more from the u.s. stock exchange. >> the warning from moodys here on wall street says it's going to review the government bond rating for a possible downgrade if the debt ceiling is not raised in time. translation, it's on the verge of cutting our nation's credit score and guess what message it would send to the word. that investing in the u.s. is not as safe as it once was. right now the u.s. rating is as high as it can get. and moodys actually believes that congress is going to wind out hammering out a deal and the government will be able to pay its bills but concern is growing and moodys is just adding on to the list of fitch and standard and poors telling washington you've got to get your act together. >> what does this mean for the econom

amount of of them, or else fans in that city are not able to watch the games on tv in cities like jacksonvilleey're hoping to sell 400 season ticket packages a day so there's no blackout, and fans down in florida can watch their jaguars. jenna: what about your eagles? >> reporter: don't worry about the birds. jenna: i knew you had something to say about that. jon: and be i did not pay rick to run denver bronco video. jenna: right. we're learning a lot about the two of you. jon: where do your loyalties lie? jenna: i'm totally unbiased. thank you, rick. onwards to football season. jon: a new mystery unfolding on the moon. scientists recently discovered a rare set of dormant volcanos on the far side of the poop -- moon. this find is changing the shape of the lunar surface and lunar science as we've known it up until now. bill new york, the science guy, joins us. volcanos on the moon, they're not erupting, right? >> no, they're not erupting. it's been billions of years. jon: all right. so why does this discovery have scientists so excited? >> because it means that the moon was more active than peo

. >> host: jacksonville, florida, deborah on the democrat's line. welcome. >> caller: yes, good morning. thanks for taking my call. >> guest: good morning. >> caller: morning. i'm a single mother who's been on social security three years now. i worked 17 up to age 49. that safety net is there for me, and i'm glad to have it. i, too, agree social security should not be cut, but my concern is under the ryan budget plan, i will be turning 55 in two weeks. understand all the motives for that plan, and now if the senate accepted that blain, don't they still have to raise the debt limit? >> guest: yes, nay are not related at all. unfortunately, and paul ryan is the author of the plan, however, that plan was adopted by the republican caucus, and adopted by the republican caucus in both houses, and that plan calls for ending medicare. you turn 55 in the next few months i believe you said, if the president were to sign the republican plan for medicare, you would be out of luck, and what that would mean then is you are required to pay probably a lot more mone

host: democratic caller in jacksonville, florida. caller: good morning. i would like task the young lady one question. do you believe in right and wrong? the tea party and the republicans represent a man who has cheated on his wife and now it's time to beat her getting mad by playing focus focus. everything the republicans said they were going to do, they have not done anything. everything the president was tryingo get done, they blocked. how can you say you are helping the country when you are doing the exact thing all the people that know about these things say is wrong? guest: the caller is putting his finger on the extent of gridlock in washington now. it's a difficult situation. we have seen the building and building. i think right now it's very difficult. it's very difficult to see how there's going to be a deal cuts, although everyone assumes there has to be a deal cuts, on raising the debt ceiling. both sides are really dug in. the republicans say, no new taxes. over the weekend you started to see some movement on the part of some senior republica