joel brown reports for joel brown and president obama is grilling the replacements and rahm emanuel is eyeing a new office. [ indiscernible ] rahm emanuel is stepping down as white house, chief of staff to run for mayor of chicago. >> we're all very excited for rahm emanuel as he takes on a new challenge. >> reporter: his replacement is pete raus. the president will pick a permanent after the election. that makes the timing so surprising. rahm emanuel acted as the political point man twisting arms and sometimes, butting heads to advance the agenda. the white house will need that clout as the democrats struggle to contain control of congress. the chief of staff is at the center of all of the decisions working behind the scenes as gate keeper and adviser. he's been criticized as wielding too much power, but that's no accident, they say. >> the chief of staff does it how the president wants it done. >> reporter: the personnel changes are common. in washington, joel brown, wjz- 13 eyewitness news. >>> we'll have more on the shake up of the white house in the 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 news. >>>

i'm joel brown, coming up. >>> down to the final push before the election. what gubernatorial candidates jerry brown and meg whitman are doing to make sure you get out and vote. >>> the cbs 5 weather center, a couple of scary looking clouds across the skies. will they be for halloween, too? we will talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, races for california lieutenant governor and attorney general, with many voters still und >>> a field poll out today shows tight races for california lieutenant governor and attorney general, with many voters still undecided. in the race for lieutenant governor, san francisco mayor gavin newsom has a slight lead over incumbent republican abel maldanadno. 14% of unlikely voters are undecided. in the attorney general race, steve cooley has 39% of the likely voters. and san francisco district attorney camela harris has 38%. more than 20% of likely voters are undecided. >>> so it is the final weekend of campaigning. and the candidates for governor are making their way all over the state. meg whitman was at a rally in orange cou

joel brown is in washington with more. good morning, joel. >> kendis, good morning to you. no knock-out blows in vegas last night but you're right this debate in nevada really crystallizes what the campaign 2010 has turned into, the tea party has even the senate's most powerful democrat on the ropes. it was a feisty face-off in one of the nation's tightest senate races. at last night's debate in nevada republican sharron angle traded swipes with senate majority leader harry reid painting him as the ultimate insider. >> i live in a middle-class neighborhood in reno, nevada nart reid lives in the ritz-carlton in washington, d.c. >> reporter: the veteran shot back calling his tea party-backed rival extreme. >> my opponent favors big banks, against wall street reform. >> reporter: with so many senate seats up for grabs, the nevada contest is considered especially important. reid holds the most powerful position in the senate and he's been a driving force behind president obama's policies. leading up to their first and only debate, both candidates were pouring money into attack

joel brown has more now from captiol hill. >> reporter: justice elena kagan joins the court led by chief justice john roberts at the start of the new term. for the first time, three women are serving together on the nation's highest court. the justices ' first job, deciding which of the nearly 2,000 appeals they will hear, but elena kagan's day will be different from her colleagues. she is taking herself out of nearly half of the cases the court has already agreed to hear because of her past work as the top lawyer for the obama administration. >> there's a number of cases she will not be able to sit on. that is potentially a problem because if the court is closely divide would split 4-4. she would not be there to cast the deciding vote. >> reporter: she will recuse herself today. when he chose elena kagan, president obama was looking for a liberal leading justice to replace john paul stephens. >> case after case these justices sometimes disappoint the president who puts them up there. >> reporter: this term will be marked by two first amendment cases. one concerns a california law, banni

joel brown in washington. turning now to a pair of crit l contests in california. u.s.c.-"los angeles times" poll out today shows democrat jerry brown with a 13-point lead over republican meg whitman in the governor's race. democratic senator barbara boxer is eight points ahead of republican carly fee row narcotic and bill whittiker tells us the race that could decide control of the senate could be california. >> reporter: for senator barbara boxer, it's good to have friends in high places. >> barack obama. >> reporter: but even in this left-leaning state where the president is still popular, his embrace may not be enough. >> keep on fighting for us for the next six years. senator barbara boxer. >> reporter: for now the three-term incumbent is fighting nasty battle with republican karlee fiorina. >> 28 years of bash are boxer is long enough. >> the hard-charging former head of hewlett packard has attacked boxer for being overly partisan and ineffective. she even mocked her looks. god, what is that hair? so yesterday. >> reporter: fiorina is defying conventional california

joel brown, cbs news, washington. it appears both parties have time to sway voters. according to a new poll one third of vote ers say they are undecided or say they are concerning a certain candidate but could change their mind. >>> today marks the opening gala celebration for arena stage and it's new needs center for american theater. the 60-year-old theater company is returning to its home campus on the southwest waterfront in a new $185 million facility. -- $135 million facility. the president and first i lady are the chase of the first season and felicia vara shard with will start in a new production this fall. the we was perfect for the army ten miler. 30,000 participated in the race. that started and finished at the pentagon. dozens of wounded soldiers competed in the run. some were on prosthetic and others on wheels. it was her first ten miler. she lost her entire right leg in a bomb blast in afghanistan eight months ago. >> i'm running the army ten miler and have been looking forward to it. i started to train six months ago. best thing you can do. everyone co

joel brown has more. >> reporter: thursday night, president obama was campaigning for democrats with the midterm elections less than a month away. but, a new cbs news poll shows a growing number of americans are unhappy with the job he's doing. only 38% like the way the president is handling the economy. that's the lowest number since he took office. >> the president is as frustrated as i'm sure the 605 or so respondents to that poll. >> reporter: 21 months ago, two out of three americans expected him to be a good president. now, two out of three expect him to be average, or poor. and that's bad news for his party. if the election were held today, 45% of likely voters would choose the republican candidate. 37%, the democrat. at stake in this midterm election is control of both the house and the senate. the latest poll numbers show the democrats are at risk of losing both to the republicans. the gop could get a boost from the tea party. 81% of members say they intend to vote republican next month. >> i think there's a lot of anger out there as to what's been going on the last couple o

joel brown explains. >> reporter: at a crucial time for president obama, rahm emmanuel is stepping downs white house chief of staff to run for mayor in his hometown of chicago. >> we are all very excited for rahm as he takes on a new challenge, for which he is extraordinarily well qualified. >> reporter: his replacement, at least for now is pete rausch who was the chief of senate in president obama's senate office. he plans to pick a permanent chief of staff after the election and that makes the timing of the transition so surprising. emmanuel acted as president obama's political pointman, twisting arms and sometimes butting heads to advance the president's agenda. the white house will need that kind of clout over the next four weeks as the democrats struggle to retain control of congress in the midterm election. the chief of staff is at the center of the decision the administration makes, working behind the scenes as gate keeper and adviser. emmanuel has been criticized for wielding too much power but andrew card says that is no accident. >> i think the chief of staff only does the job

joel brown has our report. >> reporter: federal investigators say a pakistani-born man helped hatch a plot to bomb subway stations near the u.s. capitol. agents arrested 34-year-old fa reek ahmad wednesday morning charging him with planning tore attacks on d.c. area metro stations. >> it makes us aware there are people intent on causing harm to american citizens. >> reporter: a senior law enforcement officials tells cbs news the month-long investigation was an fbi sting. the white house says the public was never in danger because agents were on top of the case from the beginning, a criminal indictment unsealed ahead of his court appearance wednesday detailed his trips to busy metro stops to conduct video surveillance. the indictment indicates he conducted surveillance here at the arlington cemetery metro stop twice in july, a few days later, he handed off the images to someone he believed was affiliated with al qaeda in a virginia hotel room. investigators say he delivered subway diagrams and made suggestions about where explosives should be placed to kill the most people possible. >>

joel brown, cbs news, the supreme court. >> the supreme court is not expected to rule until sometimeext spring and even if it rules in favor of the family they would need to go back to state court in order to sue the drug company. >>> in other living well news, researcher mace be one step closer to diagnosing autism with a brain scan. using mri doctors discovered certain areas of the brain where the left and right hemispheres don't communicate with each other. they are associated with attention and social functioning skills that people with autism struggle with. they are launching larger studies to confirm the results. >>> for more living well headlines, log on to wusa9.com. and click on the living well tab on the front page. >>> a national moratorium applauded by many environmentalists is no more. >>> and a popular piece of georgetown is days away from reopening after a three-year hiatus. it is 4:53. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] antiques can be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you still using an

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> in orliving well -- in other living well news, doctors have reached a breakthrough in the study of leukemia. a combination of standard chemotherapy and plus a drug significantly improves survival rates. half were in remission three years later compared to a less than a quarter of the group getting chemotherapy alone. >>> researchers say pregnant woman who don't get enough sleep could be in for health problems and so could those who sleep too much. angie dunn want to hear this. women who got less than six hours or more than ten hours in pregnancy were more likely to have elevated blood pressure in the third trimester. for more living well headlines, log on to wusa9.com and click on the living well tab on the front page. >>> 9 news coverage of today's aftermath of yesterday's weather concerns will continue after this. it is 4:26. you are watching 9 news now. >>> rainstorms have flooded basements and paralyzed traffic. 21 inches fell in north carolina since saturday and that's the highest five-day total in more than 100 years. welcome back to 9 news now.

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> in a little more than two weeks, maryland voters will head to the polls to make their pick for governor. it was round two between incumbent martin o'malley and former governor ehrlich. they discussed taxes to immigration an gay marriage. both candidates questioned each other's credibility several times. >> in a time when our economy is crazy nobody can predict what will happen. does it make sense to make a blanket statement saying no matter what happens, if i have to fur i low maryland workers for ten weeks, i'm not going to raise taxes. >> you do not hammer taxpayers or small business people, entrepreneurs. >> the former governor's credibility on this issue is nonexistent. he made the same pledging ayears ago and when you got in you raised the property tax and college tuitions by 40%. you raised 30 dump tolls and fees. >> reporter: both candidates claim victory. round three is next week. >>> a form in northern virginia which was supposed to include all the candidates didn't have two. he said he had a commitment to attend an even forker the prince w

in washington, joel brown, cbs 5. >>> all right. coming up, trying to lose weight? eat like a viking. seriously! the new diet trend and why some people say it rocks. >>> and it's going to be a beautiful day for a ballgame. but rainfall is on the way. i'll let you know when, that's coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, state budget cuts are crippling my classroom, so i can't believe the sacramento politicians cut a backroom deal that will give our state's wealthiest corporations a new billion dollar tax give-away, a new handout that can only mean larger class sizes and even more teacher layoffs. but passing prop 24 can change all that. prop 24 repeals the unfair corporate give-away and puts our priorities first. vote yes on prop 24, because it's time to give our schools a break, not the big corporations. airlines jet traveling from san jose... lost it's navigation system mid-flight. it happened last week. when >>> a southwest airlines jet that was traveling from san jose lost its navigation system midflight last week. the pilot couldn't see the airport so air traffic controllers

joel brown, cbs news, the supreme court. >> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday.g us and hope you'll join us once again a little later on this morning for "the early show." i'm kendis gibson. morning for "the early show." i'm kendis gibson. have a great day! -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. caption colorado, l.l.c. >>> and good morning to you. we are bringing you live pictures from chile where nine of the miners who have been trapped there have been

i'm joel brown on capitol hill. i have that story coming up. >>> midterm elections are one month from today and the campaigning getting negative and personal. joel brown joins us with more on the latest political attack ads. joel. >> reporter: yeah, anita. there are now poll numbers that democrats are closing the gap with republicans as to who voters are going to support next month. with that, both sides are pulling no punches. just when voters thought they have seen everything, senate candidate, christine o'donnell has a new ad saying this. >> i'm not a witch. >> the republican and tea party's favorite has been haunted by her past, but she wants to reassure the people of delaware. election day is exactly one month away and the campaigning is getting nastier and more personal as the clock winds down, the candidates are winding up and taking swings at each other. republican linda mcmahon and democrat richard bloomen that bloomanthal exchanged at the debate. the focus was on personality more than their policy. >> woul

joel brown reports for wjz in the latest for the fight of control of congress. >>> president obama isning hard to keep control of congress. but he's even getting flak from his own party. >> he could take his endorsement and shove it as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: chassey endorsed president obama in 2008. so the president is staying neutral in the race. polls show the democrats are likely to loose control of the house and the senate remains at risk. a new political poll shows independent voters are leaning republican this time. by a margin of 14%. even though many of them supported president obama two years ago. the gop is working hard to secure those voters, pouring millions of the dollars into tv ad campaigns and launching it's best weapon on the campaign trail. >> we have the greatest country in the world and you all deserve much better than what you're getting out of washington, will you be there for america? >> reporter: facing the prospect of big gains in congress, the president already signals that he sees an opportunity to work with the gop after the election is over. in

joel brown reports for wjz. he's heading home to chicago to focus on his on political career. >> reporter: at a crucial time for president obama rahm emanuel is stepping down as white house cleave of staff to run for mayor in his hometown of chicago. >> we are very excited for rahm. >> because my tell pratt -- temperate is sometime as bit different than yours, mr. president, i'd like to thank my colleagues forker that patience. >> reporter: the president plans to pick a permanent chief of staff after the election. that's what makes the timing so surprising. emanuel has sometimes butted heads to advance the president's agenda. the white house mr. need that clout whoever the next four weeks as the democrats struggle to retain control of congress. the chief of staff is at the center of every decision he makes. emanuel last been criticized for wielding too much powshz but former bush chief of staff andrew card said that's no accident. >> the chief of it staff only does the job the way the president wants it done. >>

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >> in mate texas department of public safety warned boaters to avoid those waters bordering mexico. >>> several maryland businesses are facing a lawsuit after counterfeit accessories started showing up. the company is suing boardwalk businesses after an investigator purchased counterfeit items. at rehoboth beach, people have been caught using counterfeit cash. >>> the family of an anne arundel firefighter credits his coworkers with saving his life. as mike schuh reports, the incident happened on the job but their advice made all the difference. >> reporter: he has been a firefighter for 27 years. he and his wife went on a crows in early august. >> we went up on deck just to sit around, and he said ema not feeling like. >> reporter: a big strong man, he got worse, barely making it worse. in glen burnie, took him to a nor by hospital. >> they ran all kinds of tests. >> reporter: back at home, he could barely breathe or walk. he went back to the hospital. >> he was in bad condition. eventually they had to put hem on a respirator. he could no longer contin

but as joel brown reports, some college students no longer sport president. >> reporter: senior jaredma, but like many young voters he now has his doubts about the democrats. >> there are more reservations now as opposed to 2008. i think young people are still for the most part with him. >> reporter: the obama campaign focused on mobilizing the youth vote two years ago. now president obama is trying to bring them back to the voting booth. he hold a town meet on mtv tackling everything from don't ask, don't tell to the climate on capitol hill. >> how will you improve the climate? >> people start emma a sizing differences after the election. >> reporter: the president has already held two college rallies and plans another on sunday at ohio state. the president as his work cut out for him. a new ap mtv poll shows 44% of college students approve of the job he's doing, down from last year. this student said president obama hasn't delivered. >> the debt is all left to us. we're in the getting the solutions that we expected from him. >> reporter: it's the economy that's on voter's minds. rep

joel brown reporting. >> the case that joel brown mentions involves the father of a maryland marine whose funeral was disrupted by protesters. i will be there as they battle it. >>> former president jimmy carter is not letting his age or a health scare get in his way. he's helping to build homes for habitat for humanity. mr. carter told reporters he's feeling quote okay after spending two nights in the hospital. habitat for humanity is constructing or repairing 86 homes in honor of mr. carter's 86 years. >>> verizon is handing out money to customers it overcharged. the company says it will may out as much as $90 million in refunds for over charging customers for data plans. most of the affected customer also receive credits between $2 to $6 on their next statement. >>> if you filled up your gas tank the past few weeks you've noticed a big jump in prices. now good news is flowing our way. >> reporter: when a pipeline burst three weeks ago prices jumped 30%. >> almost immediately when we saw the disruption in the midwest we saw gas prices go up in the mid-atlantic region. >> reporter: now t

joel brown reports from washington. >> reporter: the last jobs report before the election is bad news for president obama. >> the only piece of economic news that folks still looking for work want to hear is "you're hired." >> 95,000 people lost their jobs last month. the president visited a small family business in maryland to make his case that he is working hard to fix the economy. >> and everything we do is dedicated to make that happen. >> reporter: but time is running out. republicans have a shot at taking control of congress in the midterm elections next month. and the latest cbs news poll shows just 38% approve of how the president is handling the economy. republicans say they can do a better job. >> as americans, we have to do a job. do we want to have another two years coming out of washington? or have we had enough. >> the economy is also the candidates. >> i have a jobs program. >> create jobs. >> create the economy, get back on track. >> republicans are holding a strong lead in the polls. but there's a big number of undecided voters. that has both parties winning overtime

joel brown reports for wjz from washington. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan is entering its tenth year. and the prospects for peace seem to be getting worse. relations between the u.s. and its key ally, pakistan, have become increasingly strained. in the latest incident, militants attacked fuel tankers and supply trucks in closed crossings in the pakistan- afghan border. that crossing was shut after a u.s. helicopter strike, mistakenly killed two u.s.- pakistani soldiers last week. the u.s. has apologized several times, but pakistan hasn't opened the border. >> reporter: the u.s. needs pakistan to help defeat the taliban. but there's a new report from the white house that accuses pakistani leaders of not taking on militants in their own country who are attacking u.s. targets across the border in afghanistan. >> reporter: the pakistan military continued to avoid military engagements that would put it in direct conflict with afghan taliban or al qaeda forces in north wazir stan. and according to the wiewrm, pakistan's spy agency is pressing taliban field commanders to step up the fi

joel brown, thank you. >>> on wednesday the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments in the case of westboro baptist church, deciding whether the church's protests at fallen soldiers funeral are protected by the first amendment. and today they showed up the a the former navy seal funeral brandon loony. >>> rahm emanual hit the streets of chicago today to kick off his campaign for mayor. he greeted voters at a train stop on the south side. he also plans to canvass the grocery stores, bowling allies and hot dog stands. he stepped down as white house chief of staff on friday into it turns out the historic home montgomery county bod for a million dollars is not the real uncle tom's cabin. the county bought the home in 2006 thinking it was the former home of henson. he was the model in the story uncle tom's cabin. after more research historians determined he never actually lived in that house. >> oh, no. >> this was the first morning hi no argument from kids about putting on jackets. >> they didn't argue. >> mine was like can i wear the he

i'm joel brown in washington. it's coming up. >>> battling bullies by using fairfax. that story is coming up. >>> right now, new at 5:30, a local student is no stranger to bullying, fights back with a new film. president obama is trying to fire up voters. the democrats cannot afford to lose the the students. >> reporter: the results, they are rarely quitting. the new technologies, they collided. >> for years, he and his friends, they fell victim to bullying. now, one george mason university student was fighting back. new at 5:30, lindsey mastis, shows you the video that he is putting bullies on the defenses. >> if you see someone being bullied. >> they know about bullying, all too well. >> yes. >> he and some of his closest friends are disabled. he says some kids are hard to see the students that are different. and that's why he decided to make this film, this part of the eagle scout project. >> reporter: even though he is in college now, they are hoping that the video would help others on youtube. he got his friends with and without disabilities to be in the film. to

i'm joel brown on captiol hill. the story is coming up.oman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >>> democrats and republicans are battling it out and party leaders are jetting coast to coast rallying the voters to turn up at the polls which will be open less than a month from now. >> reporter: democrats are fighting an uphill bat toll hold on to control of the congress with republicans leading in most polls, president obama is crisscrossing the country trying to raise cash and democratic voters int

joel brown has the latest from washington. >>> reporter: president obama is campaigning hard to keep control of congress. but he is taking a bruising even getting flak from his own party. the democratic candidate for governor of rhode island sounded off on the president for not endorsing him. >> he could take his endorsement and really shove it as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: frank caprio is running for governor against lincoln chasecy a former republican senate. he endorsed president obama in 2008 so the president is staying neutral in the race. but the president has bigger problems. polls show the democrats are likely to lose control of the house. and the senate remains at risk. a new politico polls show independents are leaning republican by 14% even though many supported president obama two years ago. the gop is working hard to secure those voters, pouring millions into tv ads and launching its best weapon on the campaign trailing. >> we have the greatest country in the world! and you all deserve much better than what you're getting out of washington. will be there for netw

joel brown reporting from washington, d.c. thank you. >>> health care particularly president obama's health care reform law is one of the hotly debated issues on the campaign trail. florida's attorney general is praising a federal court ruling allowing a challenge to the law to be heard in court. 20 states are part of the stut. among the issues, the constitutionality of requiring states to expanding medicaid or penalize people who don't buy insurance. >>> for the second year in a row, the federal deficit is projected to pass one trillion dollars an official announcements is expected later today. the congressional budget office projects the deficit for 2010, the fiscal year that ended just last month, totals $1.2 the trillion. the 2009 deficit of $1.4 trillion was the highest on record. >>> the majority of chilean miners rescued after 69 days trapped underground are expected to go home today. three of the miners left the hospital thursday. miner carlos mommani, the fourth freed got a hero's welcome when he arrived home. the men

joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> as joel just mentioned, one of the cases the supreme court will hear is the father of a maryland marine whose funeral was interrupted by protesters. mary bubala will have coverage. >>> if you sit around surfing the web on your laptop you need to hear this story. adam may has the details of a new study that says laptop computer cost burn your skin. >> reporter: people who work with computers on their laps for long periods of time could suffer from toasted skin syndrome. the danger has been highlighted by swiss researchers in the journal of pediatrics. one case a 12-year-old boy developed a sponge pattern on his leg after playing computer games for a few hours every month. it's harmless but could cause permanent skin darkening and in rare cases could lead to damage and skin canner. denise. >> thank you. experts suggest putting a carrying case or other heat shield under it. >> if you're tossing and turning at nierkts you're not alone. nearly half of americans suffer from insomnia but a doctor says there's a simple solution. >> reporter: with every step sh

joel brown, washington. >> tiffany hartley said she tried to stop her husband but the pirates were shooting at her and she had to three in for her safety. >>> a massacre at fort hood. a soldier said he was ordered to delete evidence. major nadal hasan is accused of killing 13 people and wounding dozens of others much the man said he reported the shooting using his cell phone but a superior officer ordered him to delete both videos. >>> more information on the chilean miners is being released. they're now being forced into the international hall spotlight. >> reporter: as these miners are leaving the hospital, they'll also be leaving a very carefully controlled communication bubble. journalists will have more access to them. there are cracks emerging in that story line of unit. the first three miners were released from the hospital late last night in what continues to be an orchestrated picture perfect rescue. we've seen a sense of harmony, but there were uglier moments we did not see. according to a journalist who interviewed them, the first 17 days before they were discovered was extremely

and joel brown reports to wjz- 13, he's heading home to chicago to focus on his own political career. >> reporter: at a crucial time for president obama, rahm emanuel is stepping down as white house chief of staff to run for mayor of chicago. >> we're all very excited for rahm emanuel as he takes on a new challenge. >> now, because my temper., it's different than yours, mr. president. i want to thank my colleagues for your patience, the last two years. >> reporter: his replacement is the chief of staff from the senate office of president obama. and the president plans to pick a permanent staff after the election. and that's what makes the timing so surprising. rahm emanuel acted as president obama's political point man, twisting arms and sometimes butting heads to advance the president's agenda. >> and the white house will need that clout over the next four weeks as the democrats struggle to retain control of congress. the chief of staff is at the center of every decision that the administration makes, working behind the scenes as gate keeper and adviser. he's been criticized for havi

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> the president will travel to massachusetts and ohio. you can watch the only televised debate for maryland's highest office. governor o' malley faces off with former governor ehrlich. >>> time now for a quick look at the stories you will find on tomorrow's baltimore sun. more analysis of the gubernatorial debate. why a reversed mortgage may not be the solution for your problems. >>> and who's on top of this week's high school poll. you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. the crucial step in space tourism. >>> and was a worker kidnapped in afghanistan killed by u.s. special forces? >>> i hope you enjoyed your summer like temperatures today, you'll need your sweater by the end of the week. we're putting the finishing touches on your workweek forecast. >>> and for updates on the day's news log on to wjz.com. when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts. the next,

joel brown, cbs news, washington. >>> in -- >> in may, the texas department of labor informed people to stay away from the waters at the mexican border. >>> we have the latest on the chandra levy case. kaj has more from the news center. >> reporter: the claim comes days before the trial is set to begin. the man faces kidnapping and murder charges in chandra levy's death. the letters written are unethical. the request to deny the charges have been denied. >> she was linked to a former politician gary condit. >>> search crews are involved in an effort to find the missing 10-year-old 10-year- old hickory girl who may be dead. >> reporter: they fanned out for a grid search. everything getting looked at and moved out of the way if necessary. >> we want to make sure we look under and around and whatever we have to do. >> reporter: dogs came in to sniff around too. heavy equipment called in as well to move the big stuff out of the way. >> when you get here to the bridge -- >> reporter: the sheriff says it is important to comb this site thoroughly. >> the man had access to the equipment and

cbs's joel brown reports. >> reporter: david hartley, the american reportedly shot to death in mexico waters september 30th may have died as the result of a tragic mistake. according to the u.s. consulate in mexico, mexican pirates possibly thought hartley and his wife were drug runners when they allegedly shot him in the back of the head as he and tiffany hartley were jet skiing across falcon lake on the text-mex border. i think what you had is two innocent american tourists who mistakenly stumbled into a bad area and were pursued and the shooting occurred, said a spokesman for the consulate. the tragic event could have been set in motion by the mexican license plates on hartley's truck. thursday a security expert told "the early show" how they could have given them the wrong id idea. >> they were identified by zeta spotters, posted as look-outs to keep an eye out for undercover agents either from u.s. law enforcement or mexican law enforcement and i think a set of dominos started to fall when they went out on the water. >> reporter: neither hartley's body nor his jet ski have been f

in washington, joel brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> despite the weak report of the economy. the dow jones reaches a milestone. it's the first time since early may that the dow closes above the 11,000 mark. we mentioned this yesterday that it was on the way. it was up 58. s&p up 7. nasdaq up 18. >>> and the much-anticipated midterm election in maryland is almost here. the race for governor. we are now just days away from a televised debate between governor martin o'malley and robert ehrlich. >> reporter: preparations for this debate are already under way. we have been reading your questions and preparing the studio for the face-to-face meeting of the candidates for governor. wjz studio crews are putting the touches on the set. and will be ready to roll on monday. this coming monday, denise will moderate the debate, which you can watch here. of course, we want to hear from you. what issues are you concerned about. what questions do you want them to answer? submit your questions to wjz.com, by clicking on the link at the top of the homepage. mary, back to you. >> all right, vic

joel brown joins us live with the court where it is now up to them to decide. joel, this is such a hot issue for the families who feel like they have been affected. >> yeah, it really is, anita. i'll tell you what, they were not about the autism specifically. but the ruling that they come up with will ultimately have a big effect on the thousands of cases that are out there, linking autism with childhood vaccinations. the parents of the 18-year-old asked the supreme court to let them sue a major drug company. they say the company's vaccine left their daughter with long- life injuries. >> for the rest of her life, hannah is going to need care in order to live her life. >> reporter: when she was six months old, she was given a type of vaccine that is no longer sold. her parents say since then, she suffered seizures and developmental problems. >> the disorder and disability that she suffers from is incredibly difficult, expensive. and there is no treatment for it. >> reporter: this case has them looking closely at what are called vaccine courts. they created that s

i'm joel brown. i have the story coming up . >>> supreme court justice elena kagan took her seat for the first time. president obama witnessed the ceremony. the court gets down to official business on monday. she replaces justice john paul stevens. >>> president obama's right hand man said good-bye to the white house today. he is heading home to chicago to run for mayor and his replace has a big challenge ahead. this is washington's worst kept secret this week but the president is tough talking right hand man had a hard time holding back emotion. president obama bid farewell to his chief of staff. >> we are all excited for rahm as he takes on a new challenge. it was an emotional good-bye after two years as the president's close adviser. >> even as i leave the white house i will leave leave the spirit of service behind. he is leaving a white house that is facing a tough challenge. democrats are trying to hold on to power in congress in the midterm election and emmanuel's ability to twist arms and driv

joel brown, cbs news, the white house. >> they are marking this anniversary of the u.s. lead by them. claiming 75% of the afghanistans are under their control. >>> and it is being called a toxic tsunami. crews in hungry are still trying to clean up a massive toxic sludge spill. an environmental concern, they are growing now, that the red sludge from an aluminum sludge has reached the branch of the second largest river. a poisonous spill, inno dating all of them, talking cars, burning eyes and skins and singing noses and throats. at least four people killed. and more than 150 injured. >> she showed off their newest residence to the public today. they are two cute giant pandacubs. both believed to be male and they are twins. they look like little butter sticks. the twins are to be the first born at the madrid zoo since 1982. >> can you officially call them giant pandas at that time? i guess that's what they are. >> yeah. >> where you could find that right now. and in a couple of days. a couple of days. it is just gorgeous out there. >> we're loving it. if you have the weat

joel. >>> a new initiative warrior to worker is helping veterans help lieutenant government brown announcedmonday. it's a statewide effort to expand veteran employment opportuniiiis. >>> we're known for worms. you got to do something better and birring than anybod better . >> the squirmy secret to ttese worms that is having peopleú coming for more. >>> we willlbe in the 50s, the question is narrator: general motors is making vehicles of the future right here in baltimore county. and with new economic development and worker training grants from governor martin o'malley, this gm plant is expanding. that's 189 new, green manufacturing jobs that will build the next generation of electric hybrid engines right here in maryland. this governor gets it when it comes to protecting our jobs... and keeping our families strong for the future. narrator: martin o'malley. moving maryland forward. and keeping our families strong for the future. >>> welcome back. it's 5:41 on this uesday morning. we are checking radar. half an inch of rain aad maybe a light drizzle in sports but not seeing a whole lot in hd

and that's why we urge you to vote for jerry brown, a leader we can trust to make our public schools a priority again. >>> thank you, alexa ray joelb tonight. she comes to san francisco from brussels where she ascended a meeting of nato leaders. she pressed for more international aid to pakistan. we've got weather change to talk about. >> cooler everywhere except the coast. ursprache seize record highs possible, 87 napa, 88 concord but stretch from 72 to san francisco to near 90 in antioch. the change sunday. 10 to 15 degrees cool he recall but a chance of sprinkles. >> with emergency road work blocking the right lane westbound across the san mateo high rise, traffic is slow westbound. the