i spoke to landon about it. alf landon, as an old man sitting in his living room, said he did a very fair job. i said, "i read in the piece it isn't a fair job, it's larceny." you know, they'd made him into a saint. we laughed. and then he's in bed with cancer. he had a great love for william randolph hearst, sr. , and he was in the sloan-kettering hospital in new york and harold conrad, a friend of his, came in and said, "gee, damon, did you hear that roosevelt died," and george ended up bringing him up to washington for the funeral. he wrote on a pad, "call gortakowsky," who then was running the hearst organization. "call him and tell him i'm going to washington for the funeral." so the fellow from hearst said to conrad, "well, you'd better go with him because he's a very sick man at this stage," and runyon just shook his head. "no, i have to do this alone." he came down here and he wrote a story on the funeral of franklin delano roosevelt in which he had an old man watching the funeral and discussing it. real

one writes we love you landon and braden rip, little friends. there was a working smoke detector, but it's unclear if there was one in the room. >> you need a smoke detector in every room just for situations like this. when the children go to bed and the door is closed behind them, there's no smoke detector in there, then this is what happens. >> you just don't know what they're not going to -- when they're not going to be here. >> reporter: the fire marshal is still investigating the cause of the fire, but there's nothing suspicious they say and also talking with the family they rented this home and they also say if there is no smoke detector in each room, the fire marshal says leave the kids' bedroom door open at nht. a really tough tragic lesson tonight. back to you. >> you only wish they had known this before this all happened. >>> there is breaking news tonight. the case is closed. montgomery county state's attorney john mccarthy is announcing a self-admitted carjacker now admitted a guilty plea. it was all caught on camera. now 23-year-old

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. >> reporter: message from a grieving grandfather of 4-year- old braden and 6-year-old landon. >> you can lose them so quick and it's just not worth. it. >> reporter: family friends say the boy's step grandfather was woken up by the hallway smoke detector around 9:30 last night. >> and the mom was screaming trying to get them out and the boys were unresponsive. they had no idea what was going on until -- they're trying to get them out, but never could. >> reporter: the fire marshal is still investigating a cause but say it's not suspicious. the family was renting this home and the fire marshal says if there is no smoke detector in each room, leave the kids' bedroom door open at night. surae chinn, 9 news now. >>> a second suspect turned himself in in the chase that killed a prince george's county police officer. the man is 23-year-old kevon neal and he surrendered at police headquarters around midnight. a reporter asked him do you feel responsible for the death of officer adrian morris during ha chase that hit speeds up to -- that chase that hit speeds up to 100 miles an hour. >> repo

he unveiled plans to transform part of landon park into a memorial honoring the local legend. that would include a statue or bus. you can see more of the rendering in a photo gallery at wusa9.com. >> taking nasa's latest creation for a test drive. >>> back on 9news, authorities in ecuador are evacuating dozens of families from their homes over concerns about this. a volcano that has been spewing molten rock, ash and lava since this past weekend. this same volcano has been active since 1999. back in 2006, eruptions there killed at least four people and forced thousands to flee the area. >>> let's take this baby out for a test drive. that was the sentiment for nasa engineers working with the curiosity rover. that rover wiggled around before moving about ten feet. then it tweeted out a picture of the tracks it left in the soil. scientists say eventually they plan to drive curiosity to the base of a mountain where it will look for rocks or soil or any signs of life. >>> all right. well, an influx of rain could throw a wrench in the plans for next week's republican national convent

. >> reporter: message from a grieving grandfather of 4-year- old braden and 6-year-old landon. >> you can lose them so quick and it's just not worth. it. >> reporter: family friends say the boy's step grandfather was woke up by the hallway smoke detector around 9:30 last night. >> the mom was screaming trying to get them out and the boys were unresponsive. they had no idea what was going on until -- they're trying to get them out, but they never could. >> reporter: the fire marshal is still investigating a cause but say it's not suspicious. the family was renting this home and the fire marshal says if there is no smoke detector in each room, leave the kids' bedroom door open at night. in winchester, virginia, surae chinn, 9 news now. >> damage from the fire estimated at $35,000. the cause is still under investigation. >>> an unusual bank robbery today in georgetown caught on tape, but it's a familiar m.o. for investigators. >> reporter: i'm scott broom with the fbi in washington where there's been yet another bank break-in, not through the front door, but through the wall. a bold burg

lost two young brothers. 4-year-old brayden and 6-year-old landon.ried to get the boys out of there. it couldn't be done. we're told the stepfather was badly burned trying to get to them. >> he's in the hospital now fighting to save his hands. >> i feel so sorry. i have six grandchildren. yop what i would do if i would lose them. >> investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire. at this point they haven't found anything suspicious. >> it was an emotional day for friends and family members of a 19-year-old woman. elizabeth nash was remembered. she and her friend were killed earlier this week when a train derailed. they were sitting on a train bridge before going back to college and they were buried under coal. mayor's funeral is tomorrow. >>> tonight we're hearing from a man operating one of two power boats that collided wednesday. randy har bon claimed she veered right towards him and no word on that. the collision sent both men and a bunch of her grand kids to the hospital. >> if this ends up quieting down or going away without some ki

is a small memorial now consisting of stuffed animals and flowers on the front lawn for brothers landon and braden who perished in the fire. the stepfather's hands were so badly burned he was transported to a hospital specializing in burn injuries. the mother and grandfather suffered smoke inhalation. all the family's dogs and cats survived, but this pomeranian was singed by the blaze. fire investigators believe the blaze started on that upper floor, but they are not yet ready to conclusively name a cause. firefighters say the house appeared to have hard wired smoke detectors. they want to do more interviews before concluding whether and when those deckers sounded their alerts. -- detectors sounded their alerts. because of the two child fatalities, there was a stress debriefing held at the scene in the middle of the night. a preliminary ruling on the cause of this fire may not come for several days. >>> the gunman who killed a prince george's county honor student in her sleep is still out there tonight and now police are investigating the possibility that it may have been a case of mist

and it is of him and his son landon playing on a slide. very cute.posted it and many of you have sound off. deion writing in saying age is just a number. very true. and julie wrote in saying man down i am coming for you daddy. and and heson saying son you are going the wrong -- saying son you are going the wrong way. and joseph said as long as there's a water main break on light street, we might as well have some fun. >> that's right. >> reporter: we are enjoying your comments. keep them coming and if you have a caption this e photo e- mail it our way. >> we love pictures. >>> it's a growing threat in the skies. bird strikes becoming more common. look at the damage this united airlines plane a bird collided with the 737. they weigh about 250,000 pound and creates a gaping gash in the nose of the plane. it was headed to denver's airport but did land safely. however, there's -- they are sending samples of the nose to have them and and determine exactly what type of bird it was. >> it was huge. >>> well, stay with us this morning because it took all the

first their landon olympics where russia has claimed a third world success came in. life won the one hundred kilogram category final but it wasn't the only medal for russian athletes on thursday i respond richard has more on day six of the games. day six of the london two thousand and twelve olympics has been russia's most productive as of yet it's a goal of two silvers and three bronze it's taking their medal tally to seventeen so far these games but it came as no surprise whatsoever of the gold came on the judo mats where russia had so much success so far and with the russian president vladimir putin in the audience is of course a massive judo find himself on a black belt. produced a performance all his life with the men's one hundred kilogram category. i still haven't realized what happened i just see people's happy faces around me this in the final bout was very tough and i was very tired after that probably that's why i've run out of emotions. russia's female gymnasts of also how to find games success also continued on thursday has sold her comb over and. claime

universe around us are just plain and bring him down and sweeping a room down united states force no landon outside her door so this is not a done deal it's a big step and it's a good sign that our country will stand up with june saajan say that we recognize that you're being mistreated now that this which our news dandan and pushes for to try to find a political form. and if there's one thing a sound just story doesn't block it's plot twist for every secret that the whistleblower that shed light on hey found himself quo in clod of enemies or more and more desperate to bring him down from buying state governments and even public figures openly calling for him to beckel it's also his christian for with long just how far it has all escalade. we first met julian assange on here in washington in two thousand and ten where he unveiled the collateral murder video at the national press club on. it showed it to u.s. army pilots treating war like a video game killing countless civilians in the process including two journalists a songe appeared in our studios later that night to talk more about wiki

. >> what happened at landon with a campe rin a pool. i got the chance to start my own business. i know what it's like to hire people and to make ends meet. from those experiences i had the chance of running the olympics. the games were in real trouble. there'd been way too much spending. and in massachusettse i found a budget that was badly out of balance. our legislature was 85% democrat. and every one of the four years i was governor, we balanced the budget. i want to use those experiences to help american have a better future. we believe in our future. we believe in ourselves. we believe the greatest days of america are ahead. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> we have a warning for residents in a st. mary's community. a pack of wild dogs is on the loose there and they have already killed two beloved pets. >> there is real fear for humans as well. stephen tschida is live with what is going on. >> there are as many as five wild dogs roaming the woods behind me. some of them possibly pit bulls. in just the past couple of weeks two house pets were attacked and killed

obviously landing a man on the move, but this is landon an suv on a planet. the mathematics involved here, if they wanted to put it on this v right here that "says vance in the krkt here, don't know why it's pink, vance, but don't worry about it, but they could land it right there. >> you think about the trouble of with your remote on the tv, sometimes getting that to work, and they're controlling all this from that kind of a distance. >> i just cannot wait to see what comes of this mission. >>> a little bit cooler than we had to suffer through yesterday. >> today's the coolest day in the last five. >> okay. >> what does that say? not much. >> it's not -- >> that's exactly what that -- we have seen 90 degrees so far in the month of august, we have not seen that since 2007. today a high of 93 degrees, we hit 96 last thursday, 96 on friday, 96 on saturday. 98 yesterday, today 93, and we call that a cooldown. now, out there right now, today actually the 41st day at or above 90 degrees. we average about 30 every summer. right now we're just getting into the month

l landon who says he was not in the suite that night said, "some people have been hinting that it was one of his friends who took the pictures. but that is absolutely not true. none of his friends would do that. we are very careful. he went on to say whoever did sell the pictures to the press were, in his words, despicable. prince harry will resume his military duties next week. the defense says they won't comment whether or not he will be reprimanded. either way i'm sure the prince will be happy that this vacation is coming to an end. matt. >> all right. stephanie gosk in london for us. steph, thanks so much. >>> up next, make of the most popular travel websites accused of price fixing hotel room rates. we'll tell you more about that right after this. dum ♪ ♪ look out baby 'cause here i come ♪ ♪ and i'm bringing you a love that's true ♪ ♪ so get ready ♪ so get ready ♪ gonna try to make you love me too ♪ ♪ so get ready ♪ so get ready ♪ 'cause here i come ♪ get ready 'cause here i come ♪ i'm on my way ♪ get ready 'cause here i come ♪ every day ♪ get ready [ male announcer ] to hold a p

speaking to "the telegraph" newspaper, one of harry's wingmen, arthur landon, who was with him in vegas, says he is appalled that someone would hurt the prince. >> it's despicable that someone has the audacity to take up on his hospitality and then betray him by selling a photograph. >> reporter: there could be even more pictures lurking out there. >> i was with the prince yesterday. two phone calls from the states. american girls, most claiming they were at the party. both claiming to have pictures, video footage. asked me if i -- i said no. >> reporter: and if you thought this action-packed vaca was crazy, listen to what harry's mates packed in their suitcases before they went away. >> eight fancy dress costumes. there was a gas mask in there. all a bit dubious. and he was expecting a wild time. >> reporter: ignoring this media firestorm and keeping mum about the whole affair, the palace is business as usual. they even put out a message which was taped in may, featuring a more serious and somber prince, talking about the upcoming paralympics. >> celebration of the values of courage, d

alfred landon trying to -- which he failed to do. they are still at the same old watering hole. somebody once said everything on earth changes except the avant-garde theater. [laughter] >> a lot of people are interested in historical fiction. the use of the past as a kind of mirror leaders the reflection of the president and mirror of the future. i wonder if you could reflect a little bit on how you came to write the american chronicles and in a sense give us your view of history from a novelist's you.. how you worked. >> i was brought up in the engine room which is the senate. my grandfather was blind from the age of 10 and the use to beat him on the floor of the senate and find a seat for myself. easier then than now. hy was about to say this. a story about roosevelt. he was not very mechanically minded and had to use one of these shares for the entire five terms and got elected to six terms. he got stuck. the chair would this work and he is trying to get from his office to the cabinet room. everything broke down. there is no secret service at all going to dallas for the weeke

then we also heard from a young woman whose father was george huguely's lacrosse coach at landon in bethesda. we heard that the young woman told her father that she was extremely concerned about huguely's excessive drinking, asked her father who thought highly of huguely to speak to him about that. apparently he did. the next thing this young woman knew, george huguely approached her in a bar just off campus, came up to her and put his hands around her neck, choking her and said i can't believe you told my father about this. again, an act of violence we had not heard about. we also heard testimony from a young man named gavin gill, a fellow uva lacrosse player, who had when he believed huguely and yeardley love were broken up, had some type of a romantic encounter with her. next thing he knew, he awoke in the middle of the night in his own apartment with george huguely on top of him beating him in the face and then the fourth incident of violence that we heard about today or actually excessive drinking that we heard about today was an incident that has been widely reported in lexington, virg

landon and when you are allowed to smoke. >> isn't that pretty much what it always is?pretty standard. they are bragging this is the most advance in terms of the use of social media. walls this and that. by and large pretty much the standard stuff. >> if i can add on again to what john was saying before about the likely attacks that were going to sea, going forward after the connections were over. left until election day. one thick you are going to sees a we have seen a little bit from romney and ryan is that they must give an out. face saving out to to people who voted for barack obama in 2008 and don't want to feel badly about having made that choice. the argue. they are going to be making is you can't afford him any longer. >> bill: not like you are an idiot. mccain could have done that. >> kerry did it in 2004. just bashed george w. bush up and down and people in 2004, despite iraq still felt some residual loiltd to george w. bush for keeping us together after 9/11. >> bill: i was waiting for mccain to say you see? i could have been in here and we developed avoided

landon goes on to say that whoever did sell the photos to the press were, in his words, despicable.eek. the ministry of defense tells us they won't comment on whether or not he will be censured. i'm sure harry will be glad this vacation is finally over. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> still ahead, music, a concert on the plaza from train. >>> and we'll catch up with america's favorite and largest family, the duggars, all 24 of them. family, the duggars, all 24 of them. but first, theseally use... messages shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with the capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can actually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it was a gift. alec jr? ksmiley face - with sunglasses. her new balance shoes? new balance 750s in an exclusive color are here. (in her head) that's wassup. famous brands. famously easy. famous footwear. victory is yours. [ boy ] i used to hate eating healthy stuff. but badger likes it, so i do too. i used to have bad dreams, but not anymore. [ barks ] i use

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