that means you'll see a little added humidity later on today. not going to be unbearable, but considering how spoiled we are the past couple of days, you'll feel the difference, a little added mugginess out there. olney, 66. prince frederick at 63. front royal right now at 62. so another comfortable start to our day. now let's head over to the almanac. yesterday, only 81 for the high temperature. average high yesterday and today is 88 degrees. we are approaching the warmest stretch of days all year long, on average, here in the washington area. notice the cloud deck that we do have rolling overhead. some debris cloud cover coming in as well. so we're seeing that cloud deck this morning, some of that will clear out, some of it will hang around, so just partial sunshine throughout the day today. high temperatures in the mid 80's. so a few degrees warmer than yesterday, but still running a little below average. and we do throw in the chance of a late-day shower and thunderstorm. i think especially around and after 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. today as the col

we'll take your calls later. send us a tweet at fox baltimore. >> it's not one of those camps where kids play ball or make crafts all day. instead the sit tir's youth work camp has dozens of teens sweating, learning and working in chico pen pancht the program is being called a success. jeel d smith is live at park with more. >> good morning joel. >> good morning patrice. some of the evidence of that success right here behind me. here at the park, 3.2-mile stretch they cleaned up. they filled up 06rbgs i think it was a couple hundred dumpsters full of vegetation to get out of here. you couldn't see this bridge a little bit ago, six weeks ago. now you can. impressive stuff. i'm here with the teens that did this a couple 18-year-old that did the program. durrel and david here. david whurks signed up for this, what did you think you might be in too? something more fun but it was fun. i learned a lot. it was great. i'm glad i did it. how tough was it? not as fuf as we thowvment getting a lot. cutting down trees, got m

then your storms come a little later. that's your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. well, storms will be on and off today in areas like cincinnati, ohio. also in columbia, south carolina, you'll be dry out. watch out later this afternoon, you could have storms roll through your area. and it's going to be warm and humid in many spots. well, christinchristina, everyo begging for the summer pattern to arrive now they're left scratching their heads. >>> honda hums, the search for madoff millions. and if you can't sell your house, why not try robbery? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> she may be glamorous, but you will not believe the unglamorous place eva mendes goes to find peace. >>> former cy young winner not what you think and michael phelps shatters another world record. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlines. >>> according to a new nbc news/wall street journal poll, a whopping 67%

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highs up close to 90 by later this afternoon.nd with all the heating we'll have chance for thunderstorms coming up later on today. >> chuck, thanks for the warning. right now, we'll take a live look along northeast washington. new york avenue, coming in from maryland over the anacostia, bladensberg road. all the way to the exit for the 3rd street tunnel, no worries. >>> elsewhere, check out the beltway, inner loop around georgia avenue, report of an accident, police were sent to investigate that. so far, so good along 270 and at the wilson bridge, barbara and joe, back to you. >>> thank you, jerry. it is 5:42 right now. and the temperature is 73 degrees. flying the fendly skies getting more expensive. a new fee, a major airline is charges for bag fees. >>> plus a northern virginia top cop is busted behind the wheel. next at 5:45, what he did that got him arrested by fellow police. >>> we're following breaking news out of bethesda this morning, montgomery county police have discovered a body inside a burning minivan. officers call

mercy who later in life is cancelling all these women and advocating women's education later on and letters never responds to this congress and historians especially the feminist scholarship of the last 25 years has wondered why, but if you read in that section her eldest son had essentially a nervous breakdown and this was not a time for her to get up there and be the perfect mother. she hadn't in a sense the fact that her son had this nervous breakdown reflected she fell very badly on her and her family with so there is a mystery because later she is advocating to lease half full imitation with men. she never goes as far as suffrage one, but she is winking. she tells women let him be the big man and think he really runs everything, but we know better. >> during the adams arguments to james warren it is very much for the common people, then they had always lived, he claimed they always lived by the common people and john adams said no, sir basically you have lived by an aristocrat by virtue of your wealth. mercy grew up on a farm as repairs for the head of a big farm with but the service w

we're going to see the chances of more showers for later, maybe as early as later this morning lightshowers but a better chance of more activity comes later tonight when we could have thunderstorms as well. here is why, see all of the warm, moist air that is coming in from the south and east still. we will continue to watch that. it's creating the real soupy atmosphere we talk about in the summertime and also the trough of low pressure that is aloft helping to lift whatever is there. you can see all of the moisture producing a lot of rain for the ohio valley area. some of that activity could be moving our way especially for tomorrow as it moves over us then. in the meantime, it's definitely going to be a humid day and a warmer day, too with the warmer air coming up from the south. the warm front heading in our direction, bringing os a chance for some showers. you can see back to the west it's holding off, but certainly any place could see showers like that. here is a chance for a 50% chance and for the rest of the area, too to see some showers, too. the warm front will be more likely

a chance of showers later this afternoon. let's check the rush-hour commute. >> busy out of clarksburg. they worked late clearing road work. it is now out of the way. i will show you the pace. the further downstream you get, the better it is on father hurley boulevard. more traffic streaming into dale city. this is leaving newington to get into the pentagon. good on the greenway and the toll road. now to dg mckelway. >> thank you. >>> he is accused of participating in a street race that killed eight people. he will now face a judge as this trial gets underway. matt brock has the latest. >> taylor was just 18 years old when all this happened. his family stands ready to defend him to say he did not hit anyone with his car. with the state's attorney, he says he is ready to convict. this is what the memorials once book like along 210. eight people were killed in what police said was a drag race that when too far. two men were charged. when trial will begin today. his family began his defense long the gate. >> my son did not hit a

they later returned without going through with the plan. the men are charged with providing material support to terrorism, punishable by life in prison. >>> at least two are lede more missing after a passenger boat filled with immigrants capsized near the turks and caicos islands. there were as many as 200 abroad when the ves00l veered in v i a reef. rescuers have been working throughout the night to rescue 113 passengers lefttdrasend on the reef. a coast cord helicopter is expected to arrive this morning and step up the search. the rest of the missing are feared dead. >>> a president, a professional and a policeman walk into a bar. you think you've heard this one? well, it is no joke. later this week, perhaps thursday, present obama will be meeting with the black professor and the white police officer at the center of a national debate on charges of racism. the president said the officer acted stupidly. now the three will have some drinks. as far as what the president is serving his gusts? suds are probably on tap. >>> yesterday, the space

the charges were later dropped.geant crowley, who nied any wrongdoing, said the white house meeting was polite but no apologies were offered. >> in the big scream of things, i think there is more important things than have been a beer on the white house lawn. >> i don't think it would solve anything. i think they got together for a beer. >> it probably solved some problems. people need to communicate with each other. >> just some thoughts from folks on the street about what they thought of that summit. after that meeting, the president said he is hopeful all of us are able to draw a positive lesson from this episode. >>> he didn't want to go to church so one #-year-old took his parents' car for a joyride. we'll show out video up next. >>> another metrobus driver ing th llegedly e viatg th zero tolerance lipopolicy. >>> we'll be take august look at your forecast and julie wright will have your on-time traffic right after the break. (announcer) we're stepping up our style at the jcpenney appreciation sale. everyone ge

later today, the company's c. o will announce executive cuts an plans to make gm profitable. >>> a metro operator allegedly nodding off behind the controls. this exclusive video highlighted what appears to be an alarming trend among distracted drivers. >> metro is already impresident- electing a zero tolerance policy when it comes to operators talking or teching on cell phones. sherry ly is on this story and is live at metro head quarters. >> reporter: when you are riding on a metro train, you don't expect to look up and see the operator texting, talking on the cell phone or even sleeping. but metro riders have seen this and they're taking action. now, metro is too. cracking down on distracted drivers would put passengers at risk. metro riders are on alert these days. many have turned into rail watch dogs armed with cameras. >> it is necessary. that is the proof right there. >> reporter: proof like this, shown wednesday exclusively on fox 5, a rider fed up with what looked like an operator sleeping on the job. a 1

we will catch up with neil armstrong a little later. you are watching 9 news now at noon. >>> in recent years we have seen certain foods with a cultlike follow and the latest is burgers. sex the city kicked off the cup cake fad for women. now a food trend for men. gourmet burger joints. even president obama is getting in on the trend visiting hell burger in may. >> you are cheap dates. i can't believe i couldn't get more people to order a burger. >> reporter: now a new competitor, the counter with a burger abacus tommization. >> you pick your protein and what toppings you want, what cheeses you want, what sauces you want, over a billion combinations of picking your own burger. >> reporter: that's a lot of combinations and you can even bet a one pound patty. the founder originally from potomac, maryland but headed first to california to grow a following for the couldn'ter on the west coast. now the ceo ed wants to do the same thing on the east coast. they opened in reston with more expansion planned soon. >> we looked in bethesda and oth

moments later he was spotted. sinclair fired directly into the police cruiser hitting the officer three times, in the chest, arm and abdomen, still the officer was able to fire back hitting sinclair. >> reporter: >> after being wounded in the seat of that car, to pull himself out and engage the suspect in a gun battle, i think it says a lot about the men and women of this police department. i'm dam proud of their work. >> reporter: again, the officer remains in stable condition this morning. sinclair himself is expected to recover. when sinclair gets out of the hospital, he will be facing several charges including attempted murder. we did speak with sinclair's wife. she tells us the husband who she is trying to divorce is mentally ill, but hasn't been seeking any treatment. live from shock trauma this morning. i'm megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. >>> hear more from police commissioner bealefeld on the two shootings of the officers at our website. just go to foxbaltimore.com and click on raw news. >>> ridivide

some of those storms could come earlier than later. it could be around lunchtime. seeing more development out there. partly cloudy skies. near 90 this afternoon. some storms could be severe. this weekend, perfect. a lot of sunshine, less humid. >> i have nice traffic right now. along 270, just the growing volume. this is a live picture at new hampshire ave. it seems to be very light for now. we hope it stays that way. let's go to 95 at the beltway. left side is heading north down there are leaving dale city to get into woodbridge. -- left side is heading northbound. you are watching traffic on the dulles greenway and over on a 2, hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ find your way to a perfect destination at busch gardens... and water country usa... where family-fun surrounds you... and world-class rides astound. start at buschgardens.com. if we don't act, medical bills will wipe out their savings. if we don't act, she'll be denied coverage because of a pre-existing condition. and he won't get the chemotherapy he needs. if we don't act, health ca

federal prosecutors in nashville will announce this later today. he was shot to death on july 4 at his condo by a 20-year-old girlfriend. she then killed herself. she bought the gun in a private sale from the person they have not identified. >>> road crews are removing debris from a collapsed section of a bridge on i-75 in detroit. the explosion happened wednesday night when a tanker carrying 13,000 gallons of fuel crashed. minor injuries were reported. 94,000 drivers use that highway every day and it will remain closed until next week. the natural -- the national transportation safety board is investigating. >> investigators want to know how white 3-month-old baby girl came to be found dead in her bed covered with over 100 small animal bites. they say the girl's father was found in the front of his yard screaming that his daughter was dead. police found the child in her crib with severe wounds on her nose and legs from what appeared to be bite from rats. bloody animal footprints were found in the crib but it's not clear how the child died. >>> chu

pepcid complete, works now and works later. now with a great new taste. >>> now complete forecast, and a first warning of severe weather. >> take a look, few peeks of sunshine, more in the way of clouds. 76 degrees outin baltimore, it is much muggier than it has been. dew points in to the 60s from the 50s of yesterday. feels more thick outside for the air. 80 degrees in hagerstown. 82 ocean city. people in the 70s this afternoon, only going to top out close to 80 degrees, winds are out of the east, and that's because of the storm we are dealing with, that is what is keeping the cooler ocean air on top of us. showers in to the ocean and moved through, breaks in the sunshine farther west you go, we will be in and out of that, scattered showers and thunderstorms will fire up, it's going to come from the same storm system. some of it hanging off to the south, which will move to the north. not a guarantee with this one. another one follows. the next one is going to come our way on thursday. this one out here to the west, scattered s

it looks like that could be the case later this afternoon as well. let's take a look at our current temperatures. we're knit mid 70's. these are the storms that rolled through last night that caused all the heavy wind damage. we saw very large hail associated with that. today, again, the risk for isolated severe storms. i think of late-day storms once we get through this morning batch. it's going to remain hot all week long. >> we're dealing with several problem spots related to the storm. we have downed trees in many areas. we're also dealing with an accident. we're hearing it's a fatal crash in white marsh. we've updated this location originally thought to be at campbell and honeygo. but, yes it means it's a very busy intersection. lots of police and rescue on the scene amount void that intersection if you can. we have some debris to watch for left over from the storm in cockeysville at cranbook and york. also blocked in the area of stevenson due to downed wires. nicodemus, a downed tree belong -- blocking some lanes. and problems at howard county,

that gets out of here wednesday and that one is coming later. overall in the year we are above in our rainfall and we have been enjoying it and it has been dry lately but wouldn't really hurt. >> we have had great weather so it has been incredible. >> we can deal with a little bit of rain. >>> build your body but hurt your mind? some exercises to lead to memory loss. >>> here are some of the top stories on wjz.com right now. for constant updates on today's news and first warning weather >>> in today's eyewitness news health watch, we have all heard about postpartum depression, but depression during pregnancy may be more common than you think. a survey of 800 pregnancy women found that 44% had symptoms of depression during the pregnancy. researchers found those women have nearly twice the risk of giving birth early increasing the health risk for their baby. >>> health officials are preparing for more cases of the h1n1 flu this fall. despite the heat and humidity of the summer, the virus also known as swine flu continue to slide. experts estimate

showers are likely later on tonight. we'll show you where and when, coming up in a couple minutes. >> all right, thanks, norm. >>> baltimore's historic senator theater might have a new owner by this time tomorrow. and it actually could be an owner from right down the street. the single screen movie house goes on the auction block tomorrow morning, and we're learning now that loyola college might put in a bid. college officials will not say what they would do with the theater, but its main campus is only about a mile and a half south of the senator. baltimore city bought the senator's mortgage last may with plans to foreclose and sell the property. >>> hiding information that may have saved lives. coming up, why some important documents about cell phones and driving were kept under wraps. >>> and new mommies, listen up. why your labor may not be induced earlier than 39 weeks. >>> and the naked cowboy could soon be ditching his skivvies for a suit. the next adventure that could give him a more prestigious title in new york

almost a year and half later, when trial will begin today. the family began the defense long ago. >> my son will be indicted. >> they say he did not strike anyone, prosecutors are expected to claim the men were showing off spinning their wheels for the crowd. there were told to leave. that is when they went up the road and raced toward the crowd. it will be alleged that taylor was able to avoid collision. under the law, prosecutors say it both drivers shared responsibility. >> i think the evidence supports the indictment. >> my son has never done anything wrong. >> you can see his family is there to defend him. they are expected there today. the second trial is expected to begin in september. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> some local police officers are being investigated for allegedly accepting bribes. five police officers from police george's county and a former d.c. housing authority officer are the target of a pro. they're working security for a powerful gambling operation. >> as a resident, i would trust that the officers are

we will take your calls later on.an also send us a tweet at fox baltimore. >>> coming up later hour, it promises to clean wind shields without straining or stressing. we put the windshield wonder to the will it work test. >> reporter: i'm jessica starr, coming up in the hometown hot spot, i'm >>> discover your true self. you can be hypnotized this weekend be i if, you dare. jessica starr is live at the pier hotel with details for this morning's hometown hot spot. i realized that you have other people doing the demos. you haven't volunteered to be hypnotized. i'm still trying to get ways for steve to do something. we need him to clack like a chicken. >> he is doing it now. >> he does that anyway. he doesn't need to be hypnotized. he acts crazy all the time. joining me is jason who has some guests who are hypnotized. your show is this friday. tell me what viewers can expect when they come on down. does everybody have to get hypnotized or can they sit and watch. >> i give them great reasons to hypnotized. the hour they s

. >> reporter: one month later, jackson took home eight grammys.s red carpet companion, brooke shields and emmanuel lewis. >> i don't think anybody, even like the iowa housewives, were saying, you know they're not sleeping together. and emmanuel lewis was right there as the underlined like this is not sexual at all. >> reporter: in july 1984, the jackson 5 reunited in a flurry of publicity. but their victory tour reviews were mixed. ♪ we are the world, we are the children ♪ >> reporter: months later, jackson partnered with lionel ritchie on an effort that was more warmly received. concerned about hunger in africa, ritchie and jackson wrote the song "we are the world" and assembled a supergroup of 200 artists to perform it. >> now, one great thing that happened that we both had to realize, i can't read or write music and michael cannot read or write music. so, how do you write a song called "we are the world"? so we started listening to tracks, de, de, de, de, de, du, du. we started -- this is where we started. >> reporter: it was a triumph for jack

hat t as we move into the later part of today. so that ditinefely needs into b to our fox oveur fox live local doppler radar and here y loucasn ee th eth d.c. h,rt precipitation is but we do expect later n iafooten rnr to see storms. let's go ot our weaher map. as far eaas temperatures are concerned. ito s t76the tsouth in raleigh. 73 at national. and 73 in new york. and we are under a slight thris of severe weather today as we move into later part of the afternoon. we are expecting strong storms, could see some damaging winds and even some hail and heavy rainfall before it's all said and done. and so for today, 81 degrees by 9:00 this morning. and any time once we hit late in the afternoon to the early afternoon is when we do expect the storms and i'll have more details on that when i come upstairs. but a hot, sticky, humid day again. our high today of 91 degrees. you'll want to pump up the ac because you'll feel the mugginess so your full five-day forecast is just ahead. >>> well america is celebrating its 40th anniversary of th

he will be buried later today in a private service. more than 4,000 people turned out thursday in nashville to pay tribute to their former star quarterback. meanwhile a brief private funeral was held yesterday for mcnair's mistress and killer. >>> passengers and crew got out of this plane as fast as they could when a smoky odor filled the cabin of that plane. 15 people were hurt during the evacuation that happened at phoenix airport yesterday. passengers apparently smelled the odor while the plane was preparing to take off for london. a fire department spokesman says the smoke may have been caused by electrical problems. >>> a spokesman for pakistan's military says his government could help the taliban negotiate peace with the u.s. but says the u.s. would have to put more pressure on pakistan's main rival india. senior officials say the obama administration is willing to address their conflict with india and talk to top taliban leaders. that could be the start of a possible breakthrough ending the afghan war that started after the 9/11

why frances bacon some, what, 20-plus years later? >> well, our pretext was the sen topiary of his birth. we get to have the exhibition. especially in europe but it's been 20 years in new york. i think bacon looks very differently today than did he 20 years ago. >> charlie: how does he look today? >> i think he looks different to us because we've changed. in those 20 years. one thing he's dead, he can't control his legacy. his friends can no longer sensor their remarks in the critical take on the pictures. we have access to a studio and concept of the studio that we have much more precise understanding of what he was using, what influences his were. lastly the whole discussion about his sexuality has completely changed in the 20 years since he was last seen. >> charlie: how has it changed? >> i think we're much more open to alternative lifestyle that people and art in the norm is more acceptable even to people because that have. >> charlie: in britain there are stories when we first began to paint. they were worried where it would be

partly sunny later this afternoon. warm and humid. thunderstorms likely later today.e mid to upper 80s. some of the thunderstorms later this afternoon could be severe. we'll keep a weather eye to the sky for that. for tomorrow, saturday, plenty of sunshine. more heat, more humidity, highs tomorrow up in the low 90s. definitely going to feel like summer tomorrow. ashley, how is our friday morning commute coming along? >> we're in pretty good shape. starting to see slow traffic rear its head. this is 270 southbound past 109. that pace continues down toward the truck scales. then it improves as you make your way down toward the beltway. as you travel along the 95 koor door, not too bad. 95 was slow leaving the prince william parkway where there was an accident on the shoulder. both main and hov are a littl slow as you make your way towards 395. joe and eun, back to you. >>shley, thanks very much. >>> now 6:42. 68 degrees. how the controversial issue of gay marriage made a local business the target of vandals. >>> major recommendations are being made for metro. next ñÑñ

for more on what will happen later later in the week is marty. >>> i want to you go whoo! and be surprised because a couple of deer snapped their head up -- can you give it to me one more time. [ laughter ] good afternoon, everybody. let's go ahead and jump into a graphic. comfortable out here right now, but believe it or not, in a first time in a long time, we see a bit of a heat bump off to the south and east. i wouldn't be surprised if you see humidity go up and temperatures approach 90, but only for a couple of days. believe it or not, as you move into the weekend you get comfortable again. meteorologist bernadette woods with those details coming up shortly. now throw it back inside. >> i am not sure who scared the deer, him or bern. >>> marshmallow peeps are not just for easter anymore. the first-ever peeps store will open right here in maryland. at the national harbor in oxen hill. they will sell peeps-inspired items touch as t-shirts, peeps pillows and the yummy peeps themselves will be sold too. >> they are way too sweet for me. do you like them? >> i dream of them

the police commissioner is expected to all the press conference later this afternoon. more tonight at 11 of -- eleven is at 5:00. an early morning accident in white marsh just before 5:00 a.m.. police say a car turned in front of a street sweeper -- a street sweeper traveling east on honeygo boulevard boulevard. >> it basically t-bond the passenger vehicle, pushing it some districts. the car erupted into flames and all the occupants are deceased. >> the ages and genders are unknown. police say the bodies are burned beyond recognition. the president's deadline for health care reform is quickly approaching. the goal is to engineer a deal by friday but it looks like it may not happen. the house council vote next week but the senate has given up on the summit deadline. the president will be stumping for the plan in north carolina and virginia while lawmakers try to make progress before the recess. aides say he will also continue to talk to lawmakers about how best to move the plan through congress. nancy pelosi convinced that if the plan hits the floor, it will win. >> doe

pepcid complete, works now and works later. now with a great new taste. >>> a major step forward for investigators as they locate the black boxes for the yemen plane that crashed last month. a french nazi vessel detected them in the indian ocean. underwater robots will be operating in august to retrieve them because they are too deep. the plane's cockpit, flight and data recorders could help find out what caused the crash on june 30. >>> new surveillance video of a serious train crash in san francisco. it happened on saturday. take a look at one of the trains coming into the station at 20 miles per hour slams into the other train. more than 40 people were hurt. the cause of the crash is under investigation, but the national transportation safety board is apparently leaning toward human error. >>> the army says they have located a soldier who is reported missing in a possible kidnapping case. the army received a ransom call earlier this month saying 24- year-old james gonzalez had been abducted. the caller demanded $100,000, but

fiction later. a woman in minnesota wrote about women that she knew, basically a women's group in st. paul, and whose stories have never been told. she wrote a novel on based on that called "the girl." it's about a young woman caught up in a bank heist, and that would be a great film, i think, too. but i haven't seen one made from that yet. >> were the guides actually an inducement to tourism? did tourism increase? >> i don't think that people actually measured it at the time because -- that's a good question. i haven't come across any -- i didn't come across any attempt to measure whether they did improve tourism. i think in the stories -- some of the journalists and reviewers came up later they could have spurred some -- particularly along the routes that people wouldn't have been expected to travel much before. but i don't think any of the books were touted for having discovered anything. it was -- right. almost kind of beyond just employing the writers. it was a clinging to a thread of hope for

later. later,' you know? and as a consequence, the poor guys on the floor are standing there with some senator or governor that they're not going to be able to hold onto very long. they think they've got a really hot story, and they may have had. but i'm trying to keep the flow going. as a consequence, i became known as a lens hog, properly as i say. c-span: what's a 'tell item'? >> guest: a tell item is one where the anchorperson simply is reciting the item rather than going to a correspondent or tape or whatever--film or whatever. c-span: was there such a thing as a magic number in those days? you write about... >> guest: the magic number was the number that i had for my part to the broadcast, and it was come by basically our deciding what film reports went into the broadcast from our correspondents at home and overseas and then what time was left. and the time that was left was what i would have on the broadcast. if the time left was not adequate for the major stories that i had to tell, we would then cut

will see you later on in chart talk. confidence on wall street seems to be returning much faster than on main street... and experts say that's not surprising... considering the thousands of job cuts over the past 1 year - that's part of the reason why companies are able to report better than expected profits... after trimming costs so dramatically. this is an environment better for wall street than main street.. as you stabilize economy cut costs.. profits go up.. need to see momentum.. that comes from jobs coming back.. profits turned into hires.. overall economy back to stability we're almost half-way through second quarter earnings season and so far about 38% of companies have already reported results. here's how the numbers are shaping up: 60% of companies have beaten estimates... 35% of companies missed estimates and so far, sales are down 7% - which is coming in a little better than expected. and although the picture seems to be "less bad" on wallstreet - some economists say don't expect a major improvement in cons

a private funeral will take place later today. following the private ceremony, the jackson family will come here to the staples center. as for the fans, more than 17,000 were lucky enough to snatch a free ticket to the event. >> move against the wall, please. >> reporter: but police are more concerned about those without tickets. they expect more than 250,000 people will try to surround the arena to pay tribute, fans like jose, who spent $2,000 on his plane ticket from spain. >> i need to come to los angeles to say good-bye to mr. michael jackson. it's important for me. >> reporter: one person who won't be anywhere near jackson's funeral is his ex-wife debbie rowe. rowe had originally planned to attend but backed out fearing she'd be too much of a distraction. also not in attendance, elizabeth taylor, one of jackson's closest friends. taylor says she's too overcome with grief. despite the no shows, there will be plenty of celebrities, stevie wonder, lionel richie, mariah carey, and jennifer hudson are just some of the many plannin

could see showers in denver later in the day. 6 in seattle. portland going up into the 90s. 69 in san francisco and 80 in los angeles. take a look at what else we are going to be seeing. comfortable water temperatures along much of the gulf coast and for the eastern seaboard until you get to the outer banks, north carolina. then those water temperatures cool to the 50s and 70s, especially 60s as you get to the jersey shore. that is a look at your forecast. ima reynolds wolf for hln. >>> we are seeing a sight of new york that has been out of sight nearly a decade, the view from the newly reopened crown on top of the statue of liberty. pñpñpññ >>> it's an idea that went from the streets outside their college book store to the marketplace. these three aren't just using book smarts to make money, they are trying to do good, too. stephanie elam has today's "money and main street." >> we saw all the bookstores that the book store was saying, no, i don't want it. there is totally value in the books. you've got to get them on the internet and someone

you later. captioning funded by cbs >>> farewell to an icon. ♪ as family and fans prepare for michael jackson's memorial. his life, filled with innovation and wonder. children and scandal. now his death is full of controversy. his kids are caught up in a custody battle. >> are you ready fto fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? >> and his mother struggles for control of his estate. >> oh, yes. >> today, thousands will crowd an arena in los angeles and millions will watch from around the world as family and friends say good-bye to the king of pop. michael jackson, the farewell, early this tuesday morning, july 7, 2009. good morning from the staples center in los angeles. this is a special edition of "the early show." i'm maggie rodriguez with harry smith. julie chen is on assignment. we are here for what promises to be the biggest memorial in this to town's history. maybe the biggest in the country. harry, we already see the press here and we're expecting the crowd to

however, we will see more activity later on. on the weather computer you will see activity to the west in ohio and kentucky and southwestern virginia. look at that stuff firing. couldn't here later this morning before the noon hour. we will watch this carefully. were aseeing a warm morning. mid-60s in winchester. 75 in town. highs in the 80s but watch out. strong storms will be possible. 75 degrees. good morning angie goff. >> good morning. half way through the 5:00 hour and still tracking that condition out on the outer loop near the braddock road exit. drivers here are losing two left lanes and that is due to police activity. checking out the drive on 66 eastbound. here's the camera shot through centreville. we are doing fine but as you approach route 50 we are seeing a lot of early-morning volume really start to build. 270. no delays from father hurley on down and 95 and the bw parkway, thumbs up. over to you, and ya. >> thank you. >>> president obama is pushing hard for congress to move ahead with legislation that would refo

either before the august recess, or later in the year. it is not good for the country. >> obama administration is pushing hard for the bill to be on the president's desk before the august recess. but many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say it is too ambitious. >> sure we wish we had more time. but the president is giving us a deadline. we are working under it. >> well, on friday the question of the day asked, is it worth spending $1 trillion for universal health care. we have an overwhelming response and share the results with you today. 90 percent say no. while 10 percent say yes. paul from union bridge writes, no. he writes, what's the plan to be able to pay for it? that's for writing. >> well president obama is planking anus conference wednesday. the main topic, will be health care reform. >> former ravens quarterback steve mcnair had a blood alcohol level twice tennessee's legal driving limit at the time of the death. the state assistant medical examiner released results of the toxicology report today. and turned up trace amount

we will see a pretty good amount of sunshine later on today. we are throwing in a few more clouds than we had yesterday. relative humidity at 84%. wind are out of the south at seven miles per hour. barometric pressure, 29.77 and falling. here is your forecast for today, mostly sunny in the morning, becoming partly sunny. slight chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. highs does will be in thmid- to upper 80s looking for a high in frederick, maryland of 87. here in washington, 87 and in fredericksburg, 88. more details coming up in just a little bit. >> can it be hazy when it's dark outside? >> humidity. thank you, tucker. >>> a busy ride already setting p for us southbound on 66 for those leaving the capital beltway and headed outbound towards the exit for business 34. that is the first exit after the car area. that is where we have the accident activity. we are told that the westbound lanes are temporarily blocked right now so they can maneuver some more equipment over towards the scene. we are also told this accident invo

bob can add to this later. he did not know he was making recordings which he made around the year 2000, we are not sure exactly. he taped over these. we can talk later about who the people were that made it outside of china. he made his recordings, he didn't specify what was to be done with them. on the other hand he meticulously numbered them all. there are passages when he is speaking where clearly he wants to be speaking to the great world out there. the judgment was made that he expected and intended these to be published for the world to read. he did not leave explicit instructions but implicitly it seemed quite clear. he made the recordings, he did and trust a few people to go outside the country and eventually they were reassembled, compiled, translated, and it turned into the book. the hero in this stage is not me. it is something that was made for years where this would be published. the publishing house in hong kong publishing miscellaneous books, it is fair to say, really, have a publishing house ope

but doctor, this is 20 years later, 20-plus years later.octors are still agreeing to feed him dope like -- like it's -- it's candy corn? what is their duty? and we know that there are dozens, repeat dozens, of doctors, that's at least 24 doctors, now part of a criminal probe, dr. bethany. >> their duty is to protect the patient and provide safe and reliable medical care. but what drug addicts do, we've heard the term doctor shopping. they'll go to a -- one doctor. and especially if they're particularly wealthy and powerful, they'll say to the doctor, oh, you're so wonderful and no one else have ever helped me like you and you're the best and they seduce the doctor with money and compliments. that's why these doctors should not practice alone. they should always practice with partners in a treatment setting when it comes to -- >> you're making excuses for doctors doping up an addict. he, jackson, seduces them. they're the doctors. it's their duty. >> well, explanation is not the same as excuse. but you have doctors with greed. i mean, look.

now it will be arriving later an this afternoon. that may bring in somewhat lower humidity for a brief time tonight and also maybe trigger an isolated thundershower. highs into the low 90s. as we get over 92, it will be our hottest day of the year so far. i'll show you the forecast for tonight's cubs/nats game as well as a look at the rest of the weekend, first part of next week, that's coming up. >> that will be real baseball weather. thanks, tom. >>> 11:13. 83 degrees out there. incredible sight of the night sky. next on midday we'll show you what sparked this massive fire that destroyed part of a commuter bridge. >>> plus a pilot arrested at a virginia airport. find outhat police say he did. >>> also, the incident involving michael jackson that people have been talking about for years but have never really seen. >>> a little later, looking for a bargain? things you can get a good deal on right now. >>> amazing video this morning of a gasoline tanker explosion that shut down an interstate outside of detroit last night. the tanker

maybe a shower or thunderstorm later on day. we'll show you what is going on out there this morning. and so far, so good. we've got mostly clear skies. no rain in the area. you see a couple of clouds moving through here and there but mostly clear skies. we'll get more clouds moving in later on today. the nearest precipitation looks to be in central pena.ylniva ngrhinifo us toworry about during the early part of the day. regional temperatures were in the 60s as topose d 50t hes where we were for parts of the area yterdaymynayniorg. ni ri ght now, 68 in washington. new york city is at 70 degrees. and in pittsburgh, it is 63. here is your forecast for washington for today. partly sunny skies, a stray shower or thunderstorm possible this afternoon and during the evening. about a 0% chance. high today about 87 degrees. our normal high for this date, 88 degrees. there you go. >> right where it should be. thank you, tony. >>> let's check in with julie wright for the latest on the roads. got off for a rough start this morning. >> absolu

years later, the problem was how to get out.me he left government and was given the medal of freedom by lbj, mcnamara was a broken man. it was clear he would always be identified with the war, and when he started to speak at his farewell ceremony, it was clear he knew it. >> mr. president, i cannot find words to express what lies in my heart today. and i think i better respond on another occasion. >> he went on to run the world bank, but then mcnamara largely disappeared from public life and public view for years. he then broke his license with a brook "in retrospect." in it he said he and others have been wrong, terribly wrong, in executing the war the way they did. then came a powerful documentary, "the fog of war." it chronicled mcnamara's world war ii experience targeting cities for firebombings and the staggering toll of civilian deaths. in it he admits he could have been tried as a war criminal if the allies had lost. viewers got to see mcnamara as an old man. his famously slick back hair now thinning, his voice reedy, his

later on sunday morning. >> osgood: bill whitaker marks the centennial of the naacp.have the word on some new words you'll be finding in the dictionary and more but first here are the headlines for this sunday morning the 12th of july, 2009. president obama is back home after a week-long overseas trip. a weary first family arrived at the white house after midnight. the obamas' last stop was africa in the speech to ghana's parliament the president called on the continent to take responsibility for its own future. the obamas later visited cape coast castle where many african were imprisoned before being sold into slavery. tomorrow the senate judiciary committee begins confirmation hearings for sonia sotomayor. president obama's first supreme court choice. if confirmed she would be the first hispanic supreme court justice. the exact nature of the operation remains classified but today's "new york times" reports that former vice president dick cheney ordered the c.i.a. not to inform congress about a secret counterterrorism program. the current c.i.a. director found out ab

later tonight cloud cover will be sticking around. a few breaks wire we could pick up the international space station and talk about that later. dropping to the mid and upper 70s by midnight. fast forecast, it is a mostly dry evening for us. more of the summer stickys coming to us and how many any 90-degree temperatures. could that be on the te i will have much more coming up in just a few minutes. pat? >> when "news4 at 4:00" continues, singer chris brown apologizes. >> i am very sad and very ashamed of what i have done. >> is saying sorry enough to restore his image? >>> plus -- investigators are