drew levinson, cbs2 us nooks new haiive connecticut. >>> there's candlelight vigil to be held tonight at 8:00. >> with hundreds of 1r50eu8ent -- violent gangs operating in the state there's a call to toughen up the antigang laws. this week several top law enforcement officials will meet with the maryland house judicialary committee to discuss the matter. prosecutors argue current lei law makes it too difficult to define a gang and its members. they also say penalties are too weak defense attorneys argued gang statutes are unconstitutional. >>> lunches will be local for almost all the students in this state. maryland department of agriculture is promoting the home grown school lunch week. cafeterias in all 24 subdivision will serve bread and produce and meats from maryland. it's meant to encourage healthy eating and environmentally sustainable food habits. >>> well, we are one for one. baltimore ravens roll over kanza -- kansas in the first game of the regular season. ryan joins us live with the excitement from the season ahead after the first win. good afternoon ron. >> reporter: good

in comments to the media before his arrest, he denied any wrong doing. >> drew levinson, wjz, eye witness news. >> officials believe his alleged accomplice used stolen credit cards to stockpile large amounts of beauty supplies that include peroxide and acetone to be used in home made bombs. >>> an 18-year-old is sentenced to six years behind bars for starting chaos to allow 14 you're juveniles to escape from the maryland detention center. michael martin pleaded guilty to escape and second degree assault. nineteens are charged as adults but martin's sentence is the harsh its so far. >>> the baltimore city council takes up smoking laws this hour with hearings on three pieces of legislation but the tough newproposals could really light up debate in baltimore. wjz is live at city hall and suzanne collins explains two of the proposed laws related to stopping young people from smoking. >> reporter: good afternoon, everyone. this is about flavored cigarette or cigar wrappers and also about selling cigars individually, things teenagers might find attractive and right at this hour the city council

drew levinson, cbs news. >>> another powerful under water earthquake today. it triggered a tsunami alert and sent residents out of their homes. it could be felt miles away. the u.s. geological survey said the quake had a magnitude of 7.6. >>> the afghan immigrant at the center of an alleged terror plot in the u.s. is due back in court in december. najibullah zazi pleaded not guilty to allegations yesterday that he was planning a terrorist attack possibly on the new york city transit system. his attorney spoke to harry smith this morning on the "early show." >> let's, for the sake of argument, say that he did go to pakistan, he did go to a training camp. he did purchase those products, well, if the government charges him with a conspiracy, all of those facts still do not provide enough evidence to convict him of the conspiracy. >> reporter: two other men involved in the investigation have been charged with lying to the government but are free on bond. >>> president obama has just announced a $5 billion stimulus grant to the national institutes of health. the c

drew levinson, cbs news, the united nations. >>> president became the first sitting president to appear on the late show with david letterman last night and the president talked about those who say racism is to blame for the sharp political rhetoric these days. >> first of all, i think it is important to realize that i was actually black before the election [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> really? >> this is true. how long have you been a black man? >> the president added he believes unemployment will remain high for least another year. >> president obama will address former president clinton's global initiative this evening. mr. clinton is also due on the late show tonight and it will be his sixth appearance on that show. >> reporter: well, virginia is getting -- giving tax evaders a chance to make good on what they owe. the old dominion launched a program called get square on back taxes. they hope it will raise $41 million. >>> dc council chair vincent gray is trying to impose an ethics code on the council. it is a direct response to the investigation of councilman's marion barry's use of

drew levinson tells us that new haven police are calling this a case of work place violence. >> reporter: raymond clark did not enter a plea when he made his first court appearance for the murder of grad student annie le. >> it is a obviously serious case. >> reporter: they took him in to custody this morning at a motel where he spent the night. >> based on numerous interviews and information learn from viewing video surveillance detectives have secured an arrest warrant so far. >> reporter: they have sealed the warrant so they cannot confirm if they matched clark's dna to the 250 pieces of evidence they collected. authorities would also not discuss a motive, but they are calling it a case of work place violence. >> this is not about urban crime, not about university crime or domestic crime but an issue of work place violence. >> reporter: le was strangled. the body of the 24-year-old pharmacology student was found on sunday, stuffed in the basement wall of a yale research lab. the same day she was to be married. clark worked in the building as an animal services tech, cleaning cages and

drew levinson reports from brooklyn. >> reporter: najibullah zazi pleaded not guilty to allocations he was planning a terrorist attack on new york city. agents brought the 24-year-old from denver to a brooklyn courtroom too face charges he conspired to use weapons of mass destruction. prosecutors want the afghan immigrant kept behind bars until his trial. they are convinced he poses a significant danger to the community and could flee the country. the judge ordered him held without bail. najibullah zazi admitted to traveling to an al-qaeda training cavern in pakistan and the fbi gathered evidence including botch-making instructions on his -- bomb making instructions on his computer. and video showing him buying ingredients. the authorities have identified three people suspected of traveling from new york to denver to help him with the plot. >> this case has a combination of allegations that we really haven't seen since 9/11. >> reporter: karen greenberg heads the center for law and security at new york university. she studied more than 800 terrorism cases and says the one against najib

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drew levinson kicks off our coverage at ground 0 in new york. >> reporter: eight years after terrorists attacked the twin towers the emotions at ground 0 were still as raw as the weather. >> may your spirit live forever. >> reporter: on a day when the heavens opened up the rain came down and the winds howled. we again heard their names and we saw their faces. >> steve john. >> reporter: and we felt their family's pain. >> you would be so proud of your son jake and dylon, your mom and your dad, your brothers live their life in honor of your memory. >> reporter: like the hole in the hearts there is still a big empty space in the new york skyline. those they have begun the rebuilding the memorials set for the 10th anniversary is tied up in red tape. but today it was forefront where a defiant president obama remembered the 184 people who died there. >> in defense of our nation we will never waiver pursuit of al- qaeda and extremists. >> reporter: they gathered in a pennsylvania field. that's where a fourth jet crashed after passengers wrestled control from the terrorists. >> reporter: from

drew levinson has the latest now from new haven. >> reporter: police at yale university are focusing on a lab technician as they investigate the murder of grad student annie le. cbs news has learned that unidentified person has failed at least one lie detector test. authorities say it was not a random act and that brings relief to students. >> that they think they know who it is brings a sense of security but the fact he is in the community is also scary. >> it is nice to know they have someone who they think this is the person. so you feel better walking down the street knowing they are not out and about. >> reporter: sniffer dogs found le's body on sunday. the same day she was supposed to be married. her remains were hidden in a basement wall in an area known as a chase, where wires run to different floors. this has many on the campus shaken. it is the first killing here in a decade. >> we just pray for the strength of annie's family. >> reporter: at a candle light vigil last night, hundreds gathered to mourn and draw support from each other. natalie powers lived with le for two ye

drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> walter cronkite died in july.was 92 years old. >>> delaware's new sports betting lottery starts this week and officials have released details. officials said yesterday that the sports lottery will have minimum wagers of $2, and maximum wagers of $3,000. for each wager, bidders must pick the correct outcomes of at least three national football league games in what is known as a multiple bet or parlay. it will use three types of parlay cards including different types of point spreads. gamblers will be allowed to bet off the board, which means they can go up to the sports book windows at the casinos, examine the latest odds and then place their parlay wagers. >>> when it comes to bringing slots to maryland, baltimore is rolling out the welcome mat while runlet county seems to be dragging its feet. the "washington post" reports that the project is on track in baltimore, but a divided anne arundel county council is continuing 20 delay a vote on zoning for casinos. and tonight, residents are expected to pack a state hea

drew levinson has more. >> reporter: raymond clark stared at the kurt room floor charged with murdering a yale grad student. >> i read you your rights downstairs earlier and you you said stood those rights. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: police swooped in and arrested the 24-year-old university employ kree at the motel where he spent the night. authorities believe clark killed 24-year-old annie le in the yale lab where they both worked. police say the two were not romantically involved. this was a case of workplace violence. >> there is a growing number of incidences throughout the country, and i think it is a concern, where things occur in the work environment. >> reporter: police are saying little else, especially about a motive, and it may be a while before we get one. the judge sealed the arrest warrant. le was strangled, her body found sunday stuffed in the wall of their research lab. clark worked as an animal services tech, cleaning cages and doing other janitorial duties. >> nothing in the hesser to of his employment here gave any indication that his involvement in such a crime might

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drew levinson has the latest for wjz. >>> thousands of terrified people ran through the streets, seeking higher ground in western sumatra province. a deadly magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of podang, indonesia. and many feared a tsunami would fall follow. it did. hundreds, possibly thousands of people were believed to be trapped. it also triggered landslides and sparked fires. the ind measian earth cake caused a tsunami that flattened villages in somowa and american somoa. many people living there were swept out to sea. this tells the story of a mother who tried to grab her children. >> she was too late. the wake came. she. she lost her kids. and she only managed to grab onto the tree branch. >>> with tens of thousands needing help. president obama declared a major disaster for american samoa, a u.s. territory with 65,000. >>> and fema is working closely with american responders on the ground. >> some flies are already arriving. but it could be days before they are distributed. water has cut off many remote areas. and each rescue crews are having a tough time, getting in to

in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> governor martin o'malley is representing maryland in washington as he meets with virginia governor tim kaine. the governor says the state's state's cuts in local aid. but the state will be taking advantage of money coming our way. >>> disturbing details about phil garrido's story come to light. kai is live in the newsroom with the extensive testimony he gave 30 years ago. >> he stood trial in 1977, where he admitted to fanticizing -- fantasizing about raping women and acting as a peeping tom. detectives say garrido kept a girl captive in his tent. in his 1977 trial, garrido testified that he used lsd and cocaine as sexual stimulants and watched young girls at school but said he didn't think he did anything wrong. he had a history of sexual disorders. >> he and his wife nancy are being held in california tonight. >>> crucial numbers. the decision to set the tomorrowinally ill -- terminally ill man free. >>> the lockerbie bomber lies in a libyan hospital bed. and officials say his health is fading fast. but controversy over abdel bass

drew levinson reports with more on the rising death toll. >> reporter: thousands of terrified people ran through the streets, seeking higher ground in western sumatra prov insz. a deadly -- province. a deadly magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern padang, indonesia. and many feared a tsunami would follow. onent d. -- but it didn't. hundreds, possibly thousands of people were believed to be trapped. it also triggered landslides and sparked fires. the indonesian earthquake came less than 24 hours after a bigger quake a few thousand miles away caused a tsunami that flatten said villages in samoa and american samoa. that's a string of islands between hawaii and australia. many people living there were swept out to sea. this woman tells the story of a mother who tried to grab her young children. >> it was too late. the wait came. she lost her kids -- she only managed to grab onto the tree branch [ crying ] >> reporter: with tens of thousands needing help. president obama declared a major disaster for american samoa, a u.s. territory, with 65,000 residents. >> and fema, the f

drew levinson reports for wjz, from outside brooklyn federal courthouse. >> reporter: najibullah zazi pleaded not guilty to allegations he was planning a terrorist attack, possibly on new york city's transit system. the 24-year-old showed no emotions as several u.s. marshalls led him in -- marshals lead him in and out of the courtroom. . >> the government will have to produce someone else. they don't necessarily have to indict him. but they better come up with someone else, or the conspiracy charge fails. >> reporter: cops are trying to 0 in on any coconspirators. three people are accused of stockpiling to help zazi make bombs. surveillance video also shows zazi buying those things. the judge ordered zazi held without bail. prosecutors are convinced he poses a significant threat to the community. >> reporter: that decision has eased the minds of some new yorkers. >> i absolutely think this is correct. because i do believe that this was a serious threat. and could have been connected. >> reporter: two other men involved in the investigation have been charged with lying. but they are fr

in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> why did one earthquake cause a tsunami while the other didn't? meteorologist bernadette woods is live in the first warning weather center to explain. bern? >> well, there is one major difference between the two earthquakes and one from ind neseia in 2004. and it was the depth of the earthquake. for the samoa one, it was a shallow earthquake, closer to the surface. whereas the indonesian one was about 50 miles below the surface. so it didn't spawn that large wave that we saw back in 2004 or that we saw in the samoan islands. so that was the difference we saw. obviously, damage is still being reported. we will continue to update this as we move o. you can see the waves starting to build over the samoan islands. fortunately. >> thanks a lot, bern. >>> keep your eyes on the road and your hands on the wheel. that's what the obama administration says was necessary to deal with the problem of distracted driving. joel brown reports for wjz on the tough questions at today's summit at capitol hill. >>> kim lowry's husband richard was killed,

in jersey city, new jersey, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> george w. bush, whose presidency was defined greatly by the 9/11 attacks made no public appearances, saying he wanted to stay at home and pay his respects to the victims in private. >>> there were tributes to the victims of the september 11th attacks throughout maryland today. complete coverage continues with sally thorner, live in the newsroom. sally? >> reporter: denise, from downtown baltimore to anne arundel county, it's a somber day, particularly for law enforcement. a moment of silence was held for anne arundel county, in millersville today. firefighters, emts came together to remember all. those killed in the attacks and those who perished trying to save them. meanwhile, mayor dixon and others reached out to members of the community and helped make some repairs. today's work is part of the national day's service to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. back to you. >> eyewitness news will have much more on the local services and memorials on the september 11th anniversary, coming up all ne

drew levinson reports for wjz, even two presidents took time to honor the most trusted man in america. >> reporter: walter cronkite always wanted to know the way it was. >> he always wanted to know everything about everything. and he wanted to know it before everyone else knew it. >> reporter: at a memorial that included two presidents, heard about the cbs journalist and learned about the man. >> he did something for my family that was so simple. >> reporter: former president bill clinton recalled in the midst of a white house sex scandal, the most trusted man in america invited the first family to sail along martha's vineyard. >> he said, somebody might take a picture of it. but so what. i'll never forget that. at the time, i could have done with a picture with walter cronkite. ♪ [ music ] >> it was jimmy buffet who told uncle walter, "60 minutes" correspondent ed bradley was talking about wearing an earring on the air. >> he said, if i was going to wear an earring on "60 minutes," i'd wear one of those big, long dangly ones. >> reporter: and it was his comments that they echoed over

drew levinson reports for wjz now in today's flu watch report from new york. >>> the h1n1 vaccine will be distributed the first week of october. and at first, it's going to be a nasal spray, not a traditional shot. >> initially, we anticipate that about 3.4 million doses of vaccine will be available. >> reporter: the nasal vaccine is made with a live form of the virus, and some high-risk groups may not be able to take it. the cdc is still waiting for the injectable vaccine to become available and believes it will have doses sometime next month. >> we will anticipate that once we're up and going, we should be seeing at least 20 million new doses of vaccine weekly, going right on into december. >> reporter: so far, the united states has ordered 195 million doses from five companies. now, 21 states are reporting widespread swine flu activity. >> we find the virus that is circulating right now is a good match. the new vaccine that is being developed. >> reporter: high-risk groups, including pregnant women, the young and healthcare workers are first in line to receive the vaccine. but not e

drew levinson, weejt eyewitness news. >> wjz eyewitness news. >> zazi's arrest has prompted higher security in several places. >>> plea for freedom. jail director roman polanski asks police to let him go. >>> shocking case of abuse. a mother is behind bars, after keeping her teenage son locked inside a closet for years. >>> celebrity dj a.m. died a month ago. what is being blamed for his death. >>> updated forecast coming up with bob. >>> a powerful earthquake hits the south pacific, sparking a tsunami. >> we have new reports coming in. this shows it 7.9, maybe as strong as an 8.3 earthquake. very strong. i guess the only good news is the earthquake was about 20 miles below the surface, wait, way down. very deep. about 120 miles from american samoa. has come ashore on pago pago. came anywhere from about 100 yards, doing damage there. knocking out villages. and the waves passenger from somoa to portions of new zealand. that whole area under tsunami warning. hawaii, officially under tsunami watch. about 7 or 8 hours. still have a watch for that reason. whether it affects hawaii or not, not so

drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> zazi's father also appeared in court today, on charges of lying to investigators of the terror plot. he was released in new york on $1.5 million bond. >>> turning to the weather. still rather warm and humid today. let's take a live look outside. the question is, how long will it last? bob turk and meteorologist tim williams have a look at the updated first warning forecast. >>> we had showers overnight, north of the city, around 11:00, 12:00, some spots. generally across the scene in northern maryland today. pretty quiet. nothing going on at all. we did have a few showers in dover. out to the west, it's a different story. a lot of moisture out in ohio, kentucky, indiana and illinois. some of that may move south of our region tonight and tomorrow morning. the bulk of this will probably get here this weekend. tim has a look at what we can expect for this general weekend outlook. there's a lot of stuff going on. tim? >> reporter: well, bob, we are actually hoping this rain gets here sooner rather than later. this reason, the graphic kind of tells the

drew levinson has the latest for wjz in tonight's flu watch report. >> reporter: as classes begin at schools and colleges around the country, students are learning a lesson about the spread of h1n1. >> you don't know who has it. they may be carrying it. and not know they have it yet. >> reporter: since april, more than 100 million americans have come down with h1n1, or swine flu. and it has killed about 500. now, the white house says in a worst case scenario, about half the country could catch it. and up to 90,000 people could die. president obama met with senior fors -- officials to outline the government's response to the virus. >> i don't want anybody to be alarmed. but i do want everybody to be prepared. >> reporter: dr. gross says the latest strain of h1n1 will likely spread quickly. >> you'll find it everywhere. you'll find it on doorknobs. you'll find it on telephones. >> reporter: administrators at schools across the country are doing what they can to fight the flu. here in new york, they plan to give out free vaccines as soon as they become available. >> our current plan is

drew levinson reports that the charges are now a whole lot more serious. >> reporter: terrorism suspect nudge bull l.a. zazi is now charged with plotting a bomb attack. conspiracy to use weapons of mass construction. the fbi initially arrested the airport shuttle driver and two others for allegedly lying to investigators. >> he went from facing a relatively minor charge to a charge that involved life in prison. >> reporter: the government case spells out how the afghan immigrant got instructions and ingredients to make a bomb, including large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products from beauty supply stores in the denver metropolitan area. cbs news has learned zazi was on law enforcement's radar for at least two years. the fbi swooped in after his trip here to new york just before september 11th. investigators feared zazi may have been planning to detonate bombs on crowded city trains. authorities planned to bring him back to new york to face the new charge. zazi was in a denver courtroom today. he'll be back there again friday. his father charged with lying to investigator

true levinson reports for wjz, on the fears now that schools across the country are back in session. >> reporter: as classes begin at schools and colleges around the country, students are learning a lesson about the spread of h1n1. >> you don't know who has it. they may be carrying it and not know they have it yet. >> reporter: since april, more than 1 million americans have come down with h1n1 or swine flu. and it has killed about 500. now, the white house says in a worst-case scenario, about halftime the country could catch it. and up to 90,000 people could die. president obama met with senior officials to outline the government's response to the virus. >> i don't want anybody to be alarmed. but i do want everybody to be prepared. >> reporter: dr. gross says the latest strain of h1n1 will likely spread quickly. >> you're going to find it everywhere. you'll find it on doorknobs, on telephones. >> reporter: administrators across the country are doing what they can to fight the flu. here in new york, they plan to give out free vaccines as soon as they become available. >> our current

. >> scott levinson says the portrayal is false and inflammatory. in philadelphia, a.c.o.r.n. actually reported the reporters to police. levinson also says he believes the video was, quote, doctored and that the group is considering legal action against the filmmakers. in a letter to fox, the worker also says, quote, she denies every giving tax advice to the pump and the prostitute. >> they were dismissed. the two employees that were filmed in the video were immediately dismissed because they did not follow the protocol of this organization. there's specific guidelines of what you can do when you do intake and that wasn't followed and so, you know, they were dismissed. >> we have reached out to those two workers, of course they have not called us back. meanwhile the filmmakers have posted yet another video that cnn is investigating right know showing a similar sting taking place in washington, d.c., we're making calls on that one. a lot of questions, we just have to keep looking. we're not the ones taking the videos so it's hard for us to say this is exactly what happened. >>

drew levinson has the latest. >> reporter: the medical examiner is withholding the autopsy results in the murder of a yale student. prosecutors have asked that the cause of death not be revealed while investigators narrow their list of suspects. the body of 24-year-old annie leigh was found sunday, stuffed inside the basement wall of a university research laboratory. police believe the grad student was targeted. but students here like junior caitlin flatly feel, even if it was not a random act, it is unnerving. >> still scary around here. people are definitely locking their doors. like checking, double checking. >> reporter: police are keeping this investigation close. they won't confirm a cbs news report that they've questioned a lab technician who failed a lie detector. they'll only say they're talking to a lot of people. >> we've interviewed about 150 people. and we're still working the case. >> reporter: despite the heavy police presence, knowing there's been no arrests has many on this ivy league campus concerned. >> still notice to -- nice to know there is someone out there -- n

drew levinson has details. >> reporter: president obama is urging leaders. >> it is time to move forward. >> he brought together isreali prime minister and palestinian president for the first time since his election. >> we cannot continue the same pattern of taking tentative steps forward and stepping back. this was one stop in the president's marathon day of diplomacy. he talked to the chinese president about trade, the nuclear standoff with iran and north korea and global warming. it's all happening on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly meeting. one day before the start of the official session and world leaders met for a special summit on climate change. president obama helped kick off talks with a promise. the u.s. will be a partner in fighting global warming. >> we understand the gravity of the climate threat. we are determined to act and we will meet our responsibility to future generations. >> president obama is trying to take the lead on a global deal to slow climate change. even as he struggles to get legislation passed the senate that would limit greenhouse gas emissions

drew levinson reports now from new york. >> reporter: the h1n1 vaccine will be distributed first week of october, and at first it will be a nasal spray, not a traditional shot. >> initially we anticipate that about 3.4 million doses of vaccine will be available. >> reporter: the nasal vaccine is made with a live form of the virus and some high-risk groups may not be able to take it. the cdc is waiting they are the injectable vaccine to be available and believe it will have doses some time next month. >> we anticipate once we are up and going we should see 20 million new doses of vaccine weekly going right in to december. >> reporter: so far the united states has ordered 195 million doses from five companies. now, 21 states are reporting widespread swine flu activity. >> we find the virus circulating right now is a good match to the new vaccine being developed. >> reporter: high risk groups, including pregnant women, the young and health care workers are first in line to receive the vaccine, but not everyone, including nursing student carla medina is nurse he wants to get it. even thou

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christine levinson wants answers. she joins us live. good evening. take it there is no information update since the last time you and i spoke, right? >> no, there isn't. thank you for having me on tonight. greta: christine, i know you want to talk to the president of iran. has there been any indication that he is willing to do that since he is now in the united states? i know you have traveled as well to iran. is there any indication that he will talk to you within the next 48 hours? >> i have no information that he will talk to me. i am hoping that that will happen. this is the third year in a row that i have come here to new york in hopes of meeting with him. greta: all right. he is on american soil. but, of course, he is there as part of the u.n. so he is protected by that fact. has the united states government said to you, christine, your husband is an american. he is a former fbi agent as well. we really want to help you out. as long as he is in new york, we are going to ask -- we are going to try to help you out getting to this president to hel

drew levinson has more. >> reporter: terrorism suspect na najibullah zazi is charged with plotting and at tack. the fbi initially arrested the denver airport shuttle driver and two others for allegedly lie to go investigators. >> he went from facing a relatively minor charge to a charge that involves life in prison. >> reporter: the government case spells out how the afghan immigrant got in-sfrukss and ingredient it is to make a bomb, including large quantities of hydrogen peroxide and acetone products from beauty supply stores? the denver area. it also says zazi rented a hotel room where the fbi found explosive recent due. cbs news has learned he was on law enforcement's radar for at least two years. the fbi swooped in after his trip here to new york just before september 11th. investigators feared zazi may have been planning to detonate bombs on crowded city trains. authorities plan to bring him back to new york to face the knew charge. zazi was in a denver courtroom today and he'll be back there friday. his father, charged with lying to investigator, appeared with his son. >> when m

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malora harden known as jan levinson, the boss of "the office" boss. we want to catch up on the shenanigans from last season and this season, too. you are in town to promote and screen your first movie as a director. your husband wrote this, "you." >> that's right. my husband wrote it, i directed it. we co-produced it and made it with our whole family. we star in it, our kids are in it and our parents are in it. it was a family affair and very exciting. we used our own money and sit online. it's youthefilm.com. we don't have lots of money behind our big marketing campaign. they can follow me on twitter, facebook and myspace. >> you are all over the place. >> we are taking it around the country, doing screenings. we are screening tonight at 6:00 p.m. at 177 f street northwest. >> we'll put that on the screen, too. back to "the office." we want to show a little of your role there. >> sure. >> you had an interesting few years. you lost your job as the corporate boss. michael's boss. you had an affair with michael. u had a baby. you started selling candles

in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> it is still to be determined if you will need one dose or two of the swine flu vaccine to protect against the virus. >>> the investigation continues into the apparent fire bombing. >> reporter: that's right, sally. it happened in brooklyn yesterday afternoon. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene in the 800 block of klint wood court -- clintwood court. as firefighters go through. investigators a -- say a woman threw a flammable object. the suspect who threw the flaming object was taken into custody. >> no one was injured in that incident. >>> a baltimore man is facing charges for allegedly stabbing another man for a fight in harford county. it happened in edgewood. curtis myers is charged with attempted murder and other counts. police say he stabbed 33-year- old jerry harriet at a neighbor's home. harriet is in critical condition at a baltimore hospital. >>> more testimony today in the unpres deptsed trial of -- unprecedented trial of a high school football coach. the coach is accused of reckless homicide and wanton endangerment. but

in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> and zazi's next court date is set for december 3rd. >>> wjz continues to follow the breaking news from the south pacific. a tsunami alert. following a massive underwater earthquake. bob joins us latest. >> this occurs very deep, around 20 miles below the surface. right near samoa. about 120 miles from samoa. at least a 7.9. they actually say it could be as strong as 8.3. they have a tsunami watch for hawaii. new guinea. wake island. and the marsh. island. and the reports of about a 5- foot tsunami wave, coming ashore in pago pago. that's the capital of samoa. and shortly after, water came in about 100 yards. did some damage to local areas on the beaches. so far, no reports of any people being killed. but there have been should people who have been running up and down the hillsides, getting away from the water. and injuries from that. and beach damage from some of these small islands there in the southwest pacific. we'll keep following this as the tsunami watch continues for hawaii for about another five hours. it's possible that tsuna

drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> zazi allegedly received training from al qaeda in pakistan. >>> the governor of massachusetts has temporarily filled the senate seat vacated when senator ted kennedy died last month. and that man is former democratic party chairman paul kirk. kirk will serve in the post until voters pick a replacement in a january 19th special election. he is a close kennedy family friend. kennedy died on august 25th from the brain tumor. >>> it's been a mostly quiet week weatherwise. let's take a live look outside right now. will we get more showers tonight? feels like it. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. >> well, we have some clouds around. and showing up around northwest pennsylvania, some sprinkles. take a look at radar. as we go further west, there's a lot of stuff across the ohio valley. as you can see, most of this is not going to make it here until saturday afternoon. looks like kind of a wet -- let's call it a middle of the weekend period. tim has a look at what we expect to happen this weekend. >> as you mentioned, timin

in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> so far, police have questioned more than 150 people in the murder. >>> the trial of the person accused of killing los angeles pitcher nick adenhart has been postponed. >> it is being postponed because the defendant has been appointed another attorney. prosecutors say gallow was drunk when he ran a red right and hit another car. adenhart's previous attorney quit because of a lack of resources. the judge is expected to give the attorney several months months to get up to speed. denise, back to you. >> gallow faces 55 years to life in prison if convicted of charges. >>> a family's truck smashes through the living room of their wall. the accident also involved at least three other vehicles. >> reporter: the pickup truck finally stommed under a stairway, ending a wild ride near cedarhurst road. in its wake, a home was left heavily damaged after a truck smashed through the front walls. >> i was in the back. and i heard just a loud bam. i mean, it woke me up straight outside of my sleep. >> reporter: it all started not far away on route 140.

drew levinson, cbs news, new york. >> reporter: his arrest sparked a flurry of national terror warnings of possible attacks on transits, sports, and entertainment complexes. >>> president barack obama, they are making the most of their high-profile appearances at the united nations. they become the first president today to cherish the summit level meetings of the security council. the first order of business. preventing the spread of the nuclear weapon and reduce the threat of the nuclear terrorism around the world. >> reporter: the world must stand together and we must demonstrate that international law is not an empty promise. >> reporter: president obama did not mention any countries by name. the british prime minister, they are not so diplomatic when they pointed to iran and north korea as uncooperative countries, looking to develop the nuclear arsonnals. >> they head from the u.n. meetings out there, hosting the g-20 summit where they are already underway. police, they lodged that out there today who refused orders to dispurse. and they officially get underway tonight when the obam

. >>> listen to this, barry levinson put this movie together about the colts marching band, the bandhat wouldn't die, on espn but there will be a baltimore premiere october 6th, at m & t bank stadium. they are going to put on the stadium vision. you can come in for $5, free parking with your pillow, blanket, lay on the field and watch the story by the film maker. >> 5. great. >> you want to go? >> i will. >> ok. >> he never does anything with me. he's making fun of me. i say let's do that, crickets, nothing. >> justin? >> $5 football would work. right there. >> oh, yeah. right there. i'lll find someone to go with me. >>> we have warm temperatures. a very summer-type feel across the area. 9:02. back tracking a couple of hours and show how the clouds have been trying to break up across downtown baltimore and the numbers back into the 70s already. looks like we're going to have another afternoon shooting into the low to mid-80s. five to eight degrees above normal. we're dry now. call it partly sunny to mostly cloudy. a stray shower this afternoon or evening as we march in some cooler te

>> dan, if you like to talk about the results. >> i am dan levinson, the inspector general. i would like to thank the secretary for her tremendous support and leadership and with these last few months as we have successfully concluded what is a four year investigation. i want to single out our boston regional office. our agents did an extraordinary job over the course of more than four years in bringing this case to a successful conclusion. the corporate integrity agreement that is part of the settlement that goes forward five years is unprecedented in terms of the provisions and reach and scope. the secretary outlined some of the broad features at the cia. i want to underscore that for the first time -- and we have been doing agreements at the department for a number of years -- this is really reaching into new territory. pfizer will be under an obligation to proactively identify the potential risks associated with the promotion of individual products. if they can implement claims to mitigate risks. we have internal and external compliance as wall as a robust plan going for

i'd like to acknowledge them along with dan levinson with the ig leaders who are here. come on, i know you are back there. i can see you. congratulations. the investigators in the food and drug administration also helped put this caseogether. now americans have trendous confidence in the medicines they take. and that's a tribute to the great work the fda does each and every day. but thanks to t attorneys from fda, the centers for medicare and medicaid services and the ig's office we now have a safer drugupply to the american public. this event marks the conclusion of just one investigation. but it's another step in the administration's ongoing campaign to prosecute any individual or organization who tries to rip off health care consumers and the federal government. we've already heard associated attorney general perrelli in mayá attorney general holder and i were together to announce the antiraud initiative -- befed up initiative called h.e.a.t., that's already paying big dividends. in addition to this case, the one in houston led to 43 fraud for cheating medicare about

i think dan levinson will be able to answer a lot of questions. would not say they played a doctor. i think the sales force at pfizer was affectively -- effective in getting doctors to adopt things that were beneficial to the drug. i would not say that the refs were playing doctors. >> any other executives that you guys are talking to about possible criminal charges or is this investigation done? >> this investigation is brought to a close. >> does the co know? but this investigation is closed. >> there is discussion about whether pfizer should be suspended or barred from -- for a certain time to send a message? >> dan, if you like to talk about the results. >> i am dan levinson, the inspector general. i would like to thank the secretary for her tremendous support and leadership and with these last few months as we have successfully concluded what is a four year investigation. i want to single out our boston regional office. our agents did an extraordinary job over the course of more than four years in bringing this case to a successful conclusion

we spoke to scott levinson and h said the portrayal is false and a case of gotcha journalism.o police. >> undermine our electoral process and do so for partisan political activities and be involved in a criminal enterprise, we have got to audit every single affiliated corporation that they are. a complete forensic audit. we need to do congressional affiliations and shut off every dime going to a.c.o.r.n. until such time as they can have a clean bill of health. >> when we did talk to the spokesperson at a.c.o.r.n., he believes the video is, quote, doctored. in a letter they sent to fox news, a.c.o.r.n. claims that the video was edited after the fact and one of the staff members involved says she was never asked the questions on tape. a.c.o.r.n. aattorneys also says in fact she denies every giving tax advice to peoplizifying themselves as a pump and a prostitute. a spokesman for a.c.o.r.n. says both of them have been fired. >> the two employees that were filmed in the video were immediately dismissed because they did not follow the protocol of this organization. there's specific

we have dan levinson who i think will be able to answer a lot of questions. if you want to talk more about -- >> i wouldn't say that they played doctor. i would say that the sales force at pfizer was effective at getting doctors to adopt things that were beneficial to the drug bextra. so i wouldn't say that the reps were playing doctor, i would not. >> is there any oth executives that are, that you guys are talking to about possible criminal charges, or is this information done? >> this brings to close this investigation. we'll comment about when the existence gr not of any other investigations, but at this point this investigation is closed. >> what about he ceo? did he know about this -- >> like i said, this brings this investigation to a close. >> there's been so much discussion about whether pfizer and its subsidiary should be barred for a certain period of time to send a real message. >> dan, if you want to talk about what the results of this particular plea are. >> thank you. and i'm dan levinson, the inspector general for the department, and first, i'd

the office of inspector general in this department and dan levinson is here on the stage with me this morning. he spent four years in the conduct of this investigation. they did not just implicate pfizer. it actually identified and charged the senior managers who were responsible for the fraud. some of those agents are here today. i would like to acknowledge them along with damp levenson who has been a tremendous leader of this office. with the leaders -- come on, i can see you. congratulations. the investigators from the food and drug administration also helped put this case together. americans have tremendous confidence in the medicines they take. that is a tribute to the great work the fda does each and every day. thanks to the attorneys from the fda, the centers for medicare and medicaid services, and the ig office, we now have a safer drug supply available to the american public. this event marks the conclusion of just one investigation. it is another step in the administration's ongoing campaign to prosecute any individual or organization who tries to ruboff health-care consumer