a grand jury has just indicted a city councilwoman and a prominent local developer. sally is in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: the state prosecutor has reindicted city councilwoman helen holton. she is now charged with violating campaign finance laws and conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. both charges stem from a $12,500 payment for a political survey. just two months ago, a judge threw out the misconduct and bribery charges against her. but the state prosecutor refiled the charges against her. also, new in this indictment, prominent local developer john paterakis. he is accused of paying for half of the political survey for helen holton. the other person who paid for the survey, developer ron lipscomb, pled guilt to violating campaign finance laws last month. >> many members of the wjz team are working on this story. we'll have a live update, new at 5:00, on eyewitness news. >>> home-grown terrorists captured. federal agents have broken up what they say is a terrorist group plotting attacks abroad, including israel. one man charged with recruiting his

>>> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> we have people debating in this city whether or not i'm a stalker or not a stalker. if the inappropriate arrest had not happened, that would not have been debatable. >> we begin with the latest chapter in the marion barry saga. federal prosecutors have decided to drop charges against the former d.c. mayor. police arrested barry saturday for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend. at a news caverns today, bar wrrk said he didn't deserve to be arrested and it has caused great pain to his family and the community. audrey barnes was at the news conference. this just keeps going. >> reporter: it seems laoib marion barry seems most concerned about the way the arrest which he calls inappropriate went down, and while he considers possible action against u.s. park police, council members want him to answer some questions, too, mainly about the city contract he negotiated for his former girlfriend. she was paid in lump sums at various times coinciding with many breakups and reconciliations. so far, no explanation from the barry camp

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brian, while the state may have a budget deal, some local cities and counties may sue california to get their earmarked money back. >>> miguel amagere, starting us off tonight, miguel, thanks. >>> the senate vote to save a lot of money by cutting off spending on a fancy fighter jet, the f-22. its critics charge it requires 30 hours of maintenance for every hour in the air. they say an estimated $44,000 is spent every hour it is aloft. so the senate said no to $1.75 billion for just seven more jets. john main and president obama both agree on this. they oppose the f-22. the president said today he will veto any more money for the advanced fighter. the context for all of this, of course, this gathering storm in washington this week, over what the president has made his number one priority. health care reform. our chief white house correspondent chuck todd has the night. from the front lines chk, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well for the eighth day out of the last nine, the president publicly used the bully pulpit to push health care. his angle today was populous rhetori

we have several local city, nonprofit and state agencies coming in, shelters. caring by individuality. they do a health services piece. we have virginia cares. it does a whole transitional piece. so anything that someone would knee hundred need going to the commune we have those people coming in and real people and real places and real services. our residents will be able to see the people and know the eligibility requirements and know where to go when they are released to get the help they need to be successful when they return back home. >> so almost like a checklist. you can check off food, clothing, shelter. >> whatever it is you need you will know exactly where you are and you will get a pact of information and meet a real person who will say, hey, i'm so and so. i'm here when you get out come and see me. >> reporter: let's talk about costs. in this era of budget cutting, how much do the services cost you and cost others to provide, you know, a seamless transition. >> today, with the budget cuts we are having to do more with less. so for us, our staff and

some other local cities are even hotter than that. >> it's so hot the city of seattle has activated itsgency operation center through friday. police officers will be going around, checking up on vulnerable people, providing water and giving out information about where we can escape the heat. >> reporter: we're along i-5 with a big brushfire that snarled traffic. >> reporter: the heat wave is taking a toll. a 2,000 foot long brushfire ripped through the i-5 median trapping commuters and standstill traffic for more than an hour. a boeing crash truck laid foam on the fire but several cars caught in the 7-mile backup couldn't handle the heat. to make sure there's water for fighting fires and drinking, sumner is calling for conservation. the city's water supply tanks are 720,000 gallons lower than they'd like. before it escalates into an emergency, sumner is >>ing residents to resist wasting water. >> people with even numbered address, watering on even-numbered days. meal on wheat worker adam shantz does more than deliver frozen food. he makes sure confined clients are hydrated. at the bus s

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city rebate vouchers to encourage local spending. you can use this stuff anywhere? >> anywhere within the city limits. >> reporter: in this spring, anyone spending $300 in lamar got a $30 voucher from the city good in any local store. kyle reid bought his new pickone a stereo they can hear in montana. and his vouchers paid for these new shoes. between the truck, the stereo system, and the shoes, you've done your part for the local economy. >> yes, i have. >> reporter: in all, lamar's voucher program cost the city about $25,000, but created an estimated $360,000 in new spending. lamar drew on its cowboy roots: self-reliance. instead of waiting for washington to send in the cavalry, this municipality decided to ride to its own rescue, and they're not alone. 19 states have launched or proposed their own stimulus packages. in lancaster, california, a local voucher program helped the auto mall sell 800 cars. carroll ton, texas, put people to work sprucing up the city, just as lamar started a job corps for teenagers. >> working for the city in our community, it was awesome

city payroll. she was paid $20,000 as a contractor. his camp now declares she and her ex-husband are unstable. >> she is under the care of a local psychiatrist. >> city residents say it is too much. >> we need to pray for his family, her family. >> since this began on july 4, marion barry has had a spokesperson speak for him. after this court hearing, but we expect him to speak for himself. expect more of the same. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> to hear all of the voice mails for yourself, you can log onto our web site, wjla.com, and type in the keyword "barry." >>> there was a deadly shooting last night. one man was approached by several men. anybody with information is asked to call police. >>> president obama is in the middle of the latest g-8 summit. he met with the president of brazil. he is currently meeting with leaders from several countries, including india and mexico. he arrived in italy yesterday. he will be a guest at a dinner later today. >>> there is another expected wave of cyber attacks later today. federal agencies in the united states could come under attack. pamela brown is more -- has more on these attacks. >>

city, every reservation you could find. we had more than 200 people put on an average of 1,500 miles on our rented cars. we were everywhere. they went to localmunities, big cities, everywhere people would be affected by a transition period -- transition. the work of local governments and groups to prepare the population. seniors, minorities, low income, non-english speaking people, people with disabilities, and people live in rural or tribal areas. we have been everywhere. the difference in our teams may was palpable. our aim was to go anywhere we believed we would reach consumers who needed and wanted to make the transition but needed a helping hand. you could have them in our staff in libraries in los angeles and a variety of other places. we also went to ball games, county fairs, barbecues and picnics. we went to any place where normal population would be and wanted to see an fcc person for it we went to help people. we did not just go for the food. our people serve as a line of communication to those to help understand what was going on out there. we not only continued to get the word out about the assistance available, we also reported

. >> when you have 70,000 or more people coming to the city, it's going to be a money generator for local businesses in the city, hotels. so i don't have a dollar amount, but i think the city will definitely benefit as a result. people spending money. >> the event will be held friday, july 24th at m&t bank stadium. other cities hosting the tournament include atlanta, dallas, and los angeles. >>> the recession hits home. coming up, good news for buyers. achieving the american dream is a lot less expensive than it was. and the ravens make terrell suggs the richest linebacker in nfl history. hear from him later in sports. >>> 2-degree guarantee for today 87 degrees. that's what we had to hit. what was the high today? >> right on. >> shoots and scores! 87 was the official high. our winner today from easton, daniel patrick. congratulations. you scored an abc 2 bobblehead. the forecast coming up. >> watch abc 2 news any time on channel 1 with comcast on demand. >>> friday at 11, how hard it is to crack your wifi? >> yeah, it's that easy. >> it just as easy to protect your pc. and we're going to

they have voted republican and democratic, especially in local elections. city and state elections. and in national elections so they cannot take a chance and a lot of these members understand this is a constituency that is growing. >> the senator from texas, you have noted some comments yesterday a third of his constituents are hispanic so he understands what side his bread is buttered on. >> he said there's not going to be a filibuster. >> between prop 187 in california and president obama the republicans are in bad shape with regard to la to an know voters and it is my expectation there is prevailing wisdom among republicans they cannot beat up judge sonia sotomayor. if they do they are in big trouble next year. >> they really don't have a good track record on the issues that are used as litmus tests with judge sonia sotomayor such as abortion or gay rights. is that a good or bad thing. >> it is a neutral thing in a sense. even if we did it she will not say what her opinions will be if she came to the court. she will fall back on the comment, that i can't give you any further com

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. >> this week's edition of the washington city paper is so controversialcontrovers o >>> a lot of people are shocked by what is on the cover of a local newspaper. >> "the city paper" as. some graphic language, making no effort to hide it. jay korff has the story. >> and editor of the washington "city paper" said the alleged actions of elected city official marion barry, not the newspaper, are responsible for the graphic language. >> oh, my gosh. wow. >> the most tald-about cover features marion barry and his estranged girlfriend, donna watts-brighthaupt, inside a story about their relationship. what is making news it is what watts-brighthaupt said to barry after he reportedly kicked her out of the room they were sharing. the reason he booted her, according to a tape recording, she would not perform oral sex on him. >> the city paper printed everything she said, citing the public's need to know about the behavior of a high-profile politician. >> we decided that it was warranted, and what has go on here was serious enough to merit it. >> i would not say it is appropriate at all. >> today, this long time marion barry supporter lashed ou

a city councilwoman and a prominent local developer, indicted. all stems-- all stems from the probe. >> denise, for the most part, the people we talked to here at city hall are absolutely stunned. they thought the case against holton was over when she was cleared just a couple of months ago. but now, late this afternoon, there is a new indictment. holton is now accused once again of violating campaign finance laws. at issue here is $12,500. a contribution that came two from two people. ron lipscomb. who is mayor dixon's former boyfriend and john paterakis. he is a local businessman. a lot of people have been wondering why paterakis wasn't named in the local indictment. now he has been indicted for the first time. >> state prosecutor's office was probably very disappointed when judge sweeney threw out all of the counts against councilwoman holton. we all get invested in our cases. and i think they were not willing to let that go. they realized that that was a technicality. the prosecutor's office had put stuff in that indictment. they didn't need

the local government, city and county, have both asked for it to be built there. but i was interested to see in a paper that yesterday the indians apparently told mrs. clinton, secretary clinton that they are not about to get involved. they are building about five coal-fired power plants a week in china. if i remember your presentation earlier, that you did not get to today, it is five times more greenhouse gas emissions per ton of steel made in china than in the united states. i have heard -- i happened to be of the ring when the head of epa said, if we do something like that and china and india refused to participate, that in 100 years it would be no material regarding the climate compared to our doing it. >> what they would say is that right now the united states in its about 25 tons per person per year of co2. india is about 1 ton. china is about 5 tons per person -- two tons per person. they would also say the -- co2 accumulates and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. their argument is to say don't come lecture us until you look at your own house. i don't

. >> it means added revenue for the city and local venders. >> there's a little more business. something to do. actual pay checks, you know what i mean? >> and the concert is still going on, beverly. these guys have been playing for over three hours now, many of the folks out here their opinions, great performance, the acustics here at the stadium, not so great. there was another embarrassing moment not anything to do with the stadium but with elton john's piano. his pedals got stuck and they had to halt the concert for 10 minutes. once it got going it was flalls. beverly, billy joel or elton john? >> i love them both and i'd be there if i weren't there. >> that's the con census here. very balanced. >> to other news now, is the pentagon prepared to respond in ace case of a biological terror attack? they tested their readiness today when a truck sprayed a harm less substance in the air to simulate an attack and more than 100 volunteers took part. t results of the simulation is crucial to keeping the public safe. time now for a check on how the weather is shaping up for your sund

city counsel -- councilwoman are indicted. >>> hello, everyone. >> we have breaking news now. the probe into mayor sheila dixon takes new twists and turns. a short time ago, a prominent locality councilwoman are indicted as part of the investigation. eyewitness news stays on the story, with extensive complete coverage. political reporter pat warren has more on the indictment handed out. >> reporter: that's right, vic. these indictments come as a result of the guilty plea by developer ron lipscomb back in june. >> reporter: councilwoman helen holton is charged with two counts of violating campaign finance laws. a new development, since charges against her were dismissed. and she told wjz at the time

city of baltimore. >> members of the task force include the police chief, national members of the spca, local animal rescue groups, as well as baltimore city residents. they will begin their work on july 16. >>> we have learned that the baltimore county teen who drowned suffered a seizure while in the water. we were at the scene 3:15 monday afternoon. but teens spent about 50 minutes under water being -- the teen spent about 15 minutes under water before being rescued. >>> the two teens found on the train tracks were hit by a train. after viewing tapes from the cameras on the train, officials said they could see the 710- year-old were hit from behind. -- the 17-year olds were hit from behind. officials said the driver of the train has been pulled from service and given a toxicology test. results are pending. we are in store for an absolutely gorgeous afternoon. it feels like spring. you have to go back to 2001 to find out when temperatures have been the school for the first week of july. we will only get a high of about 80 degrees today. nothing is happening on the doppler radar. there is nothing but sunsh

city councilwoman and prominent local businessman were indicted today. it stems from a paid political poll. an attorney for holton says she's innocent. stay with eyewitness news for complete coverage. for new developments and the background on the story, log on to our website. >>> how does a 38-year-old man fall out a second-story window? he fell about 25 feet on to a basement-level patio. it is being investigated as an accident. >>> a driver pulling out of a car dealership gets into a major accident. it happened around 5:00 tonight. emergency crews had to cut the driver out of the hospital. no word yet on the driver's condition. >>> strong words today from baltimore's archbishop. >> we know parts of the city are very violent. parts of the city are as bad as afghanistan if not worse. >> 18 people including a pregnant woman and a baby were shot on sunday night. the gunfire is part of a battle between rival drug organization. more officers are out on the streets as a strategy to fight crime and soon they'll have more manpower to do it. it's all part of the

grown within our own soil, and yes, that increases our need to work with individuals, to work with local citieske in north carolina, across the country. alisyn: what is the biggest threat, home grown terrorists or overseas terrorists? >> i don't know if you could rank them one or two. they both exist, they both must be dealt with, they are both things that we are concerned about, and they're both things that we want americans to be prepared about. alisyn: i know in your speech you talked about how americans individually can be more prepared. what is that? how do we do that? >> well, one of the things that we ask people to do is when they see something unusual, if they see, for example, somebody continually taking photographs of a piece of critical infrastructure that doesn't seem to make any sense or a package left unattended on a bus platform to report that to the local law enforcement so it can be followed up on. those are the kinds of very simple things that can be done. now, we're not asking people to spy on their neighbors or do any of that sort of thing. there's a balance to be struck, bu

industrial utility is trying to build in that second nuclear power plant in you'd be happy to know the local city and county have asked for it to be built there. but i was interested to see in the paper that yesterday the indians apparently told secretary clinton that they are not about to get involved and as dan mentioned that there are building about five coal-fired power plants the week in china. if i remember your presentation earlier that you didn't get to today, it's about five times more greenhouse gas emissions per ton of steel made in china than the u.s. so the question i've got. i happen to be at the hearing and the head of the epa said in answer to a question, if we do waxman markey or something like that and shine on india refused to participate and then in 100 years it would be no material difference in climate compared for are doing it. >> well, let me be correcting and giving the indian and chinese point of view on this so what they would say. is that right now the united states team is about 25 tons per person per year of co2 in india is about 1 ton in china is about 5 tons per pe

city. then there are local taliban. some are little more than gangsters, really who claim to be taliban and they are part time for the most part and are probably the enemy fighters that the coalition would find easiest to buy off. and then there are foreign fighters. while i was in zabul, u.s. forces fought a fierce battle against an enemy force that appeared to be speaking farsi and russian. they were much better armed than your average taliban squad. they had body armor, kevlar helmets, used smoke grenades to break contact and so forth. so there is at least three types, and that's just in southern afghanistan. >> sean, thanks very much. we would love to have you back to continue discussing the issue. >>> in my notebook, why the united states needs a district military link with tehran. >> the window is closing to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons but military action to stop tear ran is a perilous undertaking. that assessment from general mike mullen is spot on. he estimates iran will have a bomb within one to t

low 50s from williamsport to upper 60s in ocean city, 67. locally we are ranging from the mid-50s in the shenandoah valley with winchester being the cool spot at 55 to 60 or so. baltimore 59. 57 from montgomery county air park. we have 62 at quantico. southern maryland 64. eastern shore we have been missing some temperatures. they are not showing up at the moment but it is a beautiful, beautiful morning out there with just a few high thin clouds coming across the area. real pretty out there and temperatures at reagan national, last check 55. winds are south southwesterly at six and the dew point not 40s but low 50s and a nice area to be in. we have high pressure with us. in the middle of the country here's a cold front. with showers and storms. remember we showed you the tornado video from minnesota. look at this. chicago being hammered this morning with showers and thunderstorms. that will cause some flight delays and the ripple effects could be problematic even around here. for us, though, high pressure is in control and will be for the next day o

city hall. now a very prominent local person once linked to the scandal by name only is also charged. mary bubala live outside city hall. good morning, mary. >> good morning, again, don and good morning, everybody. that seems to be what everybody is talking about. the name this morning, john paterakis. has been indictedded along with councilwoman helen holton. >> reporter: businessman and bakery owner john paterakis and helen holton indicted. at issue a $12,500 survey for holton's reelection. it was allegedly funded in part by this check signed by paterakis following a private meeting with ronald lipscomb. the two had joint reason istures at harbor east. seeking tax breaks could be a motive. eyewitness news talked to holton last month. >> i think it was a mishap where they said look what we found. we can make something of nothing. >> reporter: lipscomb has pleaded guilty in the case and agreed to testify against holton and dixon. a judge recently dropped some of the charges against dixon, but she is accused of stealing gift cards meant for needy children. dixon denied wrongdoing in a w

. >>> one local turretle that started in ocean city and crawled to more than 20 other locations getsor. the green turtle bar and grill has some celebrating to do. abc 2 news at 6 starts right now. >> now abc 2 news at 6. >>> as the world awaits a vaccine for the h1n1 virus, maryland will play a key role in putting to it the test. good evening. i'm kelly swoope. several house lead verse chosen eight institutions across the country to conduct studies on experimental vaccine, and university of maryland is one of th

if you don't, you can go the old school route and put an ad in your local paper or if it's a major city paper, it will cost you a little more. maybe not too much $75 to $150 in a big city. >> mandy, thank you so much for your help today. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >>> the fourth of july weekend means barbecues, picnics and, of course, lots of food. how to stretch your dollar at the grocery store. >>> plus, finding the perfect wine to go with your holiday menu. >>> we've all been there. you make a list, head to the grocery store and later come out wondering how you spent so much money and only have a few bags to show for it. our next guest is here to tell you ways to save on that grocery bill and get the most for your money. holly granger is a dietitian and food ranger at myrecipes.com. holly, i'm glad you're here. there are lots of tricks to the trade here we want to tell people about. >> there are. >> i want to start with unit pricing. this is something we all seem to pay attention to. you look at the price per ounce and you make your calls on the basis of that. you try to get t

proudest of modern parent has done over the last 20 years the federal, state and local with is greatly reduce crime. my cityof new york gained because people were no longer afraid to come to live in new york. and if you ask the experts, not me, not senator thune or any of us who have political beliefs that might differ but asked the police experts, what is one of an top reasons why that we have been able to reduce crime in our cities? is that we have had reasonable laws on guns. and we have allowed our larger urban war crime-ridden areas to have stricter laws that our rural areas. i understand it in my state of new york sentence on a way of law and a large breasts the state and i respect that. the heller decision is a decision that i welcome and talked about the right to bear arms in the constitution. and believe in it even before heller. wall but this is what i like to say to my friends on the other side of the aisle and in the nra. no amendment is absolute. you are right when you say why should the first third, fourth, fifth and sixth amendments be expanded as far as we can the second amendment scenes wit

cities down in the south. they're bedding down with the permission of the locals, bedding down within the cities.in the cities. instead of behind big walls and bases. trying to show them that they are a part of that community. trying to engage the community. and also, another way is the tactics. in this attack, the marines only used the 20 millimeter gun from their cobra helicopter. we know there are anti-aircraft weapons down there in helmand valley. so you take a real risk. because the helicopter has to fly low altitude. so you're exposing your troops to more risk. but it is a more controlled fire. they did not drop the bombs from the airplanes because they are much more concerned with the civilian casualties. and the new directive is, we will take more risk to ensure there are fewer civilian casualties. >> and nic, obviously it is very hot where you are. we have heard from the troops saying just how scorching hot it is. why now? what is the timing, the purpose of the timing of this operation now? >> seems to be something that's been waiting to happen. waiting to get the number of troops, marin

city council president hopes that citizens of local businesses help to find the items that firemen desperately need. >> i don't know what it is about firefighters, but i have seen it across the board. they will make away out of no way. but they deserve better. >> some of the items firefighters are looking for, include exercise equipment, and window ac. others would like supplies to remodel firehouse kitchens. now if you would like to learn more about donating items, go to foxbaltimore.com, and click on "news links". >> tonight you need to know about upcoming road work that could result in major gridlock downtown. crews will begin to resurface lombard street on wednesday. warning drivers to just three lanes between -- along lombard and president streets will be open to traffic. parking restrictions will also be enforced. the project is expected to be completed some time late in the fall. >> your dog, will soon be able to fly out of bwi without you. starting tomorrow, pet airways is offering service out of the airport. during the flight, dogs and cats travel in pet carriers in the main cabin of

i was a local official, a city councilman, a mayor. you did not have to raise money to win in richmond. you just had a knock on every scene -- every single door. i knocked on every single door in richmond and got elected mayor. i like grass roots politics. wasn't it a great thing? of all the great things about the obama campaign, was it not a great pain that big donors were fine, but the donations of small donors really mattered? campaign professionals and staffers were great, but even the hour or two volunteers had took a place and they really matter? people with great policy ideas were fine, but regular people but there on ideas, they really mattered. that was something about this campaign that i know you felt wrapped up and, it was a community, it really mattered. everyone had something to offer. it was not a big democracy of three under 50 million people people's voices were not important. you really mattered. we decided at the dnc and with the party nationally, we wanted did that same thing, a communal sense that everyone has a ro

what i ask my colleagues to do and those who may be listening, go to your local city halls. it's public knowledge. ask them to print out for you a list of the stimulus dollars that have already come. more are going to come. those will be grant dollars. it means that any of the nonprofits in your states or cities or counties can apply for dollars that will put people to work. right now we have the ability to utilize some $700 million in what we call green jobs. of course you can't see it overnight. you couldn't see it in march. you couldn't see it possibly in february. maybe you didn't see it in april or may. because, yes, processing is important. documenting your dollars, where are your tax dollars going? making sure we have the right report is correct. but in houston i'm very proud to have worked on the stimulus dollar legislation providing language to ensure that minority and women-owned and small businesses will be recipients of those dollars in the appropriate manner so that we don't leave out small businesses who would have the ability to legitimately be receiving stimu

the city has 570,000 people. local budget alone is almost $6 billion and $10 billion budget overall. granted, we do things that other cities don't do. we operate as a state for many purposes but we have an enormous amount of spending going on here and we have to cut it back. >> reporter: two options off the table. no raise in income tax or property tax. reporting live from the wilson building, armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you. >>> mayor fenty is promising a quick investigation in to water pressure issues after wednesday night's fire that destroyed a home in northwest. neighbors showed us how a private pump kicked up the water pressure in the faucet. the mayor says the detailed report of what they knew and did about the pressure problem will be made public. as mayor fenty talked to the neighbors say they say they want to believe something will get done but are not confident. >> we will issue a report and tell you what we will do about it. >> i hope that you as mayor will get it done as quickly as

by the end of december they have to form a tent city, the local movement organization. and that's just one aspect. knight riders. repeatedly targeted african-american leaders, but then also people in tent city. anybody who housed at work associated with traneight activist were targeted for racial violence. people lost her job. many people have to leave the county. and some never came back. but it was this long process despite the violence, despite the possibility that you would lose their job, they continue to organize. and not just around the vote. that was the initial catalyst. but like so much of the african-american freedom struggle that gets ignored, they quickly move beyond the vote to fight for a quality education by improving segregated black schools, schools were still segregated after brown. to desegregate the primary white schools that were there, to improve and increase the opportunities for black farmers, and so they were organizing black farmers. and then of course moving beyond the vote to actually organize independent political party to gain control of th

city, every reservation you could find. we had more than 200 people put on an average of 1,500 miles on our rented cars. we were everywhere. they went to localmunities, big cities, everywhere people would be affected by a transition period -- transition. the work of local governments and groups to prepare the population. seniors, minorities, low income, non-english speaking people, people with disabilities, and people live in rural or tribal areas. we have been everywhere. the difference in our teams may was palpable. our aim was to go anywhere we believed we would reach consumers who needed and wanted to make the transition but needed a helping hand. you could have them in our staff in libraries in los angeles and a variety of other places. we also went to ball games, county fairs, barbecues and picnics. we went to any place where normal population would be and wanted to see an fcc person for it we went to help people. we did not just go for the food. our people serve as a line of communication to those to help understand what was going on out there. we not only continued to get the word out about the assistance available, we also reported

our own mara schiavocampo is in the capital city of accra, where the locals are celebrating president obama's arrival. mara, good evening. >>> good eveng, lester. president obama's arrival ends weeks of eager anticipation, and it was more than apparent in the days leading up to his visit. on the streets of accra, and the party started long before the guest of honor arrived. members of this fan club, friends of obama, have been celebrating all week. >> translator: welcome home. welcome to africa. welcome to ghana. >> reporter: this man believes president obama's visit will inspire the entire nation. what does this torch represent? >> we are lighting this torch because president obama is coming to ghana to signify that from this time on we will change the way we think and go about everything we do. >> reporter: ghanaians are welcoming obama like a native son. for vendors selling souvenirs, it makes no difference that president obama's family is from an entireldifferent country. >> barack obama is kenyan, but ghanans are proud of him. >> he is african. we are proud of him. >> reporter: t

. >> jeanie in july willful fill city low inflammations by this and city council president hopes citizens and local businesses will help find the items the firehouses desperately need. >> i don't know what it is about firefighters but i have seen it across the board. they will make a way out of no way but they deserve better. >>reporter: some of the items firefighters could use are exercise equipment, bottled was and window air conditioners. other would like supply to remodel the firehouse kitchen. like to donate items log on to our web site for more information and click on news link. >>> he didn't win "american idol" but chris daltry turning the loss into major success. e deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! >> "american idol" between seasons the tourist still making a lot of head lines. one has a new album out this week. >> kandace has more in the low down t

for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v today. >>> one beach that many locals know very well is ocean cityining us to talk about the summer season at the shore, the mayor of ocean city. we see you about this time every year. great to have you here. we want to know how things are going. with the economy a lot of resort areas say they're seeing a decline in the number of people showing up for weekends. >> ocean city's fared very well weis year. 've had big weekends early on. our vacation numbers might be off slightly, but only slightly through today's date. we see lots of people at the beach, lots of people are coming down. we're really going out of our way to invite people and offer a lot of free activities to help add value to their vacation experience and to encourage people to get away and come relax and enjoy some family tradition at the beach. >> not just a weekend. for a week or two. >> or for whatever. ocean city's within 150 miles of three major metropolitan areas. we're a drive-to destination, a tradition with many families in this tri-state area. ocean city's faring very well in 2

the way i came cross and it the parts of the city it explored, it explored jazz in way that -- at the time -- wouldn't aspect codified jazz but got into local bandleaders and leaders from the ninth ward, and all branches of the city. it also -- i liked that one. i tried out the california guide and traveled not long ago, and that is a really good one, too. so it's hard for -- i look the oklahoma guide. there is a very -- a wryness to that one and the nebraska guide that the tone is just really -- could have been written now. it's fun to read. what was the other part of your question? >> any guides you disliked. >> yeah. there's some -- the -- i couldn't get much into the -- what i read of the mississippi guide. and iowa was okay. but i tend to remember the ones i like. others i liked were wisconsin guide has some good pieces in it, too. and florida is really rich, a rich guide. those were some of my favorites. another question? >> because these were started in 33, did many of these guides, like out in the midwest, touch base on like essentially the crime wave that was going on at that time? >> that's a good question. they started in '35. th

city of 8.5 million people, right? >> right. sean: i read in one of the local0% of new york city's income tax bill, a city of eight million people, comes from 42,242 people. >> probably correct. probably correct. in fact, i'm not at all surprised by that, because of the graduated income tax. we already have major distribution of wealth going on in this country. sean: redistribution of wealth. >> from witch to poor. the rich pay -- the so-called rich, we're talking about $250,000 or more in new york city. i know this is hard. but so people understand, these people sometimes are two-earner families and they're really struggling. what he will do is drive away wealth, which is, after all, what produces jobs. obama's plan or the plan in new york, the plan in new jersey, these are plans that will change the nature of our society into a social democracy. sean: but we see things are shifting. the governor of new york is extremely unpopular. the governor of new jersey is extremely unpopular. chris dodd is in terrible trouble in connecticut. rob mcdonald emerging, barbar

the district was the only city in the nation banned from using local and federal tax dollars to hand ut clean needles in 2007. the house amendment would reinstate that ban and prohibit funding for any programming operating within 1,000 feet where children gather. >>> ocean city officials are moving quickly to ban salvia, a hallucinogenic herb that can be bought in many head shops. emergency legislation will be voted on monday. if passed, enforcement would begin on tuesday. >>> first lady michelle obama welcomed members of the military. she also met with military leaders and families during her visit. >>> time for a check on the traffic situation this friday evening. >> we are looking at a ton of traffic. this is springfield. this is for the next 40 les all the way into fredericksburg, virginia. we are going to go into maryland now. taking a look at the beltway, things are not wonderful here. traffic is going to be slow on the inner loop from annandale, hotter loop slow as well. -- how loop is slow as well. it back to you guys. >>>> coming up, how is your water pressure? >> also, meat

local. the top city for foreclosures. what happens in vegas stays in foreclosure court, i guess.in vegas. ft. myers, florida, tough there. some of the cities in california are still up 60%, 70% from last year. the number of foreclosures. the number of foreclosures in big cities like seattle, phoe x phoenix. phoenix foreclosures and phoenix cut in half now from the peak. miami, tampa. a few places where the foreclosures are tapering off. st. louis, baltimore, new york, houston, boston. look at denver -- cleveland, the beginning of this whole thing, cleveland's foreclosures have come down. that's because there are so many foreclosures there aren't more houses to foreclose on in some of these neighborhoods. it's a sign cooling off there. depending on where you live, the foreclosures are beginning to come off. the ceos in for the treasury department with a talking to why five months in to it why we haven't been able to modify some of the loans and refinance some of the loans. they haven't gotten that part of the equation right yet. >> it's just wrong. it's just wrong. >> i don't know

city. . >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i'm stan stovall. new indictments have been handed up against baltimore mayor sheila dixon. she faces three counts of theft, three counts of misappropriation, and one of misconduct in office. a second indictment charges her with two counts of perjury, restoring allegations dismissed by a judge two months ago. there were obtained after a former boyfriend, a developer ronald lipscomb, agreed to prosecute -- agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. >> we are getting heavier delays on the west side outer loop. 22 to 25 power. we are looking at an accident at ingleside a hard well. so far so good on the j.f.x. park heights, a downed tree. still closed at old york road. take the harrisburg expressway instead. drive times are pretty much up to speed except for the west side. to lie about 15 minutes. quick look at traffic on the west side. you can see the pace of things on liberty. southbound 295 looks good towards west nursery road. >> partly cloudy out there. very warm already. 71 at b.w.i. ma

the host, italian prime minister decided to move the summit to the earthquake struck city top boost the local economy. thousands of extra forces have been deployed to provide security for the three-day summit. >> here we have troops coming from navy, air force and army. >> reporter: after the summit, the president will have his first meeting with the pope in rome before ending the week long trip in the african country of ghana. cbs news, london. >>> this morning police in los angeles are gearing up for the public memorial for pop superstar michael jackson. while there are just under 18,000 tickets some analysts predict hundreds of thousands of fans will still try to get close to the staples center temperature 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull has more information. >> reporter: tickets to michael jackson's performances used to be the hottest ones in town, but no surprise then that the same thing has happened for the final tribute to the king of pop. >> i never thought i would actually get this opportunity. >> reporter: but she did get the opportunity and mona is jumping for joy.

local area trauma center. there's no word on his condition. and citycontinue to search the area of druid lake park for the automobile that struck the child. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much. >>> tonight, we know the name of a young man who drowned swimming off a baltimore county pier. we are live in the eyewitness news room. denise koch with more on the tragedy. >>> the victim has been identified as 19-year-old cedric hart. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. >>> baltimore county police say hart was swimming across chink creek. and that's near bear creek in dundalk, when he had a seizure. hart was pronounced dead at bay view hopkins center. >>> an autopsy is planned in the coming days. >>> there are more questions than answers tonight about the two 17-year-olds found dead in the light rail track. weijia jiang has more on the investigation. weijia? >>> today, family members said they believe someone or something other than a train killed these teenagers. and police say they don't have enough information to confirm or deny that. >>> the w

the host, italian prime minister, decided to move the summit to the earthquake struck city to boost the local economy. thousands of extra forces have been deployed to provide security for the three-day summit. >> here we have troops coming from navy, air force and army. >> reporter: after the summit, the president will have his first meeting with the pope in rome before ending his week- long trip in the african country of ghana. charlie d'agata, cbs news, london. >>> pentagon officials say the air force is developing a new video sensor program and assigning 2500 new analysts to help with the war in afghanistan. they will gather and interpret the flood of aerial surveillance data coming in from the war front and get it back to the troops on the ground. the new technology will be available for deployment to the war zone on a limited basis early next year. >>> monday was the deadliest day for u.s. forces in afghanistan in nearly a year. bombs and bullets killed seven american troops. taliban militants also claimed on a militant website that they are holding an american soldier who the u.s. milit