everyone should care, it wasn't just any water main a 140-year-old water main installed in 1870. ulysses s. grant had just been sworn in as our 18th president. and construction was in full force and china went to war against prussia. that water main is a symbol of what america once was and still can be. what in the world now lasts for 140 years? nothin nothing. >>> all on the day the jobless rate broke a terrible streak, america on the mend, and the great american bull is back in town to. us, that water main symbolizes a turning point, intersection, which way will we go the next 140 years? the way of the bull or way of the mouse? buckle up,

one is blot on the parkway near falls road due to a water main break. besides that, everything else is looking good. the drive times are up to speed. south on i-95 is in a minute ride. not bad at all down towards fort mchenry. this is beyond the scene of the earlier vehicle fire. here is a live view of the fort mchenry where we are looking at a nice ride in both directions. that is the latest. let's get the latest on the buses and trains. >> i do not know about escape keys. i am sorry about that. it was a little bit before my time. we are looking at a good commute on the train this morning. no delays on the brunswick lines. the metro subway is also on time. the water main break at northern parkway and false, that is diverting the 27 and 44 buses there. the 21 best diverting at pennsylvania which is water main break related. now back to sandra shaw. >> we are looking at hd doppler this morning and a lot of activity is going on in the mississippi valley. 6 inches of rain in legal kentucky yesterday. incredible amounts of flash flooding going on. we have b

in looks like no one on the main road is getting by. this is 395 after duke street. >> thank you, lisa. >>> a tremendous outpouring of support in boston. >> last night, many could not wait. we have more. >> they came in the thousan. they waited for hours for the man who was their voice for 47 years. children who now have health insurance. >> he was my man. he was in massachusetts. >> so many that the jfk library extended viewing hours from 11:00 p.m. to nearly 2:00 a.m. >> he would have just loved this. >> robert kennedy jr. said it reminded him of the crowds who said goodbye to his father. >> business people in suits. middle class, working class people, carrying american flags and big signs that said " goodbye, teddy." >> mayor rang the bell at faneuil hall 47 times, one for each year kennedy served in the senate. >> he is a national treasure. he is so close to our hearts. >> they came to say goodbye. >> it was our way of saying thank you. >> thank you for five decades of service. president obama will speak at the funeral. john hendren

a water main burst around 10:30 a.m. on friday morning and flooded about eight homes. >> we do not know how this introduce homes. there was an indication of flooding and it may have gone through this storm drain. >> the housing department, red cross and transportation department were on the scene to assist the affected residents. crews worked to try to fix the water main. most of the homeowners we talked to are optimistic. >> my whole house is not demolished. it just the basement. >>-- is just the basement. >> crews will be working around the clock until the main is fixed. they hope the road will be open by tomorrow. >> thank you, jim. there is good news on the horizon. president obama stated that the jobless rate is at 9.4%. that is a slow down and lost jobs. that number is half of what it was in june when the unemployment rate was 9.5%. >> while we wait -- rescued our economy from tragedy, we have built a new foundation for growth. that is why we passed an unprecedented recovery act less than one month after i took off

david wright tonight on the lobster wars in maine. >> reporter: the picture postcard of maine is all about lighthouses and lobsters. but beneath those bobbing buoys, there's a fight for survival. >> well, this is where it all took place. they went down through a deck plate over there -- >> reporter: dickie mcmahon showed us how a rival lobsterman cut a hole in his boat tuesday night trying to sink it. >> they were certainly hoping to put us out of business. but they didn't succeed. >> reporter: mcmahon has been a lobsterman since he was 10, like his father before him. and it's good business. fishermen here pull about 19 million lobsters a year out of these waters more than any place else on earth. by law the lobsters on the ocean floors is fair game for lobsterman with a license. lobstermen learned there's unwritten rules about where they can and can't set traps. during the recession the price has dropped as fewer consumers indulge. this summer, the turf wars have been vicious. on a nearby island, an old timer re wcentlyho sd t unanwoded a newcomer. this week, someone sank three lobs

we are dealing with water main break repairs in the city at roland on the northern parkway. we will continue to monitor them. not a lot of delays. we have switched to i-95 in the white marsh area. we are dealing with what roads this morning. take it easy. use caution this morning. that is the latest. let's check on the buses and the trains. >> good morning. the wet road is not slowing up the buses get this morning. the 27 and 44 buses are diverging at falls and northern parkway due to the water main break repair their. the 17 bus as a diversion with a water main break repair their as well. light rail is on schedule. no delays on the camden or brent declines. back to sandra shaw. >> we have an active hd doppler this morning. most of the activity is to the south and east of baltimore. there is a slow-moving front that has not cleared the area yet. there is a storm cellar around st. michael's. around baltimore city, some light rain. no big deal. this energy will move up and out of the area. we will remain settled -- unsettled and cloudy today. 75 degrees downtown. 69 degrees in

why maine?> little kittery, maine, people think wow, nothing goes on up there, law enforcement is way behind the times. it's just a relaxed, i can blend in better up there. >> reporter: it never ends. the day of our visit, a heroin arrest is front page news. how hopeful are you that you can fight this and win? >> we're never going to win. i really don't think we're ever going to win. but if we weren't up there, think how bad it would be. for every one we get, maybe ten get away but we're still going to stay in the fight. >> reporter: drug counselors say heroin addiction often begins with a simple prescription for oxycontin, a painkiller and like heroin, also an opiate. the patient gets addicted to oxycontin, needs more and more, begins to doctor shop, then realizes you can get the same high on heroin for a tenth of the cost. you do the math. $50 a pill versus $5 a hit. heroin is cheap. it's available and detectives say the demand has never been higher. >> it is absolutely amazing to think that s

we will talk about the water main break re >> 75 degrees downtown right now. we are dealing with some light rain that is moving through the area. some thunderstorms around the eastern shore. the front that we have been talking about since a guest today is still trying to push its way through the area. popper a low pressure has developed which is generating the showers. the storm system afternoon occurred, but we are seeing it more so today. it will remain unsettled with mostly cloudy skies. only 78 degrees-83 days -- degrees today. the war -- the weekend will be warmer. >> many women are opting to have breast and ovaries removed if there is a high risk for cancer found there. depending on the result of genetic testing, some people face a 85% increased risk of getting cancer. they are removing their breasts or ovaries to reduce the risk. >> it appears that social stress may increase your risk for obesity and heart disease. that is according to researchers at wake forest university. they studied monkeys. those at the bottom of the order were most likely to be ta

here many back karzai's main rival, foreign minister abdullah, abdullah. high turnout improves chances of forcing karzai into a run-off election this fall. as ballots were being counted tonight it seems violence and intimidation didn't stop the vote but may have inadvertently guaranteed another election. both karzai and abdullah called today's election "imperfect but nonetheless successful." initial results could come as early as saturday. ann. >>> richard engel in afghanistan. thank you so much. >>> senator edward kennedy has been battling cancer for more than a year now. but there was news today that made it clear that he has not stopped looking ahead. kennedy has been senator since 1962, and now he wants few do something about how his successor will be chosen. the story tonight from nbc's kelly o'donnell in our washington bureau. hey, kelly. >> reporter: good evening, ann. it's 15 months into his battle with brain cancer and senator edward kennedy made a significant political move. he sent the message that it is okay to begin a public conversation about

. >>> another water main break puts a damper on the ailing budget. i'm gigi barnett in north east baltimore. coming up, how the neighbors are trying to clean it up. that's straight ahead. >>> horrifying video after the gunman opened fire in a pennsylvania fitness club. this was taken across to lot. the man fired 35 shots in the class killing three and injured nine and then shot himself. four of the women are hospitalized and they're expected to live. >>> eunice kennedy liver is in -- shriver is in the hospital tonight. >>> the city scrambled to fix a better main -- water main break and it's one that continues to put a damper on the budget. >> he was floating in the water. >> reporter: within a matter of house. this basement was a wet mess. water up to three feet high flooded the basement and the cause, a 16-inch water main break near the row house here. >> i feel bad about it. it needs new pipes. >> reporter: the city agrees this is one of many for baltimore this summer. in april, a 20-inch water main break flood downtown baltimore and shutdown build

a water main break on falls road. in medical call coming in southbound at the fort mchenry told plaza -- toll plaza blocking lang 15. here -- lane 15. here is a live view of the mountain road area. some nice movement around the white marsh area. that is the latest. over to you. >> thank you. our big story this morning, in a little more than an hour from now, some journalists who live in prison -- imprisoned in north korea will be safe on u.s. soil. >> we have more on the freedom of lisa ling and euna lee. >> of these were the first pictures in months of journalists lisa ling and euna lee free at last they boarded a private jet in number three with former president bill clinton bound for california and a family reunion. >> i am all excited. i am looking forward to seeing her. i have waited for five months now. >> just a glimpse of them was done for their family members. >> it feels good to see she is up walking and smiling. >> they say they knew more good news was coming when president clinton went to north korea, and

main street dried up a long time ago, except for that place on the corner.wood state bank will turn 100 next year. here's the lobby when woodrow wilson was president. here it is today. >> we claim to be an antique bank run by antiques. there's nobody here under 70. >> reporter: bank president r.r. wiley is 85 and still comes to work everyday writing checks on his typewriter. he has two employees, 76-year-old lela coates -- that's her opening the vault -- and on the adding machine is the 71-year-old neta eldridge. the trio runs america's smallest bank with machines so old they couldn't find anyone to fix them if they ever broke down. >> i ask for 90 cents and that's what i got. >> most of what we do is in our head. but because of the government, we have to keep a certain amount of paperwork. >> reporter: this place redefines bankers' hours. it's open five hours a day. closed at noon for an hour lunch. and if you don't get your money by three in the afternoon, you're out of luck. one more thing the bank doesn't have -- an atm. if you want your money, you have

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main street? not so great. because main street has a whole another issue.they are not able to get loans. when they have to buy a home for example, 5% down, used to be 10% down. not able to get the loans. credit not loosening. no loans for the small businesses. and even the credit card fees are going up. everybody having to use cash. in comes personal income stress, eight months in a row. just got our last report this week. eight months in a row. annual year over year incomes, the worst on record. where are we supposed to have the recovery? the jobless rate at 9.4%. over 14 million americans unemployed. and spending when they're not even spending. with incomes going down how are we going to have a recovery. a jobings recovery. >> more numbers, not to just drown you in them but this is the best monthly performance since october 2002? the best july performance ever? why aren't these companies then hiring? >> because they're not hiring. they are not -- an interesting report recently about the disconnect between men and women. men are losing more jobs. the unemp

a water main break on bel air road. it is close at plummer avenue because of the water main break. the alternate is going to be harford road. things are moving just fine around the major roadways. that is some good news. here is a lot of upside at the beltway. things are moving just fine. a 95 around the harbor tunnel, things of looking good -- 895 a around the harbor tunnel, things are looking good there. >> we have a delay on one bus running 20 minutes late. metro subway is on schedule along with light rail. no delays to report. back to you. >> good morning. we are dealing with a few passing clouds out there this morning. white clouds further off to the west. the temperature is mild if you go outside now. on average futurecast, we are watching this line of cloth cover. the cloud cover will start to move in the afternoon hours with some scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. a lot of that is leftover moisture from the tropical storm that was in affect yesterday in south florida. wednesday will also have some scattered rain showers. lunchtime will be 85 degrees. 91 degrees aroun

that is due to water main break repairs. and a gas main break repair is also closing in other road. here is a live view of traffic on the harrisburg expressed. it is running smoothly all the way down to the beltway. that is the latest. but the latest on the buses and the trains. >> good morning. we have all the buses right now. the 15 bus is being diverted at harford in green. and other bosses are diverted at utah and saratoga. 16 bus with a 30 minute delay. light rail is back on schedule. metro subway is back on time. back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. hope you are doing well today. a tri-star this morning. -- a dry start this morning. we run the risk of an isolated thunderstorms in the mountains of western maryland today. it is very pleasant right now. 86 is our forecast high in baltimore. in mostly dry day and a pretty comfortable day. 85 in ocean city. your forecast for tonight gives us mostly cloudy skies and a better chance for showers and storms. 65-72. a front is stalled out. moisture well-developed as a result. tropical storm danny is a churning of the east course. there

they're still the water main break southbound saratoga street closed between green and mlk a gas mainreak where fayette is closed between park avenue and utah st.. on the northwest corner, green spring avenue, things moving find on the inner and outer loop spirit to 95 and 395, traffic moving fine in and out of the city. back to you. >> taking a look at our top stories. two firefighters dead, hundreds ordered to leave their homes as a series of fast-moving wildfire is played the california hills. the deadliest fire is the one dubbed the station fire, in southern california. it's been burning five days. it has consumed 35,000 acres and destroyed two dozen homes and buildings. two firefighters were killed. to the north, the entire town of auburn, california has been evacuated. that fire threatens to consume the entire town. a mass murder incited george a mobile home has claimed an aids victim. a 90 year-old male died yesterday at a hospital in savannah. seven others were found dead saturday morning. one survivor remains in critical condition. -- it has claimed that ba8th victim. they be

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also, a gas main break has fayette closed between park avenue and utah st.. there's a report of a vehicle fire westbound 195 between washington and 95. we will look at some of the speed sensors. things are up to speed on the majors. all in the green. good news for this thursday of school. wilkens avenue on the west side of the beltway. looking good. out and picking up a little bit. 895 at the harbor tunnel, things looking fine. a little light. '95 is checking out ok as well. for a final check on the buses and trains returned to kurt kroncke. >> the 15 was diverting at saratoga and green. water main break repair. by guerrillas on time from hunt valley to cromwell station. the metro subway is on time. a bart train is on time on the camden and japthe penn. rogeback to sandra shaul. >> good morning. " you are enjoying the cooler temperatures. we're in the 60's in most locations. we had tropical moisture on the weekend. it's out of the year thanks to high pressure over the great lakes. what we are dealing with to our south as a stalled out front to the south of ce

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qwest the 15 bus is being diverted to saratoga and greene streets because of the water main. the metro subway is on time. new fall mta bus schedules began yesterday. the newest bus schedule is the 48 quick buzz that begins operating this morning with limited stops from towson to the university transit center in downtown baltimore. go on line but the more or call the number on your screen. now back to sandra shaul. >> we are wrapping up the month of august with cool weather. it's going to feel like late september today. pretty reasonable today so far. we will only make it to the mid 70's. we are tracking a little disturbance to our south that's riding along a stalled front. around annapolis southward there's a slight chance for a shower passing through. it should be brief. in central maryland, partly cloudy skies. 65 degrees downtown. in york, 56 degrees. mid-60's's on the eastern shore. statewide today, for the mountains, 67 this afternoon. mostly sunny skies there. absolutely spectacular with blue skies. in baltimore, a mix of clouds later on throughout the day. partly cloud

a 10" water main break occurred at the intersection of falls road and northern parkway. public works officials have been on the scene all night and apparently around 9:00 or 9:30 this morning, secondary water main broke in the vicinity they had been working on so they have taken all traffic all of southbound falls road and moved it continue to westbound northern parkway. the big delays here as you are coming southbound on falls road. right now you can expect delays in the area throughout the afternoon as the rush hour comes. and you can see public works officials working farther down near the cross keys village on falls road. that is in the northbound direction. expect delays in the area throughout the afternoon especially during rush hour. back to you on tv hill. >> captain mike perry, thank you. >>> the two american journalists jailed for months in north korea are back in the united states. former president bill clinton accompanied them to the burbank airport in california just a few hours ago. manuel gallegus reporting for wjz on a very emotional reunion. >> reporter:

looking at a gas main break causing a closure between park and utah. utah blocked between baltimore and seratoga. no issues on the west side. everything looking good. for traffic information any time, log onto wjz.com. >>> thank you. here's what people are talking about this morning. he spent his life working for this country and the country is remembering the man known as the lion of the senate. jessica has reaction from massachusetts to maryland of the passing of ted kennedy. >> reporter: americans mourn the death of the youngest brother in the american political dynasty. ted kennedy lost his battle with brain cancer overnight in his cape cod home. >> how insulting can you be? >> reporter: ted kennedy champions civil rights, education and health care. >> he became one of the greatest senators of our time but one of the most accomplished americans. >> reporter: president obama will deliver the eulogy saturday. ted kennedy will be laid to rest near his brothers john and robert. joe buyen spoke with ted kennedy's widow. >> she say he was ready to go, jo

that is the main focus of their work. that is what our mission is here to support. >> we have to leave it there. thank you. you can get all the background to the elections online and all the latest video and analysis from our correspondents on the ground in afghanistan at bbc.com/news. russia has arrested eight people suspected of hijacking the merchant ship arctic sea. the defense minister says those arrested include nationals from of estonia and latvia. it was discovered on monday of the coast of west africa. russian officials say up to 76 people are feared to have died in an explosion at the country's biggest power station on monday. 64 people are still missing after the explosion. the owner of the plant says it is unlikely any survivors will be found. a judge in texas appears in court on five charges of professional misconduct after refusing to keep her court open to hear a last-minute appeal from a man on death row. sharon keller apparently said the court closed at 5:00 p.m. and the prisoner was executed less than th

the main threat is coming at us in two parts. over at the pocono is banned in new york and new england. the more substantial area of shower activity is down to our south and west, bringing rain into roanoke and into west virginia. there's showers are working east and northeast. our main threat comes from the south with an area of low pressure. in the meantime, temperatures have been able to warm up. the elevation and the cloud cover is holding temperatures in the 70's. temperatures are well up into that 80's. pretty normal for this time of year. 92 degrees at ocean city. mostly cloudy skies, some enormous showers popping up overnight. -- some enormous showers popping up overnight. -- some hit-or-miss showers popping up overnight. the sun sets at 8:14. temperatures are in the low 70's. there is the front dividing that cool air near the great lakes. if you watch closely on our satellite imagery, you will see those bright clouds with an area of low pressure that is developing. that is what is bringing the area of more concentrated s

gulf of maine, right around the same. the waves are coming down but there still could be rip currents. as far as the forecast goes for today, as the storm pulls out, the humidity will go with it. dry high pressure will be coming in. coastal north carolina, still storms out there this morning from richmond back down virginia beach and the outer banks. otherwise, it's a gorgeous day today from chicago to new york, back down into the south. atlanta, what a fabulous monday it will be. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. well, in new england, after we watch the storm go by, we had heavy tropical rain. that front has pushed off the coast. concord, new hampshire, 82. watch for early morning rain in richmond. dan, i'll have a closer look at that rain in carolinas and virginia, when we come back. >>> bell tolls for cash for clunkers. and big ben gives a boost to japan. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of clunkers was quintin stea

that is due to a water main break. let's check the drive times this morning. traffic is in very good shape. no delays to report on the envelope in the west side. -- outer loop in the west side. mountain road is flowing without delay. white marsh is looking good. that is the latest. let's check in on the mta and buses. >> we are looking at a very good commute so far. the delays to leave port on the front reclines -- no place to report on the brunswick lines. a few diversions on the buses, 27 and 44 due to the water main break near northern parkway. the 21 best diverting at pennsylvania and dolphin. that is also related to a water main break repair. back to sandra shaw. >> the morning. take a look at our visible satellite imagery on a radar right now. nothing of the maryland area yet. there is a cold front pushing to the south. it will not effect until this afternoon when we will have a chance of scattered showers and storms. some severe weather that hit an low, kentucky this today with flash flooding, that a low pressure area is affecting tennessee valley. we a

the main evidence is on iraq. since 2006-2007, the shia community has lost as well. the attacks out on the shia community and suni community as well. the vice president has been asking for evidence. until now, they don't have evidence. iraqi forces are not able to perform in such a situation. the problem is, as i said, being fill traded by regional powers from 2006. the iraqi parliament has been after the government to come clean about this. >> violence storms across the asia region. in japan, at least 12 people have been killed and more than 2,000 people evacuated after flash floods and land slides. japan's west coast has been struck by typhoon. elsewhere in at least 15 people are dead. parts of eastern china are coping with the aftermath of this storm too. up to 1 million people were evacuated on sunday. earlier it struck the philippines leaving at least 22 dead. >> from shanghai, we have a report. >> on its way here, the typhoon killed more than 20 in the fill feens. in taiwan. many are still missing. many spent the night? shelters. goats returned to harbors as wa

there are also closures on saratoga in utah do to water main breaks and gas main breaks. back to you. >> thank you. own. hazelwood. our reporter joins us live from police headquarters with more. >> baltimore police said a pair of officers were patrolling on hazelwood avenue when they tried to stop a late model toyota camry. the car did not stop until one particular street. the driver put the car in reverse and tried to run the officer down. at least one officer fired his gun. the driver ditched the car and fled on foot. police were able to get him. -- unable to catch him. the passenger was not so lucky. >> we did learn that a femalewe do not know if she was hit by were hit by breaking glass. bob>> the woman was taken to an area hospital. no officers were injured. police say they were shaken up after the incident. police are still looking for the driver of the car. if you have any information about the suspect, please call baltimore county police. >> thank you. dundalk. we are told that an adult male was shot. no word on a suspect or a motive in this case. and police also

i want afghanistan posset presidential election -- the claim from the current president and his main challenger. easing of tension between the two careers -- koreas. two decades on from the collapse of communism, estonia battles with the fresh challenges of capitalism. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, midday in london and 1:00 p.m. in the libyan capital tripoli, where the only man convicted of the bombing of the u.s. passenger jet over lockerbie in scotland 21 years ago is enjoying his forceful day of freedom. arguments are continuing, though, on whether the scottish authorities were right to release abdelbaset al-megrahi from prison on compassionate grounds, suffering from prostate cancer. british foreign secretary david miliband adding his voice. he described it as deeply distressing. 207 people lost their lives when a pan am jumbo jet was ripped apart by an explosion in 1988. many of the victims were american. let us get the latest. >> it was everything many relatives feared -- a convicted terrorist welcomed home as a hero. stepping of colonel khadafy's private jet, abdelbaset al- m

from the northeast, try our new maine lobster and crab bake, with garlic-roasted tender maine lobster, jumbo shrimp, scallops, or from the south, try our new orleans... wood-grilled shrimp jambalaya, simmered with creole seasonings. taste these regional dishes for a limited time. at red lobster. >>> this week, reports two more baseball stars tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. major league baseball conducted the tests before firm rules on steroids and results were not supposed to be released. why are the napes being leaked out? here's jermey schapp. >> reporter: since february, it's been reported that four of the most prominent players of the last decade testified positive for performance enhancers in 2003. alex rodriguez, sammy sosa. manny ramirez and david ortiz. they've been irrepresent raably tainted. none of those would have been exposed if the players union had simply powered up its paper shredders. >> i'm still surprised the players association did not get rid of this list when it had a chance to. >> reporter: players were assured testing was anonymous. but

the main transformer explosion brought the walls of the turbine hall crashing down. for many victims, they are likely to have been killed by falling concrete or to have drowned in the flooding that followed. many remain in hospital. others managed to walk away. >> you know, there was a crowd of people trying to get out. it was so horrible. anything, anybody -- i could not see. i do not remember how i got out. >> officials are quick to downplay fears that any damage has been done to the walls of this, russia's largest hydroelectric dam. the defense minister said that the dam is a firm and an underwater robot has been deployed to assess the damage. the explosion at shutdown the plant and brought blackouts to the entire region. repairs could take years. oil has spilled into the nearby river, with a spill 26 kilometers in size. but it is the human cost that will survive the longest. " still to come for you -- the only a female governor in afghan history. it that is in former taliban territory. first, the trial is over in little wing of for an irish citizen accused of try

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also, public works crews are fixing a water main, a 40" main broke this evening and the repair work is expected to cause some delays heading into the morning commute tomorrow. this is the 600 block of west czar a towing a street. the electioning on the and saratoga buildings will be closed tomorrow, so only essential employees will return to work. >>> tonight a smoke detector is credited with saving a woman's life in east baltimore. just before 2:00 yesterday morning they were called to this home, four people reported trapped inside. the crews had been at that home just seven hours earlier installing smoke detectors. that woman was able to get out. those new smoke alarms saved her life. >> it's unfortunate that she nearly lost her home in this raging fire but it is successful in the sense that she was able to escape with her life and our program where we teach and educate the public what to do and then in the presencens of a fire and then it worked in this case. >> the home suffered damage on all of the floors but the woman who lives here is said to be doing okay. tonight her smoke ala

this comes after a broken water main repair closed one lane. traffic is moving again. >> officials are dealing with another water main break. it ruptured around 10:30 yesterday morning around kirk avenue flooding businesses and some homes. our reporter has more. >> the department of public works is not sure what caused the wit -- water main to break. it is causing big problems for nearby residents. >> this is what her basement looks like after she got an emergency call from neighbors and rushed home from work on friday. correct when i went down to the basement i looked and said this is 4 feet of water. >> she got her television clothing and other items destroyed. at the same time, her neighbor was still trying to pump the 4 ft. of water from his own basement. >> i have many things damage. >> it is the same store for a lot of people on one street in baltimore. a water main burst on friday morning, flooding more than eight homes in the area. >> we are not sure how the water entered the homes. it may have gone through the storm drain. >> the water

a couple of the main ones. now, you take the farm program, the agricultural adjustment administration. some of you may see this in the textbooks, aaa, agricultural adjustment act. that was a big program for agriculture. now, here's the idea, and see if you can comprehend the justification for this. farmers are losing money. farmers are getting low prices for their crops. well, one of the reasons they're getting low prices is because we had passed under the hoover administration the largest tariff in the history of the united states. it's called the smoot holly tariff. that tariff made it difficult to import goods into the united states. because of the high cost to get the product in that other countries said, well, if you won't buy our stuff, we won't buy your stuff. and farmers export a lot of what they produce. and so farm markets over in europe and elsewhere just got shut off. you won't buy our goods, we won't buy your wheat, your corn, and your cotton. when we got shut out, you can see what happens. well, a

take a look at our main computer. talk about temperatures this morning. they are pretty comfortable this morning. 74 degrees downtown. the dewpoint are pretty low. we are not dealing with the humid air mass over us yet. that will change by tomorrow morning. in the meantime, here is your statewide forecast for the day. 76 degrees in the mountains of maryland. intermittent isolated showers throughout today. for today here in maryland, central maryland, 87 degrees is the forecast high. 81 degrees on the shores of ocean city. prettyboy refreshing if you get out there in the atlantic ocean. be aware of the isolated showers throughout the day. on the bay, a south easterly flow. the water temperatures are quite mild, in the 80's. 82 degrees. a gorgeous friday. 59 degrees is the low. we did not accumulate in a precipitation yesterday. the record high was 2007 on august 8. tonight's forecast keeps us very mild. 68 degrees-74 degrees. we will see an increase in the dewpoint and humidity. a high-pressure ridge is. to build an. it will bring in the extreme heat up fr

down the driveway and the main street.hepard: storms also packed strong winds that knocked over trees and left thousands of homes without power in the states of new jersey. the number of obese children in the united states has more than doubled in just the past two decades and that has prompted a major push for more physical education classes in schools. but a new study has found that the number of children hurt during gym class has skyrocketed. jumping 150% from 1997 until 2007. experts say this could have more to do with increasing class sizes and a lack of adult supervision than the actual gym activities which are, in this video, quiet beyond description. the study has from nationwide hospitals -- children's hospital in columbus, ohio, where a spokeswoman says the benefits of exercise still outweigh the risks. we are tracking h1n1. global health officials are now blaming the h1n1 virus for killing more than 800 people since april. today, authorities in india confirm that the nation's first h1n1 death has now occurred. h

foliage begins to peak in maine up around the last week of september. and begins to move. this is the williamsburg inn. >> that's not too far away. >> not at all. foliage peaks in virginia the end of october, beginning of november. >> you want to plan because if you plan to spend anytime there you need to reserve a room. make a reservation for dinner and lunch and make sure you have got the place. >> although this time of the year for the first time there are rooms available during foliage because of the economy and because of the way things are going in the mark place. there's still rooms to be had. >> all right. let's take a little tour as best you can. on your website you have 12 great spots to enjoy the foliage and you start at the top and name down to virginia. what are your favorites. >> in maine a wonderful place in kennebunkport which is where the bush's have their summer home, called the captain lord mansion and that is a beautiful place. northern vermont the rabbit hill inn which is wonderful and moving down to virginia. we just visited a place last month actuall

all those main airlines. we are trying to get more, but that is the news right now and a mez of the morning to start the saturday in new york today. >>> we're also taking a look this morning, president obama, can you believe? it's been a second set of 100 days now. his cabinet meeting today to take stock of their first half year in office. the president's agenda has been dominated by the economy with a healthy dose of health care thrown in. elaine joins us from the white house. having a saturday morning meeting? >> it is day two of the obama administration's six month retreat. it's a chance for officials to assess how they have done so far. all 22 cabinet ranking members have been invited and they are attending. it's going to be an opportunity for them to discuss their goals moving forward. today's session is happening here at the white house. yesterday's took place across the street at the presidential guest house. joe biden for today is going to be kicking off the session and health care and the economy are

for us, high pressure the main player. eventually the high will slide to the south, creating the southwesterly flow, which will help to bring in the heat and humidity. and as the warm front pushes north, it will take the moisture with it. for us, no rain, just a lot of warm weather coming in. tomorrow, temperatures climbing to the mid 90s. by the time we get to monday, temperatures around 100 degrees. so enjoy today, because today will be the most comfortle day of the weekend. partly cloudy this afternoon, fo warm, temperatures right around 89 degrees. very warm out there. starting tomorrow, 96. and by the time we geto t monday, 98. oppressive stuff. we cool down a little by the time we got to the middle of the week. so we'll warm it up, cool it down. monday, the hottest day so far this year. >> we are due, thank you, steve. in sports now, andy roddick mofls onto the semifinals at the lake mason tennis classic in d.c. and the nats keep their streak alive. >> good morning, if you like me, you're asking the same question --

jeopardize any developing situation and that the safety of the two women was their priority, was the main concern at the moment. but we expect that at some point we will be hearing from the u.s. administration. >> kim, it's coming out now as breaking news, but given the state of relations with north korea and such a high-profile visit by our former president, it seems inconceivable that something like this wasn't set up before he ever got there. >> absolutely. first of all, bill clinton is, of course, a former u.s. president. he has got great international clout and stature. he would never have flown to north korea if he wasn't confident that he would be able to pull it off. so he must have received some kind of guarantees that this was going to be a successful mission. and also because he's a former president -- and remember that he's married to the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton -- it's difficult to imagine that he simply freelanced on this mission and went to north korea without consulting anybody, without coordinating to some extent. so our understanding is that the white hou

. >> the main opposition party has a shadow team or shadow cabinet who breach the main government ministers. you haven't foreign secretary and in the shadow foreign secretary in the conservative opposition. it is his job to challenge him, question the foreign secretary, and potentially would hold the position of foreign secretary if he were elected in the next general election. >> most of the recent polls show the conservative party with a 15% lead. what role is foreign policy playing in british politics right now? >> foreign-policy has been high on the agenda because of their commitment currently in afghanistan, and before that, in iraq. the positions of the two main parties have not been hugely different. on both sides of the political divide, what you are going to see is a much greater degree of caution about taking on major overseas military ahead. you are going to see pressure for cuts in public spending, battles to getting the public by his back under control. it has absolutely ballooned. >> in terms of foreign policy, is the position of either party as far as what the united states d