maureen umeh is live with details now. maureen? >> reporter: brian, the money will go to finance metro's plan to silver line the metropolitan washington airports authority is building the line and what they're considering, what they both cons, in effect, double what you're paying on the toll roads and you'll be paying $4.50 by 2015, as you might expect and that is very unpopular proposal. let's show you video of what we're talking about here. many believe the toll proposal might be a done deal and because the $1.3 million in toll road revenue, and bonds have been issued. why not have the meetings, if they have to be paid. the authorities hosting the meetings to solicit feedback on the toll hike. the comments are put into a detailed report to be provided to the committee in october and the full board in notify. -- november. many say the toll is unfair and to nearby road creating more of a traffic nightmare. >> and the way it's being done is to minimize the public interaction and that is not going to help us to go from 1,000 a year f

>> reporter: hey, maureen, this is the first strike in chicago in 25 years attracting a lot of national attention because we are talking about 350,000 students that didn't go to class today and, of course, this is happening in president barack obama's hometown. that strike was announced last night two hours before the midnight deadline. that left parents very little time to scramble for what ctu was calling their plan b, what to do with their children while they're at work. both the teachers union and the schools say the pay raises are reasonable, they're okay with that, but teachers don't want pay increases after this first year tied to student performance or the state's standardized tests. that's where it gets kind of sticky. negotiations are going on now and so is the big rally. we're joined here live with jeff murkinright now. talk a bit about what's going on. how do you feel? you've been in the system 13 years. how do you feel about being out here wearing red and showing solidarity and you know your students didn't go to class? >> one, i'm proud to support the union, but it was ext

maureen. >> if was a fascinating site.what the authorities did was the mother was in the front seat and we saw the children in the backseat. one in a car seat. one appearing very tired. what authorities did was held up a blanket to cover the windows because of the media coveragew. saw the children come out. they are back with their mother after several days of the ordeal where they had been kidnapped by their father at sea. we will have more on this at the morning news. >> >> a daring rescue in arizona after a driver got stranded in fast moving floodwaters. the driver actually had to wait, there you see it on the roof of the truck he was driving as rescue crews worked to reach him. crews sent over a life jacket and a safety helmet before rescuing him with a raft. the foe next area was hit hard earlier today by storms. >> a santa rosa police are looking for a man suspected of raping a teen. it happened last night at a park on santa rosa avenue. a 17-year-old said she approached a man and asked to use i had phone. the man th

maureen. >> if was a fascinating site.hat the authorities did was the mother was in the front seat and we saw the children in the backseat. one in a car seat. one appearing very tired. what authorities did was held up a blanket to cover the windows because of the media coveragew. saw the children come out. they are back with their mother after several days of the ordeal where they had been kidnapped by their father at sea. we will have more on this at the morning news. >> >> a daring rescue in arizona after a driver got stranded in fast moving floodwaters. the driver actually had to wait, there you see it on the roof of the truck he was driving as rescue crews worked to reach him. crews sent over a life jacket and a safety helmet before rescuing him with a raft. the foe next area was hit hard earlier today by storms. >> a santa rosa police are looking for a man suspected of raping a teen. it happened last night at a park on santa rosa avenue. a 17-year-old said she approached a man and asked to use i had phone. the man the

now he is irrelevant. >> maureen dowd is not a republican. >> maureen dowd never supported him.. [both talking at once] martha: let's let tony address that. the. >> that is a good point. i think he is relevant and i hope he is relevant. that is the essence of our entire campaign. let's be frank about this. mitt romney isn't exactly firing up the right-wing or the base of this country who understands that we're not better off than we are four years ago. what will hopefully fire them up is the abysmal record on economic leadership we have to use the president as an association with. i hope he is relevant. issue here has he abdicate ad lot of leadership over the last four years? a case can be made for that. bob woodward did it in his book. the bookly ed klein, the amateur. martha: ed klein. two different people. >> ed klein. maureen dowd whatever she thought four years ago has been backing the agenda up for four years. enough is enough. she is over him. >> she was never into him. martha: move on from her for now. >> i don't blame her. martha: next issue is where do we go from here

that is going to be the pattern, maureen.will see off and on periods of light to heavy rainfall. we have this unsettled pattern. here is a live look outside. not much sunshine this weekend at all. unfortunately i know a lot of people are off work and doing outdoor things. mother nature is not cooperating. an unsettled holiday weekend. we have showers and storms that will continue tonight as well as tomorrow. temperatures closer to seasonal. the humidity is up. be prepared for that. drier and sunnier into the later part of the week. today's highs 10-degree cooler than yesterday. 84 at reagan. 83 dulles and 83 bwi. these temperatures are exactly where they should be for the seasonal average. currently 82 that fast says -- manassas. 84 d.c. and 83 fredricksburg. heading up the mid-atlantic, temperatures are cooler. take a look at boston. only 69 degrees. it's 76 in new york city. we do have some humidity and it's feeling a little muggy and sticky. it makes it uncomfortable with the moisture in the atmosphere. let's have a look a

maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> at this time there have been no allegations of eric dean lewis engaging in illegal activity in connection with the school. he was put on paid administrative leave. >> it is a life lessen for the kids -- lessen for the kids. stay away from drugs. if a principal, in charge of these kids, it is troubling. very troubling. >> very sad. shocked. that was the first reaction of staff and parents. so we just planned the best we could for students. >> eric dean lewis remains behind bars. he is held on $25,000 bail. >>> it was a nice day today. temperatures were cooler than yesterday. a live look outside from the golden gate bridge. reduced visibility as the fog is rolling back into the bay area. reduced visibility along the coast line, santa rosa. we will see fog over night. here is what you can expect tomorrow, fog for the coast line and the bay shores. it clears quickly, except that coast. 70s and 80s tomorrow but we are in for a warm up later in the forecast. >>> also coming up, problems in china may delay your iphone 5 but if you need one right away, be prepare

maureen kelly was there as the principal. court. >>maureen: you can see the principle as he reads the criminal complaint against him. he is in front of the judge on monday after being arrested on friday after investigators said he offered to furnish an undercover officer with methamphetamines and adhd. that aged made contact through a date rating -- through a date raping webb said. after his arrest authorities searched his efforts is the apartment and found a lot of drugs. third third >> investigators cannot say if any of the drug communication happen while he was on the job. oxford [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for anne to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citibank for ipad. easier banking. standard at citibank. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah, blah, blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no, we had to wat

i am maureen? id. -- maureen daggett. my son and his wife are friends of russ. am also a longtime san franciscan. one thing that catches my attention is when the mayor testified. he said that he based his suspension on the declaration by madison commissioner -- by madison. commissioner renne, when that first came up, he said he thought it would poison the well and we should throw it out. madison was never called to testify. so that contradicts the idea that9jÑ russ is being tried here again for what he pled guilty for. there have been several of you saying here today -- [tone] that they wished that he had said this or done that since that time that this had taken place that -- taken place. that would have made things go away. those are not the things he's being tried for. he comes from a good family. he is a good man. he has been voted three times by the electorate of san francisco. [tone] he served and then he was reelected -- [no audio] >> thank you, ma'am. thank you for your comment. >> i moved from here on 33 years ago with my family because i found my count

i am maureen? id. -- maureen daggett. my son and his wife are friends of russ. am also a longtime san franciscan. one thing that catches my attention is when the mayor testified. he said that he based his suspension

in winchester, maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> on this day after the republican national convention mitt romney traveled to louisiana while his running mate paul ryan campaigned in virginia, the commonwealth, the key battleground state and today fox 5's bob barnard spent time in manassas, a city that seems split just 68 days away. >> i really think obama is going to win again for real. >> i don't believe in polls at all. nobody calls me. >> reporter: we visited royal cuts barbershop in old town manassas definitely leaning democrat in here. charles robinson is the owner. >> mitt romney just came out and said i'm going to, you know, produce 12 million jobs when i'm in office. he didn't say how. >> nobody is really going to change the economy in four years because it's impossible. >> reporter: waiting for a hair-cut dakota page. >> i am registered republican, but i like to consider myself as someone who actually looks around and listens to everybody, what they have to say, both sides. >> reporter: on the streets of manassas you'll find supporters for both candidates. >> right now i don't se

. >>> ann romney campaigning in northern virginia today in a barn, maureen umeh everywhere at 11:00. >> the wife of the republican presidential nominee was greeted by 800 supporters at a women for mitt rally at a leesburg stable. romney joked about the venue but said she felt right at home. she is an avid equestrian and rides horses as part of her therapy for multiple sclerosis. she criticized president obama's handling of the economy and asked the female audience to support her husband. >>> congressman jesse jackson jr. back home in d.c. after being treated for bipolar disorder at a minnesota clinic. the illinois representative is recovering with his family by his side. his aide says jackson hopes to be back at work monday. >>> apple is reportedly looking to launch an online radio service. the wall street journal says the tech giant is in talks to license music for the service that would create virtual stations based on the user's choice of gavin song or artist to be played on web -- a given song or artists to be played on web songs. more adults say they listen to music on pandora t

maureen umeh, fox 5 news. >>> coming up a larger than life figure comes to d.c., why shaquille o'neal is passionate about keeping college students safe coming up. >> good looking forecast, too. we have a front coming through that brings changes for the weekend. forecast is coming up. >> check out the rundown. we're back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  [ male announcer ] this is america's manufacturing when president obama took office. this is china's. under obama, we've lost over half a million manufacturing jobs and for the first time, china's beating us. seven times obama could've stopped china's cheating. seven times he refused. it's time to stand up to the cheaters, and make sure we protect jobs for the american people. [ male announcer ] barack obama: failing to stop cheating. failing american workers. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> the school year back in full swing, some big names are reminding college students about the harms of binge drinking. today basketball lend shaquille o'neil spoke about the problem to lawmakers on capito

maureen kelly. >>reporter: impact left the front portion of this man a crumpled and twisted mass. what is left of this windshield is shattered. the mirrors, the tigers are flattened. here is where the driver was said iis seated. and the elevated lanes of 101 is 180. the chp said that the van was going too fast when the tigers were flattened. the silver the tires--and heat is estimated that he fell 50-75 ft.! near 15th/vermont. first responders were amazed to also find him alive and conscious. >> many people do not live up but at the last point he was recollection and he was answering our questions >>reporter: the whey that the band is that the passenger side the way that the van... was impacted and the driver was wearing his seat belt. >> the erroair = = = =the air bags.. to not believe to be deployed because of the age of the vehicle and alcohol /drug to do not believe it to be involved. maureen kelly, kron 4. >> drivers will likely experience longer travel times this labor day weekend as the dumbarton bridge closes for construction work. both directions of the bridge, which runs

maureen kelly reports that the drop was in reaction to a controversial decision made by the organization earlier this year. >> walker's got a rousing reception at the finish line of the susan g., and walk for the cure. there were fewer people to cheer on this year. the reason for the lower turnout is a reaction to the controversial decision back in january to stop giving money to planned parenthood for breast cancer screenings. some believe the move came after pressure from anti-abortion activists. after a backlash, the group reversed its decision. now, the event has 300 fewer participants and to the 5 k race on sunday had a drop of approximately 2200 runners. those who did turn of sitting at a harder time collecting money. >> i was lucky enough to have friends that were willing to contribute but they did so hesitatingly because of the policy around a planned parenthood. i did have a few friends who did not want to contribute because of the decision as is jicama and initially made. >> the five different rates are is still tabulating money raised, but the three day rock -- walked raised 1

. >> i'm maureen umeh. motorcycle officer escorting the president's motorcade has died after he was hit by a pickup truck. the officer was preparing to shut down i-95 in west palm beach when he was hit. president obama has been notified. white house press secretary says the thoughts and prayers of the white house are with the officer's family. no charges at this hour. >>> a maryland school dedicated a new field to yeardly love. hundreds gathered for the ceremony. more than a million dollars in donations was raised for the turf, a testament to how much she meant to the community. >> i'm sure she's looking down with a smile on her face, and looking forward to seeing the games played on it. >> everybody has been so wonderful. i don't know how we could ever thank everybody. it's impossible. >> she was killed in may of 2010. her ex-boyfriend, george huguely was convicted of killing her. >>> a high school football player is out for the season after breaking his hand. relatives say another player stepped on him on

i'm maureen umeh. >> and i'm will thomas.ree that we were socked by the storm it was dark and fast. this is the time lapse of the storm moving over the oxen hill area. the big question, are we in the clear? >> reporter: we're doing well considering the front moved through to the east. and let's look at our radar. we have some precipitation and we're not dealing with strong storms across the area, and we're going to get to some clearing once this dissipates into the course of tonight and let's go to the weather maps. talk about winds and extremely strong. 58 miles per hour wind gusts at reagan national airport; 47 at dull else and bwi thurgood marshal, the winds were at 35 miles an hour. and it was a very hot day. temperatures into the 90s, warm, unstable air mass for the frontal system to come though and once it did, things changeed drastically. once the front passed, it dropped to 64 degrees and in an hour. that is 25 degrees, will. the temperatures now into the 60s, and pretty much everywhere. we're going to so a cooler wea

maureen, good morning.here. >> thank you. >> the first question i have to ask, is why does tom cruise need help getting a date? >> one wouldn't think he would. he didn't want just a date. he wanted a soul mate in scientology. and he's been considered by the head of the church, he's been called the second-most important person in the religion. he wanted someone or they wanted someone that he could feel very comfortable with and be his soul mate in the religion. >> according to your sources, did he know the church was launching this special campaign to find him this soul mate, as you call it? >> according to my sources, and she was vetted very, very carefully for a month. i do believe he was very much aware it was going on. or he certainly had heard about her. by the time he met her, he did know all about her. >> at one point, you write that she was hold to darken her hair to heighten her ethnicity. was that -- he wanted somebody beautiful but also a brunette? >> well, he just -- his last girlfriend just befo

maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> these are your high temperatures from today. we had a thunderstorms roll through the area. skies cleared out and now we have numbers like these. temperatures tomorrow are going to come up a couple of degrees. you're probably noticing a little bit of a crisp in the air. especially when you're sending your kids off to school. we'll have the complete forecast looking at the bay area back here at 10:45, i'll see you then. >>> san francisco firefighters are calling for more testing on risks and so are the residents. david bouber says he's alarmed by recent warnings of possible radio active and other toxic contamination. signs are up saying some homes now are off limits and the navy recently sent letters about possible contamination from waste when treasure island was a naval base. >> reporter: a sticky situation, how a man got stuck between two walls and the operation to free him. >> a woman was robbed and beaten in her own garage. but it's what did not happen after the crime that had neighbors fired up in this meeting with police. t

. >> you are watching abc 7 news at 6:00 with gordon peterson and maureen bunyan. this is abc 7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> we continue with news that may frustrate anyone who uses the atm on a regular basis. >> the atm fees are at an all- time high. bank rates say surcharges rose for the eighth straight year. using an atm that does not belong to your bank costs even more. a number of free checking accounts. >> home prices continued to climb in july, thanks to rising sales and you were foreclosures. national home prices were up 1.2% in july. standard and poor's looked at home prices in 20 american cities and said july was the third straight month in which prices rose in every city. >> a bit of a setback for neighborhood coalition in potomac and the fight for public land. they were hoping montgomery county and the school board would hand over documents. a judge ruled the county had provided enough records for the case. the pharmaceutical -- the farmer sued the county and the school board. the judge put police on hold and that allowed the farmers. >> travelers hav

maureen kelly?> maureen this small memorial sits on the side where this woman is where this woman was mauled it down. she is identified as jerry hicks of santa barbara. the married mother of three grown the children was in town if visiting her son who was recently married. they were walking outside of the hotel when this happened. she died instantly. the daughter in law was sent to the hospital in critical condition. sherry was a teacher at a charter school. her co- workers said that she was a beautiful person. who will be very best. >> she was. bubbly. >> at tammy inot worked across the street cured, she was excited that she got her.. she was getting ready. >> a 711 store clerk in milpitas was murdered. this weekend. rob fladeboe has the latest on the investigation to try to find the killer. >> i did not even know somebody got killed i just thought that it was a hold up. or something i was surprised. >>reporter: neighbors say that some of these people at that are leaving flowers on it millepede is

maureen naylor, ktvu news. >>> these are your high temperatures from today. we had a thunderstorms roll through the area. skies cleared out and now we have numbers like these. temperatures tomorrow are going to come up a couple of degrees. you're probably noticing a little bit of a crisp in the air. especially when you're sending your kids off to school. we'll have the complete forecast looking at the bay area back here at 10:45, i'll see you then. >>> san francisco firefighters are calling for more testing on risks and so are the residents. david bouber says he's alarmed by recent warnings of possible radio active and other toxic contamination. signs are up saying some homes now are off limits and the navy recently sent letters about possible contamination from waste when treasure island was a naval base. >> reporter: a sticky situation, how a man got stuck between two walls and the operation to free him. >> a woman was robbed and beaten in her own >>> police in oakland's diamond district get an ear full by residents that are plagued by a number of crimes. w

maureen naylor. >> a judge ruled today that an oakland teen accused of killing his parent when is he 15 must stand trial at an adult. prosecutors say that the two were killed by her son moses at the family home this past january. the boy was adopted by the couple ten years before the killings. in a taped police interview the teen described how he strangled them. >>> police announced they have arrested dozens of robbery suspects over the past month. on any given day you can take a look around and see countless people on their smart phones, talking, texting or using the internet and police say that it's those unsuspecting people who are the one who are often targeted by thieves. in fact since june 1st 144 smart phone robberies have been reported to police. one man told us today how he became a victim. >> came up on a bike and hit my phone out and it was on the ground and another guy got it. >> reporter: police identified five suspects including juveniles who say worked this part of two different robbery crews. >> samsung revealed new details about plans for a previously announced expan

who wrote it, maureen? >> maureen north. and she had some good sources, too. >> it's too bizarre for words. >> that's all allegations. >> scientology say the allegations about the church supposedly auditions prospective brides for tom cruise is a false piece of gossip floating around the tabloids for years. >> so this young woman since left the church and so has her mother along with paul hagis, who's also the great director who is also one of the sources. >> yeah. he says -- >> i hope all of it is untrue. i don't like to read stuff like that. >> i know. >> we've met tom cruise. he is an absolutely delightful guy to be around. frank worked with him on "jerry mcguire." he wasn't in any scenes with him, but he said he came to the set when those guys were there shooting just to support. he's the kind of guy on a set, they tell you, knows every member of the crews' names and gives gifts. he's a nice man, so i don't want to believe that one. >> today is a big day for steve harvey. >> that i want to believe. >> he has his talk sho

with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, and tim brant in sports. >> we have new video tonight of panda at the national zoo. the mei xiang cub. you can see it is about the size a gerbil squirming around while being groomed to. video shot around 10:00 night. have it the full video on wjla.com. >> what is so funny about being of a gerbil? space shuttle endeavour is at angeles international after a tourrport around california. landed this afternoon after a nearly five hours flyover. endeavour will be transported to science center it will go on permanent display. the weather looks good. >> very nice. good travel weather. >> summer-like weather. at 10:49, it officially becomes fall. montgomery college, look how getting out of parking lot. a beautiful time lapse. clear skies. temperatures, it will be a pleasant evening. 79 degrees out over washington. 75 in potomac. and do.es nice and low.re comfortable -- dew point temperatures are nice and low. comfortable evening. average size 78. at reagan national. 60 in boston. 64 in chicago. it will come in behind a cold front. it will cause showers an

maureen naylor. >> a judge ruled today that an oakland teen accused of killing his parent when is he was 15 must stand trial at an adult. prosecutors say that the two were killed by her son moses at the family home this past january. the boy was adopted by the couple ten years before the killings. in a taped police interview the teen described how he strangled them. >>> police announced they have arrested dozens of robbery suspects over the past month. on any given day you can take a look around and see countless people on their smart phones, talking, texting or using the internet and police say that it's those unsuspecting people who are the one who are often targeted by thieves. in fact since june 1st 144 smart phone robberies have been reported to police. one man told us today how he became a victim. >> came up on a bike and hit my phone out and it was on the ground and another guy got it. >> reporter: police identified five suspects including juveniles who say worked this part of two different robbery crews. >> samsung revealed new details about plans for a previously announced e

maureen kelly found out why. through the tenderloin district. >> this is a prime example of how grungy san francisco can be cured this old mattress pad is next to a couple of trash bags on the corner of this street. a few doors down of the water looks like trash soup. with floating items. and at least those pigeons are trying to clean things up i saw quite a few empty hall and the-- alcohol containers but the smells of overwhelming odor. it is so gross i blurt it out. but that white thing is a sock. that dog did not have anything to do with that. and evidence of a trash can that has spilled but it is grimy. and over here is the dried up unknown items. to be fair i did see a few people like this guy hard at work sweeping the sidewalks. this city is spending $32 million in cleanup costs. that does not include this guy's a salary that was paid by one of the neighborhood businesses improvement funds. maureen kelly, kron 4 news. >> the top cities from travel and leisure magazine in new york is number one. new orleans,

. >> you are watching abc 7 news gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, doug hill, and tim brant. abc 7 news at 6 on your side. musician who turned out to be a serial rapist and threatened an entire community left a montgomery county courtroom sentenced for intimidating witnesses. been talking has the victims and there are afraid he may one day get out of prison. >> this is a strange tale. he was arrted and convicted on multiple rape and sexual charges but have stated trouble until a minor drug bust. is now sending him to prison for 37 years. he lived in this montgomery townhouse with his wife. an aspiring blues musician, he went by the name montana, in reference to his former home state. they say he launched a war of terror and have been fearing for their lives. this woman received several against her family. >> i told my neighbors to keep an eye out. he drives.t we have a security system in our home. that het everyone know in the office. >> he's a scary guy. >> they threw him out telling him to never come back. sell a, he tried to bouncer. bag of marijuana. was arrested. he thre

maureen was in the piney woods. in piney woods and maureen was in west texas. we did this all across the country for my father, what people need to know is ronald reagan won because we really got the grassroots of america energized into this campaign. and that's what the polls missed. they missed the grassroots of america coming out in droves to vote for ronald reagan. stuart: mike reagan i want you to come back as often as you possibly can on this parallel election from 32 years ago. i find it absolutely fascinating. mike, many thanks indeed. please come back again. >> thank you. >> there's one thing that was missing from that dialogue which was the hostage crisis. bottom line, that tipped the election in my recollection and experience over the last weekend and arguably won't happen this time and i think we all hope we don't have a similar crisis in the middle east with iran. stuart: fair point. that hostage crisis dominated the news totally. >> yes. stuart: we are two days from the crucial jobs report and youth un

maureen umeh reports. >> i think we have a terrorist act of pro portions we cannot begin to imagine.reporter: september 11th, 2001, the day terror and tragedy arrived home. thousands of lives lost at the hands of muslim extremists. eleven years later, there is blood being shed again, only this time to save lives. >> from 9-11, 2001, the impression was created that muslims are for destruction of life and we want to change that impression. >> reporter: at the heart of the rayburn house building on capitol hill, the muslim community is holing its second annual muslims for life campaign. >> there is still a lot of questions about muslims so that is why we're doing this to kind of show that there are kind of moderate muslims out there versus the extremists you see on the news. >> reporter: the nationwide effort aims to collect 11,000 bags of blood from muslims and nonmuslims alike blood that can help save as many as 33,000 american lives. with the help of the american red cross and support from members of congress, people from all walks of life, all different faiths are coming together to

. >> you are watching abc7 news at 6 with gordon peterson, maureen bunyan, chief meteorologist doug hilld it tim brant, sports. this is abc 7 news at 6 on your side. >> learning more tonight about the death of sun myung moon. >> rev. moon died in korea. greta kreuz explains about his significant impact in the washington area. >> there are 1500 members of the unification church in the washington dc metro area and today they were remembering the man they called a messiah. >> at the unification church in northwest, they gathered to date to remember their founder and messiah,rev. sun myung moon, and their family. >> it is about bringing god's kingdom to families and breaking down barriers. >> he became renowned for arranging marriages for virtual strangers and presiding over mass marriages. >> it's a good marriage. >> he found it "the washington times" against the extreme liberal media bias. reverend moon believe in the need for a powerful free press to convey accurate and permission and moral values. he joined forces with african- american churches here in the million family march and becam

. >> dana, maureen dowd in the new york times, she wrote on bill clinton and his help on president obamaalking about president obama -- he needs clinton to rev up the disillusioned faithful and donors and lure independents and white working class men. obama needs his democratic predecessor to reassure jittery voters that the future can look like the past. with a lower deficit, plenty of jobs, and two parties actually talking. >> uh-huh. >> yet there's been tension between the two is ana marie right about them needing each other? bill clinton possibly setting his wife up and president obama needing him to get some of the jittery voters that maureen dowd referred to in "the new york times" this morning? >> of course from bill clinton's perspective, it's always about bill clinton. i think that goes without saying. in this case, their priorities are perfectly aligned here. they both -- each one needs the other as much and a victory for obama works in both of their interests. that's why this whole idea of drying -- trying to drive a wedge between the two of them by republicans backfirefires o

fox 5's maureen umeh has more. >> reporter: 25, 60% off. bargain hunters take note.re's a new shopping holiday in the making. >> very good deals. >> reporter: for many americans labor day usually means the end of summer, but now the first monday in september also means great sales with retailers slashing prices to bring shoppers in and it's working. >> after three days you can go out to the store and say hey, you know, i'd like to do that. you look through the newspaper and hey, there's a sale, head out. >> reporter: at this plaza in rockville the parking lot is packed with dozens of people eager to take vac of the discounts offered. >> it worked -- advantage of the discounts offered. >> it worked out well for me. i like it. i don't normally shop unless it's time, so it's not like i'm looking all the time, but i have been waiting to get this. so it was nice to find a good price break. >> really good deals because we have a rescue dog for my son and two rescue cats. they were great. >> reporter: according to the national retail federation the major markdowns are on su

i'm maureen umeh. before we take you life to the floodwaters let's start with a check on the weather. gwen tolbart is in the weather center. >> the flash flood warning for the district of columbia is set to expire right now at 10:00, but i would be kind of surprised if they didn't extend it or at least also extend it to areas west because let's look at radar. it is really filling in with a lot more areas of heavy to moderate rainfall. as i mentioned in our 6:00 hour, the problem is that we'll continue to see these popping up here and there, not always concentrated in one particular area, but some of these being extremely heavy pockets of rainfall coming down fairly strong and some with lightning as well. here's a look at our fox 5 accuweather radar. you can see the heavier sets of rainfall along the i-66 corridor getting hit badly. we had a very heavy cell over the d.c. area a little earlier tonight. here's a look at some of the totals so far. you can see more than 1 inch of rainfall to the south of d.

maureen kelly went to the silicon valley company where it is believed the gunman was headed. >> i could not find anyone here who worked with lasik directly but some have heard that the suspect was headed year armed with a gun into multiple rounds of ammunition. it was the fact they found disturbing. he was hired under a six month contract. he checked in with managers and 80 just days before the murder and was told that the suspect had been doing a great job and was considered extremely smart. the cfo had never met least the face-to-face. >>pam: it is being held at the mission church and vacaville. the funeral begins at 10:00 a. m.. as we have been reporting it doesn't appear that oakland will lose the golden state warriors. samir jean quan spoke out in hopes of keeping these and raiders in town. the j.r stone cost of the afternoon at a rally. >> we can't afford to teams, both football and baseball. >> oakland beard jean quan making a push to keep the oakland a's and the raiders in town despite the fact of both teams share one of the oldest stadiums in the lead. >> the population is movi

maureen kelly has more. >> reporter: chaos on city streets or a party on wheels? either way, friday night's critical mass 20-year event is bound to be big. some are saying between 5 ,010,000 bike riders could show up -- five thousand, and 10,000 riders could show up. they will pedal around 6:00 pm as they have every month for the past 2 decades >> likely, we'll fragment into multiple pieces of the ride. it always does. i think it'll be multiple routes. >> reporter: drivers heading home friday can expect to sit in gridlock as intersections are blocked to let the parade pass through safely >> it means delays. 5,000 or more bike s going down the street, that could be five or six red light changes. >> reporter: there have been ugly confrontations over the years. those participating this year say they aren't expecting any trouble >> we never expect trouble because we're not looking for trouble. it's a celebration, it's a party. >> reporter: police say they're planning for a larger than normal procession. they'll monitor the event with the same number of officers as the

maureen kelly has new information about the victim. >> we know that the patient traveled throughout the bay area purify >> because the unidentified male patient did leave city limits before getting sick of the san francisco department public-health does not know for sure if the patient contracted the virus in san francisco were somewhere else in the bay area. confidentiality laws prevent officials from a leasing much information from about the man. for they can't say they he developed encephalitis and that he is now at home recovering. >> this patient did have an inflated civil. it tends to occur in patients who are 50 or older or patients who have been compromised immune system. this patient fit that profile. >> the coastal climate keeps the mosquito population much lower than other parts of the bay area if which is light was smile activity is a very rare. they say it is the heart disease to track so there are likely more cases that may never be afforded. what >> is really the tip of the iceberg. a lot of people have become infected. the truth is, there are more infections occurring bu

maureen kelly joined those people today, many of them rallied for drastic improvements. >> around 50 people marched peacefully through the streets of richmond chanting slogans. they also carried signs calling for a public takeover of the refinery. protesters made speeches in a rally in front of the plant demanding the criminal punishment of those running the company for not previously replacing subtype that ultimately failed. >> if you are refusing to replace the pipes, what should be in charge? it is criminal negligence in we are saying that they should be prosecuted. they should not be in charge of running a refinery. >> they want chevrons of on a hospital help people in the community to deal with ailments they believe are caused by pollution coming from the refinery. >> 30% of the children and richmond have as much. it is caused by this refinery. >> a spokesperson says they are continuing to cooperate with the investigations into the cause of the accident and they vow to take steps so that it never happens again and they say they will keep listening to members of the community abo

maureen kelly it's all a chance to have a very high hopes. >> and anthony steady line on the outside where tickets are four potential gains, one wild-card and three playoff games or made available starting at 7:00 a.m.. it seems the die-hard believers were happy to be here >> it is incredible furious >> i a.m excited. >> i'm excited to make some memories and hopefully these will do the same us examine thousands of tickets were snatched up in the first hour. by early afternoon, the tea leaves for the wild-card game were already sold out. the oakland a's are using what is called dynamic pricing meeting because of the tickets will shoot up as demand soars, but those buying early are not looking to get a deal, there is looking secure their seats. >> of their race or thought of the playoffs as a lot of the air. it will be weeks before these fans know it is to use the tickets they predicted a all the ones i spoke with are confident that it will not be meeting in refund. >>pam: the thing at the golden gate, he concedes traffic flow in north and southbound. as the on the san mateo bridge, he

maureen kelly has new information. >> we know that the patient travelled throughout the bay area but did not leave the region. >> reporter: because the unidentified male patient did leave city limits before getting sick, the san francisco department of public healthy doesn't know if the patient contracted the virus here in san francisco or somewhere else in the bay area. patient confidentiality laws prevent official healths from revealing much about the man. around san francisco city college's main around, a dead bird tested positive for the disease last week. >> this patient did have an ensef lights syndrome. and -- and that tends to occur in patients who are 70 or above and are immune compromised. and that the patient did fit that profile. >> reporter: west nile virus is very rare here. but it's a hard disease to track. there are likely more cases out there. >> the human cases we're able to pick up are the people who become very ill. it's really the tip of the iceberg. there's a lot of people that become infected, but only 1-5 will develop a flu-like illness. the truth is that ther

i'm joined now by maureen aung- thwin, who was just taken off the myanmar government's black list in last few weeks. she's director of the burma project at the open society institute. and jennifer quigley advocacy director of the u.s. campaign for burma. welcome to you both. let's reflect a moment on this moment. how big an event is this not just for aung san suu kyi but for myanmar? >> it's huge. it's huge. and for burmese, that's-- it's probably the biggest gathering of burmese in-- at least in the capital. and i have a feeling most of the burmese i saw there, including myself, had never really been to the rotunda. so it was like a stunning very emotional event for us. and to see her there, you know, right there in washington. >> warner: jennifer quigley, how far do you think burma, peian mar, has moved since her release from house arrest less than two years ago? >> the moves have been definitely significant. i definitely feel as if there has been such a change from the former dictator to president that i know sane. and even though he was a member of that regime we're seeing a dras