recall is now expanded for maytag refrigerators.calling 50,000 appliances due to fire hazard. you may recall back in march, maytag did the same thing. recalled more than 1 million refrigerators for the same reason. for a complete list of model numbers, included in this recall. go to our website and log onto foxbaltimore.com and click on "news links". >> twitter could be a great method to keep patients informed about health. doctors reported recently that twitter is a great medicines to keep in touch with lots of patients at one time. doctors say twitter makes it very easy to send out information for health emergencies like disease outbreaks and drug warnings. . >> archeological dig on a golf course, in tonight's "get this". what they found. >> and coming up in sports. bruce will have plenty of po and for one last night of lightning bugs. back to school costs less at walmart. save money. live better. walmart. . >> get this. a 90-year-old grandmother known as grand bo to her family cannot see well but it did not stop her from jumping

maytag is recalling thousands of refrigerators. has issued a voluntary recall of about 46,000 refrigerators because of a fire hazard. maytag recalled more than a million refrigerators last month. brand effected include maytag, magic chef, and crossly. you can see more on the recall at on our website look on news link. >> singer chris brown will to a lot of cleaning as part of punishment for beating up ex-girlfriend rihanna. sentenced to five years probation and six months community service. oh would work includes removing graffiti and washing cars. he plead guilty back in june, you may recall, to assailant rihanna after pregrammy awards party. >> for just a day away from the 128th maryland state fair. it all starts tomorrow night with ride mania. unlimited rides are $15 starting at 6:00. we check off the best 11 days of summer with a special fun at the fair. we will be live at the fairgrounds tomorrow night at 6:30. can you see it on our sister station, cw baltimore. >> that dreaded injury bitten ravens yet again. twice in fact. se

and maytag which makes the of issued a statement. they just learned about the situation yesterday morning. a customer service team and maytag engineers are now investigating. >>> what do you think that is? >> i don't know. maybe the pets had something to do with. >> maybe. >> who has chinchillas in their apartment? another story. >> in. thunderstorms. a couple more. needed it. dry outside today. light rainshowers. heavier storms for folks around baltimore. around annapolis. one report of a -- maybe close to 3/4 inch hail. next couple days able to use umbrellas a bit more. outside. our temperature. one more batch coming in. 78 degrees. officially since july. less than 2 inches. a third of our average. look at the temperatures right w. 78 here. 79 to our north. a lot of 70s where the showers have come through. here you can see the overall flow. that pattern in the atmosphere. in and around with a humidity and finally. enough boundaries. we are getting some showers and thundershowers. the batch that moved through baltimore, earlier has

. >>> in tonight's living smart focus, it looks like the maytag repairman will be busier these days. the company is recalling 46,000 maytag magic chef and performa refrigerators because they are a fire hazard. the models have been found to ovduate duelectr icalelectrica from september of 2000 to may of 2004. customers are being asked to call isth number 866-533-9817 to schedule an appointment appointment for in-home repair. >>> we have more on the recall on our website at wusa9.com. and click on living smart. >>> a small hero is hoping to make a big impact ♪ [ music ] ♪ her story is next on 9 news now but first here's harry smith with a preview of the cbs evening news. >> four years after hurricane katrina children are struggling. we'll show you how they are trying to pick the pieces. tonighthe pieces. tonight on the cbs evening news. . i never thought it could happen to me... a heart attack at 53. i had felt fine. but turns out... my cholesterol and other risk factors... increased my chance of a heart attack. i should've done something. now, i trust my heart to lipitor. when diet an

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little like cash for clunkers, but instead of trading in your old mustang, you can replace your rusty maytag. the program is expected to kick off in late october. consumers who buy a new appliance, anything from a refrigerator to dishwashers to a washing machine, even an air conditioner, will get a federal rebate check, when they but an energy efficient model, one that is energy star certified. rebates are expected to range anywhere from $50 to $200. each state will write its own specific rules about how much it will doll out, but unlike the clunkers program, you don't have to trade anything in. nationwide, the appliance industry has seen sales drop 15%, just this year. they're hoping the program will reel customers back into the stores, the same way the clunkers program did. >> we're hopeful it's going to work and bring traffic to their stores. help save energy, help consumers save money, and start building the economy and our industry back up. >> reporter: but critics wonder, where will it end? first cash for clunkers. now, dollars for dishwashers. could funds for flat screen tvs be just a

save 10 percent on appliances of $398 or more from brands like ge, maytag and lg. >> eric: the new developmentsrning in the search for three american hikers who are -- were grabbed by iran, taken into custody after officials say they wandered into iranian territory. the state department now working with the swiss to gain access to the trio. they are identified as shane bower, shara short and sean maxwell, said to be between 27 and 36 years old. a fourth friend of theirs from california, though, stayed behind. a long search for a missing american pilot now over. the u.s. navy does identify the remains of captain scott speicher, whose jet was shot down over the iraqi deserted on the first night of operation desert storm, back in 1991. and, high winds and heavy rain causing outdoor stages to collapse in alberta, canada, the accident killed one person and injured at least 40 others. this as thousands gathered for a country music festival which happened near edmonton. ♪ >> jamie: that time again, sunday house call and with us, "sunday house call" host, dr. easy dore ro

. >>> maytag is recalling about 46,000 refrigerators under four different brand names due the a fire hazard. the company said today there is a chance of overheating that can lead to fire. about 1.6 million similar refrigerators are recalled in march. the refrigerators in question are side by side and top freezer models made in black, bisque, white and stainless steel sold between september 2000 and may 2004. more nor information go to abc2news.com and click on the product recalls. >>> in 2 your health tonight, the food and drug administration is looking into claims alli causes liver damage. the fda says they have gotten more than 30 reports of liver damage in people who take over- the-counter weight loss pill and its prescription version xenical. but the agency has not determined a direct link between the drugs and liver injuries. glaxosmithkline, which markets the drug, says there is no evidence the medications can cause liver damage. >>> does a tweet aday keep the doctor away? many use it as a simple way to stay in touch with family and friends. health experts say it could be a gre

save 10 percent on appliances of $398 or more from brands like ge, maytag and lg. >>> making peace overbeer at she white house the beer summit got us thinking about alcohol and ourmanders commanders in chief. all presidents toast with acmpa champagne.ar until obama it has been rare tt ap president drink a beer in public. here is president roosevelt who had no problem sipping a cocktail and smoking an cigarette in front of the cameras. president bush doing a toastac with vladimir putin in 2001. bill clinton with russian president boris yeltsin in 1995. b that is not a beer buter here s president clinton with a beer. that looks like a nice guinnesd with a head on it.he we are inspired about all the talk about beer. it might be time to stick around i and have a cold one.ande that is a wrap on news watchpn for this week. thanks to melissa, jim, angela. and kirsten. thanks very much for watching. ladies, gentlemen, thank youeig for being here, we appreciate it.y cheers and thank you very much for watching. take it. ginger ale. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc.

the customer team is investigating the issue at maytag. >> love knows no bounds or species. this person is caring for the piglet. the south cannot produce enough milk for the baby pigs. and some ducklings' have been adopted by others. they are following their surrogate mother around the farm. very cute. maybe they can take the ducks here. the annual pop a plunge is occurring. about 70 dogs jump in and as women. $7 for each dog into the water. the money goes to the humane society. >> maybe you can provide them goggles. >> still dealing with the same few things we have been looking at all morning. the delays, but we will give you a live look outside coming up. >> rain showers and thunderstorms later on this afternoon. currently a beautiful shot of the harbor. 71 degrees at the airport. your forecast is up next. your forecast is up next. ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. >> a state delegate says he plans on

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little like "cash for clunkers" but instead of trading in your old mustang you can replace your rusty maytag program is expected to kick off in late october. consumers who buy a new appliance, anything from a refrigerator to dishwasher to washing machine, even an air conditioner will get a rebate check when they buy an energy-efficient model. one that is energy star certified. rebates are expected to range anywhere from $50 to $200. each state will write its own specific rules about how much it will dole out, but unlike the "cash for clunkers" program you don't have to trade anything in. nationwide the appliance industry has seen sales drop 15% just this year. they are hoping the program will reel customers back into the stores the same way the "cash for clunkers" program did. we're hopeful it will work and bring traffic to the stores. help save energy, help consumers save money and start building the economy in our industry back up. >> reporter: critics wonder where will it end? first "cash for clunkers." now dollars for dishwashers. could funds for flat-screen tvs be just around the corner

he was the first mate, second maytag repairment, also station manager. >> that's right. >> i've got a lot of heros. i don't get hung up on turkeys. maybe that's one reason. there are a lot of novel people here that doing their best and a whole lot better than anyone thought they were going to do. and they are heros to me. the ones that are trying hard and making it -- a lot of young people i know were given everything to a silver spoon. they frankly blew it. it's a classic second or third generation businesses that were built up from scratch. the second generation sort of let it to go pot. just a lot of them. as i told first president bush, he said if you want to sent me here, here's what we have to do. if you don't want to do that, we don't want to go. bush said he wanted to pick up that radio and get right inside the ears of the squad leader. he wanted to pick the phone up, but he didn't. once they punched the button, gulf war was over in three weeks. anyways, we have a whole bunch of -- he's one of mine for what he did. that's a bunch of other stuff. besides, anybody -- any admiral

he was the second maytag repairman. also he was a station manager. >> that's right. >> i have a lot of heroes. there are just -- in fact, i don't get hung up on turkeys. maybe that is one reason. a lot of just normal people your. they're doing their best. doing a whole lot better than anybody ever thought there were going to do. they are heroes to me. the ones that are trying hard. a lot of young people, i know, are given everything on a silver spoon. they just, frankly, blew it. it is a classic second generation are third-generation. build up from scratch. the second generation, they get to pot. just a lot of them. first president bush. you want to send me there? this is what your going to have to do. the back to mop. president bush said a lot of times you want to pick up the radio. if they can get right inside the years, a squad leader right in the middle of combat. and schwarzkopf had the first gulf war over in three weeks once he punched the button. of course i went to the same high school he did. in newark, i have

maytag recalled 1.6,000 last week.xperience electrical failure in the compessor which could cause a fire. if you would like more information on this recall log on to wbaltv.com and click on "consumer." another recall. 200,000 frigidaire stoves. the recall involves kenmore elite and two other ranges. depending on the model, the surface heating elements turn on spontaneously and fail to turn off after being switched off or heat to different temperatures than the one selected. they have received 126 reports of these incidents. consumers should stop using the ranges immediately and contact frigidaire for a free repair. as always, more information on wbaltv.com and click on "consumer." >> you could call this the "kids version of cash for clunkers. " toys are off is offering 20% off in exchange for used and potentially unsafe kids equipment that includes cribs, car seats, or high chairs. the old products will be destroyed. the -- toys r us says if it is popular enough, it could be extended. >> actress jessica beel is one of

maytag kennedy rest in peace.ost: we hear next from the former senator -- what was your relationship with senator kennedy? guest: we were elected on the same day and served together for 18 years. we were on the judiciary committee. this is more than a loss of a senator and colleague. this is a loss of a friend. host: as for a short friendship is concerned, being collected together, talk a little about the relationship during those first days? guest: ted and i came to the said it in january 1963. that was a very exciting time. we had president kennedy in the white house. also later, with bobby. in 1964 we passed the landmark civil rights act. ted and i were on the judiciary committee and there was a group of us who were determined to get this done. your former caller talked about lincoln. this goes clear back to the emancipation proclamation that we have not really guarantee to the minority voters full equal opportunity. the act did that in 1964. in 1965 we passed the 65 voting rights act. we were very active in th

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