house speaker michael bush says he expects governor o'malley to call a special session early next month to expand gambling in maryland. it followed a late afternoon meeting today with his leadership team. members of the house and senate are being asked if they can be available august 8. david collins has that story from annapolis. >> falling a private meeting with his leadership team, house speaker michael bush declared governor martin o'malley is likely to call a special session early next month to expand gambling in maryland. >> i believe the governor has made that determination to go forward. >> under consideration, a casino for prince george's county. national harbor has emerged as a preferred site, but the competitive bidding process will be open to other locations. the proposal provide some tax relief to facilities impacted by the additional competition. the option of creating a special gaming commission did not hold up. >> the vast majority of people feel more comfortable with the legislature making the decision on tax rates rather than a commission. >> know what has confirmed th

he will talk about a potential legislative session with mike muller and michael bush. the governor says there's a better than 50/50 chance to call that session. they would bring the casino to prince george's county and legalize table games at all maryland casinos. >>> the owner of maryland live! says a casino there could put it out of best. the chairman says a new study shows that nearly afl of thalf casino's area comes from washington. the developer of national harbor where the prince george's county casino could be there. >>> a major milestone in the fight against aids. the food and drug administration just approved the first drug shown to reduce the risk of hiv infection. it's tracalled truvada. >>> the time right now is 6:06. video you have to see this morning. a man truly in the right place at the right time as a child falls from a third floor window. what he says he was thinking as she plunged towards him. >>> plus, when the heat can fire up some storms, weather and traffic on the ones. >>> corn crops may be suffering in the midwest but what about in northwest d.

with house speaker marshall book -- governor o'malley is scheduled to meet with house speaker michael bush on this today. any plan considered in the senate is likely to include a new casino in prince george's county was likely located at national harbor. prince george's county schools launched a special web site dedicated to the search for a new superintendent. it will feature the latest news on the search as well as feedback from residents. the school board is choosing a consulting firm to help find a superintendent. the current one will become the new head of the philadelphia school district. >> the federal government has approved $180 million to widen rte. 1 in the l fort belvoir. u.s. one will be expanded to six lanes. >> frederick, maryland, is breaking out the big guns, hoping to steer away birds. public works officials will be out today through friday using guns, hoping to scare off flocks of birds. the specially approved guns are very loud. officials will be firing them until sunday -- sundown each night. >> former vice president cheney is expected to speak today. he used to serve

michael bush says no conclusion consensus has been reached. maryland gov. martin o'malley is holding a special legislative session to pass both proposals. >> the new iphone will hit stores before you know it. >> two key changes that are when it is unveiled to public. dallas cowboy in big trouble. dez bryant attacked his own mother. what she said after calling 911. >> i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... watching abc 7 news at 11:00. >> d.c. police late this evening just released surveillance twoo in their search for suspects. linked to a violent attack last month. was taken at about intersection. the anyone with information on the cases as to call police. police released a surveillance video of a strategist at was the target of a violent attack. mercer was attacked near a 7- eleven. >> it happened near eighth street and maryland ave

house speaker michael bush says there are enough votes in his chamber to have passage. >> we will be calling a special session to resolve the issue. it will not only allowed us to move forward with the creation of additional needed jobs in the state but it will also allow us to be able to realize fairly quickly approximately $100 million in additional revenues for maryland's no. 1 ranked public schools. >> the bill to do that is still being drafted. it would allow a casino to operate in prince george's county and would allow table games in maryland casinos. one issue is taxing game revenues. there had been a special commission to address the issue. earlier this week, bush said the that was not a popular option in his chamber. recently, one casino operator said that it would not seek a tax break on such revenues. voters will ultimately decide whether to expand gaming the special session is supposed to start thursday august 9. we will have more on the story coming up. >> thank you. now to our other big story. final preparations are underway in london for tonight's opening ceremony. we

. >> governor martin o'malley and house speaker michael bush met with members of the delegation trying to reach a compromise that would pave the way for a casino at national harbor. jeff hager has more on how that can affect city's cut of the pot. >> reporter: spots have already become a real fit at anne arundel. it will ultimately bring the unarmed bandits to baltimore. it could cut in boasmght the -- both. the governor could address that. >> you sequenced the timing of the sixth so it does not come on line until 2016. that gives you an opportunity to see what the benchmark is and you have provisions to make sure that the city and the anne arundel county are held harmless in terms of local share. >> reporter: the city committed to a slots parlor five years ago as a means to cut the property tax rate and to build new schools. it can't afford to have a new competitor cut into the bottom line. >> obviously, with the addition of a third site, the local impacts would be impacted and we believe we can take the money, put it in prince george's county, anne arundel and divide it up. >> report

today the governor is expected to meet with house speaker michael bush and baltimore city leaders to . he met yesterday with bush and senate president mike miller. supporters want to build a casino in prince george's county and legalize table games at all maryland casinos. >>> today new jersey governor chris christie will be in town to help raise money for mitt romney's republican campaign. scheduled to speak at a breakfast here in the district in about an hour. meanwhile, there is more pressure from mitt romney to release more of his tax returns. former presidential candidate and texas governor rick perry says anyone running for office should be as transparent as possible. perry did not specifically name romney in his comments. >>> late yesterday, the fda gave an okay for millions of americans battling oh piecity and another o. there health problems. bertha coombs has more on that. >> huge breakthrough. it's the second drug approved in just over a decade. it's been over a decade since we've seen a new diet drug. the fda giving the green light to new weight loss pill that many doctors

house speaker michael bush and senate president mike miller met with governor o'malia to discuss the prospects for a special session aimed at expanding gambling to include table games and a sixth casino likely in prince george's county. the governor believes expanding gambling would be beneficial and terms of jobs and economic development. mr. davies said he supports the house as recommended proposal to form a special gaming commission to regulate casinos. house speaker bush has in the past voted against building a casino at the national harbor. when asked today if he supports the special session, he would not say for sure. >> just tried to make an assessment of where we thought people were in the middle of the summer and really came to no conclusions. >> it will take elbow grease and hard work and we need some elected officials to humble themselves and find a way to make this happen. >> that was senate president mike miller. he supports the governor in trying to get this plan done sooner rather than later. governor o'malley did not speak to reporters after today's meeting, but his s

the governor met with house speaker, michael bush and the senate president, mike miller this morning, trying to see if they could reach a consensus. right after, both bush and miller said they had more work to do. >> we need some elbow grease and hard work and we need some elected officials to humble themselves and ask and find a way to make this happen. >> try to make an assessment. where people were in the middle of the summer and it came to no conclusion. >> the two main issues facing the lawmakers, adding table games and the new casino at national harbor. they face an august 20 deadline to come up with a proposal in order to get it on this year's november ballot. >>> now o'malley did not speak after the morning meeting, but he did talk to reporters and he is quoted by the washington post as saying, i think we are making some progress. i think there's a strong opportunity to resolve this issue and to do it sooner rather than later. >>> even as we speak, the loudoun county board of supervisors is holding a public meeting on the agenda, whether all types of holiday displays should be

the house speaker, michael bush, believes that governor o'malley will call a special session in an effort to expand gambling in the state to allow table games like blackjack and to improve a casino in prince george's county. mgm resorts international wants to build an 800 million dollars casino at national harbor. >>> getting ready for high heat and humidity. temperatures could be in the triple digits tomorrow. is that so? >> that's so. if we don't hit 100 officially it will feel that way. 89 in washington today. 84 in hagerstown and with low humidity it was gorgeous out there. the heat all down to the south and west. 90s in the south and west but the heat is moving in and you will notice a difference. tomorrow morning the heat advisory extends along the i-95 corridor. most of the state of virginia except for extreme western virginia, it will still be hot for you too but the heat advisory in effect as the heat index will approach 105 tomorrow. the heat is about to be turned back on. >>> an interesting turn in that massacre at a movie house in colorado. federal agents tell nbc news that th

house speaker michael bush says a meeting with governor martin o'malley and senator wilson led to no agreement. lawmakers have had trouble reaching a consensus on allowing table games in putnam county. they have -- in prince georges county. they have until october 20th to decide whether to put gambling on the ballot. >> the governor says the decision needs to be made in the next 10 days. >>> race cars will be zipping around town for another grand prix. organizers say they've landed three new sponsors, dr. pepper, sunoco. last year's event drew in 160,000 spectators. >> a good time was had by all. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news at noon, stepping up the criticism. what presidential candidate mitt romney is accusing the president of now. >>> and: >>reporter: swimming is just one part of the grueling pentatholon. a baltimore county athlete is going for gold in london in a sport you've probably never heard of. >>> it's shaping up to be a hot and hazy tuesday afternoon. meteorologist bernadette woods will be back with our full weather forecast. please stay with us. ♪ [ male ann

were gathered for what could be a make or break meeting about expanded gambling at the office of michael bush tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. that will help state leaders determine if there is enough support to call a special session on expanding gambling. a nationwide helium shortage is causing problems in a number of areas. did you know it is used for and our eyes -- for mri's and scuba diving? >> local business owners say it has gone from a slight problem to a huge problem in the past couple of months. >> saturdays are packed with people getting balloons. >> it is what keeps balloons up in the air but every inflation is growing more expensive these days. blake rogers is an assistant manager at party city. >> we only have so much per month. once we are out, we are out. >> a shortage is being felt at this store and many other across the country. for them, it is a simple but frustrating issue of supply and demand. you get helium for natural gas. cutbacks in production, and mixed with an increase from health care, have contributed to the problem. helium is used as a coolant for mri magnets across the co

he has been frustrated with delegate house speaker, michael bush, who has been cool to the idea and represents anne arundel county, where the newest casino opened. well, today those two finally met face to face and baker told us it was a good frank discussion, which he hopes is a step in the right direction. >> the maryland live casino opened in arundel mills last month. one of five locations the state has authorized to operate. >> it's not going to drop las vegas in national harbor. >> but when mgm resorts unveiled a proposal to build a casino resort in prince georges county, the high stakes struggle ensued. the owners of maryland live opposed any. but others like prince georges executive russian baker are asking the governor to call a special sessionover the legislature. >> why can't the citizens of the state decide what happens to revenues in terms of the gaming revenues that would be able to come in? >> with no agreement so far, governor o'malley says he will not call for a special session at this time. but urged his special commission to keep talking. >> should we go to full table games o

. >>> in maryland, house of delegates speaker, michael bush, told lawmakers to get ready for a specialession next month on whether to expand gambling in the state. governor martin o'malley has been pushing for this session to tackle the issues of allowing table games as well as a new casino site. o'malley wanted lawmakers to reach an informal consensus before calling that session. >> to alexandria, where the waterfront will be changing, but there's a fight underway about what can be built. three lawsuits over the plan had been filed and opponents are planning to speak out against a planned hotel. peggy fox reports. >> just south of where those potomac river cruise parks, the city of alexandria is considering a proposal to build a five story, 121 room hotel right on the water. a group called friends of the alexandria waterfront is against it. >> it's too big, too high, too much bulk, and it does not conform in terms of its shape with the waterfront plan. >> the developer is car hospitality and the site is the old cummings warehouse. alexandria's waterfront plant allows for hotels, the z

the governor won't call a special session until he has agreement from house leaders like speaker michael bush who doesn't think expandedgambling would pass right now. the governor is trying to ease political rivalry among competing counties by creating a new gambling commission that would be about things like tax rigs. >> and there is an opportunity for the house leadership to coalesce around their leader and, if so, week get this done in short order. >> reporter: we can't tell you if or when the governor would call a special session on gambling, we can tell you that not everyone is on board with this idea. especially those who have can invested millions in opening up a new casino in maryland. it opens this year in arundel mills calling for a half million by the owners. the casino sites in maryland opened. and there is too much competition too close to their doors. >> and still, supporters are optimist they could they have go of the three pieces they need to make a deal. >> thanks to the governor's leadership and the fact the 98 is on bore, they're there. >> they can't get there without the m

house speaker michael bush says they will decide in the next few weeks whether to hold a special session. >>> two vehicles owned by harry thomas jr. are in the possession of the federal government. the feds plan to sell the chevy tahoe and victory motorcycle in an effort to recoup money he took from the addict. he is serving a three-year prison sentence. he admitted he used the funds to purchase the suv and motorcycle. >>> the woman in georgia who nearly died from a flesh eating bacteria has left the hospital and moved into a rehabilitation clinic. amy copeland was moved to atlanta today. two months ago she contracted a rare flesh eating bacteria after cutting her leg in a river in georgia. doctor removed her left leg, right foot and both hands in order to save her. she will have to learn how to use prosthetic limbs. >> she has come a long way. >>> doug is here with a look at the weather forecast. all quiet tonight? >> yeah. all quiet. a bit on the cooler side tonight. that is good news for all who are without power. you might be open up the window to get cooler and less humid air in the

he set to meet with senate president mike miller and michael bush. miller supports plans to add a casino in prince george's county and allow table games. bush is not yet on board with that plan. today's meeting comes a day after the governor met with prince george's and baltimore's mayor. o'malley says there's a better than 50/50 chance he will call a special legislation session. >>> the owner of maryland live! is picking a new appeal to lawmakers to keep the casino out of prince george's county. the company says nearly half of the casino's revenue is coming from the d.c. area. the company's chairman says the casino in prince george's county could be devastate for maryland live!. the developer for national harbor where it would likely be locating accuses him of being afraid of competition. >>> president obama is hoping to bring a record haul for his campaign with two fund-raising stops in the very red state of texas today. first, the president will visit san antonio where he will speak with 1,000 donors at that city's convention center. he will then

. >>> it's looking like lawmakers are getting closer to a special session on gambling, michael bush will meet with other democrats at 4:00 if the special session happens lawmakers will discuss adding another casino as well as adding table games to the existing casinos, we're going to stay on top of this and let you know what happens. >>> some are pushing the minimum wane to $10 an hour. jack young is joining the mayor in supporting the rebuild americaing act, could be voted on in the house of -- america act, could be voted on in the house of representatives and would raise the minimum wage to $10 by 2014. >>> he served in iraq and was fighting for his country and that's where staff sergeant brandon pepper was killed over the weekend. the 31-year-old who was in the special forces was killed when his unit was attacked. he grew up in baltimore county and graduated from kenwood high in 1999. he joined the reserves next year. his body was brought home to dover air force base this morning. >>> they want you to it take a close look at this sketch. if you know this man baltimore police want to h

house speaker michael bush said the group didn't reach any conclusion. governor martin o'malley said he could consider calling a special session on that issue later this month or in early august. >>> two vehicles for former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. that he bought with stolen money are now in the hands of federal government. the feds blan to sell the chevy tahoe and victory motorcycle in an effort to recoup money thomas took from the district. he is serving a three-year prison sentence for taking more than $350,000 from the district. he admitted using some of that money to buy the suv and the motorcycle. >>> mitt romney is taking some heat this morning from within his own party over president obama's health care reform law. republicans have called the penalty people must pay for not buying health insurance as a tax. however, romney has referred to that charge as a penalty when defending a similar health care reform law that he passed as governor of massachusetts. he vowed to appeal it if he wins in november. >>> virginia governor bob mcdonnell

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and the governor and house speaker michael bush are meeting with baltimore cities, the house of delegations and the mayor supports the expanded gambling to allow table games and-- in the planned baltimore casino e wants to call -- he wants to call a special concession once the agreement is reached. the proposal has complicated the compromise. >>> the twins took advantage and took a beating to the o's. we are talking 6-4. last night's game was better than monday, the final score 19-7. the twins had 3 hits and rbi and the o's adam jones hit a 3- run homer. so baltimore kept things more interesting. >>> stay with us this morning. if you are waking up with us, you should be thinking aboutmaybe work out a lot of you do -- working out. a lot of you do. soon you may be grabbing pills many we will tell you about a new pill and what the fda aprobed that could help you shed more than 20 pounds. >>> and we know the beaches are a great place to get away, butyou might want to stay there especially after hearing the latest results about seaside living. >> all right. i am

governor won't call a special session at least until he has agreement from house leaders like speaker michael bush who has said he doesn't think expanded gambling would pass right now. the governor is prying to ease political rivalry among competing counties by creating a new gambling commission which would decide on things like gaming tax rates. >> perhaps now, there is the opportunity for the house leadership to coalesce around their leader and, if so, we could get this done, i think, and in pretty short order. >> reporter: while we can't tell you if or what governor o'malley would call a special session on gambling, what we can tell you is that not everybody is on board with this idea especially the people who have invested millions of dollars in opening up new casinos in maryland. maryland live casino opened this year in arundel mills at a cost of nearly half a billion dollars by its owners. expanding gambling even before all five allotted casino sites in maryland have opened, the openers say. too much dpetion too close to their doors. still, supporters of expanding gambling in maryland say th

. >>> this morning, governor o'malley will meet with house speaker michael bush and senate president mike miller. o'malley says he would like to hold a special session to decide on allowing table games and casino sight in-- site in prince george's county. >>> 10,000 firefighters will come to baltimore for the annual fire expo. downtown landmarks will be lit up in red. the expo runs through saturday. >>> the american diabetes association of maryland host an event to raise money. doctors say diabetes is the second costliest chronic disease costing more than $4 billion a year. the two hour event begins at maryland science center in baltimore at 6. >>> charley sheen doing help -- charlie sheen doing help for the uso. actor now pledging to give 1% of his profits from the new fx show anger management to the military aid organization. the monies will fund an entertainment facility for injured troops in bethesda. >>> all right. so take a look at what's going on right now as we look at mount airy. we are looking at some beautiful skies this morning. we do have a nice sunrise across the area.

o'malley will meet tomorrow with maryland senate president and house speaker michael bush. he wants to resolve the issue before the november election. maryland voters have to approve any legislation that expands gambling. >>> a news4 exclusive this morning. we're hearing from a man attacked by two pit bulls. the attack happened yesterday afternoon along south oakland street in arlington. max says he got out of his truck and the dogs charged. he tried to scare them off his property, he says he was bitten at least a dozen times. that's when his son ran out of the house and threw a shoe at the dog toss scare them off. >> i don't know how i got the croc, actually. i managed to throw it at it. >> they really went to bite me for my neck. that's when he was here. from here, he probably would kill me. >> now, police shot one of the dogs when it tried to charge an officer. the other was taken into kus to gi by the arlington animal welfare league. >> scary stuff there. >>> waking up this morning, a little humid out there. >> definitely that. 4:31. tom kierein is here to tell us what

. >> in maryland, governor o'malley scheduled to meet with house speaker michael bush again today to gambling. o'malley told reporters today he thinks the odds of a special legislative session on expanded gambling are now better than 60%. a plan is likely to include a new casino in prince to a discounter, most likely located at national harbor. it is 74 degrees 5:36. >> there's a new weapon aimed at the fight against the virus that causes aids. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] rtual wallet can help you be that peon who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> i'm here with the coast guard station in ocean city, maryland, reminding you to always wear your life jacket. >> good morning, washington. >> welcome back. a warm start to our tuesday morning. already in the low 80's at reagan national airport. in the belfort furniture weather center its 81 degrees to be exact. manassas, 72. hardly any clouds to speak of. a rapid warm up throughout the morning and early afternoon. high temperatures expected around 1

. >>> the governor is scheduled to meet with michael bush and miller, tomorrow about a special session. wjz will have more at 5 and 6. >>> 2012 grand prix of baltimore continues to gear up for this summers race. today organizers unvailed three major sponsors for this year's race, sonoco, dr. pepper 10 and giant foods signed multiyear deals, construction of the track will begin in two weeks the grand prix will take two city streets august 31st through september 2nd. >>> let's check the roads with christy breslin. >>> hi kai, hi everyone. big trouble northbound 795, accident at franklin boulevard blocking all lanes and really beginning to back things up the delay is solid back to the belt way as far as the belt way itself travelling on the inner loop, will kins avenue, to security boulevard north side inner loop minor slow down as you make your way over to hartford road on the outer loop, stock and go stevenson road to liberty northbound 95, crawling along, and two accidents, up in bel air area, 924 and thomas street at route 22 let's take a live look you can see there is a look at the a

won't call a special session at least until he has agreement from house leads are like speaker michael bush who has said he doesn't think expanded gambling would pass right now. the governor is trying to ease political rivalry among competing counties by creating a new gambling commission which would decide on things like gaming tax rates. >> perhaps now, there is the opportunity for the house leadership to coalesce around their leader and, if so, we could get this done, i think, in pretty short order. >> reporter: now, while we can't tell you if or when governor o'malley would call a special session on gambling, what we can tell you is not everybody is on board with this idea, especially the people who have invested millions of dollars in opening up new casinos in maryland. maryland live casino opened this year in arundel mills at at cost of nearly half a billion dollars by its owners. expanding gambling even before all five allotted casino sites in maryland have opened, the owners say with too much competition too close to their doors. still, supporters of expanding gambling in maryland s

the governor meeting with the house speaker, michael bush and the senate president, mike miller today, but they couldn't come up with a deal. as of now, we have two unresolved issues. should a sixth casino be added at the national harbor and should there be table games? like blackjack and other things? >> try to make an assessment. people were in the middle of the summer and came to no conclusions. that was about it. the breakfast was delicious. >> okay. good breakfast and all. lawmakers have until august 20 to come up with a deal to pass legislation to get the gambling proposal on to the ballot. >>> police down in tuscaloosa, alabama, say they arrested the gunman who opened a fire outside a bar hitting 17 people. >> police in alabama say they have captured the man in this surveillance video. he is suspected of injuring 17 people. four of them critically. in an early morning shooting ram pain outside a bar. >> we do have a suspect in custody at this time. it is a gentleman who went to the jasper area and made contact with law enforcement up there and he indicated that he was involved

. >>> speaker michael bush says next month's special session is to discuss gambling in maryland, specifically in prince george's county. >>> aids experts say it's not enough to focus on pregnancy and pills when working to curb the hiv epidemic. currently the united nations' main goal is to prevent mother to child transmission. during the aids conference underway now in d.c., experts say focusing on poverty and sexual violence is a major to keeping the virus from spreading. one in four people living with the disease is female. >>> a new documentary called "cut poison burn" focuses on the war on cancer and how the disease is taking a toll on our children. >> actress, director, and author diane ladd was in washington to promote this documentary and she sat down with our own sarah simmons to talk about it. we want to warn you, there is a graphic image in this story that you may not want your children to see. >> this is something that's near and dear to your heart. it's this documentary that is coming out that is called "cut poison and burn." i got to tell you, i saw a little bit of it online. the

house speaker michael bush to talk about that. lawmakers will decide on a measure to bring a casino to prince george's county and legalize all table games in maryland. casino live would be bad business for the whole state of maryland. the company's chairman says nearly half of the casino's revenue is coming from the d.c. area. he says a casino in prince george's county could be devastating for maryland live and the result would be two weak aseenoes that would generate less tax revenue and create fewer jobs. the developer of national harbor where the prince george's casino accused the company of being afraid of competition. >>> our time is 11:08. coming up, the latest on two mass shootings, including one near the university of alabama. >>> plus, what jada pinkett smith is tking to lawmakers about this morning on capitol hill. >>> is there any relief in sight for drought conditions now affecting half the country? we may have some answe >>> sfauloing developments in a shooting this morning. police just released this surveillance vide

yesterday he met with house speaker michael bush and state senate majority leader mike miller.call for a special session of the general assembly to talk about this more. that's where they would consider expanding gambling in the state including table games and possibly adding a sixth cuisine foe at a site in prince george's county. >>> the time is 5:35. i'm watching your money and your identity. we hear about identity theft on a regular basis, so much so, you may be tuning that information out, but you really need to pay attention because you could stand to lose cold hard cash. so how do you know your identity has been stolen? daily finance gives us these five red flags. number one, your crazy card gets declined for an unknown reason. if this happens you to, it could be a sign your account has been hacked. check your account immediately. take action immediately. number two, mystery charges appear on your statement. these purchases might be really small amounts but that could mean bigger problems if you don't take action. call that credit card company right away, even if this is

house speaker michael bush said the group did not reach any conclusion.governor martin o'malley said he would consider calling a special session on the issue later this month or in early august. >>> it appears maryland voters will decide how the state's congressional districts will be drawn up. proponents of the redistricting map say they received enough signatures to put the issue on november's ballot. the democratic control general assembly approved governor martin o'malley's redistricting map last year and critics say it favors democrats and not a fair representation of maryland's population. >>> harry thomas jr., the vehicles are in the of the federal government. they plan to sell them in an effort to recoup money that thomas took from the district. the former councilman is serving a three-year prison sentence for taking more than $350,000 from the district. he admitted using some of that money to buy the suv and the motorcycle. >>> 5:50. two navy pilots will not face disciplinary action for a jet crash in virginia beach into an apartment complex. the

now, i should mention that the speaker of the house michael bush, who has opposed gaming in the past was here today and he actually spoke at this press conference. so, there is a feeling of confidence that this time during a special session, a bill will pass. >> i think this is a difficult issue for lots of members of the house and of the senate. i don't know that there was one particular breakthrough. we just continued to work at the table to find a way to move forward. >> majority of legislatures, the vast majority of citizens. i believe support the full table games concept, which would go to referendum. the addition of a sixth site gives us the opportunity to take entoconsidi into consideration the means of other subdivisions. >> it's really about dollars going into the state of maryland and prince george's county. >> but there are still obstacles. this plan now goes to a referendum and will need to be approved by the voters in the state of maryland. again, though, the special session, the first step here takes place or at least begins on august 9th. reporting live in annapolis, m

speakers of the house michael bush believes they will hold a special session next month. he told reporters wednesday he thinks governor martin o'malley will call that session. lawmakers will debate whether to allow table games in maryland and whether to approve a new casino in prince george's county. if they say yes, then the issue will go before the voters coming up in november. >>> new at 6:00 this morning, patients at a maryland hospital are now being checked for hepatitis c and that is part of a nationwide alert. the hospital involved is in southern maryland and hospital center in clinton, maryland. more than a hundred people that were there in 2008 and 2009 may have been exposed to the disease by a former contract employee. the man was arrested in new hampshire. police say he exposed people there to hepatitis c by stealing needles, using them on himself and then using them on patients. >> he knew he had heptatitis c as of at least june 2010. he continued to divert drugs and permit paintedder is ring -- tainted syringes to be used on patients under his care. >> 6,000

the governor meets tomorrow with maryland senate president mike miller and house speaker michael bush. thinking of calling a special legislative session this summer. maryland voters have to approve any legislation that expands gambling. >>> team usa is working hard to prepare for the olympics. just 11 days away. but one team took time out of their practice schedule to honor our nation's troops. the men's basketball team visited arlington national cemetery yesterday. l.a. lakers star kobe bryant helped lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the entire team spent some time getting to know the chair machine of the joint chiefs of staff, general martin dempsey. >>> tonight you have a -- >> tonight you have a chance to once in a lifetime chance to see this year's dream team in action. dream team. right here in d.c. the usa men's and women's basketball teams are playing at the verizon center tonight. the biggest names in basketball have been in town all weekend. on saturday, they held an exhibition for troops and their testimonilies of the d.c. armory. as for tonight's game, playe

the house speaker michael bush said the group did not reach any conclusion. governor matt o'malley said he will consider calling a special session on this issue later this month or early august. >>> well, crabs may be harder to find for your july fourth feast than you thought. the department of natural resources said crabbing in the upper chesapeake bay is slowing because the crabbing season started early because of the warm spring. they reached record levels in the bay this year. more than 750,000 this year, up more than 75% from last year, but most are still juveniles and can't be caught until late summer or early fall. have to wait until then. >>> we now know who will be the third american women to run the. that means felix will get the final spot on the olympic team. the sprinters were supposed to race last night, more than a week after they finished in a dead heat during the olympic trials. >> i pretty much told her, allison, i'm not in the right place to run this race. i don't want to do a run off or a coin toss and you can run this and i wish you the b

house speaker michael bush says the group did not reach any conclusion. governor martin o'malley said he could consider calling a special session on the issue later this month or in early august. >>> 6:36. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with natalie morales to see what they're working on this morning. good to see you. >> good morning to you. coming up on this tuesday morning we're talking a lot about what you guys are, more intense heat will bake a large portion of the country today. this as city there's in the mid atlantic consider canceling fourth of july celebrations with more than a million people still without power. we'll have the latest. >>> also ahead, the georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacteria out of the hospital and headed to a rehab facility. we'll have new images of her relief and talk with her parents. >>> then a former couple's legal fight over the adorable dog featured on a popular website sammy in the city . >>> and record holder for the tightest parallel parking job ever attempts to recreate his amazing

the governor will discuss the issue with mike miller and michael bush.he governor says there's a better than 50/50 chance he will call a special legislation session to gudiscuss gambling. three say they support plans to build the casino in prince george's county and allow table games at all maryland casinos. now, the owner of maryland live! does not support the plan. the chairman says the study shows nearly half of the casino's revenue is coming from the d.c. area. he said the casino in prince george's county could put his casino out of business. the developer of national harbor would says he is just scared of some competition. >>> a new call for d.c. mayor vincent gray to take action in the deepening scandal over the 2010 mayoral election. yesterday council member jim graham told news4 it's time for gray to explain his role in the scandal and answer questions. three other council members have already said gray should resign. graham het with the mayor while the council was on official summer recess. gray has not responded to suggestion he provide more de

today the governor expected to meet with house speaker michael bush and leaders to talk about that issuehe met yesterday with that push and senate president mike miller. they want to build a casino in prince george's county and legalize table games at all maryland casinos. >>> former new hampshire governor john sununu is apologi apologizing. the romney supporter said the world envied the u.s. economy for businesses grown from the ground up and that it is the american way. he went on to say this. >> that i wish this president would learn how to be an american. >> later sununu tried to clarify and said the president has to learn the american formula for creating business. he then told cnn he shouldn't have used those words. today knowledge knowledge governor chris christie will be in town. he is scheduled to speak at a breakfast here in the district in just about two hours. meanwhile, more pressure for romney to release his tax returns. former presidential candidate and texas governor rick perry says anyone running for office should be as transparent as possible. perry did not specifically

house speaker michael bush is meeting with other democrats today. discuss adding another casino in putnam county as well as adding table -- prince georges county as well as adding table games. >>> don't be alairmed if you turn the fawsity on today and the water is green. the city's department of public works is testing for green dye. they're looking for weaknesses in those pipes. if you come in contact with that dye, no worries. dpw says it's nontoxic. back to new york for more of "good morning america." weather and traffic coming up in 30 minutes. >>> that is the dramatic video we first showed you right here on "gma" on tuesday. happening there in the driveway. the jackson children. all caught on tape. there are new details emerging about the family feud, the fight over the kids, what janet -- they supposedly called paris. we'll talk to randy jackson, he is on the phone right now. and we'll talk to him in just a moment to hopefully clear things up. >> we hope he can do that. >>> look at the shocking moment. a sea world trainer is viciously attacked

yesterday state house speaker michael bush told lawmakers to prepare for a special session next month. they're expected to discuss a large casino in prince george's county which could include table games and slots. >>> 7:10 now. still ahead, how a hepatitis outbreak in new hampshire has ties to our area. >> plus, making metro more accessible after hours. or during the late hours. we're going to tell you who is calling on the agency to keep the bus line less crowded late at night. >> first, though, it's back to the grid iron, everybody. we're going to check in with dave ross live at the redskins' training camp. exciting! >> here we go. as we head to the break, let's take a live look outside. really not a bad start to the day, but man, it is going to be hot today. tucker will have that for you. julie wright will tell you about the traffic problems out there. we've got more coming up when fox 5 morning news returns. it's 7:11. here's tom petty. ♪ baby why won't you trust me ♪ wow, look at this bed! this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom

a meeting at the governor's residence in annapolis with house speaker michael bush and senate presidentler ended with no real conclusion yesterday. >>> scary moment for one 14- year-old heading into the smithsonian metro station. this was the scene last night after his hand got stuck in an escalator. a metro spokesperson says that that teenager who is from canada was riding down when his flip flop got caught on the bottom step. now, when he tried to get his shoe free, his hand got stuck instead. it took firefighters about 40 minutes to free that young man. he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. >>> the penn state community is trying to get past the sex abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach jerry sandusky. >> recently we found out shocking new details about the university's lack of involvement in dealing with accusations against sandusky, but now the university is taking action in hopes of improving their image. >>reporter: tony and allison, the question where do they go from here. that's a question a lot of people at penn state want answered. there are still a

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here's a letter to the majority and minority leaders, signed by former bush administration secretary of homeland security michael chertoff, former bush administration director of national intelligence admiral mike mcconnell, former bush deputy defense secretary paul wolfowitz, former n.s.a. and c.i.a. director general michael hayden, former vice chair of the joint chiefs of staff marine general jim cartwright and former deputy defense secretary william lynn. and i quote from the letter -- "we write -- quite an impressive group, clearly bipartisan, nonpartisan. we write to encourage you to bring cybersecurity legislation to the floor as soon as possible. given the time left in this legislative session, any upcoming election this -- and the upcoming election this fall, we are concerned that the window of opportunity to pass legislation that is in our view critically necessary to protect our national and economic security is quickly disappearing. these security leaders went on to say infrastructure that controls our electricity, water, sewer, nuclear plants, communications backbone, energy pipelines and financial n

dusted off again in one nine hundred eighty eight and used by george herbert walker bush as campaign to defeat michael dukakis with the infamous willie horton ad to the general public the ad was hitting dukakis is soft on crime which is pretty ironic since it was dukakis his republican predecessor who changed the law to let willie horton out of jail and dukakis who ended the practice long before the election but even though the ad was a lie to the republican racists the dog whistle was loud and clear to our vote white vote republican the races turned out to caucus and even though it's getting pretty obvious and sometimes even embarrassing like when john mccain corrected a woman in the audience that obama was an arab republicans are still always falling back on dog whistle politics when things are tight sarah palin used in two thousand and eight and she talked about president obama palin or. terrorist used to begin in two thousand and eleven after the tucson massacre and she accused the media of blood libel a dog whistle term that has a very clear meaning to anti semites and just this year newt gingric

people don't know what he's talking about or who he is. >> schieffer: michael gerson, you wrote speeches for george bushst say, a very influential columnist in. >> they may have been taken aback. this was a genuine... a presidential candidate, the possibility of committing a felon. i think involved in three presidential campaigns, that's not politics as usual. i think it's a serious challenge. i think this is an obama campaign that tends to not just criticize but to vilify. this week they were really a combination of huey long and michael corleone. i think the romney campaign has had a tough time responding to this. does it work? i don't think it changes the fundamental dynamic of the campaign which is both stable and very close. but it's certainly changed the narrative and dialogue this week away from a very bad jobs report. >> schieffer: john dicker son, sum it up for us. >> as frank said, romney's argument is "i'm a fix-it man." the obama argument is "maybe, he uses bad parts, though." so when t obama campaign hasn't proved any decision mitt romney made led to outsourcing. but they've tied him down f

seeing now is very similar to the major attacks that were launched in 1988 against michael dukakis by george h.w. bushy george w. bush against john kerry, the swift boating. all three of these politicians come from massachusetts. i wonder if it's something in the water there. but what you're seeing is very carefully constructed box. there are small nails that go into the box and there's some big rivets that go in there. the small nails are things like this controversy the last three or four days of whether he was -- whether romney was in charge of bain capital from 1999 to 2002, but the biggest piece of this argument are the tax returns. romney is going to be hammered on these tax returns until he releases them, and a number of republicans are now saying that. >> let me show you also the way the romney campaign has counter-attacked because they have released an ad featuring journalists. watch this. >> when the president was elected, he talked about hope and change. whatever happened to hope and change? now it seems he's just coming right out of the box with these old-fashioned negative ads. >> by star