kevon neal surrendered around midnight after an intense policeman hunt. >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan in beltsville. police say officer morris died trying to camp a couple suspected car thieves. here -- catch a couple suspected car thieves. here at the station they take a small measure of comfort that both those suspects are now off the street. police carted kevon neal off to jail and reporters asked him if he felt any responsibility for the crash that killed officer adrian morris. the young officer was allegedly pursuing neal down i-95 at speeds up to 100 miles an hour. >> you're being blamed for his death. should you be? >> no. >> reporter: police arrested neal's alleged partner kenneth mitchell the day after the crash for alleged felony theft of an automobile. prosecutors have yet to charge either in officer morris' death, but state's attorney says if she can prove that they caused the wreck, she could level vehicular homicide charges against them. >> we're going to be fair, but we really do have an eye toward doing justice in this case. >> reporter: officer morris a funeral is sch

neal armstrong was 82. president barack obama called armstrong one of the greatest of american heroes. >> police gunfire injured nine people and unluckily bystander who is witnessed the shooting outside the empire state building, the nine were hit as officers fired 16 shots at a man who killed a former coworker. the gunman was killed in the exchange. the threat of tropical storm isaac caused republicans to rearrange their convention plans. all of the major events have been pushed back to begin no sooner than tuesday afternoon. the gop will be left with a three-day convention. . >> let's talk about tropical storm isaac. taking aim at south florida as it cuts a path across the caribbean. rob is in the severe weather center. when can we expect isaac to reach florida? >> the southern tip as early as tomorrow. the keys and even in miami as this thing makes its way there. 350 miles from key west with 60 mile an hour winds. it's just now reemerging into the caribbean or the southern atlantic and into the florida s

neal heyward worked from home in the chinese capital. his car complete with 007 number plates remains outside. the british government insists he wasn't a spy, but his life and death remain shrouded in mystery. >> sreenivasan: a family aide and four police officers will also serve time in prison for assistinin the murder plot. in south africa, striking miners were given until tomorrow to quit striking and return to work. last week, police shot and killed 34 striking miners outside the platinum mine. others were still missing four days after the incident. the workers were originally told they had to come back to work today or face firing, but lonmin p.l.c. said only about 30% reported for duty. a new round of lightning strikes sparked more wildfires across the western u.s. today. thousands were forced to evacuate, and crews fought to control the blazes. lightning and dry conditions were also to blame for a fire ignited on saturday in northern californ. wshour correspondent spencer michelhas this rort. >> reporter: lightning lit the dense t

with those words astronaut neal armstrong set foot on the moon. the dream had finally become a reality. the man who commanded the apollo 11 space craft died yesterday of complications from heart surgery. he was 82. this morning, we'll take a look back at a quiet american hero. >> it's an interesting place to be. i recommend it. >> cowan: he traveled to where no man had ever gone. >> the eagle has landed. cowan: did what no man had ever done. 600 million earthlings were watching on. >> that's one small step for man. one giant leap for mankind. >> cowan: and yet to his death, he remaind modest, even retiring. this morning we remember neal armstrong and that one small step. and then we're off to camp and not just any camp. we'll spend some time at the hole in the wall gang camp established by the late actor paul newman. martha teichner is our guide. >> the hole in the wall gang, that's me. >> reporter: paul newman took the name from the film butch cassidy and the sun dance kid. but instead of a hideout for train robbers, the hole in the wall gang cam

kevon neal, de 23 anos de fort washington, se entrego hoy a las autoridades...e neal, conducia el auto que los agentes estaban siguiendo sobre la interstatal 95, en beltsville, el pasado lunes cuando su patrulla se salio de la autopista y se estrello... el proximo lunes inicia la convencion republicana en tampa, la que se prolongara hasta el jueves 30 de agosto.. . hoy el jefe de campana de mitt romney, dio a conocer el programa del evento... natalie perez, nos amplia.. en un cambio de secuencia como convenciones anteriores donde el nombramiento formal a la presidencia por lo general se lleva a cabo de la segunda a la Última noche de la convenciÓn . el gobernador mitt romney serÁ nomidado oficialmente antes de lo acordado "sera nominado este proximo lunes"... el anuncio se llevo a cabo esta maÑana en una conferencia vÍa telefÓnica el pase de lista delegados se llevara a cabo en un corto periodo de tiempo con el fin de evitar llamar la atenciÓn sobre dos problemas potenciales: desde los partidarios de ron paul... y el posible impacto de la tormenta tropical nos e

. >> reporter: neal armstrong was the first of 12 men to walk on the moon. he and crew mate buzz aldrin spent more than two hours on their historic walk and planted an american flag on the lunar surface. the date was july 20, 1969. and an estimated one in six around the globe watched the landing unfold. the crew returned to earth and a hero's welcome. but armstrong accepted the adulation reluctantly. biographer james hanssen says that was partially because armstrong felt many others deserved more credit than the astronauts were getting at the time. >> he was always a fairly shy, introspective person. he didn't like the limelight much. and now finding himself in such bright lights he withdrew even more. neal just felt like, you know, all the attention on him was just out of place. he wasn't really... it wasn't false modesty ever. it was how he really felt about it >> reporter: neal armstrong was born in a small town in ohio in 1930. he became a navy pilot after college, flying dozens of combat missions during the korean war. then he spent more than a decade a

abc's neal karlinsky comes to us now from sutterville, idaho. >> reporter: we're driving into the fire zone. >> the area. >> reporter: thank you. getting into idaho isn't easy. a huge wildfire is burning. the roads are choked with heavy smoke and long lines of firefighters. in the front lines we met teams from michigan, electrical alaska and oregon. tom colin is has been fighting fires 50 years. he's working construction in the off-season. >> you become a junkie and like this stuff. it's not for everybody. some get out sheer and panic. i've been doing it for enough years, it's like, no big deal. it could be blowing up in front of you and feel the heat but i ain't running. >> reporter: across the sweltering west for thousands summer has turned into a nightmare of scorching earth. just take a look at the map. more acres burned this time this year more than anytime in the decade, more than 7 million so far. and it comes in the middle of a massive drought coating 61% of the nation. made worse that july and in the west was the hottest since 1936. >> when we see long-term drought, very large

prince george county police say he and his partner were chasing man kevon neal and another when they lost control and crashed. himselfr suspect turned in earlier this week. both are accused of stealing a car which led to the chase. brad bell is speaking with police about the arrest. on that coming up at 5:00. happening right now, people in remembering one of the trainkilled in derailment earlier this week. the funeral service for nass began an hour ago at the church of the resurrection in ellicott city. was a student at james madison university. arafat and has set up a scholarship in her name. forings will be held today student killed in that crash. s funeral will be tomorrow. was a nursing student at the university of delaware. the investigation of 17-year- stanley's death is wide open. broke into her home in g and shot her while in bed. she was a star in the science program in high school, flowers high school. started any had group.g doctors somebody who had no concern life at all. when you kick somebody's door o in and start shooting a young person, that is premeditated. >> invest

it began as you said, right here. >> this is 24-year-old kevon darnell neal. take a good look at him because police want your help to find him. he led police officers adrian morris and his partner on a chase. >> the investigation revealed the actions of the suspect vehicle caused a reaction which cost an additional reaction from the pursuing officers. >> morris lost con flipped. he was killed. >> he is one of the nicest police officers who had ever been in my station. >> check out this footage. minutes later, you will see martin's running after that great acura. -- grey acura. this pair had allegedly been stealing from cars while the owners pumped gas. >> three days in a row. >> when they saw them again on monday, the call police. incredibly the acura drove by while the officers were still at the station. the owner pointed them out and the chase was on. within minutes, morris was dead. >> i hope the police catch him. >> he died in a tragedy. >> for now, police say the two suspects are only facing car theft charges, but the investigation continues. they are goi

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the man is 23-year-old kevon neal and he surrendered at police headquarters around midnight. a reporter asked him do you feel responsible for the death of officer adrian morris during ha chase that hit speeds up to -- that chase that hit speeds up to 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: you're being blamed for his death. should you be? >> no. >> if you think you're going to terrorize the people of this community, we will go after you and bring you to justice and that what is this police department has done. >> neal and his alleged accomplice kenneth mitchell are charged so far only with the felony theft of an automobile, but those charges uld be upgraded to vehicular homicide. >>> could the very same burglars be behind three bank break-ins in d.c.? at least one crook punched through the walls overnight in georgetown trying to get the cash and as scott broom tells us, it was all caught on camera. >> reporter: a bold burglar caught on camera at 2 a.m. today after breaking through walls in a failed attempt to get to an atm machine. the damage left behind at the m&t bank at 1420 wisco

neal. neal cavuto is next. it is cheap unless it is our debt. i am neil cavuto. and 60,000 trillion is where our debt is headed. it is a number that the president's debt commission wants to cut . lawmakers want to cut the debt commission out of the debate. questions about the simpson-bowl plan would cheapen the debate. >> dagen and charlie . gary, to you first, do you get a sense from this, that democrats are leery about the issue? >> i get a sense that democrats realize they lost the midterm elections in a big day just because of the issue. if the deficits and the spending get front and center, there could be heck to pay on the democratic side. numbers are out of the hand and obviously in the midterm, a lot of people cared about what we are saying temperature is not just what happened but the deficit will grow crazily. this needs to get front and center and the republicans should not allow them to put it off. by the way, charles. i wanted to thank you and dagen for filling n you obviously did well. >> my show didn't air. >> remember it is cavuto . >> remember to

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neal is the second suspect wanted in connection with the death of police officer adrian morris. morris died on monday. he and his partner were investigating a theft at a shell gas station on sandy spring road in belksville. investigators say the suspect sped off and police gave chase. at some point during the pursuit on i-95 southbound the officers lost control of their car and crashed. >>> two children, ages 4 and 6 were killed in a fire overnight. flames broke out around 10:00 last night in the family's home in winchester, virginia. medics rushed one victim to a nearby hospital with severe burns. crews are still working to determine exactly what caused that fire. and the red cross is assisting victims who survived the blaze. >>> no motive and no suspects so far. police are still looking for new information in the murder of a promising high school student. 17-year-old amber stanley was gunned down inside her home late wednesday night. police say they have no description of a suspect. and they don't even know if this was the work of one person or several people. neighbors say th

i'm neal karlinsky, in seattle. >> that's the million-dollar question now. if or when armstrong is banned for life, he will be vulnerable to a slew of legal action from past sponsors, insurers and possibly even the u.s. government. all of them could bring legal action, demanding the return of millions of sponsorship dollars. >>> our other big story this morning, tropical storm isaac, moving quickly this morning towards haiti and the dominican republic. >> the latest projected path has isaac making its u.s. landfall next week, along the gulf coast. but the coast is still not clear for tampa and the many republicans gathering there for their national convention. abc's tahman bradley has the latest. >> reporter: tropical storm isaac is whipping through the caribbean islands. 600 miles wide, with winds up to 50 miles per hour. the storm has flooded parts of puerto rico and neighboring islands. isaac's projected path puts it into the florida keys on sunday, where residents are getting ready. >> just have to deal with it. it's where we live. >> today, we can relax

i'm neal karlinsky, in sutherville, idaho. >>> those fires come, during a historic drought that's also being blamed for backing up traffic on the mississippi river. dredging is clearing the way in most cities. but an 11-mile stretch of the river remains closed near greenville, mississippi, where 100 boats and barges are still waiting to go by. water levels are now at their lowest in nearly a quarter-century. >>> republicans have until 6:00 p.m. eastern time tonight to convince missouri congressman, todd akin, to end his senate bid and let someone else run in his place. they fear that his comments about, quote, legitimate rape, will hurt more than just his chances to win. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: paula, good morning. the pressure for todd akin to dropout is intense, partly because the missouri race is crucial to the republican effort to take back control of the senate. missouri congressman todd akin vows to keep his senate campaign going, even though this morning fellow republicans are relentlessly pressuring him to drop out. akin

neal karlinsky, abc news, washington. >>> thanks to neal karlinsky for the report.e public is asked to take action and avoid rolling blackouts. a flex alert, asking power customers to scale back. students from several schools in san bernardino were dismissed early because of air conditioning problems. >>> it will be another scorcher in the west. expect pockets of thunderstorms in the southern california mountains and four corners region. severe storms, dakotas to duluth. and thunderstorms from boston to d.c. showers from new orleans to miami. >> 90s in the west, texas as well as along the gulf coast. mostly 80s from the midwest to the east. >>> scary, we were talking, west nile epidemic spreading so fast in texas that a state of emergency was declared in dallas. texas seeing the nation's worst outbreak. more than 380 cases, 16 deaths. health experts say the warm winter and rainy spring provided ideal conditions for breeding mosquitoes. that spread the disease. severely infected say the pain is excruciating. >> when i came in here thursday for the spinal tap i was --

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for "good morning america," neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >> as neal said, an epic fall from grace. >>> a lot of other news breaking overnight. for that, let's get back to mr. ron claiborne. >> hey, dan. how much cash does apple have? $50 billion? they need another billion dollar. they may be getting another billion dollar. we begin with a major victory for apple in court. a jury in silicon valley, california, has awarded the giant over $1 billion in its patent lawsuit against samsung, saying the south korean rival stole features made popular on the ipod and ipad. the judge has to decide if samsung has to stop selling the products that infringe on apple's patents. >>> and u.s.-led forces appear to have taken out a couple of high-value targets along the border of pakistan and afghanistan. they killed the leader of a pakistani taliban. and a separate strike in pakistan has reportedly killed the operational leader of the haqqani network, the group responsible for some of the most brazen assaults on bases and cities. >>> now, to a frightening scene in silver spring, maryland. a driver

chris neal is playing well.ut back up nose tackles have two or three sacks like he did last year so i think we have a lot of talent and versatility. >> nats pitcher jordan zimmerman was named the nl pitcher of the month for july and he now joins stephen strasburg and gonzalez as the only nl trio to win in the same year since the 1979 houston astros. and jason werth is back. he's been sidelined since may 6th after he broke his left wrist against the phillies. before the injury he was batting .276 with three home runs and 12 rbis. well the nationals have played 75 games in his absence but tonight werth is back. he's in the line-up and will be hitting 6th. so it is the nats and phillies tonight, game three, the nationals hoping to avoid the series sweep at 7:05. brian. >> thanks. one last look at the forecast. >> maybe an isolated storm around tonight, brian and a few por around tomorrow afternoon. get ready for another day in the mid-90s. it is a steam bath out there, hello august. >> and there you have the news e

he is 24-year-old kevon neal of fort washington. prince george's county police tell us it all began at this gas station out on route 198 in bower lane in west laurel. officer morris around his partner were checking out surveillance video of a couple of crooks. they were stealing women's purses while the drivers were inattentive and pumping gas. at the very same time, the bandits came back on the lookout for more victims. >> he has a very good mind for remembering things, and he remembered exact details about the car. and he told him that is the vehicle. >> well, the officers gave chase. and in the midst of all of that, they crashed into a ditch on i95. that's when morris was killed. the passenger in the stolen cars already been found. neal, however, is still on the run. >>> also new at 11:00, surveillance pictures of an armed robbery at a gas station in the land over hill station. this happened at 1:00 this morning. if you know anything about it, call crime solvers 1-866-411-tips. if you have any information, you can remain anonymou

neal karlinsky, abc, seattle. >>> and in dallas tonight, they're mobilizing against a different kind of threat. the outbreak of west nile virus we told you about last night. for the first time in 45 year, the city and county will conduct aerial spraying of insecticide throughout the night. a desperate effort to curb the mosquito population. there is up list to the chemical mist, but the mayor says, i cannot have any more deaths on my conscious because we do not take action. the virus killed ten people and caused at least 200 others to fall ill in dallas alone. >>> and we head overseas too u.s. forces fighting the long war in afghanistan. a black hawk helicopter crashed, killing everyone on board. seven u.s. troops, three afghans and an interpreter. and abc's martha raddatz has been looking into what happened tonight. >> reporter: diane, it's not certain that a helicopter was shot down but there were no weather problems, no indications from the pilot of mechanical failure and the helicopter was flying deep in enemy territory. this was a special missions operation with two navy s.e.a.l

it was august 22, 2010, just after midnight. 31-year-old neal, a graduate student at catholic university was biking home on the way back from work when he was shot to death just off sherman circle. police say the motive was robbtragic all around. >> reporter: the murder drew immediate calls from residents and lawmakers to improve the lighting in the neighborhood. >> my friends' lights are the most important, most efficient crime prevention tool we have. >> reporter: tonight the lights were turned on for the very first time and residents here could not have sounded any happier. >> it's getting darker sooner and a lot of us like to walk our dogs in the park so we feel much safer. >> there was a murder here not too long ago, actually about two months ago about a block over. it's good to have extra light around, extra safety. >> reporter: the trial of the young man accused of killing neal is now under way downtown. matt jablow, 9news now. >>> 4:33. we are headed to campaign 2010 and the republican national -- 2012 and the republican national convention. representative paul ryan accepted his

the feel-good factor is high, inspired once again by kneel armstrong's he -- neal armstrong's heroicievement. an astronaut will one day step foot on mars, they hope. >> i wonder if anybody out there is actually listening and what they'll make of that if they are. now to an orchestra which has overcome amazing obstacles. learning an instrument is hard enough but just imagine doing it in a war zone. that's exactly what some teenagers in iraq have done and often their only instruction came from the internet. david has gone to meet the national youth orchestra of iraq. the group dubbed as the world's bravest musicians. >> ♪ >> my name is -- >> teenagers can get forbidden things in secret. a girl playing a western instrument and growing up in baghdad, she lived in fear. >> when i first started, it was very hard for a girl to play music. my house was very far from my school, and the cello case is very big so people would always notice what i was carrying. >> in 2003 when britain and america invaded, that was the end of music lessons. but she persevered. >> just downloaded music, sheet musi

diane. >> neal karlinsky reporting the smoke behind him from the fire lines to the campaign trail. all four candidates full throttle today. the president came out swinging. the vice president caused a dustup. it's "your voice your vote" and abc's david muir reports in from the battleground state of ohio tonight. david. >> reporter: that's right, diane, we're in ohio where mitt romney will speak a short time from now. mitt romney, his new running mate, paul ryan out on the trail today. the president and vice president, joe biden out, too. and what they said, some argued, turned personal today. the boards on the debate over how to produce energy and jobs, mitt romney in coal company taking on the president. >> i see how he's been waging war on coal. >> reporter: president obama on wind power, blasting romney, today going there for the first time. talking about that story that's followed mitt romney where he strapped the dog to the roof of the car while driving the family on vacation. >> that's what he said about the car. you can't drive a car with a windmill on it. i don't know if he

i'm neale godfrey. >> susie: the days of worrying about spilling a drink on your keyboard could soon be a thing of the past. logitech has come up with a washable keyboard. while you can't put it in the dishwasher, it is hand-washable, and can be submerged in almost a foot of water. the full-size keyboard costs about $40 and will role out first in europe this fall. >> tom: so i can type from the swimming pool, maybe. >> susie: that's nightly business report for wednesday, august 22. have a great evening everyone, and you too tom. >> tom: don't drink and type. goodnight susie, we'll see you online at: www.nbr.com and back here tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by wpbt captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> join us anytime at nbr.com. there, you'll find full episodes of the program, complete show transcripts and all the market stats. also follows us on our facebook page at bizrpt. and on twitter @bizrpt. r

abc's neal karlinsky has those details. >> reporter: despite early warnings, ground and aerial spraying, tonight health officials say the west nile virus is spreading. making this possibly the worst year on record for the illness. in just a week, cases have jumped 40% to 1,590. 66 people have died. with the season now hitting its peak, the centers for disease control is concerned. the virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, is a national problem. but the majority of cases fall into very specific areas. texas, south dakota, mississippi, oklahoma, louisiana and michigan are bearing the brunt of the problem, with more than 70% of all reported cases. and while most who contract west nile won't get sick, for those over 50 with weak immune systems, it's proving deadly. neal karlinsky, abc news, seattle. >>> and coming up tonight, a father and son rescue team saving lives in the storm waters today. ieve honor is not exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with