in new hampshire, social issue conservative candidates don't really do all that well. but you hit on something that's very important which is those two states, the people there because they get to go first, the people there take it as their civic duty to give folks a fair shake and i actually think that would benefit palin. you know, they're going to say yeah, we've read all this in the media about you but they will give her a chance to make the case to them directly. >> jim, one of the fascinating things about this picture is the flip side of what you're talking about, and that is the number of establishment republican figures, today peggy noonan, furious at sarah palin and saying she's terrible for the republican party. how does that impact those folks at the grass roots? and is it a problem for sarah palin? there seems to be this never-ending feud between her and the people on the john mccain campaign. i notice senator mccain hasn't said anything. >> and i don't think you're going to hear him say anything all -- although i had heard from one of his operatives he had

beaches getting a five-star seal of approval, hampton beach in new hampshire. ocean city, maryland. gulf shores beach in alabama. and laguna and newport beaches in california. you can read more at nrdc.org. >>> time for sports. a 15-inning marathon in st. louis. here's mark morgan at espn news. >> good morning, everyone. we begin with a lengthy major league baseball game in st. louis on wednesday night. the dodgers in town. facing the cardinals. two runners on. two out. brendan ryan, deep to left. manny ramirez going back. going back. manny draws a bead. makes the catch. nicely done. l.a. up one after seven. bottom nine. kobe rasmus breaks his bad. jonathan broxton blows the save. bottom of 11, that plates mark derosa. we are tied at 2-2. to the 12th we go. casey blake, the single to right. manny ramirez, trying to score from second. ludwig comes up throwing. manny, out at the plate. game stays tied at 2-2. to the 15th we go. one on. runners on the corners. dodgers playing in. the throw home gets brandon ryan. watch the replay. how close is this? russell martin, able to put the tag

as far as the newborn, police say the baby girl is in good condition at a new hampshire hospital. is, abc news. >> it truly is just such a bizarre and horrifying case. right now the family of julie corey has stepped forward and said they were getting suspicious early on bus the baby had a ribbon instead of the clamp you traditionally have on the umbilical cord. and they said she was breast feeding the baby under a blanket yet there was a bottle very close by. there were a lot of mixed signals. >> apparently it was during the autopsy that they were able to figure out the victim was eight months pregnant. they also said she had blunt head trauma that was the cause of death. sadly this is not even the first time something like this has happened. i remember near kansas city when i lived near there, a similar story happened there, too. very bizarre. >> it makes it no less horrific to hear the details, to think someone was capable of doing that to a pregnant woman. >> still ahead, the challenges every hour inside america's busiest emergency room. >> a rare look inside this frantic trauma

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this is drenching a horrible amount of rain here through the mountain areas of new hampshire, back through areas of massachusetts and just outside providence. providence has picked up two inches of rain. we also have showers and thunderstorms along a front from raleigh to norfolk. eastern carolina, you could get storms "early today." all that wet weather will exit during the day.

the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mrs. shaheen: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be dispensed. .the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mrs. shaheen: mr. president, i ask to speak up to ten minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mrs. shaheen: thank you, mr. president. time and time again we've heard that our health care system is not working. costs are too high. outcomes are too poor. and access is too limited. i agree with so many of my colleagues who have spoken out over the last several weeks that the status quo is not sustainable. we manufacture take action. we must all work together to ensure that every american has access to quality and affordable health care. mr. president, everyone deserves stable health care coverage that they can count on. regardless of the job they hold or the curve balls that life may throw. all americans should be able to count on insurance premiums and deductibles that won't continue to rise and eat away more and mo

i went up to new hampshire and talked about party building. i did the same thing in iowa.'m focused on electing republican governors this year. we got new jersey and virginia, two critical races and next year, 37 governor' races. that's what i got my mind on, 2009 and 2010. sean: you're right, it is too early but no doubt you will contemplate it at some point. key polling, what does this mean to you, in the swing state of ohio, quinnipiac poll has barack obama down 13 points from just in may and his disapproval is up 13 points. then we have this gallup poll that shows 40% of the country is conservative and only 21% is liberal. what does that mean even though republicans, conservatives are in the minority now to the extent they are? >> the first thing is means is while president obama was a charming, charismatic candidate, now that he's in office and the more people see of his policies, they realize these are very far-left policies and not the policies the average american wants. i testified today in front of a senate committee about the environmental climate change bill th

first, today, boston, providence, northwards through maine, new hampshire, a very ugly start to your day. stray storms from philly to d.c., also hal has see. by the time saturday arrives, look at the warmth. new york city near 90s for the first time this summer. detroit and cincinnati, typical storms. typical storms in florida. well, if you're watching wnbc 4 in new york, head to pelham bay park to hear music of the temptations and bee gees. that's your barry gibbs eastern event of the day. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. three films open facing an impossible task. no one will catch harry pot ter and the half-blood prince. it will take its second weekend with about $35 million. the strongest movie is expected to be g force, a film about highly trained james bond like guinea pigs. it will earn about 25 million and start paying back the 80 million it cost to make. and the weekend's date movie, the ugly truth, stagger katherine heigl. it's bringing strong female interest. it is rated r and that will keep the audience down. it should take 20 mill

in nevada the room tax maxed out and in new hampshire doing room and meal tax. massachusetts restaurant tax is 6.25% but also they are going to tax rv lots. >> oh, whoa. >> and in new york as i mentioned the internet preservation. so if you make reservations via the internet you are in for some trouble. this is not without opposition, especially from the national business travelers association. they say there can't be a worse time to do this. that occupancy rates are down by 55 1/2%. and because of that, you know, these room taxes they used to be at 14 billion. now they won't even make that number this year. so normally what i like to say to people is, okay, here's what you can do to help, well, there's nothing you can do right now. these taxes are just going to be the way it is. >> and be sure not to check a second bag when you take the plane. >> that 25 or $50. i know. it is crazy. >> thank you, lauren ashburn, "usa today." >>> the time is 6:19. >>> ahead the all star rosters are out. find out which national made the team. >>> plus, an epic finale at wimbledon.

not so bad from new hampshire to georgia avenue. now over to andrea. >>> an offensive explosion lights our look around major league baseball. the sports headlines are next. >>> but first it is the time for the signs of now. a rare animal was tentatively declared to be extent after several years of poaching and sports hunting. was it the west earn black rhinoceros, the golden toad or the black soft-shell turtle. find out if you have the correct answer when we come back. thursday, finally! dinner with the girls tonight. mmm... mexican, or italian? i really want dessert tonight. i better skip breakfast. yep, this is all i need. ( stomach growls ) skipping breakfast to get ahead? research shows that women that eat breakfast, like the special k® breakfast, actually weigh less. the special k® breakfast, now in blueberry. so why skip? when you can eat all this... and still weigh less. victory is... sweet. back with the signs of now. the answer is a, the western black rhinoceros. the animal, which was once widespread across the savannah of

and finally check out the outer loop here at new hampshire. you can see clear commute from here all the way over to georgia. no problems to report up in maryland. so far, andrea, over to you. >>> the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor are scheduled to begin at 10:00 this morning. the judge will almost certainly be confirmed thanks to the democrat's 60 votes in the senate but republicans are signaling the process won't be a free ride. >> she has criticized the idea that a woman and man would reach the same result. she expects them to reach different results. i think that is philosophically incompatible with the american court system. >> i disagree. this is a woman with a tremendous story. this is a remarkable judge. >> reporter: some legal experts characterize her as a main stream judge but in her 17 years on the bench she has a thin record on decisions like abortion, gay rights and the death penalty. she is the first hispanic nominee to the nation's highest court. >>> president obama says he wants to get to the bot

for 95 at new hampshire avenue is our next camera and that is great -- for 95 at new hampshire avenuereat -- 495 at new hampshire avenue is our next camera and that looks great. >>> a new airline is offering competitive prices. >> there is a small catch. to get the deal, you have to be a cat or a dog. it is just for animals. pat aiet airways caters only to animals. they promised trains pet attendance and a first-class ride in the main cabin. >> i wonder if they serve meals. >> we will see how they'd do. what can a car salesman do to get you behind the wheel of a new cart? give you a scalp massage? a miami dealership has a novel idea -- pampering their customer. while your new car gets an oil change, you can get a pedicure under the same roof. the man behind the idea says they are going after the female demographic. i'll bet the guys would like that, too. >> that is a great idea. >> instead of sitting there, you can get a hair cut. that is not a bad idea hello. >> you would do that. for sure. after 13 months at sea, a california teenager is heading home to make teenager. he is attempti

police said the baby girl is in good condition at a new hampshire hospital. abc news. >>> we have learned that katherine jackson and daddy rowe reached an agreement of custody of maeichl jackson's kids. people with knowledge of agreements -- catherine will have sole custody but rowe will that visitation rights and maintain legal parental rights as well. >>> a searing heat wave is eping their grip on the pacific northwest. seattle, washington, hit 103 degrees yesterday, that is the hottest them better in its history -- the hottest temperatures in its history. authorities are asking residents to conserve water so there will be enough to use in an emergency. i used to live out in seattle -- when i was then a grunge band -- but nobody has air-conditioning because you don't need it. i know it must be miserable right now. >> it is amazing. i was going through the travel forecast for wtop radio and san francisco was 67 today. the weather is an interesting thing. >> here we have such a stormy day but looks like today is more chalmcalm. >> for theos mt rt it shou be pr

police say she was arrested in plymouth, new hampshire., as she tried to leave the homeless shelter with the baby. the baby's mom was found dead in her apartment on monday. the landlord says a horrifying smell made him go inside. haynes was eight months pregnant and had three other children. >> she's so kind hearted, though, that she would let anybody enter her home. she was very lonely, very depressed and anybody that was willing to come sit and talk with her she'd let into her home. suspect lived in the apartment building with haynes in the past. she was arrested after police got tips from acquaintances who became suspicious when she turned up with a newborn girl. >>> 15 people were shot in one city in one violent night. shots rang out in several different incident before dawn yesterday. a teen bound for college and a basketball scholarship scholarship was shot and in critical condition. a mother holding a baby also got hit. police say no one has been arrested yet. >>> the wife of a north carolina terror suspect says the fbi tricked her.

the woman fled to new hampshire with the child. the baby girl appears to be healthy and is staying with an acquaintance of the victim. >>> this next story may be cute could have had a disaster spending. a utah boyce says it was too hot to go to church, so he stole his parents' car and went on a joyride. the kid was followed for 10 box as he weaved in and out of traffic. he got up to 45 miles per hour even though he had trouble reaching the panel. >> his speed was slow, but iraq tickly -- erratically. he would have to screw down the road to hit the gas. >> he went back to his home where he threw the car in park, and made a break for it. there he goes. investigators say he is too young to be charged but they just hope his parents to keep a closer eye on him in the future. >>> legislation to ban drivers from texting behind the wheel. is it worth it? new research questions the nutritional value of organic food. and doctor kim hammond from falls road animal hospital with a very cute puppy. you can e-mail your questions to petquestions@w

same sex marriages are performed over connecticut and what made maine, massachusetts, new hampshire, nd all of them to do that. they opened up a brand new housing for them and you could see that today. the facility among them and the avenue, they actually opened last month. but they did not get the official cutting out there for them and now, they are billing it as the one stop shopping for the modern income family for individuals trying to find places to live in d.c. raising traffics along them in the county, but as the correspondent tells us that the virginia department of transportation, they are believing that they will all prove to be safer and smoother. two of the four roundabouts at the corner, they have been built. detours, they are in place. in the long run, they tell us what the construction is done and that this will be a better place. that will be smooth to traffic and that is what we're looking for. that is making it out there each way. >> businesses, they are slower due to the construction project. but the bigger concern is just getting to the big area through the big ci

an acquaintance of haynes julie cory was arrested yesterday in new hampshire.y's strange behavior that broke the case. >> she came home friday later in the day with the child, which raises suspicions with the friends because she just called early that morning stating she had a child. they thought it was odd she was home a few hours after giving birth to a child. that made them suspicion. >> cory is charged with being a fugitive from justice. the baby girl is being evaluated. >>> a new report finding foreclosure rates are exploding in sunbelt states like california, florida and nevada. in the first half of the year the city of las vegas has the highest rate at 7.5%. that is six times the national average. >>> there was new unrest in iran this morning. hundreds of people defied a government ban and held a memorial for victims of that nation's post-election violence. the ceremony was held around the grave site of the young woman shot to death during the protests and became a symbol of the opposition movement. witnesses say some mourners were arrested. >>> a final

police arrested julie cory, an acquaintance of the baby's mother in new hampshire.also in cut ti. darlene hayes lived in massachusetts an was eight months pregnant when she was killed. cory's friends called police when they became suspicious of the claims she had just given birth in massachusetts. >>> there has been another tea lay in the michael jackson death investigation. the coroner says don't expect the autopsy results until sometime next week. this is the second time the autopsy results have been delayed. meantime, jackson's personal physician could face foreclosure on his las vegas mansion autopsy title company claims that dr. conrad murray is more than $100,000 behind on mortgage payments. >>> federal health officials have decided would should get the swine flu vaccine. as expected, a cdc panel says pregnant women and health care workers should get top priority. also on the list, children from six months to 18 years of age. parents and caregivers of infants, nonelderly adults with medical conditions an college age kids. the swine flu scare has reached capito

new hampshire. say it real loud. she says new hampshire. massachusetts. yes? >> new jersey. >> maryland. >> virginia. >> pennsylvania. >> connecticut. >> north carolina. i hope someone is keeping track. >> risk. rhode island. who else? south carolina. >> new york. >> georgia. >> how many have we got? i think i know the one-- delaware. and you guys know your colonies. you guys know your colonies. [applause] let me tell you about some of my favorite from a few of the-- you are going to have to hear about samuel adams. i have got what you call a captive audience. i used to talk about samuel adams because i worked on a book on samuel adams for five years and at the dinner table i would make my children listen to samuel adams stories and i would see them rolling their eyes. we would go out with a couple that were friends of ours and they thought i could see it but the other couple, my friend l manning whig look at judy and go like this and say, how was the samuel adams book going? it was kind of a family joke because i was working on a year after year after year an

she was arraigned in new hampshire court room on a fugitive from justice charge. monday, police discovered the decomposing body of 23-year-old darlene haynes inside her home. it was not until today that they found the baby girl at a homeless shelter in new hampshire. >> this is the best case scenario at this tragedy, that we have a child and it appears to be healthy. >> friends say she told them she had recently given birth. authorities in massachusetts said she could face kidnapping and murder charges. search warrants were served at the home of michael jackson's dr. conrad murray. investigators think the pop star was an addict. the warrants show authorities were seeking evidence for medical rule infractions including prescribing to an addict. the shell for release of a custody agreement making jackson's mother the permanent guardian of his three children. >> i think this puts to rest a lengthy and protected piece of litigation, and i think the children will benefit from that. >> rowe is the biological mother of the two oldest children. she has agreed not to seek

as far as the newborn, police say the baby girl is in good condition in a new hampshire hospital. vis, abc news. >>> cleanup continues tonight after a tornado touched down in new jersey. people reported seeing a funnel cloud in essex county yesterday evening. the winds were strong enough to topple a silo, crushed two barnes, and uproot trees. thankfully no one was hurt. >> knowing that my wife and kid wasn't here, i really wasn't too curbed about it. everything around us can be replaced. >> busy cutting trees and clearing limbs from the roadways. one farmer says he lost at least one cow calf that was picked up by the wind and blown away. >>> and now live to westminster, where the baltimore ravens are holding a news conference to announce they signed their number one draft pick, michael oher to a five-year deal. oher is an offensive lineman from old miss. really, an amazing story. homeless as a high school student, he is now a multimillionaire. oher missed the first two days of camp, but will be on the practice field tomorrow. you can see ozzie newsome there breaking it down for us.

new hampshire avenue. where is it going in the next hour? right across new hampshire right to the north of beltsville, over towards laurel. crossing 95 and crossing u.s. 1. back to the computer we go. we will talk about temperatures. those areas that received rain are cooled off. 77 in frederick, 79 downtown. 86 though in manassas. 81 in baltimore. tomorrow morning, should be quiet. partly cloudy. warm. 60s and 70s. winds north west at about 5 to 10. and then by afternoon partly. thunderstorm possible. highs 85 to 90. light winds but the storms tomorrow really will be few and far between. 9 micro cast model. even by 10:00 p.m. tonight i think we are still going to have storms to go through and may take awhile. midnight we are looking at storms then we get into early morning on friday just a mix of clouds and sun again. i don't think we will see much in terms of activity on friday or saturday. we will keep the chance of an isolated storm in as humidity and heat increases. get into friday night. maybe a couple sprinkles across the bay and afte

he's a new hampshire man who wants to return to new hampshire. he never talked outside the marble palace. she's much more out there on the stump already. so i think what you're going to find is someone who's able to get out her message much more than her predecessor and in that way she'll be like justice scalia. but right there in the conference room, i think she'll talk up. i don't think she'll be in any way shy about things. but will she immediately be a leader of the left? right now that's justice john paul stevens and nobody is going to quite dplace him yet, but she'll be a player for sure. chris: that's the question i'm thinking about. we've seen strong justice owes television, women especially, all day long on daytime -- you're laughing, too. talking about very aggressive personalities and i get the senseñr because she's big city, she'sette sonic, she comes from a tough background, that she's quite willing to challenge. would she challenge a scalia argument on original intent? >> oh, yes. wait, wait, you talk about big city. he's from queen

whatre they sayingn iowa and new hampshire and does it atter? >> it does mtter. after the last campan a lot of smart people n washington said sarah lin should go back up to jneau, run thestate and get a few more accomplishmes derneath her belt if hey -- s wanted to run for presint in her own rght. shedid not takethat advi. as should have learned by now, sarah palin marchesto her n drummer. it took a lo of the political establishment aack, her sudden decisiono quilt her term wit 18 mosss to go. but out in plaes like iowa and new hashire, the kickof places for the nomining ontests, you talk to the grs roots o the republican party and they largelyaccept her explanation fo why she's stepping down, the lawuits and ethics investigatins which she says are frivolous ae a distraction stott state and that the mediaas reall becomenvasive to her family. that last point is not ne to overlook becau for a lot of conservativ activists hey lump the press i with plin's critics on the left and say you guys have been hard on he for 10 months evr since she stepped on the naional stag

we see that firsthand in new hampshire.ently, more than 1,100 members of the 197th fires brigade which includes units from berlin, franklin, and manchester, new hampshire, received notice they can expect to be deployed to the middle east. fortunately, when these soldiers return home from battle they and their communities will have access to comprehensive suicide prevention training because of an initiative of new hampshire national guard and reserve national guard and reserve pilot program called the "connect" program that has gone beyond what is offered through the yellow ribbon program. to date, the connect program, which is administered by the national alliance on mental illness in newspaper num in news provided an interactive community-based suicide prevention training program. through connect, a guard men who returns home from active duty lens how to recognize the warning signs of suicidal behavior, how to respond to someone who shows those signs and where to direct that person to the services he or she needs. but the

we begin with an accident at silver spring at new hampshire avenue.te 270, here's a live shot for you from 121 to the capital beltway. lanes are wide open. other to jessica. >>> you may soon spot lime green ribbons around the district. as anita brickman reports they are designed to spotlight what some are calling a hidden epidemic, lyme disease. >> reporter: patients and advocates gather to watch closed door hearings at the ronald reagan federal building to share stories and frustrations of living with lyme. >> i started to have back pain in my late 20s and knee pain in 2003, 2004. and then 2005 started to have neurological pain. >> reporter: steven tom has mass is one of them. a teacher from virginia. after years of suffering and several misdiagnoses he was diagnosed with lyme disease last year. >> symptoms got worse. >> reporter: today he continues rounded of antibiotics and it is medicine he's paying for on his own because current guidelines don't call for such long-term treatment and most insurance plan plans don't cover it. >> your dreams of bein

. >> and a shocking crime out of new hampshire where a pregnant woman is murdered, her baby ripped from her womb. >> an olympic superstar michael phelps is not letting the earlier loss in the pool slow him down. how he got back on track. >> as far as our scans, nothing happening which is a contrast to late yesterday afternoon. i will let you know if we are in store for more. >> fairly calm on most of the major roads although we have an accident on southbound 95 in the city. we will update that and check a couple of downed trees in the area, next. >> a very good morning. 75 degrees. patchy fog around the area, one of those days where you can almost see the moisture in the air. we are dealing with the aftermath of the system that went through triggering several torn warnings. radar indicated tornadoes rolling through on the eastern shore. you can see it right there. it has moved north and the low is dumping rain up there. and we are seeing the aftermath. to very muggy. won't see a lot of break in the humidity until saturday. so that is something to look forward to as saturday will feel mo

former senator from new hampshire, now member of the congressional oversight panel, the t.a.r.p. panel, john sununu. lot to talk to him about this morning. futures have come a long way from being negative after we got these jpmorgan numbers. you've got china gdp, cit may be filing for chapter 11 later this week but jpm had earnings 30 minutes ago. straight to becky who's at earning central with the numbers and other names that may be worth watching today. >> thank you very much. jpmorgan reporting second quarter earnings a short time ago. the company earning 26 cent a share the second quarter. it did include one-time items. the street was only looking for earnings of four cents a share so this company coming in with numbers well above expectations. second quarter revenue at jpmorgan came in at $28 billion versus the $26 billion estimate. some other key points here, the company adding $2 billion to credit reserves in the second quarter. that brings the total to $30 billion. the company also strengthens core consumer and that helped offset a jump in the credit losses. take a look h

a little volume between new hampshire and georgia avenue. switching that shot, hey, virginia, how's it going, 66 eastbound we are dealing with a great drive from the fairfax county parkway to 50 to the capital beltway. moving along and take you to the maps and move it to annandale, virginia. we are dealing with a water main break that caused a big sinkhole out there that has crews working hard. little river and conwell drive we have two lanes getting by. one westbound lane getting by. to avoid this all together use columbia pike or braddock as analyte thattive. back to 395. heading northbound from duke on to the 14th street bridge, that drive is delay free. get my traffic updates on-line. follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name. >>> good morning, everybody. well, twitter has been hacked again. this is the third time since january. only time the hackers then leaked some confidential corporate documents to the popular technology blog tech crunch and they posted it on- line. what makes the story even more scandalous is those documents conta

michelle franzen has the latest. >> reporter: julie corey appeared in a new hampshire courtroom to be arraigned on a fugitive from justice charge. the police in massachusetts say the 35-year-old is suspected of cutting an unborn baby from a mother's womb. the baby girl was found at a homeless shelter in muslim otds, new hampshire, after a frantic three-day search. >> this is the best case scenario of the tragedy that we have a child and appears to be healthy. >> reporter: police made the grim discovery monday insid darling haynes' home in worcester, decomposing body was wrapped in a blanket and crammed into a closet. an autopsy revealed the horrific details. >> it wasn't until then we were able to examine the body it was determined that the baby was missing. >> reporter: police say corey was a former neighbor of the victim and the last one to see her alive. corey's friend alerted police after the suspect claimed to have given birth to a baby girl last friday. >> some friends became a little -- concerned about how she got home so early after just giving birth. >> reporter: haynes was 8

on the outer loop in maryland, from new hampshire over to georgia avenue, we're doing okay. have an accident at the bw parkway. it looks like 270 southbound shaping up nicely, as well, past germantown road down to the split. finally, to round it out, i give you 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore. down to the beltway, all green, so far so good. telling us drivers are moving at speed. andrea? >>> in just a few hour, judge sonia sotomayor heads back to capitol hill. it's a day of questions and answers for the supreme court nominee. samantha hayes reports it comes after a day with plenty of grandstanding from both parties. >> reporter: judge sonia sotomayor sat stoically for the first day of her supreme court confirmation hearing as one by one 19 senators on the judicial committee delivered their thoughts and opinions on her nomination. a preview of sorts for the questions to come. >> i'll be asking you about your able to wear that judicial blindfold. i'll be asking about your able to decide cases in an impartial manner and in accordance with the law and the constitution. >>

this is new hampshire avenue -- new hampshire avenue toward the capital beltway.long line of traffic is heading to a bus and after that is where the bus is, just inside the beltway. so that is creating the long line of traffic. on the left hand side, those are your northbound lanes of 95. it looks fine. on the outer loop of the beltway they're if the process of putting the accident on a rollback after van dorn but before eisenhower and also in the construction zone as well. that is a check of your fox 5 on-time traffic. allison and steve, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> well it is indeed a site for sore eyes. the dow finishing above 9,000 for the first time since january yesterday. futures are high right now but investors say it might take a breather. nasdaq futures are also up right now. >>> so what is behind the rally? a slew of better than expected earpings results shows existing home sales rose more than 3.5% from may to june. that's the third straight month of increasings for previously- owned homes. the median sales price also rose in june. and one

southbound on new hampshire after if you south of the beltway, a talled car tieing up the center of theay, so disabled vehicle, middle of the road. that's calling for a big backup south on new hampshirup to the first traffic light. so again southbound new hampshire center is blocked. a slow exit off of the inner loop southbound on 650 new hampshire avenue. in virginia, eastbound 66 right into the sunshine below speed toward fair oaks. they were checking for a crash at 123. so far empty handed but looking for an accident in that location. crash on the outer loop near route 1 in alexandria has cleared but the inner loop slows between braddock road and 66. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> the spotlight will be on sonia sotomeyer has the senate judicial airy -- judiciary committing begin hearings. there is still more to learn regarding her controversial statements and decisions. we have a guest to talk about what we should expect. harvard law graduate argued a number of cases in front of the supreme court and so let's talk about sonia sotomeyer? what are we expecting today

heavy downpours across western new hampshire. we've seen an inch and a third of rain in boston since last night. the rain is continuing and moving up the shoreline. a flood watch is up there for maine all the way into massachusetts, parts of connecticut, rhode island. you're going to see probably two inches all together before it ends tonight. here's what it looks like down south. look at the severe thunderstorm right now. moving in toward the outer banks. here's hatteras right there. you see it moving toward the east. a lot of lightning out there. not as much now. hail makers and gusty winds out there. farther south you're looking at the rain a shower out toward your o west. north of the boundary is going to be dry. here's what it looks like. it's going to be mostly sunny tonight. we had thunderstorms southbound last night and over midtown. 90 today. how about farther south? how about miami? you're below that frontal boundary. it's going to feel like 100 with the humidity in the air. look at the cumulus clouds already developin

even maine before the day is out and as well as new hampshire and vermont.can also see a chance satisfy veer storms in portions of the south, mid mississippi valley and tennessee valley and then of course we've got very hot weather on tap for parts of texas and in part of the pacific northwest. pretty unusual to see in the pacific northwest this time of year. excessive heat warnings will be in effect through wednesday for places like portland, even long view before the day is out. or highs could reach the 90s. but all the way through wednesday, possibly exceeding the triple digits. for the rest of the nation, still hot in parts of texas and of course the four corners. dallas and houston at 96, 109 in phoenix, 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 08 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c. and 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold wolf for "hln." >>> a machine for removing carbon dioxide from the international space station has been fixed. the dwits shut down yesterday with a record 13 people aboard the linked statio

we know that he set these meetings up at hotels in manchester, new hampshire.rd: is that how they caught him? >> that is how they caught him. they set up a sting operation. some undercover detectives set up shop in an adjacent hotel room to where he was renting. they saw a man coming in and out. there were able to stop them. they arrested a woman for prostitution. i believe that two women told the story to police. shepard: did people know that this was going on? >> i am going to guess that they did not know what was going on. the newspaper released a statement saying that he has been suspended because of the charges. shepard: brian, it is good to see you. we will keep touch in what is going on here. thank you. investigators are still trying to get to the bottom of what or who killed michael jackson. a major agreement on who will be getting custody of two of the three children. i was in the grocery store when i had a heart attack. my daughter was with me. i took a bayer aspirin out of my purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin saved my life. please

and that's eastbound from connecticut over to new hampshire avenue. it's crawling. try 410 to save yourself aggravation. and 95 virginia, folks are getting out early today. we are jammed making the trip from springfield, and there are delays on both sides of the beltway to go south on 95. all volume until you reach 123, and then it's jammed because of an earlier accident down in triangle that is now out of the way. >>> and swine flu is affecting the area, and this time it appeared at a summer camp. two campers tested for swine flu but are recovering. and several other children with flu-like symptoms are being looked at. >>> today we are getting a closer look at the hole that tore in a southwest airlines jet mid flight earlier this week. it was bound for bwi but had to make an emergency landing. they took these pictures, that showed a 17 inch by 14 inch hole. and passengers reported hearing aloud boom before the cabin depressurized. and investigars say so far they have found no sign of corrosion or preexisting damage to the 15-year-old plane. >>> and right now, the m

the baby was found alive last night, 130 miles away in new hampshire. and police have arrested an acquaintance of haynes', 35-year-old julie corey. last night, neighbors and friends of haynes lit candles outside her home. >>> tonight, president obama will be sharing a beer or two with harvard professor henry gates jr. and cambridge police officer sergeant james crowley, two weeks after an arrest spurred a national debate on race. the president is hoping to maked incident a teachable moment. >>> meantime the woman who called 911 about the possible break-in at gates' home has come forward and nbc's ron allen is in cambridge with more on this part of the story. hey, ron. >> reporter: good morning to you, an. lucia layen was very emotional and very upset because she had become a villain in all of this. she's been criticized for using what sounds like a racial stereotype to describe what she saw at gates' home that day, two black men with pack backs trying to break in. when it was gates and his driver. she said the words were in a police report, and whalen i

it's getting out of vermont, new hampshire, new york state and massachusetts. you might see showers later today around areas like boston. flash flood watches are still up there. >> i know a lot are watching right now. the storm is a coming. >> yeah. i'm giving it about 10 minutes before the leading edge gets right around downtown and when it does you're going to feel it. the winds will gust around 50 to 60 miles an hour for you. make sure you're away from windows when that happens in the next ten minutes. >>> our i-report of the day is from aiken, minnesota. i-reporter neal moore shows you how the town is getting ready for the relay for race, the annual fund razing event to fight cancer. businesses all across town are getting into the purple decorations. learn how you can learn to be an i-reporter. >>> a doctor admits that he operated on the wrong knee of a patient, but this is the problem here. it's not the first time he ee made the same mistake. >>> let me check the time for you. 40 minutes past the hour. california governor swar schwarzenegg schwarzenegger's

inner loop of the beltway between university boulevard and new hampshire avenue, the left lane is takenaway. and you might want to think alternate detours for that. and the outer part of the beltway, looking better. and then 395 northbound from the pentagon to and across the 14th street bridge, wide open, and the southbound looks good on this beautiful tuesday morning. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> southwest airlines inspected nearly 200 planes after a hole ripped open in the fuselage in a flight bound for bwi. flight 2294 took off from nashville when the hole opened up. the 737 had to make emergency landing. a one foot by one foot hole in the rear of the plane. witnesses say the hole was so wide they could see outside, and the cabin lost pressure. >> all of a sudden, the loudest noise i ever heard came out of nowhere. no explosion type of noise, just aloud roar. it took me a couple seconds to wake up. i gothe t baseballap out of my face, and i look up and there is the n. >> investigators don't know what caused that damage, wever, soutdesdit inspect all of its 737-300s as a prec

we have the child and it's healthy. >> the couple were arrested in new hampshire after friends saw thereport and became suspicious. >> some friends became concerned about how she got home so early after just giving birth. and then of course, as the information came to light on this investigation -- >> reporter: the exact cause of the death has not been determined pending toxicology but investigators are saying the autopsy indicates she's suffered a severe head injury. >> i can't even believe that happened right underneath our noses. >> it's very sad. i feel very bad for her. >> reporter: hanes has three other children and her youngest, an 18-month-old is in custody. and the old children ages 5 and 3 were not living with their mother. family members say those youngsters have been in their grandmother's care. fox news. >>> we have new developments in the michael jackson saga. several media outlets are reporting a custody deal has been reach and his mother katherine jackson will get the three children. the full deal will be announced later. but reportedly debbie rowe will get visitation a

it is great past new hampshire to georgia. taking it to the district, here's inbound new york avenue for you. we have volume building between the times building and bladensburg road and okay florida to the third street tunnel. 395 northbound is now starting to become below speed from duke to seminary. and finally take a look at the travel times. here we go. we are in the green on the dulles toll road eastbound from 674 to the capital beltway. seven minutes and the same for dc 295 toward the beltway and on the inner loop from 395 to the toll road we are looking at a 13 minute commute. andrea, over to you. >>> straight ahead in sports the nats only needed seven minutes to beat the astros and the greatest swimmer of the generation breaks another world record. before we head to break, here's a look a the signs of now. on this day, ten years ago what major event took place in u.s. sporting history olthe answer when we come back. save money. live better. walmart. vo:have some type of proud to report thhealth coverage.ll-time and part

the outer loop that is very slow from new hampshire to georgia avenue. we are looking at maybe ten to 12 minutes but that is starting to break apart. good news there. 270 southbound that's the next shot. we are clear montgomery village avenue to the capital beltway. over on virginia side of things, 395 from the beltway to the 14th street bridge looks like a nice commute. move over to the maps and show you the gw parkway. i like what i see. nothing but green from the beltway to the key bridge. telling us the drivers are moving at speed. speaking of the key bridge, let's cross it. a live shot for you. good amount of volume on to m street but overall no incidents or accidents as drivers make ware they way through georgetown and beyond. that's the latest look at traffic. now over to jessica doyle. >>> here's a check on "living $mart" headlines. in 30 might bees the fed chairman heads to captiol hill he is expected to repeat the forecast that the economy will start to grow in the second half of the year. he is lakely to be asked about taxpayer bailouts of fina

of thousands of bees as her neighbors. >>> no problem in silver spring at the intersection of new hampshire and georgia avenue. 95 northbound doing great in virginia as well. more shots on the roads you travel coming up. b@ >>> in the news now at 5:39. authorities in nigeria impoed a curfew in the northern part of the country after a avenue of attacks by islamic militants. the police chief says five police officers and 50 militants have died in the fighting. the african nation is split along north/south lines between muslims and christians. >>> federal agents searched a las vegas office and home of michael jackson's physician. the warn comes less than a week after a raid on his home in houston. he was given him powerful an necessary at the timics that may have caused his death. >>> a woman this the french quarter expects to be rid of her guests. she hired someone to get rid of a huge beehive in her garden. experts estimate some 200,000 bees have made their hive in this home. ic. the sad flight of a shopaholic. that story is coming up and despite getting high marks this time around, teens in