. >>> after a delay over the defendant's facial hair the trial of major nidal hasan moves forward. he started growing a beard since his arrest which is a violation of army regulations. he is charged in connection to a deadly shooting rampage at fort hood that killed 13 and injured 32 others. >>> 5:33. around the nation the high surf in california is now affecting beachgoers from san diego to malibu for labor day. huntington beach is particularly busy this holiday weekend. 70,000 people. they came there on saturday alone. that means lifeguards have been especially busy and made dozens of rescues this weekend because of the high surf. look at the video of what you are seeing. the advisory is in effect until tonight. >>> we will talk about a huge mess those in saratoga springs utah is knee-deep in mud following a storm. several homes have been severely damaged from this. mud and debris made driving along the roads in one neighborhood impossible. couple families went to the red cross to spend the night because that mess was so bad. >>> there could be a practical joke or political joke

major nidal hasan is accused of killing 13 people back in 2009. this hearing is to determine how a federal relidge jus freedom law applies to the case. >>> this election day just two months away the federal voting assistance program acting director patch him ill holds a presser today. all in preparation for the upcoming elections. >>> the mtv music awards will be held in los angeles tonight and viewers will get exclusive access from live stream feeds that will be available online and this starts at 6:00 tonight. comedian kevin hart is hosting tonight's event. >>> it is officially orange pump thursday. so today everyone being encouraged before you get out the door to wear some orange in support of the orioles. baltimore county is going to get involved in this. the orioles and yankees as you heard charlie talk about earlier. they are at the four game series starting tonight at the yard and game time by the way 7:05. throw on some orange if you have some. >>> all right, some pretty scary moments to tell you about for people who live along the coast o

. >>> the trial of major nadal -- nidal hasan moves forward tomorrow. he is accused of killing 13 people in a mass shooting at the texas base in november 2009. >> the unification church will hold a day of morning celebrating the -- >>> governor o'malley says the nation is not better off than it was four years ago and in appearance on sunday on cbs face the nation and cnn's state of the union the democratic governor said without a doubt, the nation is not as well-off as before job losses and deficits e blames the republicans the bush administration. o'malley will be speaking later this week at the democratic national convention in charlotte. >>> three days after exception the republican nomination, mitt romney twitter account crossed the 1 million mark. the mitt romney page crossed the million threshold and the campaign thanked followers for support. president obama's twitter page which has been around for 4 1/2 years longer has 19 million twitter followers. >>> home brewers can enjoy one of the president's father of the adult beverages. the obama admini

the department of defense had knowledge of major hasan's potential as a threat to homeland security. the actions leading up to the massacre by major nidal malik hasan, is sole suspect, should have unequivocally sparked a greater concern, yet dots were not connected, information was not shared, and the lack of formal policies and protocalls -- protocols led to a colossal breakdown in communication. in december of 2009, the webster commission was created to examine the events that occurred before and after the shootings. the final report of the william h. webster commission on the fbi cowns terrorism intelligence and the events at fort hood, texas, was released in july of 2012. the crucial recommendation mirrored in both the webster commission's report and the 9/11 commission's report focused on the importance of information sharing to our nation's security and the need to do away with the culture of territorialism that existed between the various levels of federal, state and local authorities. as a former massachusetts district attorney myself, i was once at the bottom rung of the information-sharing ladder and understand the consequence

i do not know if one or more fbi officers intentionally repel the information on nidal hasan. the experiences leave me skeptical about whether the standard burgers of national security are willing to share vital information whether with the public or with each other. i will give you a couple of examples in a moment. first, let me address why i would have personal experience on this front. the reason isai devoted muslim who loves god, and because i love god, i speak up whenever anybody uses islam to fight illegal our god-given liberties and human rights. as refugees from east africa, my family and i settled on the west coast of canada and there i grew up attending two types of schools, the multiracial multistate public school and then every saturday for seven hours at a stretch the islamic religious school, the madrassa. i asked candid questions. why can't they take jews and christians as friends? at the age of 14 having asked one to many of the questions i got booted out of the madrassa but as i've had to assure my modified mother more than once, leaving the madrassa doesn't m

jon: , major nidal hasan the suspect in the fort hood massacre has been hospitalized.hood is not able to give out any information as to why he has been hospitalized due to the patient privacy rights. he as you might known has grown a beard. this is his official arm my photo. he's grown a beard and that has become something of a sticking point in court. a judge recently ruled that he be forced to shave it. he says that would violate his muslim religious beliefs. so they've been arguing over that. the judge said that he can be forced to shave it and now major nadal hasan, the man accused of shooting and killing 13 people, hurting more than two dozen others is in the hospital. he is said to be in good condition, to be released within 48 hours, and the legal process which has been stretching on now for almost three years in that case can move forward. we'll keep you updated. patti ann: a new sign of the tough economic times. state parks are used to getting support from the taxpayers, but budget cutbacks are changing all of that. now the parks are acting more like businesse

the suspect in the fort hood shooting is major nidal hasan, a commissioned officer in the united states army, who openly communicate with the the muslim cleric and number two terrorist, anwar al-awlaki. hasan characterized himself as a soldier of allah and who was assigned the task of counseling our soldiers coming home from the battlefield. let's step back in time and examine the facts. on may 31, 2009, hasan sent one of several e-mails to awlaki. one of the ones that i found most disturbing, and the e-mail read in part: i heard a speaker defending suicide bombings as permissible. he contends that suicide is permissible in certain cases. he defines suicide as one who purposely takes his own life but insist that is the important issue is your intention. and then he compares this to a soldier who sneaks into an enemy camp during dinner and detonates his suicide vest to prevent an attack that is known to be planned the following days. the suicide bomber's intention is to kill numerous soldiers to prevent the attack to save his fellow people the following day. he is successful. his intenti

expected to issue the order this week for major nidal hason, but hason is allowed to appeal which would trigger another delay in his upcoming murder trial. hasansays he grew a beard because his muslim faith requires it. >>> hurricane isaac's aftermath is posing big problems for fishermen. some waterways are clogged with debris which is blocking oxygen for the fish and killing them off. another problem oil. bp says waves from the storm exposed deposits of buried tar on the louisiana coast that were left over from a massive spill two years ago. but there is some good news this morning, some dogs left homeless from isaac will find new homes here in d.c. nine dogs bawnlded in mississippi are set to -- abandoned in mississippi are set to arrive at the animal rescue league today. >>> and we're following breaking news from baltimore this morning where several media outlets are reporting that former ravens owner art modell has died. he had been hospitalized yesterday at johns hopkins for organ failure. modell purchased the cleveland browns in 1961 and ended up moving the team to baltimore in 1996. that move made him a hero in charm city, but made him