in washington, nikole killion, wbal tv 11 news. >> sheila dixon, the baltimore mayor, has been advocating for certain things. one person has had problems trying to put a wind turbine on her roof. she is trying to reduce her electric bills. later today, she will go before a board seeking approval to build above the residential limit. if approved, that would be the first when approved device in baltimore. >> many children between the ages of 12 and 14 have a cell phone. that number has increased over the years. and 19% increase is occurring. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. what do you think is the appropriate age for a child to have their own cell phone? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it makes you wonder how we survived with one telephone in the house. >> a landmine. -- a land line. >> you probably heard that carry its help your eyesight. now they may help your eyes in the long run as well. >> and americans are trying to >> and americans are trying to capturing the beauty of nature. sharing what i see. that's my vision. and i'm living it. every d

nikole killion has more on this story. >> all the journalists are very excited to come home. with bags in hand, they boarded a private jet with former president bill clinton to make a flight back to los angeles where they are anxious to reunite with their family. >> i knew something positive was going to happen. it happened. i am so glad and so thankful. >> lisa ling and euna lee had been detained in north korea for several months that they were arrested and sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegally entering the country. the families asked former president clinton to go to north korea along with al gore. >> he had some signal from the north koreans in advance that the trip would be successful. >> they met with the leader in north korea. there are tensions over the country's nuclear program. this could provide an opening to improve conditions. >the number three and state meda says the talks were wide ranging and exhaustive. -- the north korean state media said the talks were wide ranging and exhaustive. reporting live in washington, nikole killion, wbal-tv. >> thank yo

the house where liberal democrats say it would be much tougher to pass in washington, him in nikole killion, wbal-tv 11 news. >> one local politician is doing his part to make sure residents are informed about health care. delegate emmitt burns held a prayer vigil of protection for president obama yesterday morning. delegate burns says he's planning a community health forum of his own to clarify any confusing information. >> the politicians on the federal level have been doing that. but we need to do it on the state level. so i'm going to have that here, advising sun church so that we can give the information and get the truth about health care reform. >> that town hall meeting is scheduled for september 13. >> an australian man will live the last few days of his life how he wants to after winning a landmark case granting him the right to die. a car accident left christian paralyzed below the neck. he argued that his caregivers fed him against his wishes. the court says he understands the consequences of his decision and will allow him to refusei food throughÑi a tube although caregivers wi

nikole killion joins us with the latest. >> good morning. they hope to take up this cash for clunkers bill this week, but transportation secretary ray la hood warns if they don't act soon, the program could be suspended. cash for clunkers still operating, according to the cars.gov website. the question is -- >> for how long we don't know. >> dealers and customers remain in limbo. >> you're so scared. you're not sure exactly what to do. >> after word last week the program is running out of cash. >> give it a fillup and let's get cash for clunkers back on the road. >> before they recessed friday the house approved $2 billion for the program. but in the senate it could face a bumpy road. >> we have agreed that we're going to work to try to continue this program. >> the white house is also trying to give assurances. >> we're not working with congress on a bipartisan solution to ensure that the program continue for everyone out there who's still looking to make a trade. >> and administration officials guaranteed the program through this past week

nikole killion from washington. thanks. >> good morning.arah caldwell here with a look at your morning commute. let's see what's going on. thankfully not a whole lot. a downed tree in pikesville block hillside in the area of greenspring avenue. our speed sensors still faring pretty well. light volume around the area, dealing with a fire location in dundalk at north point and norris lane. watch for lane closures there. a live view of traffic in the area of harford road. north side very light. and a look here at this accident scene. it's on the ramp from northbound 95 no. delays as a result but the ramp remains blocked. southbound traffic looking good through to the ft. mchenry. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. over to you. >> there are few clouds this morning. a little bit of patchy fog. but that's going to burn off pretty quickly and be replaced by mostly sunny skies which will warm us up. as far as rainfall goes, good news. all the showers and storms, some of them, reason to shall. well offshore this morning. that's because the front

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in washington, nikole killion, wbal-tv. this is separate from the health-care bill.deals with an investigation into executive compensation. democrats are requesting to see the records of some of these insurance companies and to seek information about their highly paid employees. they want to know more about expenses and expense information from some of these companies and some of the even as they have held outside of their companies over the last 2.5 years. >> thanks. >> i have the latest on traffic. there is an accident near north cold spring. again from accident on295 at195. that is on the shoulder there. it down the street is still a problem. and they are rounding up some stubborn horses in harford county. we will give a live look at the west side of the beltway. a bit of delay there. white marsh looking okay right now. we will keep an eye on that for you. that is the latest on traffic. back over to you. >> we have dealt with a few scattered thunderstorms. we are still clearing out in portions of baltimore right now. there is cooler air but not for us. hour winds

. >> i am nikole killion in washington with more of the homecoming of journalists lisa ling and euna lee >> the judges' table on one of the popular television shows is about to get smaller. paul of duaabdul will not be reg to "american idol" according to a recent report. she declined the 30% raise. she said, i will miss seeing the new talent. i will miss being part of a show that i helped become an international phenomenon from day one. >> fans of michael jackson never got to see his final concert tour. he dies days before it was set to begin. they may be able to see the next best thing. the concert promoter is seeking permission to release the boat much -- footage from his rehearsals. he is trying to see if his mother as an objection on monday. producers of the sequel to "its and the city -- "sex and the city" had a casting call in new york yesterday for extras. >> coming up, we will take a look at the morning's headlines. >> we are taking a look at your morning commute. problems on i-70. we will update you on that. >> we are tracking a cold front that is moving through our area lat

in washington, nikole killion, wbal tv 11 news. >> divers have discovered the wreckage of a plane involved in the deadly mid air collision this weekend. they are trying to figure out the best way to remove the wreckage from the water. 911 calls have been released reporting the collision. >> [unintelligible] >> divers also found a body in the plane's wreckage. they were not able to get it out. seven of the nine victims' bodies have been recovered. >> a typhoon hit taiwan creating a mudslide. heavy rains over the weekend set off mudslides webbing of many houses. 600 people cannot be accounted for. they are afraid the bodies have been buried. a massive landslide topple some apartment buildings in eastern china. it was triggered by heavy rains. rescuers continued to search through the debris for survivors. six people have been pulled out alive. they evacuated 1.4 million people. the late king of pop could be popping up on will be screened near you. and will be deal has been approved. -- a moby deavie deal has been approved. it is expected to make its debut sometime in october. that brings us t

. >> i am nikole killion in washington. the president is pushing the approval for more money for cash for clunkers. >> i can tell you the next sh

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." >> i am nikole killion in washington with more on the homecoming of journalists from north korea. that story coming up. >> governor o'malley announces major plans to expand the light rail in maryland. the details are straight hair. -- straight ahead. >> i will update you on the paris for expressway. paris for expressway.

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. >> nikole killion has more of the debate that is revving up regarding the cash for clunkers program. >> the white house is making another sales pitch to extend money for cash for clunkers. >> move fast. get out and buy a corporate >> there is a little bit of panic and rush. >> this woman traded in her clunker for a new toyota. ford is reporting its first sales increase in two years. >> it the program continues, there will be more increases. >> time is running up. >> if it does not happen this week, it is unlikely that we will make it to the weekend with a program that can continue. >> it a $2 billion infusion is approved by lawmakers, the program could last by the end of september. the cars purchased under the program are 61% more fuel efficient. >> why should we stand in the way of it when it is -- when its fuel efficiency is much better than anticipated? >> others are not ready to buy in. >> the government should not be in the used car business. this is a great example of how badly the government manages things. >> the white house says car shoppers can still take advantage of this