that is not surprising because we are in northwest washington d.c.. the places to which the most highly educated highest potential people flocked over the last 20 years have filled this recession much more lightly than most of america. housing values didn't decline as much but rebounded more. growth has been remarkably rapid in the last year or so particularly in places like manhattan and silicon valley. it is a very different environment than characterizes much of the country and in part it explains why politically we have been less focused on job growth that we really should be today. david on tour, economist at mit look at the structure of job losses in this recession. what he found was overwhelmingly the job loss for read a skilled jobs. these were jobs in manufacturing and non managerial office work like clerks and administrative assistants that have typically been taken by a high school degree but not a four year college degree. 60% of the adult population. it is that group of jobs overwhelmingly that have disappeared in this recession. jobs thr

that is not surprising because we are in northwest washington d.c.t highly educated, highest potential people flock of 45 over the past 20 years have felt this recession much more lightly than most of america. housing value did not decline as much and have rebounded more. wage growth has been remarkably rapid over the last year or so, particularly in places like manhattan and silicon valley. it is a very different environments then characterizes much of the country now, and i think in part explains why politically we have been less focused on job growth than we really should be today. an economist at mit looks carefully at the structure of job losses in this recession. what he found was that overwhelmingly the jobs lost were what economists called mid skilled jobs. these were jobs in manufacturing, non-managerial of this work white clerks, administrative assistants that have typically been taken by people with a high-school degree, but not a 4-year college degree. about 60 percent of the adult population. it is that group of jobs overwhelmingly that

at just 51 years old when kara suffered a heart attack after working out at this gym in northwest washington, d.cshe's with dad, brother and former congressman patrick kennedy told the associated press. kara was a mother of two teenagers, grace and max. she was known for her fighting spirit having overcome inoperable lung cancer in 2002. five years later, her mother told "the boston globe," kara was cancer-free and running five miles a day. >> last summer she was in the best health that i can remember. >> reporter: even so, the cancer treatment took quite a toll on her and weakened her physically, patrick said. her heart gave out. she's just the latest kennedy to die young in an extended family that has suffered immeasurable loss. >> and it is a very unlucky family in a lot of ways. of course, we pay a lot more attention to them because it's such a prominent family. >> reporter: uncles robert and jfk were assassinated. cousin david, just 28 when he died of a drug overdose. cousin michael, 39 years old when killed in a skiing accident. and, of course, cousin john junior, only 38 when the small pla

d.c. landmark in northwest washington has run out of money to pay its bills. the board of directors held an emergency meeting to hold the discussion. they will draw events to pay the expenses. city leaders say that the theater may reopen after a management change. >>> lawmakers, can they avoid a government shutdown today with a one-week spending bill. >>> plus, more testimony in the case of conrad murray. why when he called 911 after michael [ screaming ] [ zapping ] there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered. nice landing. it was. [ male announcer ] get to a better state. >>> and now to decision 2012. republican presidential hopeful mitt romney will attend a fund-raiser in montgomery county tonight. bill marriott is hosting the event at the bethesda hotel. the general ticket price is $500 per person and private reception is $2500 per person. new jersey republican governor chris christie says he is not running for president

d.c. police say they are close to identifying everyone involved in a fight in northwest that may have killed a george washington university student. witnesses say patrick casey was hit in the face outside a mcdonald's early friday morning causing him to fall and hit his head. casey was also a veteran of the war in afghanistan. he was declared brain dead tuesday and his body was taken to the medical examiner yesterday for an autopsy. police say much of what happened was caught on surveillance tape but they are not willing to say exactly what happened until the investigation is finished. >>> a teenager arrested for a violent sexual assault in our area. a 15-year-old is accused of an attack in fairfax. this happened more than a week ago at an apartment complex in the greenbriar area. police say the victim helped officers create a composite sketch of the suspect. they credit neighbors for passing it around and that leading to an arrest. no word for the 15-year-old will be charged as an adult. >>> police are investigating a sexual assault in arlington. a female jogger was attacked in the 2000 block of army navy driv

suspects in the death of the george washington university graduate student. 33-year-old patrick casey died after hitting his head on the ground outside the northwest d.c. mcdonald's on friday. witnesses say that he was punched while trying to stop a fight. detectives are using security for this to identify those involved, but no arrests have been made. >>> and take a look in the day ahead, drivers in tysons corner should prepare for a big traffic taint. tomorrow state highway officials will permanently close the left exit from the inner loop of the beltway to westbound interstate 66. the left exit the is going away for good because of work on the high occupancy toll lanes. drivers will have to use the existing right exit ramps or 49a to go westbound on 66. >> should be interesting. >>> blackberry playbook feels more heat in the tabloid wars. >> the government starts its fiscal year without a budget. with business news, linda bell joining us from bloomberg headquarters in new york. good morning. >> good morning. in a few hours investors will get a key report on consumer spending. that makes up the biggest part of our economy. stock index futures ahead

d.c. police say they are close to identifying anyone involved in a fight in northwest washington that may have killed a george washington university. patrick casey was hit in the face outside of a mcdonald's causing him to fall and hit his head. he was declared brain dead tuesday, his body taken to the medical examiner yesterday for an autopsy police say that much of what happened was caught on surveillance cameras. they are not willing to say exactly what happened until the investigation is finished. casey was a veteran of the war in afghanistan. >>> now to the trial of a grand mother accused of tossing her granddaughter from a walkway in tyson corner. a judge tossed a second jury. now there are no alternates. dela rosa has been on various drugs after the dead of her father. she has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> a consumer alert to pass on now. it could cost you more to get money out of your bank account. >> bank of america has announced a new fee for card holders. sarah has more. >> debits cards are common and they are very convenient to use from hats and jewelry. you ma

d.c. police say they are close to identifying everyone involved in a fight in northwest that may have killed a george washington university student. witnesses say patrick casey was hit in the face outside a mcdonald's early friday morning causing him to fall and hit his head. casey was declared brain dead tuesday and his body was taken to the medical examiner yesterday for an autopsy. police say much of what happened was caught on surveillance tape but they are not willing to say exactly what happened until the investigation is finished. >>> we have new details this morning about the alleged terror plot targeting federal buildings here in our area. rezwan ferdaus of massachusetts is charged with plotting to bomb the u.s. capitol and the pentagon using toy planes he brought bot on the internet. according to court documents, he traveled to d.c. in mayor to take surveillance photos of his target. >> they probably could have killed five or 10 people at the most but the fact is he would have to be at a very good vantage point and it was a lot more complicated than he thought and in the affidavit, i saw nowhere that

d.c. police are close to identifying everyone involved in april fight in northwest that left a -- a fight in northwest that left a george washington university student brain dead. witnesses say patrick casey was hit in the face outside a mcdonald's early friday morning. fox 5's wisdom martin is following this one. >> police made contact with most of the people involved in the confrontation at the mcdonald's on m street and now six days after patrick casey was attacked his parents continue their search for answers. new questions from paul and gail casey about how police are handling the investigation into the death of their son. >> if there's a threat to the community, to the public and you've got a severe head injury, i think that's something that people need to be told about and notified about. >> reporter: late friday night, early saturday morning witnesses say patrick casey met two friends at the m street mcdonald's. three suspects who were already inside causing trouble turned their attention to patrick and his friends. the police report says patrick and his friends were leaving when there was sailor confrontation and one of t

d.c. police say they are getting close to identifying everyone involved in a fight in northwest that may have killed a george washington university student. witnesses say that patrick casey was hit in the face outside a mcdonald early friday morning. casey was declared brain dead tuesday and his body taken to the medical examiner. much of what happened was caught on surveillance camera but are not willing to say exactly what happened until the investigation is finished. casey was a veteran of the war in afghanistan. >>> in the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor, today, the paramedics who rushed to jackson's mansion the day he died are expected to testify. both paramedics are believed to think that jackson was dead when they arrived but jackson's doctor insisted that he be taken to the hospital in an effort to be resuscitated. yesterday, a body guard testified that he was ordered to collect vials of medicine to hide them. he reached over and grabbed a handful of vials and reached over to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> i believe that dr. murray had the best of in tensions so i didn't question his a