pennsylvania. everywhere a congressperson holds a meeting, apparently, these people show up, well-dressed, middle-class people in pinks and limes, if you will. who are they? they have been called the brooks brothers brigade. who are these people? >> they are conservatives who are being organized by several different republican organizations. one of them is an organization committed to defeat health care. they're running on their site every list of town hall meetings they can find and encouraging people to show up. the republican house committee is also urging and organizing people to go out to these town hall meetings and basically create a fuss that can then go viral on the web and make it appear as though there's a great deal of opposition to the president's plan. the problem is that some of these town hall meetings, they have been outnumbered by citizens who would actually like to discuss the issue in a more civilized way, and they shouted those folks down. >> wow. let me go to chris cillizza. y

will he come to pennsylvania, if he can go to pyongyang can he come to pennsylvania for a guy who supportede national security council? does the president, the former president, give you any commitment he'll come in and work for you? barack obama, who you voted for, is going up there and campaigning for arlen specter. who voted for john mccain and sarah palin. i know this is ironic. will you get the clintons at least in for you? >> i would never ask president clinton to come in for me at all. >> why? >> here's why. when i worked for president clinton, i recognized that there's the president and then there's the office of the presidency. and although he is a former president, he's still attached to the office of the approximate presidency. even to begin to think that i would ever place someone i work for into a place of potential embarrassment with the present president, i would never do that. there's loyalty down, there's loyalty up. i would not do that because i respect that office of the presidency. besides, i really do like running aloan. i've yet to have anyone ask me who's endorsed you

a woman from pennsylvania. ewalt. >> now we had the physical evidence we've been looking for since minutes after the crime scene investigators had arrived at the home that july. now they had that physical evidence. >> reporter: the pennsylvania prosecutor working the homicide now had a new suspect, adam leroy lane, someone with no connection with darlene ewalt, a random murder to. a prosecutor, that went against years of experience. >> this is the kind of stuff that you expect to seton movie of the week. >> reporter: pennsylvania had been looking all along for the wrong man in the killing of darlene ewalt. her husband, todd, is now in the clear. he's still angry saying the investigators thought too quick hi the spouse was to blame. >> i thought they could have thought outsid of the box and looked at statistics. >> reporter: pennsylvania authorities said they have linked adam leroy lane through dna evidence with another victim in this state. >> he was in and out in no time. >> reporter: this woman attacked days

there are trees down in pennsylvania. if you are in cecil county, get inside and stay inside as these storms pass through. they should be passing by around 7:30 p.m. after that, you should be able to get back outside. the temperatures are the other big story. it is 94 in baltimore. it is 97 in ocean city. it is 96 in the inner harbor. it will be 97 tomorrow with more humidity. the heat advisory will be an effect. the heat index will feel close to 100 degrees in lots of locations. here is what it will feel like on monday. all up and down the i-95 corridor and every urban area, including baltimore through philadelphia, it has the potential to feel like up to 105 degrees throughout the day tomorrow. that is why those advisor is are out for the heat treat it will not be safe to be outside for very long. if you usually jockey in the afternoon, skip it tomorrow. -- if you usually exercise outdoors in the afternoon, skip it tomorrow. the high-pressure is down in the south. the relief will be from the northwest. it will take awhi

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. >> larry: national problem, focussing on pennsylvania.ority leader and his office provided this statement. senate republicans advanced a proposal to increase public education funding by 14.1%. the governor's proposal would increase education funding even further but it would require a massive tax increase. how do you respond, ed? >> first of all, they are not telling thank you truth, larry. what they are use sing stimulus funds and they count the special education and title one money as an increase. as you know, special ed money can only be used for special students which are about 5% of the student population and in title one money can only go into schools that have the high percentage of poverty cases. 60% of the schools in pennsylvania don't even get title one money. that's number one. number two, they use the stimulus money to roll back the state level of education funding to '05, '06. when the stimulus goes away without it leave a billion dollar hole. there is no way the school districts can make that up. they are not telling the tru

this is, this is ava one pennsylvania avenue and my office is at 1750 pennsylvania avenue, on the other side of the white house and i also have an office in, another home in fenwick island, delaware so i write in all three of them. the fascinating thing, i use a laptop and you can carry it from place to place. you don't have to have big computers in each place. >> when did you start using a computer? >> i started using a computer about, i think the early '90s. no, i think it was the 80s. it was the early '80s we started using a computer. we had the very primitive, we called them radioshack's or trash eighties and very primitive computers but i have been using-- i like computers. i never could use, never had time for a typewriter. it was too complicated but i love these computers. it makes writing so much easier. >> how does your thought process work in terms of relationship with their laptop? >> very well, because with a laptop you can experiment, you can transpose, you can change. it isn't a hard thing to take paragraphs and throw them, 1,000 words ahead or behind or transpose all kind

we have a severe weather situation in york, pennsylvania. you can see this line of organized thunderstorms. you can see this line moving through. we look to be a better view from this side. this will be caused problems. heavy downpours at the showers and storms moved through here. our temperatures are really war right now. 91 downtown. we began at 81 downtown. incredibly mild and juicy start. 88 in salisbury. 87 in ocean city. it is indicative of a volatile environment. not only to have all this moisture, almost tropical-like outside, but we have this front that is on the move. only 80 in the mountains of western maryland. here in central mullen, anywhere from 89 to 93 degrees with showers and storms. as we go over to the ocean city area, 91, with mostly sunny skies. small craft advisory up with the supplely wins 10 to 15 knots. waves turning up to two feet. the record low was set at 51 degrees in august 2004, 1920 first. he will not be anywhere near that tonight. in fact, in the 70's. showers and storms. it will be turbulent night and even

we have seen this activity moving across parts of pennsylvania along the pennsylvania turnpike but looksike a lot of activity still back to the west and south of us. potential we could get some scattered showers and thunderstorms firing up in the area. in fact looking at lightning data you see active cell manufacturing into the western suburb of philadelphia and this is in the last hour looking at 1500 strike of lightning. very active stitch pushing east. the temperatures right now sitting at 92 in dc. 89 in baltimore. looking at 89 in salsbury so temperatures are nice and hot. we have cooler temperatures coming our way through the weekend. we have to get through another day of thunderstorms on friday. tell you more about them in the 7 day but tonight 84 degrees with chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. joy back to you. >>> still . >> school in our area is one of the top up and coming colleges and universities in the country. unbc came in first on the uz news and world report list of upcoming schools. school officials say they are thrilled in the ranking confirms what they alr

. >> brian moore is in bridgeville, pennsylvania right now. what are investigators saying right now about that online diary? >> reporter: it is clear this was a very troubled man. he left behind a 4600-word manifesto talking about how he was a loaner in life and hadn't had a girlfriend since 1984. basically, a lot of excuses and a lot of explanation about his planning. apparently, nine months of planning went into this and he success he chickened out in january, that he came to a health club, armed, ready to go, all his equipment, but at the last minute, did not carry it off. very different last night. authorities say he walked in and shut off the lights. pulled two guns and opened fire. more than 50 shots fired, according to some people. authorities are saying there's nothing that could have been done to stop him. that is one of the lingering questions here. with such a detailed blueprint, how didn't someone? >> i read through this. it is jaw-dropping. we will continue to watch for that news conference. >>> pennsylvania governor, ed rendell,

. >> larry: good news and bad news from the state of pennsylvania. good news, 50 state study of test results by the center on edge indication policy chose pennsylvania as the only state to see increases in student achievement in elementary, mid and high school from 2002 through 2008. the bad news. protracted and very partisan state budget impasse including a fate over public education funding might throw all of this into a turmoil. joining us from philadelphia, bill cosby. the famed actor, comedian, education activist and doctorate in education and, of course, best-selling author as well. in harrisburg, pen, our friend the governor of pennsylvania, ed rendell. what do those test results show to you, bill? >> you -- well, it means that we have made a great improvement over the years that rent has been in office. and he will give you the mums. he sounds a lot better than i because he lived with them. the most important thing is with the improvements that we are making in the position we are in, why would anyone want to now make a cut or make cuts in so

can pennsylvania offer new and cleaner energy? first, mexico's government has promised to beef up its forces in the battle against narcotics, but the vineland's links to cartels plagues the country. -- the violence linked to cartels played the country. at least 800 have been killed in a related crimes this year. >> each of the killings resemble organized crime heads. 13 people were killed in just 24 hours. police could give a little information about motives or suspects. no one has been arrested. nestled along the american border, the city has mexico's highest rate of drug-related murders. this year, more than 800 people have been killed. the government plays the violence on turf wars between rival smugglers battling. nationwide, a staggering and 11,000 people have been murdered in less than three years. that is a terrifying average of nearly 11 of violent deaths a day. the mexican government has increased its efforts with only moderate success. they showed off some of their spoils in mexico city, where they began destroying more

just a few showers and baltimore counties and pennsylvania, and that is about it. we repeat the situation tomorrow. warm and humid. rain chances go up tomorrow and the first part of saturday, but saturday's temperatures get knocked down a little, and by sunday, a shower or two and less humidity going into next week. >> nightly news with brian williams is up next. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] hundreds on car insurance. what you might not know is that you can contact geico to see if you could save on homeowner's and renter's insurance too. for more information call 1-800-947-auto or check the yellow pages for an office near you. [tires screeching] [screech] accidents can happen anytime. that's why geico's here 24 hours a day, every day. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance.

up to the north of us, there is a cold front dropping down out of pennsylvania. what is more important for our area is that area of low pressure that is developing. numerous showers and storms now. i think that will be the main weather element coming up from the south and west tomorrow, increasing our rain chances as we head into the day tomorrow. you might be able to get outside and enjoy a decent summer evening and then those brain chances increase. >> a series of water main breaks is creating a headache for drivers in north baltimore. sky team 11 was over one of those breaks yesterday. we have been told that that break has been fixed. however, workers discovered a new water main break today. >> we strongly encourage people to pay attention to all the signs that we have come up all of the cones that we have, and follow directions to get to the intersection. >> here is the good news. both of those water main breaks have been prepared but workers need to finish both of those spots. >> several high school students are facing criminal charges. the state fire marsha

. >>> two people were rescued from a pennsylvania river after their pleasure boat tanked. the coast guard says one of those victims was pulled from the chilly waters by a good samaritan. the 15-foot boat the victims were on sank around night fall. >>> a colorado fisherman reeled in a state record. the man caught a 35-pound catfish. the largest catfish ever to be snagged in the state. the avid angler now has a fish tale to tell his friends that he can actually document. >>> for a look at national and regional weather, here's meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. not bad, huh? >> one of the tricks is when you get the picture taken, you have to hold your arms out as far as possible to make the fish look even bigger. thought i would give that away. i've done it. let's take a look at the forecast this morning. it will be a warm day. we're already looking at temperatures in the 70s. just about everywhere. even into the boston, up in the 70s. 84 to start your morning in miami. 78 in new orleans and 70 in chicago. today will be for the eastern half of the co

they're going to be coming down out of pennsylvania over the next few hours.here's a cold front up there, and as this pushes through, that's going to give us a better chance of getting some of these scattered showers and thunderstorms. that will definitely be the trend for this evening. mild overnig. cannot rule out a scattered shower or thunderstorm, even through the overnight hours. temperatures for just about everybody in the 70s. now, over the next several days, this front will be stalled to the south of us. areas of low pressure riding along that front, so it looks like just about each and every afternoon we could have some scattered showers and some thunderstorms. and with that front not getting much farther to the south, it does look like we're still going to stay fairly dry out there. here's your fox five-day forecast, 88 tomorrow. we definitely cool down into the 80s for the next several days. it's still going to be muggy, though, and that's a typical summer around here. showers and thunderstorms possible each and everyday for the next five days and p

. >>> pennsylvania senator specter gets heated after voters make the voice heard in a town hall meeting today. >> if you want to stay in the hall, if you want to stay in the hall we are not going to tolerate any demonstrations or any boo so it is up to you. >>reporter: republican turned democrat faced a crowded hall of angry voters in lebanon, lebanon, pennsylvania. meeting got off to bad start after specter told the crowd only a handful of people would have a chance to ask a question. >> you have awake ended a sleeping giant. we are tired of this. this is why everybody in this room is so ticked off. i don't want this country turning into russia. turning into a socialized country. >>reporter: president obama himself also put himself on the front line of health care reform battle today. he hosted a town hall meeting in new hampshire. president obama says the one trillion dollar 10 year plan is key to long-term economic stability. >> because right now we have a health care system that too often works better for the insurance industry than it does for the american people. and we got to cha

right into southern pennsylvania, the strong storm cells of this point.let's show you the map with all the warnings. we just got word that the thunderstorm warning has been cancelled, but we still have warnings in effect until 6:15 and also in southern pennsylvania until 6:00. these thunderstorms are moving from west to east. there is not much significant weather behind it. tomorrow we may see more numerous storms and more activity going on, so we will wait and see what happens. the rain has taken the temperatures down a little bit. annapolis is 84. easton is 90 degrees. 90 at westminster. here is all the cloud activity associated with these thunderstorm cells, and it goes to the stronger the with another one right behind. all this stuff is moving to the east, and there is nothing much significant behind it at all. there is an affront to the west. this front will get closer to marlowe, and it will probably helped generate more storm activity, but it will not push the tropical air out of the area at all. that will not happen until the end of the week, so u

the alternate is pennsylvania. fayette street is closed between park avenue and utah street because of a gas main break. west bound 195 between washington boulevard and 95 there is an accident. i-95 southbound between the harbor tunnel and 695 looking good. west side of the beltway, wilkens avenue looking good. 97 south of 695 looking great as well. back to you. >> our big story, glasses are back in session. full swing today, the last few districts return for the new school year. >> live team coverage in baltimore city, baltimore county, and howard county student's return to school today. tim tooten is outside dunbar high school. >> people driving along orleans street can get a peek at this renovated paul laurence dunbar high school. but there's a lot more to see when you come inside. the city has invested $32 million in getting the school up to speed. students will see a lot. classrooms, cafeteria, library. plants have been on the drawing board since 2001. the governor, the mayor, the ceo of schools will be europe

right now the heaviest activity is in the southern portions of pennsylvania. more action here making its way in our direction. it will be seen this evening and overnight. a very massive storm system that we just showed you the video of is working through illinois and indiana into the east. it's running out of gas though. there is more gas funneling into it from the gulf of mexico, but conditions are just not really good for it to become severe once it reach it is eastern portion of the united states. as far as what's going on across the area right now, our live camera shot looking pretty good out there, as well as our forecast for the next couple of hours. here's a forecast for you. as far as our temperatures go, 86 in kingswell. edge mere 86 degrees. our forecast for the overnight area, what we're calling for is scattered showers across the region. tomorrow the scattered showers and thunderstorms bubble up once again. they continue again on friday and also on saturday. wish we could get the whole thing out of here for the whole weekend. that will not be the c

we've got a line of thunderstorms up in pennsylvania. but one or two of the showers could break out and make into it the baltimore area. but nothing like last evening. let's take a look outside right now. your shot from harbor cam. overlooking down downtown area, the temperature at bwi 85 degrees. 68% humidity. wind currently from the south at 8. and the pressure falling 29.94. there are the tides tomorrow. 7:05 in the morning. 1:59 low tide in the afternoon. from the southwest at 6 to 12 miles per hour. the sun comes up at 6:23. we'll set at 7:54. the low this morning 72 degrees. the high 86 degrees officially at bwi. it did get to 89 downtown, which would have hit our 2- degree guarantee, but we've got to go with the official reporting station which is bwi at 86 degrees. current temperature at bwi right now. 91 in hagerstown. 86 in dover. 90 degrees in the ocean city area. i want you to take a look at our satellite picture of the hurricane there is hurricane bill. thank you for getting rid of our abc 2 logo. we'll put it back in just a

august 7, we're looking at 56 degrees if york, pennsylvania, 70 downtown. typically warmer there but only 61 at the airport. low 60's on the eastern shore as well. beautiful sky conditions, plenty of blue out there. winds out of the northwest at 5-10 miles an hour and probably 84 out at the airport but depending on the location, 80-85. partly cloudy skies yesterday but then slowly and surely the heat creeps back into the forecast and more on all that coming up. right now let's check out our friday morning commute. >> good morning, everyone. we are still dealing with that water mean break in the city. the watermain break is fixed but westbound northern parkway between roland and falls road consider an alternate. going to cause problems as we go through the morning rush and eastbound north 100 at 295 a report of an accident. a live look outside. hartford road you can see very little traffic out there. 95 and the white marsh area, usually one of our hot spots of the morning but right now checking out ok. stan and mindy? >> our big story an investigation into a

and that's between alabama and pennsylvania avenue, and it may be closed. wilson bridge, no worries. we are loaded up big time 95 from the beltway headed down through springfield. back to you. >> thank you, jerry. >>> 11:21 is the time right now. 88 degrees here in the nation's capital. and an airline passenger gets violent and then naked. we will tell you what went down on the southwest flight. >>> plus, emergency crews called to a local football practice. the heat too much for some players. >>> and then try your hu l ate ry huge lottery jackpot. we will tellou yt w yhaou snd to win. a lkt what is hot on nbcwashington.com. >>> new information about the lesbian couple that staged a kiss in protest at a local diner. they filed a discrimination complaint with the state of maryland. this couple claims they were kicked out of the tasty diner in silver spring recently because they were holding each other. management at the restaurant says that's not entirely true. they released surveillance video from the night. you can see e couple engaged in a long embrace, an

it happened on pennsylvania avenue. one of the cars was left on its roof. shortly after it happened, concerned citizens sprang into action. traycee wi kins is on the screen with more. >> the media was standing over here, including myself and the photographer waiting for a press conference from the mayor. there were a number of government officials when we heard a huge bang, looked down the road and saw one of these vehicles flipped over. everything sprang into action. i was one of the folks who called 911 and report a serious crash. first a bang that sounded more like an explosion followed by smoke. then almost everyone on the street of pennsylvania and alabama avenues in southeast ran, not from the accident but to it, trying to save the people trapped inside. a cadillac with two people inside rammed the suv in front of it with enough force to cause the vehicle to flip over. there were three people in the suv. we talked with the only man who was able to walk away on his own. the driver e of the suv. >> he hit me from the back. when i turned around i was dra

and family from the pennsylvania on board the plane. pictures obtained by fox news showed the moment of impact, the wing of the airplane ripped off. sources tell nbc that the plane may have been in a climbing right turn when it hit the helicopter. another pilot on the ground tried to warn the pilot. >> i said, "jeremy, you have an airplane off your back. i would do not know if you'll pass off to the left or what." it was a matter of three or four seconds, and i saw the impact. >> the chopper pilot may never have seen it coming. the crash in a crowded corridor of manhattan where aircraft fly under 1100 feet do not have to communicate with flight controllers, leading many to question if i could keep pilots flying blind. -- if that could keep pilots flying blind. >> coming up, new details of the deadly gymnasium shooting in pennsylvania. the man with a gun was questioned by police days before the shooting. and some are saying that the country is slowly coming out of recession. what you should know about the poster session recovery. >> it t

some more storms in ohio, western pennsylvania, developing along a cold front. we will check out the complete forecast in a little bit. >> state employees try to put a human face on the budget cuts to date. they gathered for a joint hearing on the budget deficit. david collins is following the story and joins us live with the latest. >> in just two weeks, the governor will/millions of dollars out of the budget. -- the governor will slash millions of dollars out of the budget. they came on their own time to put a human face on the budget cuts. the governor is looking to slash another $750 million to make ends meet. >> we are standing clear and loud, no more cuts on state employees. the fat has been cut. the mussel has been cut. we are down to the bone. >> there is concern that options may be trumped by more furloughs or layoffs. >> further cuts would cut services. we are important because we print checks, refund checks and payroll checks. if those services get cut, ross says slows down. >> so far, the have only focused on using generic brand medication rather tha

we have got flood advisories in effect for southern pennsylvania as well as cecil and kent counties. we have also got a flood warning that lil you et county in pennsylvania just to the southwest of the pittsburgh rebegin, i'm sorry the philadelphia region, not philadelphia. our forecast for the overnight period, mostly cloudy. quite a bit of fog. we'll see an overnight low of 71 degrees. we'll have the complete forecast coming up in 71 minutes. >>> a veteran baltimore police officer is under investigation for allegedly roughing up a 15- year-old boy less than a mile from his home. >> reporter: mary bev it has only been two days but they have letters to her councilman and the mayor and us as well saying the officer threatened and harassed her son as he was walking home from basketball practice. at 6'1" the 15-year-old is already a budding basketball star but he missed practice lately. >> i don't want to go outside, i don't want to see my friends, i just want to stay in the house. >> he is afraid not because of potential dangers but because of the va people whose duty it is to keep the

in pennsylvania today, we have virtually no competition in any of our regions. we have one carrier to dictate prices to consumers and what the reimbursements are going to be to the hospitals, and unless we can introduce competition into that system, we are cooked, so either you have a public option or you're a strict regulations over these hmo before you have strict regulations -- or you have strict regulations over these hmo's. neil: this is from arlen specter. >> i have been doing these town hall meetings or 30 years, and this is different. i think one point to focus on is that the groups are not necessarily representative of america. neil: you know, he said that, and then we see these polls where he is trailing by many points, so i am not sure there is a quid pro quo relationship there. do you think this helps? >> i probably would not have said that if i was arlen, but i do not blame the protesters because they have been misled. they have been lied to by very important people in the media and by very high ranking republican politicians, and that is what the m

saturday the 19-year old played in his first scrimmage in pennsylvania. tragically, it would be his last. >> i couldn't believe it. >>reporter: pennsylvania state police say the aspiring athlete was killed along with his girlfriend when the car they were riding in lost control on a slick road and hit a tree along interstate 81. it all happened just 40 miles north of harris burg. >> he's not there. we're not going to see five years from now, you know, what he's progressed to. >>reporter: driving the car was michael's father, michael jones sr. >> his dad was his biggest fan. >>reporter: friends say the three were driving back to baltimore county after the scrimmage to celebrate a birthday. >> i appreciate the opportunity to work with michael. we're going to miss him. god rest his soul. >> tonight we learned officer officer jones is in shock trauma in serious, but stable condition. fox 45 news at 10:00. >>> two people are shot on the avenue in ham den. this picture was taken by a viewer. it happened after 11:00 last night. a woman was shot in the arm. a man

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and in pennsylvania. i was kind of interested because in philadelphia, the mayor is talking about making some rather draconian budget cuts in light of the state budget. because republican senate majority leader said, no new taxes. i was wondering, are you going to intercede in this? have you tried interceding in this? >> i have talked to the mayor about the issue, but i have talked -- and i have talked to governor ed rendell about the issue and i am available. i would point out, this is slightly different but very close to the core of the issue, that the stimulus bill, which mayor nutter lobbied hard, brought 16 -- $16 billion to pennsylvania. without my vote on the stimulus package, philadelphia and the state would be in much, much worse shape. they are in bad shape, but it would be much worse shape. it has got to be kind of weird, though, that all of a sudden you have to sort of let everything over when you are talking to people you have known for years. >> come on, i have been talking to at grendell fo

greta: philadelphia, pennsylvania. a town hall. >> will you enroll you in your family in any public auction and forgo the congressional option you have now? -- in any public option? >> i do believe in my heart that single payer is the best thing for quality health care. [cheers and applause] >> i want the insurance i have because i picked it. i picked it. it covers me. it covers my wife. it covers my daughter. and i picked it. how can you tell me that the private options will stay in place when my employer with 29,000 employees can just turn around tomorrow and say, "we are writing off the bottom line. you all can go to the public option." greta: the health-care plan is not particularly popular in pennsylvania. and you rasmussen poll shows that only 42% bear -- a new rasmussen poll shows that only 42% -- they are passionate, are they not? >> they are. you know, in the middle of a savage recession, how can you not have anxiety for a government that over the last 10 years has not been very accountable? so it was a great

all- american. -- the people of pennsylvania are all americans. are you going to represent us as americans? that is that. >> yes, sir. there is at 28? yes, sir. dollars just to play on his all little bit, it's -- >> it's funny about the community organizer told us to shut up. there are many people here who would like to have a word with you, and at -- and may i remind you that you work for ross. we are your employer. [applause] if the employer is willing to stay around and have a chat with his employee, i think the employee should. i understand that there are other commitments but there are many people that like to talk to you. a couple of things. i am here for my daughter. i believe this country is going down how to quit for me to see a beautiful country. i am working for my daughter. i see the things that my government is doing. they are not working for us. they are working against us. and [applause] i know when we call your office and they put one name n.d. fo -- one named in the for category and one name in the against category, and you'll say

that results in patchy fog across the area, especially baltimore county and up through southern pennsylvania. showers return midday and this afternoon. most of us in the lower 70s. we'll get to the low end of the two-degree guarantee high this afternoon at 85. there will be scattered showers and storms. >>> decked out in glitter and you can follow her on twitter. >> woo! >> kim brown. >> there he is, justin berk, making it work early this morning. checking here 695 at the bw parkway, things looking good in both directions, a little increased volume on the southbound side but that is to be expected. we're actually pretty quiet around the area. i have word of a disabled vehicle on the north side of the outer loop, approaching the stevenson exit, be aware of that. and georgetown road and slate avenue, use caution there as well. you can follow me on twitter, maryland traffic to get your updates tweeted to you directly. jfx at northern parkway, traffic moving along nicely. back to you. >>> we're coming up on 6:01. she was sitting in her house watching tv. >> it's amazing. just minding your own bu

is it big in pennsylvania or is it a southern thing? >> i think it's a fringe thing all around. >> thank you. moderate, suburban republican who speaks to the row house guys. friend of arlen specter but still for democracy i hear. jonathan martin thank you. join us again tomorrow for more "hardball." with arlen specter's primary challenger. "countdown" with keith olbermann starts right now. >>> which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow? the status quo at any price? the far right and big pharma, hospital monopolies, move to disrupt anyone who stands up for the patient instead of the corporation. the desperate last-ditch effort to derail health care reform and ensure monopolization today, tomorrow, forever. inside the senate deliberations with senator sanders of vermont. inside the so-called grass roots protests. the ones funded by an industry spending a million bucks a day to protect its profits with chris kofinis. there's been a truth leak. the president's stimulus plan is -- working? >> i think you could say it is a shor

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dodge and happened at pennsylvania and alabama avenue se. >> it is a nightmare, because pennsylvania avenue and alabama avenue is closed. the mangled wreckage of one of the two hicles -- they are writing traffic around. what is truly remarkable, there were several people who saw this accident and jumped into action. you could see people rushing to this gold cadillac and trying to help even though the cadillac is smoking. the driver was badly hurt. all five people and that up being transported. the driver of the cadillac had to be cut out of the vehicle using the jaws of life. the other vehicle is sitting in the middle of the intersection upside down. the passengers inside had to be pulled out of broken windows. this all happen in a little bit after 4:00. -- and this all happened a little bit after 4:00. just about any root out of the district through southeast washington is a nighare. it took us over an hour to get to the scene because traffic in every direction is gridlock because of some conditions on the parkway. if you're traveling through here, be patient. as for the investigati

pennsylvania. motivation behind the murder. >> and a cold war flash back, what are russian nuclear submarines doing off the coastlines. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again i am jeff barnd. jennifer after tonight off. rec center in one balt more neighborhood will shut its doors in a few days. now there is a battle over who is to blame and where will the kids go now. we are live at the city hall with the latest on the story. what can you tell us. >> parents say their kids have been abandoned. and that they think that the city is to blame. rec and parks, said as of july 1st, that department can no longer provide recreational programming at the center because the facility is not suitable for viable programs. the center is a wing of carter g woodson elementary middle and in the hands of the baltimore city schools. school officials have not decided what to do with the center. in the meantime, dozens of kids have written letters to the

we have that showers and storms through western pennsylvania. we have watched them come up the appalachian mountains. the air has t durnedry air overhead, and that has been good enough to get rid of the showers. they will be back again when we get into the day on saturday. the 11:00 update on hurricane bill. the watchs i up for bermuda. the track is a little to t east. there could be rough surf along the coast. it looks like a diminishing bill will cut clip -- will cut the mayor times. -- the maritimes. >>> a group of bandits ripped off a pair of atm's, and they did in a matter of seconds. th was in prince george's county and in d.c. new video and reaction to the crimes. >> both businesses had surveillance cameras. employees were calling police in the midst of these crimes. the footage you will see it was shot by a station employee from where he stood behind the security glass. first, here is in real time. these had just pried open and atm. in slow motion, you can see the suspect pulled out the block of money. the other talks the large sum of th

pennsylvania governor ed rendell joins us now. before we get into health care, governor, i want to ask you about your longtime friend, secretary of state hillary clinton. this is what happened when she was asked, she thought, about her husband. she was traveling in the congo yesterday. let's watch. >> wait! you want me to tell me what my husband thinks? my husband is not the secretary of state, i am. so you ask my opinion, i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channeling my husband. >> governor, we've seen today the new york tabloids are all over this. look at these headlines. i mean, here she is with the most favorable ratings that she's ever enjoyed in her career, just about, and the loyal team player to barack obama, and in one moment, she shows this kind of anger. what's the impact, politically, of that? >> oh, i think very short run. it's really much ado about nothing. look, hillary clinton is not only expressing frustrations about being married to a very famous, maybe one of the most famous people in the world, may

ed, this is the issue that he should be out there with me, throughout pennsylvania. arguing about why people are hurting, with no action, the past 15 years, since he helped, he helped bob dole in the clinton health care plan. >> finally, congressman, did you miss 104 votes? >> yes. and -- >> okay. >> but 93% voting record. but i would -- go ahead. >> well, i'm out of time. unfortunately. joe, we're going to have you back, congressman sestak. thank you so much, i love your spirit and your fire on this, thanks so much. >> glad to be here. >> we should point out that the day i went on vacation, in the house, nancy pelosi guaranteed those who were supporting single-payer, that she will bring it up for debate before anything comes out of the house. so can we say that single-payer is still alive? i guess we'd have to legislatively. next on "the ed show," senator john mccain said this country needs some straight talk about health care. i think you might sneed a straight jacket after hearing his rant on bipartisanship. this is my verizon small business specialist, tom. now,

and in pennsylvania.i was kind of interested because in philadelphia, the mayor is talking about making some rather draconian budget cuts in light of the state budget. because republican senate majority leader said, no new taxes. i was wondering, are you going to intercede in this? have you tried interceding in this? >> i have talked to the mayor about the issue, but i have talked -- and i have talked to governor ed rendell about the issue and i am available. i would point out, this is slightly different but very close to the core of the issue, that the stimulus bill, which mayor nutter lobbied hard, brought 16 -- $16 billion to pennsylvania. without my vote on the stimulus package, philadelphia and the state would be in much, much worse shape. they are in bad shape, but it would be much worse shape. it has got to be kind of weird, though, that all of a sudden you have to sort of let everything over when you are talking to people you have known for years. >> come on, i have been talking to at grendell for

pennsylvania senator arlen specter took the heat today. l.a.ight it was ben cardin's turn at a town hall meeting in towson. she is at it again tomorrow. christian schaffer asked the senator what he thought about the opponents, and he joins us with the story. >> reporter: senator cardin says the purpose of the town hall meetings is to take questions and to hear suggestions from his constituents. but he says that's not what motivated many of them to turn out last night or today in pennsylvania. >> one day god is going to stand before you and he is going to judge you. and the rest of your damn cronies up on the hill. [ applause ] >> reporter: anger in lebanon, pennsylvania, directed in the face of senator arlen specter over president obama's health care proposals. >> okay, okay. >> reporter: monday night in towson, the format was different. maryland senator ben cardin wasn't quite as close to the people who oppose health care reform, but the anger and skepticism was the same. >> are you trying to tell me that the government can deliver lower costs

there is a severe thunderstorm watch to our north up at pennsylvania. franklin, fulton, a severe thunderstorm watch until 8:00. it's a live picture. it's quiet around town. most of the activity is in the mountains and stretching up to pennsylvania. there is big activity into the northeast. we'll put this into motion. this is the future scan, it will move eastward and approach 81 and hold together fairly well. but as far as we're concerned, downtown, probably nothing until late tonight and we break up a little bit. out to the west, a different story. cumberland and hon cook, doesn't look that impressive. these are big storms. they don't appear that big. they are pretty hefty. next hour, they move eastward, hold together, roll to hancock in the next hour. real intense fire around 220. temperatures. 93 gaithersburg. 93 in vienna and low 90s in fredericksburg. so again, the hottest day of the year. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy. very warm. 70s and 80s. by the an, we'll call it partly cloudy -- afternoon we'll call it partly cloudy, not as hot. highs back

and 50s back into western pennsylvania. this is in response to the front that held off the rain and keep it around today. as you can see maryland and through new jersey. wet and slow up to new york and new england. you will have to deal with that, that will prevail and we'll dry out and push the chance of rain this afternoon to the eastern shore. 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and the boaters have to deal with the rough weather. we'll be on the bridges. we accident ec to have an improvement later today but 79. morning showers and the storms this afternoon south and east. right now you can go on line and follow that radar. and it is right there in the middle of the page. you can use the controls there. what is happening across the area with the latest radar. >>> we have some congestion southbound and it will take you an extra ten minutes from the area to route 32 and that's because of earlier incident if you have. they have cleared out they are causing the crashes to come in. getting word of a crash on the outer loop that blocks the righ

and in pennsylvania. was kind of interested because in philadelphia, the mayor is talking about making some rather draconian budget cuts in light of the state budget. because republican senate majority leader said, no new taxes. i was wondering, are you going to intercede in this? have you tried interceding in this? >> i have talked to the mayor about the issue, but i have talked -- and i have talked to governor ed rendell about the issue and i am available. i would point out, this is slightly different but very close to the core of the issue, that the stimulus bill, which mayor nutter lobbied hard, brought 16 -- $16 billion to pennsylvania. without my vote on the stimulus package, philadelphia and the state would be in much, much worse shape. they are in bad shape, but it would be much worse shape. it has got to be kind of weird, though, that all of a sudden you have to sort of let everything over when you are talking to people you have known for years. >> come on, i have been talking to at grendell for