there's sean who knows pittsburgh very well. john lannan goes 3-1 missing to milledge. >> rob: i thought it was interesting their manager mr. russell said in triple-a we worked on his hitting but really worked on his defense. >> bob: we'll keep an eye on that. alberto gonzalez had to back up on a high chopper. two ground balls for john lannan to start the ballgame. here is a deal that took place one month and one day ago. morgan and burnett coming over here. their production with the nats has been amazing. joel hanrahan has pitched better since he's been over here and that's what milledge did at triple-a. >> rob: good for them. you always want the trade to work both ways. maybe the change of venue will help joel goit. >> bob: this is 28-year-old garrett jones the first baseman. he's been around for a while since atlanta took him in the 14th rownt 10 years ago. they released him. minnesota picked him up. he's been in the minor leagues for the better part of 10 years. >> rob: we do a shift on him. very nice. >> bob: he's a pull hi

we in pittsburgh have the university of pittsburgh medical center, carnegie mellon university, we are partnering with cleveland as congressman doyle just talked about where you have the cleveland clinic and case western reserve. we have literally thousands of life science biotech start-ups throughout the region that are doing great work, that are creating jobs, growing the economy. and when you hear the word greenhouse, that's what that's about. we are growing the economy in western pennsylvania and northeastern ohio. and this relatively modest investment that we are making through this earmark is going to fund an organization that has promoted 80 different venture capital firms that have directly funded 60 different companies through the initiative that we are talking about. so it attracts private investment, angel investors, and venture capital firms that otherwise would not be involved in the pittsburgh and cleveland technology corridor. which has suffered with job losses because of trade agreements and because of the down economy over the past several years. what we have done here

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, but people sort of think, well, pittsburgh, they think of it saz a steel town, what makes pittsburghgreat? >> well, we're a wonderful city and we do fight an image problem across this country, and we'll be first to recognize it, but we're also very proud of what we've done. we're a city that has really reinvent itself. we're not a steel down anymore, we have a very diversion economy from information technology to financial services, health care, higher education. we've survived this economic downturn rather well, i think part of the reason that the president picked pittsburgh to host the world in september. >> and what are the biggest -- if you were to say, used to be a steel town, what is pittsburgh now? what makes your city economically viable?e? >> i mentioned all of those sectors, but the real drafr of our k34i now is what we refer to here as eds and meds, higher education and health care and medical institutions throughout the city. they are in many ways recession-proof. they've in the fourth quarter of 2008, for example, grew jobs, when the rest of the world and the rest of the

pittsburgh just had heavy rain move through. buffalo, syracuse, erie, you look wet as we go throughout the morning. that low is going to come up the coast. eventually the rain this evening new york through new england. heavy rain at that. bring the umbrella in case you need it on the way home. the morning will be dry. you can see where the problems will be at the airport. southeast, you look fine during your day today. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. thunderstorms are possible in philadelphia but a lot of the heavy rain should be up there more or less towards providence, hartford, cape cod, and into the boston area. well, christina too much to ask, right, new england for two nice days in a row? at least we had yesterday. >>> brand expansion at g.m. and the comeback. and recession-proof rodeo. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, johnny depp has tackled some offbeat parts before, but how about a gender-bending musical role? >>> the red s

this is the scene at pnc park in pittsburgh.tionals clubhouse, the locker of joe beimel who has spent less than a half of year with the washington nationals and the locker of nick johnson who spent five years with the nationals franchise. welcome, everybody, to "nats xtra" pregame. i'm johnny holliday with ray knight. nick johnson gone. joe beimel gone. our show is brought to you by our good friends at vep verizon wireless. i guess their names have been mentioned. you hate to see anybody go. the trade deadline was 4:00 today. both these guys really contributed mightily to the success of this organization. >> they certainly did. nick johnson, you saw what he could do after being rid welled injury after the last cowm couple of years a real good ball player a great team player. you knew it was going to happen. i knew nick was going to be the guy mainly because i think adam dunn has to play left field. you lose a lost defense, but you gain so much offensively. i believe if he plays first base and works hard over there, he can become

. >> bob: they were in pittsburgh last night. unless jordan zimmerman -- knock on wood -- goes the hold way or gives the ball right to macdougal, he expected to see sean burnett pitch today. if not, get him in there friday. his last aexperience for the pirates was on sunday. there is nyjer and then sean in the background. >> rob: pretty sweet ride out there. these guys in pittsburgh have a lot of money? >> bob: i'm sure mike wallace took care of that or rob mcdonned. >> rob: i know in my days, i was lucky to have some guy take me to the ballpark. >> bob: i can see dibble coming to the ballpark in a rickshaw. there is jeremy hermida. wait until that guy straps on and gets on. the nats have a team total of .227 and will -- 227 and willie harris has 20 of those. there may be a day or two where willie harris will bat second behind nyjer morgan. how fun will that be? nick johnson and ryan zimmerman would be licking their chops. >> rob: wisconsin cheese at the knees. this guy tried to exorcise some demons. >> reporter: deep short. guzm

as we said, one of them was pittsburgh.t was the scene of a deadly confrontation a few months ago between a man and police officers. three police officers were killed and a quiet street turned into a battlefield. the gunman was wounded. joining us is luke ravenstahl. he has the distinction of being the youngest mayor of any major american city and he's running for re-election this year. mayor, your city was on the short end of the stick. it's pretty much the problem with any entitlement problem that the ones that are successful are the ones that get punished. what's the solution? we have to help the people who need the help, no? >> we do, and, of course, in many ways we are disappointed that we weren't chosen for the grant, and we're one of, of course, a lot of cities that aren't. on the flip side though, it is also positive in that, number one, our crime rate is low, and, number two, our economic k indicator are trending rather well. so in some ways it's good news, and, of course, in other ways it's always bad news when yo

he killed three pittsburgh police officers. he was saying concealed weapons -- concealed carry per monte. it in march michael killed 11 people including the wife of a deputy sheriff before taking his own life following a gunbattle with police in alabama. where he had a concealed weapons permit. this is his picture with, he killed 10 people in rural alabama including his mother it and five family members. he was a concealed weapon permit t. the sooner i hear people on television saying only the good people get these permits, that is simply not true. one in my view these unstable man should have never been permitted to own any weapons for any reasons and, of course, in february of this year frank garcia of killed four people in a shooting rampage in an upstate new york. he held wrote concealed carry permits. we would i think these tragedies quote and totally as i understand 26 people have been killed this year by people who carry concealed weapons. we don't want others these concealed weapons permit the use in this state of calif

you were brought here in the trade from pittsburgh. needing to help this defense.ave done nothing but that since you have been here. is it a matter of you being really comfortable in center field? i know that's not what you were playing with the pirates. >> that's my bread and put butter. i came up in the minor leagues playing center field. when i got the call, they threw me in left and another learning period. i feel comfortable out there now. >> watching the opening if kiki fencive plays. what's going through your mind when you make one of those amazing grabs or you rob somebody of a home run? >> just playing hard for my boys. trying to kill the e.r.a.s and, you know, just -- out there playing. having fun. that's what they got me here, playing defense and that's all i want to bring to the ball club. >> up and down battle for you, too. your time in pittsburgh, minors and majors. do you feel like you still have a point to prove? is that part of it? >> i think i have a point to prove every time i step on the ballpark. you know, it is just -- i -- got a love for this

cooler off to the west, 69 degrees pittsburgh. ocean city correctly 84 degrees, the water temperature 70 degrees. cincinnati in the 60's. a high-pressure starting to build. that will slide across tonight, allowing the temperatures to dip into the 60's across most of the area, cooler off to the north and west. the skies are clearing nicely, showers cooling off pittsburgh, remaining to the north this evening. no need to take the umbrellas if you are heading out. 79 degrees the daytime high tomorrow ocean city and rehoboth, 81 degrees virginia beach, the outer banks 82, the morning lows in the 70's. cooler air remains to the north and west tomorrow, and eventually monday and tuesday the clouds increasing along with showers and thunderstorms. we look for cooler air monday and tuesday. tomorrow looking nice. a partly cloudy tonight, 56-62, in town tomorrow, scattered clouds. the temperatures into the seventies by the afternoon, the high temperature around 85. the extended outlook, the temperatures cool off a little bit monday and tuesd

we're waiting right now to hear from pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger. should hear from him any minute. he'll be responding to a lawsuit filed against him by a woman who accuses him of sexual assaulting her last year. there are live pictures as we wait for him to come through the door and address the reporters. a 31-year-old nevada woman says the super bowl-winning quarterback assaulted her in a hotel penthouse. now, attorneys for roethlisberger have denied the allegations. we're going to bring this to you live as soon as someone steps up to the podium here. >>> meanwhile, we have some other stories for you. this, of course, being a day to honor and remember legendary newsman walter cronkite. a private funeral is just about to get under way at st. bartholomew's church in manhattan. here are some live pictures for you. it looks like a full house. family, friends, so many news colleagues there. speakers include andy rooney, cronkite's son. cronkite will be buried next to his wife betsy in kansas city, missouri. the veteran journalist known as the most trus

john lannon goes in pittsburgh tomorrow night.hnny and ray. >> rob: i wonder if stetter is irish? then he would be an irish stetter. all right. that is a reach. >> bob: he would be a teacher if he wasn't a ball player. he is a sycamore are from indiana state. larry bird's school.    he is phase iii nationals hitters in this series. see what nick johnson can do with dunn and zimmerman the next two due up here in the mining. if he breaks that imagine plane that is close. we'll take that one. to keep your hands that far out in front of the bat, you sometimes get that call. and that is ball three. it helps to have a good batter's eye. >> if the nats get two men aboard. the tying run would be in the on deck circle. so it doesn't have to be bases loaded here. if nick gets aboard, we could see trevor hoffman. nick's not going to on a fly ball to left center for cameron. >> debi: right handed pitcher jorge sosa has been fantastic as a reliever. ace a 1.48 era in 12 games. he has a 1.38 era. he is starting to pitch ver

. >>> an update from pittsburgh on the building that has allegedly been flashing the word pittsburghorse code every night for 80 years. we told you monday the building was misspelling the name of the city pitetsbkrrh. here's the visual proof. the red bulb to the right of your screen shot by pittsburgher tom stapleton. we also told you the building owners said they would change the signal and they have. as of yesterday the spelling has gotten worse. also from tom stapleton this is the grant building now spelling pittsburgh tpebtsaurgh. either they do not know what they're doing or they're warning airplanes about flying dinosaurs. >>> speaking of which, dick cheney was not trying to assassinate al qaeda. he was trying to assassinate al qaeda supporters. and he got into trouble by going on vacation so the governor has gone on vacation? senator casanova is seeking re-election? these stories ahead but first time for "countdown's" best three persons in the world. dateline st. louis, number three, best unintentional presidential second. at the baseball all-star game president obama asked pi

. >>> super bowl winning quarterback ben roethlisberger of the pittsburgh steelers is facing a lawsuitaccording to court papers, andrea mcnulty, a woman who worked for harry's casino, filed a civil lawsuit accusing roethlisberger of sexual assault in july of 2008. his lawyer denies the charges. >>> former atlanta falcons quarterback michael vick is now a free man and wants to play in the nfl again. vick returned to his virginia home yesterday, and his attorney says he has been officially released from federal custody after serving 23 months for dogfighting. nfl commissioner roger goodell has said he will review vick's status and have a face to face meeting. >>> in the majors, new york and boston are now tied atop the american league east. got a walk-off home run from hideki matsui to beat baltimore 5-1 and send them into a first place tie with the red sox. >>> in los angeles, manny ramirez hit his 537th career home run, passing mickey mantle to take 15th place on the all time list. the dodgers went on to beat cincinnati 7-5 and still have the best record in baseball. >>> in philadelphi

if you've been to pittsburgh lately, pittsburgh ain't what pittsburgh used to be, like 10 years ago. that is partly because of what you did, when you came to east baltimore and you saw -- did you see a lot of promise? >> enormous amount of promise. inherent in the resillencey of the people who live there. east baltimore is a neighborhood that was 30% vacant but the people that remained are strong, dedicated, hard-working, may by the rules, do everything that we need strong neighborhoods to be built on. that is east baltimore. >> you got pretty good neighbor in hopkins. >> great neighbor. not only in terms of contributing to the project and supporting our project but as a source of employment, as a source of economic development, it's second to none. hopkins is the single largest private employer in the state of maryland. to have that anchor next to the project gives us an enormous amount of -- >> 10 years from now, we have airmark, other corporations coming in. what do you see? to >> i see a diversity of housing types. i see a community that is full of people who work at hopkins but

. >>> a lawsuit, the allegations against pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben x >>> this is wjz, wjz dt and wjz.com baltimore. >>> from the city to the county to your neighborhood. now complete coverage on wjz 13. maryland's news station. >>> it is just before 6:30. 80 degrees and partly sunny. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a controversy could be brewing at harvard university. prosecutors dropped charges against an african-american professor who is having trouble getting into his own home. there are allegations of racial profiling played a part in the arrest. >> charges against a reknowned black harvard professor are dropped and cambridge police say race had nothing to do with his arrest. >> it was a circumstance where cooler heads perhaps should have prevailed but did not. and after several days, hopefully now they have. >> reporter: last week dr. henry lewis gates, jr. got into a heated dispute with officers after a witness mistook the 58-year-old for an intruder at his own home. when they asked him to come o

back to the period of time i wrote about, the battle of pittsburgh. we think we have it bad, they were living on new meat and eating rats and living in caves and they were americans. then it occurred to me that this is tax day. they still had it worse than we do. before i get into that, i haven't had a lot of time to rehearse here, i thought i was going to have all they to not write a speech but make a speech, and what i wound up doing because they told me i have to be on all these tv shows today and carried me all over atlanta, all i have in the way of the speech is these notes, i will try to get through it. atlanta, when i came here for the first time, it was -- atlanta was what new york city was to people in pittsburgh or something. it was the real deal. i looked today, my publisher has me set up in place on peachtree street. one of the most pretentious names, never lived up to the reputation. i woke up this morning at 8:00, 7:30, knocking on the door by a lady who spoke a foreign language wanted to clean up my room. i said what is it? i have been

. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberr is speaking out today for the first time about allegations that he sexually assaulted a lake tahoe casino hostess last year. at a news conference in pittsburgh today the super bowl winning quarterback insisted he is innocent and said the woman's lawsuit is bogus. >> i did not sexually assault mcnaullty. saturday was the first that i learned of her accusations. her false and vicious allegations are an take on my family and on me. i would never, ever forc myself on a woman. i'm going to fight to protect my family and my reputation. >> roethlisberger said he would remain focused on the upcoming season with the pittsburgh steelers, defending super bowl champions. >>> another developing story out of sports. this one we are watching in afternoon involving michael vick could meet wit the nfl commissioner, roger goodell, as early as tomorrow. that's what espn is now reporting. vick was released from federal custody earlier this week after serving a 23-month sentence on dogfighting charges. he will reportedly discuss vick's possible return

in pittsburgh, what should we be looking for at the g-20?, there's going to be a lot more focus on pittsburgh nearer the time. unfortunately, it happens to occur just nine days after the an serioniversary by the collap lehman brothers. i think we'll see a lot from the press on where we've been, where we got to and where we're headed. so my thought is that the read at pattis is foe to be focused on that. >> we may see markets by that time looking for some terms in terms of exit strategy. and there is a clear division of view between u.s. and the u.s. on whether we should be getting into exit strategy planning or not with the u.s. very strongly against and the europeans rather wanting to go down that track. differences of view in pittsburgh could trigger a bit of negative market sentiment. >> i'm shocked to hear that you think we would be focused on the collapse of lehman brothers. i had a meeting on it yen. thank you so much. >>> general motors, meantime, will remerge from bankruptcy today as a new and smaller company. gm spent 40 days in cha

all you have to do is design a team that will beat the pittsburgh steelers. win this division the asc north, you got home field, the home team gets home field. end of discussion. >> i am looking forward to it. >> you can beat the steelers. steelers fan. mark this day on the calendar. i will throw you a prop right now. if you can beat the pittsburgh steelers, you can beat any football team in the known universe. >> i will give that you. >> design a team that can beat the and the gold, watch out. by the way in case -- memo to pittsburgh steeler fans. >> okay. >> ozzy newnom decided the team will take you down this year. it is a beautiful thing. god love you. it is kind of like mini camp for me and. all good. barring injury, this team is going to the playoffs this year. as champions of the asc north. -- afc north. [ laughter ] >>> coming up on coffee with, in the house, one of the best that has ever gone in the squared circle. >> all right. >> punk. dude, great having you here. it is going to be great tonight. wwe presents smackdown ecw, first mariner arena. one

pittsburgh tomorrow night. pittsburgh saturday night. again sunday afternoon and again on monday. all pittsburgh all the time on masn 2 and our good friends at dc 50 join us for sunday afternoon. johnny holliday ray knight. nats extra post game continues, after this. um... which gives you more bandwidth than cable. so you can upload faster. so it's like comparing a horse and buggy to a sports car. am i the, uh, horse? (announcer) it's a whole new internet. makes uploading as easy as downloading. because your internet's not fast unless it's two-way fast. >>> nats to post game show on masn. brought to you by verizon. they have the fastest internet. this is big. a beginning for the pirates today as they come from behind to beat the nationals. the final was 7-3. jim riggleman back in the third inning contesting a call jim west made walks away. and then the next thing you see is west saying that is it. you are out of here and why would jim riggleman get tossed? >> you know, i thought i heard the ball hit the bat. you know, when the ball's going through the zone there like that, it is l

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shenandoah valley and up into the mountains of west virginia and few others also, pittsburgh. really nothing much around us. yesterday there were rain showers out in rappahannock county. washington, virginia, had over two inches of rain. and here's what it is doing now in shanghai. they are getting ready for the wonderful eclipse and 82. look at the dew point. it is 77. really very, very tropical air. feels like it is 91 degrees. let me take you around the world. nothing happening in the tropics. there are clouds and there are those thunderstorms in the mid part of the country. here's what's going on in the pacific. pacific rather quiet, too. monsoon in india. here is the path of totality as it moves down from china on into the northern part of the pacific. so it will be pretty good shape out there for the weather overall. and there's where the path of totality is. here's shanghai here. you can get a idea of that path and great good shape. some areas will be cloudy. but a lot of folks, millions and millions of people will be seeing the longest eclipse of the 21st century. for

the small account is considered moderate. 62 in bradford, pa.. 72 in cleveland. 75 in pittsburgh. holding onto some of that warm air onto the coast, but the cold front coming through will push the storm's offshore. shower should be tapering off tonight. for tonight, a chance for a storm through the early evening up until about midnight. a lot of cloud cover share now associate with the first little fun that is triggering thunderstorms. the second one is coming through eastern ohio. look at the low clouds wrapped around the backside of the storm, indicating the cool air coming across the great lakes. we will feel some of that. it will be less humid and the temperatures will stay below normal over the weekend. a less humid day. small craft advisory on the open waters of the chesapeake bay. if you are headed for the beach over the weekend, a slight chance of a lingering showers tomorrow but most of the day will be dry. a mix of clouds and sunshine on sunday and partly cloudy on monday. 85 tomorrow, a less humid day. 82 on sunday. storms redeveloped by the middle of next week. for sev

see what she's got. >> dan machblgz, "pittsburgh post gazette" reporting from tahoe.fred tecce also good to have you on board as well. coming up, a town manager says he was fired because his wife is a porn star. what do you think of that one? is that fair? >>> welcome back. porn and politics. can the two co-exist? let's go to fort myers beach, florida where the town manager's just got the ax after word that his wife is a porn star. and i guess the answer's no on that front. let's bring in our "prime news" correspondent richelle carey to walk us through this one. what do we have here, richelle? >> okay, mike. this started after a website published an article last week called "politician's porn star wife." well, the outing, if you will, prompted an emergency meeting by the town council. and the decision to fire scott jankes was made. >> our issue is the situation that the town was put in in terms of how effective we can govern and whether or not this is going to serve as a distraction for that. and we felt like it would. >> the mayor goes on to acknowledge that janke ne

the pittsburgh steeler says he plans to fight to protect his reputation and he will fight in a legal forum. >> he says he will remain focused on the upcoming pittsburgh steelers, champions. >>> detectives seized documents from michael jackson's doctor and a nutritionist. the nutritionist, a registered nurse, is cooperating. >> evidence of manslaughter. that's what they were looking for when they searched the office of conrad murray. they took 21 documents and a copy of the computer hard drive. >> it is clearly a criminal investigation, looking at manslaughter. that raises the stakes substantially. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tells cbs news, that the search warrant was based on a preliminary autopsy report, pointing to propofol, also known as diprivan. the drug was found in the pop star's rented mansion. >> the doctor was in the house. we're told there was a lot of evidence in the house that's linking the doctor to what happened to michael jackson. >> reporter: murray has not specifically denied giving jackson the powerful anesthetic. but says he did nothing that should have

i have an obligation to remain focused on the pittsburgh stealers and i will do that. the allegations against me are wreckless and false. as much as i'd like to answer everyone's questions, i'm going to respect the legal process and i am confident that the truth will prevail. thank you. >> ben roethlisberger, the pittsburgh stealer who has been accused of sexual assault by a woman in lake tahoe. she says it happened more than a year ago. the criminal investigators, the law enforcement authorities, have refused to even open a case because they say the woman never filed even a police complaint. she says the casino authorities had put the tamper on anything that she told them about the confrontation. but at least $50,000 from harrah's officials and punitive damages enough to deter roethlisberger and others from engaging in such conduct in the future. but there you heard from the football player, a complete denial and he says he will fight those charges. >>> we're watching and waiting for the president to come out in shaker heights, ohio. he say cleveland clinic is a great

while pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will have to deal with a civil lawsuit, he will not apparently have to worry about any legal charges in that case. officials do not intend to investigate allegations that ben roethlisberger raped a woman last summer. his accuser, an employee of a hotel at the time never went to the police after the alleged incident took place. she said she feared if she had gone to officials, hotel officials would side with the celebrity and fire her. training camp is starting tuesday for the ravens. it is football season. >> we will have more after this. >> the government's cash for clunker program starts tomorrow. now, one u.s. auto maker is taking the program one step further. we will have details on what chrysler is doing to generate business and how you might be able to benefit. >> president obama addresses the nation tonight about health care. we will have these stories and u t >> when you hear thunder on a bicycle, it makes you go really fast. [laughter] i hope to see not much more of it. >> tomorrow, i think we will have the highest chances

showers into the pittsburgh area.ke the umbrella before you head out the door if you live across the ohio river valley. you can see a closer look at the showers. the heaviest storms now just to the south of the lexington area. meanwhile, all of these showers are moving into the northeast. this morning it's dry in boston. it's dry in new york. by the afternoon and evening hours we'll see that chance for showers and thunderstorms and again some of the storms could be on the strong side. now, i think as far as rainfall totals across the mid-atlantic, it will be hit and miss. you'll see a good bit of rainfall. storms scattered as you move through. some may see a few drops as the cold front moves through. some locally heavy rainfall totals upward of 1, 2, 3 inches of rainfall. let's take you live to new york city where we are going to take a look at the cloudy skies. cloudy skies not quite yet. clouds move in over the afternoon hours. heading to the airport get the early flight. by the afternoon and evening hours you'll se

. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger is being accused of sexually assaulting a womantonight, the quarterback speaks out. >>> and the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news, log onto wjz.com. >>> pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger speaks publicly for the first time since rape allegations. >> reporter: in a short prepared statement this afternoon, the nfl star called those allegations reckless and false. >> i did not sexually assault andrea mcnolte. saturday was the first that i learned of her accusations. her false and vicious allegations are an attack on my family and on me. i would never, ever force myself on a woman. >> 31 yearly andrea mcnolte claims the assault happened in roethlisberger's lake tahoe hotel room, after he called her to complain about his tv. she has not filed a criminal complaint with police. instead, she filed a civil lawsuit against him. nevada police say they have no plans to investigate the alleged incident. back

how was this thing playing in pittsburgh? >> like all things steeler- related, most people are focused on it. shepard: i believe that. did you talk to big ben? he seemed a little angry. >> i am in lake tahoe. i am at the casino where the incident is alleged to have occurred and where the woman who filed the complaint is employed. shepard: she did not ever talk to the police. did she ever complained to managers or do anything before filing the civil suit for money? >> yes, she did go to her supervisor. she is claiming that they were unresponsive. shepard: she claims she was raped but she never called the cops. >> apparently not. shepard: as far as this investigation goes, i must she filed a criminal complaint, that is it. it is a matter of money. >> that is right. with the civil case, you do not have to have a unanimous jury. there is a chance that all she has to do is convince the majority of jurors that she is telling the truth. shepard: have you spoken to her? i know you were looking for her. >> i have spoken to her attorne

he was in pittsburgh when the game began. the relay throw is high.s win 11-10 in 11 innings in a game that lasted seven minutes or over two months depending on your perspective. now, to the ringly scheduled game. good defense behind john lanham. check out effort of josh willingham sliding and catching right there. the nats led 2-0. bases juiced for josh bart, the hero in game one. another base hit up the middle. nick johnson will score. here comes ryan zimmerman. d the nats led 4-1 but with some defensive issues, the lead is gone. michael bourne and his identity is off the wall. here comes bourne. he can fly. and he would later score and the astros would come all the way back and beat the nats 9-4. that will do it for now. i will be here tonight so join me later for your sports edge at 6:00 and 11, won't you? and i know you will. >> that crazy nats game. the winning pitcher got credit for the win while sitting in his hotel room as a member of the pittsburgh pirates. by star. >>> an alleged money making scheme at a cemetery that has left hundreds of f

look at pittsburgh now. 77 degrees. and it is hard to even see any clouds. just a few high thin clouds. clouds to our west and down to the south. but we are going to -- in for another spectacular, really wonderful, wonderful mid summer evening and we are in mid summer. humidity vacation, that's about over. i think some will be coming before the week is out. still no sign of a surge of real heat and there may be a little bit of rain coming our way. tell you about that, too. we have been dry now this month of july. we could use some. we are super dry now. i will tell you all the details when i join new a few minutes thanks, bob. >>> when "news4 at 4:00" continues, the late nest the fight over who will control michael jackson's estate. as the reports that will shed light on hi death are completed. >> also back-to-school shopping. the economy is changing the rules on getting the best deals. >> also, saving money on fresh produce and how some area residents are earning sweat equity for their dinner tables. >>> pressed hard today to explain her controversial wise

we should be at least mid-80s from albany to pittsburgh. some areas could be near 90 from d.c. to philadelphia. >>> dan, it looks like we're in the summer weather pattern. it's not going anywhere. it will be warm and humid. i think a lot of people will enjoy it. >> we're done with the rain for a while. we'll keep this into maybe say, december. >> let's not push it. >>> new home sales jumped, more layoffs at verizon. clamping down on naked traders. your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, her character on "sex and the city" was a sexual adventurer. you won't believe what she found out about her own family's scandalous sexual past. >>> michael vick reinstated. could pete rose be pardoned? it was a grand day in baseball. we'll show you why. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today," everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. here are some of the top headlines this tuesday morning. in northern nigeria, radical islamic militants attacked police stations, churches and government buildings. they're the latest attacks in a wave of violence

there is some shower activity in pennsylvania north of pittsburgh. the rain is not a big factor in the weather today. there is sunshine. the humidity went down. that gave us a pleasant day. the high temperature was 84 at the airport and the inner harbor. 88 would be the typical high and more humid. it was almost too perfect to be true. it will probably be colder tomorrow morning. there is no precipitation. things are dry for the month of july. we're beginning to use up some of the excess we got in the spring. we have used up half of that and the last month because of the lack of rain. ñrit is 81 on the west side of e bay. it is a little cooler in the mountains to the west because of the cloud cover. the front that went through overnight has almost stalled off shore. it is going to be a feature in the weathercock the coast for the next few days. -- it is going to be a feature in the weather off the coast for the next few days. we will get cooler air from the south. the chances of rain could come back. it will not be tonight or tomorrow. it will be cle

it 80 degrees in pittsburgh. 80 degrees in new york city. it is dry, too, other than a few storms down in north carolina. most of the mid atlantic seas partly cloudy skies. it will stay mostly clear overnight. 70 in oakland, 79 at ocean city. temperatures are arranging to the 80's in the metal. mainly clear skies holding on as we head towards 8:00 tomorrow morning. winds will be light, temperature is 57 to 64 by don. you can see this swirl of clouds. the counterclockwise flow extends all the way down into our region. it gets swept into the mid pedantic, keeping that humidity levels down and the temperatures down as well. there is a weak front expected to come off of that canadian storm and push to parts of pennsylvania, new jersey, new york, and new england. then we head into the middle part of the week. that front stalls so scattered thunderstorms on wednesday, on thursday, and maybe even on friday and saturday. tomorrow, most areas see sunshine. 82 to 89 degrees. in southwest breeze on the day tomorrow. temperatures are comfortable in west

we've had -- we've got another g-20 in pittsburgh. >> pittsburgh, yeah. >> coming up on september, i think, the 24th. so, this g-8 is really just a -- well, let's tick this box. let's cross that box, and let's all get together for some more nice photos. >> all right, am i going to see you at that one, the fancy one in pittsburgh, on september 24th? because i'll make plans, if you'll be there, you can show me ropes. >> hey, i am politicking bigtime internally to be there. >> all right, anything i can do to help you, let me know. richard quest, someone that knows all about this. sorry, hate to do that to you, richard. it's new to me. >>> let's find out about the nuts and bolts. let's go to la will la and find out what the eight men and women have accomplished there today. paula, let's talk about, now that richard has told us he doesn't think they necessarily will get a lot done, the bottom line is they are all there and we've sent you there, so tell us what is actually happening, paula. >> reporter: ali, there's nothing i hate more than having to admit that richard is right, but he is.

you can barely -- and in pennsylvania, out towards pittsburgh.ou can barely see the cloud cover there. we'll see if we don't see a shower or thunderstorm popping up. but again, this is a very, very weak cold front. a few degrees cooler tomorrow. maybe a touch of the humidity out of the air but other than that, it won't change much. and we don't need to. the forecast around here has been nice for the last couple of days. maybe a spotty afternoon shower or thunderstorm and that's about it, and a nice looking day tomorrow. for the remainder of the day, partly sunny skies, thunderstorm a possibility. winds out of the west at 5-10 miles per hour so bring along water if you're headed out to walk the dog or out in the garden. probably feed a little water. tonight we'll cool off but on the mild side. partly cloudy. seasonal temperatures, wind out of the south and west at 5 miles per hour. tomorrow slightly cooler. 84 degrees. just a few clouds in the forecast. we'll bring back a chance for thunderstorms on thursday. that's not a great chance. friday is 8

and reagan national, pittsburgh only 71 degrees. that cool air off to the north and west that's going do come in to our daytime area. the heat out to the west will make it way to the area by wednesday and thursday. area of show pressure across the great lakes that's going to allow thunderstorms to develop late tomorrow to evening hours. that's the best chance for thunderstorms and showers. it will also come on tuesday. over all a very quiet evening. skies will turn mostly cloudy. and we'll look for temperatures that will fall into the upper 50's. so just around 0 to 62 degrees. >> we are going to keep the showers and thunderstorms in the forecast late in the day. not expecting anything to become severe. but if you find yourself under one of these storms, you could experience some heavy downpours so take your umbrellas partly to mostly cloudy for tonight. cements in our 60's downtown. mostly cloudy, a bit for humid. they make it into the 70's by afternoon just near 80 degrees for the daytime high. we have temperatures warming by the

he was a huge fan of the pittsburgh penguins and paraded around in a pittsburgh penguins t-shirt that was mailed to him by his wife. he could've done other jobs after doing a previous tour in afghanistan, heidi. but he chose to come back here with his platoon, we're told, because he wanted to save lives. that is the story of one marine killed in action yesterday by a mortar attack by insurgents during what has been the bloodiest month yet for u.s. forces in afghanistan since the taliban was initially overthrown eight years ago. heidi? >> ivan, i'm not sure if you're able to elaborate, but we're looking at some pretty meaningful pictures of brian lane, and there is one photo that we showed of him with a young boy, do you know any more about that photo? >> reporter: yeah, we've been talking with his colleagues. they said one of the wonderful things about sergeant lane was that he had had previous experience in afghanistan in the north. and they felt he had a good understanding about the people here. that when they would go out on patrols and missions, he could establish quickly a rappor

let me show you the radar action coming out of pittsburgh. rain riding toward buffalo.falo itself, the radar picture picking up the rains very well. moisture over ontario, and another over the finger lake region, kind of sparse here, but picks up in intensity in the afternoon as the whole energy pact moves toward the north. so watch that later today. rain up the coast of carolina, stretching towards lower parts of delaware and virginia and maryland, too. the chesapeake getting rain, and in baltimore, you're getting showers, as well. the whole thing will move toward the north. let me show you what it looks like in boston right now, because temperatures will be cooler this time of year. only about 71 the high. the average high is supposed to be about 83. cloudy skies, showers and some storms possible late this morning into the afternoon and then more rain overnight tonight. now, down south of there, it's going to be a little bit warmer, but it's still going to be a little bit on the showery side. talking about atlanta. 82 to 85, the high. cloudy skies, a ground stoppage a

now, that loss to pittsburgh, left the ravens one game short of making it to the super bowl. it was a good season. and that has hopes high as they get ready to start training camp once again. >>> mostly rookies arriving on monday. packed for three weeks of practice, moving into their temporary home in westminster. second year quarterback joe flacco is joe cool, during an ice cream break, on his move-in day. it's the 14th season of ravens' training camp at mcdaniel college. the second for head coach john harbaugh. >>> we want to have the best training camp in the nfl. and that starts tomorrow. we want to have the best day we can have tomorrow. that's how it was last year. that's how it's going to be next year. that's how it is this year. we're excited to get going. and go about the business of traing football. >> our guys are great. most are going to come in on wednesday. and tomorrow, we'll look at all of the young guys we have had. i think all of these guys are getting ready to go. they're kind of anxious to get out there and show the coaches. and show the other quarterbacks

the cold front is just around the pittsburgh area are just passed that. we could still see something until the strike goes through. we are on the warm side of it now. it has stalled just to our south, but it will be in the neighborhood. our forecast is not all that wet. tonight there may be a thunderstorm. the best chance is north of us. the temperature will settle into the upper 60's overnight. the best chance for rain tomorrow will be south of baltimore. 83-87 will be the high. the further south you go, the better chance to pick up a thundershower. northwest winds become variable and 5-10 not. they water temperatures are in the upper 70's. the sunday forecast may be an isolated storm or to and then something else cropping up in the afternoon. partly cloudy skies and 85, and a similar forecast for monday. the rain chances even smaller on monday. here is the futurecast showing the stormy weather off to the north. our chances are pretty slim. tomorrow, maybe an isolated storms out of baltimore. that is the key here in baltimore. it looks like we will be ge

>> the ravens came one game shy of the super bowl last year losing in the afc title game to the pittsburghsteelers. hopes, of course, are high for the team in the '09 season. cheryl conner, abc 2 news. >> remember, abc2news.com is your place for all of the latest news on the havens. you can also upload your pictures. right now we have a web poll question for you. how many games will the ravens win this year? that is the ravens fan page. you can find it on abc2news.com. >>> we have a california businessman that's come up with his own plan to help stimulate the economy, and it involves $2 bills. >> he's given $50 all in those unusual bills. to each of several hundred of their employees with one condition. they have to small it at -- spend it at small businesses where they live. he has plans to pass out much more. >> one of the principles of our bit is a great way. we have been tracking some of it. when i see the story go from one story to the next and the next. >> reporter: the owner doesn't think the modest effort will turn the economy around but believes it can change attitudes. >>> we wan

in pittsburgh, that front should clear out during the day. so hopefully you'll get dry weather and nice sunshine this afternoon. and, dan, if new york city, hits 85 today, which it should, it will be the warmest day of the summer. that's unbelievable. >> we're not going to complain. we really have been very lucky. if it continues, though, bill, be on the lookout. >>> text stocks soar, optimism on the street. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the new allegations, some from very close to home say her lover and best friend carried on an inappropriate relationship while she lay dying. >>> also, pedro martinez puts on a new jersey unretirement deadline and fenway park getting ready to host some hockey. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," everyone. i'm dan kloeffler. and here are some of your top headlines this thursday morning. >>> a routine traffic stop quickly turned deadly. after being pulled over a driver tried to speed away from the situation, heading down the wr