the soon-to-be eighth grade r he is a member of rainier scholars.a year-round enrichment program that accepts 60 to 65 highly motivated, low income minority students annually from almost 600 applications. the young scholars are first recruited in the fifth grade and each one selected makes a commitment to graduate not only from high school, but also from college. it all starts with two years of full-time summer school, and weekend classes, and continues with ongoing academic support and leadership training throughout the program. she knew her workload would increase dramatically when she was accepted two years ago. >> i was really excited and i screamed really loud, and my mom was really happy, and stuff, so everything was very exciting that day. >> that reaction might seem odd for most teen-agers, but not for someone who signed up to spend her summer nights like this. >> tonight the homework that i have in literature, two chapters in odyssey which is about 30 pages, we have to reve an extract for the odyssey and for math we have two worksheets fron

rainier. 6 in fairfax. here now at 64 degrees. not too bad across the area this morning. again, clear sky for us. clouds advancing east wards. the next weather front for us today and even sticking around a little part of it this weekend. the high clouds, pittsburgh and around columbus, around charleston in west virginia. actual front outside of columbus in dallas through western tennessee, there are some pretty powerful storms moving through the south this time. not up north. yesterday was around chicago. 70 t 76 degrees. good start for us. sunshine at 8:00 a.m. then by the noon hour, sunshine state, 82 to 89 degrees. by 5:00 p.m., developing showers and even a possibility of a few thunderstorm, nasty ones. could bring downpours on area roads. danella? >> good morning. traveling in virginia, let's talk about the crash there along northbound 29 at pickwick road. that right lane is blocked by an accident. check things out on i-66. nice and clear. live look past the rest area heading eastbound. not bad. you are seeing more volume eastbound than westbound. but no accidents at

rainier and new carrollton and bailey's cross roads, tysons corner, weather watchers reporting temperatures in the 60s around the region. and hometown forecast, front royal, by 1k6, low 70s. by noontime, ought to be in the low 70s. by 6:00, low 60s, i should say. sun is breaking out late morning through noontime. and throughout the region, here's the day planner. a little patchy fog around 6:00 a.m., temperatures 60s. noontime into the mid and upper 60s. a little sunshine in and out during the afternoon. highs, low eight t'88itys. thunder shower when's you're heading back home late afternoon or early evening. by then, early 70s. i'll be back in ten minutes with a look at your next seven days. danella has a look at traffic now. >> traveling the roadways in prince george's county. you know it's back to school today, so please keep that in mind. use extra caution. look out for little ones. checking local roads in the area. no accidents to warn you about or heavy volume at all. construction looks to be up in the area. live look as you make your way northbound. route 5 as you make your way past

footballing saga between real madrid and barcelona has gone the way of the galactic guys chasing rainier and finally ending their seven game el classico losing streak to make the club's first spanish super cup since two thousand and eight held a three two lead from the first leg but railway said live in time in wiping out the deficit. gonzalo taking advantage of like having last long and expensive mistah restoring eleven minutes gerard piqué the next boss the defender to show a lapse in concentration a brilliant flick by cristiana rinaldo putting him one on one with a bit to valdez converting for a two nil lead on the right the visitors were continued would not be on i was sent off for halting rinaldo in full flood plain on massey gave passer hope with a stunning free kick right before the break but two one was how it finished on the night meaning i could get claiming the first trophy of the season on the way goals . to the u.s. open tennis where russian nikolai diver dan car is looking to reach the third round of the final grand slam of the year the unseated russian takes on local favor

in turn run is blossoming and as sour fast reports the blockade isn't stopping gadget hungry your rainier's from living the life. i pads i phones i pods apple's political popularity has meant that their product familiar sight everywhere from our workplaces times and on our high street there's one place you might not expect to find products like this on sale and that the iranian capital of tehran where apple along with many of the u.s. products abandoned the functions that had been in place in the years but it seems that techs are the iranians are managing to outsmart this u.s. embargo and products like the not only popular in toronto they're widely available as well just like any other apple next door this one in tiran is bustling and busy . i have no difficulty in importing electronics from the us nor do we feel any impact on imports from sanctions what doesn't come so easy indeed is getting technical support and updates for the products but we still manage to get them all the time or just the secrets of u.s. sanctions has been mainly on iran's banks and oil industry in a bid to curb the c

he had a black closely cropped hair cut rainier long sleeved shirt that was dark in color. >> a deadly crash and a gruesome discovery more than 200 mi. away to tragedies forever linked, at tonight investigators in michigan search for clues and a triple homicide while the family mourns an innocent life lost in indiana. >> this story started or so we thought near michigan city indiana with a high impact car crash that took us here but the bulk of the story at this hour remains in belleville michigan where a community is trying to sort out if a man may have taken his own life after stabbing his wife and two sons to death. police activity, a neighborhood aghast at the findings at an upscale subdivision in michigan, a woman and her two sons found stabbed to death in their beds no signs of struggle. a car heading fast the wrong way on i 94 collided with another car head-on this man michael evangeline was behind the wheel he exited this rest stop area both died instantly when their cars burst into flames residue from the crash is still visible along the interstate tonight nelson was 45 and wa

matter we're going to be talking to a w t o experts in less than ten minutes time now and really rainier of what the w.t. accessor really means. flooding tragedies once again struck russia's southern cross nadar region this time for of died after a river burst its banks after heavy rain power supplies were cut the water and sewage system in three villages around the city to abseil were also damaged officials say the early warning system did work effectively in that people were successfully evacuated from their homes in time well it is helping residents now with food and blankets this comes of course just a month after severe flooding claimed the lives of more than one hundred sixty people elsewhere in the region. more world news in brief now this wednesday night south africa's platinum belt tensions flare up further as trade unions demand higher wages last week thirty four striking miners were shot dead by police in protest of high unemployment and extremely low pay anglo american platinum which is the world's top producer says it received a demand for wage rises from workers in the regi

the recall includes 2006 and 2007 chevy trailblazers, gmc envoys and buick rainiers, as well as isuzu ascenders and saab 97-x's which g-m also built. the vehicles were all sold in 20 states and canada. safety officials have opened an investigation into the 2012 nissan versa sedans over concerns with the car's front air bags.the national highway traffic safety adinistration discovered pinched wiring in the steering wheel which could possibly short-circuit and prevent the air bag from deploying during a collision in the versa. officials are determining whether a recall is needed. if you experience any problems with your versa, log onto safercar.gov to file a complai nt history, augusta national admits two women to their golf club. also ahead - the murder scandal in china... a court sentences the wife of a disgraced politician after finding her guilty of murder. and later, the possible new coffee. [ male announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪ ♪ one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns

the recall includes 2006 and 2007 chevy trailblazers, gmc envoys and buick rainiers as well as isuzu97-x's which g-m also built. the vehicles were all sold in 20 states and canada. >>comedian and legendary pop icon phyllis diller has died. she rose to fame as a standup comic in the 1960s making fun of herself and her husband and dressing outrageously on stage. a late bloomer she began her stand up career at age 37 after spending years as a homemaker, raising five children. diller made more than two dozen movies and entertained troops in vietnam. her family says she died peacefully in her sleep. phyllis diller was 95 years old. >>a good samaritan act by rosie o'donnell led to a heart attack. a few hours after lending a helping hand to a woman who was having trouble getting out of her car, the 50 year-old comedian experienced chest pains and nausea. she took a couple aspirin and went to see her cardiologist who discovered a 99 percent blocked artery in her heart. doctors call that kind of heart attack "the widow maker". they inserted a stent and rosie is now resting comfortably at home

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buick rainier, gmc enjoy, sab 97x and isuzu ascender. the lock controls could start a fire. road salt can cause the corrosion. the recall only affects vehicles sold or owned in states with cold, snowy winters. >> when we come right back on news 4, how you can give a second chance to a puppy that had a tough start in life. >> why it makes sense to tip >> why it makes sense to tip your she's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. for women... for president... the choice is ours. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he- he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. sfx: snorting sound. whee whee wheeeeeeeeee

irvine professor had reportedly searched dozens of times on the internet for weapons. 48-year-old rainier reinsheid had searched for information on weapons and explosives. he blamed the school and alleged bullying for his son's suicide in march. >>> a big weekend for music and sports in san francisco. what tens of thousands of people will need to do to get around. >>> coming up, how much warming you can expect for your thursday and the neighborhoods that will top 100 degrees. cçrrú >>> get ready for a very busy weekend in san francisco. david stevenson is in the city to tell us about the traffic problems you might encounter. david? >> reporter: well, ken, take a look behind me, just behind this white tent. you can see a crew over there putting together the main stage for the concert. it's coming on a weekend that promises to bring a lot of people to san francisco streets. the stages are almost set for san francisco's fifth outside music festival in golden gate park. >> we started out late last week and we're building a city out here. the internet and telephones, i mean, it's a major under

there is likely to be 10 to 15-inchs of rainier falling, to the north. thing to stress, so much of area has had 24 hours of bad weather and another 12 to 24 coming. all the structures that are fatigued now will begin to give. we have danger ahead of us in the next 24 hours. bret, over to you. >> bret: a lot of water in a short time, rick. thank you. rick and casey as well reporting in the field. we'll continue to monitor everything with hurricane isaac. now tropical storm isaac. that brings us tonight's text to vote question. what poll balance will mitt romney and paul ryan get from the con vention? 73776 to 36288 for one to four points. sr2 for five to ten points. sr3 for 11 or above. sr4 for no points. results later. up next next, tapping the braken the u.s. economy. >> bret: the balloons are ready for thursday night. while the republicans promise new prosperity at the convention here, president obama's economy continues to slow down. the revised second quarter gross domestic product or gdp checked in with an annual growth rate of 1.7%. that is down fr

this happened around 3:30 this morning in the 3800 block of 34th street in mount rainier, mayor daley. no one was hurt and there is no word about what caused the fire. >>> it is a school that turns out big names in politics, business and law and it is at the center of a cheating scandal now. >> also ahead, how two documents signed several years ago could land the author of a new book detailing the death of osama bin laden in legal trouble. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment.  >>> news of a surprise phone call made minutes before last month's movie theater shooting n a court hears thursday, defense attorneys revealed that the suspect called the after- hours number at a hospital at the university of colorado. he was apparently try to reach a cool psychologist who testified she met with holmes one time. she was not available when he made the call. >>> a former navy seal who wrote a book detailing the raid that killed osama bin laden could be in legal trouble. the book, no easy day, goes on sale next week. the pentagon's top lawyer has told author matt bissonne

that suv at the base of a mountain next to a massive crater, the mountain about the size of mount rainier here on earth, so 15,000 feet or so next to a crater. the actual way they're bringing the thing in and landing it is extremely difficult, almost a needle in a haystack type of landing. they believe they can get it done, of course. when they land it and everything goes as planned, they'll bring back picture that none of us could imagine, really thrilling. we had a chance to talk to a number of people out here at jpl about the prospect of putting curiosity down at this location and about the pictures and ideas that will come back right away. take a listen to what they said. >> there's a lot of intellectual investment. the team has developed a truly fantastic, novel architecture that is the product of our imagination. it is exactly what we think it should be. so we are all in on this. >> reporter: they are definitely all in, and we can give you kind of a close up look of what curiosity pretty much looks like. this is obviously not curiosity itself, it's a model. it gives you an idea. abo

albert, that was your mother, princess grace, talking before she got married to your father, prince rainierving children. already she was having to think about american citizenship and so on. your mother was an extraordinary woman. fabulously talented actress. and she became this impossibly glamorous princess. and the whole world fell in love with her. her life was cruelly ended so young at 52. what do you think she would have made of the way that you have conducted yourself since you had to take over the reins of the palace? >> first of all, i can't believe it's already 30 years since her passing. i still think of her every day. and i hope that she would be proud of me. and proud of what i tried to achieve in the last 30 years. >> you were 24 when she died. >> uh-huh. >> i would imagine the memories of that awful day are very acute for you. >> uh-huh. >> but for those who didn't know your mother, how would you describe her? >> she was the most warm, gracious, engaging person. of course, very -- very close to all of us. an incredible mother. but just an incredibly generous person. in heart

well, let me tell you something, in the story books i read, there never were long, long rainier afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. and those stories books never have chapter called m.s. or breast cancer. a story book marriage, nope. not at all. what mitt romney and i have is a real marriage. [ applause ] i know this good and decent man for what he is. he's warm and loving and patient. he's tried to live his life with a set of values centered on family, faith and love of one's fellow man. from the time we were first married i've seen him spend countless hours helping others. i've seen him drop everything to help a friend in trouble and been there when late night calls of panic come from a member of our church whose child has been taken to the hospital. you may not agree with mitt's decision on issues or politics, by the way massachusetts is only 13% republican so it's not like it's a shock to me, but let me say this to every american who is thinking about who should be our next president. no one will work harder. no one will care more and no one will move heaven and ear

in the perfect place they believe in the middle of a crater next to a mountain the size of mounted rainier 14500 feet. they think they are in the perfect spot to find the science necessary. they are excited because of the budget cuts they are facing. president obama going to cut this program significantly by 2015 even more. two partnerships they have with the european union. success, shepard, is good for nasa and the program. >> when can we expect the latest batch of pictures from up there, adam? >> well, you know, two low resolution black and whites get everybody excited last night. low resolution color pictures today at some point. maybe even this hour. that's the plan from nasa. even two pictures they have so far have scientists very excited. >> these first images somehow are always the best one to me because, when you land on mars, it's new every time. this is a new place on mars. we go on vacation to different part of the earth is on our planet. here we are seeing a part of mars we have never seen before. color pictures as well as panoramas as well as small video clips, shepard. >> sh

looks like the rainier weather may linger up into at least the first part of your saturday as well.n doppler. couple rumbles of thunder in the mountains of west virginia. more raindrops on 66 to the west of warrington, inbound into the city. so if you have plans on your friday evening, may not be a washout, but i'd at least have your umbrella ready to go. >>> the west nile virus is spreading in our area. two men have come down with the mosquito-born virus in virginia and in maryland there's been one more case making five known cases there. news 4's melissa mollett has more on a local man recovering from the illness. >> reporter: dr. arias with the fairfax county health department has spent his life studying mosquitos. when he had flulike symptoms last year, the last thing he thought of was west nile virus. >> never crossed my mind it could be west nile virus. >> reporter: by the time he was diagnosed with a blood test, he'd begun having seizures. since it's a virus, only symp m symptoms can be treated so doctors put him into a coma. he spent two months in the hospital. another four

the recall affects the chevy trailblazer, gmc envoy, buick rainier, isuzis acender and the saab.ashington, d.c. where road crews use salt and other chemicals to clear winter roads. gm has received 28 reports of fires but isn't aware of any injuries. >>> in other news, "tonight show" laid off two dozen staffers last week. reports say that jay leno took a pay cut going from $25 million to $20 million to try to save some jobs. other top execs also took cuts. "the tonight show" had been operating with a higher budget since 2009 when it moved to nbc's prime time schedule at 10:00 p.m., which faired poorly in their ratings. when it moved back to current spot at 11:30 p.m., the show never peared back the budget until now. back over the you. >> all right. thank you. >>> 6:51 is our time. time for weather and traffic on the ones. tom kierein is here with an update on the forecast. >> sky is gray. first day of school. remember the butterflies in the midriff section. >> new outfit, new backpack. >> that's what teachers are feeling this morning, students, too. good morning. yes, welcome back

rainier. no one was hurt. the cause of the fire is under investigation.t least five firefighters are in the hospital this morning after an apartment fire in temple hills. the flames sparked in the building along huntley square drive at 10:00 last night. the fire started inside a kitchen on the first floor. residents tell us they were sleeping when they smelled smoke. >> i was screaming, yelling, we smell fire. i went to the door, smoke was all in the peep-out so i knew i had to climb out the window. luckily in fireman seen us and he got my son first and climbed down after him. >> my unit, destroyed, everything in my apartment is gone. nothing i could save. >> four firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor burns. one was treated for exhaustion. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> the time is 6:46. this morning, d.c. police are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to an arrest in a strange of cab robberies. the first robbery happened wednesday morning at rhode island avenues northeast. that robber got away

and rainier avenue in seattle, washington. >> the intersection where this happened was a major intersection in seattle. it's right next to a high school. and the principal of the high school has had problems with students not using the overhead passenger crosswalks. >> officer ian walsh is stationed in the area at the request of the principal to keep students from jaywalking through the eight-lane intersection. >> there was a group that was walking across, and he just kind of motioned to them saying i need to talk to you. one young woman kind of blew him off and, you know, just kind of shoved her hand like i'm not coming over to you. he tried to take her by her arm, you know, i need to talk to you. i need to see some i.d. and that's when it turned physical. >> that's also when a bystander with a video camera starts rolling. >> get off of me! get the -- off of me! >> the video shows 19-year-old marilyn levias struggling against officer walsh who tries different wrist holds to get her to comply. things quickly escalate when a second teen, 17-year-old angel rosenthal jumps in to help her frien

rainier and south dakota avenue and also route 1. very heavy downpours right now across parts of the area. we'll talk about that rain plus [ obama ] i'm barack obama plus and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. >>> diana nyad was trying to swim from cuba to florida. she didn't make it but did arrive to cheers and applause this afternoon. early today, she ended her attempt to become the first person to make that swim without a shark cage. she was about 50 miles from key west, but jelly stings just got to be too much for her. she did get back in the water at the end to make the final distance to shore. s

good chance for rainier to start the day.ill come in later this afternoon and evening. still a slight chance sports images, mike jordan's soaring. we'll show you that unforgettable moment. 7:30 tuesday morning august 12. >> nice uniform. >> he looked a little better in his uniform in 1998. >> also ahead they wowed the world winning gold, now the u.s. gymnastics team is taking over the plaza. we'll catch up with them. later on another treat for the crowd and our team, a concert from nicki minaj. >> news you can use. every summer backyard decks collapsing without warning. it could have something to do with how your deck is built and attached to your house. we're going to show you how to spot the red flags. >> then celebrity news robert pattinson makes his first public appearance since his long time girlfriend kristen stewart admitted publicly to cheating on him. we'll hear from him coming up. >>> we'll begin with the sole survivor of an airlines crash that killed 156 people. she's breaking her silence for the first time in 25 y

happened around 3:30 this morning in the 3800 block of 34th street in mount rainier, maryland. no word what caused the fire. >>> a chevy chase man convicted of killing his girlfriend while students at the university of virginia will spend the next two decades in jail. yesterday a judge sentenced george huguely to 23 years in prison. that's three years less than the jury recommended by nine more than the defense and his family asked for. he apologized to love's family yesterday. in response to the punishment, her family released a statement saying that they "find no joy in others' sorrow." the former navy seal who penned a book about the death of osama bin laden will likely face charges. he violated two nondisclosure agreements with the navy not to divulge secrets. the book is set to hit shelves next week. >>> new this morning, a major d.c. landmark, really the nation's landmark, reopening today. >> after undergoing a renovation, the reflecting pool will be accessible to the public. fox5's sherri ly is down on the national mall checking out the site. it has been an eye sore duri

that's a quote, as curiosity sits 154 million miles away next to a massive mountain the size of mount rainiere planet mars. these are from a camera that sits down towards the wheels that gives them an idea of the terrain around the road itself. they are not the high-definition pictures we expect, but they are pictures nasa is very excited about. take a listen. >> it's representative of a new home, it's representative of a new mars that we have never seen before. so every one of those pictures is the most beautiful picture i have ever seen. >> reporter: not even close to what we are going to see. hd quality pictures, the panoramas, the video, that will all come in the next few days. we have a life-size mockup. that mass with the camera on top of it, that will go up a pretty good distance and give a perspective from above. you will see some of the instruments that will go into the surface of mars and will be able to scoop things out. it can drill through concrete. 10 different instruments and they are excited about what they hope to find and the possibility that life once existed on mars. >> he

slowed it down 60 feet above the ground, set it down with a crane next to a mountain the size of mount rainiernside a crater. take a listen to what they believe is going to happen in the next few weeks. >> in the days, years, weeks to come there is going to be enormous number of images, incredible images, color images, real color this time too, so kind of like the human eye will see, which will be really exciting. >> reporter: once again those pictures last night were exciting here. scientists are buzzing as they come into work after getting a few hours' sleep. they have a lot of work ahead of them. each morning they send out a game plan to the rover and it completes the whole day of what the plan was. the next day it will get a new plan. it's not necessarily like a remote control car where you move it a few seconds and it moves later, it's a full day's plan, jenna. jenna: it's fascinating. if et is out there we want to know. that is one of the big questions of what we're going to see with some of these pictures. you mentioned we started to get pictures. what should we see new ones? should we

the rainier, the dirty side of the storm and much of the west coast of florida would have to go through timing has been moved up a little bit too. notice we're talking more of a monday event into monday evening with the weather improving in tampa as we go throughout the day on tuesday. possible landfall, though, on the northern gulf some time late in the day on tuesday. so we're at this fine tune this forecast through the upcoming weekend. the biggest question we have is the intensity forecast and more on that as we possibly go through sunday into monday. haiti is one of those areas we're expecting just a ton of rain. the storm so far remains offshore. so maybe we'll get a little lucky there. not so lucky for us in the u.s. definitely heading our way. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. [ female announcer ] the power of green coffee extract is now in our new starbucks refreshers™ -- a breakthrough in natural energy. made with real fruit, starbucks refreshers™ are delicious low calorie drinks you can feel good about. ♪ rethink how you re-energize. ♪ get a boost of natural

rainier, if approximate you can believe it. amazing pictures coming out of mars today.omney shared a si secret about his father. george romney had a card signed by ray crock en tiling him to free meals at mcdonalds for life. he told a chicago crowd he found the card in his dad's desk, had it laminated and the other romney went almost every day for a burger or fish sandwich. how do you like that? >> very nice. thanks so much. that's it for us. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next. new details emerging tonight about the gunman responsible for killing six people at a wisconsin temple. >>> and a clue to the man's connection to hate groups. >>> plus, a new attack ad by an obama super pac linking mitt romney to someone's death. does this attack finally go too far? >>> and an "outfront" investigation into the safety of american soldiers. why is an infearer tool to detect ieds still being used right now? let's go yoit front. "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the rise of

well, let me tell you something, in the story books i read, there never were long, long rainier afternoonst once. and those stories books never have chapter called m.s. or breast cancer. a story book marriage, nope. not at all. what mitt romney and i have is a real marriage. [ applause ] i know this good and decent man for what he is. he's warm and loving and patient. he's tried to live his life with a set of values centered on family, faith and love of one's fellow man. from the time we were first married i've seen him spend countless hours helping others. i've seen him drop everything to help a friend in trouble and been there when late night calls of panic come from a member of our church whose child has been taken to the hospital. you may not agree with mitt's decision on issues or politics, by the way massachusetts is only 13% republican so it's not like it's a shock to me, but let me say this to every american who is thinking about who should be our next president. no one will work harder. no one will care more and no one will move heaven and earth like mitt romney to make this count

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the recall covers chevrolet trailblazers, gmc envoys, buick rainier, isuzu offenders, and the saudi arabia from 2006 and 2007 model years. gm has received reports of 28 fires, but has not confirmed any injuries. the recall affects vehicles sold in 26 states. vehicles sold in california are not included in the recall. >>> well, turning to other news now, let's talk about the melons and salmonella, because that is a big problem. they are talking about an outbreak blamed for making at least two people from california sick. those melons were grown in indiana and kentucky. two people have died. 15 others have gotten sick from the outbreak nationwide. this recent salmonella outbreak comes after cantelope contaminated with listeria killed 30 people in 11 states last year. it was the deadliest u.s. food-borne outbreak in more than a decade. >>> some air france passengers are complaining after the flight crew asked them to pull out their wallets and help pay for fuel. the flight was heading from paris to beirut on wednesday, but made an unscheduled landing in the volatile capital of damascus, syria