is that a red flag? >> that's a huge red flag. if you're going to be investing $20,000 in a business and upwards you need to take your time and these folks should give you that time. this is a huge investment. >> and i should be getting some earnings numbers as well, right? those documents that are disclosure documents should show me real results. >> if someone is making an earnings claim, they need to give you documentation that substantiates that earnings claim. if they say you can make a hundred thousand dollars a year with this business opportunity or i've made a hundred thousand dollars a year in this business opportunity, they need to give you the proof. >> and, of course, this isn't the only kind of fraud out there that people are encountering. there's these phony government grant frauds. i hear about this all the time. you've really got to be careful when you're picking up the telephone. >> absolutely. if someone is calling you on the phone and they are asking you for money up front for anything, you should be very, very s

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it's suggestive, not conclusive but it raises the bar that there may be or red flags, a number of triggers. and mercury at predisposition, a gene problem, unborn children may have some early indicators that they are going to be autistic. so we need to be looking earlier with the hopes of mitigating the early onset or the manifest station of this developmental disorder and earliest prevention, vigorous early prevention using best practiceos teaching can help get that child to a higher functioning level and there is a tremendous amount of research going to there now. i have a bill that would focus more resources so that more parents could get their children to a higher functioning level quicker through early intervention. >> so that early intervention can stall or it can decrease the impact of the onset of autism itself? >> and you know, one way autism was described to me years ago, because i have been working on it for 26 years but more profoundly sings we thought we had a spike of prevalence, in new jersey, when i found out we started with 1-ten thousand children who had autism. >> that wa

what are the other red flags that people out there with a family member like this need to look for. can you help us? >> absolutely. so many families know what they are. they fall asleep as they are talking. they will doze off. they shop for drugs. they will be buying them on the internet. so many different avenues. >> i just got the chills when you were saying all of those. every single one of those fit somebody in my family who we lost. that's amazing. there is one you didn't mention that i remember seeing a lot, dilated pupils for some reason, like in the middle of the day. >> yep, absolutely. the point being, when you see these flags, act on it. don't wait. don't sit back and think, you know, with addiction, it is not like any other disease out there. there aren't four stages like there are with cancer. when you have addiction, you could die at the very beginning of your addiction or it could take you being homeless. it isn't prejudice. people are dying out there. it is the leading addiction out there prescription drugs. it's the fastest growing addiction. we have to do something

>> big, huge red flag warning sign. danger, danger, danger.hen you're at the point where you're undergoing deception, complete deception to allocate and design a drug-use program where you can get these drugs from other people, it's a big-time red flag that you need help. >> larry: have you ever heard of anyone taking diprivan at home? >> never. >> larry: it's anesthesia? >> it's an anesthesia drug you use in an o.r. just the fact that you would have it at home is red flag number two. it's all adding up as a definitive problem. >> larry: does it look like people were involved that shouldn't have been involved in getting him drugs? >> yeah. think about it. you can't get those drugs on your own. if you're surrounded by a lot of people who are yes people, whose jobs, whose income, whose identity is based on you, what are you going to do? >> larry: a lot of people could get xanax for you though, right? >> yeah. >> larry: joe jackson told abc news he believes michael's death was due to foul play. watch. >> i couldn't believe what was happening to m

here are some red flags you should watch out for. spelling errors.rs outside the u.s., and english isn't their first language. you may be asked for a social security number. don't buy into claims that you can get rich quickly. and you don't have to stay away from online job sites. just be careful what kind of information you release. for instance, don't put down your address on your resume. and if you've got any suspicions, make sure you report to it the better business bureau. to reach them, head to abc2news.com and check out links mentioned on air. it's on the right-hand side of our home page. >>> and make no mistake, there are scammers everywhere. here in baltimore, innocent people are being hit by rogue movers. straight ahead, when it comes to your big move, learn who you can and can't trust. >>> and it's all in a day's work. how one thrift store employee saved the day for one family and the life of a woman, all during one shift. a dull metal clanking sound. bear groans. ♪ ominous music ferocious growling. roaaaaaarrrrrrr!!!! ♪ whistling bluegras

it's a huge red flag. even with the tolerance i was talking about, these doses are exceedingly high for any human being. >> it's amazing a body or person could withstand any of that. as we heard from randi, it almost sounded like there was a lot of -- or there was a lot of visiting around the country of what a lot of people might call doctor shopping. >> there was. i saw some of that same stuff. you know what's interesting as we've been investigating this, erica, for the last couple of weeks now is how little regulation there is toward preventing that thing. doctor shopping does occur 100%. i can tell you it occurs. i have patients in my practice who have doctor shopped in the past. you go from one pharmacy to the next and forge names and get medications all sorts of different ways and it's very hard to stop. what we need and what this speaks to is some sort of national registry that can minute by minute track the people who are obtaining this level of medication, narcotics, benzos and other drugs that are

he spoke carefully about why no one raised a red flag. >> i am not aware of an operator of reporting any problems with the circuit that is located at fort totten that was installed of december 2007. >> the equipment communicates speed and distance communication. -- distance information. >> it is something that you worry about but not something that will deter me from riding the metro. >> the ntsb has not been able to find any evidence that this circuit has failed to detect trains. metro will now pull hourly and daily records dating back from december 2007 to confirm that. >>> a child is in critical condition after being rescued from a loud boom the county pool -- loud dooun county poll. the child was attending a day camp. his name has not been released. >>> police may be closing in on the person that i attacked a joerjogger in rock creek park. investigators say they have identified a person of interest but they will not release his name. the victim told police he saw that man on the trail earlier. >>> police are lkioong for a man young girl down a road, and police say this may not be

>> well, here's another red flag for my family. when we went there today, they have like tents set up where you can go and pretty much from i think it was like 2001 or 3, something like, that up until 1998 you could check the list. we went to go and check the list, and they had a couple willie robinsons, but my cousin wasn't on the list. and they asked me his birthday and who paid for his lot and they didn't have any of the information. and which before my husband and i, we went to the cemetery to go and visit j.j. that was what we called him. and one of the workers that's charged in this case was directed to bring us to a certain location because he did not have his card on file inside of the office. >> wow. >> so what i was thinking, it could have been a clerical mistake. i've worked in offices. you misfile things easily. you know. >> yeah. >> it's not out of the ordinary. but when i heard the news yesterday, my stomach instantly separated. and i tell you, i haven't had a good night's sleep since. and it's just a real uneasy feel

the minute leonard padilla got involved in this case, i said 20 red flags of attorney/client privilegesn't going to be privilege. back to robin, he'll lose that motion and he'll testify. >> doug, if you claimed red flags of alarm were waving in the back of your mind, did you think that there was at any point a privilege? i'm talking everybody about husband/wife, priest/parishioner, attorney/client privilege where that attorney can't get on the stand and blurt out what you have told him or her. same thing applies to people that work for the lawyer. so if you were concerned, do you think that there's an argument -- do you think he has a leg to stand on to keep padilla off the stand? >> they signed a confidentiality agreement, but most of those have a specific confidentiality clause that says law enforcement subpoenas are an exception. i think they're going to lose. >> randy kessler? >> he has to make a record. because you know what? the prosecution has something to lose. if they file an appeal because this privilege was invaded, that's a risk. the prosecution may forego the testimony fro

. >> there are some red flags to watch out for when hiring contractors. they include not providing a full name, phone, and license number. except in cash payments only, not having the letter is mhic on the card. we have a link were you can see if the contractor is legitimate. -- where you can see if the contractor is legitimate. wbaltv.com. >> lisa robinson was honored with a living legacy aboard. one of her fellow reporters presented her with the award. she has been a member of the wbal team since 1995. when she is not asking tough questions, you will find her on the news desk. >> now, you were forecasyour fo. >> my congratulations as well. we have a weather system coming in from the west, a lot of moisture ahead of this. a lot coming from the south. there's a lot of humidity out there. there are clouds moving in. it looks like the rain chances will be increasing. we only had a few spotty showers. it was a warm humid day to day. it felt like a june day. a very typical day. in the inner harbor, 22 hundredths of an inch of rain. only a trace of rain at the

obama-care is a big red flag for stocks and jobs. i think the worst of it comes next year. we have steve moore, scott rasmussen and frank of the gallup poll coming up the public coming down, they don't like it but he and democrats are stubbornly fighting for what i think is a set of bearish policies. "kudlow report" back right after this. welcome to progressive.com. you must be looking for motorcycle insurance. you're good. thanks. so is our bike insurance. all the coverage you need at a great price. hold on, cowboy. cool. i'm not done -- for less than a dollar a month, you also get 24/7 roadside assistance. right on. yeah, vroom-vroom! sounds like you ran a 500. more like a 900 v-twin. excuse me. well, you're excused. the right insurance for your ride. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> there they are. i see a vice president, president, professor gates and officer crowly. ilove kumbya. i don't do that. i just ask for fiscal sobriety and policies. obama-care is taking shape. it will be bad for stocks and jobs and the other question, will it pass or not? we ja

. >> any disciplinary problems, any red flags? >> not that i heard of. people can hold dark secrets. >> the alleged dark secret goes back 23 years to a murder of a young woman, a 29-year-old nurse who was married only three months to john rutten. >> it was a real loss to everyone and to the nursing world. because i think she would have gone far. >> althea kennedy hired sherri as director of the critical care. but on february 24, 1986, sherri called in sick and was never heard from again. >> she was bludgeoned and shot and shot several times at close rain new jersey the chest. >> she was also bitten? >> there was a struggle that involved a lot of physical contact including a bite. >> at the time of the murder, the police suspected two men linked to a reaccident -- residential burglary to in the neighborhood. the case book was eventually closed. was detective lazarus a suspect way back when? >> i don't think they ever viewed her as a suspect. >> cold case detectives took a fresh look at the case a few years as part of a routine review that predated dna tes

she's not walked out, so what's the red flag for the group? >> that's the great way to ask the question, ed. if there was one big huge red flag, she wouldn't be sitting there in front of the senators. she has a really compelling personal story, a distinguished professional record, but the truth of the matter is we have to look at the totality of the record and we're putting together factors that we find troubling. the first is the speeches that we've heard about this week, where she repeatedly over time and on a number of occasions, has expressed the fact that she brings her personal preferences to bear at the bench. >> what human being wouldn't bring their personal feelings and experiences to the bench to give her a better understanding of the law in the situation that people in the courtroom will be facing? >> well, the human being who wouldn't is supposed to be the judge we put in that job. in fact the judicial oath you take you swear to be impartial, and to not bring your personal preferences to bear. >> so why is it that the white guys wh

so that really kind of turned a red flag. >> apparently it didn't send up tons of red flags for the money man, dale from microsoft. even when weird things began to happen. >> when i started to question things, was he -- asked me to get cell phones for the company. >> what happened when you got cell phones? >> the credit check came back as steve heitman being deceased. i said to him, hey, you are coming back dead. >> as usual, steve had an answer. >> when i was in the military in europe, you know, i didn't have to file taxes and my social security number basically went dormant. >> soon, nordic sports haus grew to a chain of five shops with locations all around the seattle area. steve married a young woman and bought a nice house on 13 acres with a pond for steve's jet ski, a dirt track for steve's motorcycle. >> steve had all of the toys. i think dale bought them all. >> actually, it wasn't all dale's money. some of it was the bank's. lured to a business backed by one partner's ski expertise and the other shares in microsoft, banks loaned millions of dollars to nordic sports haus. only pro

online, you can hear some of the common red flags to watch out for. go to first business x dot com and search ponzi. online items from tight lending standards to healthcare reform...on our website how some small business owners are coping with the current economy. .. and bracing for future challenges. plus, why the securities and exchange commission may not be equipped to go after every instance of investment fraud...you can catch it all on our website, firstbusinessx.com. and straight ahead on the show... healthcare reform remains at the forefront on capitol hill...what it could mean at your company. it is another week of washington focused on healthcare reform with the rhetoric and the price tag heating up. we've talked this problem to death year after year, but unless we act and act now, none of this will change. the goal of reform is providing insurance for those who can't afford ita goal that comes with it an estimated cost of $1 trillion over the next decadea cost that supporters want to pay for using higher taxes, fees and healthcare savings. r

so what are the red flags that for new this case?> well, i think among the red flags as geneva suggested is the price, the notion of paying for access. clearly this is the beginning of what i think we're going to see a lot of in the months and years ahead as news organizations struggle to figure out ways of paying for news. news in the public interest, after all. so i think what differentiated this from a kind of off the record culture that you see a lot of in washington is the idea of a news organization charging a minimum of 25,000 dollars to sponsor such an event. very little payoff in terms of the core audience of the news organization, after all. >> i wanted to ask you to continue. you started talking about the larger context. you say we're going to see more of this, that's because of the economic situation of so many news organizations s that what you mean? >> that's true. i think the reality is that news organizations simply will be unable to sustain the level of journalism that they've produced over the years from advertising

little things like that can be a red flag.rity code often. >> that is a very inexpensive thing that you can do. anyone can do that with their own alarm system. we recommend that you change the code once a month. just make sure that you are aware of these individuals. if you see any red flags like that, notify the authorities. rick: very good information, sir. megyn: perhaps consider some self protection. there is a push on capitol hill to save some car dealerships cut loose in the general motors and chrysler bankruptcy. why is the white house fighting against that? answers at the top of the hour. rick: police thought that a bombing of a new york city starbucks was connected with a string of events. instead, they found a connection to the classic hollywood movie, a "fight club." >> the first rule of fight club is, you do not talk about fight club. the second rule of light glove is, you do not talk about fight club. gecko vo: geico's the third-largest car insurance company in the nation. but, it's not like we're kicking back, no

in this sort of thing, when someone says we're not really looking for anyone, that's gotta be a red flag. >> even though they're not telling people it's a murder/suicide, the community would be terrified if they thought somebody was on the loose. police says to put the community at ease even though they're not giving details. >> steve mcnair, the warrior, 13 seasons in the nfl, threw for 31,000 yards. finished one yard shored of winning the super bowl against the rams. made the most of had his athletic ability and just a plain winner how he will be remembered, one of the greats with the titans. >> we have other news for you. some other headlines this morning. we start with that serial killing. a teenager girl becomes the fifth victim of that suspected south carolina serial killer. abby tyler has died after days of being shot in her father's furniture store. her father was also killed in the attack. the current situation is very scary. >> not going out alone, playing outside with the children alone. being more watchful at night. >> authorities have released a sketch of the suspect. take a

did that blood screening reveal any red flags that you recall? >> none, not at all. a couple minor things that it showed. we addressed that through his diet and nutrition and actually it was corrected. >> the only red flags that came up were things that could be adjusted with diet and normal life changes? >> right. actually those were brought to normal within 45 days. >> so he was feeling better as well? >> oh, he was feeling great. he had energy. even in the media during the time that i was seeing him and the comment was that he had never looked as good and never looked so healthy. >> i want to ask you a little bit about when you first met michael jackson. it was actually to treat his children. a lot of people didn't realize until the memorial actually just how close he was with his kids. can you talk a little bit about what kind of dad he was. what was his your fondest memory of michael jackson, cherilyn? >> my fondest memory is, you know, he loved to hug. and one day before i left i gave him a hug because he had -- my birthday was the same day as blanket's. they g

the gps system sends up a red flag if the offender goes somewhere without the portable device. because davis left the device at home, it was no help in locating him. authorities will not say when or how davis violated the system. >> he went outside. >> how often? >> every day. >> she says she does not believe davis had anything to do with the shooting of the little girl. the company that makes the gps tracking units did not return our call today. wbal tv 11 news. >>> city officials are urging congress to approve legislation to allow states to jam illegal cell phone use by prisoners. federal law prohibits jamming those cell phones. the use those phones to coordinate drug activities and hit on the streets. one person is serving time for using a cell phone behind bars to setup a drive-by shooting. >> the technology is something we have not had the opportunity to demonstrate. we are asking for a demonstration to see if the technology will affect this. >> critics are concerned that phone jamming could interfere with the emergency communications and other legitimate uses. >>> and the

. >> moyers: red-flagged.urer used inadvertent omissions on her original application-- data that had nothing to do with her current condition-- as an excuse to cancel her health policy. without that insurance, she couldn't have the cancer surgery that she needed. >> i was frantic. i did not know what to do. i didn't know how to pay for my surgery. the hospital wanted a $30,000 deposit. i was by myself. i didn't have that kind of money. >> moyers: in despair, robin beaton turned to her texas congressman, joe barton. his staff tried and got nowhere, until barton picked up the phone and called the president of texas blue cross directly. but months were lost. >> my tumor grew from two to three centimeters all the way to seven. i had to have all my lymph nodes removed in my arm, everything. delay in cancer treatment, it only worsens the condition, costing more to treat, and treatment is much more intensive. also, the outcome is not as good. >> i think a company does have the right to make sure that there's no fraud

>> there are red flags, cautionary warnings. it's easing a bit for certain places, certain places on the leading edge, frankly, of the foreclosure crisis. cleveland, for example, year-over-year its foreclosures dropped a little bit. couple of other places, as well, simply because it started into this mess much earlier than a lot of other places. when you look at some of the big cities, there are places where foreclosures appear to be cooling off. here are those cities, st. louis, baltimore, new york, houston, boston, i want to be very clear here, though, these are just the very beginning little signs of foreclosures cooling off and some folks say it might just be a temporary respite. least you've seen a little bit of improvement. these are realty track numbers for the first six months of this year comparing the first six months to the last six months of last year and also to a year ago. that's kind of what we're watching there. >> again, you're right, the red flags, we've been in a really devastating situation with foreclosure.

. >> new guidelines raise a red flag about the safety of tanning beds. why health leaders say tanning beds are as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. >> they have shutter things. >> in carroll county, a small parade has historic significant. find out why. and president obama's deadline is coming up fast. but opposition is not . >> the national institutes of health prepare clinical trials on two h1n1 vaccines. researchers hope to have the trials completed before fall when the virus may make a lethal come back. they are evaluating safety and effectiveness but how much is needed to protect the country from a resurgence. they say two doses will most likely be needed. >> we think most of the population has never seen this virus because it is a new one and doesn't have long-term protection against it. so we might see an increased amount of illness from it. particularly in younger people. >> a federal advisory committee meets wednesday to recommend which group should receive the vaccine, and one likely priority is pregnant women. account for is 6 percent of u.s.

officials say the advantage of the system is that it immediately sends a red flag if the offender goes somewhere without the portable device. but because davis left the device at home, it was of no help in locating him. juvenile authorities won't say when or how often davis had been flagged for violating the system. >> he was wearing it. he wasn't supposed to be outside at all. >> did he go outside? >> yeah. >> how often? >> we went outside every day. >> she told us she does not believe lamont davis had anything to do with the shooting of the little girl. the company that makes the g.p.s. system and is under contract with the state did not return our call today. live tonight from the newsroom, jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> city and state officials are urging congress to approve legislation allowing states to jam illegal cell phones used by prisoners. authorities say inmate cell phone use is a growing and deadly problem. david collins is live with the latest on that. >> correction officials consider this a cell phone public enemy number one behind bars. inmates use them to conduct c

we'll tell you more about that and also some red flag warnings coming up.elcome back to "fox & friends" in the sunday morning. all eyes on healthcare. i put her people are waiting in on healthcare and whether they want this move toward it and this debate will unfold as from the manual is hinting he wants this done this week before the august recess. >> alysin: yesterday something happened that some people think will be a setback for healthcare and that is the congressional budget office them out once again with an estimate, how much they think it will cost and that's because there is an independent panel the house democrats suggest putting into the bill that would sort of oversees medicare costs as i understand it. so the cbo but that sums up a good idea everyone wants to oversee costs how much would it save? dacron shell #i found out it would save $2 billion over ten years. that sounds like a lot. $2 billion is usually an astronocal amount but politicians say that's chop change when you talk about a $1 trillion cost. >> dave: read the cbo director and this

. >> no red flags went up. >> she did have the gps tracker with her, so juvenile workers were able to pick up her trail, but they wanted him to go and look for her. >> the battery died, so they have no way of tracing her. we did not know where she was for almost a month or a month and a half. >> if you were to math where our children die -- >> governor o'malley led the charge to spend $1 million to use the system as a means of better tracking juvenile offenders in the community. according to public filings, the company cut the number of employees or almost 20% last year in an attempt to improve its bottom line. the company also disclosed the introduction of the system was delayed by engineering and design issues in 2007. maryland officials said they did not know about it until we brought it up. they said they had been assured the problems were fixed before the state started using the system. we have also come across the memo washington, d.c., officials said of last august to officers from telling them to keep close tabs on offenders under gps monitoring. offenders have learned that wr

agencies raised red flags on the welfare of the children but nothing was done. jacks has rejected an insanity defense. >>> six law students have been found so far in connection with last month's deadly metro crash. one of the plaintiffs is seeking up to $25 million in damages. the crash killed nine and injured 80 others. legal experts expect the number of claims to rise. they predict the damages could run into the tens of millions of dollars. but if negligence is proven, that number could stretch into the hundreds of millions. transit officia s maytos of the cost would be covered by in rae. nc >>> fire officials say an overloaded extension cord spked las nispght's fire at a high-rise condominium in silver spring. fire officials say the flames started in a bedroom where too many items were plugged into the extension cord. about a dozen people were rescued. the fire forced 80 residents out of their houses. >>> tonight there is an all-out man hunt in indiana for three convicts who broke out of a maximum security prison about 30 miles west of southbound. twof oe oss

whenever you use a credit card to pay another bill like taxes it raises a red flag. you can't afford not to pay attention to the kind of credit card you are using. >> we're find pg 95% of the people are not on the right credit card. >> reporter: billshrink.com is one web site that claims to have your back or at least your wallet. it asks you questions about your spending habits then what you into ed to know. >> all of the interest fees if that qo add up. if you pay off your bill every month, find the credit card that pays you the most amount of money. >> reporter: the bottom line, learn how to make sense out of your plastic. you may even end up with a little more paper. lindsey davis, abc news. >> if you missed any of the credit mistakes on that list, find them on our financial survival guide. go to abc2news.com and get tips on how to save money. >>> all right. 6:17 now. we were dry most of the month and some spots picking up 2 1/2 inches of rainfall just last night. we showed you flooding in nearby harrisburg where they ended up with 5 inches of rain in some of the

workers are erecting barricades to cut down the three-lane road to just a single lane, in hopes of red flagging the practice of illegal street racing here. >> we're really happy they're doing something. >> reporter: nearby residents like carol have been calling on police to crack down on the late-night practice for years. >> it's a constant roar. it's drag racing. you hear the wheels peeling out. >> reporter: he says he is thankful the state is finally taking action. >> there was a very good sense of relief. we've been working with officials for a listening time to get something done. and unfortunately it took a death or two to get attention. >> reporter: five weeks ago, 21- year-old mary katherine abernathy of columbia and 21- year-old jonathan henderson of la plata died when police say a would-be racer lost control of his car while fleeing the site of such a race. >> we've been working with the maryland state police since that incident to try to figure out a way that we enhance safety in that section of westbound i-70. >> reporter: the state highway administration will monitor traffic along t

hidden message is but knowing there's a hidden message is there is half the battle because you can red flag the emand and -- the image and pvent it from being delivered. >>> want to let you know we're staying on top of the breaking news at the top of the newscast. a helicopter has crashed on interstate 70 at the frederick- washington county line. maryland state police are telling us the helicopter wto on fire at last check. it's unclear what type of chopper this is. no word on whether anyone was hurt or injured or killed. we're on the way to the scene and bring you updates as we get them. you can also get all the overnight developmentsnd tomorr a morning news. >>> sue and i were just talking. of course we don't know if weather was involved or not but there was weather up there at the time. >> most definitely, brian. it was so inescapable because it was solid from the maryland line to dale city. it's still pretty strong out there now. the lightning a the love the talk in addition to the incredibly heavy rains and downpours. it's going to be gone by morning but look at the light show we were

could they have saved from so many people if they would have stepped in when he was busily waging a red flag under their nose? >> there is also mr. stanford. the sec cleared itself, by the way. there are real problems with of report. rick: what about these trusties? they are now going after ruth madoff. >> her agreement with the u.s. attorney's was i will give the u.s. government everything i own, and she did. she walked out of 133 east 64th street. they will auction everything. she walked away with $2.5 million. the trusty, whose job is to collect money from all the blue might have benefited from mr. madoff and pay the victims. he filed a $48 billion lawsuit -- he filed a $40 million lawsuit against ruth madoff. martha: he hasn't gotten anything yet. i cannot wait to hear what happens to those folks at the sec. they filled out their job no matter how you look at this. that was their job. rick: and no one's had several. >> no one has been fired at the sec. it is not just madoff. it is stanford as well. martha: thank you. moments from now, lawmakers will announce new rules for pilots and airl

. >> now there are other red flag to look for too when searching. it's a money making scheme and doesn't involve actual employment you. have to pay money up-front in order to be considered or receive more information. and the exact same tweet out thing the program is posted by many different tweeters. the links in such tweets could lead you to scam sites or install mal ware on your computer. >>> much more to come on abc 2 news at 6, including hidden dangers buried in maryland. we talk about plans to contain the contamination so it doesn't hurt you. >>> and rob carlin joins us with more on the life and the shocking death of former raven steve mcnair. >>> well, it was a little warmer today. i gave you a 2-degree guarantee for today of 85 degrees. that was our 2-degree guarantee. >> uh-huh. >> and what was the high today? he shoots and scores! 85 right on the nose. our winner today comes from aberdeen. virginia hodge, congratulations! you scored an abc 2 bobblehead. we'll be back with our forecast, which is free, right after this. >> watch abc 2 news a

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support, huddling with democratic leaders and undecided senators and after vulnerable democrats raid red flags over the new tax and its impact on small business warning it could kill the goose that will lay the golden eggs of our recovery, the very next day found them all marching into the west wing invited to come vent their concerns to top staff. and today another dramatic push. this time from an ailing ted kennedy, absent from washington but appearing on the cover of "newsweek" and writing, this is the cause of my life. we will have decent, quality health care as a fundamental right and not just a privilege. and, carl, in another indication of the high stakes here, the president plans to have a formal prime time news conference in thehite house's east room on wednesday evening. carl? >> nbc's mike viqueira at the white house tonight. mike, thank you for that. >>> john harwood is cnbc's chief washington correspondent. he joins us with some more on this john, democrats and republicans are obviously urging the president to slow down on the issue. is the white house listening? >> well, i don't

postal service has just been red flagged as an agency in trouble. the government accountability office has added the postal service to its list of high risk federal agencies in need of change. the postal service is facing a potential loss this year of nearly $7 billion. you can blame some of it on the steady drop of the amount of mail being sent as more people use e-mail to keep in touch. >>> schools and high voltage power lines always a controversial combination. latest case in point ffn erjeso county west elementary school sh along the path t of e th proposed high voltline. they wa ntli ne. they want to run e thline from charleston, west inviiargar ea ss innorthern virginia into tests g to see how the power line might affect the environment around the school. >>> so do you think so-called steak baking is indoor tanning is better than the real thing? >>> we will a ve live uiet but s om omstorms will move in the south. check the seven-day forecast right after this short break. stay with us. hmmm... well... naaa... yeah! calculating for getaway. ♪ fi

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we could very well bounce along the bottom for a little while given the fact that there are real red flags out there. number one, people expect unemployment to worsen. we already have 15 states in the u.s. with unemployment rates above 10%. number two, there's this developing story around cit group, not to be confused with citigroup. cit's biggest client, the garment center, the retailers. it is teetering on bankruptcy. the government said it won't bail them out so it's looking to the private sector to make some investments. you could see retailers and fashion companies be in real trouble in terms of meeting payroll. that's a situation to watch for the middle market and small business community. having said that, the momentum is in the stock market. this market is up 7% for the week. we'll need more evidence next week when we get another slew of earnings that things have turned a corner. >> for now, no celebrations. maria, thanks. >>> when our broadcast continues on a friday night, is there really a way to get ahead without, as they say, leaving home? >>> later, it's a summer camp like all

police are putting down flags, red flags, yellow flags. we don't know if they are very evidence or mapping, but as the police search for evidence the families are distraught. >> i don't understand how people can do that. >> they have no -- they are piled up on top of each other in one area. >> reporter: these sisters and their niece janet joseph say they have about 40 family members at burr oaks cemetery. >> this is their oldest son, our brother, lloyd. this is my sister ursine manning. >> reporter: one funeral program after another shows where their loved ones were laid to rest. >> when we buried them, they are at peace now. so we can't even say they are at peace now because they dug up their remains and done who knows what. >> reporter: four burr oak employees are responsible for digging up graves and reselling them. remains are scattered throughout the grounds. >> as long as my relatives have been out there, they may have dug them up and put something on top of them. >> reporter: there may be more than one body. this woman believes her

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