richie, i'll ask you. some other unlike some other democratic leaning counties across the state, the republicans on your county board orally joined with you in wanting to expand early voting hours in the county. why do you think they orally went along with that when republican in a lot of other democratic counties were voting no on that? >> well, i think that they knew it was the right thing to do at the time they cast that vote. to let the people of the county vote. we had made that commitment to them in two previous board meetings where they had appeared, and the republican board members voted to allow weekend voting. >> let me ask this. to either of you. in terms of the technical matter here at hand, the secretary of state issued some guidelines about essentially standardizing some of the early voting hours, and it seemed from the most people's reading of those guidelines that he was saying there would be no early voting on weekends and there would be some minimal expanded early votings -- extending ear

i said to richie, i said, it's over. we let him up.ever i had a fight when i was a kid, it was over, it was over. >> but the fight wasn't over. and what happened next changed everything. charles campbell outnumbered three to one went to his car. but rather than leave, he pulled out a bat. this man with a bat in his hands, how much more of a threat did that make him to your father? >> oh, it made him a deadly threat. >> back in the store, rich said he saw campbell strike his father not once but twice with a metal bat. >> i saw him up with the bat. he started to swing. that's when i reached for the gun. >> the off-duty officer grabbed the gun from under the cash register and raced outside, firing three times, hitting charles campbell in the middle of his chest. >> somebody was shot. >> from the time that bat came out until the time this incident was over, it was a matter of four seconds, five seconds. and my training just kicked in. >> he doesn't remember the moments immediately after the shooting. only that one of the responding officer

trying to figure out how to get lionel richie on a lionel richie song.asked the question to darius rucker. i said what part would you like to sing? and he said your part. i don't have any part to sing. >> the tv special you did, i couldn't leave the couch. i had to watch it from the beginning. i tivoed it and rewatch it. >> i may be crazy, but i don't think i'm the only one out there that misses beautiful melodies and fabulous lyrics. i am distressed about what's happening in the music industry. >> well, you know what it is. there's a point in life where we're going to sound like parents after a while. because i remember when i came in the door that day with the commodores and i had enough hair and afro for -- >> you had hoda hair. >> i had a whole helmet hair is what they called me. my grandmother said, well, i would love for you to be in something dignified, like the music business was not what she wanted. because she was a classical pianist. so it had to come out like that. they referred to our music as bump-bump music. >> they did? >> yeah. i called

this is blocking richie highway in both directions. if you're head southbound on richie highway, the detour is at waterford road which is just after jumper road. your best bet is to avoid it all together. northbound your detour is going to be at east west boulevard which is also pasadena road in the other direction. and that should be clearing up within the hour. we'll keep an eye on that. and if you're headed southbound on route 10. that traffic is being diverted on to mount road eastbound so you won't be able to get on to richie highway from route 10. reporting live, i'm captain jeff long, back to you. >> captain jeff, we will continue to check in with you. >>> our other top story, drying up that's what's happening to a number of maryland streams. a new drought warning is effect for a large portion of our state. we begin with alex demetrick who has details on where the drought is hitting hardest. >> reporter: conditions on the eastern shore have been bad all summer now they are going from bad to worse. in drought springs are like the

tom richie, sr. on the left and dennis lieberman on the right.ere all these people in ohio rallying behind these two meptoday at the secretary of state's office? because they're threatening to fire them. tom richie and dennis lieberman may lose their jobs this week for the crime of voting to expand voting hours in their county. tom richie and dennis lieberman are the two democratic members of the montgomery county board of elections. it's a traditionally blue county in a sea of red counties in southwestern ohio, where there city of dayton is. dayton is famous not just for the dayton peace accords which ended the blood shed in bosnia, it's also where john mccain introduced sarah palin to the nation in 2008. dayton, ohio, and montgomery county, ultimately rejected sarah palin and john mccain in the election in 2008. they went for obama by six points in the presidential election. it did so on the strength of the residents there, frankly, having lots and lots of opportunity to cast their ballots. montgomery county had early voting on nights, early vo

lionel richie on a lionel richie song, you following me?nt in life where we are going to sound like parents after a while. i remember when i came in the door that day with the commodores and had enough hair -- >> you had hoda hair. >> i had helmet head, they called it. my grandmother said, well, i would love for you to be in something dignified, like the music business was not what she wanted. she was a classical pianist. they referred to our music as bump-bump music. i called it funk. >> it was both. >> i remember the words henry mancini when he saw the commodores come down the aisle at the grammys, they said, well, there goes the music business. >> then you started singing the songs and henry mancini would know the greatness. my favorite is "still." would you please sing the last three lines of that? only because it's my birthday. ♪ i do love you still >> thank you, lionel. we love you. >> thank you. all the best. continued success to you. a sister act that took the plunge and will have you drowning in laughter. what could that be? >> it

the shooter was new york city transit officer richard, richie for short.was charles campbell an amateur boxer who worked with underprivileged kids. his older brother called him "chaz." >> he was a wonderful athlete, wonderful person, a christian. loved kids, loved people, all people. >> it started around 5:00 on a clear autumn day. richard was working behind the count over his family-owned d i deli. he had stopped by to help his brother and father-in-law, richard serena, who was recovering from a heart attack. parking was major problem along this busy street. they owned the building and say tenants had been with holding rent to protest the lack of open spaces. charles campbell didn't know about the ongoing tensions when he pulled his new corvette into this reserved spot and went across the street to get a piece of pizza. >> richie's father remembers that day. >> i asked him if he could please move to the other lot. and then he refused to do it. >> so the deli owner did what dobbs police told him to do. plaster a sticker on the window. >> here's what his fa

and somebody who really knows how to rock the stage, lionel richie. yeah.crowd back on their feet. >> you know the lyrics? >> yes, of course. ♪ ahh, ohhh >> we'll work on that. beyond that moment, get ready to pig out. how do you transform from that? curtis stone cooks up crispy pork bellies over noodles. they're eating it already? and gold medal olympians, they work hard so they eat a lot, giving him a hand in the kitchen. >> you're a rower, you burn calories. they need that. >> the competition is continuing on "america's got talent." this week 12 acts performed lives, including a guy who calls himself romo dance cheetah. >> good to be here. >> you're a professional air guitar? >> yes. started out as an amateur like everybody else. >> how did you decide to become a professional air guitarist? >> i actually play in a real band, believe it or not. >> a real instrument? >> yeah, you could call it that. we were performing once with the real air guitar champion. i saw it and i thought this is going to be a drunk idiot dancing around on stage and it was that but

for lionel richie, his hometown tus tuskegee.ble, the dew point, down sec evidently from yesterday. sunshine this morning and a few clouds developing this >> and coming up, kelsey grammer talks about his clinically acclaimed new show "boss" and about being a dad. t t we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. >>> back now, 8:37. kelsey grammer gained fame as dr. frasier crane on and "cheers" as frasier. but he now plays the mayor on "the boss," who is secretly battling a disease. >> the tremors can be hidden for a time but without awareness -- you're not god. you don't want to shake. how do you feel about seeing monsters or believing you can fly? your personality, your judgment, the way you look at the world, all those things will be compromised. >> purpose. i have purpose. >> mr. mayor, you have to know your best days are behind you. >> kelsey grammer, good morning. nice to see you. >> good to s

rochelle richie report that is several police agencies are involved. >> reporter: this surveillance video released to wjz show it is man that police say is responsible for the abduction of ripkin. >> we're asking people outside the area to take a look at this video. >> reporter: the video show it is suspect casually walking into the store on the night that he kidnapped ripkin. he makes a purchase and walks out. police have released a sketch of the suspect. it was a week ago that ripkin, cal ripkin jr.'s mother was taken from her house. her car was spotted around 8:15 that night. a missing person alert went out at 5:30 in the morning and she

before 3:00 we had a tanker trailer carrying gas overturn on richie highway. it unhitched and slid across the road. it is lucky there was no sparks. >> that would have been catastrophic with 8500 gallons of gas caught on fire. very fortunate for the driver and the people in the area. the road was shut down for four hours. nobody was hurt. >>> a man with four first names and calls the woods his home stumbled upon a skull. he was walking a trail off richie highway when they got more than they bargained for. neil says he's prayed for the victim mindful of what they may have gone through. >> it's a gruesome horrible thing when you maim anybody, the fear the person goes through, the horror is unexplainable. i've never been totally insane so i don't understand that. the remains have been turned over where every effort will be made to identify the person. >>> a baby left alone at a church, his mom turns up in another state. the grace point presbyterian church is usually closed on monday. but yesterday the pastor went to work. as he walked up heard crying. i thought i

right at 2 richie highway. the crash there blocks the left side of the roadway. you can get by but just one lane to the right will get you by. 50 inside the beltway past 410 east west highway, travel lanes are open in both directions. no issues for you as you continue and head on to new york avenue. and checking cameras in d.c., not seeing any accidents. that's a good sign things are pretty quiet in the area. let's head over right now to i-270 in maryland at clarksburg road. traveling southbound and northbound, nice and clear in this area. not new orleans road work to warn you about. no accidents. in fact, as you make your way between clarksburg and beltway, travel lanes are open. 14th street bridge, nice and clear as you make your way into d.c. back in ten minutes with a look at your rails. jim and erika, over to you. >> thanks. >>> as if you weren't paying enough, we could see gas prices jump if tropical storm isaac strengthens and oil production in the gulf coast has to be interrupted. right now analyst expect prices at the pump to begin dropping in two weeks.

the truck lost its 8,000 gallon trailer as it was turning onto southbound richie highway. the roadway was shut down for 4 hours jamming up traffic. >>> the scorching summer heat has taken its toll on marylanders. the death is up to 38 people this year. some were left without air-conditioning after the wind storm caused blackouts back in june. others who died had underlying medical conditions aggravated by the heat. >>> a former university of maryland honor student pleads gill guilty -- guilty to making threats. in exchange he will have a 9 p.m. curfew, perform 200 hours of community service and supervised probation for 3 years. >>> a partially decomposed head was found. a man reported seeing the human head behind a shopping center. dogs searched the area and found the rick santorum of the body -- and found the rest of the body. >>> expect a big homecoming when michael phelps returns to maryland as the most decorated olympian of all time. baltimore county leaders are planning the event. the details haven't been released. phelps will likely tour this country first to celebra

right now from prince george's county where three people are in critical condition after a crash on richie marlboro road in the melwood area, no word what caused the crash. only three people were involved. police tell us all three were unconscious. >>> drought stricken farmers are struggling hoping for some much needed relief from washington. u.s. drought monitor says some portion of virginia are experiencing a moderate drought. most are abnormally dry. the virginia department of agriculture reports corn, tobacco, hay have been hit hard. most fruits have fared better because of the excessive heat. seven counties are asking for disaster designations. >>> in maryland crabs and summertime go hand in hand. it should be no surprise some people in anne arundel county pulled off the world's largest crab feast. about 2,500 people helped finish off 478 bushels of crab in annapolis today and took down 3,100 ears of corn, 800 hotdogs and gallons of soda and beer to wash it all down. the event was put on in support of buying locally grown maryland watermelon. >>> a new way to protect your privacy on f

. >> richie, how many times have you been up for parole in the last 18 years? >> twice. >> what's happened each of those times? >> they've continued me because of something i've done. >> why would you purposely try to ditch your parole? >> because i'm scared of getting out. >> you've been at the program before? >> yes, sir. >> if you didn't want to make parole, could you say, i don't want to go? >> i don't know if you would understand, but a convict saying that he's not ready to get out, i'd feel like i would be ostracized. >> is that it? >> yes, sir. >> the lieutenant's decision comes swiftly. >> guilty of the charge of refusal, attempt to alter a drug screen, recommend five days penal segregation, assess a fee of $25, $4 fine. recommend a job drop. you want to appeal this? >> yes, sir. >> yes, sir, i don't think the $25 is appropriate. >> i can suspend that. i will suspend the $25. >> okay. >> and richie would like a little time to get his affairs in order before he has to go away for five days. >> no. everything i heard and saw, he attempted to alter the res

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this is richie highway, the accident occurred in the southbound lanes. that tanker truck that you see on the shoulder there, the tanker separated from the tractor, headed up on the shoulder and it was leaking so the maryland department of the environment was called along with the police department. the fire department, it appears as though they had the leak stopped, they transferred as much fuel as they can could from this 8,000-gallon tanker into another tanker. and now they're working on the clean up process. two tow trucks hit the tanker. right now lanes remain closed that also affects route 10 southbound is not getting on to richie highway. reporting live from sky high chopper 13, captain jeff long. >>> drying up, that's what's happening to a number of maryland streams as a new drought warning is issued for much of the state. wjz is live with complete drought watch coverage. bob turk is tracking our weather. but alex demetrick has where the drought is hitting hardest. >> reporter: now the drought's affects are only intensifying. >> reporter: in droug

rochelle richie report that is several police agencies are involved. >> reporter: this surveillance video released to wjz show it is man that police say is responsible for the abduction of ripkin. >> we're asking people outside the area to take a look at this video. >> reporter: the video show it is suspect casually walking into the store on the night that he kidnapped ripkin. he makes a purchase and walks out. police have released a sketch of the suspect. it was a week ago that ripkin, cal ripkin jr.'s mother was taken from her house. her car was spotted around 8:15 that night. a missing person alert went out at 5:30 in the morning and she was found at 6:00 in the morning. ripkin was tied up and thrown in the back of her car. the suspect took her on a terrifying ride for 24 hours. the mayor of aberden calling the situation troubling. >> i have never seen anything like that. i think it's going to be a matter of time. >> reporter: the ripkin family has yet to comment publicly about the investigation. however they did release the statement saying they were grateful for vi's safe return. >>

the european for yummy. >> the scottos are a big lionel richie fan and they are a fan.w. then 98 degrees. carrie underwood has one more song for us from hit her album "blown away." ♪ ♪ that i dug my key ♪ ♪ into the side of his pretty little souped-up ♪ ♪ four-wheel drive ♪ carved my name into his leather seats ♪ ♪ i took a louisville slugger to both headlights ♪ ♪ slashed a hole in all four tires ♪ ♪ and maybe next time he'll think before he cheats ♪ ♪ right now ♪ he's thinking he's going to get lucky ♪ ♪ right now probably ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and he don't know i dug my key ♪ ♪ into the side of his pretty little souped-up ♪ ♪ four-wheel drive ♪ carved my name into his leather seats ♪ ♪ i took a louisville slugger to both headlights ♪ ♪ slashed a hole in all four tires ♪ ♪ and maybe next time he'll think before he cheats ♪ ♪ next time before he cheats it won't be on me ♪ ♪ i dug my key into the side of his souped up ♪ four-wheel drive ♪ carved my name into his leather seats ♪ ♪ i took a louisville slugger to both headlights ♪ ♪ slashed a hole in all four tires ♪ ♪ and maybe next ti

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the legendary lionel richie on thursday. on friday, 98 degrees reunion.you but i'm looking forward to lionel richie. >> penny love. >> slow dancing. don't get us started -- them. >> they are not in concert. >> the first concerts, you know. >> anyway, moving on. this half hour watching all the action from london, has you planning a trip to the british isles, some great country escapes. we'll show you where to go. >> we're punchy. natalie coughlin looks -- cooks like a champion, looks like one also. >> she does. >> an easy middle eastern recipe. >> saif save us. what's coming up this weekend. >> too late to save you. we're going to take a bike ride in london, riders of the team usa bmx team. let me tell you, their kind of riding is not for the faint of heart. we'll look back at names to remember and a preview of the closing ceremony. someone named natalie is going to be joining me here from london this weekend. just leave me the keys, i'll lock the whole thing up. >> me, too. >> get another van and you guys are good to go. >> bring us back. >> mr. roker, ho

i like lionel richie., lion, reminds me that his face is a little bit lion-like. >> jimmy: he is a bit lion-like. another story about you that you appear to be dating again. who is that? >> that's kund leany yoga, where you get access to cosmic forces that flow through the universe. >> jimmy: here she is again. it seems like you're around town together. >> this was one of the greatest three somes i've ever taken part in! i'm getting it, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming! >> jimmy: i heard he's here with us tonight, is that true? >> she's in the back now. with one of your producers who i love. >> jimmy: why does your yoga instructor travel with you? >> i only live down the road. if i was in peru, i wouldn't take her. >> jimmy: so you guys are friends and you hang around together? >> it's not like i'm in i candle lit room. i like her, she's a nice person. spiritual person, sometimes they're a priest, or yoga teacher. sometimes it's just some bloke you chat to who gets to the heart of the matter. otherwis

i'm rochelle richie. >> >> lewis played six seasons with the ravens. >>> protests at chick-fil-a continue tonight all over the issue of gay marriage. this couple kissed in front of the middle river's store as a part of a kiss-in. drew -- wednesday supporters flooded restaurants. >>> more than a dozen dogs have died in just days and vets say the highly contested virus parvo is to blame. >> reporter: doctors are still trying to determine exactly how many dogs had been infected but that can be hard to do because many of these dogs are dying before they even reach the vet. within the past week a deadly virus has killed 10 dogs in one neighborhood. >> they just started getting sick. and within hours they were to the point where there was no help for him. >> reporter: pippin's six dogs were infected with parvo. all six have died. >> it can be severe they can kill lots of dogs. >> reporter: parvo is spread through dog feces and is extremely contagious. dogs can overcome parvo but is very costly, can cost up to thousands of the dollars. local vets are urging everyone to get their dogs vaccinated

> good news for you in arundel, a crash has opinion cleared from the westbound lanes of route 50, richie highway. the delays dissipated. we have problems up in harford county, a water main break, shutdown woods dale, fox hill center, use fox hill south parkway. if you are heading out on 95, harford county getting hit hard now with heavy rain. be extra careful, if you are using 695, here is a live look, towson, delaney. nothing to get in the way. west side of the beltway, wilkins avenue, 11 minutes on the outer loop from 795, down to 95. >>> eyes turn to isaac off of the coast of florida, leaders are making adjustments to this week's national convention in tampa. leaders are choosing to stay home and be with states as the storms target familiar sites. >>> rnc will convene in tampa, standard procedure come convention time. the convention will recess until tuesday for a three day event. some of the speakers, rising stars, they are choosing to stay home and await isaac to make landfall. phil bryant and bobby jindal made announcement sunday falling in line with the alabama governor, bentley a

lieberman and richie joined us on the show last night.they said when i asked if they were prepared to be fired. >> it is as i explained to my children, you know, i can get another job but i-can't get another conscience. and the right thing to do here is to have early voting. >> in 2008 we had 28,732 people participate in early vote here in montgomery county. and all we were attempting to do was give the voters the right to vote. >> all they were trying to do is give voters more opportunity the t vote and they were fired for it. it is shameful. but we are going to continue to fight for them and to protect the vote around the country. we have all come too far to let anyone turn us around and turn us back now. acked, ...yellowed... giggled, snuggled, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. fact is, if you're not whitening, you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips remove over ten years of stains by going below the enamel surface. and, they whiten 25 times better than a leading whi

richie highway is closed in both directions.to avoid the area and be patient. >>> new at 5 tonight, a human skull is discovered in a wooded area behind an anne arundel shopping center. hours later police find the rest of the body deeper in the woods. jeff hager joins us with the details. >> police aren't calling it a murder at least for now but they certainly have a mystery on their hands

and their daughter lisa marie for a special interview live from graceland, and r & b legend lionel richie performs live on the plaza. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one.

these are live pictures from sky fox that's happening along richie marlboro road. a car left the roadway and is currently in a position that calls for a high angle rescue. right now, it is unclear how the accident happened or how many people are inside the car. if you can see through, you can see the car dangling there up on the side of the road. in upper marlboro. we have sky fox over the scene. more information as we get it. this is breaking news happening in prince georges county tonight. >>> there is now movement at the university of maryland to band the chick-fil-a vendor from the food court. the issue, the controversial social and political views of the company's president. fox 5's john hanrahan spent most of the day in college park. what's the view of the students there? >> what we found was this attitude. if you don't like what chick- fil-a stands for, you have the choice to leave the franchise in the food court. at the flag ship campus of the university of maryland, there are nine different eatlies in the food court of the adele stamp student union. chick-