♪ >>> my special guest tonight, tom ridge.he first director of the department of homeland security. we'll have more with him in just a moment. they taste fresh. wait. what are you doing? got it. you're secretly taping me? cook it fresh, strain it fresh, mix it fresh, healthy choice fresh mixers, look for it in the soup or pasta aisle. back playing in the afternoon. excedrin back and body has two ingredients to block and relieve the pain. doesn't your whole body deserve excedrin strength relief? excedrin. what ache? 's progressive. call or click today. . >>> our guest is former pennsylvania governor tom ridge. he has just written a new book called "the test of our times" about being the nation's first secretary of homeland security. governor, thanks again for staying with us. >> thanks for asking me to stay. >> i'd like to ask you, because today is an anniversary of sorts. i would like to ask you to watch about 60 seconds of footage that is from four years ago, from -- from september 1st, 2005, obviously, the after math of hurr

please join me in welcoming governor tom ridge [applause] governor ridge come yearbook has taken the media and the press and the public by storm. one of the main thhngs people have been focusing on that you have focused on this many times before the last couple-- , you state you were presred by donald rumsfeld and john ashcroft before the election to raise the terror alert level. can you state at actually happened? >> thank you. i want to be very,ery clear. other people say that i say in thbook that i was pressured. but and care for reading of the book by what hope that you would conclude that admitted the there is a passage to really have an imagination you ca conclude that is what it says recalls in my mind a gger issue that i do with the secretary. i will not second-guess the pele that interpreted that y they are entitled, but one of the biggest challenges i had as secretary is keeping the public informed and keeping the security with whom we doubt that the federal and stat and local levels informed of theeed to add additional measuresf security. i can recall gog out on several lo

if we could think governor ridge for taking the time. [applause] >> tom ridge is former governor of pennsylvania and first secrety of homeland security. he's founder of rage global security risk management consulting firm and he co-chairs the flight 93 memorial. to fin out more, visit ridgeglobal.com. >>> alex jones osing the news you refer to the first and that this fragile. why? >> guest: the first amendment is a great bull work in this country and it has been but it's only been tt great bull worked since the 1930's. most of our history that a great bullwort that we think that this absolute have beeon certain because in times of great national stress they get impinge upon and our supreme court determines what the first amendment free lee says. before world war ior instance in fact during wod war i he was against law to express any opposition to the war. that isn't the way people now think abou whathe first amendment guarantees. at wasn't long agand i think it is fairo say the first ament whil adis secure in one see as a hostage to what

of course, tom ridge is back-pedaling now.ted by these comments but i think the reason the firestorm was created because it confirmed what so many people have long suspected about the bush administration is that they allowed politics to intrude on every level of government, even the most critical things like keeping our nation safe. and to tom ridge's credit, he prevailed in this situation, but when he says in his book that rumsfeld and ashcroft were both arguing to raise the alert and no one in the department of homeland security thought that was necessary. >> doesn't alex have a point in election year politics plays a role in every decision? >> it's a little troubling it would have a role in something that is intended to keep the public alerted about our security situation. i mean, i think that is off limits. >> all right. >> i would just add that tom ridge puts in his book, and the book is, i think, largely written so that we can learn from maybe some of the mistakes we made and try to improve on them going forward. but one

you can walk the formal gardens where the ridgely family strolled. can go in the dining room and see all the opulence just as if you were a guest of that family and it's a very immediate connection. every american can find a modern relevancy to the story of hampton, whether that's a story of entrepreneurship, a story of industrial development, a story of slavery, a story of indentured servants, immigrants coming, working, getting a new start in a new land. historic places like hampton, they make you think. and that's why it's important to preserve those sites today. because when you lose the physical site, you lose that connection. >> vietzke: coming to a national park is sort of like a natural civics lesson. these are places owned by the public, preserved by the public, stewarded by the public, so by coming to them, learning about them, experiencing them, you're participating in a democratic process. and hopefully becoming the next stewards of these places. >> woman: patapsco valley turned 100 years old in 2008. we'd like to see 100, 200, 300, maybe

as we went, we parked, we walked up on a little ridge right in there.n't at that time. >> just go right over there. and glass and see if you there is a bull. i am afraid to go that way. the wind will kill us going that direction. they are really close, we need to be really quiet. >> just keep watching right in there. >> with the bull bedded on the next ridge, fred and daryl move in for a closer look. >> see him right through there? see him right there? >> oh, yeah. right there. >> and if he gets up the other bull is a shooter we have a 200-yard shot. hang tight right here. keep watching. >> we was lucky enough to go around a little point, find a bull bedded down. unfortunately, it wasn't the good 6 by 6 we wanted it was a decent 5 by 5 bull. of course, we chose to pass on him. >> we got a little over confident the first evening. i don't think we were out for 30, 40 minutes and he spotted a decent 5 by 5 bedded down and we sat and watched it for quite awhile and it got up and walked off. >> walked on down the ridge from him and was able to find a bigger

on the other side of the blue ridge, there is a shower south of winchester, fairly heavy. the other showers out there will reign as well. we will mention an isolated showers and the forecast, that is about it. quick stops on the weatherbug, alexandria 83 degrees, high of 89. 84 degrees frederick, 86 was the high. waldorf 83 degrees, high of 86. on the scoreboard, the official numbers, 87, 71 at reagan national airport. we will definitely see it cool down friday. but not until then. mid 80's across the board, more up and down the coast, and the cool weather is starting to show up across the midwest and the central plains. the very pleasant. we have been watching closely showers that have been diminishing to the south. they have been at rotating in the opposite direction, away from us to the southwest. they're just a ragtag bunch of showers, which will wash out through the night. we have also been watching atlanta because of their recent weather woes. that cluster of showers is sting to the west, and for now it looks ok. i think any activity that we see will be random and is

and it's a matter of ridgely they say, having to wait its turn. >> the condition exists in several parts of the county at this point now so it's a matter of us getting back with the engineers and looking for a viable solution for the near future. >> i guess funding is an issue. >> it is. >> reporter: county council members say they will look at the budget to see if a special case for funding be made for ridgely middle school but in a tight budget year any money may be hard to find. in towson, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> parents tell us they are also looking for help from state lawmakers. they are hoping that more money could be freed up to give to the county. >>> now for a look at tonight's top stories. a johns hopkins university student killed a burglary suspect with a samurai sword. police say four students were inside a home at the corner of university parkway and university place when they heard a noise. one of the students grabbed the sword and went out to the garage. police say the suspect lunged at the student and the student nearly severed the suspect's hand and cut his bod

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nice ridge of high pressure in control and that's going to hold steady as we move into monday. a lot of moisture to our south on our national satellite shot. this we ve to keep appear eye on. this is expected to move up the mid-atlantic into the week and we've got a back door cold front to keep an eye on as well. that will head toward us aswe move through into tuesday. in the meantime that ridge of high pressure is keeping us very much on the sunny side of things. the jetstream to the north of us. warm conditions as well. and tomorrow will be another day where our temperatures will be into the 80s and actually it will be a little warmer than it was today with just as much sunshine. so for tonight, a clear night. cool with light winds. our overnight low 63 degrees. it will be a little cooler in the burb such. expect temperatures from the mid to upper 0s. for tomorrow warm and pleasant, a high of 85 degrees, but the mercury drops by the time we hit midweek. take a look at the drop in temperatures to the 70s by wednesday. that will be that frontal system heading through. a chance

tom ridge come clean about the days leading up to the 2004 election. >> the first president who looks like me failed. >> one california democrat thinks that you are racist if you oppose the government auction. sean: vice-president cheney savages team obama. all of that plus mcmorris and geraldo rivera. the summer may be coming to a close, but politicians across the country are still feeling the heat from their constituents. thousands of ordinary americans are taking part in the tea party express. they are speaking out against government run health care, out- of-control spending, and the rallies that started in california will conclude in washington on september 12. she has been on board the express from day one. he joins me from flagstaff, arizona. >> i am in flagstaff, arizona. a few thousand americans got together today and they decided to have a tea party. we traveled over 1,200 miles since we live sacramento on friday. we have gone through nevada. we come in here to arizona. this is the story of the america that washington forgot. they apparently do not want to hear from. they are

but that ridge is only going to protect us this morning. otherwise, that plume of moisture is going to push on in throughout the midday and especially afternoon evening and overnight hours. we could be talking about a half an inch or more tomorrow morning. here's the forecast for today. mainly gray skies. a little bit of sunshine. 68, the high temperature. well below average. most of the rain holding off until the afternoon and especially this evening. but a few sprinkles out west. >> thank you for that. today, the question is why? why did a family of four have to die? police found the victims in their home in their 300 block of contour road in mt. airy last night. that's when john gonzalez has the latest on this gruesome discovery. well, just a twrerble situation here. it is still very early in the investigation. we understand police found the body at around 5:40 friday afternoon. it took them about four hours to obtain a search warrant. eventually, they went back into the home to do a thorough investigation. they tell us this appears to a

tom ridge were there. >> eight years later, we still ask why. despite all the we have learned that day, the attacks upon our nation remained brutally senseless. >> bells tolled for the 40 victims who died on that fateful flight. >>> there was a security scare after the war reports of a boat going up and down the potomac river and shots being fired. radio chatter said that coast guard boats were going around the river, but it turned out to be a training exercise. the coast guard said the transmission is common, and the media coverage made the situation worse. >>> the question many of us have after the rain-filled week is, is more of that on the way? doug hill has a first look. >>hiftngars gettingr.ette te stop with - w-e start with the dopplerad w on the belfort furniturweather center, and unlike the ternoon and eveninghe, the rain is moving ir omhe east, pushing back to maybe a leftover showers overnight. thehe circulation pattern has gotten weaker, most of it diminishing. the news is good. the overnight, the forecast calls for cloudy skies and

as well as the blue ridge west, where it's cooler. and then up towards martinsburg and hagerstown.hey have sunshine breaking out. in chantilly, the cool was 61. a little sun trying to break out there. look at their monthly rain. only over 1/3 of an inch. they do need rain. out of the mountains, they are getting sunshine now. temperatures are in the low 70s. and eastern shore, the temperatures are near 70 degrees. the wide view showing other cool temperatures around the great lakes into new england. just to the south, it's near 70. really pleasant autumn weather temperature wise throughout much of the eastern half of the country. as we go forward over the next 48 hours, we have high pressure building over the great lakes now. it will push the clouds out of here. by dawn tomorrow we ought to see quite a bit of sunshine on saturday as the high pressure sinks over the top of us. we will have increasing sunshine in to saturday afternoon. and far to the west, as we get into sunday morning, here comes another front with rain. it looks like that may be drifting through here by the first pa

a ridge of high pressure will move in and help us try out. but we got another cold front coming our way and that's going to set us up as wemove to the beginning of the week and we'll end up seeing a chance of thunderstorms. so sunday is not a washout. expect to see light showers that will move into the morning ours and then partly sunny skies and temperatures into the mid-70s. the rain tonight will be heavy at times. once between if you're driving anywhere, you'll are to be very careful and in the morning too. the showers in the mother by the afternoon we dry out and 76 degrees. and now it's time for your five- day forecast. here it is. we have a chance of seeing a thunderstorm as we move into monday, especially in the later part of the afternoon. monday not too bad. but in the afternoon and evening hours, with the strong cold front, we have that watch that. and then we get back to sunshine and dry conditions and finally back to seaonable conditions where we should be. >> when it comes to weather, we've been talking about how today felt like

four doll sheep up on the ridge ahead. and this is just the beginning! unlike a lot of what people do in the lower 48, which is get on rivers for the sport, this is more of a transportation through a wild country. bob: they're so wide open, so you can see wildlife for long distances. these mew gulls nest on these gravel bars and they probably have chicks out there now, so they get pretty aggressive when you get near the chicks. like that one gave us a warning shot -- sometimes they really scream at you and dive bomb you. here it comes, incoming! bob: here he comes. art: there's a lot of fossils. a lot of shells -- fossilized shells within the rock along the shore. so this was all at one time an ocean bed, wasn't it? bob: yep, you can sort of see all those layers. art: it's incredible. i'm just so anxious to see our first caribou. it's amazing how the large animals can just disappear in what seems to be wide, open country. art: with this low valley here and that low valley there, it looks like a natural funnel for migrating caribou. wow, look at the stria

on 395, accident southbound at ridge road was cleared. northbound slow from the h.o.v.d seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. >>> eight years ago today a teacher and student from backus middle school were killed in the 9/11 attacks. >> they were on american airlines flight 77 on the way to california for a national geographic society conference when their flight was hijacked and crashed into the pentagon. sherry lyjoins us live from what was once backus middle school. sherry, explain that. that school is no longer being occupied by students? it's moved. >> that's right. >> reporter: backus middle school has been closed for a few years. but the tree that was planted here and the plaque in honor of that teacher and student are still on the campus. the family has been taking care of that over the last couple of years. and today, they are also going to dedicate a new plaque that is newer and larger to this tree and memorial that still stands here, that makes the teacher and the student's memory live on forever. 11-year-

parents and teachers at ridgely are saying you they are stuck in classrooms that sometimes reach 100 degrees. the school was renovated in 2007. adding energy efficient windows with tight seals to go along with new air conditioning. but the new ac units were cut from the budget. now the kids are just sitting in those hot humid rooms. >> so just a matter of us getting back with the engineers, and just looking for a solution that will be viable and feasible for us in the near future. >> well parents have been brings the issue of air conditioning for almost two years. because state money was used during the last renovation, ridgely is not eligible for state funding for the next 15 years. >> controlling certain vehicles was not easy for some people today. first a truck plowed into a carroll county home. police tell us 28-year-old justin morgan driving a ford truck on old gamber road when he went through a stop sign hitting a van. the truck crossed the road. hit a mail box. went through a wooden fence and hit a home. in the 2900 block of cedar hurst road. >> i was sleeping. my family was i

dozens took part in a demonstration today protesting what they are calling botched renovations at ridgely middle school in timonium. parents and students say temperatures in the school rise well above 100 degrees on some days. they say a renovation project two years ago made things worse and they want the county to correct the problem. >> we're forced to sit in temperatures that are 10 degrees hotter than the outside temperatures. >> i'm, woulding with the school -- working with the school system to address those concerns. consistent with all the other pressures and needs of the entire system. >> county council members say they will look at the budget to see if a special case for funding can be made for repairs at ridgely middle school. >>> it's being called a one-stop center for biotechnology in maryland. today governor martin o'malley joined other dignitaries for the grand opening of the maryland biotechnology center's baltimore office. it's located at the world trade center world trade center. the center will make it easier for businesses to find out about programs and resources relate

. >> fix ridgely now. >> reporter: it's a hot september, beginning. and a hotter may-to-june end of the school year. when windows act more like solar heating panels. while haily and her classmates sit inside. >> i can't explain it. it's so hot and sweltering. almost impossible to function at all. >> and that has moms and dads hot under the collar. >> dehydration. dehydration. they found that every time he stood up, his blood pressure would plummet. >> most people wouldn't leave their dog in a closed car with a 103-degree temperature. and the fact that my daughter is in that type of environment, at school, is appalling to me. >> reporter: the fingers point to county executive jim smith and school superintendent hairston. they were at a groundbreaking with the governor this morning. >> three, two, one. >> we'll take it one step at a time. obviously, we have several buildings in the same situation as ridgely. >> reporter: members of baltimore county state delegation say ridgely is a special case because somebody screwed up. >> we spent $14 million in ren

roosevelt leftwich with the latest. >> fix ridgely now. >> reporter: angry parents want answers theyor years the unair conditioned school needed improvement. they thought they were getting help two years ago but instead they say it got worse. >> the superintendent harriston and jim smith choose to believe there's not a problem and number two, they won't come out and check it for themselves. here are two empty chairs. superintende

shenandoah valley and around the blue ridge.loser to washington, low 60s now in prince george's county, in montgomery, arlington and fairfax. and right near the bay it's in the low 60s. bay water temperatures, by the way, are in the low 70s now. around the neighborhood network, chantilly's at a cool 62. the dew point 61, almost 100% humidity. maybe a little light fog around there. look at their monthly rain. only had about 0.4 of an inch of rain this september. as we look into the mountains, it's in the mid-50s there. cool start in the eastern shore. it's in the mid-50s as well. as we go forward over the next 48 hours, looks like we'll still of quite a bit of cloudiness around today but breaks in the clouds this afternoon. overnight tonight we should be partly cloudy. during the day on saturday, high pressure building from the north should push the clouds away, give us increasing sunshine. we should stay dry into sunday. now here's the forecast for the bus stop this morning. we'll have our temperatures in the low and mid-60s for

police designated carrollton ridge as a safe zone. at the end of the month the neighborhood will hold a block party to encourage residents to stay active in their community. >>> bringing the nooks and crannies of baltimore back to life. one community leader takes us through his community and shows us how he's helping to give it a makeover. >>> busted. which wii game a bunch of cops in florida were caught playing during a drug raid. >>> yeah, the boys are back. who is already coming out on top on this season's "dancing with the stars"? >>> and wyatt says we're getting a little bit of rain. full forecast coming up. crest whitestrips has created a strip so revolutionary... you can use it while you do just about anything. it molds better... it grips better... and seals better. you can even drink water with it on. crest whitestrips advanced seal. it's a breakthrough technology... that molds and adheres to your teeth better... ...giving you a dramatically whiter smile. whitening that fits any life and every smile. crest whitestrips advanced

ridgely parent said it sent her son to the hospital. >> dehydration.hey found that every time he stood up, his blood pressure would plummet. >> most people wouldn't leave their dog in a closed car with 103-degree temperature. and the fact that my daughter is in that type of environment at school is appalling to me. >> reporter: the fingers point to county executive jim smith and school superintendent hairston. they were at a groundbreaking with the governor this afternoon. >> we'll take it one step at a time. obviously we have several buildings in the same situation. >> reporter: members of baltimore county state delegation say ridgely is a special case because somebody screwed up. >> we spent $14 million on renovations. canand they put windows in. and almost half of them in each classroom don't open at all. and rather than admitting a mistake and fixing it, kids are baking. >> you have this pressure cooker for these kids. and they're having ileffect. -- ill effect. that's not conducive to trying to provide them a quality education. >> funding is the i

now we're getting around a ridge of high pressure.t will be followed up tomorrow night with some showers. it could be late in the day, late afternoon, early evening for some of us in the western counties, especially down to the south, moving through the central county, though, probably later on into the evening and beyond that for many, not until 8 or 9:00, in fact. then it will finally move out of here for the short-term on sunday morning, because we see a return of some shower chances monday. 50 -- or .50 or half an inch of rain expected around the baltimore area. an inch 1/2 out in oakland. down to the south, we see heavier concentration of moisture moving in. almost 2 inches of rape or month in some spots down toward virginia. we're looking at high temperature of 71 degrees, which is definitely cooler than yesterday. only a few degrees cooler than average. 25 miles an hour winds. central part of the state, part hely cloudy skies. we -- partly cloudy skies. we do expect to see in the clouds give way to sunshine. tonight we drop to

the alert was not raised, and tom ridge has since backed away from those claims. we need it, anyway? >> i am going to try and explain it. if the administration keeps the system, the panel recommends going from five bars to three bars. we would lose the bottom two, blue and green, which we have never used, by the way. the panel can decide to use red, orange, and yellow. and the panel thinks the overar. shepard: one more time -- why do we need this? >> [inaudible] shepard: all right. thank you so much. the fbi today issued a serious warning to police departments across the nation after yesterday's reported terror raids across new york city. the fbi and nypd searched several residences in queens, related to a man believed to be affiliated with al qaeda. now, homeland security is on the lookout for evidence of homemade bombs. stuff like foul odors coming from rooms or buildings, as well as people with burn marks around their body and face. there is a call for extending three controversial patriot act provisions. in a letter to congress, the justice department indicate

another little shower there where fauquier and loudoun county meet near the blue ridge. elsewhere, southern maryland a few sprinkles in st. mary's county. eastern shore getting a few showers in talbot county and queen anne's county this morning. this will continue for another hour or so. looks like things will settle down a bit through mid-morning. temperatures right now in the mid-60s. slight chance of a shower. otherwise cloudy through the morning, in the 60s. then maybe briefly near 70 just after noon time. a likelihood of passing showers this afternoon as well as overnight tonight. we could pick up more than an inch of rain by the time we get into friday morning. then friday maybe a shower in the morning into early afternoon. then we ought to get some sun back by late afternoon, highs low 70s. saturday and sunday, sunshine returns. highs low to mid-80s. in fact, by sunday afternoon. blustery winds today, too, gusting to 25. let's check traffic. jerry, how's it looking at this hour? >> head south to the capital beltway as i make the trip through oxon hill, travel lane

iraqi ridge, not much bigger than this room. some were standing guard knowing they had been spotted by a man in the valley. some were passing out mres and water. there was talk of home and plans for leave. jared was overheard remembering his time serving in korea. then, just before dark, there was a shuffle of feet in the woods and that's when the tree line exploded in a wall of fire. one member of the patrol said it was like thousand of rifles crackling, bullet he is and heavy machine gun fire ricocheting across the rocks. rocket-propelled grenades raining down. fire so intense that weapons were shot right out of their hands. within minutes, one soldier was killed, another was wounded. everyone dove for cover, behind a tree, a rock, a stonewall. this patrol of 16 men was facing a force of some 50 fighters. outnumbered, the risk was real. they might be overrun. they might not make it out alive. that's when jared monty did what he was trained to do. with the enemy advancing, so close they could hear their voices, he got on his ra

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ridge says their hard work had paid off. some also say it's been a bit of luck? reporter: terrorism expert ryan jenkins says al qaeda really hasn't taken hold in the u.s. to date, partly due to improved intelligence, but also because american muslims seem resistant to al qaeda's radical ideology. jenkins warns a significant threat comes from smaller, home-grown groups. >> the difference between a band of amateurs being able to do nothing and a small group being able to carry out a dangerous terrorist attack is having one determined technically competent leader. >> reporter: a point new york city's police commissioner, ray kelly, knows well. >> it's important to remember that we've had eight plots against this city since september 11th. >> reporter: those plots centered on places like the brooklyn bridge and subway system, so-called soft targets, considered more vulnerable because typically they have less security. last year, new york city spent $300 million on its joint terrorism task force, receiving only $10 million from the federal government. >> we need money

a nearby ridge fell prey to several flair-ups.irefighters were hard at work. >> there's still a lot of hot spots. if the temperatures should go up and humidity comes back down, it could be a very angry fire again. >> reporter: that has led to devastating losses. at least 13 homes near this canyon were incinerated. >> there's so much loss. when we walk around and look at the properties, it's just a little of dollar signs. >> the memories, keepsakes and memorabilia, things you'll never recover. >> reporter: while some residents have been allowed back in, many thousands affected by this massive station fire have not. as you can tell by those flair-ups behind me, they're still very much an issue. >> schools and businesses are closed this morning along mexico's baja peninsula as hurricane jimena barrels ashore. the category 2 storm is making landfall in a sparsely populated area north of the main tourist area. david kerley is in baja. >> reporter: the eye of the storm is now due west about a hundred miles offshore and still moving nort

high pressure continues to ridge into the area. just a ton of sun. we do have some moisture moving our way. that'll hit mid-week. this day, 85 degrees going to be the high. pleasant with a full day of sun. tonight, maybe a touch of localized overnight fog. tomorrow another beautiful day. high temperature of 85 degrees. mid-week, look for showers and temperatures back in the low 70s. friday, partly sunny, 77. conservative this morning. saturday, partly sunny and 76. >>> i have an update on that accident situation on 83 southbound. the accident itself is on 83 southbound at maryland line. it involves a pick-up truck in a ditch and an overturned trailer it was hauling. that's in the middle of the road. looking at only the shoulder getting by at this point. which is actually an improvement. back-up to the ta line. expect significant delays there. york road will be your best alternate. one other accident, 32 eastbound, clarksville pike. as far as delays go. we don't have any. there's a look at speed sensors, drive times and your average speeds on the belt

this way all week thanks to the dominant ridge of high pressure.eping it well to the south. good news, great weather pattern throughout this weekend. partly cloudy skies, warmer today. you can already see the signs of that with current temperatures. 62 downtown. 67 at the airport. 61 in westminster. low 60's on the eastern shore. little bit normal as far as the start goes. it will be above normal by this afternoon. we will see so much sun out there. it looks like it is the mid 80's in the baltimore. slowing down in the upper elevations, western maryland, 75, mostly sunny skies. maryland breaks down, 85 degrees, winds light out of the north at about five miles per hour. really, no problems whatever. more of the same. the good news is it will last you at least through the first half of next week. 85 on the oceans of ocean city. nice change from them. a disturbance onshore, it has been overcast, just in time for the tourists on the labor day weekend. chep chep five to 10 knots. record, 96 set on september 5, 1954. the record low a chilly 47 degrees. t

and then in the blue ridge we don't have precipitation. there is one lonely shower there in the central part of the northern neck. now the temperatures have hit the mid-70s from the shenandoah valley all the way to the atlantic beaches. now mid-70s in principles joernlprince georges county. and around our neighborhood network, it's 78 now in alexandria. the dew point is 69. that's steamy. and it's feeling like summertime humidity. they only had 1.4 inches of rain so far this month, which is below the average. as we look elsewhere, the eastern shore in the mid-70s. and mid-60s in the mountains now where they had passing showers that have been coming through since late last night. over the last six hours, we have other showers coming up from eastern north carolina, and tending to dry out as they head to the north. and those showers will past to the west here over the next couple hours. as we look at the wider view, all of the activity coming from high pressure that is anchored just off the atlantic seaboard. and we have a front way out in th

especially out toward the blue ridge with gusterly northeasrly wind. then drier air comes in. as we head to friday and the weekend, i think it will be fine with a lot of sunshine, temperatures below average. our average high now is only 79 degrees. back to you. >> thank you, bob. >>> maryland environmental advocates say they are pleased about the government's plan to clean up and protect the chesapeake bay. >> the bay, in their words, is dangerously sick. they released a new report today that explains in detail how pollution from farms and development projects have impacted the bay. the president of the maryland waterman's association says a large part of the problem is 550 million gallons of sewage that ends up in the bay every day. he said the epa's new role in policing run-off into the waters should help everyone. >> i'm happy to see they are going to crack down on all pollutants and put teeth in the law that says what one man saves another man doesn't destroy. >> government officials say the epa plans to help protect the chesapeake and they will be implemented this fall. >

in the 60s from the blue ridge to the atlantic beaches. near 60 around the blue ridge in the shenandoah valley laurel at 68. their rainfall near zero, too. only sprinkles this morning. the rest of the afternoon a chance of a sprinkle by mid afternoon and into this evening. we'll have highs near 70. then this evening cloudy and by dawn tomorrow the low 60s. then improving friday into the weekend. we ought to get sun friday into the afternoon. highs upper 70s. mid 70s on saturday and sunday. ne week a passing shower late monday into tuesday and wednesday. highs in the 70s. that's the way it looks now, barbara and keith. >> all right. we'll be talking to you later. >> thank you. and jerry for a last look at traffic. >> hello. we'll check on the progress of the workers along 395 northbound at the 14th street bridge. there they are, still there. far right lane is blocked. bit of a delay. not terrible at this hour. closer to lunch time might get more backed up. be forewarned. it is wet and sloppy, fortunately no big issues. 270 in gaithersburg n

it really didn't compromise the investigation. >> geraldo: by the test of our times, governor tom ridge. thank you very much for being with me. >> good talking with you, geraldo, thank you. >> geraldo: welcome back juan williams, ann coulter, judge janine pirro. doesn't this judge show that we are if not wasting our time, diverting crucial resources in these stings that create crimes to entrap people like the schmucks from newburgh or the fort dicks six for the sears tower bombers? >> we track them for years and we have the goods on them. >> geraldo: these are things that are created. >> how geraldo, ho how else are you going identify who the people are? >> by good police work and the cia. >> but there are some situations where we have to do that because we don't have a choice. there is too much at stake, geraldo. >> geraldo: what about the nypd maybe being a little protect itive of its turf? >> and look, you have allegations of the nypd potentially tipping off the individuals and compromising the investigation. >> geraldo: inadvertently. >> this is why there really needs -- don't forge

and some of the higher ridges may have had gusts to 40 miles per hour this morning. we are going to see the gusts continuing to increase into the afternoon. we already had gusts 25 around washington in to southern maryland. we have a cool morning low of 48 there. they had a wind gusts there to 20 miles per hour. and look at the temperatures out of the mountains. around 50 degrees now. it's only in the low 50s out in western pennsylvania. some of the clouds are on the increase as we had gusty winds pick up. and gusts are around 30 to 35 around the metro area. and temperatures are climbing into the low 70s. and we will have the cool pattern remaining into the weekend. a look at the rest of the week and the weekend in just a few minutes. barbara and pat? >> thank you, tom. >> thanks, jerry -- wow, that's tom. sorry. i have jerry on my mind and he is not even here. >> yeah, he is on vacation. but we have steve. >> hi, steve. >>> tlfrs a report of a broken down vehicle in the center of the roadway, so that will slow you down as you head towards the beltway on eastbound 66

stretching toward the blue ridge and mountains of west virginia. the rain extends back to southwestern virginia. this mass of rainshowers has to come here before we see anything in the way of a drying trend. it's going to be sometime after the sun comes up. the rain is going to be persistent for all of the overnight hours. one to two inches of rain are a possibility. the moisture is extending down to alabama and georgia. saturday night soaker around here. two areas of a low soaker. this next area of low pressure may generate one or two lonely showers during the afternoon hours tomorrow. can't give the all clear, but tomorrow afternoon will be better than today. then a break sunday night into monday. a chance for a shower. tonight's rns into early tomorrow morning on average an inch and a half with some places getting two inches of mo. so, for this evening, cloudy, cool, rain steady and heavy at times. evening temperatures not budging at all. by the time you start off on your sunday morning, cloudy skies, rain around. the rain will taper off mid to

we have a ridge of high pressure building in. that will hold for the next day or so. here is a back-door cold front that will head in tuesday so we'll start to see more cloud coverage once we hit the tuesday and wednesday period. the moisture from the south and at will set us up for a shower later in the week. in the meantime for today, no showers in the forecast. temperatures into the low 80s. plenty of sunshine for you. it will be a really nice day. hopefully you will get out and enjoy it. here is a look at what we're talking about. most sunny skies and warmer. tonight, clear skies. a little cooler in the suburbs at about 62 degrees, except, as i mentioned, a little bit further out, the temperatures in the 50s. here is your five-day forecast. clouds pick up by tuesday and wednesday as the back door cold front moves in. a drop in the temperatures in front of that system and back to wednesday night we start to see a possible shower. that's a look at your five-day. melanie. >>> in sports this morning, it is the day redskins players, coaches and fan have been waiting fo

. >> baltimore city police are focused on the carrollton ridge community. a neighborhood that includes south mason, ramsey and south bent low area and increased police patrols with cruisers circling the block, keeping watch. >> much better. they do the walk. you see them coming through all during the day. it is wonderful. >> police are now calling the area a safe zone, which means police will set up a parameter, monitor everyone's comings and goings. >> police have a few entries into the neighborhood from 10 to 10 p.m. wednesday through sunday during the next month. >> carrollton ridge is a troubled neighborhood. with, at least, three murders since january. community was pushed into the news in july, when someone shot a 5-year-old girl in the head. the suspected gunman caught on police surveillance tape. now the police in addition it active. >> i do see some progress coming along. >> and the people that live here are supporting the plan. to restrict access to their neighborhood. >> it will keep out the people looking for their prostitutes. and keep people o

police officers pulled into the evens ridge apartment complex tuesday night for a melee between 20 young men. from the wounded who remain, they learned a surprising story. >> there was a group of folks out of pakistan decent and another group of people of indian decent. found at the scene, a number of objects including wooden vests like these. >> basically, a crime scene from cricket bats to bats to metal rods in a parking lot area. >> reporter: this 24-year-old was there when it happened. he was injured in the fight. >> just about to walk in. the moment is like four or five cars then they have everything. everything. >> reporter: he says two other victims, his younger brother and cousin, both 15-year-olds told him the bad blood between the two groups may be a carry over of long standing tensions between their countries of birth. >> i heard somebody told me. i'm not sure. i never called them. >> reporter: police tell us the school resource officer has not reported similar problems. back to you. >> thank you. >>> the police in prince george's county need help identifying a man stealing fr

ridge to the atlantic beaches off to a clear start. temperatures farther to our south, a few locations in prince william county and parts of fauquier county in the upper 40s there. southern maryland, charles, calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel counties in the low 50s now as well as the northern neck. around the neighborhood network this morning in stafford, virginia, a cool 51. a gentle wind there but later on today the winds will be increasing. eastern shore near 50 degrees. they're under a clear sky. some clouds over the mountains keeping it actually a bit warmer than otherwise would be. their temperature's there around 50 degrees in western maryland and in west virginia. over the last six hours we've had just a few clouds just to our west, but overall mostly clear skies around the region. we do have a large area of low pressure that is spinning away over the great lakes, continuing to do so there. they had some very strong winds there yesterday. big waves on lake superior, lake michigan. now that storm is heading farther to the east.

sue highland ridge $12,000 for a jersey. >> a star-studded championship. >> it is one of five majors on the pga tour. they made an exception for pete gilbert. he is live with more. >> i am glad you did not think i am 50. champions tour golf has come to the state of maryland. more than $9 million has been raised for local charities. a bunch of lucky golfers get to go out with one of the best in the world. i was one of the lucky ones going around wickes jay haas. the mccormick proem, really the bread and butter for the week. jay understands this is not just part of his job, is an important part predicts i enjoyed meeting the people and trying to help them live a bit. at the end of the day, seeing the look on their face. just talking about this being new, is this your kind of course, the old classic? >> all of us really enjoyed the lay out here. the greens are really difficult. there is a lot of slope. if you get on the wrong side of the whole, you really do not have a good birdie putt. did you get that? the first one, i was scared. the second one, i was scared to death, and it went in.

we did have a few sprinkles last hour around the blue ridge but those have since dissipated. we do have a little bit of fog that has formed in parts of prince george's county. the fog is down to about 1/2 a mile around there where temperatures are in the low 60s as well as down interstate 95 through fairfax, into prince william county. farther to the west, weather watchers reporting temperatures in the low 60s to near 60 shbd shenandoah and around the blue ridge. it's in the mid and upper 6 in prince george's, montgomery counties as well as arlington and out in the eastern shore, the low 60s. mid-60s out in the mountains. we've had a lot of clouds rolling in on a southeasterly flow at the surface, upper level flows coming in out of the southwest. we have some showers, some moderate showers now pulling out of eastern north carolina just now coming into southern virginia. if you're traveling today, well, there could be some flight delays perhaps to a small degree in florida but to a greater degree, heavy rain perhaps from new orleans to houston and dallas. and around little roc

. >> tom ridge was homeland secretary under president bush. mr. secretary, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> i'm curious what you thought you heard when he said the president was making a mistake. is that a big concern for the u.s.? >> i think there's a grave concern that dates back to 2002. i recall president obama talking about an honest engagement grounded in mutual respect that should be the predicate to the negotiations. we knew about it and they did not reveal it. i think the negotiations and discussions that start october 1 are off to a turbulent start. >> the announcement you saw, making the announcement with gordon brown and nicolas sark y sarkozy. the enrichment fight raises concerns for them. there's near unified response. nothing yet from chin. what do you believe is the best course of action to take? >> at the time, president obama has chosen the best course of action, it's a multilateral attempt to convince the iranian government, we are willing to accept their use of nuclear energy strictly for power, but to turn the low grade

iraqi ridge, not much bigger than this room.ard, knowing they had been spotted by a man in the valley. some were passing out mres and water. there was talk of home and plans for leave. jarod was overheard remembering his time serving in korea. just before dark there was a shuffle of feet in woods and that's when the tree line exploded in a wall of fire. one member of the patrol said it was like thousands of rifles crackling. bullets and heavy machine gunfire ricochetting across the rocks. rocket-propelled grenades firing down. fire so intense that weapons were shot right out of their hands. within minutes, one soldier was killed, another was wounded. everyone dove for cover. behind a tree, a rock, a stone wall. this patrol of 16 men was facing a force of some 50 fighters. outnumbered, the risk was real. they might be overrun, they might not make it out alive. that's when jarod monti did what he was trained to do. with the enemy coming, he got on his radio and started calling in artillery. when the enemy tried to flank them, he g

i think specially for you folks out towards the blue ridge, maybe a few light showers and sprinkles.eally not too much. next four days, another chance of some showers and a little touch of humidity. and even though we're into astronomical and also meteorological fall on wednesday and thursday, temperatures will be in the mid 80s. >> wow. >> maybe even with a passing thundershower and drier air coming in the weekend. i'll tell you about the weekend later. >> summer weather lingers. >> that's right. >> thank you. >>> still to come, send more troops or lose the war in afghanistan? find out who's giving the white house that confidential report. >>> plus, where is the worst place to raise a kid? we'll tell you which cities to steer clear of. >>> is the recession really over? a new report out seems to indicate that the economy has finally turned a corner. joining us now to talk about today's developments is cnbc reporter scott cohan. >> reporter: it's been an interesting and kind of difficult day for bank of america. you will remember that they're trying to get past the questions about wha