jim rosenfield has more on the fear and potential farout for our area. aaron gilchrist is in tampa where isaac has left its mark. >> new orleans bracing for the worst as isaac prepares to make landfall. on almost seven years to the day to hurricane katrina. veronica johnson is kicking it off with a closer look at isaac's path. >> the latest with isaac still at tropical storm status. the winds at 70 miles an hour on the verge of being a hurricane. the winds need the be 74 miles an hour for that. is it in the gulf of mexico. the track is more to the northwest. while it has been wobbling to the west today. it would bring it in around new orleans in the early morning hours on wednesday. while there hasn't been strengthening with isaac what i'm seeing is it is going to be pulling in around new orleans as a category 1 storm instead of a category 2. but the winds out of the east will for several hours batter over lake pontchartrain with a lot of rain falling out of the storm em. >>> florida may have been spared the worst of isaac but it spawned a tornado earlie

jim rosenfield, news4. back to you. >>> we're hearing from a man who was in handcuffs still being hit by a police officer. dante williams' lawyer filed suit against the city of laurel and the police officer that was hitting williams. williams is asking $3 million. it started early sunday morning with a call about a fight inside the laurel bar and grill. williams and another man were arrested. >> he put the handcuffs on me and everything. as we were walking to the car i don't know exactly what was said to the officer or to me. all i know is i was getting hit and it was excruciating pain. the lawsuit alleges, assault, battery, and civil rights violations. laurel's police department says an internal investigation is in progress. williams is still facing charges of refusing to obey a police officer. >>> there is released surveillance video of a suspect kidnapping a girl from value village in july. he took her to a nearby home but she escaped. earlier this week he lured a six-year-old girl out of the store with

rosenfield back me up on some of the changes, i have a list of the main changes we have had. these include rate reductions for retailers, wholesalers, and other services. real estate administrative offices, especially when it comes to retail wholesalers and neighborhood retailers. we are seeing their rates will be a lot fairer than what was proposed and that takes into account a lot of the effort around business and retail selling products unnecessarily high profit margins in that sector. we have rate increases for information, restaurants, manufacturing, financial services, business services, and insurance, that is part of the amendment. we have an inclusion of consumer price index adjustment for small businesses at the exemption level. this measure but i am excited about is it exempts small businesses that have revenue at $1 million of that would be applying cpi so elaris that -- so their prices as our economy grows and making sure we are including businesses in that exemption as our economy grows. we have changes to their registration fees and revenue targets. $25.50 milli

in frederick, jim rosenfield, news4. >>> news of a crisis narrowly averted at national airport.three u.s. airways commuter jets came within seconds of a midair collision. the planes had to be rerouted because of bad weather south of the airport. the faa says two planes taking off were too close together and they almost ran into another plane that was landing. the planes eventually did land and take off safely. officials are blaming poor aircraft communication and appropriate action will be taken. >>> a passenger discovered a sewing needle on a flight from victoria to toronto on monday. it's too soon to know in the case is related to needles found on delta flights last month. those had taken off from amsterdam and headed to american cities. >>> flames are burning up to the driveways of mansions in the california hills. firefighters are trying to save the luxury homes. they knew they lost the battle at one house and went in to save pets. this fire started earlier today. it was started by a piece of equipment used to clear brush. about 200 acres have burned so far. >>> the florida

jim rosenfield has an account of what went wrong. >> reporter: we're on the upper level of the metro station and this is the escalator that sent three people to the hospital with cuts and scrapes this morning. see that missing section of the side panel? that's where the problem started. >> catastrophic. >> reporter: that's how ronnie cusack describes her morning commute. she noticed something wrong with the escalator as she boarded ahead of the group that would tumble behind her. >> it was loose and loud. >> reporter: what was it hitting? >> the escalator stairs. >> reporter: then an alarming sight. >> it was flipping up. >> reporter: into the air? >> yeah. >> reporter: one commuter's injury was bad enough she had to look away. >> i'm hurt, i'm hurt. and that's when of course you saw her gaping wound. >> reporter: metro said a rider's bag got caught on the panel and dislodged it. cusack is not buying a rider is to blame. >> it was already dislodged when we got on the escalator. >> reporter: metro says that's what investigations are for. and in the meantime this escalator will remain

in chantilly, jim rosenfield, news4. >>> overcrowded metro trains are typical in rush hour. but for one woman it poses a health threat. she has sensory processing disorder. after to too many uncomfortable rides from rockville to d.c. she came up with a solution. >> i can sit on it so i don't have to sit on the seat. and there is a partition between me and the next passenger. >> other riders weren't fazed by the shield. she says the shield is a prototype. if she makes more they will be more user friendly. >>> and isaac is losing steam but dumping a lot of rain on the gulf coast. and the storm team 4 meteorologists are on this. >> veronica has more on how -- on what impact isaac could have on the labor day weekend but it's we begin with doug down in new orleans. doug? >> reporter: right now, guys looking at this very heavy rain in the area. we have got, really just police officers coming through right now across our region. as we look what we are going to see here as he told me to move through and wants to go by anyway. we are looking at heavy rain. the rain coming through her

so also i have representatives of the comptroller's office, then rosenfield, mickey callahan, the humanesources divisions that are here today, nadia from our public financing, and certainly kate howard and the budget staff, all here to help me help the city college to make sure they continue in the best tradition that we have in our city. after all, they need our help, our support. they will not be able to accomplish it all by themselves, so no less than any other educational institution. they cannot do it alone. certainly, i get that message from hydra a lot. working with her on the board of education, as well as her being at the city college at this time, and then with our community assets, read it is here at the head of children, youth, and family. she has been a critical part of the programs that support our educational institutions and will be similarly so when we meet the challenges of our community college. our community colleges, as i say earlier, is the really important part. let me tell you how important. 90,000 students come through city college. we cannot let that fail. we w

good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. tonight the romney campaign is praising ryan's credentials and the obama camp is on the attack. paul ryan is a 42-year-old congressman from wisconsin first elected in 1998. he's chairman of the house budget committee and a member of the ways and means committee. he's the architect of the g.o.p. budget proposal with a plan to balance the budget by revamping medicare and slashing entitlement programs. as julie carey reports, he and romney focused on the economy as they rallied together in manassas. >> reporter: thousand also waved signs and flags as the team arrived in manassas. the excitement of the pick drew a crowd that overwhelmed the pavilion. >> this is a terrific welcome and a clear indication that come november 6, virginia will vote for romney, ryan. we're going to take back the white house. >> the romney campaign chose the uss wisconsin to introduce a running mate that is known for his plan to deeply slash government spending. ryan kept his focus on the opponent, president bara

i'm jim rosenfield. that story in a minute, but we want to begin with the weather alert. our viewers have seen severe thunderstorms. meteorologist chuck bell is tracking conditions in storm center 4. chuck? >> good evening, jim. yes, indeed. a severe thunderstorm warning between 5:30 and 6:00 for southern prince george's county. that expired. the strong thunderstorm remains now across parts of northern calbert and heading into anne arundel county. you see the strongest part of the cell not terrible far to the northeast of waldorf moving up to the northeast. east of brandywine and south side of annapolis, a lot of thunder and lightning. and more rain across lower southern maryland. complete check on your sunday forecast in a few minutes. jim. >>> thanks. our other big story. mitt romney selecting paul ryan as his running mate. the man joining romney on the republican ticket is a seven-term member of the house of representatives, serving his home state of wisconsin. ryan is chairman of the house budget committee and a member of the ways and means committee. he also wrote th

jim rosenfield is here with more on the shooter's past. >> reporter: the gunman is 40-year-old wade michael page. he was kicked out of the army in the late '90s with a drinking problem which led to a number of drunk driving arrests in several states. he was known for playing in racist bands. researchers say that wade page was on their radar for more than a decade not for advocating violence himself but for involvement in a subculture that did. >> he was a member of a racist skinhead group. >> reporter: but that association, says the fbi was not enough to sound alarm bells at the agency. >> we had no reason to believe, no law enforcement agency had any reason to believe he was planning or plotting or capable of such violence. >> subject down. officer down. bring me the -- >> reporter: witnesses said when page entered the temple the priests were getting ready for services with the temple president. >> he said your father is here and he has been shot. and he said it is in the back. >> reporter: officials said his father died confronting the gunman with a knife. other heros are the police veter

i'm jim rosenfield. dozens of athletes were bringing home more medals.promised it would be the last olympics of his career. tracy potts has more from london. >> reporter: it would actually be talking more about what they didn't win. the men's relay, michael phelps' triumphant last stand, he swam the middle lap and took home gold in the final race of his olympic career. >> i couldn't ask to finish on a better note. i've done everything i ever wanted to do. i'm very happy. >> reporter: he's turning it over to a younger crowd of swimmers like the four who won tonight the women's relay in world record time. >> that would be the perfect way for me to lead the women's team. >> reporter: for the first time in almost half a century, the u.s. won a silver in the men's race. >> i hope i represented the u.s. the best that i could. i left my heart and soul out there on that track. >> reporter: gold medal champions. opponents prove to be no match for serena williams. >> i don't know, i don't know, i'm so happy. >> or the bryant twins. a bronze in fencing, america's f

so also i have representatives of the comptroller's office, then rosenfield, mickey callahan, the human resources divisions that are here today, nadia from our public financing, and certainly kate howard and the budget staff, all here to help me help the city college to make sure they continue in the best tradition that we have in our city. after all, they need our help, our support. they will not be able to accomplish it all by themselves, so no less than any other

i'm jim rosenfield. we begin tonight with breaking news involving the race for the white house. the gop announced tonight it is canceling the first day of the republican national convention. it's all because the city of tampa's expected to get a hit from tropical storm isaac. and this means mitt romney will have to wait until tuesday to be officially nominated as the republican nominee for president. the rnc says it plans to issue a new schedule sometime tomorrow. and we're staying on top of tropical storm isaac as it threatens the florida coast. isaac could strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow as it hits the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. just minutes ago florida closed the ports of miami, everglades, and miami beach. florida governor rick scott declared a state of emergency today. people who live along the south florida coast bracing for the storm's arrival now. key west airport stopped all flights tonight because of the weather. isaac is already blamed for at least four deaths in haiti. storm 4 meteorologist kim martucci is here now with the latest on isaac's track. what

i'm jim rosenfield. that deadly hit-and-run happened early this morning on fairfax boulevard. derrick ward has more on the search for the driver, and the clues left behind that might help police solve this case. >> reporter: it was about 1:10 a.m. police say 62-year-old james davis was crossing route 50 in virginia here in the 6800 block. made it to the median, no farther. >> where the victim was struck, the circular rings. from this impact here, thrown approximately 245 feet down the road. >> reporter: the driver of the jeep liberty did not stop but the vehicle has been found. another motorist saw the accident and followed it to arlington county. it's evident, leaving clues that can lead investigators to the vehicle and the registered owner. >> right boot found over here, and the different things out here, things they collected from the car. windshield wipers. glass. >> reporter: all mingled in the road with the few belongings the victim carried in a bag. >> folks who work along this stretch says the victim was a mainstay in the community. >> 6:30, 6:00, come up and say hi. >

rosenfield and eagen, and finally, as we point out, the existing exemption from paying the payroll taxbusinesses having an annual payroll of $250,000 or less, currently a certain percentage of businesses, 8196 in 2011 to 2012 paid the payroll tax. apparently 16.4% of the businesses or 15,553 of about 95,000 businesses would pay the gross receipts tax based on the controllers estimate. therefore, an estimated 7357 or 89.8% more small businesses which presently are not paying the payroll tax would have to pay the gross receipts tax under the proposed ordinance, and ms. campbell and i would be happy to respond to any questions. president chiu: supervisor campos? supervisor campos: thank you. mr. rose, i do not get any questions but want to thank you and your staff for looking into this matter. i want to reiterate the importance of this work. it is something that all of us should be proud of that we are able to come together on something as important as this. i have to say that for me, the issue has not been as easy as it has been for some of my colleagues, and i respect their perspectives

jim rosenfield continues our team coverage. >> reporter: busy 5th avenue is reopened tonight. earlier today, you can imagine, you hr about multiple casualties outside the empire state building. in the wake of 9/11, you immediately think terrorism. but it's also thanks to that mindset that police were stationed all around this iconic landmark. quickly going after the gunman and shooting him dead. authorities also quickly putting out the word this wasot a terrorist act but a workplace dispute. then you realize the hail of gunfire was right on 5th avenue at the start of the workday. nine innocent bystanders grazed or shot, possibly from ricochet from police bullet. unsettling? you bet. >> we have to worry about terrorism. now we have to worry about guys shooting up other people. it's something that as a new yorker -- i've been living in new york all my life, i have to be aware of everything i do from now on. >> it does give you a shaky feeling. definitely, kind of -- always in the back of your mind. ripe th ri >> reporter: this is the second tourist incident where police have ope

good evening, i'm jim rosenfield. let's begin with the severe storms. we get right to chief meteorologist doug kammerer with the latest tonight. >> we have everything out there, flooding rains, a tornado that came through parts of area and we've got that tropical storm down in the southern portions of florida. let's focus in on our area first. you can see the rain that's come in over the last six hours, heavy rain, especially into southern maryland here. we've seen upwards of 5 to 10 inches of rain in parts of our viewing area. flood watches still in effect for most of the area, those flood watches in effect through most of the evening, in organizes of anne arundel county, a lot of the eastern shore under flood advisories. we have a tornado warning for caroline county along eastern shore in the delmarva. we had a tornado earlier around southern pargh portions of maryland, around the neck. rain coming down heavily, making driving difficult this afternoon. some areas seeing a lot more than others. if you got caught in one of heavier downpours, you know ex

. >> reporter: jim rosenfield, news4. >>> turning to the weather now, downpours in parts of the area that rain has not moved out yet. >> it moved in, in many lotions. we real -- locations. still having a problem making it to the i-95 corridor but there are showers in fredericksburg trying to come north. as you look to the west down in culpepper county all seeing good rain out there right now. we're not done with the rain just yet. i'll show you your chances for tomorrow. >>> they sneak in under the cover of night. bats. move into a maryland building leaving families on edge. shomari stone takes us inside the huntington apartments on waldorf and how residents are fighting back. >> reporter:en residents in this neighborhood are concerned about rabid bats especially since the health department said that one tested positive for rabies. bats that look similar to this one in our file video invaded buildings in waldorf. she says one recently flew inside her home and got away. >> i'm paranoid and i'm anxious because the moment i wake up to the moment i go to sleep i'm on the lookout. i'm on