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. >>> well, flip saunders said something interesting the other day.said point guards aren't made, they fa from heaven. he id that's the same way he feels about leaders, and after a little time he spent with john walsh, saunders thipnks he has both with the rookie star. the two spent a lot of time together to get to know each her, and the two men came away very impressed. >> i understand he has a very, very, very high basketball iq. he cares about one thing and that's about winning. that's the most important thing to him, not about how many points he scores or assists, he just wants the team to help each other. >> he not putting no pressure on me, it's going to be up and down because i'm getting used to the bay level. >> what was one thing that surprised you that he said? >> eat a lot. that's all he was doing, he was just sitting there watching tv eating. >> so flip invites law out to minnesota, he oppositsit and se lunch. >> you might not get another invitation. ♪ ♪ [ malannouncer ] it's a universal gesture... ♪ a way of telling the world "you did it!

correspondent jonathan saunders. billionaire wife and business dealings contributed to the downfall. across a thousand years. was a combination combination of four kinds of poor people he was really a renaissance prince running a city state he was in american terms a combination of mayor daley and robert moses the great city builder who ruthlessly did things he was a little dictator he was a kind of robin hood he would put his finger on the pulse around the throat of the new landlords the people building buildings making money in moscow and force them to do other things there was a time when you're. quite ponce you were popular because he ripped off the rip off artists who were making money on the new bush moscow and did things like build christ the savior cathedral i think his legacy will be that he is a bulldozer bulldozers get things done but they sometimes are rude and crude if you were to go back and look in the middle of the one nine hundred ninety s. i think a lot of muscovites would say we'll take off with al

and be buddies, and support each other as in this army produced video in which specialist joseph saunders talks about the night on which he tried to kill himself. listen: >> something took over and i couldn't control it any more. i grabbed the rifle, off the wall. put the rifle up to my chin, and put it on semi, and i pulled the trigger. >> reporter: but the rifle did not fire, because specialist saunders' best buddy in the army had seen warning signs in talking to him and had removed the firing pin from that rifle, just the night before, that is the sort of behavior the army wants to see you more of, shepard. >> shepard: jonathan hunt live with us, thanks, there is good news, folks returning from home, a veteran from iraq, from arizona, came home to an amazing surprise, would you look at that? neighbors threw a makeshift parade, waving american flags and putting up the welcome home sign, and everybody out, with the flags, the black hawk helicopter pilot, father of three, captain eric salisbury and even his wife didn't see it coming. >> pretty amazing. you know, people are aware of it and

flip saunders looking forward to a fresh start. this guy, new number, new position, new beard, gilbert arenas will play shooting guard while rookie john wall will play the flip guard spot. he says he wants to keep everything as sim pe as possible this year. >>> chad johnson always seems to find his way into the headlines even when he'srying to do something good. ochocinco has a new cereal out. it's called ochocincos. part of the pceeds goes to chari charity. buthis cereal wasn't just full of bran and goodness. the phone number on the back supposed to connect callers to a charity feed the children insteasent them to a sex line. it contained an 800 exchange instead of 888. ochocinco did apologize. he took responsibility. but he dido on to say the cereal is made in pittsburgh and maybe the steelers have something to do with it. the cereal is made in pittsburgh. it also makes some of roethlisberger's stuff. >> way to go. >>> coming up, one othe fastest growing school sys think about the internet. growing,volving, literly transformi our

. >> reporter: flip saunders and his roster of 19 took the floor at the patriot center for midnight madness. arenas -- and got an elevation with the attendance and top overall pick john wall received the biggest ovation for showing with the dunk off the missed free-throw and all in all, a good beginning for the wizards new boss. >> we won today in -- to inject enthusiasm and a feeling of hope and change into the organization and i think having 335,000 screamers was a great time and there was a real sign to the players that last season's past we were only focused on the season. >> and last night, the phillies clenched their fourth consecutive national east title. a 3-0 victory behind roy halladay, the third time in four years they have clenched with the nats as an opponent and ryan zimmerman saw the movie one too many times. >> we win and stop from doing it. that is the way to look at it and we want to be where they're at sooner rather than later and they're a great organization and team, hopefully one year we can celebrate on their field look they do ours. >> the d.c. professional teams col

it began shortly after class opened this morning at saunders middle school in the 13,000 block of springs road in dale city. none of the people injured was seriously hurt and class continued as usual. >>> two metro buses collided this morning sending dozens of people to the hospital. this happened just after 7:00 on university boulevard just before brunette avenue near four corners. lindsey mastis has the latest information. >> reporter: the front end of this metro bus smashed in to the back of another metro bus that was stopped. >> the front of the bus has a lot of damage. both of the windows are out of the bus. there was a significant force there. >> reporter: montgomery county fire and rescue took 26 people to the hospital the assistant fire chief scott graham said four people have injuries but they are nonlife-threatening. >> the driver was belted and utilizing the shoulder belt which probably saved the driver from more injuries. >> reporter: among those with minor injuries eight students from montgomery blare high school. the principal says he is going back to school to let students

sam saunders is on our heels. the local winner this week is john mcgoneygole. he win as $25 best buy colin $25 -- best buy difficulty ser -- gift certificate. i know vic keeps wondering how this is happening. >> the ravens are back on wjz. you can see it here at 1:00. it will be followed by our post game show. mark viviano will have highlights and reaction and then live from the field house. >>> this may be woman's intuition. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. >> bob turk in the weather center. rain and winds headed our way. >> wjz is always on. here are the top stories at this hour. for updates on all the day's news, just log on to wjz.com. ,, to help avoid dental problems i give patients act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act now. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out o

is happening and mark viviano is in second place and fallowed by bernadette woods and then stan saunders, our local winner, kyle kilbourne. he came closest to the sunday night game score. he wins a best bye gift card. you can still sign up to play. you can click on banner at the top of the home page. don, back to you >> he got a lot of applause. >> the ohm opener is sunday. -- the home opener is sunday. >>> facebook is making a big donation and who's receiving $100 million from the social americaing sigh -- social networking site. >>> also a popular baby formula is recalled. >>> and a beating at a popular park. i'm andrea fujii and that's just ahead. >>> and still no delays on the roadways. we have a few problems you can run into on your way in. we'll have a report in a few. now, over to bernadette woods. >>> i'm in for marty bass and it's a warm start to the day and it's getting hot this afternoon. >>> and from twitter to the tube. cbs's new comedy airs tonight. and believe it or not, it was inspired by one man's tweets. that's coming up on coffee with. we're talking about what's ahead

. >>> tim saunders reports from outside the prison in jarrett. >> protestors lined the prison gate, justinutes before the execution. people from all over virginia and the nation. most hadn't even heard the name teresa lewis, until a few weeks ago. >> i'm here because i think all executions are a terrible thing. >> you did everything you could. >> reporter: but one demonstrator knew lewis very well. lynne spent six years with her. working with her one on one as a chaplain. >> she had more peace about this than i did. >> many wonder why the governor chose not to offer clemency. >> i'm terribly disappointed. i can't speak for governor macdonald. >> reporter: shortly after 9:00, news of the execution is announced. >> the execution of teresa lewis has been carried out. >> reporter: news reporters who witnessed the death tell their colleagues what they saw. >> when teresa entered the death chamber, she looked quite scared. she looked a little nervous. >> reporter: reporter katie beck remembered her final wards. >> she asked if katie was present. and the warden said yes, she is. and she said, i

ish i'm tied with bernadette woods and mark viviano and then, stan -- stan saunders is next and then,ve john that's next. he won the 25-dollar best buy gift card. you can sign up to play, come here and click on the banner at the top of the home page. back to you, denise. >> all right, champ. >> you can see the game at 1:00 live here. the game will be followed by the post game show. mark viviano will have the highlights and it's mary and marty and a big day of football live sunday. >>> and i hear that bernadette and mark are protesting. >> and straight ahead. we'll update you on the breaking news at montgomery county where there's a serious bus accident. >> and how australia is dealing with a locust plague. >> and we'll have the forecast. , >>> we want to update the breaks news from montgomery county. a bus crashes off of the ramp. >> that's righting they're still getting the information in. a bus went off on the sky ramp to north 70 on old georgetown road. 270 is a major artery that connects the beltway. one has died and we have learned. two are critically injured and there could be m

stan saunders here in the sports palace.avens getting ready for a big bout, versus the bengals on the road. sunday, we have a preview. and the orioles, looking to spoil the yankees ride tonight. that and more coming your way as eyewitness news continues. ,, ring ring. progresso. everyday i eat your soups, i save a lot of money. that's great. so, your rich and hearty soups have made me, rich and hearty. that's funny. i'm hearty because of your juicy steak, your potatoes... you're really, rich and happy. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. so, you can eat them right here... or eat green giant beans at home... ...frozen within 8 hours to lock in nutrients. up to you. [ green giant ] ho ho ho ♪ green giant. >>> stan is here. he's in for mark today. >> the bengals are dangerous. they lost, big-time, to new england. and now they're hungry. and they need a win. t minus two days and they're counting. until the bell rings. and among the combatants for whom the bell tolls. the 1-0 ravens. up in new york. they visi

stan saunders here in the sports palace.ens getting ready for a big bout versus the bengals on the road. we have a preview. and the orioles, looking to spoil the yankees ride. that and more coming your way as eyewitness news continues. ,, >>> it is just before 6:30. 76 degrees with a few clouds. good evening. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. >> her story shocked the nation. now, a woman in vancouver, washington, could face criminal charges for making up a horrific acid attack. manuel galeg us has the story for wjz. >> bethany storro got national attention and sympathy when she first spoke from the hospital three weeks ago. >> why did this happen to me? and then i'm okay. i'm sorry. >> she claimed a black woman threw acid in her face. now, police say it was all a lie. >> from the very beginning, her story had a lot of holes and red flags. and as we developed more and more information, it was very clear that this was probably a self-inflicted act. >> reporter: investig

then stan saunders. our local winner this week is kyle kilbourne of glen burnie. he had 13 of 16 games correct. and came closest to the score on sunday night's game. he won the best buy gift certificate. and you can still sign up to play if you haven't already. just come here to wjz.com, click on the banner near the top of the home page. back to you, denise. >> ravens going to win, i assume you think, jess. >>> and you can catch the game here on wjz 13. as division rival comes to town, sunday at 1:00. live on wjz 13. >> were you asking jessica for tips for your own bracket? >> yeah. but i'm not playing. i just wanted to know what her theory was. >>> still to come. a tragedy at sea. a blockbuster book. pitches a new light on the titanic disaster and how it could have been avoided. >>> this is a woman beaten and robbed in harford county. >>> stunning allegations. the pastor of a major church reacts to the allegations. >>> this is mark viviano. with the ravens in owings mills, where the focus is on flacco and bouncing back from a bad loss to the bengals. we'll hear f

in second place with 22 points, followed by meteorologist bernadette woods and stanley saunders.ur local winner this week. kyle kilbourne. he had 13 out of 16 games correct. and came closest to the score of the sunday night game. he wins a $25 best buy gift certificate. you can still sign up for the latest from here, wjz.com. and click on the banner near the top of the home page. back to you guys. >> thank you, jessica. >>> don't forget, it's the ravens home opener this sunday. and division rival cleveland comes to town, sunday at 1:00. sunday live. >>> where is miss mary? she's always there somewhere at the top. >> i don't know. i think there is something extra hard working with those hormones. >> because she's expecting. >> yes. >>> first of its kind in healthwatch. the exciting news for m.s. patients. >>> and there could be a summertime thunderstorm in the first hours of autumn. bob is updating the first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,, old gibbs canning company. ,,,,,,,, today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs

followed by bern wood, and stan saunders.had 13 out of 16 correct and came closest. he wins a $25 best buy gift certificate. you can still sign up to play. click on the banner near the top of the home page. >> jess, feel free to gloat. you're jut putting -- just putting the competition. >> there's no rhyme or reason. i choose by places where i know people who live there. >> it's working. >> i don't know how. >> you can catch this exclusively. cleveland brown comes to town. that is sunday, live on wjz 13. >>> and a special programming reminder. tonight is a series premiere of the new cbs show, the defenders. it stars jim belushi, and jerry o'connell as two las vegas attorneys who know how to work the town better than anybody. you can watch it tonight at 10:00, here on wjz 13. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. a chase like no other. what prompted this wild pursuit in florida? >> colorful hail. people in iowa now assessing the damage from a dangerous storm. why car dealerships are recovering as well. >>> i'm bob turk. the firs

flip saunders said when i take on this new young wizards team this year, let's have midnight madness.s a big deal for john wahl, the new star of this team. although felt kind of familiar out the on the court. the wizards back on the court last night, midnight madness. point guards are not made, they're delivered from heaven. he thinks leaders are the same way. he has john wahl who was front and center in front of 4,000 fans last night, while working with chemistry teammates. he's also working on his personality and chemistry with is coach. the time they spent together in minnesota in the offseason has made him even more comfortable. that will do it from out here at verizoncenter, guys, the capitols tonight taking on the boston bruins, it's a preseason game that they're still really working on chemistry, so it is a big deal for the caps and all these fans that have flocked here tonight to see alex ovechkin. >> i was listening to donovan say it's just another game, i couldn't help but remember when the eagles traded sunny down here for sneed and the first time tha sunny got the chance t

senator saunders. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank secretary shinseki and the other witnesses for their participation in today's hearing. i also want to report that secondary -- secretary shinseki is stepping up to the plate on his bold leadership in terms of addressing some very long standing problems facing the veterans committee. i want to express my support for his decision. based on existing law, there are three new presumptive medical conditions for vietnam veterans. i just want to say to my colleagues this morning that what we are talkingbout today is the ongoing cost of war. this is what war is about. war is more than bullets, guns, and airplanes. war is about making sure it that we take care of the last veteran who served in that war. if we do not want to do that, and do not send them over there. if you make that decision, it is the moral responsibility that we have. we have witnessed over and over again war time decisions that were tools of war, but had an adverse impact on the health of the very young men an

. >> thank you very much, senator saunders. senator brown of ohio? >> thank-you for your many years of service and for what you are doing now, mr. shinseki. it is been 40 years since the last use of agent orange. it has been a long, sad history for our service members who have suffered because of exposure to agent orange. veterans were also plagued by foot-dragging in congress, at the va, and that the department of defense. families encountered in difference that are a national disgrace. complicated science is involved in determining resumption of illness due to agent orange. exposure is changing technological developments. waiting for a casual link after 40 years is another way of telling veterans note. complexity is not an excuse for years of inaction. it is not an excuse for veterans, their families -- like the widow from pike county who tried to get indemnity compensation. her husband who served in vietnam died five years ago from heart disease. her claim was originally denied. the appeal was held up. the regulations had not been approved. the wi