>> let's start from the scammer's end. okay, the scammer has basically -- standard medical supplier is somebody who waits for you to go to the doctor and get a prescription and say i need a wheelchair. the scammer starts with a prescription and goes looking for a doctor and patient. what the scammer does is they pay somebody to recruit a patient. patient recruiters. they go out in the community and find people -- often these are folks that goes to an apartment complex with a lot of elderly people. they find a beneficiary and they will pay them off and trick them and confuse them somehow and get the dirt medicare beneficiary number. this a little cleaner way to do it. pay for the number. then it you take the patient to a doctor. usually the doctor is on the scam. the patient recruiter, once they are in the system, they are gone. >> do they pay the patient? >> sometimes. they get paid the least of anybody. the recruiter does their payment and they go off to somebody. the recruited patient goes to the corrupted doctor. in l.a

of course, the card allows the scammer to down load the money to himself almost instantly and almost anywhere on earth and once it happens, that cash is gone. >> i knew it was something up, because he had an accent. >> rosco smelled add rat and called police. i called the return number and got this. >> the magic jack number you called has not yet been assigned to a customer. >> looks like our scammers have moved on. >> we will never call you about taxes you owe without first mailing you an official notice. >> here's the irs at a press conference i reported on yesterday. >> we will never ask for credit or debit card numbers over the telephone. >> this scam probably originates overseas and no one has been arrested. it's up to you to protect yourself. >> these guys, they have a lot of nerve, first of all. >> which is why i'm glad rosco called today. in prince georges county, wusa9. >> only station with weather alert days, wusa9's first alert weather. >> we had to issue a yellow alert. looks like a wet commute. let's talk about the future cast. we're going to advance this a lot. this wil

scammers hope to get lucky. the nats are warning about people passing out counterfeits in the season. >> which i to stay a couple steps ahead by using the latest technology. >> bill patterson works for a company that handles ticket security for many major sporting events. scammers are constantly trying to master the features on tickets to make them look legit. if you're going to photograph your tickets, which i advise you not to do, do not allow the barcode. accesscounterfeiter has to the barcode, they can read it and replicate it. >> leaving you standing outside the stadium. brian wright is not willing to risk that. he made a friend with a season ticket holder. >> i figure i'm not going to live forever. >> you are going? week two of "dancing with the stars" had a new couple sent home. nascar legend michael waltrip and political commentator tavis smiley were in the bottom two. smiley was booted just days after his 50th birthday. he admits he did not have the time needed to practice. have 35, 40titors hours per w

he says scammers are trying constantly to master the features on tickets to make them look legit. >> if you're going to photograph your ticket, which i invite you allow-- not to do, do not the barcode to be on that. once the counterfeiter has access to that barcode, they can leave -- they can read it and then replicate it. >> leaving you standing outside the stadium. brian is not willing to risk that. he paid a friend for his season-ticket so he could see the nats win in all. >> i have lived here forever and never seen them in the world series. >> you are going. >> fans are getting emotional and they want those tickets. patterson says you have to examine any tickets before you buy. bogus tickets are often hand cut. the edges mighty way the. think may smear as well. and you've got to be wary of tickets you can just print off of a computer. scammers can easily replicate those, so you are better off using sites like stub hub. >> got to be careful. thank you. still to come, the pennsylvania dog. remember this dog echo it ended up in oregon. the dog returned home last night, but see what

they tell you to purchase money cards and the scammers require a pin to each one. if you get a call like this, hang up and contact the utility company. >> all new in the next hour of "action news," live explosion and flames light the night skies, a massive fire rips throw warehouse in connecticut. >> tim tebow may not be monday morning quarterbacking, but he will be a monday morning ♪ the world famous fries you love, plus a shake of three new flavors you add. introducing mcdonald's shakin' flavor fries. shake up something new to love at mcdonald's. >> this is newly discovered video giving a different and some say a damming prospective of the shooting of michael brown. two construction workers can be seen reacting to the shooting. one yelling that the brown's hands were up, another yelling that he was not threat at all. the men told crn that brown had his back turned when he was fatally shot. >>> new this morning, police are investigating several members of the palin family following a melee. sarah palin's son got expwo a fistfight with a man who may have dated his

authorities recorded the voicemail message of scammers posing as deputees.isten to how real it sounds. >> you've received the montgomery county warrants and records office located downtown at two east airy street. if this is an emergency please hang up now and dial 911. >> sounds official, right? when the imposters first call you, you don't answer and then decide to call them back. that's the phony voicemail montgomery county sheriffs deputees say you'd hear. the sheriff says the calls have ramped up recently. he says the crooks demand cash threatening arrest if vick items don't comply. >> we've received calls from residents as far away as texas. >> montgomery county couple lost 600 bucks and deputees say the scammers are sophisticated. spoofing caller ids so it looks they're calling from the sheriffs office warrant division. the callers specifically tell worried victims to buy green dot money become prepaid cards like this one. their struck to do put up to $1,500 in cash on the cards and provide the numbers to the scammers. >> once the victim gives their nu

if you've ever been called by these scammers. in rockville, scott broom, wusa9. >> so if they call you, just hang up on them. go to our website, wusa9.com for information on how to make those reports and please, don't fall for this if you get one of these calls. >> up next, talk about a brave 8-year-old girl. find out what she did face to face when she came in contact with some would be kidnappers. top. >> hey, gorgeous, gorgeous day. i mean, temperatures below average. but no complaints. here are the numbers on the day. officially at national, high temperature 76. low 65. average is 77 and 60 now. record high at 98. record low 39. guess what, there's going to be 30s tonight. we'll tell you where the frost we'll tell you where the frost advisories are been posted. >>> police are amazed at the bravery of 8-year-old, samarah when she was taken from her grandmother's house over the weekend. >> investigators in topeka, kansas, say a man and woman got into the home through a broken woman and took her to a vacant house, tied her up, an

if you've ever been called by these scammers. in rockville, scott broom, wusa9. >> three afghan soldiers who went missing up in massachusetts, they have been found. in fact, they were located today trying to get to canada. those soldiers told the customs agents they were refugees. earlier this month, two afghan police officers who were training with the dea vanished while on a trip in georgetown. the police officers were located and will be sent back to afghanistan. >>> secretary of state, john kerry, met with more world leaders trying to build up that coalition. carely kerry met to talk about their common enemy. it is unclear what america would want from iran, but the u.s. ambassador says they won't be sharing any military operations or intelligence with them. kerry says he expects turkey will get in the fight. clashes broke out of the turkish border today. >>> still ahead on wusa9, there could be something else falling next month. something you might like. details ahead. >> temperatures are going to be falling tonight. it's lik

we decided to give the scammers a call on a number left on a voice mail. this is what they sound like. >> am i in trouble with the irs? >> yes, sir. we found the amount you paid in 2011/12 was not the correct amount. so you owe $1,498.37 to the irs. >> they want me to load cash on to a card like this. but the moment i give them this number, all my money belongs to the scammer. things get hostile. >> if you're going to hang up the line, i'm going to proceed you to the sheriff's office and within the next hour they will handcuff you and put you behind bars. >> reporter: the irs estimates threats like this tricked more than 1,000 victims out of $5 million. >> it's bogus. the irs needs to contact you. you're going to get a letter in the mail first. >> reporter: i decide to question their credentials. >> you're an irs agent, right? >> why are you asking me this question again and again. >> reporter: they hang up which is exactly what the real irs wants you to do. abc news, denver. >>> still ahead on "world news" tonight, it is the most expensive house in americ

. >> scammers know we are using our phones for everything, so they take every opportuny to capitalize on that. messenger andook other hot topics to do it. i am never in front of a computer, because i moving all the time. >> even social media. so when a friend sent her a a facebook message, she had to p to use it.ap someone had gotten hurt credit card account and had charged hundreds of dollars to it. chances are that someone hacked one of her friends accounts and got in and wrote a message with malware. >> that bad message would let scammers see what she accessed after she downloaded the app. it was her banking website. she never knew she was being watched because it seemed like a to legitimate app. her it comes to messaging friends, facebook is no longer an option. >> i want nothing to do with it. >> even if messages come from your friends on face it, you should be skeptical. not everybody has secure passwords. so they could be easily hacked and then pass lung scans to you ams owingly -- along to you unknowingly. man, iel like an old love for people to just call. recalls. up, food >>

then call the scammers back, give them the cards number, cash is gone. con artist so advanced they have caller-id phone numbers that match those from the sheriff office. they are even using titles and ranks and ledge it call back numbers, seems very reach sheriff wants everyone to know his offers never handles money. you only hear from them once a warrant has been issued, not with the one a threat is coming. of course if you think you have been a victim of this, you are asked to call your local police department. chris, kerry? >> okay, lauren, thank you. 6:06. for the second time in days, police in newark, delaware, with investigating attack on extremely vulnerable victim. >> this story is going to break your heart. police now want to find two kids who beat up a boy scout steve keeley join us from newark, delaware, the police station this morning. when you hear from this kid it will break your heart, he just wants these kids to stop picking on him. >> of course it comes on the heals of the video we saw just last week, earlier this week, of two kids, youn

the scammer then asks for money and personal information.ate police say that they do not and will not solicit machine friday anyone, eric frein the the accused killer remains at large tonight. >>> the the man suspected in the disappearance of the university of virginia sophomore will soon be back in virginia. jesse matthew, junior was arrested nearly 1300 miles away from where he was last seen with this 18 year-old woman. as cbs news reporter craig boswell tells us now that the only known suspect is in custody, the the big question remains where is hanna graham. >> reporter: jesse leroy matthew, junior will soon be back in virginia to face charges, including the suspect abduction of a university of virginia sophomore. >> we don't know where hanna graham is and we have to find her. >> reporter: matthew appeared in the the texas court earlier today, police arrested the three two-year old on i beach in galveston county, texas. he was the last person seen with hanna gram on surveillance video in the hours before the 18 year-old disappeared septe

if you download it, you will exposing all the personal information in your phone to scammers. security experts say you should be skeptical even as messages come from your friends because those accounts could be hacked as well. after months of speculation, apple officially unveiled its latest products last week. we expected a new phone and a wearble device. but some say it wouldn't be apple without one surprise. >> these are the new i-phones. >> tim cook not only unveiling 4.7-inchphone 6 with a display and also a brand new apple watch. >> because you wear it, we invented new entity ways to connect and communicate directly from your wrist. and it's also a comprehensive health and fitness device. >> the apple watch works in swinge the iphone. apple also demonstrated its just apple pay system. >> $23.78. >> that's it! >> apple pay stores all your credit card information and apple promises it's encrypted. it was 30 years ago on this very stage steve jobs unveiled the first macintosh computer. now cook is at that time helm trying to keep apple ahead of market.ly competitive >> the

paid thestomer already scammer $3000.anyone who receives a phone call demand in payment to avoid a warrant should get their contact information and then call police. seven is on your side with a health alert to new information from the cdc about the upcoming flu season. officials say you should not wait to get the vaccine. they recommend getting it now as it takes two weeks for the vaccine to begin protecting you from the pilot -- virus. the flu season can begin as early as october. wildfires areen burning out of control across the western u.s. the largest fire has scorched 130 seven miles of forest and brush in northern california. crews made progress over the weekend ahead of hotter temperatures and strong winds this week. the king fire east of sacramento has destroyed 10 homes and threaten thousands more. then charged with setting fire pleaded not guilty to arson on friday. here in our area, nice and cool fall temperatures. right on pace with what is coming later tonight. >> the arrival of all. typically you get cooler

we decided to give the scammers a call left on a victim's voicemail.ey sound like. >> the moment i give them this code number, all my money belongs to the scammers. when i tell them i am not paying right away. things get hostile. they want me to load nearly $1,500 on a cash card like it. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the irs estimates that threats like this have tricked more than 1,000 victims out of $5 million. >> it's bogus, the irs needs to contact you the taxpayer you will get a letter in the mail first. >> reporter: finally i decide to question their credentials. >> you are an irs agent? >> why you keep asking again and again? >> reporter: at that time they hang up, which is what the real irs wants you to do. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> this sounds crazy. but i know somebody who was actually, i really know someone who is smart, put together. and they said it was convincing. they felt look you could use your house, car, everything. young kids. and she thought i better take this seriously. >> you start looking and start thinking of the th

the best way to fight back was to call out the scammers on tv. >> and so they picked the wrong person. >> yeah. yeah, they did. >> well, the irs will never call you out of the blue. they send you an official correspondence through the mail as you should hang up immediately and report their calls to the treasury inspector general for tax administration or the irs, but don't worry, we'll have all the info on our website, wusa9.com. >> and so the first clue was not on the up and up, the busy signal? >> when is the last time you heard of these? >> you knew that something was not right. >> pretty much. >> all right, thank you. the busy signals. [ laughter ] >> that's a good idea. but good thing that they called you first. >> i know. >>> a new criminal charge in some tragic new details tonight in the case of the southern maryland man who allegedly left his baby in a hot car at the naval air station while he went off to work. >> and i'm bruce leshan at federal court in green belt, where the judge they would plan to release a man. accused of leaving his infant son in a hot car for seven hours

if you've ever been called by these scammers. in rockville, scott broom, wusa9. >> go to wusa9.com for more information on how to make those reports so you do not fall for this scam if you get a call. >>> at 6:12 here's another look at the question of the morning. according to a study people do this 30% less than they think they do. is it a, smile, b, whine, or c compliment someone? >> melissa zimmerman, you look wonderful this morning. she wrote c, compliment someone. >> we'll have more of your responses and the correct answer in about 30 minutes. we'll be right back. you want i fix this mess? a mess? i don't think -- what's that? snapshot from progressive. plug it in and you can save on car insurance based on your good driving. you sell to me? no, it's free. you want to try? i try this if you try... not this. okay. da! >>> welcome back to wusa9. our time 16:15 with -- time is 6:15. with all the cool air out there, it is definitely feeling like the season of autumn. >> brink and beautiful. erica grow is in for howard. she'll hav

is a fake messenger app , and if you downloaded, you are exposing information from your phone to scammers. security experts say you should be skeptical, even if messages come from your friends because their accounts could have been hacked. >> we want to get news from around the world now -- a verdict is expected to be announced tomorrow in the murder trial of olympian oscar pistorius. we learnhat we -- as from the mother of the next girlfriend in a new book that paint oscar pistorius as an emotional wreck. >> do you think it sam stayed with oscar, it would have been her he had the doors? >> i'm convinced it would have been. i am convinced something bad was going to happen. >> oscar pistorius is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he faces 25 years to life in prison. indramatic rescues southeastern virginia -- dozens of children at a day care center in portsmouth had to be carried because of high water, and some of the kids were shaken up, but they are doing fine. one resident says water was waist-deep inside of his unit. business owners and residents say this is bec

scammers are appearing as insurance companies.hey' also pretendin >>> people in weed have something to worry about besides a fire. scammers are appearing as insurance companies. they are also pretending to be contractors offering to repair homes for cash. but they don't have proper licenses. experts say to make sure you check contractors out on the state license board website before hiring them. >>> 5:55 now. a woman who lost her home in that fire in weed has reason to celebrate this morning. her wedding dress was saved. that's thanks to her husband- to-be as the fire raced through the neighborhood. her fiance ran into the house, got the dress, and the ring. >> how many brownie points does he get? >> oh, all the ones he could have ever. >> he could probably use this to get out of a lot of things from now on? >> yes. i got your wedding dress now! [ laughter ] >> quite a story. the couple is getting married tomorrow. good luck. >>> that huge fire burning in el dorado county grew more overnight as the man accused of setting that fire

the scammers have targeted people in montgomery county. one person was out $3,000 after the crook asked the victim to buy green dot cards at a safe way in rockville. here's how it works. the scammers pose as irs agents and tell you there is a warrant out for your arrest. and you'll get served unless you cough up some cash. >> these crooks sound convincing and they are. they are good. we all must work together to educate and protect one another. so be on alert, be mindful of what is happening. and be mindful of those you talk to on the telephone. >> these con artists have scammed people out of millions of dollars across the country. the irs says it never calls taxpayers by telephone for taxes od odor or threatens arrest. the irs notifies people by mail first, always. >> always got to be on your toes. >> pretty sad out there. >>> well, doug, we're going to need sweaters and jackets tonight. >> yeah, and that's why jim and i are growing the beards. >> keep faces warm. >> yeah, keep it warm. we're going to be so-called over the next 24 hours.

scammers are also offering to rebuild homes for cash but they are not licensed contractors. >> we haveltiple leads. we have a number of law enforcement and fire investigators working on the investigation. it's still ongoing. >> there is also mass looting in the area while evacuees were stuck out of their homes. meanwhile, a woman who lost her house in the fire in weed has reason to celebrate. her wedding dress was saved. that is thanks to her fiance. as fire raged through the neighborhood he got the dress and ring from the house. >> reporter: how many brownie points does he get? >> every one he could ever have. >> reporter: he could probably use to get out of a lot of things? >> yeah. i grabbed her wedding dress now! [ laughter ] >> he did well. people have been donating other items for the wedding that were lost in the fire. the couple is getting married tomorrow. >>> 49ers ray mcdonald was arrested on domestic violence charges last month. now we're learning police were called to his home back in may. the san jose police report does not mention any names. the synopsis says there was a

. >> police in delaware county have a warning for residents about phone scammers working in their community. here's how it works so you don't become a victim. you might get a call steling you a family member has been arrested and needs bail money or that you owe the irs. then you're told to buy a pre-paid credit card and give that number to the caller. radnor township police say four people have already been ripped off. it's best not to give payment information to anyone over the phone. >> home depot confirms tonight its payment data systems were breeched. the home improvement change says the hack could affect anyone that used credit or debit cards at u.s. stores in april. there's no evidence debit card pins were compromised or that online customers were affected. >> more than a thousand youngsters across the country have been hospitalized with a severe respiratory virus. experts predict it's spreading quickly. the cent eres for disease control intervention says it's a rare strain of a common value of viruss. . it looks like the common cold with coughing, sneezing and wheezing. kids who hav

the monster energy drink is so popular that even scammers are trying to cash in on its big, bad buzz, much to the company's dismay. >> for three months, i wouldn't mind being able to advertise, you know, for monster energy drinks. >> so you thought it would equate to money, right? >> reporter: exactly. not quite. maria got an e-mail from a friend that promised to pay her $400 a month to be an ad on wheels. >> i have a small business, so i'm always looking for clients and i said, well, anything i could get money for the business. >> reporter: she was revved up when she received an e-mail with instructions on how to get the cash. $1650, to be exact. >> it said that i am to deposit a check and only $400 and send remaining money to a third party in florida. >> reporter: but when that priority mail express envelope arrived? >> i was expecting a letter from monster. and this is what i got. >> reporter: along with this check from the international college of pros they done tests with an address in san diego, and in silver spring. >> i said, oh no. i got worried and called police. >> reporter

police say scammers are using stolen pay pal mastercards at several businesses along georgia avenue, sometimes making off with thousands of dollars in merchandise. they're exploiting a feature on the cards that allows offline transactions without the cards being activated. >>> in virginia tonight, the flood waters near norfolk are starting to recede, but check out the scene earlier today. one person with a bike trying to make it across a flooded street. most of the roads have re-opened and there were no injuries reported in all of this. >> we caught a break and missed most of that rain today. let's get a look at what's going to happen here tomorrow. more rain for us, doug? >> yeah, i think so. at least chances of shower activity. not going to see real heavy rain like down south, but we'll see another cool day, just like today. high temperatures today, only in the 70s. 73 in manassas. storm team 4 radar is clear right now, and i think that's how we'll stay the next couple hours. early tomorrow morning, bett chance for shower activity, cloudy and cool tomorrow morning. umbrellas needed

warning for pennsylvania's attorney general about scammers, following the home depot security breach, can your blood pressure type effect how you do after a stroke. phillies star chase utley and his wife jen are honored for their work off the field. check in two, three, four times a day, kyw news radio 1060 on your am dial. >>> coming up next, a raging fire breaks out in the west philadelphia home, how many people were inside and how they are doing this morning. >>> thirteen years after 9/11 memorial museum is ready to open to the public, we are live from lower manhattan when we come back at the top of the hour. >>> it has been 13 years since the worst terrorist attack in the american history we are remembering those heroes who lost their lives on that horrific day. >>> fire fighters battled flames in west philadelphia why crews had trouble getting into that home after they arrived at the scene. >>> it the is thursday, september 11th, 2014, good morning, i'm ukee washington. >>> i'm quarter von tiehl. also this morning conflicting reports on whether the nfl saw this second video of ra

the irs never >> these scammers are awful. >> yes. >> 49ers luxury seats have become hot button topic in the debate over proposition 45. this afternoon, supporters tried to walk into offices of blue shield, accusing the insurer of raising rates and wasting money on perks for the ceo such as seats at new santa clara stadium. saying it gives the commissioner power to reject rate increases. >> we have four insurance companies with 90% of the market. . >> security guards refused to let the protestors in to drop off the petitions. opponents say it gives too much power to one politician. >> this drought continues to take a toll on school districts. they're also running out of students the story tonight from fresno county. >> we've had a lot of items. >> looking on the fields they're not just missing water but people that care for them. >> they're going to alaska to pack salmon and nebraska to work in pork processing facilities. to other places to find work. is it's not here. >> when laborers pack up and leave, students go with them. >> for every student you're getting paid money. when you l

if you've gotten one of these calls, both police and the irs need you to report it because those scammerse not been caught yet. >>> the only station with weather alert days, wusa9 first alert weather. >> we have a quick note to pass along. eastern high school is closed tomorrow because of a pepco power outage at the school. all other d.c. public schools will be open as scheduled. >> they may need to turn on the heat. >> what a day to be off, sunny, 72 tomorrow, that's a nice day. >> hope they don't have to make it up. >> a few changes to the forecast as the system looks more potent wednesday night and thursday. the good news is it might be gone in time for the game. let's start with a live look outside, our live michael and son weather cam, 76 today, 86 sunday, so big changes, now down to 62, relative humidity still low considering how late it is at night, 68%. winds have calmed down out of the north at 10. beautiful on tuesday. you'll need a sweater all day especially if you're caught in the shade walking to lunch and you're on the shady side of the street. bus stop temperatures 45 to 58

. >> these scammers are awful. >> yes. >> 49ers luxury seats have become hot button topic in the debate over proposition 45. this afternoon, supporters tried to walk into offices of blue shield, accusing the insurer of raising rates and wasting money on perks for the ceo such as seats at new santa clara stadium. saying it gives the commissioner power to reject rate increases. >> we have four insurance companies with 90% of the market. . >> security guards refused to let the protestors in to drop off the petitions. opponents say it gives too much power to one politician. >> this drought continues to take a toll on school districts. they're also running out of students the story tonight from fresno county. >> we've had a lot of items. >> looking on the fields they're not just missing water but people that care for them. >> they're going to alaska to pack salmon and nebraska to work in pork processing facilities. to other places to find work. is it's not here. >> when laborers pack up and leave, students go with them. >> for every student you're getting paid money. when you lose students a

. >> scammers are out there all the time and they're trying to do a it by cell phone or by e-mail. >>rter: members first is warning customers of the fraud and advising them in the to reply to the text. >> you should never ever open up an e-mail open up a text message you don't recognize or seems too good to be true. >> reporter: vineland employees captain tom, says if you received a suspicious text like this call your bang and your local police department. that's exactly what miller did when she got the text saturday night. >> my fear was my debit card stolen three months prior. i wasn't sure that the numbers matched. >> reporter: miller alerted her friends of the scam through facebook. people responded that they, too, had been targeted. some thought it was legitimate. >> people that don't know as soon as you hit one they tell you to put your social security number in. my sister-in-law pressed one, give mow your card number. >> miller says she's trying to spread the word to prevent people from becoming victims. police tell us they are investigating. and police tell us they are working

as consumer reporter jim donovan explains, these scammers can be very persuasive. >> the phone rang at 11 p.m. and the woman on the other ends said: >> something was wrong with my computer, and that i needed to go to the computer immediately. >> sandra hung up. then half hour later -- and a half hour after that, at 1:00 a.m., when sandra was asleep the woman claimed to be from a window server company. >> she kept insisting that someone was attempt to go hack into my computer. >> it should always and red flag if a tech support company is contacting you through the phone through an unsolicited phonecall claiming there is an issue with your computer. >> against her better judgement, sandra log on to her computer and gave the caller remote access and things went from bad to worse. the caller disable her perfectly fine computer, and in the end, sandra got hit with $300 in credit cards charges, for bogus computer scam. the better business bureau says they've been getting more and more calls about this lately. >> always remember that any time you hand over remote access to your computer, you'

. >>> we will tell you the story of an elderly couple who had been victimized, scammers got into their home and stole in you are replace thep -- you are reap placeable. >>> and he traffic is building on the sunole grade and we will tell you how traffic is building and keeping up. >>> lows in the 70s and that's one thing going on but what about the rain? is a. >>> welcome back, it is 12 minutes after 12 oh clock and they -- he was exposed and the man is described as latino in his 30s weighing about 210 pounds with brown eyes short dark hair and anybody with information is asked to call police. >>> happening today, a ban on plastic bags takes offense and when you come bring your own reusable bags and if you don't you will be charged. there are exceptions for restaurants and walnut creek has already banned plastic bags. >>> california's drought is changing what we eat and how much it costs. the farmer's market has been open three days a week a week and vendors have cut back to two days. other are changing what they plan to deal with it can't -- plant to deal with water shortages. >> there

. >>> in the day ahead, we will learn more about a nationwide scam phone where scammers pose as irs agents. they will talk about how employees at the safe way store helped to stop one incident in the county. >>> it is a short week for the redskins. they have to put yesterday's tough loss behind them and get ready for the new york giants thursday night. despite the loss, there were a lot of positives. kirk cousins was strong. and desean jackson against his former team. but special teams remains a problem. they allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown. still, head coach jay gruden was happy with the effort. >> very disappointing. but i like the way we battled back, came back at half-time. kirk in his first full start in a while. there was a lot of things to like. >> i like that. focusing on the positive as we go into thursday. we're learning this morning that chris baker probably will no suspended after this hit eagles quarterback nick foles and the brawl that yikes. # hefty fines are expected, though. that was the most frustrating things. we were looking good and still lost. it was a pretty

scammers are also thrilled. i met that spark and coming up at 5:00 tom a why social media makes it so easy for con artists to create fake tickets and what security companies are doing to try to stop them. >> we will be watching that. >> with everything that has come out of the nfl off the field this season, are football players still the role models they used to be? >> we are looking at that question this evening. >> sport illustrated stimulated this conversation to gauge the public's feeling about a multitude of issues in the nfl. in question is way too wide general -- some are and some are not all stop the dictionary defines a role model as someone who's success could be emulated. i would divided as someone who succeed in the game of life. charles barkley says just because he can dunk a basketball does mean he should raise your kids. and to a certain extent, he's right. parents have the obligation to raise kids with goals and aptitudes and no difference between right and wrong. show the approval rating of roge

listen, there is an investigation underway this morning, trying to track down these scammers, because detectives think there may be more victims out there. they want them to come forward because they say that phony phone scam seems so real. take a listen. >> you have reached the montgomery county warrants and records office. located allentown two ears airy street f this is an emergency, please hang up now and dial 911. >> so shear is what happens. bad guys pretending to be montgomery county sheriff disputes its, threatening people with arrest it is they don't pay up on out standing warrants. they say they encourage potential victims to buy green dot money pack prepaid cards, load it up with cash. in the amounts range anywhere between $31,500. then the person calls the scammers back, gives them the card numbers, thinking they have cleared the debt. now the cash is gone in no time. could be adder is also so advanced, the phone numbers match the warrant division, and even using titles, ranks, call back numbers that seem all too legitimate. >> not only is there a monetary lost, but there

since the passage of that law, scammers have used new technologies to circumvent it. thus malicious calling i.d. spoofing is on the rapid rise again. it's time to strengthen and tighten existing law and shut down the roots by which it is being circumvented. h.r. 3670 sets forth three important changes to current law. number one, the bill broadens current law to prohibit caller i.d. spoofing from foreigners. this is crucial because u.s.-based companies spoof calls to u.s. residents with intent to do harm but originate such calls from outside the united states. number two, the bill broadens current law to include new internet-based voice-over i.t. ervices from computers and tablets and land-line phones. this was a technology that was undeveloped in 2009 when the truth in caller i.d. act was adopted and unaccounted for in the law but has now grown and contributed to the problem. number three, finally, our bill broadens current law to include text messaging. in closing, i would like to thank mr. barton and mr. lance working with me to write this bill. the chairman and ran

the scammers won't let you off the phone until you pay up.nd they are demanding immediate payment. we are live in rockville this morning, back to you. >> gas prices are expected to keep falling as much as 20 cents. aaa says, barring any changes, you'll see lower gas prices because of cheaper crude oil. refineries already switched to the less expensive winter blends. that means savings for you. right now, average is $3.63 for regular. virginia, 3.13 on average. and west virginia, average is about 3.43 for regular gasoline. >>> well, not your average day at the beach. the lucky surfer who lived to tell about his encounter with a shark. >>> plus, a real moneymaker. the record-breaking business alcohol has become in virginia. >>> from the very serious to the very funny, "the meredith vieira show" is taking day time by storm with her new talk show. meredith is joining us with more on what's coming up. good morning, meredith. it's nice to see you today. >> it's good to see you. if i'm not professional as you'd like -- >> i like her too. i love her.

the scammers would drop out after getting the money.bruary three men posing as students pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million in financial aid. >>> a top aid to she boy college is present. forged her bosses signature on the college issued credit card. according to the bay area news group karen silva charged more than $9,000 including thousand is of dollars worth of seized candy that she sold on campus. the charges happened between december 2013 and march of this year. silva has been a college employee for more than 20 years. she resigned on june 2nd. >>> 5:46 is the time. back over to sal to check in on the commute. how is it going? >> it's not too bad. right now we are looking at a commute where traffic is getting a little slower at the bay bridge approach. it looks like they just turned on the metering lights. and traffic is beginning to back up. still about a 15 minute delay. it was much better than it was. also looking at the commute on 237 westbound getting in through the valley. so far so good on 237 and 101 and 85. alre

pell grants don't require he repayment so the scammers would later drop out after getting the money.>> well, a top aide to the president of chabot college is in the spotlight after she allegedly forked her boss's signature on a -- forged her boss's 60 on a college-issued credit card. karen silva charged more than $9,000 including thousands of dollars worth of see's candy that she sold on campus for her own benefit. charges happened between december 2013 and march of this year. she's been a college employee for more than 20 years. she resigned in june after being confrontalled about the -- confronted about the purchases. >>> a nevada woman who spent 30 years in prison for a killing she said she did not commit is out of jail this morning. this is a picture of 64-year- old cathy woods in court. she was convicted in the stabbing death of michelle mitchell in 1980. she originally admitted to the crime but later recanted and maintained her innocence. earlier this week, the fbi revealed that dna on a cigarette butt in the garage where mitchell's body was found matched that of rodney halbowe

the scammer can then cash out without being traced. >> is this scam growing or shrinking?s definitely growing. >> reporter: terry lemons is the chief of communications at the irs. >> what's really different about this one is the aggressive nature of the phone calls. people calling and threatening to bring out local police, threatening deportation. these are not things that the irs does. >> reporter: he says victims who are often immigrants or elderly have lost more than $5 million since the sophisticated scam started. they say the original scam artists and several copy cats mask their identities with false phone numbers from los angeles or washington, d.c. some calls even show up as internal revenue service on the caller i.d. >> we have seen year after year at the irs these scams morph and they change and the scam artists move around. they're not easy to catch. >> reporter: sheila was not able to get any of her money back. she lost all $30,000. and federal investigators are looking into this, but they say that these scammers change their phone numbers so frequently, it's r

this comes from our affiliate in detroit, he tracked down scammers, guys selling parking lots that wereybody knows the tradition of reporting is blurring out the faces of the people in the story in order to protect the identity of the alleged criminals, but turns out it is not so easy to do. >> fridays, downtown detroit, tens of thousands of people flocking to the lions game and the eminem concert. so why are these guys running from me? >> because i busted them for scamming people. >> how much money have you made scamming the people? >> maybe about 50 or $60. >> but not john. >> have you ever been homeless? ever? >> jimmy: no. and if you keep your head behind the blurred guy? thank you. and one big story this week was the release of nude photos of a large number of celebrity women. hackers got photos of they say about 100 stars, including jennifer lawrence and kate upton, it is believed the thieves gained access to their cloud account. you know, i have a friend who is a celebrity and she doesn't like to use the cloud because she doesn't trust it. i told her, this is the safest thing you

they say scammers are pretending to be from the police department and asking for money to help searchoney. >> reporter: police say that suspect asia frein liked to play soldier and sometimes a six-beananned and he was warring the adult dine-per-because it allowed him to stay in one location for a long time. he was able to elude officers and k-9 units and tactical teams prowling the woods near the pike county line, very close to his parents' home and 15 to 18 miles from where they say he ambushed the trooperes. they think he has been using bunkers and shelters built deep in the hills. and while there have been multiple sightings he continue0s elude capture because they say him from hundreds of yards away and by the time they can go after him in a safe manner because he is heavily armed, then he is out of the way. they will not give up until he is captured. >> we'll be right back. it that ? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving. i hope he saved enough. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our p

if one of these scammers contacts you, you're asked to call police. >>> a stroll on the boardwalk hasn costing south jersey communities big bucks. that according to a new study. it found in the last five years, $1.8 million has been paid out because of injuries people claimed they received on the boardwalk. just last february, a $400,000 settlement was awarded to a woman hurt while riding her bike on the boardwalk in wildwood. another case ended this month with a $150,000 settlement for a woman injured on atlantic city's promena promenade. >>> general motors is warning corvette owners not to use one of the high-tech features. valet mode records conversation and performance data. secret recordings are illegal in several states. gm is working on a software fix. >>> a north jersey neighborhood is mourning right now. >> the emotion stretches all the way south to camden. cydney long is live to explain. >> reporter: jacqueline, from neighbors here to governor christie, to the medical community throughout the region, many are anxious for answers as to how someone who gave so much passed away

because certainly they can be scammers across this region because of what transpired and so much damageleft in place. but here is an image to share with you, courtesy of our friends at koattv which is an affiliate in albuquerque, new mexico. how about this? this is a river near carlsbad, new mexico, fish caught in the tree where it shows you how high the water was. and the model is still putting down significant rainfall across the chihuahua desert as well as portions across new mexico. one to three inches are expected in the next couple of days. and in the southwestern areas of colorado about half an inch to one inch is possible. they need the rainfall across california, certainly, about an hour's drive east of the state capital of sacramento. a widespread fire known as the king fire was placed here, containment still is at 10%. still some 12,000 residents at risk here. about 33,000 hectores or 80-plus acres of land, you take a look at the drought situation, natalie we talked on the california drought, this portion of california, the extreme drought situation was only about 11%, by the

you can call the scammers back, give them the card numbers, thinking you cleared your debt. well the crooks now have access to the cash. you are now an instant victim, and this is not just happening in our area. >> it is apparently a nationwide thing. it is not just montgomery county surrounding counties that also cents had the same issue. weaved received calls from residents as far as texas who got the call and just last week couple from washington, d.c., an elderly couple, actually drove up here to the courthouse to try to settle a matter, they thought that there are warrants out for their arrest when in fact we had no warrants. >> but sheriff wants everyone to know his office never handles money. you only hear from them once a warrant has already been issued, not with threats of one coming. so if you think that you have been affected by this scam, you are asked to call your local police department. and let them know. chris? >> what makes it even worse it, sounds like people without warrants are casino of intimidated and bullied into thinking you might have one, and forced