we look back at the life and times of sherman hensley. he was george jefferson. we're back in a bit. ñ' in. >> teen accused of killing others. he is charged with killing 3. >>> and new plans to get care is opening today. patients first is expanding the urgent care services t is opening a new facility on the road across from the odenon shopping center. >>> and restaurant week kicks off friday but chefs will be going head to head in a cook off. you can sample their appetizers and pick your favorite t is at har pore place and starts at noon. >>> get your credit card ready. two stores preparing to open their doors. you can chop at j crew. anthropolog. why is a women's store. >>> and the man known as george jefferson has passed away. sherman hensley was found unresponsive in his home. he was in all in the family and the jeffersons. he was 74. >>> 4:45 here. go ahead. >> so, mike, what you are wearing today. all right. got you. >> geez. >> where were you on the conference call. >> she did not answer. >> i didn't get it. >> you look nice. >> we're a little color co- ord

sherman hensley passed away at his home in texas. no word on a cause of death. >>> fans of the series medical center are remembering chad everett. he died tuesday he was 75. >>> 6:40. two shootings in california. and they have sparked a lot of violence by the way of protest. this is outside of city hall as members voted to ask the u.s. attorney to investigate. demonstrators who did not attend the meeting took to the streets tossing rocks and bottles and setting trash cans on fire. >>> and how an actor and a silver lining for a dark cloud over parts of colorado. >>> what is going on. a congressman gets to the bottom of a drug shortage problem. >>> and an apartment complex in pg county nothing but charred remains. people trying to get on with their lives e we have sunshine, low humidity. and baseball weather. that's after the break. >>> back now to the breaking news. authorities that cal ripkins mother has been found safe. she has been located and is being interviewed. this is a picture of the 75- year-old. her vehicle was seen of esse

. >>> sherman hensley is dead at the age of 74. george jefferson in all on -- in the family and then the jeffersons, making it one of the longest running sitcoms on tv. the philadelphia born actor was found dead in his home in texas yesterday. >>> it's always nice to get a kofrmlyment. michelle bachmann just got a big one. she's been named one of the 50 most beautiful people on the hill. the former presidential candidate came in at number 10 on the annual list. the top spot went to 25-year-old max angling, a staff assistant. >> we certainly do not know or would not recognize, right? >> yeah, that would be a very interesting thing to check out. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness's news at noon. it's a fantastic summer day outside. your complete first warning weather forecast is now just 2 minutes away. >> but first here's a look at today's midday stocks and last night's winning lottery numbers. the first time i saw fios, it was absolutely amazing. for years and years we had to put up with cable. once we got fios, it was like somebody

we remember sherman hensley and what he told his mother about his hopes for the future. ♪ >>> and a surprisingation from bruce springsteen, when the rock star says he contemplated suicide. >>> we're following some breaking news in prince george's county, a garage fire has caused a plume of black smoke that is so large it can be seen for miles. here is what it looks like. take a look at this video, smolt about half an hour ago. firefighters say the smoke is coming from the hansen creek golf course on tucker road in ft. washington. the fire is coming from a large garage designed to store golf carts. no injuries have been reported. >>> today fans are remembers sherman hemsley, who died yesterday form he's best known for his role as george jefferson in "the jefferson" that ran for 11 seasons. he also played a number of other karats in sit-coms. he began acting on theaters before making his tv debut. he was a singer and air force veteran. in an interview last year, he said, quote, i always told my mother i wanted a job where i could have a lot of fun and a lot of time off. he was 74 years old. >>>

>>erica: >>erica: sherman hensley died in his texas home.l known as george jefferson. >> kristin story has cheated on her co-star and boyfriend. >> it seems flo rida in is putting out a workout video. >>mark: a batman star visited the victims of the colorado theater shooting >> there are videos of a whale attack at attack that the bay area sea world. we will be back in a few minutes as the kron 4 morning news continues. >> >>mark: james holmes is on suicide watch. >>darya: a shooting on a bare area freeway over night injured to. >>mark: let's go to bay area weather and traffic. >>james: we do have clouds over san francisco. yes we have delays over sfo. we have temperatures this afternoon and that will be once again in the sixties and eighties. we are expecting fog to return at the coast this evening. >>george: there are no hot spots and yard tracking right now. is a 22 minute drive on the bay bridge. the east bay is modern to high. independence and north bay are like the modern bride's. drive on interstate 80 on hercules -- near hercules. a

actor sherman hensley, the patriarch of the ground breaking family "moving on up" in america has died. >> now, we can't get out of here! >> don't get excited, george. >> who is getting excited? where's it at? >> police say hemsley was discovered by his nurse in el paso, texas. no foul play is suspected there. exact cause of death still unknown. he first played jefferson on "all in the family" before his character was spun off into "the jeffersons". that sitcom ran for 11 seasons from 1975 to 1985. he was 74. >> that was an unbelievable show. >> he was originally archie bunker's next door neighbor. >> they say we could never have an "all in the family" today. >> let's talk about what happened yesterday. we were back to business as usual as both governor romney as well as president obama went at it in their campaign mode for mitt romney, he had to go to a place the president was the day before. that's to address the vfw at which time he brought senator feinstein and senator feinstein made some headlines. you know she's chairwoman of the intelligence committee and she's been investigatin