cuatro adolescentes enfrentan serios cargos por vandalizar con mensajes de odio racial la primaria sinclair en manassas virginia... los jovenes de entre 14 y 17 años utilizaron almacigo de cesped para crear en el estacionamiento de la escuela una esvastica y la frase racista "poder blanco" y "k-k-k." se cree que los jovenes que son estudiantes de la secundaria stonewall jackson, realizaron la broma de mal gusto durante la madrugada... una vez mas un co bombardeado con preguntas sobre el plan para reformar los cuidados de salud..fue en springfield y el congresista es gerry connelly @@@@@@n admitio que la reforma tiene un largo camino por recorrer ya que hau mucha gente que aun desconoce los alcances de la reforma..dijo que sin una reforma el ciudadano promedio continuara gastando el doble de lo que se paga en otros paises industrializados por los cuidados medicos....segun el congresista cada persona gasta un promedio de 7 mil dolares, por los servicios medicos... en las proximas horas.. concretamente a las once de la noche podria resultar un nuevo multimillonario o un grupo de millona

this happened overnight at sinclair elementary in manassas. earlier today the police said all the suspects involved were african-americ african-american. but in the last hour, we learned that three of them are white and only one of them african-american. keith garvin has our report. >> reporter: even from a thousand feet above, the words and symbol of hate have the power to anger. this morning news chopper 4 captured the video from a parking lot from an elementary school. someone had taken rolls of sod and spelled out the title kkk and the words white power, and formed a swastika. >> that was the school i went to when i was a kid. i mean -- yeah, it is surprising. i don't see anything like that happening around here. >> reporter: police say it was 14 teenagers that took sod from a renovation project overnight. authorities picked them up just hours after receiving a call about the crime. police would not go on camera but in a statement, they say that the suspects have been identified and are being charged with vandalism. they are all males from

look for the 50 bus to be diverted at sinclair and chesterfield due to crurks. i'm kurt kroncke back to sandra shaw. >> thanks, kurt. the good news is weatherwise tomorrow is not going to be great but sunday should be good with the low eight and lower humidity. the strong cold front to our west. out ahead of it feels like the tropics this morning as we are looking at an 81-degree reading in the metropolitan area. 78 at the airport. upper 70's to lower 80's along the eastern shore and moisture in the air mass today so when we do see all that percolating with the strong heat of the day we are going to get strong thunderstorms if not late this afternoon and evening, overnight tonight. looks like a good chance of thunderstorms and here we're still going to surge above the normal of 85 to 89 degrees and a mixture of clouds and sunshine. 91 and mostly sunny because they are far removed from ocean city. as we head spot weekend the as well as are going to increase and waves and there's going to be a significant risk due to hurricane bill. small craft advisory levels so

the dwirgs on sinclair due to construction and fifth and 18 buses running a little late. with the mta transit team i'm kurt kroncke now back to sandra shaw. >> good morning. we have a couple unsettled weather days to make it through before the good part of the weekend, which will be sunday. this morning not a lot of precipitation. all the activity is still well to our west and it is significant. associated with the front a deliberate mover, that said the muggy air mass you can feel outside today to see showers and storms more organized tonight as the front makes its approach through the state. 81 in cam bridge, 7t easton and if you think it's really hot there's a reason, it's actually warm and muggy outside. that's really what's causeing the problems. 80 degrees for the mountains. you're going to see a limited amount of sun today. for us basically partly cloudy for the majority of the day then the storms are going to start firing up. high 89 going to feel like it's in the low 90's with all that humidity storms associated with the movement of that front. it's been a strong

. >> reporter: police say it was four teenagers that took the sod from a renovation project at sinclair elementary school overnight. the authorities picked them up hours after receiving a call about the crime. police would not go on camera but in a statement they say that the suspects have been identified and are being charged with vandalism. they are all males from manassas and are 14, 15, 16, and 17 years old. we also know all the suspects that attend stonewall jackson high school in manassas and what's more, they likely are not members of a white power group. three are white. and one is african-american. >> ones ain't round here are quiet. i mean, we have some down the street and that's the worst thing they do, mick a lot of noise. that's it. >> reporter: after being charged the suspects were released to parents. in a statement a spokesman with prince william county public schools says the sinclair elementary school community can be assured that the school is a safe welcoming and inviting place. school begins in prince william county september 8th. no word yet on whether the four sus

. >>> sky 9 was over the scene of a sinclair elementary school in manassas.olice say they have arrested and charged six african- american students with vandalism. the students are accused of drawing the letters kkk along with a swastika on school property. work could begin by next month on a wal-mart supercenter near an historic civil war battlefield. the board of supervisors agreed tt the plan this intevovote was lefield. that's where generals lieu less seize bas. grant and robert e. lee t fothfors inti in lettba. they called it hallowed ground. they pointed out the ttarea had two strip ll e and fast food restaurant and it will be bring jobs to the area. >>> governor o'malley wants the state's budget cuts to -- and says they could affect its response to an h1n1 flu outbreak. here in the washington area, the government wants construction on a flu vaccine sped up by a month. health and human services secretary believes the virus could peak in the early fall. the cdc deputy director believes that the spread of the flu will be worse among children. >> when schoo

the number 50 working with the diversion in the area of sinclair and chesterfield due to construction. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. >>> 21 away now from 7:00. a baker who parlayed a temporary two-week job into a lifelong career. ♪ [music] ♪ >> reporter: in 1959, "bonanza" was the big she on tv. eisenhower was president and joe travel ler began his -- traxler began his career making twinkies. 50 years later they are still pumping them out and so is joe. >> i like making twinkies. it's the way it is. i will eat twinkies for the rest of my life. >> reporter: he never could have predicted he would be linked inextricably linked to a two-week part-time job a half century ago. >> yahoo it's twinkie the kid. >> reporter: his job was to mix the batter. he liked it. liked the job security, too. plus he really likes twinkies a product he takes great pride in. >> today i make a twinkie. tomorrow you want the same twinkie. so you have a recipe and adhere to it. >> reporter: to say he's made a lot of twinkies is an understatement. he's made over a billion over the course ever his caree

if your ride is on the buses, look for the number 50 bus to be diverted in the area of sinclair and chesterfield. construction's on the scene and the 8 and 15 buses are 15 to 20 minutes late. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. hmm. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. >>> "good morning, maryland" time now 9 minutes after 5:00. weather now with meteorologist suzy shrack. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. a quiet start for us. things are calm out there. let's take a look outside. right now, you can see temperatures at 78 degrees, relative humidity 82%, winds are out of the south-southwest at 6 miles per hour. temperature generally in the upper to mid-70 degree range, and it feels like we're in the 80s everywhere. feels like we're still at 90 degrees in chestertown so really warm over there on the easter

but i would like to reassure the community of sinclair elementary school that the school is a safe and welcoming place. >> in addition to the criminal charges, the four students face potential disciplinary action within the school and that can include suspension or expulsion. >>> there is good education news still coming out of virginia. a new report shows that virginia's graduating high school seniors scored above the national average on the reading and writing section of the sat college entrance exam. but they tested slightly lower when it comes to math. >> right now, police are trying to figure out why someone would stab a woman and a child in bailey's virginia. police found the victims in an apartment in the 3400 block of glenn karlyn drive. they have taken a man into custody, but at this point there is no word on the conditions of the victims. >>> sky 9 in the air and on the story. capturing this scene at the montgomery county air park in gaithersburg. that's where a small plane was forced to land after it flew into washington's restricted air space. military aircraft escorted the

. >>> an early morning traffic stop in the sinclair lane area and has police pulling out weapons and then firing. >> it's over. a man police think made 17 robberies is caught on this 18th try. how someone fought back. that and more just ahead. >>> let's look at the weather. danny, this danny is going to be something. >> latest update came in a half-hour ago. danny is stronger now. let's just show you the location. we'll give you the specifics coming up in a couple of minutes. off the east coast, actually well east of the bahama islands as well. just wanted to highlight essentially we're watching this particular storm. that is chugging its way up the east coast. current winds with the storm itself are 60 miles per hour. as we continue to watch this storm and the track takes it very close to ocean city. on saturday. it will have an impact on our weekend forecast. 69 currently in baltimore. 81 ocean city. we'll go for a high of 85 in town with a chance of scattered afternoon storms. >>> 5:30. here's kim. >> twitter.commarylandtraffic is where you can get twitter updates directly tweeted

john sinclair.for a minute, either, for 9 1/2 to 10. >> right. >> i had covered that story and been in the courtroom the day that that happened. so for me, it was a -- that was a very personal part of it and also, because, you know, i did already know townsend a little bit. i had already medicine abby hoffman a couple of times. that, for me, was like -- i looked at that and i went, i'm going to spend the rest of my life processing this. i had no idea i'd spend the rest of my life talking about it. >> thanks for being here. i hope you come back. >> i'd love to. >> i'm a big fan of yours. i love your writing. you're lucky you were born when you were born. 9 1/2 to 10 for two joints? >> dude, dude. you will not have escaped high school. >> nope. >> and now we're in the middle of the legalization movement. my time has come. >> i think we're at the end of the legalization movement. >> appreciate it. we've got more morning joe when we come back, including more thoughts on senator kennedy from hyannis port

and staving off bankruptcy, at least for the time being, sinclair broadcasting ended the day up 32 1/2%. >>> if you are looking to take advantage of the federal cash for clunkers program, in case you haven't heard, you better hurry. the government is letting the air out of this successful plan this coming monday. the program has brought thousands of people back into show rooms nation-wide. as consumers trade in gas- guysling cars for up to $4,500 for extra trade value. it's also sparked a production spike for several of the nation's big three auto makers. they say cash for clunkers has done wonders. >>> absolutely. i would say it is probably 20% of our business is through cash for clunkers so whoever came up with this program is probably a genious. i mean people are coming in saying "i'm here to try to get a clunker deal." >> yes, they are bringing in their older model cars, exchanging them for much more efficient cars. >> even though the popularity of the program has meant some dealers have been slow to get paid most do say they have seen a big spike in business. >>> and in these tou

also with us, robert sinclair of aaa of new york. and joining us, advertising executive mark dimassimo. we want to really hear from you on this. hear a pin drop in this studio right now, as everybody watched that. so, it is shocking. let's get some opinions on it. robert, start with you. you think it's effective? >> well, absolutely. and i think it's effective because we have abdicated in large part the responsibility of training youngsters for a young age, and so we need messages like this now, for the population, as they get into their teens. unfortunately, we haven't communicated the seriousness to youngsters that driving is serious, and we need messages like this to let them know. >> it is hard to watch, but i know when my teen gets ready to start driving, he's definitely going to watch it. let's get mark in on this. mark, your thoughts on this? >> absolutely. look, it's an emotional, intense experience, and i have to feel that, you know, the police department's behind this. the first responders wanted to express this, what they

. >>> four teenagers are charged with vandalizing sinclair elementary school.omebody used a landscaping crew to write "white power" and "kkk" and a swastika. for teenage boys were arrested. they're all attend stonewall jackson high school. police have not described it as a hate crime. >>>le arixanda has a new police chf. earl cook has served in the department. he says accountability, conduct, and dignity will be the hallmark of his tenure. >>>llhe y wiui bldui a wal-mart enperterc in virginia. the board of supervisors approved the plans to build the store in locust grove. historians are opposed to this plan and said it will apply corporate pressure in an attempt to get walmart to find a site farther away. >>> virginia students scored an average of 1515 on the test. the national average is 13. maryland came in second not locally. district heights schoolers had an average of 1196. >>> 5:37. >> still ahead, we will sit down with chris from political on his thoughts of the life of ted kennedy. >> it is another worry free day at the bus stop. you'll feel a few chang

. >>> four teenagers have been charged with vandalizing sinclair elementary school. some sod was used to write the words "white power" and "kkk." police arrested four teenage boys. they attend stonewall jackson high school. police say they are not treating this as a hate crime. >>> alexaniand has a new police chief. earl cook has served in the police department for30 years. he says accountability, contact, and dignity will be the hallmarks of his department under his leadership. >>> the battle rages on to build l-waa mart supercenterwa - superstore. they approved plans to build a store in locust grove. hiorians are opposed to this plan and say they will apply corporate pressure in an attempt to get walmart to find a site farther away. >>> 6:37. time for a check on some business headlines. >> michelle steele is live this morning. >> stock futures have been fluctuating between gains and losses all day. loo -ks like we're headed towards a slightly lower open. government reports on durable goods will be out this morning. crude oil futures are active this morning after fa

investigative journalism where people would go undercover or go in the slaughterhouse and do the whole sinclair lewis thing and get images from places. you know, we're not seeing that much of it right now. the whole thing kind of went a little bit out of favor. i don't know. maybe budget. [inaudible] >> it's still happening. when there's -- it still happens but i have the impression that there was more of it at a certain point. now there's not as much of it but maybe something like a whale wars creates space for other things. you know that every producer in town is now saying, whale wars worked. what else could we do? [inaudible] >> right, right, right, right. it could crack something wide open where they start doing a lot of this kind of material. but just plain old jacque cousteau has been doing that. guys running around in zodiacs. and all, you know, the atten boro stuff like planet earth and stuff that has to do with animal shows, it definitely feeds into this into all of this. kids bro up with this stuff and they don't anything happening to those animals. that's a very powerful tool. >> if

michael sinclair and myself, all of us had great numbers. i'm thinking we'll have better numbers. >> that is phillips daniels. i'm wearing the orange shirt today. i did feel like a human traffic cone sitting next to that guy. he is so massive. he told me after when his playing days are over, he wants to be a sports agen he has the brains to go with the brawn. >> all right. wouldn't want to usle with him at all. >> those are big guns. thanks, dan. >>> they say everything is bigger in texas. that includes the cost of pizza and beer at the new cowboys stadium. >> stores in virginiag >>> dallas football fans will be shelling out big bucks to eat and drink as they cheer on the cowboys. a regular 20 inch pizza with cheese will set them back 60 bucks. to wash it down, try another $60 for a 12-pack. it's relative. renting one of the suites for the season canun up to $500,000. that includes your tickets to the game, with yo people have to pay extra for other events like concerts. tomorrow virginia will kick off its tax-free shopping holidays. stores

we had you and in sinclair, interviewing you earlier in the season and i don't think you truly believedhe i -- when i told you you could pipe this year at the major league level. >> i wanted to believe you, rick. i couldn't see it happening. i can't believe i have been give then opportunity. i am heap to be here now. be able to give me the chance to come here and meek starts. >> you know we had a good start and pitched well. you deserved and got a chance to pitch at double-a ball. >> it was not too big of a jump for me. still the same game like the jump from double a to here in the big leagues. still the same game and a matter of me just being able to throw all 4 pitches for strikes and mix it up and stay consistent and on the workout routine and have fun. >> one of the things you haven't had to adjust to is losing two games in a row. you did that at the major league level. was that hard? >> go any time you lose games is not easy. and coming off the win in detroit, i feel good going into toronto and i thought hi good stuff. i didn't pipe my game. >> that is something you commented befor

sky fox was over sinclair ementary school this morning as crews cleaned up the site. the suspects are all teenagers who attend stonewall jackson high school. they've scenes been released to their -- since been released to their parents. >>> a teacher is arrested charged with making child porn. scotthow is under a-- scott howe is under arrest. his alleged victim, a 15-year- old. police are looking into whether there may be others. claudia coffey hahethfae qurepo county sheriff's depend says 33- year-old scott christopher howe . a teacher in bealet now he's charged with making child porn and possession of drugs. he had only lived in this bealeton, virginia home according to neighbors for two weeks when the sheriff's department searched his home and made a disturbing discovery. >> this is probably one ever the worst i've seen. >> reporter: police were originally called to the home after a citizen reported seeing marijuana plants in howe's backyard in plain sight. >> it was a significant amount, approximately 15 or 16 plants. >> reporter: after obtaining a search warrant

. >>> racial graffiti greeted administrators at sinclair elementary school. sod that was intended for landscaping was arranged to look like a swastika. high school students arrested on vandalism charges, all of them are black. >>> and just a short time ago, the mayor of alexandria named a new police chief. brittany joins us with more. >> reporter: hello lesli. he is a lifelong resident of alexandria. he is the first african american police chief here for the city of alexandria. earl cooke was named head of the department. this after serving as interim chief. he spent the last three decades in law enforcement. this announcement comes after the former chief was charged with a dui. at the podium, chief cooke spoke about bringing back integrity to the office. we asked him about that. we said are you talking about recent events? he said not. this is something he learned as an important part of the job. he spent much of his job working in internal affairs. >> integrity has always been our hall mark. when we make mistakes, we are going to own up to them and move for

and heidi sinclair, a communications and branding expert who says president obama's ex-poeshler is carefullyrchestrated and he's creating a very successful brand. heidi, let me start with you. i mean, as we go through this, four primetime news conferences, he's held 15 town hall meetings. he's been on everything from "60 minutes" to baseball's all-star game. and you think this is -- and this is just as it should be? >> well, you know, he is everywhere. i recently was flying into new york and i had a hold on my flight because he was in our air space. and i thought, okay, he's everywhere. and i loved it. you know, it was that sense that he is everywhere, and i think there's a couple good reasons for it. one is, it's reassuring at a time when many americans would like reassurance. they want to know that their president is available. and we are used to presidents who were not so available. we were used to having much more controlled access to the presidents and particularly the media was often held at arm's length. so to have that kind of access is nice and it's reassuring. and it makes us feel

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york, i never felt the city confirmed a little red identity on me the way the midwest would have on sinclairewis or the south lawn were involved or. and somehow i stumbled onto the idea that a sense of time was as much is organizing a principle or book as a sense of place. and the second book i wrote i won't even talk about, it was a bomb. but then somehow that informed the book of daniel and "ragtim "ragtime." and on the other hand, i don't think of myself as a writer of historical novels. i object to that modification of the word novelist. >> would you like to me talk about that? >> guess i would. you note i did not call you a historical novels. i called you a novelist from the bronx. >> well, michael really understand, of course there is a genre of historical novels, caution, we are made to think it was the worst time, you would have lived in that time. i am not talking about the genre, which i think is fairly meretricious. but the scarlet letter and nathaniel hawthorne was writing about the period 150 years before his own life. do we think of that as a historical novel? no. mark twain wr

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