a tree came down on river road in montgomery county in the somerset road. it is closed both ways mirror goldsboro near springfield drive --- near goldsboro. the inbound and outbound lanes of river road are still closed right now. we will head over to 270 near father hurley boulevard, not many scars on wet pavement. that's good news. it's a good ride all the way down to the lane divide. over to springfield, no problems southbound on 95. >> one man in critical condition after being hit by a car in seat pleasant, maryland if. >> this happened on central avenue around 10:00 last night near addison road. he darted out from the sidewalk into the street. the driver did remain on the scene and was not speeding. did not appear alcohol was a factor on the part of the driver. prince george's county police investigating a hit-and-run accident led us to man critically injured. an off-duty officer found the man lying on ager road near east-west highway late saturday night. a man showed up epicene and called police to turn himself in. charges are pending against the drive

>> this happened in somerset county in england.d to know a little bit more about exactly what was going on here. "right this minute" via skype from the uk, we have simon hall, the skier, and his daughter, martha hall. what exactly did you see as this was happening. >> to be honest, i didn't see anything. it all happened so quickly. martha saw much more, because she was actually in the boat. >> there was actually two swans. one of them hit the boat, because i just heard something and i looked behind and there was a swan that had just gone underneath the boat and it was all ruffled feathers. then, there was another one that i just saw and it just went straight in to ski. >> were either of the swans injured after this whole thing? >> they were certainly shaken. they were bobbing around in the water for a couple of minutes. fortunately, they seemed okay. >> the swan's neck was at a weird ang angle but it was okay. >> what did you do to these swans? >> i think they weren't looking where they were going. >> they both just flew straight i

this is somerset in england and we're looking at flooded rivers here. it looks like they will have more wet weather until the forecast. there have been warnings posted for the heavy rain towards the south. you can see it here. the low is sitting offshore but was sending in fronts with heavy rain across the british isles and france and we see heavy rain for the alpine region, to. the heat will continue across the east, 30 in kiev and war sow, 31 in bucharest. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> once again, our headlines this hour. u.s. president obama is refusing to comment on reports that a chinese activist is hiding out at the american embassy in beijing. he's only speaking about u.s./china relations and outlining how they can benefit in certain conditions are met. >> we also believe that that relationship will be that much stronger and china will be that much more prosperous and strong. as you see improvements on human rights issues in that country. >> obama says he's aware of the reports regarding chen, but he's refusing to make a sta

. >> across north devon and into somerset, talk of the torch is spreading. there was an anxious moment when one torch blowout, but the olympic plane -- flying will -- the olympic flame saved in the lantern was on hand. and restored, severely disabled by parkinson's, but determined to be worthy of the honor given to him. meizell after mile in every town, every village, -- mile after mile in every town, every village, excitement has been growing since the start of lands' end. we are only seeing a tiny part of the operation. it takes more than 350 people to keep this torch rolling. the 14-b " torch convoy -- the 14-vehicle toward convoy includes many. grex we want them to have a great time. -- >> we want them to have a great time. >> a swarm of local police prevents the convoy from straying from the route. and another team is one step ahead to deal with any unforeseen problems. >> they deal with whether we can see the flame war began on. where we have lunch, where we go for a break. -- whether we can see the flame or whether we cannot. where we have lunch, wher

the next year, turner entered the royal academy of arts school at somerset house. its president, the painter joshua reynolds, endorsed the prevailing view that ranked paintings in a clearly defined hierarchy. history painting was considered the noblest because it could portray events drawn from historical incidents, literature, the bible and mythology. genre painting, scenes from daily life, came next because they also offered examples of virtue to inspire the viewer. then came the more lowly categories of portraiture, landscape and still life, which were disdained as mere transcriptions of the natural world. throughout his career, turner struggled to elevate landscape painting and demonstrate that it could equal history painting in complexity and expressive power. in 1791, turner began a routine he continued for 40 years. after the royal academy's annual exhibitions held in the early summer he traveled in search of subjects. ♪ in his first journeys to wales, the 16 year old turner was following in the footsteps of william gilpin, who launched the vogue for picture

and on tuesday continues through somerset before ending up and we're still. not off the lympics the paralympics will take place in london with record attendance is predicted the russian team are hoping for their best ever medal hole with more from costa. with the opening ceremony of the london paralympic games only one hundred days away the british embassy in the russian capital staged a commemorative event in the ronald mcdonald sports center for kids with disabilities is just one of many such events organized by the u.k.'s diplomatic mission in russia we've been working very closely with a parliamentary committee we shall see them all but i disagree a pleasure i believe on the specific project with schools in st petersburg where i open the event recently and we have this event here today and we just want to make sure that we take the opportunity of being the host for the paralympics to work closely with your federation head the paralympic movement in russia has come a long way from the days when people with disabilities were practically shunned by society a

and on tuesday it continues through somerset for bristol. and also the lympics the paralympics will take place in london with record attendance is predicted and there's plenty of interest in russia with the british embassy working hard to promote the games in the country with more is the one cost the rest. with the opening ceremony paralympic games only one hundred days away the british embassy in the russian capital staged a commemorative event in the ronald mcdonald sports center for kids with disabilities is just one of many such events organized by the u.k.'s diplomatic mission in russia we. see them all this great pleasure. specific project with. recently and we have this event here today and we just want to make sure but. being the host for the paralympics to work closely with you will federation have the paralympic movement in russia has come a long way from the days when people with disabilities were practically shunned by society. now they're viewed as top athletes and their own rights with some among the favorites to clinch podium

. >> let's hear from somerset, kentucky. independent caller. what's your name? >> caller: yes. my name is evelyn jones. >> hi, evelyn. go ahead. >> caller: i wrote the president back in november and i didn't get no response. i wrote him about my -- my husband died nine years ago and they've kempt turning me down, they turning me down at the v.a. he put 21 years in the army. so i wrote to obama and i never did get no response or anything, and i put in they keep turning me down and i want to know the reason why because he fought for his country so we could have a free country. okay? >> thanks for calling. i wish i could do anything about getting your letter to him. unfortunately, i seriously lack that kind of power. but what i would say is the odds of getting a response from the president are pretty close to winning the lottery. you're talking about 20,000 letters a day and maybe one or two of those is going to get a direct response from the president. it's a great thing to try. but i would also focus on, you know, writing your local officials and being dogged about pursuing thos

the next year, turner entered the royal academy of arts school at somerset house. its president, the painter joshua reynolds, endorsed the prevailing view that ranked paintings in a clearly defined hierarchy. history painting was considered the noblest because it could portray events drawn from historical incidents, literature, the bible and mythology. genre painting, scenes from daily life, came next because they also offered examples of virtue to inspire the viewer. then came the more lowly categories of portraiture, landscape and still life, which were disdained as mere transcriptions of the natural world. throughout his career, turner struggled to elevate landscape painting and demonstrate that it could equal history painting in complexity and expressive power. in 1791, turner began a routine he continued for 40 years. after the royal academy's annual exhibitions held in the early summer he traveled in search of subjects. ♪ in his first journeys to wales, the 16 year old turner was following in the footsteps of william gilpin, who launched the vogue for picture

. >> yes, we've rebuilt the total downtown area and we stopped about somerset street, started again atet, we'll come back and backfill that in this fall. but it's solid, brand new, replaced all the pilings. it's good over in how. >> don't have to worry about any 134ri7 splinters. and this is memorial day week d weekend. you have something big on monday. >> this is a weekend for everybody to party, but also remember those that gave their lives fighting for this country. well, on monday at 12 noon, we'll unveil 100 yard flag, american flag on the beach. so we need people to show up about 11:30, we'll use all volunteers, going to take about 250 people to hold this flag and roll it out. we'll let that flag stand on the beach and play the anthem in the background. a great experience. >> i'm sure it will be. good luck in 2012. it flew by look that. i'll see you tomorrow which is next year. >> going to be a great summer. >> and fan static weekend. let's show you the weekend forecast. temperatures are on the nice side, of course on the warm side inland. talking about temperatures in the 80s. b

it is infused with ten herb white truffle butter, topped with montgomery cheddar cheese from somerset, england. quail egg, shaved wax truffles. it is on a bun encrusted with gold. and it has on top the most expensive caviar that's farm-raised in china and is from paramount caviar. >> who buys these burgers? >> people who want an extravagant item -- >> celebrate something. >> it is going to charity. >> the proceeds are going to the barry mission. >> the barry mission is an awesome, awesome -- what they do is amazing. >> the thing on top, this is a solid diamond and gold toothpick from euphoria, new york jewelers. >> no, they didn't. >> they made it specifically for this and donated it. >> get in there. you got to take a bite. >> you have to order this 24 hours in advance? >> yes. so we can have all the ingredients flown in. >> oh, my god. that is so drippy. oh my god! i just ate $80. oh, my god! >> and wasn't it good? >> it was so good. thank you so much. delicious. thank you for coming to see us. >> oh, my gosh. >>> bobbie thomas. come on up. it is time for "bobbie's buzz," gang. >> t

. >> fresh, light-colored boards have been laid down between the inlet and somerset streets. the new boards are part of a $6 million spruceup project. you can also enjoy fireworks and laser shows every night of the week. it's a great idea. >> it is. >> good way to end your day at the beach. >> a lot happening at ocean city this year. it will be nice. >>> still ahead. a scare in the sky and on the ground. the mess, after a door from a plane falls off and plunges into a golf course. >>> ups driver under arrest. the unsettling accusations against a trusted deliveryman. >>> i'm bob turk. first warning weather center. a very summery weekend headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> thrills and chills with performers from across the globe. universoul circus is back in town. ron matz reports, it's all the creation from a talented producer in baltimore. >> the universoul circus is an eye-popping big-top thrill ride. founder cedric walker is from baltimore. >> i grew up in the evanson vi

it is infused with ten herb white truffle butter, topped with montgomery cheddar cheese from somersetthis is a solid diamond and gold toothpick from euphoria, new york jewelers. >> no, they didn't. >> they made it specifically for this and donated it. >> get in there. you got to take a bite. >> you have to order this 24 hours in advance? >> yes. so we can have all the ingredients flown in. >> oh, my god. that is so drippy. oh my god! i just ate $80. oh, my god! >> and wasn't it good? >> it was so good. thank you so much. delicious. thank you for coming to see us. >> oh, my gosh. >>> bobbie thomas. come on up. it is time for "bobbie's buzz," gang. >> this weekend is the official kickoff of cocktail sipping season. sara's going to help me with this. we have to get the whole family involved. this is a really cool find at bed bath & beyond. it is a picture that you can put inside the center. fruit, can you do sangria, infuse your vodka or just lemons in your vodka. saves all the seeds. very smart. under $20. then you can lock your liquor. if you've got a roommate or some children around.