of course the great grenville chartres and england who lives in the somerset case. the somerset cave was basically the idea that any time a free man, a slave set in pre-territory without a magically become free. and they say that every member of the parliament gave them to blackstone, the writer and eventually got too many others and had a tremendous impact. some said it industry. blacks in america felt that if they ran from virginia to massachusetts they'd be free. but it didn't work and it started with a call freedom suit, but it wasn't. then he had a tremendous influence from people in france. he had found something called a society for friends of the blacks. but that wasn't the first time the french had come together. the french had slave and congress, and senegal in places like dykema said they they were becoming wrist by that. at one point there was much debate. it was formed with ideas of freedom and no slaves. in fact, some of the work and what he did those who brought about the haitian revolution in 1791. a lot of this can be traced to the ideas that they e

the 64 guns somerset. he didn't think he was going to make it across. a horse rate in charlestown, but he thought the battleship would be running the guard boats and the centuries would be on the alert looking for the alarm riders like himself so he thought the chances for she would be picked up in that light in the brig of the battleship and he wouldn't have been heard from for a very long time. nonetheless, he started out on his journey. he had a neighbor of his 23-years-old hand to lanterns in the belfry of north church to alert the patriots in charlestown that the british were on the move coming in the fees' lights were for the purpose of getting these patriots going in case he didn't make it across the river. so, you can imagine these patriots paul revere and his friends thinking they are not going to get there but they did. the road right by the battleship and right to the town in charlestown, and he got on his horse and rode into history. in the meantime the 700 british troops were having a devil of a time getting across the river because the adm

it also toward crisfield and somerset as well.he storms are not really getting doing this evening. 85 at b.w.i. marshall. 86 is the average. cooler than normal and the record high will go back to 1988. the record low is 49. 70 out in oakland right now. the cool air in the mountains is headed our way. high pressure moves in and amar should be a gorgeous summer day. some spots will hit 90, but under the high-pressure salle, the atmosphere dries out. a sunny, dry, less humid day. the next front is in the great lakes tomorrow evening, pushing southeast and starts to kick up some storms perhaps as early as the afternoon hours on friday. but certainly, friday evening, going into the late-night hours. it will kick up some showers and storms. we will start with some nice weather on saturday. 68 degrees with a northwest breeze at 5:00 p.m. -- at 5 miles per hour. tomorrow, less humid air and set up at 6:21 a.m. afternoon showers, but comfortable. the mountains, a beautiful day tomorrow. high temperatures in the 70's and storms are riding o

next, speaking of small hotels, langford in somerset. >> tiny property in somerset. watching if you're into that. this property has only six rooms and seven acres of english gardens. >> wow. >> garden, english, they do it better than everybody else. they do it well. >> got to book. tell us about the gunton arms. >> this is where hip londoners are going to unplug. this is a deft definitely a place, very popular now. they have the chef here who is a big, big deal, doing everything seasonally, a lot of local stuff, including the fact they are on a giant deer preserve, incredible convenientson. affordable, under $200. >> great to have you in london with us. we'll see you back in new york. >>> up next olympic great natalie coughlin stops by. she'll be cooking with us. first this is "today" on nbc. rs olympic kitchen. >>> this morning on "today's" olympic kitchen, natalie coughlin tied as the most decorated olympian of all time, happens to be a great cook. >> thanks for having me. >> you're making shawarma, a favorite of the u.s. women's swim team after your all night pub

it began this morning and somerset, pa.. they went by the memorial there and went down to hagerstown where they stopped for lunch and continued into virginia and rode through leesburg. they will head out tomorrow morning to ground zero on sunday. >> still to come, millions of federal dollars heading to the states. there is a catch. see what it takes to get the money. >> gasoline prices keep going up. >> some big assistance for a local wounded warrior. [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message. [ male announcer ] you work hard. stretch every penny. but chances are you pay a higher tax rate than him... mitt romney made twenty million dollars in two thousand ten but paid only fourteen percent in taxes... probably less than you now he has a plan that would give millionaires another tax break... and raises taxes on middle class families by up to two thousand dollars a year. mitt romney's middle class tax increase. he pays less. you pay more. >> breaking news from upper marlboro. news chopper 7 over a crash in the area

. -- they began in somerset, pa. and made their to stop forstown lunch. leaving for the in the morning and they ground zeroup the on sunday. police need your help tracking two suspects who went on a burglary spree. two men hit the same street three different nights on august 3. happen in the 1900 block overnight. hisis believed to be in 40's and 50's and the other in 20's.te teens or early >> it has been almost two months derachio storm knocked power to many in the area. pepco is sending out letters customers for their patience and understanding following theks storm. or out -- some were without for more than a week. >> still ahead, caught on camera -- see who was on a life-size that this couple swiped convenience store. >> there is already a snow prediction for the winter. >> the washington nationals are prediction for the winter. >>[ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare

they started in somerset, pen been and traveled to the flight 93 crash site in shanksville. then it was onto the pentagon and then new york. we talk wade man who has been on every ride. he gets emotional when he talks about going through small towns and seeing average americans lining streets with signs in their hands and tears in their eyes. >>> a tower two survivor is honoring his son-in-law's best friend, joe hunter, a firefighter who saved his life while trying to save others. >> i experienced highs and lows. there are times i get up there and i just start crying. i'm 66 years old and i guess what i stop crying, you can put me in the ground. it is still an emotional impact. people carry that within their heart every day. >> reporter: for our years of coverage and support, america's 9-11 foundation presented me with a flag on behalf of fox news. it has been flown over all three crash sites. today, the motorcycle ride has raised some $180,000 for children of active first responders across the country. >>> one of the hot button issues in the race for the white house, medica

and the founder of anti slavery in england in the somerset case. it was basically the idea that any time a free man or slave steps in free territory becomes free. they did that in england. and pamphlets were given to every member of parliament and not to many other impacts. they felt this meant if they ran from virginia to massachusetts they would be free but it didn't work. they started applying -- wasn't a true read. then he had a tremendous influence on people in france. the first time the french and british came together. in places like that so they were becoming -- at one point of a must have made about freeing the slaves but never did or the society that is born with the idea of freeing the slaves. and hated those who brought about the haitian revolution in 1791. the idea that anthony benezet put forward. >> is anthony benezet known at all today? where is his legacy? >> 300 years. one reason i decided to write this book. i mainly saw it at first with blacks. w. e. b. du bois wrote about him in his thesis on africa. and wrote about him -- the

it all started when police say that man escaped from the somerset county prison and he broke into a home in centerville. stole a gun and then started shooting at officers and when they were chasing him police say the man then ran to a nearby farmhouse. that homeowner he heard the commotion and grabbed his gun and then held the suspect until police arrived. police say the man was threatening them and that's when officers shot and killed him. an investigation is still underway into what happened. >>> the 21 train cars that derailed have been hauled away and now the investigation into what went wrong. the ntsb said it's going to be some time before they have a good understanding of what happened monday when the cars derailed. two young women died when the train jumped the tracks and the ntsb has new details about the crash. that's coming up this morning at 5:00. >>> happening tomorrow the alleged gunman in the family research council shooting in washington, d.c. is expected to be arraigned. a grand jury indicted floyd corkins on charges of assault with the intent to kill and transporting a

one lone thunderstorm in southwestern pennsylvania and somerset county. it's lost its lightning as it's moving toward the east. this is weakening straddling the border with maryland and pennsylvania. not out of the question places like la veil, cumberland you see a little bit of this if it sticks farther south the next 20 or 30 minutes. 62348 win chester and cumberland. 72 baltimore. mid-70s in southern maryland and the delmarva with the fog as well. fredricksburg 72. fog in your neighborhood. here in washington we're looking outside on our michael & son weather camera in northwest d.c. looking north toward bethesda, good visibility under clear skies but humid once again, 84%. storms all out to the west in indiana and ohio. there's a front about to come in toward northern minnesota. that is what we're looking at. that's going to get here tomorrow night into saturday morning. it's going to change things. right now we have this very moist air mass on top of us. we're going to be dealing with it today. we'll probably bubble up an isolated storm here or there

watching one thunderstorm here in somerset county which has been moving off toward the east. it looks like it will stay north of the mason-dixon line. you folks in western maryland will be watching that now. as far a today's highs are concerned, it's going to be toasty. 94 for d.c. 91 win chester. 89 will be our cool spot locally right on the bay in annapolis at the naval academy. monika is off but we check in with beverly farmer with timesaver traffic. >>> good morning. pretty good start out there. overnight road work, what we're looking at to see how much of that would be on your way on this early drive, inner loop of the beltway, work crew has been set up between university boulevard on the right side of the screen. the inner loop travel heading toward new hampshire avenue in the bridge project. two lanes are able to get by along the left side of the roadway. the outer loop of the beltway lanes open into 270, maryland incident free. virginia drivers on 66, road work has been westbound between nutley street and 123. that had traffic getting by along the right side of the ro

this started yesterday when the man escaped from a prerelease center in somerset county.ers saithe broke into a home -- say he broke into a home and stole a gun and them started shooting at the officers chasing him. the suspected ran into a bean field on 301 at shell cross farm lane north of centreville and queen anne's county. police were looking for him when he surprised them coming out of the bean field. he ran into a nearby farmhouse and if homeowner grabbed his gun and held the suspect until police arrived. >> states he is not going to back prison. you're going to have the kill me. he backs away from the officer and continually walks away. and continuing to -- ignore commands. he then reaches behind his back in a threatening manner as if he's reaching for something. the officer is then in fear for his life and fires his service weapon striking the suspect. ems personnel respond. he is pronounced deceased at the scene. >> reporter: none of the officers were hurt at the scene and an investigation into this incident is now underway. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:49

stole a small gun yesterday, following his escape from a prerelease center in somerset county. police were out looking for him when he came at them can he start -- and he started shooting. >>> clean up of the coal from the train derailment could take until the ends of the week to wrap up and the last of the cars is now being hauled aid way. the big question on everyone's mind is how did this happen? that's what the ntsb is trying to determine as they take a look at everying that could have possibly gone wrong. video, audio you name it. meanwhile visitation begins today for one of the victims. family and friends will say good-bye to 19-year-old elizabeth nass. she and her friend were on the tracks when the train derailed. >>> there's a pretty good chance that you can describe exact by what you were doing -- exactly what you were doing a year ago today and that's because it was a year ago when we all felt the ground move underneath our feet because of the 5.8 magnitude earthquake. that quake rattled homes and it knocked pictures off the walls and it left major damage to important

it's in somerset county and over on the eastern shore. police right now are looking for him in centerville and he came at them and he fired shots and then they ran into a nearby farmhouse. where centreville police shot him to death. >>> the clean-up is going to take a while but looking into making tracks safer? >> the situation is as crews clean up all the coal in ellicott city from the deadly train derailment. is anything being done to make the tracks safer? >> we have a crew on the scene. the cranes are on the scene right now cleaning up the coal. all 21 cars have been since removed. >> that's the situation as far as the clean-up goes but in the meantime, csx has asked ken ellman the howard county executive to look into the situation and find out if anything can be done. there's abridges in that area of tracks and that's where two 19-year-olds were when they -- when they were killed. now they were buried in coal as that train derailed and would be of the 19-year-olds elizabeth nass is a junior at -- james madison university. she was sup

it looks like they're getting a little bit of measurable rain in somerset county. for august, our toll remains under a 10th of an inch. we are running a deficit. 86 is the normal today. we are right at or just below the normal for today. the high on this day was 115 degrees. the hottest it's ever been in the month of august officially in baltimore. 86 at martin state airport. stevensville checks in at 82 degrees. high-pressure to the north is holding the rain away from the baltimore area. for now, showers are lined up around this all out front. -- the stalled out front. day tomorrow.oudy bayh water temperatures are still warm. it out in the mountains, temperatures will be comfortable again tomorrow. beautiful mountain weather there. storms start redeveloping thursday. looks like a wet day in the mountains on friday. eastern shore locations, clouds and sunshine mixed tomorrow. then in ocean city tomorrow. we are keeping an eye on hurricane ernesto. it is the second hurricane of the season. the first one was hurricane chris on june 21. it was well to the north of us

you've got to get down in dorchester and somerset counties.hese are the areas that have the best chance for a powerful thunderstorm to pop up. even there, but activity has been scattered. thankfully, a lot cooler today that the record high, which was 103 on this 15th day of august in 1988. 49 degrees is the record low in 1964. cooler and drier air coming in from the north and west as we speak. oakland, a cool 70 degrees. that is behind the front. it will move off the coast tonight and allow high pressure to settle in. a clearing trend as this hite gets a little closer. friday, the next five will be rolling in it with possibly another round of thunderstorms. tomorrow afternoon and evening, storms in the great lakes push through the mounds by early friday. -- the mountains by early friday. tonight, 60-68. a little bit cooler and eventually turning a little less humid. tomorrow, the northwest wind continues and with lots of sunshine and breezy air compressing of the mountains. we may hit 90 degrees in a few locations, but noticeably less humid. n

this all started with an armed robbery on somerset place in northwest around 9:40 last night.hen just after 10:00, there was an armed robbery along riggs road in northeast and just before midnight, bag in northwest, a woman says she was knocked off her bike and robbed on 11th street. >>> here's good news for somebody. eventually. now, finally another massive powerball jackpot. the prize for wednesday's drawing has now grown to $305 million. >> hm. >> no one matched all six numbers in the multi-state lottery drawing saturday, but several people did make out nicely. five powerball tickets won a million dollars because they matched five of the six winning numbers. i'll take a million bucks. good start. >> i'm going to stop playing. >> why? >> because it makes me mad. sometimes i'll buy like $10 worth and that's, you know, some pretty good investment. >> it is. >> so i have got 10 rows of six numbers that's 60 numbers. i might have three numbers on the whole thing that are in the winning number. that's -- i don't even know how that can be. >> that is pretty bad. but look at it thi

. >>> remembrances today, a motorcycle group rode from somerset pennsylvania. later this morning the group will leave the pentagon and head to new york city to continue their tribute. >> that's really nice. >>> the time right now is 6:06. coming up the lasting impact the colorado theetator shooting is having at the box office. >> a big morning on mars. how curiosity rover will test out its laser beam technology today. >> two more days until some kids in our area head back to school. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. and strengthens the plan for the next generation. but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen vo

a motorcycle group rode somerset, pennsylvania down to the pentagon.er this morning the group left the pentagon and headed to new york city to continue their tribute. >>> another aerial assault against mosquitoes in dallas, texas. last night planes crisscrossed dallas county spraying an insecticide. soishls say about half of the county has been covered by the spray. so far ten people have died and another 200 got sick. west nile cases are also starting to spring up here in our area. this week, the number of human cases in maryland increase to do so five. there had been two confirmed cases in virginia but none in the district this year. a mosquito expert and doctor at the fairfax county health department learned firsthand how serious the disease can be. by the time he was diagnosed last year he was having seizuurs and doctors put him in a coma to help him recover. >> my wife thought that she lost me. i was intubated. i couldn't breathe. >> he had to learn to walk again and is still only about 30% recovered. still, the doctor points out that 80% of peopl

they started in somerset, pennsylvania, and traveled to the flight 93 crash site in shanksville. then it was on to the pentagon and finally new york. we spoke with a man who has been on every ride. he gets emotional when talking about going through small towns and seeing average americans lining the streets with signs in their hands and tears in their eyes. board member richard pinavia says 9/11 still haunts him today. he's a tower 2 survivor honoring his son-in-law's best friend joe hunter, a firefighter who lost his life trying to save others. >> i have highs and lows. today i did pretty well. there are times i get up there and i just start crying. i'm 66 years old. i guess when i stop crying, you can put me in the ground. it's a very emotional impact. people carry it within their hearts every day. >> reporter: for our years of coverage and support america's 9/11 foundation presented me with a flag on behalf of fox news. it has been flown over all three crash sites. today the motorcycle ride raised some $180,000 for children of active first responders across the country. anna c

this started in northwest with a robbery along somerset place around 9:40 last night. then just past 10:00, another along riggs road in northeast. in both cases, the suspects were armed with a gun. then just before midnight a woman tells police that she was pushed off her bike along 11th street northwest. had she was robbed and they end with what appeared to be a mallet. the description is vague but list is say they are looking for three black men driving a four-door silver or tan vehicle. >>> overnight d.c. police on the hunt for two transgendered suspects. investigators say they sprayed an officer with a substance that could be pepper spray. it happened around 4:00 this morning on "k" street in northeast. the officer was taken to a local hospital to be treated. >>> sarah, the maryland house of delegates will meet this morning as a special session continues to work on a measure to expand gambling. on friday, the senate passed a bill to allow table games and a new casino in prince george's county. under the measure, the state lottery agency would become the state lotte

the rides started this morning in somerset, pennsylvania.riders are headed through historic downtown leesburg. they then headed on to arlington, where they visited the pentagon and then they'll leave for new york tomorrow. the 9/11 foundation ride says it holds the event in august to leave the sites free for families and survivors in september. >>> a happy homecoming for a wounded warrior and his family today. they got the keys to their brand new home here in ft. washington today. it's thanks to operation home front, the non-profit group provides financial aid for families of deployed service members and for wounded veterans during their recovery. john served four tours of duty in iraq and afghanistan and was injured three times. he and his family had been living in transitional housing. they say the new home is a big change. >> it's still shocking. still a little bit in shock. it's a lot to take in. so -- a lot of room. it's great. >> the home is mortgage-free. it is 1 of 16 homes donated to veterans and their families by operation home fro

he took me around somerset elementary school and kissed me, but i was in love with his best friend chuck kennedy and had a little crush on dewey pfeiffer. it was like a perfect troicut. >> mine was john, and we were living in alexandre, virginia. and it was so exciting and thrilling for me. i was so excited. i thought we were dating. >> because he kissed you? >> of course. i'm going to go with you. that meant go steady. are you going to go with me? >> it was go behind? >> no. we were in sixth grade. he used to mouth, this is so weird, across the way to me, he would look at me and go -- i thought he was saying i love you, but he was olive juice. i thought that was so awful. no, no, olive juice. it's a different thing. they thought that was funny. >> hilarity did not ensue. >> whatever happened to him? look where you're sitting. >> who knows what happened to these people. >> they say 22 is the age you should be able to support yourself. >> 22, that's after college. you've probably had a little bit of fun. >> that's cody's age and we're praying. >> 25 is supposed to be the best age to consi

let's head over to gainesville. 29/lee highway at somerset crossing drive, all lanes are blocked in bothhe crash in that area. i'm also seeing delays if you're taking 15 in that area. delays on 15 are also in both directions. heading over to the outer loop of the beltway in mobt gory county. you're slow. even i-95 connecting to the beltway. seeing delays there in maryland. here's a look as your make your way very slowly past new hampshire avenue. very sluggish right now. no accidents. wet pavement. you know how that goes, everybody wants to hit the brakes. travel speed to get to i-270 that drive will take you 17 minutes from i-95. eun, over to you. >>> 6:43. the full maryland senate could vote today on a bill to expand gambling in the state. senate committee quickly approved it on the first day of the special legislative session order i'd by governor martin o'malley. supporters want to put a casino in prince george's's county and legalize table fwams. maryland voters must prove any expansion of gambling in the state if they do, table games could be an existing casinos before tend of the

they started in somerset, pennsylvania, and traveled to the flight 93 crash site in shanksville, then the pentagon and finally new york. we spoke with a man who has been on every ride. he gets emotional when talking about going through small towns and seeing average americans lining the streets with signs in their hands and tears in their eyes. one board member says 9/11 still haunts him today. pinavea is a tower 2 surviver honoring his son-in-law's best friend joe hunter, a fighter, who lost his life trying to >> i experience highs and lows. i got through this week this morning pretty well. there are times i get up there and i just start crying. i'm 66 years old and i guess when i stop crying you can put me in the ground because it's still an emotional impact and that's very difficult to see on the surface, but people carry that within their hearts every day. >> reporter: for our years of coverage and support america's 9/11 foundation presented me with a flag on behalf of fox news. it has been flown over all three crash sites. today the motorcycle ride has raised some $180,000 for ch

i'm also making a bangor with somerset cheddar inside. >> potatoes are bubble and squeak. >> basicallyyou take it cold and put it in the pan. this is the chef in london. >> looks like a high degree of difficulty on that maneuver. why do you call it the bubble and squeak? >> because it's going to bubble and squeak in your stomach. when you will be eating this or maybe sometime the next day. we do that bubble. you see the cheddar out of the sausages. it's delicious and beautiful. >> how do you serve it? do you have a sauce to go over it? >> yes, a sauce right there. the sauce is basically red currant dressing with some peppers. it's hot, it's sweet, it's spicy. >> kind of like a gravy. >> voila. kind of like a gravy. when you're french you don't do gravey. >> we're american. we do gravey in american. >> what are you making here. >> new england lobster rolls. >> it's right by the park where the action is. lobster rolls, local. we like to represent the locals. old bay. very new england. chopped chervil, fresh lemon. >> look at those little sliders. we always like to have a little touch of

the suspect broke into a home and stole a small gun yesterday following an escape from a center in somerset after him them and started shooting. >>> a quake rattled homes and left a number of builds and monumented damages year ago like the basilica and washington monument. today fema is holding a press conditions wanting to be sure you know they're ready in the case of future disasters. >>> senator mikulski is going to speak at the democratic national convention next month. this year there are 12 democratic women that are running for senate. she's the longest serving women in the history of congress. >>> time now for a check of the forecast. here's lynette. >> good morning you two. good morning everyone. check out what we have in bethesda. we are going to be seeing more sunshine and the clouds out there won't be as numerous as they have been. the temperature in bethesda at 67-degrees and the dew point at 64 degrees this morning. the hour by hour forecast and we see that we will be seeing plenty sunshine as we go through the afternoon with the that high coming in at 87- degree. by the weeken

they started in somerset, pennsylvania, and traveled to the flight 93 crash site in shanksville and thend finally new york. we spoke with one man who has been on every ride. he gets emotional when talks about going through small towns and seeing americans lining the streets with signs in their hands and tears in their eyes. they talk about the importance of passing on the memory of 9/11 to a generation too young to remember. >> i exp lows. i mean i got through you the speech this morning pretty well. there are times i get up there and just start crying. i'm 66 years old. when i stop crying you can put me in the ground because it still is an emotional impact and that is difficult to see on the surface but people carry that within their hearts every day. >> reporter: board memory chard says 9/11 still haunts him today. he is a tower two survivor honoring his son in law's best friend joe clinter a firefighter who lost his life while trying to save others. for our years of coverage and survivors you port america's 9/11 foundation presented me with a flag on behalf of fox news channel. it has

he took me around somerset elementary school and kissed me, but i was in love with his best friend joeyyourself. >> that's after college. >> that's cody's age and we're praying. >> 25 is supposed to be the best age to consider getting married. >> consider. going to a family wedding this weekend. very excited about it. these are two young people who waited much longer than that. i think our granddaughter's 29 now. they're so mature. they've been out in the world long enough to find out who they are. i remember turning 30 and feeling like, oh, my gosh, this is the first year i kind of know me. you know? you're answering so many questions until that point. >> it's funny. they say 38 is the age you felt your age. >> i have yet -- that's not true. when i got both my feet surgery, i felt 110 then. since i got my new feet -- >> you are back to 16, baby. 84 is the age where we expect ourselves to live until. >> it's funny. who would have thought that years ago? most people don't live into their 80s. i'm glad because my mom is 83 and frank just turned 82. i'm surrounded by elderly people. >> mak