. >> alan: a discount backfired on southwest airlines. the airline had a half-price ticket say yesterday for facebook friends but instead the customers were billed multiple times. we're live at san francisco international airport to explain what happened. >> reporter: that 50% off promotion by sweat was called, want to get away? it ended up being a huge giveaway of money by some of sweat's most faithful customers. the half off promotion for southwest flights was offered to customers by e-mail. in celebration of sweat's 3 millionth face book fan. the offer ended at midnight. just after the off-under expired, and customers looked at their credit card charges today, some realized they were overcharged. some people, instead of being charged once for the flight, were charged up to 30 times. southwest has been working feverishly to correct the problem. according to the spoaptsz we reached by phone. >> if you have -- we have all hands on deck in our technology team making sure we identify the problem and that we work towards a solution. if a cus

they say this southwest billing glitch trained her bank account. she brought one ticket and was charged 51 times. csi reportedly was on how the airline tried to make an upturn ends she says she's not it's not enough. my stomach foot plot. the going to be my bank account and the day. over and over again. then randomly turning another 4500 more than $11,000 and all training ramona kobe's bank accounts beating her with no way to pay her credit card bills by gas even food southwest airlines plane the duplicate charges after friday's half of cell. is processing refunds and promised to reimburse personal charges. but for some light, who now faces late fees. in this economy can't afford to have credit problems. airlines have sales like these issues now they're getting into. >>> to have to have enough staff to handle is. no response from southwest on whether the cover late fees in the credit bureaus now is their fault customers couldn't pay their bills. reminisces southwest has front refunded and this is a good example of why you shouldn't use a debit card

west, southwest 20 at fairfield. south, southwest at napa. southwest 8 at vacaville. if they get a sea breeze that tells you that is a good push being made. santa rosa 61 degrees. skies are clear for some. fog for others. big full moon out there. the tropical clouds very close. i don't think it will make it to tahoe or truckee. for us fog, sun. there is a little moreover a westerly breeze. i don't think the fog is going anywhere. 60s and 70s and 80s and 90s unless you are really out near the valley. temperatures antioch 96. livermore 96. fairfield 92. low 90s for concord. morgan hill is still at 92. mountain view 81. pacifica 60. go west pam if you want that cool weather. >> that is what i do. >> i wish i could. >> fog nights and mornings. big cool down looks to be on tap for the weekend. >> thank you. >>> a plane returned safely to the oakland airport after tense moments in the air. shortly after takeoff yesterday the pilot reports a possible problem with the landing gear. the plane circled the airport several times and managed to land safely. it was heading to baker

southwest airlines says a "computer glitch" was the culprit.uickly to issues involving overdraft fees and other financial difficulties people experienced. it's latest statement today in part says... "our employees worked tirelessly to resolve the issue and have confirmee that the duplications are no longer occurring. by initiating an 'all hands oo deck' approach, we have identified all custtmers impacted and proactively initiated refunds back to their financial institutions for any rroneous bookings." meanwhile, travelers with american airlines now have the option of skipping baagage claim... the airline is teaming up with "bags v-i-p luggage delivery"... which delivers bags to homes or hotels.travelers using the service will get their bags fee for baggage delivery t.the - starts at 30-dollars... and is only avaalable in a few sellct 3 dispatcher says: "ok sir i can't take you to the store and get you a beer."mos says: "she had to figure out hatt the problem was or if there was a problem." a man calls 911.... with a bizarre request. what he off

all lanes are reopening at the beltway southwest. it will take some time for those delays to filter through. the north and west sides are checking out ok. one more accident in havre de grace at level road and 95. you can see traffic has not done to the point yet at 395 but all lanes are open after the cleanup 0 occurred. you can see traffic is getting by in the northbound direction. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we will do the seven-day forecast. a beautiful morning to start. 68 degrees at the airport. the humidity will go up this afternoon. we will hit 90 degrees. a chance for thunderstorms late this afternoon or early this evening. leftover showers are possible tomorrow morning. there will be a lot of clouds this weekend but i didn't think it will be a washout with temperatures in the low 80's. more about the ring yet when we come back. >> the skies are adorable and they're providing help for the preservation of their species. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. wh

that ought to be southwest policy from now on. >>> it is the gateway to america. look at the lightning. impressive storm over st. louis. one storm after another sailed over st. louis doing damage. did you know you could ride to the top of the arch. it is a four minute ride inside the tiny tram. it is not when it is lightning outside. humidity 94%. winds southwest kick bringing in a muggy feel across the area. let's take you back to manchester. watch the clouds roll in with the storms again. look how that comes threw in a bling of an eye producing severe weather. ellicott city look at the storm clouds coming through that part of the area. wind gusts 35 miles per hour. not impressive winds but certainly enough to cause some problems today. baltimore city showing that severe storm rolling through. again, that was a quick hitter. these storms where 15 to 20 minutes then they were out of here. look at this ominous skyline. in terms of what is going on active severe thunderstorms are out east of us. we have warnings in extreme eastern cecil county because of the strong

southwest offers fares at half price.nded up paying thousands of dollars instead. >>> a former congressman heads to court. why he's arguing his bathroom breaks were official business. >>> and the golden touch. michael phelps wins one last medal for the greatest haul in olympic history. good evening, everyone. i'm jim rosenfield. dozens of athletes were bringing home more medals. michael phelps promised it would be the last olympics of his career. tracy potts has more from london. >> reporter: it would actually be talking more about what they didn't win. the men's relay, michael phelps' triumphant last stand, he swam the middle lap and took home gold in the final race of his olympic career. >> i couldn't ask to finish on a better note. i've done everything i ever wanted to do. i'm very happy. >> reporter: he's turning it over to a younger crowd of swimmers like the four who won tonight the women's relay in world record time. >> that would be the perfect way for me to lead the women's team. >> reporter: for the first time i

northeast to southwest if you live southwest of the lake you are going to get smoke humidity 17%.the problem is it is going to be 101 today south wind 10 to 15. >> stay with abc7 news for continuing updates later. you can follow abc7 news on facebook and on twitter for developments any time of the day. >>> police say two men who were racing each other crashed into two homes in saratoga early this morning. this happened about 4:30. authorities tell us two 19-year-olds driving at least 60 miles per hour on suburban streets couldn't maneuver a sharp curve on prospect avenue they banged often side of within home and ended up wedged in the wall of another. no residents were hurt. the drivers suffered minor injuries and were hospitalized they will be arrested. >>> in marin county two women narrowly escaped being run down by an out of control garbage truck that ran into a business in novato 8:30 this morning. the driver of the garbage truck apparently lost his brakes, started careening down marin valley drive, slammed into a business called curves. two women inside were able to jump out

we have showers off to the northwest, our southwest, our east. in fact, take a couple of stops around the region. here from winchester toward cross junction. this is moving east. charles town, this holds together, berryville this will be on top of you in 20, 30 minutes. showers south of sperryville approaching culpeper this morning. that stuff is relatively light. then south and east of town across prince george's county, down through extreme northern st. mary's, north of mechanics going towards south and east of annapolis. so this will be rolling through bay bridge, queenstown as quell. but this stuff again is on the light stuff. temps are in the 70s, even 80 right now at national. 81 at pax river naval air station. the cool spot being luray at 69 degrees. 73 in gaithersburg. outside on our michael & son weather camera, we've got good visibility this morning in northwest d.c. looking north. feels like 84 when you factor in the dew point at 73. the miewmedty 79% -- humidity 79% and light sprinkles on the hour at national airport. notice the clear

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this place being the southwest where i have spent my entire life. i don't know how far i've walked out there. i don't know how many pairs of boots that i've gone through where i've taken needles and dental floss and sewed the leather back together. i don't know how long i've been walking out there. and miles don't matter, days don't matter. it all adds up into this, into movement, into walking through the labyrinth that's opened up into the ground. finding places, places to camp behind cliffs that have fallen, finding sanctuary, places where the wind won't touch you, places that are eroded out of the earth like bones. everything is revealed in the desert. there are no questions out there. there's just ground, solid ground, opened layer after layer after layer. some people come back from, say, the edge of the grand canyon and they say it makes them feel small. i understand that but i think it may be a misconception. it may be that it's not a landscape that makes you feel small, it's a landscape that gets rid of your sense of scale entirely because th

this is heading right to the southwest of baltimore. so if you were in that region, over the next 10 to 15 minutes. look for some heavy downpours, lightning. and really a brief, gusty wind at 25 to 30 miles an hour. it's moving right for the southwest portion of the city. and that will cool things out for you folks. otherwise, at the airport, they did drop a little bit from 87 to 84. now, the dew point is pretty high at 70. south/southwest winds at 17 there. the barometer, right now holding steady. 29.89 inches. around the area, where we've had clouds and rain. temperatures in the low 80s. otherwise, really warmed up. 92 in cumberland. 81 in ocean city. once again, the dew points pretty high at 70. tomorrow, about the same kind of moisture in the air. a little warmer than today, which means the low to mid-90s we're expecting. we'll probably feel like maybe upper 90s tomorrow afternoon. and there can be another chance of a thunderstorm. 87 in annapolis. 91 in rock hall. right now, pretty good breeze coming out of the southwest. most area

thunderstorms in the southwest and northern rockies. >> 80s along the pacific and east coast. heat building in the rockies and plains. 97 in colorado springs. 102 in phoenix. >>> and when we come back, an airline promotion backfires big time. apologies and refunds are on the way. >>> also, a half century after her death, marilyn monroe is still a bomb shell in the business world. her estate, with some very impressive figures. >>> and then a house swallowed up by a river. we'll show you where buildings are simply being swept away. >>> welcome back, everybody. there are some disappointing news this morning about social security. for the first time, those who recently retired or are about to retire will not get back as much from social security as they paid into the system. the ratio of those paying in to those collecting is changing. >>> southwest airlines has hit some turbulence. they're issues refunds to customers who were charged multiple times for a single price. it started as a sales promotion before a software glitch clipped the airlines' wings. they will compensate custom

southwest blames a computer glitch.e company will pay customers for any overdraft fees. >>> new concerns about caltrans safety testing on the bay bridge and other roads. an investigation fond an inspector failed to check the -- found an inspector failed to check act res of his gauge. engineers started reviewing test records and found doctored data and other suspicious results from that inspector. the department of transportation has maintained tests are valid and the bay bridge is safe. >>> controversial program that will provide san francisco panhandlers with dogs from animal sell -- animal shelters set to begin today. the two month program will screen panhandlers. peta says the program is ill-conceived. >>> we are getting a glimpse of who some of the big political stars will be at next month's republican convention. >>> why social security may no longer be a good deal for younger workers. >>> new kind of atm, what you have to put in to get your money. >>> teenager makes public apology to a plane load of people what di

we have them southwest of warrenton. we have them east and south of annapolis. a couple of light wins still coming through annapolis and the heaviest on the eastern shore as you head toward chestertown, that way. 81 in annapolis with the humidity. 73 in culpeper. leesburg 72. again, there are some spotty showers out there with your highs this afternoon a little bit below average. average is 88. we'll be in the mid- to upper 80s as opposed to mid- to upper 90s. we'll take that. it's 5:00 a.m. monika is off but beverly farmer is in with timesaver traffic. >>> not a lot to tell you about which is good news. there had been a crash in the overnight hours on beach drive north of the sue tunnel and rock creek park. that should be out of your way according to the u.s. park police. that's good news heading into the district. around town no early troubles to tell you about. on the beltway, through virginia, maryland. incident free. this is the beltway south of route 50 in maryland coming up through landover on the right side of the screen is the outer loop heading into co

we have the wind shifting to the southwest. a cold front is moving across the ohio valley right now. this is a legitimate cold front. it is moving into the northern part of the country. temperatures in the 40's across the dakotas. it will cool off as we head into the weekend. you can get some showers and thunderstorms. you can see the big thunderstorms late last night that move through kentucky and tennessee. some activity in ohio. as it gets closer, the chance for rain will increase in baltimore. late in the afternoon and evening, a pretty good chance for some thunderstorms. right now as some high, thin clouds. 68 at the airport. 67 in parkton. 67 degrees in jarrettsville. it should stay dry for most of the day. a chance for some thunderstorms later today. a mixture of sun and clouds. increasing humidity. if you take the boat out, watch for a lightning laid in the day. wave heights one to two feet. if you're going down to the ocean this weekend, a chance for a thunderstorm starting late in the afternoon today. saturday and sun

northeast to southwest if you live southwest of the lake you are going to get smoke humidity 17%.the problem is it is going to be 101 today south wind 10 to 15. >> stay with abc7 news for continuing updates later. you can follow abc7 news on facebooknd on twitter for developments any time of the day. >>> police say two men who were racing each other crashed into two homes in saratoga early this morning. this happened about 4:30. authorities tell us two 19-year-olds driving at least 60 miles per hour on suburban streets couldn't maneuver a sharp curve on prospect avenue they banged often side home andp wedged in the wall of another. no residents were hurt. the drivers suffered minor injuries and were hospitalized they will be arrested. >>> in marin county two women narrowly escaped being run down by an out of control garbage truck that ran into a business in novato 8:30 this morning. the driver of the garbage truck apparently lost his brakes, started careening down marin valley drive, slammed into a business called curves. two women inside were able to jump out of the way. truck dr

on swa's facebook page one woman complained southwest debited her account for more than $19,000.his young man at love field flying home to new mexico says he was on the phone with southwest for hours to straighten out a double booking. was it frustrating? >> it was because i had to wait three hours and that was a long time, but they did say on the line that their wait time would be about two hours. >> reporter: southwest airlines says a computer glitch was the culprit and the airline responded quickly to issues involving overdraft fees and other financial difficulties people experienced. its latest statement today in part says, "our employees worked tirelessly to resolve the issue and have confirmed that the duplications are no longer occurring by initiating an all hand on deck approach. we've identified all customers impacted and proactively initiated refunds back to their financial institutions for any erroneous bookings." >>> coming up a warning for mcdonald fans, why the u.s. embassy is worried about their safety. >> a d.c. man gets a gun in the mail. now he's trying to figur

winds will pick up a little out of the southwest at 10 to 15.we'll break it down then. 66 to 76 to start and 82 to 86 by noon. so warm by lunchtime, not hot. 86 to 90 by evening, isolated thunderstorm possible. 9 weather alert codes, we'll keep tomorrow green and go yellow wednesday and thursday, 90 wednesday, some storms possible, a better chance for storms thursday with temperatures in the low 90s. next seven days cold front comes through friday and that will give us a pretty good chance for some storms friday and algeses according to plan, the front stays -- all goes according to plan, the front stays south of us and we stay in the 80s saturday, sunday and monday which would be a nice streak. >> i haven't seen a 60 on the seven-day in a minute or two. >> that's true. >> we'll be back in a minute, folks. >> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mailbag, the address mailbag@wusa9.com. 9 news now will be right back. if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. if you've got a business, you didn't build th

tonight. -- weathert system pulses at us out of the southwest.uring the day tomorrow, the rain chances continues. maybe rumble of thunder. 72-79 with temperatures held down because of the clouds. south wind at 5-10 miles per hour. small craft advisory on the bay. we will only be in the low 80's for a high in the first half owÑ >> breaking news. baltimore police need your help finding a missing 12-year-old boy. his name is richard foster. he was last seen around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon on liberty heights avenue. he is autistic. five-foot, 7 inches tall, 120 pounds wearing green shorts, a white shirt, black sneakers. if you have any information on his whereabouts,íúñ the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. while the car on the right was filled up with bp gasoline with invigorate. which helps clean and protect its engine so it can get a few more miles per tank than the car on the left. what the body of a man shows up in the inner harbor earlier. an anonymous person called to report the body around 3:00 a.m. dive teams respon

thunderstorms in the southwest and northern rockies. >> 80s along the pacific and east coast. heat building in the rockies and plains. 97 in colorado springs. 102 in phoenix. >>> and when we come back, an airline promotion backfires big-time. apologies and refunds are on the way. >> i know you love that story. >>> also, a half century after her death, marilyn monroe is still a bombshell in the business world. her estate, with some very impressive figures. >>> and then a house swallowed up by a river. we'll show you where buildings are simply being swept away. @ññ? i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-

one woman says southwest charged her credit card 35 times billing her more than $9,000. southwest is not only issuing refunds but also paying for overdraft fees. >>> bargain shoppers can find great deals online depending on which day you shop. the website extrabux.com tracks consumer spending habits online. mob is the best day to find a deal on electronics like tvs and video games. wednesday tends to be the best for deals on jewelry. ladies, you might want to late waite until thursday to buy a new purse apparently. you're looking to buy new books, wait until saturday. if you need a new home appliance like maybe a refrigerator, hold off until sunday. >> something to buy each day. >> yes. uh-oh. sorry, robert. now she has a list. watch out, buddy. >> today it's tvs. >>> stay with us. "news4 today" continues with us right now at 5:00 a.m. >> shedding new light this morning on a deadly shooting at a house of worship in wisconsin. what we're learning about the gunman this morning. >> good morning. i'm aar

west, southwest 28-29 miles an hour. that is a roaring sea breeze. southwest at 7. and that is -- if a sea breeze makes it to vacaville that tells us it's a much stronger breeze. 50s on the temps or right at 60 instead of upper 60s and 70s. there is a much cooler. about ten degrees for some. watch this low over here. real quick. doesn't look like much and then kaboom. for today cooler and breezy bigger fog bank. temperatures still a few 90s but a lot more 80s and 60s. breezy and fog and low clouds. transition day friday could be a little warmer and tropical clouds come back for a visit on saturday. >> thank you, steve. >>> 5:08 is the time right now. opens the investigation into the death of a newborn. what we are learning now about the baby's death. >> the new media attack aimed at president obama and what it has to do with the killing of osama bin laden. >> traffic looks good here in marin county. find out why when you get to the other side of the richmond bridge there may be some slowing. hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for

winds out of the southwest by 10.ot rule out a shower or thunderstorm primarily late in the morning. 70s and 80s. and then by afternoon, very warm tomorrow. almost hot. thunderstorms possible. some of those could be hefty. high temperatures near 90 and winds out of the southwest at 10. so the next three days 9 weather alert codes will be yellow, yellow and yellow. big storms possible. 89. heat returns on wednesday with more big storms possible. 93. more storms on friday. temperatures in the mid 90s. big storms possible again. the heat remains with us for a while. over the weekend it stays relatively hot. afternoon storms friday and saturday. monday a much better chance of showers and thunderstorms. low 90s. in the wake of the cold front, not exactly colder but a little less humid. 90 next tuesday. >> it is funny when you say cold front and it drops down to 91. >> it's a wind shift is what it is. [ laughing ] >> thanks, top. >>> nats back in action tonight. . >> back in action. a little rough outing. not really what yo

thunderstorms in the southwest. heating up in the pacific northwest. >> 89 in seattle. 96 in portland. 90s from albuquerque to miami. 80s in the northeast. fall-like from fargo to minneapolis. only getting up to the 60s. i love fall weather. >> get the football ready. i'm with you. >>> coming up, a new way to pay at some major retailers. >>> and the companies paying their ceos more than they pay in taxes. business is next. >>> plus, a historymaking day in sports. mr. perfect in seattle. and the end of futility >>> welcome back, everyone. some big american companies are paying more to their ceos than they do to uncle sam in taxes. the institute for policy study says the list includes at&t, boeing and citigroup. now, the 26 companies named by the group paid their ceos an average of more than $20 million last year while paid little or no federal tax on the same profits. >>> the new look on the economy is one of the weakest since the great depression. while this recovery officially began in june 2009, the a.p. announces

. >>> if you took advantage of a flight deal on southwest you could be getting money back. a computer glitch that may have emptied your bank account and what's being done to make that right. >>> and an incident right before the man's 100 meter dash put would man behind bars. what he did trying to distract runners. >> and we are not as hot as yesterday, but that humidity is sticking around with the dew points in the 70s. i will tell you when the drier air filters in coming up. lauren. >> reporter: well, it's going to be a slow but steady ride on 95 at 395. you will have traffic shaping up on the beltway coming up on good morning maryland. nikki! rick! wow, you look terrific! [ female announcer ] the whitening you've always wanted. new crest 3d white glamorous white toothpaste. your smile will shine brighter after just one brushing, and it removes up to 90% of surface stains in just 5 days. for a smile so white, you won't just be the ex-girlfriend. you'll be the one that got away. crest 3d white glamorous white toothpaste. life opens up when you do. >>> good -- [audio not und

. >>> southwest airlines say it's making refunds to the customers billed multiple times for a singlet. that mistake occurred when southwest facebook fans clicked on a promotion to receive a 50% discount. the promotion somehow back tired. hundreds of would-be fliers were build repeatedly, in some cases 20 or more times. southwest airlines says it has identified all the affected customers and begun filing refunds to their bank accounts. the airline also says it will pay for any overdraft fees. >>> drought and fast-moving wildfires continue to pose big problems for residents of oklahoma. the freedom hill fire is the largest of those blazes. it burned more than 58,000 acres and destroyed some 40 buildings. hundreds of residents have been forced to flee their homes. so far there have been no deaths reported but officials fear the fires broad path might change all that. meantime, residents of luther, oklahoma, were allowed to return to their homes today after firefighters managed to control a wildfire that forced 60 residents to flee. many returned home to find ash and rubble where their h

southwest airlines billing which is not just draining bank accounts. >> we are less than an hour away from kickoff of the 49ers preseason opener >> fire that thin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> bart train soar rolling through them lake merritt station after a person was hit by train earlier this afternoon. rescue crews rushed to the station and freed the man who was said to be alert and responsive. part says to expect 30-40 minute delay us >> will 5 is at candlestick park. >> ken is in the middle of it >> a fantastic afternoon out here in candlestick and my friend patrick and his friends and family invited us over. he made me a little health drink >> some coffee, cream >> don't tell them the rest of it. we wanted to ask some people about the new stadium. this is kind of winding down at candlestick in and give will be all over in a few years. debbie tells us she is not sure if she will be going to santa clara. she has been a season ticket holder for a long time. >> i'm going to be meeting with them tomorrow to look at what they have to offer. i will need to take a look at the pricing, where the sea

. >>> why 2 southwest planes came into a bay area airport with problems this morning. rosemary is back with the bay area weather including how long the temperatures will last in your neighborhood. >>> ktvu cameras were there when people who have -- who have to where to live were cleared out of a -- who have nowhere to live were cleared out of a camp. lots of prepaid cards come pre-filled with problems. enough is enough. introducing the chase liquid reloadable card. with chase liquid, there's no waiting and no fee to activate you can load cash and checks at any chase depositfriendly atm and there are no withdrawal fees at over 17,500 chase atms all for one flat fee of $4.95 per month. get rid of prepaid problems. get chase liquid. >>> 2 southwest flights made emergency landings within 26 minutes of each other at the oakland airport this morning -- two southwest flights made emergency landings within 26 minutes of each other at the oakland airport this morning. there was a depressurization issue. there were no injuries. >>> breaking news out of san francisco where crews

championship game on saturday against the winner of that southeast-southwest matchup. this evening's game was an exciting one. we'll have all the highlights for you later on in sports. >>> the multibillion patent fight between apple and samsung is now in the hands of nine jurors. lawyers for both sides delivered closing arguments at the court in san jose today. deliberations are expected to begin tomorrow. each side is pointing a finger at the other. samsung is asking for $422 for technology patent infringement while apple is seeking $2.5 billion for design infringement. >>> on wall street today, stocks fell. the dow industrials dropped 68 points. nasdaq lost 8. >>> it's not a crime per se but it could be a precursor to a crime. >> a new warning from police. how painter's tape is being used to mark a home. >>> and more information on a new product, leading some to suggest a new kind of >>> new at 10, it's just a simple piece of blue painter's tape. but tonight, police are warning residents to be on the lookout for it. amber lee tells us how thieves could be using it as

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southwest carries big influence in air fails sales. when it leads in price hikes, others usually follow. a travel survey shows a 33 million people will be traveling 50 miles or more during the long holiday weekend. most of the travelers will hit the runways for their trip and that is up 2.9% from last year even though the price of gas is up compared to 2011. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. will you be traveling more this labor day weekend then you did last year? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. the signature rotisserie chicken at boston market will soon taste a little different. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. lebron james and during his 10th year with nike basketball. nike testing our limits with a sky high price tag for the lebron 10. it has technology to track and measure your performance. nike is banning the knight midnight releases. boston market is moving salt shakers. expect to see the changes in

says it started giving refunds the computer glitch happened after southwest posted a special 50% off sale and instead hundreds of annoyed customers flock to the web to post their complaints on facebook about how their credit and debit cards were charged multiple times. in in some cases more than 20. southwest says it has identified the problem and it will cover any overdraft fees that customers may have experience. >> let's go to lawrence for the weather. >> a little bit cloudy out there to start the day. if you're headed outside, the clouds are extended on shore up high pressure is building in an temperatures will really keep up. low clouds extending into most of the valley at this hour of a concord is reporting some clear skies. some eighties and low 90s inland. '60s and '70s around the bay and '50s and '60s out towards the coast. the ridge will continue to build in which means we will see warmer temperatures ahead of the next few days and then we really get the temperature is heating up. the delays at sfo yet but morning clouds. this afternoon plenty of sunshine and flying should

a slight southwest wind. tomorrow more of a southeast wind. tomorrow night with the south an southeast winds will start seeing the humidity come back again. and by wednesday it's going to be a little sticky once again the front that came through with the thundershower. down to the south kind of slowed down and stalled that. it's going to start coming back to the north as a cold front by late in the day wednesday. we will start seeing increasing clouds, by thursday this front approaching the region with drier and cooler air. in the weekend will create scattered showers mainly to the south on wednesday. thursday maybe a scattered thunderstorms friday a pretty good shot at a thunderstorms here on friday. could be some strong ones. quick look at the tropics ernesto. heading out now to the west northwest at 13. the winds are up to about 63 miles per hour. it's going to move, it's actually about 365 miles east of belize and it's going to head south of the belize the honduras border right around cancun. the winds around 53 miles per hour. you see the

. >> detectives are investigating an overnight trip shooting in southwest baltimore. it happened roughly 24 hours ago on a 600 block. two of the victims were found dead at the scene, while a third victim was taken to the hospital. police have not released the identities of the victims. there's no word on a motive. a pennsylvania man is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a home in ocean city. the 31-year-old sexually assaulted the teenager was staying at a home along 120th street. he also attacked his girlfriend and her 14-year-old son in a separate incident. police say a 49-ye-old man had died after falling from a seawall. they were walking along the wall at the ocean city inlet when they fell over the edge together. witnesses told police a woman climb down and managed to pull the child off the rocks. >> deputies say the person who started a fire may also be responsible for a blaze earlier at the same restaurant. on august 3, a fire was started inside the men's restroom and then spread through the roof. it costs roughly half a million dollars worth of damage. the

southwest airlines is leading the charge.southwest raised fares in several other airlines were quick to match the increase. other airlines usually follow. americans getting out of town on the last major holiday of the summer. 33 million american travelers will go 30 miles or more. they will have the roadways for their trip. the average price of gas is up 14 cents compared to 2011. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. will you be traveling more this labor day weekend then you did last year? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the u.s. postal service made a major investment in "the simpsons" that basically backfired. jane king has the bloomberg business report. good morning, jane. >>a group of travel sites accused of fixing hotel room prices. that is according to a complaint on behalf of hotel room purchases. the large online travel sites curried the illusion that customers can research rates and get good deals but that they are w

this one just to the southwest of the freedom, moving northeast at about 18 miles an hour. nothing severe about it, but some lightning and thunder storms associated with the storm. a shower trying to prop up just west of westminster as well. isolated, non-severe storms thankfully at this hour. hopefully, your back yard and garden getting some much-needed rain. the morning low was war at 73 degrees. that is seven degrees above the average for this time of year. you average it all out, and the date turns out warmer than normal because of this nighttime temperatures. 99 degrees, the record high in 1985. only 1/1 hundred of an inch today. the difference today, temperature is not a whole lot different than yesterday, but the dew point certainly came up. it is an indication of dryer, more comfortable air, but today, after a night and day of southerly breezes, they're up in the 70-degree ranges, which makes it feel a lot more money. you can find warm, humid air and a cold front approaching from the mountains. that leaves the atmosphere and gets the thunderstorm going. until this f

championship game on saturday against the winner of that southeast-southwest matchup. this evening's game was an exciting one. we'll have all the highlights for you later on in sports. >>> the multibillion patent fight between apple and samsung is now in the hands of nine jurors. lawyers for both sides delivered closing arguments at the court in san jose today. deliberations are expected to begin tomorrow. each side is pointing a finger at the other. samsung is asking for $422 for technology patent infringement while apple is seeking $2.5 billion for design infringement. >>> on wall street today, stocks fell. the dow industrials dropped 68 points. nasdaq lost 8. >>> it's not a crime per se but it could be a precursor to a crime. >> a new warning from police. how painter's tape is being used to mark a home. >>> and more information on a new product, leading some to suggest a new kind of ipad is on the way. íú >>> new at 10, it's just a simple piece of blue painter's tape. but tonight, police are warning residents to be on the lookout for it. amber lee tells us how thiev

tonight clear, mild, 64 to 72, winds out of the southwest at 10. in the burbs you're comfortable, not as comfortable as last night, but 64 gaithersburg, 65 in rockville. you get in town around the beltway you're right around 70, 72 in arlington, 65 reston and sterling and toward leesburg and middleburg and manassas. friday morning mostly sunny, warming up a little, temperatures in the 70s and 80s, winds out of the southwest at 10. by afternoon mostly sunny and hot but not that humid. that is the key. high temperatures near 95, winds west, southwest at 10. next three days, code green tomorrow. it's going to be hot but not humid, 94, isolated storm saturday, 91. we'll keep that code green. don't change your plans. sunday a little better chance of showers and storms. right now code yellow, temperatures in the upper 80s, might reduce that to green if isaac slows down. next seven days, labor day tter chance for showers and thunderstorms and maybe even a leftover thunderstorm tuesday. we should dry out wednesday and thursday, but actually i was looking a

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>> southwest of france. >> southwest of france. look at that smile.nd he -- i don't know what he's doing but it smells is good. but this is -- smells so good. but this -- >> it is each one about 20 minutes. >> doesn't take a long time. >> doesn't take much time. >> what are you doing? >> some -- shaved vegetable radish and carrots. to go on top of that beautiful -- >> oh really? >> what we're doing right now. >> oh really? okay and so give me an idea of the prices for restaurant week at adore. >> that is are going to be on the $20 menu for a three course. >> you didn't beat that. $20 for three courses. >> you can't beat that exactly. it's an appetizer a main course and a dessert. >> exactly. and you have a choice of three. >> look at that. and couple of shaved vegetables with olive oil. the dish is very great for summer. >> okay. all right. okay. that's -- what is in that? tell me what's in that. >> the garlic clove that i -- >> it's the whole clove. >> yes. >> mmm. that smells so good. chef sebastian rondier from france and adore of course is -- serv

west, southwest 18. yesterday it was about 30 miles an hour, west at 9. still a component after sea breeze. 50 on the temps. 55, 57, 58 degrees. tropical clouds are gone. there's still a lot down towards arizona, southern california, so keep an eye on that. maybe wednesday there could be a possibility of some of that coming in again but the main message is if you're buy the coast and the bay, it will be nice. 60s, 70s inland. we'll start to warm up to near 80 degrees. warmest santa clara county. still a west bridge but low 90s. we'll go with that for antioch. upper 80s if some. fairfield is in there. livermore should say 88. 76 valeo. 78 santa rosa. morgan hill warming up but the city 65. oakland 72. 77 mountain view. fog, sun, warmer. does appear -- keep an eye on wednesday for tropical clouds but does looks like thursday, friday will be the hottest days of the week inland. >> thank you. >>> this morning nasa is celebrating a huge success in its most ambitious mission to mars. the curiosity mars rover landed safely on target inside a crater on the surfac