you touched a little bit on the stafford act. could you elaborate more on the issue of reimbursements? -- >> the stafford act kicks in on a national disaster. it is the fema rules for what gets reimbursed or not. you will have that reimbursement flow versus non-stafford act , yous which are more of have a company at fault like the bp oil spill. you will say bp has to make it whole. bp is the company that would pay for damages. i am not trying to compare them, but there has to be a funding stream so you can get various things reimbursed. lex was that an issue with hurricane katrina at all? yes, ma'am. >> thank you. >> if i could answer, there are some things and it is worth looking at the stafford act. the stafford act as the federal government only pays for -- whether it is a hostile or a community back to where it was before the incident occurred. becauseunderstandable if you have a house and you have a 20 year old furnace, you don't want the stafford act to be replacing the furnace and the areows and the roof if they not damage

undergraduates this fall would borrow at a three- point-nine interest rate for subsidized and unsubsidized stafford loans. >> attorneys for j-c penney and macy's are set to be back in court today after a three month break to present closing arguments in a contract dispute over a partnership with the martha stewart brand. the case centers on whether macy's has exclusive rights to sell certain martha stewart merchandise-- including bath items and kitchenware. the trial has put the c-e- o's of both companies and stewart herself on the stand. a new york state supreme court judge could decide the case as early as tomorrow. >> a new smartphone app and plug-in device could turn your phone in to a bio- sensor. a series of lenses and filters in the plug-in device mirror those found in larger, more expensive laboratory units. when pluged in to a smartphone then app can detect toxins and bacteria, spot water contamination and identify allergens in food like peanuts. the handheld biosensor was developed by researchers at

the rights clive stafford smith found a legal group reprieve thank you very much indeed your. next story of travel into the wilds of colombia for a closer look at the country's booming golding history. well. its technology innovations and all the developments around russia we've got the future covered. remember we talked about clothing for regular folks like you and me that can make you invisible drones well freedom fashions as i like to call them are continuing to expand although the fact that our drones infrared eyes are very scary the more common street cameras are way more likely to want to average day violate your privacy and thus they invented the justice cap this hack blocks your face with the lights from face recognition software all the camera will see is an anonymous glowing ghost i personally haven't tested this thing out nor have i seen it with my own eyes and wearing three aaa batteries on your head at all times does seem like a bit of a bother but hey if you really want to be left alone and you're willing to throw down a few dollars this looks like a pretty good

light volume out of stafford through woodbridge to the beltway.raffic volume for those on 66 east of vienna and right r now we're starting to seat volume increase coming inbound -- see the volume increase coming inbound. it's a check of your fox 5 ontime traffic. thank you, julie. teachers and students in frederick county maryland and prince george's county begin a new school year.ne >>w the new year also means a brand new superintendent who hah big plans for major improvements.emen melanie is live with a closer look. good morning, mel.mel. >> good morning, wisdom. the bus lots across the county c are revving up right about now as that first wave of the beginning of the school year. the bell here at bladensburg will ring at 8:15.5. in addition to the new superintendent there's several s new things. we'll talk about kevin maxwell. he is the first c.e.o. to be appointed rather than chosen by the school board. they agreed to give the control of school system as $1.7 budget. maxwell was the superintendentnn of ann arundel schools. he grew up and lives

another storm to the south, across stafford county, headed towards quantico. there are storms there, but not a lot. the ones that are are producing rain are producing a lot. the cold front shows it very visibly on the radar, all the way back into kentucky. this front and its location tomorrow is the key to the weekend weather. starting monday, we had the weather friday, saturday, sunday, now it looks like the front will come through. now the question is how far will a get. we suspect it will cut across southern st. mary's county, north of richmond. that is important because the closer to the front is where the storms pop tomorrow. upperl still be warm, 80s, sunshine, tomorrow's rain chances will be south of washington. checked the temperatures. 93 at reagan national right now, 89 degrees annapolis. cooler with rain in frederick. still 92 in fredericksburg. factor in the heat index, based on the dew point, it feels like 102 in washington, culpeper, extreme heat, but it is only temporary. the air temperatures behind the front have dropped. 76 degrees in pittsbur

stafford loans interest rates doubled on the 1st. >> great story here. a 5-year-old california girl starting kindergarten next week is about to get her wish. >> that's right. alexia berry has leukemia and lost her hair during chemotherapy. all she wants now is hair. her father, though, couldn't afford to pay more than $1,000 for natural hair pieces from a salon. salon employees decided to raise the money themselves to pay for them and make alexis' wish to come true. >> great to see. >> 6:27, still another half hour of "good morning, washington." >> the redskins kicked off their preseason but the ravens may not >> the redskins kicked off their preseason but the ravens may not have mad okay, a? b? b. a? that's a great choice. let me show you some faucets to go along with that. with the latest styles and guaranteed low prices, you can turn the bath you have into the bath you want. good choice. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, this abbey vanity combo is a special buy. just $299. so i decided it was time to find some rea

it is extremely light along south 95 here, and just north of stafford. and kind of sneaking into some parts of prince georges county as well. this is all pushes off to the southeast, i don't think we will get things developing here into the d.c. area or up to the north. you had showers last night, though. look at that as the line moves on through. some of the storms were severe in southern pennsylvania. but nothing like that around here. this morning we have 77 degrees that is a warm warm start. in fact, closer to our average high almost than our average low. the dew point is at 71, so that's the amount of moisture in the air, which is also extremely high. so it almost feels damp as you walk out the door. 68 in winchester, and you temperature this morning is 77 degrees. so our winds are coming in from the south today. continuing to transport in the warm and moisture. five lot like yesterday afternoon, where the sunshine will come out for a short while, and then the clouteds fill back in. but cold front is getting closer to us, and that will increase our

heaviest of the rain -- and by no means is it heavy -- is just down to the south, coming up through stafford and into elite western sections of charles county. over the last couple of hours, you can see this moving up i-95. if it's not raining where you are now, it's going to get here. here's what it looks like through the day. showers at 10 a.m. showers at 2 p.m. it looks like the trend for the afternoon is going to be just a little bit drier. i'm going to leave a few scattered showers around for tonight. temperatures with the clouds and the rain into the middle 70's. august will return. that's what you're going to see in the seven-day forecast. that's coming up in a bit. >> we'll look forward to seeing you here in a bit. new this morning, prince george's county police are investigating an armed robbery at a popular restaurant in college park at r.j. bentley's yesterday. police are hoping you recognize the suspects. police released this surveillance image of the two men. they entered the restaurant and demanded cash and one had a gun. they made off with this car in a silver acura with maryl

a few showers weakening southward toward stafford. little batches of showers associated with it. south of newark, maybe a pocket early in the mourning. -- morning. likely to see more showers and thunderstorms at times through the day, but especially tomorrow afternoon as this moves through. once we get through all of this, that's the time the high pressure will start to move in, and that will be kind of the edge of this cool and refreshing air mass. maybe an isolated shower left over. 68 to 76 degrees. partly sunny. upper 80's. thunderstorms possible once again. then we'll check out the next seven days. about a 30% chance of a shor shower or storm tomorrow. then showers cooler wednesday. drier air moving in. check out thursday and friday and saturday. sunshine, low humidity, only about 80. a little bit of a warm-up on sunday and monday. >> between wednesday and saturday you have nothing on there. >> nice, isn't it? it turns out that way. good football weather. >> yes. >> things are getting spicy. is there controversy between the quarterback and the coach? is there controversy bet

st >> the first ap college football poll has stafford ranked fourth in the country. alabama is number one. followed by ohio state, and oregon. the cardinal went through its third practice in full pads this morning. linebacker shane is one reason why stanford is expected to contend. >> people giving us some praise and that's great. we appreciate it. but it can't ever affect our preparation, can't affect how we play daily. can't affect our approach to how we play the game. we're not going to play any harder, any less hard, because people say we're going to be good or terrible. >> when cal opens the season two weeks from today against northwestern, a true freshman will be starting at quarterback. jerald golf, a four-star recruit out marin catholic edged out the other player for the job. the coach says the decision was gut wrenching. >> i hoped somebody would run away with it. but we had very viable candidates, could have chosen either one. we made or decision on who we thought would give us the best chance to win. >> a tail of two quarterbacks last night as the 49ers be

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in virginia, i-95, no accidents leaving stafford.s a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. >> later we'll go to highs. thanks so much. >> time 7:47 on this monday morning. lesson in home improvement. >> holly, good morning. >> good morning to you. we are at a remodeling company that just remodeled. maybe you should too. we are in bethesda, we have updates on your kitchen and bath stay with us. >> remember that song? back in the day. feeling a little brave? brave enough to tackle a home improvement project on your own? >> i am scared, holly. holly is at case design and remodeling in bethesda. i am not brave enough. >> me, either. i am taking notes. >> i always say i just have to know the people that know how to do it. there are a lot of people that do it on their own. if you are going to get advice, go to the people that know how to do it, that is definitely case home design and improvement this is son, bruce case, president of case design and remodeling. thank you for being here. you are the largest full service in the washington area

well there has been incarcerated for eleven years without charge and his lawyer clive stafford smith says the invasive searches a been done to intimidate prisoners. with the with the thirtieth we have now agreed ordering rid the american courts that they shouldn't be doing this they shouldn't effectively be sexually assaulting the prisoners and it was the government i believe who first started using the term scruton search if you will believe that the they actually admitted doing this sort of thing and it's been done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to their lawyers so that unfortunately the truth would not come out of crown tonneau bay and i don't doubt that most of them are resisting jack has been going through this and months and months and months now and i've got a proud moment away in his response to that is when they leave him in his cell he starts singing you know both molly songs new get up stand up or be your rhythmix and the guards to show that he's not going to be cowed. i think that shack is standing up for his rights and the rights of other prisoners prisone

has been incarcerated for a living is without charge or has nor clive stafford smith says they in praise of searchers are being done to intimidate prisoners. we have raised it with the american courts they shouldn't be doing this they shouldn't strictly be sexually assaulting the prisoners there is the government i believe he said i started using that scruton. if you're the leader in the they actually admitted this sort of thing and it's being done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to their lords so that unfortunately the truth would not come out around town who they don't doubt that most of them are resisting has been going through this months and months and months now and i'm gonna try out of them in a way that you know his response to that is revenue to leave him in his cell he starts singing you know both molly song snoop get up stand up be your arithmetics and the guards just show that he's not going to be cowed. i think that shack is standing up for his rights and the rights of other prisoners prisoners has motivated guards under orders from the more senior officers to

ongoing hunger strike and prevent them from taking legal steps to defend themselves but attorney clive stafford smith representing shakha says the measure is at the camp of the opposite effect we have not raised it with the american courts that there shouldn't be doing this this should not strictly be sexually assaulting the prisoners it is the governments i believe who first started using the term crucial search if you're the leader they are she admitted sort of and it's being done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to their lawyers so that unfortunately the truth would not come out of guantanamo bay but most of them are resisting china has been going through this for months and months and months now and i've got a proud woman and weighed it in his response to that as one of the lead gentleman has said or he starts singing you know. get up stand your rhythmix the guards just show that he's not going to. a new law against internet piracy has come into effect in russia and it will enable authorities to shut down websites which carry copyright breaching video content the law has to con

we have hired a full-time training stafford to make sure they have the tools they need to really run 20 first -- 21st century campaigns. making sure we build on our digital advantage and ensure run we can continue to circles around the republicans when it comes to running a -- a modern campaign. kick off a voter registration efforts. we know in states like arizona and arizona there have been significant demographic shifts that have identified opportunities to begin likely did in colorado and virginia to turn states that were decidedly red to purple and then eventually to lou. we are going to do that through aggressive voter registration efforts. we are going to talk about the democratic agenda, making sure hold republicans accountable. were talking about holding republicans accountable. 2014,ive a message for what case can they make that they should be taking control of the house. can they make the argument that you have done anything to move congress toward a positive resolution? >> president obama and congressional democrats have really woke is fun trying to make sure that we conti

detainees stop them from seeking legal help as well as to break the ongoing hunger strike clive stafford smith the attorney representing shaker aamer says such searches are not enough to dent the resolve of prisoners. we have not raised it with the american courts that they shouldn't be doing this they shouldn't effectively be sexually assaulting the prisoners and it was the government's i believe who first started using the term scruton if you will believe it the they actually admitted this sort of thing and it's been done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to the lawyers so that unfortunately the truth would not come out of crown tonneau bay and i don't doubt that most of them are resisting jack has been going through this for months and months and months now and i've got a proud moment away in his response to that is when they leave him in his cell he starts singing you know both mali songs new get up stand up your rhythmix and the guards to show that he's not to be coward. artie asked kuantan of authority has to respond to the claims of sexual assault if a silly representa

ongoing hunger strike and prevent them from taking legal steps to defend themselves but only clive stafford smith representing shaka says that the measures that the camp have the opposite effect we have not raised it with the american courts that they shouldn't be doing this this should not strictly be sexually assaulting the prisoners there is the go to leave through first started using scruton search if you're the leader the they are she admitted sort of and it's been done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to their lawyers so that unfortunately the truth would not come out of guantanamo bay and most of them are resisting has been going through this for months and months and months now and i'm not proud of them in a way that you know his response to that is when the leave him and his sort of he starts singing you know marley songs get up stand up or be your rhythmix and the guards show that he's not to be coward. artie also going to the authorities for response to the accusations a facility representative says that they were unwilling to comment on such claims regardless hell r

who'd been a great american heiress who'd saved the family, and she was called cora, countess of stafford. so when i was thinking about it, i thought that's who we'll name her for, because she'd been such a success. >> then we were later in that house and the owner showed me the picture of her -- >> oh, i didn't know that. it's a wonderful painting. >> yeah, yeah. tavis: i wonder whether or not it's your sense, either of you, that the success of this -- not that hollywood is ever bereft of period pieces -- but i wonder whether or not you have any reason to believe that the success of "downton abbey" might call for an explosion in hollywood of period pieces, because you know how this game works. one of them succeeds; everybody wants to do something like it. any sense we're going to see, you think, more of these period pieces? >> well, i think we've taken the curse off period pieces. tavis: right. >> there was a time when everyone was afraid of it because it was supposed to be finished and done. tavis: right. >> i remember when one of those chaps who teaches you how to write scripts said, "

northbound i-95 lanes open, backing up through stafford 31 miles an hour. opening headed for the beltway. that is a that is a check of your fox 5 on time traffic. . >> prince george's a new year brings new school ceo. all part of a new initiative. fox 5 mel. >> >> reporter: prince george is the second largest school district in the state. this is a beginning of a new era now that the county executive has been given more control. we have 650 new teachers plus new pre-kindergarten program part of this transforming neighborhoods initiative. start east river dale, hillcrest, marlowe heights, langley park. this initiative connects at-risk parents and resources. it means full day pre-kindergarten for children. dr. kevin maxwell also new to the school system. first ceo to be appointed by county executive baker. they agreed to give baker power and control over the school systems 1.6 billion dollar budget. it brings him back home. he grew up and still lives in prince george's county. we are looking to get consistency. prince george county has had five superintendent

ongoing hunger strike and prevent them from taking legal steps to defend themselves but attorney clive stafford smith representing shaka says that the measures at the camp have the opposite effect we have not raised it with the american courts that this shouldn't be doing this this should not strictly be sexually assaulting the prisoners there is the governments i believe who first started using scruton search if you're the leader in the they are she admitted sort of and it's been done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to their lords so that unfortunately the truth would not come out and most of them are resisting has been going through this for months and months and months now and i've got a crowded room in a way and his response to that is when we leave him and his son or he starts singing you know marley songs get up stand up or be your rhythmix and the guards just show that he's not to be our. and e.u. arms embargo on syria have officially expired this week which means there's nothing now stopping the block from sending weapons to the country but it appears some european countri

i'm tailor stafford, president and ceo of pier 39 and on behalf of our grateful water front family, it is my privilege to extend a sincere thank you to the port of san francisco for all that you have done, and continue to do to build the best water front in north america. pause plause [ applause ] >> from at&t, home from the world champion san francisco giants to the building, to the new exporatorium, and new cruise ship terminal to pier 39 and all of the restaurant and businesss in between, we are all proud to wish you, the port of san francisco a happy, 150th anniversary. today, project such as the new warriors arena establish the port as a world class destination, due for large part to the vision of mayor ed lee and monique moyer and as well as the dedication of the port commissioners and staff. it is now my pleasure to introduce honorable ed lee, mayor of san francisco. [ applause ] >> good morning, everybody. happy birthday. i just want to make sure that you know that if you combine the ages of myself, or president chiu, and monique moyer we might get to 150 years, maybe. but i'm

ongoing hunger strike and prevent them from taking legal steps to defend themselves but attorney clive stafford smith representing shaka says that the measures that the camp have the opposite effect we have not raised it with the american courts that there shouldn't be doing this this shouldn't effectively be sexually assaulting the prisoners and it was the government's i believe who first started using scruton search if you're the leader they actually admitted that sort of and it's been done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to the lords so that unfortunately the truth would not come out and most of them are resisting has been going through this for months and months and months now and i'm not proud of them in a way that you know his response to that is right in the lead for him and he starts you know both marley's songs get up stand your rhythmix and the guards just show that he's not to be coward. this week the unofficial deadline passed for the e.u. to take a decision on arming the syrian rebels but the block's leaders are still hesitant to use a growing extremism within the opp

going hunger strike and prevent them from taking legal steps defend themselves but attorney clive stafford smith representing shakar says the measures that they can pass the opposite effect we have raised it the american courts that there shouldn't be doing this this should not strictly be sexually assaulting the prisoners there is the government slowly through first started using the term scruton search if you're the leader they are she admitted it's sort of and it's being done to try to intimidate prisoners out of talking to their lawyers so that unfortunately the truth will not come out and. most of them are resisting that has been going through this for months and months and months now and i've got a crowded room in a way that it is response to that is one of the lead gentleman who starts singing you know. who rhythmix the guards to show that he's not going to take our troops well here at r.t. we did ask lantana mouth already for a response to the accusations and this is what they said the facility representative said they were unwilling to comment on such claims regardless of how woul

undergraduates this fall would grow at a 3.9 interest rate for subsidized and of the guys- on subsidized staffordans. a new smartphone app and plug-in device could turn your phone in to a bio- sensor. a series of lenses and filters in the plug-in device mirror those found in larger, more expensive laboratory units. when pluged in to a smartphone then app can detect toxins and bacteria, spot water contamination and identify allergens in food like peanuts. the handheld biosensor was developed by researchers at the university of illinois. you can get the latest news. no matter where you go with the new kron 4 news app. it is free and available on just about any mobile device; android, apple, blackberry, kindle. it's another way we're giving you more local news, the kron 4 news app, download it today. kron4 morning news will continue after this. >>erica: we are looking into areas of low clouds. . you notice temperatures are cooler today and the north bay. not the 49 decrees, upper 50s east bay shoreline. and 55 degrees in downtown san francisco. some areas of fog but a cool yet sunday afternoon. head

detainees stop them from seeking legal help as well as to break the ongoing hunger strike clive stafford smith the attorney representing shaker aamer says such searches are not enough to dent the resolve of the prisoners we have no raised it with the american courts that they shouldn't be doing this they shouldn't effectively be sexually assaulting the prisoners there is the governments i believe who thought i started using that scruton if you will believe it they actually admitted to sort of and it's being done to try to intimidate prisoners out of truth into their lives so that unfortunately the truth would not come out of date and i don't doubt that most of them are resisting china has been going through this for months and months and months now now i'm kind of proud of them in a way that you know his response to that is rather neatly even in his cell he starts singing you know. get up stand your rhythmix and. just show that he's not going to be cowed. argy asked kuantan a month orders to respond to the claims of sexual assault if a syllabi representative answered that they were unwil

northbound 95 rolling at speed s so far leaving stafford continuing northbound.ui that's a check of your 5 on time traffic.ic. >> thank you, julie. the nation's capitol is getting ready for the 50th anniversary a celebration of historic march on washington. the major events begin this weekend. >> last night we had a opportunity to hear fromrom neighbors actually at that event that day. we have the reflection. i was busy taking care of people who had fallen from the heat. it was hot. >> this doctor was a history teacher when she attended the march on washington. a march and rally in the name of justice and equality. >> i don't think mainstreameam white america understood thatert the people coming here were serious, that they conducted them sstlesz with respect. they had love for their country. but they wanted change. >> i was betweeney the water the reflecting pool and the first steps. i was considering a quarteruart million i was up fairly close. >> he said he hitch hiked fromrm ohio to washington 50 years ago. he was 18 that day.as 1 >> just the idea that hager and dr. kelly are sharing

federally subsidized stafford loans were at 3.4% until july 1 when they doubled to 6.8%.bill, that was passed today, sets the rate at 3.9%. the bill now heads to president obama who is expected to approve it. >>> stanford university says it will replace all diplomas is issued during the past four quarters, because of a signature goof up. acoreing to the stanford daily, the diplomas were signed by a former board of trustees chair, instead of the current chair. the mistake doesn't affect anyone's graduation status, and stanford says it will reissue the diplomas upon request. >>> older people who have low levels of red blood cells could be at increased risk of developing dementia. that's according to a new study released today out of uc san francisco. researchers tested more than 2,000 people aged 70 to 79 for anemia and dementia over 11 years. people who were anemic at the start of the study were 40% more likely to develop dementia. it could be an indicater of overall poor health. >>> tomorrow, crews may spray for mosquitoes to stop the spread of west nile virus. it expecte

matthew stafford, over the middle. check out the final of this one. detroit the tory us, 40-9. overall results mean virtually nothing. now we know. the ravens will be kicking off the regular season in denver. that's going to be a lot of fun. one more check of the forecast coming up after this. grandma, your biscuits are the best! these are from dunkin'. granny! i have a life, you know. oh, that's for me. ooh! dunkin's new chicken biscuit sandwich is a tender breaded chicken filet on a southern-style biscuit. grab one today. america runs on dunkin'. caramel mocha. caramel almond. caramel turtle. [ sighs ] that would've been awkward. th dunkin's caramel iced coffee flavors, there are more ways than ever to love caramel. try the new caramel coconut today. america runs on dunkin'. a couple of showers still have to come through here. the front is still not through. to humidity levels start draw. skies clear tomorrow afternoon. lots of sunshine for the week and. low humidity. comfortable at night. it is muggy out there now. be a world-oing to class weekend. i love it. i can't wait. >

his attacker, michael ray stafford, was found guilty of the stabbing at a disciplinary hearing and received extra time in the prison segregation unit. but no criminal charges were filed against him because ellerman refused to cooperate with the investigators. we caught up with ellerman on the day he returned to general population. >> after pat recovered from his injuries and we saw him back out on the yard, again, one of the first comments he made was about his shoes. >> see the blood on my shoes? that's why i stopped fighting, because i seen blood on my shoes. >> it's indicative of prison life. you have so few personal items and you certainly don't have very many things that were brand new. these shoes were new. they were a symbol of him having some kind of success as a convict in prison and he wanted to keep them as pristine as possible, even during this horrific situation. then we went back with him to his cell, at which point he took us on a tour of his injuries and how they were healing. >> i can't open my hands but it's getting better. i'll get it back. i can still punch. i can close

and that is due to a downed tree. 95 northbound, moving in from stafford at a good clip. can see you are working at about 14 minutes. we are also had that earlier construction on the inner loop, coming through prince georges county, that is cleared all lanes are open at this time. 295 doesn't look too bad. and then rout 50 in both directions. has incident free and delay free conditions. we also have a live look for you so you can see current conditions along 270. we are starting to see things moving at a good clip, as you head southbound. down towards the spur, but again, delay free conditions and we do have all lanes open at this time. i'll send it back to scott and jummy. >> amanda, l.g. has just unveiled its newest smart phone. >> and new technology could allow airline pilots to see turbulence before they hit it. >> in today's techbytes l.g. unveiled its latest smart phone. what sets it apart is the placement of the volume and power buttons can are on the rear of the device. motor role la making headlines with its new smart phone. 360 different color combinations, cust

federally subsidized stafford loans were at 3.4% until july 1 when they doubled to 6.8%.bill, that was passed today, sets the rate at 3.9%. the bill now heads to president obama who is expected to approve it. >>> stanford university says it will replace all diplomas is issued during the past four quarters, because of a signature goof up. acoreing to the stanford daily, the diplomas were signed by a former board of trustees chair, instead of the current chair. the mistake doesn't affect anyone's graduation status, and stanford says it will reissue the diplomas upon request. >>> older people who have low levels of red blood cells could be at increased risk of developing dementia. that's according to a new study released today out of uc san francisco. researchers tested more than 2,000 people aged 70 to 79 for anemia and dementia over 11 years. people who were anemic at the start of the study were 40% more likely to develop dementia. it could be an indicater of overall poor health. >>> tomorrow, crews may spray for mosquitoes to stop the spread of west nile virus. it expecte

the stafford act is whenever there is a natural disaster you have a stafford act cake and which prettymuch the rules for what gets reimbursed and what does not get reimbursed. so usually you have that reimbursement flow versus the on stafford act issues which are more of. bp has to make it whole. so you will see the company that would pay for the damages. they're usually has to be a funding streams and then you can get various things reimbursed. >> was that an issue with her working katrina at all? >> the reimbursement? yes, ma'am. >> thank you. >> there are some things and it's worth looking at the stafford act. it says the federal government only pays for bringing whether it is a hospital or a community back to where it was before the incident occurred. and that is understandable because if you have a house and you have a 20-year-old furnace, you don't want the act to be replaced in the furnace and the windows and of the roof if they are not damaged. one of the peculiarities if you will remember from super storm sandy the hospital closed down in manhattan and it closed down because w

only one yard and six rushes, but stafford and the lions like to throw the ball.ey romp 40-9. >> in williams post-p.a., we are crowning a new little league world champion. >> it was a wet and soggy elimination here at the little league world series, but mexico is moving on after beating panama 4-2 in 7 innings. they will take on japan saturday once again for the international championship. over in the u.s. bracket, washington was scheduled to take on connecticut tonight, but because of the weather, it has been pushed back until friday afternoon. the winner of that game will face california. let's face it, the kids from california have been the rock stars of the tournament. we all know about grant hohman, 6'4" no-hitter, grand slam, three-run home run, but there's a spark plug on the team named micah wigs, looking to bringing home a championship. >> i feel great. i'm happy that we came out on top yesterday. >> did you believe you were going to win, you were down 3-1. >> i had trusted my team that we were going to come back and win. >> they'll be well rested come sa

it will cap the interest rates on stafford loans at 3.4%.ave a special back to school section to get ready for the school year. you'll find start dates for the bay area school districts, ways you can save on back to school shopping and a lot more. we have posted school photos of our ktvu reporters and photographers including that pretty young lady. it's all under the back to school tab on our home page. >>> 7:47, attorney general eric holder could announce major changes to federal drug policy during a stop in san francisco. holder is scheduled to speak monday at the american bar association convention. analyst says he may announce changes to u.s. drug policy including giving judges more discretion when sentencing for minor drug sentences including marijuana possession. it comes after holder called current u.s. drug policy discriminatory. >> i think federal and local law enforcement resources on marijuana is a tremendous waste. i think we should focus on violent crime ask things like that. >> marijuana use is still illegal under federal law b

the stafford act is whenever there's a natural disaster, you'll have a stafford act kick in, which pretty much the fema rules for what gets reimbursed or what doesn't get reimbursed. usually you'll have that kind of have that reimbursement versus nonstafford act issues which are more of you have a company at fault. let's say the bp oil spill. then they would say, okay, bp has to make it whole. they would be the company that would pay for damages. so they would compare them but usually has to be a funding stream. if you can get various things reimbursed. >> was that an issue with hurricane katrina? >> the reimbursement? >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you. >> if i can add, there are some things there's worth looking at the stafford act. it says the federal government only pace for bringing a -- whether it's hospital or community back to where it was before the incident occurred. and that is understandable. if you have a house and you have a 20-year-old fur mans. you don't want, the staff -- stafford act to be replacing things if they are not damaged. it one of the precall areaty if you remember fr

looking pretty good there, from stafford to dun fridays taking you about 19 minutes. >> coming up annexpected find on a subway in new york. >> plus, a special delivery bike that is hands free, it is 6:43, 73-degrees and w this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> and good thursday morning. 6:45 is the time and our temperature is 70 is two-degrees in arlington. as we take a look at our live picture, looking at annapolis, pretty stark here. the sun is coming up a few breaks in the cloudiness, and a little bit more sunshine, i think midday. ultra vie lot index is up, a little bit from yesterday, putting it in the very high category, but we will have chances of thunderstorms back later today. we will details that on that in a few minutes. >> around the region. the foundation camp takes place this morning. >> that's right. the event benefits the pediatric care complex. gio gonzales that won the camp along with fellow players. is catch begins at 9:00 this morning it will be followed by a lunch for participants and the players. >> the pentagon is followed through on a policy aimed

they went to college on stafford loans, they sent their children to college on federal loans. increasingly opposed to the social safety net, being perceived that something that immigrants were taking from them. black people were -- barack obama is the culmination of those anxieties in human form. it's the opposition to his person that animates a lot. to him and his policies i go back to 2007, 2008 when people were shows up with monkey dolls. what was that is supposed to be? is that not racial? >> and david mcauliffe, circulated a photo of obama as a witch doctor. maybe there's an argument on him as a member of the mel community that this is tied more to witch doctoring and medicine and obama care, but these images are incredibly loaded. i think many see that as a decidededly racist image. yet there is the erection of a defense on some folks on the right who say, do you remember how george bush was treated? i just think the signage and language and history is so much deeper and these images are so much more insensitive than anything that george bush faced. >> but i think the re

student loan rates for now, only to hike them in just a few years area did the interest rate or stafford loans climbed to 6.8% last month after congress failed to reach a deal to avoid the hike. under the new measure passed by thesenate last week in house on wednesday, students will pay a lower rate through 2015 but then see those rates jump as they become attached to financial markets. the senate has voted to confirm all five members of the national labor relations board, the government body that oversees labor complaints. the vote was held after the senate reached a deal last winter approved the president's nominees in return for preserving the filibuster. it gives the panel a quorum of five confirm members for the first time in a decade. the panel has been slowed in recent years by republican refusal to confirm the democratic embers, threatening u.s. workers main recourse to defend the right to organize and to protect themselves against antiunion activity by employers. a federal court has dismissed a lawsuit from a group of immigration agents challenging the obama administration's pol

stafford, virginia.kes place before their eyes, witnesses seem to keep walking and try not to get involved. in a dangerous situation like this, what would you do? risk intervening to rescue the woman? call 911 and hope they get here in time? or mind your own business? though you can't tell from the video, someone does call the police. the case immediately goes to captain william bowler. >> when i get the call, it's an abduction, a stranger type abduction. >> two minutes before the abduction, a parking lot camera catches the van hovering around the intended victim with another woman following in pursuit. >> can you actually see the vehicle kind of sur vailing her through the parking lot from different vantage points. >> the soon to be hostage runs across the lot with the woman and van still chasing. >> she's on foot. she's obviously distraught. she's walking at a pace and looking over her shoulder like she's concerned about this van that's following her. that's when the van makes its move. the side door s