>>> let's go to stan saunders live in the newsroom. you just got off the phone with the ravens organization. what can you tell us? >> i can tell that you steve mcnair was found dead in downtown nashville with a fatal gunshot wound to the head. although this hour police remain at the scene trying to gather evidence. we have confirmed that mcnair and an unidentified woman have been shot and killed. at this hour police do not know the circumstances behind the shooting. mcnair retired from the nfl. in fact, he did it right here in april of is last year with the baltimore rains. just moments ago i spoke with kevin burn, the ravens senior vice president, about this terrible tragedy. >> the ravens are just devastated by this news. we talked to two players right away, ray lewis and samari rolle who were so shaken by the news that they have asked for some time just to think about it before they make any statements. of course, samare and derrick mason were longtime teammates, and i will and steve have been close for many years, two of the great

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stan will be right back with >>> hello, everybody. game 2 of 2.opefully the league's worst road team doesn't waste time agonizing over the little nuances that led to a 4-3 white sox victory. case in point, fifth inning in what should be a toss. to tie wigging ton. everything but. watch wigging ton use his glove. like how could you do this to me? >>> nonsinking sinker ball. to jermaine dye. that's the big one. white sox win it, 4-3. they moved into within a game and a half. tomorrow, orioles out to deny a chisox suite. detroit, did i say? former yankee david cone. tossing to the ceremonial pitch. current yankees manager, joe girardi. top 2. cc sebathia. striking out curtiss granderson. it ends the third inning. cc tossing bb. yankees win it, 2-1. over the atlantic. at the british open. where after three rounds, 59- year-old tom watson sits atop the leader board. he is king for the day. tom terrific leads australia's andrew goggin and ross pitcher by one shot. elsewhere, pedal power. stage 14. russia's sergei. the overall leader, reynaldo reynoso. b

we'll tell you about it as soon as we get ba >>> stan talking about the orioles record. still has big stars so the components are there. >> potential is the key word. today on this given sunday they prevent the white sox from sweeping them out of the windy city for the weekend. top 5th was crazy, full of wild pitches, bases loaded walks, hit batters, orioles runs, orioles on top 4-1 right there. greg zahn was three for four today. that's morris scoring. 5-1. jeremy guthrie brought his a-game today. he gave up two runs on three hits over eight. o's beat the chi sox 10-2, refusing to be swept. after the game, greg san and amber theoharis. >>> meantime, at that time british open, sorry, tape problems, so close, yet so close and far away for 59-year- old tom watt so. there he is missing his final putt in regulation. that would have made him the oldest player to win a major. then stewart cink sank two birdies to win by six shots at two under, 78. >>> dallas cowboys quarterback tony romo missing a relatively short putt. ever consider baton twirling? boston celtics star ray all

stan's laughing. middle-age said 70. seniors said old is not until 75.he senior seems to have a great attitude about aging among people 65 to 74. 21% said they felt old. only 35% of those over 75 said they felt that way. >> i could see how that works that way. i remember when 30 -- >> i know. i used to feel the same way. so old. i'd love to be 30 again. 5:42. 60 degrees. coming up, big money is up for grabs for two colorado students. we'll explain. >> and you're look at a live picture, 95, north of 895. up next, we'll update traffic and weather together. stay with us. what are you doing for lunch? how about beer-battered shrimp and chips... or one of our coastal soup and grilled shrimp salad combinations? eight dishes that fit into your lunch hour... starting at just $6.99. at red lobster. >> it's always amazing how people try to squeeze out just a little more. come back on monday, still go i got another hour. >> i think they made the right idea. there is nothing going on as far as traffic. it's very light. so if you want to plan your departure this morn

stan and mindy, back to you. >> good morning. thank you. a dozen people are shot when gunfire erupts. >> among those injured, a pregnant woman and child. jennifer franciotti has the latest. >> good morning. police tell 11 news the shooting happened just before 9:00 last nights in the 2600 block of ashland avenue. they say there was some sort of a cookout or a gathering when someone walked into the crowd and started firing. at last count there are a dozen victims. the injuries range from shots to the shoulder, to the back, to the arms. we're told mostly leg wounds. among the victims a pregnant woman and a 2-year-old child. >> a female sustained a gunshot wound to the left arm. we also had a pregnant young lady who was shot as well. she sustained a gunshot wound to the leg. all of the injuries sustained by the victims at this point appear to be nonlife-threatening. >> there's no update on the conditions of the victims. we do know police are still looking for a suspect in this case. live downtown, jennifer franciotti. wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank

i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us.andra shaw haze look at today's forecast. a good holiday? >> it was very nice. >> very lovely. >> we could either be swoaltering in july, thunderstorms. it looks like much of this week we'll be dry as well. kind of making up for all of that excess rain we had earlier in the spring of the right now a clear scan over baltimore.

over the next five days you can see at our above average. >>> stan is leer. the orioles are on the road in beantown. >>> hello, everybody, orioles hoping to make a u turn tonight in boston. let's repay a visit. first the three against the slumping sox. they are leading 3-1. here's a shot. to matt weeder who nails it. 3-1 boston. it's two out and the base is loaded for melvin mora. game time. lights out. orioles fall 3-1. boston ends it five game skid. be sure to catch masn tomorrow when the o's and the sox tangle. >>> later, red teammate chris heart returning, stumbling but not bumbling. kevin hill bare handing the smack back. the cubs beat the reds 5-3. last night, downtown baltimore world class soccer. he will not be denied from way out. 1-0. a mighty fine response from clarence. tied at 1. final goal of the night. if t a first you don't succeed, try again. chelsea wins it 2-1. >>> today in the next to last day, manual won it followed by germany's tony martin. armstrong, lance is third overall. . >> i'm strong so i can punch to. put it together i'm a boxer

. >> i have stan thomas on the scene of a crash on 395 at south capitol street. we will listen to stan thomas. >> the rack is at the beginning of the rack to exit onto south capitol street. and as you be is blocking the ramp. you cannot exit onto south capitol street. traffic using sixth st. southeast as an alternate. you want to state to the left to get by. there is a brief delay at south capitol street. >> thank you. we will go over to maryland. the beltway at new hampshire avenue looks smooth. no complications to report along 270. there was a wreck in alexandria. i will have details on that. >> thank you. >>> president obama spent most of his press conference talking about health care. it was a comment made just before the event ended that has everyone talking about. >> matt brock is live the word on the street. >> what has happened -- the president we knew it would talk about health care and health care. there is no better way for the president of the united states to steer attention in another direction than to refer to a police officer as acting stupidly. i

even nats general manager stan kasten stopped by to wish her well. >> hi, stan.is your last chance to have a drink at nathan's. >> we came to wish you well. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: the business might be lost but the memories for carol and her customers will live on every time they pass by. >> this is nathan's corner. it is wisconsin and m but it is nathan's corner. it will be a tremendous gap. >> sad to see it go. we are told the rent alone for that building was $60,000 a year. no word what will replace it but the neighborhood commissioner says he hopes it is another privately owned establishment and not a big retail chain. >>> straight ahead, we're following developing news. the nats have reportedly fired manny acta. dave ross is on this one. >> reporter: manny acta is out as the skipper of your washington nationals? who is scene of the accident? stick around, we will delve deeper. >>> and the first hispanic supreme court nominee faces the ultimate test on capitol hill this week. i'm sarah simmons. i'll have the latest on sonia sotomayor's confirmat

stan, over to you. >> thank you. taking a look at some of our top stories, police in florida made three arrests now in connection with the slaying of a couple. two suspects were arrested while the father of one of those suspects is being charged with evidence tampering in the case. surveillance footage from cameras at the home helped police make the arrest. so far they have not been able to release a possible motive. they leave behind 16 children, 12 of whom are adopted and most are special needs children. nasa officials still hope to get the endeavor into orbit. they'll try again today at 6:51 p.m. after two other launch windows were scrubbed due to the weather. if it doesn't launch today, glass can still try tomorrow and wednesday before postponing the mission until the end of the month. and a south korean news agency is reporting that north korean leader kim jong il has pancreatic cancer. the south korean broadcaster ytn cited unnamed chinese and south korean sources. kim, whose health is one of the closely guarde

. >> hey, stan. good morning. that time of year again, earnings season kicks off today with alcoa. buckle up. the biggest aluminum producer in the u.s. may report a third straight quarterly loss. economist saying lower demand from auto makers and construction industry keeps aluminum at about half of last year's prices. one analyst says global suppliers are overshooting demand. wall street is closely watching the numbers for any kicks of how the rest of earnings season might go. stock index futures indicating a higher open today and sharp selloff yesterday. energy and tech stocks sinking, the s&p now at the lowest level in two months. washington under cyber attack according to the a.p. the associated press says hackers are targeting the treasury department, secret service, federal trade commission and trorg department websites. it says the attacks pay be linked to recent cyber crime in south korea where banks are also being targeted. looking like it is a renter's market out there. so, renters listen up. apartment v

we will switch to stan. instead i will take over this one one. anne arundel county people are asking for your help for a man responsible for a burglary. >> authorities say a man -- no picture. he broke into a -- there it is. he broke into the sunoco station in the 1400 block of annapolis road after 1:30 in the morning last wednesday. if you have information on who he is or where he may be you are asked to call 1-866-7-lockup. a group is calling on howard and carroll county officials to make route 32 safer. the group says thousands of cars travel that stretch of highway from i-70 to the howard county line and more needs to be done to insure safety and prevent future tragedies. they call for red lights or creation of passing and no passing zones. the time now is -- we will get it together. >> 74? >> 77 degrees at 5:36. still ahead, plastic surgery could be the new form of treatment for migraines. >> could researchers be close to a cure for obesity. to a cure for obesity. the skin - hey, buddy. - hi, dad. - hon, did you know there's a full serving o

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right now we're waiting for the team president, stan casson to come out and announce rigleman as the new manager. manny acta out after 2.5 years. >>> the trial of banita jacks is starting today. beth parker is live at the courthouse in northwest with the latest. good morning. tough case here. >> reporter: absolutely, allison. the judge is hearing pretrial motions. so the trial hasn't actually started yet. but we expect it will. we have already heard from one detective among the first to arrive at the house on 6th street southeast back on january 9th, 2008. he identified photos of the scene. they are photos of the four dead children. three of them found if one bedroom, one in another. in court the children were described as, quote, mummified. their mother glanced at the photos when they were shown to her lawyer. she didn't seem to react. she turned back to her pen and paper and took notes. she will go on trial later today. you may recall the whole situation caused an uproar because multiple agencies had contact with this family and many people believe that the children's lives could h

o'neal in 2001 fired by stan after that. >> stan was that kind of day.ormer ceo of merrill lynch wanted to appoint and went directly to the board and said i will cut the costs and grow the businesses this way and the board agreed. he was out of work and landed at cit. it's fascinating and in some ways. what makes it an interesting story is both stan o'neal personally different people and jeff is a very nice guy. a lot of people wouldn't call him nice and i think he is all right because i know him personally. they both blue up in the same way. this addiction to risk i think is the best way to put it. >> they took on a lot of risk. >> jeff led to a lot of small businesses and that's the prime market. as you know, stan o'neal is fascinating about merrill. this is in my book. he demanded that the company take more risk. managers. i don't think he understood. there is another chapter hereof exactly how the guys blew up. i will make a comment i heard you guys talk about before and the losses they are taking on on their loans. as opposed to stan o'neal and jami

for stan and bernadette i'm (trudging footsteps on stairs)

stan and lisa. sorry. blockage. >> thank you. our big story, almost one week after the announcement of towson catholic high school's closing parents and students continue to fight to keep the doors open. >> this weekend they made their voices heard in pro tests. 11 news's kim dacey joins us live in towson with more. >> last tuesday students at towson catholic high school got word that their school would not be re-opening this fall. yesterday morning students and school supporters stood outside the immaculate conception church and peacefully protested the closure. towson catholic is the oldest co-ed catholic school in baltimore. the school has taken its toll on enrollment. a spokesperson says enrollment has dropped dramatically. over the last decade they lost only 26 students. but just in the last few weeks 81 students have left. with tuition as the only source of income, the students are left with a bigger financial burden. >> this place has been my home for the past two years and now it's all gone. i've work sod hard to be here

>> stan, how closely will all this be followed by taliban foot soldiers?s the big question. we're already hearing of risks within the taliban ranks themselves. we know that the taliban have employed very severe tactics to try to drive a wedge between people in the areas that they try to occupy. just here in the swat valley, for instance, a rain of terror by the taliban where the bodies of beheaded victims were paraded through the streets to try to scare people away. women were forced indoors. this would not adhere to this code of conduct and the report that the hardliners in the field want to maintain that presence and also an attempt to shore up their position. the united states is interested in reaching out to what they call the good taliban, the moderates and the taliban they can negotiate with. that's what the leadership do not want. they do not want their own movement fractured trying to reassert that and, ivan, what is the reaction in afghanistan from u.s. officials there? >> stan, they're calling this empty propaganda and they're using examples. an

here is a preview: >> stan the fan from inside press box here. the orioles have a lot of rookies. the ravens have a lot of rookies. i've got a tv rookie with me on this week's show, brett hollander of 105.7 the fan. >> and stan, i feel like a veteran already after doing one program with you. >> hey, how was it? was it fun interviewing gordie combs, now at hopkins? >> to talk to a guy like gordie combs, who has been through all the collegiate coaching warious can possibly imagine, always insightful. always entertaining. >> how about matt zennis this. >> all the inside info one could possibly imagine when it comes to the ravens and training camp. he has been there. >> and hower joe jordan, director of scouting for the orioles? >> i think he knows something about baseball in trying to find the next great oriole. >> the only thing i can tell you, all coming up this sunday morning at 11:30 a.m. on inside press box, right after this week with george stephanopoulos. >> and as sam said, you can catch inside press box sunday mornings at 11:30 right here on abc 2. >>> a live look now from o

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for "11 news today." >> let's check the forecast with sandra shaw. it has been so nice. >> it really has. i think it will last at least until friday as far as the low humidity and cooler temperatures by tomorrow. we are talking upper 70's for forecast highs by thursday. today we will be up to 87 which is really where we should be for july 7. the issue that we are not having to contend with, which is typicalor july, is the high humidity. low dew points as high pressure is in firm control over the weather pattern. looks like it will hold up. the front will approach tonight to cool us down tomorrow through friday. meantime, typical start, 70 downtown, 65 at b.w.i.-marshall. 67 in ocean city. today partly cloudy, 84 to 88 and just a very slight chance of maybe seeing an isolated thunderstorm north of the city tonight as the front nears us. all in all a great forecast for us. i have the seven-day but first let's check out traffic and a new ramp opening. >> good mornin

cnn's stan grant joins us live from islamabad with more on this message. stan, what do you know? >> reporter: heidi, the message coming from ayman al zawahiri, number two in al qaeda to osama bin laden. this is a very consistent message. we've heard this before from both al qaeda and the taliban to get people to support their fight against the u.s. the timing here is interesting. it comes as the u.s. increases its troop presence across the border in afghanistan and as the pakistan military continues its offensive against taliban militants in the northwest part of the country. zawahiri saying the pakistani politicians and military leaders are traitors to the afghanistan and pakistan people. he says they're trying to stay on a payroll, that a reference to the billions of dollars that america has poured into pakistan to assist its fight against the insurgents. it comes as people in pakistan continue to move back to their houses after fleeing the fighting in recent months. the pakistan government saying they have secured the northwest part of the country and it is safe to go back, bu

have the ravens found a >>> well, let's get this update on stan.y or may not happen to derrick mason. >> we're still waiting to see what's going on. hot time to summertime. ravens have shored up their wide receiver woes. and it didn't take long. well, today, former tennessee titan, in it for the ravens. and today, they signed bennett to a one-year deal. he's tall. falling off quarterback joe flacco. especially in the wake of mason's retirement? having to go competitively. his most successive year was '04. snagged with 1287 yards and 11 touchdowns. drew bennett, now a baltimore raven. >>> meantime, orioles on the road tonight. after being swept out of the atlantic ocean. to the atlantic ocean, to boston for this evening's game. tonight, a lot of that responsibility will rest on the shoulder of rookie pitcher brad burgson. he is stirring up talk about roy, rookie of the year. >> i don't think about it. but ty wigging ton always tries to give me a hard time and call me roy. but i try to in one ear and out the other and try to give him a hard time back

i asked stan kasten, and he said it is up to strasbourg. >> generally, to get signed because theyant to play in the major leagues. it almost always, you find a way to come together. >> i hope so. >>> the orioles and yankees played a matinee and new york today. the yankees, bases loaded, nick switcher takes the pitch to right center field. posada scored from second base. third inning, posada, the ball is in his wheel house. that is a souvenir. get a new baseball. the yankees win the game, 6-4. >>> philadelphia, cubs-phillies. watch this, jimmy rollins, 1-6-3 double play. is that the play of the day? watch this, the barehanded, double play. escobar leaps over the runner and turns the double. you make the call. which is the play of the day? both of them. >>> lance armstrong fell into fourth place overall. >>> when i hear kobe bryant this time of day and asia, i get hungry, but this is kobe bryant over in asia, holding a basketball clinic. that is a look at sports. >> thank you very much. nice pled. -- nice play. >>> michael steele has stepped up attacks on president obama's health care

. >> i'm stan stovall. th

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us. get to the big story in a minute but first let's check the forecast. >> five stars today. we had a front move through, pleasant, mostly sunny,

and for stan also. it was a day that nobody wanted to happen here in the organization because of what we think of manny personally and professionally. but it was something that felt needed to be done. the management team thought it needed to be done. and manny took it like a true professional that he is. >> we kept thinking it wld turn around. we kept waiting for the next week and next home stand and the next road trip. it never seemed to. so the all-star break i think is a convenient time that gives us three days to make a smooth transition to get a new administration in here and that's why we weren't content to just go the whole year and play the way we've been playing and maintain that kind of record. we still want to accomplish things this season. >> stan and mike said those rumors swirling about a month ago about manny getting fired that at the time there was nothing to them. give them creditor waiting it out to see if the team would improve up to that point. >> one of the things they do want to ac

i got to meet stan lee, who created "spider-man," "fantastic 4," he's a legend. one and only, it was great. [ cheers and applause ] dan didio, who runs dc comics, was there. and jon favreau, who's directing "iron man 2." i mean, it was amazing. anyway, while i was there, i tired to sell my own comic book idea. and -- yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] well, here's how it went. take a look. >> jimmy: hey, you guys. i'm here, i'm at comic con 2009. we're in san diego. this is awesome. this iinsane. people are all over the place. i have a character i've been working on. i didn't want to pitch it to anyone until it was fully cooked. now it's ready to go. it's going to tear this place a new one. i'm so excited to show people. and here i go. as batman said, "time to make the doughnuts." [ laughter ] hey, guys. jon favreau is over there, he's the director of "iron man 2." he's doing a panel. so, maybe i can get a chance to talk to him quick and try to pitch my idea. we're here at comic con. >> yes. >> jimmy: it's crazy exciting, "iron man 2." i mean, what do you love about the

and for stan also. it was a day that nobody wanted to happen here in the organization because of what we think of manny personally and professionally. needed to be done. the management team thought it needed to be done. manny took it like a true professional that he is. >> we kept thinking it would turn around. we waited for the next home stand and road trip and it never seemed to. the all-star break is a convenient time. it gives us three days to make a smooth transition to get a new administration in here and that's why we weren't content to just go the whole year and play the way we've been playing and maintain that kind of record. we still want to accomplish things this season. >> stan said this is a huge disappointment for him. manny acta told me he hoped his positive attitude would rub off on the players. we'll have much more on this decision coming up in sports. >> all right. thanks. >>> coming up at "news4 at 5:00," metro's new zero tolerance policy goes into effect today. we'll tell what you co

. >> reporter: stan works with richard at the goddard space center in greenbelt.e, too, was part of the apollo 11 team. >> i was the program manager for the apollo television camera that was taken on the moon. >> now in flight to apollo 11. >> going to the moon is something people of our age, we when we were children always thought about. and hear all of a sudden it is a reality and it was a thrill to be part of it. >> reporter: it was stan's camera, that would record the historic moment. >> this wasn't just the first time somebody went on the moon. this is the first time in the history of mankind. how many times in a lifetime is something a first in the history of lifetime. >> history misplaced hopefully not erased. two men taking their own steps to find a recording of that giant leap for mankind ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> fox 5 news. >> hopefully they will be able to find it. >> even the images we have it is amazing to look back 40 years later. >>> two astronauts are celebrating the day like no one else. they took a walk 220 miles above the earth. the astronauts stockpile

. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us. >> we'll get to our big story.irst a check of the forecast.

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for news news. >> let's check the forecast with sandra shaw. i wouldn't mind if this lasted the rest of the summer. >> for the spring it was so wet, a nonspring so we are having spring. wouldn't it be nice if for the winter we could have summer? >> i would like that. >> forget the snow. but enjoy because this string of nice days is going to last. our trend as we end the week today through friday cooler temperatures and in addition to the low humidity and plenty of sun. right now it is 70 downtown, 56 the cool location in york. down to the south 63. a high near 80. mostly sunny and winds light. i have more on the seven-day forecast but first let's check traffic with kim dacey. >> good morning, everyone. in carroll county marriottsville road is shut down between driver and henryton because of a downed pole. we understand that is expected to be closed until 11:00 a.m. so, straight through the morning rush an area to avoid. also we have a 95 southbound issue between

. >> i'm sarah caldwell for stan. thank you for joining us. >> before we get to the big story let's check the forecast with john collins in for sandra shaw. wow, beautiful. >> a little headline you set me up for failure. how can i manage what happened in the past week? the wheels fall off the cart a little bit into the weekend although today looks pretty good but there will be changes for weekend. so, what can we expect after run we have had? yesterday in the low 80's. yesterday the low humidity, this morning there are clouds down in south-central virginia, a couple of sprinkles out of that. but here we have clear skies, temperatures mostly low to mid 60's. probably a few, a couple of upper 50's here and there. very nice. we will see how long we can hang on to this. >> no pressure there. >> not at all. >> you know it is all your fault by the way? >> i will take creditor the good stuff. what is happening with the traffic? >> not a lot. fairly light. remains that way. it was like that the whole 5:00 hour and now we just

general in afghanistan, stan lee mcchrystal needs to protect afghan security. >> we need to protect them from violence whatever its nature. >> reporter: u.s. officials tells cbs news general mcchrystal hasment decided how many troops they need. this is simply a snapshot of his ongoing review which he's due to report to the whitehouse by early august. there's currently a surge of 21,000 u.s. troops that will bring the total to 68,000 in country by the fall. that includes 4,000 u.s. troops devoted to training more afghan security forces. that u.s. brigade is supposed to boots the army to 134,000 by the year 2011 at a cost of $7.5 billion a year. some of those now advising general mcchrystal say that's not enough. >> general mccrystal is going to have a tough time figuring out how he's going to protect much of the population as possible if there are he not enough troops. >> we still have a long way to go. >> reporter: the president said depending on how afghan elections go next month he hose to focus on a different type of surge. >> it may not be on the military side, it made be on the deve

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for "11 news today." >> let's check the forecast with sandra shaw. >> very muggy out there. really is. yesterday we had several tornado warnings roll through. no major reports of damage but it got a little disturb lettle . the low pressure that triggered that system through here is to the north. you can clearly see

. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for "11 news today." >> we are going to check the forecast with sandra shaw. >> good morning. we will see similar conditions to yesterday. another high in the mid

. >> i'm stan stovall.nks for joining us. >> we want to look outside with meteorologist john collins. it was really warm this morning. >> yes. it really hasn't changed. we have had the muggy weather since last weekend and early in the month we said where is summertime because it was so cool and not very humid. it has caught up with us and we have had over a week of high humidity, not a lot of rain but some. more is on the way. we look at the radar and there it is. the cold front is in ohio and indiana moving east. it has had a history of producing severe weather and it looks like that will be the case today, at least it is a possibility. that rain will cross the mountains and get into our area and there could be a few bumps and greendz with that, possibly some severe weather. we will keep you advised of that and i will bring you details in the forecast in a minute how today and the weekend will be. but we want to check the traffic situation with kim dacey. hope it is running smoothly. >> it is running prett

, prior to this game, and the ceremony for the all-stars among us and hall-of-famers, a moment for stan "the man." the job of helping to facilitate getting president barack obama into this stadium. great job by the local police force, and secret service. job well done. in what has been a great night. that's down and in. full count now on gonzalez. ryan howard is lurking. it's orlando hudson on deck, and after hudson, the pitcher's spot. howard will bat before the end of this night. >> tim: a home run to tie it is on gonzalez's mind right now. >> joe: instead, he takes a two-out walk. so that breaks the streak of 18 straight. and will bring in orlando hudson who was easily the best late addition to any roster. made coming into 2009. ed ed, caletti, the junior, made a good decision. he's proven he's over the wrist injuries that bothered him in his careers. >> tim: he proved that sunday by homering from both sides of the plate. once from the left, once from the right in milwaukee. >> joe: the big bat of ryan howard on deck. in the eighth, 4-3, a.l. and a ground ball up the middle. that bal

. >> on friday be on the look out for me, kai, ron, adam, stan and alex. >> on saturday, gigi barnett, vic, kellye and kelly. suzanne and mark and weija. all part of our continuing commitment. >>> a new warning about the silver fillings that many of virus. it may be harmful to our health. >>> some of the stories we are following at this hour. for constant updates of today's news and the first warning weather forecast, go to >>> the next time you go to your dentist, your procedure may come with a warning label? kellye lynn will explain in health watch. >> hi, you might get a little note from your doctor or at least a talk from your doctor in eyewitness news health watch, the fda places tighter restrictions, regulations on the use mercury dental fillings, the agency now says that the silver color fillings are indeed safe for patients, but they add that they are considered moderate risk devices since some people are allergic to them. the fillings will now have to carry new product labels warning a dentist to use adequate ventilation and avoid using them in patients who have mercury aller

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hillary clinton ther the toneof herpeech does sugges the obama admintration is set lead channg its stan toward iran. >> i do not think there is anything new there. i think clinton trying to inject a note of silliness in u.s. policy. why? this administration -- in jack -- inject a note of saline -- for- steeliness in u.s. policy. nothing has mef the obama admistration's policy, and they run the risk of appearing inhe '90s. i thk hillary clinton ikeen to make thepolicy appear mo robust. that i why e saidhis offer of engement would not be there forever. iran haso take it sooner, rather than later. we hear that elsewhere in washiton. the president is condering ging them perhs another two or three months. dthen they would go back to the united nations a push for different course of action. >> as to say, notuch has come fromhe approaches so far. the sittion in ian is complicated. is txpectation much more will come from the scks >> the speechhat hillary clinn gave today, she gave for a number of reason it sirected tohe washington elite. as f -- this was r washington policymakers. she has been

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. >> and i'm jennifer franciotti here for stan stovall. thanks for joining us. >> we'll get to our big story. first a check of the forecast. jen said she was woken up by the storms. i didn't hear it. but it was severe. >> it was. we're going to have more on that top story with that awful helicopter crash. il

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. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we'll get to the big story in a minute. let's get a check of the forecast. can we live like this forever? >> at least this week. i think we earned it. we had a washout over the spring. we're still four inches above normal for the year. we're looking at the showers now confined to our south over the carolinas and virginia. nothing over maryland right now. clear scan. it looks like we're going to see mostly sunny skies today. that will warm the temperatures up. we're much cooler than normal. 66 downtown. out of the airport where our official measurements are taken it's only 58 degrees. so up to 87 today, right where we should be, under mostly sunny skies. a nice reason to try to get up out of bed this morning. i know it's difficult after the fourth weekend. let's look at traffic now with sarah. >> i think some people might still be on vacation. we're not seeing a whole lot in the way of volume. a nice ride. but we do have a delay developing so

coming up in a little bit, we are hoping to hear from stan kasten later on this morning but you know and i know and the american people know, when you lose the way the nationals have lost the last year and a half, a change at the top was coming and today, manny auction is -- acta is out of a job. >> no surprise. dave ross down at nationals park. >>> january of 2006 was last time a new name was added to the u.s. supreme ou crt cwhen justice samuel alito joined the ranks. this year, justice david souter stepped down. >> a confirmation hearing will begin today for sonia sotomayor who could make hiv as the first latina and the third woman on the supreme court. >> sarah similar monday is following this story for us and she is live on capitol hill with more on our big story. >> reporter: the hearing is scheduled to get under with aality 10:00 a.m. before the senate judiciary committee. democrats are hoping if a speedy confirmation but republicans are expected to have a lot of questions about her pas judicial rulings and her ability to judge fairly. now, the hearing will start with opening

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