stevenson lane at mitt lane, circle road closed at both directions at ruxton road. closed. timber road at farn um way, things remain closed. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> whatever you are doing, you have to check this out because we have -- >> you look sad today. angel michael up for adoption. 3-year-old male. he's so timid. he needs a quiet house. justin and i were wondering if he was scared from the storms last night. he's shaking. very sweet dog. >> very sweet dog. you said you have a lot of beagles? >> we do. it's going in cycles. when they get scared with the storms, don't fuss over them. they need to calm down on their own. you need to talk to your vet if they need medication to go through it. >> it's very stressful for a dog. you have a lot going on. >> sunday it s. our first ever biker event. i brought one of the t-shirts with me. it's sunday on the 30th of august. it starts at harley davidson. people can register at 10:00 to 12:00. they hit the road at 12:00. it's a fund-raiser, $20 registration fee. you can come, support the maryland spca and should be

i have word of a disabled vehicle on the north side of the outer loop, approaching the stevenson exit, be aware of that. and georgetown road and slate avenue, use caution there as well. you can follow me on twitter, maryland traffic to get your updates tweeted to you directly. jfx at northern parkway, traffic moving along nicely. back to you. >>> we're coming up on 6:01. she was sitting in her house watching tv. >> it's amazing. just minding your own business, a stray bullet from the outside world comes in an hits her. sherrie johnson reports on the shooting of a community activist. >> reporter: you're right. she was just sitting at home watching tv in her south baltimore home when all of a sudden shots rang out. when the smoke cleared miss shirley, a community activist had been shot in the shoulder. the shooting happened 9:00 last night in the 2800 block of carver road in cherry hill. police responded to a call of shots fired in the area, a few minutes later received another call of a woman shot. neighbors say several men were actually in the street and at some point fired a gun. one

stevenson university ranked second among 4-year colleges in the north. enrollment doubled over the last 10 years and 1,400 students live on campus. >> we look to see what is the need in the community. we've been called light on our feet. we're able to make changes quickly. we're able to respond to what the needs are. >> reporter: for some students and parents, one need is to be close to home. >> when she chose stevenson, i was pleased. >> umbc is also on the list for an up and coming list. >> this is a place where it's cool to be smart. >> the president of the school say the rankings may keep maryland students at home and draw others from elsewhere. >> people will appreciate and the state will appreciate that people around the country recognize the name. >>> only the other maryland schools is john hopkins. they ranked 14th. >>> america has voted. baltimore's grand can boast the country's second best restroom. in an online poll, the restroom finished only behind a theater in branson, missouri. ten of the nation's finest facilities were up for the honor. >

especially stevenson road there is a tree down blocking that intersection. same thing with circle road and that's closed due to flooding. also, jennifer road at farn um way, wires down in the roadway has that intersection closed. franklin boulevard at reisterstown road. avoid that intersection if at all possible. jamie and megan, back to you. >>> giving bawlt mr a new chance at -- baltimore a new chance at success. >> two schools that will help put positive spins on the city. >>> the williams sisters show off any skills on the tennis court. (announcer) "new simply cookies from pillsbury. simply wholesome ingredients and nothing more." hoide between chy and soft tacos? why don't we have both? old el paso. hard n soft tacos. mexican style. >>> in your business news this morning, that's more evidence that the recession is coming to an end. the commerce department says that the gross domestic product shrank at a 1% rate last quarter. economists had predicted steeper 1 1/2% drop after a collapse in the first quarter. also, a separate report from the labor departm

also an accident at and stevenson.here are bright lights from 795 back to baltimore national pike. the north side of the beltway has delays, tapping the brakes. from harford back to providence road. >> students returning to gorgeous weather this morning. >> there are clouds, but is so much nicer. highs in the mid 70's. in ocean city and southern maryland there are light showers. sunshine tomorrow at 76 degrees. >> have a great thursday of school, everybody. thank you for joining us. >> at 7:25 we have a live update. towbin into wbal radio for traffic and weather on the fives. hey, guys, where the heck is dan? he used to eat cereal every day. i heard he eats breakfast out now. dan! dan! dan! you can afford breakfast to go. buy any beverage and get a sausage biscuit for just 99¢. because it's breakfast, not brokefast. america saves on dunkin'.

enrollment at stevenson doubled in the last four years and nearly 1400 students live on campus. the university says it is doing several things right. >> we look to see what is the need in the community. we have been called light on our feet. and were able to make changes quickly. and we're able to refine to what the needs are. >> for some students and parents, one need is to be close to home. >> when she chose stevenson, i was really pleased. >> reporter: umbc is also on the list of one of the top five up-and-coming national universities. and ranks fourth on teaching undergraduates list. next to princeton, yale, and brown university. university president says the rankings may keep maryland students at home and draw others from elsewhere. >> people in the state will appreciate that people around the country recognize the name umbc. >> and several other maryland colleges and universities made the list. johns hopkins is number 14 in the national ranking. loyola college is in the top 5 when it comes to programs in the north. and for historically black colleges, morgan state universi

[laughter] perhaps, said stevenson. she said, good, the sooner the better. [laughter] i do have a book coming out while i am still alive. this fall. and i will try not to be superfluous in 1998i went to the redmond campus of microsoft and interviewed bill gates for a book i was doing at the time. and i said to gates, i said, mr. gates, anything about the future what are you worried most about? and he rocked gently back and forth in his chair and he sipped his diet coke which he reached for behind him and to refrigerate, he did not offer may 1. [laughter] not a surprise. and he didn't say what i thought he was going to say, i thought he would say, i worry about netscape, i worry about apple, i worry about son, i worry about some competitors and even the united states government which was going to sue him the next year for antitrust violations but that's not what he said. peace and i worry about someone in the garage who is working on at some new invention, some new technology that is going to disrupt microsoft. well, that year in 1998 to guys were in a broad

. >> only one issue, very minor on the northwest side, a disabled vehicle still there at stevenson on the outer loop not causing delays, we don't have any. there's a look at speed around the beltway, everything looking very nice there, and same goes for your drive times on the top and the west side of the beltway as well as 95, all what they should be. there's a look at the topside at park heights avenue. no issues there, everything looking good at liberty road and on 95 at 162. remember wjz 13 is always on, traffic information, any time log on. >> here is what people are talking about the national debate continues to heat up. today maryland senator will host another town haul meeting this time, out in -- on monday night. that quickly escalateed into a shouting match. now adam may sits down with the senator and finds out what this is all about. >> i don't think it furthers the debate if you intentionally put out information that's false. >> is that happening. >> yes, there has been information that's put out that's clearly false. >>> senator ben cardin sits with us for a one on one in

stevenson is second in the region. it has doubled enrolement in the last ten years. >>> and sports shine light -- shining the spotlight for training swimmers. a north aquatic club is one that trains the swimmers. it will be the site of a match between michael phelps and shaq. it is part of a taping for a new show called shaq versus... >> that's going to be fun. >> a belly flop on one of them. >> i think on the show they have lots of stars. >> still to come at noon, the polls are closed in afghanistan. the white house is watching the results after the taliban scared many people into staying home. >>> a jewelry heist now a new development in the hunt for them. , another look outside. and we'll have the forecast. >>> officials now say 26 afghan officials and forces were killed in attacks during the presidential elections there. millions of people voted, many stayed home fearful of attacks op polling places. the scious watching the election closely. whoever wins will have a major motion in the american mission in afghanist

and the actor klain stevenson left "m.a.s.h." because he felt the show was going nowhere.re the show's finale scored the highest rating in television. >> klain stevenson who? he should not have left. nobody knows who he is now. >> reporter: there are winners. george clooney found huge success after hanging up his "e.r." scrubs. but it's possible no one understands what abdul is going through better than brian dunkleman. >> a celebrity-packed audience. >> reporter: he was ryan seacrest's co-host for the first season of "american idol" eight years ago. and decided not to return for the second season. >> i didn't understand the concept of crushing a young person's dream. being a young person is hard enough. >> reporter: since leaving, he's been pursuing an acting and standup comedy career. while "american idol" continues to be the top-rated show on tv. >> do i think it was a mistake to leave "idol"? quite often, yeah. of course. i wouldn't be human if i said no. it helps to talk about it. you know, you've got to laugh about it. you're making more money than me. i did hear tha

. >> it's a maclean stevenson, hello larry type of move.i remember valerie harper had "rhoda" and then another show called "valerie ." the next week i'm watching "valerie," sandy duncan is playing valerie. at some point you have to tuck your ego away and take the check and thank god that you have a lucky life. bill: unless you have had enough. mclean stevenson wask was on "m*a s*h" and did very well there and didn't want to come back because of the money deal, took a hike. had a show called "hello larry" that lasted 10 seconds. >> billy, it gets cold out there. it gets cold. if i quibble with you too much, next week it's penelope ann miller time, all right? i get it. bill: is she available? >> everybody has a boss. bill: you know who i called today, miller, not to take your place but to add to the roster of geniuses we have on "the factor ." paula abdul. would you like to have her on every week? >> i would love to see you dancing in a laker girl outfit, me or her. you. bill: that's never going to happen. don't horrify the nation. finally pr

word of another crash in stevenson, greenspring valley road at old valley road, reports of a diego --g struck. so use caution. >>> a lot of us spent time on the water this summer but a quick lapse in judgment can be costly. and sometimes, like yesterday, deadly. >> that's what happened yesterday in anne arundel county on marley creek when two boats collided. linda so joins us live from the scene with reaction from one man who knew the victim well. >> reporter: friends say the victim loved the water, they say he loved taking out his boat, would often joke about owning marley creek. this was what things looked like last night after officers and the coast guard arrived. investigators say the coast guard had to rescue john martins and his 13-year-old stepdaughter. the crash caused the other boat to go out of control. the driver of the second boat died. witnesses say it's not surprising the crash happened considering how shallow the water is where the two creeks meet. >> i was eating ice cream. the neighbor here told me what happened. it just floored me. i was sad. >> reporter: the victim

i'm getting word of a disabled vehicle on the north side of the outer loop approaching the stevensonoad exit. use caution there. aside from that, looking good at the tunnels, 83 southbound and towards the beltway, it's quiet at this hour. jfx at northern parkway, you can see traffic is moving along nicely. >>> we're going to check in with sherrie johnson. >> a south baltimore woman hit by a stray bullet in her own home. police are trying to find the person responsible. i'm sherrie johnson, that story is coming up. bicycle, wh a wwain zyrtecth crin.ve. myllgi 2ou . as long to go for our ride. 24our zyrtec® works fast, he , and kill germs. introducing 6 in 1 liere tal care. e stometmohwh. ...and big hearts happy too. because as part of a heart healthy diet... ...those delicious oats in cheerios can help naturally lower cholesterol. (cheerios spilling) cheerios. how can something so little... ...help you do something so big. >>> welcome back. 5:44. people around the cherry hill area simply know her as miss shirley, standing up against crime an violence. >> yesterday, she was just sittin

chuck stevenson has the very latest developments. >> residents in new england and the canadian maritime provinces are bracing for heavy rains, storm surges and intense winds as the season's first hurricane pummels the coastal areas. >> sounds like just wind, a lot of blowing, and we can definitely hear the surfs. >> waves in excess of 10 feet are starting to hit our shores. >> tropical storm warnings are up as the storm passes offshore. >> it will make land east of halifax and move quickly across the southern part of nova scotia. >> along bill's path high waves forced officials to close many beaches from the mid-atlantic states all the way to maine in one of the last weekend days of sum. >> they told us to stay out of the water. >> it was really intense out there. they were huge. >> even where beaches remained open, dangerous rip currents could sweep swims out to sea kept many sun-worshipers on the shore and away from the water. >> your kids are right here but all it takes is one wave that will go over them and will pull them out. and they might not be able to get back. >> there are a l

old buddy of mine from stevenson university. just wrote me.couldn't get pack to sleep after 4:00 so made coffee and said why fight it? just watch big fish from the white marlin open. the lights are barely up there so take your time. 68 degrees and at least the humidity not too oppressive. winds currently calm. we have a check of maryland's most powerful doppler radar, we are dry. plan on heat today. temperatures jump to the mid-80s by lunchtime. that was yesterday's high but we'll keep going up to our two-degree guarantee of 91. >>> 5:29. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> it's not a fair fight of the

stevenson testified to that this morning. and, we are working hard, to resolve issues, that that -- they brought up. >> mr. ballhaus into i think the term used this morning was a sledgehammer and i agree and it doesn't have to be a big withhold to catch a contractor's attention. we have on one program, a two-and-a-half million withhold that has been with us for 7 months and in this instance is a case where we believe we have properly responded to all of the concerns that were raised back in february, yet, there is no response and indication of how the withhold will end. that is one that not only is like a sledgehammer kind of leaves a bitter taste in our mouths. but, in terms of a carrot or a stick to hold contractors accountable, i absolutely support it. >> mr. walter. >> i agree with bill on those point. kbr's withholds we have faced over time have been on specific items. for those items that we have -- may have raise aid question, we have a -- agreed in some circumstances not to bill the government for costs and other ones

. >> when she chose stevenson, i was really pleased. >> reporter: umbc is also on the list of one of the top five up-and-coming national universities. and it ranks fourth to committing to teach undergrad students. next to princeton, yale, and brown university. >> this is a place where it is smart. >> reporter: he says the rankings may keep maryland students at home and draw others from elsewhere. >> people will appreciate -- in this state will appreciate that people around the country recognize the name umbc. >>> and several other colleges and universities made the list. johns hopkins is number 14 when it comes to national ranking. and historically black colleges, morgan state is number 15. back to you. >> the u.s. naval academy also made the list. it ranked fifth for the best undergraduate engineering programs. >>> deals. requesting a change. senator ted kennedy writes a letter to the massachusetts governor. what it has to do with healthcare. >>> tugboats and other diesel engines down here may be retrofitted to go green. i'll tell you how that's happening with federal money. that's

and lain stevenson left "m.a.s.h." because he felt the show was going nowhere.ell before the show's finale scored the highest rating in television. >> nobody knows who he is now. >> reporter: there are winners. george clooney found huge success after hanging up his "e.r." sclubs. but nobody knows more than brian dunkleman. he was alongside ryan seacrest on "american idol." >> i didn't understand crushing a young person's dream. being a young person is hard enough. >> reporter: since leaving, he's been pursuing an acting and standup comedy career. while "american idol" continues to be the top-rated show on tv. >> do i think it was a mistake to leave "idol"? quite often, yeah. of course. >> you're making more money than me. >> i did hear at ryan just signed a $45 million deal. but after taxes, that's only like $25 million. big deal. at the end of the day, brian dunkleman is very happy. >> gthoog d inhe a hasoo gd sense of humor abo iutt. in the meantime, during these auditions right now, v beckham is the substitute judge. >> posh. >> posh spice. >> maybe she'll ge

. >>> in the 1950s, politics meant men in flannel suits, adlai stevenson, richard nixon. they were dull, stodgy and sexless. in 1966, someone new appeared on the political radar. the democratic convention in chicago that summer, a young politician battled the old guard for the vice presidential nomination. in the process, catapulted himself on to the national stage. his name was jack kennedy. >> i want to take this opportunity first to express my appreciation. >> he was young, alive, great looking, and while he lost the nomination, he wowed the country. >> he tried to get it and he came very, very close. as it turned out, he did not get it, but he did become, overnight, a national figure. >> then there was this stunningly beautiful wife. for us, 1956 was jacqueline kennedy's debut. >> tell me, were you able to adjust to this? >> well, yes, because i've never known anything else since i've been married. >> no one could ever be counted a loser with her at his side. we also met his family. boy, did he have lots of brothers and sisters. and his fabulously wealthy father. jose

stevenson and then you, mr. ricci. >> thank you, distinguished commissioners of the commission on wartime contracting, thank you for for this opportunity to discuss the importance of contractor business systems in army contracting. effective business systems are central to the conduct of sound business operations. contractors must have systems in place such as accounting, payroll and billing at the time of contract award that are in compliance with government cost accounting standards, federal acquisition regulations and federal regulation acquisitions. the systems must reasonably contract labor and material contracts, ensure purchase and fabricated material charged or allocated to a contract are based on valid requirements. maintain a consistent equitible and unbuy aced logic for costing of material transactions and labor. contractors must maintain the systems throughout the life of the contract. the army considers the relative condition of a contractor's management systems, including business systems, during t

all these things that his own brother jack kennedy would have mocked when adlai stevenson was for him. so kennedy evolved. there's no question before chappaquiddick kennedy looked like the odds-on favorite. he would be forced to run against us in 1972, no doubt about it. >> had teddy waiting outside with his bags waiting to go into the white house right after you guys were inaugurated? >> i think mcnally came a little later i think than that. mcneilly died young bulis cartoons were phenomenal. got three pul listers. i would have felt teddy would have been the nominee. i always felt for example in '68 that humphrey was the strongest candidate. he could bring the liberal wing together because of his civil rights record. bobby i think and others don't, i think we would have beaten bobby handily. >> but you beat humphrey. >> we did beat humphrey but it was very close. >> why do you say he was the best candidate. >> when the democratic party came together, it was almost twice as large as our party and he gained 13 points in october alone. i was out in breaking out and everything else. and

. >> his mother jill stevenson was allowed to designate a recipient if she knew someone in need who wason the a waiting list already. she did, a close friend of a cousin had been waiting for three months. against odds judy was a good match and two days after ben's death judy had his heart. >> jill, in her absolute darkest hour, she chose life. i have the heart of a 21-year-old army ranger beating very strongly in me. i go up to people and ask to see their driver's license and if they are not a donor i say it's time to be one, sign here, i'll witness. and no one denies someone who has just had a heart transplant so it's working very well. i get one a day. >> he thought it was cool, he cared a lot about people, helping friends anyway he could, at the drop of a hat, i know he's looking down with pride, i know he is. >> corporal copp also donated the rest of his organs to those in need. >>> after that story you ask, how do i make sure about donating organs to those in need? the answer is easy. go to two locations, first, go to any mva office, change your license to indicate you are a donor.

. >>> back to stevenson university camera. we had a little bit of fog and haze left over after that fog burned off. a sign of the humidity in the air. that is why 81 feels like 86 now. not much wind. definitely a little sticky day. noticeably more humid than yesterday. and in fact most of this summer. so we're watching a flare-up of showers and storms in ohio. if anything the high clouds may stroll eastbound. we're diego dealing with the warm winds ahead of it. high clouds reach us as we head through the afternoon. the clouds passing safely to the south of beloved detroit, michigan. another band through illinois, we have this cold front sliding through the great lakes. that may spark a risk of severe weather across the midwest for today. we're watching detroit because that is where megan is going to take flight and land and get set for the rest of her wedding festivities. and boo hoo to many men. >> yeah, right. >> across the nation. 78 in baltimore. 71 detroit. 60s and 50s behind the front. they are an hour behind us across t

. >> to quote an old rival of the kennedys, adlai stevenson, it's better to light a candle than cursehe darkness. >> well said. >> thank you, clarence page and susan milligan. this thursday is the premiere of our documentary on "hardball" on msnbc of the kennedy brothers, joseph kennedy jr., john fitzgerald, robert, and ted kennedy. i think it's the best thing we've done around here. i hope you get to watch it. it includes interesting things like jack kennedy himself beginning to dictate his memory wars. it's rather poignant to listen to in the year before he died. here is a look at john f. kennedy, his incredible 1960 presidential campaign. >> join us to register this week to vote, to stand for progress, to move, to move, to go forward. >> for 1960 jack's campaign team developed a new playbook, one that has become familiar in every presidential campaign since. use the power of television and most importantly, take the candidate's case directly to primary voters, unheard of at the time, and use their toughness, political savvy, and money to win it all. it was a campaign like no other.

it's a virtual worldxuñ inhabit real people was pioneered in 9ñ and neil stevenson's 1992 snow craft.llectual treatment of the metaverse came in the form of the 1992 book mirror worlds. as a teacher by trade, i'm delighted to teach a workshop here in second life but i'm act+ not the first to do so. harvard law school professor charles nessin taught a class last year inside second life about law in the court of public opinion and i think you're going to find more people engaged in study groups and in work groups and this kind of second life and other kind of metaverse environments because they are so effective. >> host: now, first of all, did you design your own avatar? >>uest: no. david krelic did. i obviously had to have white hair. a bunch of us white-haired guys are out here now. >> host: were all of the avatars who are listening -- >> guest: those are real people. second life for our viewers is a system which you can go to today. it's secondlife.com and you can enter it for me and then they have land which is actually sold. we paid, i think, $5,000 to rent the west front of the u

paul company pavilion on the greenspring campus of stevenson university. if you want more information contact them. >> i like that. >> virtual poems. >> write us now, send your events to abc2. we'll make sure everybody watching "good morning maryland" at 9:00 knows. >> especially if you know why overlea had their - >> i don't understand that one. >>> don't forget our cup of joe. if you have a business or charity and you're thinking i could use a little bit of public relations we will do it for you. send us your mug, to 6400 york road, baltimore, maryland, 21212. we'll put it on the air. explain. oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month. oh, alright, see... you're just moving your fingers, aren't you? i gotta cut my nails. (announcer) now get three amazing fios services for the price of two. tv, internet, and phone for only $79.99 a month for 6 months. plus a free multi-room dvr for three months. record shows in one room--watch in another. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities

stevenson's testimony, of various subcontracting practices that kbr was involved in early on. and i guess a threshold question is what is kbr's -- and i'm going to ask this of the other contractors if i have a chance to -- what is kbr's philosophy about making the results of your internal reviews, whatever you call them internal reviews, managementreviews, whatever, available to the government when we're talking about evidence of fraud that your team has uncovered or substantiated? >> one i would like to make a statement on very clearly is that of the individuals who have been identified as committing fraud for kbr, those are management reviews that were completed by kbr where through the voluntary disclosure program and through our ethics program we went to department of justice to make sure that they understood all the information we had, the results of our investigations. with regards to the tiger team that you're talking about, we have provided dcaa with access to the members of the tiger team. as aye mentioned -- i mentioned in my statement as this thing took off, there w

caroline stevenson lost her son. but she is forgiving. >> i don't have any sense that there's an injustice in this that my message is a mixed message of reconciliation. that's what i would like for it to be. gretchen: stevenson says she didn't have is a chance to speak to her son before he boarded that flight. the target was a taliban commander accused of attacking western troops in afghanistan. a u.s. drone fired a missile into a suspected hideout in pakistan's border region, killing 11. some of the dead are afghans. but it isn't known if saraz hakari was one of them. he runs a powerful militant network. it's believed the u.s. has launched about 40 missile attacks from unmanned drones flown over the bored near pakistan. they're apparently succeeding in killing several top taliban and al qaeda commanders. were photos of undercover c.i.a. officers illegally shown to gitmo detainees? sources say three defense attorneys showed their clienlts pictures of c.i.a. officers and contractors. the lawyers were apparently trying

parsons, then you, miss stevenson and then mr. richard. >> thank you. chairman tebow and shays and distinguished commissioners of the commission on wartime contracting, thank you for this opportunity to discuss the important of contractor business systems in army contracting. effective business systems are central to the conduct of sound business operations. contractors must have systems in place such as accounting, payroll and billing at the time of contract award that are in compliance with government cost accounting standards, federal acquisition regulations and defense federal acquisition regulations. the systems must reasonably forecast labor and material requirements, ensure the costs of labor, subcontracts and purchase of fabricated material charged or allocated to a contract or based on valid requirements, and maintain a consistent, equitable and unbiased logic for costing of material transactions and labor. contractors must maintain the systems throughout the life of the contract. the army considers the relative condition of a contractor's mana

stevenson and then you, mr.ricci. >> thank you, distinguished commissioners of the commission on wartime contracting, thank you for for this opportunity to discuss the importance of contractor business systems in army contracting. effective business systems are central to the conduct of sound business operations. contractors must have systems in place such as accounting, payroll and billing at the time of contract award that are in compliance with government cost accounting standards, federal acquisition regulations and federal regulation acquisitions. the systems must reasonably contract labor and material contracts, ensure purchase and fabricated material charged or allocated to a contract are based on valid requirements. maintain a consistent equitible and unbuy aced logic for costing of material transactions and labor. contractors must maintain the systems throughout the life of the contract. the army considers the relative condition of a contractor's management systems, including business systems, during th

stevenson. and we are not to doing so. as i mentioned, these are important if the whole thrust of logcap iv was to put emphasis on these business systems and they will be addressed in these proceedings as we move forward here and in a determination whether or not options will be exercise, as we awardees task orders. we are also working with dcaa on the audit of the iraqi task force. our contracting officers have shared the solicitation with dcaa to the input. we are still having some discussions on the extent of how much audit activity we think is needed versus what dcaa, but we will work through the. you have my commitment and will continue to work with dcaa as we move forward. so i wanted to add those points and again, thank you for the commission's interest. it is an important area. when you take a look at the extent of the business systems issues we got across our contractor baseline but the root causes need to be identified in the end result. thank you. >> thank you very much, director parsons. and so director stephen

a delay from stevenson to security. slow and go in the southbound lanes down to the 895 split.uto. back to you. >> thank you. in the news, the clock is ticking on your chance to give the government personal input on how to fix the deficit. >> reporter: the governor set a deadline of august 10 for people to weigh in online and give their suggestions on how the state can trim its budget. maryland has already made $280 million in cuts as lawmakers try to close a 700 million- dollar budget shortfall. state leaders admit they need help solving the problem. they want your input, especially when the jobs of state workers can be in jeopardy. residents can make suggestions by logging on to maryland.gov. back to you. >> thanks very much. >>> the baltimore county health department is holding free back to school vaccination clinic in roseville this morning. the event starts at 11:00. another is planned for tomorrow at the woodlawn health center. >>> stay with wjz news station. up next a war romance. a pen pal letter turns into a >>> the search for missing toddler madeleine mccann takes a d

also, reports of a disabled vehicle at the inner loop at pikesville, stevenson road.ion around the right center lane. jfx at north avenue, traffic moving smoothly on the southbound side and trickling as we come up in the northbound lanes. >>> we have a morning news update next. (announcer) it's time to raise the bar and replace your old mayo with the full flavor of kraft mayo with olive oil. made with the rich, delicious taste of imported olive oil. kraft mayo with olive oil is the new standard in mayo. >>> in essex, a few hours ago, they are struggling to get out of a fire. linda so talks to the man that says it was his fault >> reporter: apparently he lit a candle and it caused all this damage. it caused a partial roof collapse, there's charred debris. this morning the man who started it all is speaking out to abc2. tom hannin told our our overnight photographer pete "on the street" o'neill that he lit a meditation candle in his bedroom. he fell asleep and accidently knocked the candle over. his bed caught fire. he tried to douse the flames but it got out of hand. t

this is due to his disabled vehicle at stevenson. >> this afternoon, we are likely to see strong showers and storms firing up again. if you are caught in one, it could be a heavy downpour for short. 77 downtown right now. 90 degrees in central maryland. next seven days show us not improving until at least a the second half of the weekend. >> our next live update, 7:55. morning, the 20th of august, 2009. we've got a nice crowd gathered outside on our plaza. another warm day but doesn't seem to be as bad as days past. we'll get outside and say hi to these nice people in just a couple of minutes. >>> meanwhile, inside studio 1a, i'm matt lauer with ann curry. meredith taking some time off. >>> in this half-hour, an exclusive interview with the boyfriend after missing georgia woman. >> douglas davis was speaking on the telephone with his girlfriend kristi cornwell when she screamed "don't take me." we'll speak to him in a few moments. very scary times for him an his family. >> difficult times, no question about it. >>> also ahead, the latest on the three young americans who are being detaine

stevenson university here, some fog formed in the last hour and a half. it will burn off quickly. it's 69 degrees currently in the county. 68 degrees officially at the airport. near 70 by the bay and back towards easton. overall we have a quiet day. mostly clear skies above the little haze we got this morning. on the edge of the screen a flare-up of storms in through central and southern ohio may be responsible for increasing clouds late in the day. we stay mostly dry and hot, two-degree guarantee of 91. after 4:00 we get maybe an evening showers, then fog, near 70 overnight. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> we have traffic heavy southbound 95 approaching the whitemarsh avenue area. a few incidents in the city, eastern avenue at 95. also another crash in towson, charles street at the beltway. getting word of a disabled vehicle, southbound 95 approaching the harbor tunnel, that does block the right lane. expect some delays there. in to columbia, westbound 175 at tamar drive, a disabled vehicle there. this is the jfx at north avenue. you can see traffic is fl

watch for another problem, another accident on the top side at stevenson.f that. another disabled on 95 southbound. that is partially blocking a northbound lane. there is a look at the drive times for the top and west side of the beltway. traffic report is brought to you by geico. log on to geico.com or call 180- 0970 auto. >>> in the news, an elderly fisherman is attacked. now police are looking for two of three white supremists they say are responsible. >> reporter: one man is in custody this morning facing 19 criminal charges. two others are still at large this morning. police say they have received anonymous tips about their identities. the african-american man was attacked at fort army stayed park tuesday morning. a security guide said he was severely beaten. police used a tracking device to find his truck and one of the accused, calvin lock near who has a took the to of hitler on his stomach. the victim is in serious but stable condition at shock trauma. back to you. >> thank you, mary. >>> more than 30 people in eastern baltimore county are looking f

this is stevenson university. yesterday we had fog. doesn't look like you have it this morning. sunshine. clouds rolled in over the last 40 minutes. 75, feels like 78 now. 77, you can see the cloud line over downtown baltimore with blue to the north. overall we're looking at a partly sunny sky at parkville middle school at 78 degrees. clouds continue to build in. we'll continue to pump in the warm air and watch the frontal boundary build in storms during the afternoon. the afternoon is when we expect to it be wet. this morning should be dry but those afternoon storms could have locally heavy downpours with our two-degree guarantee of 85. it may feel closer to 90. >>> let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> we have heavy volume on the west side of the outer loop between liberty road headed down towards the baltimore national pike. that is going to cause minor delays in spots but no real incidents to let you know about. for westminster, route 27 northbound at kate wagner road is closed due to a crash. you might want to use caution there. also, 295 northbound at route

reisterstown, owings mills, stevenson all the way to the west side of the beltway, light showers moving it reach the beltway, not impressive. dc southbound has a better chance of showers but skies still turn partly sunny skies this afternoon, and still below normal, a high of 73. let's check the roads with kim. >> we have building volume on southbound 95 approaching the whitemarsh boulevard area. it gets tricky towards the 695/895 split. traffic running slow on the eastern part of the outer loop this morning with a crash on the shoulder on the outer loop approaching harford road. that is causing a bit of a slowdown there. another crash on the inner loop past bel air road, has the left lane and shoulder blocked. reports of a bus on fire, northbound route 29 at route 100 in howard county and southbound 83 between padonia and the beltway. there's a slowdown there southbound on the harrisburg expressway this morning. jfx at north avenue, traffic heavy but steady towards downtown. we'll be right back with a morning news update. >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. today's the first day of sc

steve: we are back with jill stevenson. her son died from a battle wounds in afghanistan.om chicago. so glad you are ok. what were your thoughts when you heard that ben's heart would be available and it could be coming to you? >> i know now that i am part of a miracle. everything had to line up perfectly for me to be able to get the heart from walter reed. single mother, only child. for her to put other people before her, it just shows how great a person jill and ben are. >> being able to know judy and speak with her and hear her tell her story, it brings an element of joy to a very sad situation in my life. i'm grateful for that. steve: it has got to give you some comfort in knowing that your son is alive in the form of his heart in her chest. also, liver, pancreas, kidneys -- your son has touched so many people that you have never met. >> it is an amazing feeling. there are not adequate words to describe what a good feeling that is for me. brian: you do not just have any heart. you have the heart of an american hero. what is that like for you? >> i cannot describe how wo

stevenson laid off the deal. we have $470. my question is pretty straightforward as a consciousous contractor, why wouldn't you add as a consciousous and later l-3wgls, and nts why wouldn't you recommend and due to the substantial savings that qualify that would accrue get out the business as far as this very small to your corporate health, very profitable, i'm not arguing that point, it should be. why wouldn't you just step aside as a defense contractor that's trying to support where ncom got up to saying we are looking for alternatives. why wouldn't northrop step aside? >> we have a subcontract with gls. >> we don't -- the question is really though as a consciousous $35 million contractor, why wouldn't you say wow, bringing this into focus, i don't belong, they can do it. i come from a viewpoint that we're talking about permitting a fee or permitting of indirect cost or unnecessary cost, we have this real opportunity, $465 million. why wouldn't you? >> sir, all i can say is we have do a legal obligation. >> because you signe

last question, let me direct it to director stevenson, since you were the only one who seemed willing to support the proposal for and oversight group for at least consider that. if we were ultimately to make some sort of recommendation that a higher level oversight group be established to deal and resolve the differences between these two organizations, how would you propose the makeup of that group? >> my initial thought is it should be at the undersecretary level, perhaps the undersecretary with the controller, that is one possibility but i am sure there are other possibilities if we give it some additional consideration but that would be my initial thought. >> there is supposed to be a deputy chief management officer. would you see that individual as perhaps doing the job commissioner green is talking about? >> i am willing to try anything. if that is what the department would like i will try it and we will see if it works. than i am willing to try something else to see if it works. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, commissioner green. you have been in the hot seat more than th

when adlied stevenson spoke, the indignation forces thronged the hall sweating and furious shriekingn the speaker for the television cameras. then, he was whacked by a picket sign. what's the matter? the woman responded, well, if you don't know, i can't help you. let's go to the phone. stephanie on the independent line is calling. good morning. caller: good morning. i would like to say something about age as it has to do with health care and it's not that people over 65. i'm 66. i'm in medicare. but people that lose their jobs because of age discrimination, and that's very, very very real experience too. up here you lose your job and you can't get another one. and i think the major points that why you can't get another one is because of health care. and i think that if people could purchase their own health care and not have to burden employers, i think a lot of this age discrimination as far as getting a job would go away because older workers really are more productive. but another thing is i heard a c-span viewer a long time ago say this and i will just never forget it and i want

the internet and personal computer and the delivery of such programs, interesting for work for stevenson'sspecifically because of the ways technology can promote flexibility and access to education and job-training programs for low income individuals. this is especially important for the many low skill americans who need to improve their literacy skills to get out and assist the socioeconomic ladder and assist themselves to self-sufficiency. the internet is convenient, flexible and high-quality, offered with broadband, can deliver really wonderful training that can be available to all americans at a low cost. educatnal programs continue to be developed and technology continues to be enhanced, the flexibility offered by online training will help democratize access to training and education for adult learners and raise low-skilled workers out of entry-level jobs on career pathways for sustainable, self-sufficient earnings. thank you. >> thank you, heather. for sharing your experience and pilot work force development programs for skilled labor. our next panelist is from the u.s. department of