has been found in a highly unusual place on the grounds of the godard space flight center in suburban maryland. it's been identified as the foot print of what's called an armored type of dinosaur upwards of 110 million years old. >>> the postal service thought it was a great idea a few years back to mark the 20th anniversary of the simpsons with a commemorative stamp. they printed a billion of them and sold only 318 million of them. the extra stamps had to be destroyed because the printed price on them had changed. that wasted $1.2 million. that's the last thing they need. they are on track to lose an estimated $15 billion in operating costs this year. >>> an amateur artist in spain thought she could help restore a century old fresco showing the image of jesus. it turns out she couldn't. the image on the left shows the original and the middle when it was in bad shape. sadly, her work is there on the right. it looks like no one we've ever seen. local officials say her intentions were good. now they're asking her what kind of paint she used to ruin it. they're hoping to restore it once again. >>

suburban maryland came in lower at 6.2%.orthern virginia had the lowest jobless rate in the region at 4.5%. >>> wouldn't it be great to be in two places at once? well, microsoft is working on a robot that will allow people to do just that. here's the downside, though. some offices could be run by a virtual boss when the real manager is on vacation. at microsoft's research hardware lab, engineers are working on how to be in two places at once. one idea is to have cameras on a robot so you can monitor the office at a distance. >>> thanks, jess. >>> it is 6:38. in nine minutes, a little morning magic. learn where you can see a live performance and it includes happy hour. >> howard says weather won't make you happy. hot, humid, 9 0s. a couple of -- 90s. a couple of storms here and there. keep it right here. ♪ i've never felt this way before, but it's a scary time to be a woman. mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overtur

ripken and authorities are looking for this unnamed suspect captured by a security camera at a suburban maryland hours after he allegedly forced 74-year-old vi ripken from her home at gunpoint and drove her around in her own car for almost 24 hours. she was found tied up in the back of her car a few hundred yards from her house, but so far, that video along with tips to authorities has not been enough to track him down, which is why police are looking for more information. they've circulated a wanted poster complete with a sketch of the suspect, put up billboards, even offered a $2,000 reward for tips. it's clear police are searching for answers. >> it's bizarre. there's been -- there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. most abductions or a parent or child or some kind of family relationship or somebody knows somebody and there's, you know, something going on there, but this is just bizarre. >> reporter: one of the things we do know, or at least we think we know, is that the guy who did this seemingly came prepared to tie somebody up. >> the materials used to bind her were brought ther

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom in suburban maryland where there's been yet another theater threat copyory incident reported today. coming up what's behind copy category and can it be prevented? >> but first do of you -- do you think your office is a zoo? >>> this week the cool school summer edition has something to remember for next year to get our teens off the couch and learn is going new for the summer. i'm all -- learning something new for the summer. i'm all ears. did you know the smithsonian has paid internship programs? >> i did not, but we're going to national zoo. >> reporter: what do a giant panda, an orangutan and a 500- pound tortoise have in common? they are some of the coolest teaching aids any teenager could have. >> hey, how's it going? you guys got a good arm to throw today? awesome. >> reporter: these two are making apple popsicles for the star attraction at the national zoo. >> you can call mishung after i call her and that will work, too. go for it. all right. good throw. they learn that everything from preparing their diets for the giant pandas to preparing their s

dividing the tax pie between the district and maryland and virginia and northern virginia and suburban marylandicular. >> so the areas where you live will be getting less so that would take money out of their pocket? >> right. that's where the real effect s it's not on the individuals. it's how the money you're paying is being divvied up. >> is that why they are so opposed to this? >> absolutely. >> officials in the other neighboring jurisdictions? >> when d.c. got home rule, which was, you know, by act of congress, the charter that gave the district home rule said it couldn't have a commuter tax. and that was basically a concession to maryland and virginia and so that's why you would have to have a congressional act to pass this. every city in the country practically every city in the country has this power to levy a tax on people who work in its geographical area. but the district doesn't because of this peculiarities of its system of government. but, you know, steny hoyer the very powerful, you know, democratic -- number 2 democratic leader in the house, he is, you know, adamantly against th

ripken and authorities are looking for this unnamed suspect captured by a security camera at a suburban maryland allegedly forced 7-year-old vy ripken from her home at gunpoint and drove her around in her own car for almost 24 hours. she was found tied up in the back of her car a few hundred yards from her house. but so far that video along with around 60 tips given to authorities has not been enough to track him down. which is why police are looking for more information. they've circulated a wanted poster complete with a sketch of the suspect, put up billboards and offered a $2,000 reward for tips. it's clear police are searching for answers. >> it's bizarre. doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to it. most abductions are parent or child or some kind of a family relationship or somebody knows somebody and something going on there. but this is just bizarre. >> reporter: one of the things we do know or at least we think we know is that the guy who did this seemingly came prepared to tie somebody up. >> the materials used to bind her were brought there. so there was -- there's a lot of evidence that

sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ the state of maryland now a suspicious package, an investigation underway now. suburbana, maryland. the picture is dark for the moment. we've been watching this for the past several minutes. law enforcement establishing a perimeter. an a da abandoned suitcase, they are not sure what is inside of it. we were given indication they would blow this up, it hasn't happened yet. unified command has been notified, an abandoned suitcase outside of an interfaith center which has and active daycare center too the concern is understandable there. we are watching the video now. we'll get you back to the live picture in a moment and we'll see whether or not they can figure out what is inside the suitcase. columbia, maryland. patti ann: now fox news is on the job hunt and the search for a paycheck still rough going. the new jobs report out this morning shows the unemployment rate going up last month to 8.3%, but there is at least one bright stop, the big apple creating technology jobs in a big way. anna quinman is live with that story. >> yes, over a thousand new tech companies popping

>> in suburban wisconsin, a crime that sent shockwaves around the world, a place of peace shaken by unspeakable violence. brian moore, wbal-tv 11 news. >> maryland lawmakers are getting trod go back to work. this week a special session begins and you will remember governor o'malley called the sessions to talk gambling and expanding them in the state. the senate is already on board and house speaker michael bush said there are enough votes in the chamber for passage. statehouse leaders believe the session can be completed in three days. it's scheduled to be begin thursday. wild flames rising high into the sky, entire neighborhoods gone. this weekend wildfires sweeping through oklahoma and we are hearing one blaze may have been purposely set. plus, it's being called the most complex space mission ever just hours from now nasa's mars rover will land on the red planet. >> firefighters in oklahoma are struggling to control more than a dozen blazes that scorched much of the state and extremely dry weather isn't helping. these wildfires burned about 80,000 acres of land forcing hundreds to evacuate and droy destroying homes. some residents hit the hard

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