the tennessee valley authority accepted the report t. federal government released a list of 44 coal ash dumps across the country classified as high hazard. erin brockovich has more to tell you. you can read more at ac360.com. just ahead, anderson live in ghana. we will have a preview of his day tomorrow with president obama in the west african nation and dungeons that held people bound to the west to become slaves. >>> a deadly battle between a polygamist sect and the drug cartels. >>> if you are just joining us, anderson is in ghana. we are going to bring you his exclusive interview with president obama on monday. bill clinton and george w. bush both visited ghana. the reception president obama is getting is frankly in another league altogether. anderson back with a "360" dispatch. tomorrow the president will be at cape coast castle. what more can you tell us about that site? i know you were there today. >> yeah. we spent a lot of time there today. we will be there tomorrow interviewing the president. it is a haunting visit. there are a

jeff. >> john dunn reporting live from nashville, tennessee tonight. of course stay tuned to our news for more on the steve mcnair memorial. we'll have complete coverage of tonight's ceremony from nashville. >>> east baltimore man gets 25 years in prison for executing his girlfriend. 19-year-old charles jake pleaded guilty to killing 14-year-old griffin in 2008. police say jake only knew griffin for a few weeks and shot her in the temple at close range. jake had just gotten out of jail few weeks earlier. >> juvenile arrest in baltimore city. by may of this year nearly 3000 juveniles were arrested. but experts say these numbers do not tell the entire tale. joy has the story. >>reporter: the numbers are staggering. as well as the crimes being committed. we have uncovered that more juveniles were arrested in the month of may in south west district than any other district in the city. south west is where the shooting of 5-year-old raven wyatt occurred but criminal justice experts say there are far more crimes being committed by juveniles that aren't being

wamp of tennessee. he has been a partner, a leader at every step of the way in supporting our troops and our veterans in and their families. his commitment -- commitment to our military and veterans is deep, it's genuine and he puts it to work every day by working hard in their behalf -- on their behalf and i want to thank him in not only shaping this bill but our bill last year as well. madam chair, let me try to focus rather than on a long list of numbers, some of the major initiatives in this bill. as i reference for the first time in history, we provide an advanced appropriation for v.a. medical care. this will allow the v.a. to invest taxpayer dollars more efficiently and more effectively. and i want to thank in addition to having thanked mr. obey, mr. spratt, mr. wamp, speaker pelosi, for making this possible, i want to salute america's veterans service organizations, the leaders of our veterans organizations who have made this one of their highest priorities. second we provide $450 million to bui

the senator from tennessee is recognized. mr. alexander: i ask that the senator from arizona and i be permitted to engage in a colloquy for 20 minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: mr. president, i heard the majority leader talk about denying care and that's the issue before us, one of the major issues. the vision of republicans is that there won't be someone in between a patient and a doctor who would -- who would get in the way of the treatment that you need or the care that you need or have you stand in line or -- or wait too long. and our great fear is that the democratic proposal so far, which we've not had -- in which we've not really had a chance to participate would put the government in between you and your doctor and the government doing the rationing. republican proposals such as those of senator gregg and senator burr and senator coburn and even the bipartisan proposal by senator wyden, a democrat, senator bennett, a republican, which i'm a cosponsor of all, envision a system where those of

titans being found dead today in an apartment in tennessee. as we look more information about steve mcnair's death, of course, we will bring it to you today on cnn and cnn.com. >>> like an automotive company might approach a concept car. >> why would they fix something that's not broken? >> most of our competitors are much larger companies. so, to compete against those companies, we really have to be innovative. >> designed with cutting edge tools, radio flier has taken this one simple toy into the 20th century. >> we can take a project from a sketch pad all the way through to a finished prototype to show oour customers what we will come out with next. >> this version will sell for $1,000, that is if it were available in stores. it's not. radio flier is just toying with the idea for now. gary tuchman, cnn, chicago. >>> want to make sure you're away of a breaking news story out of tennessee. former nfl quarterback steve mcnair has been found dead this afternoon in an apartment complex there in nashville. let me give you history on his career an

it's in tennessee.s erin and sanjay show us, this massive toxic threat could actually be spreading. here's sanjay's report. >> reporter: desperation is mounting here ever since the disaster six months ago. families are terrified about their health and they fear no one is listening. >> death. cancer. everyone here deserves a future, you know? >> reporter: three days before christmas a barrier broke and a torrent of toxic sludge spilled across 300 acres in eastern tennessee. i went to see for myself. before arriving to the spill site, a hitch. >> we're a little stuck at the moment. >> what has happened with all this coal ash, it's taken this body of water which used to be about 25 feet deep and turned into just inches deep. as we're cruising around in the boat, the motor gets stuck and we're trying to get a tow. >> reporter: here's what we do know. for the united states, this is the largest environmental disaster ever. >> just to give a reference, valdez was 11 million gallons. >> reporter: 11 million gal

wamp of tennessee. the chair: the gentleman from tennessee, mr. wamp, and a member opposed will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. wamp: i thank the chairman and i thank the committee for an extraordinary product. i think this bill is worthy of our support. the staff has done an excellent job supporting the members. i want to thank the rules committee for ruling this amendment in order because mr. davis of tennessee and myself come to the floor today to offer the amendment to transfer $14 million from the corps of engineers' regular account, their operating account, over to the construction account. and the reason is that we have, on the tennessee river, a loch, an aging loch with a real problem of concrete growth. we've known now for 15 years in this must be replaced. we are under construction. we're in the middle of construction. the cover dam is virtually finished so the center of the river will be dried out in the next few months. the stimulus funding allowed the purchase of the equipment, the steel, t

that left six people dead, in tennessee and in alabama. this is the suspect, 30-year-old jacob schaeffer, from fayetteville, tennessee and is charged with six counts of murder, and they believe all of the victims were members of the same family and five murders occurred in tennessee and in two separate houses and cops discovered another body, 30 miles away in a business in alabama and schaeffer was arrested while he was sitting on the porch of one of this homes where the killings tools. >> jamie: president obama has said it again and again, he wants to help -- a health care bill and wants it now. and just in the last hour his budget director telling fox news the deadline, just about two weeks, now, is still firmly in place but even members of his own party are growing uneasy, over the rising costs it will take to pay for it. and to pay for it all, it is huge and the -- and the timetable is to get it done before the august recess and they are concerned, adding to the tensions, the chief of the nonpartisan congressional budget office, last w

what happened in tennessee is we had a lot of uninsured in tennessee and it was a very noble goal of trying to cover as many people we could and we had a standard medicare plan like most states do now. we had a medicare waiver from h.h.s., department of health and human services, to develop a managed care for the state. what happened was there was a plan very rich in benefits, much like what you're seeing from this plan that we heard discussed the last hour, provide a lot of benefits but not much access, we found out. and what happened was this plan, this public plan paid only about 60%. now pays less than, i found out the other day, less than 60% of the costs of actually providing the care. medicare pays about 90%, so businesses and individuals made a perfectly logical decision. they dropped their private coverage and about 45% of the people who are on tin care had private health coverage but chose to drop it. that was fine until we got the bill in the state. what happened was the bills kept piling up, consumed more of the state budget than education did. mr. akin: just reclaiming m

we told you moments ago there will be a developing story going on out of nashville, tennessee. quarterback, steve mcnair's mysterious death. some have thought this possibly could be a murder suicide but, again, but, police have not confirmed that. are they about to confirm that at any minute and give us more details about how he died? the news conference, any moment, we'll have it for you as it happens. you've been in a front-end crash. do you need help? yeah. i'll contact emergency services and stay with you. you okay? yeah. onstar. standard for one year on 14 chevy models. >>> i am talking to him. that is a picture of a paid yum where any moment now police in nashville, tennessee, are going to come out and tell us more about the strange death of steve mcnair with four gunshots, two to his head and two to his chest and the woman right next to him with the gun underneath her, was this a murder suicide or was it not? really, only police know at this point. meanwhile, on our twitter board, we have been getting a lot of comments from all kinds. look at this one. i thought this was

mcnair and a woman why found inside a nashville, tennessee condominium.gunshot wound to the head. the woman's name has not been released by authorities and no suspects are currently in custody. mcnair played 13 years in the nfl, mostly in tennessee but played the final two years with the ravens in baltimore before retiring in april of 2008. mcnair's former owner in tennessee bud adams said he was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by the fans. more details to come. >>> ravens executive vice president and general manager ozzie newsome react saying mcnair's family and the boys are in everyone's thoughts and in their prayers. >>> los angeles investigators are still waiting for a toxicology report as they attempt to find out which prescription drugs michael jackson was using before miscellaneous death. and fans continue their vigils at the staples center and neverland ranch. fox's josh iniger has the latest. >> reporter: the odds to scoring a ticket to michael jackson's memorial service are growing slimm

in tennessee. c.?> caller: hi, jim, sending a bright orange boo-yah from tennessee. >> is that short for cecilia? >> caller: cecilia, sure am. >> what's up? >> caller: okay, i have a stock portfolio but i also like to do trading during a rally. i keep getting stuck with stocks at the end of the rally, which isn't really bad because i do make good money on them, but i'd rather be out of them in cash and ready for the next rally. like last month i was stuck holding visa at $66 and it dropped to $59. can you give me some pointers or indicators on what to look for? >> cee, i'm going to cut right to the chase. discipline is something that everybody has a problem with, not just you. discipline. so here's what you have to do. if you're going to do that kind of trading, you have to be what's known as flat at the end of the day unless you have a catalyst coming on. what is flat mean? it means that -- >> sell, sell, sell -- >> you've got to sell, and you go home with no positions, that's what the real guys do. i

wamp, from tennessee. . mr. wamp: she raised two issues i want to address before yielding to the gentleman from georgia. one, she said sometimes republicans be are called the part of no. i would say to the gentlelady, if that means saying no to tax increases and large rate increases in your electricity bills at a time of economic duress by the people we represent, then, yes, we would be the party of no. she said something about bad legislation was stopped. i remind the people that the immigration reform proposals were made by a republican president and they were wrong and republicans in the congress stopped the president from going forward with that. one question i would ask today is, at what point are the democrats in the majority here going to stop the democrat president from a wrong-headed proposal when the american people are clearly against it? yet that is where you have to stand up and say this is not only bad for america, mr. president, it's bad for our party. and we said that. and immigration reform did

tennessee titans, steve mcnair, on the fourth of july. cannot believe this. >> he led the titans to super bowl iii for. he also led the baltimore ravens to an avis -- afc championship. he retired after 2007. we will have more coming up in sports. >>> new details tonight about sarah palin's plans one day after she announced she is resigning as governor of alaska. on her facebook page, she suggests she has a national agenda, looking ahead at how to advance this country together of values of less government intervention, greater independence, strong national security, and much needed fiscal restraint. >> i was very surprised at first. but as she began to explain, i could see it was sarah palin moving to put alaska first. >> a source close to palin tells us the governor has not decided whether to run for president in 2012. john mccain issued a statement today saying that palin will continue to play an important leadership role in the republican party. >>> the search is on for a man who led the police on a high- speed chase in frederick county

begins today people with concealed carry permits in the states of tennessee and arizona are allowed to bring their firearms into taverns and restaurants. but 85% of restauranteurs in tennessee say they plan to ban firearms in their establishments regardless of what this law says. >> we're not anti-gun. we're just pro business and feel this is a poor solution. >> give us the opportunity to protect ourself and our families. >> ten restaurant owners asked the judge to stop implementation of the new conceal carry law but they failed. >>> a warning tonight about identity theft from using your cell phone. attorney general says new scams are targeting cell phones to get sensitive personal bank information. scammers are sending text messages disguised as our bank. he warns to never give out personal information unless you initiated the contact. >>> students, parents and alumni all go to court to save towson catholic. about 100 people gathered outside the school last night to protest the closure. they filed an injunction yesterday hoping to keep the school open for the upcoming school year. the

the sheriff there speaking in tennessee t is sheriff murray blackwelder. i need to get some clarification on what he said. he said there were three crime scenes and one of them included huntsdzville, alabama, the other one in fayettesville, tennessee. i want to get clarification on where the third crime scene. it could be two on one street or two in one yeah in the same time. we picked him up mid plaus there, but had she talking about these murders that happened. five bodies apt one scene, one body at another. on the alabama/tennessee border right there. so happening in both states. he says they're gathering evidence now, they have not identify the victim, they have not released the names, they do have a person in custody. that's the breaking news in all of this. a person in cust di, but he would not say who that person was or if that person had been charged with anything. we're going to continue to update you on this developing story and try to get clarification on how many crime scenes. why so many? what went on? and why so many bodies? >>> okay, onto ot

>> right to bare arms is extended in the states of tennessee and arizona. beginning tonight people with concealed carry permits can bring their weapons into bars and restaurants. stark contrast to gun right here in maryland. >> maryland's gun laws are some of the most restrictive in the country. firearms purchased, must be registered with the state. new guns must have child safety lox. and each gun undergoes ballistic fingerprinting so it could be tracked if used in the commission of a crime. >> when we get two killings, five killings, or 300 killings in a year, that makes the news and people want to feel safe. so we try to come up with bills, laws, that make people feel safe. perhaps, actually make them safe. >> while the laws might make people feel safe there are questions about effectiveness. four years, and millions of dollars after requiring ballistic fingerprinting of guns, not one crime had been solved using the technology. and the state were getting a carry permit is extremely difficult is the same state home to the second deadliest city in the coun

and i think it will be a problem even in a bible belt state like tennessee. i think that's a problem. >> one of the reasons i wanted to talk to you about this, gene, is that i think you have a much better beltway antenna than i do. you're not a creature of the beltway, but understand it very well. and one of the things i don't get about this is that republican party still hasn't commented on the fact that senator ensign put the teenage son of his mistress on the party's payroll last year and then he apparently fired the kid once he stopped sleeping with the kid's mom. it seems to me like that's the sort of thing the republican party would have to comment on. but, yet, they haven't. why is that? >> it's not your antenna, rachel, because i don't get it either. i mean, look, look, ensign lost me at the $96,000 in hush money, okay? that is where i got off that train. and i don't understand why that's not in the headlines and being commented on by republicans and democrats every day. that seems like an outrageous thing to me. i don't know if any specific law was b

tennessee. some of the victims are related.the sixth victim was found across the border in huntsville, alabama. police identified the suspect as jacob lee schafer, and they say murder charges are pending. no victim i.d.s. no cause of death. >>> those are your headlines. i'm don lemon. keeping you informed. cnn. the most trusted name in news. >>> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official, president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. vice president johnson has left the hospital in dallas, but we do not know to where he has proceeded. presumably he will be taking the oath of office shortly and become the 36th president of the united states. >> larry: rather than assume was the kennedy death the toughest day? >> probably so. yeah. i would think so. certainly emotionally. emotionally it was the toughest day. >> larry: you broke? >> very definitely, i broke. and i'm not ashamed of that. some people seem to point a finger that it's unmanly or something of the kind.

that is the home of the tennessee titans'. it appears to be a murder- suicide, but i understand that there might be new details >? >> the gun found under the body of a girlfriend was indeed hers. we already knew that steve mcnair of of bounds, including a 9 millimeter. -- along the dulles -- owned guns, including a 9 millimeter. she was shot once in the head. the gun was found under her body. cops have stopped short of calling this a suicide. ballistic tests could be conclusive. shepard: have they been together for years? what is their relationship? >> she met him a few months ago. she was a waitress at davis and busters. shepard: like an arcade for adults it. >> police have confirmed that she was his girlfriend. steve mcnair had a wife that did not know about this. she has been described as crash. looking at these pictures, you can see steve mcnair on vacation with the girlfriend. key west, vegas, california, hawaii. he also bought her a cadillac escalade for her 20th birthday. she told family members that they were born to g

for precipitation, below normal for the tennessee valley back in oklahoma. unfortunately, still texas far west and also above normal from the northern rockies into the northern plains. maybe the western great lakes as well. on through the next 30 days, my 30-day outlook is for below normal temperatures for the great lakes and far northeast, above normal temperatures from mississippi through texas into the southwest. precipitation over the next month then above normal from nebraska and kansas on um up into the great lakes and northeast. unfortunately, -- dush unfortunately, below normal for texas, southern oklahoma and same thing out west. john? >> thanks, mikement when "u.s. farm report" returns, an oklahoma farmer turns childhood dreams into an oversized reality. "spirit of the heartland" is next. all you need is a big, cardboard >>> when you're a kid, all you need a big, card boork board box like a refrigerator box and you have the makings of a cool fort. what happens when you grow up? we meet a man who took his greem dream and made it come through. in okl

the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. the senator from tennessee has a minute. mr.lexander: i thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i'm very surprised by this. i thought we all wanted to get the stock out of the government and into the hands of general motors. the arguments -- of the taxpayers. the arguments i'm hearing is that the government is wiser than the -- the arguments i'm hearing is that the government is wiser than the marketplace. it is dangerous to give the stock to 120 million people, taxpayers, who paid for it. it's their money. they should own it. general motors had 610 million shares before it went bankrupt. 51% of the american people own stock. this is a classic difference of opinion. do we want the government to run it? do we trust the government? or do we trust the shareholders? i trust the shareholders. i urge my colleagues to vote "aye." the presiding officer: the time has expired. the question is on the motion -- the senator from michigan. mr. levin: let me ask unanimous consent that i put a statement in the record in opposition to the alexa

. >> reporter: that's right, an emotional ceremony in nashville, tennessee as family, relatives, and friends said good-bye to mcnair. much of that love came from right here in baltimore, where he finished his career. ♪ don't give up, stay in the fight ♪ >> reporter: shed tears and shared love of a man credit weed a fighting spirit and big heart. an amotional memorial service for former nfl quarterback steve mcnair in nashville, tennessee. >> michelle, hold on to god. be strong, be of good courage. steve was a beautiful person. >> reporter: many spoke about mcnair's off the fieldwork. he donated thousands to children in need. in one case, children's who didn't have christmas presents. >> within 30 minutes, gift cards from wal-mart and target just started flowing throughout our gym for those 70 kids. you should have saw those fourth quarter heroics come to life again, thanks to stee. >> reporter: ravens receiver derrick mason traveled to nashville to honor his friend who he played with in tennessee and baltimore. >> on behalf of the ravens organization, love and prayers to you. >> repo

he did great things in tennessee and then he came to baltimore. he led us to 13-3 that year. >> i feel for the family. and -- going to miss him. >> i was surprised to hear that mcnair was shot and killed today. mainly because he seemed like a laid-back guy. you never really heard about him getting in any trouble. it was just surprising to me. >> ozzie newsome released a statement offering condolences. "this is so sad. we immediately think of this family, his boys. they are in our thoughts and prayers. what we admired about him was his competitive spirit and we were lucky enough to have him for two years. he was one of the best players in the nfl over the last 20 years." please go to wbaltv.com for more. coming up later, a look back at his career and we hear more from the mayor himself as he looked ahead to his future behind football. >>> stay with us for continuing coverage of steve mcnair's murder. we a video from the scene on our website and reaction from the ravens as well as more footage of the football star. go to wbaltv.com. >>> the police c

in east tennessee, mr. speaker, mr. is perhaps no person better known for devotion to area veterans than bill tallent. while the story of his service in world war ii reads like a hollywood script, his lifelong dedication to fellow veterans, his humble demeanor and his career as a public servant make him the perfect candidate for the naming of the veterans' outpatient clinic in knoxville. following his capture by the nazis during the battle of the bulge, mr. tallent spent six months as a prisoner of war. during his capture, one lieutenant lined him and his fellow soldiers up against a wall and ordered their execution. but through the grace of god, a fellow soldier persuaded the general to spare them and instead ship them to a prisoner of war camp. mr. tallent survived long enough to engineer an escape from this prisoner of war camp six months later with one other soldier, the only one willing execution if captured. as bill tallent made his way across germany wearing at that timered clothes and sleeping in grave yards at

as the law requires in tennessee, both were arrested, but the case was eventually dropped. in april of last year steve mcnair announced his retirement. he and a female victim found dead. they're not releasing her name. steve mcnair dead at the age of 36. he was born on valentine's day of 1973. moments ago his former teammate derrick mason talked about the tragedy. >> he was a guy that was happy, just would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. very generaller ow.s that's what i think made it special for me, because i knew that if he could help you, he would. >> okay, meantime let's switch horses now. >>> baseball, last night in anaheim the orioles bandaged a two-game losing skid. major league baseball's best hitting team with runners in scoring position, yes, the orioles, skated past the orioles 6-4. nonetheless four defeats in the last five games working on the orioles' minds, but david hernandez was on the ball. top of the 3rd, two runners on. aubrey huff tees off, a blast off of pitcher ervin santana. fireworks on the 4th of july. make that the 3rd. he has 11

five people were found dead in fayetteville, tennessee. a sixth body was found in huntsville, alabama. one of the victim's was the suspect's wife. a family friend says the couple's relationship was shaky. >> i knew that she was having problems with him as she was already having her own personal problems as we all do to deal with. she kind of had a hard time in life, but she was a very kind hearted person and definitely loved her children and her family and was a typical concerned mom. >> police have not released the identities of any of the victims, but they are saying the killings were connected to a domestic dispute and some of the victims were related. >>> the fbi s has caught up with one of the most wanted. the 39-year-old suspect was arrested in mexico after spending nine years on the run. he is wanted for the 2000 shooting of a deputy during a traffic stop. the deputy was severely wounded in the face. he has since recovered. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train crash in san francisco. dozens of people were i

now the tennessee bureau of investigation says a suspect is in custody. a forensic crime scene is on the way to goer evidence. >> there are mother details coming in on the killings of bird and melanie, the florida couple who adopted 16 children. they have eight suspects in custody and the case is growing more complex by the hour. what connects the police and the suspect. >> walter cronkite was once called the most trusted man in america. he died at the age of 92 and brought some of the most momentous events of the 20th century into his viewers' homes. today former colleagues and heads of state are remembering the iconic newsman. laura ingle is live in our news room with those stories. hi there. >> cronkite's family members say they are very touched with the outpouring of condolences that have been coming in. i spoke with his son, chip, a short while ago. he told me that while losing his father has been very difficult, of course, the kind comments have made it a little easier. he died last night of cerebral vascular disease and three days before the 40th a

heavy hearts from mississippi to tennessee to maryland as people continue to mourn the death of former ravens quarterback steve mcnair. as kai jackson reports, loved ones remember mcnair during a memorial service in nashville. ♪ don't give up ♪ stay in the fight >> reporter: shed tears and shared love of a man credited with a fighting spirit and big heart. an emotional memorial service for former nfl quarterback steve mcnair in nashville, tennessee. >> mechelle, hold on to god. be strong. be of good courage. steve was a beautiful person. >> reporter: many spoke of mcnair's off-the-field work. he donated countless dollars and hours to children in need. in one instance youngsters who didn't have christmas presents. >> within 30 minutes gift cards from wal-mart and target started flowing through our gym for those 70 kids, and you should have saw those fourth- quarter heroics come to life again thanks to steve. [ applause ] >> reporter: ravens receiver derrick mason traveled to nashville to honor his friend he played with in tennessee and baltimore. >> mechelle, trent and tyler, owner of t

. >> tennessee mantra travels across sev >> opening statements scheduled monday for the confirmation hearing of sonia sotomayor. fox's jennifer davis is in washington with a closer look at how the nominee and her critics are getting ready for the big event. >> sonia sotomayor he could soon be the first hispanic on the high court. first she has to make it through the confirmation hearings, begin monday. and behind the scene preps are in high gear. >> you want her worst day to be in preparation not with the camera are on, and she is sitting in front of the real-life senate. >> democrats say they are expecting a swift and smooth confirmation for a woman that earned the highest possible ratings from the american bar association. supporters say they have impeccable credentials and life story. >> she will be confirmed. i would hope though that senators will make up their mind based on what they hear, in the hearing. we have a fair hearing. >> senator republicans have questions about her record on gun rates, abortion, and race. the appeals court judge said in 2001 that a wise latino woman c

police in nashville, tennessee, say they have ruled mcnair's death a homicide but have not reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman who was found with him. still authorities say they are not looking for any suspects. mcnair and the woman were found dead at mcnair's condominium. >> right now i'm still in disbelief a little bit but, you know, just knowing he's gone, and it's just -- in a state of shock. the whole community and everybody's in disbelief right now. >> police say that mcnair was shot four times with a semiautomatic pistol. that pistol was found under the woman's body. emergency their -- mcnair was married and had four children. >>> mcnair played most of his career with the tennessee titans before being traded to the baltimore ravens. he retired last year. he will probably be best remembered for his time in tennessee where the titans came within a yard of winning the super bowl in 2000 but he certainly holds a special place in the hearts of baltimore sports fans as well. he led the ravens to a 13-3 record in 2006. >> it's shocking when you hear any spor

. >>> police in nashville, tennessee, are offering new details about the death of former nfl quarterback steve mcnair. while questions remain about how he died, fans and fellow teammates remembered a player admired on and off the field. nbc's ron mott is in nashville with the latest. ron? >> reporter: hey there, lester. good evening. this is the stadium where steve mcnair dazzled those home fans all those years. tonight this city is in shock and disbelief that one of its favorite stars of all time was found shot to death early yesterday. for 13 seasons he was called air mcnair, a former nfl star quarterback whose team famously came up inches short in the 2000 super bowl. but this weekend in tennessee 36-year-old steve mcnair is being called a fallen titan, vkt of a suspected murder/suicide inside a downtown nashville condo he rented. today police say the married mcnair was shot multiple times. the body of a 20-year-old friend and a handgun were found nearby. authorities were not searching for a suspect. >> as a result of the autopsies rtion we know steve mcnair was shot four times, twice

most of that time with the tennessee titans. he led the team to the super bowl in 2000 and came within a yard of forcing the st. louis rams into overtime. he retired in 2008 after two seasons with the baltimore ravens. >>> breaking news out of south carolina. a manhunt is under way for a suspected serial killer who police say killed at least five people in the past week. including a 13-year-old girl. she died today after being shot with her father at the family's furniture store on thursday. the first shooting was a peach farmer last saturday. four days later, an elderly woman and her daughter were found bound and shoot to death in their homes. police say all of the killings appear to be connected. about 100 investigators are now involved in that case. >>> intensive preparations are under way for tuesday's memorial service for michael jackson. at last check, more than 1.5 million people have registered for a chance to get a pair of tickets to the service. two hours from now, 8,750 people will be randomly selected to each receive

investigators discovered five bodies in two homes in tennessee yesterday.rities say he was sitting on the front porch of one of those homes when they arrived. they say a sixth body was discovered in huntsville, alabama, and is connected to that crime. we are learning more tonight about saturday's light rail crash in san francisco, california. federal investigators say the driver switched to manual before he should have. dozens of passengers were injured. an investigator say the train crashed into another train parked at the sation 24 seconds after the operator made the switch to manual. investigators haven't interviewed the operate error yet. there could soon be a baths room line in space. one of two toilets on the international space station is out of order. it is flooded. the commode began malfunctioning this morning. >> we don't yet know the extent of the problem. we are still in the data collection mode. it may turn out to be of no consequence at all. it could turn out to be significant. it is too early to tell right now. >> there is another john on the

thunderstorms with flooding from tennessee it east texas, while severe weather hits west texas and new mexico. showers and thunderstorms in the southeast and scattered afternoon thunderstorms from new england to d.c. >> another scorcher in the northwest, 99 in seattle, 9 for portland, just 69 in fargo and 70 in minneapolis but low 80s for chicago and detroit. a high of 83 in boston and 90 for baltimore. >> well, police in utah found themselves in hot pursuit of a very unusual littles is expect. >> little being the key word there. the driver blew through a few stop signs, hit 40 miles an hour at time. but for the most part he managed to stay in the right lane before finally coming to stop. check out the driver. 7-year-old boy. >> oh! >> and you could tell by the way

today a emotional jeff fisher, steve mcnair's tennessee titan coach. called him a great person. >> the steve steve mcnair i knew, would want me to say celebrate my life. for what i did on the field. for what i did in the community. >> police say the two had been dating for several months. steve mcnair was married, with four children. >> well, learning more about the teen accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl that is held without bail tonight. 17-year-old lamont davis arrested 13 times since he was 10-years-old. when he was charged with second-degree-assault. he last appeared before a judge july 1st, 24 hours before 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head. expert say this type of breakdown in the system is common. >> it doesn't sound like they did a great job, but that's not unusual. because a lot of the juvenile justice systems here in the united states are not working. >> the department of juvenile services had davis hooked up to a gps monitoring device but it was removed just before the shooting. >> and maryland's u.s. attorney hires threw three

our report from nbc's ron mott in waverly, tennessee. >> reporter: at 68, ron pace enjoys a relaxingetirement with his wife sandy in music city, nashville. far from a musician, pace had an idea nine years ago to restore life to his modest home of 4,000, waverly, tennessee. a summer concert series that he not only pays for he even books the bands. >> it is a good place to meet and renew friendships and enjoy the whole community. >> reporter: he spent his early years in this two room log cabin, no electricity, no indoor plumbing. >> it was a really happy childhood living here. we had no conception that we were poor or underprivileged. >> reporter: he uses his reversal of fortune to enrich a place that had fallen on hard times. >> the attitude of waverly was that it would dead and dying. >>. ♪ respect >> reporter: now on saturday nights, adults soak up the sound and kids rock 'n' roll too. the concerts are called music on the square, this is where they're usually held at the center of town. but because the shows have become so popular over the years, this year's fourth of july performan

the tennessee state line is right there. half of the supermarket, including the pharmacy, is in tennessee. the rest of it is in virginia, including the cashiers. i'm told that's because tennessee was trying to get the sales tax. they made sure to put the cash registers in virginia. that's how serious they got. >> not a bad move. okay. they enterprise. >> reporter: got to get that tax revenue. >> there you go. we'll talk to you later. thanks, ed. don't forget president obama live from the produce section of the bristol, virginia, kroger's 4:10 eastern tichlt you will see it live right here. >>> we are also pushing forward against an invisible enemy. u.s. troops fighting two wars are falling prey to something we all have to deal with, psychological stress, in big enough doses, stress can and does cause death, suicide, homicide, and washington is now on alert. a house arms services subcommittee is opening a hearing right now on battlefield stress and the pentagon's response. among the which ises army vice chief of staff peter c

fif people were found dead in a home in fayetteville, tennessee.n huntsville, alabama. the couple's relationship was shaky. >> i knew she was already having problems with him. she kind of had a hard time in life, but she was a very kind-haertd person and definitely loved her children, loved her family and was a typical concerned mom. >> officials are only saying the killings were related to a domestic dispute, and some of the victims were related. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what caused a train crash in san francisco. dozens of people were injured when one train slammed into another at a boarding platform. it happened yesterday. four people appeared to be severely injured. a railway spokesman said they're looking into possible mechanical and human errors. one witness said the train operator wasn't even looking where he was going. >> he came barrelling in, not slowing down. the driver's head was down. he looked asleep or passed out. couldn't tell, but he was not looking up or slowing down or braking, no signals or nothing. you could t

a multimurder out of tennessee. discovering five bodies in lincoln county and another one in huntsville, alabama. one person has been taken into custody. after sheriff's investigators arrived on the scene. that person is being questioned as a suspect. the man in custody has confessed to the murders. we'll keep you updated on the details of breaking story as more information comes in. >> in asia where they are getting closer to identify the homicide bombers that were behind the terror attacks in jakarta. those blasts killed eight people and wounded many others. they are sifting through the evidence inside the hotel room. reena ninan has the latest. what do they know behind the attack, someone who was carrying a suitcase is seeing on videotape taking it through the lobby just before the blast. >> reporter: hi eric, police are trying to piece together who would was behind this attack. the early indications are a malaysian man. he is believed to be affiliated with a breakaway group. they were involved in three previous

but police in tennessee are still not sure about the death of a 20-year-old woman who was found with him. good evening, i'm christian schaefer. a lot of new developments, but we begin with breaking news. >>> a light rail train killed one. >> reporter: this is very much an active investigation, especially after one of the victims died. officials don't know which train may have struck the two. shortly before 3:15 this afternoon, two males believed to be teenagers were found lying in between the southbound light rail tracks near the lutherville, light rail station. one of the males was pronounced dead shortly after arriving to the hospital. the other was in shock trauma in serious condition. >> two bodies laying on the southbound track. they immediately alerted our operations control center, and also stopped the train. this happened south of the lutherville station. >> reporter: they say right now, they're inspecting every train, and combing the tracks. so far, have no clue on how those two victims were struck. >> we're fairly confident, they were not passengers. none of our operators r

he will be remembered during a memorial service on thursday in tennessee. the titans' coach that found out about the murder while in kuwait at the airport met the media today. >> i will miss him. i asked you to honor what he did on the field and in the community and what he was as a tremendous team mate. that is his legacy. i am proud to have been a part of that. >> i am saddened by the loss of a dear friend. i am not in a position to judge anyone or be judged. that is up to god. >> if i was called into action during a crucial situation like bases loaded and there walked two straight guys, when my manager came out to yank me, i think i would say that my arm did not feel right. chris ray was called out of the bullpen yester day and walk the only two guys he faced, giving up two runs. he was put on the disabled list with a sore arm. he hasn't been right all year long. the orioles open up a three-game series tonight. they have the worst road record in the american league. lance armstrong is pretty good on the road. he is not even supposed to win this year. the

we are going to see showers in alabama and georgia and tennessee.s we stretch into the later hours of the day, there will be a chance of severe storms and we all the components lining up up. . and that combined with the frontal boundary is going to give us a good chance of rough weather, and possibly severe thunderstorms and maybe large hail and tornadoes. we have the peak afternoon hours heating, the atmosphere is going to destabilize. and a good chance of storms. you can see it forms in the rockies. and dry in the west coast, high temperatures are going to warm up into the 60s and 70s. and 105 in vegas. and billings and seattle, 80s. and denver a chance for scattered showers and minneapolis and chicago, low 80s. and 84 in kansas city. and dallas, you are going to get a big break and just under the gun. and 8 and that is wran on the forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. >>> in 1990, washington, d.c., mayor marron berry was arrested and served jail time for smoking crack. now he is a city councilman and he has had another run in with the law. >>> a p

we'll find tennessee, and we'll leave tennessee there, and we'll start putting the stars back, you know, when they decide they're going to get serious about states'ites and that pesky little thing called the constitution. that is your hot list. oh. we're still on? president obama made his feelings about police really clear last night. here is what heeeeeeeeee@Ñ glenn: am moan ya and double-stuffed oreos. what do they have in common? now, before we get into that and the rest -- the arrest of a prominent black professor has spark add heated debate. professor larry gates was arrested after there was a confrontation with an officer in front of his home. now gates is claiming he was a victim of ashall profiling by a rogue cop. wait until you hear the story on this cop. even the president had something to say. obama is a friend of gates. he was asked about it last night at the healthcare news conference, and here's what he had to say. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home. there is a long history in this co

mcnair became the startest in 1997 the same year the oilers moved to tennessee. in 1999 he led the team to the first and so far only super bowl becoming the second amp american quarterback to start on the game's biggest change. it was a thrilling game with the titans coming up just short of the goal line for the winning score. mcnair never would get back to the championship game but was the nfl's co-mvp with peyton manning in 1993. mcnair retired after the 2007 season with more than 30,000 yards passing, good enough for 28th on the all-time list. titans owner bud adams said of mcnair "he played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places we neve reached." steve mcnair was 36 years old. don lemon, cnn reporting. >> roger federer made history at the men's final tennis match at wimbledon. he defeated andy roddick in a nail biting tie-breaking match. it was his sixth wimbledon title and 15th grand slam crown. federer has broken a tie with pete sampras for the most grand slam singles wins in history. >>> alaskan governor sarah palin is giving some hint

please some tennessee report than the killer behind the six murders that stretched over three crime scenes in two states. five of the murders happened either late yesterday or early today at two homes in rural lincoln county tennessee. the six marble and granite business in huntsville, alabama. no word yet on who the victims are the police revealed some work related. causes of death for a possible motive not yet known. investigators say the man they have in custody as confessed to all six killings c-1 a schoolteacher accused of killing his wife on a cruise ship is allegedly telling investigators he did it with his bare hands. and fbi special agent st. robert mcgill admits to killing his wife, shirley, in that after them of their cabin with just his hands. family and friends are in shock. it goes without saying. some say the pair had been living a romance story. there were x. high school sweethearts reconnecting decades later and married. now he is charged in her death on board this cruise ship. the medical examiner said she died of blunt force injury to her head and torso and strange elati