the g-8 meets each and every year. is year, a secluded location, camp david, in thurmont, near thurmont, maryland. in the catoctin mountains. our complete coverage continues with vic carter, shows us what the g-8 is, and how the decisions that they make at this meeting could impact us all. >> reporter: the g-8 is composed of the most powerful leaders in the world. they have been gathering for nearly 40 years. this year's meeting will consider some of the most critical issues facing us all. >> reporter: the presidential retreat, camp david, about to take center stage for the annual g-8 summit. >> i can't think of many times in history when it was more important for the nations of the world, members of the g-8, to be together on all of this. >> reporter: the group individual whichs leaders of the united states, united kingdom, france, germany, russia, italy, japan, and canada. they meet yearly to discuss issues of common concern. dr. i.m. vesler tell me that they have trofocussed previously on security and the environment

for the g-8 summit. they will meet for a dinner here tonight. perhaps they could dine outside. it is just spectacular, gorgeous weather. we're going to go to our weather center, where tim williams is. and tim, the folks in thurmont say it's always nice here. i think it's probably nice in the spring and the summer. >> well, maybe we know where to move when we retire, mary. >> that's it. it's beautiful here. >> beautiful thurmont. thank you so much. mary bubala, reporting from the g-8 summit, on this wonderful friday afternoon. we'll call it preakness eve. here in baltimore. right down from old hilltop. and the forecast is going to be gorgeous as it will be for everyone. right now, we're at 74 degrees. temperatures in the 70s, with very dry air out there. 44, the dew point. relative humidity, at 34%. the wind from the east/northeast is around high pressure. it's just up to the north. it's that flow around the high, bringing in air off the cooler waters. we'll show you that here in a second. high pressure ta

the g-8 summit is taking place in chicago in the united states. and a member of the g-8 research group which is based at the university of toronto. professor, how confident are you that these leader can actually reach some sort of agreement which will then the lead decisive action on resolving the crisis in europe? >> i'm quite confident. all of the g-8 leaders coming to camp david to take thaup issue first thing tomorrow morning agree that that is the number one issue. they all agree further that they need both stronger growth and a continuing emphasis on fiscal consolidation and they're all prepared to shift the balance of their collective strategy, agreed g-8 growth strategy to give more emphasis to stronger growth now and give greater breathing room to those embattled countries to have fiscal consolidation a little later than they thought only a year ago. >> but what you say, does that in any way weaken chancellor angela merkel who has been driving this austerity, austerity, austerity? >> not at all. you're quite right that she is one of the th

. >>> the eyes of the world will be on western maryland for the g-8 summit. mike hellgren is live with the final preparations under way this noon. >> reporter: thousands of protestors will descend and security will be tight. the massive g-8 summit will be crowds where eight of the world's most powerful leaders will meet in secret at camp david for high level discussions on everything from world hunger to unrest in the middle east. it's an event that the sheriff calls unprecedented. >> camp david will be the safest place on the planet. >> he had 8 short weeks to plan after the president shifted it from chicago. >> we ran the top 8 governments of the world out of chicago. the g-8 meeting is going to be out in the woods away from as many people as they can get. we're going to get in their face as close as possible. >> to get its message out one antihunger group began paints tweets on the route. >> these are the people who are really important to hear this message and to act. >> the secret service will shut down the mountain parks for the event. there's been viole

>> hi. >> tom, two questions. >> hi. >> on the g-8. >> yeah. >> first of all, do you expect the president to bring up the issue of oil reserves and releasing oil reserves, and will that be reflected in the g-8 communique? and my second question is about eu leaders. does the united states have an interest in exploiting the difference between mr. milan and mrs. merkel on the austerity versus growth debate? >> the first question, with respect to oil, as i said, one of the designated sessions during the course of the g-8 will be on energy and climate, and they'll about broad discussion there again with the president discussing his, all ate bov strategy for energy development, and they'll be discussions on improving energy sufi, security also addressing climate changes as you would imagine. with respect to the other situation, the leaders -- i don't have any announcement for you on that. the leaders will certainly discuss that situation. the leaders, and we have been engaged in an ongoing way in monitoring the global oil situation, particularly in light of the sfechanges. we'll continue that m

. >>> on friday, saturday, president obamawell cups world leaders from the largest economies to the g-8 conference at camp dach it vid in maryland. and the u.s. hosts nato head of states in chicago. next a preview of the g-8 summit and u.s./russia relations. former u.s. ambassador to nato, nicholas ferns taulks about the future of nato. >> when people are saying to him -- don't take the vice presidency. right now you are a powerful majority leader. don't take the vice presidency. you won't hatch any powve any p. johnson says power is where power goes. meaning i can make power in any situation. his whole life. nothing in his life previously makes that seem like he is boasting. because that's exactly what he had done. all his life. >> sunday night, the conclusion of our conversation with robert caro on the passage of power, volume four the years of lyndon johnson. sunday night on cspan's, q and a. >> the center for strategic and international studies hosted a forum last week on u.s./russia relations. panelists include the former u.s. ambassador to russia, and the current russian ambassado

where the start of the g-8 summit is about to get under way tonight. world leaders are starting to make their way here, as security gets tighter. >> thurmont, a small mountain town in maryland, just down the road from camp david, braces for world leaders, their staff, the press. and the attention of the world to be focused in on them. >> i just don't want the world to get out of hand. >> reporter: they have been planning for more than a month, assessing the threats from protestors and preparing the towns. some businesses closed down also, while potential weapons have been removed, while potential water hole covers are bolted down. >> they can use them as weapons. we had -- which was unfortunate. we had the butterflies made by citizens here in town. we had them on the parking meters. very decorative. and we liked it. but we had to take them down. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: protestors are starting to show up, with both occupy baltimore and frederick expected. there is also a 30-mile no-fly zone already in effect above camp david. and security is in place wi

wjz, of course, has complete coverage of the g-8 summit. camp david, with how the small town in thurmont is getting ready. mary? >> reporter: that's right. good evening, denise. the town of thurmont is used to seeing some dignitaries. but not on this scale. not all of these leaders at once. you know that president obama changed the venue from the g-8 summit from chicago to camp david, which is the presidential retreat. it officially gets under way tomorrow. world leaders, we are told, are starting to make their way here. some will arrive tonight. most tomorrow. thurmont, maryland, as you know, is the closest town to camp david. it's preparing for an influx of visitors and protestors. >> basically, for the past seven weeks, plan for this. i've got my entire agency, either activated or on standby. we brought in agencies from out of this jurisdiction to help, if necessary. i feel we're very prepared. >> reporter: and already, the state parks that surround camp david, have been closed off. we drove up there. it is such a beautiful part of maryl

each member of the g-8 is a core member of the sanctions effort. each member has been absolutely essential to really putting in place what has been an extraordinarily effective and i think most people wom say surprisingly effective sanctions effort. they'll also be pressing the iranians to take advantage of the diplomaticers putting forward and the pressure on iranians to demonstrate continued good faith coming out of istanbul and a willingness to engage in concrete ways with the p-5 plus 1 on addressing the iranian nuclear program. the message will be the iranians should seize this opportunity. and while this goes on in parallel, the sanctions pressure effort will continue led by the united states and the others who will be at the table on friday evening. we also expect that they will, the leaders will discuss north korea. discuss burma and you saw, the announcement today by secretary clinton with respect to our easing of investment sanctions in burma. then remarkable progress in burma and the leaders will want to engage on this i think on friday

and that includes the national security of the united states. >> reporter: g-8 leaders will discuss a variety of other issues as well, from afghanistan to iran. the number one topic is expected to be europe's debt crisis and how to keep it from further damaging the world's economy. >> and you have the trouble spots around the world and middle east and in our and china. makes it difficult for the u.s. economy to grow. >> reporter: a new leader is joining the group and mrs. obama welcomed the new president who could make waves because he's at odds with some european lead or economic issues and wants to speed up the withdrawal of frenchtrops from afghanistan faster than his predecessor. >> and [ speaking in native tongue ] [ through translator ] >> for the french people to the effect our combat troops will be withdrawn from afghanistan by the end of 2012. >> reporter: debate about the way forward in afghanistan is one of the main focuses at the nato sum it and that is once the g-8 summit wraps up. >> protestors are heading to thurmont, maryland. the close of the town to the lockdown in c

the g-8 sub at crab apple's. the flavors of the country that are included in the g-8. >> we've named our cottages and hotel rooms after different presidents.

a report now on the g-8 agenda and its old and new players. and all eyes were on the new man in the g-8, france's president, francois hollande. he called for growth rather than more austerity. others are waiting to see if he will push this line so strongly now that he is in power. one man hoping he will is president barack obama, who has long been calling for europe to boost its flagging economies. >> it is my great pleasure to welcome president hollande. >> europe's debt crisis is only one issue on obama's mind. he has announced move -- money to help farmers in africa in an effort to ease a food shortage. >> we are launching a major new partnership to reduce hunger and lift tens of millions of people from poverty. >> other issues are likely to prove more controversial. german chancellor angela merkel is expected to put up tough resistance to obama's calls for europe to spend its way out of its problems. >> our washington correspondent is following the events for us. we just saw president obama has met with the french president, and the two see

he left with $22 billion in pledges from the g-8 countries. >>> up in maryland right near camp david, the protesters are trying to spread their message. >> g-8 protesters are coming off like curiosities than a threat. >> he needs to be impeached. >> eight world leaders are making the economic decisions that will essentially define the lives of the other 7 billion of us. >> nearly everyone has seen online videos like this one, previous g-8 protests that have gotten out of hand. >> reporter: police chief says he is ready. the police presence here is heavy, but not heavy handed. no one is boarding up picture windows. >> i don't like for anything extraordinary to happen. >> this is commissioner young. >> in fact, county sheriff and county commissioner held a meeting with some occupy organizationers in the weiss grocery store parking lot. >> are you hearing their message? >> the messages of frustration and that message probably is heard everywhere in this country. >> scott broom, 9news now. now to my colleague in frederick. >> reporter: here in frederick, one city police officer told me, t

it will provide a shell from media and protestors. >> we ran the top 8 governments of the world out of chicago. the g-8 is going to be in the woods now. we're going to get if their face as close as possible. >> to get its message out one anti-hunger group began paints tweets on route 77. >> these are the people who are important to hear this message and to act. i think food security is on the agenda. we're happy about that. make history. this is the chance to go bold on this. >> over when will. ed -- over when will when lmed by -- overwhelmed by the amount of people around the world. >> it has sparked violence in the past. the public will not be allowed anywhere near camp david. >> when you meet in a place like camp david that's secluded you can keep it security and keep it -- secret and secure and keep serious until you finally ly work -- finally work out an agreement. >> local officials want the federal government to pay for it. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage as world leaders come to maryland. today and tomorrow mary will be reporting live near camp david while vic will be reporting from th

the first will be a g-8 economic summit at camp david on friday and then the president heads off to chicago. susan mcginnis in washington with the details. good morning, susan. >> reporter: good morning. the g-8 summit will be about a europe economic loan. chicago is a nato summit. hosting both in the u.s. is a huge opportunity for president obama to showcase his ideas and show world leadership right in the middle of his re-election campaign. security is tight ahead of this weekend's double summit. first, the leaders of the world's eight largest economies will meet at camp david tomorrow. at the top of the agenda, europe's economic crisis. there are worries greece could pull out of the european union, threatening the region's monetary system. >> the euro could disappear. if the euro disappears, there is a danger the whole european union as such will disappear as well. >> reporter: but opinions vary among g-8 leaders on how to solve the european economic crisis. british prime minister david cameron says the eu is running out of time. >> it either has to make up or it's looking at a potential

the g-8 summit will be held about 20 miles away. the small town of thurmont is the closest community. folks hire and in neighboring frederick are bracing themselves for a very busy weekend including an all-out traffic nightmare. police say they are going to have more men and women on the streets for the first time. a joint council of officers from eight different maryland agencies including local universities like morgan state university, and baltimore and university of maryland, they will all be here working to keep the peace. >> most cities that get notified about an event like this get two years planning time. we've had actually eight weeks. it's really, really been a hard assignment, a tough assignment. this is unlike anything we've ever seen in frederick county. >> it's a lot of protestors down here. and you know, you just don't know who's who. >> we have some plywood that in case we get a broken window. >> reporter: now, there is no indication of violence but as you can hear from the last soundbyte some shop owners are bracing

some of the big agenda items for the g-8. every leader except president vladimir putin will convene at camp david and then fly to chicago for the nato summit. this is a once every other year forum in which the president has a chance to meet with leaders and afghanistan and iraq front and center on that agenda. the white house indicating the president will be asking nato countries to provide more financial support for afghanistan. here is more from today's white house q&a with tom donilon, national security adviser. >> can you give me a broad definition of what sort of afghanistan you hope to leave behind in 2014 and then separately on iraq, nicolas sarkozy was -- has long been considered to be one of the toughest voices for the western sanctions policy on iran. are you concerned at all that with the change in government in france that you may lose sort of the strong support you've been having from france on the sanctions regime? >> i'd be glad to take those questions. but i need to write down the second one or i'll forget what

>> as law enforcement put the finishing touches on security for the g-8 summit which is happening at camp david, merchants are hoping for a spike in weekend business. >> as soon as the secret service informed the chief the g-8 summit would be held at camp david, they came up with a plan. >> they took into consideration crowd management and congestion. we're ready to do with it. >> residents have been warned to expect congested and attention to their surroundings. tuesday and mean streak, you would never know some of the world's biggest economies would be near a town in a few days. >> obama does not use the retreat a lot but others have used it quite a bit. where are used -- which are used to the security. >> he is hoping to profit from the onslaught of media sightseers and protesters. >> business as usual. we will pick up some business but we do not want to have a decline because of it. >> occupy protests are expected. the chief has been in touch with a number of those protesters in the city has agreed they can protest here at the park. >> they want to present their calls and walk the

take care. >>> president obama meets with the g-8 industrial leaders at camp david. he chairs the meeting this year after the g-8 he meets with nate oh members starting sunday. >>> the u.s. house is spending the afternoon on defense department programs and the policy for the next fiskcal yea. more than 140 amendments maying considered. the house voted overwhelmingly to extend the national flood insurance program through june. the 17th time its been extended while negotiations continue over a long-term solution. the senate voted today to fill the two remaining positions on the federal reserve board and voted on food and drug administration user fees. the senate is live on c-span2. the house on c-span. to learn more about members of congress, c-span's congressional directly is available. it's a complete guide to the 112th congress with committee assignments and district maps. pick up a copy for $12.95 plus shipping and happened handling. order online. c-span.org/shop. >>> when immigrants show up in significant number, somewhat the case in the 1820s and 1930s, very much

the g-8 is also dealing with greece's money problems and nuclear security. s the latest on the camp david talks. >> reporter: at maryland's camp david, president obama and his fellow g- 8 leaders declared they would stand united on fixing a global economy still facing stiff headwinds. >> this has been a frank and useful conversation and gives me great optimism about our ability to meet these challenges in the future. >> the most pressing concern, a greek financial crisis that is threatening to spread. the greek people have thrown out the government that agreed to strict austerity measures in return tore a european bailout. the g-8 leaders expect greece to honor its commitments. >> the american role here is very minimal. we can offer advice, but we are simply sitting on the bleachers. >> reporter: this meeting is an initiation for the new leaders of france, italy and japan. but the agenda covers familiar ground. in iran, the leaders threaten sanctions if the nation continues its nuclear program. and the g-8 countries are working on oil supply contingencies if

why are they in the g-8? there is no common purpose. the industrialgizeed democracies have common interest, biggest of the free world and they will act in a way in concert. if you bring in russians you have a talking society. i think we ought to either kick them out or dissolve the g-8 as obsolete. reinstitute something resembling the g-7. russians are adversary. they aren't enemy, but they are not an ally. g-# was supposed to be a way for the coordination of the economic and diplomatic evidents of the west. >> shannon: for now they are included. one of the things they are going to talk about is the situation this afghanistan. it came up today at white house. when the president was hosting france's new president, francois hollande. we have a little bit of what he had to say through a translator. >> translator: i reminded president obama that i made a promise to the french people that the combat troops would be withdrawn from afghanistan by the end of 2012. that said we'll continue to support afghanistan in a different way. our support w

the extra foot traffic. some restaurant get this have even added new g-8 inspired menu items. >> which is a blending of all ofavors of the countries that are included in the g-8. >> we've named our cottages and motel rooms after different presidents. >> it's a very important summit and i think it's frederick's time to shine. to show people that we can do this. >> reporter: well, there's a positive spin on it. we can do this. and police are hoping they can do this peacefully. so you can expect a whole lot more police on the streets. keeping the peace and in fact, they're getting help for the first time from eight different maryland agencies including some police officers from the university of maryland and morgan state university and baltimore. also an update on schools, they're closed for the day. all day friday. and fortunately the route 77 heading into town will be shut down from 9:00 this morning until 9:00 p.m. tomorrow night. mike back to you. >> thanks delia. she's live at baker park in frederick. maryland this morning. >>> now the government is definitely prepared for all of this. in fact, there's a no

the big concern here are the protester coming around the g-8 summit. they are expected to converge on parks like this one here in frederick as well as closer to camp david. and that means extra police, road closures and for the people around here, some major inconveniences for the next two days. the president and other world leaderss are expected to arrive at camp david later today. the presidential retreat expected to some heavy security. road closures, some traffic congestion on the major highs. the jete summit was moved from -- the g-8 summit was moved from chicago to frederick giving local officials just two months to prepare. the g-8 summit includes eight heads of state, their advisors and the throngs the media. >> we have presidential visits on a regular basis. that part is not new to us. we have foreign heads of state so that is not new for us. the thing that has changed and is different is the number of people that are involved in this specific event. >> reporter: now, the national park and an adjoining state park to camp david are shut down for

. >>> leaders from the most eight powerful nations in the world are at camp david for the g-8 summit, the largest gathering of leaders in maryland. they began arriving early this morning for the summit. the g-8 discussions will touch on a variety of world issues but the global economic concerns becaused -- caused by the ongoing euro crisis will take precedent. the president announced $3 billion in some private sector pledges to fight hunger in africa and he will ask other leaders to make similar efforts. >> the wealthiest nation on earth, i believe, the united states has a moral obligation to lead the fight against hugger and malnutrition and to partner with others. >> and when the g-8 ends on saturday, he will go to chicago for the meeting. >>> protestors are gathering in thurmont, maryland, just outside of the closed presidential retreat. tom fitzgerald is there and is the up to ready? >> reporter: from the looks of it from what we have seen, they have enough police to handle anything. the question remains, though, are they going to be needed? while a small army of media and law enf

president obama left the g-8 summit with $22 billion in pledges for food aid. this year he will press his counterparts to make good on the promises. g-8 leaders will be focused offends the spirals -- on the spiraling financial crisis in europe. before heading to camp david president obama is welcoming france's new leader, francois hollande to the white house. they're expects the talk about afghanistan ahead of the nato summit this weekend in chicago. >> chicago is a critical milestone in the next step towards a responsible ending of this war. toward our achieving very importantly our goals in the effort in afghanistan. >> reporter: the new french president wants to pull all of his troops out of afghanistan ahead of schedule. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >>> sky 9 was over the scene of a deadly crash in bowie, maryland. this was the scene early this morning in the northbound lanes of route 197 and route 50. police say speed and alcohol played a role in the crash. investigators say that a passenger in the red car was killed when the vehicle was

the g-8 continues here in camp dav david, maryland. there is a sick man in europe and that is greece. there is concern that he could infect the rest of the continent with an economic downturn. and the contagion could spread to the united states. that issue is front and center here as these g-8 leaders gather with their host, president obama. he greeted each individual leader last night at laurel cavern at camp david. if you look am at the some of these leaders, many of them are new. it's caused so much political upheaval. and no one needs to be reminding it is an election year in the united states where the economy is front and center. the italian prime minister, the japanese prime minister, the french president, all new faces at the g-8. last night at the working dinner, they talked about some of the issues surrounding this summit, notably iran and its nuclear ambitions. and syria calling for more action in the face of the hue man torian and the considered on sloougt by assad's forces there. voters turned out the government that favore

the start of the g-8 summit gets under way tomorrow. aders are starting to make their way here tonight. and we could not ask for more perfect weather for the start of the summit. president obama even said, when he talked about having the summit here, that the weather is usually nice this time of year at camp david. let's go in to bob to get the official numbers. >> reporter: all right. right now, thurmont, 68 degrees up there. tonight, it's going to be in the mid-40s. a little chilly outside. if we're heading outside tonight. let's take a look at temperatures now. 74 now. 63 in oakland. the cool spot. and it's probably going to stay that way. ocean city, only at 61. d.c., in the mid-70s. we're at 74 here. d.c., 76. westminster at 70. 69 in bel air. now, tonight, north of town, these areas north and west of the area, generally would be in the mid- to upper 40s. so it would be a chilly night. we've got a light northeast wind now that should probably stay with us. although tonight, i think the winds may go dead calm. ocean city, right off t

first, the leaders head to camp david for the g-8 economic summit. the financial crisis in europe is the focus of that meeting. >> this is an issue of extraordinary importance not only to the people of europe, but also to the world economy. >> president obama has another message he is carrying to leaders of the world's biggest economic powers. the importance of fighting hunger and malnutrition. friday morning, president obama announced $3 billion in private money to help curb hunger in africa. >> also critical to focus on the urgent challenge that confronts some 1 billion men, women, and children around the world. the injustice of chronic hunger. >> president obama went to the g-8 summit pushing for food security. he left with $22 billion in pledges. this year, he plans to press his counterparts to make good on their promise. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> the g-8 summit was supposed to take place in chicago ahead of sunday's meetings and that forced the people planning the protest to make last minute changes. >>> i'm scott broom i

president obama is about to speak at the g-8 summit being held at camp david. nbc white house correspondent, mike viqueira is traveling with the president with more. mike, this year, above all others, they had a lot to talk about. >> absolutely. the g-8 is known for the ceremonial aspect. this year, they wanted to do it differently. this was scheduled to take place in the president's hometown, chicago. he's going there shortly after he delivers this statement. today, at the g-8 here in camp david in maryland's mountains, they wanted to get away from the media glare, away from the motorcades going into the city. they wanted an informal gathering to walk into the woods. that's what happened. a lot of impromptu get togethers at camp david. what's on the table? greece and the emerging euro zone crisis. we have heard how europe faced crisis after crisis. >> mike, the president just stepped up to the podium. i'm going to interrupt you. >> a pleasure to host the world leaders here at camp david. i think the surroundings gave us the chance to hold meetings and make prog

world leaders are at the g-8 summit today at camp david. p issue is most likely the economic problems plaguing europe. after this the leaders will head to chicago for the nato summit. >>> a 16-year-old is recovering after getting shot outside the metro station yesterday afternoon. police arrested a suspected gunman at a nearby gas station. detectives say the shooting stemmed from an ongoing fight. a bullet also grazed an 18-year-old woman. >>> today starts the andrews air show. wartime planes are on display and there will be air shows including the navy's blue angels. gates at andrews air force base opens at 8:00 this morning. >>> it took years for facebook to go to a publicly traded company. then a half hour delay caused drama in the company's first day of trading. now facebook is valued at more than $400 billion. here's more on how it got to this point. >> delay rather than a problem. there we have it. >> facebook opening for trade. >> reporter: the social networking site facebook known for doing things its own way threw a curveball on ana

. >>> the president is hosting the g-8 summit at camp david. world leaders wrapped up their meeting today. brian mooar says it focus on was greece and the debt crisis. >> reporter: at maryland's camp david, president obama and the fellow g-8 leaders declared they stand united. a global economy facing stiff head winds. >> as all the leaders agree, growth and jobs must be the top priority. we agreed we must take steps to boost confidence while getting fiscal houses in order. >> reporter: the most pressing concern, a greek financial crisis threatening to spread. the greek people threw out the government and agreed to strict austerity measures. the g-8 leaders are still willing to help but expect greece to honor their commitment. >> the american role is very minimal. we can offer advice. we are simply sitting on the bleachers. >> reporter: this is initiation for france, italy and japan. on iran, the leaders threatened sanctions if the nation continued the nuclear programs. they are working on oil supply contingencies if iran retaliations. they discu

have the g-8, the g-20 outlived their usefulness? >> that's an interesting question.ht, seven men and one woman will get into a room and the decisions that they make in that room will affect hundreds of thousands of lives outside of their geographiys. it's a helluva burden. i think they know that. i think they do know that. china, brazil, india, of course, but it gets a little harder to get things done because there's more of them. >> we've seen that on climate change. >> yeah, yeah, but thing what's actually happening is in a funny way what we've seen at the start of the centuries is the pyramid. the pyramid of power has turned upside down. ironic that it started in the land of the pyramids in egypt, but the base is now in charge, and the top is strangely at the bottom. so for these political leaders to achieve anything, they really have to listen to what people are saying, and that's -- that's different. so the civil society, the role of civility society is really important and i think people are sending a message to this g-8, please don't let it be a talking shop.

. >> we're following several big stories including the start of the g-8 summit. president obama will gather their with leaders -- with leaders. >> additional evidence in the trayvon martin investigation. even more questions in this already complex case. >> good morning. it is may 18. >> we start with traffic and weather every 10 minutes. first off adam caskey. >> the friday morning to you. it beautiful and perfect day. let us look at temperatures. fairfax, 48. 51 in the delphi. montgomery village, 46. a bit of a chill in the air especially in the outlying suburbs. we will quickly climb in the mid and upper-70's. high is 76. a seasonable day with low humidity. even into the weekend, bright sunshine saturday. a little warmer, right near 80. we could see some additional cloud cover move into the town on sunday. we cannot rule out an isolated shower. that'll be the exception not the norm. >> i will talk about road work on the outer loop between the baltimore washington city parkway and kenilworth ave. only the two right lanes are open. the headlights are moving away f

president obama wants the g-8 summit at camp david to focus on europe's economic troubles. he says solving greece's debt crisis to crucial to the u.s. and world economy. protesters looking to get the attention of the g-8 took to the streets of frederick maryland today and it is the biggest city near camp david and many shops closed up early. town leaders say they're ready for a weekend of demonstrations. >> we have a lot of officers out. we want people to feel safe and secure. >> we're treating this as a snowstorm. we're predicting the worst and praying for the best. >> most of the g-8 leaders will then head to chicago for the nato summit on sunday. >>> give an ahess is a heighter. she is only 15 months old and suffers one of the rarest forms of cancer. still, she smiles. she is still has fun with toys and the family dog. her parents want more of those happy moments. this weekend the fairfax community is rallying around gianna and hoping to make a difference in her life. >> 1, 2, 3, good girl. >> reporter: gianna hess is happy. >> good girl. >> reporter: this adorable child

the move could shake global markets. >> all g-8 member states want greece to remain part of the euro for a european summit in brussels next week. the countries sharing the euro hope to come together to fight steps of rising debt while spurring a recovery. >>> protestors were out in force in maryland angerd about who came to the g-8 summit. the ethiopian prime minister is attending the meeting and ethiopians say he's a dictator who sold off their land to foreigners, tortures people, and let's families starve. >> we don't have -- people are starving. our land is sold and selling our land to foreigners and -- [ indiscernible ] >> he has been in power since 1991. on friday, president obama announced a $3 billion pledge from private entities to help feed africa's poor. >>> new details following yesterday's shoot at the rockville metro station. rockville police say two teenagers have been charged in the shooting that wounded two other teenagers. 16-year-old kevin wynn and 17- year-old harris are both charged with attempted first- degree murder and they're being held until a bond review hear

saturday evening many of the g- 8 participants will move on to chicago for a nato summit. >>> marylandessman roscoe bartlett is seeking federal help in covering the costs for the g-8 summit. he sent a letter to the president asking that it be designated quote a special security event which would allow agencies in maryland to be reimbursed for their expenses. as of now the county will not receive any federal money. maryland senators filed similar requests earlier this week. >>> another federal budget showdown is looming between president obama and top republicans in the house. the president and top democrats are pushing for new tax revenue to be part of a budget deal. republicans are resisting any tax increases and say they won't raise the country's debt limit without big spending cuts. >> where's the president's plan? to tackle our looming debt crisis. where's the budget -- where's the president's plan to stop the largest tax increase in american history? >> we're not going to recreate the debt ceiling debacle of last august. >> that debt ceiling fight last summer nearly put the u.s. i

brad bell has a preview for us. >> when the g-8 summit convenes in mt. david, their thai will be out of the view of the public. the two state park campgrounds nearby will be closed too creating a bigger butter. protesters decided frederick, 20 miles to the south, will be the place for them. >> we have the largest area for restaurants, housing, those kinds of things. >> pennington said officers have been monitoring occupy movement websites and twitter practice. it reveals plans to bring as many demonstrators as possible, to downtown frederick and baker park to a series of rallies beginning next friday neerp the iconic bell tower. the police are ready and suggests that the community get ready too. >> for your safety and everyone else's safety, take in loose items, yard ornaments, anything that can be stolen, used or damageled. >> at least one organizer of anti-g-8 events says everyone can relax because all will be peaceful. >> we'll look at the system that we have which works for a small number of people, and works out horribly for a large majority of peopl

. >> today marks the start of the g-8 summit. president obama and leaders of some of the world's biggest economies gathering at camp david to try to hammer out solutions. john gonzalez is live in frederick, maryland, with details. >> that's right. eight leaders of the world's biggest economies will gather today and throughout the weekend in frederick county. the goal is to try to keep europe's debt crisis from getting work and spiraling out of control. unemployment over there is soaring and the euro is very weak affecting recoveries for nations such as the u.s. these summits usually bring heavy backlash and protests. the small town of thurmont is already crawling with heavy security and police. in frederick, businesses and residents have been warned major demonstrations could begin today. a group known as the one campaign has painted messages urging readers to help end poverty and hunger. same group also spray-painted near pennsylvania avenue by the white house. they did receive permits to do so and they have vowed to clean it up

world leaders prepare to converge on our state for the g- 8 summit. w garrett county is gearing up for the spotlight. >>> gentleman, start your engines. the race is back on. we'll talk to michael andretti about saving the baltimore grand prix. that's coming up. >>> i'm mike schuh. the feds say they have busted a major pill mill in towson. up to $8 mill -- 8 million narcotic pills per year. how they got tipped off when we return. >>> a sunny spectacular may evening. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> ready to race. the green flag is waving on the baltimore grand prix. >>> tonight, the new contract and the big name heading up the new group in control. >>> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> after a false start. a new group. and it includes one of the biggest names in racing. wjz is live downtown.

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i covered them for years the g 8 summits and mel mows afterwards of understanding. hard to parts them. do you have any sense that one side prevailed? >> if you read the 39 point declaration. having trouble falling asleep last night, it was helpful. be one word that isn't in there. debt. there is a european debt crisis and that is not a fundamental problem. let have growth and more spending. incidentally higher taxes. i think we have a clear choice internationally now on economic policy. more spending and higher taxes and that is what they are both for. that is actually what the policies they want and the conservative alternative which has been followed in germany and sweden and canada and israel all of which have central right governments all of which are growing faster than we are and than france is and there they have tried to reduce the budget deficit and have progrowth fiscal policies. i think there is a clear choice and we are having a world test of the choice and the idea that more spend and higher taxes is going to solve the current economic problem, i don't b

they'll be discussing the upcoming g-8 summit. >> on behalf of myself and andrew kuchins who is director -- i want to welcome you to a discussion on bilateral relations on the eve of the g-8 summit meeting, and during the period to lead up to the vote to ratify russia's exception to the wto. since 2009, the reset in relations between russia and the united states, there have been many successes in the relationship, including the new start treaty corporation on afghanistan, iran and north korea. civilian nuclear power and other areas. but there have been notable differences over syria, missile defense, and the conduct of parliamentary elections last month. both president putin and obama have called for a deepening of economic cooperation between the two countries. the russia is expected to ratify -- we expect 30 days after that, roughly, that russia will become a member of the world trade organization. for the united states to take advantage of the new market openings in the russian market, congress must pass legislation to grant russia permanent normal trade relations treatment. the panel

. >>> and right now, world leaders are on their way to camp david in maryland for the annual g-8 summit. this year's summit is expected to focus heavily on the financial aid political crisis in europe. students in frederick county, maryland have the day off today. camp david is about 20 miles away from frederick, maryland. >>> well despite this weekend's summit being closed to the public there are multiple rallies and protests against the g-8 planned near camp david. news4's tracee wilkins is in thurmont maryland with a look at what police are doing to prepare. >> reporter: we're here on main street, a few miles up from frederick. as you can see here behind me, they are ready for the g-8 summit. they have all the flags from the countries ha that are going to be represented at summit hanging here in the center of town. they're doing everything they can to make sure that folks who are going to be here know that they are welcome. but they're also preparing for the onslaught of protesters who are expected to come into this small mountain town. officials are expecting the summit to have some