sally thorner is live in the newsroom with the latest on this. good afternoon, sally. >> good afternoon, mary. the teen disappeared while he swam near myrtle beach. witnesses say he was swimming with a group of friends when he went under water and never came up, the area myrtle beach was experiencing rough surf over the past few days. search crews said they switched from rescue to recovery mode. they know the boy is from maryland and went to south carolina for a baseball tournament. his name has not yet been released, mary. >> thank you, sally. reporting live in the newsroom. >>> a lifeguard rescued seven other teens in that area yet and brought them to shore. >>> the department of health has confirmed another death from the h1n1 virus in our state. that thank brings the total number of deaths to four. the latest is an adult in the eastern shore with no apparent underlying medical conditions. further investigation into the cause of death is now under way. to date, 76 of cases of the virus has been confirmed in our state. >>> a former field hockey

ron matz is live in the newsroom with more on the fire. good afternoon, ron. >> hi, mary. two men were pulled from that burning home and one of them was pronounced dead on south carey street. one of the men was not breathing, the other in cardiac arrest, the one who was in cardiac arrest died later, the other is still hospitalized. during the rescue, one firefighter was burned and the injured city firefighter was taken to john hopkins bayview hospital where he was treated and release. >> live in the newsroom. the cause of that fire is under investigation. >>> a frederick county man is in custody charged in a car crash that killed a 15-year-old girl. 42-year-old kevin smith is charged with multiple criminal charges including negligent manslaughter by automobile. police say he was driving drunk when he hit 15-year-old girl near westminster. he is scheduled for a bond hearing later today. >>> a car crash in anne arundel county injuries nine people including many children. police say an officer had pulled over a car in self vern for a traffic violation when that driver suddenl

we're live in the newsroom with latest in the investigation. >> metro insists that the system is safer than ever before, but as investigators continue to probe what led to this deadliest accident, there is another disturbing discovery. more trouble on the tracks. the national transportation safety board says it found another circuit problem at this site, where two trains collided. investigators found a sensors designed to communicate train speed and distance had been fluctuated since december, 2007, a year-and-a-half before nine people were killed in the se area. >> is this going to happen again? >> not comfortable at all. we will take the bus. >> the sensor that had been replaced five days before the crash was not working properly. petra warned that the investigation is still ongoing. >> we are not saying that this is a definitive smoking gun. it might be a piece of the puzzle. >> now, metro is looking back at day-to-day, hour-by-hour issues to detect the presence of the stopped train to 22. tonight, they release information for riders on youtube, showing how train operators and contr

sally thorner is live in the newsroom to explain this for us. sally, good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everybody. eight police departments across the state will get funding with the majority to prince george's county. each will get $10 million enough to hire 50 police officers, the funding will only sustain those positions for three years. after that the police department also have to come up with a way to keep the spots funded. baltimore city police commissioner fred bealefeld says he doesn't think funding will be too much of a problem saying the economy should be better by then. let's hope so, mary. >> the federal government decided which cities to fund based on crime rates and the budget problems. >>> good news on what has been a dismal housing market. it appears we have reached the bottom anyway, and as alexis christoforous reports for wjz, the road to recovery will likely be rocky. >> reporter: bargain-basement prices seem to be bringing out the bargain hunters, putting the brakes on the housing market slide. after a disa

let's see what's coming up at 6:00. >> gordon peterson live in the newsroom with a look ahead. >> today on capitol hill, we heard from the new haven firefighters at the center of judge sotomayor's probably most controversial case. we'll hear what they had to say about the judge that ruled against them. 40 years ago, apollo 11 lifted off for what would become one of the biggest events in american history. one of the astronauts talks about the feeling onboard and why neil armstrong wrote a check for $10.60 before liftoff 40 years ago. we'll tell you how much it's worth now at 6:00. >> what do you think that was? life insurance? >> i want to find out. let's check and see what brian has for us weather-wise. >> it's hot outside. we've got humidity as well. but no real storms popping up around the metro. the weekend still looking pretty good. you see things are looking good across the city. blue skies and just a few puffy clouds. he weatherbu network,95 in potomac, 93. 87 in brandywinew... george, wherehey had a shower bhelyef, they'vely co oled down to 87, not that that's very cool. another

in the newsroom, david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good morning. et's see what's going on on the roads. starting to see some delays on i-95 in the southbound direction. a bit of yellow there. the rest of the major roadways continue to fair pretty well. we are dealing with a few problems. madison, an accident still clearing in the city. scott hill at painted post road. watch for a water main break. no sign of delays on the harrisburg expressway. running smoothly this morning on the j.f.x. and 795. we'll give you a live view of traffic at 95 and white marsh where we are seeing a few bright lights. even a live view of the northeast side of the beltway where we continue to flow well. over to you. >> we pick up just under a half an inch of rainfall yesterday so good news as far as the precipitation amounts go. we needed it. unfortunately we actually got it in one fail swoop. some torrential downpours. today not the same type of situation but we can't rule out some isolated to scattered showers and storms this afternoon late. 83 to 86. partly sunny. we ar

. >> reporter: we goword into the newsroom that the u.s. attorney's office is not going to be pursuing the stalking charges that were pressed against him by the ex- girlfriend. so, that is good news for him. however, the voice mails are continue take lating, interesting explosive voice mails obtained by the washington city paper of interest to a lot of the city residents. messages were left on his ex- girlfriend telephone. they offer insight into the volatility of a relationship that somehow ended with barry being arrested on july 4th after donna watts brighthaupt told police he was bothering her. we didn't get any answers from her at her home. she and her 16-year-old daughter were being escorted away by the park police. nobody said why. we thought it was because of the court appearance that was scheduled for tomorrow. that followed the allegation on the 4th of july that he was talking her. she has since recanted that. as we mentioned, the u.s. attorney's office is not going to pursue that. in recent days, barry tried to paint a picture of

sally is live in the newsroom with what the mta saying this noon. good afternoon, sally. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everybody. transit officials say a video camera on one of the light rail trains show those two teens were walking on the tracks. kyle wankmiller and connor peterson both 17 years old was found laying inside the lutherville tracks on sunday. it is believed they heard the train coming from behind them but didn't move out of the way because they thought it would be on the other track. the train wasn't able to use the other track because a guardrail was somehow placed in the middle of it. both teens were killed. mary, back to you. >> sally, thank you. police had been investigating if the teens were assaulted somewhere else and dragged on to the light rail track. >>> putting a face with the name. for the first time, we are seeing the photo 569-year-old shot in the head last week in southwest baltimore. she is raven wyatt. her mother is telling our media partner "the baltimore sun" that she is still in the hospital and her conditi

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reporting live from the newsroom. deschaine's parents are in the area and from their home state of connecticut. we will have more today at 4, 5 and 6:00. >>> the other big story at noon. southwest airline inspects hundreds of planes after a foot-long hole ripped in a flight to bwi thurgood marshall from nashville. it had to make an emergency landing in west virginia. a major investigation unfolding. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everybody. a real scare for passengers but we are told they remained calm as flight 69 made that emergency landing. the airline has in h no major cancellations today. the ntsb and southwest and also the plane's manufacturer boeing are investigating what caused that hole. if you look closely at the top of this southwest plane, you can see the small hole that caused it to make an emergency landing at yeager airport in charleston, west virginia. the flight was on its way from nashville to baltimore with 126 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board when the hole developed

fox 5's wisdom martin down in the newsroom telling us about this one. >> reporter: the company put the t-shirt up in the front window as a show of support for gay rights. they knew they would get some kind of reaction from the public but they didn't anticipate the ang response they got at two of their stores. at the american apparel stores, this t-shirt is on display at all six locations in the metro area. >> american apparel, this company has a certain stance on the rights of all people. >> reporter: but someone didn't like the idea of the legalized gay t-shirt in the front window. an angry person called the georgetown store to complain about the t-shirt being displayed. the regional manager spoke with us under the condition of anonymity. >> the caller said that he and his friends were very offended. >> reporter: it wasn't a major concern until early monday morning. someone shattered the front window at silver spring store. >> i have to say it's a little bit of a shock. >> reporter: it didn't end there. the silver spring manager who didn't want her identity revealed received a threate

back to the newsroom and sally with a preview. hi, sally. >> ship, don. a white officer arresting a black scholar trying to get into his own home. today is the surprising don't of the 911 call to police. >>> and agent orange sprayed by the u.s. military in the '60s. new links today to certain illnesses. join us today for these stories and breaking news today after >>> well, five days of first warning weather. pretty much the same. 90 degrees. today, tomorrow and wednesday. 88 on thursday. 86 on friday and saturday. we lose the chance slightly of showers in the afternoon on saturday, but we stay with the hot and humid conditions. overnight lows stay around 70 degrees. >>> the first "csi" night of the week. tonight at 10:00 "csi: miami" followed by eyewitness news at 11. >> that's our report. i am mary bubala. >> don scott. >> i am tim williams. we will keep you posted on any lyly: hmm. (humming) hmm. (sniffs)

sally thorner is live in the newsroom with more details. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everybody. police say that the coach solicited sex from a girl in essex. charles freedo allegedly sent inappropriate text messages and tried to arrange a meeting with the girl. he showed up with what he thought was a meeting with the teen on july 7 and he was promptly arrested. he is now facing several charges including solicitation of child pornography and sexual solicitation of a minor. >> police say the girl was a sister of one of the coach's players. he has been released after posting a quarter million dollar bond. >>> nashville fans are lining up outside a funeral home to pay their respects to former ravens quarterback steve mcnair. a viewing and a memorial for tonight. police released this new video showing 20-year-old sahel kazimi taking a sobriety test for a dui arrest. steve mcnair who was inside the suv took a cab home. two days after the arrest kazimi shot mcnair and then killed herself. she was upset because of financial problems and thought steve mcnair was seeing someone else. ste

vic is in the newsroom with an update. >> the officer is in stable condition today. his breathing tube has been removed and he is breathing on his own. sharet is 44 years old and is a 17-year veteran of the force. he was shot three times. mcmillen was hit once. the officer returned fire, striking the suspect, sean sinclaire. sinclaire remains hospitalized. commissioner fred bealefeld called sinclaire a maniac. he describes the officers as incredible heroes. >> both officers were wearing protective vests. >>> an internal city police investigation is under way now after a city police officer who just finished his shift, shot a suspect he says was trying to rob him at ray bus stop. -- at a bus stop. the officer says he was approached by two men. one of them had a gun. and the officer fired his service weapon, hitting one suspect in the arm. that suspect is in the hospital. a second is in police custody. >>> a family has just filed a lawsuit against a local pool for millions of dollars. they claim management was negligent, leading to their son's permanent brain damage. >

and sally is live in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: the ntsb was there. on june 22nd, nine people were killed and 70 injured when a metro train slammed into the back of another stopped on the tracks. the accident caused disruption of the red line near fort to then for days as investigators looked at the cause. one man remembers the moment the crash occurred. >> i heard a screeching noise. a shuttering feeling came through the cars. someone yelled behind me that she believed we had derailed. and one of the loudest bangs i had ever heard in my life. >> reporter: and an investigation revealed that signaling equipment failed in the days leading up to the accident. a final report on the cause could be complete by the end of the year. denise? >> thank you, sally. on monday, the ntsb urged metro officials to upgrade its control system. >> reporter: spanning from d.c. to the inner harbor. the body of a top aide is found in the inner harbor, after he disappeared on a boating trip with friends. kelly mcpherson with more on the discovery. kelly? >> reporter: vic, af

adam may is live in the newsroom with the latest information. >> reporter: confirmation just minutes ago. nashville police say that gun powder residue was found on the hands of mcnair's girlfriend. that pretty much does prove that she pulled the trigger. she was found lying dead on top of a gun that she purchased. police now say the gun and the bullets matched. her body was found next to the 36-year-old quarterback who was found shot in his condo on the 4th of july. here's the statement from police just moments ago. >> we believe now at this time that mcnair was seated on the sofa and was likely asleep. and we believe cazimy shot him, in the right temple, then shot him twice in the chest and a final time in the temple. she then positioned herself next to him on the sofa and shot herself on the right temple and expired. >> reporter: she apparently had mounting financial problems. and she suspected that mcnair nave had a second girlfriend on the side. sally? >> thank you, adam. we'll have much more on these latest findings coming up new at 5:00. >>> michael jackson's family mourns in s

right here in the cnn newsroom. ate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and in space. this coincidental spacewalk, live picture streaming in. there's a spaceman. we're back in a moment. taking its rightful place in a long line of amazing performance machines. this is the new e-coupe. this is mercedes-benz. >>> all right, let's wrap up these -- two different stories. a walk in space. it makes sense. on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing this morning astronauts and this afternoon attached some spare parts to the international space station. the "apollo 11" astronauts have rarely appeared together and they did so last night at the smithsonian air and space museum. former astronaut john glenn, was also there. >> at the time america stood at sort of a critical cross roads. and i think "apollo 11" did a lot to bring this country back together again. people suddenly had a feeling that we were all one again. and that we could go ahead and move ahead like we hadn't felt for a long time. >> we're moved by a young am

fox 5's wisdom martin live in the newsroom with the news edge on this one. >> reporter: he's accused of using fake insurance policies to get millions of dollars in loans. now the man with a reputation for being flamboyant has vanished and so has his money. he just was a very smooth looking guy. >> reporter: people who knew him say osama was a businessman with a pension for flashy sports cars. >> i just meant him a few times in the neighborhood. >> he was in his lamborghini, his phantom, his high rolling end cars. >> reporter: the 30-year-old lived a high rolling lifestyle residing inside an exclusive gated community. he was the owner of several original steakhouse and sports theater franchises in virginia and maryland. art i.r.s. ava helms met osama when he was doing drawings of some of the bartenders good a little arrogant. he impressed me as somebody having a lotof money and being sort of young. >> reporter: now he's missing and so is his money. his creditors took him to court to try to recover some $40 million they say he owes them. but friday he was a no show. no one knows where

kai is following the story from the newsroom to explain why. >> well, denise. gill kerlikowske is warning about drug abuse. he is the chief of the office of national drug control. he says more people die from drug overdoses in the united states than from gunshot riewpped wounds. -- gunshot wounds. he said the report of his use of powerful drugs should serve as a warning to everybody. investigators looking into michael jackson's death have honed in on drugs that were given to the king of pop to fight his insomnia. >> thank you, kai. it could be several more weeks before toxicology reports reveal michael jackson's death. >>> a police-involved shooting at carroll county. a taneytown police officer shot a man who was allegedly trying to run down the officer, along with the woman he was helping. it happened last night, around 10:30. the man who was shot, was flown to shock trauma. police don't know a motive, but say the man and woman know each other. most of the murders and shootings in baltimore are committed with illegal guns. now, eye nationality study shows much

. >> larry: were you in the newsroom. >> i was standing right at the machine. i just -- i never went to lunch in those days, and i had a little cottage cheese on the edge of the desk. well, a plate on the edge of the desk. but i i was at the united press machine, and standing there when mir man smith's first bulletin came over. the bells rang, five bells and the bulletin was shots rang out today as president kennedy's motorcade passed through downtown dallas. and then bing, bing, bing, bing, bing. right after that, the motorcade has broken off and it appears to be going toward -- is said to be going toward a hospital. by that time, i'm already running back into the room calling out get me on the air, get me on the air. well, we, our studio at that time was not equipped with cameras until it was the newsroom itself and the cameras were brought in just before air time. so we had to go to a flash studio we called it, which we'd set up in advance for. >> larry: now they do it right from the newsroom. >> well, and from there for about 12 minutes or something like th

sally is live in the newsroom with the latest twist. >>> a panel of u.s.advisers says the chemical may raise the risk of both heart disease and parkinsons disease. but the pan -- panel is quick to add that the findings are more definitive. this adds to a growing list of conditions that are preliminarily linked to the chemical. including leukemia, prostate cancer and birth defects. it was used during the vietnam war to strip trees of leaves to make bombing possible. >> 70 chemical companies agreed to a $180 million settlement with veterans. >>> it may be case closed. according to the associated press, the government will conclude that bruce ivins was the person responsible. he killed himself a year ago, as the fbi prepared to arrest him for the crime. to this day, there are many skeptics, including top lawmakers. they insist there was either another person involved or the fbi has the wrong person altogether. five people were killed in the 2001 attack. >>> four young children are involved in a horrible accident that killed eight people. veteran responders sa

we're following the crackdown live in the newsroom. >> d.c. mayor adrian fenty announced the firings of five correctional officers tonight and said two others are suspended and the man in charge of the city's next generation juvenile jail has been demoted. new beginnings opened its doors in laurel maryland six weeks ago replacing the notorious oak hill youth detention center. >> we are not going to run a prison. we are not going just lock people up and throw away the key. it doesn't work. it hasn't worked. >> instead new beginnings would provide a campuslike atmosphere to reeducate troubled teens from the district of columbia. >> we do not back down from what we believe in. >> reporter: but those kids have been trashing the place and escaping with apparent eae. d.c. mayor adrian fenty says preliminary investigations blame the guards. >> there were staff on duty who either should have, could have or just plain did not do everything that they could have and should have done to prevent these escapes. >> reporter: the district's attorney general al

sally is in the newsroom with details. sally? >> kai, police are looking for a possible witness to that tragic accident. back on july 5th, 17-year-old jarrett conner peterson and kyle wankmiller were struck near the lutherville light rail station. stake a look at a possible witness to the accident. he was on a train that struck the teen. he was in his late teens or early 20s. investigators are asking the potential witness or anyone who knows his identity to contact police at 410-307-2020. kai, back to you. >> the victims were half brothers and both lived in the same lutherville home. >>> wjz has been investigating why so many people each year are killed on the tracks. tomorrow night, at 11:00, adam may, looks at the reason this keeps happening. and what can be done to stop it. >> reporter: chaos in the cabin. a hole rips open in a southwest airlines plane bound for baltimore. the plane landed safely. but tonight, federal investigators want answers. and passengers want to know if it's safe to fly. eyewitness news investigates and s

sally is live in the newsroom with more on how this incident began. sally? >> the dispute began at a rest rant at the phillies restaurant. investigators say they began fighting over a spilled beer. the brawl went into the parking lot during the final innings of saturday night's phillies game. a 22-year-old man who was attending the bachelor party later died at the hospital from his injuries. police have arrested two philadelphia men, and they are looking for a third person in connection with the beating death. police rounded up over 60 people who were involved in the fight. vic? >> okay, sally. thank you. police say a 30-year-old man who was in the parking lot at the tame was jumped by the mob. he was treated for injuries and released. >>> a man is killed when his single-light engine plane hit the ground. he reportedly built this with his son and was testing it out. they say the victim was an experienced pilot. but had never flown an ultralight. >>> firefighters managed to save two thirds of the business which spans more than 60,000 feet. our roof collapsed.

denise is in the newsroom with more on the victims of the fatal crash. >> reporter: they are all women from pennsylvania, a mother, a daughter and teenager. 37-year-old lori ann cardwell was driving the vehicle that collided with the street sweeper early monday morning. her mother, 612-year-old darlene cardwell and 19-year-old katarina ann morrison were passengers in the car. crash investigators say cardwell was westbound on whitemarsh boulevard and turned on to honeygo boulevard and crossed into the path of the street sweeper. both vehicles erupted into flames. the 32-year-old driver of the sweeper suffered only minor injuries. >> thank you. the women were returning home from a trip to kentucky at the time of that crash. >>> the fbi says scientist bruce ivins was behind the 2001 anthrax attacks and closed their case. now the investigation is being investigated. experts from the national academy of sciences plan to review the scientific research done in the investigation. the mailings killed five people and sickened 17 others. the doctor was about to be indicted by federal prosecutors

fox 5's john henrehan in the newsroom to sort this out for us now. >> reporter: brian, the kidnapping happened in the last few days. a bus driver and a passenger apparently got into a verbal altercation. according to the transit agency, the driver then refused to let the passenger exit the bus. metro transit police were called to investigate and on saturday they arrested the bus driver. the unidentified driver has been charged with kidnapping. he's been suspended with pay while the transit agency investigates further. the other big story, the national transportation safety board still does not know why two metro trains crashed on june 22 and their latest update shows how confusing the situation is. in the section of track where the crash took place, some electronic components were giving not quite perfect signals. replacement modules were installed. this is after the crash. they showed electronic anomalies. the third replacements appeared to be working but they don't know why some parts work and others don't. that is largely why that whole section of the red line right around the fort

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sally is in the newsroom with more. >>> the bur oak -- burr oak is in a crime scene. there are calls for reform of a cemetery industry. four people were arrested and charged with desecrating 300 graves. the bodies were dug up and moved. family members are still working to find out if their relatives' gravesites were disturbed. investigators plan to do a grid search of the cemetery to identify those still laid to rest there. >> it is also expected that a clab class -- class action lawsuit will be filed against the cemetery owner. >>> gay men get in trouble for locking lips. so a kiss-in was held in support of the pair arrested. they were detained when they locked lips while on a plaza owned by the mormon church. the pair was ultimately cited for trespassing. >>> a first for the catholic church. the commercials still aren't your typical promotions, with many inserting some sort of ideology. station managers say now that the station runs 24 hours a day and via the internet, it's feasible for ads to play. >>> britney is in paris. and mark steines has more. >> reporter: co

" continues with tony harris. >> stories driving the headlines today in the cnn newsroom. neil barofsky billions of your, your tax dollars. the man tracking the government's $700 billion bailout program testifying right now. >>> plus the search for private first class bowe bergdahl. >>> president obama intensifying his fight for health care reform. the president speaks next hour. our white house correspondent suzanne malveaux joining us live. good morning, everyone. i'm tony harrises and you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> you know, it is your money and you certainly have a right to know if it is being wasted. we're talking about the $700 billion aimed at prompting banks, wall street firms and auto companies. on the top cop in charge of tracking all that dough says he can't get a straight answer about whether or how it is being spent. can that be true? live pictures now with the hearing going on right now on capitol hill. neil barofsky, that is not neil, giving the house oversight panel an earful. brianna keilar is on capitol hill and christine romans is in new york. briann

all right. >>> 5:30 in the newsroom. back to you. >> okay. thank you. alth officials are gearing up for a resurgence of the swine flu that could happen this fall, summit under way to make sure every state is prepared and ready to hand out vaccines. tracie potts has more. >> reporter: clinical trials for the flu vaccine start one month from now. the obama administration expects to spend $8 357b9 billion on produce it. tens of millions of doses should be ready by mid october. >> we want to make sure that we are not promoting panic but we are promoting vigilance and preparation. >> reporter: president obama called in from italy today to address the 500 state and local officials now learning what they need to do. >> you can't wake up in october and say oh, my. we have a really serious problem on our hands. we want to use the summer months to really get ready. >> reporter: the biggest concern, children. they will get the first vaccine. >> somehow the young people are getting preferential lynn effected. in fact, the median age of people who were infected with

you can see more on the blog, cnn.com/newsroom. king about facebook and twitter and josh11scnn. the guys tackled every question we tossed at them. and it was really interesting to get their wisdom and perspective. in this economy, it's changing stuff for all of us. all of us. >> don't get me started. josh, appreciate it. thank you. >> thanks, tony. >>> you just experienced a twice-in-a-lifetime number alignment. now, moments ago, the time was 12:34:56 in the eastern time zone. notice the numbers are sequential. now add in the date july 8th or numerically 7, 8, 9. july 8th of the 9th year of any century is the only time this happens. but, wait, hang on a second. i said this was a twice-in-a-lifetime event. it also happened earlier this morning just after midnight. >>> let's go to chad myers. see if he's there. ♪ >> how long is your lifetime, tony? >> how long is my lifetime? >> you weren't born in 1991, were you? >> i'd like to claim it, but no. whoops, pinocchio, yeah. >> 12:54:56 7/8/90, 1990, that's even longer. >> nice! >> it hap

dave ross is down in the newsroom to break all down. >> manny acta was well liked by management but in the end after losing 102 games a season ago and with a team on pace to lose up wards of 110 more, a change simply had to be made. when acta was hired back in 2007, he was the youngest skipper in the league at the ender age of 37. and after moderate success in his first year, things went from bad to worse quickly and now acta is out. replaced by his bench coach, jim riggleman. a move management said had to be made out of necessity. >> he's a good person and a good baseball guy. with that said, it was a team that we thought was underachieving and needed a different voice and a different director at the helm. >> we'll talk about that new voice of jim riggleman later on in the show. brian, he's known to be a little bit more hard-nosed than manny acta and with a bunch of young kids on the roster, a little tough love may what can the team needs to get turned around. >> dave ross, live in the newsroom. question of whether a fairfax county school should be allowed to expand. for this school,

driving the headline today, in the cnn newsroom, president obama is taking his arguments for health reform to middle america. while back in the nation's capital, those on either side of the issue are holding back-to-back news conferences. former lehman brother executive lawrence mcdonald. he was on the inside at the financial giant and now he's talking to us about the company's colossal failure of common sense. >>> jordan thomas, a young man with a desire to help other amputees. how his foundation is lifting some young patients up and giving them hope. good morning, everyone, i'm tony hairs and you're in the "cnn newsroom." >>> it is the hot issue dominating debate in washington and across most of the nation and health care reform is the big story again today. we are all over it, yes, once against. we expect to hear from republican and democratic lawmakers over the next two hours. we will have reports from correspondents on capitol hill and at the white house, brianna keilar explains the plans already on the table and what they mean for you and suzanne malveaux and president obama's pitch

this evening to come here, i had one person yelling from one side of the newsroom, yeah, they're on again. someone else would say no, they're off again. and so, you know -- >> another day. >> that was about an hour ago and i'm not sure where they are now and it's minute to minute and the emotions are running very high and so it's not clear from minute to minute it's changing. gwen: we love it at the end of the year when congress decides it's going to be crazy, the end of the summer this always happens because congress is also concerned this week, arching a collective eyebrow at federal reserve chairman ben bernanke who testified he has a plan, an exit strategy. where have i heard that before? wants to extract the fed from the unprecedented private sector intervention. come august 4 you'll be able to read all about it in david wessel's new book "in fed we trust." ben bernanke's war on the great panic. tonight he'll tell us what bernanke was up to this week. >> that's right, gwen. the poor guy went to the hill three times, once in the senate and once before the house. he had a very co

sally is in the newsroom with the controversial ruling. sally?, the judge ruled today that videos of the alleged incidents cannot be used in the trial. they were found on a phone inside a department store in 2007. they were later turned in to police. today, a judge ruled that the phone was essentially stolen property. and thus couldn't be used against the defendant who was accused of staging those fights. the prosecution says the decision shouldn't hurt their case because they still have written testimony from people who shot the fight. >> six people in all were charged. >>> same sex couples who were legally married in other states will all be recognized in the states' capitol. congress had 30 minutes to review the bill. they took no action on it, meaning it is now currently law. >>> president obama wraps up his two-day stay in russia, seeking to strengthen american relations in that country. joel brown reports for wjz, this is just the first stop for president obama. >> reporter: president obama is trying to improve america's relationship with r

kai is in the newsroom with more on the unusual find. >> denise, the national aquarium is concerned that there is a manatee swimming in those waters. a marine animal rescue team has confirmed the presence of a manatee and even taken these picture of it. it's believed it swam all the way here from florida, which is where manatees are more commonly found. boaters are being advised to slow down and don't approach the manatee. and don't under any circumstances attempt to feed it. >> if you should see the man nay tee you should call the maryland national resources police. they have a special hotline on your screen. 1-800--628-9944. >>> and in consumer watch, a product recall affecting baby teethers. the teethers are fill weed a liquid gel that the fda says is contaminated with bacteria. they say it could cause serious illness. no illnesses have been reported as of yet. >>> a new helmet law could soon go into effect in ocean city. it would affect people riding rented scooters in the area. incidents of scooter. the law current requires those underage 16 to wear a hell meant. >>> with weather li

vic is live in the newsroom now with more on the suspect and his arrest. >> reporter: police say that 32- year-old charles fridel is out on bail for soliciting sex with a minor. police say he sent inappropriate text messages and pictures to the 14-year-old sister of a girl he coached in soccer. an undercover detective set up a meeting for the two to have sex. police are concerned there may be more victims. they want them to call the crimes against children's unit at 410-853-3650. sally, back to you. >> thanks, vic. >>> he is charged with possession of obscene matter. and solicitation of child porning on arrest -- pornography. his bail is set at $250,000. >>> tennessee titans quarterback pay their respects to the athlete. they brought displays and photos, honoring mcnair. some signed a commemorative book for mcnair's family. we have new video of sahel kazemi's dui arrest two days before the murder. >> reporter: this video shows a police officer giving 20-year- old sahel kazemi a sobriety test, while mcnair, who is a passenger, remains in the car. kazemi repeatedly asks the officer to h

vic is standing by in the newsroom, with the frightening security alert. and where things stand tonight. >> reporter: the university of south florida in tampa was locked down for more than an hour this afternoon. amid reports of a gunman on campus. police say he was on campus with a gun and willing to use it. authorities swept the area but found no one with the gun. some got emergency text messages, alerting them of the incident. they were able to return to normal activities. kai, back to you. >> vic, thank you. >>> no shots were fired in the incident. and there were no reports of any injuries. >>> excitement is building for the government's new cash for clunkers auto program. it could get you $4500 to put towards a fuel-efficient vehicle. alexis christoforous explains for wjz, the government is stalling. >> this is it. >> ruth van patson -- patton's dodge caravan is about to get them more mileage on a car. >> we have on average, maybe 22 miles per gallon. but it averages around 18 miles per gallon. >> reporter: just what the government is looking for. car

sally is in the newsroom with details. >> a gas main was struck. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. police say a construction crew struck the main. all marc train service in the area was completely shut down. no injuries reported. and no residential customer service is affected. there is no estimate when things will reopen. back to you. >> thank you, sally. eyewitness news will continue to follow this story and we'll keep you updated. >>> the investigation intensifies tonight on what happened to two teenagers. whose bodies were found lying on the light rail in baltimore county. eyewitness news stays on the scene with kelly mcpherson. >> reporter: it's still unclear how two teenage boys were killed by a light rail train sunday afternoon. but it took several days to figure out that, in fact, they were struck by at least one train. the family of connor peterson and kyle wonkmiller, both 17, are demanding information. police are taking over from the mta as the lead agency. the mta administrator is now taking questions about the ongoing investigation.

live in the newsroom, abc 7 news. >>> that will do it for the news at 5:00. at 6:00, president obama goes after he tackles the health care reform plan. a harvard scholar is arrested outside his home, police dropped charges, but is not over yet. a student in china comes down with swine flu. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> we began on the safety of metro. the failure that caused last month's deadly crash may be widespread. four lines failed to detect trains. metro has stepped up since the accident, and repairs have been made. after last month's deadly crash, all 1000 series were supposed to have been placed in the middle of train configurations. that is not what we found this morning. here is a picture of a 1000 series car at the end of the train. the general manager says that these cars have been placed in the center of the trains.

denise is live in the newsroom with more on what people are learning today. >> reporter: well, sally, crash investigators learned the car had a temporary license plate at the time of the accident. the vehicle and the street sweeper collided just before 5:00 a.m., sunday morning, at the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevards. police are having a difficult time identifying the victims. they say the driver of the street sweeper escaped with minor injuries and refused medical treatments. >>> strong words from city and religious leaders, as those behind a series of shootings, that wounded 18 people in east baltimore, remained on the loose. eyewitness news stays on the story, with complete coverage. mike hellgren reports from city police headquarters. >>> we've learned that pregnant woman delivered a healthy baby. but there's not much good news in all of this. the violent feud between drug gangs has left a bloody trail across the city. >> it definitely hits home. >> on the radio this morning. >> reporter: naacp president condemned the unprecedented bloodshed in east baltimore. >>

denise is in the newsroom with what the mta is saying today. >> eyewitness news just spoke with the secretary of the mta about the accident. kyle wank miller was struck sunday afternoon. while walking near the train tracks. a camera on the train showed the two 17-year-olds were struck from behind. the mta says it was a second train operator who noticed the body. both have been put on leave. >> we have tape of the boys being on the track. that's all we have. >> is it once or twice? >> again, that's all being explored and investigated. what actually happened, the whole sequence of events. >> the mta has asked baltimore county to take the lead on the investigation. the ntsb has also been asked to provide a third party expert. kai? >> at the time of the accident, all trains are running on the southbound tracks. the train that hit the boys was going northbound. >>> police are trying to clear a portion of i-95, after a tractor-trailer overturns. that accident occurred around 3:30. the truck was carrying vegetable oil, when it tipped over near sandy spring road. at this hour, it's unclear why that t

denise is live in the newsroom with the latest. >>> based on a preliminary investigation. police say all three victims are females from pennsylvania. the women were killed when the driver of the car smashed into the sweeper at the intersection of honeygo and whitemarsh boulevards early monday morning. investigators are relying on dental records and artifacts found at the scene to confirm the women's identities. police are still looking into who was at fault. wjz spoke with the owner of the sweeping company involved. she said there was nothing the operator could have done differently to prevent the accident. vic? >> the driver of the street sweeper is recovering from minor injuries. >>> there are many dangers on the road. and one is in the palm of your hand. truck drivers texting while on the phone, while behind the wheel, are much more likely to crash. jessica kartalija is live in brooklynville, with the latest study on the crash. >> reporter: many of us are guilty of doing just that. texting behind the wheel. and it still is legal here in maryland for a few more months. b

gigi barnett is live in the newsroom with news that the fight has been taken to court. hi, gigi. >>> the towson catholic high alumni association is filing suit against the school's parish. they want to file an injunction to keep the school open for at least one more year. the suit claims the parish broke the contract with students whose parents have already paid tuition and deposits for the upcoming school year. the school's pastor says declining enrollment and budget deficit of more than $600,000 are the main reasons for closing the school. >> reporter: last night, parents met with representatives from 15 area schools. hoping to find place for their children. >>> it's now the 6th attempt. you're looking live. the shuttle is fueled up and poised for takeoff for the international space station, along with seven astronauts. nasa forecasters say odds, good weather at launch, in just under two hours is 60%. >>> beautiful day continues. slightly more humid today. eyewitness news has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers

denise is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: osama allahtari owned four. this is one of the locations in perry hall. 30-year-old is a self-made millionaire, who was known for his fleet of flashy sports cars. now, according to court documents, he used nonexistent life insurance policies to get millions of dollars in loans. he was scheduled to appear in court friday, to consider his creditors forcing him into bankruptcy. >> creditors were asking him to repay nearly $42 million in loans. >>> police have arrested three suspects at a shooting at pulaski highway and are looking for more. this is the woman police say shot a 22-year-old man at that club on june 14th. the victim was dancing with a group of people when shots rang out. he was treated for nonlife- threatening injuries. anyone with information on the woman in this picture is asked to call 866-7-lockup. >>> more budget woes for the state of maryland. another $7 million must be cut to keep the budget balanced. governor o'malley says he has to look at everything. eyewitness news is live now. political repo

sally is live in the newsroom with more on the accused ring leader and his plans to carry out the deadlyttacks. >> seven men were taking part in military-style training and plotting military attacks abroad. the alleged ring leader is daniel patrick boyd. >> prosecutors say he attended terror training camp in pakistan 20 years ago and fought alongside afghan forces. a federal indictment said boyd recruited several others, including his two adult sons to murder and kidnap people abroad. court documents also show they tried to conduct terror activity. the fbi used wire taps to infiltrate the groups as they stockpiled weapons at a rural north carolina compound. >>> an 8th suspect remains missing tonight. investigators believe he is in pakistan. they say he does not pose a public threat. >>> millions of people drink coffee when they drive. but one oregon man learns it may not be the best decision. this is what happened to his pickup truck after he dropped a cup of hot coffee and lost control. the truck hit a parked car, went over a curb and then landed on a fence. no one was hurt during the a

sally is live in the newsroom tonight. >> reporter: 52-year-old john covach was just indicted on federal pornography charges. baltimore police arrested covach in march. at the time, he was an assistant field hockey coach. police say the investigation began after covach had sexually explicit conversations online with the detectives who was supposing as a 13-year-old girl. police say they found more than 100 nude photos of a young girl on his computer. >> okay, sally. thank you very much. police say they asked anyone to call the baltimore county police department's crimes investigation unit at 410-853- 3360. >>> state police say a westminster police now admits to breaking into homes to steal. the investigator tells suzanne collins, only a few of the belongings have been recovered. >> this currency was issued by the japanese when they occupied the philippine islands during world war ii. >> reporter: state police are trying to reunite these bills with their original owner. they were from at least 21 burglaries all over town in maryland. they say jerome heron admits to the break-ins. and his

denise is in the newsroom with more. denise? >>> for the first time in years, they have seen an increase in home sales. residents sold more than 2300 homes last month. that's a 2% increase. decreasing home prices and the first-time federal tax credit may be the reason. >>> only time will tell if the sale's turnaround is temporary. >>> getting back to be business. general motors is out of bankruptcy and promising a leaner, greener company. >> reporter: loyal gm customers aren't hard to find in michigan. >> we all need tol support gm. what is gm? gm is america. >> reporter: ceo fritz henderson introduced the new gm as a company with priorities. >> the old gm received a lot of criticism. new gm says it will concentrate on the more fuel efficient models. more than 9,000 sold in june. and gm says it's the start of a comeback. >> i got a gm product here. >> plus, the company born decades before the computer era will now sell on ebay for now, they are down to just four brands. >> but it's still dependent on the government. we chose 60%

fox 5's will thomas working this exclusive tonight live in the newsroom. >> the 14-year-old passenger you are about to meet likes to ride up front so he can see what's ahead on the tracks just like the train operators, but one day last month he says he was doing all the looking and provided us a video you just saw to prove it. with his mother's permission he gave us his firsthand account. >> i'm thinking that he needs to wake up before an emergency occurs. >> reporter: a maryland teenager with a digital camera captured stunning footage of a metro operator, his train speeding along the green line between the college park and greenbelt stops. >> first he's dozing off and then now he's in a full sleep. i see him start to doze off with his head going limp. >> reporter: 14-year-old gregory thomas says he shot this video june 18th but waited until june 23rd to notify metro, the day after the deadly crash on the redline in which nine people died. he says it was a wakeup call even though the driver who lost their life here was not at fault. >> they need to review their operators and give them