here now, the brave minute himself, milwaukee mayor tom barrett. what happened that made you realize something was going wrong on the street? >> well, i was walking back to the car with my two daughters who are 10 and 12 along with my sister and my 20-year-old niece and we heard the woman crying out that we should -- someone call 911, call 911. so my daiglers looked at me and i called the phone. and before i could press send, this man came out of nowhere and started stomping on the phone. we could see immediately that this was the problem. the issue was not the little girl had been locked in the car or she was sick. this guy had been in essence terrorizing the grandma and the granddaughter. he was the father of the daughter and was seeking to see her and he had been drinking and this was what we learned since then. i didn't know any of this. i didn't know him, he didn't know me. he made comments that are scary. i told my sister, take the girls across the street. he made more statements and all of a sudden i realized this was going to be a very, ver

let's go to milwaukee as mayor tom barrett makes his way to the podium. >> i'm mayor barrett.i'm joined by my wife and my sister and my niece. we want to thank you all for being here this morning. first thing i want to thank my wife for being at my side throughout this. obviously my children who have been just wonderful as well. molly and betsy were there through this entire incident and molly was just super. if you listen to the 911 voice, that was molly who did a great job. great job. chris was in california with her two sisters and her mother visiting her 80-year-old aunt for her birthday and i was looking for a way to avoid making dinner. it was about 5:00 and i got a call from my sister, mary, another sister who was interested in going to state fair to listen to a band that she likes a lot. my daughter, annie, was working at the state fair and my son just got home from the state fair. i said to my two younger daughters, how about we go to state fair with aunt mary? and in the interim we called betsy and our brother, john. the four barrettes adult siblings met up at the st

that's exactly what many in milwaukee are saying about their mayor, 55-year-old tom barrett.ving the state fair with his family last saturday, the mayor heard a woman screaming for help and he ran to her aid and wound up being attacked by a man wielding a metal pipe. the attack so vicious, he was hospitalized for days before being able to hold a press conference. you can't keep a good mayor down. he returned to work yesterday. around bruce city the the local brewery made a t-shirt with a superman logo saying, "our mayor ain't no cream puff." here now, the brave man himself, tom barrett. >> a pleasure to be here. >> what happened that made you realize something was going wrong on the street? >> i was walking back to the car with my two daughters who are 10 and 12 with my sister and my 20-year-old niece. we heard a woman crying out, "someone call 911, call 911." my daughters looked at me and i immediately grabbed my phone. before i could push my send button, this fellow came out of nowhere and grabbed the phone and started stomping on it. things went from very bad to worse quic

the mayor, tom barrett, heard her screaming for help as he was leaving the state fair. arted dialing 911. that's when the man turned on him, started hitting him with the pipe. doctors are evaluating barrett today. expected to spend another night in the hospital. >> tom is in stable condition. i've talked to him personally. he's still got his good sense of humor. and he is a -- he's a great brother and he's in good shape. he'll be fine. he did sustain some pretty significant injuries. >> police say the mayor was hit in the head and the torso. he also broke his hand when he punched the suspect. >>> two out of town police officers saw the inside of nevada's clark county jail this weekend. our las vegas affiliate ktnv reports they were arrested for doing drugs in a local park. the officers are apparently in town for the police olympics. park police say they noticed a van parked illegally saturday night. when they went to investigate, two men took off, first in the van, then they took off running. once they were caught, officers they they found unspecified drugs inside the ve

they say mayor tom barrett was leaving the fair, when he heard a woman scream, he tried to help and was attacked with a metal pipe. he was in the hospital with injuries. police say they found what may be the pipe used in that attack at the suspect's home. >>> you know when it comes to religion, studies show an increasing number of people are not with a group. organized religion is changing. anita vogel has more. >> i don't follow any particular religion. i believe that more in -- humanity and treating people well. i would say it is more spiritual. >> reporter: most americans believe in something. t a growing number are hesitating to identify with a specific faith. the research indicates that the only growing segment among religious americans are those who self-identified as not linked with any type of religion. >> people are opting out because they feel like they're giving more thathey're getting in a lot of mainstream churches. >> it is limiting, en you define yourself as a certain thing. >> reporter: organized faiths say they're aware of the trend and are taking action. the united met

. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett is recovering after being beaten with a metal pipe. at last word, he was in stable condition at a hospital. we don't know the extent or type of injuries he received in this attack. but police say he was alert and talking when he arrived last night. police are now searching for the man responsible who they believe is a known criminal. they say barrett was leaving the fair with his family when he saw a woman struggling with a man and heard her shouting for someone to call 911. the mayor began dialing 911, and that is when the suspect apparently stopped attacking the woman and began beating the mayor with a pipe. he then fled the scene before he could be stopped. >>> the weekend is bringing no rest for democrats and administration officials pushing health care reform. they are hitting the talk shows. but they are also giving indications that's they may be flexible about one of the most controversial aspects of the reform's proposal. president obama told a town hall meeting yesterday about the dhaeflts grandmother to try to silence the cri

we need an ambulance. >> reporter: that was mayor tom barrett. >> tom stepped up and did the right thing. he called 911 and tried to calm the situation, protecting the grandmother and her grandchild. as a result of his actions, tom was attacked and struck repeatedly with a metal object. >> reporter: an emotional john barrett on sunday, outside the hospital, where the mayor was being treated. on monday, he gave cnn more details about the attack and how his brother ended up laying on the street in a pool of blood. >> the individual after he knocked the phone out and stomps on the phone says "you're not calling," he says, "i have a gun and i'm not afraid to shoot everybody here." and then tom's kids start to cry. so, tom says to my sister, you know, get -- get the kids out of here. >> reporter: but the mayor stayed and took a punch in the gut that doubled him over. he came up swinging and shattered his hand. when it was all over, the mayor had also lost some teeth. had to have plastic surgery for cuts on his face, and according to his brother, also stitches in the back of his head. tonight,

tom barrett was released from the hospital yesterday.s hand was shattered and he lost his two front teeth. his niece was the one that called 911 on saturday. >> police say the 20-year-old suspect they arrested was attacking his daughter's grandmother when the mayor tried to step in. they don't believe the suspect knew that the man he attacked was the mayor. >>> 46 minutes past the hour. travelers before you head for the door, chris smith is in for bob. good morning. >> good morning. we have showers and thunderstorms across the central part of the united states. that's going to be one of the areas we're going to see problems. we'll also see it spreading into the southeastern united states. a lot of moisture left over from claudette seeing showers and thunderstorms in atlanta, memphis, nashville. indianapolis, louisville, st. louis, a cold front cutting through the ohio river valley will trigger your showers and thunderstorms. cleveland, you'll see some thunder boomers as that same cold front continues to push its way to the east. new orle

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. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett has been hospitalized in stable condition after a man attacked him with a metal pipe. the mayor was at a state fair when he tried to help a grandmother and granddaughter caught in a domestic dispute. he suffered hand and head wounds. the suspect fled the scene but was later arrested. >>> in russia fighter jets crashed while they practiced for the annual air show. one pilot died, another broke his spine. five others on the ground were also hurt when one of the planes crashed into a residential building. >>> scientists tracking minute movements along two massive tech tonic plates in the northwest say if those plates snap, the seattle/tacoma area could be hit by a 9.0 or greaterette quake. earlier data on the tremors centered a possible earthquake much farther from the seattle/tacoma area. home to at least 3.6 million people. the last mega quack ke in janua estimated a 9.2 and produced a tsunami that reached japan. >>> here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 9,321 after dropping 76 points on friday. the s&p lost 8

mayor tom barrett of milwaukee is a new kind of fighting mayor all together.he stood up with a pipe-wielding man trying to attack a woman and her baby granddaughter. here's how it sounded at the very beginning in the 911 call made by the mayor's niece. listen. and we are joined right now by mayor tom barrett's brother, john, who's in milwaukee for us tonight. welcome to you, john. let me first ask you, your brother, i understand, he's just been released from the hospital? how's he doing? >> he's doing much better. he's home. i spoke to his wife just a few minutes ago. they're having a little meal there. my nephew just actually had a baby. they brought the baby over there and enjoying being home. >> i'm so glad. walk us through, if you will, what happened or what your brother told you happened. he comes across this grandmother who's got a 1-year-old baby girl with her and a man is confronting them. what happened? >> well, we were at state fair. they were walking back from state fair. they came across this woman who was screaming, help, please call 11, help, ple

tom barrett is the mayor of milwaukee. he was with his family at the wisconsin state fair on saturday night and walking back to his car he heard a woman screaming for help. as he went to help, a man attacked him hitting him with a metal pipe. the mayor suffered some serious injuries, but his brother says he will be okay. >> i have talked to him personally. he's still got his good sense of humor. and he's a great brother, and he's in good shape. he'll be fine. >> reporter: well, the woman, and the 1-year-old grand daughter she was protecting they were both unharmed. the attacker the was arrested. police characterize the incident as a domestic dispute. >>> you know, you don't have to go far to be a hero in our community. a good place to start is the hero central page located on our website at wusa9.com. that's where you can learn about people who need assistance and highway you can help. if you want to highlight someone doing good in the community send us an e-mail. our address is heros@wusa9.com. >>> still to come, michael

police say it happened as mayor tom barrett left the state fair last night. he heard a woman screaming for help. he was hit on the head with a metal pipe as he called 911. >> we seen the guy -- one guy down on the sidewalk in a pool of blood. and then we told police we think that the other guy jumped over the fence. and headed that way. it was a domestic thing. >> and it was the mayor of milwaukee? >> yeah. i didn't know that at the time. that's a shock. >> the 20-year-old suspect ran away after the attack. but police arrested him early this morning after an intense search of the area. the mayor's recovering from head and hand injuries tonight. >>> still ahead here tonight, a teenager with an unusual summer project. he just wrapped up an 1,100 mile journey on foot. >>> it was a beautiful weekend. will the sunny weather hang around for >>> organizers say a faircation is a great idea. >> we are trying to cut back. this is a fabulous opportunity to spend some time with the family at a reasonable cost. >> we come out here, spend 20 bucks the whole day. animals, r

. >> a suspect has been arrested in that pipe attack that sent milwaukee mayor tom barrett to the hospital. barrett was hit in the head and torso with a metal pipe when he went to help a grandmother during an apparent domestic dispute near the wisconsin state fair saturday. he suffered a fractured right hand when he punched the suspect. he's expected to remain hospitalized through today. >>> in iraq at least eight people died when two bombs exploded in eastern baghdad. the blast yesterday hit a popular restaurant in a predominantly shiite neighborhood. it's the latest in a string of bombings since u.s. forces withdrew from iraqi cities in june. they've been mostly blamed on sunni militant groups. >>> in afghanistan, u.s. marines fired mortars at targets in helmand province. they're trying to secure the province to make it safer for people to vote in thursday's election. president obama will try to shore up public support for the stepped up operation in afghanistan when he addresses the veterans in phoenix today. >>> in a remote part of taiwan, indigenous tribesmen are trying to rescue abou

tom barrett comes to the rescue and ends up in the k ospital.have the details coming up. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%% >> shannon: topping the news right now, could president obama be ready to consider a healthcare plan that does not include a government run public option? health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says president obama still believes there should be choice and competition in healthcare insurance, but that a public option, "is not the essential element." the mayor of milwaukee is in the hospital after being attacked at the wisconsin state fair. police say tom barrett was leaving the fair when he heard a woman crying for help. a man attacking the woman charged the mayor and hit him with a metal pipe. barrett is in stable condition. the woman was not hurt. police are out searching for suspect. a 5-year-old oakland boy with cerebral palsy is still missing today. hasanni campbell has been missing since monday. close to 100 volunteers have been searching for the boy and police ramp up their efforts. we'll keep you posted as

major tom barrett was leaving the state fair with his family when he came across a domestic dispute involvingr, her 1-year-old granddaughter and the child's father. when barrett took out his tone to call 911, the man attacked him with a metal object. >> we're extremely proud of tom's selflessness and his courage. his efforts protected the woman and the child. his efforts also protected members of our family, as well. >> the 55-year-old mayor was in stable condition after getting hit in the head and torso and fractured the man when he punched the man. the suspect was arrested yesterday. >>> there was an international incident over the weekend surrounding an actor known as the tom cruise of india. bollywood superstar shah rukh khan was held for questioning at an american airport and his fans are outraged. more now from abc's dan harris. >> shah rukh khan as suffered u millation. >> not the best news. >> a huge, huge embarrassment. >> reporter: indians are reyanging with fury to the news that shah rukh khan, star of more than 70 bollywood film, one of the most popular men in india was held for q

. >>> milwaukee mayor tom barrett still in the hospital after a man attacked him with a metal pipe.sses say the mayor was trying to assist a grandmother screaming for help near the wisconsin state fair on saturday night. barrett suffered a fractured hand and other head and hand wounds during the incident. the suspect was arrested. >>> a small town in maine is a hazmat scene after nearly two dozen freight cars used for carrying flammable liquids derailed. environmental crews will be back on the scene today trying to determine if any of the chemical tankers leaked and the area was shut down loond the new hampshire border but no homes evacuated and no one was hurt. >>> there's nothing like seeing mother nature unleash her fury. more on the update of rescue efforts after this deadly typhoon overseas. dude, your shirt. oh, i did it to let the ladies know, i'm the right choice. i got the idea from general mills big g cereals. they put this white check at the top of every box to let people know their cereals have healthy whole grain so they're the right choice, like me. (announcer) general

milwaukee mayor tom barrett was walking to his car when he saw a man and woman arguing the woman yesterday for help, barrett called nine one and while he was dialing the man attacked him with a metal pipe. he had multiple injuries to head and hands but will be ok. t-shirts go on sale today and all the proceeds go to the mayor's task force on family violence. >>> a unique weight loss attempt. we have a teen who starts a web site that he hopes could help him lose hundreds of pounds. >>> the next your child is seriously hurt you might want to ignore the doctor's prescription. >>> first, a look at the latest in business news from new york and abc. >> reporter: good morning. topping your "moneyscope report" -- stocks are bouncing back overseas after the worst day on wall street since the beginning of july. the dow plunged 186 points as investors grew worried they were too quick to bet on an economic rebound. the big concern is americans are still not spending enough money to fuel a turnaround. >> we're still running at confidence levels that are consistent with the worst of the recessions of th

milwaukee mayor tom barrett has lost two front teeth, his hand is shattered. he was trying to defend a grandmother at a state fair when police say the 20-year-old man attacking her turned on barrett. >> the guy says i have a gun and i'm not afraid to use it on all of you and tom's kids start to cry at that point because he's with his two daughters who are 10 and 12 and my niece and my sister and my brother says to my sister, betsy, go take the kids and get them out of harm's way and the assailant says, no, nobody's going anywhere. tom says, take the kids out of the way. >> no one else was hurt but police did arrest a suspect on sunday saying he was drunk and arguing with the grandmother about seeing his 1-year-old daughter. >>> you may soon be able to watch your favorite movies on your cell phone. blockbuster has announced a new plan to let people with certain motorola films download films. blockbuster has been struggling to find new revenue streams and services like netflix and it hasn't said when the new service has been available nor has it told us how much

but he didn't make it home that night. >> reporter: that bleeding man was mayor barrett. >> tom stepped up and did the right thing. he called 911 and tried to calm the situation, protect the grandmother and her grandchild. as a result of his actions, tom was attacked and struck repeatedly with a metal object. >> reporter: an emotional john barrett on sunday, outside the hospital where the mayor was being treated. on monday, he gave cnn more details about the attack and how his brother ended up laying on the street in a pool of blood. >> the individual, after he knocks the phone out and stomps on the phone, says you're not calling. he says i have a gun and i'm not afraid to shoot everybody here, and then tom's kids start to cry, so tom says to my sister, you know, get the kids out of here. >> reporter: but the mayor stayed and took a punch in the gut that doubled him over. he came up swinging and shattered his hand. when it was all over, the mayor had also lost some teeth. had to have plastic surgery for cuts on his face and according to his brother, also stitches in the back of his head

mayor tom barrett was attacked when he tried to help the woman and her 1-year-old band from daughter. barrett and his family were walking through a neighborhood after leaving the wisconsin state fair last saturday when they heard the woman calling for help. as the 55-year-old mayor called 911, the attacker turned on barrett and hit him with a metal pipe, cutting his face, shattering his right hand and knocking out some teeth. barrett says he was just doing what any good citizen would do. >> overall, what i want to stress is how -- i've been in situations in this community my whole life. and i can't think of a situation like this where people would not have responded the way i did. when someone says call 911, you call 911. it's that straight forward. >> a 20-year-old man is under arrest. he see the 1-year-old girl's father. mayor barrett has gotten a lot of calls from well-wishers, including president barack obama. >>> important news tonight for consumers. credit card changes go into effect tomorrow. what you need to look out for. >>> plus parents, you know just how costly back to scho

again, mayor tom barrett's brother. >> he says i have a gun and i'm not afraid to shoot everybody here know, get the kids out of here, get the kids out of here. >> reporter: shortly before he became a victim himself, mayor tom barrett was promoting community watch programs. >> they're more watchful of seeing things that are out of the ordinary in the neighborhood and if there's problems, they can alert each other. >> you always think i'm going to do the right thing but when the rubber hits the road, that's not always what you do, and this situation, tom did the exact right thing. >> reporter: what are you going to tell him when you see him? >> i just tell him that i love him. >> reporter: the 20-year-old suspect in this case is expected to be charged later this week. wolf? >> what a mayor. what a courageous guy. jessica gomez reporting. thanks for that. >>> you might worry about catching a cold on a plane but there's something potentially a whole lot worse in the air. cnn's investigating toxic fumes that could be making passengers and flight attendants and pilots sick. >>> plus, govern

tom barrett was leaving the state fair with his family last night when he came to the aid of a woman who was being attacked. her attacker turned on the mayor, instead, and then ran away. police arrested a suspect this afternoon. >>> he has been called the tom cruise of indian. shak rukh khan is a bollywood super star with tens of millions of fans. apparently, the customs officials at the airport in new jersey had never heard of him. this weekend, they held him for questioning in what has now become an international incident. >> he suffered deep humiliation. >> not quite the best news this independent day. >> a huge embarrassment. >> reporter: indians are reacting with fury that shak rukh khan, star of more than 70 bollywood films, one of t most popular men in india, was held for questioning on friday at the newark international airport. in a phone interview, khan, who is muslim, told the indian network nd-tv, he was detained because his name came up on a competer alert list. >> i think it was questioned a little more than perhaps i should be. i'm assuming that the country is paranoid

mayor tom barrett was attacked trying to help the woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter. barrett and his family had just left the wisconsin state fair when they heard the woman calling for help. as the 55-year-old mayor called 911, the attacker hit him with a metal pipe, cutting barrett's face, shattering his right hand, and knocking out some teeth. barrett says he was just doing what any good citizen would do. >> overall, i think what i want to stress is how i've been in situations in this community my whole life. and i can't think of a situation like this where people would not have responded the way i did. when someone says call 911, you call 911. it's that straight forward. >> a 20-year-old man is under arrest for the attack. he is the 1-year-old girl's father. mayor barrett has gotten a lot of calls from well-wisher, including president barack obama. >>> growing concern among auto dealers. the term backfire could have a whole new meaning. dealers nationwide and here in maryland still waiting for uncle sam to pay back tens of millions in rebates. >>> and ravens fans a

applause greeted at a hurting yet humble tom barrett. >> i encountered something that virtually any other citizen would of reacted the same way. >> of the mayor of milwauke spoke for the first time since he was severely beaten with a pipe by 20-year-old anthony peters. >> it is one of their local knuckleheads. >> he and his family were leaving the state fair when his daughter heard a woman screaming for someone to call 911 >> there is a woman holding a baby. we thought there was something wrong with the baby. within seconds, the problem was with the man. >> add top-seeded peters, angry because he wasn't allowed to see his infant daughter charged that the mayor. >> the guy took a stake to an and hit him over the head. we need an ambulance. >> it got very ugly very quickly. >> doctors say he may have to learn to ride with his left hand. milwaukee residents are showing their appreciation through special t-shirts reading, our mayor ain't no creampuff. >> i am still standing. >> he had no idea athe man was the mayor. >> how about that? >>> coming up next, doctors say that every teenage girl sh

in the middle box, milwaukee mayor tom barrett making his first comments after he got attacked at the fair. in bottom box, and murder mystery in los angeles. jamie: police are searching for a former reality show contestant in connection with the merger that happened in california. the body of the swimsuit model was found in a suitcase inside a trash bin on saturday morning. police are now seeking 32-year- old ryan jenkins missing. he is a contestant on "megan wants a millionaire" on vh1. bob, what is the very latest on the investigation? >> there is no word from jenkins as of yet. they think he may be on his way to canada. according to the reality television you're talking about, he was a huge real-estate developer. they think he may be on his way to canada either in his own bmw with canadian plates, or they think he may have transferred to the plates to her white mercedes. there's no word from him as of yet. tmz.com is reporting that his agent has been in contact with ryan jenkins. jamie: if it is true that he is driving her car with his plates, obviously the border is on alert. what

then he was brutally beaten, lost a couple of teeth, has his hand shattered, but tom barrett says hehas no regrets. he's now out of the hospital and speaking publicly about the attack for the first time. let's bring in our "prime news" correspondent, richelle carey. richelle, what did he have to say today? >> he says anybody would have done it. that's what he says, mike. he's got a cast on his arm, cuts to the back of his head. he had to have staples. a gash on his face. all right? he's downplaying all this. the mayor's 55 years old. he says he's not a hero. he says when someone yells "call 911" that's what you're supposed to do. >> someone's yelling "call 911. call 911." and there was a woman holding a baby. and our immediate thought was there was something wrong with the baby. within seconds we realized the problem was not with the baby, it was with the man. and he came up and was very, very agitated. >> police say this guy was 20 years old, he was drunk, he went on to beat the mayor with a pipe, and actually also ended up finding out that he was the father of the child. he was app

police say they hit mayor tom barrett at a street fair saturday night. at's after barrett tried to break up an argument between the suspect and the suspect's daughter. >> he's in stable condition. i've talked to him personally. he's still got his good sense of humor, and he is -- he's a great brother and he's in good shape. he'll be fine. he did sustain some pretty significant injuries. >> well, police say the mayor broke his hand when he punched the suspect. barrett could leave the hospital tomorrow. >>> a huge compromise may be coming on health care reform. president obama may drop a vernment-run insurance option from his overhaul. a plan to create non-profit health insurance co-ops to compete with private insurance is being considered. the three republicans and three democrats on the committee are negotiating that compromise. it is the only bipartisan effort so far. how would a co-op work when it comes to your health care? correspondent richard lui is going to break that down in less than ten minutes. >> michael vick said he cried in prison because he

. >> mayor tom barrett was attacked after trying to help a woman being attacked. the mayor's brother describes what happened next. >> he will be okay, you know, trying to calm the guy down. and then the guy said i have a gun, i might shoot everybody. thenhad man just punches tom in the stomach a couple of times. the guy says lay down on the ground, face down. and tom says this could be my life. >> mayor barrett had surgery on his shattered hand, got staples in the back of his head plus surgery to repair the damage to his face. he's home now, the attacker is in jail. >>> and michael jackson's doctor is speaking out. >>> i have done all i could do. i have told the truth and i have faith that the truth will prevail. >> dr. murray posted this video on youtube thanking his friends for their support. he says he made the video because he was afraid to use his phone or e-mail. and it was the only way he could thank his supporters. police are investigating if murray gave michael jackson a powerful drug that led to his death. >>> and rose to fame on certain shows. some of n

tom barrett of milwaukee was attacked as he tried to help the woman and the 1-year-old child near the wisconsin state fair overing the weekend. he suffered a broken hand and gashes on his face and head, and he lost a few teeth. barrett says he was just doing what any good citizen should have done. he has gotten hundreds of calls from well-wishers, praising him for his action including the president. >> i think -- and i hope and i'm confident that the response i got is the same response every single citizen in this community will get. i think that's something the citizens can be proud of. >> the grandmother says the man arrest medical the attack is the little girl's birth father. >>> well, it has been another warm sticky day. though not quite as warm as yesterday. and there are some cooling storms on the way. get ready. veronica johnson has your first forecast from the storm center. >> mott quite as warm as yesterday. especially if you are just south of fauquier county, around alexandria and into areas of southern maryland. that's where the storms have been. you can really see how the

police it happened as mayor tom barrett left the state fair last night. that's when he heard a woman screaming for help. barrett was hit on the head with a metal pipe as he called 911. the 20-year-old suspect ran away after the attack but police arrested him later. the mayor is recovering at the hospital from head and hand injuries. >> our time is now 6:27, 72 degrees. the dog flu is spreading in our area. what you can do to protect your pet and how virginia senator jim webb secured the release of a political prisoner. >> hurricane season got off to a slow start, but has now kicked into high gear. one storm made landfall this mornin ihuo a anrrice.ne jt turned into a hurricane. >>> triple threat. a number of storms formed over the weekend. one just made landfall over florida and two more storms, including one hurricane, are lurking out there in the atlantic. >>> good morning and welcome back to "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> and i'm barbara harrison. we're glad you're with us this morning, this monday, august 17th, 2009. look at the sun. it's up from o

. >>> and tom barrett is in the hospital. listen to what he did. happened after a man attacked him with a pipe at the wisconsin fair saturday night. the mayor was walking to his car when he heard a woman calling for help. she was a grandmother with a child. the mayor suffered a broken hand and is going to be all right. the woman and 1-year-old weren't hurt. police say it was a domestic dispute. he's being talked about as a possible democratic candidate in 2010 after jim dole announced he's not seeking a third term. >> huge political boost when you can defend somebody and their grand kid. >>> next, looking for a new way forward in afghanistan. >> richard engel reporting live for us in kabul. >>> and looking for real life, close encounters. i'm robert shapiro. over a million people have discovered how easy it is to use legalzoom for important legal documents. at legalzoom, we'll help you incorporate your business, file a patent, make a will and more. you can complete our online questions in minutes. then we'll prepare your legal documents and deliver

. >>> and milwaukee mayor tom barrett speaking publicly for the first time since he was beaten saturday night. he was leaving the wisconsin state fair when he heard a woman holding a baby, calling for someone to call 911. >> our immediate thought was there was something wrong with the baby. and so i quickly pulled out my phone, as i think molly did, and we started calling 911. within seconds we realized the problem was not with the baby. it was with the man. and he came up and was very, very agitated. >> police arrested that man the next day. they say the 20-year-old attacked the woman and then hit mayor barrett with a metal pipe. he suffered a fractured right hand, several cuts on his face and head as well. a lot of people have asked about security. the mayor didn't have any security with him because he was there in a private capacity. he just decided at the spur of the moment to go with his family to listen to music. >> unbelievable. amazing. >>> still ahead, should someone be denied a job just because they're obese? it's already happening to smokers at one of america's top hospitals.

tom barrett recovering in the hospital he was beaten with a metal pipe.e was attacked last night as he was leaving wisconsin state fair with his family. the mayor had just come to the aid of a woman when she was attacked by the pipe wielding suspect and then pounced on barrett and struck him repeatedly. mayor's brother had this to say a short time ago. >> she in stable condition. i have talked to him personally. he has a good sense of humor. he is -- he is great brother. he is good shape. he'll be fine. he did sustain some pretty significant injuries. he -- the doctors say he is stable and he'll be fine. >> gregg: from our fox affiliate is live. kathy explain what happened here and a bit more about how the mayor is doing. >> we are here at the press conference just wrapped outside the mayor's brother's house. you heard the update about the mayor's condition said to be stable. we did learn more about the circumstances that led up to this attack. police tell us the mayor was with his family at the state fair last night they were leaving around 10:45 walking

the mayor's brother john barrett spoke with reporters about the incident yesterday. >> tom stepped up did the right thing. he called 911 and tried to calm the situation, protect a grandmother and her grandchild. we are extremely proud of tom's selflessness and courage. >> the young man who allegedly beat up the mayor was arrested 13 hours later at a friend's house and is being held on suspicion of felony battery. mayor barrett had surgery on his broken hand. he was treated for a number of cuts on his head and face that required stitches. he was released from the hospital today and reportedly received a get well card from president obama. now, as much as i enjoy the occasional bratwurst i am no expert on wisconsin politics so i don't know actually if mayor barrett of milwaukee should be the next governor of wisconsin. but i am a huge comic book fan. mr. mayor just totally made it through the first two standard chapters of man becomes super hero. if he doesn't get elected governor he should at least get a cape and mask out of this. also we have a correction. on friday in a report on the

. >>> a new t-shirt is honoring the washington mayor tom barrett.covering after he was attacked trying to help a woman involved in a domestic dispute. the shirt reads our mayor ain't no cream puff goes on sale with proceeds going to the mayor's task force on family violence. >>> martha's vineyard in massachusetts is preparing for the first family's arrival. the obamas rented a 30-acre farm in the region that will serve as their vacation home in the summer months. they expect their arrival as some businesses expecting a late summer tourist boom. >>> preparations to handle the h1n1 virus this fall. that story is coming up. >>> the redskins say no to members of the media two tweet. we will tell you their reasoning. >>> outside on the weather terrace, a little breeze is comfortable in in spite of the high humidity levels. not that comfortable this afternoon. we will talk about the heat and threat of thunderstorms and the seven-day forecast is coming up next. fa >>> new information about how to handle the h1n1 strain once school starts. officials hope to

. >>> tom barrett is mayor of milwaukee, wisconsin. over the weekend he got beat up when he went to the aid of a grandmother and granddaughter who were being attacked. it all happened near the wisconsin state fair. the mayor's hand was broken and he lost some teeth. he has gash owes his head. barrett said he didn't want to talk about the specifics of what happened that day. >> we don't want to in any way jeopardize the criminal case. but i think that -- i think it is -- fair to say that things got very, very ugly very, very quickly. >> the mayor says he received hundreds of calls from well-wishers praising him for his action. one of those calls from president obama. >>> coming up in our broadcast, we will tell you about a new report that shows more baby boomers are doing drugs than they were a few years ago. >> and what's up, dan? >> we are going to investigate the fred smoot experiment. we might just have some nationals general manager news. plus, president obama dropping the green flag at the white house. "news4 at 6:00" cont >>> dan

. >>> and the mayor of milwaukee, tom barrett, attacked saturday night when he tried to help a woman screaming for help in this neighborhood. police say a 20-year-old man was drunk, demanding to see his daughter and was fighting with the child's grandmother. >> this guy is just a criminal. he has got a fairly long criminal record involving assaults, disorderly conduct arrests, carrying concealed weapons. drug offenses. he is something they're familiar with as a repeat offender. >> and the mayos name was floated in the governor's race. >>> and fans will have a place to pay their respects, where the michael jackson family will lay the "king of pop" to rest. >>> plus, you follow the rules, sunscreen may not be all it is cracked up to be. we'll break down the numbers game. >>> and coming up in moments on the news edge at 11:00. the hack attack busted, the biggest case of credit card fraud in u.s. history. how did they do it? what we learned about the past ties he had to secret service. >>> and changes to credit cards going into effect. they are meant to protect you. but what the credit c

tom barrett was released from a hospital monday after suffering a broken hand, missing teeth and cuts to his face and head. he said he was assaulted by the man as he attempted to intervene to help a woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter at the wisconsin state fair. >> when someone says call 911, you call 911. it's that straightford. that's exactly what happened here. it was only at that point where the response was so bizarre that things took off in the wrong direction. >> a 20-year-old man has been arrested in that case. >> if you're looking for a job, a new survey says baltimore is a great place to be. >> starting tomorrow, credit card companies have to play by new rules. the new perk for customers. >> the best of baltimore edition of baltimore magazine is out and the party promise to be a big one. >> here is look at what we're working on for 11 news at 6:00. a man accused of beating an elderly fisherman simply because he was black is held without bail. and a local woman cooks her way to a national tv show. tonight you'll hear from the owner of the restaurant where she works. my hu

he is tom barrett. he is the mayor of milwaukee. he was with his family at the wisconsin state fair on saturday night walking back to his car he faheard a woman screaming for help. as he went to help, a man attacked him, hitting him with a metal pole. the mayor -- the mayor suffered serious injuries and the woman was not hurt. the mayor is hospitalized but his brother says he will be okay. >> i have talked to him personally. he still has a good sense of humor and he is a -- he's a great brother and he's in good shape. hi eel be fine. >> reporter: the mayor remains alert enough to stay in power. as for the attacker, police say they arrested the suspect and he is now talking to investigators. >>> you don't have to go that far to be a hero in our community. a good place to start is the hero central page at wusa9.com. there learn about people who need help and how you can help out. or if you are in need of assistance you can find a hero. you want to find someone doing good in your community, send us an e-mail. the address is heros@wusa9

major tom barrett was attacked by a man with a metal pipe when he tried to help out.e is hospitalized in stable condition with hand and head injuries. barrett was leaving the fair with his children and niece when he saw a man taking a woman. when he called 911, the attacker changed targets and coming after the mayor instead, beating him with a metal pipe. >> we saw one guy on the sidewalk in a pool of blood. then we think the other guy jumped over the fence and headed that way. it was a domestic thing. was the mayor of milwaukee. >> i didn't know that at the time. that's a shock. >> tom stepped up and did the right thing. he called 911 and tried to calm the situation protecting a grandmother and her grandchild. as a result of his actions, tom was attacked and struck repeatedly with a metal object. tom's efforts protected the woman and the child. his efforts also protected members of our family as well. we're extremely proud of tom's selflessness and his courage. >> so you'll be glad to know this. police nabbed a suspect this morning and they don't think he knew that b

mayor tom barrett was leaving a state fair saturday night when he heard a woman screaming for help. he tried to call 911 but was attacked by a man with a metal pipe. the mayor was hospitalized with a fractured hand and cuts and bruises. >>> "district 9" took over the top spot at the box office over the weekend taking in $37 million according to early estimates. "2k3w679 i. joe the rise of the cobra" was second, "the time traveler's wife" came in at third. >>> let's send it over to stephanie abrams who's filling in while al is off today. >> i want to introduce you to a woman celebrating her 30th birthday from memphis. hotter here or memphis? >> i think hotter here. >> that doesn't make any sense. >> it is a lot more humid in memphis than it is here. >> a lot of humidity in the southeast today, all compliments of what's now tropical depression claudette. it was a tropical storm this morning but look at that, it is really falling apart. let's talk about the rainfall that we'll see. anywhere from to two three inches, some of you locally could see up to five inches of rain. >> partly clo

the mayor of milwaukee tom barrett is in the hospital. last night by a person using a medal pipe. this was as the mayor was leaving the wisconsin state fair. the police department there in milwaukee issuing a statement on sunday saying that the mayor is in stable condition at a local hospital. he's alert and he was talking when he was brought to the hospital last night. it goes on to say that barrett was leaving the state fare when he heard a woman crying out for help in the city of west alice, wisconsin. barrett was calling the emergency dispatcher 911 when the suspect attacking the woman charged the mayor and began hitting him with the medal pipe. they fled the scene. they're searching for the suspect. bizarre story. >> jamie: develop now. white house is considering putting gitmo detainees that will be released in a prison in the u.s. prison in the rolling hills of michigan. pete hoekstra of michigan has thoughts on that in a segment you can't miss. finding big news in the healthcare debate today. what could be the beginning of the end