and that's the whole secret to using a tree stand. a tree stand is the revolutionary tactic.volutionary piece of equipment for whitetail hunting and especially bow hunting. but you've got to learn that you've got to get it up into the canopy. you don't set up a tree stand on a telephone pole or a tree that doesn't have any branches 20 feet up. you've got to get it up into the canopy where you're hitting. >> when you're hunting a food source and you're trying to pick a tree stand location, we all know that wind direction is the most important thing. but you also got to remember how a big bucks comes in and out of a food source. usually the back corners of a field kind of drops off. that's where he'll enter. that big buck loves to come in where he feels safe, feels secure, where he can stand back in the edge, and maybe only his neck and head is visible from out there in the middle of that food source and he can survey everything out there. >> narrator: the bird's-eye view of a tree stand perch puts a hunter's movements above the deer's line of sight and, many times, keeps human

this strange tree could not agree if this tree could ever see a stranger tree it would be. how is that for a tease. >> i'm impressed. >> it looked and sounded serious but had a simple explanation. wait until you hear this. those stories and more, a little more poetry for you on tuesday morning. >> should be under a tree somewhere. >> that is unbelievable. >> it is pretty funny. >> story of the day. >> yeah. >> let's find out about our story for the day. >> dr. suess would be so proud. i am impressed right like that off the top of her head. >>> today is her day. you are off and away with brains in your head and feet in your shoes and only you decide which direction you choose. >> do you know that was read at my wedding? >> yes. >> 51 baltimore. 52 easton. clouds will filter back in by this afternoon. a breezy and chilly day, could turn mostly cloudy at times. it will feel like fall. 6:31 a.m. hopefully we don't keep the rhyming theme going on. let's see what kim brown has for us on the road. >> nothing justin. no problems to let you know about here. route 50 and 97. we have

tree house, tree house, tree house. >> come on, sid. outside and play? [echoing] play, play, play. >> sid! breakfast time! >> oh, ok. yeah, i'm kind of hungry. oh, boy. breakfast time! hey, mom. hey, dad. hey, zeke. >> hey, sid. >> hey, mom, are you sure it's gonna rain? i mean, look outside. there are some little sunny parts out there. >> oh, rain would be a good thing, sid. it waters trees and plants and vegetables. we always need some rain. >> yeah, but what about my special tree house playdate with gabriella after school? >> oh, you're worried that your playdate will be rained out. well, come on over to the computer, and we'll check today's weather report. >> ok. mom's really good at computer stuff. >> all right, sid. let's look at the pictures here. see? yesterday was sunny, but can you tell what today's weather will be? >> well, i see the sun and some clouds. oh, i got it. it's gonna be sunny or cloudy or both. >> you know, sid, you would be a really good weatherman. sometimes they look at the clouds, and then they make prediction

lynda robinson, crew chief: our crew will be digging the holes, planting the trees that are actually specifically selected for the site that they're going into, which reduces erosion and also decreases the amount of sediment that's going into the patapsco river. >> narrator: argenae understands the benefits of their efforts. >> argenae: it helps because if we didn't have trees, i guess the whole area would get flooded by the river. it's kinda good because you have fun and do work and you still get paid for it. and that's a good thing for me. >> narrator: hopes are high that the kids of this team will come back to hike the trail they're building. cerrell is learning the value of working together. >> cerrell: it makes you work up a sweat a little bit, but it's okay. and we just work together to get things done, teamwork. >> narrator: at gunpowder falls state park, also near baltimore, the team rebuilds an engine, promoting technical skills, confidence, and the value of recycling. >> anacha: no, i did not know anything about engines before i got here. >> narrator: anacha is learning to

it was pollen from a horse chestnut tree, a tree native to asia. >> in my whole career of looking atples from the east midlands, i'd never actually seen horse chestnut pollen from a sample. >> narrator: and there was something else unusual about the pollen from the horse chestnut tree. it's a heavy pollen, and because of its weight, it's too heavy to travel far through the air. it tends to float straight down to the ground, very close to the tree itself. since dr. brown found horse chestnut pollen in all four of the rover's wheel arches, he was convinced that the car had recently been parked near a horse chestnut tree. >> narrator: police asked dr. brown to identify possible locations that had horse chestnut trees as well as other vegetation matching the samples found in the severses' wheel wells. dr. brown identified five possible locations to search. the first woodland searched was this one, the closest to the severses' home. but an entire day of looking here turned up nothing. next, they searched the second area dr. brown identified, a larger woodland near the lake. specially trai

it happened on oak tree road. the husband called 91 when he came outside and saw his wife was trapped under the tree. >> when fire rescue units arrived on the scene we found a 63-year-old female. she was under an approximately ten-inch caliber tree. the tree appeared to have been dead and fallen due to a shallow root system and possibly with the rain we have received in the area. >> reporter: fire and rescue workers say the tree had been partially uprooted before it fell. the name of the 63-year-old woman is not being released until her family is notified. >>> the corruption investigation in to the dc taxi cab industry is widening. sources close to the probe say councilman jim graham may even be a target. alex trevino has an update from the wilson building. alex, what's the latest? >> reporter: 9 news now learned that cab drivers were leaving $20 bills in the ashtrays of their vehicle. some investigators were taking bribes for payment for overlooking deficiencies that should have earned them a failure. part of the

rest of the trees. >> it does look like a bottle brush. i have to admit. a meeting is october 14th, we'll let you know what happens. >>> standing room only at a event to promote awareness. >>> baltimore city has an alarming rate and in some zip codes within the seventh congressional district the aids rate is higher than some african countries. sub sahara, so we have to remind people of what's going on, that it's a real problem. and -- >> people living with hive or aids shared share stories today. nearly half of all people living with i've aids in united states are an american. >> you know the governor is used to rolling up his sleeves but the business at hand today was actually just his arm. making a point about flew protection. >>> you know, we're not sure if the ravens are really as great -- that's lie gentleman cummings, he is great -- but we're not sure the ravens are as good as they looked yesterday. but it's a good beth the browns really are that bad. >> yeah. you have to have a kick if you're a ravens fan. >>> on the weather front w

and the dnr is giving away prizes of those who register their trees. >> anyone who planted trees shouldcenter them on line. and be counted. >> and the print the coupon is trees.maryland.gov. a heartbreaking story. her big of the regret in revealing a secret with her father. the rain is moving out. . >>> and philipeen officials will not help. the government said it is not ready to handle more flooding. it is calling on organizations to provide some relief. 140 people have been killed so far. thousands were rescued. workers fear more people are trapped. more than a -pbt no's worth of rain fell on the island nation in a 12-hour period. >>> and three people escaped injury when their helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in nevada. it happened on sunday night northwest of vegas. the pilot had reported some trouble shortly after leaving the airport. >> the occupants were automobile to get away from the c. we believe it burned. obviously they got away from it before it burns. the pilot was able to move to high ground get a cell phone signal and call for help. >>> after calling for hel

and now we cross the branches, up the entire length of the tree. the tree? huh?ook at that! this is cool! a tree! it must have crashed through the skylight during that storm last night. everybody just stay calm. i think i can fix this. all i need is, uh... duct tape! of course! mom thinks she can fix everything with duct tape. pause! duct tape will not be sufficient. you need help. got it. huh? help! help! lionel: dad, dad, dad. i know what we should do. we should look for help on the internet. that makes a lot more sense. excuse me, leona. let me pull out the drawer. here's the keyboard. i'll type in the words "broken window" plus "building." ta-dah! ooh, look! it's a web site all about construction. leona: and look, there's a video. let's watch it. okay. yes, let's. ♪ under construction ♪ push, move ♪ move and push ♪ pile gravel ♪ pile gravel ♪ under construction. ♪ bulldozer be careful up there! be careful! i got it. (backup beeping) ♪ back it up! ♪ dump and drive ♪ drive ♪ dump truck ♪ swing ♪ swing, yeah all right, guys, let's get a hold of it. okay, we need

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there was a man inside when the tree fell. he was not hurt. no word what caused the tree to come down. >>> normally you think there has been a lot of rain and the -- we have been doing all right. >> probably a diseased tree. i got one myself in the backyard that i -- i don't want to take down, brian, it needs to come down or that is going to happen to it. no doubt about it. how did you like your first day of fall? >> so hot. >> amazing how we get used to the heat. the humidity was high, too. we don't have a lot, you insinuated, not a lot of rain. there are a couple of things showing up here and there and dry on the streets of downtown d.c. that is how it's going to stay for the most part until we get into the weekend. this is max hd true view,. >> been watching a broken line of showers and that is more broken than it was a hour ago. trying to come east out of the mountains and activity near front royal. you're going to be hard pressed to get this and no big trigger until tomorrow. we have a front and then, it doesn't look like we're going to t

under the tree? we don't have any, i don't think. >> why not, uncle curtis? >> because i didn't collect any. >> the flyers didn't work? >> i'm sure they would've if i'd have passed them out. look. it's christmastime. i've been busy. >> doing what? >> i've been shopping for me and your auntie's new year's trip we taking. >> oh, that's right. it is your time for your annual vacation, huh? where you going this year? >> hawaii. ♪ hawana, hawhiny, hawily wooni wah wah halawa hooni wah wah ♪ you know they talking when they say that. they actually saying stuff. >> uncle curtis, the kids from the foster home will be here soon. >> yeah, and since you didn't hand out the flyers, we don't have anything to give them. >> what are we gonna tell them? >> ala'a wana hela. i don't know. think of something. i can't do everything. why i got to do everything? good. y'all getting on my nerves. aloha. ala'a wana. going to hawaii. do something. i'm talking 1975, son. real hip hop. you weren't even born in '75, son. ( laughs ) i'm just saying he can't roll like spinderella... ♪ 'cau

this isn't a new tree. let's pretend it's a new tree. you can get something like this. this is going to hold 20 gallons of water. and it will allow that tree to take it in pretty slowly. so over a five to nine-hour period, it will take in 20 gallons. >> when you put in the new tree and the root ball, this is fairly ball. so this is dropping the water fairly small. >> right. when you're putting in new perennials, get a verdict hose or drip system that's going to keep the water down at the root zone. >> this is water conservation. it only puts the water where you need it. >> you lose a lot less to evaporation and the plant gets the benefit of all that water that you are putting down. >> absolutely. now, we do have general broadcast sprinklers and helpers for the garden. >> yeah. one of these is connected to most of our plants. all different types of sprinklers. again, you know, if you're doing a lawn, you're going need it back and forth over a wide area. this is going to do that for you. >> you can't just throw it out there for a half-hour. a couple of hours. >> it takes

designed as a tree. >> we give them credit for working with us on that. >> the valley planning council is fighting the proposal because the area is designated a national historic site and route. they would like them to be more creative and hide the tower like they did amongst these trees in that juanen false road and here on jab a road. >> that's the standard we would be going for here, we want it blend in seem leslie and no battle brushes sticking out above the tree lines. >> reporter: verizon says this is one of the best spots with minimal impact visually and the man who owns that land agrees. >> and by the time you take it and stick this thing in with the rest of the trees you have problems finding it. >> dick learned is convinced the mono pine tower will blend in perfectly with the 70-foot trees. >> so i don't see a problem. >> and finally give residents the cell phone service they so desperately need. in sparks glencoe, julia gonzalez, abc 2 news. >> and delia says the next hearing between verizon and county leaders is scheduled for october 14th. >>> now for a look at tonight's to

her husband came outside to find her trapped under the tree. he called 911. >> we found a 63-year-old female under an approximately ten inch caliber tree. the tree appeared to have been dead and fallen with the dead root system and possibly with the rain we have have had in the area. the woman's name is being withheld pending notification of the rest of her family. >>> a neighborhood is struggling to find answers after the death of a family in mount airiry, maryland. friends held a vigil in honor of the daltons. police say charles dalton killed his wife, two children and the family dog before committing suicide. they believe he may have snapped under financial pressures. >>> pulitzer prize-winning columnist william sapphire has died of cancer. he died in a maryland hospital. sapphire, who was also a language expert, spent more than 30 years writing for the new york times. during the nixon administration he served as a white house speech writer. he wrote scathing columns on the financial affairs. >>> the education of 200 students is in limbo thi

. >> acorn is growing on the tree. this one is called americorps. >> americorps, we just got a multi-billion dollar injection of cash from congress. glenn: and my theory is that barack obama is building a country almost like software, like the matrix. that was back in the spring and i paused and i thought oh, dear, i see what this whole thing is, a matrix, and i didn't know how exactly to finish this because i wasn't ready to put all the pieces together at that time. tonight, i am. i will show you all of the pieces. if you believe this country is great but there is a force that is trying to fundamentally transform this republic into something that you don't recognize, grab a pencil and a paper. come on, follow me. well, hello, america. i'm going to show you something that i think will help tie everything that we have been talking about for the past few months, tie it all together. i have tried to lay all of the pieces out for you. this is where i have been headed, and yet this is only the beginning yet again. when i fi

the tree fell at the home on oak tree road in derwood, maryland. police say the 63-year-old woman was in front of her home when the tree fell on top of her. her husband came to find her trapped under the tree and he called 911. the tree had been partially uprooted before it fell. the woman's name is being held pending notification of the rest of her family. >>> investigators look for the course source of a gas leak. fire officials say the electricity was shut off. but when they tried to turn off the gas meters it didn't help. this is the situation that eventually led to an explosion at the same strip mall on may 7th. >>> a program, which provides commuters a free ride home during emergencies had a record year in 2008. commuter connections offer a guaranteed ride to commuters who walk, you can take public transit, bike or car pool to work. it is an tort reduce the traffic. last year the program provided 3,096 rides the most since they began in ' 96. >>> it is time for "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here with the dead -- with the head of the

this is the largest collection of tree rings in the world. his rings go back 9,000 years, and each tree ring captures one year of climate history. and if i'm reading this right, this ring right here is the birth of christ. swetnam found recent decades have been the hottest in at least 1,000 years. he and a team of top climate scientists discovered something else: a dramatic increase in fires high in the mountains, where fires were rare. >> swetnam: as the spring is arriving earlier because of warming conditions, the snow on these high mountain areas is melting and running off. so, logs and the branches and the tree needles all can dry out more quickly and have a longer time period to be dry. and so there's a longer time period and opportunity for fires to start. >> pelley: the spring comes earlier, so the fire season is just longer. >> swetnam: that's right. the fire season in the last 15 years or so has increased more than two months over the whole western u.s. so, actually, 78 days of average longer fire season in the last 15 years compared

these are artificial trees. they taken polluted air and clean it up. another idea is to spray sea water into the class to make them more shiny to reflect sunlight. these acts like a giant umbrella and the shade the planet. >> if the climate change continues as expected or even worse, we might need additional techniques. what we need to do now is some research into the potential and the effectiveness said that if we need them, they are available. >> trees are the planet's natural air-conditioning systems. their leaves taken carbon dioxide and squeeze out oxygen and water to cool the planet. because of industrialization, we have been putting up so much carbon dioxide that our trees simply cannot keep up. >scientists are trying to find other ways to cool the climate. in 1980, we released a 38 gigatons of carbon dioxide. the latest estimates suggest that next year, it will have jumped to 50 gigatons, that would mean global temperatures rising by between 1.8 and four degrees centigrade. in the future, a big engineering projects might slow down the damage to

thousandof fireflies liging up the trees on the banks o the kuala selangor river. he's been caying urists up and down these waters for6 years. typical night on the weekend might have up to 800eople from arou the world coming to see the magical illumination that are cread when themale and fele insects communicate. but the fireflies are dying. >> translator:'ve been seeing changes in the fireflies. there a differenceow because the destruction of the forest. >> reporter: pushed through the thinine of trees on the edge of the river and youfind this, the destruction of a habitat. treecrucial to the insects' short three-month fe cye lled. the fireflies may b one malaysia's prime trist atactions, yet the government did nothing totop is. the destructn of vas swas of natur habat to make way for oil palm plantatio. theevelopers dideave a thin stri of vegetation running along e river but it's not enough to support the firly population. some experts believe it will have gone by t end of this ye. this woman hasbeen documentin the fireflies' decline for three years. six of seven

this is no ordinary tree.t's a cell phone tower made to look like a pine to blend into the natural landscape. verizon is hoping to build the tower off bell fast road, that's where jewel gonzalez picks up the story. >> if you live off bell fast road you may have a low cell phone signal. >> i get one. >> reporter: that's why verizon hopes to build an 80-foot cell phone tower on

they have seen invasive insects, some destroying millions of trees here in america.ow, a sharp eye in baltimore may have kept one bug out. >> reporter: our port brings in hundreds of millions in trade. but it's also brought in illegal aliens. outbreaks of tree-killing beetles are thought to have originated in ports of chicago, detroit and new york. baltimore may have just gotten very lucky. a shipping container from china was selected to be opened by customs agents. >> reporter: they pulled this shipping container off for random inspection. when the warehouse loader opened it, he noticed an unusual bug. he caught it and turn today over to customs officials who had it analyzed. >> reporter: here it is. it's a long-horned beetle. >> this is a miracle. the number of containers that actually gets checked is very, very small. so this was literally finding a needle in a haystack. and these guys should be given a medal. >> reporter: after fide finding the bug, the container was fumigated. >> welcome to america. once they get here, they're pretty happy because they got good

. >>> a local woman doing yardwork at her residence was killed when a tree fell on her this evening.f her house when a large tree fell on top of her. the woman's husband came outside to find her trapped beneath the tree and called 91. >> when fire rescue units arrived on the scene we found a 63-year-old female underneath of an approximate 10-inch caliper tree. it appeared to be dead and possibly with the rain we have received in the area was uprooted. >> the woman was taken to the hospital where she died. her name is being withheld tonight pending notification of the rest of her family. >>> a crash in tampa, florida, closing lanes. it happened just as football fans were leaving a buckaneers game. witnesses say it all started when a charter bus rear ended a car. >> it happened so fast you don't have time to be scared. most scary is when i got out to get my wife out of the car. >> at least five people were taken to tampa general hospital. none of the injuries are said to be life threatening tonight. >>> in toledo, ohio, traffic came to a standstill as a man dangled from a suspension br

the next minute she had a tree limb sticking out of her throat. the pictures are very difficult to see. last week newlywed was taking a scenic drive and all of a sudden a limb from a spruce tree came through the passenger window and impaled her neck. she doesn't know exactly what happened. she says she remembers a strange pressure on her neck and shoulder and the panic on her husband's face. >> i would say, i love you, but i couldn't hardly move my jaw because that tree was stuck and had my jaw stuck. i was praying all the way. take my baby from me. she was just beautiful i was just thankful she was alive. >> wow. doctors removed the 13-inch limb from her neck and throat in a six-hour operation. they did a great job. she's recovering at home now. >>> talk about a girl power. >> it's not really scary. it's exciting. i wouldn't call it scary. >> that's a junior varsity cheerleader who took down a gator. and wait until you hear what he♪ weapon of choice was. the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts... relieving my allergies... 2

officials say that part of that tree weighed between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds. after more than an hour, though, the men were finally pulled out. both suffered broken bones but are listed in stable condition. >>> some expert canines are strutting their stuff in iowa. police dog across the u.s. are competing for the title of top canine in the country. the annual event judges the dogs in obedience, agility, and suspect apprehension. handlers are also judged. >>> and a strange sighting when an unusual traveler made its way through the terminal. this guy, dressed as a hiker. a 7-foot moose statue wheeled through the gate. security had to give him a pat down. it's now on the way to vermont for a moose festival. >>> and now for a look of the national and regional weather, here's wmaq from chicago with your forecast. >> you know when people tell you to jump into a cold pool because it'll be easier rather than easing in? >> okay. right, is that what you're giving us a hint about this forecast? >> jump in. get ready for fall. that's exactly what we have for much of the co

a large tree fell on 63-year-old diane leach. she was doing yard work at her home last night in rockville. she was taken to the hospital where she later died. officials there say the rain may have up rooted the tree. >> we did not know really what the cause was. and then he explained that the tree had fallen down. so, you know, it was sad. >> well, the neighbor said he wants to cut down a few trees of his own as precaution for the future. . >> did you know that changing where you shop can send up red flags to your credit card company. like if you suddenly switch from norstrom to wal-mart. injury willis found out he how credit card companies monitor how you spend. >> how are you doing? >> kevin johnson is an entrepreneur. candidate for office. >> running for state representative. >> and according to american express, a credit risk. coming home from his honeymoon last year, he was shocked to find amex cut his credit limit from over $10,000 to just $3800. >> i have done a very good job of being responsible and making sure that i pay

. >> a woman is killed when a tree fell on her. what police that may have caused the tree to fall. that is next. >> for the second day in a row, the iranians test missiles that could carry nuclear warheads. what is their message and what is the obama administration's message in return? that story is coming up next. >> the first of dozens of new speed cameras are going up in baltimor >> new tonight at 5:30 p.m., small, you are on speed-kan. the first camera was on bell today in baltimore city. it is all about getting drivers to slow down and keeping kids safe and residents say. we have the story. >> overwhelmingly, in every neighborhood, you cannot leave a community meeting without talking about the speeding of cars down our streets, in our neighborhoods and the safety factor behind that. >> baltimore city leaders launched the first of 51 news the cameras. -- new speed cameras. >> we are telling the city that we want speed cameras. >> the traffic just speeds by an kids are getting hit. >> the children are crossing over on the way to school and it is hard to see them racing back and

a woman hit by a falling tree this afternoon. she's died from her injuries. the recent rainfall may have loosened the roots. the 63-year-old diane leach's husband found her pinned to the yard under a tree. she was rushed to the hospital where she later died. the authorities say it appears the tree was rotten. >> a puzzling murder mystery. police are trying to find three masked men who killed a man inside his own home after tying up his wife and ds. it happened in the 12,000 block of marley drive off enterprise road. my can't flynn has that story tonight. >>> it was an early-morning after bush on an entire family inside their buoy home. this was some time around 2:45. three masked men, two with guns, stormed inside the home and ended up killing the homeowner, 28-year-old tyrone richardson. it's disturbing news to residents in this development called "marley." >> i'm very shocked. i'm actually horrified. i'm very saddened for that family. >> terrible. it's -- i can't believe it happened. i just spoke to the guy maybe two or three days ago. >> reporter: one neig

investigators say his car hit a tree.as not wearing a seat belt. >>> sources tell our overnight photographer, pete on the street, that two people were shot inside the eldorado club on east lumbar in haven. a woman was shot in the wrist a man was found on the upper level with a gunshot wound to his back. both victims have been take on the bay view. no word on their conditions. >>> a white supremacist from maryland charged with killing a guard at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum is in federal prison in north carolina. the 89-year-old will be evaluated for competency to stand trial. he will be going to a dc jail. >>> and this man, thomas lee skipper is charged with robbery and second degree assault. on friday he tried to steal several items from a wal-mart in severance. the loss prevention officer tried to hold him for police but skipper nearly stabbed the man in the face with a needle and got away. he was later found at home. >>> 5:47 a.m. they are sending the closer in to get the olympics to the u.s. in 2016 president ob

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and, oh yes, saving a lot of trees. kaiser permanente.ve. >>> here are a few stories to watch shop. the montgomery county council will provide an update on some key community issues. they will talk about speed cameras, the cost of the icc, and the sligo creek golf course. >> a murder trial gets underway. this boy is accused of a double murder. >> vdot is closing parts of i- 95. it will start at 9:30, the rights and lanes will be shut down. >>> distracted driving. almost everyone is guilty of doing that at some time or another. >> other lives could be at stake. kathy park is live with what some of other groups are saying. >> drivers who use cell phones or more times as likely to be in a crash. and in a construction zone and there is less room for error. transportation officials will reveal the result of a distracted driving survey. this will be from surveys a dawn along the highway is in virginia. drivers read or text behind the wheel and they are more likely to have a near miss. transportation officials will be pushing a new safety campai

he was found hanging from a tree with the word fed, f-e-d on his chest. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you. the cause of death has been ruled affixuation. they said it could be an accident, a suicide or murder. the body of 51-year-old big sparkman was discovered september 12 hanging from a tree in rural kentucky. his job took him door-to-door seeking informers for next year. they haven't found a link between his job and his death. >> if he was killed because of his job, it's a crime. >> reporter: kentucky state troopers are lead iing the investigation. >> this is one of those investigations that's very difficult. we are unable to rule out or discredit any of the rumors going around about this. >> reporter: sparkman worked as a substitute schoolteacher. a colleague there became worried for his friend's safety when he missed an afterschool appointment. >> when he didn't show up, we knew something was wrong. we said hey, there's something bad wrong. >> reporter: he moved to the area in the '90s to work for the boy scouts of america. he was l

it says, "re-tree." - "re-shrub"? - doesn't make any sense. - oh, yeah, like "re-tree" made sense?. - what? did you say danny rebush? - you mean the danny we're looking for is danny rebush. - no, wait. i think you mean danny rebus. - oh. i thought his name was rebush. when i sent him an invitation to the solar eclipse celebration... - wait, did you put danny rebush on the invitation? - yes. - oh... - is that bad? - i mean, ordinarily it wouldn't be, but we're talking danny rebus here. - is he really that touchy? - yeah. - [all talking at once] - while we were in kindergarten, i gave him a cookie and he said, "thank you," and i forgot to say, "you're welcome." he didn't talk to me for a year. - wow. that's touchy. so all of this is about an "h"? he took my orangachoke on the biggest day of my life because i accidentally changed his name from "rebus" to "rebush"? - yeah. - we've gotta find him. - well, look, i'm sure he's around here somewhere... - keith, how about you and i let everybody know that lottie's on her way? - great. we'll meet you there, ok? let's go, guys. we gotta rush.

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we use 100% of our trees, there's nothing but less than 4% left! what do when do you think the consumption era started? maybe the roaring 20's? if the circle represents the amount of forest that we had back in 1920, we have to add more trees in here. in fact, 14 million acres of trees, just to get back to what we had in the year 2000. are you kidding me? we're not losing forests, we're gaining forests! yet this video is sweeping the nation, played in your children's schools. the site that posted this video claims millions have watched it. 600,000 educators have watched it. 7,000 schools and churches have ordered this d.v.d. and by the way, the media reported on this story. it was "the new york times" that did a story on this, oh, yeah, the new york sometime times said it was fine, it was even better than al gore's "inconvenient truth" because it is shorter and easier to compact in a class segment. you can watch it and then segue into a class discussion. well, that's neat, new york times, thanks, but who made this? who put the address up? if you wan

she was under the approximate tree.the tree was dead and fallen out there and possibly with the rain that we received in the area. >> despite their best efforts. the rescue units were unable to save to them and where she could come for them. >>> chances are, you are a distracted driver on the beltway at least on some point. >> a report out today from aaa finds more than half of us are distracted by the cell phones while on the beltway. >> that also means text messages, calls, or checking the blackberries. and they are so bad that it is now an epidemic of distracted driving. the organization is teaming up with the department of transportation this week to highlight dangers, especially the highway workers because of the distracted workers, particularly with all of the hot lane works going on right now in virginia. >>> in the meantime, the new survey finds they lead the nation when it comes to the number of accidents involving the collisions with deer. and the average cost of the collisions, they are about $2,950. the comp

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. >> trees, cars, boats, floating past the window. >> a 8 earthquake struck between samoa and american samoa, a string of islands between hawaii and australia. that triggered the tsunami. it alerted people to get to higher ground. many could not escape. >> you can see the bridge that is wiped out by the waves. >> it could be weeks before the power is restored. it is so bad the president declared a disaster for american samoa. a territory with 65,000 residents. water has made it difficult for rescuers to get in and search for survivors. >>> weather coverage continues with bernadette woods. she has more on a earthquake in the region and why it did not cause a tsunami-like -- a tsunami like yesterday. >> in the last 24 hours, there was another earthquake. it was another strong one. a 7.9. it brought back a lot of memories that killed over 230,000 people. the difference between this one and the recent one that happened in samoa or the past one in indonesia has to do with the depth of the earthquake. the with unin indonesia preliminarily is a 7.9 on the magnitude scale but 50 miles deep int

♪ ♪ he's bringing lots of toys for girls and boys ♪ ♪ but wait until you see that merry christmas treeton. at some point, everyone has tried to reinvent themselves. a lot of teenagers dye their hair green, middle-aged guys dye their hair brown. what does a biker do -- trade in his chopper for a station wagon and sensible wool slacks? watch this. you'll see an identity crisis can affect just about anyone. even if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it still thinks it's a dog. let go. let go. man: wake him up. wake him up. [ growling ] dad! [ roaring ] dad, look. boy: look at debbie. [ laughter ] this poor galoot thinks he's a kitty. wasn't really a problem until he started using the litter box. prince was the town's best duck-hunting dog until he became a pacifist. and this dog thinks he's a 5-year-old child. and not a very bright one. the eskimos have over 3,000 words for "snow." the french have only one word for "montage." i can't, for the life of me, think of what it is. so bundle up and watch this. ♪ oh, the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ ♪

we use 100% of our trees, there's nothing but less than 4% left! what do when do you think the consumption era started? maybe the roaring 20's? if the circle represents the amount of forest that we had back in 1920, we have to add more trees in here. in fact, 14 million acres of trees, just to get back to what we had in the year 2000. are you kidding me? we're not losing forests, we're gaining forests! yet this video is sweeping the nation, played in your children's schools. the site that posted this video claims millions have watched it. 600,000 educators have watched it. 7,000 schools and churches have ordered this d.v.d. and by the way, the media reported on this story. it was "the new york times" that did a story on this, oh, yeah, the new york sometime times said it was fine, it was even better than al gore's "inconvenient truth" because it is shorter and easier to compact in a class segment. you can watch it and then segue into a class discussion. well, that's neat, new york times, thanks, but who made this? who put the address up? if you wan

let's plant some trees. now is a great time of year. tree roots hold soil and prevent erosion and they block pollutants that are going into the chesapeake bay. they will cast shade on your home which will keep it cooler in the summertime saving you money. you can get more tips about living green at wusa9.com. just click on living green. >>> so let's imagine being able to shave a few years off the way you look without going under the knife? some people believe the best way to do it is through the ancient art of acupuncture. >> i'd love to focus on the eye, ear area. brighten it up a little bit more. just make me look a little more awake. >> these creases are a little bit deeper than i want them at this point in time. >> reporter: marlene schmitt is not unlike many women that see signs of aging on their faces. but the search for the least evasive way she was led to this acupuncture. cosmetic acupuncture aims to tighten and lift without cutting or accusing chemicals. >> we work with skin quality, skin tone, lifting and shaping different ar

they said a signifant pullback woulhappen before the leaves were off the trees. ile fall is barely here and many investors are sti skeptil about the market's momentum, others wondeif now is a time buy or sell. andrew burkly of bro brothers harrim remains bullish edicting the s&p 500 will shortly hit 1,100. >> the risk a little bit of a setback is growing. but i wodn't recommend that anybody would want to make major asset allocation dision on that oreally trim their rtfolios. it probably more of an opportunity to add to portlios if you've mied out. >> reporter: burkly says scks are startingo trade on fundamtals. than to an improved outlook for the economy and rporate profits. not only do shington bigwigs believe the ression is probablyver but so do many investors. thomsoreuters in less than a month, third quarter earngs will flood wl street. right w analysts expect another decline in profits. but the third quarr is likely to bthe last bad one for corporate america. for a while. still, jefferiesnd company's art gan believes a stock market correction is comin >> to

>> he was a dreamer -- >> i was floating above the trees. >> she was a realist. with every." -- every word he wrote inspired the romance that would live forever. >> i get anxious i don't see. i must warn you of the trap door walking into. >> "bright star" from "campion. >> now bbc world news. >> welcome to a special program on the aftershocks of the global economic meltdown. one year since the collapse of lehman brothers, world leaders are saying there is cause for optimism. >> we still have a long way to go. but there is little debate that the decisions we have made and the steps we take helped stop our economic freefall. >> is he right? we have the global picture from our correspondent in europe and across asia. our other main headlines -- iraq's shoot report is released and claimed he was tortured in jail. fixing zimbabwe -- the country is slowly on the mend, but leaders are feuding. and, he took the baby out of that corner. a tribute to patrick swayze. >> this time last year, the world was teetering on the edge of a second great depression. americans had deci