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. >>> abc's john berman joins us on the phone. he served that state longer than you've been alive. why the staying power? >> it was 1962, when he won the seat that had been held by his brother. more than 36 years -- 46 years, i can't count, he was the senator here. and he held the seat by relentless contact with his voter base and a relentless effort down on capitol hill. he fought the issues he believed in. health care, he called the cause of his life. but again, it was constituent services. this kennedy, part of this wealthy clan, was in many ways a man of the people. he liked talking to people. being with people. he liked being out on the campaign trail. he lik hearing people's problems. and he had a staff like no one else in washington has had before or since. he had some of the top, top-natch talent. steven breyer worked for ted kennedy in one of his committee offices. it was his relentless work and his concern for the voters that really kept him going. >> looking back at his legacy, john, you have to pay tribute to in a way he was a surrogate father. not only to his three chi

on "20/20." stay with us for abc 7 news tonight at 11. >>> and we have a hot and sticky day ahead of us and a blood drive going on right now. let's have out to tysons corner. >> we are at tysons corner center and is a hot day. why not be in the cool, air- conditioned mall doing something good, giving blood we have a hot and sticky one today with low 90's and often on showers are likely tonight and tomorrow. sunday and monday will be dry and more refreshing. my body is giving blood. he is now ready to give that donation. this is until 4:00 and you can meet me for a few more minutes and the crew from wtop. we encourage you to do it. >>> some d.c. workers could get paid $3,000 if they moved from the suburbs to the city. the lead agency on the embargo has proposed the live near your work program korea. it would help expand the d.c. income tax base. the u.s. energy department has if the program is stimulus-were they. thank you for joining us. we'll s

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weekend, comedian adam sandler shows us his more serious side in the dramatic themed comedy "funny people." that's just one of the new films in theaters today. abc'sce runs them down. >> hello, humans. we come in pieces. >> peace. >> reporter: "aliens in the attic" introduce us to kids who head on a family trip only to discover their vacation home has been invaded by creatures from outer space. the aliens utilize mind control guns, but the kids figure out what is going on, and it's up to them to save their parents and the world. from an alien invasion. >> cover me. >> with the rake? >> "aliens in the attic" is rated pg. >> i'm dying. >> it's too early to know who is winning the fight, the medicine or the disease. >> did anybody ever tell you you have a very scary accent? >> other release is "funny people." adam sandler stars as a well- known comedian who learns he has a terminal illness. once he is diagnosed, he also realizes he has no close friends to help him deal with his crisis. but a chance meeting with a wanna-be comedian played by seth rogen might get hem on the right track of reevaluating what is important. the film is directed by judd app

. >> they were not prepared for the crowds, the food shortage, the drug use, and the rain. up next here on abcews, firefighters battling raging wildfires in california. they are now fighting mother nature. we will have the very latest as hundreds of people are forced to flee. we have lots of sunshine today, but what is in store for the rest of the weekend? that th >> thousands of firefighters are battling nearly one dozen fires raging in california. dry conditions are fueling the flames. a fire in the santa cruz mountains has charged close to 8,000 acres. we have the latest. >> strong winds could ignite more wildfires in parched areas of california. >> this is a little scary because of the wind. >> we're concerned about the heat. >> the worst fire is around santa cruz. >> we have a state of emergency fosanta cruz county. >> 2600 buildings are threatened by 11 fires raging in california. >> we have people around homes in the immediate area where of the fire does bump up into that, they will do their best to protect the structures. >> the state has mobilized forces to battle the flames, but batt

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one good samaritan. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us on this monday. the nation's secon largest city of a place of fire, smoke and ash. >> a massive wildfire is burning out of control to the north of los angeles. it's called the station fire and overnight we learned that two firefighters were killed when their truck rolled down a hill. >> 71 square miles of land has been burned so far and mandatory evacuations are under way as 12,000 homes are now threatened. abc's john hendren has more. >> reporter: the skies darkened over los angeles as rural wildfires turned deadly raining ash down on the city. >> near mt. gleason in the angeles national forest two of our firefighters were in a vehicle and went over the side. both of them suffer ed fatality life-ending injuries. >> reporter: the fire consumed more than 71 square miles destroyed at least 18 structures and is threatening some 12,000 homes. fire officials say it is now endangering emergency communications facilities on nearby mt. wilson. the air quality around pasadena was so quick it grounded tankers

on september 11th. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning. thanks for being with us on this friday. it is a bittersweet homecoming for jaycee lee dugard. she was only 11 years old when she was snatched off a california street in 1991, in front of her horrified stepfather. >> he was unabled to stop the kidnappers and has been tortured by the image since. but as mike von fremd reports, she has turned up alive, after surviving a shocking 18-year ordeal. >> i'm very happy to be in front of you. geecy dugard was found alive. >> reporter: it is a reunion 18 years in the making. police say they believe at long last, little jaycee lee dugard has come home. >> reporter: to call this an improbable story is an understatement. it was spring 1991. 11-year-old jaycee was waiting for the school bus, her step-father close by. he says a car with two passengers pulled up and grabbed jaycee, and that he chased them, before calling 911. >> this is 911. >> my daughter was just kidnapped. top of the hill with a grey ford. man and a woman in the car. >> reporter: what ensued was one of the largest searche

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one of their officers. sources tell abc 2 a female passenger was this that same car, tried to get out. that's when she was dragged down mcelderly street in northeast baltimore. police tell usfficer and dragging victim should be okay. they are out there now looking for a gold honda. >>> here's more of what abc 2 news is working on for you. get ready to roll up your sleeves three times this fall. doctors are suggesting one shot for the regular seasonal flu and possibly two more to pretect against the new swine flu. >>> back to school shopping will be harder for a lot of families this year. many are dealing with layoffs and salary cuts. in anne arundel county, the office of school and family partnerships are trying to help. the county runs a back to school program with social services. while typically the program is for elementary school students, they are getting a lot of calls from high school students. >> we have lots of students needing supplies. families that have not come to us in the past are saying they are having a hard time buying all of the school supplies. at the same time, we're having less donors than we have in the past. so we really have a need for donors to s

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used to mean leaving the cooking to someone else. but in this tight economy, many people are cutting back. and area restaurants are starting to feel the pinch. abc 2 news cheryl conner tells us about one popular eatery that has been forced to close its doors. >> reporter: for 26 years, the brass elephant in baltimore's mount vernon neighborhood has offered guests a fine dining experience. now the glasses are empty and the seats are vacant because in recent weeks, business has been anything but fine. >> don't know what i'm going to do this weekend. i'm used to being here, you know, running around, you know. talking to some of my regular customers. >> reporter: general manager caliph max says the decision to close came sunday when there were no reservations or the the week ahead. 16 employees have lost their jobs, but they say the closure isn't surprising. >> i've known for quite some time we were under distress, because our clients have not been coming in. >> reporter: management hopes to sell the building and reopen the restaurant with a lease from the new owner. next door, mugal garden, the manager has seen sales slip 25%. so he is coming up with incentives. >> we are working on our

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>> some of us who got roughed up in town hall meetings and stuck in there, now feel we have a tire track on our chest where the bus that rolled over us is. >> reporter: viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. >>> while the president was pushing health care reform in phoenix, about a dozen people showed up outside the convention center, openly flaunting their firearms. no crimes were fitted and nobody was arrested. gun advocates say they are exercising their rights to protest and bear arms. while those favoring gun control says these displays are a growing disturbing threat to president obama. the number of threats against presidents obama are similar to those faced by presidents bush and clinton. >>> although it has taken a while to appear, the atlantic's first hurricane is up and running. bill has grown into a category 2 storm, packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour. while bill is well out at sea, it is gning strength. and is on track to blow by bermuda by the end of the week. >>> the fbi says it will launch an investigation into the minneapolis police department and a beating that was caught on camera. images from a squad car dash cam shows six officers punching and

on abc 7. >> thank you for waking up with us. >>> welcome back. candy land comes along -- comes alive on the streets of san francisco. >> philip stewart joins us now with some stories you'll not find on the front pages of your newspaper. >> we want to start on a serious note. edward kennedy has written a letter to massachusetts leaders saying they change state law to allow a speedy replacement for him in congress. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. we will have more details on this. here is a nice event. turner he video will give theatergoers the chance to experience "t wizard of oz" for the first time in high definition on the big screen. it is a special one night only in theater presentation. tickets are on sale today. several theaters in the washington area are taking part. you can find a link on our website, wjla.com. the world's most corporate street got a makeover to honor the anniversary of candy land. there is a quarter mile of turns and it was made into a life-size version of the game. candy nd introduced in 49 eating brea t. eat eatstu

on monday. tonight's newsweek is reporting some eye-opening details. here's abc's john cochran now. >> reporter: reports on cia interrogation tactics. nowle gagss that a handgun and an electric drill were used to try to break down an al qaeda commander. nashiri. the cia wanted to frighten him into he would be shot or torture. bob baer says federal law prohibits threaten a prisoner with imminent death. >> the law has been violated. i don't see how we can let this pass. >> reporter: president obama seemed unenthusiastic about prosecuting cia officials. >> i don't want them looking over their shoulders. >> reporter: but mr. obama said the decision is up to attorney general eric holder. >> my obligation as head of the justice department is to make sure that the laws are followed and to the x tent that laws were broken to hold people accountable. >> reporter: the last director of the cia in the bush years, says a special prosecutor would damage cia morale. >> i think it's just destructive of the agency and unfair to the good people who did it out of duty. >> look, they're talking about the cia, it's going to hurt the morale. it doesn't matter if it hurts the morale or not. >> reporter: david, in

on south broadway in fells point that is crawling with customers. it's been open about 18 months now, and tonight abc 2 news jamie costello introduces us to little toddonner in tonight's dine on a dime. >> ah, there he is, little todd conner's. we call him tc. he is about a block and a half long. when he grows up, he wants to serve crab cakes and chips. nikki and her husband wanted to have children, but were told that wasn't going to happen. so they named their first restaurant after their first son that they couldn't have. >> we decided to open a bar and name it after our first son that we hadn't had yet. and little did we know two months after we opened, we got pregnant with a daughter. >> and her name is? >> her name is addison. we joked that we would call her todd. but when it came down to it, we couldn't do it. >> reporter: there she is, tc's little sis. this used to be slammers and armadillo's, but they since moved out. now everybody up on the wall used to be a customer, but now they're not only a customer, but family member. >> we wanted to provide an atmosphere where people can come and they feel like it's an extension of their living room, b

abc, inc. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us on this wednesday morning. former president bill clinton and the two, freed american journalists are heading home. laura ling and euna lee were freed from custody from the north korean government. >> a reunion is expected in california just hours from now. abc's sonia gallego is in london with details. >> reporter: good morning, jeremy. a happy ending to former president bill clinton's high-stakes mission to north korea. less than 24 hours after clinton arrived in the capital, pyongyang, he left the country with the freed american journalists, unila lee and laura ling, who are headed to the u.s. to be reunited with their loved ones. both lee and ling appeared healthy as they boarded a private jet for los angeles. north korean officials saw the plane off as it departed. the release came after a day of talks, including a meeting between clinton and the north korean leader, kim jong-il. kim's first with a western figure since reportedly suffering a stroke nearly a year ago. it has been a dramatic chapter in the li

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abc news, this is "world news now." >> clearly we have a lot going on this morning. thanks for joining us on this wednesday. ubbard. death inside a hleast on >> it's wednesday, august 5th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> clearly we have a lot going on thimorning. thanks for joining us on this wednesday. i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. we begin with breaking news in suburban pittsburgh. three women have been shot to death inside a health club. >> it appears the gunman targeted at least one of the victims, thought to be an ex-girl friend. a chaotic scene as a shopping center in a quiet pittsburgh suburb turned into a crime sne tuesday night. witnesses say a man burst into an l.a. fitness center and walked into an all-women's aerobics class, shut off the lights and opened fire. >> what happened was they were in a pilates class or something like that and they turned the lights out and all of a sudden the shooting started. >> i could see flashes in the dark. that's when i realized someone was using a firearm inside of. >> the suspect had who two guns. the victims had no warning?