been set on purpose during the holy month of ramadan units i'm jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. six people were killed at the shooting rampage, four others critical wounded. federal a little say the gun was bought legally, and they haven't yet established a motive for the attack. a civil rights group says the gunman played in a white supremacist band. more now from the scene in oak creek, wisconsin. >> reporter: doreen, we know the alleged shooter, wade michael page had an arrest record, mostly for drunk driving. we know he was dishonorably discharged from the army, but it's his private life that's really drawing the attention. >> his name is wade michael page. >> a known skinhead, police say they were still working on a motive for sunday's attack. >> who he is, what he has done in the past. the possibility of his being in other reports of other law enforcement are things -- >> which tracks hate gripes says page was a no name. >> which is an extremely violent skinhead group. >> despite page's known as stan tuesday, the fbi set he was never on their hate group lay dar as a posed

this is drew vance adams, and he is my first grandchild, and i am blessed beyond words with children that cause my hard to soar like the eagle. just when you think it could get any better here it comes. >> drew, of course, slept through the whole thing, so he couldn't have been embarrassed, as he probably will be now. 16 years later, about this >> 360, drew. >> do a 580, 570. >> 615. >> whoo. >> got that. he's going to hate me for that 16-year-old boys don't like that attention, but i don't care. i am immensely proud of that boy, and perhaps even so of his parents. raising a male child in these troubled times, with so many temptations and opportunities for things to go wrong despite a parent's very best efforts. drew is a wonderful kid who gives his parents no more than the normal allotment of crap that comes with every adlessant. i submit all of this, because my grandson celebrated his 16th birthday last week. i'm sure he's mortified right about now. i ask his forgiveness and forbearance, because 16 years from now, i can assure you i won't be here to mark that special day. but i am

eric stein is a portfolio energy at eaton vance where he helps manage the return. eric, does this blackout, the largest in some cases ever that the world has seen -- does it give you pause as an invest horr in india? >> tom, great to be with you. it does give you pause. it's synonymous with a lot of short term problems india has. we have a long term view of india, but there's so many short term problems and this is one of them. >> tom: what does this blackout tell you about the prospects for the india economy in the short term? >> i think in the short term, it's just one of many problems that the indian economy has. they have a lot of problems with the legislature trying to get bills passed to open up the country. and multibrand retailers. they haven't been able to do that. politically india isn't in good shape. and it's a reason one would want to be bearish on the economy, because the businesses aren't able to get power. >> so how does this look from a foreign trade perspective. >> they have their own power generators. it doesn't really hurt them. but it hurts the

vance, one final know. he said everything in the cooley gallery, his art studio sold out. he wishes he had a little more. he wishes he had a little more. didn'the's made his choice.would but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and both romney and ryan backed proposals to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. for women... for president... the choice is ours. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. . >>> let's get another upday from doug. >> reporter: hello, everybody. doug kammerer right along the mississippi river, guys, still the wind is blowing, the rain is still coming. i am completely soaked. we're going to come back at 11:00 later tonight. once again still dealing with the rain here i think for another 24 to 36 hours. still dealing with some of the wind for about the next 12 hours or so. once again we're going to take a

. >> good evening i'm jim vance. >> and i'm wendy rieger. a local phenom captured gold at the olympics and the hometown crowd goes wild. >> ledecky is a gold medalist. >> katie, katie. >> katie ledecky now the youngest person ever to win the 800 meter freestyle. >> dan hellie is in london with more on the swimming superstar. >> reporter: hey vance and wendy. what a night here. nine years ago the lek decky family joined the palisades pool in maryland. michael and his little brother katie wanted to join the swim team to make a few friends. now the friends will be asking to see katie's gold medal. >> 25 meters left for ledecky. ledecky, 15 years old, is going to win olympic gold in the 800 free. the world record line creeps ahead of her but ledecky is a gold medalist with an american record. >> i felt great. i knew i had to calm down and that the crowd would be there for rebecca adlington. i just focused on my lane and my own race. i was a lot less nervous and very calm. >> reporter: he decky's time of 8:16.22 smashed a 23-year-old record held

>> hey there, vance. the weather has been a big huge factor, the convention all by canceled as a result of the potential for storm surge and things of that sort. so a lot of folks here have been still trying to figure out what they'll do with their time. just answering that question, what do we do now? the opening day of the rnc washed on the long before monday arrived, canceled in anticipation of the impacts of isaac, home news skies, gusty winds and occasional downpours left some 4,000 convention delegates looking for something to do. >> the hurricanes is yet to come. that's in the power of the people. >> reporter: protesters fought the rain to loudly send a message to republican leaders they're not satisfied with the treatment of immigrants, the unemployed and students. kimberly overman is looking for enhanced women's rights. >> about whether or not a woman has a right to work, equal pay, whether or not she has benefits to support her family. that's why i'm here today. >> we switched yesterday's -- tom

that guy's name is mark vance, no relation. he says he has been attacked four times while riding his bike. he shot some cell phone video of one of the attacks. that bird also, we're told, stalks pedestrians. biologists say the owl's behavior seems territorial rather than -- there he is. territorial rather than predatory. can't tell mark vance that and say it's unusual for owls to initiate contact with humans. to make matters worse, the neighbors -- that owl is protected by a covenant that makes it illegal to capture the bird without a special permit. we would suggest that somebody ought to get that permit soon, because that bird seems to be causing all -- >> good luck with that. because that bird that is air power. >> he can be elusive when he wants to be. wants to be. you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percen

vance, back to you. >> we invite you to stay with news4. in our next half hour, we'll hear from a d.c. delegate attending her last convention after nearly 50 years. >>> isaac is now a tropical depressi depression. the threat is far from over. one the last hour, officials breached a dam on the louisiana/mississippi border, releasing the pressure from the water that came with isaac. a leaking levee is forcing more to flee on the south side of new orleans. nbc's jay gray is following the isaac aftermath from the shores of lake pontchartrain. >> as the winds and rain fiblly best gin to ease. it's the first to see what isaac left behind. >> for gentlemenie shaffer and his wife suzanne, the only way back to their home is by boat. the wake pushing away remnants, water flashing against rooftops in a neighborhood swallowed by the storm. >> just hard to fathom. i think i'm just still numb. it hasn't hit me yet. >> but no question in areas like this one and others across the gulf coast that isaac made a direct hit. hundreds of thousands are without el

good evening, i'm gist vance. >> and ironed wendy rieger. first tonight that deadly shooting in new york city, a man fired from his job, shot and killed a former colleague today at least nine other people were wounded. the mayor says some of them may have been hit by a police bullet. this all unfolded outside one of the america's most eischenic landmarks. >> reporter: wendy, this street behind me was closed for much of the day. however just a few blocks behind me, police are still searching for clues. think believe this was a long simmering future. >> i had just walked into the lobby of my building when i heard five gunshots. >> confronted a former co-worker, shot him three times and as the man lay dying on the street. witnesses described the scene. i opened the window of the ninth floor. >> reporter: a construction worker alerted police. >> he pulled his .45 cal bear semiautomatic pistol from his bag and fired on the officers. who returned fire killing him. an additional nine individuals were either wounded or grazed during the exchange. >>

. >> reporter: jim, they did say, i guarantee you jim vance will want one of these. you just said it. you were right. >> we'll send you a doggy bag. >> reporter: you got it. >> thanks, doug. >>> there's a new task force in the district. the mayor set it up. it's a committee to look into the feasibility of burying power lines undergrowth. ithood the first meeting today. the mayor says that while underground lines are much more costly, they are u.s. less likely to suffer the impact of high winds. the task force will look into other way toss make repairs and power outages more quickly. >>> coming up, a live look at the national cathedral. a lot has changed since the earthquake last year. we'll get a progress report. >>> and we're learning more about the navy s.e.a.l. who's released a book about his part in the takedown of osama bin laden. >>> coming up in sports, the nationals unable to pull out the brooms against the braves, and the redskins saying good-bye to clinton portis. as one of d.c.'s most [ male announcer ] some think obamacare is the same as free health care.

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vance, his first day on the job, and quite a first day it was for him. he spoke to us a little while ago in a press conference. he said that extra police will be on campus tomorrow and that perry hall will open with extra staff when students return. of course, a lot of praise for school staff. the school guidance counselor we have all been talking about, who pinned that suspect against a vending machines. it was an act of bravery that did not go unnoticed by superintendent dallas dance. >> i know from earlier reports it was the faculty and staff. there was an individual in particular who stepped in to make the situation less severe. all of our schools have safety plans. i met with our fire marshal and police chief an individual staff to look at what are manual looked like in general. we were well-prepared. they did a great job of following the school crisis plan .o anta t live in towson, tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> more news is coming up right here on 11 news at 6:00. >> what to do about the injured terrell suggs. that is a little later in sports. >>

. >> lieutenant vance, the d-board chairman, has a tendency to have an attitude of don't know, don't care, when it comes to your personal problems. all he really wants to address is what's in the write-up. >> ziggy faces several potential penalties for attempting to alter his drug screen, including time in the hole, a loss of his prison job, and even a judgment that can make his whole plan backfire, a transfer to another prison. >> that's one punishment i really don't look forward to is being transferred somewhere else. >> ziggy's reluctance to leave prison became all the more puzzling when we learned some of what he'd endured during his 30 plus years of incarceration. >> i was not born gay and every relationship i've had has been a forced type, a, well, this is what i have to do type of thing, but i didn't enjoy it. as a younger prisoner, i would be made fun of quite a lot, because the lord gave me a big butt. well, i decided to turn it around, and so i would say to them, say, i got a nice one, ain't i? wow. and it became a defense mechanism, because in prison in this environment es

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you may want to take precautions, the shelter in place this of your order to stay indoors and close vanceremains for richmond north of richmond and san pablo. every 30 minutes the emergency sirens sounded downtown richmond was quiet stores and restaurants did remain open, some people walk the streets despite the shelter in place order. >>> in this video taken as the stacks caught fire at the one on the left or flames out of control the rights that the normal burn off. this man took the pictures and heard at least one explosion >>> flames were 200-300 ft. high. you can see the smoke floating over >>> he got on the phone to one friends. neighbor jay did what worked in a refinery he says toxic smoke is bad >>> and how dangerous is the smoke? >>> depends on what is in the smoke is crude oil and crude oil a mixture it could be a mixture of asphalt and tar into kerosene and jet fuel and gasoline. >>> not good. toll takers for the san rafael richmond bridge or taking shelter tonight and the cash paying drivers going over the bridge did not have to pay tolls caltrans says it will be built letter

. >> i'm jim handly in tonight for v jim vance. >> we are learning more about what led up to a shooting. the suspect is 28-year-old floyd corkins jr. police say he made negative remarks before opening fire on a security guard. and he volunteered at a community center for lgbt people and may have targeted the business over its views on gay marriage. shomari stone is outside the suspect's home in herndon, virginia with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: first of all, tonight, we have new information. the director for the d.c. center for the lgbt community confirms, tells us that the suspect in this case, floyd corkins volunteered with the organization for at least six months. now the director describes him as kind, gentle and unassuming, part of the reason why folks in this neighborhood are stunned by all of this especially when they see fbi agents walking in and out of this house. the suspect is bind bars tonight. floyd corkins jr. is in jail. neighbors are stunned. ed lives across the street. >> it's surprising to hear. >> reporter: floyd walked into this building this mornin

the summit series of nine hundred seventy two was one of the brightest and top of vance of the twentieth century if i remember correctly phil esposito and alexander have scored the most points in that standoff but it's not about points but about you who are the stars that still shine not only on the hockey horizon but sports in general as well you impressed millions of people in the usa canada europe and the u.s.s.r. . the russia canada challenge is one contest that fans can no longer live without with the ultimate competition spreading over to youth and junior teams as well and this brings us to this year's four game encounter that began with two matches in euro slava before concluding with another two in the canadian city of halifax right now. russia is the number one country in the world. juniors two years ago. last year silver medal world medal so we want to get back to being able to compete with russia following last year's air disaster that wipes out the entire local kontinental hockey league team local one seed it was quite obvious that the locals have really missed their high lev

. >> vance was strolling through twitter saying, who would have thunk it. everybody is on twitter these days. consistently pinning the corners of the plate, overpowering one-hitter and baffling another. it's games like this that just make you say wow, and then you wonder what's going to happen in the playoffs when he's not here. but for now, let's just enjoy. straussburg looking for strikeouts. strikeout victim number 1. there would be plenty more to come. straussburg's team came to play as well. bottom 2, ian desmond. doing it again tonight, a solo shot. desmond gives the nats a 1-0 early lead. top 3, the rains came, 51-minute delay. would straussburg come back out? you betcha. in the 5th, he strikes out the side. juan francisco, paul jimenez and paul yoholland. bottom 5, nats still up 1-0 until jesus flores provides some cushion. three-run home run off mahollum. the nats now lead atlanta by seven games in the standings as straussburg improves to 15 and 5 on the season. >> he was -- seemed to have a good idea of what he needed to do and was doing it. each

she and her late husband vance were building in these hills. he was a fireman. she says she'll keep working until she has to leave and hope this fire spares her home. >> the fire will go around us, if it needs to, over us, above us, around us. it will pass us. >> reporter: in an average year there are tens of thousands of western wildfires, but this has been a brutal season. 6.4 million acres destroyed when the ten-year average is around 5 million acres and it's still mid august. in the past days and weeks the taylor bridge fire in washington has consumed 23,000 acres and 70 homes. the human cost of fighting the fires is ever present. idaho lost 20-year-old firefighter anne veseth this week. she was killed by a falling tree while trying to keep people like suzanne durant from losing so much that matters. >> my husband's ashes are on this mountain. my dogs are buried behind the garage. this is very important to me. >> reporter: mike taibbi, nbc news. >> new warnings for people in texas today to protect themselves against the west nile disease. the battle against

storm isaac goes this week city officials in tampa say if it gets bad enough police will send out vance to pick up the homeless in known gathering spots much as they did during hurricane charlie back in 2004. well, up ahead, helping the orangutan with their habitat disappearing the species is struggling to hang on. >> cowan: finally tonight, the orangutan, their national home is the rain forest on the islands of sumatra and borneo. but development is devastated their numbers and there is now less than 30,000 of the species left today. here is john blackstone. >> the orangutan! >> orangutans can fill us with wonder. >> partly because they are so much like us. >> they are so closely linked to humans. >> but these two at the oregon zoo, 52 years old inji and omigosh are part of a species fast disappearing. >> all of the apes are endangered, the orangutans are at a critical point right now. >> jennifer davis runs the zoo's primate program. >> she recently wanted to see orangutan's plight firsthand in their most important habitat. >> so i blue to sumatra and i expected to see just lush tropi

i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. a bizarre sporting accident.6-year-old woman suffering life threatening injuries after being struck by an arrow. police believe she was practicing archery when the arrow ricochetted and hitter. >>> a woman battled breast cancer and ignited something. her battle of survival is inspiring strangers throughout the world. >> reporter: brenda smith of warrington, virginia knows she has beaten grim odds given her family history. >> she was 46. >> reporter: her mother died of breast cancer in her prime. she was determined to go for annual mammograms. but ten months ago devastating news from her doctor. >> there is something there. and it is -- it is probably cancer. >> reporter: brenda underwent a double mastectomy and aggressive chemotherapy. finally three weeks ago with treatment completed, brenda got good news. >> i said, ashley, guess what, the doctor says there is no evidence of cancer. >> i'm not going to lose my mother just like my grandmother. how incredibly cool is that? >> reporter: so cool that ashley turned t

. >> winning the bronze was like jim vance after a show. he had 300 unread text messages.e has a lot of people to get back to. >>> listen, i know we've been talking a lot about doug's trip to london. he liked to make a big deal about it. he finally did. we took him all over the city just like he did for me when he came a month ago. take a look at this. >>. ♪ doug is visiting london, wrc. and doug is visiting london. news4 ♪ doug is visiting london for news4 ♪ doug is visiting london. for nbc 4. >> you covered a lot of ground today, buddy. cheers, mate. but one thing, you have the check. >> doug is visiting london for nbc 4. >> as you can see it was a fun trip. it cost me 26 pounds. had to pay the singer and the pint and this hat right now. i know you can see this. who is taller? >> i knew that was coming. >> right? >> eight pints? >> you are having more fun than we thought over there. all right. >> we're having a good time. a pint of guinness can make a good time easy. >> when i had your card board cutout out there i polished it nightly. >> and left it there in the dumpste

and the gentleman to my left, well, that vance's view is going to be heated. trust me. some gold in the house at citizens bank park for the highlights. olympians honored before the game. bad news for the nats. kendrick will pluck michael morris on the hand right there. >> ouch. >> morris would leave the game. x-rays on the hand were negative. sigh of relief there. bottom fire, edwin jackson on the mound. two on, two out for jimmy rollins. he pokes one to left. john maybry and lance knicks come to score. phillies up. jackson went three inning, struck out eight but allowed three runs. top seven, one on for tyler moore. and this would be a little ray of hope. a two-run shot. moore's seventh of the year. wouldn't be enough. the phillies go on to win the game 4-2 over the nats. >>> os hosting blue jays. and this fan's first-ever game is one to remember thanks to this guy. chris davis. having himself a night. bottom of the second and watch out -- this is headed toward you, tall street. the 66 utah street homer in camden yards' history, tied at one. bottom of the six, 3-1, os.

. >>> good evening i'm jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. flames race through a home in capital heights killing a five-year-old girl this afternoon. her father and uncle are in critical condition as investigators try to figure out the cause. >> erika gonzalez has the latest on all this. >> reporter: it's noisy out here right now because crews just showed up to board up this home. investigators tell us that the fire started somewhere in the first level of this home and quickly traveled up and at last check we are told that two victims remain in critical condition with third degree burns. the five-year-old child did not make it out alive. >> fire was coming from the side of the house. so i start screaming help! >> reporter: jeannette gibson was on her way to the grocery store when she saw her neighbor's home in flames this afternoon. >> i hope they are okay. >> reporter: by the time the firefighters arrived a 24-year-old man was outside the home. >> they brought a grown man out asking for his daughter. >> reporter: the crews carried his five-y

for now, back to you, vance. >>> the democrats hold their convention next week in charlotte, north carolina. today president obama was in virginia starting in charlottesville, a last stop of college towns in swing states. the president said their vote in november will have a long and lasting impact on the direction of the country. >>> a vietnam veteran robbed inside his home in virginia and a neighbor helped stop that crime without knowing that a crime was occurring. shomari stone shows us how it all happened. >> reporter: gary codwell is back home from the hospital after a horrifying night. >> i'm angry and tired. >> reporter: this 65-year-old vietnam vet is bruised, battered with stitches on his hand. before the attack he was sitting in the living room and heard a bang on the backdoor. suddenly two masked men dressed in all black burst in with a gun, a knife, demanding money. beating and dragging him into the living room. >> they held me down here. there is blood over here too. one guy held me and the other guy ransacked the house. >> reporter: only finding $100. a neighbor knocked on the

that he was going to vance he was going to close down guantanamo bay which he didn't do because the republicans refused to. release absolutely true because he couldn't find another place to keep all the very dangerous criminals one of those that was blocked in the house of representatives by paul ryan and that other kobol of fourteen guys who met the clock is true in the evening of the inauguration and swore a blot oath to each other that they would do everything they could to block the obama administration robert draper's written a book about it and i'm on the road obama has been the neo-cons best friend he's been assassinating american citizens absolutely rock obama is the ultimate neo con because he's been following the neo con platform he's assassinated american citizen without a doubt he's on very short order here out here with me is devoid of substance which is why he picked the one person i never how the party that has a little bit of that unfortunately has stepped into it like kill the poor i don't laugh and why the right because i'm happy with a bronco obama reelection i mean a basical

to talk more about this retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer from the center for it vance defense studies anthony welcome thanks for coming here into the studio so pakistan already outraged with the way the drone campaign is going and over there today's developments can't be helping to mend these ties no not at all and let's be very clear here john brennan recently stated in a little rules and center public for he said we would carry on this fight will uphold the laws of our values the polling our values and let me very be very clear why this is not first off this administration has become almost addicted to this form of warfare it's hands off it's clean you don't see the result and frankly it's . giving this false premise a false perception of progress we're not killing the right people and by the fact we can't get the right people by the fact you're shooting through a soda straw at a target hundreds of miles away you're creating the next generation of enemies because i tell you right now i don't know this for a fact but of those eight hundred folks killed probably two thirds of

implications of all this to discuss retired lieutenant colonel anthony shaffer from the center for at vance defense studies joins us now anthony welcome and so just in the span of one that year u.s. arms sales tripled that's a very significant jump how does that happen. well obviously we're in the first world and i hate to say that we have a huge military industrial complex which requires all sorts of character beating but that's part of the deal frankly as we start to look at managed military operations in iraq and afghanistan the brutal truth is this we have an industry which is looking for new markets there's a hint and i think that's one of the things that you're seeing now is that these individuals these groups large corporations which really are trying to grow bottoms seven percent per year is looking for new markets and i think they're finding new markets and a lot of the areas you just mentioned saying this is all about business. and let's be doubly honest here a lot of europe called or russia to also begin expanding its own arms market back into the lot so this is not just the unit

from the world's most impoverished nations just to make a decent wage, and they have come here from vanced society as engineers and scientists fueled the -- in sill con, california, in the research triangle of north carolina. along route 128 in massachusetts in austin, texas and across this great land. [applause] we must continue to welcome the world's most ambitious people to be a part of us. in that way, we stay young and optimistic and determined. we need immigration laws that protect our borders, meet our economic needs and yet show that we are a compassionate nation of immigrants. [applause] we have been successful, too, because americans have known that one status adverse is not a permanent condition. americans have believed that you might not be able to control your circumstances, but you can control your response to your circumstances. [applause] and your greatest ally in controlling your response to your circumstances has been a quality education. but today, today i can tell that you're going to get a good education, can i honestly say it doesn't matter where you came from but it

. >>> tom sherwood and jim vance ll travel to charlotte. it begins on sunday night, continues all week on "news4 at 6" and 11:00. >>> new details on the murder of annan honor student. amber stanley was shot to death in her bedroom last week. today cadets from the prince george's county police academy searched the area near the murder scene looking for evidence. police now tell us the suspect may have walked through the neighborhood after the murder. they're hoping someone saw him. coming up tonight on 5:00, jackie bensen will have more on how stanley was honored during a memorial service today. >>> still ahead, simon cowell to the rescue, how the former "american idol" judge saved nine people from drowning. >>> another shake-up. who could be replacing randy jackson? >>> a retired railroad worker is $337 million richer. how a long line they gas station how a long line they gas station helpedhe's made his choice. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress

. >> and i'm jim vance. the gulf coast is trying to recover from heron isaac. five deaths have now been blamed 9 the latest from a man who tried to drive through flood many did waters two drowned in their home, other neighborhoods in plaquemines parish remain under water. the levees there are not as strong as the ones in the city. republican presidential nominee mitt romney toured the damaged area. president obama will visit there on monday. he'll meet with officials and locals to see what help is needed. >>> while most of new orleans fared much better compared to what happened with hurricane katrina it still will take a while. jay gray is lift in the crescent city where the labor day will mean a lot of recovery work. >> absolutely. for the first time today, good news, no rain at all, but patches of night. this is what the city desperately needs to shine light on what isaac left behind and what it will take to recover. the storm may be gone, but evidence is still scattered across the gulf coast. >> we are now fully in the cleanup and recoveries phase of the sto

i'm jim handly in tonight for jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler.e have a changing campaign landscape. congressman paul ryans's addition over the weekend is

i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gensler.heartache, redemption, games of 309xxx olympiad are history. london said good-bye showing off its artists. >> athletes paraded off. the flag was handed to rio. tracy potts has our report from london. >> it has been a long journey for us all. this game was fun. a challenge. we stepped up. >> reporter: u.s. men's basketball team eked out a win over spain and another wrestler landed on top, adding to america's medal count. 46 gold. 104 in all. more than any other country. >> it was the fight for your country. it means a lot. hopefully people in the states appreciate it. >> with the marathon and other events now over, london ended its xxx olympiad with british culture and song. ♪ we will we will rock you >> the finale smaller and less dramatic than its opening, but nonetheless entertaining. london brought out some of its most popular artists past and present. one direction, george michael, and a reunion of the spice girls. ♪ you want to get with me >> winners, losers, marched in together n

i'd be doing the sports from my backside, vance. >>> jamal brown finally got the mri results. not bad. the sore hip does not need surgery, but the right hip is extremely sore as well. he's still on the p.u.p. list. ryan kerrigan, stephen bowen and london fletcher got a rest today. while the rest of the steam does work out today, there was a buzz around training camp. here's why. your head coach, mike shanahan was the victim last night during rookie skits. here's a coach with a couple super bowl titles. lo and behold, his fourth-round quarterback, kurt cousins did a drp-dead perfect impression of his coach that will not be soon forgotten. >> it was an inside joke. none of the stuff i said would be funny to you guys, it comes from team meetings, but i was surprised how well it was received. some of the coaches said it was the best they had seen in 20 years. >> your back upquarterback apparently did quite the impersonation of you last night. >> he did. too good. man, he had me down perfect. yeah. if you've got thick skin, you won't last in that meeting -- no, he was really good.

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vance? >> thanks. >>> cars for sale, but how safe are they? tisha thompson shows why the government says this is illegal and probably happening in your own neighborhood. >> reporter: there is something not quite right in this parking lot. cars lined up, but do you see what's mising? no license plates, the keys to why the news 4 iteam went under cover. we sent a producer to test drive this 1991 lexus after we found it for sale by owner on craigslist. 160,000 miles, $2500. but we discovered he had other cars available, too. >> he saide was going to be selling the minivan. >> reporter: the seller showed us more vehicles on his phone. in maryland, anyone who sells more than three cars in a year must have a dealer's license. otherwise out's called curb stoning, against the law and experts say it's risky. >> if we have to comply with the law, everybody should. >> reporter: jack fitzgerald has been in the car business almost 50 years. he says legit dealers spend thousands to meet government regulations including bonding, insurance and taxes. >> all t

. >> jim, thank you, and tom and jim vance will travel to charlotte. the coverage begins sunday night. then all next week here. >>> president obama spent the afternoon at ft. bliss, it can it can. they tha-- texas. the white house says this was an official visit for the president, not a campaign swing. mr. obama does visit louisiana on monday to examine the damage from hurricane isaac. >>> quite a sight in crystal city after a water main break send water shooting into the area. crews are still working to fix this 12-inch main. it happens it intersection of south street -- that's 12th and long bridge drive. wear was gushing interest the street for several hours. right now structural engineers are assessing the damage. they don't know what caused the break. four office buildings are still without water tonight. there's no estimate on when they will get it back. >>> still ahead tonight at 5:00, we're going to head to the beach. we'll look at the traffic for the labor day weekend. >>> stefrl firefighters are injured. hear from one who helped rescue people

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industririalized countries are nerds, but the study found that students in chile, latvia and brazil, vancefast than american students, and in math, and reading, we rank behind china, singapore and south korea, yeah, because the countries have a lot more asiaian kids to cheat off of. it's not a fair comparison. our kids rank number one in cholesterol and having sex with their teachers. so we still have that. [ cheers and applause ] mitt romney's campaign got a big boost in the form of song,g, mi romney has been using a clip of president obama singing "let's stay together." remember he sang -- he's been using it in a caaign ad. he had t to stop because of cop right issues. romney srtporter stepped in and wrote an original song -- the song is called "mitt romney a hero in my mind." i don't know what else to say other than it is enchanting. planrld war iii that's obama's for you and me ♪ ♪ what a crock it's the only hope he's got ♪ ♪ he can't be elected on his record it's a crime ♪ ♪ he should resign ♪ that's why i'm voting for mitt romney ♪ ♪ hs a hero in my mind ♪ i'm barack obama, and i app

good evening, i'm jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler, we begin with presidential politics and the fight for a handful of battleground states that could determine this election. today was mitt romney's first day on the campaign trail after an overseas trip. the presumptive republican nominee headed to colorado.

one final note, vance, if you want to try out for the terps football team, they're going to hold open tryouts for walk-ons. it's on september 3rd. this is a little odd. we can all go out there. >> walk on and crawl off. five minutes later. that's like a death sentence. >> yes, it is. my friend. >> thank you, dan. >> you also have to be a full-time student to do that too. >>> coming up, an important lesson on courage from a dog who loves to ride the waves. >> for all you, we invite to you >> for all you, we invite to you follow news but somewhere along the way, something went horribly wrong. george allen voted for trillions in debt while voting to raise his pay four times, then voted to keep special tax breaks for oil and gas companies and took over a half-million from them. worse, allen went to work for them. but what choices will women be left with? just like mitt romney, paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. in congress, ryan voted to ban all federal funding for planned parenthood and allow employers to deny women access to cancer screenings and birth control. and b

she and her late husband, vance, had been building their dream house in these hills. he was himself a fireman. now she says she'll keep working on it until she has to leave and hope this fire spares her home. >> the fire will go around us, if it needs to, over us, around us, above it. it will pass us. >> reporter: in an average year, there are tens of thousands of western wildfires, but this has been a brutal soap. 6.4 million acres destroyed when the 10-year average is around 5 million acres and it's still mid-august. in the past days and weeks, the taylor bridge fire in central washington has consumed 23,000 acres and some 70 homes. and the human cost of fighting these fires is ever present. idaho lost 20-year-old firefighter earlier this week. she was killed by a falling tree on it while trying to keep people like suzanne durant from losing so much that matters. >> my husband's ashes are on the top of this mountain, my two dogs are buried behind the garage. i mean, this is re, very important to me. >> reporter: mike taibbi, nbc news. >>> let's get a check of our lo

. >> and i'm jim vance. the search is on for the driver who police say set off a chain reaction that ended with the death of a prince george's county police officer. police say the man's name is kavon neal. that he lives in ft.

for now that's the situation live in tampa, vance, back to you. >> thanks. >>> a plea tonight from the woman of a man who was brutally attacked. she is hoping the surveillance video released today will help police find the people who brutally attacked her husband. pat? >> wendy, it now appears this man was beaten to the edge of death for a credit card. a credit card the suspect couldn't get to work. a big clue in this high-profile, capitol hill attack. and a heartfelt plea from the victim's wife. >> absolutely critical that people watch the video and that we figure out who is responsible for this because, i mean, there's a very good chance it could happen, again. >>> surveillance video, the suspected crime car in this aggravated assault near the eastern market. taken at a nearby gas station as one of the suspects tried to use the victim's credit card. taken less than half hour after 29-year-old thomas was struck in the head, robbed and left unconscious. according to the video, someone tried to use his credit card to buy gas at this exxon station at 12th and pennsylvania avenue southeas