vernon had to turn to fundraising to keep its school sports alive.tely, it had the help of some generous people including actor denzel washington. he grew up in mt. vernon and donated $100,000. mwanzaa? >> thanks, felipe. first, some good news. an organization called the world economic forum says women's access to education is nearly equal to men's. but the forum also says women still lag far behind in business and political power. when it comes to "gender equality" norway tops the list of 130 countries. yemen, in the middle east, is at the bottom. the united states ranks 27th. >> 27th? president obama needs to add "equality of gender" to his agenda. just ahead -- an amazing discovery. >> a teen's diary hidden during world war ii is uncovered. time walking and getting around in your house, you need a hoveround power chair. you'll be able to go to the mall... play with the grandkids... visit family and friends... and do all the things you always loved to do. tom kruse: i'm tom kruse, inventor of the hoveround. call us toll-free now to find out how you

. >>> people living near the mount vernon square area in dc say police are not paying attention to crimes that take a toll on their quality of life and they say they want it to stop. brittany morehouse has the story. >> you have a cop that is selectively enforcing the laws. >> reporter: in this neighborhood near mount vernon square, there was one common complaint. it's the kind of scenario he says he faced up close yesterday afternoon. >> i pulled on to 4th street right by the 395 tunnel and watched a homeless dude start peeing in the tree box. >> reporter: he says stopped in the lane next to him was a police officer. >> so i threw it in neutral and set the parking brake and knocked on the cops door and said there is a dude peeing in the tree box. are you going to do anything. he's doing, what, he's peeing? leave him. he's fine. and i was just in shock. >> reporter: oddly enough, that's the reason why months ago he said he moved away from dc. his house was broken into. >> basically they came in through the alley. >> reporter: and he thought it could have been prevented. >> i had reported

the bridge work could also impact mount vernon trail passes under the bridge. >>> coming up, the trialf an american student accused of murder in italy. thousands are tickled pink in washington as they take steps to fight breast cancer. >> the messagef antique teen drinking. >>> shoppers in northern virginia may get sticker shock next time their purchasing alcohol. a new anti-teen drinking campaign got under way this weekend. >> debbie has delivered her message to thousands of teens, a warning about where drinking and driving can lead. in the case of first that daughter, it led to this fatal car crash five years ago. >> her purse went flying out the window, the beer flew out the window. >> is warning other adults against committing the crime of purchasing alcohol for youth. >> she got a 27-year-old guy that she knew to buy the beer. >> youth led groups from around northern virginia are working together in the sticker shock campaign. >> homecoming coming up, there'll be lots of parties. >> this grocery store is giving shoppers a little sticker shock. they hope that adults see the sticker

vernon martin was killed earlier this month in the deadliest battle for u.s.hanistan in more than a year. 25-year-old martin earned a purple heart and a bronze star. he leaves behind a wife and three kids. >> staff sergeant martin not only fought for his country, he believed in family values. he was the good guy. he was the kind of person we need more of in this community. >> i would want his children to know they had not only a father but a man who was willing to make that big step and defend his country. >> martin and seven other soldiers who died october 3rd battled with taliban intour gents for 12 hours. >>> you have to see a brawl outside the balloon boy's home. a man confronted a fox news crew sunday when another man, who is not with fox, got involved. i'm sorry. it's funny. the man in the yellow shirt put the other guy in a headlock. headlock. and then -- and then the first guy starts throwing punches. i'll teach you! the fight broke up before police arrived. no arrests so far. don't you mess with the news cry. i know. i'm sorry. am i brazen in that i'm

vernon best western. they hire only aesthetic housekeepers.d on behalf of three non-hispanic women who lost their jobs in april 2007. the seat back pay as well as damages. >>> the police chief is out of work tonight after an allegation of gun sales being made out of the back of a squad car. >> one day after a task force stepped in and escorted the chief out, the chief has been fired and has retained an attorney. according to sources, charges are pending. the state police investigate the possible theft and sale of guns from the police station. charles thompson claimed that he got his handgun from the chief and later learned that such a sale was illegal. he handed the gun over to police on wednesday night. >> i always support the police department. if the police are doing something wrong, they have to suffer the consequences. >> we learned the handgun had originally been sold to a former morningside chief and was reported in the custody of the police department. sources tell us that several guns seized on the streets by the police, including an

one-inch hail, mount vernon, missouri. the new watch is out until midnight stretching into texas. now moving into north texas, oklahoma has had wind gusts to 60, 70-mile-an-hour winds. the as you can see, a lot of that moisture is heading well to the north. and i think anything that we'll be seeing here will be sort of leftovers. frostberg early this morning, the temperature dropped down to 39 degrees. here's columbia, missouri, with over two inches of rain. and earlier today, winds gusting to about 40 miles an hour. so overnight tonight, we're going to continue to see another cool night. the color is really coming on fast now. up in northern parts of maine, around the lake, too, colors coming out in new hampshire. noheastern vermont, got some pictures through the internet. there's maine, nice color up there. even though the skies are cloudy. as it in far northern new hampshire. you can see the nice color up there. as we go through the next few weeks, we'll be spreading to the south. in our own neck of the woods, not until the tail end of october, early november. overnight tonight

authorities say william marks and quinn glover were also armed when they entered 4 tro road in mont vernon. kimberly cates and her 11-year-old daughter were sleeping inside. gribble and spader face three charges including first-degree murder. both suspects hit the woman and her daughters with the weapon. kimberly cates died in her bed while the 11-year-old suffered serious injures. marks and glover are not charged with murder but are with burglary,cramer, crime reporter with "the boston globe." i understand that daddy had gone out of town that night. >> yes, the father was away, and he was away on business, and they were at hem alone when the attacker came in at had been 30 in the morning. >> what went wrong? boy scout, missionary students. >> two of the young men charged -- and that would be steve spader and chris dribble, were boy scouts together, and chris is also a more monday. that's correct. basically, they fell apart, what we're told by family and friends -- or friends and neighbors, that chris began to dabble in knives and steve spader was bipolar, wasn't taking his medication arou

authorities say william marks and quinn glover were also armed when they entered four tro road in mont vernon. kimberly cates and her 11-year-old daughter were sleeping inside. >> they targeted this home randomly. it was on an isolated road. >> gribble and spader face three charges that include first-degree murder. prosecutors say both suspects hit kate and her daughter with their weapon. kimberly cates died in her bed while the 11-year-old suffered serious injuries. >> it doesn't appear her injuries are life threatening. that isn't by any means to minimize the severity of the attack. >> the girl is horrified. >> the participants intended to kill the occupants of the home if anyone was present. >> straight out to "the boston herald." joe, i just heard the disturbing news that the little 11-year-old girl's toes were hacked off? >> exactly. sources told "the herald" that the girl's toes were chopped off in this heinous attack. she's recovering in the children's hospital in boston. they discovered her toes at the crime scene. >> to dr. lee with university of maryland school of medicine. doctor,

authorities say william marks and quinn glover were also armed when they entered four tro road in mont vernon. kimberly cates and her 11-year-old daughter were sleeping inside. >> they targeted this home randomly. it was on an isolated road. >> gribble and spader face three charges that include first-degree murder. prosecutors say both suspects hit kate and her daughter with their weapon. kimberly cates died in her bed while the 11-year-old suffered serious injuries. >> it doesn't appear her injuries are life threatening. that isn't by any means to minimize the severity of the attack. >> the girl is horrified. >> the participants intended to kill the occupants of the home if anyone was present. >> straight out to "the boston herald." joe, i just heard the disturbing news that the little 11-year-old girl's toes were hacked off? >> exactly. sources told "the herald" that the girl's toes were chopped off in this heinous attack. she's recovering in the children's hospital in boston. they discovered her toes at the crime scene. >> to dr. lee with university of maryland school of medicine. doctor,

vernon illinois. the outside air pressure wasn't enough to hold the gas in the balloon. the parachute vetcheventually went down. it landed in a tree. the professor tells us everything on board was intact including the camera that captured those amazing pigtures. >>> why baby einstein company is offering refunds. >>> as cops hunt for her killer people are getting a chance to pay their respects to a 7-year-old, somer thompson. what her community has done to help her mother. >>> a double suicide bombing in baghdad kills more than 160 people, and one of the blasts is caught on tape. we have the footage. we have details of the deadly attack. >>> and the new michael jackson documentary "this is it" comes out tomorrow. will this bring closure for fans or is it capitalizing on the singer's death? call us with your views. hi everybody. chuck roberts on the 26th of october. >>> people in orange park, florida, will pay their respects to somer thompson tonight. the viewing will be followed by a memorial service tomorrow for the 7-year-old. here was the scene outside this morning. ye

vernon, washington, north of seattle. it is just about 7:45 a.m.ials will only say that the situation started at about 5:00 a.m. local time. so that's about 2 1/2 hours -- or greater ago. a witness on the scene says police want someone inside to call 911 or to come to a window or door with their hands up to let them know everyone is okay. we're getting live video. again, we're only giving you the tape here because, again, we're being very careful about the developments that the police are watch on this case. of course, we'll have the latest for you. >>> the tabloids have been tracking every move in jon and kate goslyn's love life. you heard it here. nancy grace was part of a panel of jon goslyn on "the insider." shall we say the two went head-to-head. >> i'm their father and will do what's best for my children. >> oh, you got your lawyer here? afraid to answer questions. whatever. what's important is the children. and not these two self-absorbed husband and wife who argue constantly in front of their children. >> i would love to be mom and dad -- w

authorities say william marks and quinn glover were also armed when they entered 4 tro road in mont vernon. kimberly cates and her 11-year-old daughter were sleeping inside. gribble and spader face three charges including first-degree murder. both suspects hit kimberly cates and her daughter with the weapon. kimberly cates died in her bed while the 11-year-old suffered serious injuries. marks and glover are not charged with murder but are with burglary, conspiracy to commit burglary, and armed robbery. >> to maria cramer, crime reporter with "the boston globe." i understand daddy had gone out of town? >> yes. he was away on business. and kimberly case and her 11 year old daughter were at home alone when the attackers came in at 4:30 in the morning on sunday. >> what went wrong maria? boy scouts missionary students? >> two of the young men charged were boy skoutsz together. basically, they fell apart what we're told by family and friends, or friends and neighbors that chris began to you know, dabble in knives and steve spader was bipolar and not taking his medication and around his sophomor

premeditated these four young suspects all males, agree to kill anybody who is in the secluded mount vernon home, say cops. this is the victim, a beautiful 42-year-old mom named kimberly cates. her gorgeous 11-year-old daughter, jamie, also hacked. she barely survived. the girl bravely found the strength to call 911 and beg for help. she's now in the hospital. she could be there for a month, trying to recover. again, the father of the one suspect in this case, there's four suspects, but the dad of one says no way is his son a killer. now, let's all -- >> that's part of the problem. >> yeah. >> exactly. >> about these chilling similarities. the most obvious problem, overwhelming violence in each act. both attacks involved teenaged boys. both involved groups of males, we're not talking about girls doing this stuff. this is testosterone and in both cases, a relative of the suspect says no, it cannot be true, tom ruskin. >> well, first off, women commit crimes the same way boys do. >> not at the same rate. the stats, please, the stats show that the overwhelming majority of violent crime is comm

vernon residents, friends, family and neighbors turning out to show love and support for the family thatt a woman dead and her 11-year-old injured. she said the daughter was one of her best friends. >> she's the best friend i've ever had. i love her and she's awesome. >> byrne said the sixth grade classroom hasn't been the same. >> i sit in the classroom next to her empty seat. i sit there and it tears me apart. >> the crowd gathered at the fire department with messages of support as she recovered in the hospital. alexis couldn't hold back tears when she saw the picture. >> that's when it came to me that she was actually gone. that picture shows how much of a wonderful person she was. she was always laughing. >> she said she was the babysitter and couldn't imagine what the daughter had to endure. >> to know she's hurt is horrible. >> while showing the family how much they care, organizers want to help the town begin to heal. >> we're trying to get people who are hurting to be here and talk to each other. >> still there is considerable anger. >> how humans can do something like that, it's

prior to becoming -- is vernon betkey.rior to its current office he spent 25 years with the state police. he has been active in a great number of highway safety organizations, which is how he now rose to being chairman of the ghsa./ he brings a breadth of experience not only state leadership side, but will share with us some of the observations that have been happening in several states. thanks [applause] >> good morning, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here. like everyone else, thanks, secretary lahood for putting this summit together. and burn in the national attention to highway safety that it deserves. and yesterday we heard a lot about the epidemic -- and i think someone mentioned it today -- how distracted driving is an epidemic. the deaths and injuries that we're facing on our highways is to the eight -- an epidemic. it is a public safety issue and it is refreshing to see that we're receiving national attention that we deserve for our highway safety initiatives. i know a lot of you are very much involved in those h