. >> police say this is the second homicide in mount vernon in the last week. it happened within a few miles of each other, they are not related, but residents are on edge. police say a woman was shot multiple times in a parked car a around 7:30 this morning in the 8400 block of arindal court. man who does not want to be identified says he was one of the first to try to help the woman, but it was too late. >> at that point, there was little we could do. >> mount vernon's sense of safety shattered by the discovery of three deaths in the last week, two of them murders. police do not suspect foul play. the next day, police say a gang related beating took the life of a teenage boy and now today's fatal shooting. >> i don't feel safe anywhere now. >>> we have some breaking news for you connected to that deadly shooting in mount vernon. that's out of arlington where police are investigating the man's death. and officers tell us based on preliminary information, it appears that man shot himself. police are also looking into the possibility that this man was involved i

mount vernon sense of safety shattered by the discovery of three deaths in the last week. two of them murders. the deaths happened within a few miles of each other, but police say they are not related. >> they are homicides in fairfax county are so low that any homicide is troubling to us. >> last thursday, police found a man dead in a small pond. police don't suspect foul play. the next day, police say a gang related beating took the life of a teenage boy. police say 16-year-old christian perez died of blunt force trauma to the head and today, a woman shot to death in her car. >> kind of makes you wonder why it's happening so recently and all in this area. >> witnesses say the woman was shot in the face several times. and now police say it could take several days before they identify her. police now are searching for a gold car with a spoiler in the back. in mount vernon, 9news now. >> next at 6:00, a fairfax county sheriff deputy finds himself on the other side of the law tonight. deputies arrested james lee hines. he is accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with

vernon. it's an effort to curb the crime and catch the criminals. >> it's ridiculous. so much crime is going on. >>reporter: there's outrage in mt. vernon. people are frustrated that a thief is on the loose. >> the perpetrators are just, you know, lifting the windows up, going inside and stealing electronics. >>reporter: the thief was brave enough to steal from a resident on the 10th floor of a building. >> you don't think someone is going to be that bold. >>reporter: this criminal isn't holding back. in fact, police think the suspect burglarized more than 24 residences in the past two months. there's a pattern here. the thief has been climbing up fire escapes like this one and entering in through unlocked or open windows. >> it's pretty scary. there are fire escapes that are quite assessable if you want to get in. >>reporter: police are beefing up patrols. >> there are undercover officers working around the clock trying to catch this guy. >>reporter: the community association is doing their

vernon, what kind of trouble is this monkey causing?well, actual trouble as far as really doing some kind of personal property damage, he really hasn't done that. it is more of a simple case, it is clearly his well being that he be taken out of the wile. first off, he is a social creature and he has no other primates to be with. and he's not an escaped pet. he's -- my opinion is he's one of them from the old tarzan movies from silver springs. he's looking for another troupe of monkeys. unfortunately he can't find them. >> you've had an opportunity and wildlife control has had him within their grasp. i understand you found the monkey once. what happened? >> we've guarded him several times. if you've got 15 minutes and are scared how far can you run? we believe he goes to sleep someplace, hides on us. when he wakes back up, of course we can't find him. that's because he goes over fences and over fences and we lose track of him. and the tracking device method doesn't work. that's attached to the dart because he pulls the dart out and throw

brittany morehouse, 9 news now. >> the murder was the second homicide mount vernon has seen in a week. the deaths happened within a few miles of each other but police say they are not related. the second driver involved in a road rage incident that ended with a semi automatic weapon being fired has been charged. police arrested him for attempted homicide after he repeatedly shot at a man. he has been charged with the second degree attempted murder, as well. >>> a fairfax county sheriffs deputy is accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with a prisoner. egg veries say james lee heinz was guarding a 25-year-old prisoner at a local hospital when the pair allegedly engaged in sexual acts. heinz has been with the department for two years. >>> in the news now, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck the philippines. the epicenter is believed to be west of the capital of manila. it is said to have only lasted 30 second. there were no immediate report of damage or injuries. >>> intense meetings between the united states and israel over plans to increase settlements in east jerusalem are sa

vernon area this morning. now, police have not given us any information at this point except to say, investigators from the fairfax county police department who are investigating this morning's shooting are here on the scene. this happened just a short time ago. this discovery was made. the body of a man inside that gold nissan maxim ma which fits the descriptionf the suspect vehicle they're looking for from this morning's murder he was found about 5:00. police very quickly taped off all the streets here around columbia pike and south quincy. they're not allowing anyone into that area. they set up a tent and you can see there are a dozen detectives. and crime scene detectives on the scene right now. >>> a sheriff's deputy in fairfax county has been arrested after police say he engaged in sex acts with a female prisoner while she was in the hospital. police say the prisoner was taken to the fairfax county hospital on march 8th and deputy james heinz was designed to guard her. they say heinz and t woman had when

vernon hunter served his country and served in the i.r.s. he also served in the united states army for 20 years. his office was right above where the airplane crashed into that building. the plane literally skipped off the top of a car, went into the first floor of the building in an intentional act to kill people. i was asked the question at the press conference with the police chief and the fire department, well, congressman, was this an act of terrorism? well, i guess all how you define act of terrorism. what i said was, any time someone flies an airplane intention loyal into a federal building to kill people, i think that is an act of terror. if you ask the federal employees that day what they thought, they certainly thought it was an act of terror as well. we need to stop this in this country. we need to stop this. the heroism on the part of the austin police department, fire department, f.b.i., the first responders in responding to this tragic scene and saving so many lives, when we saw this massdzive destruction, the great miracle tha

vernon area since last friday. we'll have more coming up at 6:00. right now, we want to update you on that shooting along i- 95. it happened after an altercation between the driver of a jaguar and the driver of a dump truck. peggy fox is live with the latest. >> we know this driving continued for a mile on i-95 south. at wasn't point, the road rage escalated until one of the drivers stopped his vehicle, got out, and started shooting. >> you don't do that with your kids in the car. >> what police say, 25-year- old gabriel did was pull a loaded semi-automatic handgun out and start firing on i-95 south in woodbridge, just after 4:00 p.m. his two-year-old daughter watched it all from the car. >> it really shows you when you are angry, how you can lose control of your emotions and you can just forget your surroundings, i think for a minute. >> police say he was firing at this dump truck driven by 44- year-old james bring m, also of woodbridge. police say he was coming from route 123, merging into heavy traffic when he encountered the jaguar. the two bega

they now suspect the man fatally shot a woman yesterday morning in mount vernon. >> detectives will work together to identify the suspect and see if the evidence links him to the homicide. >> reporter: police have not yet released the name of the woman killed in the shooting in mount vernon. >>> a dairy processor in frederick, maryland says it sent tainted chocolate milk to a local school by mistake. the chemical in the milk was nontoxic. the frederick news post says six cases were delivered to west frederick middle school. at least two students who drank the milk became nauseous but will be okay. the chemical is used as a sanitizing rinse. >>> it is tax tip thursday. jessica doyle is here to answer your taxing questions for free. what do you have for us? >> we have a lot of options for free tax advice going on today. we have a recommendation, if you haven't done your taxes yet, three weeks to go. do it this weekend. now to the question, monica asks in the tax tip thursday mail bag, i didn't do my taxes a few years ago. i usually get a refund, which when is it too late too file? good que

both happening in woodlawn near mount vernon.16-year-old boy was beaten to death with a baseball bat in a park. his killers still on the loose, shawn. >> bob barnard live in the newsroom. >>> take a look. this man is under arrest for a rape that happened nearly seven years ago. d.n.a. led police to him. he lives in wisconsin thousand but police believe -- now but police believe he attacked a girl in maryland back in 2007. he's charged with rape, assault and kidnapping. >>> a story out of california tonight where voters will get to decide whether to make marijuana legal for recreational use. an initiative was just certified for the november ballot. the state has already legalized medical marijuana. if the proposition wins, california would be the first state to legalize the drug for recreational use. >>> lady gaga involved in a police investigation in our area. why fans are fuming. >>> he's one ever the ttest pop stars -- of the hottest pop stars out there. you have to hear how tweeter landed -- [ indiscernible ] >>> the warning t

yesterday morning a woman was get nothing her car in mount vernon when she was shot and killed. witnesses report seeing a gold car drive away. later this day, police were called to south quincy street in arlington for reports of a man with a gun. when they approached him, he killed himself. police later realized the man's car was the same as that reported fleeing the murder scene. investigators say the man and woman did have a relationship. >>> there are new developments in northern virginia's road rage case that involved gunfire, a dump truck, an expensive car and a 2-year-old child. this morning the toddler's father will make an appearance in court and police upped the charges against the other driver. elaine reyes has details on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning pat and joe. police arrested truck driver james bringham last nit. they charged him with attempted second degree murder for his involvement in the violent highway encounter. the road rage incident happened during tuesday's evening rush hour on southbound i-95 this is a picture of the father of that t

. >>> investigators believe there is a connection between a murder in mou vernon, virginia, and a suicide in arlington. somebody shot and killed a woman this morning and that crime led police to another disturbing scene. jackie benson is in arlington with more on this. >> reporter: jim, news4 learned the man who committed suicide here in arlington this afternoon is believed to be the suspect in the murder of a woman in fairfax county this morning. investigators say the two had a relationship. about 4:00 p.m. arlington county police officers responded to the 1000 block of south quincy street for report of a man with a gun. when they arrived, the man did something shocking. >> i don't want to give too many details, but when officers approached the suspect he killed himself. >> reporter: officers learned the car a man had been standing near was the vehicle suspected of being involved in a horrifying crime that occurred hours earlier. at 7:25 a.m. a woman was getting into a car in the 8400 block in the wood lawn area when someone came up and shot her. witnesses saw a gold nissan maxima speed

they now suspect that the man fatally shot a woman yesterday morning in mount vernon. >> detectives will work together to determine the identity of the and see if the evidence links him to the homicide. >> reporter: police have not released the name of the woman killed in yesterday's shooting. >>> a fairfax county sheriffs deputy is finds himself on the other side of the law. james lee heinz has been accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with a female prisoner. officials say this happened when heinz was guarding a 25- year-old female prisoner at a local hospital. the two allegedly engaged in sexual acts. >>> and now to a bombshell report just released today on the roman catholic sexual abuse scandal. new documents released show that pope benedict xvi , while he was a cardinal, knew about one abusive priest in milwaukee and did nothing. we have more on the alleged cover-up from roam. >> reporter: the ever-widening sex abuse scandal in the catholic church was laid at the feet of the pope benedict xvi today. four americans who said they were all abuse victims held a demonstration in

. >> that murder this morning was the second homicide mount vernon has seen in the last week. the death happened within a few miles of each other but police say they are not related. >>> the fbi is looking at threats to those that voted for health reform. so far we're talking about ten lawmakers and one of them bart stupack of michigan. >> there are millions of people across the country who wish you ill. >> you are cowardly punk. that's what you are. you and your family are scum. >> and, folks, those are the comments we could put on the air. vandals hit at least four democratic offices across the country as well, including the headquarters of congress woman gabriel gibert in tucson and they're looking at a cut gas line for a house that was wrongly addressed to congressman tomorrow perriello. meanwhile -- tom perriello. meanwhile flaws in the health care reform was signed yesterday and amendments just changing one word of the measure, the house will have to start the process all over. they will vote down all of the amendments and they hope to pass the companion bill by the end

vernon. megan mcgrath joins us. >> reporter: the medical examiner arrived on the scene moments ago and they will continue to remove the victim from the scene, and her body will be taken for an autopsy. a lot of the tea dadetails are known here. a woman was found murdered inside a red sea bing. they are trying to piece together what happened. a lot of people were getting ready for work when suddenly they heard the sound of several gun shots, and they were unclear what was going on outside. some people report hearing two shots and others report hearing three or four, and then came the sound of police sirens. >> i heard two loud booming noises. was not sure if it was construction or renovations and then come out and it was gun shots. >> i heard three loud noises that typically did not sound like gun shots, more like construction noise. >> reporter: loud? >> yes, it was loud. and then i looked out the door, and i saw a police cruiser coming by with lights and sirens on. >> reporter: the suspect i

vernon. they found a woman shot side a red sebring. neighbors say they were getting ready for work when they heard the gunshot. >> i heard three loud noises, didn't typically sound like gunshots. it was more like construction -- >> reporter: loud? >> yeah, it was loud. then i looked out my door, and saw a police cruiser coming by with its lights and sirens on. >> police say they're still trying to establish a motive in the case. there have been no arrests. >>> also new at 4:00 -- we've learned a 25-year-old woodridge man fired two dozen shots when this 2-year-old daughter was in his car. the driver was on 95 south, state police tell us a dump truck rammed this car twice. both cars ended up pinned against the jersey wall. the car driver, gabriel povintodd then got off and fired shots. no one was injured. he faces child endangerment, attempted homicide and weapons charges. >>> let's take a live look outside right now. we got a bit of a warmup today. >> and the clouds moved outdoors. veronica johnson is in the storm center to see what we

it happened in the mount vernon area and detectives are look for example whoever killed the woman and karen gray houston has more. >> reporter: police have not identified a victim but she was sitting in the car parked on a traffic circle on francisco way and orinda court and people say it was a gory scene, she was shot multiple times and say police recovered a sawed-off shotgun in the yard next to the vehicle. the shooting happened during the morning rush hour. police arrived as kids were getting off to school and people were going to work. >> i never heard the gun shots or this close to me. >> reporter: kimberly said she went to make her lunch and the next think this, she looked out the kitchen window seeing police and the body in the car. she assumes whoever shot the woman did it inside the vehicle. >> in her car, i think. there s like blood on the window and on the passenger side. i assume she got shot in the car. >> reporter: police were going door-to-door canvassing, asking people what they may have seen. the police don't think the shooting was random. >> witnesses have given us

lorna haase, vernon, vermont. 100 years old. leader of the aerobics class at the senior center.. god bless you for that. ann schorr from los angeles, california. 100 years old. retired bookkeeper. enjoys playing bridge with her friends and will never, ever turn down a french fry or some popcorn. we can get together, too. get this one gertrude zane, warrick, new york. 100 years old. lives independently. came to the u.s. from poland by herself when she was 8 years old. l loves shopping with family and friends. now that took some courage. that's all. back to the queen of new york city, meredith. >> willard, thank you very much. >>> up next, former red sox pitcher curt schilling and his wife raise a it's definitely expensive having a growing family and it's something that you think about. we try to be conscious of that and plan out our meals so that we can feed everyone on a budget. at giant, we know saving money is important. every time you shop with your card, you can enjoy thousands of real deal savings and weekly specials, like top round london broil, $1.99 a pound, and healthy

95 at 395 past 95 on the right shoulder and another accident in white haul and watch for that in vernonnd, 9 minutes and there's a few looks at your drive times and speeds. topside is the worse and there's the delay. this is brought to you by toyota. there's been a lot of people wondering about the recalls, to get the facts and the latest information, go to toyota.com. >> and there's a political rematch for bob ehrlich and governor o'malley. >> reporter: bob ehrlich made the announcement yesterday. >> it will be the beginning of the two or three day tour and obviously, running for governor again. >> reporter: he was unseated by o'malley in 2006, he says this may look the same, but deal with different economic issues. the office sent a statement saying, i look forward to the campaign and the healthy debate about moving maryland forward. he'll be on the trail today scheduled to stop in rockville. later on this morning, don dwire is going to move to impeach gansler after he wrote an opinion saying that maryland should recognize same sex marriages and if he attempts to impeach him, he'll be

vernon. elaine reyes is there with more. >> reporter: jim, a lot of longtime residents live here in this very quiet community. right now, police investigators aren't saying if the victim and shooter knew each other. they're not even talking about a motive at this point. but they do hope to release the victim's identity sometime tonight. >> i was in my kitchen. and i heard like three shots. then my grandson came down, said, grandma, did you hear that noise? >> reporter: janet sherwood is one of many residents inside the fairfax county neighborhood who woke up to a crime scene on their street. >> yeah. it was loud. you know, lood out my door and saw a police cruiser coming by with its lights and sirens on. >> i was lying in bed, and i heard -- i heard two loud booms. i thought it was some type of construction going on or renovations. i come out to leave for work and found out it was a gunshot. >> reporter: a woman's body was found inside of this red car. she'd be shot multiple times. investigat

. >>> investigators may ner know why someone shot and killed a woman near mount vernon yesterday. as she sat in her car. someone opened fire on her with a sawed-off shotgun. police say the person would pulled the trigger killed himself hours later. police say the person was the victim's boyfriend and it recently gotten out of jail. as police closed in on him, he drove to his family's apartment in arlington and shot himself. >>> civil rights icon dr. dorothy hite remains at howard university hospital. her friend took her to the hospital after thinking she and tired. a party to celebrate her 98th birthday went on yesterday at the national council of negro rim where she served more than 40 years as president. >>> a last-minute save for a texas death row inmate. why the execution was stopped and what he believes ill clear his name in a triple murder. have you mailed the census form back yet in you are not alone. hear why that is not such a bad thing, at least for the government. do you know what in your spread ? in land o' lakes spreadable butter with canola oil, there are just three

. >>> police believe they found a man who murdered a woman in mount vernon, but he is already dead. police think he also killed a woman yesterday morning in a parked car. chef shot in the face and has not been identified. it appears the murder stemmed from a domestic dispute. >>> a fairfax county sheriffs deputy is finds himself on the other side of the law. james lee heinz is accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with a female prisoner. they say it happened when heinz was guarding a 25-year-old prisoner at a local hospital. the pair allegedly engaged in sex acts. >>> five after the hour. time for a "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here with a preview of the day ahead on wall street. a little bump in the road yesterday. >> a little bump. we will try to get things on track. investors are hoping for a rebound after relatively small dechain kleins an the economy will be in focus today. we will get the latest reading on unemployment, it is due out an hour before the opening bell. a tepid rally with the nikkei up 2/10 of a%. the dow finished down 52, the nasdaq fell 16 1/2

. >> vernon yates, animal trapper, said he's tired of being made a monkey by the monkey.s tracked this troublemaker too long, he says. once he tranquilized him with a single shot. the monkey threw, how shall we say, feces at him then retreated to a higher branch. when he woke up, back on the run. >> he's made a monkey of everyone trying to catch him. he's traveled three counties, almost four counties i know of. >> reporter: in the last two years this monkey on the lam has covered 50 square miles. getting from tampa to st. petersburg requires a trick. he either swam or walked the miles separating the two cities or he's getting help. one clue, while he may not have a name, he does are a facebook page. the mystery monkey of tampa bay. >> he writes on his facebook page, mystery monkey of tampa bay enjoyed a refreshing swim and delicious fruit yesterday. sorry about the screen, renee. another day of freedom. got to go. >> reporter: the last person to see him has this tip for searchers. >> fled. the assailant fled in an easterly direction. >> reporter: the biggest concern as i

. >>> investigator says they may never know why somebody shot and killed a woman near mount vernon yesterday as she sat in a car. somebody opened fire on her as she sat there and police say the person who pulled the trigger killed himself hours later. police say he was the victim's boyfriend and had recently jail. as police closed in on him, drove to his family's apartment in arlington and shot himself. >>> civil rights icon dr. dorothy hite remains at howard university hospital this morning. her friends took her there last week saying she looked tired. still, a party to celebrate her 98th birthday went on yesterday at the national council of negro women where she has served more than 40 years as president. dr.hite is in serious but stable condition and has been sedated so she can rest. >>> coming up next axe piece of living history passes at 105 years old. he'll may johnson vowed to travel to washington to see president obama's inauguration. she did it but that is not the only thing she was known for. >>> also ahead, more help for haiti. president obama hoping to send more than $2 billion i

sky fox is live over the scene in the mount vernon section of the county. the shooting happened just before 70:00 this morning. we don't know yet weather the victim was a man or a woman. >>> a deadly shooting just hours ago in prince george's county is also under investigation. police say a man was shot and killed in capitol heights. it happened just before 1:00 am in the 1100 block of capitol heights boulevard at gunther street. police don't have a suspect at this time. >>> our big story is something commuters should know about today and keep in the back of their minds when gridlock gets to them. >> a frightening case of rush hour road rage on i-95. we're talking about a car and a dump truck going at it with one driver allegedly pling a gun while his daughter was in the back seat. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's surprising it hear nobody was injured after you hear this was during rush hour and police are saying that a woodbridge man pulled a gun and started firing at a dump truck around 4:00 yesterday afternoon. this started at mile ma

vernon earlier that day. a woman was getting into her car at 7:30 yesterday morning when she was shot and killed. >> i was in my kitchen, and i heard, like, three shots, and then my grandson came down, he said, grandma, did you hear that noise? >> yeah, it was loud. and then i looked out my door and i saw a police cruiser coming by with its lights and sirens on. >> investigators believe man and woman had a relationship. their names have not been released. >>> maryland could soon become the next state to ban cell phones behind the wheel. the state senate narrowly passed a bill yesterday that would require drivers to use hands-free devices. those who get caught using a regular cell phone would face a $40 fine. the measure now moves to the house of delegates. six states and the district already ban hand-held phones behind the wheel. >>> in news for your health this morning, experts announcing up to a third of all breast cancer cases could be avoided if women it a less and exercised more. they say focusing on die

what vernon says is fine about having dinner together and so forth.u go to the root cause of the problem here, i don't know how you fix it. >> and those congressmen putting some of the blame for partisan politics on voters. but do independents, the people who really sway elections, buy that? we'll ask a panel of them. so, what do you think? preferred package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose your service, choose your savings. like an oil change for just $19.95. meineke. >>> let's talk now about the state of our nation. we've been talking a lot about the broken government. now i'm going to bring in our regular panel of independent experts. joe gand'llman is the editor in chief of the moderate voice blog. he is in san diego. omar ali is an independent voting analyst. he is in washington. and nicole kurokawa is also an independent voting analyst, also in washington tonight. so you just heard my conversation with six retiring house members. joe, we'll start with you. is there a role independents can play to help ease the partisanship? >> the syst

that's in the mount vernon section of the county. >>> another big story we're following.eform, now the law of the land, but the battle that's been a part of the reform process has not ended. republicans trying to put democrats in a tight spot. doug brings us the latest now from capitol hill. >> reporter: the republicans are putting up some final roadblock. vice president joe biden was pretty coloul when he drove that point home. >> reporter: the white house had hoped that this would be the enduring image, signing health care reform, the culmination of the president's signature domestic priority, but it was joe biden who stole the spotlight. a little over the top maybe, but even republicans probably agree with biden, it is a big deal and they are still duking it out with democrats in the senate over the final details. >> i can't imagine why anybody on the other side of the aisle would be against eliminating these sweetheart deals. >> reporter: republicans are trying to get democrats to make some uncomfortable votes as they offer up amend on amend -- amendment after amendme

. >>> someone shot and killed a woman in mount vernon. someone opened fire on her. the person that pulled the trigger killed himself several hours later. he was the victim's boyfriend and had recently gotten out of jail. >>> d.c. school chancellor michelle rhee on the hot seat facing tough questions about the school budget and her decision to hire an image consultant. reaction from the mayor. >>> and plus the outspoking reaction about the d.c. united soccer stadium situation. >>> and a live look outside over our gorgeous area. we'll get the latest weather and traffic updates just ahead. time now is 7:10 on a thursday morning, 48 degrees. here's to the believers. the risk-takers. the visionaries. the entrepreneurs... who put it all on the line to build and run their own businesses. at at&t, we know something about that. our company started out in a small lab, with not much more than a dream. and today, we know it's small businesses that can create the jobs americneeds. that's why at&t is investing billions to upgrade and build out our wired and wireless networks. mak

today elizabeth in vernon, alabama, she wrote that basically she was dropping off a lot of her mom'sm's estate. how do you determine the value of all these donated items on your tax return? i got to tell you first the irs has all kinds of complicated ways to do it, to figure out fair value. i am not going to drag you through all that. i'm going to cut to the most efficient, the speediest way to do this, and i think in my experience if you've got a lot of stuff like elizabeth does using tax software. it will cost you a little but one example, turbo tax has a quick way you can find the standard value for books or suits or shoes or sweaters, they've got a whole column, fill out the different columns and see what's in there to get handled. that's fast. if you've got a few items, you can also just check the prices around in the thrift stores and use that, too, but either way, as s an acceptae way you and the irs can agree what's' good price. you don't want to write down what you think it's worth or what you paid for it. that's not how it works at all. some of the ground rules, elizabet pr

thinking that many of us believe, sadly, that we must choose between our economy and our debarment -- in vernon. people have not done the best of of communicating our side. we have lost the messaging war, and we have to work to present the alternative. but bell said history and the fact there is out. i am here to show you to the the choice between the environment in the economy is indeed a false choice. well conceived, effectively implemented in bern -- protection is good for economic growth. let me repeat that. in fairness to production is good for economic growth. do not get me wrong. environmental regulations are not free, but the money that is spent is an investment in our country and one that pays for itself. internet to protection makes us healthier. it eliminates contributors to costly and often deadly diseases like asthma, cancer, and heart disease. we in this sun is one of 23 million americans with asthma. i know the financial and emotional burdens of hospital visits and doctors' appointments. when the air is dirty air the water is contaminated and people are getting sick, those kinds

thinking that many of us believe, sadly, that we must choose between our economy and our debarment -- in vernone not done the best of of communicating our side. we have lost the messaging war, and we have to work to present the alternative. but bell said history and the fact there is out. i am here to show you to the the choice between the environment in the economy is indeed a false choice. well conceived, effectively implemented in bern -- protection is good for economic growth. let me repeat that. in fairness to production is good for economic growth. do not get me wrong. environmental regulations are not free, but the money that is spent is an investment in our country and one that pays for itself. internet to protection makes us healthier. it eliminates contributors to costly and often deadly diseases like asthma, cancer, and heart disease. we in this sun is one of 23 million americans with asthma. i know the financial and emotional burdens of hospital visits and doctors' appointments. when the air is dirty air the water is contaminated and people are getting sick, those kinds of health co