sergeant first class lance vogeler was only 29 years old. >>> you know, when you think of lance vogelerht and die serving our country and defend our freedom every single day, and some of the ones fortunate enough to return to their families are actually damaged mentally, physically, many times both from lost limbs to severe brain injuries to depression and ptsd. some survive the battlefield only to take their own lives later. as a matter of fact, military suicides are at an alarming high right now, and joint chiefs chairman admiral mike mullen told me addressing suicide in the ranks is his top priority. a number of vets are saying here's one way to stop it. stop sending wounded troops back into war zones before their minds and bodies actually heal. it's hard to believe that the military is doing it in the first place but a veterans group is saying it is happening and it happened to some of them and it's an invitation to suicide and it has to stop. they are holding a rally in d.c. they are meeting in walter reed and marching to capital hill. sending someone back into battle who hasn't ha

where lance vogeler grew up and was well known. >> reporter: that is lance vogeler with his kids, his parents and his brother in a 2005 christmas card sent to his next door neighbor. >> i considered him my grandson. >> reporter: sergeant vogeler's parents coull her outright what had happened. >> this is the note they brought me saturday morning because they're deaf. >> reporter: he worked at a school for the deaf. was hit hard by 9/11. >> he just felt that he needed to do something for us. he just was a sweetheart. just a sweet, sweet kid. he was 29 years old. >> reporter: he got married last year . was on his 12th combat deployment, four in iraq, eight in afghanistan. >> he was shot a few years ago in his legs. and they brought him home. they rehabilitated him and all he talked about i want to go back with my troops. >> reporter: why did he feel that way? >> because he loved america. because he loved his country. he is a true american. >> reporter: his commander called him the quintessential ranger. he is a hero to our nation, the army and his family. gary nurenberg, 9news now. >> we

lance vogeler died in combat in afghanistan friday.o a war zone including seven tours in afghanistan. he was married and had two children. >> a virginia state trooper is expected to make a full recovery after being struck by a car yesterday. e.d. brown was investigating a three-car pile-up on >> 95 in dale city and was standing near his cruiser when a car collided with a tractor-trailer and then swerved and hit brown. there were no other serious injuries. a man is in custody after allegedly trying to grab a bag of money from an armored car gordon in northwest d.c. this was yesterday at the shoe city store on brentwood road. the guard fired at the suspect. he was taken to the hospital conscious and breathing. >> police are pwaoefpg up security at university of maryland after a serious of attacks. most recently was early sunday morning when an 19 -- a 19-year-old student was robbed. this was the most recent attack. so far there have been no arrests. >> rovering gangs -- roving gangs of young men in particular are forcibly removing and ro

vogeler did four rotations in iraq and eight in afghanistan. a dozen combat tours overall. hugh williams served alongside him for four years. >> he led by example. the man led by example. he was not going to ask you to do something he himself was not willing to do. >> growing up, vogeler was a boy scout. he loved rollerblading, soccer, golf and god. it's the latter that has helped his family through sips hnce hi death in combat last friday. >> it's very hard. very hard. >> we cope because of our faith. god's blessed us a lot. >> but along with the grief comes moments of laughter as chris vogeler remembers. >> both being children of death parents, we got away with a lot. >> but there was no escaping the danger of so many rotations, even aft ev. even after being wounded in the leg, he came home, healed and went back. i asked his mom if she thought he went back too many times. >> yes, he went back a lot, but that was his wish. >> did you ever think this day would come? >> no. >> and that's when our conversation ended. you didn't need words or hands to understand why. martin sa

this is sergeant first class lance vogeler. he was killed in afghanistan friday. his family members are handling his funeral arrangements. he leaves behind a daughter, son and a pregnant wife. >> be a autopsy shows that the driver involved in the bus crash died of heart attack. joseph clay but a had a heart attack and the death was not caused by the crash. passengers say he was sweating profusely and slumped over the wheel. the passengers suffered mostly minor injuries. virginia state police have identified the state trooper injured in a chain reaction crash on monday. e.d. brown was investigating a three-car pile-up in dale city when another car and tractor-trailer collided near the initial accident scene. the car hit him while he was standing outside his vehicle. he is expected to be ok. in all six were hurt. >> a 13-year-old faces serious charges after police say he shot a 9-year-old with a b.b. gun. that was last friday near delaware road in woodbridge. he felt something hit his ear and noticed a b.b. pellet. the shooter is being held in juvenile detention. th

we will miss him so much. >> vogeler was a nine year vet of the army and leaves behind a wife, a son and a daughter. >>> five minutes after six. the prosecution and defense are not the only ones that have been asking questions in the trial three men accused of murdering ken harris. the jurors asked judge two questions yesterday during deliberations. they first wanted to know how many guns had been used in the holdup at the new haven lounge. then they wan to know whether the youngest defendant was holding a gun during the crime. the judge told the jurors to studity evidence at their disposal and defendants gary collins and charles mcganey both 22 years old and william 17 face life in prison if convicted of the crimes. more than two dozen charges were filed against each man. >>> at 6 minutes after 6, the man who those baled casino next to the arundel mills mall says ads put out by opponents misrepresent the truth. opponents said the mall is no place for a casino. the new ad claims inform anne arundel county vote rears ject the ballot question a a parlor would be built at racetrack. not

i am going miss him so much. >> vogeller was nine year vet of the army and he leaves behind a wife and a son and a daughter. >>> 10 away from 7. jury deliberation continues for a third day in the trial of three men accused of a murder of city councilman ken harris. the jurors asked the judge two questions yesterday. first, they wanted to know how many guns had been used in the holdup at the new haven lounge. and then they wanted to know whether the youngest defendant was holding a gun during the crime. the judge told the jurors to study the evidence at their disposal and defendants gary collins and charles mcgainy both to 22 williams 17. they face life in prison if convicted of the crimes. more than two dozen charges were filed against each of the suspects. >>> the man who hopes to baled casino next to arundel mills mall says ads put out by his opponents are not honest. opponents have always said that the mall is no place for a casino. the new ad claims if anne arundel county voters reject ballot question a on the november 2nd voting day a slots parlor would be built at laurel park rac

. >>> this morning fred like is mourning the loss of sergeant first class lance vogeller. he was killed during a fire fight in afghanistan. now sandra ashcroft lives next door to lance's family and has known him since he is was four and when his mom and dad left to will be his son's family in georgia, they left a note behind for sandra telling her what happened. >> just a sweet, sweet boy who wants to keep our country straight and safe and honest. >> we need people like him don't we. >> yeah, we do. we do. he was like my own. going to miss him so much. >> i think we will all miss him so much. that's quite a statement therefrom sandra. vogeler was nine-year veteran of the army and leaves behind a wife, son and daughter. >> terrifying ordeal the whole thing caught on tape. but we he want to warn outvideo is hard to watch. it's graphic. scary moments during a circus performance in the ukraine a lion trainer is attacked as the crowd looks on. the other worker sprayed water on the lions and the audience was filled request families of young children and many scrambled for the ex

here's tania rivero. >> reporter: today, sergeant first class lance vogeler came home. army ranger, husband, father of two, baby on the way, he had been deployed 12 times. a patriotic son with remarkable parents. they are deaf and speak only through sign language. >> my son -- love that little boy. wish the would could meet him. just amazing. >> reporter: their youngest son translated for them. grief that needs to words. >> shared a lot of love. loved to help people. >> reporter: he also had another family, his band of brothers. and he wanted to stand by them because he believed in the fight. >> the amount of respect he showed people, when leading, that's -- everybody has to choose what type of leader they're going to be. and that is the differences between a good leader and a great leader. lance was an exceptional leader. >> reporter: an exceptional leader and man. and in the eloquent language of his parents, one of images, not words. you touch your cap to signal a young boy. watch his father say what's in his heart. "i loved that little boy." tania rivero, abc news, n

. >> today sergeant first class lance herman vogel came home. army ranger husband father of 2 was a baby on the way vogel had been deployed 12 times. 4 toy rack. 8 to afghanistan. a patriotic son with remarkable parents. they are deaf and speak only through sign language. >> my son ep -- love that also boy. wish the world could meet him. amazing. >>reporter: youngest son translated for the parents. grieve that needs no words. >> shared a lot of love. loved to help people. >>reporter: he also had another family. his band of brothers. he wanted to stand by them because he believed in the fight. >> amount of respect he showed people when leading. him if everybody has to choose what type of leader they are going to be and am in is the difference between a good leader and great leader. lance was exceptional leader. >>reporter: and man and in the eloquent language of his parents one of image not words you touch your cap to signal a young boy. watch his father say what is in his heart. i loved that little boy. this is abc news, new york. >> sergeant fi

lance vogeler had served in afghanistan.aq and afghanistan, why so many? >> reporter: a huge number and very significant, although it has to do with the rotation of the rangers. he was an army ranger and their rotations are a little different. instead of going for a year, they tend to go three and four times. still, four times in iraq, eight times in afghanistan, and it was in afghanistan where he was killed last friday. as you say, today is when his body was brought home to savannah at hunter army airfield. this is the moment for the family where the reality really sets in. they have been notified, but seeing the flag-draped casket as it's unloaded, to see the honor guard there, to see the casket, and of course the many other rang rangers that are also there to pay their respects. it was a moving scene to be on the tarmac, especially when this huge airfield comes to an absolute standstill, and everybody, no matter what they were doing on that base, stopped and took note of what was happening as this young man's casket was u

anita vogel said it was not settled in their time debate. [ applause ] >> reporter: it was round three a feisty series of gubernatorial debates in california with state attorney general and former governor jerry brown and former ebay ceo meg whitman facing off for the first time since an audiotape surfaced in which someone from the brown camp called meg whitman "a whore." when it came to currying favor over the police union over pension reform. tom brokaw likened it to the "n" word with respect to african-americans. >> have you been in charge of the investigation of your campaign to find out who was responsible for using that phrase? >> i don't agree with that comparison number one. number two, this is a five-week-old private conversation picked up on a cell phone with a garbled transmission very hard to detect who it is. this is not -- i don't want to get to the term and how it's used. but the campaign apologized promptly. i affirm that apology tonight. >> i think every californianbe, especially women know exactly what is going on here. that is a deeply offensive term to women. >> can

correspondent anita vogel is in los angeles tonight with this story. >> reporter: california democratic gubernatorial candidate jerry brown thought he was having a private conversation with his aides, but that wasn't the case. after leaving a voice mail for the los angeles police protective league and failing to fully disconnect the phone, either jerry brown or someone in his camp is heard calling whitman "a whore." >> i was able to hear conversations in the background to where jerry brown and his aides degraded meg whitman. and it was appalling. and the comment was shocking and unforgivable. >> reporter: the brown team was discussing their suspicions that whitman was offering to exempt police officers from her pension reform plan in exchange for endorsement. the recording is muffled but this much is audible. "brown, do we want to put an ad out i've been warned if i crack down on whitman, that's where they'll go because they know whitman will give them. >> reporter: brown's campaign denies that the candidate himself used the offensive word. hi say, "this was a jumbled and often inaudibl

frederick is among the latest casualties in the afghan war. 29-year-old sergeant first class lance vogeler was killed in combat on friday. he was on his 12th deployment to a war zone. he had done seven tours in afghanistan and four in iraq. he is survived by his wife and two children. >> a virginia state trooper is expected to recover from injuries in a chain reaction accident yesterday. e.d. brown had topped to investigate a three-car pile-up in dale city. he was standing outside his cruiser with a car collided with a tractor-trailer and then swerved and hit brown. there were no other serious injuries. the driver involved in the bus accident last week on 270 died of a heart attack and not from crash-related injuries. 66-year-old joseph claybaugh was sweating profusely before he slumped over the wheel. the other 11 suffered mostly minor injuries. >> concerns are growing about safety at the university of maryland after a series of attacks. the most recent was early sunday morning, a 19-year-old hops student tackled along a sidewalk and robbed of his wallet and cell phone. >> it is a little

army sergeant first class lance vogeler was killed in combat on friday. he was 29 years old.came a ranger shortly after enlisting in 2001. heas on his 12th combat discipline. he served four tours in iraq and eight in afghanistan. he was hosthumanously awarded purple heart, bronze star. he is survived by his wife and two children. >>> chile's president announced the 33 men could be freed in just a few days. he hopes to be there in person to see the rescue before leaving on a trip to europe. the drilling has gone well enough they think they can be moved up. rescuers say the miners could be freed by the end of the month. not quite as optimistic as the president. it's en almost two months since the mine caved in. >>> a notice to dog owners this morning. it could soobe illegal to leave your pets tied or chained in montgomery county. he wants owners to remain in eyesight of a tethered dog. it is already against the law to tether a dog for long periods of time. >>> here a blast from the past. the owners of a 1960s volkswagen bus have been told to move the thing off their lawn or be

lance vogeler died from injuries he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit last week. he served in the army for nearly nine years. he leaves behind a wife and two children. a navy seal killed in afghanistan will stand forever beside his best friend. brendan looney was buried beside his roommate travis. they were roommates at the naval academy. last week travis's family at his remains be. at arlington national. >>> many say a terrorist warning will not hinder their plans. officials say this is the most significant threat towards europe in the past five years. they feel it could be similar to the 2008 attack in mumbai. >> we are more aware of pickpockets and terrorists because what do they look like? >> if we are worried and don't go places because of warnings, then we will miss a lot of fun. >> and they win. >> japan and sweden have issued similar warnings. forget history, available child makes a prehistoric discovery in maryland. >> you might be entitled to a refund. >> with the flu season just around the corner, rob roblin shows us how easy it is to keep yourself from

anita vogel is live in the west coast news hub tonight.hat are the big names supporting prop 19 and why? >> reporter: well, you said it. to of the biggest may -- two of the biggest lay your unions seiu and united food and commercial worker union. they believe legalizing pot in california can go a long way toward raising important tax revenues. and creating tens of thousands of union jobs. >> good jobs. with higher than living wage wages. health benefits. pension. >> reporter: the union also cites numbers from california board of equalization that suggests that the golden state could be inhaling in excess of $1 billion a year in those tax revenues. >> shepard: they could use the money. who are opponents saying now? >> reporter: well, opponents say the whole thing is really a hoax on the voters of california. we're talking about police chiefs and former drug enforcement officials. they're actually urging attorney general eric holder to get ready to take court action if prop 19 passes. they claim there won't be any taxes collected because it

news channel 3 in huntington, west virginia, check out contemporary art at the dorothy and herbert vogel collection. that's at the huntington museum of art and that's your "early today" event of the day, thomas. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. everyone knows the class it 1985 film "back to the future" starred michael j. fox's marty mcfly. it turns out that fox was not the original mcfly cast. eric stoltz was five weeks into shooting that famed mcfly role when the director decided things weren't working out, so he made a switch. never before seen footage of stoltz's mcfly is part of the extra package for the 25th anniversary rerelease of the three "back to the future" films. it's just kind of weird to see that, isn't it? >>> after almost five years of marriage, christina aguilera and her producer husband have separated. the two have agreed to live apart for a while and see how things go. >>> finally, as opposed to ducking his marriage issues, david arquette calling into the howard stern show yesterday to candidly take the blame from his separation from

anita vogel in our southern california newsroom now. just after 4:00, anita, and the school is still on lock down with the kids inside. >> that's right. nearly four hours after this incident occurred. the school is still on lock down. the kids are not allowed to leaf. parents are being told to gather at nearby kelly park to wait for more information. now, here is what we know. two students were shot in the arm with nonlife threatening injuries. they were flown to a nearby hospital. that's standard procedure. the shooting does appear to be random. these kids, we don't believe, were targeted. also police were looking for another suspect. now they believe this guy probably acted alone, shep. >> shepard: we have indications from police that this guy may have had a lot more planned. >> well, that's right. that's because they found a propane tank in the back of his four door sedan. the san diego county sheriff's office had to call out the bomb squad because they really didn't know what they might be dealing with this suspect is described as a

professor kathleen vogel wh wrote a book c up" of theimal house" ki says her research shows college kids aren'thavsex, view backed up by at n what they are doing tal ut e. hey are doing tal >> it constantlyke people were trying to with what they believed else was doing, you know, kind of the "animal house" kind of college life drink till you drop kind of picture. just because that's going on it sn'anthcal.e that's going on it >> hey, there, you're cute. that's the good part about being good looking. >> reporter: as for tucker max, he no f hi in e ca >> becoming a number one best-selling author and being a millionaire because i wrote down my drunk stories? i will never regret that. t's not just about the sex partyng. every campus is the same, but i believe that all of the stereotypical things t cf1 col. so, we shouldn't just ignore them but we shouldn't think just generalize that everyone's doing it. >> but they certainly are this ask vicki mabrey for "nightline" in tampa. >> thanks to vicki for that report on sex in campus. >>> when we come back, it's supermario, the miner. we talk to hi

. >>> this morning, frederick is mourning the loss of sergeant first class lance vogeller. the 29-year-old army ranger was killed during a fire fight in afghanistan. sandra ashcroft lives next door to lance's family and has known him since he was four. when lance's mom and dad left to be with his mom's family in georgia they left a note for sand dray telling her what happened -- sandra telling her what happened. >> a sweet, sweet boy. he wanted to keep our country straight and safe and honest. we do. we do. he was like my own. we are going miss him so much. >> terrible. he was 9 year veteran of the arm yap leaves behind a wife and son and daughter. >>> new information on last week's tour bus crash on interstate 270 in bethesda. an autopsy show the driver was suffering a heart attack when the bus plunged off an elevated ramp. police say he died of the heart attack and not injuries from the crash. >>> at a:0 -- 5:03 jurors begin a third day of deliberation jerome william and gary collins accused of killing the former city councilman two years ago weasms shot to death in his c

in hollywood anita vogel, fox news. >>> the news keeps coming tonight. here's brian bolter now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> the news edge beginning in d.c. tonight with accusations of racial discrimination. dozens of firefighters have slapped their own department with a giant lawsuit. they claim their workplace environment is hostile and unfair and today's official filing is giving some insight into their arguments. fox 5's roby chavez live in the newsroom. >> nearly 40 veteran d.c. firefighters joined this lawsuit. it alleges black firefighters are disciplined harshly, treated unfairly and overlooked for promotions. it also says there exists a climate of fear and intimidation within d.c. fire and ems. today they are leveling serious allegations of widespread racism against fire chief dennis ruben and his top brass. dozens of black d.c. firefighters filed into a federal courthouse and filed a class action lawsuit against the city and d.c. fire and ems. veteran firefighters say since 2007 and under the leadership of fire chief dennis ruben they have e

. >> reporter: anita vogel fox news. >>> the news keeps coming tonight. will is in for brian now with the news edge at 11:00. >> the news edge on a burglary spree in virginia. i'm will thomas in for brian. this spree has police wondering if the thieves are crossing county lines. the latest burglaries happened last night in prince william county, but police want to know if it's connected to nearly 90 break-ins in fairfax county. fox 5's wisdom martin takes a closer look now. >> reporter: the haymarket subdivision where these burglaries happened is both isolated and gated, so the people in that community say they never had to worry about safety until now. prince william county police say october 3rd overnight there were four burglaries in the neighborhood. in two cases the burglar got in through an unlocked door or window and in one case a burglar got into an unlocked cared in an unlocked garage. -- car inside an unlocked garage. this is of particular concern because of recent burglaries in neighboring fairfax county. since the beginning of august there hav

sgt lance vogeler died from injuries he suffered last week.the army for nearly nine years. a maryland navy seal killed last month will spend forever beside his best friend. the two were roommates but separated to fight wars in a different country. travis' family had his remains moved to arlington cemetery. a police officer has been laid to rest. officers were joined around the state to honor james fowler yesterday. he was killed in a car accident last week in pennsylvania. he served 33 years with the baltimore police department. he was buried at delaney valley memorial gardens. >> the state department issued a travel alert yesterday warning americans of the possibility of terror attacks. representatives for united and delta airlines say they have not canceled any flights. this is great news for the industry. travelers are urged to be vigilant. >> we needed to put something out to warn people about potential attacks the " american airlines has about 40 daily round trips to europe. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of t

he contacted his father and said, would you mind during the portrait at the same time, so if i vogel it, at least we will have your picture -- if i mess it up, at least we will have your picture. he got his brother to join, and there were all these children. -- it was quite funny because washington had always expressed a lot of discomfort. he learned to not only tolerated but to love it. >> we are back to anne, who was at random house before she got to penguin. >> that is right. >> when you decided it was going to be george washington, did you know it was going to be an 900- page book at that point? >> i did alexander hamilton, and that was an 1800 page botook. washington had -- that was an 800 page book. washington had a longer life. we all knew it was going to be a long boat. we ought -- long book. they were largely out of print. the most difficult thing is to do the one volume biography. there were various places i said, this could shorten the book. there is always another book that will come along and add things to it. i wanted every significant event that you could go to the ind

lance vogeler died last week. he served in the army for nearly nine years. he leaves behind a wife and two children. brendan looney was killed in afghanistan last month. he was buried behind his friend. there were roommates at the naval academy. family had his remains reburied at arlington cemetery. this was one of the wishes of brendan looney. >> we all learning more about the travel alert for americans in europe. there were fears that militants may be planning terror attacks in major european cities. kate amara has more. good morning. >> the u.s. government is clarifying its message while targeting these suspects overseas. a u.s. drone strike in northwest pakistan. the area is considered a hotbed for the taliban and al qaeda. according to intelligence officials overseas, the attacks killed a group of german militants believed to be linked to a european terror plot, a plot that prompted the u.s. state department to issue a travel alert for americans in europe. >> be cautious and be aware that we are following multiple streams of threat information. >> infor

september 3, both reid and angle sit down in las vegas with my colleague anina vogel. >> what harry reidoss the nation has caused us here in nevada to have the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 14.3%. >> was i responsible for that? i don't think so. >> obama care has to be repealed. >> when people understand what the healthcare bill is about they appreciate it. >> reporter: september 6, nevada. while her aide tries to discipline the press, angle hears from voters. >> sharron angle. i want you to vote for me. >> i hope you beat the crap out of harry reid. i hate that guy. >> okay. >> hi. don't cut off my medicare. >> i won't but that fellow has already take and half a trillion of medicare. >> i'm proud to introduce the next united states senator from the state of nevada, sharron angle. >> thanks, jameses. harry reid says he has done more for nevada. it's time to say stop doing more, we can't afford it. >> hello, welcome to the gun store. >> reporter: angle tries to rally her base at this las vegas land. we hear good about you. >> when i call my children and say how are you doing

lance vogeler was killed in afghanistan on friday. he was 29 years old.after enlist anything 2001. he was on his 12th combat deployment and served four tars in iraq and eight in afghanistan. this weekend he was posthumsly awarded the purple hard, mayor tore yous service medal and branz star. >>> this morning another example on the life threatening dangers of becoming a state trooper. right w police are looking for a tractor trailer truck that left the scene. here's what happened. the trooper was on the scene investigating a crash on i- when another vehicle forced another car into the back of his squad car. he was hit by that car. and several others were injured. this morning police are looking for one of t tractor trailers involved in the collision. it left the scene of the crash. none of the injuries is believed to be life threatening. >>> today the government will roll out a bra new ratinging system to test whether your car is safe. tracie potts is on capitol hill with more on this story. >>> we're raising the bar on safety. >> reporter: the new five-st

bill: could be a late night, thanks, anita vogel live in los angeles. stocks a bit higher and it may have something to do with that. new housing numbers have come out, sales of existing homes, look at this, a pretty good number, folks, up 10% in the month of september, that is a very big jump from what we saw, a dismal home sales number over the summer. more than 4.5 million previously occupied homes sold last month and the number is still down, to put it into perspective, down 19%, from the same time, overall number, last year. bill: buyers market, right. martha: yes. bill: and, if you got the money. martha: if you have the money, buy it. >> you can buy this house if you like, apparently. 8 days and counting... a lot of money. martha: a lot of money, pricey. bill: new poll numbers on the toss-up center races, and scott rasmussen was crunching numbers over the weekend. martha: ever been this close to a raging twister? you'll get closer folks and i promise you will be safe, after the break. bill: a deadly shark attack on the beaches of suddenliy southern

. >> an knee vogel reporting from los angeles, thank you. -- >> more on both stories to be found online. log on to foxnews.com to find out why both races in massachusetts and california are important to the obama administration. molly line is blogging from boston. she isn't the only one posting, log on and see what carl cameron and our correspondents are working on today. >> with just 17 days before voters head to the polls the race between michael bennett and republican challenger ken buck is being regarded as a tossup. yesterday the candidates faced-off in a feisty debate. >> democrats across the country are running from their records and trying to distract voters with issues other than what they've done for the last 18 to 20 months. >> i have a lot of sympathy for the fact checkers trying to figure out what your record is ken. because every timec you, i don't know who is coming to the debate. >> joining us the republican nominee ken buck his democratic opponent michael bennet turned down our invitation. mr. buck thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> let's start with your m

anita vogel is live in l.a. for us right now. anita. >> reporter: jon, it looks like proposition 19 is gaining some steam in california with most polls showing most voters support the idea of legalizing marijuana and now some very influential groups are getting behind the proposition. two of the biggest unions here in california, the seiu, service employees international union, and the uswc -- uscw, they tell us in particular they believe legalizing pot will go a long way towards raising important tax revenues and create good union jobs. >> obviously, we're interested in the potential for 60,000 to 70,000 sustainable, singer earner union jobs in california, good jobs, with higher than living wage wages, health benefits, pension. >> and that was dan rush from the uscw. not everybody believes, though, there will be tax dollars collected or jobs created. some heavy hitters are warning people of california that this initiative could be fraught with problems. nine former administrators of the drug enforcement agency are raising the is

soldier from maryland pays the ultimate price in afghanistan. 29-year-old sergeant first class lance vogelerwas killed friday during a heavy firefight. he was from frederick and on his 12th deployment. seven previously in afghanistan and four in iraq. he is survived by his wife and two children. >>> more than 14 million children play soccer. but there is a safety hazard america is unaware of. they want to teach parents how to keep their kids safe. >> he loved soccer. he was awesome on the field. >> 10-year-old hayden elias was a star soccer player. but during the game, he was playing goalie when something went terribly wrong. >> we could see hayden playing lifeless on the ground. >> my son is down at mill brook high school. and he is down. >> what is wrong with him? >> a gun has fallen on him. >> the goal tipped over, crushing hayden. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. >> i really at the time thought it was a freak accident. i was calling it a freak accident. but it's not a freak accident. >> reporter: according to the consumer product safety commission, 34 children have been killed by

anita vogel has the story. >> reporter: the most popular democrat in the land comes to the west coasts, letting bygones be bygones with former rivals. >> when you -- will you elect jerry brown? >> reporter: former president clinton in california last night to help fellow democrat jerry brown as he runs for governor. >> i am so grateful to jerry brown that you know we're not very far apart in age, we've been doing this a long time. he still cares about your future. [ cheering ] >> that is important. >> reporter: the two are no stranger to sharing a stage. >> you ought to be ashamed of yourself for jumping on my wife. you are not worth being on the same platform as my wife. >> reporter: much friend than in the 90s competing for the democratic nomination for president. >> president bill clinton. governor jerry brown. >> reporter: all differences are being set aside at last until after the midterms in november. clinton for his part crisscrossing the nation, stumping for democrats that face tough election battles. >> you have to vote for harry reid! >> reporter: earlier in the week the for

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fox 4's anita vogel was there and spoke with some of the judges. >> i always inspire people when i dance. >> i always felt i was meant for really great awesome things and i think this is a really good place to kind of showcase that and hopefully let everybody know that. >> reporter: it's a nerve wracking experience for most of these dancers hoping to make it past the first round and get a ticket to las vegas. >> at this stage i'm just looking for somebody with personality and a bit of a story actually. i don't see that much at the auditions at this particular moment. what i normally do is on the first day i do the lines. i'll go down the lines and do things like eat people's breakfast and get in their sleeping bags and they teach me a few moves. yesterday i balanced a sword on my head and belly danced. there you go. that's impressive. >> reporter: hosting the show for seven seasons, cat dealy has admitted having two left feet and one dance style no host or judge will ever do is tur f-ing where contestants go where you can't. >> it's kind of like a traffic accident. you know you shouldn't

my wife elsa sent me some news about a 29-year-old army sergeant named lance vogeler who was just killed in afghanistan. you know what he was on? his 12th combat tour in iraq and afghanistan. four in iraq, eight in afghanistan. leaves behind a pregnant wife, two children, and you read about him and what the... his leaders say about him. this was a guy who gave his... not just his life but everything about him to this war. what do we owe him? everything. >> rose: everything. which includes not to put him in harm's way for a folly end. in other words, don't force the military to go places where the end result is not achievable or where history dictates we have no national security interest in being there. >> rose: yeah, but it means... it's got to be defined in a way... now let's go back to our old acquaintance colin powell. >> rose: right. >> who when you look back on the first gulf war 20 years ago we got two things. we got victory and a short and a very well-defined set of goals. there is... look, general barnum, who is the commander in afghanistan from 2003/2005 has written a review of

anita vogel is live in los angeles where this story is developing. what do we know precisely about this voice mail record something. >> hi there jenna. this tape is a voice mail that jerry brown left for an l.a. police protective league, basically wanting to discuss a possible campaign endorsement. what's causing the controversy is what happened after brown hung up, or when he thought he hung up, thinking the phone call was terminated, brown and his aides can be heard continuing to discuss this issue and specifically, their suspicions that brown's opponent meg whitman is offering to vent police officers from her pension reform plan in exchange for endorsements. i have to say this recording is muscled, it's hard to understand who is saying what, but a brown campaign spokesperson is confirming to fox that this tape is authentic, it goes something like this. at one point, brown can be heard saying do we want to put an ad out that i have been warned if i crack down on pensions i will be -- that they'll go to whitman and that's where they'll go because th