a high wind except garrett and allegany. right now we va a flash flood warning for anne arundel, calvert, charles, pg county and st. mary's county. let's take a look at the day part. i think it's important to know we're going to get a break in the action through the midday but this is not an all clear. there will be an equally heavy amount of rain coming our way through the afternoon and the evening hours. this is going to hit us in two different waves today. expect before it's over-- it's over and done with, three to six inches of rain. >> part of interstate 70 is closed. here's sharon with wjz traffic control. >>> we also have several lanes on the beltway blocked. that's going to be on the west side outer loop, an area of wilkens. we have an area blocking three right lanes. on to the problem on 70, all lanes remain blocked on 70 eastbound. that's between u.s. 29 and the patapsco river bridge. they hope to have did cleared by 8 a.m. traffic is being detoured with a backup to baltimore national pike. watch for an accident on

the saints' garrett hartley missed a 29-yarder for the win. that opened the door for atlanta's matt bryant to put the game away right down the middle. falcons beat the champs. >>> the seahawks' washington returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. his first 101 yards to start the third quarter. his second, 99 yards to put the seahawks on top late in the fourth. washington and the seahawks shocked the chargers, 27-20. >>> finally, there's something you don't see every day. red sox/yankees. tenth inning.

high school quarterck reggie garrett collapsed on the field after throwing a touchdown pass on friday night. he died later that night. nbc's kerry sandersas this story. >> reporter: tragedy hit the playing field without warning. 17-year-old gh school quarterback reggie garrett had just tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass. he celebrated with his teammates, and as they headed to the sidelines, reggie collapsed. he never regaied consciousness. assistant coach toby fullman. >> the crowd, ourids, our coachig staff, our community, i think t other team, as well, everybody was pretty much in shock. >> reporter: reggie was rushed to the hospital. histeammates were told he passed aay many the last minute of the game. reggie lived up to the role of quarterback, say his coaches. he was a leader, a staout, but few knew the kid with such a strong arm had in his early teens experienced a series of seemingly innocuous seizus. paramedics say they now believe reggie had a massive izure he could not overcome. >> he was definitely a role model. heaven got a great quarterback. >> reporter: in much of the coun

garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio robis collapsed on his high school track running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward demison of central catholic high school in oregon, scored the winning touchdown. moments later demison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up, and i was -- i was trying to breathe a lot more and then -- >> he collapsed of a heart attack. his heart stopped for about two minutes before a nurse in the stands helped revive him. turns out he has a heart condition, something doctors previously diagnosed as asthma. his father is now fighting to mandate heart screenings for all high school athletes. >> i want this a law, and i won't stop. i'm going to push it that no other family has to go through it. >> for more on this, we're joined n

that man is garrett bruney. founder of ask.com. he wroem a commentary this week. >> i've been an investor and entrepreneur for 25 years and i've been involved in companies in the software industry, biotech and energy and so on. i literally never made any of those decisions based on marginal tax rates. i did that during the clinton tax plan and under bush when they got down to 35% and it never made the slightest difference so that allowing the bush tax cuts to lapse will again have no affect on my investment in innovative jobs and new industries. but what does matter is deficits. if we allow those bush tax cuts to lapse, we'll collect an additional $700 billion over the next ten years and that really matters. >> is the tax debate between taxing the rich and their income or taxing the middle class and their income, or however you want to look at income taxation inherently a false debate. in other words, if you wanted to look at the tax code as a way to create investment, to create jobs, to eliminate all sorts of bad behavior, wouldn'

a flash flood warning for all caughts including baltimore city and the district of columbia except garrett, allegany, washington and frederick county. we have a tornado watch, not a warning, but a watch in effect until 1:30 for all counties for the state of delaware, all maryland counties excluding garrett, allegany, washington and frederick county. there is another concern. that is the high tide moving up the bay. 12:4 at bowly quarters. indianapolis was reporting the tide running a couple of feet above normal, so western shore, bay property owners, those, with concerns, marinas, those who have boats should be on the lookout. you should note high tide in one specific location. the tide is definitely running above normal. once again, this event is nowhere near over with. we're about a third of the way through it. that's also why here at the mountain we're showing you the afternoon high tides. once again, there will be another push up the bay. we'll continue to watch the warnings and advisories. you'll find them at wjz.com. don, back to you. >> we continue with derek valcourt live in dundal

garrett had a history of seizures and coaches say that may have caused the collapse. he was rushed to the hospital and did not survive. a florida father fed up with the way his daughter was treated took matters into his own hands. he confronted two of her classmates and it was all caught on tape. >> on a school bus in suburban orlando, a father's fury caught on a security camera. >> my daughter [beep]. >> 42-year-old james willie jones arrested for disorderly conduct admits his temper got the best of him when he unloaded on children who were bullying his daughter who suffered from cerebral palsy. in the report, he claims the classmates put a condom on her head. >> may daughter is not going to be touched on the way they done. i'm very sorry. i apologize for that. this is not just for me, but for my daughter. >> in the deputy's report, it says jones called the school to complain but nothing was done. the deputy writes, the school has two adults on the bus and attempts to control the children but they didn't speak english. >> this is my daughter! >> students say it was h

he was reginald garrett's coach and he joins us now by phone. coach, thank you for being so brave to come on. >> thank you. >> our condolences to you and your team and everyone in your town. how are the players taking reginald's death? >> it's devastating. it's just hard to talk about it. they were all crying and falling out. you couldn't say anything to comfort them. what are you going to say? you lost a 17-year-old child and nobody knew what the circumstances were or nothing. it's really bad. >> tell us what kind of guy reginald was? >> he was a great kid. he was a great student, good kid. leader of his team. teammates respected him. it's just a great loss to the family, to the community and the coaching staff. it's got us all in the tank. >> have you had a chance to speak to the family? >> yes, i've talked to -- i talked to his mother. i didn't get to talk to his father. but we're trying to get things arranged and worked out with the school and everything. we're going to have a meeting tomorrow with administration just to see what direction w

quarterback reggie garrett collapsed on the field after throwing a touchdown pass. he later died, leaving so many to ask, "how could this happen?" we get more now from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: beaumont, texas, is a community in disbelief. tragedy hit the playing field without warning. 17-year-old high school quarterback reggie garrett had just tossed a 13-yard touchdown pass. he celebrated with his teammates. as they headed to the sidelines, reggie collapsed. he never regained consciousness. assistant coach toby foreman. >> the crowd, our kids, our coaches, our community. i think the other team as well. everybody was pretty much in shock. >> reporter: reggie was rushed to the hospital. his teammates were told he'd passed away in the last minute of the game. reggie lived up to the roll of quarterback say coaches. he was a leader, a standout. the season was just under way and already the east orange stark high school quarterback was being heavily recruited. few new the kid was such a strong arm had experienced in his teens a series of seizures. paramedics say

byron garrett is the ceo of the national pta. he is taking part in that summit in new york and joins us live from our fox affiliate in new york city. here in our fox 5 studios is jeff smith, the executive director of d.c. voice, a nonprofit education advocacy group. thank you both for being with us, gentlemen. we want to start comment abouts today from the president. mr. smith, let's start -- comments today from the president. mr. smith, let's start with you. did the president go too far with his criticism saying he wouldn't send his own daughters to the schools? what's your reaction? >> i don't think so. it's been obvious for quite some time now that the president and quite frankly, a lot of local leaders, too aren't willing to send their own kids to their neighborhood school or to d.c. public schools at large. i think what is unclear and a lot of people are being given the misimpression that they don't measure up by any of our standards, not by parents, not by teachers, not by the black community in d.c. or the white community

but that has kind of lefttin intensity over garrett county. there was severe thunderstorm warning half an hour ago. but it has expired ffom the national weather service. and downtown right now. ú-lens.plets of water on the they are looking at the inner harbour. %-around the central porrion of tte state. across the bay. ú%om thh irst wave of rain. 67 degrees.3 winddsare out of the southeast at six. and we have humidity levels at moisture in the atmosphere. high oday, we warmed up a bit with the warm front ahead oo the cold front before it pushed throughh so you can see the temperatures. 88 degrees. and low started us off at 60. and normally we should be at 78 degrees. so we are above norral. very comfortable out there. nnce warm day. low waa -- normal low was 57. precipitation out at bbii3 thurgood marshall airport, a little on the lower side. but inner harrour, a little. -ore. a little over a 10th of an inch. some areas saw heavier amount, back in western maryland iih the heavier rain comiig down on the western side of the mountains. looking

garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctors' visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio rovas collapsed on his high school track, running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward dennison of central catholic high school in oregon scored the winning touchdown. moments later, dennison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up and i was trying to breathe a lot more. >> reporter: then he collapsed of a heart attack. his heart stopped for about two minutes before a nurse in the stands helped revive him. turns out he has a heart condition, something doctors previously diagnosed as asthma. his father is now fighting to mandate heart screenings for all high school athletes. >> i want this a law. i won't stop. i'm going to push it that no other family has to go through it. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new

garrett's death will now be investigated. according to the cdc, high school athletes account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctors' visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio rovas collapsed on his high school track, running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward dennison of central catholic high school of oregon scored the winning touchdown. moments later, dennison felt his heart racing. >> i got back up and i was trying to breathe a lot more. >> reporter: then he collapsed of a heart attack. his heart stopped for about two minutes before a nurse in the stands helped revive him. turns out he has a heart condition. something doctors previously diagnosed as asthma. his father is now fighting to mandate heart screenings for all high school athletes. >> i want this a law. i won't stop. i'm going to push it that no other family has to go through it. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new

out in garrett county, some will be in the mid- to upper 30s and north, new york state, some spots up here will have their first frost of the season. clear and chilly air mass. but that's going to quickly change on wednesday. beautiful weather right now. but as the really nice weather, the cool high pressure that is over us now, moves offshore. our winds am quickly go back to the south and southwest on wednesday. that means it's going to start bringing in some much, much warmer air that's sitting down across the southern plains. temperatures down here today, upper 80s and low 90s. it won't get quite that hot. maybe upper 80s. that warm front will have some clouds with it, as it moves through here on wednesday. and wednesday night, this front will be pretty close to us. there's a chance we might see a shower out of it. or isolated thundershower. but really cool stuff stays to the north. jet stream goes back up north to canada. temporarily, as we go into fall, it's going to feel more like august. temperatures, 85, 88 degrees on wednesday. same thing for thursday and friday before things

to make the playoffs, bob, sooner later, you just have to wonder whether jerry jones looks to jason garrett, a guy who has been on that short list of head coaching candidates, the team's offensive coordinator and wonder whether giving the job to jason garrett mid season would be the spark to turn it around? jerry jones desperately wants to take his team to the super bowl that is hosting in the brand-new stadium. >> jerry jones is fond of wade phillips and make a change reluctantly if it came to that but you're saying he would be willing to make it in season, yes? >> i think that sense of wanting desperately to play in that super bowl he is going to host to maybe make him doing something along those lines. the losses would have to pile up before he would get to that point, but he really wants to play in that super bowl he is going to be hosting. >> mike, what are some of the key injuries you're going to be reporting on? >> for the cowboys, today, bob, you talked about it at halftime the ongoing concussion problem jason witten falls into the nfl procedures for getting clearance to come back a

. >> reporter: it seemed like a regular friday night under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett was leading the west orange star high school mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i looked over, he's on the ground. i thought, i wonder what's wrong. >> reporter: the texas teen collapsed on the sideline, rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead before the game was over. he is the third high school player to suddenly die this month. 16-year-old cody turner in oklahoma and 15-year-old olivier lewis in florida both collapsed and died after practice and hayward dennison, a 17-year-old oregon high school player was saved by a nurse who was in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 player deaths were linked to football last year. nearly half a million reported concussions a year. and compared to other high school athletes, football players are ten times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter of education. and i think that we are makin

. >> reporter: it seemed like a regular friday night under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett was leading the west orange star high school mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i looked over, he's on the ground. i thought, i wonder what's wrong. >> reporter: the texas teen collapsed on the sideline, rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead before the game was over. he is the third high school player to suddenly die this month. 16-year-old cody turner in oklahoma and 15-year-old olivie lewis in florida both collapsed and died after practice and this 17-year-old oregon high school player was saved by a nurse who was in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. high school football still tops the list of most dangerous sports for serious injury. 12 player deaths were linked to football last year. nearly half a million reported concussions a year. and compared to other high school athletes, football players are ten times more likely to suffer heat-related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter of education. and i think that we are making progress. it's

his name is reginald garrett. he collapsed just moments after throwing a second touchdown in a game on friday night. he was rushed to the hospital, but before the game had even ended, the word reached the sidelines that their friend was dead. dan hooks was garrett's coach, and i spoke with him not long ago from orange, texas. coach, thank you for being so brave to come on, okay? >> thank you. >> our condolences to you. and your team. and everyone in your town. how are the players taking reginald's death? >> it's devastating. just hard to talk about it. they were all crying and falling out. and, you know, and -- well, you couldn't say anything to comfort them. what are you going to say. you lost a 17-year-old child. and nobody knew what the circumstances were or nothing. it was just really bad. >> tell us what kind of guy reginald was? >> he was a great kid. just a great student. good kid. leader of his team. teammates respected him. and, you know, it's just a great loss to the family, to the community, and the coa

reggie garrett is his name. he was running to the sidelines and collapsed after throwing his second touchdown pass last night. this happened in a small town in texas, one of those places where everybody knows everybody and everybody knew reggie. we'll tell you more about this young man. >>> also, we are going to hear possibly from sarah shourd. her two hiking companions still remain in custody in iran. >>> let's turn to the big political we saw last night. lisa murkowski is hoping to pull off what some are calling a real long shot. she is trying to win re-election by winning on a write-in. the incumbent senator announcing her renewed bid. her renewed, because she already lost to a tea party backed political newcomer. she would be only the second u.s. senator ever to win with a write-in campaign. last night in anchorage, she explained herself. >> i will be the first one to admit to you that in the primary campaign, we made some mistakes. we talked about ourselves. we talked about me a lot but we didn't educate al

head coaching candidates, the team's offensive coordinator and wonder whether giving the job to jason garrett mid season would be the spark to turn it around? jerry jes desperately wants to take his team to the super bowl that is hosting in the brand-new stadium. >> jerry jones is fond of wade philps and make a change reluctantly if it came to that but you're saying he would be willing to make it in season, yes? >> i think th sense of wanting desperately to play ithat super bowl he is going to host to maybe make him doing something along those lines. the losses would have to pile up before he would get to that point, but hreally wants to play in that super bowl he is going to be hosting. >> mike, what are some of the key injuries you're going to be reporting on? >> for te cowboys, today, bob, you talked about it at halftime the ongoing concussion problem jason witten falls into the nfl procedures for getting clearance to come bacand play. it can be a week are it's up to the doctors at this point. jets cornerback darrelle revis aggravated a hamstring injury and have an mri tomorrow. jets are o

a small texas community mournin the loss of reggie garrett, a senior who collapsed on the sidelis and later died. right after hehrew a touchdown pass during the game on friday night. >> it's an awful story. it happens on the heels of another story in oregon who collapsed on the field. we'll look at what may cause sudden death and what parents and trainers should know. >> also, part two of the story "what lurks." did you ever think twice about drinking from aublic water fountain or get grossed out when you touch a door or ride an escalator? yesterday we showed you germs that could be in the bathroom and kitchen. today we'll talk about what could be lurking in public places. wait until you hear. >> that's a fun topic. we're fun at parties, by the way. the things wealk about. >> you can hire us out. >> we bring the crowd down. >>> also, some items of american history that could be yours. hureds of items like the statue of liberty's nose. did you know she had a nose job? or a baseball signed by six u.s. presidents going on the auction block. this is quite a collection. cool stuff. >> i ca

garrett's folks say it looks like he had a seizure. maryland: new information about a mentally disabled woman police say was tortured inside this baltimore county home this couple now in jail accused of holding the woman hostage and physically, mentally and sexually abusing her. >> she was basically kept locked in a bathroom for almost a year. >> julie: police say the couple admitted they were stealing the victim's social security benefits. arizona: if huge fire sending smoke pouring into the sky. you can see the flames on the ground underneath a shelter. even with firefighters battling the blaze, it quickly spread to two nearby barns no word on what started the fire. california: talk about spacey. meet the new mars rover named curiosity. the plan to use the robot to find out more about what is happening on mars. it has working arms, similar to a human's. this one is much bigger. >> the others were around 400 pounds this is close to 2,000. >> julie: expected to land on mars in the summer of 2012. that's a fox watch across america. >>>

the easiest way to say it is, every count accept for two, garrett and allegany is under a flood watch or a coastal flood watch. that's areawide and the acception of the two counties. rain by dinner time and a high of 75 degrees this day. don, take it away. >>> if you're about to be on your way, here's sharon. >>> well, the only problem you could run into is minor congestion on the westside of the beltway. taking a look at the speeds and outer lupe, that's 55 miles per hour there and a 12 minute drive time. a very minor delay. there's a look outside at the delay. this is brought to you by toyota and your local toyota dealer where you'll find quality cars and trucks. toyota, moving forward. back to you. >>> all right, let's go to the ronster. it's a nice coat, dude. thank you, i may -- >> is that cashmere? ther this is the best dress sale 2010. what i am wearing? >>> a bicuna jacket. it looks perfect. it's a good example of the wonderful men's clothing that we have. >> and i want to interrupt you for a second. this coat, 49 bucks. 49 bucks. >> how many bicuna's were injured in the makin

major garrett, from "national journal," former colleague at the white house. i know you're actually on our normal set there in washington holding down the fort for us. >> no tie. >> not exactly. >> you leave the white house press room and you just get rid of the tie. good stuff. >> look at that. great to see you. thanks. >>> let's do our trivia. which out going senator was once thought to be bob woodward's source "deep throat"? >> frankly, i was a believer for a long time. tomorrow bob bennett before he became a u.s. senator, he was within the nixon administration, long-time republican operative. a lot of people thought he was somebody who might have been whispering. >> someoned a the fbi said mark feldman. >> makes a lot more sense. >> i'm depressed that we know who deep throat is now. one of the greatest washington secrets. anyway. >>> programming note, next week, msnbc and the networks of nbc universal focusing on education in america. week long series we're calling "education nation." it's going to include a two-day interactive summit at rockefeller plaza.

his name is reginald garrett. he was a star player, he was a straight-a student, but he was unresponsive when they took him to the hospital. the entire school just about turned out to that hospital. we talked to a nurse live here a short time ago talking about how the entire community right now is hurting. we don't know what caused this. an autopsy has been planned. >>> also, toyota, settling a deadly accident, a case where a family was killed when their accelerator got stuck. four people died in this crash in san diego last year, but now it has been settled by toyota. the amount is remaining confidential. for now, what happened with this family with that stuck accelerated led to many of the toyota and lexus recalls. >>> also, actress lindsay lohan already under supervised probation for a 2007 drunken driving conviction. well, she now says she failed a recent drug test. she tells us this in a post on her twitter page. she says she's working hard to overcome her addiction. she also says she's ready to appear before

. >> reporter: it seemed like a regular friday night under the lights. 17-year-old reggie garrett was leading the mustangs to victory when tragedy struck. >> i saw him on the ground. >> reporter: the texas team collapsed on the sidelines and he was rushed to the hadn't and pronounced dead. >> it's been hard. you think of all the time with him. >> reporter: garrett had a history of seizures but was medically screened. he was the third high school player to suddenly die. cody turner and olivia lewis both died after practice and a 17-year-old oregon player was saved by a nurse in the stands after he suffered a sudden heart attack last week. bien robinson from the trainers association says there's one question -- >> who's taking care of my kid. >> reporter: high school football tops the list for injuries. 12 player deaths were linked to afternoon. half a million report concussions and compared to other at lets, football players are 10 times more likely to suffer heat related illnesses. >> all these things are a matter of education, and i think we're making progress. we still have a ways t

reggie garrett of west orange had just thrown a touchdown pass. he was walk to the sidelines when he collapsed. paramedics believe he suffered a massive seizure. the 17-year-old had a history of minor attacks in his younger years but his mother that a recent eck-up showed cause for concern. >> he had a physical last year, this year with hisoctor here in orange. no signs of any health conditions whatsoever. >> he was reported in excellent condition. he never showed any sign of a health problem. they were just out of the blue. it shocked everybody. >> the school canceled this week'same so players and coaches could mourn their loss. >>> kidsho play sports in d.c. may have to sit out a little longer if they suffer a concussion while playing. this week phil mendels will require children to be examined by a professional if there is concern they did in fact suffer a concussion. the dheet only return to play if examined by a licensed health care provider. similar laws have been pass in the other states. >>> a new study finds a possible link between a comm

e composting thing, and they find out that compost goes and creates something called soil, and that garrett -- they take some of that dirt that does not now valley and all those fancy wine areas that look at this as liquid gold or -- what is it? what do you guys call it? black gold. i like that. you give a little back to the schools, and the schools take that and put it in their little garden outside, and then they actually learn about 7 there are no shortcuts in life, and the important lesson is that a lot of us have forgotten. these are important life lessons. all part of the edible schoolyard initiative and the educational component that ;>me2ci in a meaningful way, and kids, again, are leading the charge. that was my added anecdote. exactly. whatever. all right, come on back. >> thank you, everyone, for coming. we did want to thank mayor newsom for your leadership and all the great staff at san francisco department of the environment. robert daly, kevin drew, the of the facility. >> what i think about the arts in san francisco, i think of an ecosystem that has many different constituent

marcus over the middal and garrett field go from 37 yards out. 49ers out gain the saints 1417 yards but the final score, saints 25-22. >> not to take away anything from them, world championship team, we did a lot of stuff to ourselves today. >> it's unfortunate. >> what they do? nothing. they didn't do nothing. we beat ourselves. >> 0-2 is tough. next week to kansas city, you lose that, 0-3 and you go, the rest of the year we may be playing for fun. they play in a weak decision and i think the 49ers performed well. jerry rice, the 12th 49er to have his jersey retired. montana, young, brodie, white. halftime, rice spending time with eddy, and his -- one of his former coaches. >> every time i stepped on the football field after the national athm, i would raise my finger, the finger that is closest to the thumb, i want everybody to do that for bill walsh. i love san francisco, thank you so much for this honor. let's go 9ers. >> you know what's wrong with the 49ers? the last 15 years anytime someone is honored it's from the old days. they got to get some new blood in here. the a's are headi

garrett finally gets through with one second on the clock. the saints beat the 49 years in a thriller, a 25-22. a arrested this morning on charges of driving while intoxicated. police pulled him over because his s.t.v. at excessive tinting on these windows. they smelled a call and gave him a test and he was twice the legal limit. -- they smelled alcohol and gave him a test and he was twice the legal lamenlynn said. -- the legal limit. ii never like to show the idiots who run on the field during the game, but how about diaz?matt he trips and has he runs out on the field. and he was arrested. diaz was a hero. i am not hiding the idiot. i am praising -- highlighting the idiot. i am praising the reaction. >> former white house correspondent collins is the in back -- is back in the spotlight. >> on tuesday, the american anti-discrimination committee plans to hold a gala in his honor. the 90-year-old journalist resign from a post after making comments that some found to come on, guys! daisy! whoo! aah! [ female announcer ] lunchables cheese pizza -

the team's coach said garrett had a history of seizure and an autopsy has been ordered. tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern, we will talk to his coach. >>> a spokesman for toyota says the car company has settled with two families over a deadly crash. four people were killed last year when their lexus accelerated on a freeway near san diego and crashed over an embankment. lexus is a division of toyota. the company says both parties wish to keep the amount of the settlement private. toyota is not admitting liability. >>> for nearly 40 years, the federal government has asked people from all states if and how much they use illegal drugs. this year, the national survey on drug use and health isn't the worst researchers have seen, but it is worse than last year. >> reporter: illegal drug use is higher than it has been in a decade. according to a new government survey, usage among americans 12 and over rose from 8% in 2008 to 8.7% in 2009. with an upswing in the use of ecsta ecstasy, meth and marijuana. marijuana jumped from 6.7% in 2008 to 7.3% in 2009 among teenagers. >> young, heav

garrett was a senior and straight-a student in orange, texas. he was being recruited by several top university football programs. the coach says he had a history of seizure, but an autopsy will determine the cause of death. >>> back to school, and bacterial meningitis is a big concern for a lot of parents and students right now. it's a disease that can kill healthy, young people with frightening speed. kylea winters contracted meningitis a year ago and it left her kidneys damaged and forced doctors to amputate both legs below the knees and her kidneys and she received a kidney from her twin sister. she joins us now from san diego, along with dr. j.j. leavenstein in los angeles. so let's begin with you, kyla. how are you feeling? >> thanks for having me. pretty good. we had the kidney surgery just three weeks ago, and both my sister and i are recovering. >> okay. >> we're doing a lot better. >> that's great, but i know it's been a long haul along the way. how old were you when you contracted meningitis? >> i was 38. >> how do you suppose you were

even cooler out west, parts of allegheny and garrett county, upper the's and low 60's. one more batch of showers coming across eastern ohio arrives later tonight. the last of the shower should be clearing by 2:00 or 3:00 and heading for the coast. a shower or storm through about 3:00 in the morning and then humid conditions give way to a west wind. drier air moves in and a cooling trend toward dawn tomorrow morning. another storm this project high pressure builds then friday afternoon. the futurecast indicates lots of sunshine returning in the afternoon tomorrow, holding on for saturday. a weaker front drugs out of pennsylvania on sunday. -- drops out of pennsylvania on sunday. the next front coming through late in the weekend does not look to have a lot of moisture associated with it. tomorrow will be warmer but less humid. northwest winds at 5-50 miles an hour. tigert years in the bay water about 75, a cool day near deep creek tomorrow. it looks like the mountains will get some sunshine on saturday. a warm day around the bay, 83. in the tropical atlantic, three hurric

witnesses say the quarterback, reginald garrett, collapsed shortly after throwing his second touchdown pass of the night. he was quickly rushed to the hospital where teenage friends and family all gathered where doctors tried and could not save him. >> the paramedics did everything possible in the field. we did -- we worked with him for well over an hour. we did everything possible, including our physician getting on the line to a local card olgist o cardiologist. we couldn't get a heart beat back. >> what was that hospital like? was it full of people at the time? >> his family was all there, of course. it was very devastating. lots of crying and shortly after the game ended, my parking lot completely filled with people. the waiting room was full. the parking lot was full. there was cheerleaders and band members. all the coaches were there. it was the entire community, the entire football stadium came to the hospital to check on him. we were trying our best to give them good good news and comfort them but it was impossible. >> she went on to add that garrett was a senior, a straight "a

brian todd is in garrett, virginia with more on teresa louis's final hours. >> we are told that she has met with their immediate family, her attorney and spiritual adviser as well. she has a venture -- and essentially resigned to the circumstances. jazz as for a last meal -- she has asked for a last meal of fried chicken, dr pepper and peace. -- peas. we're told that her family will appear today. the daughter said she would witness the best execution. -- witness the execution. it is pretty much unfolding as is supposed to go. she will be put to death within the next three hours. >> thanks for that report. >> and an arrest report tonight of a 31-year-old catholic -- and arrest reported tonight before the murder of a 31-year-old catholic university student. 17-year-old eric forman is charged. police say robbery was the motive of the killing and they say he was a gang member. >> eight two-alarm fire killed a mother and two of her sons. >> this community is live in grief today to find out that the three children that survive this fire are in the hospital and are expected to recover and be r

some of the spots in garrett and allegany counties may drop into the 30's overnight. around here, we will have a wide range across the inner harbor to the outlying suburbs. we will probably drop into the mid to upper 40's by early tuesday morning. producing very comfortable weather again for the day with lots of sunshine. about the time officially becomes fall, wednesday, thursday into friday, the heat in the country will come back. the first couple of days will feel like summer as some of these areas where temperatures are in the 90's. one more comfortable dave and then the war of the see out here from 89 in st. louis, and that will be coming in on a south, southwest breeze. sunny and beautiful. the humidity will begin to return on wednesday. it is possible some of the isolated storms will work their way towards baltimore wednesday evening. we held on for a slight chance for a thunderstorm on thursday and friday as well. tomorrow should be dry, sunny, and very nice with a light southwest wind. sunrise @ 6:53 a.m. wind wil be light on the day. the bay water temperatur

nicolo 40's at brean ridge and in allegany and garrett county. a high, thin layer of clouds beginning to approach as a front bears down on our region. all of that should spell a slightly sunnier morning and not quite as chile. like southwest winds will gradually increase throughout the day. -- a light southwest winds will gradually increase throughout the day. temperatures were quite warm in the afternoon today. we're in the after 70's for the afternoon high. -- in the upper 70's for the afternoon high. there is warm weather west of the mountains. that will start pushing in our direction for the next couple of days. with the heat and humidity trying to move in, a couple of thunderstorms will be possible tomorrow afternoon and evening. it will bring rain to the region on thursday, but -- it will stick around in the region a little bit on thursday, but just hot and hazy and humid for friday. although fall officially begins tomorrow night, the first day of fall will feel like summer. 86 to 91, humid and the possibility of a storm. winds on the bay w

in may they saved 26 very malnourished horses from garrett county, including raspberry who was skin and bones. take a look at her now. less than four months later she is healthy and on a healthy diet. that is the outcome of poor horses enduring months of torture. >> i need to trust humans again when i see these horses recover. it is a blessed thing to see everyday here. >> criminal charges are pending against the west virginia farm. to help the horses recover, day's inn rescue is in need of hay and volunteers. for more information, log on to wjz.com. >>> we learned today that two tornadoes are responsible for the damage in new york city. the storm moved through on thursday. they confirmed the tornadoes by examining trees and wind. only 10 tornadoes have hit new york city in the past 60 years. here in baltimore, no storms in sight. we are enjoying a beautiful stretch of sunny weather. so, how much longer will it last? we are live with the look at the updated forecast. >> yes. hi everybody out there. hope you are having a great start to the weekend. it is beautiful out there. nothing goin

it happened just before 6:30 this morning at central avenue and garrett morgan boulevard in hyattsville. they say the man walked in to anyon coming car. the driver stayed at the scene. at this point there is no word on the condition of the man. >>> a meltdown of the computers caused a problem for drivers. the automated system on the franconia dmv went on the fritz self hours yesterday and two weeks ago a mass server failed shutting down services across the commonwealth. the company that provides computer services to virginia is looking in to what caused the problem at the dmv and 25 orstate agencies. northrop grumman says it will pay for the end review. they have a $2.4 billion ten- year contract with virginia. >>> everyone should a wash their hands, and it appears women are more vigilant than men, but why? >> the surprising benefits of video games. i'm in los angeles and i will tell you what skills they help >>> taking a look at the living well headlines. health officials are growing more concerned about a super bug that is resist tan to nearly all antibiotics. it has sickened three pe

e composting thing, and they find out that compost goes and creates something called soil, and that garrett -- they take some of that dirt that does not now valley and all those fancy wine areas that look at this as liquid gold or -- what is it? what do you guys call it? black gold. i like that. you give a little back to the schools, and the schools take that and put it in their little garden outside, and then they actually learn about 7 there are no shortcuts in life, and the important lesson is that a lot of us have forgotten. these are important life lessons. all part of the edible schoolyard initiative and the educational component that ;>me2ci in a meaningful way, and kids, again, are leading the charge. that was my added anecdote. exactly. whatever. all right, come on back. >> thank you, everyone, for coming. we did want to thank mayor newsom for your leadership and all the great staff at san francisco department of the environment. robert daly, kevin drew, the of the facility. supervisor mirkarimi: good afternoon, welcome to the local agency formation commission. i am the chair. i li

but holding in the 70s, and only around 60 in garrett county and lows ton, lots of 50s on the board to lower 60s here in town. it's going to be nice. i want to show you quickly, 120- mile an hour winds, that's going on towards mexico. lots of rain there and out on the tropics, igor, still 120. julia is weaker. igor will be in bermuda sunday night. here's our seven-day. 83 tomorrow. nice again on sunday. 85 for the skins game. monday and tuesday, low to mid 80s and by wednesday, upper 80s as we welcome fall wednesday night at 11:09. stick around, we are going into the kitchen when 9news now at noon returns. !% wúçúwú >>> i want to remind you that monday through friday, we start at 4:25 a.m. if you want the latest weather, traffic, and news, you want to tune in to channel 9. 4:25 monday through friday a.m. now i want to tell you about a festival that has been going on for 50 years in the washington area. if you like greek pastries and good greek food and great greek music, then you want to come to the festival that is being held by the saints constantine and helen greek orthodox chur

but very county had the lowest turnout, and garrett county had the highest -- montgomery county had the lowest. what do you think will improve voter turnout, or is it a lost cause? you can leave your comments on our facebook page, and stay in touch with our updates on wbaltv.com. >> officials with the department of defense said a soldier from baltimore has died in iraq. they say he died from a non- combat related incident. >> we have learned more details about the man who opened fire inside hopkins hospital yesterday. paul pardus spent his days transporting disabled patients. police say he became so distraught over his mother's prognosis, he shot a surgeon before turning the gun on his own mother and then himself. it is a shock to his brother. >> he just wanted to stay with her and to be with turkey -- to be with her if he could. >> pardus and his mother both died at the scene. the surgeon, dr. david cohen, is expected to survive his injuries. today it was pretty much back to normal at the hospital. >> this afternoon, police commissioner bealefeld said he will give his department and th

garrett county in western maryland had the highest with nearly 40%. >>> six minutes after 5:00 right now. six dehydrated puppies found inside of a dumpster. they are as cute as can be and now they need a home. we'll tell you how you can help out. after you see that video, you will want to. >>> we'll tell you about a fast-moving storm ripping through new york city. >>> before you go, let's go to mta's mark jones. hi, mark. >> reporter: good morning. you'll find wet roadways slowing things up a bit. the bus system, the numbers 10 and 30 are taking a diversion in the downtown area due to construction at light and pratt. your light rail and metro subway services look good, though. the m.a.r.c. train system moving about on time for service on the camden, penn and brunswick line. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. tax on ez that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average

garrett county in western maryland had the highest with nearly 40%. >>> former governor bob ehrlich has released an outline of plans that he has for his new administration if he gets his old job back. ehrlich released his road map to 2020. in it, he is proposing the value for the dollar initiative. it will basically align government spending with revenues by delivering services for residents at the price that they are willing to pay. his plan also includes the 1% reduction in the sales tax and doubling the number of charter schools in the state of maryland. ♪ [music] ♪ >> this is so cute. elmo visited a baltimore city elementary school to celebrate early americaning success in maryland. after all, elmo is from baltimore. he thrilled students at the elementary school as part of a bps kids raising readers program. at the time helps children age 2 to 8. maryland public television is one of 20 stations that participate in the program. look at the smiles on their faces. it's so cute. >>> it is 6:53 right now. a harford county animal rescue group turned a heartbreaking story into a great

two plays later, garrett got a field goal. the saints beat the 49ers. >>> the drought is over for a's rookie chris carter after starting his career 0-33, carter finally got his first base hit. the a's beat the white sox and they go back over .500. that was the longest streak in franchise history for not getting a base hit. >> his future as a quarterback is slid identified. >> he had two picks one wasn't his fault. >> he kept his come pose you are through the game and he didn't loot it. >> he did a great job, the defense was spectacular. if you're a 9er fan, you come away thinking there is some hope. >> let's get back to gonzales. we don't have time, roberta . >> we have to go. it's happening. let's go! we got a 1-2-0 in progress. what's a 1-2-0? another airline is charging up to $120 roundtrip for two bags. [ imitating siren ] pull over! looks like we got a runner. pull over! we know you've been charging for bags! we can't stop every plane. we're gonna stop this one. you can fly, but you can't hide. ♪