you can follow john stanton on twitter. i love his twitter handle. it is adcbigjohn. >> one of the biggest dudes i've ever met. he's a giant. >> bill: heavily tattooed. he's a real statement in and of himself. john stanton. paul ryan, the sleeper side of him, yeah, we've heard enough about the budget. take a look at him on the social issues. he's extreme right wing as you can get. what's mitt romney thinking? kevin out in chicago. hey, kevin, good morning. >> caller: good morning, bill, how are you? >> bill: good. what do you think about all of this? >> caller: this is a hail mary to the far right wackos that believe that this big story book the constitution -- they're going to try to galvanize this group. ralph reid -- obama's grassroots thing again. they'll just try to rally up. we all know it is going to come down to the swing states. it always does. >> bill: i'm sorry kevin your cell phone is cutting in and out but you made your point pretty clear. i would just add to that there's no doubt that this is going to fire up the base. and i talked a li

left lane continues to be blocked at stanton road with a multivehicle accident. it should be clearing up shortly but crews are on the scene dealing with that. it's causing pretty major backups. now there's also an accident inbound at the suitland parkway at sterling avenue. no problems to report on 295 or 395 if you're planning to head inbound using those two routes. you should be okay. i'll be back with more traffic coming up once again at 6:58. back to you. >>> our michael & son cameras looking great. daybreak is moving along. temperatures are continuing to drop off. reagan airport down to 66 degrees. a bit of a chilly start. we are expecting our air quality today to stay in the moderate range. things will be changing. mostly cloudy this morning. some breaks in the cloud cover through midday. we'll get into the lower range to middle 80s later on this afternoon but we also have the opportunity for late day showers and thunderstorms to develop. again i mentioned these cool temperatures. 61 out toward vienna. 61 toward alexandria. we're definitely going to see a c

here comes stanton. he allows a season high 9 hits, 5 earns. steven, what happened? >> i wanted to go out there and give it everything i had. i struggled for the whole game and you know, it's a big learning experience for me. i think i learned a lot from the night. we have to flush it and we have to get back to playing our style baseball. >> five straight losses for the nats. the o's hosting the white sox. he is coming through with two outs. three runs will score. o's shut out the white sox 6-0. birds with 14 games over .500. tomorrow, lindsey murphy and i will be at the skins final preseason game. brian bolter back in a moment. this is the plan for back to school. introducing share everything, only from verizon. a shareable pool of data to power up to 10 different devices. add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to refle

burkhardt: but perhaps the most intriguing feature of fort stanton was discovered in 2001 when spelunkers investigating signs of additional caves revealed snowy river passage. - his comment was something to the effect of, "how in the blankity-blank-blank are we gonna deal with this?" and of course, those that were hind him said, "what? what is it?" he said, "i don't know. it looks like a snowy river." and that's how snowy river got its name. burkhardt: snowy river is now considered the longest calcite formation in the world, with almost 17 miles of cave passages documented and no end in sight. this natural wonder has turned out to be a scientific gold mine. - they're doing science that hn't been done before, or it has been done before, but they're doing modifications of it and improvements on it and just really amazing work. burkhardt: newly discovered bacteria at snowy river are helping scientists understand possible life on other planets as well as new cures for disease. it's also an opportunity to study how humans impact underground environments. and the findings have resulted in a mor

inbound suitland parkway at stanton road. expect to find delays. big story, the train derailment in ellicott city. as a result, frederick road, which turns into main street remains closed off. detours are posted. melanie alnwick will be with us shortly with a live report. >>> arlington county police are on the hunt for a suspect accused of trying to sexually assault a woman over the weekend. it happened on the 2400 block of north cus ti. s road. police say the woman was walking home from the courthouse metro station when she was attacked. she allegedly bit the suspect's hand, screamed for help and he ran away. suspect is being described as a white mail around 5' 7" and weighing 200 pounds. >>> sky fox threw over this scene on avenel road yesterday morning. police say a ride-on bus lost control and hit another vehicle and crashed right into the front door of the house. two people were in the house at the time and luckily, no one inside was hurt. some passengers and the bus driver suffered minor injuries. >>> coming up income, we'll go live to fox bu

. >> millions of americans take stanton's to lower their cholesterol, and several experienced the most common side effect, muscle pain, and the dose might be directly related to the pain experienced. researchers studied over 1000 problems reported and they found brands with the highest dosage had the highest rate of muscle problems. doctors should inform patients about these risks. medical research can improve patient treatment and start new businesses, but experts say the industry is ailing. we have more and white cutting edge tools are not making it to the doctors -- on why cutting edge tools are not making it to the doctor's office. >> this lady had advanced cancer. >> the stock has treated thousands, diagnosing the disease. about 1 million biopsies are performed every year. >> you make the incision and that leaves the ladies with a scar, and a little bit of deformity, sometimes. >> it is a procedure that has not seen change over the years. >> it was not precise. i was shocked. >> he'd was -- he was determined to improve the process, working with top scientists to develop technology

. >>> greg stanton, 41 years of age, working out with the wnba team, and they broke his nose. and you know my motto for years, after 40, stay home. [ thunder crashes ] [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in their maglites: duracell. one reason: duralock power preserve. it locks in power for up to 10 years in storage. guaranteed. so, whether it's 10 years' of life's sunny days... or... the occasional stormy one... trust goes a long way. duracell with duralock. trusted everywhere. mr. geiss, i'm so sorry. i just found out that you're here. i'd have my assistant sit on his naughty stool if he didn't love it so much. no apologies. i'm just admiring your bulb cover. thank you, sir. why don't you, uh-- are you all right? it's the diabetes. i'm light-headed all the time. i can't see a damn thing. we're all getting older, sir. tell me about it. my baby girl is getting married. she and her fiancé are out choosing floral arrangements right now. [chuckles] fire

conway, his a-rod lacey common on the editor and chief not -- sarah lacey, george hugh, and katie jacob stanton, vice president for twitter the road -- now twitter. we will end the program with the mayor's vision of economic growth for 2012 and beyond. 2011 was a year of substantial accomplishment, despite the slow pace of recovery in california, the economic opportunities have helped make sense of cisco a bright spot in california to advancing tax incentives to supporting economy-boosting infrastructure, and the chamber is helping to ensure job creation and steady economic growth in san francisco. the chamber is particularly proud to advance an ongoing pro-business policy agenda in partnership with a coalition of business, labour, and non-profit organizations, and i am pleased that our labour colleagues to join us this morning. geared with our labor colleagues just waved for the audience eminent -- would our labor colleagues just waved for the audience? they are out there. our theme this morning is prosperity to gather. give we helped pass key initiatives, including the tax exemption, a tax ex

just want to tell you though a serious fire on alabama fire has it closed between wheeler and stanton. you can use mississippi avenue as your alternate route. i'll be back with more traffic at 6:25. back to you guys. >>> all right, thanks monika. 6:18 now. we have a follow-up on a story we brought you yesterday. >> a texas lawyer is filing a freedom of information act request to learn the white house beer recipe and he says it's public knowledge. the lawyer is also a home brewer and he wants in os the white house's -- in on the white house's secret. a reporter asked press secretary jay carney yesterday if the recipe will be made public. >> not that i'm aware of. it's true that -- laugh laugh [ laughter ] it's true i don't always bring water out here but -- yeah. the -- not that i'm aware. >> okay, waffling there on the issue is what is this all about? >> according to the white house, food blog white house chefs created three brews, honey ale, bond ale and a honey porter and don't ask how to make them. >> this this was an election year, freedom of information on beer. >>> next in sport

as nbc's stephanie stanton reports, one of houston's co-stars says it's the perfect tribute to her. >> we made it very simple in this house. >> reporter: it was whitney houston's first acting role in more than 15 years. sadly it would be her last. >> sparkle, you can have a gift. it's how you use it. >> reporter: the 48-year-old houston wrapped production on the film she helped produce just three months before her death last february. her body was found in a bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel on the eve of the grammys. ♪ what can i do with this feeling ♪ >> reporter: "sparkle" is a remake of the 1976 film of the same name. >> what did you say? >> reporter: houston played a mother coming to terms with her own bad choices and growing to encourage her daughters' singing careers. during a recent interview with the "today" show, lead actress jordin sparks talked about the movie's impact on houston's fans. >> this movie, what better gift for her to leave for all of her fans and everybody than this amazing performance that she does. >> this isn't what we rehearsed. >> reporter: while it

we also have katie and jacob stanton. katie joint witter -- joined twitter last summer. it is pretty important, because 70% of all tweets come from outside the united states. she was appointed by president obama to serve as his director of participation. casey went to my college, so it is a bizarre coincidence. we also have the chief operating officer of sales force. i encourage you to learn more about these guys here regard i want to get right into the meat of the conversation, so let's talk about why san francisco is so important for sales force, because you are one of the first companies that refuse to move to the peninsula. >> we have been a san francisco company since our founding. i have been out the company for 10 years, and san francisco has been a huge differentiator. it is not only a start-ups, but is all of the talent. it is a huge differential to create the products and differentiation. the talent continues to be the reason we are so excited about growing in the city, why we have well over 5000 employees, and why that is going to continue to be a great opport

and in other news of the sentinels of old punk band pussy riot the empty suit in stanton russia's main cathedral two years behind bars the women's performance was ruled to be going is a motivator by religious hatred outside the court crowds of rallies both in support and against the women. but brains prominent human rights activists not bill ridge abis jailed for three years he was found guilty of inciting and to government protests through his speeches and online posts while the equal rights movement gains momentum in the gulf states. and the un's new peace envoy for syria its first task is a becoming security council division that's report suggests u.k. intelligence is helping rebels attack the regime. up next a report from russia's republic of dagestan on the local age old tradition of tightrope walk coming up. the southernmost region of russia shepherds are young but i mean i've been working together for more than twenty years due to the job they really even have enough time to visit nearby villages let alone the big city. in moments of calm when the sheep grazing and it's raining

one of my favorite letters is elizabeth katie stanton writing to her daughter. she is giving speeches on the road. she gives two a day. and it's a terrific description of what her life on the road was like. it's not that different i don't think, than life on the road for speakers now. the hard part is the travel. it's the getting there. it's the receptions and the dinners around the -- that surround the speech. that's the part that tires people out and drains them. and in the book, katie stanton's letter describing her trip, although much more arduous, is the same feeling that she has. >> one of the things that i noticed in reading your letters is how often a reference to religion or god or jesus christ or being a christian in the letter. i counted over 30 of the letters that you've got in here. did you notice that? >> i did notice that. it was not my intention -- i wasn't looking for that, but it was a big part of the lives of people and there are quite a fufmente -- a few. >> al fordman -- alford mann, who was he? >> he brought to the attention of the country

the 29-year-old driver of the tractor trailer is from stanton, virginia, and charged with reckless driving. >>> a zoo is displaying its recent success. four rare sand kittens born three weeks ago. zoo workers say they were stunned by the births of the cats considered extinct in israel. there were concerns mom couldn't carry all those kittens, but everything has turned out so far. sand cats mainly exist in the deserts of asia and africa and they are the only species of feline to live in a desert environment. >> they sure are cute. after nearly 40 years, what the price is right is now looking for in its next model. you might be surprised. we'll have that story when we return. you're watching 9news now at 6:00. >> for luxury cars, the new type of crash test raises serious questions about some models. we'll show you the result tonight on the cbs evening news. [ male announcer ] the choice on debt... mitt romney's plan: huge tax cuts for millionaires, tax breaks for oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, adding trillions to the deficit. president obama's plan: a balanced approa

for "today," stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we're going to take a break. we'll be right back after this. y with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual changes in mood or behavior or thoughts of suicide. antidepressants can increase these in children, teens, and young adults. cymbalta is not approved for children under 18. people taking maois or thioridazine or with uncontrolled glaucoma should not take cymbalta. taking it with nsaid pain relievers, aspirin, or blood thinners may increase bleeding risk. severe liver problems, some fatal, were reported. signs include abdominal pain and yellowing skin or eyes. tell your doctor about all your medicines, including those for migraine and while on cymbalta, call right away if you have high fever, confusion and stiff mu

. >> james stanton is known as the godfather of global warning. but the new report links individual events including the 2003 and 2010 eastern heat wave and the brought in oklahoma last year to climate change. >> a lot of people are beginning to ask w the drought we are seeing this summer. while you are here, tropical storm ernesto. why is the route now? >> a lot of phoenix want to know, does it come to texas? it's still a tropical storm. it looks to become a hurricane and hit the yucatan peninsula. it's disorganized and right now, it looks like a mexican storm but one turn and we could be talking about texas. we are keeping our eye on it. >> ginger zee, thanks very much. >> we turn to the vote for president, your voice, your vote. harry reid claiming that mitt romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. and george stephanopoulos asked the chairs of both parties about it on "this week". >> as far as harry reid is concerned, listen, you might want to go down that road. i'm going to respond to a dirty liar who hasn't filed a sing the page of tax returns

showers show up from winchester back toward stanton. that will be added to the morning. a morning shower or thunderstorm possible. more though in the afternoon with storms. again, some could be heavy. some could be severe. and the main threats for this type of a situation will be hail and gusty winds. of course we will keep you posted throughout the day and online at wusa9.com. overnight then, partly to mostly cloudy and mild. a shower possible west. still pretty comfortable in the bushes. tomorrow morning, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. winds out of the south/southwest at about 10. now, by afternoon, mostly cloudy, almost hot. scattered showers. some heavy, some severe. high temperatures still 86 to 90, despite the cloud cover. wind out of the southwest at about 10. so we're looking at storms both morning and afternoon, but i think the main event will be in the afternoon between about noon and maybe 6:00 p.m. we will certainly keep you posted. all right, your day planner. 66 to 74 to start with some clouds. maybe a thunderstorm by noon. 82 to 86. good chance of storms

earlier we mentioned the crash at stanton road. it had cleared but now authoritys tell me the police are still wrapping up some paperwork tying up the right side of the roadway. 395 with lanes open, you're down to 17 miles an hour traveling from the pentagon to the 14th street brinell. accident activity near montrose road. and 66 no change here. still well below speed from fair oaks headed in toward 123. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. back to you. >>> thanks, julie. some stories making headlines this morning. an online travel company is fined by the department of transportation. other bit has been ordered to pay $50,000. the warning that or bit displayed was too far down on its website. on the first day new passenger protection rules went into effect. >>> mars rover is extending its arm for the first time and it used its navigation camera. all right. now, it used the camera to view this. curiosity has not stretched its arm since before its launch in november. now, it's loaded with tools including a drill, scoop and a

phoenix mayor greg stanton says these services are critical to his city, and they're part of the reason he's speaking up against the sequester. >> it was never meant to be implemented. it causes unnecessary job loss, unnecessary impact on the lives of people most in need. and all we need to resolve it is statesmanship by members of congress, and we are not seeing it right now. >> reporter: congress has until january 1 to reverse the spending cuts set in motion by the seqeuster. but nobody expects a real solution before the november election. until then, a cloud of uncertainty hangs over programs on the cut list and the jobs that support them. >> this is not just an inside- the-beltway issue; this will affect your life. it will affect either your job or the job of someone you know. it will affect families in our community. it could send our country back into recession. >> reporter: sylvia hall, nbr, washington >> susie: tomorrow, we'll continue our fiscal cliff coverage with a look at the tax increases that are set to take effect when the deadline hits at the beginning of next year. the

bottom one, giancarlo stanton to right. carlos lee coming in. beats the throw. 2-0, marlins. bottom five, 6-0 marlins. strasburg still in the game. rbi single. strasburg, five innings, nine hits. marlins win 9-0. and the nationals have lost nine in a row. i'm hakeem dermish. that's your "sportscenter" update. >>> anybody who plays madden football video games knows their attention to detail. but one player is pointing out one thing the game got wrong. >> reporter: there's marcus thomas, defensive tackle for the new york giants. will the real marcus thomas stand up. that's not him. >> here's the real marcus thomas. the guy in his madden profile hasn't played since 2009. suffice to say, the real marcus, yeah, he's pretty upset about that. >>> coming up next, "the pulse," this morning. lindsay lohan and that jewelry case we told you about yesterday. could there be even more trouble? >>> and prince harry, new details about that party in vegas. were drugs involved? stay with us. i don't spend money on gasoline. i don't have to use gas. i am probably going to the gas station about o

. >> james stanton is known as the godfather of global warning. but the new report links individual events including the between and 2010 european heat wave and the drought in oklahoma and texas last year, to climate change. he is a say is saying now we a in science. >> a lot of people are beginning to ask with the drought we are seeing this summer. while you are here, tropical storm ernesto. why is the route now? >> a lot of phoenix want to know, does it come to texas? it's still a tropical storm. it looks to become a hurricane and hit the yucatan peninsula. it's disorganized and right now, it looks like a mexican storm when it makes land fall but one little turn and we could be talking about texas. we are keeping our eye on it. >> ginger zee, thanks very much. >> we turn to the vote for president, your voice, your vote. and the talk over mitt romney's taxes. harry reid claiming that mitt romney didn't pay taxes for ten years. republicans furious over the claim and democrats not defending it. and george stephanopoulos asked the chairs of both par

george karlos, stanton scores. and marlins up 7-0. strasbourg, five innings, nine hits. seven runs, five of them earned. the nationals drop their fifth straight, 9-0 is the final. wind of change. blowing at redskins park. one day after he won the kicking job he was released. that was the side bar story. the front paige will read -- cooley cut, the redskins. parted way with chris cooley. >> it's been awesome. i have been very, very fortunate to play for a franchise that -- that has embraced me and for a fan base that has embraced me. the way that they have. this organization has changed my life. in every way for the better. and i appreciate it. i have loved every men out of playing here. it's been -- been a good ride. it's been a pleasure. >> he is going to be missed. he retained an agent of the last 4 hours. hopefully looking for a new place to land. on the pitch, d.c. united returns to rfk for a big one against their rival, the new york red bulls. this morning, united on the practice field trying to rn their way into the playoffs. d.c. united on the playoff bubble right

stanton, virginia, all getting in on the rain showers now. the strongest cells with thunder and lightning are headed out to the jersey coastline. and there's generally an end to the rain moving across far southern parts of pennsylvania. overnight, the rain showers around. all part of that weather front which is going to sag just down to our south. by mid tomorrow afternoon, with the front hanging around, it will act as a focusing mechanism for focusing showers once again. the front inches further down to the south into tuesday. i think it stays just far enough to the south where we're dry for most of tuesday. but again, with it that close by, southern maryland, fredericksburg, may have to worry about rain drops. washington northbound, tuesday is looking probably like the nicest day of the week. if you're headed down to the beach, a little on the stormy and rainy side tomorrow. sunshine and warm weather into the rest of the week. for the overnight hours, showers and thundershowers gradually coming to an end late tonight. not much in the way of

embassy proposed this to the swedish prosecution we invited them to come to the embassy and question mr stanton person isn't that what they've been trying to do all along they denied our offer so what are we supposed to think now percent of the so many countries and organizations have supported ecuador's decision to grant asylum to songe including nassau and most of the alba nations in what we did they express their backing to support we have enjoyed has been primarily due to britain's diplomatic clumsiness i hope you will excuse my language but i just can't find another word to put it is the british threatened us with storming our embassy to arrest mr sun this is what has united all the nations in south america and other continents in their desire to stand behind ecuador confronted as it was with such a barbaric prospect such threats are unacceptable have they been carried out this would have constituted a violation of one of the fundamental principles of international law the inviolability of diplomatic premises it was this threats rather than our eventual asylum decision that has prompted su

the pussy riot re await the verdict for staging and i want to put in stanton russia's main cathedral with that case attracting that tension of some of the world's biggest music stars. also criminal probes are launched into muslim sects in central russia that kept around thirty an underground bunker for almost ten years. and a major offensive is under way in egypt's volatile sinai region to restore security after buddha violence which left sixteen egyptian soldiers dead last week. hello and welcome to r.t. twenty four hour news life for a moscow i mean you know shapovalov up with the latest news and the week's top stories series on drug suffered a setback this week when government forces pushed them out of a kid district in the commercial capital aleppo was the battle for that city intensifying foreign powers led by the u.s. piling more pressure on damascus bypassing the you are in washington and you had set up a joint group to facilitate regime change and find a replacement for assad the arab league meets on sunday discuss its own additional measures against the syrian government the

and in other news of the verdict for punk band pussy riot and guten stanton russians green cathedral is two years behind bars crowds rallied very clear in support and against the women. but brains prominent human rights activist and i feel red job is jail for three years while the equal rights movement gave momentum in the gulf states. and to the un observers mandate for syria runs of late on sunday with a new peace envoy confirmed all as reports suggest you came telegin says helping rebels attack the regime. you're watching archie live from moscow with me to say first julian a son has called for the u.s. to stop its witch hunt against whistleblowers and also think aquittal for granting him political asylum he made his long awaited statement on the balcony of the latin american countries london embassy surrounded by british police who were ready to sweep him into custody if he set foot outside the building laurence smith reports from outside that embassy in london what's happened to this afternoon has been nothing less than a rally that was several speakers who came on before julian

embassy proposed this to the swedish prosecution we invited them to come to the embassy and question mr stanton person isn't that what they've been trying to do all along they denied our offer so what are we supposed to think now percent of the so many countries and organizations have supported ecuador's decision to grant asylum to songe including nassau and most of the alba nations in what we did they express their backing to support we have enjoyed has been primarily due to britain's diplomatic clumsiness i hope you will excuse my language but i just cannot find another word to put it the british threatened us with storming our embassy to arrest mr sand this is what has united all the nations in south america and other continents in their desire to stand behind ecuador confronted as it was with such a barbaric prospect such threats are unacceptable have they been carried out this would have constituted a violation of one of the fundamental principles of international law the inviolability of diplomatic premises it was this threats rather than our eventual asylum decision that has prompted suc

embassy proposed this to the swedish prosecution we invited them to come to the embassy and question mr stanton person isn't that what they've been trying to do all along they denied our offer so what are we supposed to think now percent of the so many countries and organizations have supported ecuador's decision to grant asylum to songe including nassau and most of the alba nations in what we did they express their backing the support we have enjoyed has been primarily due to britain's diplomatic clumsiness i hope you will excuse my language but i just cannot find another word to put it is the british threatened us with storming our embassy to arrest mr sand and this is what has united all the nations in south america and other continents in their desire to stand behind ecuador confronted as it was with such a barbaric prospect such threats are unacceptable have they been carried out this would have constituted a violation of one of the fundamental principles of international law the inviolability of diplomatic premises it was this threats rather than our eventual asylum decision that has prom

verdict expected next friday prosecutors are demanding three years jail for the women for their anti-porn stanton russia's main cathedral back in february artist peter oliver is following the case. over the past few days we've heard from the prosecution and the defendants themselves the prosecution saying that they wanted three year jail sentences for the three women for the demonstration which they held in russia's main cathedral in february of this year the women themselves speaking to the court said that they never intended to cause any offense to the orthodox church or its believers by their protest in which they performed a so-called punk rock prayer calling on the virgin mary to rid russia vladimir putin we've also heard support coming out for the three women on trial from celebrities in the music industry madonna. it's speaking about pussy riot during her concerts in moscow also having her having the name of the group painted on her back madonna of course no stranger to controversy regarding the church itself and nine hundred eighty nine a single like a prayer the video for which caused su

embassy proposed this to the swedish prosecution we invited them to come to the embassy and question mr stanton person isn't that what they've been trying to do all along they denied our offer so what are we supposed to think now. the so many countries and organizations have supported ecuador's decision to grant asylum to asuncion including nassau and most of the alba nations in what we did they express their backing to support we have enjoyed has been primarily due to britain's diplomatic clumsiness i hope you will excuse my language but i just can't find another word to put it the british threatened us with storming our embassy tourist mr sand this is what has united all the nations in south america and other continents in their desire to stand behind ecuador confronted as it was with such a barbaric prospect such threats are unacceptable have they been carried out this would have constituted a violation of one of the fundamental principles of international law the inviolability of diplomatic premises it was this threats rather than our eventual asylum decision that has prompted such widespre

see this new agency less than a year old they do a number on standard charter in this way and john stanton to these events your point is that the state it is if there's a turf war going on it's between the state of the federal government the state saying we don't want any more this year and it is going on now economy minds me a little bit of going back a few years when eliot spitzer remember he was the sheriff of wall street and he was attacking wall street banks and then he and his career ended quite suddenly with events that some some considered a set up but you know it's clearly he had a role in his own demise but what do you see the perhaps that if the state continues down this path of taking a hard line against the banks hers that this will create some tension similar to what we've seen already and is that a possibility carl do you think well i hope this this gentleman number one doesn't like to frequent option number two you know very good at keeping his belt cinched around his waist unlike eliot. because clearly if there's anything that people can expose about him and try to discred

barry stanton is the county chief. >> if you look at staffing, this use year i think the county council increased or compliment almost by 70 firefighters. we got a grant from the senator's office for 18 additional firefighters to add to the complement of the forest service. >>> the union that represents professional firefighters and paramedics says the chronic understaff problem is finally being addressed. >> we've been working with the baker administration over the last 18 months to work towards a long-term plan to improve our staffing which will ultimately translate into improving the safe of our members and the safety of the citizens of the county. >> geographically aspirin george's is the largest county in maryland. it said the combined department is the biggest in the country. it hopes that by trying to improve the responsible it willb considered one of the best. >>> visitors to the wing of the air and space museum in chantilly museum pay $15 to park. now authorities say for years some of that money has been going into the pockets of three parking lot attendants. detectives arreste

crowded in, and i couldn't figure out what it was, and then i realized susan b anthony, elizabeth katie stanton and you name it, and they are all in that chair. they were more than i could name. and i heard them say at last we have a seat at the table, and then they were gone. the crack pot congresswoman told the story at two college commencement addresses. i know what you are thinking. this sounds like a job for super cat. >> doesn't seem like a super cat to me, but maybe i'm wrong. baker, okay, do you think she was making something like this up or do you think it really happened? >> i don't think she knows. i don't think she can tell a difference between reality. but strapping things happen in the white house -- but strange things happen in the white house. during the last bush administration, we had a chance to attend aed with thrg and one of the bush -- wedding there and one of the bush family members. >> were there with security? >> i was a certified guest. i was walking around with a drink in my hand, and honest to god, the ghost of rutherford b hayes grabbed my ass and tried to pull my p

barry stanton is the county's deputy chief administrative officer. >> it's obvious we have to look at a couple issues, do we want to increase staffing? do we want to look at the need for more volunteers working in these areas? and recruitment and training. >> reporter: the fire chief says they are trying to recruit more volunteers and hire more professional firefighters. >> should the public be concerned? >> no, prince george's county has one of the best systems in the area, we are the largest combination career/volunteer department in the united states. over 130,000 calls a year, we answer every one of them. we have never not answered a call and always will. >> the union that represents professional firefighters says understaffing has been a problem, but new hiring would make things safer for the public and for firefighters. we'll hear from the union i want so "news4 at 6." that's the latest. cry gordon. >>> it's officially fair season and officials have a warning. xwe ware of swine flu. julie carey explains why, and what you can do to protect yourself. >> 11-year-old ryan atkins pet

blast for stanton who also hit for 94 on friday but he can do more than had a long ball. he is something else. a diving catch. barry's ito loves to throw a big curveball, but they usually do not land have with between the mound and home plate. the red sox third baseman their hand, stan, threw to first. nothing but net. yes. a rough day at,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

temperatures are in the 60s and low 70s now. 73 at national airport. 70 in culpepper and 65 in stanton and harrison burg. rain drops are moving in fast. be on the lookout, rain drops moving in very, very quickly now. you'll probably be wet before lunch time. here and around town, first drops arriving, noontime or a short before that. after rain drops get in here, maybe a soggy finish to your sunday. we'll talk about that, the nats game coming up. >> thanks, chuck. >>> this morning, police are trying to figure out who beat up a man and left him unconscious outside of capitol hill. what have we learned this morning? >> reporter: not a whole lot. this is a typically bustling weekend scene here around eastern market. but yesterday morning, about this time, it was the scene of a vast crime scene investigation. i want to show you the video of that scene. we're told it was 8:30 yesterday when a man was found unconscious on the front porch of a row house on carolina avenue southeast. it was first reported that the person may have been having a seizure. but once hospitalized it was determined h