patti ann: thank you. jon: the white house promises specifics tonight on how president obama plans to revamp our health-care system in this country. why some doctors say they are being left out of this debate, and they have a lot to say about it. and this is a huge day for gamers and beatles fans. now you can play along with the fab four. we will tell you how, next. ♪ "what do you mean homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods?" "a few inches of water caused all this?" "but i don't even live near the water." what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you. including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $119 a year. for an agent, call the number on your screen. patti ann: here is what is "happening now." hurricane freight gaining steam in the atlantic, now category three. is there any sign it may threaten land? the janice dean has that answer coming up. the jon: concern is growing over h1n1 and whether there will be enough vaccine for everybody who wants protection. one study say

liz ann sonders, charles schwab chief investment strategist. and the js journal economics editor david wessel, author of "in fed we trust, ben bernanke's war on the big panic." great it see you all. >> nice to be there. >> good to talk with you. let's talk about this historic, really, moment in time that we were september 2008. professor steglitz, what have we learned in the past year? how would you characterize the environment today? >> i don't think we learned the right lessons. that's one of the important things. one of the lessons that too many people took away from lehman brothers is that we have to save financial institutions in trouble with a blank check, and what we should have done is that when financial institutions get into trouble, when they are too big to fail, too big -- so big, we have to have a mechanism of orderly resolution, and that doesn't mean a blank check of protecting bond holders and shareholders, the kind of bail-out that we've done for citibank and so many, which is a real problem going forward, because the concern ab

carrie ann inaba? >> for the speedo. >> and carrie ann gives it a ten. this has taken a surprisingly erotic twist with carrie ann soaking wet. and finally aquaman? oh, aquaman, a four. let's go back to the podium. this young lady is kristen. we met her on the street. hi, christy. is that your own bathing suit? >> no, it's yours. >> well, it's not actually mine. [ laughter ] all right. well, christy, are you a good belly flopper? you don't seem to have much of a belly? >> i played water polo, so -- >> okay. >> it's a good belly. >> also, what is that? there seems to be some graffiti on your side. >> it's an orchid. >> what does that represent? >> i'm from a town called orchid. >> oh, okay, good thing you're not from buffalo. all right, uncle frank, count it down. >> christy, three, two, one, go. >> oh, you know, she dove into the pool which i think she probably relied on her training and accidentally -- yeah, didn't make much of a splash at all. let's see what guillermo thinks. guillermo rriquez says -- all right. now, let's see what carrie ann inaba, wha

. >> reporter: sue ann nivens on "the mary tyler moore show" probably showed a side of betty white that people hadn't seen coming. this is almost 36 years ago, to this date. >> really? >> reporter: the first episode that you appear on "the mary tyler moore show." >> start at midnight. and go around the room, working clockwise toward the kitchen. you'll be done in two shakes of a lamb's tail. >> reporter: that was the first appearance of sue ann nivens. >> she was a legend in her own mind. >> betty white.

we are going to bring in ann coulter. ann, the vast right wing conspiracy alive and well or is it just a spoke screen? >> i don't know who was worst for president obama former president carter or former president clinton? the vast right wing conspiracy is inspiring just as clinton. with clinton it had more with him molesting intern leaving see men stained kleenex around for the stewards to pick up and perjured himself asking others to per injury themselves in sexual harassment lawsuit and then obstruction of justice special counsel investigation and here in today's case it has more to do with people's opposition to the feds nationalizing one 6th of the american economy. liberals do this to turn opponents into untouchables. instead of debating us on the issues they call us evil mongers or claim we are fostering or part of a conspiracy. how about debating us on the issue. >> you went there with a kleenex. >> the american people should know that. >> now they do know. thank goodness it's evening. >> i never thought it was a c

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anne kornblut from the white house. thank you so much a busy weekend it is going to be. >>> this programming note, on "meet the press," do watch david gregory's interview with president obama this sunday. check your local listings for times. >>> and that does it for me this hour, this edition of "andrea mitchell reports" this week. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we will be in new york next week for the u.n. general assembly meeting. and john harwood will be pick up our coverage next, only here on msnbc. how to get rich, by america's health insurance companies. raise health insurance premiums 4 times faster than wages. pay your ceo twenty four million dollars a year. deny payment for 1 out of every 5 treatments doctors prescribe. if the insurance companies win, you lose. tell congress to rewrite the story. we want good health care we can afford with the choice of a public health insurance option. it wctors recommend most for headaches.

patti ann browne, a positive delight. bill schulz, disgusting. chase gallagher, aaaay. that does it for me, bye. captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. has just addressed the annual meeting in washington of the 42 member congressional black caucus which tonight honored notables like u.n. ambassador susan rice, actor danny glover and human rights activist and entertainer john. here is the president. >> the leaders come in and michele and i are shaking hands with them and one of the leaders, i won't mention who it was, he comes up to me and we take the picture and we go we behind and he says barack, explain to me this healthcare debate. he says we don't understand it. you're trying to make sure everybody has healthcare and they are putting a hitler mustache on you, that doesn't make sense to me. explain that to me. he don't understand. one in seven african americans are out of work. the highest in nearly a quarter of a century. more than two out of ten african americans and three out of ten black children are living in poverty. this economic crisis has made the pr

as betty anne mentioned he also lowered the penalties at the high end for the... if you don't oblige with the mandate. then he changed numbers on the high cost excise tax on insurance. as betty anne said, but he also lifted the rates. the rates go from 30% to 40%. lots of ng

why anne arundel county police say this is one of the worst cases they've ever seen. >>> if you suffer from chronic heartburn, you could be at risk of developing a deadly form of cancer. i'm kellye lynn at the university of maryland medical center, with a promising new treatment for esophageal cancer patients. coming up. >>> will it? or won't it? space shuttle discovery is scheduled to land in florida tonight. what could delay its arrival. >>> will we see some of our own bad weather tonight? the updated first warning forecast with tim coming up next. >>> in tonight's heath watch, every year, tens of thousands of people in the u.s. find out they have cancer of the esof gais gas. >>> it's called cryotherapy. a method that involves freezing the cancrous -- cancerous tissue. >> the most common place for esophageal cancer is in this lower third of the esophagus. >> it's a disease that will strike 16,000 people this year and kill more than 14,000. >> you're looking very well. >> reporter: and filling well, too. 85-year-old frieda bell had chronic heartburn for six years. she never imagine sa

. >> geraldo: joining me to address the presidents a reflexes, ann coulter and juan from washington. the president made a point of saying how the united states, his image being tarnished by the extremist rhetoric opposing his healthcare policy. the hitler mustache, isn't it true, isn't this extremist rhetoric embarrassing to the united states and our president? >> if so, then liberals really did a number on america's image for the eight years of george bush. i linked on my web site the many protests of george bush and chopping his head off and demanding his assasination. what was itless craig, ferguson, no, it was the one who preceded him. it was done much more egregiously. i suspect they were liberal agitate ires. but the obsession -- >> geraldo: the sneaky liberal agitators. >> of course, they do that. but this obsession with the outliars of these things is a way to shut down speech like nancy pelosi talking about this leading to violence. so far in all of the tea parties and all of the town halls in this summer since the beginning of the summer there have been two acts of violence

pete. >> reporter: ann, a judge dismissed the charges of lying. he faces far more serious bomb charges in new york, a place where investigators say he decided to become a terrorist. federal marshalls brought najibull najibullah zazi to the denver airport for the flight to new york where he atechted to stage attacks. arguing against granting him bail, prosecutors called najibullah zazi a danger. he tried to mix up a powerful explosive, sending urgent e-mails for more directions after buying gallons of strong chemical ingredients at local beauty suppliers. the owner says zazi tried to explain why he bought so much. >> the only unusual comment was, of course, the reason i'm buying this is because i have a lot of girlfriends. >> reporter: his lawyer says no sex explosives of chemicals were found in his house or car. >> given the high profile, it was not a surprise to anyone. >> reporter: experts say his terrorism case is different than two others now in the headlines. an illinois man arrested for driving what he thought was a car bomb to a federal bui

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he went over and attempted to strike the anne arundel detective. the detective fearing for his life pulled out his weapon and fired several shots. >> reporter: williams was able to escape the shooting but later turned up at a hospital and was treated for gunshot wounds. he's been arrested and is being hilled on bond. >>> baltimore county police are investigating a suspicious death. david weeks was found dead inside this home this morning in perry hall. the #5u-year-old was murdered and it was not random act. if you have any information you are urged to call baltimore county police. >>> gunshots ring out in baltimore city claiming the life of a young man. the shooting happened in the 1800 block of dover street shortly after midnight. jamal white was rushed to shock trauma and later pronounced dead. he was involved in an argument with two people right before the shooting but police have no suspects in kudz. >>> five weeks until the annapolis mayoral election and there is a new democratic candidate. josh cohen accepted his party's nomination after the

all schools in anne arundel county participate in the fitness challenge. and the top performers could win a trip to the 2010 nfl draft. >> i think more kids should be active because they will -- the obesity problem is big, and if we're more fit we can live longer. >> when kids establish healthy habits early, everyone wins. >> so many fun activities, that you can do on a daily basis. but just make sure that you are not sitting around in your house, on your computer, watching tv. >> nearly 150 schools nationwide will benefit from the keep gym in school program this year. melinda roeder, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> for more information about the program go to foxbaltimore.com/news links. . >> looks like we're seeing cooler weather. but rain is on the way. tell you when it will arrive, next, in the sky watch forecast. >> also ahead. sex on campus. what one college plans to do to enforce some common courtesy. >> future depends on the fund. every single day. >> but next. (announcer) let's say you need a little advice sears personal shopper, can i help you? hi, i wa

ann? >> all right, pete williams this morning. pete, thanks. >>> the death toll has risen to at least 240 people killed from the massive flooding in the philippines. overwhelmed, relief officials are calling for international help. the same storm killed more than 20 people today in vietnam. >>> the pilot who landed his plane on the hudson river back in january will be back in the cockpit. us airways says that captain chesley sullenberger will pilot regular flights and be part of the airline's flight safety team. and conan o'brien was back on "the tonight show" for the first time since suffering a concussion during a taping of the show on friday. he showed a clip of the incident in which he fell during a stunt with actress teri hatcher. he joked that he hit his haead o hard, for a second he understood the plot of loss. back to you three. >> he's -- >> you look at that video there and he's kind of faking it -- >> he wasn't, though. >> i don't think he's faking it. >> they said he was actually slurring his words and was little disori

ann is reporting from tehran. >> reporter: good evening. his first interview with any news organizations since the disputed elections in june. they drew an outpouring of protest. inside and outside of iran, people are questioning the legitimacy of your presidency. it's important to ask you, mr. president, did you steal this election? >> translator: in iran, expressing one's point of view is fully permissible. it's free. if a person has an opinion to express within the confines of the law, they are free to express such opinions. i don't see any problems. >> reporter: would you like to answer the question more directly given it's a question people around the world have asked? would you like to address the question, did you steal this election, sir? >> translator: i don't know what you mean by that. >> reporter: did you create conditions so that you would win no matter the vote? >> translator: it's very clear, whoever becomes a candidate will start a campaign and will do his outmost to win. i think we should be courageous enough to accept the

he made mals statements and in florida. >> ann, if it's a false statement. if there is a ding russ man you don't want to get bail. where wouldn't you want a drink. they are not obvious they were going to jail. trying to turn one of these guys against the other. they could be setting up a much broughter charge. >> we had to move fast when they are in performance. >> they say 1, 2. - hi, i'm halle berry, and as a new mom, i can tell you that childhood is a magical time. but for children with diabetes, life is not quite so carefree. the barbara davis center for childhood diabetes is fighting hard to find a cure. know the signs: irritability, excessive urination, weight loss. if you have any of these signs, please call your doctor. early detection can save your life. give to save lives and reach for the cure. call now or log on to childrensdiabetesfoundation.org. >> look, the fbi is skillful at public relations. why did you even get this story to begin with, why is it done on the over of the repatezation act. >> they are remanufacturing the news so they can help

you want ann coulter? >> much more fitting, we're crazy individualists, you've seen talking points being sent to you. i promise you the democrats are reading them. because i hear them all say the same thing on tv. we're individualists and i notice sarah palin is getting an awful lot of attention. sean: all she has to do is write one thing on facebook. what do you think of the tactics? they're trying to claim president carter, president clinton, nancy pelosi, that if you disagree with obama, you got some racial problem. or that you're advancing violence in the crinlt by extremists. >> one is democrats, liberals, are not used to ever having to hear an alternative point of view. they go through their lives watching mainstream media. they're buffetted along by the public schools and the colleges and get very upset when they hear -- that's why these hate speech codes on college campuses. sean: i love when you go to college campuses. you're so well received. >> so do i. sean: thank you for being with us. >> than

good morning, ann. >> all right, tamron, thank you so much. and al, good morning once again, everybody, to you. >>> in the news, president obama heads to the meeting of the united nations security council, aiming for a treaty to curb nuclear weapons with pledges of support from russia and china. on wednesday, he told the u.n. general assembly that world leaders must also cooperate to combat poverty and climate change and also pursue peace in the middle east. this afternoon, the president flies to pittsburgh, where police are bracing for protestors who may try to disrupt the g-20 economic summit. >>> there is potential milestone to report in the fight against aids. this morning, government researchers in thailand said for the first time an experimental vaccine has been shown to reduce the risk of hiv infection by more than 30%. the finding is a result of the world's largest aids vaccine trial, and top u.s. health officials say they are now cautiously optimistic about developing an effective vaccine. >>> as we heard earlier from al, emotional te

no incidents or real accidents to let you know about at this time as we look at route 50 and 97 in anne arundel county. no problems us a make your way towards the capitol beltway, and in pikesville we have a lane closure, that is northbound reisterstown road at seven mile lane because of construction. alternating traffic gets by in the southbound lanes. downtown, you'll see the traffic lights out at east lombard and south president street. traffic being directed by police at this time. in harford county, churchville, route 22 and route 136, gas main repair continues. you may see delays at the intersection. jfx at 41st street, traffic looks great. back to you. >>> 6:01. southeast baltimore, just before 12:30. two plainclothes officers just trying to sweep the streets of drug deals, and then there's a confrontation. >> that leads to one officer pulling the gun and pulling the trigger. linda so has the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police say a drug suspect stabbed an undercover officer in the back. that is when shots were fired and the suspect was killed. two officers wi

anyway, ann? >> thanks, al. >>> what we are going to do is tell you about a violinist who can inspire all of us, and not just with her music. that's after these messages. >>> now to an extraordinary story about a young woman who survived a near-fatal accident and now she's a rising star on the concert stage. nbc's peter alexander has her remarkable story. ♪ >> reporter: she's been called a virtuo virtuoso, plays with a passion she brings to her music. admired for her ability to connect with audiences. >> i really believe that music, especially classical music, really uplifts us, it really is nourishing to our souls. >> reporter: rachel barton pine began playing the violin at 3 after her parents took her to a church concert. it was love at first sight. >> i started really just as a hobby. i just became absolutely obsessed by it to the point where my parents were saying things like, don't you want to put that thing down and go ride your bike? >> reporter: that obsession paid off. by 10, rachel was

a 70-year-old -- the seven teen- year-old ann and that -- the 17- year-old ann a run doughboy that tells believes that he -- anne arundel boyd that told police he sexually molested a girl after luring her from a playground to his home is going to trial. it is set to start two weeks from today. and police searched a california home of @ filiberto -- of philip garrido, the man accused of kidnapping j.c. the do guard and keeping her hostage for 18 years. -- j.c. lead to guard -- j.c. do guard and keeping rossy for 18 years. >> minal tonight, there is a person of interest in the case of a yale university student that was found murdered inside a campus building. graduate student annie le was said to be married over the weekend. >> the official cause of death will not be released as expected in the murder case of annie le. the medical examiner's office says the state attorney made the request to help facilitate their investigation. the medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide monday, but so far there are still no arrests in the case. law enforcement sources tell and bcd are closing in o

liz ann sonders and david wessel. the president clearly stated that health care reform is key to economic reform. do you agree? >> yes. i mean, obviously over the long run he is absolutely right. a major source of our deficit, but there are other things as well. >> 29% of americans are covered by government insuranc according to the most recent census department figures. the uninsured rate is at 15.4%. can this $900 billion proposal change the situation? >> yes. it is the beginning of the process to change our health care system to bring down costs. for instance, one part of it is a tax on -- or one way of putting it, withdrawing the tax exemshoj shon that we have for the luxury health care plans, increase the demand and one part of the system, drive up overall health care costs, using that to finance the uninsured who we all pay for, because when they go to thhospital tshg adds to our bill because, you know, we're not a society that will turn somebody away from the hospal. >> right. >> and the result of that is we al

of course, the intrepid ann curry there in tehran. of course, as ann mentioned, you can see more of her interview with mahmoud ahmadinejad tonight on "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. so check your local listings for times. of course, on the "today" show tomorrow. >>> up next -- the case against a lab worker accused of brutally strangling a yale medical student. we'll have a live report. >>> later this hour -- republicans on the attack over missile defense. now, president obama's new plan for europe has become now a hot political topic in washington. get wrapped up in the luscious taste of butternut squash, blended with delicate herbs. v8 golden butternut squash. from campbell's. a soup so velvety and delicious you won't be able to contain yourself. campbell's v8 soups. i just want fewer pills and relief that lasts all day. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!? taking 8 pills a day... and if i take it for 10 days -- that's 80 pills. just 2 aleve can last all day. perfect. choose aleve and you can be taking four tim

. >> the studio is ripe with anarchy here mainly ann coulter. you were suggesting and i had to go to commercial break that the democrats are racist. >> right. number one how they are treating patterson and how they treated roland burris. from the moment he showed up -- >> the guy is allegedly trying to buy the job. >> no, he wasn't. >> he has been been convicted of and last week the new york times in a blaze with articles on charlie rangel an essexes report nothing on chris dodd who was a billion times more corrupt and one of the two men along with barney frank for the entire financial melt down. >> the double standard is a problem. if a conservative had done that -- >> with with an effective legise he is a failure as a governor. he blew the california kennedy senate thing. he slandered. >> he's a democrat. of course. >> he has been bumbling along as a guy who can't get 25 percent approval rating. lick lousier announced for the republicans he will challenge for the governor's seat. i think david patterson is an endangered -- >> you can weigh in

what were you doing behind ann there? >> okay, we thought we would go past it, but i felt somebody touch my bottom, actually. >> well, i was trying to protect you because they were moving, because jimmy was moving -- >> the crowd was quite -- >> they loved that, because you know. okay, let's go ahead. >> awkward! >>> how you can make salt and pepper the stars of any meal. martha stewart and her daughter alexis are here to show us how. >> very cool. >> there they are right there. we're going to tell you a very unusual story about a fifth grader named sammy. he was an honor student, and all of a sudden, he started to display odd behaviors, ocd-type behaviors. it got so bad, he couldn't leave the house, couldn't go to school. wait until you hear what was the cause of that behavior. we're going to meet sammy today and find out more about it -- >> wow. >> this is a really unusual story. >> he is okay now? >> he is okay now. >> oh, okay. >>> also, we'll be talking about heart disease. we all know it's the number one killer of m

>> i can't believe patti ann browne just said laid. does. >> i love my moms a basement and shorter just to put. >> on. >> and what was bill trying to say? because i'm with you, kevin. >> i'm saying we should encourage smart people to have sex so they can reproduce and make smart people. >> greg: thank you, kevin. see you soon. wonderful always to hear from you. what is great in the next awesome block? what will the author of flying drunk have to say about flying drunk? something about flying drunk, i bet. discover gives you a cash back bonus on every single purchase. what you do with it is up to you. what will you get back with your cash back? it pays to discover. >> greg: my next guest is ooh pilot but in 1990 he was a drunk one. while working for northwest airlines he and two other members of the the crew were arrested for flying under the influence of alcohol. they were convicted and sent to federal prison. he recently came out with a book detailing his story called flying drunk, the true story of a northwest airlines flight, three

>> it was cautiously optimistic, ann. called the bge book and it showed flat retail sales and a weak labor market underscoring concerns about a u.s wk consumer. ann, we'll learn much more about the econy in a cnbc special, "banking ongeithner," ageithner hall event with the treasury secretary who will field questions from viewers across the country. so please do join my colleagues, erin burnett and steve liesman tonight, 7:00 p.m. eastern time, only on cnbc. >> melissa lee this morning. melissa, thank you. >>> scientists say they are giddy about the new photographs just in from the newly refurbished hubble telespe showing a galaxy some 6 million light years away. a butterfly nebula which is a dying star with gases drifting off into space. and this rare sight othe earliest beginning of a star, clouds of gas and dust. beautiful. >>> and the cinderella for american melanie oudin has ended despite her stunning win over three players including two former u.s. open champions. she lost last night to a teenager from denmark, 6-2,

back over to matt, ann and al. he collapsed on the court, couldn't quite believe it himself. >> sobbing. >> we've got work cut >> another warm day on tap. 80 to 85 today. partly cloudy skies in baltimore. things starting to change a light to moderate cooler and a good shot of showers by late in the day. >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> thank you very much. >>> jay leno kicked off in primetime last night here on nbc, and as promised, jay had the audience laughing as he poked fun at current events. but the moment that's getting the most attention this morning was one that brought no laughter at all, just silence. here's nbc's lee cowan. >> your host, jay leno! >> reporter: after three months of buildup, the stage was jay leno's again. >> this is not another annoying promo. this is the actual show. >> reporter: he said he wanted his primetime experiment to be topical, and it was. >> it's been a busy week for president obama. i understand he's having kanye west and taylor swift to the white house for a root

in glen burnie, anne arundel community college, 53 degrees. we've had fog and really low cloud deck. i was talking to some people that had seen the street lights reflecting off the clouds saying, about 100 feet above the ground in spots. it will be interesting especially on the north side, perry hall to towson and up through hunt valley. monkton now 51 degrees. back to 53 ellicott city. overall low 50s. some 40s. patchy low clouds and fog. otherwise we're looking for a partly sunny day and our two-degree guarantee gets us back to 76 degrees. last day of summer so make the most of it. >>> let's check the roads with kim. >> good morning. we don't have too many problems to let you know about on the major roads at this time. as we look at 95 southbound as you approach the whitemarsh boulevard area. traffic is moving at a good pace as you make your way to the 695/895 split. no problems to let you know about at the fort mchenry tunnel toll plaza either, but we have a watermain break that has broening highway and dundalk and avon avenue closed in bot

. >>> in other news tonight now, bad fumes send more than 12 students in anne arundel county to local hospitals today. roofing work was being done in glen burnie. fumes got into the ventilation system. the school was evacuated. 16 children were hospitalized with headaches and nausea. >>> mayor sheila dixon could face two trials instead of one. joy lepola tells us the news tpoelgz a hearing in which the mayor's defense team argued to have perjury charges thrown out. >> reporter: leaving the court house today dixon's defense team wouldn't say why the trials were separated. the state says the decision rested with the defense and it in no way effects how they will try the case. at that point the mayor still face twos indictments on theft and perjury charges alleging she used gift cards intended for needy families for her own personal use. the state and defense were back in court arguing on the motion to dismiss perjury charges, charges dixon's lawyers were successful in getting dismissed once already. the defense argues the mayor has legislative immunity that protects her. the state posed

our report from anne thompson. >> reporter: steve jobs returned to the public stage and received

laura: kelly ann? >> my prediction is he either doesn't have republican support which will back fire like it did with the stimulus. independence will say we are not supporting obama and the democrats in 2010. they lose double digit in the house or it is passed without a public option and the liberals get mad. so i think either way obama is in a tough spot. >> rome wasn't built in a day. laura: if only we were building rome here. laura: we are building a democracy. laura: directly ahead how did this monster get away with making an 11-year-old girl his sex slave for 18 years? we will have the heinous details. and then sarah palin is preparing for a big speech in asia. is she trying to boost her foreign policy credit to lay the groundwork for 2012 presidential run? those reports all coming up. there's no one exactly like you. raymond james financial advisors understand that. and have the freedom to offer unbiased financial advice designed to weather market uncertainty. and manage your idea of retirement.

this week we're focusing on two crimes in anne arundel county. police are still search for a teen accused of assaulting a woman at john downs park in pasadena late sunday afternoon. a woman walking on the trail noticed a teen riding a bike before he ran up behind her and grabbed her around the neck. she was able to escape with only minor injuries. police searched the park but were unable to locate the suspect. if you have any information on the teen suspect call police. >>> anne arundel county police are also looking for three women that robbed a beauty supply store in late august. the woman shown here entered the j.b. beauty supply store on ritchie highway and asked to see some items behind the counter. they then sprayed the clerk with pepper spray and made off with around $350 worth of beauty supplies. anyone with any information on either of these crimes is asked to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. don't forget, you can always see more reports at abc2news.com/crimechecker. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >>> he was just 17 years old when

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ann curry, many thanks. >> my pleasure. >>> new details. alleged plot authorities are calling one of the most significant terror threats to the u.s. since 9/11 at this hour the afghan-born man charged with conspiracy to use wmeds wmed wmed is in denver. they say he set up shop in a denver suburb and visiting beauty supply stores all in a hunt for chemicals needed to build bombs for al qaeda. pete williams is in washington for us. pete, good morning to you. what is happening now in court? >> there's a procedural thing that has to be worked out here. there was an earlier charge against zazi lying to fbi. that is still there. what they have to do is dismiss that charge and clears the way for him to go to brooklyn which is where authorities want to consolidate all of these terrorism cases. already a man charged there with lying to the fbi and he was released on bail yesterday. that's where initial charges will come in this case. when there are additional arrests. there seems to be little doubt that there will be. for example, yesterday, authori

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but in the meantime, here in the anne arundel county, at hanover, 61 degrees. humidity 58%. no rainfall there, just a trace of precipitation south of the airport. wind currently from the west at 4 miles per hour. we'll have the complete forecast coming up in a couple of minutes. >> thank you. >>> from barbies to transformers, the holiday season is right around the corner. let the shopping begin, right? find out how many toys wal-mart will be selling for just $10 this year. >>> and the most magical place on earth just got more affordable. free, in fact. find out how you can get a free ticket into disney world. >>> but first, we'll head back outside, take to you howard county community college in columbia where it feels like it's 62 degrees. humidity is 59%. no rain in the area. current temperature is 62 degrees. it's a... a fork? you're a wombat. ( doorbell rings ) honey, it's the pizza guy. sure. me again. okay, now this is the last time alright? thanks, you know we don't deliver anything like this. this crispy flatbread. mmmm. mmmmm! so delicious! are you like havin' a part

i'm weijia jiang in anne arundel county. that story ahead on wjz. >>> and you may need a heavy blanket tonight. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >>> legislation has one of several ways. when authorities are targeting those who make their roads life- threatening for others. >> reporter: the new laws carry heftier penalties for people, especially for drunk drivers. >> reporter: big haines can barely talk about his mother's death, she was killed by a drunk driver. >> it is so sudden. >> reporter: last year, 52 died in alcohol-related crashes. 24,000 were arrested in alcohol- related incidents. >> whatever they can do, i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: four new laws. they will require a one-year suspension for repeat offenders, prohictd more than once in 10 years. and heftier fines for those who contribute to a minor. >> reporter: if you are driving under 21, you can now be charged with both possession and consumption of alcohol. >> reporter: along with the new law, the state also launched a new campaig

we begin in anne arundel county, police are looking for a young man who apolice say attacked a woman in a lakeshore park, it happened at 4:00 this afternoon. melissa carlson has more on this development. >> the alleged suspect did not bring friends with her on the trail but soon found out she was not alone. >> took them out on the bicycle, i've never walked the trail, we decided to walk the trail with the kids. >> gail patterson and her family decided to jog down memorial park, they were not expecting to hear a woman had allegedly been assaulted on these trails. >> i thank god nothing actually happened to me and our kids. it could have been worse. i mean, that's sad. >> an anne arundel count di officer said a woman in her 40's was traveling on the trail when she came on a young teen who was having bike trouble on the side of the trail. once she passed him, he attacked from behind, he placed his arm around her neck. another man came up on the trail and the attacker left. one man who saw the woman said she was bleeding her knees. police stopped every car leaving the park, asking to che

. >>> four people accused of assaulting several people with a pellet gun and robbing them in anne arundel county. both incidents happened august 29th. the first happened in the 100 block of dinsmore avenue in glen burnie. two 16 and 18-year-olds girls told police they were walking when someone in a gold colored car fired a pellet gun at them. two men, a 17-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were in the car. a suspect got out and stole a cell phone but they came back later and returned the cell phone. that's when the female suspect allegedly attacked both teenaged girls. police say a second assault happened about two hours later. >> very similar odd incident happened approximately two and a half hours later nearby, of another gold-colored vehicles, fired shots from the vehicle with the pellet done. i don't believe in this particular incident actually struck the victims, the suspects got out, stole a cell phone, returned later and threw it in the direction of the victims. >> all four suspects are charged with robbery, assault and theft. >>> a neighborhood association is using its own investi

>>> traffic looks great in anne arundel county. this is route 50 at 97. no problems to let you know about in either direction if you're headed towards the capitol beltway or headed on 97 northbound towards 695. everything is running smoothly. i'm getting word of a crash in harford county, darlington, route 1 at castleton road at the mouth of the conowingo dam. it's closed in both directions. if you're headed out this morning, don't go that way. i'll let you know where to go later on. quick peek at the jfx. at 41st street. traffic looks good in both directions. no problems here. back to you. >>> 5:50. disney fans are in for four days of fun at the all new event that opens today in southern california. andrea peterson has a sneak peek at the d-23 expo. >> reporter: longtime fanatics, even those fairly new to the world of disney will soon be gathering at the anaheim convention center. >> there's a lot of buzz out there about it. we're excited. we're expecting tens of thousands of fans to turn out and be a part of the ultimate disney fan experience. there are