in response to airbus, boeing is taking a tough line. it says contact of the government level as possible. otherwise, the time for debate is over. >> the markets will get into those shortly. good news for the british economy. the unemployment rate in britain has fallen slightly by 0.1% did in the three months to july, a jump of 286,000 gaining work. one story today for the markets is japan intervening in the foreign-exchange market. of course, the exporters are really liking that. honda, sony, and cannon are up. all eyes are on u.s. production numbers out later today. that's it. >> thank you. tony hayward, the former chief executive of bp, will face questions about the gulf of mexico oil spill. it is trying to find out whether safety rules need to be changed. our business correspondent. >> explosion on the deep water horizon oil rig killed 11 men and caused the worst oil spill in american history. tony hayward gave u.s. lawmakers an opportunity to express their anger. since the congressional hearing, bp has given its own detailed explana

the wto's preliminary finding is the latest on an ongoing battle over aviation rights which gave airbus similar violations back in april. >>> goldman sachs is facing a gender bias suit from three former female employees. >>> and finally, praise the lord and pass the pancakes? well, if you're talking about the international house of prayer in southern kansas, just don't call it an ihop. the famed pancake house is suing the house of prayer for trademark dilution and infringement. >>> the rays reclaim first home runs in punches. and no heisman for vince young. plus, a game saving catch in cincinnati leaves diamondback fans seeing red. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> today's weather trouble spot will be the great lakes with heavy rain. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, another unsung hero came up big last night in the race for first place between the yankees and the rays. >> good morning. the first two games went to extra innings and the season finale lived up t

boeing that violate international rules which gave it an unfair advantage over its european rival, airbus. the wto's preliminary finding is the latest in an ongoing battle over global aviation rights, which found airbus guilty of similar violations back in april. >>> goldman sachs is facing a gender bias suit from three former female employees who claim the firm is ruled by a, quote, outdated corporate culture which underpays and fails to promote women. >>> and finally, praise the lord and pass the pancakes? well, if you're talking about the international house of prayer in southern kansas, just don't call it an ihop. the famed pancake house is suing the house of prayer for trademark dilution and infringement. >>> the rays reclaim first home runs in bunches. and no heisman for vince young. plus, a game-saving catch in cincinnati leaves diamondback fans seeing red. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> today's weather trouble spot will be the great lakes with some heavy rain. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "earlday." i can take one airline out... and anot

that violate international rules, which they say gave it an unfair advantage over its european rival, airbus. the wto's preliminary finding is the latest in the ongoing battle over global aviation rights, which found airbus guilty of similar violations back in april. >>> goldman sachs is facing a gender bias suit from three former female employees who claim the firm is ruled by a, quote, outdated corporate culture which underpays and fails to promote women. >>> and finally, praise the lord and pass the pancakes? well, if you're talking about the international house of prayer in southern kansas, just be sure you don't call it an ihop. the famed pancake house is suing the house of prayer for trademark dilution and infringement. >>> well, the rays reclaim first, home runs in bunches, and no heisman for vince young. plus, a game saving catch in cincinnati leaves diamondback fans seeing red. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, yo

ulpulling a airbus the distance of 12 feet and there were other activities and planes for people to check out and all that meany raised for the event goes to the special olympics of virginia. >> and that looks like fun. >> yeah. >>> that is it for us. fox 5 news all on www.myfoxdc.com. >> keep it here, sports extra is two minutes away. see you tomorrow. >> bye. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do. >> good evening, welcome to another edition of sports extra and i am dave ross. we have a great show for you. the skins are in saint lute and terps and hokies try to get it going and wisdom martin joins me. >>> first, we begin with the redskins, releasin

they pulled a 64,000-pound airbus. this was 0 benefit special olympics. the chesapeake sheriff's office from virginia won the competition. they pulled the jet that required 12 feet. under six seconds. >> that's pretty good. >> would have been impressive, too. >> i'm in favor of alternative energy but i think we'll stick with the fossil fuels to get the plane off the ground. >> that's not going to work every time. >> there's only so hard you an pull a 757 or an airbus, a-320. for us not the best flying weather today. kind of cloudy. low visibility. if you're picking your seats to get on the plane and fly out of town, it won't matter too much. about 20 second, 30 seconds after the plane leaves the airport this afternoon, you won't have a view of the ground at all. you're going to have to fly all the way west of the mississippi river, too, to get much of a view of the ground if you're taking a long trip this afternoon. 66 degrees is our current temperature here in washington. temperatures have been trending downwards the rain drops have been trying to satura

region. 52 teams competed against each other at dulles airport today to see which one could pull the airbus jet the fastest. the event also raises money for special olympics. if you have not switched to the hands free way to talk on the phone while driving, you are not alone. however, time is running out. a new state law takes effect banning the use of hand-held phones while driving. using hand-held phone will be considered a secondary violation, meaning authorities can only issue the ticket if you are pulled over for another reason like speeding. the first offense will cost $40 and each one after that will cost $100. head to our website,, where you can find a wealth of information on the different devices that could help you save a life. while there, read about our pledge that you can sign to in distracted driving. there is a link at the top of the home page. a national push to into prescription drug abuse came to maryland. plus, how you can score and the flat screen tv at an extremely low price. first, some scary moments for students when gunfire erupts near one college campus and a party

it is the latest chapter in a long running dispute between boeing and european rival airbus over multibillion-dollar government subsidies. both sides have filed complaints with the wto. >>> and the euro is back in play and falling after a "wall street journal" report stoked fears about the viability of european banks, highlighting weak results from recent bank stress tests. >> and, finally, it turns out money really can buy you happiness, at least to a point. researchers have found people's happiness increases, along with their income, up to $75,000. for those making more than $75,000, their feeling of success or well being may improve, but not necessarily their happiness. so there you go. >>> well, a top ten battle in college football, tiger continues his comeback, and who's up at the u.s. open? >>> plus, unique foul ball action for one fan in toronto. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and i'm meteorologist scott williams. back to work and school for many after labor day. get your tuesday regional weather forecast ahead. you're watching "early today." test >>> good morning

. >> they pulled like 164,000 pound airbus for 12 feet. the money >> mr. jesup, christine o'donnell is here. >> have her come in. oh, boy. >> hiii. >> hi, christine, how are you? i'm ted jesup. this is jim oucher. please, sit down. >> yeah. >> so, christine, jim and i are handling the rnc role in your delaware senate campaign.

boeing maintains that any aid it received falls far short of the help its european rival, airbus, gets. goldman sachs is being sued for allegedly paying and promoting female managers less than their male counterparts. goldman says the suit is without merit. >> tom: still ahead, the list is in and you're no doubt familiar with the winners. we look at the world's top brands, and what makes them so special. >> suzanne: the recent deadly gas explosion in california involving pg&e has many people wondering if natural gas and oil pipelines in their communities are safe. the obama administration is moving to reassure them. it wants to add new inspectors and beef up safety standards. but, as stephanie dhue explains, it could be a slow process. >> with public attention focused on the natural gas pipeline explosion in san bruno, california, that killed four people and wiped out a neighborhood, the obama administration now wants to boost pipeline safety. but, safety advocate rick kessler says its proposal comes up short. >> i think we have a moment here, and we owe that to the people who lost the

earlier this year, the wto ruled against airbus for similar breaches of competition rules. deutsche telekom says its executive is under investigation for suspected bribery in macedonia and montenegro five years ago, when oberman was head of the mobile phone division. the investigation was launched following requests from u.s. legal authorities. >> telekom is in trouble again. several chief executives are under investigation for bribery allegations. investigators searched headquarters and private apartments for evidence. the alleged crimes took place abroad. >> a money trail has been identified at a foreign subsidiary, which gives rise to suspicion the money ended up in the pockets of officials and government employees in the country in question by at dummy countries and the may contract. -- and dummy contract. i cannot comment on the eventual result of our investigations. >> companies in the telekom group are alleged to have tried to squeeze competitors out of the market in 2005 to give it a group competitive advantage in macedonia. the allegation speak of payments totaling

boeing and airbus are competing for a deal worth up to $50 billion to sell an aerial refueling tanker to the u.s. air force. >> tom: as we saw with the august retail sales results, consumers turned out for back- to-school shopping, drawn by last minute discounts. now, retailers are gearing up for their most important season of the year. tonight's "word on the street" is "holiday." gregg greenberg is a reporter at thestreet.com. he joins us from the nasdaq. >> tom: welcome back to n.b.r., gregg, nice to see you. >> always great to be here. >> tom: what kind of shape is the retail industry in as we head into the fourth quarter? >> well, over the last month, let's call it, retail stocks have outperformed the indices, and a lot of people say this is because you had some good august same store results, which means that the consumer is opening up their wallets, and we need them to open their wallets because it is a big part of our economy. what we'll find out over the next few weeks is which retailers are doing the best, and we'll see that from back-to-school sales, which are a big lead-in

exercise with british airways and united airlines, and they did this annually, but this one involves an airbus aircraft arriving from new hampshire national destination when a simulated fire erupts. on said jim 22, the office of -- on september 22, a conference is hosted for members of the consular corps, and the department will be involved on that. october 7 through 12 is san francisco fleet week. senator dianne feinstein asked the city but the fleet back into fleet week, and there is going to be a number of events including senior leadership seminar aboard the uss macon that many of you might have been invited to. the san francisco fire department will be hosted the navy and marine corps for a practical search and rescue training. the u.s. navy is going to host a regional civilian prepared this volunteers and urged people from around the region -- preparedness volunteers answered by people from around the region, and a number of activities will take place from around the green. the blue angels will also be year. we did not put that on the list, but that is a given. on october 16, the san fra

. >> i am very thankful, airbus, that are hamas still standing. we lost a lot of, people that we will not a lot but a few people that we knew. that or our friends. >> she know that your home was still standing? >> we did not know, we just got up yesterday. >> and what was your reaction? >> relief, will you were really relieved. my family was ok, but we're still have the the home is another level. >> said verna city officials say that pg&e crews are working on restoring electricity to all of these homes that have no no power. many of the residents have no power on dried up. they're also working on restoring cable services, to those loans. it will all be done overnight so hopefully by tomorrow we will have electricity. for or even within the next few hours. kron4 stalling and spoke to some mentally ill health issue people of this disaster is affecting people here. >> among the returning residents, they're required a few red cross to help workers walking up and down the street. they're here to help and provide counseling for those were so traumatized

teams of 25 competed to see who could pull this 164,000-pound airbus the distance of 12 feet the fastest. there were other activities for people to check out and all of the money raised go to the special olympics. we have to have the fox 5 team next year. >> what if you couldn't pull it? i don't think so. feldy, i want feldy on my side. he could help. >> we're going to begin with a look at radar and show you what is happening. we have light rain moving in. some of you seeing just a springle. we look at radar and some of you will see more right now. but it will increase through the course of tonight. a look at our five-day forecast. cooler conditions settling in. take a look at these temperatures. no 90s on this map a chance of thunderstorms as we move through into monday, especially monday night and into tuesday. some thunderstorms could be severe and we peak up to 81 degrees by tuesday. so temperatures overall some 20

the goal to get the fedex airbus to move 12 feet. the teams are made up of 25 people. this year's winner the chesapeake sheriffs office. they moved it 12 1/2 feet in five 1/2 seconds. >> we can move traffic that easily this morning, that would be great. but that is not happening, especially on 95. a crash on 123 delays backed up to dale boulevard. inarea and outer loop of the beltway, montgomery county from 95 to 270 close to a half hour. howard, the rain. >> showers off and on today. the thunderstorms could be strong to the veer overnight tonight. we will watch that carefully ending midday tomorrow if not in the morning. wednesday okay. more showers on late wednesday in to thursday and much cooler weekend. >> as for wall street we have been up for four weeks in a row and looking sharply high they are morning. >> the "early show" is next. they will have more on the flooding in the upper midwest and predictions for the must have toys. >>> howard and i will be back at noon. get the news, weather and traffic at wusa9.com. >> we will see you all tomorrow morning at 4:25. u

they were going to fill up the big, big jumbo jets, the airbus 380s with these seats and they could put 80 people on the planes and when we talked about it years ago people said, no way, it's not going to happen. guess what, here it is. >> and the design is the sky rider. it allows 23 inches of leg room, 7 inches less than the average seat space of 30 inches. as i mentioned, this would be available, suitable of travel up to three hours. i would imagine that would be very painful. the airlines that are considering this, this is about budget. yet again an attempt to save money but do you think consumers will push back on this one? >> definitely, consumers will push back. getting this accepted by the public is going to be a tough sell. the public is looking for more room in coach instead of less room in coach, but they also have a problem with these seats when it comes to the faa. experts that i talk to think that these kind of seats won't really be approved by european authorities or by the faa when it comes to security or when it comes to safety and the big problem is that the low-cost c

i would like to know why 10,000 jobs at airbus are at risk because it may go to france? guest: there is a big dispute over the air force contract, whether it should go to airbus, boeing. if you recall, there was a bid challenge that was brought forth by boeing, and they won that challenge, so it went out again. so is the u.s. going to grant it to boeing or to this consortium? it would be dominated by a european consortium. we have to see what happens there. we can stand up to the competition. i think boeing can do an excellent job here, so let's see what happens. my home town, long beach, that was the site of mcdonnell douglas. purchased them, of course. i see what you are talking about when you say that we have lost the industrial base. in california, we lost four of those kinds of workers than any other state. we have to determine what is essential to be made in the united states, from a national security standpoint, and what other areas is it a corporate for us to have alliances with other countries in terms of building some of these things. that is a distinction that

. >> their goal, pull the philadelphia eagles team airbus 15 feet. money raised goes to the united way. they hope to raise more than $1 million. >> i hope these people have good health insurance. >> no kidding. strong backs. >> we'll be right back. hó ♪ come on, people, now ♪ smile on your brother , ♪ everybody get together ♪ try to love one another right now ♪ to get a diaper that really works, without the really high prices. the time has come for luvs. say yes to ultra leak protection, no to pricey diapers. it's time for luvs ♪ why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep without remembering it the next day have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinati

he is the chairman of the alpha training council, and he flies the airbus a-320 for united airlines. >> thank you for that kind introduction. i think we've heard this once before, but it's always nice to stand in front of a group, the last work group, and have a robust discussion of training regulations. but nevertheless, we are here to serve. the first thing i'd like to say is, i am always impressed and honored to be with our fellow volunteers. they are just phenomenal people. you all make tremendous things happen, save careers, and i will tell you that your work is very much appreciated in the field. i know you know that, but it's nice to have one of your peers tell you that as well. rory always comments on the family. the families allow you to do the work. i'd like to share a couple of stories, just in our own committee, back at my home airline. one evening, we were sitting down to finally eat a meal, the three of us, my wife and my son, and the phone rang just as we sat down to eat, and i told debbie, do not answer the phone, we are going to have this as a family meal, but being

they pull an airbus. teams are made up of 25 members who then must pull the aircraft 12 feet. the chesapeake sheriff's office from virginia won the competition. they pulled the jet 12 feet in under 6 seconds. event befits special olympics. a pretty nice trophy there for winning, too. >> i don't think they'll be able to help them take off, though. you need a little more speed. >> more than that, right? thank you for joining us. that's it for this hour of news 4 today. we're back in 25 minutes with local news and weather update. join ups at 9:00 for a full hour of new weather and sports.

aircraft manufacturer airbus is developing a plan for a see-through passenger plane. right now it's still in the concept stage. alisyn. >> thanks so much, dave. well, the trouble with textbooks in texas have become a battle of religion. the state's board of education will meet next week about placing a warning with publishers about promoting pro islam teachings and not those of the christian culture. is this a case of freedom of religion or board of education. we're joined by tucker carlson. hey, tucker. >> hi, alisyn. >> why is the board of education in texas worried about the pro-islam, anti-christian content? can you give us perspective how common this is in textbooks currently? >> well, it's a huge and legitimate problem and that's just not one's man opinion. there have been studies on this over the past couple of years, and it indicates that in general, textbooks take a dim view of-- highlighting the elements of christiandom and suppressing any critical information about islam. distorting the meaning of jihad, for instance, highlighting the christians during the