. >> reporter: dr. jill biden is in maryland today. why she's on a mission to improve education next. >> reporter: looks like a great weekend shaping up. i'll have your first weather forecast coming up next. >>> complete coverage continues, sports with mark viviano, ,, i'm bob ehrlich. i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland is in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really. excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running. to make the state we love not just good but great. now let's get down to work. i thought it was over here... ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ >>> it is clear and 66 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is coming up. a complaint has been filed, a woman claims sharp forced her

. >>> dr. jill biden wife of the vice president is in maryland today. i'm jessica cartalia, why she's on a mission to improve education next on wjz. >>> and clear skies over maryland, more of the updated first warning forecast with bob coming up. ,,,, as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics. in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health care bill. you see for me it's not about democrats or republicans it's about common sense and doing what's best for our families. maybe that's why i'm ranked one of the most independent members of congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. >>> the mothers of two american hikers still being held in iran are hoping their son's freedom will come next. as manuel gallegos report, they have renewed hope after a third hiker was released. >> reporter: the mother of bouer and p attel can't help but hope their sons are next. shourd released

and the programs to help the local economy. >> reporter: also today, the white house announced that dr. biden serves as the first-ever white house summit for community colleges in an effort to further develop america's work force. >> the summit will bring community colleges and state leaders and students together and discuss ways to exup expand at our community colleges. >>> community colleges enroll 8 million students every year. >> if you had a cooky made by the vice president's wife, would you eat it or keep it? >> that calls for e bay. >> looking at temperatures, conditions very pleasant afternoon. 77 now, dew points low. the barometer is holding steady. come back and look at the end of the weekend forecast. ,,,, as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics. in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health care bill. you see for me it's not about democrats or republicans it's about common sense and doing what's be

. >> reporter: dr. jill biden, wife of the vice-president is in maryland today. i'm jessica kartalija. why she's on a mission to improve education next on wjz. , ,,,, everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. - friend: yeah? car owner: and this is what he had in my budget. friend: oh well, the top is down! car owner: the top is gone! friend: yeah, there's lot's of head-room! car owner: tons of head-room! careful! friend: ow! car owner: that's sharp. friend: cheese! car owner: yeah. sorry. carmax spokesperson: settling for less is not smart. what is smart is getting more car fo

. >>> the wife of joe biden is at anne arundel community college today. dr. jill biden is talking to the community college. and president obama wants the u.s. to lead the world in awarding college degrees by 2010. he's counting on community colleges to reach the goal. >>> still to come at noon. coming home, one of the american hikers held in prison for a year is a free woman. >>> emergency crews arrive on the scene of a family pet in distress. >>> and take another live look outside. and stick around, your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> sara shores is a free woman today. the iranny officials say that the rulers mediated a deal for $500,000 in bail for her release. two other americans including her fiance are still in prison. >>> more than a million chuck e cheese rings an eyeglasses are recalled. the consumer product safety commission says that the plastic can break and expose the button type batteries inside. one child swallowed a battery. >>> firefighters push to save a family pet in oregon. a 1500-pound camel

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. >> it was clear that dr. jill biden was singing the praises of the white house and its support for community colleges. firsthand howh to make her socks from -- from the kitchen to the classroom, jill biden made the rounds to help showcase community colleges and the obama administration commitment to support their vision. >> i am still teaching. i am not northern virginia community college and i was there yesterday. i will be there tomorrow. i teach full-time. i teach english. >> the visit took place as the white house was announcing that she will head of a summit for committed colleges next month. >> the president wants to meet the goal by 2020 for our nation to have the highest number of college graduates. you are working on that. we are working on that. >> the school's president says her demonstration is already developing programs to help reach the president's goal. >> we always measured the success of the college in terms of our student success. we know we have a lot to celebrate. >> a song from students.

dr. jill biden wife of joe biden paid a visit to a aren't county part of ongoing work to showcase how the obama biden administration is committed to supporting america's community colleges and their students. she has taught at community college for the past 17 years. >>> baltimore city community college for their convocation what a beautiful campus. >> you look very nice today. >> i'm trying to look collegiate. >> i agree. it's funny, but people ask about when will this stretch it can't last much longer it's so nice. >> right. >> sunny, 80, no humidity. really it will last well into next week. we could use rain tomorrow night, but it's a nice looking stretch. >> nothing to complaint about. >> maryland one of the best times of year. let's look at the inner harbor. a lot of boaters out and about taking in late summer weather technically still late summer. 77 degrees, humidity 50%. but overall really very, very comfortable. the humidity reading. wind southeast vector at 8 miles per hour. bal

here today with dr. jill biden speaking along with family members, reading the names of the victims that died here that day. and as well president obama overseeing ceremonies a at the pentagon this morning, participating in a wreath laying ceremony and asking the country not to think that we are at war at islam but that this was a band of bad men who had created this attack nine years ago. kris. >> thank you very much, michelle. and michelle mentioned the memorial for flight 93 in shanksville. one of the people who will attend that ceremony is alex hogland. her son mark was one of the passengers on the flight who stopped the hijackers from hitting that target in washington, d.c. before she left the bay area for her trip she spoke exclusively about the last time she heard from her son. >> he said i want to tell you i love you, i'm on a flight from newark to san francisco and there are three guys on board, they have taken over the plane and they say they have a bomb. >> she says she hopes people will honor

the vice president and dr. biden, his wife, were at walter reed, visiting some people. he said, you have done so much for america. we would like to have you over for a picnic. they were like, yeah, right. a couple weeks later, after lots of planning, with food network magazine, the bidens and i, with their chef from the navy, put on a picnic for the troops. around their pool. to hon or them and their servic. >> you're from the military, right? >> i am. my dad is a former army. and my uncle works at the 82nd. and i come from a long line of military members. it was an honor for me to go there with "food network" magazine. and serve and say thank you. >> tell us what you have. >> i'm going to make my barbecue pulled pork sandwiches. in my bowl, i have spicy brown mustard. i throw in hungarian paprika. some garlic goes in. and some sweet, with honey. i give it a nice stir. this is what it looks like right here. i have my -- it is so good. it is so good, right? imagine that after hours on this big, pork shoulder here. you go to the pitcher. they're going to trim off the skin

dr. joe biden will be visiting arnold campus. this is part of the ongoing work to show the white house's support in supporting committed to colleges. tamara's that began the 10:30 a.m. >> testing or talking? which do you prefer. >> different people prefer different modes of communication. we break down the results of a recent survey. >> i am on capitol hill where president obama and democrats in the senate today 11 in the battle of what to do over the ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >> despite a tough fight over the economy, president obama and the democrats were able to win their ground today in the senate. wit

in response, joe biden was like all right, all right. at least give me a hint. >> that's funny but also true. election day is just 33 days away and it's the time of year we are all told we've got to head to the polls and vote! >> don't let anything stop you from voting. >> nothing. nothing. >> please, please vote. >> vote! >> one thing is certain -- >> vote. >> your vote. >> your vote is critical. >> but wait a minute, should everyone vote even if they're not informed? >> that's the topic on tonight's episode of "stossel" based on a true story on the fox business network and joining us now the great john stossel himself. what's the message that stossel is purveying today? >> that all these people saying get everyone to vote. let's go to rock concerts and register the kids. why? kids often don't know anything. i don't want them to vote. we took pictures -- >> you don't want kids to vote because they are entitled to vote. >> like dumb adults. >> they shouldn't vote either? >> i mean, we took some pictures of well known people, people you s