especially west virginia. we are the saudi arabia of our country but need to utilize the resources in a responsible manner. we have lost almost 3,000 jobs, direct coal mining jobs this year and translates into almost 20,000 job overall around you go to southern west virginia and get on the ground where i have been the past few weeks and people are fed up. we have a convicted felon that got 40% of the vote for president in our primary? we will win this and get our state back. >> mike: west virginia has coally been blue blue the issue has changed things. you mentioned a convicted felon got 40% of the vote in the democratic primary. people weren't saying we would love to have a convicted felon to be our governor. that is illinois that does that they go ahead and pick them there. but that was a protest vote. do you think the administration and the democratic party are they getting the message yet? >> no. in fact, our elected leaders in west virginia sit there taking it. we are the second state in the nation to imp

down in virginia, annandale. prince george's county, you're currently at 7 4 degrees. 70 is the temperature right now in statford, virginia. now, here's what's been going on. you probably know we had some storms during the late evening and early part of the night. those are gone. on the satellite, a lot of cloud cover starting to break up. still a threat for some storms today. i think that will come after 2:00 when the clouds really start moving in and from about 2:00 until 6:00 p.m., scattered showers and thunderstorms around. we'll go to 83 by noontime. 86 by 3:00 p.m. back down to 83. much cooler air awaits us for the weekend. i'll have a look at that seven-day forecast in a couple of minutes. >>> thanks, vor rehn a. right now we're heading up to i-270 if you're traveling southbound at west montgomery avenue. road work was overnight in the through lanes blocking your right lane. checking cameras right now. it looks like it may be gone. just in case, heads up. northbound i-270 as you make your way this time in

. >> reporter: virginia's republican u.s. senate candidate george allen says ryan's addition to the ballot in november will energize virginia republicans. >> paul ryan understands what we need to, do as does mitt romney, to get this economy moving. >> reporter: but others aren't so sure. >> on the one hand, ryan can attract, but on the other hand, he may repel. >> reporter: american university professor leonard steinhorn says while ryan is popular with conservatives, it is virginia independents who will decide the race. >> the democrats are going to take his budget, pick it apart and show that it could create significant problems for middle class virginians. >> reporter: in a statement, tim kaine, the virginia democratic candidate, sought to tie his opponent and ryan saying it will partially privatize social security and sharpen the choices for people in november. the fact that ryan's selection was announced in virginia, not his homestate of wisconsin, shows you just how pivotal the state is this november and we won't have to

virginia has been doing well, even virginia governor has said that the stimulus helped the virginia economy weather the storm so virginia is in better shape than the nation. >>stuart: president obama won virginia by, i thinks seven points, in 2008. now he is four points up. still, it is neck and -- well, the swing from 2008 to now is toward the challenger, and not is much toward the president. >>guest: again, that is generally the case. you also have a very competitive senate race there between the, governor of virginia and george allen who has been a senator. that senate race is very tight. it may have a reverse coat tail effect on the presidential race. >>stuart: thank you for join ing us. virginia is a very important state. does that mean that the president, excuse me, does that meet that governor romney should pick virginia's governor for his running mate? who better to ask than virginia 's governor. he is remaining up on this program today. let's get back to the delphi pension story. many nonunion workers lost a third of their retirement funds in a deal that protected the union and not

i don't think there's a big virginia impact. what the pick of paul ryan says if romney wants to run on big ideas. >> it's time to exercise some restraint. and i think paul ryan's plan seems to be a good idea. >> what's your reaction? >> really? that was the best he could do? >> i voted for obama last time and i was very disappointed in how things have gone. so it's definitely moving me to the romney side. >> reporter: political experts say romney has few paths to victory if he does not win the state of virginia. >>> mitt romney's announcement of ryan didn't go off without a hitch this morning. at the podium in norfolk, virginia to announce his running mate, romney gave the wisconsin congressman a promotion before correcting his mistake. >> join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, paul ryan! >> every now and then, i'm known to make a mistake. [ laughter ] >> i did not make a mistake with this guy, but i can tell you this, he's going to be the next vice president of the united states! >> romney and ryan have d

so much f being an average kid from fairfax, virginia i'm thrilled to being the governor of virginia. we offer hope and opportunity for our middle-class families in america. governor romney has put forth a visionary five-point plan to get people back to work, promoting entrepreneurship and you did build it. and if you do, you build opportunities for other people. to get our great country out of debt by balancing the budget within the next eight years and he's going to have somebody to help him do that. to be able to get people trained in the skills and the workforce in math and science and the other disciplines that are necessary to create the workforce of the future, to be able to have a sustainable energy future. this president's got no plan. governor romney's got an all of use all of our god given resources that's going to create jobs and opportunities for a long time. so, ladies and gentlemen, you know the issues and you know the ideas of mitt romney. but i want to say above all those policy issues, what really matters is heart and character and vision and passion. the scriptures

thank you, virginia, thank you, norfolk. [applause] today we take another step forward in helping restore the promise of america as we move forward in this campaign and to help lead the nation to better days. it is an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice- president of the united states, paul ryan. [cheers and applause] [applause] his leadership begins with character and values. paul is a man of tremendous character shaped in large part by his early life. his father died when he was in high school and that forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should. he did with the help of his devoted mother, his brothers and sisters, and a support of community. as he did, he internalize the virtues and hard working ethics of the midwest. paul ryan works in washington but his beliefs remain firmly rooted in janesville, wisconsin. [applause] he is a person of great steadiness whose integrity is unquestioned and whose. work is whose his upbringing is obvious and how he conducted himself throughout his life including

voters in northern virginia. you have a large number of african-american voters in northern virginia, and you have a growing number of other immigrant groups as well, particularly asians are very fought over in virginia politics. >> woodruff: it adds up to conventional wisdom that as goes northern virginia, so goes the entire state. that's why both candidates are regular visitors to the area and why romney brought his new running mate here over the weekend. >> you'll make the difference. >> we won loudon county last time and if we win loudon county this time, we will win virginia, and if we win virginia, we will win this election. >> woodruff: local democrats like u.s. representative gerry connolly say they hope the president's right, and point to the area's many government connections, giving it an economic cushion-- an unemployment rate of 5.7%, one of the lowest in the nation-- in the aftermath of the financial crash and the recession. >> i represent for example the highest median household income in the unite

you can buy those tickets in the district, maryland, virginia and west virginia. the last time someone won was june 23rd. so everyone get your dollar bills ready and head on out. >> i've already given dollar bills away. i'm trying to up our chances. you only need to give a dollar. i'm like, no, you need more than that. >> i put a dollar in. >> that means that she'll get double what you get. >> no, she's not. >> what? >> we're all buying equal chances at having a winning ticket. if she's miss moneybags over here, she's got an extra dollar. >> i was trying to up all our chances. >> what are the chances of some sun today? >> very good. it's already breaking through in a few spots. we'll talk more about your hey, there's barely a line at space mountain. you there ! i am looking for someone, hair black as night, skin white as snow ! yeah, yeah, i got that ! she is at the castle. dad ! honey ! but she's on the move. disney mobile magic, on verizon. you wouldn't happen to have an apple ? find characters, access wait times for the park you're in, and enjoy premium feature

the tone into southwestern portions of virginia. right now, the romney campaign is putting a lot of time and effort into virginia and they think that it can be a bell weather, you know, and that is into 2000. everyone talked about them and that is going to make or break the race. >> and i can hear voters ousting virginia and saying don't let us down. >>> a news alert out of virginia tonight. a former university of virginia lacrosse player has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the death of his ex- girlfriend. george hugely was convicted of second-degree murder of yeardley love in 2010. the sentence was handed down a little over an hour ago. paul? >> reporter: george hugely had to endure three hours of testimony before hearing the sentence, and it was reduced by two years by judge hogshire. the jury, if you recall, recommended the sentence of 26 years. 25 for the second-degree murder and one year for the grand larceny of yeardley love's computer. and at one point, the prosecution put on several other witnesses involving george

she lives in chantilly, virginia. the park sent e-mails to visitors explaining the symptoms of the hantavirus caused by mice feces and urine. those are fear, headaches, stomach problems, dizziness and chills. even though she did not get the e-mail, danforth is concerned. >> it's a little scary any time a health symptom, it's like, is that it, is that it? >> danforth plans to see her doctor for a precautionary blood test. >>> 2012 could be the worst year on record for the west nile virus in the united states, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. so far, 1,600 people have gotten sick in 48 states. 66 have died from the virus. 45% of all cases have been reported in texas. experts say heavy rainfall from isaac could originally destroy mosquito breeding sites, but after the storm, standing water can make new sites for mosquitos to spread the disease. >>> a milestone in human-powered flight could be taking place in our own backyard today. university of maryland engineering students will be flying the

we're talking about virginia. this event is taking place in norfolk, virginia. i don't know if you got the 2008 virginia numbers up there. but president obama carried virginia. he wants to carry it desperately this time as well. he needs to do well not only in northern virginia but southern virginia, around norfolk he has to do well there if he has a chance. >> he did well in that area. barack obama carried it well. african-american population he won that quite well. norfolk city, go out to the virginia beach area. john mccain won it. if you go to the map. virginia is absolutely critical. i want to make this go away to see it. republicans look at the map and say this is how mitt romney has to win. they call it the 3-2-1 strategy. they have to win the three republican states carried by president obama in 2008. virginia, north carolina and indiana. given the history in the last 100 years or so. three first then two. florida and ohio. if mitt romney can win those five, then he needs one more. now you're making the bet, paul ryan can help them not only in wisconsin

the panhandle of west virginia. rain showers. one or two rumbles of thunder can not be completely ruled out. not looking for a lot in the way of severe weather. front royal, marshall, warrington, rappahanna county, route 66. be on the lookout for the raindrops inbound for your friday evening. if you have outdoor barbecue and picnic plans, keep a weather eye to the sky. further west you live, the earlier you're going to get the raindrops for sure. the pattern is going to be repeated here. evening showers and thunderstorms through. as the weather front gets closer to the coastline, i think it's going to start to slow down. by late this evening, most of the rain will be just to our east, but as it gets slower and slower to the coastline, a little wave of low pressure develops along it and that means limited sunshine around here for tomorrow, especially east of i-95. if you're making the drive out to the beaches this weekend, tomorrow may not be a very good day for sitting on the sand. might be more of an indoor volleyb

virginia is poised to be hit hard by these cuts over 200,000 jobs cut. allen said the plan should be on his opponent, democratic candidate tim kaine. >> i oppose them and my opponent was in favor of them. >> tim kaine says he avoided a massive deal for the cuts. george allen said he voted for two years and trillions in unfunded legislation that helped create our fiscal mess. he was asked if the supports paul ryan's plan to reform medicare. >> i think there ought to be a debate on a, there will be, and we will see as we go forward. >> that is not exactly full support of the plan. >> there are a lot of elements to the plan. we are running on our blueprint. that>> voters mostly say they want an end to the campaign. am i am sick of the advertisements and all the stuff in my mail. >> polling shows that tim kaine and george allen are still in a dead heat. >> more news now, a man who the police tried to rob a cab driver ended up setting himself on fire -- and about setting himself on fire and died. richard reeve joins us from near the scene where this happened.

the hylands in west virginia, back to school there at the pan hand of west virginia, too. low 60s there. as well as up in washington county. closer to washington, montgomery, loudoun, fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties, down to the low 60s as is much of southern maryland, including charles, colvert, anne arundel bay. last few hours we had a little shower and thunder and lightning out of winchester. that's since dissipated. for the morning commute, sun rise, 6: 29. by 7:00 a.m., it's going to be in the mid and upper 60s. a cool, calm, partly sunny morning. and then for your lunch hour, quite a dramatic change is going to be around 80. but not too humid. partly sunny. and mild for the middle of the day. then mid afternoon out to reach the mid 80s. heading back home from work and school, 30% chance of isolated thunder shower. have the umbrella handy. by dawn tomorrow, the low 60s. during the day on thursday, tomorrow, beautiful summer day. great beach and pool weather. it's going to be in the upper 80s during the afternoon. not too humid. partly cloudy. and more of

virginia governor bob mcdonald will speak on tuesday as was planned virginia has figured prominently. let me show you something. the photo on the convention floor. the virginia delegation is going to be front and center. they have front row seats along with paul ryan's home state of wisconsin. mitt rm knomney's michigan, massachusetts, new hampshire. romney and ryan as well as president obama for that matter in virginia often. we all know. so, that is how important virginia is to both of the candidates here. so you can expect to see a lot of speakers with ties to virginia, over the next couple days here through thursday at this convention. before, mitt romney actually accepts his party's nomination on thursday night. we of course will have live reports from here in tampa throughout the week. you can follow, julie cary and me any time on face book and quitter f twitter, for behind the scenes. >> would hate how to be the scheduler, has to juggle. and say shorten your speech. that's the way it has to be. >> got to do what you got to do. >> stay with news 4, the latest on the convention a

his defense says he was at a appointment in northern virginia. army psychiatrist charged in the rampage a good shooting plea in court today? refused to delay his trial. major nidal hassan must plead guilty to a premeditated murder because military law does in allow a guilty plea that carry a possible death penalty. the also faces 32 other charges. selection for his trial is expected to begin monday. >> students in louisa county, virginia are headed back to school. mixed emotions students ator school andty high thomas derickson elementary. schools were demolished after damage from last. earthquakes they rebuilt with funds from fema and donations, but it still years.e and will continue learning in classrooms. the government will begin applications from illegal immigrants for the program whichn allow them to avoid obtain the u.s. work permit. have to fill out forms, pay $455, and provide proof of identity and eligibility. the process will not lead to citizenship. >> and legal troubles may soon haynesworth.lbert he has reached a deferred sentencing a

after a cool spot, baltimore, 68. 68 degrees in leesburg in virginia right now. coming down to the south. college park at 71. we've got d.c. at 7 4 degrees. 70 in hunting town. and 68 degrees currently in melpar. quiet, showers and storms all gone. it's after about 1:00, 2:00 today when we could see more showers and storms firing up. early part of your day her, 8:00 a.m. partly sunny. 66 to 74 degrees. by your noon hour, lunchtime, just fine. but you're going to see more clouds moving in. warm conditions, 79 to 84. we should top out at about 88 to around 90 degrees today. scattered showers. a few storms. we've got a 50% chance for today. as far as the next couple of days, look what you have to look forward to tomorrow. quiet, sunny. nice for summertime. danella? >> thanks, veronica. >>> if you're traveling on the roadway, first 4 traffic report looks great if that road is route 50 in maryland. really between the bay bridge, crossing it, heading towards the beltway in both directions. nice and clear. inside the beltway as you make your way to 201 and even connect

candidate for virginia warming up the crowd facing tim kaine former governor of virginia himself. a tough race there. we're going to try to find out when exactly mitt romney decided paul ryan should be his running mate while he went against some of the others who were front-runners at least for the time being. we'll take a quick break. we're getting ready to see paul ryan standing next to mitt romney, the republican ticket momentarily. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to four in a day. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ music, laughter stop ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite foods fight you, fight back fast with tums smoothies. so fast and smooth, you'll forget you had heartburn. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums [ male announcer ] tums smoothies. [ female announcer ] the gold standard in anti-aging. roc® retinol. found in roc® retinol correxion deep wrinkle night cream. it's clinically proven to give 10 y

>> battleground virginia he said today. they are making several campaign stops today in our area. >> paul ryan made stops in virginia yesterday. we sat down for a one on one interview. >> police have identified remains found in pasadena last week. >> this is abc 7 news at noon. on your side. >> good afternoon. >> thank joining us saturday august 18. it is a great day outside. what is said to dave zahren. >> this summer we have been in the wrong place of the wrong time. today washington is the place to be. let me show you what is happening across the area. earlier today we had a cold front moved through, as it did the rain shower activity moving down to the northeast. much of the activity out to sea. that means a better and better weather for us. look at temperatures around the area. 68 degrees and frostburg. a warm spot in alexandria. already 80 degrees. we are in the mid to upper 70s as we go through the day today the more important number is the dew point, now bending down to about 60. in a few hours, it will be hard to b

we still have a chance for strong storms in and around virginia. 74 in virginia, 80 at patuxent river. cooler around wind chester and martinsburg, temperatures there in the upper 60s. here's where the rain is now. you can see a ton of lightning. these storms have not been moving a whole lot. two, three, even four inches of rain. we still have rain in towards anne arundel county. southern portions of -- or just to the north of howard county. southern portions of howard county. then down toward the south we're looking at rain down here. stafford county, prince william county, pepper county all seeing heavy rain. this area of rain has just continued here to produce thunderstorms, one after the other. they're really not moving very much. this is madison county here and over towards orange county. 2.4 inches of rain, 3.7 ichbl i of rain. if you're driving south of culpepper, watch out for flooded roadways. most of us should remain on the dry side, but the frontal boundaries are actually back here to the west. we'll still have that to go. we still could see some more through the evening and

. >> more campaign offices are popping up all over northern virginia. volunteers for president obama will open six offices by the end of the weekend. romney's camp held two events today and opened up one campaign office today. the get out the vote effort will only intensify as we draw closer to election day. governor scott walker fires up the crowd of romney supporters in arlington. >> we've got to celebrate another great victory in the state. >> reporter: congressman jerry connally rallies in reston. >> we need to balance out southern virginia. >> it is good to be back in southern balance balance. >> reporter: some political analysts say president obama has to win convincingly in northern virginia. >> he needs to crush romney. >> reporter: george mason university associate professor on public policy, jeremy mayor, adds there are few father to victory for romney that doesn't involve taking virginia. someone who could throw the race off kilter is virgil good who spent 24 years as a virginia state senator and 12 years in the house. the conservative is gat

in virginia it's about seven points. today expect ryan to talk a lot about health care and medicare which is exactly what mitt romney was trying to talk about at a campaign event yesterday. he even pulled out the old dry erase board for a lesson on the differences between his medicare plan and the president's plan but all the reporters wanted to talk about was the same issue that's been dodging romney for months: taxes. why won't he release more than two years of his income tax returns? here's how romney responded. >> i just have to say given the challenges take america faces, 23 million people out of work, iran about >>> a back seat passenger was killed. the driver was 25 and lived in chantilly. the driver was speeding and under the influence. >>> a maryland man accused of murder an cannibalism is not competent to stand trial. police say he admitted to killing his roommate in may, eating his heart and parts of his brain. the state's attorney says doctors at clifton t. perkins hospital will continue to assess his medical

especially west virginia. we are the saudi arabia of our country but need to utilize the resources in a responsible manner. we have lost almost 3,000 jobs, direct coal mining jobs this year and translates into almost 20,000 job overall around you go to southern west virginia and get on the ground where i have been the past few weeks and people are fed up. we have a convicted felon that got 40% of the vote for president in our primary? we will win this and get our state back. >> mike: west virginia has coally been blue blue the issue has changed things. you mentioned a convicted felon got 40% of the vote in the democratic primary. people weren't saying we would love to have a convicted felon to be our governor. that is illinois that does that they go ahead and pick them there. but that was a protest vote. do you think the administration and the democratic party are they getting the message yet? >> no. in fact, our elected leaders in west virginia sit there taking it. we are the second state in the nation to imp

obama has to win convincingly in northern virginia. >> he doesn't need to win northern virginia, he needs to crush romney in northern virginia. >> reporter: george mason university associate professor jeremy mayer adds there are few paths to victory for romney that doesn't involve taking virginia. and someone who could throw the race off kilter for romney is vir jill goud who spent 12 years in the house. the conservative is gathering signatures to get on the ballot as a third party candidate, he's widely known in the southern part of the state and many argue a vote for him takes away from romney. >> governor mitt romney's got the right approach to turn this state and this country around. >> reporter: supporters are concentrating on what they can control and that's to get out their message and enjoy the commonwealth's being in the spotlight. >> we're the epicenter in some ways of this presidential campaign. and i think it has argue that northern virginia is the epicenter of the epicenter. >> it's such a privilege to be a virginian right now. >> reporter: he'll be back campaigning in virgin

he mentions virginia beach. did we get a look at the republican strategy in virginia, mark? go to south western virginia. >> tom, as you remember at the start of this speech, he was a middle class kid from fairfax county. we did mention fairfax when i interviewed him yesterday, he told me that he carried fairfax. he carried prince william. he carried loudoun. it's a third of the vote and they are working very hard there and i reported earlier that neil, the poster for mitt romney, said virginia is the new ohio. meaning if there's a bell weather, it is virginia. so i don't think he was inadvertent. i think he was playing decoy with us because i talked to also the republican chairman and they are spending a lot of time in field work in northern virginia. they realize they have to turn around what obama did four years ago in northern virginia. northern virginia is key. >> let's talk about governor mcdonnell. he became one of the finalists for the vice presidential slot. ultimately went to congressman ryan. people are talking about governor mcdonnell's future. as we all well kno

south of fredericksburg, virginia. >> reporter: a special moment. he accepts an award for bravery and courage. how do you feel right now receiving this award? >> unworthy, i don't know. kind of -- a little humbled. >> reporter: humility within of his many characteristics. call him courageous. of a strong storm, micro burst, wind up to 80 miles an hour caused the gym to cave in with cheerleaders, coaches and parents inside. >> this man made sure everybody was safe before himself. >> heath rescued kids. second later a wall fell on him breaking his leg, back and wrist. why did you sacrifice yourself to help others? >> what else -- would anybody else do. >> they honored cheerleaders, deputies, parents who worked together to save lives. ultimately everyone got out okay. seven people were hurt. they thanked god. >> i pray that you bless each and every one of the individuals here tonight. >> reporter: if you had to do it again would you? >> absolutely. >> why? >> that's what you are supposed to do. it will take months to fully recovery. he is pleased to ha

in springfield, virginia nothing in this picture. good on 66. now to news. >> the man charged in connection with the mass shooting, that wounded former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is expected to plead guilty today. jared loughner faces a competency hearing today. if found mentally fit to stand trial, he will be allowed to plead guilty. he is accused of killing six and wounding 12 others in the january 2011 shooting in tucson. the former university of maryland student accused of making online threats against the school is expected to plead guilty today. alexander saw arrested in march after prosecutors say that he posted messages on several web sites that he wanted to go on a shooting rampage. police found zero weapons in his dormitory or at his parents' home. >> local members of a sikh temple will be holding a vigil for those killed in wisconsin. >> as a community remembers the victims of sunday's temple massacre, chilling information has emerged about the shooter. police are investigating wade michael page's ties to white supremaci

but one that may not win virginia. >> virginia republicans, few of them are going shucks, we could have had a slightly easier november. ryan is not a governor, he is not mcdonell or eric cantor. i don't think there is a big virginia impact. what the pick of paul ryan is that romney wants to run on big ideas. >> reporter: independent voters have mixed feelings. >> it is time to exercise some restraint and i think paul ryan's plan seems to be a good idea. >> reporter: what is your reaction? >> really? that was the best he could do? >> reporter: i voted for obama last time and i was very disappointed in how things have gone. it is definitely moving me to the romney side. >> reporter: ryan is the architect of the gop's budget proposal, often referred to as ryan's plan. it includes deep cuts and has garnered controversy over the plan to overhaul medicare. >> the democrats are writing attack ads. the attack ads are going to be this man is going to kick grandma into the street. i think there is some truth to those campaigns by the way. ryan's plan is a radical plan. but paul ryan can sell radi

he has been pretty independent. >> what about virginia? >> virginia is very close. both of these men are well known. tim kaine's biggest liability is that he has been the biggest cheerleader for barack obama's policies. to the extent he has identified with the support for president obama's failed policies that i like george allen's policies. record in virginia has problems. it is mainly because of his support for obama failed policies. i like george allen's chance. >> on the bush tax cuts, a lot of the focus is on the lame duck and what will happen. there has been a question of this. do you think republicans are going to have to accept that the high income tax brackets are going to rise? >> what is shocking is when i heard patty murray saying they would hold the u.s. economy hostage and risk a recession unless they could extract higher taxes. it struck me as very strange. as part of that uncertainty, the economy is dead in the water. unemployment remains very high. the economy is not growing. i do not know how a party in power that is a good thing. people are pessim

in virginia, $3.55. west virginia, $3.72. the national average is $3.69 a gallon for regular. >>> general motors is recalling more than 38,000 police cars in the u.s. and canada. gm's recall effects chevy impalas made between 2008 and 2012. there's a problem in the front suspension that could make the driver lose control and crash. there have not been any reports of accidents because of the issue. a gm spokesperson says civilian cars do not suffer from the same suspension problem. >>> well, the time right now, 4:53. still ahead, not part of the act. coming up at 5:15, the fairground show that landed an animal trainer in the hospital. >>> but first, how a local beverage company is putting the honor system to the test in the district. >>> how far would you go for your favorite food? one man's drive to ease his >>> welcome back. just in time for back to school maryland is helping you save money as you shop for new clothes and shoes. all this week, shoppers will not have to pay the 6% sales tax on clothes and shoes under $100. ev

en virginia se han reportado dos casos y en maryland hay tambien dos personas con la enfermedad... los sintomas incluyen un malestar como el de cualquier influenza acompanado por fiebre... doctor jorge arias/depar tamento de salud de virginia "normalmente la influenza es durante el invierno y nosotros no tenemos influenza en el verano, puede ser el virus... ahora un 20 % de las personas desarrollan una encefalitis o una meningitis que son dos enfermedades serias y de eso 1% fallece..." los zancudos se reproducen y se alimentan en su jardin. en aguas superficiales y estancadas por eso recomienda n eliminar el agua acumulada, regar su jardin con productos anti zancudo y no dejar la policia de fairfax informo que un fugitivo que desapareci o hace 12-anos, fue extraditado de mexico para enfrentar cargos por drogas y sexo... la policia investiga como wesley thomason de 39-anos, logro vivir por muchos anos en una comunidad de expatriados en las cercanias del lago chapala en el centro de mexico... thomanson fue arrestado en el 2000 bajo cargos de proporcion ar drogas a menores de edad y d

close race in virginia. paul ryan understand what we need to do as does mitt romney to get this economy moving. >> the democrats will take his budget, pick it apart and show that it could create significant problems for middle class virginiaians. >> the fact that ryan's selection was nunsed in virginia and not his home saturday of wisconsin gives you an idea of just how important virginia is no both parties this year. we'll continue for follow that. >>> he was to serve an eviction notice turned deadly near a college campus. >> the new defense tactic for george zimmerman's attorney. we'll tell you what he is requesting next as we check more headlines. >>> making headlines. we now know the name of the man suspected in a deadly shootout near the texas a & m campus. this all started about a police constable tried to serve an eviction notice at the suspect's home. police say 35-year-old thomas kafall opened fire from inside the house killth the constable and another man before -- killing the constable and another

forgetting that he was in virginia. but that aside, this race not only has a new face, paul ryan's, but a new feel and new energy with 12 weeks to go until the vote. i'm steve handlesman, news 4. >>> we're less than 24 hours away from the start of a sweeping immigration policy change that had hundreds of people lining up in texas. they're trying to get passports to apply for the deferred deportation program. it allows them temporary legal status if they have no legal convictions, in school, or honorably discharged from the military. it is meant to protect people from being deported if they were brought into the country illegally as children. president obama announced the initiative in june. critics say it's an unconstitutional ploy to get the latino vote. supporters are grateful. >> the administration is taking on to itself the moral authority, if you will, to decidedictator or king who gets to come or who doesn't. >> it's such a relief that we're given this opportunity. >> an estimated 1.7 million undocumented immigran

romney's campaign swing through virginia tomorrow. and as reported from his campaign officials at about 9:00 tomorrow morning, mr. romney will announce who his running mate will be in the presidential election this year. we'll have more coming up later in our broadcast. >>> a d.c. superior court judge was robbed at gunpoint as she was leaving a tennis tournament in northwest d.c. now the search is underway for the men involved. erika gonzalez joins us live from the crime scene. >> this is a quiet neighborhood right on the edge of rock creek park and this has a lot of neighbors questioning their safety tonight. does this strike you as odd? >> very. >> are this long time d.c. resident have lived in this northwest neighborhood for years without anything like this happening. >> more police patrol. you know, we don't want judges being held at gunpoint. >> reporter: police say last week the judge presiding judge in the south capital street murder case was robbed at gunpoint late at night. they were leaving the city open which is played at t

>>> if we win virginia, we will win this election. >> virginia still a buzz over president obama's leesburg speech. we have your front row seat. >> plus, topper is tracking trouble in the tropics and more dicey weather here. >> i really do cherish him as a father. >> and police say they now arrested a suspect in that jewelry store homicide. >> victim's family share memories of their dad. >> the fight for virginia's presidential electorial vote rolled into leesburg where president obama ended his long campaign. >> gary is live at loudoun county high school where the romney campaign was standing ready to strike back. gary. >> reporter: both campaigns campaigns understand that virginia is one of the swing states that will decide this year's election and either side is giving an itch. >> u.s.a., u.s.a. >> to get to this, the president supporters had to go through this, hours in 90 plus temperatures to get in. why is it worth it? >> president obama is the first black president of the united states and we want to make sure that he gets a chance to serve another term before he leaves. >> because h

and west virginia. so far, though, no illnesses reported. >> what do you think the chances are of winning? >> about a zillion to nothing. >> well, that didn't stop this man from buying a few powerball tickets at tenley mini market today. the jackpot for tonight's drawing -- $253 million and can you still buy tickets at d.c., maryland, virginia and west virginia. winning numbers will be announced at 11:00 p.m. $253 million. >>> still ahead, chuck's going to tell us if it will be sun or storms for sunday. >>> plus, britain's getting ready to pull out all the stops. what's ahead for the closing what'[ male announcer ]osing 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 approach that asks the wealthy to pay a little more, eliminates tax breaks for outsourcing and oil subsidies, cuts government spending, and reduces the deficit by four trillion.

as well as west virginia, and on the shore, too. look at ocean city, just 65. reagan national is at 76 and nearby suburbs are right around 70 and we have that patchy fog around here for another couple of hours. the storms we had yesterday are long gone. we've got weak high pressure over us now giving us this clear sky. and by 7:00 this morning, it will be sunny but still some lingering patchy fog. sunrise this morning is at 6:11. and we ought to be in the low to mid-70s by 7:00, 8:00 this morning. then by noontime for lunch, hot and humid. we'll have hazy sunshine. we'll be into the upper 80s and it will peak around the mid-90 by mid-afternoon, then fall back down to around 90 by early evening, and a small chance of a thunder shower off in the mountains off to our west, maybe parts of the shenandoah valley. then tomorrow, a little bit hotter. we'll have a partly cloudy day with highs reaching the maybe upper 90s briefly and still humid. and over the weekend, still rather humid but not as hot. could get some storms around on sunday a

part of central virginia in between richmond and d.c. now have what they're calling moderate drought conditions and seven counties are now asking for disaster declarations. more than half the state of maryland is in moderate drought and more than 28% is experiencing severe drought. the hardest hit areas in the free state, southern maryland and out on the eastern shore. >>> four city brewing company serving up its derecho common beer. it unveiled the special addition brew in the alexandria tasting brew and as we told you last month the derecho common was a buy -- a by-product of the derecho. the 120 kegs will be distributed to d.c. pars over the next week. so i -- bars over the next week. so i guess your chance is coming. >> drink and forget the derecho. >> we hope that never comes our way again. >> i agree. we're actually pretty calm, a couple storms west of i-81. the warnings are over with. there could be a couple pop-up showers. we'll start, however, with live doppler 9000. you can access this any time www.wusa9.com or maybe go to the

and if we win loudoun county this time, we will win virginia. and if we win virginia, we will win this election. >> the president also unvailed new campaign ads continuing his message that the republican plans will hurt the middle class. from colorado, another important state in the election, mitt romney made a bold promise. he said he will create 12 million new jobs in the next four years if he's elected. >> i understand what it takes to get america working again. i understand it's small businesses that create jobls in america. that people great jobs, not government. and i'm going to get america working again. >> virginia governor appeared with romney tonight at an event from the public governor's association. mechanic dona mcdonald is said to be on the short list of running mates. >> d.c., home to the type a obsessive-compulsive personality. those traits can bring people success at work, but it can also cause some unhealthy disorders. namely, over-exercising. >> my goal was to try to come in under 21 minutes for a 5k by the end of the summer.