dose of the powerful anesthetic, propofol, and two sedatives. doctor conrad murray, jackson's personal physician, has been the target of the investigation into the pop star's death. murray reportedly told police that he started giving jackson propofol six weeks before his death. to deal with insomnia. according to court records, examined by the los angeles times, murray said he suspected jackson was becoming addicted to the drug and tried to replace it with other sedatives. according to the records on the morning of his death, murray administered valium, two other sedatives and then propofol. jackson was found not breathing shortly afterwards and at least five other doctors have had their records subpoenaed as part of this investigation. so, jim and wendy, there will be breaking news on this all night. the coroner's office is denying anything to nbc. >> jane, thanks so much. police are searching for a couple suspected of robbing a bank this weekend. a woman walked n,torofk t p oo crofton, took a spli depo s and then left without makg a iosaan n.mi r,latean ate m walked into bathnke ,de hhe tanth tle ar deposit slip wh a note on iny.ndnemo the teller compli teller complierpees ad ca inlig pickup truck. police want anyone with information to give them a call. police are investigating the county's first murder of the ar. both the suspect a the victim are elderly men. authorities were called to an assisted living community to inveigate an assault. the home was located on cedar lane in columbia, maryland. the suspect, -year-old earl wilder, was sitting outside the facility when he began to hit a fellow resident on the head. the victim, 91 years old. james brown was taken to the hospital. he died over the weekend. wilder is in custody charged with second-degree murder and assault. authorities don't have a motive. the two men did not know one another before the attack. fairfax county police have charged a convicted sex offender with trying to abduct a boy in a store restroom. it happened at the dick's sporting goods store on saturday. police have charged 47-year-old steven ligon with abduction wih intent to defile. a 9-year-old boyol td h father that thean blocked him from leaving the bathroom and tried engage him in inapprtoriate aptivity. the boy wasn't injured. police watched the store aeo iidan vndce aentified the suspect. he was arrested yesterday at his home in alexandria. summer vacation over for thousands of area teachers, students and parents. it was the first day of csses for the area's public school system. keith garvin as here on the challenges and changes ahead for the d.c. public schools. >> reporter: with the warmth of summer in the air, students at the district's 144 schools made their way to the first day of class. some students are reluctant to return, but the kids at hd cook elementary in northwest were eager to get back to business. >> i wanted to see my family members and my best friends. i haven't seen them in a long time. >> she's been ready since 6:00 this morning. is it time yet, mom? is it time yet? no we leave at 8:00. >> reporter: 37,000 students were expected to be in district classrooms today. that is a 20% decline from last year's enrollment dooaccording the "washington post." but the mayor remains optimistic about the 2009/2010 school year. >> in everything from school readiness to school modernizations, the district of columbia has been hard at work this summer. >> reporter: the optimism is tempered by concern about a sickness that could disrupt campuses across the country. the h1n1 flu virus. joining fenty for an event to kick off the school year were two members of the obama administration. secretary of education arnie duncan and health and human services secretary katherine sebelius. [ inaudible ] the federal officials say in the event of a f outbreak, they want to keep kids healthy, but they also want learning to continue. >> today, we're releasing recommendations for school officials in case h1n1 interrupts the academic progress of students or requires a school to close temporarily. principals and teachers need to be prepared. they should have packages of learning materials ready to send them with students. they need to find online resources for students to learn from at home. >> reporter: keith garvin, news4, washington. d.c. schools are starting the year with 28 teaching vacancies, down from 800 vacancies just last may. mayor adrn fenty appears to be making good on his promise to enroll his twin sons in the d.c. public school system. the mayor didn't say what school his sons would be attending, but several parents say they saw the mayor and his wife escort one of his boys to lafayette elmmtry. first day back for thousands of youngsters in prince georges county today. the 18th largest school system has seen many gains in the past few years, but still faces hurdles as it continues to be among the lowest-performing in the country. samuel my elementary is one of nine in the county that are now k through 8, allowing former 6th graders two more years before moving on to high school. >> twhoucone of the things that noticed, if you reduce the number of transitions when a child moves from one school to another, then you're more apt to address the needs of that young person. >> they're increasing safety on school buses in prince georges county, too. a new card-swiping system ids students to show they're on the right bus. cameras watch students on the bus and cars that r un the bus' red stop signs. in princeeoesrg county, stud wtsiloon nil lger be able to ride metro l buses for free ter school. dueo t budget constraints, t county is suspendn atheinio tpa eefrprogram. students will still be aedowlle to ride county busesor free. thes f k reree f program gets ds akireccess to metro buses eetw2:00 and 7:00 ateehtig n with a student idig. montgomery county is continuing its participation in the program. charles county schools -- students returned to school today in maryland. chopper 4 flew over the high school. sheriffs deputies greeted returning students there, passing out fliers about safe driving. they were proactive this year after nine teenagers died in multiple crashes last year. the sheriff's department says it plans to continue hammering home this message throughout the school year by taking part in a number of safe driving assemblies. we had pretty good weather for back to school. maybe it made it a bit more painful to go back. let's check in with bob ryan up in the storm center. well, we'll get back to bob in just a bit. meanwhile, we're looking for our next report. chris gordon has been covering the story for us this afternoon. he joins us now in the studio to tell us about the crackdown. really, statewide attack on swine flu. is that right, chris? >> that's right. governor martin o'malley says it's going to be even worse than it was this past spring. he is not satisfied with a crisis response that he got from the state. they have coordinated now with federal officials. they say that the swine flu is going to be even worse this fall. maryland governor martin o'malley says the state is working closely with the federal government to respond to the expected outbreak of the h1n1 virus this fall. >> the disease has claimed the lives of 523 americans including seven marylanders. and we have every reason to believe that these numbers will go back up as school comes back into session and as the virus through its natural pandemic migration migrates from the southern hemisphere back up to the northern half of the planet. >> reporter: officials say seasonal flu vaccine is available now and suggests you get your regular flu shot soon. but it won't protect you from the h1n1 virus, a new sack vene is still being tested and it's expected to be available mid-october. in maryland, officials say 2 million people will need vaccinations against h1n1. >> at this point, five priority groups have been identified. pregnant women is the first. children from 6 months to adults up to 24 years of age. school-aged kids and college kids essentially. >> reporter: this spring schools were closed in montgomery and prince georges county where cases of h1n1 were reported. looking ahead, school closings are not anticipated this fall unless there's a severe outbreak. students will probably be offered their h1n1 flu shots in their schools. >> be in every school. we're working directly with the school health nurses, our nurses. we'll touch and hope the parents will send back the consent forms. >> a priority for h1n1 vaccines will also be given to health care workers and people who take care of young children as well as adults with underlying health concerns. back to you. >> thank you. as we were saying earlier, it was a spectacular day out there. pretty nice weeken too, bob. >> other than saturday and those real heavy rains, the humidity now finally gone. we got a lot of sunshine. good outdoor recess for everybody heading back to school. look at the amount of precipitation. northwest washington, we didn't get all that much. but annapolis has had over six inches now for the month. that is what is left of bill that did bring in and contribute the nasty weather along the coast. it's now quite a storm in the north atlantic heading toward ireland of all places. so a pleasant evening. and it will be quite a storm over there in ireland. clearing skies. we'll continue to see a few clouds out there. we've got more great weather. the tropics are getting more alive. we could be looking at danny for the weekend. i'll tell you about that when i join you downstairs. there may be another reason pepco customers were sit with soaring electric billses last winter. it's blamed on the colder than average winter we had, longer biller cycles and production costs. but now a utility consumer group is claiming that some of the higher bills were due to faulty meters. the office of the people's council says it received about 400 complaints from customers earlier this year as their bills doubled or even tripled for no obvious reason. the group is estimated that the faulty meters may have resulted in higher bills for at least 43% of consumers, but pepco is denying that. an electrical worker was badly burned today while working in an underground electrical vault. he apparently touched a live wire causing a flash fire. many people in the area thought that there was an explosion. pat collins is live near dupont circle with the latest. pat? >> pepco workers still on the scene here, working at this incident site, trying to restore full power to the dupont hotel. it was here at a cut wire led to a flash fire that sent a 24-year-old worker to the hospital with critical burns to his face. trouble in this manhole. this manhole north of dupont circle. is manhole next to the new dupont hotel. a tourist from germany was here when it happened. >> it must have just happened because nobody was there yet. no engine, no prior engine or ambulance, nothing. >> reporter: what did you see? >> blue smoke. >> reporter: coming out -- >> coming out of the eah, yes. and somebody was lying there, but i thought he was repairing something. >> reporter: hanna eberhardt saw it. >> i saw steam coming out of the bushes and a man hunched over with six or seven men in construction uniforms. >> reporter: andrew jackson was working on a roof across the street. we talked to him by cell phone. >> i just turned around and looked up. i just looked up and -- all of a sudden you saw all the fire trucks around. the electricity went out. >> reporter: scary, huh? >> just a little bit. >> reporter: things came to a standstill at dupont circle after a flash fire in the manhole. it happened when some contract workers for pepco were on the job. >> we had a contractor crew working here removing old cable from the manhole. and apparently he cut into a live cable. we understand it was just 110-volt circuit. basically house kurnlcurrent, b it's enough to give you the shock. >> reporter: a number of fire and emergency crews deployed that scene. the man with the burns, the moved him out right away. another worker taken to the hospital for evaluation. >> it's always scary when you work around electricity. the key is to make sure you have a trained professional or qualified electrician working on your equipment. >> now, the fire department and pepco are investigating this incident. jim, back to you. >> all right. tense moments down there. pat collins, thank you, pat. still aheadn "news4 at 5," a last-minute extension for the cash for clunkers program with only hours left. we're live to find out what's next for people still trying to find a deal. and jason campbell one-on-one. the redskins quarterback faces lindsay's questions about the upcoming season. and jonas jitters. fans camped out for a glimpse of the 'tween haeart throb. topping money news, the clock for cash for clunkers is ticking down today. phil lebeau joins us now live from a dealership in naperville, illinois. we're hearing about an extension this afternoon. what are dealerships doing in these final hours of the clunker deal program, and what does it mean for consumers still trying to get a good deal on a new car? >> well, let's be clear. there is an expansion involved with the clunkers program, but it's for the dealerships filing paperwork with the federal government. they have now been given a few extra hours until noon tomorrow. if you're in the market to buy a clunker, the deadline remains 8:00 tonight. for a lot of dealerships, they've already made the decision, we're not doing any more clunker deals. the paperwork is too extensive for them at this late hour to file and second of all, the inventory is look. look at this ford dealership. you see a few mustangs, a taurus, some pickle trucks, but most of the lot is empty except for right back there. all those are clunkers that have been traded in. this is the story across the country. that's the reason why a number of the large dealership groups made the decision over the weekend, we're not going to do any more clunker deals. if there is somebody who is still thinking maybe i can get rid of this clunker and go out and buy a fuel-efficient vehicle, got to move fast. first of all, you may not find a dealership that's still doing it, and you only have until 8:00 tonight. time is running out. >> the 11th hour. less than three more hours. phil lebeau, thanks so much for timing time with us. firefighters are overwhelmed by flames in greece. they've been stretching for miles. they received help to battle one fire. the fires have been burning for four days. tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. italy, france, and cyprus are sending help. >> goodness. what a dramatic picture. >> the winds are diminishing. had a note from a friend of mine over in france. they've had terrible heat over there. it's been in the mid-90s in much of europe. it's cooler this week, though. >> and less humid around us. >> yeah. outside, temperatures into the mid-80s. the nice, comfortable, reasonable humidity outside. our temperature, 85 degrees. rag weed, 28 grains per cubic meter. and for those of u who are sensitive to rag weed, anything about about two, you notice it. look at the morning low temperatures. 70 was our morning low. tuscaloosa, alabama, you've got friends down there, and greenwood, mississippi, look at the temperatures. 57 degrees, a record low in mississippi. now it's into the 80s here. look at the mid-part of the country. we'll be seeing a couple of days of nice, comfortable humidity compared to last week. and compared to days like saturday when we had all of that wild weather. there is a weather front still off the coast, so there will be lingering showers. the outer banks and spots like that. meanwhile, out in the atlantic, boy, we are now getting into -- here we are in washington. look at this. this is a tropical wave, which shows more and more signs of getting stronger. that could become tropical storm danny. and by late in the week or the weekend, something will have to really keep an eye on. over the night tonight, high pressure in on us. nice, dry air coming in. reasonably dry air. that continues onnto tomorrow, any of those clouds and showers staying well out to the east. so look for a sunny to clear evening, depending on what time you're out there. 7:50 will be the sunset. boy, we're losing over two minutes of daylight each and every day now. a few high clouds. for the most part, clear ies. temperatures tomorrow morning could be as low as the low 60s, even the high 50s. panhandle of west virginia and frederick county, all of that wild weather on friday. i'll show you great pictures later on from some of that wild weather up to just to the north of washington on friday. 85 to 90 degrees tomorrow. but still with reasonable humidity. next seven days, the next four days, a lot of sunshine. nd there will be a ltle weather front that gives us a chance for a shower or deunhower late fridde, but until then, a lot of sunshine. and tomorrow, some nice, low humidity. >> all right. we like that. and 70s. how about that? >> thank you, bob. coming up next, fighting for your rights in flight. new details on the push to make sure you don't have to suffer without food or water on a grounded plane. community college surge. why enrollment numbers spiked in neighborhood schools. and tell us about someone you think is really special. e-mail us that person's story fr and a clear, r de uo vitoreturs. video to us. o tu fre o nre our 6:00 a.m. news cast.llllllll attorney general eric holder has ordered an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of terror suspects during the bush administration. this comes on the same day a lawsuit filed by the aclu forced the justice department to release documents that detail the cia's extreme interrogation methods. one of those documents as interrogators threaten to kill the children of one terror suspect. the white house wanted to avoid this kind of investigation, but some lawmakers insist it's an necessity. >> if we forget the lessons of the last eight years, then in the future we could be in the same predicament. >> president barack obama and attorney general holder agree any cia agents following orders should not face prosecution. meanwhile, the white house has approved the creation of a new unit to handle terror suspects which will take the lead interrogation role away from the cia. airline passengers could soon be protected against being stranded on the runway for hours at a time. chuck schumer is created a passenger bill of rights. schumer's bill would force airlines to allow passengers off of a plane once it's been delayed for three hours. airlines would have to provide food, water and adequate bathrooms for passengers. the daily beast compared statistics from several safety reports. it looked at all life-threatening instants from crashes to near-misses t ur ilfae. tt. howsthe ten l teswoo antrr omfrtesworst.o air tran was nrbeum was numbera it had the bes safety record. al bealum nsir edowll bde nber six followedde was tenth, meaning it had the worst untyfesa record among. th eairlines. the webls a a ranked regional in hiai wadesch hrl twice as manych safety incidents. midwest was the worst in that category. a little-known chinese company has created the world's first airplane that runs on battery power. it runs on a lithium polymer battery. it can fly for up to three hours without needing to be charged. so far the plane has logged more than 20 hours in test runs here in the united states. don't know that i want to be on that plane. >> don't think so. just ahead, nick jonas on health alert. the pop singer comes to town with a very serious message. higher learning in your own backyard. this is one back-to-school story that's saving local students some serious cash. and how safe is your car for your dog? lots of folks hit the roads with their pets. find out which four wheels may and welcome back to "news4 at 5." >> coming up in this half hour, cutting down the spread of hiv aids. could it be as easy as getting your son circumcised? and jason campbell sits down for a candid interview. and class may be back in session for many, but it's not too late to pinch pennies for supplies. we begin with our top story. the new student body making up the crowded classrooms. community colleges are gearing up for record enrollment this fall with family budget strained. the more affordable community colleges, the only way that many can continue their education. but as julie carey found out, first-time students are only part of the boom. >> reporter: students mean a whole lot more students. a record 72,000 are enrolled. that's 5,000 more than last fall. and 9,000 more than the prior year. >> it is very unusual and clearly has a lot to do with the economy. >> reporter: the first big student surge came last winter when hundreds of students who started the fall at four-year universities realized they couldn't afford it and transferred. >> set goals, manage time. >> reporter: many of the first-time students this fall originally had different college plans. this 2009 grad had hoped to go to a four-year college. >> i applied to a lot of colleges. i got into it, but when the time came around, we didn't have the money. the financial aid didn't help much. so i ended up coming here. >> reporter: other students say early on, their parents directed them to nova where after two years good grades bring guaranteed admission to virginia's public universities. >> it's pretty much they couldn't pay for college. you know, with the whole, you know, the student loan program and the pell grants and everything, it seemed like a better option. >> my mom and everything, she just said nova is the best thing to do. then you can go anywhere if you get good grades. >> reporter: first-time students aren't the only reason enrollment is booming. >> we have a lot of folks that have lost their jobs that are coming back for second-career training and people currently employed that want to protect their jobs are scaling up. >> reporter: but the down economy has another impact here, even as enrollment is soaring. state aid is declining. nova has grappled with one round of cuts and more expected. non-teaching staff has been cut. summer faculty took pay cuts. but the goal is to meet the growing demand. two new buildings will open next year. >> it's an incredibly exciting moment. watching, literally, the community go to college. and it's exciting knowing that we're playing an important role in helping the economy to recover. >> reporter: julie carey, news4. >> nova is not the only community college setting records this year. enrollment is up 10% at prince georges county college. the rehabilitation work in gaithersburg is finished. officials were on hand to reopen that bridge today. the span which runs over railroad tracks was built in 1946. it was closed last year because the support beams were decaying. emergency repairs costing just under hf a million have allowed officials to preserve that historic landmark. coming up on "news4 at 5," a new push today to stop the spread of hiv aids. why circumcision may be the key. hurricane bill's deadly waves. just to our south, heavy rains in richmond overnight. major flooding and caught many drivers off guard. rescue crews waded through knee-deep water surpi isearchin people stranded in their vehicles. up to six inches of rain fell in some spots. luckily, the forecast calls for clear skies over the next few days, which will give them a chance to dry out. wow. well t started as a day of sight-seeing but quickly became a dramatic mission in maine yesterday. >> a child was killed, several others were injured after being struck by hurricane-spun waves. the onlookers were standing near a popular spot known as thunder hole when a rogue wave washed on top of them. it dragged seven people out to sea. four made it back to shore. the coast guard had to pull the other three out of the water. >> that's what we're trained to do is come out here when the conditions are like exactly what they were yesterday and effect a rescue. the only thing that we regret is that the lit girl didn't make it. >> rangers did everything they could to warn visitors. hurricane bill has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. >> that's just some amazing footage there. >> yeah. let's get the latest on our forecast. certainly some calm weather out there today, bob. the humidity is down a bit. >> yes, indeed. there were reports of 20 to 30-foot saes with that bill going off the coast. i know that spot, and it's right at the edge there, acadia national park, of the sea. and it's dangerous even in the best of times. st. mary's, some of the rain from richmond, we're down into southern maryland. an inch of rain. and the big storm not associated with bill that we had, a ferocious storm moved to the north of washington friday. rememberches dan watches and warnings? great pictures, though. look at this picture. you folks in frederick county, this is what was coming through, and it was pretty dramatic to see sights like that with that shelf cloud and the roll cloud and a lot of spin in the atmospre. fortunately, no reports of any tornadoes. and the next few days will be calm. matter of fact, heading out to school tomorrow morning, a bit on the cool side. a great outdoor recess day. more sunshine with comfortable humidity. the low humidity tuesday and wednesday. humidity comes back friday by late in the day. we may be seeing some afternoon showers or thunder showers. saturday and sunday, keep an eye on the tropical wave. >> thank you, bob. coming up, saving on school supplies. liz will explain how it's not too late to get a good deal. and lindsay is live with sports. 0 while some students return to school today, others still have another week or two to play, which means they still have shopping to do as well. >> so liz crenshaw joins us to show us where to find the best deals on supplies. liz? >> shopping for school supplies is a chore that can take a big bite out of your budget. this year's families are expected to spend more than $500 just on back-to-school supplies. this year, we decided to comparison shop grade school supplies to find out if shopping around can really help you save. >> how many notebooks? pencils, three-ring binder. >> pencil sharpener. >> mostly everything. ♪ >> reporter: every child has a list. but the return to class doesn't come cheap. and finding the best prices can be a tough assignment. >> 12-inch ruler. >> reporter: so lorn dunn and i did some of the homework for you. >> 12-inch ruler. >> done. >> crayons. >> reporter: we put together a list of 15 items. everything from pens and glue to folders and filler paper. then we grabbed our shopping cart and hit a discount store. we chose target. anffice supply store, staples. and a drugstore, we picked walgreens. we were looking for bargains and so were the shoppers we met. >> we're finding a lot of good sales. >> reporter: at each store we shopped for similar supplies in similar sizes. in some cases, we even found the identical product. after checking out -- >> we're done with target. >> pencil sharpener. >> reporter: we did some checking out of our own. >> there are three of them. what did we pay? >> $1.99. >> reporter: look at the differences in prices with similar products. elmers glue, same size. 99 cents at walgreens, 79 sents at staples, 25 cents at target. 24 crayons. $1.99 at walgreens, 89 cents at staples, 25 cents at target. child scissors, $2.99 at walgreens, $1.99 at staples, 82 cents at target. elmers gloou sticks, $1.99 at walgreens, $1.49 at staples, 25 cents at target. overall, when we added up our 15-item basket, walgreens totaled $28.26. staples totaled $24.26. and target, $15.43. about half what we paid for the same basket at walgreens. so comparison shop and don't forget to keep in mind what's on your child's mind. >> what is the best part about going back to school? >> meeting new people. >> the best part for me, you don't have to do homework for the first week. >> you get to meet your friends again. >> what is the worst part about going back to school, if there is one? >> you have to learn. >> cute. the national retail federation estimates back-to-school shopping will top $47 billion this year. so do shop around. the is money to be saved out there. >> sure. absolutely. always. we're following breaking news out of prince georges county on this first day of the school year. officers are at vansville elementary searching for a missing 5-year-old girl. chopper 4 is live over the scene. police tell us the girl reportedly got on the school bus just before 2:00 this afternoon, but she never made it home. all vehicles are tested often to make sure they're safe for consumers. what about the dogs or cats that tag along? bark buckle up has come up with list of the safest vehicles tsforpe. one thepe dodge journey. eiecd high marks for its ei in-dash cooler. there's arear-view camera so drivers can pe asifet in et their path when they back . he ford flex is also onhe list of safe cars for pets. roomy,sog a d nd sog a dnd thr crates will be comfortable, and its wideoo make it easier for fido to get in and out. shsar cnra a rent crash test, ac whhic applies to all living creatures inside. it trizone climate es lape tthreraeme thatre tegu tu eth temperature ha tt to s tha petsurhan s iedec t bhek are not exposed to extreme heat or extreme cold. >> next time i go car shopping, i've got to bring my dog along. >> see if the dog likes the vehicle. >> what have you got coming up, jim? we'll continue to follow that newsut of california where police say they are investigating michael jackson's death now as a homicide. most people stay inside when the cops are chasing somebody through the neighborhood. we'll tell you about a guy who took the law into his own hands. and we'll report why researchers say it's important to use their computer, cell phone and other xwajts one at a time. those stories and more coming up in a few minutes, folks. >> as opposed to that multitasking that i still don't have the hang of. >> i can't handle it either, so it's not a problem for me. >> let's head out to lindsay at redskins park. >> thanks, wendy. you know, jason campbell's numbers from saturday night's game were nothing to write home about. he completed 1 of 7 passes for ten yards, but still his coach said he was really proud of the decision-making that he saw from jason campbell. you could say that their success is linked more than ever this season. whereas most people ask jim zorn about jason campbell, i decided to ask jason campbell what he sees as the biggest change enjim zorn. >> he's more patient this year. you know, this year he's more patient. he's more even keel. what i mean by that is in the games, he don't get too excited or too low. >> that's what he ozpreached last year. >> but sometimes he got more intense because he wants something to happen so quick. if it don't happen, he gets jittery. but this season he's more patient, laid back. talk things over. >> i've watched you out there, whether it's helping line guys up for sprints or if you're calling a huddle. what is the biggest maybe response that you've gotten from maybe a teammate or a coach with more of your added leadership this year? >> i think for myself, the leadership part has come to me this year because i'm in the same -- i'm able to tell guys a little bit more. i'm not thinking -- last year i didn't have time to go tell them this and that. i'm trying to think about what i need to do. >> you bring your parents to a lot of your games. your dad was your football coach back in high school. your basketball coach, too. what is that dynamic like for you and him as he's even following you throughout your nfl career now? >> he still follows me just like when i was a kid. i remember the days he had me in the backyard throwing balls and lifting weights and shooting basketballs. those memories that you always remember because those are the things that help put you in the place that you are today. he does the same thing now. he comes to games. he analyzes things. he's very into, you know, the game. and it's exciting. i have to say, dad, i don't feel like hearing it right now. >> i'm sure he's got a good response to that. >> just give me two hours. then we'll talk about the game. you know me. i'm ready to talk about this now. i've got to get things out of my system. i'm like, yeah, but i'm not thinking about it right now. >> so then what happens? >> we end up talking about it. >> good answer. your offensive line was one of the reasons that you guys went on the down swing last year because of injuries primarily. you guys have had injuries this preseason as well to the line. are you confident now that you're not going to have to worry about protection? >> very confident. what they've been doing in practice, we thought in training camp it was rough going against hailsworth and gholston and griffin. it was rough. but now our offensive line is standing their ground. they have been firm up front and pretty much just been, you know, doing what they need to do to give us the opportunity to win. >> you talked about having to buy veterans dinner when you were a rookie. are there things you do like that for your offensive line to keep them happy? >> sometimes i take them out to eat. you know, one thing you do for offensive linemen is feed them. their heart is in their stomach. you just feed them. so that's one thing you try to do is keep them happy. you know, christmastime comes around, you've got to get gifts. i always tell them, when does the quarterback ever get a gift? i feel like i'm buying all the time. i said, here's how we're going to eat. i'll take the bill. can i get something? something? >> and they probably say their gift to you is getting out -- >> yeah. our gift to you is protecting you and getting you off the field and making sure you make it home stafely. i said, okay, fair deal. >> jason campbell. certainly knows how to kee those offensive linemen happy. you just got to feed them, guys. >> that's right. always comes down to food. >> it works with anybody. >> i think so. coming up on "news4 at 5," a new option to cut back on the spread of hiv and aids. and jonas brothers frenzy. topping news for your health tonight, officials are considering a controversial recommendation aut circumcision in an effort to reduce the spread of hiv aids. the virus that causes aids. the centers are disease control and prevention may recommend routine circumcision for baby boys. some studies have shown that circumcised men are less likely than uncircumcised men to transmit the virus to women. opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary and that baby boys cannot give consent for surgery. there were throngs of young girls in the most unlikely places today. the youngest member of the pop-singing group the jonas brothers gave a speech at the national press club. 16-year-old nick jonas talked about his battle with type one diabetes. he's hoping to raise awareness about the disease. jane watrel has his story. >> reporter: the picture phones were out in force, but the teenage girls were warned not to scream. teen idol nick jonas talked about his struggle with type one diabetes at the national press club. >> i was not going to let diabetes slow me down. to this day, it hasn't. and at times when blood sugar is high and it's low, it would be a lot easier to throw in the towel and say enough is enough, i'm done, and i'd like to have a day fruf from having diabetes. but it just doesn't work like that. >> reporter: this is jonas' second trip to washington in two months. his brothers joined him in july for a charity softball game to raise money for the disease right before a concert. diabetes experts are grateful for such a high-profile spokesman. >> of the total number of individuals in the united states with diabetes, which is estimated to be somewhere around 24 million, it could be up to 5% that have juvenile or type one diabetes. >> reporter: young fans say nick jonas has raised their awareness of the disease. >> he's a great role model. he's not just a singer and song-writer. he's also, you know, very inspirational to girls and boys that have diabetes. i think he makes a lot of kids feel better. he's also one of them. >> when i was younger, i didn't really understand it. but when i found out that nick jonas has dibeaties, it became a bigger idea to kids around the world. >> reporter: diabetes organizations took advantage of the event to set up a blood testing site in the hallway of the national press club. jonas revealed he has to do ten to 12 blood tests like these every day. >> i hope every day that they blood sugar is good before i go on stage, but sometimes it's out of my hands. and so just always trying to be on top of it and know that i can do what i want to do with my life. i can live my dream out with diabetes. >> reporter: a dream inspiring young people through words and song. >> a lot of fun. >> thank you. >> reporter: jane watrel, news4. >> nick jonas testified before congress in june in a bid to call for more support for funding. he also hosts the website that tries to inspire young people to achieve small, everyday victories. that does is for "news4 at 5." coming up, more late, baking developments on the death of michael jackson, now ruled a homicide.