parked along the perimeter. they were parked here and up and down there. >> i had to guess, i would say he probably had help, 27 cars and maybe an hour or so some. >> reporter: leesburg police charged him with four counts of grand larceny in may and released him on $5,000 bond. it was not until last friday's bomb scare when federal terribles -- federal officials picked him up and picked up his backpack that he popped back up on the loudoun county authorities radar screen and in the car tampering theft case. >> on federal investigation, it was an on going case, the detectives were able to bring two more chas on him for the same time that we had a bond revoked because of the incident. >> reporter: loudoun county prosecutors are not commenting on why they're bringing the two charges now. no federal charges were filed but federal authorities are investigating. brian. >> it's been three days since he was taken into custody and why -- with the charges? they probably want to make sure they have a good case. he's a marine reservist and they want to make sure he's not a -- there is no terrorist threat. when they told us they found in his poition session, his back-- possession, something labeled ammonium nitrate, they tested that and it turned out not to be dangerous but there was a notebook in the backpack. that had words written in it, taliban rules and al qaeda, and having him in jail in loudoun county by the fed -- for some time to check it out. and karen gray houston tonight. hours later, police continue to search for clues at a rowhouse. a man in his 60s was stabbed to death on levett street. the neighbors tell us he was assaulted before and there are reports that duct tape might have been involved in this deadly stabbing. the police have not released the victim's name. >> this isvo posted on social networking sites followed by the announce met of the syrian president. he blamed the months of recent vilist on people bent on sabotaging the government the protest ors filled the streets denouncing his message. we could find out how president obama will deal with troop withdrawal in afghanistan. they gave their strongest indication yet that the decision could come soon. tom fitzgerald is in our newsroom. does this mean the president made a decision? >> reporter: with the white house secretary said was a final position has not been made and that the president is in the final stapes of the profit and that decision will be made soon and jay carnie went on to say a final decision while it's now been made, he's looking to talking to his advisors and we can hear more about this in the coming days. >> finalizing the decision and is reviewing the options and assessments and we'll have an announcement to make soon. >> will he have to go back to the pin? >> he's had a -- the pentagon? >> he's had a number of consultations with his national security team. >> reporter: and there is big news from robert gates who confirmed the united states, afghanistan, and other countries right now are involved in what is being described as limited talks with members of the taliban about a reconciliation process between the taliban, the u.s. government, and the afghan government, shawn. >> and we have to talk about how the white house is feeling the pressure from congress and we understand it's getting pressure from mayors. how are they involved? >> reporter: this is interesting. there is a conditions of u.s. mayors going on up the road here in baltimore and today, that is where mayors passed a resolution amongst themselves and calling for what is describe as a war dividend. the mayors say they're greatly concerned about the unemployment numbers in this country and that money to be redirected and brought home into job creation here in the united states and the white house was asked about this and say they share a lot of the concerns and at this point, can't say when or where a decision is being made on the troops. as republican presidential candidates start the week on the road, another contender may soon put his name in the race. we're not talking about john huntsman. craig bosswell has more on the southern conservative who is gearing up. >> reporter: a top aid to rick perry said there is a 50/50 chance he will join the race for the 2012 gop presidential nomination. the texas governor energized conservative activists at the republican leadership conditions over the weekend. >> i stand before you today a disciplined conservative texan, a committed republican and proud american united with you and the desire to restore our nation and revive the american dream. >> reporter: his decision is expected in a matter of weeks. >> what he's trying to do is distinguish himself from the more moderate wing of the republican party to black out the folks, pawlenty and bachmann. >> reporter: texas congressman rod paul walked away the winner of the straw poll in new orleans, nearly doubling the place of john huntsman. the former utah governor is officially joining the race tuesday j. he's considered a moderate by republican primary voters who faces a great challenge getting there you the campaigns. mitt romney, who is skipping straw polls during his second run for the nomination is campaigning in idaho. most polls show him as the early front runner. john huntsman is scheduled to announce his candidacy in new jersey. michelle bachmann will formally add hear name to the list soon. -- her name to the list soon. thousands of homes despite -- evacuated despite trying to fight a fire in the southwest. and today's testimony in the casey anthony murder trial ended abruptly. why that is coming up at five 30:00. and first, a quick check on the forecast. it's a delightful day and we're getting a break. our temperatures, 78 degrees. that is about the warmest we have been all day. the skies are trying to break up a bit. the humidity is in check. oh, but it's all about the change. we'll give you a preview of the forecast in a few minutes, brian. keep it here. fox 5 news at 5 is coming back. >> a developing story out of kentucky. rescue crews are working to reach three coal miners trapped underground. heavy rain caused the entrance to collapse this morning. prosecutors have -- they have been in constant contact and are okay and could be free tonight. arizona senate john mccain claims reporters got it wrong when they said he blamed the current massive wildfire in that state on illegal immigrants, the senate did not say that about the current fires, he said that about other fires in the state's history that have been caused by illegal jim brants. and meanwhile, the fires near the new mexico border are forcing people out of their homes and fox's casey stegal has more. >> reporter: high winds and dangerous conditions, a dangerous mix fueling fires across the southwest. the monument fire south of tucson, arizona, forcing 3,000 people from their homes on sunday, bringing the total number evacuated from this fire to about 10,000. many are in in shelters unsure if their homes will be standing when they return. and this is hard, especially when you have kids. it's really hard to keep telling them it's okay. >> reporter: folks in luna, new mexico, told to evacuate as weekend winds whipped flames from the wallow wildfire toward their up to more than 3,000 firefighters trying to get a handle on the blaze that scotched more than half -- scorched more than a half million acres. the residents of alpine, arizona, allowed to return back home after being forced out for more than two weeks. the fire officials say treating the forest or thinning them out has helped save many homes. >> once it hit the thinned area, it was more manageable and crews were able to get on that fast and put it out. >> reporter: arizona lawmakers taking a tourist damage say if businesses help pick up the cost of treating the forest, the state and economy would be better off. >> i can't predict forest fires but i can guarantee you we can press secretary if you treat them and you're going to have some to be a major part of it and the damage will be minimizeed. >> reporter: senators john mccain and john kyle would like to offer special incentives for private enterprises to then the fourth. in los angeles, casey stegal, fox news. >> a huge risk victory for wall -- huge victory for wal-mart. the ruling sends 1.6 million female workers claiming sex discrimination back to the drawing board. here's the latest. >> reporter: the u.s. supreme court puts the brakes on a megaclass-action lawsuit against megaretailer wal-mart. the high court unanimously overturning anar pellet court ruling that more than a million female employees nationwide could join in a class-action lawsuit against the company. that is accusing the retail giant of paying women less and giving them fewer promotions. the case started a decade ago when the wal-mart worker said the management in her pittsburg, california, store, was bypassing her for promotion. >> wal-mart -- and that is no doubt. they're not big enough where they can't be challenged in a court of law. >> the lawyers on the other side went too far when they tried to bring every woman in the country into the class. >> reporter: the court agreeing in full the litigation seeking back pay should be halted and split over whether the plaintiff's presented a common claim in seeking an injunction that would have forced the retailer to change employment practices. as judge scali awhiling, quote, one of the most expansive class- actions ever green lighted by the lower court. the crux was on whether the class members could show a common enough claim of discrimination to justify one large suit. justice ruth ginsburg said the ruling disqualifies it at the starting gate for putting too much on the burden of the plaintiffs to show how their individual claims were similar enough to form a class-action suit. wal-mart releasing a statement in part saying the company is pleased with the ruling and wal- mart has had strong policies against discrimination for many years. steve sentani, fox news. the george washington professor is here to help us break it down. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> as justice scalia wrote without some of the glue holding the alleged reasons for all of those decisions together, it would be impossible to say the examination would produce a common answer to the crucial question, why was i disfaved? in laymans terms, what ask that -- what does that mean? this is an ambitious case, trying to bring a class-action suit for the nationwide claims. the conservative majority of the court was unsympathetic to the goals of the plaintiffs here and that was reflected in the part of the opinion that you just read, that what the justices were saying in the majority, because this is where the court did split is that there was no common practice or policy established by the plaintiffs to allow the case to go forward as a class-action. as a nationwide cass-action at least. and -- class-action, at least. and, therefore, they put the brakes on in the case and sounds like they, the majority -- the court, felt the case should have proceeded as individual claims which doesn't make that much sense. >> obviously, good news for wal- mart. what does it mean for the 1.6 million filing suit? do they have a shot, you know, if they regroup according to a common thread? it's good news for wal-mart in this case, and i think it would be difficult or will be very difficult for the plaintiffs to put together a class claims bill and they might be able to find commonality in states and rogues and that is something they might try to bring several class-actions and this is a very strong decision and seems to suggest there is no commonality proved by the plaintiff. >> and this is not an issue that is exclusivefo towal-mart. what sort of implications could this ruling have on the private sector employees and other businesses? >> and this is not a decision specific to wal-mart. the beginning part of the opinion on the commonality has more of a specific thread for wal-mart and much of the opinion rewrites the case law on class actions and will undoubtedly make yet more difficult for a plaintiff to bring employment discrimination class-actions and this would apply to race discrimination, disable and aging discrimination claims as well and that part of the opinion that is quite legal in nature requires the plaintiff to proceed under a whole different category and which is much more expensive and difficult for plaintiffs to do and this is with a severe restrictive effect on the plaintiffs. >> thank you for coming in. >> my pleasure. and more embarrassment for the largest passenger plane. the superjumbo jet was pulled from this year's paris air show after a wing clipped a building at the apt in france and that aircraft was speed -- supposed to perform flight demonstrations. earlier, it was announced it had to pull out because of a gear box problem. coming up here, the soggy start to the day. finally gave way to some sunshine. will the skies stay clear tonight? and sherry. 9 lives lost. one family's struggle to move o. >> we had a little bit of everything so far. started with some rain and the sun came out. i hope it continues. >> the hardest part this time of the year for me. the rain and it's hot. i don't have a jacket for that. you know? you can get to hot. >> use an umbrella. >> i couldn't find my umbrella this morning and i don't have any idea where it is. my house is a wreck now. it was dry and high. >> wardrobe malfunction. >> i'm worried. >> i'mup prepared. and this is a family show. >> that is what you need to -- this time of the year. we're lucky we got through the u.s. openup skatinged and most of the rounds of showers and storms have been coming overnight. you know what? tonight may not be an exception to that. we had the showers around this mother. those depart -- about this morning and we're getting the warmest temperatures today into the upper 70s and that in itself is a huge bargain. we have a warm front that is going income through later tonight into tomorrow morning -- going to come through later tonight and tomorrow morning and we're going to be heating up. this is where temperatures are, though, 78 is the warmest we have been all day and there are a few spots near 80 degrees like frederick and most places real comfortable, thanks to the showers that were around this morning and the cloud decks that took awhile to break up. the humidity nice and low and the front to our west. we know the heat is coming and can see it. st. louis, 90; little rock, 95 degrees and toward nashville, 91 and that is going to get a sample of that and the temperatures near 90 will be in here as soon as tomorrow or at least close. now, that is a quick look at the -- planner. at 7:00, we expect partly sunny conditions and 75 degrees. by 9:00, partly cloudy and 72. around 11, i suspect the clouds will thicken up again and i will take you to vipir. we're watching a complex of storms out of ohio and west virginia, and that, in fact, may get caught up in the warm front that moves through here overnight and may produce another round of showers and overnight and early morning thunderstorms for us you can see what went by earlier. maybe another early morning round and we'll watch for that. i will have the timing for that and the first day of summer looks like it's going to sizzle. thank you. okay. and almost two years after metro's deadliest crash, the victim's families are spooking out. has metro done enough to make a safer system on the tracks. that is next. also, a strange twist in the casey anthony murder trial. rule number one, never tech off the judge. don't miss why the trial came to a screeching halt today. the crime play by play is still ahead -- courtroom play by play is still ahead. >> a an abrupt halt to the casey anthony murder trial. the judge ended the proceedings 90 minutes in. fox's tanya arja has more from orlando. >> reporter: at 9:00 a.m., judge perry came into court expecting a full day of testimony. >> good morning, you may be seated. >> reporter: immediately, went into sidebar with the attorneys. one issue, dr. william rodriguez, the state said the forensic ap32 polls planned to give testimony that was not in the pretrial report and he couldn't back up j. she proposes to give an opinion thatting people can't distinguish human decomposition from other odors and came down to say it was based on his personal experience rather than a study or scientific literature. >> reporter: dr. rodriguez is the same witness called on saturday giving testimony that there is no way to know the original position of the duct tape on caylee's head because of weather conditions and animals possibly moving things. >> whether it was around the areas of the eyes, did it cover the areas of the nose and mouth. >> reporter: his testimony was stopped on saturday, too. it was not in his report. it was planned that he would be back on monday after the state questioned him. the prosecutor said he needed more time for this witness and another expert whose report was just given on sunday. casey's attorney, jose baez fought back, saying they had plenty of time and were stalling because their case is in jeopardy. >> and the prosecutor in this case attempted to narrow the scope of the testimony of these expert witnesses by intentionally refusing to take their depositions. enough is enough. >> reporter: judge perry threatened to report them to the florida bar. >> yes, there has been gangsmanship in this particular case, and it's quite evidence that there is a friction between attorneys. >> reporter: he told them to go over all the expert reports and make sure what they're going testify is in there. >> to make up for today, the judge ordered all attorneys to be ready for a full day of work on saturday. the many suspect in the vicious beating on the san francisco giants fan will spend 10 months in parole. he is suspected in the beating of ryan stowe and not charged yet with that case. police came ramirez was found with the gun inside his home when arrested in may. that is a violation of his parole. a judge ordered him back to jail for 10 months. and it's been two years now since the deadly red line crash. nine people were killed in the accident. on wednesday, the anniversary of the crash and metro will honor the victims with a memorial service. sherri ly visited with one family member and is in the newsroom now. >> reporter: tomorrow, families of the victims who died in that crash will return to the bridge leave looking the crash site and bringing with them flowers and decorations to remember their loved ones and to make sure that people don't forget what the deadliest crash in history. >> i come here a lot to reflect. >> reporter: monica cochran looks down as red line trains go between fort topton and the park. the place why people died in the tape crash, including her sister veronica. >> it's hard. how do you move on? that is the bigger question. >> reporter: the sister left two which were, a new 10-year- old boy and three-year-old general who has no memory of her mother. >> i love you, mommy and she was young. she's starting to ask where is my mommy? >> reporter: the family is part of a multimillion lawsuit against metro and federal investigators blame the agency for a number of safety failures, including's cultural disregard for safety. >> and i will never ride that train again in my life again. anyone close to me, i try to tell them no. don't get on. >> reporter: last week before the region's congressional delegation, the general manager of metro said it improved training and put safety managers in the field and completed more than 100 corrective actions. >> and they start to turn the corner and lay the foundation. what could be a model system. >> reporter: when the rail cars suffered catastrophic failure in the crash are still on the tracks not due to be replaced until 2013. >> i don't know if i will have confidence in them again. they took my sister's life and her life can't be replaced. >> reporter: metro cracked down on safety violations, explaining to track workers who lobbied for a fire employee that there are no excuses. >> and we don't want to attend any funerals, we don't want to visit the families and advise them they were not coming home that night. >> reporter: the redline crash, a grim reminder. a boy who can't get back his mother. >> he said that his car is -- look an xo and -- >> the family doesn't want metro to forget that. the family feels ignored by metro except when the anniversary comes around. metro created a special department to who with the victim's families and some contact might be limited because of the ongoing litigation and that lawsuit, by the way, is not scheduled to go to court until february of next year, brian. and metro said it's approving safety. how long is it going to take to get the improvements in place? >> reporter: metro is undergoing a $5 billion, six- year capital improvement program and the first $1 billion of that is dedicated to addressing the recommendations by the ntsb and even after all of that work is completed, metro admits improving safety is something that will never end. we're still monitoring metro's repairs for all the escalators not working. at this hour, 122 of the system's 588 escalators are out of service to repair, about 20% of the system. remember, you can help us monitor metro. snap a picture and send it to us at fox 5 metro@gmale.com. virginia governor is talking about how to grow the economy on a state level. mcdonough is the government chair sponsored by the u.s. chamber of commerce. today, he joined five other governors about what works and what doesn't when states are trying to get the economies back on track. >> axation -- taxation, regulation and litigation have to be captain certain and to a minimum and those are the three great cancers they get out of control, the stifle innovation, entrepreneurship and growth. >> good education from the earliest years is important to ensure that the future workforce can compete on a national and international level. and business magazine ranks virginia as the number one or two state and dropped 1% in the last year. >> coming up, it's supposed to be that conclusive test for concussion patients. what they need to get to get the green light back on the field. does it really work. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> here's the convenience. no need to search for spare change to pay for parking inmont groomer county. the -- montgomery county. they're adding a thousand more of the special meters in july. there are 10,000 meters that allow you to pay for parking by cell phone. they will be placed in north bethesda. who knew metro stations were the place for romance? craig's list is named at the end of fairfax gmu station as the most romantic subway station in the country. the website based the rankings on a number of misconnection posts on the website. that is a spot where people can catch up with other writers they spotted and didn't have the neb to approach. we talk -- the nerve to approach. we talked with people to see what they thought about the romantic news. >> get on the train and go and so. >> i was married when i moved here and that would not be a good idea for me. and i am from nebraska, though. leave all, chicago has the most romantic system in the country. five stations in the top 10. who knew? >> not me. and that was a mixed bag across the region. the showers and storms didn't last. >> and word is, we should get used to the weather. and plus, concussion concerns, the bringmark for testing a player's ability for going back on the feel failing. next. >> setting up a portable pool in the backyard may seem like a great idea but even the pols can be dangerous. a he would child days every five days during the summer in the pool. epcrowding the shower plastic pools and others that are four feet deep. the research shows that it's -- there needs to be more consumer education and affordable protection for the sorts of devices and go to www.myfoxdc.com for more information. is a brand new effort to protect athletes from concussions really working? not chording to one export. he believes baseline concussion tests may do more harm than good. they look at an at right's mental abilities they take the test again if there is a decrease in the score and the athlete is banned from playing until the score is improved. christopher randolph believes the tests have a high-false negative rate that could mistakenly show athletes recovered when they still suffering the effects. here's more now. thank you for being here. >> and thank you. >> reporter: we're getting the new information that, you know, this baseline testing is doing more harm than good. what is your take? >> reporter: post injury testing is one component of the complex injury to the brain. putting too much emphasis on any one tool and inskewedding -- includes these tests is a mistake. there is an accumulating research that shows they can be one important additional component to helping kids get it the field safely. let's talk about the other components? what is the role of the parent, coach, and student athlete. we're talking about the kids from hockey to football to basketball and what should they do? >> first of all, they need to be educated. they're being put in place in virginia and maryland and hopefully d.c. and understanding what are the signs and symptoms and the symptom piece is very, very important and in recognizing the seriousness of the injury. you put that together with the neuropsychological testing and that good knowledgeabling if, you have a good team. >> what are the signs of the concussion? they're varied. we think of loss of cobb husband isness as one -- consciousness is one. certainly, a more dazed and confused state, balanced problems, the youngster having difficulties remembering accomplice on the field. i understand you developed an app. explain the app and give us the information where we might be able to find it? >> that is developed through the apple system, istore and through the droid system. the idea there was to provide to parents and coaches the information that we have been developing with the cdc, the signs and symptoms, recognizing what you should be looking for on the feel and the proper steps affidavits to make sure that we're -- steps afterwards to make sure that there is any suspicion of the concussion. >> what is the app? called the concussion recognition and response act. >> hopefully it will help out the student athletes, coaches and parents. thank you for coming in. >> thank you very much, too. and the nfl lockout surpassed the 100-day mark and so now is the season in jeopardy? dave feldman has the latest. >> reporter: until owners are scheduled to meet tomorrow and wednesday in chicago. and this will be the first meeting during the lockout dedicated solely to labor matters. the deal needs to be in place two weeks from today, july 4th or training camp and preseason will be affected. they gathered to discuss the failures and inadequacies of the nfl pension. many players who stuffer ised debill -- suffered debilitating injured suffered more from the medical bills. they're making sure the voices are heard and that they're properly represented in the next collective bargaining agreement. >> the union can't represent two masters. they can't represent the current players or the retired players and make it even. someone has to lose. we have no benefit to them. as a group, we need to let the public know, we need to let the owners know and the runnion know we need some way to get our representation and our ability to speak for itself. >> and one of these people here is asking for any kind of sympathy, not asking for any pity. they're asking the nfl to do what is right and to do what they should do. as an attorney, i will tell you what they is done at this point is bordering on being criminal. we have a voice now. the retired players foiled a class-action suit in -- filed a class-action suit in march. the complaint states the nfl is violating antitrust laws to a group boycott and to attempt to drastically reduce player compensation levels and that is the big issue where the former players don't feel like they're being taken care of and that average until player lasts in the league. >> it's hard, what are they supposed to do? >> and employers everywhere are having trouble with benefits. >> absolutely. >> the current players say wait a minute, our shelf life is short, take care of us while we're playing. both sides are not happy. the nfl is making tops of money, right -- tons of mean issue right? >> thank you, feldy. and sue palka is here to talk about the forecast. >> we're going get into the football-like weather. we have some summer coming. >> okay. >> and in time, too. the spring heat we're dealing with and that is startsal -- starting at 1:16, the longest amount of daylight we get and enjoy it. after that, we go downhill and that is beautiful this evening. enjoy it. we have that great break. we didn't crack 80 at the local airports and we will crack that tomorrow. we'll give you a look at what to expect the in, week and that is looks like we're going track another batch of early morning showers and thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow morning. like what we had today and which produced a third of an inch of rain officially at d.c. and dulles, and closer to a half an each. and that is heaviest on the other side of the bay and looking forward to the beginning of summer, though, and tomorrow at 1:16 and keys to 90 the rest of the week and a good 10 degrees jump and that is for sure. the daily storm chances look like they're in the offering and tomorrow issue the best chance of anything in the morning and the high temperature today, 79 at reagan and bwi. dulles, 77 degrees and normally we're in the mid-80s and we'll take the breaks while we can and this is going to heat up. 89 degrees and skewing the showers in the morning hours. could there be something isolated? why their could be and that is in the morning. humid on wednesday and thursday, maybe the hottest day this week, 92 degrees and feature a good chance of afternoon storms and thunderstorms and 77 degrees at manasses and in fred ribs bug; 77, baltimore and gaithersburg, frederick here, one of the hotter spots at 82 and that is coming. the frontal system stalled and you can see temperatures in the sits and there is some heat coming and there is the early- morning showers and storms and there is some cloud cover around and we have seen the thenout to get the sunshine on through. the complex of storms to the west, which greatly diminished the last few hours, may get a boost later tonight and get right on that warm front across our region and that is that moisture we'll watch. the storm center outlooked our area, d.c. to and north of quantico at this point. for the possibility of any of the storms we see tomorrow and maybe being strong with hail and gusty winds and heavy downpours and that harp part of the country is affected. tonight, a nice evening and cloud up later. there could be overnight showers and storms, 65 degrees and join us at 10 and 11. early showers and storms possible for us tomorrow and in that afternoon, we'll stay isolated, about 89 degrees and that is a woman day. at 8 in the morning, the shower and storm is what we're thinking and 74 and that is over by noon and anything else, about 5:00 or so and the last look here, upper 80s to low 90s and a warm one with meet places getting a good continue degrees bump up. in terms of heat waves, i think we have seen worse around here. will you notice it? absolutely. 91, 92 on thursday and knocks our temperature down and that is probablyd this night into friday. the storms on thursday and wednesday could be strong. right now, so far so good for the weekend. maybe an isolated storm on side and that is it. sunday is looking -- on saturday and that is it. >> are we getting the same humidity we had? >> i don't see it as bad as the first two hot stretches but i think it could feel like 100 on wednesday and thursday. >> all right. welcome. yup. >> thank you, sue. a star from the jackass movies died. the 34-year-old ryan dunn and another passenger were killed in a car crash in pennsylvania early this morning. dunn's porsche went off the roads and into the woods busting into flames. speed may have been a factor in the accident. he started the mtv show and the big screen adapting as. recently, he hosted the proving -- proving round on the cable network. for the first time since being critically hurt, the singer released a photo of him on twitter. congressston tweeted feeling -- kingston tweeted feeling better. he was hospitalized in miami last month after crashing a jet ski into the bridge dumping him and a female passenger into the water. and -- at night. uh-huh. a look closely. it's not pulled back and that is not one of those cat -- caps they put on. lady gaga, the latest celebrity to rock a bald head and debuted her new look during an acoustic version of her song "hair." she didn't wear a wig on her hair but look closely, she wore an outfit that looks like hair and it's a muppet-inspired hairy teal wig dress. uh-huh. coming up in just minutes on the news edge at 6, the secretary of defense admitting the u.s. has been in peace talks with the taliban. can a deal be worked out. . this place where i am standing is a cemetery. thousands of people have been buried here. you may not know them, but they have done something for you. i am beth parker. that story is coming up. and our nuclear power plants in the u.s., are they becoming more dangerous? some believe so, especially after an investigation found federal regulations and regulators are weakening safety standards on the aging units. >> food allergies may be more common in children than experts first thought. a new study claims one in 12 kids under the age of 18 have one allergy and that is 8% of which were doubling previous estimates from the centers for disease control. the most common allergies? peanuts, milk, and shell fish. the study is being published by the journal pediatrics. the news edge at 6 starts right now. after nearly 10 years of war in afghanistan, the u.s. is talking to e