we begin this afternoon with severe weather warning. i m pat lawson muse. i m jim handly. it is wild out there, folks. right now, we do have that severe thunderstorm warning. veronica johnson and bob ryan double-teaming it. tracking the rain and storms closer to our area. overhead now. veronica? jim and pat, it is a severe thunderstorm watch that remains up until 9:00 p.m. we no longer have any more warnings in effect. boy, just a couple of hours ago we had plenty of severe thunderstorm warnings. and even some tornado warnings up around frederick county, maryland. this is what is left of it. just a general area of some moderate and a few yes, ma am bedded areas wit rain extended through areas of d.c. and around prince george s county. speaking of that heavy rain that came through here let me show you video shots earlier about hour a half, two hours ago out of north west d.c. the heavy rain throughout the area and we did have high winds coming through with that. meanwhile,
the clock at wusa9.com. have a good weekend, everybody. bye-bye. it s a week old and incredibly popular. but is the government s cash for clunkers program coming to a screeching halt? we ll see why it may run out of gas and why so many are angry. no apologies at that white house beer summit. so did the president succeed in his teachable moment? i think what you had today was two gentlemen agree to disagree on a particular issue. across the country are bracing for the h1n1 flu as they prepare to reopen. we re going to prepare for all types of scenarios. we ll tell you what you need to know about the virus and your kids. and michael jackson s personal chef is here to talk about the final frantic moments she witnessed in his home. plus they all fall down, making dominoes out of mattresses in search of a world record. early this friday morning, july 31st, 2009. captioning funded by cbs we re getting off to a rainy start this friday. hope it s brighter where
good morning. drying up. the government s billion dollar cash for clunkers program may be nearly out of money. now thousands of new car buyers are wondering, will their deals be honored? mug shot. president obama, vice president biden and the t men involved in the arrest that ignited a firestorm of controversy, meet over beers at the white house. they agreed to disagree. so what was accomplished? and oh, boy. the 7-year-old who took off in his parents car because he didn t want to go to church. well now he s praying his punishment won t last too long. he is here for a live, exclusive interview today, friday, july he is here for a live, exclusive interview today, friday, july 31st, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television welcome to today on this friday morning. you look at that little boy s face. you know he did something wrong. he s so cute. we can t wait to hear from him. you re meredith vieira. i m ann curry in for matt lauer this morning. on another
abuse but the protestors are demanding more. they chanted netta is not dead, it is the regime that s dead. health care reform will be an issue house lawmakers take home with tem as they are likely leaving washington for their august recess today. democrats spent most of yesterday trying to maintain the support of liberal members. they are opposing a cost cutting deal struck this week with more conservative democrats. no bill will be voted on by a senate committee before that chamber recess which starts a week from today. this morning a massachusetts woman linked to the murder of an expectant mother is being held on 2ed million bail. police say they found 35-year-old julie cory with a 4 pound baby girl on wednesday in new hampshire. adam sexton are our manchester, new hampshire station reports. reporter: julie cory invoked her right to remain silent. acting on a tip, investigators fond her at a homeless shelter in plymouth with a newborn baby girl police believe was cu
we re going to switch over now to cnn.com/live where we ll continue the conversation with donna brazile as well as three of our guests that are good enough to share their situation, talking about health care with them, the reality of how it affects them. here now, though, is wolf blitzer. rick, thanks very much. happening now, cold beer and maybe cold feet. we re counting down the president s get-together with an african-american scholar and the police officer who arrested him. when it comes to this event, team obama suddenly seems a little camera shy. we re watching the story for you. another story we re chasing down right now is health care reform hitting a brick wall in the senate. new warnings from some powerful republicans that a final deal could be a long way off. and growing fears about a new wave of swine flu. could be bigger and deadlier and a new report says the federal government is not ready. i m wolf blitzer in cnn s command center for breaking news, politi