this morning on early today, la preimera, soap ya sotomayor is the first hispanic supreme court justice. and health care reform spiral out of control. and high wire hangup. an unlucky ram gets hung up in and high wire hangup. an unlucky ram gets hung up in the hills of norway. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning, everyone. i m dan kloeffler. today we begin with confirmation and more cash. eager to make their summer break for the nation s capital, senators made quick work of two important issues yesterday. they voted for more funding to keep the popular cash for clunkers program alive, and they also voted to confirm sonia sotomayor as the first hispanic as supreme court justice. yeas are 68, nas 31. reporter: confirmed as supreme court justice, sonia sotomayor, 57, raised poor in new york, parents from puerto ri rico, prosecutor, federal judge for 17 years. every democrat heaped on praise. at the end of the day, grace, ethnicity
right now at midday, live inside theenate chambers, it is a big day for them to take care of some unfinished busy. plus, officers under investigation for their alleged role in a sex scandal. and shop till you drop. deals on just about anything in the next week. news4 midday starts right now. good morning. i m keith garvin. we begin with breaking news from capitol hill. d.c. fire and ems is on the scene at the 20lo0 bck of in northwest in northwest for a hazmat situation at the departntmef labor. stlare toll they are veinig linveag etter in the ck si. eo c osiple a couple of peopled w aou tedre the letter areayin sghatyhe t now have a tir oheheir t we will bring younds. we will bring y in asiormn sn oo a w s eformation as soon as we lea n r bnofoinrew,gak n ew fos bw,treaking news at tw, department of labor. emergency officials are working on a hazmat situation. now to the other big news on capitol hill. here s a live look inside the senate chambers. right now senato
good morning. how could he? police in pennsylvania learning more about the gunman who killed three women and injured nine others in that health club shooting rampage. and why he was filled with anger towards women. this morning, an exclusive interview with a sister of one of the victims. a third autopsy? michael jackson s family reportedly asking for that. to prove foul play may have killed the singer. this as new photos surface taken inside jackson s rented mention after his death. and flying high. congress poised to spend $200 million on corporate jets. two of them to be used to shuttle lawmakers. a brewing controversy on the hill today, thursday, august a brewing controversy on the hill today, thursday, august 6th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this thursday morning, i m meredith vieira. and i m lester holt, in for matt lauer this morning. police are revealing new details about that tragic shooting inside the la f
this morning on early today, supreme decision. today senators will vote on whether the nation will have its first hispanic supreme court judge. following the money. an ex-congressman is caught with a suitcase full of cash. and what was he thinking? a murder suspect in ohio pleads not guilty, then spits at the a murder suspect in ohio pleads not guilty, then spits at the judge presiding over his case. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning, everyone. i m dan kloeffler. and today we begin with work before play. the senate is set to begin its august break tomorrow, but first lawmakers are planning to vote on a pair of high profile issues. more than two months before she was nominated to supreme court, the senate will hold a confirmation vote for sonia sotomayor. she is expected to win easy confirmation. with another two republicans announcing their support for her yesterday. meanwhile, lawmakers have agreed to vote on a plan to add another
hours. a health club shooting. a man opens fire inside a health club. four people are dead. dog attack. a rottweiler attacks a woman and her dog and the rottweiler is still on the loose. good morning, everyone. welcome. we are very happy you are with us today. i m barbara harrison. i m keith garvin in for joe krebs. here s a live look outside washington, d.c. it looks beautiful out there. we ll talk to tom to see if we ll have post card weather for july. we have a chance for afternoon thundershowers and it is humid this morning. e h aad e aofad sh inngn oup showing radar. no precipitation around the region. 74 in washington. the eastern shore themi 7 d-0. ts he mountains.umid, but you ,id but you can he tud c the clouds on the incr with thelo blips of i southern sthern west virgini waou snerit west virgini er thundowowers. no thundheow e showers could be movin o tr bmeeaartoy metro area by early rnteafoon. then maybe some passing thundershowers by tintotehis e. evs