úú captured. as diplomats push for the release of three american hikers detained in iran their families worry for their safety. my husband and i, our only concern is for the health and welfare of josh, shane, and sarah. mystery solved. questions about what happened to gulf war pilot scott speicher are finally answered nearly two decades later. it s clunker chaos in washington. the popular program has revved up auto sales, but now it s broke. will the senate step in to give it a jump start? and your letters to the president. these letters, i think, do more to keep me in touch with what s happening around the country than just about anything else. a behind the scenes look at how president obama keeps in touch with everyday americans early this monday morning, august 3rd, 2009. captioning funded by cbs good morning. i m harry smith along with maggie rodriguez in new york. julie is in los angeles. good morning, julie. good morning, guys. good morning to ev
republic, to remain forceful but peaceful. from new york, good night, america. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute -www.ncicap.org - bret: next on special report it was the centerpiece of his campaign but now president obama has to clarify suggestions from his own people that he might break his pom miss not to raise taxes on the middle class. the president is trying to raise more money for one government program that has been a big hit. an update on cash for clunkers. consumers venting over healthcare reform, and politicians are taking notice, and a secret meeting in europe to map out strategy for and increasingly bloody conflict in afghanistan. all that, plus the fox all-stars, right here, right now. welcome for washington. i m bret baier. the white house was on spin cycle today, trying to walk back weekend comments that led some to believe that the president was waffling on his pledge not to raise taxes on the mid
pump the brakes. speed cameras could soon be coming your way if you live in certain parts of baltimore county. good evening. thanks for joining us. i m adam may. baltimore county police have already begun identifying locations for those speed cameras. the devices are slated to be put up near a number of school zones. eyewitness news is live with the story. derek valcourt has the latest. reporter: police say at issue here is really protecting kids in those school zones. but first the county council has to sign on. pass one of these school zone signs, and you may also pass one of these speed cameras if baltimore county police have their way. 12 speed cameras could soon be installed on streets near schools. though which schools exactly, police haven t yet decided, but the idea sounds great to moms like this. somebody s gotta be looking out for these guys. speeders have to be kept in check. reporter: but not everyone agrees. critics argue revenue, not safety is the moti
a local fire station hit hard by cutbacks. early this morning, crews are put to the test, called on to help fellow firefighters when a fire break out at another station. for nearly 0 years, this family did not know his fate. now, part of the mystery surrounding the first casualty of the gulf war has been involved. fox 5 morning news continues at 6:00 right now. we start you off way view of the washington monument this morning. kind of dark out there. a little windy. a little hazy out there. a little bit of effect out there this morning including some warm temperatures. we re glad you re with us. i m steve chenevey. and i m allison seymour in for gvir dhindsa. storm clean-up is under way in some parts of maryland after tornadoes touched down on friday. two touched down in frederick county, one in carroll county. you see pictures of just some of the damage up there. 72 degrees out there in the #:00 hour. a little bit of haze we saw in the live shot. 72 degrees o
it s monday, august 3rd. in the news, three americans being held by iran. they strayed across the border from iraq straight into an international incident. finally found, the remains of the first u.s. casualty of the persian gulf war have been recovered in iraq. michael scott speicher s family waited 18 years. and extreme caution. amid signs of economic recovery. but the obama administration isn t saying the tax hikes are but the obama administration isn t saying the tax hikes are off the table. captions paid for by abc, inc. good morning. thanks for being with us. i m vinita nair. and i m andrea canning filling in for jeremy hubbard. there are intense diplomatic efforts to learn more about the fate of three americans being held in iran. they were captured after hiking in a dangerous region on the border between iraq and iran. abc s sonia gallego is in london with the latest. good morning. reporter: good morning. the families of the americans are still coming to t