the eviction of families in east jerusalem by israel s government. after that, an update on the affairs department on the new gi bill. the reporters asked the white house about health care and taxes. we will also hear from senate republicans lamar alexander and jon kyl on that topic, later. . . this is about 20 minutes. let me start by a welcoming minister judeh to the state department. our partnership is based on mutual respect and interest and our work together enhances the security and prosperity of both carnations, and we hope, the larger region and the world. today the foreign minister and i discussed a wide range of issues. i think the foreign minister i thank the foreign minister for jordan s help. the vision and courage of the late king hussein, and now under the courageous leadership of his majesty king of go up abdullah, jordan continues to plague of vital role. we re working with the israelis to help the palestinian authorities to take steps to make that po
host: meanwhile, former president bill clinton is in north korea this morning. it was a trip not announced in advance, as he tries to bring home those two american journalists. his wife is in kenya this week. at the white house, president obama meets with robert gates this afternoon. among the issues, the possibility of additional troops moving into afghanistan. it is tuesday, august 4. it is also the president s 48 birthday. we will begin by talking about taxes, the deficit, and the u.s. economy. what are the headlines that we want to bring to your attention? this front-page of the hill newspaper. airports that the obama administration on monday quickly shot down a trial balloon that opened the possibility of new taxes on middle-class up for the nba came under heavy fire from labor unions, liberal leaders, and republicans. the press secretary robert gibbs scramble to backtrack on the idea. we will show you later on what he said to reporters at the what does. inside, the re
treet friends. ( elmo giggles ) big and small! there s fun for all! flash flood watch. a chance of moderate to heavy rain. tornado damage. the national weather service is releasinging more information about tornadoes that hit parts our area on friday. and traffic jam. concert-goers stuck on the road as paul mccartney took the stage. good morning and welcome to news 4 today. it s sunday, august 2nd, 2009. i m keith garvin. we begin with the possibility of thunderstorm and heavy rain today. let s go up to steve villanueva with a look at the heavy rain. what have you got. it looks like the front is rain, so much so that we do have a flash flood in effect at 2:00 this afternoon for most of maryland. right now it s 72 degrees. we re starting off on the warm side. temperatures will not be as high as yesterday with lower to mid 80s for this afternoon. we re dry at the moment, even though we had a thunderstorm overnight. off to the west you can see the leading edge of
we ll give you all the details in just a few minutes. back to you. we ll take that sunshine. thank you, steve. the worst damage from yesterday s wild weather appears to be northwest of washington in the town of i m sorriville, maryland. residents say they saw and heard the storm coming. this morning they re getting a better look at the damage left behind. craig melvin has the latest from frederick county. i kept hearing trees crack. they were cracking wherever. reporter: the afternoon storms surprised them it. was like trees going by. we ran in the shop here. reporter: his 14-year-old daughter mary huddled inside with her worried friend. my friend was crying. we called her mom. she thought her dog died. reporter: her dog were find and so were all the people, but the winds picked up huge bales of hay and crashed them into fences across the street. those same winds toppled trees on to trucks and turned cathy s once picturesque backyard into a work zone. we ju