NEWS REPORT

Thousands of people ranging from the President to everyday people came out to pay their respects to veteran newsman Tim Russert.

Several generations of politicians are also gathered on Thursday at the Kennedy Center to remember Russert's life. That event was invitation only, yet hundreds still attended.

Russert died over the weekend from a heart attack. He was the moderator of "Meet the Press" and the Washington Bureau Chief for NBC News.

Tim Russert passed away at only 58 years.

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Tim Russert's son Luke appeared on the Today Show this morning to remember his dad.

Russert's impact on the news industry has definitely been demonstrated by the outcry of grieving and remembrance by his colleagues and competitors alike.

The funeral and memorial service for Tim Russert will take place on Wednesday, June 18 at 4pm in Washington's Kennedy Center. The funeral services will be closed to the public, but will be televised by MSNBC.

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About 870 prisoners escaped from the main prison in southern Afghanistan after a Taliban bomb and rocket attack knocked the main gate off the prison.

Authorities said 390 Taliban prisoners were among those who fled the prison during the attack late Friday.

"We admit it," Brig. Gen. Carlos Branco said. "Their guys did the job properly in that sense, but it does not have a strategic impact. We should not draw any conclusion about the deterioration of the military operations in the area. We should not draw any conclusion about the strength of the Taliban."

The complex attack included a truck bombing at the main gate, a suicide bomber who struck a back wall and rockets fired from inside the prison courtyard, setting off a series of explosions that rattled Kandahar, the country's second biggest city.

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As a journalism student, I always dreamed of being where Tim Russert was. Who knew that I would end writing a crappy gossip blog, but you know...

Then when working for a CBS affiliate in Knoxville, Tennessee I watched Tim write "Florida, Florida, Florida" on that small white board over on NBC as Dan Rather was comparing George Bush to a tornado in a trailer park. I remember wishing I was on their network, lol!

The point is, that Tim Russert has touched so many people. He was not just a journalist, he was a father and he was hard working American. He is the type of person that you want your kids to grow and be like.

On this day, we should remember all that Tim Russert has accomplished.

In addition to his work at NBC News Time Magazine named him one 2008's most influential people. Russert won numerous awards and was also the author of two bestselling books.

He is survived by his wife, Vanity Fair writer Maureen Orth, and their son, Luke. His father "Big Russ" lives in Buffalo. He is in his late 80's.

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MORE MOURNING. Another broadcasting legend has died. Charlie Jones, the deep-voiced sportscaster whose career as a play-by-play announcer spanned 38 years for ABC and NBC, has died. He was 77. Jones died of a heart attack Thursday at his home in the La Jolla district of San Diego. NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol called Charlie "one of the great pioneers of NBC Sports. His work in particular on the NFL, golf and the Olympics left a lasting legacy." NBC also lost Washington Bureau Chief and "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert.

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BREAKING NEWS. NBC News is reporting that their Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert has suddenly died. Russert, the host of "Meet the Press," evidently died of a heart attack. We don't have a lot of details on Tim's death, but he was definitely a well respected journalist known for his unconventional "dumbed down" news reporting style. He was 58 years old. Timothy John Russert Jr. was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Canisius High School, John Carroll University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Russert was a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia.

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Being stupid and causing trouble must run in the Vick family.

Dog-killer Michael Vick's younger brother Marcus is a jail bird too! Marcus Vick was picked up early Friday morning and charge with driving under the influence and eluding police.

Lil' Vick signed as a free agent receiver with the Miami Dolphins after a troubled career at Virginia Tech. He was released by the Dolphins in 2007. Again, just like his loser brother Michael.

Cops say an uniformed bicycle patrol officer saw Marcus and a female involved in an altercation in a car. The officer asked if the couple needed his assistance, then he asked Vick for his driver's license. Police say Vick then sped away, but was stopped minutes later.

Marcus failed a field sobriety test and was charged with DUI, misdemeanor eluding police, reckless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road and driving on a suspended license. The passenger, Delicia Cordon of Miami, Fla., was charged with being drunk in public.

Vick was released from jail at 6 a.m. Friday on $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Monday.

Oh and by the way, these could be the worst two mug shots EVER!

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The lights are back on in downtown Washington, DC after a Friday morning power outage.

"Basically, we've got everybody restored," Pepco spokesman Robert Dobkin said.

A huge power outage and subway fire left parts of DC in the dark causing problems during the morning commute. Due to the subway fire, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority riders could experience delays of up to one hour.

The White House was even running on back-up generators, but the Department of Homeland Security said there was no threat of terrorism.

Pepco and WMATA said they did not know if the power outage and the fire were related.

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Police in Pennsylvania say two adult women turned a teen boy's sleep over into a sex orgy.

Angela Honeycutt, 38, faces numerous sex charges after police allege she had sex with a juvenile in a shower. Meanwhile, her friend (pictured above right) Lynne Long, 45, encouraged the rest of the teen boys to listen on the other side of the door.

The whole thing went down at Long's home. She is charged with endangering the welfare of children and corruption of minors.

In addition to performing sexual intercourse, Honeycutt (pictured above left) allegedly exposed her breasts to all the boys, and kissed some of the boys. Honeycutt faces charges of statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, indecent assault and corruption of minors.

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BREAKING NEWS REPORT

At least four people are dead and 40 others are injured after a tornado struck a boy scout camp in western Iowa.

Iowa Homeland Security spokeswoman Julie Tack says a search and rescue team has been deployed to the camp near Little Sioux in Harrison County. The camp is evidently filled with debris and fallen trees.

The tornado struck around 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Tack says there were 93 teenaged campers and 25 staff members at the camp as the tornado hit. She says those injured were taken to local hospitals.

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It is not even summer yet, and New York City is already in the midst of a heatwave.

This is the fourth day of scorching temperatures. The above photo was taken on Monday in Lower Manhattan showing the temperature at an even 100 degrees in the mid-afternoon.

New Yorkers are waiting on a rain storm expected to drinch the city later today that will hopefully be followed by some cooler weather.

Many residents are still without electricity throughout the entire state of New York. Some were lost power during the storm that is moving through.

We'll keep you posted on the heat wave. For now, stay cool.

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BREAKING NEWS

Some PATH train service between New York and New Jersey has been suspended after a fire on the tracks in Lower Manhattan. There are no PATH trains running between 33rd street and Hoboken or 33rd street and Journal Square.

A fire on the tracks between Christopher Street and 9th Avenue has caused service to be disrupted. There was also a suspension in service between Hoboken and the World Trade Center earlier today, but that service has been restored.

For service to New Jersey, customers are encouraged to use the World Trade Center station or take advantage of bus service offered from Port Authority.

For more information, check out the PATH website at www.paalerts.com.

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Tomatoes are being yanked from menus and grocery stores shelves after a 16 state salmonella scare hit the media on Monday.

The Food and Drug Administration says they are still looking for the source of the bad tomatoes. A lot of people normally eat tomatoes too.

"Tomatoes are one of the top 20 produce items selected by consumers," says Donna Garren, vice president of the National Restaurant Association.

The unused fruit will have to be thrown away. Most sellers say they'll have to likely have to send the rotten tomatoes to land-fills.

Symptoms usually start anywhere from six to 72 hours after becoming infected with salmonella bacteria. According to About.com, they include:

Headache
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Nausea
Fever (almost always present)
Dehydration, especially in babies and older adults.

Salmonella is the result of eating food contaminated with the feces from an infected animal or person. Gross.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the new iPhone 3G at to developers at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today.

The talking points are (of course) the 3G technology, enterprise support, wider availability, third-party applications and a lower price.

"Everyone wants an iPhone, but we need to make it more affordable," he said.

The new run of iPhones are much cheaper than the old ones. Jobs says you'll be able to grab one of these 3G machines for less than the current iTouch which retails at around $300.

This newer model will also be available in both black and white.

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BREAKING NEWS

Vinny Del Negro is the new head coach of the Chicago Bulls, according to the Associated Press.

An insider spoke anonymously with the AP, but said an official announcement could come later this week.

Del Negro is currently the the assistant general manager of the Phoenix Suns. Vinny has never had a head coach position before. He'll pick up the Bulls with a record that went from 49 wins to 49 losses this past season and missed the playoffs after making the second round in 2007.

On the bright side, the Bulls have the first pick in the draft later this month.

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WHAT IS BETTER? George Bush urged Congress on Saturday to pass the Iraq war-funding bill saying that our troops "deserve better" than the treatment they are getting from the Democratic-led Congress. "This is an opportunity for Congress to give our men and women in uniform the tools they need to protect us, and Congress should approve these vital funds immediately," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "Congress has had this funding request for more than a year, and there is no reason for further delay." They deserve to come home!

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BREAKING NEWS. The Associated Press is reporting that ABC sports anchor Jim McKay has died. He was 86 years old. McKay evidently died of natural causes in Maryland, according to a statement from the McKay family. Jim is best known for hosting ABC's "Wide World of Sports" and 12 Olympic Games. He also won several journalism awards including two Emmys and the George Polk Award for his sports and news coverage of the 1972 Munich Olympics. In 1988, McKay was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.

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Zimbabwe's ruling party is doing every thing they can to hold on to President Robert Mugabe's 28-year reign even arresting the opposition and taxing imported media that might disagree with Mugabe.

Zimbabwe has two daily papers, both controlled by the government, and no private radio or television stations.

One of those state-run publicantions, the Herald newspaper, reported that the new import duties followed concerns by Mugabe's government over "the flood of hostile foreign newspapers coming into Zimbabwe."

Right now, Zimbabwe residents resort to pirate radio stations and imported magazines for unbiased news reporting.

Police also arrested an opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) lawmaker for a second time in recent days Saturday over accusations of "incitement to public violence".

Authorities have also detained Mugabe's opponent Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured above) twice this week alone.

Their run-off election is set for June 27th.

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FREE DONUTS! Krispy Kreme is giving away FREE donuts in honor of National Donut Day! If you're looking for the cops today, now you know where to find them. I'm sure there is no significant history behind National Donut Day, but who wants to pass up a free Krispy Kreme. Keep in mind, the average donut price is much less than a dollar. Don't spend more than that on gas driving around looking for a Krispy Kreme, but by all means if you pass one on your way home stop and grab a free donut! Happy Friday. (June 6th only!)

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JUST SHOOT ME. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind behind the September 11th terrorist attacks, said he wants the death penalty. Mohammed says he would rather be martyred rather than being dragged through and ridiculed during a public trial. In his first public appearance since his capture five years ago, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed wore dark-framed prison-issue glasses, a turban and a bushy, gray beard, and was much thinner. This is a photo from when he was first captured in Pakistan, as you can see Mohammed was fat and had disheveled hair, an unshaven face and a nasty T-shirt.

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Defense secretary Bob Gates fired the Air Force's two top military and civilian leaders Thursday. Gates says they are responsible for the historic Pentagon shake-up after embarrassing nuclear mix-ups.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne both handed in their resignations after the results of an investigation regarding a mistaken shipment to Taiwan of four Air Force electrical fuses for ballistic missile warheads.

Firings of this caliber are highly unusual, but Gates said it had to be done.

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The FBI busted the bosses of the Colombo organized crime family early Wednesday morning.

Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli, identified by authorities as the Colombo crime family acting boss, and eight others were taken in by federal and state law enforcement agencies in early morning raids Wednesday. The charges against these members of the Colombo crime family include racketeering, murder, robbery, extortion, narcotics trafficking, and loansharking.

Cops say they already have the real Columbo boss, Carmine "Junior" Persico; but he is still running things from "the inside."

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The New York Times' Sunday Styles will launch an etiquette column later this month, and Philip Galanes has been named as its writer.

Don't know who Philip is? We don't either, but according to WWD, he has a pretty impressive resume.

"Galanes is twice graduated from Yale, was an entertainment lawyer at white-shoe firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, has two novels to his name and dabbles as an interior designer."

Philip hasn't released an official statement, but according to his website he has a new novel coming out titled, "Emma's Table." It is decribed as a "Park Avenue morality tale," featuring a one-time "media darling...fresh from a year-long stretch in prison."

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RECOVERING. Senator Ted Kennedy is recovering after completing brain surgery to cut out as much of his cancerous brain tumor as possible. Kennedy was evidently awake during the 3 1/2 hours of risky and delicate surgery. From here Senator Kennedy will under go chemotherapy and radiation. Ted reportedly told his wife, Victoria, afterward: "I feel like a million bucks. I think I'll do that again tomorrow." Kennedy says he hopes to soon be back on the campaign trail and back in the Senate.

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RIP. Anne d'Harnoncourt, the longtime head of the Philadelphia Museum of Art who championed art as essential to the city's financial and cultural vigor, has died. She was 64 years old. Evidnently, d'Harnoncourt died at home in Philadelphia on Monday morning of natural causes. Her death was unexpected. No further details about d'Harnoncourt's death were not released. Not only did Anne d'Harnoncourt change the face of the art front in Philadelphia, but she was one of the field's most important women. May she rest in peace.

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Bo Diddley, a pioneer of rock 'n' roll who inspired decades of other musicians, died Monday from heart failure in his Florida home. He was 79.

Diddley had been sick for some time having suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a stroke while touring in Iowa.

Doctors said the stroke affected his ability to speak, and he had returned to Florida to continue rehabilitation.

The legendary singer and performer, known for his homemade square guitar, dark glasses and black hat, was an inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 1999.

May Bo Diddley rest in peace.

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BREAKING NEWS

Academy Award winning actress Tatum O'Neal was arrested on Sunday night in New York City after cops spotted her buying drugs during an NYPD crack down on the Lower East Side.

At first Tatum claimed to be "researching for a part," but changed her story when cops caught her carrying a bag of crack, a bag of cocaine and a crack pipe.

"I've been clean for a long time!" O'Neal begged cops, "Today was the first time I was relapsing, but you guys saved me! Can you let me go?"

The police were performing a drug sweep on the Lower East Side when they busted Allen Garcia and Tatum exchanging drugs and money.

O'Neal has had a very public battle with drugs that included a tell-all memoir about getting clean.

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One of the United States' strong allies in Iraq has ended their combat there. Australia wrapped up their operations in Iraq on Sunday.

Soldiers lowered the Australian flag that had flown over Camp Terendak in the southern Iraqi city of Talil.

The combat troops were expected to return to Australia over the next few weeks, with the first of them already having arrived home. About 300 troops will remain in Iraq for logistical and air surveillance duties, as well as guarding Australian diplomats and others high-profile in Baghdad.

Australian military leaders say their troops are spread thin in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq.

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A judge has slowed down the return of over 400 children to their parents on a polygamist ranch in Texas, CBS News is reporting.

The Texas Supreme Court judge in the polygamist sect child custody case refused to sign the order releasing the children until after all the lawyers and their clients could agree on it.

Before the children can return home, a few conditions must be met. Parents must be photographed when they pick up their child. Parents must agree to unannounced home visits as Child Protective Services continues to investigate sexual abuse. Children cannot leave the state of Texas or even travel 60 miles without permission.

Not all of the children would be returned to their parents under these conditions. Texas Child Protective Services will retain custody of a handful of girls that they believe were younger than the legal age of 16 when they married or became pregnant.

The polyga-mommies wanted their kids back this weekend, but the court has encouraged slowing things down to make sure all of the bases are covered.

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With a crane towering over my head in a new hotel that is being constructed in my lower Manhattan neighborhood, I write this plea to the city of New York.

These crane collapses are ridiculous. This is not a natural disaster. We should be able to control this situation. Unfortunately, the city continues to fail in this regard.

It is time that Mayor Bloomberg put his foot down and grab control of this situation. An independent panel needs to be formed. It should consist of at least a dozen members ranging from politicians to average citizens.

This panel could offer an independent look at how well the Department of Buildings is doing with issuing citations and follow-up inspections.

I would even volunteer to serve on the committee. Something MUST be done!

In this photo: A construction crane collapsed Friday on New York's Upper East Side, smashing into a 23-story apartment building before crashing onto the street below and leaving at least one person dead.

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A Denver man held a press conference on Friday to try and prove that aliens do exist. Jeff Peckman says he has video shot by Stan Romanek that proves the existence of extraterrestrials.

"It starts out with a digital camera looking out across the room toward a window," Peckman described the video to ABC News. "There's a couple of flashes of light. After a few seconds, there is a small head clearly rising above a sill, panning the room, blinking its eyes, all slowly."

The media was evidently required to sign a waiver form saying they would not film any part of the alien video.

Peckman is proposing an 18-member Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission for Denver. He says that the video will eventually be released to the public in an upcoming documentary.

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Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun is being treated for another round of skin cancer but doesn't expect that to affect his returning to the bench this fall for his 22nd season with the Huskies.

"I want to coach basketball at UConn," Calhoun said Friday. "At this moment I love what I do and feel very, very comfortable in doing that."

Calhoun will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments next month at the UConn Health Center to minimize any chance of the cancer coming back. His doctors, who joined the coach for the press conference, told Calhoun there will be short-term side effects from the radiation. Doctors say they expect Calhoun to return to his normal lifestyle, including coaching.

"I have one more step to go," Calhoun said. "I feel much, much better, thank God."

Calhoun said doctors determined last month that a lump in the upper right side of his neck near the jaw line was squamous cell cancer.

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BREAKING NEWS A second person has died following the tragic crane collapse on the Upper East Side Friday monrning. The city has also released the name of the other victim. Thirty-year old Donald Leo of Staten Island was operating the crane cab that collapsed to the ground. The second victim has been identified as 27-year-old Ramadan Kurtij. The crane collapsed early Friday morning leaving the neighborhood in shambles and another person seriously injured. This story is developing. We will keep you posted.

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BREAKING NEWS Another crane collapse in New York City has killed at least one and injured many others. The construction crane collapsed in Upper Manhattan during the morning rush hour. Witnesses say the operator's cab and the arm of the crane crashed more than 20 stories to the ground leaving the area around 91st and 3rd a disaster. NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg says that all of those people injured were construction workers. The City's buildings department has come under fire recently as crane related accidents are on the rise. Some media outlets are reporting that another construction worker has died as a result of the accident. Two other victims remain in critical condition. We will keep you posted as details become available.

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BREAKING NEWS An earthquake has rattled southern Iceland. The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 quake hit at 3:46 p.m. on Thursday. The epicenter was evidently 30 miles east-southeast of the capital, Reykjavik in Iceland. Residents of the southern Iceland city say they felt the shake. There has also been reports of damaged roads and buildings. Authorities advised many Iceland residents to leave their homes because of the possibility of aftershocks.

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Before you grab another cocktail and piece of cheese from the tray at the Metropolitan Opera, you might want to think twice.

The grand theater at Lincoln Center has been cited for sanitary violations by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Evidently the Metropolitan Opera has mice!

During an April 9th restaurant inspection at the Met, the department found "evidence of mice or live mice present in facility's food and/or nonfood areas," according to reports on Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website.

Met spokesman Peter Clark said he had no immediate comment and was awaiting a response from the organization that runs the Met's restaurants.

Meanwhile, stay away from the Met or watch your feet!

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This is what Comcast email users and Comcast.net and visitors say on Wednesday evening when the sites were hacked.

Unknown hackers tapped into the Comcast system, but it appears that the site is back under Comcast control.

A "Page under Construction" message appeared on the main page Thursday morning, but users have reported that the page was previously showing messages posted by Hackers like this screen cap above.

Comcast users weren't able to access their email sign in pages, the main website or any of the company's online features.

This Comcast hacking has left customers wondering how they may have been violated. Could their passwords, credit cards and social security numbers be at risk?

We'll have to wait until Comcast releases a statement to find out.

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Country singer Chris Cagle and his wonderfully white trash girlfriend Jennifer Tant were arrested early Wednesday morning for domestic assault charges.

A Nashville police affidavit said Chris and Jennifer were intoxicated and an argument turned physical then the cops were called.

Karla Weikal of the Davidson County Sheriff's Department said there was a mandatory 12-hour stay in jail before Cagle and Tant could post their $1,500 bonds.

A spokeswoman for Capitol Nashville, Cagle's record label, said the company had no comment.

Cagle is scheduled to stand trial Sept. 23 in Tucson, Ariz., on a misdemeanor assault charge. He is accused of striking a local resident on December 13th after a benefit concert.

You can take the rednecks out of the trailer park, but you can't take the trailer park out of the rednecks.

Don't both Cagle and Tant look hot in their mug shots? grrrr!

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BELIEVE IT OR NOT! A West Virginia woman, Val Thomas, was dead as you can be after getting taken off life support, but she wasn't actually dead at all. By the end of the week, Thomas was sitting up and talking. "Her toes were hardened and her toes were curling back," says Tim Thomas, her son. Val's heart stopped at home. Paramedics managed to revive her, but she didn't look right. The family decided to cut off Thomas' life support, but she wasn't ready to die. Rigor mortis had already set in, but that's didn't stop Val. She came back to life, and keeps on ticking!

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CHECK THIS. First they starting charging us to get drunk, then they took away our peanuts... now airlines are going to charge us to check our bags. Many airlines already charge $25 to check a second piece of luggage, but American Airlines will break new ground next month by charging $15 for the first bag checked. United Airlines announced last month it would cut 1,100 jobs and reduce flights, and Delta wants to cut 2,000 jobs.

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Strike up a win for the polygamists.

A court ruled that the State of Texas had no right to seize several hundred children from a polygamist compound.

The Third Court of Appeals in Austin ruled that the state offered "legally and factually insufficient" grounds for the "extreme" measure of removing all children from the ranch, from babies to teenagers.

That doesn't mean the kids are going rig