americans traveling in europe are being told to be on their guard. there is a report based on intelligence that says that militants have been plotting assaults on european cities. the terrorist teams have been casing targets, reporting back to their leaders, even getting the green light to carry out their plots. authorities say they do not know the specific places, only tourist locations in france, britain, and germany to be among them. the state department wants

americans to be aware of their surroundings while traveling. >> we are not saying do not visit major tourist attractions or historic sites. >> the government is asking people to register with the american embassy, avoid public demonstrations, do not talk about your travel plans in public, and stay away from unattended packages. at the heart of the plot, said u.s. and european authorities, of the disaffected citizens who have been in terror training camps in pakistan. one was captured over the summer and provided details on fellow jihadists. >> not only to germany but also to our allies. >> now, the travel alert is one step below a formal warning not to visit europe. earlier tonight, i sat down with a reporter from the politico.

let's talk about this terror alert. the president met with some of his advisers at camp david. what is he learning, and what is he doing about it? >> it is unclear what he has learned, but he is with his advisers getting updates, and the state department has issued a warning for travelers to europe. the obama administration is taking the stance of letting people know they are on top of the situation. the president is being kept abreast of all of the developments. even when he is at camp david, spending time with this family, so it is clear. >> this past week, president obama also to college students seriously, traveling to different colleges across the country, trying to reenergize them, get back that's in passion he had two years ago. is it working? >> it helped get obama into the white house when he was a senator on campaign.

he rallied to 20,000 people in wisconsin then. this could work to their advantage in the midterm elections. he held a conference call to talk about different things he is doing. there is definitely an effort here going into the midterm elections to bring these young people back into the fold and re-engaged them in government and say, "look, you brought me into office. the job is not done. let's go forward and get the youth voting again and." this could be an advantage for the democrats. the republicans are clearly or riding a wave of anti-incumbency right now, so it will be interesting to see if this helps. >> with the president not be out campaigning as much as he is if they did not think they were in trouble? >> i do not think that there is anyone around the country who does not contend that they are in some degree of trouble.

some are very strong. republicans have chosen candidates, they say. everyone kind of acknowledges that there is a problem, and the president has taken an increased role to try to bring those voters back in. >> i know the president originally said that he hopes, or he at least thought, that rahm emanuel, his chief of staff, would wait until after the midterms to announce he was running for mayor of chicago, but he did not. he just announced it. >> it was a very clear election strategy, and president obama has sought information from him on numerous issues. there was a youtube video, talking a little bit about obama but more about what he could do for the city. he is a very strong politician, as everybody knows.

we will see if he comes out on top in the next couple of weeks. >> and he will be meeting with voters at hot dog stands. >> yes. >> from the politico, thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. the president of stomper for governor martin o'malley at a university. ump forpresident will sto governor martin o'malley at a university. the high court is set to hear the case about whether the first amendment protects anti- gay protests at soldiers' funerals. those waiting in line at 1 d.c. dmv will have something new

to do when they are in line, take an hiv test. the oral test will be performed in a separate room with results available in about 20 minutes. d.c. has the highest infection rate. it is said that many are positive but are not aware of it. >> really attempting to normalize it. >> the program is sponsored by the city health department and two nonprofit organizations. if successful, it could expand to other dmv locations. there is ongoing wilson bridge construction. the inner loop will be closed every night until 5:00 in the morning from 11:00 p.m. on southbound telegraph road. also expect periodic koran closures and lane closures

during the day. -- periodic ramp closures and lane closures during the day. coming up, the story of secretariat and the legendary owner. i am steve rudin in the belfort furniture weather center. yes, it is raining outside and more on the way. get ready for a cool and more on the way. get ready for a cool and blustery monday but

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"secretariat," the true story of the triple crown winner. the triumph of a woman in a male-dominated business. and there is a new romantic comedy. just after one day -- this opened, as well, on friday. the capitals are back in action. they will be in atlanta. the home opener is at the verizon center. it will be at 7:00. the redskins are back home next weekend, welcoming the green bay packers for a 1:00 game, and on saturday, san jose earthquakes will be taken on by d.c. united. their rainy day.

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they were of three people at the eastern carryout with semi- automatic weapons. all three men are now in custody. meanwhile, in college park, another student is rob, this time on campus. police say that they knocked the 19-year-old student down near anne arundel hall, and they stole his wallet and cell phone. this is the latest in a string of robberies since the school year began. and the redskins pull off an incredible victory against the philadelphia eagles, with donovan mcnabb getting a standing ovation on his formal home turf -- former home turf. tomorrow, it will feel more like a late autumn rather than the beginning of autumn. just a couple of days. we need one more 90-degree day to make it past the record.

fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, and not in sight. the rain and the wind continues to blow. upwards to 20 to 25 miles per hour. at this hour, the stops on our weatherbug network, our first one will take up this to northwest washington, wtop radio. 50 degrees with over one-tenth of an inch of rain having fallen. ocean city, winds around 25 to 27 m.p.h., over two inches of rain. 58 degrees. our final stop takes us to western maryland, accident, maryland, 45 degrees and no rain to speak of. live doppler radar shows showers beginning to break at prince george's county, heading into northwest, d.c., arlington, fairfax, reston, leesburg

looking at moderate showers at this time. it will stick around for about another couple of hours, and then another bout of moisture on the way. a daytime high of 67 degrees at reagan national airport. the record will still stand. it is an old record, 92 degrees set back in 1879. it is hard to believe that it was 35 degrees in 1999. in leesburg, -- ocean city holding at 61. the real cold air, off of chicago. there is a frosted buys three or freeze advisory for the overnight warnings out west -- there is a frost advisory. nothing like that for us. western pennsylvania, another area of low pressure.

these will sort of combined over the next 24 hours and eventually go up the north east coast, allowing high pressure to go back into our area. tomorrow's rush hour commute, wet, and then it should change to drizzle for their zero rush- hour way home. high pressure settles in for wednesday and thursday. periods of rain for the overnight, near 50 degrees for the low. winds out of the north at 10 to 15. temperatures in the 50's. you will definitely need the umbrella for the bus stop. by afternoon, rain it changes over to drizzle. these are the high temperatures, 55 to 60 degrees. the last time we saw temperatures the school was way back on may 11. here is the extended out what --

the last time the temperatures were the school was way back on may 11. -- where this will -- were this cool. we will take daytime highs near 70 degrees. nighttime lows, tonight, tomorrow night, on the cool side of the upper 40's to lower 50's. waking up with some oatmeal. >> get a sweater. "and "good morning washington." thousands of holiday

there is less than 90 days until christmas. seven is on your side with who is hiring. >> the retailers are hiring this year. >> retailers are very optimistic about the upcoming holiday season, despite the down economy. the largest hiring increase ever. planning to hire 45,000 seasonal employees, doubling the current work force, at toys "r" us. >> if you are looking for a job, they may hire you now, but you may not start working until november. >> starting to hire in september, much earlier this year.

they are looking for seasonal employees to work for thanksgiving, christmas, and the new year. they are looking for employees to make deliveries. macy's is looking for seasonal workers to fill their stores across the country. >> i think that is very good. get the economy back to work. >> i think it is very good, because we have a lot of people out of work, looking for work, so people will be able to work for the holidays. >> i think is a great idea. i may even try to get a job. >> many retailers will have you fill out an online application before going into the store for an interview, and they say that a good attitude is most important. well, still to come, chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most locations in the dc area, we figured they could use our help. ♪

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that is what we are going to call you. you can go to our website, tbd.com, and we will directly to the right site. >> say that 20 times. here is the extended outlook. rain tomorrow morning. for the rush-hour commute, if you should leave some extra tyne. it should diminish a bit by the afternoon. thursday looking nice, around 70 degrees. saturday of next week, near 80. fingers crossed, the forecast will hold together. tomorrow will be the coldest day since may 11 for the daytime high temperature. >> get the woolies out.

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