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the redskins know that. manning is another story. iran that landry knows it will be a big test. -- laron landry knows it will be a big test. baseball playoffs, the rangers tie the american league championship series at 1-1. and with the giants and phillies, the giants win, 4-3 against the phillies and take the lead in that series. >> big sunday football tomorrow.
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steve has the final look at the forecast. >> sunday will be nice. game time, temperatures fall into the sixties into the fifties. temperatures in the mid to upper 60's on monday, showers role in tuesday and wednesday, 30% chance. clearing out nicely thursday and
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friday. the nighttime hunt lows holding in the 40's. frost advisory way out in west virginia. >> thank you for watching. saturday news extra is next. with capital one bank's new checking with rewards,
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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- secretary of state hillary clinton is sending a strong message of concern over the increasing drug violence out of the border, this as there is still no sign of the missing american who some say was an innocent victim of a brutal fight. the chaos in mexico from violent drug cartels battling that nation's government and each other is not escape the attention of the u.s. government. secretary of state hillary clinton speaking in san francisco on friday says this country can do more to help mexico.
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>> we are watching the brutality and barbarity of their violent assault on mayors and governors. >> as for what formed the increased assistance would take, she mentioned police training and rebuilding the criminal justice system. mexican authorities announced they suspended the search for david hartley, the missing american believe to be shot by drug traffickers late last month on a light that straddles the border. the lead investigator on the mexican side was killed and his severed head it delivered to authorities in a suitcase, which some interpret as a message to leave the situation alone. >> it definitely makes me worried that nobody wants to takeover. >> the state department says it will hold mexican officials to their word that the suspension is only temporary while they reassess their strategy. time for "turned the table."
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we look at the topics to be discussed tomorrow morning. >> time to turn the tables, not with the host of "this week's." the new york times has posted their stories online featuring an interview with president obama met in which she grades himself the last two years. he seems to have alleged he does not always get the politics right and allowed the republicans, falsely he says, to portray him as a liberal tax- and-spend democrat. is this a president genuinely searching and examining his own presidency or is this more of a politically timed statement? >> i don't know why he decided to say these things now. it is very interesting and introspective, and we will be discussing it on the round table. some say that it is a way of
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motivating the debate to come out and give a second chance. others questioned why he would say some of those things about himself. just ahead of the election, more after the election. on the other hand, we will be discussing it. it will be looking at some of the delaware races, the president and vice president and delaware to campaign and boost the chances of chris kuhne, the democratic senate candidate running against the tea party candidate, christine o'donnell. i was there to watch the debate, and it is interesting what is going on. although she is the national tea party star, she is running quite significantly behind the democratic candidates. we will talk about what her candidacy has done for the republicans and how it is giving the democrat a better shot than he expected. >> do we have any sense of will,
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of calibration the white house is thinking after the elections? >> it is hard to know. people are interviewing inside the white house, outside the white house, talking to aides and advisers. president obama himself in the interview said that in terms of it might be time for less legislation it then more trying to politicize and put in place with the have achieved and what needs to be put online as well as what was intended, it will be interesting to see what happens in the next two years of this presidential term. >> what else are you discussing? >> we will have the piece on the campaign trail in delaware. we will talk to a group of roundtable lawyers about not just delaware but also other
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racers -- nevada, california, elsewhere. we will turn from politics to public health policy. we will interview maria shriver about alzheimer's. she just came out with a big report on alzheimer's, particularly how that affects women. they are finding that disproportionately the disease affects women. it is women by and large to have to give care to family members who developed this. not just that, the visible aspects, but how certain things could be enacted to change and help women, try to make elder care a real part of this. we will be talking about all of that. >> i believe that as a family issue with merrida shopper -- maria shriver and her own
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father. >> exactly, and particulmen. >> thank you. >> watch abc's "this week" tomorrow morning at 10:00 right here on abc 7. as we continue, the psychology of healthy eating. the government grant could change the habits of children for the better. >> bruce willis leads a group of geezers with guns. i will have a preview. geezers with guns. i will have a preview.
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kids today spend a significant amount of their free time on line. now a new and free program is offering parents a unique way to put their kids to tests and to learn what online. kris van cleave has the story. >> jacob loves technology, but admits it can be addicting. >> when i get on the xbox or watch tv, or play on the computer, i will zone out. >> his mother decided to use his passion for technology to his benefit by trying a new online program called to get noodles. >> this is what they do, so why not tap into that? >> it allows parents to question
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their kids and includes s.a.t. prep and driver said, and a compact how often the questions popped up. >> his teacher gives him the spelling words. i can plug those in. every five minutes, it says the spelling word and he has to spell it before he can go back to play. >> this woman says technology is the way to reach today's students. >> they only use more and more technology. >> she suggests programs like get noodles are great during recreational computer usage but may not be the best option when they're doing homework on line. >> it could be a disruptive influence. >> for jessup, he says it is more fun than studying.
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>> it doesn't bother me, but i would not prefer it because it does not pause my game. >> his mother would like to see a similar electronic interrupted work with the xbox, but he said that would only work if it was between games. kris van cleave, abc 7 news. next, one magazine ranks the bay bridge as one of the world's scariest. and later, we will check in with steve rudin it to look at th instrumental music ]
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looking at our top stories, a 65-year-old woman it is missing at the sandy run regional park. she was last seen at 11:30 this morning. they suspended their search for the night but will begin looking into more. the five men arrested of second- degree murder charges in the death of a man who tried to get into a nightclub light this week are now facing reduced charges. the group, the club owner, and for employees are charged with aggravated assault. all the mohammed was pronounced dead at a hospital less than an hour after being found by the police unconscious outside of the club. there is a second water main break near 10th and constitution in northwest. the first happened just before 11:00 p.m. friday. it caused traffic problems throughout the day and shut down
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the smithsonian museum of natural history today. now crews say it will take until monday to fix that problem. if you are afraid of driving over the chesapeake bay bridge, you are not alone. travel and leisure magazine ranks it as one of the scariest in the world. it earned the ranking because of frequent storms, limited visibility. other structures include bamboo bridges in vietnam, a bridge in pakistan, and the seven-mile bridge in the florida keys. big stars join forces for the new movie "red," and arch campbell tells us that the star power adds up to a hit. >> retired spies play it for laughs in the new comedy "red," which includes bruce willis, morgan freeman, john malkovich, and mary louise parker.
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somebody wants to kill bruce willis, so he goes on the run, grabs his girlfriend, merrida weast parker, and reassembles his old team, including morgan freeman, and john malkovich. >> are you trying to kill me? >> that was a long time ago. >> some people hold on to things like that. >> i think i see an extra point in the eyes of this a list cast. three stars, p.g.-13. color me read. also opening, know where boy, the story of john lennon's early life. -- know where boy, the story of john lennon's early life. also, "jackass 3d."
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to weaken the best bets -- -- the weakened best bets -- have a nice weekend, everybody. i'm arch campbell, abc 7 entertainment. we have a nice forecast on the way tomorrow as we move into the end of the weekend. clear skies outside, the wind diminishing earlier today. we had wind gusts up to 40 m.p.h. at dulles international airport. now we're looking for a cooler the weatherbug network, for stop, alexandria, t. c. williams high school, 51 degrees. 55 downtown at g.w.. the weatherbug world headquarters, germantown, md., 56 degrees, the wind out of the west, northwest at 7. 68 degrees the high at reagan national airport, just where it should be.
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the record low, 30 in 1876. 53 at this hour, the wind out of the south, southwest at six, $47, 45 gaithersburg, 53 degrees in d.c. frost advisories for the potomac high lands and allegany county, nothing for the immediate metro areas. the next couple weeks or so, we are looking for frost advisory's. quiet and drive across most of the area. at the high pressure continues to influence whether overnight. tomorrow, warmer air, temperatures about four, five degrees warmer. clouds on the way, monday the clouds approach from the north and west. that will eventually bring showers tuesday and wednesday. 30% chance. the forecast tonight, clear and cool, 39-47 degrees.
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sunny and warm sunday, 68-73. cooling down just a little bit with showers and clouds. at the end of the upcoming work week we cool down nicely, temperatures in the middle sixties. >> we will take it. next, meet our athlete of the week.
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the government wants to introduce a taste of psychology
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and the lunch line. the department of agriculture wants to study the effectiveness of tactics similar to those used by restaurant marketers. 14 new researchers work and less smart on trends. some of the tricks will include hiding chocolate milk behind plano, putting efforts and vegetables and colorful baskets, and starting a quick wrap lines. he holds down the offensive and defensive lines at georgetown prep and also finds time to get his work done. he is the athlete of the week. >> scott mergner gets inspiration from redskins' rookie trent williams. that he is impressive. >> but he plays on both sides of the ball. >> i played defense of line also. >> he is being recruited by some
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ivy league schools. the three-year letterman and team captain carries his leadership both on and off the field. >> we like to cheer for them that and they cheer for us. >> congratulations to scott, a high-school athlete of the week. hey ove, i'm gonna need a bank. any ideas? capital one bank. they're everywhere. yeah, you're right! ♪ [ male announcer ] capital one banks are everywhere. [ clang! ] with hundreds of branches and atms, they're hard to miss. hey, there's one right up the street. [ male announcer ] capital one bank. the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? ove, go long!

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