the president makes his indication to congress with health care reform in do or die time. >> while the president wants to move full speed ahead, the republican is full speed ahead. steve handelsman is -- >> partisanship of this health care fight wh a single speech. the president even got echoed at one point. he made his case and hopes restarted the debate. >> president of the united states. >> reporter: barack obama came to address joint congress to grab the attention of those watching on tv or live on facebook. americans concerned he's reaching too far on health care reform. >> i believe it makes more sense to build on what works and fix what doesn't rather than build a new system from scratch.

>> reporter: the president said americans were scared by bogus claims and lies. >> the time for bickering is over. the time for games has passed. >> reporter: to people with health coverage, he promised no change of doctors. >> it will make the insurance you have work better for you. we will place a limit on it. no one should go broke because they get sick. >> reporter: he push add public option. he disagreed with democrats who call it essential. >> it's only a means to that end. we should remain open to other ideas that accomplish the alt mat goal. to my republican friends, i say rather than making wild claims about a government takeover, we should work together to address concerns you have. >> reporter: this was the gop

response. >> the president had a chance to take the government run health care off the table. unfortunately, he didn't do it. >> reporter: he says he still wants to work with republicans. >> republican joe wilson of uth carona, the house member who shouted, you lie, later apologized. the president, trying to take the high road quoted the late senator ted kennedy. what's ate stake is social justice and the character of our country. live from capitol hill, i'm steve handelsman reporting. >>ha.nk you violence y between pakistan is -- police were called to a brawl in leesburg. we learned details from one of those involved and going to share with us. >> reporter: there were seven people injured from concussions to broken bones.

the dispute may have begun thousands of miles away. police officers pulled into the evens ridge apartment complex tuesday night for a melee between 20 young men. from the wounded who remain, they learned a surprising story. >> there was a group of folks out of pakistan decent and another group of people of indian decent. found at the scene, a number of objects including wooden vests like these. >> basically, a crime scene from cricket bats to bats to metal rods in a parking lot area. >> reporter: this 24-year-old was there when it happened. he was injured in the fight. >> just about to walk in. the moment is like four or five

cars then they have everything. everything. >> reporter: he says two other victims, his younger brother and cousin, both 15-year-olds told him the bad blood between the two groups may be a carry over of long standing tensions between their countries of birth. >> i heard somebody told me. i'm not sure. i never called them. >> reporter: police tell us the school resource officer has not reported similar problems. back to you. >> thank you. the police in prince george's county need help identifying a man stealing from schools. this is surveillance video. investigators say he gets into buildings by breaking windows. once inside, he steals money from vending machines. he's broken into 11 schools and

stolen from seven of them. amtrak, two days before september 11. today, active police officers and security controlled union station and other busy train stations across the country. the train administration worked with security and law enforcement for we response. the heightened alert is not in response to a specific terrorist threat. >> the fare going around was freed in afghanistan today by british commanders. he's a british journalist. he and his interpreter. the interpreter was killed. farrell was not hurt. there was a star studded memorial for walter cronkite.

president obama and former president clinton spoke at the president clinton spoke at the lincolnñ he was known as the most trusted man in america and helped the one trithrough their most darkest hours. walter cronkite died in july at the age of 92. coming up tonight, a plane hijacked in new mexico, more than a dozen americans on board. >> they are responsible for scrambling the jets. a rare flight with the 113th fighter wing. forced to resign after talk iin into a microphone. a few scattered light showers. more rain tomorrow. even some wind. coming up, we'll tell you what the sloppiest part of the day will be. trying to prevent the fat lady

from singing at the ballpark. plus, jim

ddly maryland, emergencyhe t ho county.us county. e seouth was fulengulfed inengulf arrived. after knocking down the flames, firefighters found a body inside. there's no word on who the victim might be or who start ed the fire. took aim at adult businesses today. they want them out of neighborhoods and set a deadline for the establishments to move. >> reporter: the keocounty coun vote earlier today concerned adult stores and where they operate. >> when you have these type of establishments on the doorstep, some people are against the whole pornography industry. some are concerned about it in

the neighborhood. >> they are not illegal, but residents and other business owner who is live and work near them claim they attract illegal activi activity. the county says such businesses with 10% or more of their floor space devoted to adult material is known for industrial use by january, 2011. >> we have tried to make it so they can find a place to locate. it just doesn't make sense to have it along some of our highways right up against residential communities. it doesn't work there. >> reporter: they have been down this road before. >> the rules have been here for 20 years. under prior supreme court standards, the county lost. these laws have been on the books, unenforced for a long time. they update the existing laws.

coming up, new information about the hijacked airplane. protecting the skies over washington. a rare look inside the cockpit with a fighter wing. thieves stole a statue, but not tripped up by their o

new details about a hijacked plane in new mexico. a religious fanatic took over. he made a juice box into a fake bomb and demanded to speak to mexican president, felipe calderon. the police stormed the yet and surrounded the guy. nobody was hurt. in fact, many passengers didn't

realize the plane had been hijacked until after they landed. they found no explosives on board. since the hijackings of 9/11, protecting the sky has been more critical. it falls to the members of the 113 fighter wing at andrews air force base. tonight, we have the story. the first local journalist to go up since 9/11. >> reporter: it's a friday afternoon at andrews air force base. it could be any day or night of the week. it's the 113th, also known as the capital guardians responsible for 24/7 protection of the air space over the nation's capital. >> we respond very often. this is some of the busiest air

space here in the nation's capital region. thefore, we are out there checking things out very often. >> reporter: they have been part of the d.c. national guard for 70 years. it's role shifted after 9/11. they haveeen on air sovereignty alert. f-16 fighter jets stay armed and loaded ready to respond at a moments notice. >> we weren't on air sovereignty alert prior to 9/11. since the attacks, the nation has seen fit to make sure we have aircraft on hand. >> reporter: get a firsthand look at the daily duties. i was gechb permission to fly on a training unit. he was quick to point out how quick he would have to respond on a real mission. >> we have to get there when

we're told to get there. consequences of not getting there are obvious. >> reporter: after checking in, it was time to take to the skies. we rose from the runway at just over 300 knots and drifted into the gray skies above andrews. once we leveled off, we headed over the chesapeake near the river naval air station. i was took through basic combat maneuvers. the flight of a lifetime for this journalist. being a fighter pilot is no joyride. it's tough, gruelling work that requires constant attention to details. they are magnified when they respond to a potential threat. after three hours, we made it backo andrews. i returned with a better perspective of the job it takes

to protect our nation's capital and a greater respect for tho who do it. just another day for the capital guardians. a unit that does not rest so the nation's capital can do so peacefully. at andrews air force base. >> we're all watching that and thinking it would have been exciting to be up there. we're glad they are up there. >> exactly, working hard. kind of cloudy and rainy and yucky. >> exactly. it's drizzley out there. not much going on right now. not much tomorrow morning. changes underway for tomorrow afternoon. let's look outside now. see how folks have been enjoying themselves. showers around the area. light showers indeed. temperatures, today, well, it's our warmest of the week with high temperatures, 9 degrees.

now, we are at 68 degrees. rain today,.300 of an inch of rain. we got up to the 70s today. we're in the 60s now dropping to the low 60s by the morning. temperatures in the south low 80s. 95, the warm spot, dallas, texas. it's where summer is hanging on. 68 the temperature here. falling to the low 60s. starting out five degrees cooler than we did this morning. all right. here is the low pressure system that's been hanging on for days and days and days. here is the upper level winds through the north carolina and back to the west. the low pressure system will get taken back over us tomorrow, especially during the afternoon. inland storms, more rain, more wind. we could have winds tomorrow between ten and 20 miles per hour. kind of like the nor'easter with winds and rain.

a lot of it by tomorrow afternoon. light showers now. prince william county. these are heading down to the south. there's more to the east. expect this stuff to be moving in by early tomorrow morning. not a lot. again, spotty across the area. silv spring, 67 degrees. your rainfall today, 1200th of an inch. 66 in pnce frederic. there's a look at your future cast. the low pressure system moving north then west. winds will start to pick up. more widespread rain by tomorrow afternoon and winds increang to 10 and 20 miles per hour for the afternoon and the evening tomorrow by friday, that storm system will move north of area. still lingering showers throughout the area. your forecast will start out in the upper 50s to low 60s.

lots more cloud cover throughout the day. we're not getting up to 77 degrees. the high, 67 to 71. it's quite cool considering we're typically in the low 80s this time of year. 70s for tomorrow and around 70 for friday. chance of showers tomorrow at 60%. a 40% chance for friday. carry the umbrella. by the weekend we dry out. should warm up to 80 on saturday. by the beginning of next workweek, wet weather. >> don't change your mind about the weekend forecast. thanks. coming up tonight, a statue stolen. swine flu concerns. in sports, at a

now, we know who is going to line up on the other side of santana. >> people are breathing a sigh of relief. jim zorn didn't have a choice. he had to name the number two receiver. kelly consistently performed throughout the season. the starting receiver spot. antoin now flips into the numr three receiver roll. one coach told me kelly possesses the best hands on the team now after a miserable rookie season. he's ready to make noise as a starter, but knows everyone will be involved. >> it means a lot. you know, a lot of times i

really just look at it like football. i look at it like it's another game. i know a lot of people want to talk about the number two stuff. we gonna make plays on the football field. we all going to play. >> 101 and the team is going to realize that real quick in the season as long as he healthy. it's going to be impossible to cut him, 1-1. i think his hands are unreal. >> clinton is very excited about the new starter. it was opera night at nationals park. lawrence brown treated the fans to a rendition of the national anthem. they couldn't hold on. we're going to hold on to the opera theme. you like opera music? here we go? we're going to nationals park.

two outs and a man on first. the opera music going loud. check out big old ryan howard going around the bases. not a throw. they have a 4-1 lead. it's not over until the fat lady sings. guzman on the corner. ain't gonna happen. drops on the change. we're tied at four. top eight still tied at four. pitching to jason. he gives the crowd hiswz mo worth. the first back to back for the phillies. let the music tell the story. pitcher not happy, 6-5, the final. the score board saturday after the game. we have to add a little flavor to the nationals this season. >> something. >> i hope everybody likes ob ra

out there. the injection of red bull that american tennis needed. a teenage underdog. the 17-year-old magic carpet ride came to an end at the hands of a 19-year-old. the stars, out in the open. alec baldwin on hand as was kate hudson. she's rallied from every, every night. you almost expected her to do the same thing. she fell, 6-2 to caroline. it's match point. couldn't get it going. 22 unforced errors. the danish teenager, 19 years old beats her. she advances to the semifinals. roger fedor on the way to

beating them. >> we'll see her again. tracking

a california lawmaker resigned after his comments about extramarital affairs were caught on tape. bragged about an affair with a lobbyist and another women.

it was captured during a committee break. he didn't realize the microphone was on. the woman was a lobbyist. an ethics investigation has been launched. he's married with two grown children. >> it didn't take police long to catch up with four men accused of stealing a statue. police found four guys between the ages of 18 and 20, they were all drunk and fighting. they found the ripken statue stolen last night. the police commissioner summed it up best. >> at the end of the day, it's a bunch of drunks. it's dumb mys coming down tourn to do something done. they retired the

french are famous for their kisses. because of fears of swine flu, the health ministry is urging people to stop kissing on the cheek. the government says a friendly wave will do.