dangerous ride, drivers attacked and sthot on the job. the mode that is behind the rash of violence. taking it to the streets. thousands of protestors say they're fed up and marched through washington. their message for president obama. dropping the "f" bomb. a virginia politician gets his words mixed up. how the race for governor took a vulgar turn on radio. good morning.

welcome to news 4 today. i'm keith garvin. it's sunday, september 13th, 2009. we'll get right to the forecast. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, keith and good sunday morning everybody. off to a quiet start across the area this morning. all of the clouds wooefl bn dealing around with here, they are starting to pull away from the area. believe it or not, we're going to have a mostly sunny afternoon. right now, though, off to a delightfully cool start this morning. 58 degrees in fairfax and loudon counties this morning, 63 downtown, 55 in frederick, maryland and 60 degrees on the nez in brandywine this morning. the dew points are in the upper 60s. we have to watch out for patchy fog first thing this morning. other than that, we see increasing amounts of sunshine. keith, you'll find this hard to believe. we might be over 80 degrees today for the first time in the week. >> 80s do still exist?

that's good to know. thank you, sir. cab drivers in the district are on edge after a rash of armed robberies, most recently a 64-year-old cab driver was shot and critically injured. michael flynn has the story. >> reporter: there's a recent rise in robberies targeti taxis. over the past three months eight have been robbed in northeast washington. during the latest case a week ago, a driver sitting in his cab was shot in the stomach and robbed outside his home on i street. it's upsetting news to other cab drivers. >> i think it's wrong for anyone to be shot for, you know, protecting what's his. i think everybody should have the right to go out and work and make an honest living. >> reporter: on fday a 16-year-old was charged with assault and armed robbery for the "i" street holdup. two other juveniles were arrested in the crime. investigators say the teens may be responsible for some of the other cab holdups, but not all

of them. district police have this warning for cabbies. >> be aware of suspicious tight that they see from their passengers. i would definitely be aware of anyone who changes the drop-off location in the middle of the ride. >> reporter: that's what happened to this cab driver last year in georgetown when his customer told him he needed to make a quick stop the at his office and pulled out a knife. >> give me your money, he said. i had to give it to him. >> reporter: that driver and others say they can't dwell on the risks of the job as they go out to simply earn a live. a teenager killed while driving home from school. wet pavement may have been factor. the 17-year-old wasol killed friday on woodvillet road. she was driving home from school when her car crossed the centerline and hit a tree. her two passengers were injured but are expected to beka o eople who live in the area say

a dangerous curve in the road has contributed to several accidents in the area. she's accused of killing her two adoptive daughters and keeping their bodies in a freezer. a maryland woman pleaded guilty to felony child abuse. she entered the plea in court. it stems from another adopted daughter found wandering her neighborhood in blood-stained clothing. bowman still faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of two other girls. grizzly new evidence in the case of a missing jail medical student. 24-year-old annie le was supped to get married today but disappeared last tuesday. a surveillance image of her entering an office building is the last time she was seen. there was hope she was a runaway bride. bloody clothes have been found inside that office building. the fbi was cautious yesterday saying much remains unknown. >> we are not in a position

today to conclude whether this is a missing persons case or whether criminality is involved. flye about her disappearance gae and is not considered a suspect. now to the battle over health care reform. opponents of president obama's plan are speaking out among the tens of thousands protestors who marched to the capitol yesterday. officially the rally was against big government. some demonstrators carried signs that read, "obamacare makes me sick."

president bahama was n president obama was not in town. he held a rally yesterday in minneapolis urging supportsers to go door to door and calling people in their community. he made his case for the government-run option of the health care plan saying it will promote more competition among current health care insurers. he also addressed the public protests this week. >> i don't know if you agree with me, but i think the time for bickering is over. the time for game has passed. now is the time for action. now is the time to deliver on health care for every american. >> minnesota was ranked the fourth healthiest state last year. it has a public health plan for those denied private coverage for pre-existing conditions. it is now 6:06. 63 degrees outside. an overtime battle in college park. we'll show you the play. it is sunday, of course. will we actually see any sun

today? chuck's forecast just ahead.

inches. the banks of the rooifr are cleaner this morning. volunteers spent part of yesterday cleaning up the river. several members of congress were among the helpers. the event was part of the 20th anniversary celebration of the society. today would be a much better day to get out there and do cleanup. >> there's plenty of cleaning up left to do. not just there but all over the area. >> the river is not going anywhere. >> that's correct. it's going to be great outside today today. it's a long, cloudy, chilly week

across the washington area. we love the 80s, don't we? that big hair and the loud music. it's good stuff. a little touch of the 80s for today. not everybody gets into the 80s. especially folks in northern maryland and panhandle of west virginia. the 70s. the 70s were good, too. outside this morning in a pre-sunrise sky. abeautiful, clearing sky out there. it's been long time since the sky has been so clear at this time in the morning. 63 degrees is our current temperature at national airport. 59 is the dew point. so jtug eushnofus o a spread between temperature and dew point to keep the fog away from the metro area. one year ago 93 degrees. a year ago today, and tomorrow another 90-degree day a year ago. those were the last two 90-degree days of the year last year. my guess is we've already seen our last 90-degree day of this year. 63 in town, 65 in hagerstown, 63

in martinsburg, west virginia, 58 degrees at dulles airport. generally speaking it's going to be a quiet start to the day today. temperatures 50s and 60s up and down the eastern seaboard under a mostly clear sky. that pesky area of low pressure just off the jersey shore, but now it's moving out to sea. good riddance to thatthing. it's messed up the forecast for the last week or so, so that is moving away and the clouds are moving out and the rain threat is completely gone for day. high pressure across lower michigan and wisconsin. that will push on it. so warmer, dry area on the move into our area. it's going to be a beauty of a day today. some clouds outside, especially for folks east and knot north of washington fir thing this morning. gradually the sunshine will win the day today. it will be a buhl tee of a day today. high pressure going to settle in. it will keep us above average. yes, above average for a nice change of pace for the next couple of days.

for today, sunny and warmer and delightful outside today. upper 70s to low 80 around the city. thforecast for the next couple of days 85 tomorrow and 85 on tuesday with plenty of sunshine. unfortunately, a lot of us will be back at work and school. a little chance for a shower coming up on wednesday, certainly doesn't look like a lot of rain. i need to put the chance out there, and another chance of a shower coming up on friday. on the whole it will be a great september weeks. >> if we make it to the 80s today i will break out the leg warmers and parachute pants. >> you won't need the leg warmers. i'd pay to see those parachute pants on you. >> we'll keep the cameras away. thank you, chuck. all right. happening today, expect big traffic tie-ups in washington ao fourthnation's a nation's gepts underay in s undptay in a ho. h mall, bike dowroy the nio k,swim down rock cre b p

d animwle tot p.heacomac numerous road closures are feblgt throughout the morning and into the early afternoon. athletes were testing the waters yesterday. nearly 5,000 are expected to participate which benefits of leukemia and limp foam ma society. an competing saturday of football. we have all the highlights in the sports minutes. good morning, everyone. your sports minute beginning with college football, and what a game in college park last night. a back and forth between between maryland and jmu that went into overtime. terps freshman kicker was the hero hitting a 27-yard field goal to twin. maryland avoids the upset with a victory. virginia tech hosting marshall. ryan williams ran for 156 yards and three touchdowns including this 57-yarder. the hokies win big 52-10.

in charlottesville uva taking on texas christian. this was a sign of things to come. he was okay, but the cavs were not. tcu downs virginia 30-14. in baseball nationals and marlins. the game was delayed by three hours, but it didn't delay the inevitable. cantu beating the nats by himself. the nats fall big to the marlins. the mystics won 62-54 and will be in the playoffs. later today the redskins kick off the season against the giants at 4:15. next up on nbc 4, reportes notebo notebook. we'll be back in 15 minutes with the morning's top stories. good morning. welcome to reporter's notebook. this morning we start with the virginia governor's race and all the debate swirling about bob mcdonald.

the virginia race has republican monald under the microscope again. as chairman of the virginia statehouse court of justice committee his comments about gays surfaced this week, further intensifying the dialogue about his past writings and views about women and now gays. what exactly did he write? what did he say that stirred this last debate? >> it was concerning a judge in the peninsula area hampton news in that area, who was accused in sexual harassment. she was called to testify before a committee, which she was a member at the time in the house. and tat some point he suggested that her sexual orientation or acts against nature could be impactful in the carrying out of this judge's duties. now, the judge contends to this very day that she was not a homosexual. many in the senate and the house indicated that there was no

issue about her sexuality except that mcdonald put it forward. so, six years later he's trying to recant some of the things he told reporters, but reporters are sticking by their story that said he very specifically had problems with sexual orientation. so that's kind of the rub. >> it's turned into almost a replay of the last governor's race where, you know, allen was the front-runner and he had a quote-unquote moment where he misspoke and we have all these writings are bringing up from mcdonald's very conservative nature and stature and things that he said. the thing that he claims is that it has nothing to do with how he feels today. he was younger. he's changed, but if you look at his legislative record, it's one thing to say something and then you change your mind. everybody has that prerogative.

but when your record and when examples like this keep popping up, then that makes the voter nervouand you lose your credibility and the lead that he gained over the summer he has seen slowly diminish. >> i think that's really -- it digs heavily into his political platform. the fact he says he has changed. i don't know. when you talk to women's groups, the comments that he made last week or so about the women's groups and then come back on now you're dealing with the gay community, these are two populations that you don't want to be in offense with. >> some of his former colleagues in the general assembly recall telling him at the time, you don't want to go there. leave that alone. you want to run for attorney general someday. i will add when governor cain first came into office, one of the first acts he put forward was to eliminate discrimination

against another protected class, which are homosexuals, and mcdonald came out against that proposal. >> i made a mistake. when i was talking about allen i meant senate race. you can see how mcdonald is running scared in the latest set of commercials. his first comments are about his working brother that raised him and all the pictures of his daughters, one of them who is in the military and served in iraq. so he's, i think, trying to show an image that today i'm not the man i was when i said those things. >> every day will call his daughters girls, but i don't think it plays too well calling grown women even in his family those girls. >> let's talk about governor cain and the budget ax that is about to fall in virginia. the governor announced that he's cutting 929 jobs, including nearly 600 layoffs.

he's also going to close three correctional facilities and cut up to 15% in aid to colleges and universities, all of this to address the state's $1.5 billion shortfall. the governor did not propose raising taxes. it will require more than 100,000 state workers to take a furlough next may and contributions to retirement plans will be cut. what is the reaction to this budget-cutting proposal? >> i think everyone recognizes in various jurisdictions that there are problems. they have to be what they're calling belt-tightening measures. i think when you see this move toward education, that gives some considerable pause. now, the educators and the administrators attentive to education say maybe we'll raise tuitions, and that's another whole can of worms we have to deal with. so i think that he's doing what he has to do. i think public service officials are a little concerned as to how

services will be impacted. social sfrss will be impacted. >> let's talk about law enforcement, too. law enforcement cuts, besides law enforcement cuts, correctional cuts, cuts for the correctional system. in this day and time, i don't know. you're walking a risky line there. he has to do what he has to do, as you say. not too many people are happy with this. especially when it comes to education. the university of virginia have fought for -- he is trying to keep a decent platform of income coming in, because they have a lot of programs they tonight want to cut. >> the other side of that is that he cut higher education, but he didn't touch k through 12. so at least that is there for him, and we koent sigh that in a ra reason if na. and deeds said he will give

tuition breaks to students who decide to do community service. where do they get a job is another question. but he will give them free rides if they get -- take jobs in sort of education and those kinds of things. that may offset some of the cuts we will see. in regard to the university of virginia, they have a serious wealthy alumni association, and i think they're going to have to do a better fund-raising campaign to mak up some of that. they probably will. so they will probably be safe. it's the other schools like the virginia state and the smaller schools -- not lesser but smaller schools with lesser endowment that will hurt. >> like the historic cali black colleges? >> there r a lot in virginia. >> we have to take a break, but we'll be right back. stay with us.

critictics say it's a loss closing have the avenue would intensify the traffic headache in that area. the first lady say residents would have healthy food and supporting local farmers and the farmers would have somebody to buy their food. you're all smiling. >> i look at it this way. michelle obama is right, this whole campaign she's sounded about healthy foods is really

catching on, especially with young people, gardens and all. if you drive in the district of columbia and the way the department of transportation and the district of columbia sets up things for d.c., i don't think that's going to work between 1:00 and 8:00 on a weekday in downtown washington. that is risky. >> it's, again, balancing one thing against other. they haven't said officially that she's asked for this, the white house hasn't, although everybody knows it's her idea. there are other farmers mashgtds in in area in this city thant as disruptive to commuter traffic, and nafk there's probably somewhere around there they could do that better than at that happen point now. jack evans says she can have the farmers market there if the white hoe agrees to open up "e" which we would love to see happen again. >> that's not going to happen. >> i guess in the current

climate where civility is challenged, i worry some folks may be hit with totoes. >> while we're thinking of that, that kind of reaction. is it the hours? is it just the -- is it the location? maybe this would work. >> would it work during different hours, maybe on the weekend? >> they're having problems with vermont avenue 24/7 because it runs into tunnel circle. the district spent millions of dollars recently redoing thomas circle. that whole transportation campaign, made it easier for thomas circle. vermont avenue hinges off of that. it will cause another -- >> it's on the other side, i think. >> still, it's that traffic flow that goes through vermont avenue that goes to -- >> or mcfehrson square, which is a gridlock all the time. >> it's not about the farmers

market. >> it's location and timing. we have enough problems, and getting from point a to point b in this city anywhere anytime of the dade to add something else, i think it would be great on a weekend. >> on the weekend in front of the white house, lafayette plaza, i deal. >> perfect. >> one of the proposals is to do it one takeday a week, so satur might be there. the last democratic demonstrations wantsed street closures near the white house and congresswoman norton was ensensed by that. >> in front of the white house on a saturday afternoon, i'd be there in a minute. >> okay. the proposal is out there now. the proposal to go slots in maryland is really struggling. slot machine gambling casinos could be the largest in the country. upscale dining, live

entertainment and the whole nine yards. the proposal to build has hit a snag. they can't get the county zoning changes needed to build that slots parlor. on the other hand in baltimore city,he slots idea has gotten a much warmer reception. why such a different reaction? >> in baltimore they're looking at jobs in a city. they're looking at jobs. they also have a little more of a space adjusted as they say to having a slot casino or whatever. the opposite end of rundell county. it's a conservative county. it's more residential than anything. so i could see the reason why the council is objecting to this. >> i think that those folks there do see themselves as more of a bedroom community and like to maintain tt ambience.

baltimore, though, is a little different. ball moth baltimore want to beautify that side of the city. if you talk about jobs, it's 40,750 slots? one and 3700 in the other. we're talking the same thing. the jobs are a good thing, but they're talking about property tax rebates for people in baltimore. it looks like the deem was structured a little more soundly and more -- >> for tax relief in baltimore. >> baltimore wrote into the original plan they would have to get city-owned property leased back to whoever the developer was. >> i disagree on this point. i've been down to charles county. i've been to chesapeake beach and those areas where they already have what looks like slot machines places. people are there. the people that are there are not necessarily the kinds of people that i think the people in the county are worried about bringing in. i was shocked that -- it was almost like a senior citizen

family type of atmosphere at these places. i mean -- and i didn't see any seedy characters and a whole lot of traffic because it was like in the middle of the day. no. you said you don't think the people in the county want it because of what they're afraid it's going to bring, and they've said they don't want it. but the atmosphere that i've seen is not that at all. >> both casinos are scheduled to open in 2011, so we'll see what happens. >> i wouldn't hold my breath for -- >> they haven't got the zoning yet. >> baltimore, yes. they're two counties that really amplify that sort of residential, nice, quiet bedroom setting. >> jerry, jim, adrian, thank you. thank you for being with us this morning. i'm pat lawson. that's "reporter's notebook." stay with us for "news 4 today."

rally for reform. president obama hits the road trying to keep his health care plan alive. how the white house is firing back at critics. >> slip of the tongue. virginia's political debate takes a vulgar term. what a candidate for governor accidentally said on live radio. primetime punch lines. jay leno is headed to 10:00 in an experience to change the face of network television. while the risks are as big as jay's chin. you're watching "nbc 4" live from the news station. alves "news 4 today." good morning. welcome back. i'm keith garvin. we want to check in with chuck bell at storm center 4 for a quick look at the forecast. >> happy sunday morning, everybody. off to a pleasant start this

morning. 'lbeee s you'll see the sunrise this morning. we've been socked in with clouds for the beth part of the week. here's a look at the city camera now, looking at the capitol building. nonetheless sunrise is 17 manipulate nits minutes away. upper 50s in motor western suburbs, low to mid-60s east of washington towards the chesapeake bay. 64 in southern maryland this morning and 62 in quantico, virginia. frederick, maryland down to 4 miles with visibility. there are a few patches of fog out there. not many b a few. we're left with mostly sunny skies later this afternoon. that big bright object in the sky we haven't seen in a week will put temperatures near 80 degrees. >> let's that called? >> the sun. >> we almost th u, sian r. uc thank you, sir. >> psiredent obama is continuing his campaign to change critics a minds about his

plan to health care. he held another rally in a state experts consider one of the healthiest in the country. we have the story. >> i can already see this krocr is a lot more fun. >> reporter: hardly a jeer to be heard in minnesota when mr. obama was greeted by supporters of the health care plan. >> we got to do something. >> reporter: outside on the streets a difference of opinion. but inside it was a campaign-style event with t president appealing for support from those ho already have insurance, warning without reform nothing is certain. >> nearly half of all americans under 65 will lose their health coverage at some point over the next ten years. more than one-third will go without coverage for longer than one yearosde >> most republicans aren't swayed and today one gop leader accused the president of turning

his back on their ideas. >> instead of talking the president and congressional democrats should spend more time listening. >> you lie. >> reporter: more things about wilson's outbursts. he's raised $750,000 in the last three days from sympathetic supporters, but democrats have issued him an all the item. apologize publicly on the house floor or face a formal reprimand by colleagues. the white house is taking steps to counterclaims made by wilson and others that illegal immigrants are eligible f coverage under the obama plan. yesterday aides revealed for the first time that the president's plan will require applicants to provide proof of citizenship before being granted coverage. anger on the streets here in washington as thousands of otestorsarched to the capitol to voice their outraj at

a government they say is out of control. the anti-tax protestors flooded the streets of downtown washington yetd. the sea of people stretched down pennsylvania avenue from freedom plaza to the u.s. capitol. derek ward was there and had more on what fueled the demonstrators' anger. >> you think, they called us mobsters. do you think they're mobsters? they've called us nazis. du did you think you're nazis. >> they're angry at congress. >> they're going to be voted out. they're not voting the way we want. >> reporter: several thousand of loudest voices opposed to the current administration converge to the district on a famous tea party organized by freedom works opposed to big government and the tax policies. this march encompassed opposition to health care reform, immigration policy and anything to do with the president. the crowd, mostly conservative, though there was at least one man there who identified himself

as kevin a self-proclaimed recovery liberal. >> i am a gun toter. i'm not a whacko. i'm upset about all the spends and irresponsibility in our government. >> after fiery speeches, the crowd moved to the west end of the capitol for more of the same and maybe the closest thing you'd find for support of the president. >> i'm here because i'm not for big government. i like my capitalism. it's pretty good. i know it has its problems, but i feel it will work out. now to a stunning twist in a political scandal that made national headlines. rod blagojevich's former fund-raiser is dead. he died of an apparent splin overdose. their investigating his death as a suicide. kelly was charged in the same indictment with blagojevich. the former illinois governor has

been ousted from office. kelly pled guilty on other charges and faced eight years in jail. in the race for virginia's governor, rublican canada bob mcdonald is apologizing for an embarrassing on-air slip-up. he was li friday on wtop's politics program with mark plaki necessity. instead of saying funding mcdonald dropped the f bomb. he quickly corrected himself and the flub was never acknowledged on air. in an e-mail a came pan spokesman said it was unintentional and said, quote, anyone who spends time around bob mcdonald knows ep does not use such language. it's now 6:37. the time for jay leno is time for him to make a primetime debut. plus, the dog days of summer come to an end. we'll tell you why these pooches

spent a day at the pool. it wasn't the way the cavaliers wanted to kick off the season. wait until you see what happened to their mascot and why you might say his bumpy start>> set tone for the rest of the game.

this coming week marks a im anniversary for wall street. a slew of xhex news is expected to come out, some good and some bad. bill griffeth looks at the week ahead in the world of business. >> this marks a big anniversary for wall street. one year ago lehman brothers failed and when that firm went belly up it triggered the near collapse of the entire financial global system, and we're still dealing with the fallout today. president obama will talk about the state of the u.s. economy and his administration's recovery efforts on monday just oud the new york stock exchange am. general motors kick off a

new ad campaign. may the best car win, and it will guarantee a fl refund if buyers are not seared with their new gm car within 60 days. earnings on wall street this week, electronics retailer best buy is expected to report that it made less money last quarter as consumers pulled back. profits at federalexpress could fall by two-thirds as fueler packages get shipped, and palm, the maker of the presmart phone, could see losses double in the latest quarter. two key inflation readings are expected to show prices may be on the rise. retail sales, housing starts are expected to increase. but that would be good news. then on friday cbs broadcasts the final episode of "the guiding light" after a 72-year run on radio and television. that's a lot of soap. i'm bill griffeth. gets all your business news on cnbc now celebrating its 20th year. you can return a sweater and get your money back, but a car?

starting today gm customers can do that. if you buy a new car and decide you don't want it, you have 60 days to bring it back. you will get your money back, no questions asked. they hope get more car buyers to try the automaker if they do risk high free. we're a day way from major change. tomorrow night jay leno moves to 10:00. >> show, people. >> reporter: if jay leno feels any pressure head sbug his new show on monday, it pales in comparison to what he experienced when he took over the tonight show. >> following of johnny carson, you stink, we suck, we hope you dpir the first year, there's no worse pressure than that. >> the jay leno show is the first ever nightly hours of primetime comedy on a major network. >> what he did was daunting because he was following a legend. here he's stepping into the

unknown. >> he's covered the late night tv seen for years for "the new york times." he says there's more pressure on nbc than leno. >> if this is a cratering failure, they will be behind the eit bl for quite a ile. it really is a gigantic risk for them. >> i think it's a smart risk. >> reporter: jeff is the chairman of nbc universal television entertainment. he says leno at 10:00 makes sense as a alternative for the network and technology. >> we have an opportunity to attract people back that go to dvrs at 10:00 or cable. >> money is a factor. >> jay says he can do five hours for the cost of one helicopter explosion in a drama. he's about right. if this show succeeds, everybody else will try it. it will save nbc so much money it will transform the economics of primetime. >> reporter: in this case leno may not have to win to b victorious. >> before i follow an icon and

now i follow shows in fourth place. >> no pressure at all. t6:44 and 63 outside. cluck wi chuck will be here with a look at the forecast. it looks like aren't you tired of bleach accidents?

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the kennedy center is kicking off the 2009-2010 season this weekend. it gave back to the community to celebrate. it opened its doors for a rare treat yesterday. free performances. the 25th annual open house arts festival featured artists from across the country. you see surface artists and various mugsians. one local swimming pool has officially gone to the dogs.

this was the scene at doggy swim day. it opened a pool to man's best friends. dogs could swim, splash and compete for prizes before the pool is drained for the winter. boy, are they having fun or what? >> yeah. dogs and pools are naturals together. as long as you have a good filter. >> yesterday they could is done it outside. there were a lot of clouds, but not a lot of rain. >> the key to enjoy the pool yesterday was wearing a fur coat while doing it. it was a little chilly to get out of the water yesterday. even if the pool was nice, the air was chilly yesterday and stayedn the 70s. today is a better day for people to go in the pool. it's sunnier and noticeably warmer outside today as temperatures get back i think into the low 80s for most of our neighborhoods this afternoon. right now as you look livover haines point, a beautiful washington sunrise about ready to occur. sunrise about -- well, actually it was about 60 seconds ago. sylvia, the city cam blocked by

the clouds. no pretty sunrise for us here this morning. we'll have the sun over those clouds, i'd say, about 10, 15 minutes from now. keep heart everybody. 63 degrees here in washington, 63 also in prince georges county, 66 in annapolis, baltimore, maryland 61 degrees. there are a few pockets of fog out there first thing this morning towards frederick, maryland and new market and towards ma nas sis and bull pen. a little patchy fog. not much. it will burn off quickly by our relatively strong september sunshine later this afternoon. that same area of low pressure that has clouded our skies all week long is now off the jersey shore and moving away. good riddance to it. the clouds move out and the warmer drier air spilling in. you're going to end up as a very pleasant day to be outside today. good kite-flying weather. highs up near 80 degrees, classic september weather. clear skies and seasonally

chilly once again for kiddos going to the bus stops in the morning. temperatures are back up into the mid-80s for monday and tuesday before a little touch of cooler weather by the middle of the week. for today plenty of sunshine, noticeably warmer than the last couple of days. highs today in the upper 70s in the high terrains north and west of town i know there's a couple of football games war w ce about today. the redskins on the road the medoa lowlands today. ckroki afund a4:00. sunshine and 80 degrees if you make the drive up 95. you probably ought tun leave no tthdn ra o t teffic on 95 most days. if you have to go as far as baltimore, kansas cityhi csef in baltimore in teafsrnoon. kickoff at 1:00. sunshine and 78 degrees. it's going to be a beauty of a day for football no matter who you're rooting for. highs today around 82 degrees. 85 tomorrow and tuesday, a little chance for a shower on wednesday and again on friday. by and large, most of our next

couple of days are a little warmer than average and a little drier than average. that's good news. >> finally som sun. exciting. a huge upset in college park. would the terps go down to james mad madison. we have highlights in sports. >> your sports starts with college football. you thought james madison of a kaup cake on maryland's schedule, you're wrong. last season the dukes were a game way for playing for a national schain. can he get an upset alert. fourth quarter, game tied at 28-28. jmu on offense. he takes the hand offand breaks the tackle and he gets room to run. he decides to cut back and scores on the 70-yard run. j takes a 35-28 lead.

uh-oh. later in the fourth, terps still trail by 7, but qb chris turner make things happen. a 27-yard touchdown. we're all tied at 35-35. we go to overtime. bonus football. in o.t. freshman kicker on from 27 yards out for the win. it's up, it's good. maryland avoids the upset with a 38-35 victory. >> undescribable. i mean, i worked my whole life for this moment, and i finally completed it. just look forward to the next game and work hard during the week. >> i was on the grounld almost doing a pushup. i didn't want to watch but i did. i have all the faith in the world in nick, he's going to have an awesome career. he has that confidence. >> just another day at the office. they got the field goal recovery

because we still have fourth down. i said, nick, they won't block it. keep your head down and kick it through. you'll be fine. he did. >> after tumbling to the chris some tide, virginia tech needed a boost to get the season rolling in the right direction. enter freshman running back ryan williams who injected a surge into the hokies offense yesterday against marshall. there's mr. ryan williams. he's a talented young man. first quarter, no score. whim yams gets the ball and the call. he can fly. a 57-yard touchdown. it's 7-0 hokies. williams ran the ball 15 times for 165 yards and three tds. marshall punting to hosely, and hosely fields it at the 36 yard line. gets a huge block right about here. he goes 64 yards for the touchdown. these guys are fast. virginia tech racked up 605

yards of total offense. the hokies win big, 62-10. virginia hosted texas christian. he gets excited and throws him to the ground. ouch. he was okay, but the cavs were not. late in the second county, it's 14-0. joseph turner busts in for the score. 14-0. more tcu in the second half. andy with a ton of time delivers a strike to jimmy young. he's in for a 31-yard touchdown. the horn frogs beat virginia 30-14. the fans spelling their displeasure for the coach. uva is now 0-2. navy's head coach knows thousand get his kids fired up. last week they nearly knocked off the big bad buckeyes. yesterday against louisiana tech his pregame speech was simple but effective. it's go time! w mver it takes, are leaving everything on the field. >> whatever it takes, we're leaving everything on the field.

that's coach speak for you. he takes the punt for the bulldogs, avoids a tackle and goes to the outside. see you later. he takes it back 85 yards for the td. louisiana tech up 14-0 just like that. navy would answer, though. late first quarter, rickey dobbs throws down the sideline to mario washington. he makes a nice catch. navy in business. on the next play cory finty gets the pitc and scoots 16 yards into the checkerboard end zone. navy beats louisiana tech 32-14. second quarter, rutgers leading 10-0 looking for more. qb tom savage has a 21-yard touchdown. scarlet knights up 17-0. more rutgers in the second. savage looking like a pro here. play action, and goes deep to

tim brown. he does the rest. 68 yards for the score. the scarlet knights down the bison 45-7. the mystics won the ball game. they're in the playoffs. we'll be back in two minutes stth a look at today's top ories and the forecast and news 4's "viewpoint." stay with us. i wish i knew then what i know now.

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good morning, everyone. i'm keith garvin. welcome back to "news 4 today." a look at the day's top stories in a moment. let's get a check on the weather from chuck bell in storm center 4. >> a beautiful day under way in the washington area. moments ago igd we have to wait a few more minutes and we will get a decent sunrise in washington. the sun has conquered those clouds in our eastern sky, and a

nice-looking sunrise is on the way just a few minutes behind schedule thanks to those clouds out there. sunrise now isom cing up at 7:01. it was supposed to come up at 6:48. a few minutes behind. temperatures around the low to mid-60s around town. 5 in frederick, maryland and 57 degrees in damascus, maryland. visibility is 7 miles in western fairfax and 5 miles in fred frederick, maryland. a few patchy fog spots out there. we'll have temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s today. sunset is on time at 7:19 today thanks to all that sunshine and the clear sky. keith. >> a welcome return. thanks, chuck. a warning for cabbies this morning. police say a number of cab drivers have been robbed recently, many at gun foint. a 64-year-old driver was latest victim. the teens have been arrested for that incident. police believe they're

responsible for the robberies but not all the robberies. president obama is taking his case for health care reform on the road. he promoted the plan before a peculiared house yesterday in minneapolis. the president is planning similar rallies in the coming week. health care opponents pro tesd outside the arena yesterday. bob mcdonald is apologized for an on air object seven city. he was talking about transportation on friday on radio when instead of saying nding my donald accidentally dropped the "f" bomb. those are some of the stories making news today. next is nbc 4's nt." ac'l"vbeieoi bnknt i we'll be back in a few minutes with an update. good morning. welcome to "viewpoint." summer is over, but it has indeed been a busy summer this year. a busy summer for thousands of volunteers who spent the entire summer with o of the largest

community service projects undertaken here in the washington, d.c. area. greater d.c. cares is the organization that we'r talking about this morning. it's the leading and the largest coordinator of volunteerism in the washington region. it spent the summer working on a huge community service project that couple natured on 9/11. we'll talk about it this morning. our guests are curtis cannon who is the director. dr. mattie henson is president and ceo and bill is the principal of t.c. williams high school. welcome all of you. >> thank you. >> you have been busy this summer. >> it has been busy. >> let's start with the summer project that you just completed. tell us about the project. >> the summer of service we engaged in projects throughout the entire summer beginning on june 22nd and couple naturing on september 11th. an array of projects to allow volunteers to get engaged in service across the suer.

it emanated from the president's initiative around summer the service and engaging individuals in service. they talked about it as part of the kennedy service america act. we were excited in this region to be a leader in that work. those projects ranged from helping at food kitchens, serves at hiv and aids homes. an arare of projects that happened and kulmy naturing with a large day of service that had over 50 nonprofit sites where we had actually 4,000 volunteers engaged in service and we're excited about that. >> that's phenomenal. that was just here in the washington area? >> that was just here in the washington area. >> was your school involved? >> we got involved through greater d.c. cares through a writing project. every one of our students

wrote -- did a writing piece as part of the 9/11 celebration. there was coordinated through d.c. cares, completed the project, just completed, you know, in celebration of 9/11. >> this is an example of the kind of work that you do all year. during the campaign mr. cannon, the president called on americans to make volunteerism and community service part of their daily lives and part of the life of the nation. is that happening? has it been happening? >> most certainly it is. before the election we averaged around 150 new volunteers a month coming through our orientations, and since the election and really this call to service, we are seeing upwards of 350 to 400 new volunteers a month. >> he tied community service, volunteerism specifically, to economic recovery. how does that help? >> you know, economic recovery, when we talk about this nation

really, really getting recharged and getting energized in all sectors of the economy you had a real slowdown. from a nonprofit standpoint, you know, you've saw a lot of the ne that was there, that people who needed support and help, they really came to the nonprofit sector to get that need. so in addition to as curtis mentioned where we see new volunteers coming up, we see an increasing number of nonprofits who said i need help and support. i need volunteers to come in and help. we support the 750 nonprofit partners in this region. we provide volunteers to them both hands on volunteers that do traditional work on a daily basis as well as skill volunteers. the need for those volunteers in those nonprofits also skyrocketed. so when we talk about that recovery, that's one of the ways that that happened. the other side of that, individuals that are finding

themselves between work are looking for ways of increasing skill sets so that they are marketable in other areas and are also looking to get that. we have a number of skill volunteers that we provide those opportunities as well. that they can keep their skills sharp in working in that nonprofit sector. they could look for new ways and new channels and new sectors to work in. >> while the economy is struggling right now, mr. cannon, and it's a tough time for many people in many companies, this is the perfect time, it sounds like, to volunteer. >> it is. the need is absolutely huge for the nonprofit sector, but as the doctor mentioned there is the supply on the skill side in this community, especially one that is so abundant in specific skill sets. the nonprofit sector really does need those, and we place technology, finance, marketing communications, organizational development, and human relations are some of the our main focuses on the skilled side, and those are the things that were assets

that the nonprofit sector could not afford otherwise. >> mr. mcdaniel, how have schools answered the president's call? >> one thing, you know, the community -- our community has had a proud tradition of volunteerism. you just put the call out, and you have plenty of help. and that's been instilled in our students along the way. saturday we're doing a cleanup day around the school. we have a brand-new school, but over the course of the summer it needed cleanup. we put the call out for students to come and help around the school. we have an overabundance of help. we'll take all the help we can. in that l ltle way they begin to build that spirit of volunteerism and the spirit of giving back, you know, for our citizens and for our students as well. >> we'll continue on that point after we take

welcome bk. we're talking about greater d.c. cares. i was talking with bill of tc williams high school about the volunteerism that has been taking place in alex andrea. and how it's a community where residents understand the importance of volunteerism and have long been engaged in that. you worked in partnership with greater d.c. cares, and you have other plans. tell us about that. >> well, you know, specifically the writing project that we're doing. in addition to that, we have looked at a variety of things to do throughout the year, and this is our first step in the process. one thing it does, it will help the students see that the opportunity to give back is going to be present throughout the whole year. through the writing project, through the writing piece we're doing, finally the teacher said to us it's nice to have something to write aut other than what i did on my summer vacation. so we're hoping to dove tail that and to work with that throughout the entire year.

>> miss henson, you were telling us during the bra and how it works. you work with schools as well as individuals and businesses and communities. tell us about how the partnership between your group and a school like t.c. wilams works. >> we have a lot of school partnerships that we do, and we work in the public schools and a number of the others. those schools become sites for volunteers to actually get engaged in. so that's one of the great ways we partner with it. the other way is also looking for ways that we can get students engaged into that work as well. so it's kind of outside-in and inside-out. what we do is we have volunteers and large groups of volunteers are interested in helping to support education and issues around education. you know, schools become great partners for us. there are lots of needs in many schools and schools in the

districts across the region. greater d.c. cares has a history. this is our 20th year in operation of working to create those projects that can make a difference and help deal with the critical issues there. students also, we want them to continue to learn and look at this as a way of life and process. if we can tie it to curriculum, because we're interested in the academic achievement. if you can tie academic achievemt to the service opportunities, that is an incredible way to give them as well as the administrators and teachers engaged. >> over the area and even in my own communities i hear the kids saying, i have to get my community service hours in. can i come and work at the station? can i come and work at your church? can i do it some other way. they actually seem to enjoy it. >> i think so. it's something that is absolutely enjoyable. i think there should be a thing to volunteer. you can see your impact

automatically. you can work with clients in communities that maybe you don't see on an everyday basis and see what a few hours can do to someone else in need or to a community in need. it is very gratifying imdiately to them. >> you work in partnership as well with businesses, and walmart was wildfire your big partners for the 9/11 project. >> yes. >> how did that work? >> it was a great partnership and an important partnership. this work, as we've been talking about, is critical and import t important, but it alsos costly. having partners like walmart and some of the other for-profit partners that get it, that recognize that, you know, if i'm going to help make this a better place for us to live and for us to work, then we need to really partner together. so our partnership with walmart as well as some of our other sponsors around our last event, which included ibm and network

solutions and other partners around the region, really allowed us to do the work we needed to do. to get the supplies that you need. to get the equipment that you need. to help in the planning and development. that is not something that happens overnight. this takes an incredible amount of planning to do that, and there are also costs associated with it. having partners that not only have the resources to support that but also have the ierest in doing it. they also bring their employees and so that is one of the other exciting pieces. their employees get an opportunity to come into the community, to help make a difference and so you see that support a lot of different ways. quite frankly we can't do it without it. >> mr. cannon, many companies, my own company, nbc 4 included, as well as ge, donate to community service projects as part what of they do. they donate dollars as well as manpow manpower. which do companies prefer? >> i think it's a hybrid.

i think both, because the money helps you buy supplies and helps organizations sustain thims themsz. but there's a lot to be said about the manpower they need. there's an inherit amount of team building that happens out in the field outside of the office and do something different. >> it helps in the office? >> it helps in the office again. you know your company cares about the community and it feels better to work for a place where your company cares and let you give back. you know, you've had approximate fun with kwur colleagues. >> we have to take a break and we'll continue our talk in just a minute.

good morning. back to "viewpoint" in a moment. police say slick roads might have been a factor in a crash that killed a teenager. 17-year-old leslie ann hook

after her car ran off the road. two passengers were hurt but are expected to be okay. the maryland woman accused of killing two adopted daughters could spend 25 years in prison for abusing a third daughter. renee bowman pled guilty to first degree child abuse. bowman also faces murder charges related daerugs'hterth daughterr th> e triathlon got und way t in tindidi hestrict. ito run tipe trs run by the national mall, bike down mall, bike down ek cckrear pk and swim slew the poetomac. now back to "viewpoint." welcome back. we're talking about the wonderful work being done by greater d.c. cares. you're working on a number of local projects. one of the projects you worked on was the quilt for 9/11. tell us about that. >> you know, the signature site

for 9/11 and as i mentioned we had over 4,000 volunteers including youth in school, but we had 50 nonprofit sites. one of the largest was at rfk stadium. we partnered with the armed forces and ymca. they have an incredible project called operation kid comfort. that actually allows deployed soldiers who have children that are six or under to request that their child, who is having difficulty with the separation, to get a personalized hand-made quilt done with pictures and photos of the family on it to be sent and given to that child. we helped that organization in that one day actually really deal with their backlog and got completed what's equivalent to almost a year's worth of quilts done in that day of service. those children actually get a

present that is coming from with the sentiment fm their parent who is gone. it is a quilt that really talks about if you need someone to hug and hold, y can always hug me in that process. so it was an incredible project, and we had over 200 volunteers workinon tt project that day at rfk. >> mr. cannon, you have a number of large community service days every year. tell us about some of the others. >> sure, sure. there's the national day of service, which was this past friday. we also have our serve-a-thon which brings together upwards of volunteers to come out and do service projects. we do a day of service on martin luther king day typically at five to six local public schools. >> how important is it to -- we talked about how students are contributing via their community service work. how important is it to teach young people today not to be so

self-absorbed? at a time when tv and when much in the media and in their lives and their community, their environment teaches them to focus pretty much on what they want and on getting what they want when they want it. it seems to me that do children need to be taught early on so that they grow up learning that volunteerism is a good thing, that serving others and being extroverted is a good thing? >> right. so that the world that they have grown up in, like you said, has been centered around them. they reach a point and look at they're part of a great conglomerate of things and people and places. it's important for us to let th know they need to continue those involvements in the community as they continue on in life. it's not just a 9:00 to 5:00 job in the future or getting that grade and getting into college. there are some things -- the colleges have done a very nice job with it.

when you look at habitat for humanity that the colleges do, we need to move that down to the high school level so we can start it earlier so it does instill in them the fact that they do have -- they need to give back and it is important for them to reach route and get to know other people in the community. >> what would you say, mr. cannon is the variety of issues that you deal with on a yearly and on a monthly and project-by-project basis. what are the biggest issues that greater d.c. cares is targeting? >> sure. i think as far as one demand from the community as well as the volunteers we have is hunger and homelessness and education. those are two key issues for the area, and i think that we do a good job of letting our volunteers know the importance of cushing those issues to help. those are the two main areas we address. >> of course, those are the

areas you want to get young people engaged in problems, you want young people engaged in trying to help solve. >> that's exactly right. one of the things that we do and we have an education arm to greater d.c. cares. we have a form called citizens academy where we help educate about the issues across the region. if you're an educated and informed volunteer you're a more committed volunteer as well. it's not about just going out to do something fun. you may have fun in that process, but when you know that we are in the area right now in the greater washington region where 32% of the children in this region are living below poverty. it is one of the largest poverty level rates for children in the nation, and so when we talk about it from that perspective, when we look at some of the our graduation rates and when we look at health challenges that we have, what we know is this work is important work and tied

to real issues and through this work we can make a difference and make impact. >> we have to take another quick break, butd we'll be right back. k

welcome back. we continue our discussion about greater d.c. cares. if you want to reach this organization, greater greaterdccares.org. who is your typical volunteer? >> i don't know that there is a typical volunteer. we say anybody can serve in using the word of dr. martin luther king, everyone can be great because anyone can serve. we reach out and look for anyone who has an interest in serving and help them find the place to do it. you can serve in a lot of different ways, you can be a tradition volunteer and skilled volunteer and volunteer in emergency rooms and we mobilize thoerz volunteers as well. you can be a volunteer that says i want to serve on a nonprofit board. we have the largest developments

in board leadership and placement we do. when we talk about the typical individuals, it's anyone with the heart and the head and wants to serve, and we can help make that connection for you. >> for anyone that living in alexandria. >> i love the organization and they're sponsoring the cleanup day. just contact our high school. we can help direct you to that site. you know, again, it's such a spirited place to work that, you know, the students will approach us and in many cases what more can we do? through our involvement and through the impetus of our project, you're students go to the elementary schools and troy to instill this spirit in the elementary school children. >> mr. cannon, how many hours does the average american volunteer? do you know? >> in this region i believe it's around 30 hours a year.

>> is that a lot? >> we are part of one of the highest regions for volunteerism. it can go up more. >> it's never enough. i think there's a great need out there to get involved and to volunteer. volunteering is -- volunteers are needed 365 days a year. we have great, big events that sometimes overshadow the need every day. i think that's one important thing to take on. >> this is your 20th year. you've covered quite a lot of territory in two decades. what are your most immediate plans for the future? >> clearly one is to continue to grow the pool of volunteers as well as the opportunities for them to volunteer. >> how many do you need? >> i don't know if it's about me. i would say if i speak for our nonprofit partners, that need seems to be infinite in that process. they need a lot of individuals to help them continue to do the work that's there. our role in greater d.c. cares,

we're like an intermediary in that process. we help with the recruitment and training of volunteers. we mobilize and place and target and get them out there. that's an incredible role that we do. we also help with coordinating those activities that happen when we get to those locations so the experience a great experience for the nonprofit as well as for that individual that serves. our role is looking at how we can be the best at that. that we can continue to meet the demands both for the volunteers as well as the nonprofits, and then figure out a way how to fund all of this work. so it is great work. it is unending, as curtis mentioned in that. it's 365 days a year, so we want to help that partner in this region with all sectors, business, nonprofit and individuals who want to make a difference. >> when does the writing project get under way? >> it's under way right now. we kick it off as part of the

9/11 celebration. it is ongoing, and it will continue throughout the year. >> okay. thank you all so much for being with us this morning. we applaud you in the work you've been doing. mattie, hen son and ce of great greater d.c. cares, nice to have you with us. and curtis cannon who is the administrator of partner services. congratulations on your good work. thank you for being with us on "viewpoint" this morning. stay with us now. "news 4 today" continues. >> taxicabs have a rash of attacks as d.c. cabbies are on letter. what police say the motive is behind why one driver was shot on the job. slip of the tongue. how a virginia politician dropped the f bomb on live

radio. surviving the swine flu. how to prepare your family in case the virus strikes hard this fall. you're watching nbc 4, live from the area's leading news station, this is "news 4 today." good morning, everyone. i'm keith garvin. that is "news 4 today." the news in a moment, but we want to get you to the forecast. chuck bell is in storm center 4. good morning. >> good morning, keith. it's a beautiful day on the outside right now. mostly clear skies over washington. that is a pleasant change of pace from all the clouds wooech endured for the last week. our city camera is panning over the rivers was potomac over a mostly clear sky. it's a beautiful sunday here in the nation's capital. 63 downtown right now, 63 at andrews air force base, 66 in an analysis, 57 degrees in frederick, maryland and 57 in western fairfax and eastern

loudon counties in northern virginia. visibility reduced a little bit. on the whole it's going to be a beauty of a day today. plenty of sunshine later on. temperatures climb quickly out of the 60s, eventually most spots today in the low 80s. cab dvers in the district are on edge after a rash of robberies, armed robberies, most recently a 64-year-old cab driver was shot and critically injured. michael flynn has the story. >> reporter: there's been a recent rise in robberies targeting taxis over the past three weeks. eight cab drivers have been robbed. during the latest case a week ago a driver sitting in his cab was shot in his stomach and robbed outside his home on "i" street. it's yupsetting for other car drivers. >> i think it's wrong for anybody being shot for protecting what's his. i think everybody should ve the right to go out here and

incoetent work and make an honest living. >> reporter: on friday a 16-year-old was charged for the "i" street holdup. two other juveniles were arrested in the crime. investigators say the teens may be responsible for some of other cab holdups but not all of them. district police have this warning for cabbies. >> be aware of suspicious activity that they see from their passengers. i would definitely be aware of anyone who changes their -- the drop-off lation in the middle of the ride. >> reporter: that's what happened to this cab driver last year in georgetown when his customer told him he needed to make a quick stop at his office and then pulled out a knife. >> give me your money, he say. i had to just give it to him. >> reporter: that driver and others say they can't dwell on the risks of the job as they go out to simply rn a living. michael flynn, news 4. >> police are offering up to $10,000 for the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for these robberies.

a teenager killed while driving home from school, now police say wet pavement may have been a factor. leslie hook was killed on friday. police say she was driving home from school when her car crossed the centerline and hit a tree. her two passengers were injured but they're expected to be okay. people who live in the area say a dangerous curve in the road has contributed to several accidents in the area. she's accused of killing her two adoptive daughters and keeping their bodies in a freezer. a maryland woman pled guilty to felony child abuse. renee bowman entered her guilty plea. another adopted daughter was found wandering the neighborhood in blood mif stained clothes. she faces e muer charges in the deaths of the two other girls. president obama still pushing hard for health care reform. he's trying to get his message out to the country campaign style. he held a rally yesterday in

minneapolis urging supporters to go door to door and call people in their community. he made his case for the government-run option of the health care plan saying it will promote more competition among current health care insurers. mr. obama also draaddressed the public protests this week. >> i don't know if you agree with me, but i think the time for bickering is over. the time for games have passed. now's the time for action. now's the time to deliver on health care for every american. >> minnesota, which is where the president was, was ranked fourth healthiest state last year. it has a public health plan for those denied private coverage for pre-existing conditions. health care reform is just one touchy issue here in the nation's capital. thousands of protestors took to

the streets of washington yesterday. they were demonstrating against everything from health care reform to government spending. they say they are concerned with how big a role the government is taking in their everyday lives. yesterday's protest was the last stop on a cross-country multi-city tour organized by conservative groups. now to a stunning twist in a political scandal that made national headlines. rod blagojevich's former fund-raiser is dead. christopher kelly died reported of an apparent splin overdose. he was charged ft same indictment that accused blagojevich of trying to sell president obama's former senate seat. the former illinois governor has been ousted from office. kelly pled guilty on other charges and faced eight years in jail. in the race for virginia's governor bob mcdonald is apologizing for an embarrassing on-air slip-up. the former state attorney

general was live friday on the politics program on wtop. he was pressing mcdonald about transportation funding, when instead of saying funding mcdonald accidentally dropped the "f" bomb. he quickly corrected himself and the flab wasn't acknowledged on air. the campaign spokesman called the on seven knit was unintentional. an exciting saturday of college football including a nail-biter in college park. we have all the highlights in this morning's sports minute. good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with college football, and what a game in college park last night. a back and forth battle between maryland and jmu into overtime. terps freshman kicker was the hero hitting a 27-yard field goal to win it. maryland avoids the upset with a

38-35 victory. virginia tech hosting marshall. hokies running back williams ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns including this 57-yarder. the hokies racked up 605 miles of total offense. in charlottesville, uva taking on texz chris yan. this was a sign of things to come. saber the horse throws him to the ground. tcu downs virginia 30-14. in baseball the game was delayed by three hours, but unfortunately it didn't delay what has become the inevitable. florida's jorge cantu beats the nats by himself. they fall big to the marlins ending their two-game winning streak. also last night the mystics won 82-64 and are in the playoffs for the first time in three years. later today the redskins kick off the season against giants at 4:15. that's your sports minute. have a great day. the swine flu is back. we'll tell you how to get ready in case the outbreak hits your

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next up on nbc 4 is the "today" show that starts at 8:00. we have a preview now. jenna, good morning. >> good morning to you, keith. coming up this morning, a police source tells nbc news bloody clothes were found in the building where annie le was last seen. does it point to foul play? we'll talk to a friend of the missing woman on what was supposed to her wedding day. while the president is way his opponents march on washington. what the massive rally in the nation's capital means for the president's agenda. also, jay leno gets set for his primetime tv debut. we're going to hear from him and get a preview of his new show.

also, we'll meet a baby with a very special birthday. 9-9-09. wait until you find out when her sister was born. we'll talk to a family with amazing time when we see you later on "today." back to you. >> thank you. with the spread of swine flu on the rise, there are steps you can take to prepare in case the bug strikes your home. the release of a vaccine is weeks away, so health officials are providing survival tips. >> reporter: joey was hospitalized with a soaring fever. >> the doctors said to rotate nile and motrin. still 102, 103. he stopped eating and drinking. >> joey pulled through, but halfway a cross the country 27-year-old police officer ryan johnson died. >> i just want people to know

that this is happening. without any underlying disease. it can happen, and just prepare for it. >> reporter: flu season has barely started, but swine flu cases have already begun to surge. experts say vaccines won't be ready for weeks, but people should start preparing now. >> we really want our residents in the county to be responsible for themselves, especially during emergencies. >> reporter: montgomery county health department nurse manager says people need to gather key items to create a swine flu survival kit. the kit should include fluids with electrolyteelectrolytes, f reducers as well as cough and cold medication. >> many of us have these items already in our homes, whether it's in the closet or under lock and key, but over the years it might have an expiration date or you might not have certain items you thought you had. >> reporter: they said you should have items to prevent

spreading the flu virus like hand sanitizer and possibly face masks, specifically the n59 mask they say health care workers should wear. >> many times we're different places and don't have water and soap available. hand sanitizer is very important. at least 60% alcohol based and purr rel is one example. >> reporter: like in all emergency kits have plenty of water and two weeks' worth of nonperish i believe foods. >> you have to plan ahead and have these items in your house as a stockpile. there might be shortages of certain supplies, so it's important to stockpile some of these items. >> health officials say the best way to prevent spreading the swine flu virus is washing your hands and also remember to cough and sneeze into your elbow, in your hands. it is now 7:45.

elbows, buddy. keep us all safe. >> that's right. sead of illness is can do to to spend more time in the great outdoors. mother nature wouldn't get you sick, outside of the ragweed coming into season. a complete check of your sunday forecast straight ahead. approximat

unfortunately, uts it's the end of the summer and swimming pools are closing. it's time for doggy swim day. they opened up a city pool to man's best friends. dogs were able to swim, flash and compete for prizes before the pool is drained for the winter. there's little pooches there. >> they're in the shallow end. shouldn't the big dogs be in the big end? >> yeah, of course. your dogs -- you have two. >> nicholas is both long and

short at the same time because he's a dash shund and he loves to swim. >> he would have loved that day. >> i had a pool in oklahoma city, and he loved the pool. >> dogs and water go together pretty well. the other dog not so much. nicholas, if there's water, he's in if. for us around here today it's a people pool day today. if you got in the water yesterday, you needed a fur coat. >> chilly and cloudy. >> today things are looking up. sunshine is back in our sky and back in our forecast not just for today because you wanted more than one day of sun, i can deliver not one, not t twohr,ee days of sunshine. above average temperatures to boot. on the way to get our weekend finished and our work week started. as we look live across downtown washington an absolutely beautiful late summer, early fall day depending on how you look at it. yesterday it feltd like fall. it will feel like late summer today. 63 right now at national airport, the dew point is 59 and

the lite northwesterly wind at 7. one year ago we was 93 degrees. those were our last two 90-degree days of the summer last ar. our last 90-degree day of the summer i think is already in the rear-view mirror. our last 90-degree day was august 27th, and i don't see any 90s, not even a chance of a 90 over the next couple of days. 57 in frederick, maryland, 57 in fairfax and loudon counties this morning, 62 in springfield and dale city and 65 in leonard town and st. mary's city. beautiful morning under way. a few clouds are working away from the coastline. if you're doing traveling and have friends at the beaches today, not a bad beach day at all. around town today we're looking for a bright sunshine, a nice north to northwesterly breeze 5 to 15 miles per hour.

not a bad die. approxime if you have a kite and haven't had a chance to fly it, today is a good day to do that. >> clouds and moisture moving away. it's a very pleasant pattern change for us around here back into the sunshine today, tomorrow, and for tuesday as well. a nice little hint of a warming trend. yesterday we stayed in the mi70s thanks to all the clouds. today most locations upper 70s to low 80s. a nice stretch of late summer weather coming our way. we'll have another weather front coming our way towards wednesday's time frame. it will drop our temperatures back once again. for today, mostly sunny and warmer and delightful outside. highs today upper 70s and low 80s. i know there are football games to be playe on sundays, even though i'm a college guy myself. pro football has its place, and owadnds toy.owvelp to the kickof a grt.ea a great day up there. let's hope it's a redskins win

and not and a new york running game. if you're going up to baltimore where the kansas city chiefs are, kickoff at 1:00 and temperatures near 78 degrees in baltimore. that's a good d for them. for us look at that. that's payday forecast right there. 82, 85, 85 for the next three days. a chance a shower on wednesday and friday. >> good to see sun. we deserve it. >> oklahoma won yesterday in case you were curious. >> you had to get that in there. in other sports news, the terps struggle with james madison and virginia's mascot struggles with sports. we have the highlights in sports. good morning, everyone. your sports starts with college football. if thought james madison was a cup cake on maryland's schedule you are wrong. i know jmu is from the colonial athletic association. last season the dukes were one game way from the national championship. can i get an upset alert.

a back and forth balgs with the dukes all night lodge. fourth quarter, game tied at 24. qb drew dudson takes the hand-off and breaks a tackle and gives them room to run down the sideline he goes. then he decides to cut back and scores on the 70-yard run. jmu takes a 35-28 lead. uh-oh. later in the fourth. terps still tray by 7. qb chris turner making things happen, finds adrian cannon for a 27-yard touchdown. we go to overtime. bonus football. in o.t. freshman kicker in this case ferrara on for 26 yards out for the win. it's up, it's good. maryland avoids the upset with a 38-35 victory. >> undescribable. i mean, i work mid whole life for this moment, and i finally completed it. look forward to the next game

and work hard during the week. >> i was on the ground almost doing like a pushup. i didn't want to watch but i did. i have all the faith in the world for nick. he's a great young player and will have an awesome career here. he has that confidence. >> just another day at the office for the guys. they got the field goal and recovered it because we still have fourth down. i said, nick, they won't block it. keep your head down and kick it through. you'll be fine. did he. >> the terps host middle tennessee state next week. after tumbling to the chr crimson tide in the opener, they needed a boost. ryan williams injected a surge into the hokies offense yesterday against marshall. there he is plshgs ryan williams. he's a talented young man. first kl quarter, no score, williams gets the ball and the call. he can fly. a 57-yard touchdown. it's 7-0 hokies.

williams ran the ball for 163 yards and three tds. second quarter, hokies make things happen. hosely fields it at the 36-yard line. gets a huge block right about here. he goes 64 yards for the touchdown. this guy is fast. virginia tech racked up 605 yards of total offense. the hokies win big 52-10. let's go to charlestonville. virginia hosting texas christian. saber the horse gets excited and throws the cav man to the ground. he was okay but the cavs are not gone. joseph turner busts in for the score. 14-0. more tcu in the second half. andy dalton with a ton of time delivers a strike to jimmy young and he's in for a 31-yard touchdown. the horn progresses beat them 35-14. uva is now 0-2. navy's head coach knows

thousand get his kids fired up. last week they nearly knocked off the big bad buckeyes. yesterday his pregame speech was simple and effective. it's go time. >> whatever it takes, guys, we are leaving everything on the field. >> whatever it takes, we're leaving everything on the field. that's coach speak for you. it always gets the players go. early in the game it was all louisiana tech. he takes the punt for the bulldogs, avoiding a tackle and goes to the outside. see you later. he takes it back 85 yards for the td. louisiana tech up 14-0. just like that. navy would answer, though. late first quarter. rickey dobbs throws down the sideline to mario washington and he makes a night catch for a 29-yard pickup. navy in business. on the next play cory gets the pitch and scoots 16 yards into the checkerboard end zone. navy comes back to beat

louisiana tech 32-14. the coach and bison open their series against rutgers yesterday. second quarter, rutgers leading 10-0 looking for more. qb tom savage finds him wide open. plays some defense there. scarlet knights up 17-0. more rutgers in the second. savage looking like a pro here, play action. it goes deep to tim brown. he does the rest. 68 yards for the score. the scarlet knights down the bison 45-7. also, last night the mystics won their ball game. they're in the playoffs for the first time in three yes. congrats to them. that's your morning sports. have a great day. want to live next door to most powerful man in the world? president obama's chicago neighbors are selling their house. that's the obama house right next door blurred for security reasons. bill and jackie, a 6,00 square foot house with eight bedrooms and three and a half bedrooms. the real appeal for potential

buyers could be the company they will be keeping. >> we used to meet each other on the back porch. he'll be sneaking a cigarette. michelle won't let him snow in the house. >> when he comes, we have to go through bomb-sniffing dogs. >> this is the safest place in the western world to live when you think about it. it's wonderful. >> safe and expensive. houses in the area sellor up to $2.5 million. they hope the obama factor will drive up the price even more. good for property values. >> i wonder if the sharpshooter factor will drive the pras down a little bit. >> that could scare people away. >> you have' teenage daughter trying to sneak outs? >> it's okay to shoot the guy that's trying to take him out, as a man with four daughters would think. that's it for "news 4 today" have a good one.