2009. we want to get a check on the weather from chuck bell in storm center 4. >> good sunday morning, everybody. hopefully your weekend is off to a wonderful start. look at all the sunshine out there. another plane load of folks leaving us. that was a mistake. today will be the far nicer day of the weekend. all of the blue skies out there. the temperature downtown hopped up to 70 degrees already. and a little fog early this morning is now gone. visibilities are improving. one or two lonely clouds left out there. they will be taking their leave of the washington area later this afternoon. high temperatures, 82 in washington. and then the low to perhaps mid-80s along 95 to the south near fredericksburg, keith. breaking news outf northwest washington. a person is dead after being

struck by a train. we weredad tol that person wase undernea the trn.n. and riders should expect major delays. derrick is live on the scene. >> reporter: we have updated information. turns out this person was on the upper level of the gallery play station. that would be the upper level. and train service through here is still operating on the other level, but people are also being told at some point to get off the trains and get a shuttle bus around the station. what we understand this person was not a metro worker. it was a civilian. they were struck by the train and ended up towards the center of the train here. metro officials are still on the scene as are those of the

metropolitan police department. we have no identity on the victim, but we have been told that it is a confirmed fatality. we will have more information as it becomes available. you might want to avoid this area, because they have yet to remove the victim from the tracks. we are live in northwest, so back to you in the studio. >> one person dead after being struck by a metro train at the metro center gallery place metro station. we are working to get metro officials on the phone and will have more information as it becomes a available. and cab drivers are on edge after armed robbies. a 60-year-old cabdriver was shot and critically injured. there has been a recent rise in robberies targeting taxies

over the past few months. a driver sitting in his cab was shot in his stomach and robbed outside his home on i street. >> i think anybody should be shot to protect what is his. >> on friday, a 16-year-old was charged with assault and armed robbery for the i street holdup and two other juveniles were arrested in the crime. the teens may be responsible for some of the other cab ldups, but not all of them. >> be aware of any suspicious activity that they see from their passengers. i would definitely be aware of anybody that changes the droppoff location in the middle of the ride. >> that's exactly what happened to this cabdriver last year in george town when his customer

said he needed to make a quick stop at his office, and then pulled out a knife. and that driver and others say they cannot swell on the risks of the job as they go out to simply earn a living. michael flynn, news4. >> police are offering $10,000 for the arrest and conviction of anybody holding up u the driver. a 17-year-old leslie an hook was killed on woodville road. she was driving home from school when her car crossed the center line and hit a tree. the passengers are expected to be okay. people that live in the area say a dangerous curve in the road contributed to several accidents in the area. she is accused of killing their two adoptive daughters and keeping their bodies in a freezy. she entered the plea in the

circuit court. the charges stem from another adopted daughter who was found wondering her neighborhood in blood-stained clothes. she also faces murder charges in the death of the two other girls. some of theest res'etat bhltnd ndhlet e esfothua aurlnn the fourth annual event hedeiny he the course r se requiresse ctiomdtopere compd n d row to eth mall ande and thn bike down and then swim in the potomac. the time is 9:05. obama hits theoad rryin t to sell his healt care plan. how he answers his critics. plus, she was supposed to b

well, several hundred left wings clashed. violence erupted in a neighborhood. the teens threw stones and bottles. riot police responded with water canyons. there was no immediate reports of injuries. new evidence has been found in the case of a missing yale student. she was supposed to get married today but disappeared last tuesday. a surveillance image of her entering the office building is the last time she was seen. there was all hope all week that she was a runaway bride, but now a police source say bloody clothes have been found inside

the building. and the fbi was caution saying much remains unknown. >> we are not in a position today to conclude whether there is a missing persons case or whether criminality is involved. the items seized are being examined to see if there is any association to anne le. it's 9:10 and 68 degrees outside. >> a good-looking day. everybody waiting for a sunday payoff pitch after a cloudy day yesterday. sunshine in our sky. a complete check of the forecast

if you did not like yesterday's weather, today, all you had to do was wait 24 more hours after a week of cloudy skies. finally, nicer weather coming back our way.

everybody is ready for september classics around here for the afternoon forecast. and the nice weather arrived today. it's going to be sticking around for most if not all of the upcoming work and school week. well, at least through tuesday or wednesday. then we have a chanceor showers moving back in. after the cloudy week we endu d endured, welcome sunshine is good news. a beautiful day under way. temperatures are climbing fast. several thousands folks competing in the triathlon. it's a good day to compete. look at all the great flags out there as well. beautiful day today. 70 degrees our current temperature in washington. 60 degrees is the current dew point. nice separation, comfortable air. a year ago today we were 93 degrees. it will be a warm one day, warm compared to yesterday, but nowhere near 90 degrees later in the afrnoon.

comebly in the upper 70s and 80s today. 69 degrees in vienna. and 57 degrees in frederick, maryland. and the beautiful weather in baltimore for the game. and if you are still trying to catch the shuttle back up to new york city for the redskins' game, that forecast is looking well. that coming up in a bit. forecast, 60s and 70s to get the day started under a mostly clear sky. and the sunshine goes back to the ohio valley and up in the great state of michigan as well. and back behind it we will get into the northwesterly wind flee and puts the dry air back in place. and then a nice warming trend on the way for today. and i think the warming trend will continue on into tomorrow and into tuesday as well. there is the future cast model.

the last of the clouds finally moving out. mostly sunny for today. clear skies overnight tonight as well, and bright blue skies coming up for tomorrow. that wl last into tuesday as well. for today, sunny and warmer, and delightful to be outside. and then temperatures in the low 80s today, and mid-80s on monday and mid-80s on tuesday, and mid-70s on wednesday with the clouds back, and a slight chance of light rain in the forecast on late tuesday night or into the day on wednesday. and then fairly typical september weather towards the end of the week. another chance of a shower coming up on friday. three beautiful days straight in front of us. >> we want the slight chance stuff to ruin the next couple days? >> no, no chance of that. and we have now sports minute. >> good morning, everybody.

your sports minute begins with college football. what a game in college park last night. a battle that went into over time. the freshman kicker was the hero hitting a 27-yard field goal to win it. maryland avoids the upset with a 38-35 victory. and then virginia tech hosting marshal. look at this 57-yarder. and the score is 52-10. and then in baseball, nationals, marlins. the game was delayed by almost three hours, and it did not delay what was the inevitable. the nats fall big to the marlins ending the two-game winning

streak. the mystics win and are in the playoffs. the redskins kick off a game tonight against the giants later tonight. we have more on kids' post on tv. >> kids' post on tv, vaccine, the no vaccine and the model scene. join me as tracy grant of the "washington post," kids' post page. we will talk about the swine flu vaccine. a lot of kids are concerned about whether they should get it. is it safe? >> we will explore this on tuesday and wednesday in kids' post, because the cdc just came out and said that kids seem more likely to get it than anybody else. and so the question is, what can kids do to keep themselves and their families safe. we will talk about how, you know, they need to get their

regular flu shot, and talk about the h1n1 flu shot. and also other things they can do. hand washing. cough into the crook of your elbow. you know, try to be very aware. if you do get sick, this is one time when you really should stay home from school. we will have a good look at swine flu. >> and another thing you will have is about a time before vaccines? >> yeah, that's right. this week is natio p eiraat irpirate week. and in celebration of atthth we will get monday --oo w l akt w the lives and thet deaths of pirates, t t infections, and, you know, it was not other things, but lack of hygiene and infections. > you are going to have me lile to

build models? >> well, kids love model trains. there is a wonderful event up in baltimore today, a model railroad open house with lots of artifacts including thomas the tank engine. we will encourage people to head up to baltimore to the model trainer's open house. >> a lot of kids and adult. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much, tracy. for more kid-trendily activitieactivities log on to nbcwashington.com. one person is dead after being hit by a metro train. and then what a candidate for governor accidently said on live radio.

good morning, everybody. it's sunday, september 13th, 2009. all the days' news in a moment. as we always do, we want to take a look at the forecast with meteorologist, chuck bell. keith, a beautiful morning outsidtoday. if you have not had a chance to get outside and take in a breath of late summer fresh air, it's a beautiful day today. and still plenty of color left in the crate myrrh dulls. our colors are going to look more like autumn across the area. 70 degrees at the airport. and 69 degrees in annapolis. and 67 degrees in leonard town. and 66 degrees in your neighborhood this morning. and 69 degrees up in hagerstown,

maryland. warmer than we have been in a week. i think today we will get back in the 80s. if we miss out on it by chance and get up to 79 today, we will be in the 80s for certain tomorrow and tuesday. just in case we miss it today. >> we will wait on that one, chuck. thank you, sir. we are following breaking news in northwest washington where a person is dead after being struck by a metro train. derrick ward has the latest. >> reporter: it was 8:00 a.m. when officials responded to the gallery station. there still metro officials on the scene. they responded to the call for somebody being struck by a train. when they arrived they found a victim had been struck by an outbound red line train. we understand it's a confirmed

fatality. it's causing some adverse reto the red line. >> i knew metro was making accommodations for train track. the red line is shut dow you ce rv se thered, t the green, anddh e yellow lines. y ouasd,ar the red being mos tt being most fe.edctef iso nitrun rng metro is running shuttles, taking passengers around the station, stations on either side. but if your plans have you traveling through the gallery station, you might want to make other plans or know that metro is providing free shuttle service for passengers affected by this. we don't have information about the identity or the gender of the victim at this point, but we do know it's a confirmed fatality. back to you in the studio. >> all right, thank you. happening right now, the

triathlon is under th eth il-m32eou cers32-mileoueq r competitored to run and then bike and then swim in the law tomorr potomac. mike viqueira has the story on the president's health plan. >> this crowd is a lot more fun. >> reporter: hardly a jeer to be heard in minnesota, and obama was greeted by supporters of the health care plan. >> we have to do something. >> reporter: outside on the streets, a difference of opinion. but inside, it was a campaign-style event. the president was appealing for support from those that already

have insurance, warning without reform, nothing something certain. >> nearly half of all americans under 65 will lose their health care coverage at some point over the next ten years, and more than one third will go without coverage longer than one year. >> reporter: today one gop leader accused the president of turning his back onheir ideas. >> instead of tauging the president and congressional democrats should spend a little more time listening. >> more fallout from wilson's outburst. he raised more than $750,000 in the last three days from sympathetic supporters. but now democrats issued him a ultimate, apologize or have a

fallout. the president's plan would requireliviro pde provide iz cipenitshor bef c being granted >et "me "meet t p ex eg orthlt hea exploring the healtarbadee te in depth this morning. that's coming up at 10:30 here on nbc 4. now to a stunning twist on a political scandal. rob blagojevich's aide is dead. he was charged in the same indictment of trying to accuse vich of trying to sell obama's former senate seat. kelly had already pleaded guilty on other charges and faced eight years in jail. the race forgi virnia's

governor, bob mcdonnell is apologizing for the slipup. he was live friday on a politics program. plotkin was talking about funding, and instead of saying funding, he dropped the f bomb. the club was never mentioned on air. they called the mistake a mistake. a first-hand look inside the cockpit of a fighter pilot that protects the nation's capital airspace. and then meet a special needs child who needs a permanent loving family.

this wednesday's child is making great strives for special needs. joshua has a long way to go but it would be wonderful if he had a family of his own to make that journey. here is barbara harrison. >> when josh comes into the classroom he loves to be the one to turn on the lights. his teacher says he is always ready for learning. she says he may be quiet a lot of the time. and it always shows that he understands. >> joshua understands a lot of what he is told. we do get a few verbalizations

from him. not too much, but he does understand a lot. >> she says josh concentrates as he puts effort into everything he tries, like making plato figures, and music time at school, and reached for the drum and knew exactly how to use it. outside, josh's favorite thing to do is fly. he has made terrific progress since starting school two years ago. >> he has been in our program since 2006. he has been in foster care since he was a newborn. he learns quickly and made many gains since being with us. >> when josh gets to know you, he is a very loving child. >> josh is super affectionate. he is a joy to be around. always smiling. josh is ready to be with a family that can give him a lot of supervision and a lot of love

and play time. he is very helpful and affectionate, and likes to participate in family activities, and he likes to be as independent as he can. >> reporter: there are programs offered to help families that might considering josh but are not sure whether or not they have a skills necessary to provide a child with special needs. >> we provide training on his medication management, and training on parenting a child with a disability. >> reporter: one thing that takes no training is love. that's what a family can give josh. barbara harrison, news4, for wednesday's child. ifou h yeav room in and your heart for joshua or another child looking f aivdopt e website, nbcwashington.com. t 70 degrees outside right now. 9:36. 70 degrees. it's going to get warmer than

that? >> absolutely. no doubt. it's probably going to get back up in the 80s f the day. a detailed check of your back to work and school forecast coming right up.

since the event of 9/11, protecting the skies over the nation's capitol has become more difficult. that job goes to this group. recently i had the honor to go up with the 113th since 9/11. >> it's a friday afternoon on the flight line at andrew's air force base. but for the women of the 113th fighter wing, it could be any

day or night of the week. it's the 113th also known as the capital guardian that is responsible for 24/7 protection over the nation's capitol. >> we respond very often. this is some of the busiest airspace in the nation here, in the nation's capitol region. we are out there checking things out often. >> reporter: they have been part of the d.c. national guard for 70 years, but the role changes after 9/11. since then they are on asa, air soverei sovereignty alert. >> we were not here on alert prior to 9/11, but since the attacks in the nation's capitol region, the natn has seen fit to make sure we have aircraft on alert to protect the skies.

>> reporter: i was given permission to fly to a training mission. my pilot, call sign, bang. he was quick to point out how quick he would he to respond on a real mission. >> we would have to get there when we are told to get there. the consequences of not getting there are obvious. >> reporter: after strapping in it was time to take to the skies. we rose from the run way just over 300 knots, and then went into the gray skies above andrews. and then we went over the chesapeake air range. the colonel took me through basic combat maneuvers. although it was the flight of a lifetime for this journalists, i discovered it's tough grueling

work that requires attention to detail, and those conditions are magnified when they respond to a potential threat. after three hours, we returned to andrews. i had greater respect for the men and women who perform the duty. another set of pilots and crew members headed out for an afternoon mission. just another day for the capitol garduardiane guardians, and it's a unit that does not rest. >> reporter: it was my third time in a fighter jet. it never gets old. >> i went up for a 30-minute right with the blue angels. and he asked, what do you think? i asked him if this plane was capable of a level flight. it was corkscrews the whole

time. >> yeah, they helped me to have a great day. >> great folks out theret andrews. beautiful day outside. good day for flying weather. visual flight rules in effect for today. get your flight goggles on. spin up the by plane. old school, like me. outside right now, under a mostly blue sky. what a beautiful day it is turning out to be. there a lot of folks walking the dogs and taking morning bike rides and jogs along the trail. 70 downtown right now with a light north wind at 6. the last 90-degree day of the last year was september 14th, and this year it has been august 27th. we have not been above 90 since august 27th. i suspect that may be the final 90-degree day of the year. i don't think we have the stuff

to get up to 90 degrees this week. 69 in fairfax county. 70 in winchester and front royal. beautiful day there. and then it will be a nice day for everything that you want to do outside today. fly the kite. take the plane up. put the top down on the car. anything that you want to do. just sit outside and read the paper. mostly sunny skies on the way for today. and all the clouds associated with the area of low pressure moving away from the coastline, and a northwesterly win will push more dry air and sunshine in the forecast for today. and also going on into tomorrow as well. and then the area of low pressure right there off the coast of texas, it will bear watching because the temperature is warm. no signs of organization just yet. we will keep you posted. if anything takes on a name, it would take on the name grace. but we don't have any grace in our forecast anytime soon. plenty of sunshine for today. a warming trend as we get into monday and tuesday. a backdoor front will come down

on wednesday and drop the temperatures back in the 70s and bring us a chance of a little light rain on wednesday. sunny and beautiful outside today. temperatur,pp uer 70s and low 80s. the redskins inak ttheak shuttl up tok ewor ytycity to take on e noo flaltb foolal giants. that's at 40 ts afternoon. degrees. sounds leik winning football weather to me. if you are going up to baltimore to see the chiefs come to town, 71 degrees for the kick in baltimore. plenty of sunshine. great sleeping weather. open the windows and enjoy it. little chance of a shower coming up on wednesday. another chance of a shower shows up in the forecast as we get around to friday. most of the next week will be beautiful september weather around here. get your plans ready to enjoy it. >> you think we are done with the 90s. ? >> i think we might be. it's late in the year for us to be over 90. >> and still ahead on news4 today, it's not the way the cavs

wanted to kick off the season. see what happened to their mascot. we youay s the say the

"chris matthews show" follows us this morning. for a preview of what they are working on, let's go to norah o'donnell. >> coming up, i will be sitting in for chris today. we look at how much traction the president got from his big speech. he seemed to lose control of the spotlight, so did he get it back? joe wilson's outburst that night stole the show. none of the republicans seem ready to deal on health care. what will the president get? today we will let you know what insurance change to expect in the final package. plus in addition to the outburst from joe wilson, there was an outcry against the president's speech to school kids.

what is all this hatred about? that's coming up here at 10:00. for a look at what is coming up on "meet the press," here is david gregory. >> thank you, norah. good morning, keith. and republicans are not backing down from the health care debate. a debate this morning with senator durbin, and howard dean, and former house speaker, newt gingrich. and then the round table weighs in on the politics debate and the economy, a year after the financial meltdown. a highlight you have to see to believe at the football game. it happened before the opening kickoff. we have a complete look at sports. >> good morning, everybody. your sports starts with college football. if you thought james madison was a cupcake on maryland's schedule, you are wrong.

yes, last season the dukes were away from playing in a national championship. and then a back and fourth battle with the dukes all night long. fourth quarter, the game is tied at 28. and then the handoff and breaks the tackle. room to run. down the sideline he goes, and then he decides to cut back and scores on the 70-yard run. jmu takes the 35-28 lead. and then later in the fourth. the turpz still trail by 7. and then adrien is found for a touchdown. we are tied at 35. and we go to overtime. in ot, freshman kicker, on from 27 yards out for the win. maryland avoids the upset with

the victory. >> undescribable. i mean, i worked my whole life for this moment. i finally contributed. we are looking forward to the next game and working hard for next week. >> i did not want to watch but i did. i have all the faith in nick. he has an awesome career i don't think he missed a field goal yet. >> just another day at the office. i said, nick, they are not going to block it. kick your head down and quick it and he did. >> they host tennessee state next week. after tumbling to the krim sson tide in the opener. and first quarter, no score. williams gets the ball and the

call. he can fly. a 57-yard touchdown. it's 7-0. and then william, he went for three tds. and then hosely fields it at the 36-yard line. a huge block right about here. he goes 64 yards for the touchdown. this is is a fast guy. they win big. 52-10. let's go to charlottesville. and ouch. he was okay. but the cavs were not. and then 7-0, and then 14-0. and turner busts in for the score. 14-0. and then the second half. andy dalton with aton of time delivers a strike to young. he is in for a 31 yard

touchdown. the fans spelling their disclosure for the coach. navy's head coach knows how to get his kids fired up. they nearly knocked off the big bad buckeyes. and then his pregame speech was simple and effective. it's go time. >> whatever it takes, we are leaving everything on the field. >> yeah, whatever it takes, we are leaving everything on the field. it gets the players going. but it was all louisiana tech. and then they avoid the tackle and goes outside. see you later. and then 85 yards back for the td. and then just like that. and then the navy would answer. and then it's thrown down the sideline to washington. makes a nice catch. navy in business. and then on the very next play,

finnerty gets the pitch and goes into the checker board inzone. navy comes back to beat them. and then the second quarter here with the rutgers. and then a 21-yard touchdown. defense there. and more rutgers in the second. and savage looking like a pro here. and then deep to tim brown. he does the rest. 68 yards for the score. the scarlet night, 45-7. and then the mystics won their ball game and are in the playoffs for the first time in three years. congratulations to them. of course, today it's all about pro football. the redskins heading to new york, and decent weather for them. >> yeah, no excuse. they will not blame it on me if

they don't come back with a w. >> you set the stage for them. >> yes, i have. 1-0. it's a nice day, and we waited for it for a week. >> we deserve it. >> yes, we do. that is it for news4 today. have a great morning and we'll see you here again next week. bye.