right now, iran showing auch its military muscle again today. it revolutionary guard fired one of the longest missiles in its arsenal. and this is the second gas leak at this shopping center in just months. the leak in may caused a massive explosion that injured nine firefighters. >> i was furious.

>> modify salaries, and don't pay them. you don't win, you don't get paid. disgusted fans after the team loses to the worse team in the league. good morning to you. welcome to news4 midday. i am joe krebs. >> and i am braarbara harrison. we have breaking news where a body has been found at the church playground. this is in landover hills. chopper 4 was above the scene. we do not know how the person died. we will bring you more information as we get it. several stores at a popular prince georges' prince county are closed while crews investigate a serious leak. back in may of this year a leak caused a massive explosion that injured nine firefighters.

vestigators say the recent leak could have had the same results. megan mcgrath joins us from the shopping center now. good morning. >> reporter: we are here at the backside of the pennmar shopping center. they are trying to locate the source of the leak. now, these are the same circumstances that we saw back in may. leaking pipe allowed to build-up rather of natural gas inside stores here at the shopping center. now, fortunately this time around the problem was caught before there was an explosion. >> reporter: the store and 12 others in the shopping center were evacuated sunday, after a leak caused a dangerous buildup of gas inside some shops. it's the second time in four months that it has happened.

in another incident last may, a gas leak caused this massive explosion at the other end of the strip mall. nine firefighters were hurt by the flying debris. and phil ferrera owns the liquor store here and opened for business this morning but admits he is a little concerned. >> yeah, it worries me a bit, but owning the place i have to be here. >> there was no explosion in sunday's incident, but there was a close call. firefighter officials say they found atmospheric readings at 3.5%, and a blast is possible when it reaches 4%. >> everything wears out in time. nothing lasts forever. it has to be done before somebody gets killed. >> marshals, petco and america's best eyeglasses did not open this morning.

crews cut gas and electricity to those stores yesterday. utilities won't be restored until repairs are made. >> reporter: the work that is being done here right now is to actually locate and then repair the leaking gas main. now we spoke to washington gas a little while ago. what, if anything, will be done in terms of a long-term strategy here they say they don't know at this point, they have to investigate and figure out exactly what is going on here and then they will be able to comment on if any additional steps need to be taken at a later time. >> what about shoppers? do you think people are being scared off to the mall in general, and not just to the stores closed? >> reporter: the shoppers food warehouse down the street, that has been busy all morning long. we have seen people coming to the shopping center. right now in terms of the impact on shoppers, we are seeing just a couple of stores that are impacted. we are not sure when they are going to reopen.

we are still seeing activity here at the mall. >> all right. megan, thank you. right now, a teenager accused of murdering a mother and son is having his day in court. he was 17 years old and a neighbor of jean smith and her son james when they were killed last december. police say he murdered them during a botched robbery. the lawyers wanted to move the trial out of prince william county saying the news coverage would jeopardize a right to a fair trial but a judge rejected the motion. new at midday, local transportation officials are using sobering statistics about the dangers of distracted driving. 1 in 4 beltway drivers read or write a text message while driving. those that reported texting behind the meal are 20 times more at risk to have an accident. they want drivers to know the

potential consequences of distracted driving a. , especia in a construction zone. and now a ban on texting while driving takes affect as of thursday, but many are wondering how police will enforce it. the wording of the law makes it illegal to write and send a message, but it's still legal to read one. looking outside right now, this could be the last warmish kind of day for a while. let's see how warm it might get. >> let's talk to tom kierein about that. good morning. >> already, it's around 70 degrees. that picture of the view of the potomac river, and the winds are beginning to pick up ahead of a cool front sweeping over the region. right now as we take a look at the radar, that is producing precipitation from north eastern pennsylvaniaall the way down into western maryland, and now into the panhandle of west virginia, and points further to the south. it's a narrow line of rain.

right now at this hour, the leading edge of that is now moving into the panhandle of west virginia, just now coming into al gainy county, and heading off to the north and east, elsewhere we are dry at this hour. the temperatures are around 70, and 71 in washington. and we will see it maybe climb another four or five degrees later this afternoon. behind the front, it's down into the 50s and 60s at this hour. it's going to continue to head off to the east and quickly come on through, so our sky will quickly become cloudy in the next few hours, and a chance of a passing quick shower and a blus yutery wind. winds are gusting to 25 miles per hour, and it will turn cooler tomorrow morning. a look at that and the rest of the week and the weekend, and that is coming up in a few minutes, barbara and joe. >> thank you, very much. steve, with midday traffic. >> good morning, joe and barbara. midday roadwork is back with us again today.

if you look at the map, you will see it both ways on i-95 right now, and the way they have been doing it for the last several weeks. blocking one right lane north and southbound. and over to springfield, if you are heading south on i-95, so far that back up not reaching up to springfield and a little strange up the work zone. and then silver spring looking good. no accidents or incidents. back to you. >> thank you, steve. new today, a rude awaking in ir rockville. it's in the 10,000 block of grove inner place. we are told it started on the second floor. no word on what caused the fire. >> the redskins stall out in motor city, falling to the detroit lions, a team that had not won a game in 21 months. kimberly suitors has been talking to fans that wish they could put this season in

reverse. >> joe, it's a morning where the players are looking their wounds and the fans are throwing salt in them. we dropped in on the jun keys this morning. the moment i haubled in on my crutches, they said man even you move faster than clinton portis, and the insults continue from there. >> the first call came the moment the junkies went on air. >> caller: i saw nothing last year that made me think he would be productive this year. and him dropping the ball before he could pass the ball -- >> jason campbell did that lose that game for them yesterday. >> reporter: the intern said they think they will feel better feeling bitter. from fairfax, virginia, to

rockville, maryland, the outrage was widespread after the balance. >> people wanted to blame campbell. i wouldn't go there. i would actually, you know -- i was furious with jim's calls. >> don't pay them. stop paying them. >> reporter: now back with the junkies. >> no, no! >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: a four-man riot was brewin brewing. >> can anybody out there in tv land say what jim was doing? >> reporter: from grove inner metro station all the way to fairfax where the junkies, where they are just up the street, only one lonely flag of support.

news4, and back to you. >> it could have a bag shortage by the end of the week if people stock up for the game. >> they are ordering 20,000 of those things. who knows, maybe peoe will bring their own. some of the redskins' players also offered up harsh criticism. we will have a full report from ford field in detroit. iran launches more missiles this morning. coming up, a look at how president obama and the international community will react to today's act of defian e defiance. we will have the latest on the search for the killers in one incident this weekend.

right now iran is raising the stakes. it appears iran is striking at defiant tone days after revelations of a new nuclear facility. >> reporter: in iran today, more missile tests, the second round

in two days. is tehran working eventually to arm missiles with a nuclear war head. that's the u.s. suspicion. the u.s. and allies revealed friday iran has been building a processing plant for years in secret. >> it has been unnoticed. when we meet with them on october 1st, they have to come clean. >> reporter: they meet with iran this week on long-term weapons goals. >> there is the opportunity for severe additional sanctions. >> reporter: on tuesday, war strategy in afghanistan tops president obama's agenda. general mcchrystal meets with the president as well as general gates and hillary clinton. she said sorting out election results in afghanistan is step one in u.s. strategy review. >> it's not over yet. we have to wait until it is

revolved. hopefully very soon. and then make a new commitment about how we are going to meet our strategic goal. >> secretary gates said he has not given the president's approval for more troops. >> some warn without more troops the u.s. will lose. and president obama called on john mccain, and he said on u.s. war strategy, we need to get this right. u.s. officials estimate that iran is one to fiv years away from having the capability to use nuclear weapons. as the school year was getting into full swing here on the home front, it might be good to keep in mind the president's thoughts on education. he wants schools to add more time to classes. mr. obama also wants schools to

stay open later in the day, and to let kids into the school buildings on weekends, so they have a safe place to go. and president obama says students are not spending enough time in school. and he says, that puts them at a disadvantage compared with their foreign counterparts. this will be a nice day to not have to go to school. it's so beautiful outside. >> a good day for recess. endless recess. >> yeah, that's right. >> many have the day off, because of off. looking towards virginia in the distance, and the view from the city camera showing white caps on the potomac river with a stiff wind blowing in from the south and southwest right up the river at this time. and just down river is reagan national airport, where the temperature now is at 71, and

the september precipitation so far, thanks to the rains that we had on saturday, about three and a quarter inches this month. and that's about 2/10 of an inch below average. maybe a few passing showers as the front arrives. ahead of the front, the winds are picking up. as we look at radar now, we don't have any precipitation in washington. and these are some light showers in the blue, just now coming into the panhandle of west virginia. moderate showers coming into al gainy county. at this time, these are the lows that we had this morning. it got down to 48. manassas and culpepper, it was a cool morning around the shenandoah valley, and it bottomed out at 57 at reagan national. and now it's near 70. out ahead of the front, just had a gust at reagan national at 35 miles per hour, just had a gust at dulles to 31-mile-per-hour. the winds are really picking up. and silver spring now 70.

they had blustery winds there, and their morning low was at 52 in montgomery county. and now the rain come into west virginia. and behind that front, much cooler air is beginning to move on in. it's moving rapidly to the east, and will rapidly see the clouds on the increase. all of this coming from a powerful low pressure system spinning over the great lakes. they have 10-foot waves on lake superior right now. temperatures in the northern plains and parts of the northern rockies down below freezing this morning. for us, we have a front beginning to move in. it will sweep here between noon and 4:00 p.m. out ahead, we have the southwesterly slow winds. and as we go forward over the next 36 hours, we will quickly see the front moving thugh, and then clearing out a bit tonight. and then a few clouds around tomorrow. still, some rather blustery winds around on tuesday. then as we get into wednesday, the winds should relax.

this is how we are looking for the afternoon. our highs will reach the mid-70s. and the clouds rolling on in. now, they will have no exit by the evening. the sunset today is 6:55. and partly cloudy, and windy and cooler tomorrow. winds could gust 35 to 40 tomorrow with highs only reaching the 60s. it will certainly feel cooler with the wind. and then the winds will diminish on wednesday and thursday. morning lows on 40s. sunshine in a out. and then friday into saturday, we will have increasing clouds near 70. maybe a passing shower on saturday. and then dry and warm on sunday. that's the way it looks. steve, what do you see in the traffic. >> good traffic right now on 270. everything is looking very good. there is a work zone on northbound 270, but really not causing much of a back up at

all. we will take you to a map over to the right. the cones, again, they are working back again today on both sides of dc 295. and two lanes are getting by. just a bit of a backup there. barbara? >> thank you, steve. the redskins are licking their wounds today after being tamed by the lions. and we talk to the players after the tough loss. >> based on where i was staing on the field after the game, the redskins made the lions feel as though they won the super bowl, especially after losing 19 straight games. the redskins' offense did not show up until the second half of the game, and the redskins defense allowed the lions to convert on 18 of the opportunities. in the first half, it looked like the redskins brought the same end zone repellant.

the first chance to get it in. fourth and one at the 1. and portious goes left. but he is struck. the redskins miss the opportunity to get on the board first. jim zoren said he never believed they could march down there to get a touchdown, but that's what they did. and then staffford looks for the target and finds him. number 80, johnson. and there to make the 21-yard touchdown catch over rogers, detroit takes the 13-0 lead at the half. and then the redskins come out firing in the third quarter. it took three plays to go 73 yards. pretty impressive. less than two minutes. santana finds moss, and a great touchdown, but despite that the redskins would only produce one more td. and they are left now to pick up the pieces. >> either you win or you don't.

a lot of you guys don't want it. they don't want to come out here and win football games. >> i did not play too well at all out there. i will be the first to say, i have to take my game up. it's frustrating to come out here and -- i give -- i tip my hat to those guys because they came out and fought. >> we have to push each other and find a way to get it turned around and get it turned around quickly. >> and this could mean does this mean coaching changes for this team? when asked if it was a concern of his after the game, jim zoren sighed and said not for me. back to you. the redskins' home field is being transformed at this hour. they are constructing the stage for tomorrow's u 2 concert. the stage will be open and visible from all sides.

tickets are still available, and you can see the hard work going on down there. the concert begins at 7:00 tomorrow night, and if you are heading there, metro has you discovered. and the morgan boulevard station on the blue line near the stadium will stay open an extra hour until 1:00 not tomorrow but the next day's morning, and that would be wednesday's morning, right? >> you are heading down there, right to the mosh pit, right? >> you, too. >> that was one much your best? >> if that's a best, i am hurting. we will have more on the tragic accident of a falling tree killing a woman and her child. and then we will talk about polanski. and then a player ties the not. >> first a look at what is hot

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good morning and welcome back. what do you do when visitors come? of course you show them around

your city. they took the president's sister on a sightseeing tour. they strolled around the jefferson memorial for a while, and then spend time around the washington m washington monument. the entire exsecuretion for them lasted an hour and a half. a well-known reality star and baseball star have tied the knot. chloe kardashian walked down the aisle yesterday after one month of dating. they exchanged vows at a private resident in beverly hills. the event will be broadcast in part in an upcoming episode about the kardashians.

coming up, the latest on a home invasion in buoy. the homeowner is dead there, and police are still looking for the killers. >> plus the president will be working to promote chicago as an olympic city this week. and keeping your teen safe behind the wheel. and another look at the workweek forecast when we come back.

right now at 11:30, iran is defined. they tested missiles overnight. tensions were already high after revelations of a sret nuclear facility in iran. and iran's nuclear ambitions will be on the agenda for six-nation talks on thursday. several stores out a prince georges' strip mall will be closed today while crews work to repair a gas leak. it was found in penn mar shopping center. you may remember a similar gas leak at this mall back in may which caused a massive explosion that injured nine firefighters. transportation officials in virginia are wrapping up a press conference near the hot lanes work zone. they want drivers to know about the consequences of distracted driving in constructson zones. 1 in 4 beltway drivers read or

write a text message. they are 20 times more likely to have a near miss or traffic accident. it happened around 3:00 p.m., three masked men stormed into a home in buoy. once inside they killed the homeowner, richardson. richardson's wife said the men tied her and her children up. at this point, police believe it's an isolated incident and richardson was targeted >> i am shocked and horrified and saddened for that family. >> i can't believe it happened. i just spoke to the guy two or three days ago. >> before the suspects left, they stole richardson's car. it has maryland dealers plates 1

a 88982. anybody that spots the car is asked to call police. a falling tree killed a woman in her own front yard. the free was rotten and the recent rain may have loosened it's roots. her husband found her and she was rushed to the hospital where she later died. switzerland is feeling international pressure after polanski's arrest yesterday. police arrested polanski when he arrived for the zurich film festival. france and poland want him to be set free this morning. >> reporter: for years he lived as one of the film world's most celebrated fugitive. he produced great classics. from "china town" to "rosemary's

baby." but a dark episode in his own past long plagued him. >> i never found myself on the other side of the law. >> he pleaded guilty to having sex with a minor, the victim just 13. it took place at jack nicholson's l.a. home while the actor was away. polanski was photo graphing her for model shoot. polanski spent 42 days in prison undergoing psychiatric test but fled the u.s before being sentenced. for more than three decades he lived in france and never returned to the united states even when his film "the pianoist" won an award. >> there needs to be some form of justice.

>> reporter: many question why now? >> i think most people in the movie business are stunned and puzzled by this. >> reporter: some think polanski has to face the music. >> time doesn't make the crime go away. you do the crime you should do the ti. >> reporter: the victim says she doesn't want him to be put in jail that she has forgiven him. but polanski faces extradition to the united states. >> polanski is said to be fighting extradition to the united states. swiss leaders made a point to say he has not been turned over or until he has his day in court there. new damaging evidence has been revealed of people trying to extort money from travolta. it was days after his son, jett died. now a secretly conversation

surfaced. both of the accused said they are innocent. travolta may have to testify again in court later this week. chicago's bid to get the 2016 summer olympic games gained major support. a senior white house advisor says obama will travel to copenhagen to lobby for his hometown. he will be joined by his wife michelle. this will make the first u.s. president to take such a direct role in lobbying for the event. he faces tough competition from other countries as well. the wind really picked up in the last hour. we had gusts to 35 miles per hour coming in out of the south and southwest ahead of a front just now come into the mountains of west virginia and maryland. looking off in that direction, we don't have clouds appearing yet, but they will rapidly in

the next couple hours. we do have some showers, now, and just now come into the western washington county, about to move into haguerstown. and then other showers in al gainy county, and hearty county. that will be move into the shenandoah valley in the next half hour. it's moving off to the north and east. temperatures out ahead of that are in the 70s in shenandoah valley. look at the latest gusts. we just had gusts here locally. and then shifting into the northwest, out of themountains, they are in the 60s now behind the front where now the rain is rapidly moving off to the east. so becoming cloudy quickly with a chance of a passing shower and blustery wind gusting to 35 as highs reach the mid-70s. and turning cooler by dawn tomorrow, and in fact into the 40s. and then on tuesday, temperatures in the 60s for highs. ex then the wind diminishes with

sunshine back. near 70 for a high on friday. maybe a passing shower on saturday as we head into the weekend. barbara and joe? >> thank you, tom. >> thanks very much, tom. let's get a check on the traffic now. >> good morning again, steve. >> we will take a look at the american legion bridge, moving very smoothly right now. no accidents there and no roadwork on the bridge. and over to springfield now, and we see traffic moving very well to the right. southbound south of springfield, and northbound, looking good, but southbound there is roadwork. back to you. airline fees are about to take off just in time for the holidays. several major airlines added new fees to hit travelers where they hurt the most, at the worse possible time. nbc's jeff rossin has more on wh to look out for. >> thanksgiving is coming. that means christmas and new year's are not far behind.

before you celebrate, the airlines are ready to collect their targeting holiday travelers. delta, northwest and us airways will charge $10 extra just to fly on the sunday after thanksgiving and the weekend after new year's. >> another way and another scheme to, you know, continue to pump money out of the consumer. >> it's never ending. fees are every ending. >> fares are dropping, and it's the surcharges that are skyrocketing. the airlines collected $2.3 billion in fees alone. this year it spiked more than 50% to 3.5 billion. >> it's the fly wur beware. their mission is to show you rock bottom prices, and then once you do that, you get the travel fever. >> customers complain the fees are hidden. you book a flight and the fare seems reasonable and then you get tthe total price and the price jumped, and then that's before you get to the airport

and pay the checked baggage fees. >> all of a sudden we think, boom, what the heck just happened? >> many operators are still operating in the red and some say they need the fees to stay in business. most airlines charge $15 to $20 for the first checked bag. and jet blue charges $30 for a preferred seat. and british airways announced they will charge to select a seat in advance. >> after i gave them the credit card, the ad said more seats were taken and your ticket costs more. customer complaints are down more, but at what costs. anybody heading overseas for the holiday will pay more as well. most major airlines added baggage fees, up to $55 for international travel. can you get out of them, and most airlines wave the baggage fees for high level frequent

flyers, and active duty military personnel. a heads up to anybody that uses fairfax connector route 380. starting today that bus routed will be rerouted. the temporary route will start at the park and ride and travel down the fairfax county parkway and then travel straight to the pentagon. the temporary detour is in place so construction can begin at the metro station. strict rules at home could protect teens when they head out on the road. teens' whose parents were characterized that had rules and were supportive had less crash risk and less likely to use a cell phone while driving. active parenting was linked to

increased use of seat belts. >> i would have guessed that. >> that makes sense. our time is 11:42. still ahead, investo are hoping for a better week on wall street. we will take a look at early trading. a chief is cursed. i mean cursed, for stealing some yard decorations. we will explai

cloudy with a chance of meatballs kept the top spot for the second week in a row. it took in almost $25 million. it fended off a challenge from the latest thriller "surrogate." and then "fame" came in third place with $10 million. investors are hoping for a better week on wall street after a losing streak. >> let's check in with cnbc's courtney reagan. and ian march gets closed lower. and europe higher bucking the trend from asia. and then the japanese yen surged higher. and then the most significant

number is the jobs number, and we will get an unemployment number with that. the first of two deals, $11 per share for stock. and who says m & a is dead? and then for the first time since 1980, an excaccelerated r of retiring baby boomers will have more going out than going in for the social security. the irs is stepping up its look for offshore accounts. and amnesty program for some offenders have been extended to october 15th.

the irs hopes this will encourage people to come forward and payoff any owed back taxes. a strong incentive. back to you. >> thank you, courtney. well, somebody swiped two gargoyles from her yard. two years later, what she did seems to have worked. >> reporter: the ugly face of crime has come to a leafy london suburb. wickedness and witch craft. some spirited away the garden gargoyles, from the mother of emma thompson. inspired by her daughter's spell binding performance in the "harry potter" films, she cast her own spell. >> so i made a -- i laminated it so you will notice, and it said

could somebody please return the statues, or i would lay the curse upon them. >> so who is the mysterious gargoyle thief, and more importantly, have they lived to tell t tale? and then somebody, two years ago. >> my tombstone gargoyles inside. with a letter. i am so so sorry. please, please, lift your curse. i have been every ill every month since i stole from you. i am very sorry. >> so did you know that you were capable of putting a curse on somebody? >> no, no, i am worried about that. >> so you should be. thieves, you have been warned. >> all the curses now have been

lifted. that's a gd feeling. and now that the statues are back, she has, as i said, lifted the curse on the sad little crook, whoever that was. >> and i guess, you know, sometimes people don't know their own power. >> no, they don't. >> what can you do, you know. you might try it -- maybe i should. >> no, please! >> 11:50 is the time right now. fall's comfy shoes for work. we have another check on the forecast coming up. we are always looking f people that make the day special in the early-morning hours. if you know somebody like that e-mail their story with a (announcer) claritin introduces claritin eye.

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this morning, we are talking about smelling good and feeling good. and the fashion washington joins us with advice on both things. thank you for coming. always good to see you, betsy. the are a ton of new scents out there these days, and how are you supposed to pick one for yourself? >> well, the one thing you don't want to do is walk-up to a bottle and hold it up to your nose, or spritz it on your wrist and smell it and say this smells good, and get it. companies know you are going to do it, and northeast make it smell good for the little quick hits. what you really want to do,

though s. get a sample and take it home and wear it all day. 20 minutes after you have been wearing it and two hours, it will start to smell different. you want to make sure you like the smell for the entire day. >> so when you go there a there is a huge array, how do you know where to begin? >> well, you should think about some of the things that you like. a floral or something muskier, and then narrow it down from there. trying it out is the best way to go. some of the really high end scents don't smell their strongest or best until two hours after you put them on. you have to test it on. if you can't get a cheap sample or free sample from the counter, go online to sites like the perfum perfum perfumedcourt.com. >> never give perfume as a gift? >> never. everybody's knows is different. how could you know what -- >> people do it, because they

think it's in. and sometimes it's good and sometimes not. but to change the topic before we run out of time. shoes, comfortable shoes for work that look good, too. >> yeah, and we all struggle with that. there are a lot of comfortable shoe brands on the market. kenneth coles' over here. >> they are not high heels. >> yeah, they have good height. but everybody's foot is different. i can tell you that these shoes, a lot of people are comfortable in them, but you have to go and try them on and see what fits for you. some people feel very good in a four-inch heel, and some people cannot handle more than a flat. go at the end of the day when your feet or swollen and tired, and get off the carpeting. and it makes every shoe feel good. take a walk in the perfume

section and get on the hard floor and see how it feels. >> good idea. we are all looking for comfort these days. thank you so much. i was going to ask joe what he thought about it, but we will let -- >> joe knows he will not pay anybody perfume from now on, right? >> probably not shoes, either. probably better off picking your shoes. let's find out some of the stories in the works for this afternoon. pat? >> hi, joe. coming up at news44:00, they are accused of trying to blackmail john travolta. new and damaging evidence is expected. can washington recover after losing to the worst team in the nfl. we will have live team coverage. plus, taking your medicine while you have to watch what you eat and drink to insure that the medicines stay safe and

effective. an interesting segment. don't miss it. join us at news4 at 4:00. and now here is tom for a look at the forecast. >> live view from the city camera, and the winds out ahead of a front that will be sweeping through over the next few hours, bringing clouds and a chance of rain. right now, still sunny. no showers around locally. but way out here in the mountains, we have some. here in western washington county, these are about to enter the shenandoah valley. and ahead of that, temperatures are in the low 70s and will peek in the mid-70s. these are the latest wind gusts we have had. we have 35-mile-per-hour gusts at reagan national. we will see it for the next few hours out of the south and southwest. and now out around the mountains temperatures are in the 60s. tonight we will see the temperatures dropping after the winds kick in to the northwest.

we will be in the 40s tomorrow morning. that's when we will be back. barbara and joe? >> thank you, tom. >> thank you. they were monkeying around in the streets of london over the weekend, and the people there were going bananas. more than 600 people took part in the gorilla run. participants dressed in gorilla suits and ran around in central london. the costumes were provided by organizers of the race, but many added their own touch. and the event goes towards saving the gorillas in africa. thank you for joining us. join us for the "daily connection" at 3:00, and then at 4:00 for the news. >> see you in the morning. have a great day. >> bye. if i had to sit on a bench during the middle of a game due to diabetes it would frustrate me. in a basketball game a couple minutes could mean a big momentum shift. my bayer meter is very important.

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