right now, the man accused of attempting to bomb a metro station. and street smarts, after pedestrian injuries and death on area roads, police take traffic enforcement to a new level. and a warm welcome for president obama in a country where he spent four years of his childhood. now his trip may be cut short. >> good morning, welcome to

"new midday" i am barbara haison. tuesday, november 9, 20 techblt a man accused of trying to help al qaeda bomb four metro station system in court. authorities arrested ahmed last month in a sting operation. trying investigators say he thought he was conspiring with al qaeda but was talking to under cover agents. the latest when that hearing wraps up. his court appearance comes as d.c. police have concerns with metro. with the police chief, they are discussing threats and securities with the transit agent. that meeting was scheduled to start at 11:00 at the greater board of trade offices in northwest d.c. and new information aut metro

and the escalator. it turns out the agent knew about problems with the escalator brakes, weeks before th accident at the plaza station. 64 were injured when the brakes failed, causing the moving steps to go into free fall. sending people tumbling to the ground. it turns out that a report was done one month beforethe accident. it found that some escalator brake pads were worn beyond repair. last week, metro launched an spection of all of the 600 escalators. take a look outside. we have a great day to look outside. beautiful sky out there. it feels colderthan it should this time of year, i think. it is unseasonably chill sne. >> no, actually, we have our temperatures climbin perhaps a bit above average by later this afternn. good morning, we have had a

blustery pattern, the winds have settled down. a bit gusty. ternational airport, 56. and the average high, 56. and we will get up there in a couple of hours. fairfax, as well as into montgomery county, and generally in the 50s to near 60 around the region this afternoon in the mountain where, it dipped into the 20s and 30s, it is climbing into the 40s this hour. around the bay and southeastern virginia, and the winds that came frothe storm that is spinning southeast of nantucket right now, giving us a bit of wind. and still getting a bit of a gust in the air. 20 miles an hour or so by later this afternoon. sunshine with us though. a cool, breezy autumn day, with highs around 60. we will show you the forecast for the week, and the weekend as

well in a couple of minutes. 24 prince george's county people in the 14th -- start this again. in prince george's county 14, 11 in montgomery and in all, 79 people in all in our area, we are looking at the numbers of people that died. there we 24 in prince george's county, 14 in the district, 11 in montgomery and fairfax, so in all, 79 people in our area have died. they died last year, simpl because they wercrossing the street. today, law enforcement is out in full force. issuing tickets to violators. here is what kim berley reports. >> we are reporting to youfrom the heart of rosalynn in the heart of rush hour, arlington county police are handing out warnings or tickets every two

minutes. a notoriously busy intersection. for drivers, and walkers, and this morning, for the arlington county police force. >> what have you seen this morning? >> everyone. improper turning, highway signs, pedestrian violations, everything. >> they have heard everything, too. >> i usually never go this way. >> that is what bridget tld police. >> they blocked the intersection. we have to walk around. >> that is yet metro bus is stped. commuters took their frustration out on the officer. demanding his badge number. >> he blocked the intersection. some pedestans, i'm sorry, riders were upset. >> not getng tickets this day, warnings, pedestrians that seem to jaywalk as often as cars crowded crosswalk. >> i don't know. as long as it is not a ticket.

>> you jaywalked in front of five officers. >> i didn't notice, trying to get to work before i am late. >> officers heard a couple of thank yous. >> this is a problemattic intersection, people like it when we try to make a difference. >> the pedestrians dies every few days in o area, they say this is a priority. every two minutes, a notoriously busy intersection for drivers and walkers we are told. and among thoseedestrians that have been hit, 71 year-old duffy clarity was struck and killed monday morning. martin luther king jr. avenue in southwest d.c. his daughter said he suffered

from alzheimer's' disease. it is likely the car has damage to the front end and windshield. jerry? >> good morning everyone. we will start inside the capitol beltway, 66. the inbound side, from falls church, toward boston, not too bad it is slow on the out-bound side, construction is back in the metro lane. but you get to the dulles connector. as mid day gets underway. pop over to see where we are doing else where. 395, northbound. it has come up with the pentagon before the 14th street bridge. travel lanes are open. backup at the th street bridge. barbara, back to you. >> today, a winnermay be named

in the 11th district congressional race. it is said simeon will concede to connolly. he returned to work today, that was after being hospitalized for a blood clot over the weekend. >> violence has claimed another life ithe district of clump yampt both victims were taken to the hospital. a juvenile was pronounced dead. their names have not been released. police aren't saying if they have a suspect or motive in the case. >> and in the distct, investigators are returning to search for clues after someone found human remains. a skull and aone found along malcolm x. avenue. investigators spent the day looking for evidence.

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president barack obama has returned to indonessia where he spent time as a young boy. he wrote, i am glad to turn to indones ya, and hope the bonds between our countries grow stronger. he praised them for their diversity, and that we are on a way to a better understanding. >> now, the volcanic eruptions, our thoughts and prayers are with those who have lost their loved ones or their homes. i hope my presence here today is a remind they're in good times and bad times, the united states have been a friend with indones yampt. >> >> the president may have to

leave indonessia earliethan expected. you are looking at the reason why. it is the volcano spewing ash into the air. many have packed up food there. many people are moving, fearing that it could erupt at any time now. >> a failed terrorist bomb plot unveiled. on passenger flights, passengers cannot carry toner or inc. cartridges. bombs were discovered. new security measures

interviewed byhe t.f.a. are getting push back from flight crews this morning. the president of flight crew said they should refuse full body cans, and should request a private scan. some say new rules involving palms and fingers is downright invassive. >> they can have a virtual strip stretch or aggressive groempt we think there should be a better third way and they should be looking fur it. >> nonmetallic, explossic devices that have been used before. >> full body scanners are at 65 airports nationwide. the t.s.a. said that hope to expa to more terminals soon.

former president george w. bush, talks about his drinking problem. on book shelves today. he sat down with matt lauer. how quickity requesting drinking changed his life. >> b. & b.s, i was a drinker. wasn't a drunk. >> you were a habitual drinker. >> nertheless, in either case, alcohol becomes central to your life. i woke up and realized, i did not want what live a life that alcohol was central. >> i chronicle made my quick tongue- onto only qck but caused me to be stupid.

>> people lined up for the president's new book and a chance to get his autograph. they camped out in front of borders in dallas last night. the president will be signing books there today. >> the feel of fall. >> you have to love autumn. the air filled with the dry leaves. a breeze that has been brisk. it has seltzed down here today. beautiful blue sky. long shadows of november, streams through the trees. a north, northwesterly breeze, gusting to around 20. t nearly as high as it was yesterday. across advertently, district of columbia, and the shore, in the

low 50s, montgomery and washington itself in the mid 50s. many locations in west virginia, climbing into the upper 40s. on the eastern shore the lower part of the bay, temperatures there in the 50s. central and southern virginia, hit the low 60s in north carolina. now, over the last 12 hours, the spin in the atmosphere, it is a storm system, low pressure, passing nantucket. that is what whipped us with wind yesterday. pulling away slowly from the atlantic season board. last week, i vised laurel woods elementary schl in the howard county section of laurel. these students were bright, activity and interested in the

weather. i want to thank gay williams for inviting me to this great school. quebec and eastern canada through the midwest. this will be in place today, tomorrow and the end of the week and part of the weekend. things will stay dry and cool. going orward, the low pressure will pull away, and pull out to sea. we will get the high ridge. things remaining cool into saturday. here are how things are looking. 60 degrees. and we will have the breezes up to 20 miles an hour, from time to time. overnight tonight, temperatures bottom out near 40 near dawn on

wednesday. >> a bright and sunny day. here is how it is looking r veteran's day. thursday afternoon, a light wind. and friday, it may be a tad milder. morning lows, mid 30s. afternoon highs with the brigh sun in the 50s. going into the weekend. high school and college game, and outdoor fun. more thanning lows -- late on sunday t ds appear it is moving in on monday. it should be dry on sunday. may make it to the mid 60s sunday afternoon. mo could bring rain, highin the 50s then.

nice, dry, cool pattern into the weekend. >> still looking good on the roads? >> yes, it is. quiet. headed through south. notice the warning signs, south capital sins. traffic appears to be moving well. elsewhere at this hour, beltway. between i-95, down to the wilson bridge, smooth sailing. something we don't see often enough. >> see you again shortly. >> 11:20 right now. still ahead, betty white, a forest ranger? protecting your ski from the

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happened at a middle school game, the quarterback pretends he isrguing with the football. then takes off. 67 yards, this trick play worked. he scored the game-tying touchdown. the game ended in a 6-6 tie. >> right now, betty white is fulfilng a life long dream, an honorary forest ranger. white, almost 89 now, is at the kennedy center to be concerned by the forest. she wanted to be one when she was a girl, but back then, women weren't allowed to be forest rangers. the carlinal spender, starting a seven-day mexican rivera cruise, when a fire broke out in an engine room. the crew could not restore power, stranding the ship at

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the president signed a guest book there, writing quote, i am glad to return to indonessia, and hope the bonds between our two countries continues to grow stronger. he heads to north korea then to japan. breaking news, a court hearing for a man accused of plotting metro stations wrapped up. he thought he was conspiring with al qaeda, actually talking to undercover agents. meagan joins us with more now. >> reporter: this is a very short hearing, here at the federal court house. ahmed entered wearing a prison jump suit, didn't say much.

the jury date set for april 11th. ahmed is accused of gathering security information regarding four metro stations and a d.c. hot hotel. he met with efrl people several times he thought were where -- were al qaeda. but were agents. seized by authories, following his arrest, they released the documents,hree fire arms from his home, a pistol, shot g, rifle with a scope and a large

amount of ammunition, and other electronics. and a pamp l that sa. he has asked for a trial by ry. that will take place in june. >> a man who lost his wife and daughters in a home invasion said he got stice knowing that man responsible got the death penalty. it took four days for the jury of stephen hayes. he forced jennifer hawks to remove money from the bank, when she got back he strangled her.

>> i think that defendant faces far more serious punishment from the lord than he could ever face from mankind. >> meanwhile, jury members in this case said they had good reason to spend four days liberating the fate of another man. >> everybody goes in with opinions, we wanted to make sure we went through the process professionally. we didn't want to run through it. look at every count, all the factors. followed the judges' orders to a t. >> william petit will have to hear the case again next year, when the co-defendant goes on trial. >> tz toda elizabeth smart is set to take the stand against

her alleged kidnapper. she said she thought she was having a nightmare when mitchell came in her window and put a knife 20 her throat. he is accused of kidnap and raping her. extreme religious believes, their attorneys said, lead to their actions. >> 19-year-old alante sanders faced life in prison if he was convicted. but he made a plea to reduce his sentence. sanders came with the intention of robby bets. he was the principal at shaw

middle school. >> residents in arlington are smoldering how the firefighters handled that blaze. they deliberately set the fire for a special on home safety. they were told itwould replaced with a green home after the demonstration. residents are wondering when it is going to happen. >> we don't know what toxpect this week, next week, months could. >> by. frvegs it is goingto happen, a demmission license should be done, so we know it will be cleared. so it is no longer an issue for . >> they learned about it a day before. fire fighters said controlled

burns are not common place. >> a house across the street burned to the ground, the home under construction ifalls church, caught fire sunday morning, the main concern is the debris and the sagging power lines along the sidewalks. crews are working to there is no word on what sparked the fire. a wind farm in the waters off ocean city could be coming closer to reality. the obama administration signed a bill to build theature bins, 10 miles from the beach. it will be several years before the farm will be built, if it is

approved. a developer must be hired, and the man must undergo impact studies. >> it is beautiful ouide, feels like fall. >> typical early to middle november. all the pressure over us, and there is the view from the sky. right now, temperatures around the region in the 50s, 56 at national airport. right now in the 40s, around the bay, eastern shore, upper 50s now. over the last 12 hours, drifting over nantucket and moving away from the atlantic to allow this

rinlg of high pressure bringing sunshine each day. thursday, bright and sunny for veteran's day, friday, upper 50s, and sunshine, dry and a bit milder. could get rain mony. >> any problems we should know about heading out right now? >> a bit of road work here and there. everything appears, at this point, manageable. the inner loop, the warnin signs arup. very are little in the way of delays. the outer loop is movg along nicely. the belt way in maryland, left side of the outer loop.

moving along nicely. barb remarks back to you. >> thank you, jerry. stressed out? you are not alone. a new survey by the psychological situation said we are all dressstressed out. it is taking a toll on our health. >> what has america stressed out. >> hoping there is a job for us. >> we dealing with my daughter, my buttons push eily with her. >> most are deal with modern

stress. experts say, we are too they need to relax, get a better night's sleep much the challenge is falling through on at you know. stress trigger ed triggered. >> significant headaches, and weight gain. >> peez under weight stress more stress, and develop chronic diseases.

>> harsh outside in the cold weather, indoor, hot and dry. that is what happens this time of year. hot, flaky. dr. burgess will answer all our questions. give us a good advice. >> good advice. >> tell me about this? do people need to change their moisturizers when the weather changes? >> yes, there is less humidity. everything that you sweat off. september through april. the moisturization traps the moisture in the skin. that is the key. >> you need to have a heavier moisturizer in the winter?

>> sometimes. there is new moisturizers, they are called humechtads, drawing moisture to your skin. they draw. humectan. anything that is heavy in oil will be more lubricating. >> you have to balance the need for that with the proerlt of having a breakout? >> yes, you have to test them.

our cleansers, soaps are more drying. >> a few other questions, do we still need our sun. we are out and about the environment. you normally don't see the haziness. >> samlevel of sun protection? >> yes, exactly. >> hot, steamy showers can dry out your skin. >> won't give up the showers. >> more luke warm than hot water. i know it is cold, you want to stand in the shower, what

happens, they have itchy backs. the hotter the water, the more itchy will experience. >> anything to do to prevent clping. >> there are lip balls with backses. with the nails, you can soak ur nails first in water and. >> you said that happens. good to see you, too. >> lots of good things to know and look forward to seeing you next week.

still ahead, stocks pulled back yesterday, as traders from a

288,000 eggs recalled due to salmonella concerns cow main

foods, after it was found at ohio main eggs, it was behind a massive recall earlier this year. no illnesses have been reported. they were distributed but not in our area. gold prices reached new highs. and business. good morning. >> right now, we are seeing stocks trading, the dow is down 11 points, following monday's down draft. we are worried about europe's debt problems, this time, specifically, ireland. tp is a detail we glaze over when we are think bulldog the global picture, we focus domestically, when the dollar moves higher or lower, if has an effect both ways on companies. europe did close higher and gold

is holding steadiyly. now, gold right now, currently trading at a record high. silver up in trade today. and say good buy to mr. goodwrench, gm is phasing tm out. the chevrolet's cadillac and gmc. back to you, barbara. thank you, have a great day. chilly in new york? >> it is cold. i was supposed. >> see you tomorrow.

in d.c., just announced the long-returning soap opera "days of lives" has been renewed. it ensured that drama will be on the air until 2013. the mile stone for the show, we are glad to see you. >> got down to washingtonor you. you tape that show in new york? >> burbank. >> you did make a long trip to get here? >> what used to be jay leno's studio. >> your parents started this show? >> my fathercracied the show, we moved from new york to.

>> women in the '60s weren't given a position of power, made it iconic show it has beco over the last 20 years. >> it evolved. >> it was different in that at that time, soap operas, most produced on the east coast were verticle. they were urban and central. "days of our lives" was th first place to a rural doctor, his wife and children. it was the first in color.

>> the first show was done in burrbank. >> first soap on the west coast, remained there for 45 years. >> what is the reason for your success? as the executive prducer? >> we are blessed to have the network in nbc, that realizes at days of our lives, "the family-owned business, the horton the bradies, the good guys, the poor guys, the bad guys, now it is four generation of viewers who have seen the same characters, to me it is the most endearing thing, you will

say, i used to watch that with my grandmother. now, my children are watching it when i am home. it is throug osmose isz, the show passed on. >> people feel they know the characters. >> this book is a memoir i wrought about my parents, and the creation of the show. this book, which is what weall a coffee table book. photos of cast. behind the scenes shots. >> where can you get that book? >> through source books

pubbishing, barnes and nobble. you have a lot of fans that tune in just to watch your show. >> washington is near to me. even though it has been so long. tonight will be at the national press club talking about this. and "elen" a

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sure is nice to have a choice. we will take a look at some of the stories we are following for this afternoon. a ple vi of things, m. >> a busy day in the news at four and five. new moms looking for ways to connect with their babies may want to consider a hands-on approach. that story at 4:00. >> and then, texting is part of being a teen these days. too much of it has been linked

to drinking, smoking and casual sex. the warnings for warrants. we will be looking for you at 4:00. >> time for a final check on the forecast. >> the gorgeous autumn weather conditions, it is 56 at national airport, and right down the eastern half of the nation to the gulf coast. look at the view from space. this is pulling away from the new england coast it. gave us wind and high clouds. high today should reach the low

50s, and veteran days, morning lows in the 30s, afternoon his, mid 50s, and a light wind. more of the same, morning lows, 30s. overhe weekend, it mayake it into the low 60s. >> i will ask you about tht. >> you may like to celebrate with little dancing, but check this out. look at that! look at him move! he is cutti a rug on his 107th

birthday. he spent the day with his 9 92-year-old girlfriend. his secret, wine, song, dancing and women. thank you for joining us. be sure to tune in at news 4, 6 and 11. we will be back tomorrow at 11, see you then.