55 combier land. fredericksburg is 72. if you need yesterday's weather again because you didn't have a chance to get the car washed or you didn't weed the garden don't you worry about it. i have your back. it is esmostly sunny today and going to the middle 80s. it will feel good. >> hello, everyone. kick things off with 95 northbound as we get ready for the 6:00 hour. right now looking a ten minute ride to get from the prince william parkway to lorton. that is just volume. moving that shot over to 66 eastbound from route 50 on. we are finding zero incidents or accidents here. and then we want to take you to 270 southbound where we have a general jamup from 109 to 121. from falls road to the split, drivers are moving at a good pace. to the outer loop where things are filling out between new hampshire and georgia avenue. to end it all, through

northeast dc we are tracking inbound new york avenue and looks like that delay from the washington times building to bladensburg road is here. andrea, over to you. new this morning, two people are dead and another in police custody after a deadly crash on the beltway. it happened last night on the outer loop near macarthur boulevard. police tell 9 news a car was hit from behind. the driver overcorrected crashing through a guardrail and falling 200 feet to the trees below. both people in the car died. police say the driver, which hit them tried to drive away but drove in to a ditch and was later arrested. all lanes are back open this morning. police in manassas, virginia are asking people to be on the lookout for a blue minivan. they say a man inside the van approached a 16-year-old girl on clover hill road yesterday. he grabbed her by the arm and tried to force her in. she was able to escape and get help. the car is believed to be a blue dodge caravan. the man is described as being

in his late 30s or early 40s and having dark hair. more controversy surrounding dc councilman marion barry and the woman accusing him of stalking. armando trull is live at the wilson building with the story. last night's press conference was the latest installment in the marion barry reality show. and at that press conference he made two points very clear. number one, the allegations of stalking against him were made by a former girlfriend who suffers from mental instability, and two, the fact that he put that former girlfriend on a city payroll is irrelevant and in fact legal. council member marion barry's spokesperson said barry's exgirlfriend, donna watts was seeing a psychiatrist and her allegations of stalking against him were a product of mental instability. >> miss watts should not be believed. her allegations against mr. barry are simply not true.

they are lies. >> reporter: but miss watts crashed that press conference and denied those accusations. >> i only heard a little of what she said and what i did hear is not true. >> reporter: barry's spokesperson admitted that watts had been awarded a $60,000 no-bid contract for a poverty reduction program in ward 8 but said it was done legally. >> it is not unusual nor is it illegal for council members to award council members to supporters or family members who qualify or can provide the services that are required. barry's spokesperson said the fact the former mayor and watts were romantically involved was irrelevant to the contract process and offered this explanation as to why police watts was given the award. >> miss watts was about to lose her house, her car and due to instability of finding employment mr. barry did in fact to do this, primarily, not

because of miss watts but because of her children. >> reporter: as far as the stalking charges go, marion barry will be in court tomorrow and he is hoping the charges will be dismissed. armando trull for 9 news now and wusa9.com. scary moments for people on the southwest airlines flight heading out of bwi marshall airport. at least one bird struck the plane's engine on takeoff. the plane was able to quickly turn around and land. none of the people on board flight 9 to providence was hurt. mechanics have looking at the plane to make sure there is no damage. right now president obama is in rome, italy. he's there for a grand jury-8 summit. this is video from about 90 minutes ago when president obama and the first lady arrived. right now the president is meeting with his italian counterpart. in 30 minutes he will meet with prime minister for a g-lunch.

the summit is on the heels of the president's trip to russia. he met with that country's president and prime minister. the two reached an agreement to cut their nuclear arsenals. the president called that leading by example. >> once you do that, then you have got an international community that is collectively focused on the issue. so that when we approach north korea or iran, it is as a united front. >> reporter: after the summit in italy and a meeting with the pope, president obama will head to ghana. it is time for another lifing smart report and jessica doyle is here and says everyone wants to work for -- >> great -- for the federal government these days. >> our partners at careerbuilder.com ha a survey out and says four out of five

job seekers are interested in working in government. 41% interested in jobs within the federal government and 47% would like a job in state or local governments. layoffs in the private sector and the stimuspa ckage have many setting their sights on government jobs. despite cheap plane tickets, business travelers are staying a the office. that has traffic down in june dropping 6.1% on average. the biggest declines were felt at american airlines and american eagle. off 7.9%. and united airline and the regional affiliates down 7 1/2%. the numbers could add up to big financial losses for the second quarter. if you are planning a trip by anrepltie he 'sps to get th best seat available. look at the plane type. a 767 can be 86% full before anyone gets in the mid seat. ask for an aisle seat in the back. airlines start at the front and

move backyards. and book them on seat guru.com and call the airline directly. when you get to the gate talk to the agent scene see if something better isn't available. we all hate the middle seat, don't we. >> absolutely. i'm usually in the middle seat. it is still unclear what will happen with michael jackson's body. people are remembering and talking about the tribute put on yesterday in los angeles. & we are the children ♪ ♪ we are the ones to make a brighter day ♪ ♪ >> reporter: that's "we are the world "performed by dozens of people at the end of the service. 20,000 people packed the staples center for the memorial. the biggest surprise, a statement by jackson's daughter paris michael. >> ever since i was born daddy has been the best father you

could ever imagine. i just wanted to say i loved him so much. >> reporter: fans continue to hold the vigil outside of jackson's home in california. this was the scene overnight and we have more photos and videos from yesterday's memorial on our website at wusa9.com. the time is 8 after the hour. the average wedding these days costs nearly $30,000. but some couples are saying, i don't, when it comes to expensive receptions. in ten minutes the much-saving tips. but first check on maryland's weather and traffic which won't cost you a thing. here's our bride to be, kim martucci. >> i'm giving this away for free. and taking hand outs, too. just kidding. let's focus on maryland the weather is looking nice. temperatures really run anywhere from the 50s to the north and west in cumberland to 71 in patuxent river. we have 66 in the district.

gaithersburg 83. 81 hagerstown. 80 shady side. virginia 64 dulles and 72 fredericksburg. highs in spotsylvania 81. warrenton 85. let's talk about maryland's roads beginning with bradley boulevard and connecticut. a live shot. a good amount of drivers but notice they are zipping by. no incidents to slow them down. to muncastermill and needwood. everyone is at speed and bw parkway past 32 to powder mill and the beltway, lanes are completely open. it is 6:09. you are watching 9 news now. we'll be right back. vo: last year... when companies were laying off hundreds of thousands of workers... walmart was creating 30 thousand new jobs... all right here in america.

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save money. live better. walmart. here's a look at the day ahead. portion county executive jack johnson will announce a new down payment assistance program. he will have details at 10:00. a replaying a the vietnam veterans memorial. on this date 50 years ago the first americans died in the vietnam war. and a rocket will liftoff from the wally island facility on the eastern shore. it is a test blast planned to go up one mile. time for an update on our hero central project. i'm in the web center with kristin fisher. what's the latest on the hero central project? >> good morning. when we started this project i thought we would be getting a lot of e-mails from people who would nominate people as heros in our community and we are getting a lot of those e-mails but i'm surprised how many i

have been getting about companies who are helping out their neighbors in need. it is pretty interesting. i want to show you one example. take a look. i am talking about the eye doctors of washington. they just gave away a free rasilaeye treatment. they held a contest on their website called changing the way people see the world. right here. they asked people to send in a video of them spreading goodwill in their community. well, they posted those ossivid on their website and let people vote. the winner with 476 votes was dc resident beyond lowe. here's her video right here. she was nearsighted and resistance to wearing contact lenses and now is contact free and has 20/20 vision thanks to the eye doctors of washington who say they are now her heros. yesterday i went out and shot a story on another local company who helped a neighbor in need and i'm talking about a maryland car dealership who

fixed a dc woman's car for free after she fell on tough financial times. that story will air here tomorrow morning at 6:10. if you know of someone in our community who is a hero or if you know of someone who needs a hero we want to hear about it. e-mail us at heros@wusa9.com. >> it is 6:13 on wednesday morning. here's what is in the news now. a man who connecticut police say held his wife hostage for hours has surrendered. this is video of the couple's home in which police say the man set on fire during the standoff. the woman escaped unharmed. the house approved a plan for an historic marker inside the visitors center. it would acknowledge the use of slaves in building the capitol. it passed by a 399-1 vote. the senate is taking up a similar bill. when it comes to bad traffic, we are number two. a report out in the last few hours finds drivers in our

region waste 62 hours a year in traffic. second only to los angeles and we will have more on the study coming up at 6:30. 299-1 -- >> 39-1. >> even better. we will try to find out who was the outstanding vote on that. you have daisy dog. >> we have kiwi. >> daisy and frosty are in doggy heaven with thumper. >> she likes to ride with her head out the window? >> she likes to ride in the lap. >> okay. well, this is daisy dog. sorry to confuse you. let's show her. she loves to do this on the nice days outside. there she goes. >> we lost one that way. >> we had pudding who went flying out the window in new orleans. >> oh, goodness. we have to be careful with our pets everybody. >> she was fine but it was funny. >> we are looking at the allergy count and how the pollen is doing.

grass in the moderate category but i'm happy to tell you weed and mold are in the low category. if you are sneezing it could be that grass pollen in the air. good morning. i'm weather kim. temperatures 71 patuxent river. 66 inside the beltway. clear skies. it is gorgeous on the weather terrace. i hope you are heading out and ready for a beautiful day. let me step out of the way and show you the game plan. 82 at noon and 85 at 5:00. the air quality is the yellow category which is moderate. maybe not the best air but not unhealthy at least quitette. we have been spared from that with northwesterly winds. that is driving the humidity down and keeping it in check. we have been getting this kind of weather and we will continue to get this weather until the weekend. that's when things will be changing. as we compare our numbers of the rest of the north american continent you can see churchill falls in manitoba are 46. 91 phoenix. the weather around the country

today if you are hopping a flight, some storms to the central great plains. florida. that's going to be a target of rain and thunderstorms, especially orlando and tampa later this afternoon and eastern new england. some numbers to go with the map, triple-digits in west texas and dallas. if you want to know the seven- day forecast, i'm waiting for those chimes. they tell you to welcome at the screen. the seven day is on. tomorrow slightly cooler. a few more clouds around. 81 degrees and then as we look at the weekend is when we start to turn hotter. 90 on saturday. storms are possible on sunday. you can follow me on twitter. my i.d. name is weather kim. the forecast is there every morning. good morning. you can connect with me on-line right now. i'm broadcasting live from my blog. come behind the scenes of this

fun morning show. hello, everyone great news to start with. we had a disabled tractor- trailer at germantown road near 270. that cleared out of the way. on 270 no incidents or accidents but slow from 109 to 121. taking a shot to to the outer loop we are watching volume build between new hampshire and georgia avenue. and then we will also take you over to virginia and show you 66 eastbound how that is shaping up. looks like we have definite volume. things are filling out between 50 and the vienna metro. to the beltway an this time take it to the maps and take you down and get you there. on the inner and outer loop between 95 to 66 drivers on average are clocking in at a great pace. finally round it out with 95 northbound in virginia. tracking a 10 to 15-minute commute from dale boulevard to lorton. now over to andrea. it is 6:17. one of the happiest days of your life can also be one of the most expensive. we're talking about weddings.

the headline in "usa today" reads couples saying "i don't "to expensive weddings. it is something jessica doyle reported on weeks ago and managing editor lauren ashburn is here with one couple's savings story. >> i remember how expensive it was from the photographer to the cake to the venue. i mean it can really add up. one couple in florida, however, who is really doing it the right way. let's look at how they have been saving some of their money the location. normally it costs $13,000 is what you spend. they spent $1,000. photographer $2,500 thou and they spend 775 the gown slightly used for $250 opposed to spending 1,000. the invitations, $500 usually and she did them for 125 by doing some of them herself.

no cost cake a gift from a friend, someone who is a baker. instead of hiring a band or deejay they used ipod music. so that means it is free and the rehearsal was a gift from the father. so those are some of the ways that you can save. the best way you can do it is shop around. because if you go to six flower shops and say i can get the flowers for this amount, then you go back to the flour flower shop that you really like and they will bargain with you and the same thing with cake shops. >> i think of torre spelling's wedding the first one how much they spent and the march was over with. >> that's right. do you ever watch the show on bridezillas. >> i do who's wedding is it any way. >> people go crazy and i hate to say this, this is horrible but the divorce rate is 50% in this country.

>> put it down on a house. >> we're terrible. >> more about the real meaning of the relationship, we hope. thank you, lauren. you can read more about this, how to do it often the cheap but well on "usa today." our time is 6:19. ahead what a soccer player is doing that hasn't been done in a decade plus the nationals do battle with the rockies. another trip in to the weird holiday file, july we like this is national ice cream month as if we needed a reason to celebrate ice cream. according to a nationwide poll, what is the most popular favorite ice cream flavor? it is vanilla, chocolate or i have to admit my personal favorite, butter me condition can. think you know the answer we will find out if you are correct when we come back.

july is national ice cream month so maybe you should celebrate with a pint for breakfast, maybe not. what is the favorite flavor? it is a an overwhelming favorite. the poll was done by the

international ice cream association. yet another lobbying group based here in washington. in sports today the nationals wrap up their only trip to denver this season. they'll play the rockies in an afternoon game that starts 3:10 our time. last night the nats got on the board early. zimmerman hit his 14th home run of the season. a three run shot in the third put dc up 4-1. the rockies tie it. then with the bases loaded in this 8th, colorado gets a sack fly to center. gonzalez scores an the nationals lose 5-4. the orioles are out west and took on the mariners in seattle. luke scott had srch rbis for baltimore. three on this home run in the seventh. orioles trounced the mariners. the series wrapped up with an afternoon game. the first pitch is 4:40. a soccer player from montgomery county is doing

something no american has done in ten years. oguchi onyewu signed with a team in italy's top league. he will be the first american to play in that league since ' 99. our time is 6:25. in five minutes where you can fill up on gas for free right hey now. and in ten minutes the cost of a meal at a restaurant. how eating out maybe as cheap as making it yourself. and we are live from 14th and institution in norse dc. no accidents to report throughout the district. >> and i have no clouds in the sky. it is gorgeous out here this wednesday morning. the forecast is ready to go. you will see it next. you are watching 9 news now. good morning.

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give away at 4670 duke street at the shell station there. thank you for starting your wednesday with us before heading out to look for free gas. i'm andrea roane. howard is off today. kim martucci is live on the weather terrace with a great forecast. >> so nice the squirrels are stealing fruit from our trees. honestly we had a ruckus out here a few moment ago. it is beautiful. everyone has an agenda. let me help you plan your day. 60s here d an50s to the north in frederick. 70 -- bug. that number has been dropping. we will ease back on the temperatures and warm up. look for plenty of sunshine today and no rain the forecast highs 84. if you are going to pittsburgh 75 and only 60s today in beantown. angie has the drive in. good morning. >> good morning. remember you can always track your traffic on-line at wusa9.com. or of course you can follow me on twitter, oh my goff is my name. talk about the traffic

beginning with a live shot of 95 northbound. we are slow from dale boulevard to the fairfax county parkway looking at a 15-minute commute. moving things along and switch it over to 395 northbound. delay from edsall to seminary. we are also taking you inside the district and showing you northeast dc where we have one delay stretching from the times building to bladensburg road. and check on route 4, route 5, crane highway, regular volume at this time. no accidents to report. that's a quick look at traffic. now over to andrea. following up on angie's report on the rundown at 6:30, a new report on how bad traffic is in our region. we now rank number two nationwide when it comes to wasting time in traffic. the texas transportation institute study finds we spend 62 hours in rush hour congestion each year, second only to los angeles. atlanta drops to third followed by houston, texas. nationwide we are spending less time stuck in traffic and you

wouldn't guess that from the morning commute usually. the study finds higher gas prices and the recession are keeping people off the road. you can read the entire study at wusa9.com. it is on our front page. dc police chief kathy lanier calls user oaf thu new iphone app cowardly. it shows where speed and red light cameras are in the city. it circumvents ' the law and officers will step up enforcement to fight the new app. the examiner reports some metro train operators are scared to be on the job since the deadly crash. nine people died in the collision on the red line. metro insists electrical glitches believed to have caused the crash were random occurrences. the transit union says some members are afraid to be operating trains. one train operator caught on camera texting on the job is back after serving a five-day

suspension. the video was recorded by a metro rider and posted on the website youtube. this incident happened on the blue line in june, prior to the crash on the system's red line. a spokesperson says metro believes the offense dunn mean the operator should lose his job. >> we believe with the policy that we have in place, given the pack this operator was suspended without pay and lost income and we know how important income is these days that that, in itself, should send a lesson. >> reporter: metro did not say how long the operator has been an employee and if he has returned to working on the same line. marion barry is facing more heat and it is related to the stalking charges. digital correspondent, armando trull has the latest in this battle of he said, she said. >> reporter: last night, councilman barry came out fists swinging he basically said the

allegations against him were false and made by a former girlfriend who suffers from mental instable. in fact he is hire -- his hiring of her for a city job he says that is totally legal. >> reporter: his spokeswoman admitted that he awarded her a no bid contract and said it was not illegal or unusual. >> the fact the contract was awarded to a fen or relative of the former mayor a and in this case miss watts is ir reel haven't as long as it was awarded properly and brought value for the money paid. >> reporter: barry said the allegations of stalking against him by his former girlfriend is a product of mrs. watts mental instability. >> according to miss watts herself, she is currently under the care of a local psychiatrist and has been diagnosed with behavior disorder and clinical

depression. >> reporter: watts herself made a cameo appearance at last night's press conference and denied she was men talently unstable. >> looks like they are scared of something, aren't they? i haven't said anything and they still have to do this? i must be bad. >> reporter: now, tomorrow, councilman barry will appear in court to answer the charges. he says he expects the case to be dismissed. live at the wilson building, 9 news now and wusa9.com. number of u.s. and south korean government websites have been paralyzed by a cyberattack. south korean officials say they are trying to determine if the attack is the work of north korean hackers. the websites of several banks were targeted this the attack which began july 4th. many of the websites are still affected. today congress will hear about lax security at federal buildings in our region. investigators say they were able to sneak bomb-making materials past security guards in to federal buildings. at least ten buildings are

involved. undercover agents were able to carry the materials around buildings unnoticed. time for another "living $mart" report and jessica doyle is back and you have news of efforts to keep our food safe. >> that's right. the white house wants to make the food on our table that much safer. so the president set up a food safety group to make rules stricter. the move is after recent high profile recalls of peanut butter and cookie dough. with all of the discounted food promotions available now days it is getting to the point where it is almost as cheap to eat out as it is at home. at tgi fridays in april and may they offered $5 sandwiches and salad and consumers report the price cut was a problem for some franchises because the ingredients alone for the steak stand witch costs $4 before paying for staff and rent. you may not want to put

much faith in the calorie counts in restaurants. a study conducted a study and found big differences between the stated calorie counts of items and their tested calorie counts. for example applebees jay june lime tilapia is 310, and tested 401. taco bell's steak soft taco is quoted 160-calories but the lab tested itatan 297-calories. the company says some variation is expect to be expected. more laws are enacted to make restaurants add nutritional values to their menu. >> if you think you are getting low cal with a soft taco. come on. let's be real here. >> good point. >> thank you. apparently one drunk driving arrest in a day is not enough for a woodbin, maryland.

my pulled over jennifer bollen around 2:15. five hours later, police nabbed her again and again accused her of drunk driving. under maryland law can you can not drive within 12 hour of a drunk driving arrest. and the case of suggestion he was pulled over in rising sun, maryland for drunk driving the sheriffs office says he wasn't wearing pans at the time, only a towel. he claims he lost his pants. of course. mayoral election in the district is a year and a half away but some opens are lining up to take on mayor fenty and you won't believe who's saying vote for me. right now we focus on virginia's weather and traffic and we vote for kim martucci right now. yes every morning we share the forecast for virginia. look outside. it is pretty nice. we have had plenty of sunshine the last couple of day and on

the way today. here it is on the satellite- radar loop. temperatures range from 66 in lees bug and 70 fredericksburg. 60 ft. belvoir. culpeper 61. the high today in warrenton 85. sunny and 82 fairfax and spotsylvania taking you up to 81. looks fantastic. angie has been tracking the virginia roads. whales the latest? >> i'm happy to say all is a go out in arlington here at the intersection of wilson boulevard and washington. hey, we don't have hardly any drivers. moving to 50, we are checking out this intersection where we are problem free. finally we will fly eastbound on the dulles toll road from the airport to the toll plaza before the beltway. lanes are wide open and the drive is green telling us drivers are moving at speed. good wednesday morning. we'll be right back. b@

i'm meteorologist topper shutt with the living green tip of the day. how can you safe money and reduce trash and gas emissions in one step? just buy in bulk. most products in bulk use less packaging which means less trash to throw away and because you buy more you don't have to go to the store as often so you use less gas. for more tips go to wusa9.com and click on living green. those trips add up when you go to costco. >> and i have no room to put the bulk stuff. >> we try. >> no problems this weather this morning. >> none at all. it is so great outside. we can share the viewer pictures from my facebook friends. say hi to donald hearwood in the northern neck. this is an osprey nest. isn't that a great picture. he's in the northern neck where he says it is sunny and 68 and he says don't forget about the folks in the northern neck of

virginia and i say to donald would i ever do that to you, two of my favorite weather watchers live down there jan and bill who live in new land. we love the northern neck and our viewing area where everyone will have sunshine today. it is all clear. it is comfortable. the sun got up at 5:51. you got your coffee? waking up to middle 60s an the area. this afternoon like yesterday will be mostly sunny. maybe not as warm as yesterday but mid 80s feel good. when you take a significant amount of humidity out of the air it feels fantastic. 8:36 is sunset. the northwesterly winds driving behind a week cool front that passed through yesterday, hardly noticed it.

brought patchy clouds but no rain drops. bringing significant rain in new england and once again if you are heading up there that's where you will have some trouble spots. tomorrow, one thing we will notice, the winds will be shifting from the northeast and that tends to back in slightly cooler air and tries to drag the marine layer in. some more clouds are possible tomorrow. not a cloudy day but a few more than what we have been seeing and cooler temperatures than where we have been. this will mean lower 80s here and for ocean city around the upper 70s for the high. to the west, back in the middle 80s in to west virginia away from the ocean. the scoop is sunny and nice today. partly cloudy, slightly cooler tomorrow. let me explain the next seven. as we head to the weekend we will be warming up. this means 90 on saturday an we have been eyeing the chance of showers by sunday but still in the upper 80s. that's a check on the next

seven. you can follow me on twitter i'm weather kim. i have the forecast first thing in the morning and angie does the traffic. >> my i.d. is oh my goff. the situation here a new accident involving a motorcyclist. and looks like we have a tractor-trailer bed there, as well. this is the intersection of braddock road and danbury forest. and you notice that traffic is very slow ahay heading out this way. you want to be careful. factor in extra minutes if this is a road you need to take. we will keep you posted there and on-line. check out that delay. 66 eastbound from 50 to the vienna metro is our slow go and then using the brakes nuttily to the capital beltway. here's our inner loop. valentine is building from braddock to 66. no incidents or accidents there. on maryland side of things, 270 the main slow go from 118

germantown to montross road and drivers are using their brakes as we look at the beltway the outer loop from 95 to georgia. now over to kristin fisher who's in the 9 news now web center. we are talking an what is hot on the web. what we are talking an are superheros running for dc mayor. can you see me trying to say this with a straight face. we are not just talking about one but eight and some campaigns are on-line. here's a superman for dc mayor. a super guy for a super city. or wh about wonder woman for dc. making dc wonderful. and here's my personal favorite, the atom for dc mayor, no problem too small. love that slogan. there are eight websites and they have been getting quite a bit of attention the past 24 hours thanks to this blog post in the dcist. it reads fenty's first real opponent, spiderman and this

post generated a different of comments. i know by now you are wondering super heros condition run for public office, right, of course the answer is no. the question is who's behind these super hero sites? it is a dc company called the new organizing inite ute or noi. what it does it offers campaign training program focused on line organizing techniques and for the boot camp their annual boot camp participants have to run their own campaigns and that included a website. that's the story e wherthese super hero websites how they came to be and i want to show you the whole.of the boot camp to get par 'tis pants up to speed on how to work a campaign, how to push a campaign on-line. seu n cae they have all the links to the social networking sites. it teaches them n toblog and on of the other most important things it does, it is supposed to teach them how to engage

with blogger and get their news and whatever they want out on the web. how to get that picked up by bloggers. given the latest post in the dcist and now this coverage here on 9 news now in the morning, i think those students should get an a on this report, don't you? >> agree. an autopsy will be performed on a 16 year football player from maryland. he colapped and died during a conditioning session at northwest high school. the family of edwin miller says he was in excellent shape when he died on thursday. weather at the time was moderate but showed signs of hook stroke and dehydration. his uncle says it doesn't add up. >> for a 16-year-old healthy, good kid, doesn't just go to the hospital and and not recover. >> reporter: coaches attempted cpr to save miller. the voluntary summer workouts have been suspended

indefinitely at northwest high school but will go on at ormontgomery county couldn't schools. beginning january 1st, shoppers in the district will have to pay a nickel for every disposable bag used at stores. mayor fenty signed it in to law yesterday. most of the money raised by bag fees will be used to help to clean up the anacostia river. in sports the nationals and rockies wrap up their series this afternoon. it is a 3:10 start in denver. nationals lose 5-4. in team tennis, williams, and roger heads to dc. the wimbledon runner up easily won her matches. philadelphia defeated washington 26-13. our time 6:50. 66 degrees here at the information center. president obama is in italy

right now talking an the economy here at home. in three minutes what he's saying. we'll be right back.

here's what is in the news now. two people are dead after an overnight crash on the beltway near the clara barton parkway. their car was hit from behind and went crashing down 200 feet. the driver of the other vehicle

was arrested. marion barry says the stalking allegation against him were fabricated by a former girlfriend who is mentally unstable and the fact he hired her and put her on the payroll is irrelevant and legal. president obama is in italy this morning for the start of the g-summit. already a white house spokesman is telling leaders worldwide to keep up economic stimulus efforts but some g-8 leaders called for stimulus packages to end soon. it is all clear and comfortable this morning. in the mid-60s and pockets of 50s to the north. later today the sun will continue to shine and reach for a high of 85 and a northwest please breeze is pushing you along. a check on the seven-day forecast this morning. it is up next. you are watching 9 news now. good morning. yeah, no it's great.

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those screams are for the cast of the new harry potter movie. it made it debut in london on monday. the cast were there. as you can see it was pouring and that's all the actors could talk about. >> i'm think these shoes might not be so usable after this. >> reporter: somebody will buy them on auction, i'll tell you that. the movie will make a premier tonight. not sure if the rain is in the forecast. but we know from kim nothing to worry about. what is this? not sure if rain is in the forecast. of course we are sure. >> we will save that for the end of the show. give you the traffic and let you know about annandale. an accident at braddock road blocking two lanes. drivers are jammed on braddock

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