said "following a review of the evidence relating to stalking allegations against marion barry and a careful analysis of the relevant factors the u.s. attorney's office has decided not to pursue stalking charges in this matter." we are trying to get reaction from donna watts brighthaupt. >> thank you, audrey. appreciate it. the strain of rising foreclosures is so bad it is now taking public work crews off the streets in some places. one example, district heights in prince george's county. that's where the city is sending public works crews on private property to cut the grass. >> we have to keep the city clean and we are going to do it. somebody is going to pay later but for right now the citizens are what counts. >> since late may the district height code inspectors wrote up 33 foreclosed homes that needed to be cleaned up. they will place liens on the

houses to collect the costs. prince george's county launched a program to get foreclosed homes sold to buyers . jack johnson said it will help first time home buyers to come up with down payments and closing costs. the internal watch dog for the federal emergency management says the government still has to improve housing plans in the wake of any natural disaster. you may remember the trouble with those temporary mobile homes after hurricanes katrina and rita. the agency is still relying too heavily on the trailers. nearly four years after the storms about 3000 trailers are still housing people in the louisiana and mississippi. today's meeting of the metropolitan council of government focused on the need for a dedicated funding source

for metro. the accident that killed nine people on the redline emphasizes the need to get funding for the transit system that they can count on. while the districts of maryland and virginia have taken steps to qualify for federal matching funds the 2010 budget did not include any dedicated funding for metro. okay, this is surely a big shocker. traffic around here is bad. okay. maybe not right this minute but generally speaking this is not a binner. a no brainer but tonight we can safely say that in the entire country our traffic is second only to los angeles. the average driver around here spends about 62 hours a year sitting in traffic. but that's actually down from the last study. you can always stay a step ahead of any delays at wusa9.com. just click on the realtime cameras and map. tonight, residents of a sterling neighborhood say they are afraid to drink their own water. they say the well in the community has been contaminated

for years and as digital correspondent surae chinn reports residents are still wondering, why is this taking so long to fix? no audio. >> reporter: the environmental protection agency got involved five years ago and find high levels of tce, a toxic chemical that are lead to an increased risk of cancer and liver problems. the eba has been testing and drilling at the land fill. >> what they are doing now seems to be a waste. >> reporter: the epa says this

is one of the most contaminated sites in the country designated a superfund meaning it is a top priority with the government. but they also say it could take ten years to resolve. larry johnson with the epa spoke by phone and says they are working on finding out the extent of the problem. >> we need to be slow, methodical. it is never quick or easy. >> reporter: meaning amy and ron will be thinking about the potential dangers in their water a little longer. >> i try to not think about it taking a shower. nothing i can do about it. but i don't want to drink it. >> reporter: in sterling, surae chinn, wusa9.com and 9news now. >> while the residents are upset about the cleanup timetable you have to know projects like this typically take a minimum of 12 years to get going. since the superfund was established in 1980 just 332 of the original 1255 sites have

been delisted as superfund cleanup sites. your next bottle of water may come with some more information on that label. researchers and congressional investigators are recommending that bottled water be labeled with the same information that municipal water providers have to disclose. they say we know less about the bottled water we drink than the water that comes out of the faucets because of the way the two are regulated. just days after the michael jackson's death organizers of the iowa state fair announced they plan to honor him with a butter sculpture. the fair gets attention for its annual statute of a cow made out of butter every year but the organizers say the announcement about michael jackson's potential butter statute has led for a flood of positive and negative reactions so starting tomorrow they are letting people vote on the idea. so what do you think? is a sculpture made out of butter an appropriate or inappropriate memorial for michael jackson? have you had your fill of the m.j. coverage or are you still in mourning and you just can't get

enough? share your thoughts in an e- mail to mcginty's mail bag. we will read some of your responses tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. mailbag@wusa9.com. couldn't ask for a much better day, topper shutt. >> this would be nice for june let alone july. low humid, low 80s, lots of sunshine. we will keep it going for a little while. forecast first. tonight partly cloudy, cool. lows in the mid-50s in the suburbs. that's crazy. mid-60s downtown and winds out of the north east at 10 0 e en th th ndows,turn th thac hegi br t por grid a eabrk. 79 ght w now downtown. 81 in rgle an. inmbu i manassas. feels so comfortable. we will come back and we will talk about cooler air then a touch of summer rolling in. we will also give you a tip on

how to find a green job coming up. >> thank you, topper. appreciate it. have a new tool to help you navigate the tricky job market. we will show you how to use it in 90 seconds. later on a ste attakes on the definition of marriage. 9news now sponsored in part by the cochrane firm.

welcome back. leaders of the eight of the world's largest industrialized country posed for photos as the g8 summit. they walked today with a big agreement on climate change. for the first time they agreed on aiming to keep the world's average temperature from rising more than 2 degrees celcius. 3.6 degrees fahrenheit. the agreement will not eliminate the risk of run away climate change but will help prevent crop failure and

drought. exciting news now. >> pretty cool, derek. we have heard a lot about the environment and green jobs since president obama took office. today 9news now is proud to take steps to help you land a green job for yourself. meteorologist and little green man howard bernstein takes a closer look at some of the jobs we are talking about. >> reporter: when you think of green jobs you might think of something to do with solar panels or hybrid cars, but there are plenty of jobs that aren't green. >> my green job i'm director of finance for an energy efficiency company. >> reporter: he has a simple definition. >> anyone who is helping make things more efficient, use less fuel n re lyal ma ngkilyit a green job. >> reporter: eco coach inc. helps companies and job seekers. >> people are interested in the green job skills because they recognize the potential because it is a trend and something that will be growing in the

future. >> reporter: one of the job seekers is david coker. according to a study by the american solar energy society renewable energy and energy efficiency jobs numbered 9 million in 2007 but could number as high as 37 million by 2030. in spite of that growth potential david says he is facing some obstacles. >> it is a little bit tough right now. there is a lot of talk about green jobs. there is a lot of interest from a policy standpoint about green jobs but i'm not certain everyone is quite there yet. >> if you don't want to go back to school there are other ways to get your foot in the door. >> how can you lend your skills even on a part-time basis to a company that is going green and then prove your value so that that company and you can either partner up or they can bring you on board later on. >> reporter: i'm howard berch for 9news now and wusa9.com. >> thank you.

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legalizing same-sex marriage will be on the ballot in the state of maine. opponents are saying they have got enough signatures to stop the law from taking effect and force a state wide vote. maine is one of six states allowing same-sex marriages. in dc they started recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states. a suit was filed against the federal government over that issue. thelaw defines marriage as union between a man and a woman. joining me now to discuss the issue bishop harry jackson, hope christian church, chairman of the stand for marriage dc coalition and rick rosendahl vice president from the gay and lesbian alliance. welcome. i'll start with you. i'm married to a woman, next door to me two guys are next to

me. what difference does it make to what i do to what i'm doing? >> i think, derek, the difference as it relates to next generations, redefine marriage, family, parenting and what goes on in education. two mommies in the fifth grade in massachusetts. i think there is a fundamental shift that's going on that could damage the infrastructure of all of our culture if it is not a civil rights issue. >> you feel very uncomfortable with that. >> yes. the trouble with bishop jackson's thoughts is it is against gay couples. we are here. we exist. there are same-sex marriages already. what the state of massachusetts is doing in challenging the federal definition portion of the law is simply to defend those married couples in massachusetts who are denied

about 1200 federal benefits and obligations that other couples in the state are able to take for granted. and this is a matter of people that are embracing responsibility. many of these families have children already and it is in the best interests of the children for both parents to be legally responsible for them. >> let's talk about this. let's make it personal for a second. would you be afraid to look 16,000 couples in the face and say what you are doing doesn't count? >> i would say this. it is a miniscal difference right now. they are married already in massachusetts. what you have is a legal gainsmanship that is going on. the end game is to do away with thedistinction of marriage nationwide. they have been very gifted at working in the closed territory of legal wrangling and legislation. it is not real, it is imagined. i resist what he is saying. my daughter just graduated from school in massachusetts. same-sex marriage is alive and

well there i promise you. >> so your basic point is they want to make a change in the way marriage is viewed and how would that skt married couples in the general sense? how would that cultural change affect us? >> i think it will affect the next generation. it will affect their children. it will affect how kids are taught and trained. i don't want to induce children to think that they may be gay too early. in california in fifth grade you have -- or five years old you have kids dealing with gay and lesbian allies that are coming into classrooms. this is what we would call unintended consequences by the regular public where you say i want to recognize your rights but all this stuff that is shifting the lands scape how kids are taught, trained and families are constructed in the future. it is like experimenting with the very basis of our culture. >> fair point. the world culture has been built on the family as a certain sort of unit. is this asking to change something that isn't broken? >> marriage has -- clear to

bishop jackson who suggests marriage has not changed for years. there are couples you and your allies have said it on other occasions -- i did not choose to be gay. i did thought become gay. i discovered -- i figured out that i was gay just by all of the pressure surrounding me to be just the opposite. and all of the social science contradicts what bishop jackson says. we are not talking about experiments. we are here. we are not going away. what we are talking about in this context is demanding equal protection of the law. >> he calls is legal wrangling. >> when he uses the legal system we have in this country, this free country, he is simply exercising his rights. when gay people use it we are playing games. that's insulting and absurd. >> we have to call it right there, gentlemen. thank you for giving us your time. we knew this was not one we were going to settle today. thank you for joining us.

that's rick rosendahl and bitchor harry jackson. >> your forecast first. today, 81 for a high. tomorrow probably low 80s again. some clouds will come in but we will stay dry. low 80s on friday. temperature wise a bargain. and then it will feel hot on saturday. highs near 90. a couple of storms but that's pretty close to average. for tonight. partly cloudy and cool. mid-50s to mid-60s. again, that would be comfortable for june let alone july. northeasterly windatrd 10. lows tonight. a lot of 50s. 59 in tyson. 57 in bowie. right now upper 70s. spectacular. 78 in vienna. 78 in old town. tomorrow morning partly cloudy and mile. 60s and 70s. winds north east at 10. by afternoon some clouds will be on the increase but still a very nice day. temperatures in the low 80s. winds turn easterly. we should stay dry, a couple

showers possible. we should be okay here. next seven days. 81 tomorrow. showers coming in late. clouds coming in late, rather. 83 on friday. we are in good shape. saturday will feel hot but highs near 90. pretty close to average. couple of thunderstorms possible. maybe a shower on sunday. much better chance for showers and thunderstorms on monday. some of those can be hefty. temperatures in the mid-80s. there are signs, derek, that summer may rear its ugly head which it hasn't done so far. 90 on tuesday and mid-90s on wednesday. >> from a meteorological perspective what has kept the 90s away all this time? >> jet stream much further south than normal. that's one reason we have had no hurricanes to talk about. tropical weather has been very quiet as well. >> only 4% of all hurricanes form in june and july. 6% in july. >> all right. thank you. let's get to our weird news file. you remember that old song moms don't let your baby's grow up to be cowboy? apparently it all gets started

pretty darn young. this is what they call mutton busting. little kids riding sheep until they fall off. that's basically the sport. the kids just sort of hang on for dear life and are scared to death. the crowd is into it. they love it. and the kids and sheep apparently don't get hurt. but there is a major question i think they sort of leave unasked. it goes something like what is the point? i mean the kids are only hanging on for about a second and a half. the sheep figures his life is something that is going to become very unpleasant. go to the supermarket and put a quarter in one of those plastic horses. i remember being five years old. now that was fun. this, i don't know. we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to mcginty's mail bag. mailbag@wusa9.com is the address. 9news now will be right back. ú

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